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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

Torrents or Rain Failing In Memphis and NJ
Louisa Gale AT Cairo.

MEMPHIS, April 23.-At o'clock last night
terrific rain and thunder storm set in. when
continued throughout the night. Between that
hour and G AS this morning. 2 s5 inches OF rain
fell Bayou Gayoso overlowed and swept away
the bridge at Second street, which recently cost
the city $4,000. 1t is feared the planting in
terests have suffered severely from the unpre-
cedented rains Of past weeks. as the bottom
lands are covered with rain water. and damage
to the fencing from the overflow OF creeks and
81. Lotus, April 23.-One Of the heaviest rain
storms ever known here set IN at about 10
o'clock last night. and prevailed until this
morning. Water fell in torrents. Hood ng
streets and cellars and doing u good deal Of
dnmnpc Nearly hrne inches Of water fnll
Reports received from all parts OF the city
mention damage TO property 10y the storm last
night. Hundreds of cellars OF business houses
hndly injured or destroyed. Sewers were
cavei in in different parts ol the city gardens
were washed out; and in several Instances
weak roofs gave way under the grrat weight Of
wntrr upon them. badly danag ng goods and
furniture The loss ol. and injury TO properly
Will reach many thousands Of dollars.
The storm extended over n great breadth Of
territory. embracing nearly all the country be-
tween the Mississippi river and the Rocky
wis at 81 Louis, Memphis, indianapolis and
Fort Gibson, Indian Territory. The lHll Of
water here between 10 O'Clock last night and
O'Clock this morning WAS four inches,
CAIHO. ILL.,, April pa severe wndstorm
from the southwest. at 4 o'clock this morning
blew down K. " Mliler's warehouse. the kitch-
en Of the st. Charles Hotel. and unroofrd sew
ernl houses in various puris OF lhec.ty
INDGANAPoLfs. April 23.-A terrific rain and
wind storm prevailed aorg the line Of the In
dianupplIs and -. Louis Railroad this morn
inE. hetwecn B-thalto and Alton Junction
doing much damage 10 farms and the railroad
About 1000 feet Of the indianapolis and ST.
Louis road was washed away and no trains
have passed over that part OF the road since
morning. Theregumr trains 10 81. Louis are
l.I
Tne Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Railrond
also suffered severe damage. 4 quarter of a
m lr of track is reported washed away near
Alton Jun 'tion.
At Vienna. H.. number Of dwellings and
other buildings We're unr0Ofed, and others were
injured by the wind storm.
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
ENDING IN ONE MANS DEATH
TWO SUITORs VINO MAD QUARRELLED
OYER a SWEETHE4RT.
The Feud Reopened-A Dispute In . Liquor
Store md Adjournment to the Public
street to Fight u Out-kiiied with stone.

