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THE MURDERED MORMON.

STATEMENT OF ROBERT CLAwsoN, THE coll
LEAGUE OF THE DEcEAsED-How THE CRIME
WAS COMMITTED FLIGHT OF THE MUIR
DERERs.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ATLANTA. Ga. July %. 1879.
Your correspondent las secured the sworn state
ment or Roger Clawson who the colleague Of
Standing. the Mormon elder who was murdered He
ays:-"As Standing and l were going along the
road. three horsemen rode up out of the woods.
drew their pistols and ordered us to stop. We
did so. Eight other horsemen. all armed, rode out
of the woods and the crowd ordered to march
into the woods. saying "they going to whip us
till We were Timber" AS we turned one of them
knocked me down and others struck Standing. When
stopped some of them dismounted One OF them
laid his pistol down and Standing took it up.
levelled il at tho horscnen and demanded their
render.
MURDER WAS COMMITTED.
"a rode up from behind the tree and shot
Standing. They cried shoot him, pointing to me.
folded my arms and faced them. They then retired.
l examined Standing and he dead. The
bullet tore away the bridge of his and cut
when 1 returned they had back aud riddled
his head and neck with bullets" Clawson has gone
to Utah, but has employed lawyers to prosecute and
Will come back.
THE MURDEREIs.
me Coroner's jury named the murderers ana rec
commended Their immediate arrest, but they cannot
DO found. and it issaid they have fled to Tennessee.
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THE HICKMAN MURDER TRIAL.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
ERONT ROyAT Va Julv o5 1877

DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
FRONT ROYAL, Va, July 25 1872
In the case of Hickman trial for the murder
OF Foster. the argument for the prosecution
opened this morning by Henry II. Downing, attorney
for the Commonwealth. He followed by Giles
Cook. Jr.. Of counsel the defence. Robert Meni-
fee Of Rappahannock, followed in defence, the de-
fence closing by an argument from General Joseph
II. Williams, OF Winchester. The final argument
for the State will be delivered by Major Holmes
Conrad, Of Winchester, who has been assisting in
tho prosecution. The case will go TO the jury to-
morrow. Intense interest manifested in the re-
suit, the court room being crowded to excess with
excited citizens of the town and county.
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A QUARANTINE CAMP AT ST. LOUIS.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July 70, 1872
The Mayor Of st. Louis to-day autographed the
National Board OF Health that the yellow fever
refugees from Memphis are arriving in such large
numbers that the establishment OF a quarantine
camp has become necessary. He asks that tents and
rations 1000 persons thirty days be forwarded
DANGEROUSLY INFECTED.
The foil owing telegram from DR.. Mitchell, at
Memphis. was received by the National Board of
Health to-eay :"According to the rules and regua-
tions of the National Board OF Health the city is d
clared to be dangerously infected. Sixteen cases aud
five deaths since nine A. NJ. yesterday"
NAVAL. SURGEONS VOLUNTEERING 10 90 10 THE WEST
INDIA
At the meeting of the Cabinet to-day an informal
announcement was made by Secretary Thompson
that two naval surgeons had volunteered to 90 to
the West Indies other ports injected with yellow
fever the direction ot the Nationsl Board Of
Health for tho purpose OF in pectng vessels bound
for the United States aud giving to those no leave
free OF disease clear bills OF health. Under tho
present system the American representatives are
compelled to rely upon the local medical officers to
perform this service and. as it has been carelessy
DONE IL IL proposed to have our medical officers
stationed abroad.
THE FEVER BREAKS OUT AM Nc MEMPHIAN
REFUGEES IN NEW yoRK-PRoMpr REMOVAL
by THE HEALTH osFIcEns-ruE CRY OF
MERIDA AGAIN AT QUAgASTINE-DR WANDER
poEr.s ISDIGSArIoN-wno IL TO BLAME?
On Tuesday last two families, numbering eleven
people, hired apartments the third floor in
tenement house. No. 3i5 East 1O9th street. between
First and Second avenues. They had evidently
come from out of town. for they brought trunks
with them and appeared to be possessed of some
little means. They must have been slow to become
acquainted with their ncighbors. at least to
municatc to them from whence they came; for
IL, as was the fact. the news that they
refugees from Memphis had been divugcd.
their presence would have been made known
than it was to the Health Department. There
hve other families in the house The new tenants
were one Mr.. Fitzgibbons and his wife; threo
orphan girls aged respectively thirteen. sixteen and
twcnty-ono years, who had been placed In their
care; Mr.. and Mrs. Corbtt and their three young
children, and Mrs. Brennan, sister of the other
two women, whose husband remained in Memphis
Mrs. brennan, who had been aing since her
rival, was i'll on Thursday night that her
friends sent for DR.. Cocks. of No. $50 East
Hath street. He called at the house without any
suspicion of the nature of the patients disease.
brief examination Of hor satisfied him. however, she
was suffering from yellow fever. The inmates of the
apartments then admitted that they we're refugees
from Memphis. They had left that city week ago
yesterday, ana arrived here as stated. on Tuesday
last. They must have come by the Pennsy lvana Rail-
road as they say they crossed from Jersey CITY.
Dr. Cocks despatched private message to tho Health
Department. " which DR.. James and number Of tho
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CHOLERA IN JAPAN.


