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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
TALES OF HORROR FROM NEW
ORLEANS.

New Orleans August 27-The total number Of
deaths up 10 six O'Clock was sixty.nine, being
four more than were reported yesterday, and the
total number OF new cases was 2S9 at midday
The Western produce dealers held meeting on
Poydras street, and formed Relief Committee to
assist the starving poor, whether they be i'll of
yellow fever or not Startling cases of destiutlon
are being developed every day. This morning
the office Of the Howard Association wssso dense
ly packed by applicants for relief 1t was almost
impossible to gain admission. Several well au-
thenticated cases will indicate the extreme mis-
cry some have reached. The driver Of the char
ity wagon, while passing the building 29O Poy.
dras street, heard shrek Of agony within, and,
entering the premises, quickly ascended fight
of rickety stairs leading to side gallery. Hehur-
ried into back bed room, and was startled to be-
hold the yellow corpse of a child lying upon a
filthy bed Seated in rocking chair clutching
a palmetto fan in one hand, and reeling heavily
upon the bed sat woman, who upon closer in
spection, he was shocked to see was stark and
stiff. The cries continued, and he hurried to the
front apartment into which the room opened
There upon the floor lay mother dead. The
older woman had evidently thrown herself on
the floor in a frenzy of delirium. Upon the only
bed in the rOOm writhing with fever, lay the man
whose call attracted his attention and q child is
months old had at the time CTawled over herd
sister and was pulling the dress Off the dead
mothers breast That driver had hauled twenty
corpses from the same house since the epidemic
commenced.
At 1Oj BienTille, long, narrow alley, so mar
row that one can penetrate ii with difficulty leads
back to a building once occupied as a stable, but
now as a pest house. In the loft of this the How
ards discovered family of seven, five OF whom
were delirus, one child Of two years dead and
mother PROSTATE upon a pallet with newborn
babe. The mother with many tears, stated that,
utterly unasslsied and unable to move, she lay in
the pangs Of childbirth and saw her daughter
die. A volume might be written Of the horrors
experienced by the very poor, but these cases are
cited 10 show how great the relief extended 70
them u needed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
SOLDIERS REUNION.

New Philadelphia, o., August H.-This after
noon ex-soldiers and others have been arriving in
large numbers TO attend the reunion to take place
tomorrow. Our enterprising citizens have every
thing In readiness for fine time, and II the
weather proves auspiCious, as promises TO be the
case the gathering of veterans will be one Of the
pleasanteSt that ever transpired In this part Of
Ohio Several eminent men are expected. The
Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley q Wheeling Rail
way Company has long lines Of special cars in
readiness to carry the crowds Of people who will
ride to this city tomorrow morning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
THE WORST AT MEMPHIS.

Memphis August 27.-To-day has been the
worst thus far of the prevalence of the fever, The
deaths aggregate thirty two aud new cases ninety
six. Major Walthan Of Mobile, who labored so
faithfully here in 1878 arrived last night and will
take charge of the intirmal les which the HOWSrds
propose establishing in various parts Of the city.
The sick have become so numerous and being
scattered all over the city 1t is believed the dest
tute and friendless among them will fare better
By being placed In the lnhmRries,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
BUTLER ASSERTS HE HAS SEEN THE
ORIGINAL SHERMAN LETTER.
The Announcement Raises Breeze AmOug Sher-
mans Friends.

The Announcement Raises Breeze AmOug Sher.
mans Friends.
Washington, August 27-The published state
meHt attributed to General Butler that he has
seen the original of the celebrated Sherman letter.
and that 1t will be produced before the Potter
Committee before it closes taking It's testimony,
has created some little breeze among sherman's
friends. It will be remembered that Immediately
following Webers testimony, wherein he stated
that he had found this letter among his murdered
brothers. effects and destroyed it, Sherman forth
with denied to newspaper correspondents that he
had ever written the alleged letter. Likewise,
following this testimony, he showed for the first
time desire to appear before the committee and
make sweeping denial. His attorney wrote
bullying letter. asking the privilege of his alten-
dance to make such denial II, now, as alleged
by Butler the committee has the letter. there can
be but one loophole for Johns escape and that is
10 declare 1t forgery, and this II may be depend.
ed npon, win be the course bis attorney will
puIsue.i
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
ARRESTED FOR GRAND LARCENY.

