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a NINE YEAR MURDER.

Bat Like That Crime Generally 1t. Iyitl Out.
About nine years ago the little village of
Alburtis, on the East Pennsylvania railroad.
was in tensely excited over the disappearance
ola young telegraph operator named McKin-
ney. It was known that he had considerable
money the night before he disappeared. and
as he failed to carry away with him any of
his wearing apparel, or other effects, and no
cause for sudden departure appearing, it
was at once thought he had been murdered,
but the crime could not be established against
any one, nor could the body be found. He
was last seen entering the American hotel,
then kept by a man named Blank. The
house had bad reputation, and there was
a strong feeling against Blank at the time:
but proof positive was not to be found. Time
moved on and Mckinney was almost forgot
ten. He had but one friend in the neigh
borhood with whom he had been intimate to
any degree. His mother lived away off in
Illinois and was too poor to put detectives to
work in the case, but there seems to have
been an eye witness to the murder. This
witness is Lizzie Long, who was a servant in
the house at the time. She has, after many
years, given up the secret and her story is "a
follows:
Mckinney, who had lost an arm in the re-
bellion, had just drawn his pension and also
his monthly pay from the railroad company,
and was out on spree He came to the
American house, and late at night, after all
the people had departed, was assaulted by
the proprietor of the hotel, and made gal
liant defense. The one armed man proving
too much for his antagonist son came to
his assistance, and, though pleading piteous-
ly for his life, Mckinney was brutally mur-
dered and robbed. The body was taken
from the basement saloon, since closed up,
carried into the barn and hid in the hay
NOW. When the smell became offensive the
body was carried some five hundred yards
across the fields and thrown into an aban-
doned iron mine. This mine was located on
the farm of Blanks father, and has since
been filed up, SO that to-day sixty feet of
clay rest upon the body of Mckinney.
This story by Lizzie Long is corroborated
in many important particulars. Mckinney IS
hat was found in the fields about midway
between the hotel and tho deserted shaft
three or four days after he disappeared.
Three men have been found who give i'm
portant testimony in reference to m alters
about the barn, but this, together with other
facts, the officers who are working up this
case desire suppressed for the present.
The officers attention was drawn to this
case by family feud which brought out
most of the facts. Detectives are working
up the case, and will probably make the ar:
rest in a day OF two-soon as the Commits
sioners give them the proper encouragement
The woman Long is now residing in Read
ing. There are dozen persons at Alburti's
to whom she has told the horrible tale, anc
should she fail to speak out she will be ar
rested as an accessory. There is plenty Of
evidence to hold her and those whom she
duplicates. Search for the remains of the
murdered man will be instituted. at once.
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The Washington correspondent of a radi-
cal paper says that the Democrats who voted
to make Gen. Shields a Brigadier on half
pay, did so knowing that there was not the
faintest chance that the resolution would
pass the Senate. Why should the Republi-
can Senate treat a gallant old soldier in his
hour Of need, with such contempt? II the
Senate does not pass the resolution it will
more than ever demonstrate the hollow in
sincerity Of that party i'll presenting him for
door-keeper Of the House.
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the letter through carefully, and laying the
paper down with gcowl, said There is
not one solitary word Of truth in that letter
from beginning to end.'' He declined to
say anything further about his domestic af-
fairs, except that the stories which have
recently appeared in the newspapers con-
corning the reconciliation were all false and
entirely without foundation. He had only
been IN New York three days for several
months, and that was last week, when he
visited his children. He expects to lecture
next June, when he will sail alone for Europe
and VIII return in September with his daugh-
ters Alice and Florence, who have been
abroad for year.
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THE BRUTALITY At ST. PETER.

