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shadows of Coming Evenss.

Social by the ladies of the Richmond.
street Christian Church this evening.
The Central Club give grand masquerade
ball this evening at the Bellevue House.
A street parade will be given by the
Catholics of the city on St. Patrick's Day.
The German Pioneer Association will
have banquet tomorrow night at Wash
ington Platform.
The East Walnut Hills Cornet Band will
give a concert this evening in Mornington
Hall, Linwood Road.
The social at the Fifth Presby terian
Church is postponed on account of the
death of Mr.. McGechin.
Judge Geo. Hoadly will lecture on the
Electoral Commission at Robinson's Opera
house tomorrow evening.
A number of well-known singers and
musicians will this evening give concert
in the hall of the Y. M. c. A.
Rev. De Witt Talmage lectures at Pixies
Opera-house next Wednesday evening on
1.-The Bright Side of Things" Seats at
Hawley's.
Rabbi Wise will lecture this evening at
the Plum-street Temple on "Catholicity
and Cosmopolitan: Review of the Books
of Ruth and jonah"
The Old Volunteer Firemen's Life Associ-
alton will meet tomorrow evening at the
Gifts Engine Hall, and after electing
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THE MONGOLIAN MATTER.
Facts, Figures and Opinions On the
Chinese Bill.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New YORK, Feb. 21.-The Times this
morning reports gentlemen engaged in the
China trade as looking upon the bill to re-
strict Chinese immigration as an unwar-
ranted insult on the part of the United
States to the Chinese Empire, and an insult
all the more inexcusable from the fact that,
in passing the law, this country undid of its
own accord what few years ago it forced
China to do unwillingly. There is danger
that the Asiatics will retaliate.
1t is said that mass meeting urging the
President to veto the bill is under consider
alton.
The Star to-day says: Governor Seymour
being not only wise statesman but a
shrewd observer of men and things, his
views upon the Chinese question will be
read with interest. In recent converse
ton he declared the presence of the
Chinese in this country an un-
mixed evil. Their wants being few
they are able to work for fraction of the
sum that will support Americans, and it is
by destroying the first great condition of
life, the family, that the Chinese are able
to offer their services at rates upon which a
married man could not exist. Wants
which are the outgrowth of civilization are
not shared by the Mongolians Ten years
ago, when the Governor argued against the
coming of the Chinese. ne was answered
that there were only 10000 of them
here, and that as the number would not be
likely increased, he was fighting shadow.
Now, at the lowest estimate, there are one
hundred and fifty thousand in the United
States; and, but for the growing antagon
ism to the race, there would be three times
that number. Even now they are suffi
GENTLY numerous to threaten the prosperi
ty of millions of native workingmen. The
Governor also argues that if our Govern
ment had right to pass law in 1903 to
exclude the importation of Africans, which
was intended as blow to the slave
trade. it certainly has right to exclude a
semi-barbarous people, who do not come to
stay, and if they did, would never assimilate
with our own people.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Feb. 21.-The Senate
protests unanimously against the law re-
stricting Chinese immigration.
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FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 81. 1879!

have brought number Of the immediate
friends and relatives of the prisoner to
prove his insanity, and also to show tnat
his father, grandfather and three OF his un-
cles had been insane.
The mother of the prisoner testified that
her mind was not good at times; she did
not know Chambers age; that before her
son became diseased he was soclable ana
kind, butafterwards very cross and grabbed; !;
he would talk wildly; jump out of bed in
the night and scream. and would say the
devils were after him.
The balance Of the testimony, by Mary.
the sister of the prisoner, Emma Coleman
and James RUSSELL friends, was of the same
nature.
The evidence for the defense proceeded
to-day.
Captain Eugene Daylor testified that
while he was acting as Jailer the prisoner
was under his charge.
Question-What was his physical condi-
ton while in Jail and what appeared to be
the condition of his mindf
Answer-His eyes were sore and he
looked down-hearted. l do not think the
man was very rational.
Geo. Taylor (colored) testified that he
did not think the man was sane but crazy
at times.
DIR. P. F. Maley was examined as medi'
cal expert relative to the effect of syphilis
on the mind, and as to whether it might
produce insanity; and he was asked
whether taking into consideration the pris
oner's condition of syphilis, the great
change in his manner and the hereditary
taint of insanity in his family, he was sane
or insane at the time he shot the woman.
The witness said that taking case Of
syphilis in the aggravated form described
by counsel, the brain might become af
fected so that the accused may not be free
AGENT but he would not 60 so far as to say
the prisoner was insane. 1t was only in
very rare cases that syphilis produced in
sanity. When it does reach the brain il
would affect the intellectual faculties, un
less its progress was arrested by medical
treatment.
The witness had case of man and wife
under treatment where the whole surface
of the body was covered with sores, pre-
senting the appearance of leprosy, yet thu
minds of the patients were clear.
The witness was under cross-examinatior
up to the close of the forenoon session.
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Fourth Edition
THE LATEST.
Tn Brief.