WASHINGTON. July IS, 1879.
United States Consul Saehi, at Osaka and Hiogo,
Japan has informed the Surgeon General OF the Ma
rne Hospital service that epidemic resembling
cholera has n.ade its appearance in Hogo. None of
the foreign population have yet died OF the dis
case. The number of cases I'm the Hiogo district
G3l of which about one-third had proved fatal. The
epidemic also prevails at Osaka, but there few
no foreign ships at tina. place.
Osaka is twenty-five miles from Kole, commonly
called Hioko.
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AMERICAN OPrHALMOLOGISTS.

NEWPORT, July %. 1879.
At the morning session of the American Opthal-
biological Society the following officers elected
for the ensu NJ year :--President--H ID. Noyes New
York. Vice president-w. +. Norris Philadelphia.
Secretary and Troasurer-Dr. II. III. Derby, boston.
Corresponding Secretary. s. Prout. Brookline.
Publication Committec--E. u. Loring and ID. st.
John lioosa, both of New York.
IL was voted to hold the next annual meeting in
Newport, and DIR. Miller, of Providence, was APP
pointed a local committee to suitable room.
Ine society will adjourn this afternoon.
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PRECAUTIONS AT ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, July %. 1879.
The steamers Illinois, Hard Cash and Belle of
Memphis stopped ut Quarantine to-day. Only
the Hard Cash held. the others having no Mem
phis people freight board. The Hard Cash
had sixty cabin and twenty-four deck passengers
from Memphis, but none of them sick. They
permitted to 90 up to the city, but the boat
held for fumigat
The Ouachita Belle is due tomorrow with over six
hundred Memphis people. most of them said to bo
poor aud from the infected portion Of the city. It
has been decided whether they viii be per-
mitted to distribute themselves through the city
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A NEW RAILROAD COMPANY.

SPRISoFrELD. H.. July %, 1879.
Tho Danville and Southwestern Railroad Company
filed their articles of incorporation with the Score
tary of State to-day. Their capital is s70oOOO The
company is organized to operate the Paris and Dan
willie Railroad. recently sold under foreclosure. The
corporators are IL. =. Greene and Charles
Ridgely, of Springfield; Roswell Miller. of Cairo:
James A. Fades OF Paris. aud j. u. Mann, of Dan
villc The directors j. Pierrepont Morgan, Will
lam Bayard Cutting. Scion Humphreys, II. S.
Greene. Roswell Miller. Charles Ridgcly aud James
A Euale
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DEADLY MALAIIAL FEVER.
MALIGNANT TYPE OF THE DISEASE NEAR RON
DouT-coURsE OF THE FEWER AND IT'S
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
KINGSTON. N. ". July %, 1879.
malignant type of malarial fever has made its
appearance at Wilbur. just outside of the limits.
After a few days it seems TO go to the brain. when
death occurs in q short time. Two cases have al
ready proved fatal. Tho disease is rapidly spread
ing there being about dozen cases. Some
phi sicans think that the wash OF the late treshet
which has left sagnant pools and matter on tho
banks which Is decaying. il the cause of it, Wilbur
lies the west bank OF the Rondout Creek. Ncces-
sary precautionary aud sanitary measures are being
taken to prevent the spread of tho disease.
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A GOSPEL CIRCUS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. i

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NORWICH Conn.,. July 25. 1879.
William Hurd, Of Dover. n. H., has pitched his
gospel tent in this city, 1t has seating capacity for
1000 persons and the general arrangements not
unlike those of circus. parade to-day i'll the
Hugh Montgomery rode in of the boxes, and his
handsome appearance attracted little attention.
strong antipathy to the enterprise is shown by the
liquor dealers, and the destruction OF the tent by
fire or riot is feared.
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TERRIFIC RAIN STORM.