The Feud Reopened-A Dispute In . Liquor
Store md nm Adjournment to the Public
street to Fight II Out-kiiied with n stone.
Thomas Lenahan and william Finn Of
Plermont- on the Hudson have long been hos.
tile. the Rrudge having grown. some say. out of
tho desire OF both to marry the same woman
As n result OF the feud. Finn lay dead In his
mothers house yesterday. having been killed
by Lenahan. The testimony taken at the In.
quest was that on Sunday evening Lenahan and
Finn auarreed in William Connerys saloon.
They then went into the street accompanied by
Antoine Connery. brother Of the proprietor OF
the saloon. Lenahan threw stone at Finn.
The missile whizzed past Firms head and struck
a building nj the side of the street. Lpnahan
then threw second stone. and taking better
with the assstan"e @ Of Antoine Connsry. Finn
walked to his mothers house and lay down up
on his bed. Soon afterward his mother. from
his bedside she was told that his bead ached
terribly. She bathed his hend with cold water.
diton. and early on Monday morning he died.
DIR. ]. ]. Stevens OF Tnppan made post. NOR
Justice John Van orden. who as assisted the Coro.
ner in conducting the inquest advised the
Coroner to take Lenahan into, custody. Lena
Rockland county Jail. Lanahnn is about IS
years OF age, lie obtained some celebrity dur
the Spardaie Base Bail Club. He could throw a
ball with wonderful precision and II was this
skill thnt enabled him to hurl the stone at Firms
head with such fatal aim. He IL represented rs
n dissolute young mnn. A year or two ago he
was employed in a responsible position by the
Erie Railway Company, but OF late he has had
no steady employment.
Finn IL des rhed as sober and steady. %
years OF age. and u carpenter. The people Of
Plermont have no doubt that L,nahan meant 10
kill Finn. So great was the Indignation against
the murderer that the authorities thought II
best to hurry him of TO Jail. that he might not
meet with violence at the hands OF Firms
friends. Lenahan's father was drowned In the
Hudson river three years ago. and last even ng
the murderer's widowed mother and her eight
children were weeping for fear that t" Tommy"
might he hanged.
The only witness to the murder was Antoine
Connery. and he. being a friend Of Lenahan,
gave his testimony with extreme reluctance. II
WAS with diff 'uy that the Coroner wormed out
OF him the facts. s ores OF persons have vis-
tied the house of Finn's parents To- offer their
coincidence. This s the first murder that has
been committed in Rockand county in long
time. Last night the murderer was put into one
OF the most secure cells Of the city jail. and
an extra watch was set over him. Both Lenahan
and Finn were unmarried.
The Spardale Base Ball Club 10 composed
mainly OF wealthy young men and one Of tho
members said last evening that Lenahan was an
auxiliary-not a regular member VI tho club
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Mrs Mary Wheeler. ~ of age found dead at
her home . Hudson avenue, Brooklyn. by her sonn-
law last night
Miss Kate Iil blind pianist OF williamsbursh is "
have benefit IN Dr. POrters Bedford Avenue Church to-
morrow evening.
As George zerder aged ~ Of - Even street Brook.
yn. was at work ln llNcntyrrN Elders sugar house ut
South Fuurth and First streets the revolving ian burst
and fragment struck him, rhcturnF his skull
John Burkharlt child Of a.. wears. while attcmrung
10 steal ride under The wagon Peter Man-V~ liar-
rlson avenue, Wnhnm,hursh, Yesterday, W. ~rously
II not fatally inrcd 10y li- hrpd being caught between
the springs aud budy ul the vehicle
A Schroeder, william lunter. James Binns VIM
schwarlWA,ldcr. II tro. 0. Naiaul Riclrrd.on ChaS
Storrs Henry kutsut. Thomas Cam Is + Tracy Sam
ue " Bown,. John r Douglass and Clare. T.. Maj in
road COMPANY.
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SPARKS FROM 7nE rELEGRAPH

The Hornells heat the snrmshcls in a game Of base
ball IN Springfield yesterday, hy hto2
VIM A. Wheeler arrived at lus home in Malone yester-
day, where he Wll remain irw days
q, &. Zeler cashier of the National Exchange Bank IN
Hhn, OHIO, has abscondcd with Si5,3Ol
Heavy hrcs raging in the woods In Dennis Mass.
The nres hNe crossed over into Brewster Some eight
hundred acres have been burned over
The wrestling match at Lynn, Mass, on Monday night
between Charles Murphy Of New York and William
Barry oi Montreal, oi Canada. was won by Murphy.
The contract for the construction large silver vault
for the Assistant rreasurers ufcc New York has ee
awarded to George L. Damon. o the
Steam Safe Works Boston
Henry Gabriel Sons woolen mills at Allentown Pa
were closed yesterday. owing financial depre ssion
Their liabilities SS OOO Gnd u $50 90 0ne
drad and nitv hands ara tlrawn Out
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
SOME WLsHING TON TOPICS.
Organizing the Republican Committee.

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The Republican Con-
gressional Committee last night completed Its permanent
organization by electing the Hon. George c. Gorbam d
California Secretary. through the Executive Committee
to whom the choice given by the Of the entire
committee The organization is as follows Chair of
the committee. and oficin Chairman the Execuuvs
Committee. Eugene Hale Of Mane' SecretsTy oeerye
Washington; Executive Committee, Senator Allison of
Iowa. preventative Joyce OF Vermont. Reprcs nativs
Hscock OF New York. Representative Pnge u CALIFORNIA;
Representative Foster Ohio Repre- sentative Campbell
Of Pennsylvana Repre es-ntauve Hubb-n of Michigan.
Senator Dorsey OF ArkansH and Senator Bruce ssS
knui
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
MCARAGUi'S RErAR.iIIOM
Government Crippled nv the Payment Of
Thirty thousand Dollars

