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New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
TIE IRiSH RELIkF MOTEMENE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-The Irish Relief
Committee met hls afternoon and received reports OF
sub-committees Thus far about 900 have been re-
ceived.
Manchester " IL, Feb 6.-The AmoskcaR Bank to-
day sent 10 ireland by cable $1,000 for the relief OF
tenant farmers. go . -, ,,, . A..
BHASTFoRD. ont, Feb 6.-st. BasiPs Church OF thls
Mace has reunited g7l sterling To Ireland for tho RELIEF
Of the destitute there .,,
The Cuufy OF Hndimard to the Irish Relief Fund, to-
her with 81 &c. the proceeds OF concert were to-day
rernitted To the Duchess OF Marlborough.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
TILE CANADIAN TRAGEDY.

LUCAN, Ont, Feb. 6.-The funeral of the
five murdered members Of the Donnelly family took
place this morning from the house OF Michael Conuers
whittier the remains brought from the scene OF the
tragedy. The assemblaee numbered over 900 persons
The cortege which was fully half mile long, proceeded
40 the Roman Catholic Church about mile and bar
and In low tones began TO address the congregation He
spoke for moro than half hour OF the dreadful occur
renee that had brought them together and frequently
bnrst into flood OF tears that painful 10 witness
More arrests are expected.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
CH1RGED FITH NEGLECT or DUTY.

At the meeting of the Newark Aqueduct
goard on Wednesday evening, charges wore preferred
against the chief engineer OF the pumplng-wolbs at
Beeyle declaring that he had been absent from duty
great deal; that he had been working for himself and
hiring machinists 10 do HIS private work with the
pod, toola md Ind neglected the machinery to such
on extent that the pumps were IN deplorabe condi
ton The Board then suspended the engineer, Rhd
nIaced the first assistant In his position temporarily and
made several other important changes dischargne Que
nesstent engineer whose apprenticeship was paseeu III
a uackettstown tailor-shop
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
A TEXAS RAILROAD PROJECT.

ST: LOUIS. Feb. GA dispatch from Dallas
Texas says that trustworthy advlccs have been re-
ceived there the effect tna jay Gould and Thomas A.
Scott representing the Texas and Pacific ana the MIS-
souri, Kansas and Texas Railroads have purchased al
outstanding bonds and securities OF the Danas anu
wichita Railroad which Will be extended so as TO con-
meet with the Denisoa and Pacific extension OF the
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad. thus making
Dallas The terminus of the Missouri Kansas ana Texas
Railroad, and making the latter competing hhe VII"
the Texas Central Railroad.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
LIBERAL DEFEAT AT LIVERPOOL.


The interest attached to the contest for the
scat In Parliament made vacant by tho death OF Mr..
John Torr arising from the fact that Lord Ramsay the
Liberal candidate, has made bid for the HomeRule
vote y pledng support to inquiry into the qnes
ton OF Home Rule, brought out "a rcnarkeDly heavy
vote The polls closed o'clock this afternoon but
he resut was not determined until 10 o'clock tonight.
mo vote was follows: Lord Ramsay (IibcraO.
23 es5; EdwaT ntey tCOnservative), @6,lO6; Mr..
Whltley's majoi. ,2,22l.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
STILL HATING FOR THE UTES.

Los PINos AGENCY, Col, Feb. 6.-General
Adams and party arrived here yesterday Captain Jack
and soweric left Immediately for the Grand River ut
which point It ia reported, Douglass and the White
River Utes are encamped. Jack made promises. and
refused 20 act "A time for his return Will do my best
10 effect the surrender OF tho prisoners were Ills part
ing words TO General Adams.
Douglass ha not been " he Agency since he made
bis demand for ratous the 18th u and refused
All Ia now quiet The Indians are extremely anxious
over the pending negotiations M Washington.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
THE EXECUTIONS IN AFGI1ANIsTAN.
GENERAL ROBERTS ADMITS THAT 07 AFGHANs
WERE HANGED.

