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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

The Exchange Bank Of Montreal will re-
sumo payment next Monday.
Tho Louisville train carried LOO return
ing people into Memphis last night.
Charles Young was yesterday held in $4,000
bail at Philadelphia for countorteting
+. C. S. Ferguson, "A prominent citizen of
Lynchburg, died in that city OH Monday night.
The friends of Sir Francis Hincl1s propose
to make him u candidate for the mayoralty
of Montreal.
The repairs to the Bay st. Louis bridge on
the New Orleans and Mobile railroad have
been completed.
The fifth annual convention of the Woman's
National Christian Temperance Union will
begin at indianapolis to-day
Isaac Murray was shot through the heart by
a man named Snodgrass in drunken fight at
Hartman, Ohio, on Monday night.
Mrs. Newton Ellis, AT Aylmer Ont, yester-
day took a dose Of ether TO have tooth eS'
tractod, and became insonsib!c and died.
About 1000 delegates wero present ut tho
opening of tho annual meeting of the Ameri
can Missionary association, ut Chicago, yestcr'
day.
The recent heavy rains in Virginia have
enabled tho flour AMI cotton mills OIL tho APP
pomattox river to resume running on full
time.
Jeremiah Wooloy q former book keeper for
James Mack, of Cincinnati, has been arrested
in that city for theft and the destruction Of
Mack's books
Canadian raftmen are leaving the Dominion
TO engage in winter numbering in Michigan
and Wisconsin forests. Some 800 men usually
go over in tho foil.
The remains of George Burr, the companion
of Professor Wise, wero received in ST. Lonis
Yesterday and inferred in the afternoon. The
funeral was very largely attended
William Ament, twenty years of age, was
shot and probably injured, at Cincinnati yes
terlay, by b. Geler, a barkeeper, who fired at
some roughs who had attacked him.
A Rockford, H., dispatch says a balloon,
supposed to be the Pathfinder, passed over
that city to tho northwest yesterday morn
ing, and again ut p. M, going east.
John uagserty and Frank Gregory We're
Yesterday sentenced, at Trenton, n. D., to two
and one years imprisonment for robbing the
postoaico at New Brunswick some two months
ago
Roy. James j. Tehan, S. j., pastor Of ST,
Joseph's (CathOic) Church in Providence,
died Yesterday. He was native Of Frederick,
Md, aud professor in Loyola college, Balti-
more.
The Jury in the case of William Hicklng
and G. q. Van Houten, tried at Patterson,
n. j., for conspiracy 10 ruin and impoyerish
Sigmond Dringor yesterday brought In YER
dict Of guilty,
Mrs. Willie, an old lady at Batavia Ohio,
bad her skull fractured By club in the hands
of her daughter ana is lying in critical CON;
dilion. Tho attack was made ia the course OF
a family quarrel,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
SING ULIR MURDER CASE.
Another than the Condemned COME sses the
Crime,

NEW YORK, Oct. ga special from SYRIA
cuse, N. V, says "SOne startling revelations
were made public yesterday in relation to tho
Greenfield case which iftruewill show Orlando
Greenfield to be an innocent man, although he
is now under sentence to be hanged December
IL next. During Greenheld's trial tho defense
made strenuous efforts to introduce two letters
which they claimed were Of great importance
as showing that Royal Kellogg committed the
murder. The letters were ruled out by the
court upon an objection by the prosecuting at
torney. One of the letters was dated Lafayette,
Ind, in which Royal Kellogg practically ad.
Initted that he knew all about the murder. A
second letter coniesses that the writer COM
mitted the murder, aud that Greenfield is in.
uocent. One hundred Of tho most prominent
citizens Of Oswego have testified under oath
that tho handwriting of the second letter is
that of Royal Kellogg
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
National Health Statistics.