We are constantly receiving evidence
which shows that not one hundredth part of
the barbarities practiced at tho St. Peter
Insane Asylum have been made public We
do not know that they ever can be made
fully public, for many of the victims are in
their graves, and the guilty perpetrators of
the outrages are not inclined to criminate
themselves. It is only by roundabout meth
DDS that even portion of the facts can be
developed. Those methods should be thor
oughly and Immediately worked It
was q grave mistake for the committee
to delay their inquiry, and they ought to re-
sumo their labors without the loss of single
day.
The public scarcely appreciates what a
sealed book this institution has been. Some
five or six hundred afflicted persons are con-
stantly at the mercy of the few officials who
rule the establishment with an iron rod and
autccratic power. Who knows how they are
treated while alive, or what is done with
them after death? The local paper unblush-
ingly admits that it uniformly omits any
notice of events at the asylum, in order that
the feelings of friends may not be wounded
The patient dies, or is murdered, by the
brutal attendants, and is assigned to the
grave, with no publicity whatever. Not q
word is said by the few who know the fact
1t is only one patient at time, out of five
or six hundred, and he is never missed. The
dead tell no tales, and the wooden plug or
cold bath can readily be brought into requisi
ton to dispose of troublesome patients.
It is time that daylight was allowed to
dawn upon this wretchedly and wickedly
managed concern. The five OF six hundred
unfortunates are entitled to protection at the
hands Of the State. We incur large expenses
that we may have protection for life, and
property, while we also pay a million dol
lars or more, for living tomb, where pa
TENTS are not only robbed of their property
but murdered with impunity. It is suffi-
GENTLY unfortunate to be deprived of reason,
and the poor victims of mental mania are
entitled to humane treatment. 1t is blotch
upon humanity, All outrage upon civiliza-
lion to retain such managers as now control
the St. Peter Asylum.
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UNCONVENTIONAL INDIAN .4GEy1.

UNCONVENTIONAL INDIAN .iGENTS.
The committee investigating the Indian
Bureau have been informed, that 'denomi-
national nominations and appointments are
not made, and no question is ever raised as to
an applicants religious belief.'' This en-
phatic declaration was, however, somewhat
toned down by the admission s:that the vari-
GUS mission boards do recommend persons
This last admission was, however, further
Offset by the information, that there is no
statute which gives them any especial right
in this respect
The country will now breat he more freely.
1t began to be suspected, remembering
Grants Quaker policy, not only that such
nominations and appointmets were made,
but most people, in this latitude, really sup
| posed that there was o statute, or else rule
Of the Indian department to that effect as
unalterable as the laws of the Modes and
| Persians. We appear to have heard that
the late appointment of Mr.. Rufee met
with the same opposition from that direction.
Mr.. schurz has now officially announced q
different order of affairs
We are glad to hear it, because while
mans being Christian certainly should moi
disqualify him, but, if sincere one, recon-
mending him for Indian agent let us have
no more UNCONVENTIONAL squabbles at The
Indian agencies. Spare the Indians that ex
hibition of the white mans religion. Be
sides, the country is not so much interested
as to what particular religious sect sha lhay,
the honor of converting the Indians, as tina
they shall be fed, clothed, educated and sub
dued and prepared for citizenship by tn,
generous and kind hand of the government
that the vast expense Of maintaining the In
dian service shall some day cease, and th
victims of two centuries of barbarity becom
citizens with the rights of human beings.
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The writer Of letter to the GLOBE, post
marked in this city Oh the 10th, giving i'm
portant and startling information, will
confer favor by calling at this Office or
stating where he can be interviewed. The
writer's identity, will, under 10 consider
ation, be made public, unless with his full
nnNCaIt
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THE WEEKLY GLOBE,

Tue WEEKLY GLOBE is mammoth sheet, exactly
double the size Of the Daily. It Is just the paper
for the reside, containing in addition to all the
news choice miscellany, agricultural matter, market
reports &c. 1t is furnished to single subscribers at
sl.50 per year. Clubs Of five (address to per-
sony for S1.15 each.
Postage prepaid by the publisher on ell editions.
All mail subscriptions payable invariably In advance.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11

l1Texas has four thousand fourE hundred
fugitves from justice, with forty counties
yet to hear from. Seven hundred and fit
OF thsse persons are murderers, and $4,000
in rewards have been offered for three hun
dtea of them. One hundred thousand horsey
have been stolen in the last three years
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11

JIM BLAINE will not increase his chances
tor the Presidency by advocating tho per-
sonal claims of Jay Gould upon the floor of
the Senate. as he did on Tuesday.
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THE SUNDAY GLOBE.

TIE GLOBE will be furnished every day in the
week to city subscribers at IS cents per month $40
per year.
By mail the SUNDAY GLOBE will be ono dollar Per
year In addition to the rate given above for mail
lh.crihtrs.
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THE MILwAuKEE s ST. PAUL r.. r.
Some Interesting Figures From the FOu
tenth -anHnnZ Rea10ff.