HOUSES SUBMERGED AND FRAME BUILDINGS
WASHED DOWN STREAMS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, July Is. 1870.
Another terrific rain storm occurred here this
afternoon. heavy, thick black cloud. driven with
great velocity from the northwest, seemed to dip
down as it passed over the city. 1t flooded the
streets and burst underground sewers. The water
backing up from long distances. tho culverts
inades uate to carry 1t OF, and q consequence
houses submerged and frame buildings washed
down streams which are usually insignificant Ill
4 "a
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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
[pY rrLrararH TO THE uERAnp.l

DY
RICHMOND. Va, July IS. 1879.
telegram from Enfield. N. c., states that the
boiler OF Ellis Levys steam MILL located just south
of the depot. exploded at halfpast Ave o'clock
this evening. IL. ID. Partin, superintendent OF the
mill, killed Instantly. and Aonzo Drake and
DAVID Dustin, colored employees. badly
wounded that they died ia u short time.
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KILLED ON THE CENTRAL ROAD.

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SYRACUSE, n. " July %, 1879.
John McNierney. aged sxty-two years. in
santly killed the Central Hudson road Dewitt,
this forenoon. The old man down by an
engine and his body literally torn to pieces.
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AN OVERDOSE OF CHLORAL.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1

SYRACUSE N. Y, July 25, 1879.
Henry Wheeler, former dry goods merchant Of
this city, and later of New York. died here this
ing from overdose of choral. He amassed for
tune OF $50 600 in this city which he lost in New
York He has been terribly dissipaed late years.
1t is supposed he committed suicide.
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CANADIAN ORANGEAIEN.
OTTAWA. Ont. July %,

OTTAWA Ont July 49, 1879.
Henry Merrick. NJ. z. p. was to-day elected Grand
Master OF the Orange Grand Lodge OF British North
America The triennial Council was concluded ia.
day. The next meeting will be held in Toronto.
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NO FEARS OF EPIDEMIC AT v1cKsBURa.

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, July 25, 1879.
The excitement In this city consequent upon the
breaking out Of yellow fever at Memphis has sub
sided to some extent but there yet many per-
who have their trunks packed, and will BIO
ready to start few minutes notice should O
of yellow fever occur here this The exodus
of citizens, who began to leave the report
of yellow fever at Memphis reached here continues,
but is not attended by any undue excitement. Most
of the easily panic stricken people have already lett
great dread is that the fl rst case appears
We will be completely shut IN by rigorous system
OF quarantine. that those who would then
leave will be allowed to depart in any direction.
Quarantine by river and rail is vigorously main
tanned against Memphis. and every precaution is
being taken to keep away the dreaded enemy. The
sanitary condition OF the city Is toieraby good and
the general health is excellent. There is scarcely
any sickness at all and no fever OF any kind.
MEMPHIS MERCHANTS INVITED TO LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE KY. July %. 1872
At meeting of the directors of the Louisville
Board of Trade held this morning. it resolved
that this Board express their earnest sympathy with
the people OF Memphis in their present calamity
and extend cordial invitation to such of the Men,
phis merchants have been compelled to
leave their homes. to locate in this city;
that the of the rooms of the Board of Trade is
hereby rendered to the merchants OF Memphis tor
many of them AZ may be in tho city from time to
time. attend the daily meetings.
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MEMPHIS REFUGEES HAVING BAD TIME.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