General Francis II. Walker, Superintendent
of the Census. lott Washington last night for
Now York city to participate in conference
which will DO hold there to-day between
committee of the National Academy of Sciences
and the Executive Committee of the National
Board of Health, with view to an ultimate
agreement rs 10 the proper form aud powers of
the National Public Health Organization. Tho
oxpedioncy OF permanently establishing q
National quarantine system, and the relations
which Ia that event should be established be-
tween il aud the local or State guarantees,
will also be subjects for consultation and
comparison OF views ut to'day's meeting; the
Board of Health being required by law TO cou-
suit with the Academy Of Sciences upon all
tho questions above indicated aud TO report
concurrent plan Of permanent organization to
Congress during the next session. General
Walker Is u member Of the committee APP
pointed by tho Academy of Sciences to repre-
sent il in these matters. The chairman Of tho
committee is DR.. Weir Mitchell, of Phila.
dolphia, the distinguished physiologist.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29

TIE OARSMEN's IYRISGLE.
Position of tho Donors OF tho Prize.

ROCHESTER, N Y, Oct. 2S.-The donors of
the Hanan- Courtney prize decline to deliver
the money to Mr.. Blaikie, the referee, because
Hanlan claims it us legally and morally his,
and Blaikio would, under his ruling, DO
Obliged to give the prize TO Hanlan without
any race. Tho purpose OF the donors is TO fur
nish fair contest between the two men, not
merely gambling affair, II the prize is al
ready Hanlau's legally, he need not jeopardize
his right in any chance game, but Is entitled
to it If the courts so award, aud the donors
stipulato to pay all the costs aud expenses in
eident TO the proceedings when Hanan Is
awarded the original sum. Stress Is laid on
Blsikie's mistake IN directing the men to row,
knowing that the prize was for both men TO
row for, and on his concession that his doci-
sion declaring it a race was wrong, by insist
ing that both men shall now row race in NC.
cordanco with the offer OF the dolior OF tho
prize. Under the circumstances the donors
think that neither the contestants nor the pub.
lie would DO satisfied by having the funds
placed under Blaikio's control, and they arc
now ready TO place tho money anywhere that
will produce an actual honest rowing match
between Hanlan and Courtney.
A Letter from Hanlan.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 2s.-Mr. VIM. Blake,
rGferee In the lato hasco between Hanlan aud
Courtney, received the following letter to-day
from Mr., Hanlan, which explains itself
BROCK STREET, 1OEoSTO, October Is
M Bldlkie, Post BuadiRg NeiV York Ctiy'
DEAR SIR; According TO your instructions, sent
by telegraph, have forwarded articles signed by
me last night " Courtney. Hoping that a second
attempt will prove moEG successful than the first
am, dear sir, yours, EDWARD HANLAs.
Mr.. Bhikie also received the following toll.
egraphic dispatch:
TORONTO, oST., october D.
YIN. Blaikie, Ncw York:
want % know II Courtney will row first, and
will then let you know what will do,
EDWARD HASLAS.
Hanlan Unwilling 10 Come to Washington.
ToRoNTo, ONT Oct. 2S-lIanlan and his
advisers are decidedly aversc to going to
Washington. They are also determined to in.
sist Upon Mr.. Blake rs referee II another
race with Courtney is to be- rowed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
The Iastof Yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS Oct 25.-Camp Father Mathew
was broken up this afternoon. Tho people in
the camp formed procession and marched to
81. Bridgot's Catholic church. whore services
were held aud benediotion pronounced.
Fathers Kelly, Quinn and Walsh OBLIGATED.
Undertakes report one mterment to-day
Henry Green, who died last night. The How
ards have had no calls for nurses in tho city
to-day. DR.. W. L. Rogers aud a nurse leave
Tomorrow for Harrison Station, Miss, in re-
spouse to an appeal received by the Towards
this afternoon, tho sick person being T. A.
Crow. The telegram does not state whether
his sickness Is yellow foyer or not.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
THE POLITICAL PULSE.
The Honorable Bartlweil Slote on the Third
Term.