Come Interesting Figures From, the Four
teentt annual Report.
The report shows that during the year the
company constructed about thirteen miles Of
road in Wisconsin, from New Lisbon, on
the Lacrosse division, to the village of
Necedah, on Yellow river, tributary of the
Wisconsin. Several large saw mills are at
the latter place. the product of which has
heretofore foated down the Wisconsin and
Mississippi rivers to market. '.The entire
cost to this company of constructing these
thirteen miles has been only $45,013.48.
The balance of the required outlay was con-
tributed by parties interested at New Lisbon
and Necedah.'' This addition makes the
length of the road now fourteen hundred
and twelve miles. During the year the COM
pany laid seyentyseven miles of steel rails,
which makes the total length of steel rails
now laid four hundred and twelve miles. It's
equipment at the end of 1877 compares with
that at the end of 1876 as follows:
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religion, and all the moral elements of mans
nature may find field for active exercise,
and & mission, when accomplished, saving
the simplicity of Democratic government
from tendencies threatening its overthrow.
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Samuel Stewart Calmer, who was keeper
OF the lighthouse at the head of Lake Su-
perior for eleven years, died at Duluth, April
CT = = -
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Death of the Wife of the Rector of st, Paul's
Church---Terrific Wind Storm.
Especial Teleeran, to the G,ohe. l

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WrNoNA, Mimi, March 10. Mrs. Mary A.
Ward, wife of G. w. Ward, rector Of St.
Paul's church of this city, died this morning
of puerperal fever. She was a daughter Of
Samuel G. Blodgett of Providence, Rhode
Island. The remains were taken East this
afternoon.
A terrific gale here last night did much
damage to fences, trees and small buildings.
Heavy rains to-day,
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the statement of expenditures for constrpc-
ton as costing S30S,810. There is also
charged to construction account :scost of re-
laying with steel rails over cost of iron rails,
S79,17l.' Other items, including the cost
of the additional road, make the total sum
charged to construction ss662,GO6. The val
ue of ''fuel and supplies on hand is $780,
lS6, against 1924, 72O at the end of 1876. a
reduction in this item of S45,534.
The business of the year compares with
that OF the previous year as follows:
e1 1928 nAnslS ssz!
From freight 1884 $50 S5,627 9o6 Inc s24s, 67s
From mails, ex-
press, etc.. 77o,ss2 7os,s1s Dec. $4,000
Total. ......, sso54,17l ss,ll4,sa4 Inc S 6o,723
Operating ex-
penses...... 4,e53,324 4,54o,433 Dec. 412,8sO
Net earnings. .S3.1oo,747 s3,574,461 Inc s473,s13
The reductions in the operating expenses
of 1877 from those Of 1876, are principally
found in repairs of track, $ ,2s4; repairs of
equipment, 1884 ,130; fuel consumed, $780,
544, and rent of equipment, $l8,59S.
The traffic of the company compares as
follows:
1876. 1877.
one mile 5e,s45.es5 55,e25,44s Dec. 1920 ZIG
Rate receivedper
:, mile, cents. $50 3.s1 Inc LOO
Number of tons
of freight car
red mile. 24, sDSO27 271 593 l43 Inc g. 100 1O6
Rate received per
mile, cente... 20t 203 Inc 400
The surplus earnings after the payment of
| interest are shown to be as follows:
Net earning as above ........2 3, 574. AGO
Deduct interest payments for the
year ................... 215S,2IS
Balance. 81 ,4l6, 242
Dividend of Z per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock (3la paid and 81 de-
ciared) ....................... 859, 500
Apparent surplus. ............9 556,679
Bnt the balance sheet for the year
shows that the cash assets on hand
Dec. l, 1877, less the liabilities,
such as pay-rolls ETC., were. .....$ 81, O42, 500
Six months interest due Jan. /, 1878,
was Observation-Disclosures. p41, 500
Remaining cash assets. .........S 2y1, 129
The sum required to pay the divi-
| dend of 80 per cent. declared for
! six months ended Dec. 81, but not
payable until April l, is.........$ 42s, 7s1
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MOLLY N CA6TY
is brown mare, foaled 1873. She is out of
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ST. PAUL, THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1878.

Minneapolis Office, 213 Hennepin avenue, u
starr.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-21
Downey Items.