National Associated Press to the Star.
COHoEs, Feb M.-The Atlantic knitting
mills burned.
SALEM Feb. 21.-The NORRIS Oil Cloth
Works and six dwellings adjoining were
burned this morning. Loss about $4o,ooo'
BANGOR, Me, Feb. 2l.-The explosion at
the Katahdin Iron Works killed John
Walker and Matthew Ryan.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-John Perry. singer,
and John Clarke, English comedian, are
dead.
Six inches of snow fell in London and
vicinity last night 1t impedes traffic.
Paris had snowfall yesterday. The
Continental Telegraph was interrupted. and
much Eastern news delayed.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. N.-Knox Mar
tin, the negro murderer of John White
mier and wife, was sentenced to be hanged
March 18th.
InDIANAroLIs, Feb. 21.-The Opera.house
block at Columbus, Indiana, was totally de
stroyed by fire last night. Loss is estimated
at $75, 900.
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TO-DAY CONGRESS-.
National Associated Press to the Star.

HOUSE.
WAsHrNeToN, Feb 21.-On motion of Mr..
Whitthorne, the House ordered the print
ing and recommitment of the majority and
minority reports of the late investigation
conducted by the Naval Committee.
The House got into another wrangle over
the order of business.
Mr.. Atkins showed no disposition to
move to go into Committee on the Legisla-
tive Appropriation Bill, and Mr.. Hale made
that motion.
Mr. Bright, of Tennessee, Chairman OF
the Committee on Claims. antagonized it
with motion to so on with private busi-
ness; while Mr.. Cox. of New York. con-
tended for his census bill.
The question was finally put, Will the
House proceed with the private business?
and it was decided in the affirmative. The
Speaker therefore called the Committees
for private reports.
Mr.. Whitthorne, of Tennessee, from the
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GOTHAM GOSSIP.
COnquers His Cousins.

HAtlOnal Associates. Press to the Star
New York, Feb. 21.-Jonathan Tremaine
Wells, aged seventy-eight, who was sensi-
bic enough to accumulate fortune alleged
10 reach half million, is now pronounced
zane enough to keep it without the aid Of
his sisters, his cousins and his aunts, and
especially his cousins who wanted to get
possession OF his property Oh the ground
lhat he was of unsound mind. Wells gave
some strange testimony the other day, but
It appears it was to ridicsle the proceedings,
He stated that he was little irregular for
awhile, owing to the excitement over his
relatives trying to pat him 10 an asylum.
Wells was for over forty years successful
merchant
An Indiscretisn CoDdencd by Time.
Mrs. Granger is seeking to have her mar
riags with Captain Blair annulled. asking
that 1t be declared veid from the beginning.
becanss of his previous marriage. Blair
will make no defense. Mrs. Granger was
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FOREIGN.
National Associated Press to the Star.
Africa.
THE ZULU KING PREPARING.