The Honorable Bardwen SIote on the Third
Term.
OF the stage, in propria persona, the Hon.
Bartlwell Slote is u full-faGcd, rosy-cheeked,
light-complexioncd, heavy.built, cheeriul-ten-
pered, liberal-mindcd hospitablc man who
snys lie is iorty-eight years old, but who looks
to be not moro than thirty. At Willari's yes
terday in the gush of a conversation wholly
social aud not wholly private, he boosted that
he is the "boss political pulse-feeler of tho
day" Thereupon The NATIONAL REPUDLI-
CAN addressed the Hon. b. s. (boss success) rs
follows: "Youre not o politician off the the
stage, are your"
Is, S.-NO, nor on tho stage nor anywhere
else. except 30 far as is needed, professionally
speaking, to please the public. In that way l
sometimes throw in rainbow or two as Tom
Ochitrco would say, just to brighten up the
dramatic picture and mako it pleasant for my
patrons.
N. R.-Thcn you watch the responsive
throbs, do you?
b. S.-That's it exactly. And it's study
for me, one that enjoy, viewing things from
| the abstract standpoint of utter Indifference,
except, rs I've said, my endeayor to please tho
| people.
N. Rid you ever try Third-Tcrm gag
b. S,-Ycs; I've tried it two different ways
| for Third Term and against it.
N. R.-And how did it work2
b. S.-I'll tell you if you'll k. y. ms.
N. R.-What's that
b. S.-Keep your mouth shut and don't in.
terrupt me.
N. r. and tho assembled multitude-Our
ms arc s.
| ID. Swell, once on a time &C., near the
| close Of President Grants second term, he was
In the stage box with Mrs. Grant, and Mrs.
Slote-that is, Madame Gililory--I mean Mrs
Floronce-and myself were on the stage in
the scene where the idea of matrimony
dawns upon mo. l changed tho words of the
| play so rs to make them read, That woman's
| attractions almost persuade me to another
matrimonial venture. It's true I've been
married twice but, no! l don't like the idea
of a third torm." At this tho audience up.
plauded slightly, and Mrs. Grant was espe
cially demOnstMtive, while the President
himself apparently enjoyed II not little
But recently, in New York and Brooklyn and
Philadelphia, I've rendered those lines diff
ferently, on occasion. Pve made them read
"That woiDan's attractions almost persuad,
me to another matrimonial venture. It's true
lvo been married twice, but tho prospects Of
a third term IRE inviting" And this rendi
ton has always brought the house down IL
lately. And then, when 1 leave the stage
after having tried 1t, hear tho carpenter
aud scene-sbifters saying, did ye hca
thatT "Old Grants the coming man ! " anC
all that sort OF thing.
With tho conclusion of this anecdote MI
Slote Hospitality illustrated his IS. o. T..
(Sons of Temperance) procliyities, aud til
multitude separated.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
VIRGINIA POLITiCS.
Meeting at Petorsburg.

PETERSBURG Oct. 25.-Decidedly the largest
and most enthusiastic political meeting held
here during the present canvass is that hold at
tho Academy of Music tonight, under the au
spicies of tho Republican funders of this place.
So great was tho crowd that many were unable
to get inside the doors. The meeting was adj
dressed by John +. Dezendorf, of Norfolk; J.
ii. Van Auken, United States tobacco inspector
here, aud others. Inspector Van Aukcn de-
nounced as false tho statement made that he
had paid Frederick Douglass 500 for his let.
ter on the State debt, but said he believed the
letter had good effect upon the coored poo
Dle of the State.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29

ST. LOUIS Oct. 2s.-Thc third biennial
meeting of the Evangelical Alliance of the
United States commenced in the Second Pres
byterian church here tonight. Delegates
were present from all parts OF the country.
The programme for this evening was an ad-
dress of welcome by Raw. Mr.. Rhodes aud
responses, also an account Of tho conference at
Basic, Switzerland, by Rev. Il. w. Chambers,
of New York. The session will continue to-
morrow and Thursday, and among the speakers
will be some of the most noted divincs of the
country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
D,.ost.r ON Ln,,. Michigan.