The following items are from the
Downey City Courier of April
goth:
Corn has been coming in quite
lively this week, doubtless under
the stimulus of O brisk and advanc.
ing market. Six or eight teams at
time were almost constantly in
line.
We learn from Mr.. John Nitro
vich that work is still being prose.
cuted toward opening the coal mine
lately discovered. There is every
indication that the vein is very
large and permanent one.
Our exports the present week
have been as follows: Corn, 1921
sacks, weighing 342,791 pounds;
wool, 8 bales, weighing $3.50
pounds; merchandise, 2,055 pounds.
Total, 34S, 502 pounds.
The heaviest hail storm we ever
remember to have experienced in
California occurred on Monday
night last, about 10 o'clock, con-
tinuing about fifteen minutes. The
hail stones seemed like small sized
cannon balls as they poured upon
the roof.
We understand that fruit in this
section will be very back ward this
year, on account of the cold condi-
ton of the ground. Now that we
are promised warm and growing
weather fruit will mature much
more rapidly. There is promise OF
an abundant fruit crop.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-21

care to exert themselves very
strenuously to assist Mr.. Hayes to
retain the place which he has
used for the confusion and humili-
alton of those who helped him to
his position. They are on the
point of kicking him overheard, at
any rate. But it would be death TO
the Democratic party to adopt
him, even If his own party at
tempt to drive him into it.
Correspondent-Who is the au-
thor Of the bill in question?
Mr.. Blair-David Dudley Field
is the author Of it, but it has re-
ceived the approval and endorse
of the greatest legal minds of the
country. Mr.. Field will be in
Washington himself in few days.
Correspondent How long do you
calculate that it will take to put
the machinery in motion?
Mr.. Blair-A very short time
will suffice. The bill will provide
for a speedy trial, and by jury in
which the people will have conf
dence.
Just at this moment O delegation
of Congressman came in and took
Mr.. Blair away from me by force.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-21
CHURCH CHM ES.

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL - st. Paul's
Mission-Rev. James Albecrombie, d. d.
in charge. Full services, with sermon, in
the Georgia Street School House, near FL
gueroa street. at IL A. NJ.
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL Main street
below First. First Mass at 8 A. M; last
mass, at 10 A. M; Catechism at 2 80 p. NJ.
vespers at p. M.
OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH. - Opposite
the Plaza. First mass at $3.50 A. M: Sec
ond mass ut 7 A. NJ; last mass at 8 A. NJ.
Catechism at p. M; vespers at 4 p. NJ.
ST. ATHANAIsIUs EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
- Corner Of Temple and New High
streets. Rev. VIM. H. Hill, Rector. Ser
vices at II A, NJ. and 7:45 p. NJ. Sunday
School at l2la, NJ. Seats free, and all cor
daily invited.
FORT ST. M. E. CHURCH. - Rev. George
S.Hickey, Pastor. Preaching at il A. M.
an P. NJ. Sabbath School at IN P. NJ
Glass meeting Tuesday evening. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening.
TRINITY M. E. CHURCH soUTH.-spring
street, between First and Second. Rev.
Millard Law, Pastor. Preaching every
Sabbath at II A. NJ. and p. NJ. Sum
day School $3.50 AM. Prayer meeting 7:45,
every wednesday evening.
BAPTIST CHURCH.-Spring street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth stress. Services
at II A. and P. M. Sunday School
directly after morning service Seats free,
and the public are cordially invited.
Prayer meetings Thursday evenings.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Rev. T. D..
Cunningham, D. d. Services at Good
Templars' Hall, every sunday at II A. NJ.
and II p. NJ. Sunday School Immediately
after morning service.
FIRST CoNGREG ATIoNAL CHURCH. =
New High street. Rev. ID. T. Packard
Pastor. Services at ii A. NJ. and p. NJ.
sunday School at l91s. All are cordially
invited.
UNITARIAN SERVICES - Rev. John d.
Wells, Minister. Services every Sunday
afternoon at 3o'clock, in Baptist Church
Spring street, near Fifth. Sunday School
at Up. M. Seats free. All are cordially
invited.
CHURCH OF HRIsT.-Preaching in the
Court House by the Pastor, John G Hay,
at IL A. and p. NJ, Sunday School at
l0A. NJ.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev, A. Geyer, Paster-Services in Union
Hall every Su nday at 1890 A. NJ. and 1880
p. N. Sunday School at $3.50 A. NJ.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The steamer Orizaba is due from
San Francisco tomorrow morning.
Street cars run every thirty min
utes to Agricultural Park.
A furnished house for family of
adults is advertised for in our New
To-Day.
Mr.. Strowbridge, the proprietor
of the White House, Adverlises In
our New To-Day for a first class
woman as cook.
Rev. DR.. It. M. Cunningham will
preach at Good Templars' Hall to.
day at IL O'Clock, and lecture in
the evening on Saul and the Witch
of Endor.
We learn that u match game of
base ball will be played at the race
track to-day, between the Pastime
and Nameless clubs, for q stake of
$50 a side.
The Sunday school of st. Athan-
asius Episcopal Church will hold
their Easter musical festival this
evening, commencing at 1880
o'clock.
Workmen were obliged to sus-
pend work on the dam at the end
of the tunnel, yesterday, on account
OF the high stage of water in the
river.
The foundation for the new hotel
to be erected by DR.. Fulton, at his
sulphur we'll, has been laid, and
work upon the building will go for
ward briskly.
To pass u pleasant Sunday 60 to
the race track.
The attention of persons desiring
to purchase fat or stock cattle and
fat wethers is directed to the adver.
| tisement OF General Shields, which
appears in our New To- Day.
From notice published else here,
in this mornings HERALD, it will
be seen that Patrick Kline and
Thomas Mcmahon have entered
into q co-partnership to carry on
the saloon and restaurant business.
We have received Judge Sol.
Heydenfeldps plan for Judicial
System for the consideration of the
Constitutional Convention, a syn
opsis of which we published in our
telegraph reports yesterday.
Beethoven's First Mass in G will
be sung by the Cathedral choir, as
sisted by Mrs. Chids, Mrs. Doctor
Howard, Prof. Areva!o and Messrs.
Carter and Won PIoenies, at High
Mass, at the Cathedral, this morn
ing.
Manuel Miranda and Jesus Quibos
were up before Judge Peel yester.
day on separate charges of embez.
element. Miranda was discharged,
the evidence being insufficient, and
Quibos was sent to the chain gang
for thirty days.
Mr.. Jesse Yarnell informs US that
four hundred acre tract of barley
between his home and Los Angeles
has been pressed by the late rain
as fiat as a pancake. Doubtless we
shall receive the same news from
many quarters.
The rank vegetation is genera.
ting myriads of small flies.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-21
KEARNEYlSM AND THE CON-
vENTION.
Col. Donahue's Views-He viii Not be Pres
ent at the Conference.