Ravenna, August 27.-To day Sheriff Keller ar
rested at Wadsworth, o., fellow named Winans,
who was indicted at the last term Of court for
grand larceny. Al the time Of the indictment
Winans Was sewing out sentence in the peni'
Tertiary. His prospects are now very fair for AM
other term In the same place.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
P1rIFUL PLEA FOR HELP.
Washington, August 27-The following dispatch

Washington, August 27.-The following dispatch
was recel we'd here last night:
Vicksburg, Miss, August 27.-To Hon. ]. W.
McCrary, Secretary of War, Washington: We are
io the midst of peslilence. All business is sus-
pended, and with 1t the usual sources Of employ
ment and support The number is increasing
hourly, with almost absolute certainty of reach
ing one thousand to fifteen hundred cOlOred des-
ttntes within a very few days, and no prospect of
relief under sixty days. Special trains must bring
the relief if furnished, both steamboat and rail
road transportation has ceased. The postmaster
and family are down. [Signedl ]. f, Doll, May
or pro tenn c. E. Bent Deputy Collector, J, Tim
rey, officer, J. A. Klein, President Valley Bank.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
JOHN SHERMAN HowLED DOWN.

Turbulent and RlOtOus Demonstration at His
Meeting In Toledo - Men Made BeggarB BY
Him Refuse to Listen to His Defense
or the Process, and the Architect
OF NatIOnOl Ruin RecelvesR
Slight FOretaste Of the
Hereafter.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
BOLD BANK ROBBEkT.

The Lochmere National Bank, of East
Cambridge, Mass, Successfully Relieved
of $4,000 in Money and Securities.
Boston, Mass, March ia heavy robbery
was committed this afternd, in the Lochmere
East Cambridge. About o'clock President
Lewis Hall was sitting in the parlor of the
bank, the business of the day being done, and
he was about putting up the books arranging
papers and depositing money in the vault, when
to the Cambridge street entrance. The man
entered and requested Hall to step to
the door to see the lady, who desired to tran
sact some business. Hall walked to the side
walk, the man accompanying him. The woman
said she desired to purchase draft on the
Providence bank and began in q deliberate
manner to count the roll Off money. Hall said
and returning to his room set down to write. In
a few minutes he heard the
buggy drive hurriedly off. Sud-
denly suspecting something wrong he
made a hurried examination and found small
trunk which moment before had contained
$4,000, which had been rifed. Further exam
lnation showed two trunks which were in the
vault, the door of which stood partly open,
had been abstracted. The trunks con-
securitis amounting to $4,000,
the property Of different individuals
left in the custody of Hall, Sor safe keeping
From facts since ascertained it is supposed the
robbery was done by three men and a woman
1t is thought two men were concealed behind
the door in the hall of the bank building, when
the President passed out, and though he could
not have been absent above two minutes thew
succeeded in getting off with the money and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
The 7McGurraaa,, Claim.

WASHINGTON March 16.-A hearing of the
evidence in regard to the McGarrahan claim
was reeumed to-day by the Senate committee
on public lands. jeremiah M. Wilson, G. P.
Shaw, E. G. Ingersoll and ex-senator Logan ap-
peared for McGarrahan. The New Idria COM
pany was represented by jeremiah s. Black,
Judge Davis, G. Wilson of Iowa. Burdett, ex-
commissioner, and Curtis, ex-chief clerk Of the
general land office. VIM. Neeley Thompson,
Thomas E. Stewart and w. s. Lincoln New
York, representatives in the fortieth Congress,
thing Of the Panoche Grand stock. Senator
Paddock, acting chairman, remarked that the
letter purporting to be from G. P. Shaw to
Mr. Frank, secretary of the Panoche Grand
company had not been put in evidence.
MIR. Shaw then asked that the paper purport-
ing to be list OF outside private stock dealers,
pc hled by the committee as an exhibit for
further reference regarding it. It was not in
Franks handwriting and might have been
manufactured by anybody. The request was
granted, and Jeremiah Wilson then called on
the other side to produce the book on which
the paper assumed to be based. He said he
would prove by this book that the New Idria
company had committed fraud in the matter.
Jadge D. G. Wilson replied that the book was
not IN possession of the New Idria company.
Jas. F. Wilson made statement saving if
this or any other paper or document or book
in possession of the New Idria company. or its
attorneys, purporting in any manner to con-
meet him, at any time or to any extent, with
the Panoche Grand company, he wished it to
be produced. None were forthcoming, and he
testified if any such exist, they and the alleged
list OF stockholders are an audacious forgery
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
THE BLACK HILLS.