THE ZULU KING PREPARING.
LONDON, Feb. 2l.-Ihe Zulu King is un-
derstood to have sent commands through
out the whole of his dominion summoning
his entire m-bearing people fora combined
attack upon the British, and that he has been
strengthened also by the arrival of allies
from distant tribes. The English profess
confidence in their ability to repulse this
attack, but great anxiety is felt here Us to
the result, as some time must yet elapse be-
fore reinforcements can reach Cape Colony.
France.
WHOLESALE AMNESTY REFUSED.
PARIS, Feb. 2l.-The amnesty debate was
continued In the Chamber of Deputies yes
terday and the Government emphatically
refused to grant wholesale amnesty, and
denounced the Commune.
A GOOD AUdURY.
The Papal Nuncio attended the soiree OF
the German Ambassador last evening. which
is considered to be good augury.
Great Britain.
AS TO AMERICAN CATTLE.
LONDON Feb. 21.-The Privy Council have
Informed the Liverpool authorities that ii
would prohibit the landing there OF Ameri-
can cattle if proper accommodations were
mot provided for their reception by March
3rd. 1t has been decided by the Liverpool
authorities to spend f35, 900 immediately for
additional accommodations.
EVEN THE SCISSORS MEN.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 21.-The strikes not be.
ing entirely settled here, the troops remain
ut the request of the Magistrates. The Bol.
ton cotton operatives are striking against
the ten per cent. reduction, while the Shef
field scissors manufacturers are reducing
wages from five to fifteen per cent.
Germany.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.-It is proposed to fix
the tax on tobacco at 70 marks per hun
dred weight on the imported article, and 4C
marks on home grown.
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Catherine Middleton. now confined in
the Ninth-street Station-house on a charge
of petit larceny, is determined to take her
life. Not being successful yesterday in
shuffling off the mortal coil by taking q
large dose of laudanum, she has now con-
cluded to starve herself to death. She has
eaten nothing since last Tuesday. The eff
forts of the Station-house officers to per-
suade her out of her foolish idea have, so
far, been unsuccessful. Catherine is forty
nine years of age. and has been concerned
in several crimes during her lifetime. Her
husband and five children are now residing
in Iowa. She has been in this city since
last juno.
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CRIME AND CALAMITY.
National Associated Press to the Star.

OSWEGO COUNTY b DILEMMA
OswHeo, N. Y, Feb. 21.-Oswego County
is in dilemma. For twenty-one consecu-
tive years Luther Conklin was her Treasurer,
and he was also a worker in the church and
leader in enterprises in the little village of
Mexico. He died few monthsago, and an ex-
pert who has Just finished investigating his
accounts reports that he began to take the
Countv's money in 1860, and continued to
do so to the time of his death. The aggre-
gate is $133810. His bondsmen were mer-
chants farmers and tradesmen of the village
and its neighborhood They were frequent
ly changed in the twenty-one years of his
service, but as the liability of bond does
liable to pay the amount. The defalcation
must ruin almost all Of them, and by that
means ruin the thriving hamlet Oswego
County's dilemma, therefore, is whether
the bondsmen should be prosecuted.
CAN'T AFFORD TO PROSECUTE.
OMAHA. NEE. Feb. 21.-David Melisky
and Charles Reed were arrested three
weeks ago at North Platte for murders in
two persons and Reed killed three soldiers
at Fort Griffin. They are now liberated
here on writ of habeas corpus. because
Texas can not afford to pay for their trial
and conviction.
KNOX MARTIN AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE Feb. 21.--The case of Knox
Martin, the colored man charged with the
brutal murder of Mr.. and Mrs White
meyer, went to the jury last night.
ANGELL AT HAND.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb 21.-The American
bark Shooting Star. from Lisbon for Phia.
delphia, arrived off the Capes of Delaware
last evening, bringing as a passenger the
defaulting Secretary of the Pullman Palace
Car Company, Charles Angel. Angel de-
camped from Chicago in July last, taking
with him about S120, 900 in money belong
ing to the Company, by which he was en-
ployed.
FATAL FIRE AT BLOOMINGTON.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Feb 21.-The resi-
dence of Martin Reddington was consumed
by fire last night probably from lamp ex-
piosion. Mrs. Reddington was burned to
cinder in bed and Reddington, in rushing
into the building twice TO save her. was
burned so horribly that he can not survive.
Reddington was sixty-fve and his wife for
ty. and they had only been married year.
He had lived here twenty-five years, and
was well off.
PRIzE-FIGHTERs ACQUITTED.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2l.-Arthur Cham
bers, John Clark and John King. on trial
for conspiring to organize prize,fght,
were acquitted this morning. The Judge
required them to enter security of 81, 900
each to keep the peace for one year.
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BISHOP FOLEY.
His Funeral Ceremonies at Chicago
To-day.