WERE HANGED.
LONDON. Friday, Feb. @, 1880.
The Times this morning states that the fol-
lowing telegram has been received here from General
Roberts at Cabul Before November 12 1870, about
70 men we're executed, viz The City Kotwa the Mag
i.rafe) ana six Others convicted for dishonorng tho
bodies of the officers OF tho British Embassy /!
ouycted for attacking the escorts 10 the Embassy and
having pr0eriy OF tho Embassy ia their possession, and
40 convicted for proved murders OF oamp followers
and in the attack she British Rosidency,
Since November II were executed on cOnYic-
tion for attacking the Residency and 10 more have
been sentenced to death for killing wounded soldiers,
and implIcatiou I'm the attack on the Residency."
me lines says "Wa understand that report,
together with the Of all the persons executed and
The charges against them is now On ts way 10 Eng
laud."
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
CANADIAN RAILROAD FIGHT.

QUEBEC, Feb. GA fight is now going on
between the old Board of the Lows and kennebec R"
way and the English bondholders. AZ the annual
meeting OF the shareholders yesterday the latter
elected a new Board OF Directors which, however,
is not recOgn ged By the old Board, VINO fefusc
10 give up the lue and al present hold u ana tne
rolling stock by force. all rntic being at stiusuH
The rival presdonts have headquarters ut Quebec snd
af Insnnn DnAncn TespcctlVeY
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
AFFAIRS IN FOREIGN LANDS.
A CONSERVATIVE VICTORY.

LIVERPOOL Supports THE ADMiNIsTRATloN-DE-
BATTING IRISH DISTRESS.
The Conservative candidate has won at Liverpool
by majority of 2 221. General Roberts reports Off
cially that ninety-seven Afghans were hanged with
his sanction. The Panama Canal surveys are max
ing favorable progress. The Irish distress was the
subject of long debate in the British Parliament
last night.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
THE CHARLESTON RACES.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 6.-ln the first race
to-day. Il mile and half dash, vagrant won, beating
Ben Hi by lengths, after beautiful contest Time.
o.da In the second race mile heats, Round Dance won
tbe second ana third heats In 1850 and 15t Tho third
was a selling race threequarters OF mile dash WIN
five entries Lucky HIT won by threcquartefs VI II
length. Tune l:20l9 The winner was sold for $500.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
A STRIKE THREArENED AT PnTsBURG. PENN.

PIrTsBURG, Feb. 6.-The miners and coke
drawers I'm the extensive coke region in this vicinity
have made demand for Increase OF 81 per oven Tor
drawing out the coke. and 40 cents per wagon for min
ing the coal The operatives threaten to strike on MON
dav The coke manufacturers had n meeting III TINS
city t,s morning and decided 10 resist The deinanG'
They nave already increased the wages or ter en-.
Moves 20 per cent aud say they will not gobcyon1
that figure
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
MR.. PARNELL AT RICHMOND, "a.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 8.-Messrs Parnell
and Duon arrived here this morning from Warrington
Tbey were met at Ashland by committee OF promnens
Irlshuen OF this city. The visitors were escorted In
procession to the Exchange HOTEL where they wiz Do
during their stay in Richmond After dinner
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
THE TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 6-J. II. Dillon,
chairman the Republican Executive Committee, has
issuod call for convention 10 meet on May D. at noon,
10 nominate candidate for Governor and elect dele
gates to the National Convention
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07

Messrs Parnell and Dillon visited the Capto and were
accorded the privileges OF the floor In both branches OF
the General Assembly then in session, and we're briefly
welcomed by each presiding officer. Mr. Parnell made
short address In each House In Acknowledgements OF
the cOurteses extended.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
1,rr r,sr TrxAs PENN. STRIKE.

TIE EAST TEXAS, PENN.' SlIslhb-
ALLENTOWN, Penn, Feb. G.-The strike OF
the ore miners at East Texas continues and at present
there is not mine ia operation
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
TIE STATE ASSESSORS REPORT.