The Signal Corps Station at Grand Haven.
Mich, reported to the Chof Signal officer nj
1905 D. M. yesterday rs follows: 10 a, NJ
The steamer Amazon, Northwestern Trans
portation Company Line, bound for this port
from Milwaukee, with passengers aud freight
Is aground amidships near south pier Grand
Haven harbOr; was driven ashore a. M,
got OIL and run aground again at a. m. No
lives lost, She Is leaking, At D. IN. the sta
ton reports: 1895 p, m,-Tho steamer Anna
zon is still aground, with starboard broadsldo
to beach and going to pieces Larboard side
stove in ana shipping whole seas. The pas
seugers and crew were all taken ashore IN life.
saving car. She is LOCO tons burlhen, loHded
with $40 tons Of hour aud merchandise. 1t
will be u total loss.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29

Tho story rs Related by the Captive Women.
Inspector Pollock telcgraphs to the Commis'
sioner of Indian Affairs from Los PinOs, Col
orado, Saturday. October 25, via Del Norte,
25tb, rs follows:
The captycs, Mrs. and Miss Mcekor, Mrs. Price
and two children. arrived lest night in charge OF
Major Sherman, agency clerk, and Mr. Glare. They
slept Mt Ourays house, aud Will go East to-day.
They arc Ia good health considering the hardships
endured. have taken thoir statements IN detail
No papers were saved. They brought only the
clothes they wore. Their private funds, amount
ing to $50, were taken. Adams is expected here to-
morrow,
The following telegram was received last
night:
ALAMos,, Cot4 Oct %. 1870.
Cgmmissionsr Indian Igibs, Washington, y. e.:
Just arrived with captivcs; en- route for Denver In
day or two. All papers burned. Money and
personal property stolen by The Indians. General
Adams reformed y5o S wonderful ai in getting the
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2s-Thc following has been
received from John ID. Sherman, Associated
Press agent
Los PINos, Col, Oct. "a, via DEL NoRrE,
Col, Oct. 2s.-Wo have just arrived from the
Indian camp on Plateau Creek. The women
and children arc safe at Chief Ouray's house,
nine miles below. They stood the journey
we'll, aud Mrs. Mceior has improved IN health
every day since wo started. We left on the
morning of the 22d. The Indians seemed un-
willing TO have us leave until they had learned
what success General Adams had in stopping
the further advance of General Merritt's com
mand. Mr.. Meekers papers were burned,
and what money Mrs. Meeker had
was taken from hor by Douglas. The inten-
tions were to kill the women aud children, rs
the windows of tho room in which they first
took refuge were riddled with bullets the in
slant they left IL for a moro secure place in the
milk room. Mrs. Meeker thinks that Susan,
the squaw wife of Chief Johnson, sister oil
Ouray, did more than all others to save their
lives She was as kind to them as Il mother
aud their parting was very touching. jack s
band fought tho troops until Douglas men
killed the agent and en- poyees. Agent Meeker
was killed by Antelope and Waupattits. Mrs.
Meeker was shot ut while running from the
house attempting TO hide in the sage brush
The ball passed through her dress and made
slight flesh wound in the thigh about foul
inches long. Arrangements for fight with
Merritts command were most complete. Tw,
hundred Arapahoes had Joined Jack, Will
many others from neighboring tribes. Hat
1t not been for tho timely arrival of Chic
Ourays order to cease fighting the name oil
Merritt and his command would have passed
Into history by the side of Custer with til,
same epitaph-annihilated by Indians. Tn,
outbreak may bo attributed to four things
Wiz The repeated change and the lessening o
the amount of rations issued to the Indians
there being no head chief the same as Oura,
n here; Ute Indian for an interpreter, un
friendly to Mcckcr and plenty of bad whisky
which was furnished by ranchinen.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
The Drought in the West.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 25.-Thc Ohio river
is nearer dry than has been known for many
years. Thousands of passengers and largo
amounts of freight hitherto going by river are
now compelled 10 swell the earnings of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad. The low
water is the occasion Of much distress here,
and the coal supply, which comes by river
from Pittsburg, is now exhausted, and all fuel
in use in households as well rs by manu-
facturers has to be brought from Kentucky
mines.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29