Buried Under Five Feet of Snow--Travel
Delayed and Much Damage to Property
Sale of the Caledonia Mine for $50 ,OOO--
Whisky Murder.
DEADwooD, d. T., March 16.-The heaviest
snow storm experienced since the settlement
of the Black Hills by white men commenced
the 7th and continued unabated to the 10Th.
The snow in the city on level is over five
feet deep. All mail and telegraph communi-
cation has been interrupted. The last mail
received arrived from Cheyenne on the 9th.
In addition to mail coaches and passengers
many Transfers and freight trains are snow
bound in this vicinity in the hills, and it is
feared much suffering and loss of
been done throughout the mining camps in
the gulch by the immense weight of snow
crushing in the roofs Of houses, and many
parties have had narrow escapes from being
buried under falling buildings. Every effort
is being made to break the roads SO mail and
stage communications with the outer world
can be resumed. The heavy snow fall has
allayed all fears entertained by miners and
mill men of scarcity of water during the
present season.
The Caledonia mine, located in Schoemak-
er Gulch, between Lead City and Central
City, was purchased on the 10Th by Califor-
MIA men for $4,000.
Last night Chas. M. Hunt, under the in
fuence of liquor, went to city lodging
house and began TRADE of abuse against
the proprietor, G. w. Tappan, and he was
requested by the latter to leave the house,
which he refused to do. After some more
sharp words Hunt drew a revolver and shot
Mr.. TaPpan through the bowels, inficting a
mo rial wound.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
miscellaneous.

WASHINGTON March 16.-The subcommittee
of the Senate railroad committee to-day made
a unanimous report Of the full committee in
favor of Senator Mitchells bill, extending the
time for the completion Of the main line of
the Northern Pacific railroad to eight wears.
Special agent W. H. Bingham. has been
designated by the secretary Of the treasury to
take the place of special agent Brush on the
committee to investigate the alleged irregular
tiles connected with the valuation of goods at
the port of New York
The secretary Of the treasury the last week
purchased silver bullion to run the minis about
tive weeks. The price paid was not as expected
by bnllion holders.
Designs for the back and face of ten and
twenty dollar silver certificates have been COM
pleted, and are in the engraver's hands.
The bureau will be able to turn out certificates
of these denominations by Wednesday next.
Other denominations will soon be ready
The secretary of the navy has ordered that
the steam launch and cutters furnished naval
vessels, will hereafter be employed principally
Tor towing and other ships purposes and not
Tor the exclusive use of officers. Another order
provides that assistant surgeons shall not be
examined hereafter for promotion until they
have served two years on United States vessels.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
COMFORTABLE TERDIcT.

The Bankrupt City of chicago Secures
Verdict of $l.5O7 ,7O3 Against Defaulting
Treasurer Gage and Iondsmcn.
CHICAGO, Marcls16. Thejury in the case
of the city VS.. the bond of ex-city treasurer
David A. Gage, for defalcation in 1874, re-
turned verdict for the city this morning
for the amount Of the original deficiency,
$5O7, 7O3, without interests and for 81 ,OOO,-
600 penalty. The bondsme1, are among our
most prominent citizens. 4 motion for a
new trial was extended by defendants. The
mayor has reconsidered his order discharg-
ing over one hundred policemen and laying
aside several engines. Only thirty three
fremen being the number NOW employed, all
not actually necessary about the engines will
be discharged, but all tho engines will
be retained, and not over eighty-6ve police
men will be discharged, but reductions in
other department will continue so the expen-
ditures will come within the resources.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
Meeting of the Text Book Commission