PANAMA April l3-All the conditions agreed
~ D' Nicaragua Tor making reparauon Tor insults to
@"'' nave been scrupulOusly fulfilled The salute
49,, '''u On March 81 AMI the s3oUlo was paid on
s3iian, nt Count at Leon fined ex.Alcade Baladoros
1he 49,, N'u nam oi buliical right, nNc Years
M, a...hahl ~ charge of the armed police who made
The INK M ~ uhsul kisehstuck ), dismissed IN d.grnce
cOuuttv ~ ",'' Nas coustq tqucntN not eAhrtrd. Tie
that IN c ~ louf 81 tle nhace- are badls nHnagrd
Morknsn 's luehce n the payment Of TINS SiOOn the
pnble tlr 'trnment are put uI haif pay. and the
Plies I'LL. ,losl.I lor aA months Tor want Of sup
The nAti, - HlNut thc occasion Tor the publication lV
Oih,5 I lnltr Of the vilest abuse of Germans and
ana II only needs the appearance Of am
With ela, hhshsh snip Of war 10 exact compliance
tof .one lending 10 make II almost impOssble
'sxheE " 1--we IN the country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
The Great Strike In England.

LONDON. April 23.-It is calculated that there
are between soon ami oooO operatives strike in
Lancashire about 6i0D of them being weayers Most Of
the mills open this morning. that the operatives
cuHd iruh work ucy chusr, but none on strike re-
summed WORK. mass meeting oi operatives. uumh, ring
7uol. was hcld nj hurnicy this murmu-. resolution
Hdo ted to the c, c that they should work
unul tr notices of a % dutuuu were MlirnWn. A small
minority o the m'euus upp0.rd the motion and pro
posed % compromise with tine iuu-itrs
Tine meeting ui the Master Cotton Spinners' Aesncntion
AT Mhuchestcr TODAY finally resolved that It would
neither rrier the dispute to arbitration nor accept any
mediation
iccrrnm from Preston saws that the strike there is
ended, the Spinner asus resolved To work on the best
terms ohialuahlc The woHNcrs. winders and Wrappers
are AL following their rNaMllr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
More Gold than the BroLer. coul d Easily LIN

A bar OF gold. 10 inches long. 81 inches wide,
and inches thick. reached the office Of Koun Brothers
bankers. II wall street vest rday from Montana II
obtained from the Penobscot lode situated ne' mes
from Helena. and sent by l. Hershneid a Broth.
erS bankers OF that place Strong tined In vain yes
tcrday to get their fingers beneath II II the hOor
to httit II weighs 2-24l pounds. and is worth So40o
II Is covered with figures the metal with
dies They Indicate the weight 1t was found TO possess
hy the different through whose hand. 1t passed.
The figures the is said be the largest bar
ever sent to the East to be sent 10 the Government
Assay ONCE tO b, coined made into small bars 10
not now pure gold, little onenith Vi II being silver
II has dusty, dun yellow unattracuvc appearance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
Patrick Fitzpatrick. Death.

Patrick Fitzpatrick, the young man who was
shot in the yard OF 2S6 North seventh street. Williams
burgh sunday afternoon b, James Riley, died III the
Eastern District Hospital last night lie had severely
beaten Riley SOFA On sunday aiicruo'n nud at c MIN
shooting Trying tu hs into the
apartments occupied by tle Rilcys The entire charge
o small shot passed through his body. Riley says the
shooting "A accidental
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

4 large number OF turfmen assembled in
Fleetwood Park yesterday. The first ,rot match
for 500 against une dash OF a mile road wagons
between J. Cardovars bay Frank and Mr.. Brundagcs
Lilly. The first heat was dead heat in 255ta Frank
Jook the second heat in 256iA. Liy's time being Opi
The second tut was mle IN harness betweer John
Murphy's b. < Charlie Green. and George Browns b. =
sooner A. the tart Charlie Green took the lead which
he retained 10 the thrce'quarter pole. Sooner then
worked w 10 the side oi Charlie Grcen and they lap
ped under The wlrr IN 30 AteTwaid MI Booth. the
unuer drove the bay stallion Result mile In harness
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
Organizing Against Rum.

The indiscrimnate sale of liquor at White
Plain has long been the subject of severe criticism BY
influential residents To devise means OF preventing
the violation OF the Excise law, the hvc clcrrymcn the
place tnrmcd themselves into committee last week.
Inur names ar. T.. l. llr,rmancc. + B Van Klorck
a. ". Glove. j. ". Bates 4 " Chadwick Last evening
residents met m Lafayette Hall AMI organilcd them.
selves into a Law and order Association Dr. II H.
Sthmid was appointed Chairman, and Mr. W. A Wood
worth Secretary. Then DR., Howard Crosby made u
IL nj al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

WASHINGTON April 23.-The House Judiciary
Committee to-day reconsidercd it, former instruct
Ing Representative Mcmahon. of its meInlers to
move when the Senate bil ang the Bankrupt law
shall be reached tile Senkcr tab tnt II lie
it, passae. and by twothirls instructed him
report substitute for the bill repealuf the involuntary
pro.eednss inmediaiely, AM reps ang voluntary pro-
Of sentiment rcgarting the b. and the result in the
House Is considered uncertain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
Jacob Little's wire's Funeral.