NEW YoRK, Oct. 2s,--At 945 tonight rs
tho summit IN. J,) accommodation train was
leaving the depot at IObOkcn, the locomotive
exploded, aud was upset aud completely
wrecked. The engineer, Willism s. Wick, was
found crushed to death under one OF the driv'
ing.wheels. The fireman. Samuel Hough, was
blown into tho air, and landed more than
thirty feet distant. lie was severely injured
but may recover The tender and passenger
cars received no damage
NORTH ADAMS, MASS, Oct. 2S,-This morn
ing two freight trains oil the Troy Il Boston
railroad collided Just west Of Williamstown
wreeking several cars aud damaging the loco.
motives. The loss is 10000
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
Who nnrnlng nniIroad runnel.

CUMBERLAND, ND, Oct, 2S,-The fire in
Pinkerton tunnel Pittsburg and Conuolsyllo
division Of the Baitimore& Ohio railroad, has
burned out all the timbers Of tho tunnel, and
It is supposed that the vein Of coal in The
mountains above the tunnel has takou fire, ms
smoke Is issuing from tho mountain Ot several
chief civil ongneor of the road, and Messrs.
Wilson and Bradshaw, arc at tho tunnel, aud
have begun by building temporary track
around The mountains, which will BIZ completed
in two weeks,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29

weak He fsintly gave his name ~ Harry
and said that he was baker. He was asked
If ho Ind been all the time while tho ship
was at sea without food or drink, and lie
nodded once, shuddered and died. The body
was sent to tho morgue. Nothing was found
on it TO indicate its identy but piece of
paper OH which WAS scratched the address,
peter Hartman, baker at Simpsons SahO
street branch" Tho England left Liverpool
October 18th, and tho stowaway must have
been thirteen days without food or water.
The dead man appeared to be about thirty
venrs oll
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
The Barnes Poisoning Case.

BALLsroN, N. Y, Oct. 2S.-In tho Barnes
tra! ut Sandy Hill most of the day was occu-
piod by tho counsel for the defense in sum
ming up the case. They claim that death was
the result of natural causes, and cited the
failure of tho people to show tho whereabouts
of the priest whom thoy claimed accomplished
the deed if poison was administered At all.
Mr.. Hughes is now arguing for the people.
The charge will probably be given tomorrow,
Tho interest in the case is great and the room
Ia crowded
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Speculations as to a Change of the
French Ministry.
NJ Wnddngton's Term Believed to be short
Significant Omission i'm tho speech
from the Prussian Throne-Fur-
thsr from the Fight at shuinr-
gnr'lan - Russian Cam
paign in Asia, &c.
The French Ministry.