NASHVILLE, Tenn. July %, 1879.
Refugee Memphians are having rough time of it
in the interior towns They are looked upon as
carrying seeds of pestilence. and the moment one
complains Of any sort Of illness he is put down
q yellow fever subject, council of physicians
is held. the general result of which is
eff it is yellow fever it has not
yet developed" and streak of CONSERVATION runs
through the entire community. The house oc-
cupied by the unfortunate summed, and he sud-
denly finds himself isolated. The fear Of yellow
fever is intense in character that Memphians
often peremptorily and abruptly invited out Of
houses even by old friends. until the refugee
says that he is from anywhere else but Memphis.
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antined against Memphis. The Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad one train. which starts every
evening at eight o'clock If this line also stops its
cars from coming into Memphis she will be in
worse condition than hesiege city.
QUESTION OF RArIoSs.
An aged darkey to-day. at the corner of Madison
aud Main streets. illustrated to large crowd of
listeners. all of whom were of his color the position
of the authorities the subject OF camps and pro-
visions follows:-" 'spose. Jim. you GO invite me
to your house to eat a good dinnah. I say
Much obliged. Jim. but you lives too
far off, Vol. Jim. you amt gwine to
fotch that dinnah to me, SO goes hungry. Now do
whites say. All you cullul men and women come so
into camps and get something to eat Ii say
won't go dey amt gwne to totch do provisions
will have ter 30 hungry. tell all you black
niggers it has narrowed down camps or ratons.
Use gwine to de camp"
A STEAMER STOPPED.
telegram from st. Louis was received to-day by
the city authorities TO the effect that the Ouachita
Belle. which left this city last night with $50 pas
seugers would be stopped at the quarantine station
and not permitted to touch at the wharf. and that
no people must be sent to that city from this
point.
COVERING TIE OLD GROUND
The old infected districts OF 1873 and 1878 were
exempt from fever until to-day. when young Gay
Mallory's developed into yellow fever.
IMMUNITY PROM A SECOND ATTACK.
AS striking instance of immunity from q second
attack of the disease is cited the illness in the family
Of p q. Meath. Last year members of his
family stricken. Three of his children were
sent abroad. OF these three Patrick Meath Jr, was
FRUSTRATED with the disease about ten days ago and
soon died. MISS Lizzie Meath, another OF those sent
away last year. lies critical condition tonight,
while of the who sick last year have
been affected in the least.
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OUEBECS EXECUTIVE.

LEK-AcTIoN or THE PROVINCIAL PARIIA-
NENT-Ex EXCITEMENT AMONG THE LIBERALS
ACTION OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL CON.
DEMNED
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MAN VINO LIES
"You have got man board that lies. said the
Doctor II received this morning the following
The person found in Brooklyn does not belong to tho
city OF Merida
This was signed by Chief Engineer West, who was
called and explained that he did not know the man
i'll question by the name the Doctor gave him, and
thus tho misunderstanding arose. The Doctor
peacd that he had been LED to- and Mr. West said Le
was no gentleman. BY this time the party had got
moorcd and Dr. Vanderpocl ordered all work to DO
stopped. About twenty iongshorcincn were engaged
in loading frog ht through the side ports. Com was
being taken in from barge On the other side of the
Merida.
81 command all of you to stop work Immediately"
said DIR. handicapped Every one OF you 20 aboard.
quarantine the whole OF you and the first that
attempts to leave the pier will have arrested
The faces OF the lougshoreincn ongt at this
intelligence some of thcm tried to got away, but
DIR. Vandorpoei caught sight OF them and sent them
back on board. waiter swung down rope and
tried TO get or but Mr. Alexandra told him to 90
back, IL the Doctors orders TLon the Doctor
put man on the gangplank to prevent any from
leaving. He allowed one or two OF the to pass
and the Doctor threatened him with IL he did
IL again young woman came aboard and the
Doctor about to stop her, but when informed
that she the stownrdess allowed her to pro-
coed. a few moments later she came out with par
eel in her hand and wanted to 10 ashore, but tho
Doctor quarantined her with the rest aud would not
let her leave the vessel.
USELESS rEnsuAsroSs
Mr. Alexandra tried to persuade the Doctor to
allow him To put GARD the barrels OF potatoes
that were awaiting shipment. The Doctor replied
that he would allow nothing to detain the ship He
said he had come to town ON the previous day
n any OF the sick not accounted for.
The chief engineer had told him that they all
accounted for. and yet ut that time Mckcon sick
In Brooklyn. after this. said tho Doctor. al cam
not take the word of any with regsrd to the ves-
SELL" The Doctor called for the ships articles, and
said he would have every man accounted for and
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
MUDDLED MARRIAGES.