The State text book commission, appointed
under the Merrill law held its final meeting at
the Capitol last evening. This commission is
composed of d. Burt, State superintendent of
public instruction, Sanford Niles of Rochester,
and VIM. Benson of Carver but Mr. Burt was
absent from the city last night The object of
the meeting last night was to determine upon
the fourth reader for the series. Appleton's
fourth reader was adopted and the thirteen
books which are to be furnished under the law
as follows:
Patterson's Common School Speller.
Appleton's lst 3D. Sd and 4th readers
Appleton's Primary, Mental and Practical
Arithmetics.
Quackenbos Language Lessons; Practical
Grammar; American History.
Colton's Introductory and also Common
School Geography.
The Faribault board of education also
adopted the above books Yesterday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE.
Final Adjournment not Before the Last of
Next Week, if Then.
Especial Telegram to THE GLOBE,


Special Telegram to THE GLOBE.
MADISON, March 16.-The Senate to-day
amended the tax bill and passed it under sus-
pension of the rules. 1t will probably cause
much discussion in the Assembly next week
No disposition was made of the Senate Joint
resolution for final adjournment, and as both
houses have adjourned till Monday night, the
Legislature cannot finally adjourn before the
last OF next week or beginning of the following
week.
In the Senate bills were concurred in author
lzlng the construction of dam in the Chip
pewa river at Eagle Rapids; appropriating one
hundred dollars to the Monroe agricultural
society.
In the Assembly, the bill levying a State tax
of four hundred and five thousand dollars was
concurred in. Bills passed: Relative to the
police court of Eau Claire; amending the law
for the government of the State insane ASYLUM !;
relative to improving the Eau Claire and Big
Ribe rivers; to prevent judicial officers from
bringing actions in their own courts, and for
printing three thousand copies of the constitu-
ton Of Wisconsin and the United States. for
use in the public schools.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
The 4 1-3 Per Cents.

WASHINGTON March 16.-In regard to state
ments that the treasury department. would
place $780, 900 of AZ per cent. bonds upon
the market, the secretary of the treasury states
that in response to applications he has asked
that terms for placing these bonds be submit
ted for his consideration. The offers received
have not been satisfactory, and the secretary
sold unless the ~ per cents. can be disposed
of at their relative value with the per cents,
the latter being placed at par. He will at any
time receive bids for ~ per cent. bonds on
that basis.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
CABLE CHATTER.
THE 9TH UNDERER" REYIEWS TIE
SITUATION

And Finds Decided Cause for Uneasiness
Russia Gradually Approaching the
War Preparations by England--The Gar
Objects to Other Representation of
Greece in Congress Except by Proxy
Reported Outrages by Turkey In Greece
Pope Leo Accepts tho Loss of Tenn
poral Power-Financial and Business
StagnatiOn in Spain.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
River Matters.

The rise in the river still continues, and
last evening had reached depth of six feet
two inches on the gauge.
The sternwheeler Arkansas, en- route from
st. Louis to this city, passed safely through
the canal at Keokuk, yesterday morning.
She brings heavy freight, and will not ar
rive before Tuesday next.
The steamer Helen Mar, from Reads Land
ing to st. Louis, passed Lacrosse yesterday
morning, with heavy tow of logs and lum-
Der.
The rise which has been noticeable here
for ten days past, has reached to Keokuk and
beyond, and is now showing itself very rap
i11u
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
Democrats Getting IteN0V ron
the Spring Campaign.
Special TELEGRAM to The GLOBE.

MinneapOtis DenlOc10tS Getting READY TOr
the Spring Campaign.
Especial Telegram to The GLOBE
M1NNNEAPoL1s, March 16.-The Democratic
city committee met at the office of DIR. Ames
last evening and appointed committees for the
various wards as follows
First ward-B. Brown, M. Lyons, P. Zengen
Second ward-G. Armstrong, G.. u. Perkins,
W. W. McNair.
:. Third ward-D. Wait, F. Heckerick, W. O.
Dunnell.
Fourth ward-R P. Huntington, W. Buck
endorf, G. n. Hamilton.
Sixth ward-John Hinton, John} LARSON A.
L.. Schaffer.
Rush for Wheat Farms--Death of Former
st. Paul Printer.
Special Telegram to The GLOBE
WNoNA, Mimi. March 16-The rush for
big wheat farms continues. On to-day's
train there were 80 men who have located
about nine thousand acres for cultivation,
all west of New Ulm.
VIM. F. Worthington, young printer,
formerly of st. Paul, died here to-day, after
long illness.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
mittee for the realization of peace, and for
merly members of the Cuban camara, have
arrived in this city.
ACCEPT THE SITUATION.