LONDON, Oct 20.-rho Paris correspondent
of the Times reports that everything fore
shadows change, and indicates that the
days of NJ. Wad1ington's ministry are num-
bcrcd. Everybody is convinced that IL will
fall at ah carly day. Tho correspondent,
without giving any particular reason, declares
1t to be his opinion that Il majority ofthe depu-
ties will vote against tho ministry, and ndds
that it is considered most probable that NJ.
dc Feycnot, now minister of public works,
will be the future Prime Minister The Times
Vienna dispatch says the Hungarian budget
has produced most favorable impression.
Germany and the Vatican.
LONDON, oct. 20. Tho Posts Berlin CORE
spondent telegraphs that the absence fanny ref
erence to Church and State in the speech from
the throne is hold to indicate that the state
mcnt that the negotiations between Germany
and the Vatican have failed is correct, and
moreover, that the government does not in
tend to attempt to place matters on more
satisfactory footing by means of treaty or
legislation.
Tho Fighting at Shutargardan.
LONDON, Oct. 25.--A dispatch to the Standard
from Kushi announces the arrival there of u
convoy from Shutargardan. Tho officer in
command states that there has been hard
lighting at tho latter place for several days,
and that many of the enemy have been killed.
snow Is already beginning to fall in the bill
districts.
The Russians In Central Asia.
BERLIN, Oct. 2S.--Intelligenco has been re-
ceived from st. Peter sburg that division OF
troops numbering 10000 men has been or
dered from the Caucasus 10 Central Asia, aud
that the several officers of the general staff at
st. Petersburg have also been ordered to Cen
trial Asia.
LONDON, Oct. ga dispatch from Tchikis-
lar October 81, to the Ddiy NeWS, says the
Tckke Turcomans attacked the village OF
Avasi, near Krasnovodsk, on the 22d in
slant, killing sixty-two men, but fed at the
sight OF the military.
| Cleoputra's Needle Seized for Debt.
| LONDON, Oct. 20.-Thc Alexandria CORE.
spondent of tho Duty Nars reports that Cleo
patrls needle, while being removed for ship
mont to the United States, was seized by credi
tors of the Egyptian government.
The Capture of the Huascar.
LONDON, Oct 20.--Thc Daily Telegraph in it
financial article says: Private kilograms re
ccivod in this city confirm the report of TIN
ca jturc of the Peruvian ronclad Huascar. Or
telegram is understood to assert that the lIu
ascar's crew were all massaCrcd. The Huas
car was captured by the Admiral Cochran
and another CHILEAN ironclad, which PLACED
the Huascar between two fires and thus com
PEELED her surrender, after all three vessel
were seriously damaged"
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whore Bfayton effected q landing. He SUI.
fered intensely from the cold, being clothed
only In thin tights. He found himself bccom-
ing numb and had to tic himself In the rings.
Bray ton saws he was 50 numb when tho bal
loon came down that had ho not been assisted
by some men who were near by he would
have been dragged to death. He says 1t was
the most fearful ride he over took in the air
Tho reason lie did not inform his friends of his
safety was that no telegraph Office was within
several miles of him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29
Fire mt Loci,iand station, Ohio.

CINcINNATr, Oct. 2s.-Tho extensive shoe
factory, grocery and supply store Of c. s..
Woodruff g. Co. at LUckland Station, on the
Cincinnati Hamilton & Day ton railroad, was
$4,000; insured for $4,000 in tho Union,
Mutual, Fidelity aud Miami Valley. From
fifty to seventy-fve hands, mostly poor girls,
will BIO thrown out of empOymeMt
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-29

NEW YoWE, Oct 2s,--A st, Louis special
states: Adyices from st, Charles, Mo- last
night state that win Brayton, who went up
in his balloon on saturday, came back to town
Monday about o'clock. lie landed about
eight miles north of Grafton, H., aftor having
been IN the air about an hour The balloon
Travelled at fearful rate, having Como about
sixty miles in that time. 1t first went toward
the Mississippi and then followed that river
up for some distance. The current Of air then
changed and brought it back toward Grafton,
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Special Episcopal Convention.

NEWARK, Oct. 2S.-The special Episcopal
convention Of Northern New Jersey met in
Trinity church to-day to elect y successor to
the late Bishop Oicnhcimer. Rev. DR.. Will
Jams, OF Orange, presided, aud Rev. DIR. Boggs,
of Newark, was secretary. The morning was
consumed in divine service, and the afternoon
with preliminary business. The salary of the
new bishop was fixed at $4,000. The balloting
will take place tomorrow.