Willard p. Bedell, of No. 2S4 Sixth street, Williams
burg was arraigned before Justice Elliott yesterday
charged with bigamy He promptly acknowledged
was not a legal ceremony, the husband of the
woman was alive at the time it took place. This the
woman and complainant said true, but she was
unaware of the fact She had married man named
w. G.. Jones, who reported missing some
six years ago. She recognized corpse at
the Morgue his and buried at Green
wood and decorated the grave and visited it
quite often. She met Bedell and accepted
his attentions as q widow. They married four
years ago, and lived together happily till day
they met Jones alive ON the street. The position
was an awkward one. She and Bedell sep
arated for a short time, but at his re-
quest she consented to live with him. re-
pudiatng Jones altogether. In September last
Jones really died. and about the time Bidel
brought to their residence, to live with thein Mrs.
Josephine Briggs.
Then the trouble between them commenced, which
eliminated in the separation and the marriage last
week of Josephine TO Bedell.
Bedell says that after consultation with his
friends he became convinced that his first
marriage marriage, and he could
not live happily any longer with Mary Jones
he had concluded to marry Josephine Tor
peace and comfort. Here, it is said, another
difficulty arises. Ten twelve years ago Josephine
married the man from whom she takes her last name,
and after the union discovered that he had
two wives living besides herself and possibly
She claims that her first marriage also
marriage, she does not know IL Briggs is
dead alive, and he has done nothing for her sup
port during the past eleven years.
The questions were too intricate for Justice Elliott
to comprehend in hurry, he adjourned his in
yestigaton till Monday.
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

One thousand, one hundred and twcnty.four ar.
rests made by the police last week.
ia Friend" sends 81 to this office to be sent to
persons standing in immediate need Of assistance
mentioned in the HERALD.
At the Bureau Of vital Statistics there re-
ported during the past week GOO deaths. $40 Births
2O3 marriages and 81 still births
The Excise Board issued sxtu-fve licenses last
week, and received for the same $3,40o During the
month OF February 315 licenses were granted, for
which the sum of $15.l75 was received
James Brady, who attempted to rob the safe Of
Wadsworth, Martinus Longman, OF No. 2OI Pearl
street. the night of the 27th ult, held for trial.
In default OF $1,000 at the Tombs Police Court yes
terday.
Pive steamers sailed yesterday and not one
of them carried any cattle. The only item of live
stock for Europe was eighteen horses included in
the cargo OF the Italy, of the National line for Lv
erpool.
At the Produce Exchange yesterday an agreement
was entered into between the representatives of
and after Wednesday, the 9th of March, they would
receive trade dollars except at discount of three
per cent
Three Italian brothers. Corvio, Nicholas and An.
tonic Cassai OF No. VA Park street. arraigned ia
the Court of Special Sessions yesterday charged with
carrying decayed matter bones and Fat through the
streets without permit. In default OF hnc they
were locked up
A letter, signed by many of the attaches of the
Seventh formerly tho NINTH Division OF the Collec-
ton Office of the Custom House. has been sent 10
Deputy Collector Dudley r. Phelps, expressing tho
esteem in which he is held by his subordinates aud
their regret at his proposed resignation. letter OF
congratuation has been sent TO his Mr.. j.
ID. Balch.
None OF the employees OF the city have received
their salaries for February. in consequence Of Mayor
Coopers decision not to certify to payroll be.
fore the 1st of the month His Honor takes
the ground that he should not be compelled
to sign warrant until the services for which the
money IL drawn have been fully performed, coun
tersigned OF the warrants yesterday and all uf
them Will be ready for payment tomorrow or Iues'
day.
burglar alarm was attached to the doors of st.
Alphonsus' Church in South Fifth Avenue on Friday
afternoon, aud the evening sounded an alarm.
which brought 0fficer Henze to the scene He found
John Bloch, German, crouching in one OF the
pews. door leading into the building had
been opened by means Of false keys and the poor
box inside had been forced open and riaed. Block
had In his possession when he arrested W ~.
mostly in pennies He arraigncd at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday ahd committed for
trial la default of Sl0M