TIE INEQUALITIES or TAxATIoN-DEcREAsE ON
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND INCREASE ON RIAL
FsrATE-REcoMMENDArIoN FOR REFORM
,reos THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBuss'i
ALBANY. Feb. 6.-The State Assessors, John
8 Fowler Sterling @. Hadley and James A. brsss' pre-
sented their annual report to the Lesisia'a,e so"~y
IN oren,nr their report they sey that there has
hasn no change In the assessment laws since
49, ,ook o,cs 10 1879, and that therefore In their
present pres report they Ou. repeat the Same old
- ~ aths great inequalities Of taxation;' In the
hone that they may induce the lawmakers 70 redress
tnom 40 oat the burdens OF State ana local tsxaton
,ha be distributed equally among the people aecorons
10 their ability to pay ana In proportion 70 ~. az
".,a, :. estate they possess." They show tho
49,, ,..rsase an the taxation OF personal property
Nv eompar,ng taxation In 1877 and 1878. They snow
~, IN ,s7o personal property assessed over 20 per
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07

The Rev. William Calvert was born in 1919.
In ls4s he was appointed minor canon u ST. Pauls
and in 1858 incumhent OF Kentlsh Town. lie was the
author OF some religious works.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07

DEATH OF THE REV. WILLIAM CALVERT.
IoSDoS. Saturday FEB. 7. 1880
The death &. tho Rev. William Calvert, at
the Isle OF Wight, Is announced.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
TN THE HOUSE AND IN COMMITTEE.

IN THE HOUSE AND IN COMMITTEE
CALLING THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMEs-IHh NE
sRoEs IN NORTH cARoLINA-cRIMINAL JURlS-
pICTroN OVER THE INDIANS.
The ex-Rebel members of the House were
reminded yesterday by Mr.. Conger that the
time had not yet come for the crime of rebellion
10 be CLOSED over with soft names. John y.
Kelly, an aged colored man, told the Sen
ate Committee on the Exodus some factS
about the hardships of the people OF MS
race in North Carolina. bill VIII DC
reported in the House giving Federal Courts
criminal jurisdiction over Indians In the
Indian Territory and on reservations.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-07

last year from Dallas TO Lewsye, Texas distance o
twcntv miles Tho net earnings last year were
sl2139 20. The road IL In the hands OF receiver
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29
A LIFE INSURANCE. DECISION

The reversal Of a verdict against a
life insurance company is an event suf-
ficiently uncommon to be worthy of a
passing notice. Six years ago the Mu-
tual Life issued policy for $4,000 on
the life of Leon Furniss, who died in
1877 from pistol-shot by his own hand,
under circumstances at least justifying
the belief that the injury was deliberate,
ly self-inficted. This company express
ly excludes suicides in it's policies, and
contested payment in this instance on
the ground that Furniss died by his own
hand, and that, furthermore, he had OBJ
tanned the policy by fraudulent misrepre-
sentation, having answered the usual
question in the application by averring
that he was temperate in habits. The COM
pany sought to put in as evidence against
the widows claim All affidavit of her own,
made in an action for separation two
years before Furniss' death, that he had
been grossly incorporate all through their
married life; but, this having been ex-
cluded, a jury verdict was given against
the company, which, in the General term
of the same court, has now been set aside,
new trial being ordered. There can
be no question, either in law or in morals,
that policy of insurance is contract,
into which the statements made in the
application enter as an essential part; the
application must, therefore, be bound by
them, the contract being concluded upon
faith in them. Material misstatement-
especially such Measurements as concern
matters of fact necessarily within his
acknowledgements void the contract. He
may innocently err rs to his own age, the
number, ages, cause of DEATH or other de-
tails concerning his relatives, or he may
with entire good faith deny that he has
some disease, while the contrary is the
fact; it is the examiners business to find
out the diseases lurking in him, but he
cannot be ignorant about his own habits,
and he cannot innocently make his mis-
statements about them. No more has
he right to knowingly practice any
habit obviously tending to shorten life
subsequently to issuing the policy. This
rule cannot be spun too finely, for ex-
ample, to cover abstinence from wet feet,
late hours, tobacco, coffee, salt, and to con-
formity to the many hobbies which are
kept by the faculty as well as by ordin-
airy mortals: but there can be no question
about its application to Incorporate hab-
its. The slightest reflection will show
the business and imperative necessity Of
such rule. Life Insurance rates are
founded not only upon the condition
that selected lives alone are taken, but
that each individual is to run his course
under the general average of ordinary
events and without any especially I'M
favorable occurrences; hence, selfmurder,
direct or indirect, is in effect equivalent
to incendiarism in fire insurance. fraud
ulent destruction of the conditio of the
particular case, and subversive of the
whole system.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29
CLERK OF THE COURT.