The funeral ceremonies over the body Of Mrs,
Augusta Little the widow Of Jacob Little. a mag.
nate OF Wall street were performed yesterday afternoon
Grace Church the Rev Drs and Samuel Cooks
and the Rev. Clough rcbects officiating. August Bel
mont. Henry de H. Ruutl, Capt : Luce. john Scher.
mrrhnrn. William Field john Wolfe. John Sherwood.
and Charles l.. strong the pail beArvrs Tue inter-
ment was IN Greenwood Cemetery
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
Suicide at "A Hotel Bar.

A wel-dressed man. about 5j years Of age
stepped 10 the bar OF the Howard House East New York
yesterday afternoon. and called glass OF lager The
beer was placed before him. AMI. taking small vial
from ms vest pocket he quickly uncorkd 1t nnd ponlrd
IT. content. into the beer, swallowing the dTaught lie
died nltrvn minutes ON the inside Of his high six
hat was written ~. Harrison n-dhe only scrap VI
writing found ON his clothing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
Mystery ON uacksn.aeL Meadows.

the Ilackensack meadows Monday found the skeleton
Of man mile ana half from Rutherford Park, lying
IN the meadow grass There was a diagonal sack coat
and and checked panuuOns ON the skeleton pair
ol shoes was found short distance away. eoroners
Jury visited the place yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

Patrick Reynolds of l47 East Thirty y-second
street John Geo Of IN East 1hiryninth street. aud
James Mckenna Of 32l East Thirty third street were
locked up IN the lhrN-tth street police station last
evening, having been arrested warrants charging
them with destruns their WIVES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
The Nihimn Disturbance. In Russia.
Loypoy April 29-rhe Nihlli.t propaaand

in Russia is considerably ext nding.
The London Dnlg Telegraph has advices from Cracow
that the Russian railroads are encountered BY the trans
poron o troops 10 the north TO check threatv ned dis
nIbances IN various ceutrs Of education The garrisons
vi Moscow and kie1 have been REINFORCED.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

Morgans storage Tor furniture. &c. separate rooms q
per mouth aud upward Broadway and 4Tth St lnspec.
ton solleited.-Adp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

Patrick Nugent. aged 80. OF Hancock avenue
jersey city, owns large bulldog. Yesterday he at
tempted TO cut the dogs The animal snapped at
his master and compelled him 10 let him go Immc.
dately he sprang upon Nugent aud hit him the face
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

Tin boxes Best and cheapest Circulars from Mauger
Petre no Rcade st. Avoid fancy names ana prices
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

Eighty choice Norfolk oysters Tor 20 cents at any Of
Naby oyster deposi lresh every dav IN The YsarAds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24
Weather Once Prediction.
BROOkL IN.

Cooler northeast to southeast winds. and
cloudy aud rainy weather.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
BOB BURDETTE In BOSTON.
The Prevailing Custom Among Young
Men of Wearing Spectaclcs.
Burlington Hawileye. .sg

One thing else about Boston people
before [ close: The old people have all
the good eyes. All the older musicians
scholars, authors, composers, whose
names have made Boston famous in
the world of letters and art, whose fame
is as broad as the continent. appear to
have excellent eyes, and get along on
the street and in the library without the
use of glasses. That is, so far as | have
been able to observe On the other
hand, the younger class CT literateurs
and students are unanimously short
sighted. Young men here wear eye
glasses as young men in Montana wear
revolvers, and young men in Chicago
carry samples Of cordwood FOR canes.
1 have seen boys eleven years old come
along the street glaring at the timid
stranger through huge eyeglasses that
beamed in the distance like big lamps.
Once in while, when you are Just
growing accustomed to the white glasses.
a tall, slender youth will suddenly loom
up beside you and glover down upon
you through pair Of blue eyes, and
the effect is very startling. Do you
know, [ believe there are babes born
IL Boston with spectacles on!
| do not positively know of such a case,
but when you see a child Is months
old riding along in its cab with pair
of horn eyeglasses straddling its nose,
you can't resist the impression that the
baby was born that way, and would
bleed to death if the spectacles were
cut off. But have got acquainted with
two or three pairs of these spectacles,
and | find they are just part Of the
rounded face and the unsatisfactory
photograph. [ find the most delightful
young fellows behind them, warm
hearted, generous, manly young fellows,
lmpulslve and earnest under all their
well-bred reserve. [ have found a
thousand things to make me think
better of Boston than | ever did before.
and haven't found thing that will cast
a shadow on the pleasant impression
have formed Of it; [ don't wonder that
Boston people are fond Of their city,
and that Boston people who move away
into distant states believe that if they
are good they will 60 to Boston Com
men when they die. And that reminds
me Of another thing. A Boston1an who
has emlgrated to some other state will
talk more about Boston in five minutes
than resident Bostonese will talk in
six weeks. / haven't heard a man
speak about Boston since have been
| here, except in ansN er to my questions
| In conclusion. [ may say that Bos.
ton is considered the Burlington Of
Massachusetts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25