special to the STAY
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-The funeral of Bishop
yoley to-day was attended by an immense
throng of his old friends. Over two hun.
dred priests and church dignitaries were
present.
The sermon was preached by Bishop
Ryan, of St. Louis, one of the most elo.
Quent speakers in the United States.
The remains were taken to Baltimore this
afternoon in a Pullman Car draped in
mourning
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Probable Suicide.

Mrs. Kate Smith, wife of Henry Smifh.
living in the rear of the bakery, No. ssl
Walker Mill Road, had quarrel with her
husband last Tuesday. To make matters
more disagreeable. she attempted to taiQs
her life by cutting her throat.
Hopes were yesterday entertained of her
recovery, but to-day she became worse, anA
will in all probability die.
DR.. Sheppard was called in to administss
relief.
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Another Girl Missing. j..

A little twelve-year-old girl, named Ida
Woodruff, has been missing from the Ma.
tional Hotel, on Sycamore street, since last
night. Her mother (Allie Woodruff, an
actress) left Ida in their room at that house
about $50 o'clock, and when she returned
Ida was missing, and has not been seen
since. She is described as having large blue
ewes, dark hair and fair complexion. She
had on black dress and shawl when last
Seen.
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MICHIGAN MISERIES.

State Printers ExOnerated-M0ral
school Wants MOney-Trick of
Two Tramps.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, MICH, Feb. 21.-The Legislative
investigation of the charges of bribery and
false measurement against w. s. George &
Co., State printers, completely exonerate
them.
The State Moral School asks for an ap-
preparation of $36,000 which rather sur
prised the law makers.
The tramps reported heretofore as burned
up in barn near Birmingham have since
proved to have been intent on robbing the
owner of the barn.
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Board of Pnbiic Works.

A communication was sent to the Coun-
Gil, asking the repeal of all ordinances e.
tablishing the grades of streets in the Kea-
per's Heirs Subdivision ON Walnut Hills.
Permission was granted J. Walker & Co.
brewers, to place fire plug inside their
brewery on Sycamore street, the work to b
performed under the direction of the 3d.
perintendent of Water-works.
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Death Record.

Thefollowing deaths have been placed I
record since our last report:
George Schwartz, 6 yrs, city.
Emma Horder, yrs. city.
Joseph Breitfelder, yrs, city.
Rosa Pinley, G mos, city.
Fransiks Pieper, yrs, city.
Mary Lenhing, wks, city.
Dolly Larue. 1S mos, city.
Edward Kampe, 26 yrs, city.
Pat. Deighan, hours, city.
Albert Bosh, 81 yrs, Germany.
Martin Meisel, 60 yrs. Germany.
Mrs. Wetherminer, SO yrs, Germany.
Narcissa Kelse. As yrs. Ohio.
Anna Reese, SO yrs, Wales.
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BALTIMORE.

Fatally Scalded..-War Among Tug
Boats.
Special to the Star
BALTIMORE, Feb. N.-Lewis Meekins. four
years of age, was fatally scalded in South
Baltimore this morning.
A tug-boat war is in progress at Fell's
Point. The Baltimore boats refuse to allow
Washington tug to leave the city in tow
of bark. The dispute is in reference to
tonnage rates.
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Sporting News.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.
UTICA, N. Y, Feb 21.-The International
Baseball Association closed its session to-
day. The name was changed to National.
L. J. Powers, of Springfield, was elected
President; c. J. Everett, of Utica, Vice
President; J. A. Williams, Of Columbus,
Secretary and Treasurer.
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Marriage Licensea.