ACCEPT THE SITUATION.
ROME, March 16.-The Pope, notwith-
standing violent opposition, has ordered the
Italian bishops to legalize their position,
giving them liberty to demand an e1equatur
from the government This defines the pol
icy. It means tacit acceptance of the loss Of
temporal power.
RUSSIA RULES GREECE OUT.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 16.-It is declared
in we'll informed quarters that Greece can
not become party to the congress like the
great powers, although nothing prevents
Greece from delegating the care of her in
terests to representatives at the congress.
MEASLES Epidemic.
PARIS, March 16.-Six thousand persons
have been attacked with measles at LYONS.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17

SO far as they mentioned his name, from what
ever source they may come or whoever pro-
duces them. He then recited his official action
on the McGarrahan claim while chairman
of the House Judiciary Committee,
and affirmed he had never received any COM
pensation in money, stock other thing of
value. He had no promise or hope of reward,
and the charge in every possible phase or con-
tingency was absolutely and audaciously false.
Judge Black-''Why, you don't suppose that
we made any such charger
Witness-"I do, for you have published a
book containing the alleged list, accompanied
with unmistaken innuendoes against me. :"
Judge Black and Judge D. G. Wilson there
upon remarked they had never seen the book
until after it was published, and had not pre-
sented it as evidence.
Judge Black added, addressing James F. Will
son, We confess judgment in your favor
q. T. Shaw referred to the reported statement
OF Judge d. G. Wilson at the last meeting that
all action favorable to McGarrahan had been
procured by corruption. This statement he
SAID was direct assault upon the character of
James f. Wilson and other gentlemen named
in the alleged list Of stockholders
d. G. Wilson emphatically denied that he
made any such sweeping statement. Heated
words were exchanged between the two attor-
neys, which compelled the chairman to call him
to order. Subsequently. Judge Black said the
list referred to was not reliable but is, in fact
As'AN'S
persons who certainly were not stockholders,
and omitted others whom he believed were
stockholders.
Counsel for McGarrahan demanded that the
original stock journal should be produced, and
that the committee should be informed of the
source whence the scraps of paper purporting
to be stor k lists came.
D. G. Wilson said they would be prepared at
the proper time to show where the papers came
from.
Counsel for the New Idria company, stated
they might hereafter decide to place in evidence
in addition to the letters already filed some
letters informally laid before the committee.
Counsel for the other side objected unless
| they were first ivcn opportunity to examine
the letters, as they had been in possession OF
the company, which counsel were prepared to
PROVE had once made contract for given
amount Of perjury and forgery in order to de-
| feat the claim of McGarrahan.
The committee agreed the desired opportuni-
| ty would be afforded.
The examination of McGarrahan was them
resumed, and he related at some length circum-
stances attending his original purchase of the
Gomez giant, and the action taken by him sub
sequently to secure it; and he said if became
satisfied it had been secured by the dismissal
of the appeal in the United States supreme
| court.
| Opposing counsel then engaged the attention
OF the committee till adjournment
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17
ANTE--BELLUM.
n GHOST OF THE LATE REBELLION
ALLAYED.

The National House Sees Light and Kills
the Bill for Paying Southern Mail Con-
tracts-NOrthern Pacific Extension Bill
Favorably Reported-General Denials by
Ex-Congressmen in the McGarrahan
Claim nvestigation--Ch Changes in the New
Tariff Bill in the Direction of Pure
LiauOr-Weekly Statement of Security
for National Bank CirculatiOn-FOur
and Half Per Cents.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17

Trouble Among the Irishmen of Quebec.
QUEBEC, March 16.-The Irish societies have
resolved that the procession Monday shall not
as usual, salute either the Acknowledgements
or mayor, and serious divisions among the so
cieties have occurred in consequence. The
presidents of branches and of the Irish
Catholic union resigned, and the st. Patricks
total abstinence society have resolved to take
no part in the procession