Encountering Col. Peter Dona'
hue, the Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee
yesterday, we availed ourselves Of
the opportunity to ascertain his
views as to the approaching confer
ence at the Palace Hotel, on the
Oath inst. In response to an in
quiry, Col. Donahue informed us
that he would not be present at the
conference. He is on paseo for his
health, having been suffering Sc
verely from neuralgia. His wife,
also, is an invalid. On leaving Los
Angeles he will go to Paso Robles
Springs, to test, for his wife and
himself, the benefit to be derived
from the famed sulphur waters of
that resort.
To an inquiry as to what he
thought of the proposed fusion of
the two parties, Col. Donahue re-
piled that if the Republican party
thought itself master of the situa-
ton no such overture would ever
have come from it. He himself had
given very little attention to poll
tics of late, and he had found his
position as Chairman of the DEMO-
cratic State Central Committee by
no means q bed of roses when he
was actively engaged in the party
campaign.
The conversation next turning to
Kearneyism, Col. Donahue said
that the newspapers had conferred
on the agitator great deal Of undue
Importance. Kearneyism would
have amounted to nothing at all
had it not been for the constant
prominence given to it's leader in
this way. Kearney was very or
binary man, with simply the gift
of energy. Much of the strength of
the Democratic party in California
comes from the Irish Catholics. 1t
was u mistake to suppose that
Kearney influenced a large element
of this class. The Alta, in it's dis
cussion of Archbishop Alemany's
letter, had assumed that Kearney's
followers were made up largely of
Irish Catholics. This was not so.
The Workingmen's ticket would,
in Col. Donahue's opinion, draw off
more votes from the Republican
than from the Democratic party.
The Democrats who had affiliated
with Kearneyism would, in large
measure, return to the Democracy.
All that was needed was that the
situation should be fully explained
to them by competent speakers.
From the foregoing, 1t will be
seen that, while Col. Donahue did
not directly commit himself on the
question of fusion, he is by no
means n partizan of the movement
to surrender the identity of the
Democratic party.