of a small village in northern Nebraska,
/ where the Indians procured liquor, and
they all became drunk. That night
| Mrs. Jones escaped, having on only a
ragged blanket and one moccasin. She
travelled south, being guided in her
course by the stars, and subsisting for
many days on raw artichokes. After
five Or six days she met occasional
emlgrant wagons moving northward,
and Mrs. Jones was given a dress. She
! begged her way through the state,
reaching her old home in Iowa the last
day of June. 3n@"..oH --'ai
Here she procured a small sum of
money. She became alarmed at the
uncertainty of her sons fate, and re-
turned to Central Nebraska, where she
travelled from place to place, watching
for emigrants from the North and liv-
ing with farmers. At the expiration of
many weeks. sick and disheartened,
she again started eastward. One day
last October, while walking through
kearney, she met an emaciated lad,
whom she recognized as her son, who
had just come in from a long and ter
rible journey. Sheltered by James
Carmichael, farmer, she watched at
her sons bedside during q long illness.
When the boy had partially recovered
they both started east on foot, stopping
with farmers, and making slow pro-
gress on account of their enfeebled con
dition. ~ ..t. 'I.,.t.Ji 1u
Citizens here collec ted some money
and sent both home this morning.
Every detail of the above story is con-
tirmed.- The naked bodies of three
murdered men were found last March
on the plains north of Kearney, but the
murders were supposed to be the work
OF tramps. Men here from the agencies
are preparing to investigate the matter,
and express the opinion that many Of
the agency Indians have kept up the
systematic murder of settlers, and sue
cessfuly concealing their crime. At the
Yankton agency there will be an i'm
mediate investigation, and the indemnity
of the Indians secured if possible.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
sympathetic Inks.

The Scientific american prints the fol
lowing article: u
" under the name Of sympathetic inks
are designated certain liquids which,
being used for writing, leave no visible
traces on the paper, but which, through
the agency Of heat Or by the action OF
chemicals, ARE made to appear in various
colors. The use, OF such means for
secret correspondence is very ancient.
Ovid, Pliny and other Roman writers
speak of an ink of this kind, which,
however, was nothing more than fresh
milk: 1t merely sutficed to. dust pow
dered charcoal over the surface Of tn
paper upon which characters had been
traced with the colon less fluid, when the
black powder adhered only to those
places where the fatty matter of the
milk had spread. Such process, how
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
New York Money Order Business.
Herald, Dec. Is.

Never since the money order system
was established in 1864 has there been
SO busy day in the money order bur-
eau of the postoffice as that of last Fri
day. From the opening until nearly an
hour after the regular time of closing
business to the public every window for
the issue and payment of orders was
besieged by persons anxious to obtain
orders Or receive payment. At the spe-
cial payments window, which is for the
exclusive use Of publishers and large
drygoods houses, no fewer than Q 279
orders were paid, repres enting sl4,-
624 AZ. At the windows for transient
customers 1,343 orders were cashed,
amounting to $17 ,40O.19, SO that in all
there were 1922 domestic orders paid
whose total value amounted to $32 ,U24.
81. In addition International money
orders were pouring in from all parts OF
the United States for certifcation to
Europe. There were certified TO the
London Exchange Office for payment
in Great Britain l. 40 orders, amounting
to $17, 066.35, and TO the exchange Of
flee at Cologne, for payment in Ger
many, l,O47 orders, representing $l3,-
7O3.O5. All the clerks in the money
order bureau were kept busy until half
past nine o'clock at night, at which
time the lists of orders were ready to
be despatched by the steamer City o.
Brussels, which sailed early yesterday
morning. 81 a 20 ~ 40 s' 2