HHCONbUbe
The following marriage licenses havo
been issued since our last report:
R. L. Engle and Sallie e. McQueety.
Joseph Edwards and Mary Belle Lee.
Louis F. Wehmer and Anna A. Hunneia.
George Vogelgesang and Elizabeth Bauer.
Clyde Cunningham and Mary E. Leonard
James w. Rogers and Anna Snider.
Joseph Fenbers and Lena Meier
L. M. Guggenhem and Bertha Kaufman.
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The Fond du Lac Reporter has heard
that the ''heft' Of the coming fruit crop d
already ruined, and thinks that shippers
will probably order the bottoms Of their
baskets raised another inch or so ON the
strength of it.
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their officers for the ensuing years. will ns-
pair to the Florentine Hotel, where . ban
quet will be spread.
The second social of the Argyle at Gin
cinnati Music Hall takes place this cye-
ming.
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SENATE
PITTSBURG PICKINGS.
School-teacher Killed by a Scholar
All Quiet at Brownsville.
-. -.

All Quiet at BroWnsville.
Special to the Star.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 21.-Oliver Fl. Fer
guson, school-teacher in Derry Township,
Westmoreland County, had trouble with
a scholar, young man, and dismissed him
from school. Yesterday morning the scholar
came back and attempted to force his way
into the school-house.
The teacher resisted and a scuff1e ensued,
in which the boy seized poker and struck
the teacher over the head, killing him in
stantly.
All quiet to-day among the miners at
Brownsville.
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The Courts.
PROBATE.


Samuel Barrett made an assignment yes
terday to John ]. Desmond, OF all his estate,
both real and personal, for the benefit oi
creditors.
UNITED STATES.
Judge Baxter dismissed the bill of John
J. Newman. who sought to enjpin William
Seebold from infringing on his alleged
patent on improvements in apparatus for
elevating ice.
The Cincinnati Coffin Company filed a
bill in equity against the Hermetic Burial
Case Company to restrain them from
further infringing letters patent for inn
provement in stripping implements.
POLICE.
Drunkenness Coan, Pat. Cullen
10 days; Mary Quinn, Salle Dehart, Julia
Denger, D. Fl. Brown, 80 days; Adam Gogle
$40; John Miller, 5000.
Disorderly Conduct-George Gold, Henry
Moormann, James Lyons, continued; Nor
ris McGarra, 80 days; John Ryan, James
Lantry, dismissed.
Vagrancy-James Clark. John Miller
5000.
Miscellaneous Bohlmann, shoot
ing with intent to kill, examination waived
Peter Hickey Chas. Marqua and Johr
O'Dowd, petit larceny, dismissed; Charles
Crossen, same. continued; VIM. Wilson
and Jas. F. Edwards, same, $20O-30 each
Geo. Phillips, Frank Clark, G. w. Wilson
and Geo. Washington, exhibiting gaming
devices, continued; FL. Hulse, rape, con
tinued to March 4th; James McHugh, abus
ing family, 80 days; James Cline, using in
suIting language, 30 days; Henry Spilker
embeZzement, 80 days.
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7HHWCFoWH
The defense began the production of their
testimony yesterday evening. They are re-
lying wholly upon the ground of the insan-
ity of the prisoner for their defense, and
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Committee on Naval Affairs, reported the
bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to accept for purposes of exploration the
ship Jeanette, rendered BY Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett. Passed.
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon.
The Committee on the Transfer of the
Indian Bureau to the War Department
have made a majority report in favor
thereof.
Mr.. Voorhees, has offered bill providing
for the reissue of $685. 1852, 200 legal tender
notes to pay arrears of pensions.
A bill for the relief of homestead settlers
upon public lands was passed.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

" ANTED - CHILD - To take hone n wcl
w nurse, BY healthy young woman; will give
u mothers care: price reasonable. Ad irezs
WET NURSE, this onace. fe2l .2ts
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Samuel Barrett made an assignment yes
terday to John J. Desmond, of all his estate.
both real and personal, for the benefit of
rreditOra
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.-Arthur Cham
bers John Clark and John King. on trial
for conspiring to organize q prize.fgh
were acquitted this morning. The Judge
required them to enter security of $1,000
each to keep the peace for one year.