1t is we'll known that there has been
considerable controversy in this comfy
relative to the office of Clerk of the court.
The republicans have claimed that the
term of the present incumbent, Mr..
Chas f. Krebs, expires by legal iimita-
ton on the 91st day of December, 1880.
The democrats argue differently, and
claim that he holds over until Dec. 81,
1881. The reason of this tumble is this;
On the first OF July, 1877, David E. Bak-
er, then Clerk of the Court, died. Judge
Congor then appointed P. n. Waterbury
to serve the unexpired portion of the year.
This compelled an election in the fall of
that year to fill the vacancy, or until
Dec 31st, 1878. Chas. F. Krebs was
chosen. In the fall of 1878 he was re-
nominated and elected for two years, or
until Dec 3lst, 1880. In the fall of
1879 the Democratic County Committee
took alarm at a decision of the Supreme
Court, effecting the office of Clerk of the
Court, of Walworth County. They ord
cred another election, so Mr. Krebs was
elected over again. although only half Of
his term had expired. In the meantime
the statues of the state were revised, and
they contain the following law;
SEC. sos. At the general election in
the year one thousand, eight hundred and
seventy-eight, and biennially thereafter,
their shall be elected in each county for a
regular term, the following county off,
GERS, viz: A County Clerk. Treasurer,
Sheriff, Coroner, Clerk of Circuit Court,
etc.
At the general election of 1880, the
Democrats refused to put in nomination
a candidate for Clerk of the Court, argu-
ing that as they had elected Krebs over
again in 1879, his term term did not ex-
pre- until Dec. 81, 1881, even though
such action was in direct conflict with
the statute just quoted. The republicans
reasoned differently, and believing ths +
there was Clerk of the Court to he
elected, placed S. N. D. Smith on their
tickets for that office. The result was
Mr.. Smith was elected, but the election
inspectors of the city of Watertown and
Jefferson refused to return the votes thus
cast. The County Canvassers also refus-
ed to canvass the vote for Mr.. Smith, and
as consequence Mr. Hake, the County
Clerk, refuses to issue certificate of
election to Mr.. Smith, Thus the matter
rests at present. although Mr.. Smith un-
der the advice of eminent council, is tax
ing all legal steps necessary to perfect
his claim to the Office. Jefferson County
Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29

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penser of 100000 of public money annu-
ally without any check on bis actions ex-
cept the limit of the annual appropriation;
and even this has been no check to the
expenditures of DR.. Boughton the last
year or two of his administration.
In conclusion the committee recon-
mend a change in the system of manage
ment of our charitable institutions. They
recommend that a board of control shall
be created to take the place of the local
boards and the State Board of Charities.
That the Board of Control shall consist
of three members who shall devote their
entire time and attention to these institu-
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been made to apologize for ungentleman'
ly language.
Scenes of the above nature are not un-
common among the low and uncultured,
aut the American citizen is taught to ex-
pect different conduct from men who are
sent to Washington to legislate for so, O00,-
900 people, even in the heat of debate.
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scenes such as was witnessed the past
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29
THE BEAD GARDEN.

The few members of the House of Re-.
personalities who at great self-sacrifce
remained at their posts last week were
treated to little circus on the floor, the
chief actors in the scene being a couple of
"dignifed" members of that body.
Though disgraceful in the extreme the
scene was highly entertaining
The "end men" were Gen. Weaver,
the greenback candidate for President
last fall, and a man named Sparks, a
democratic member from Illinois. Gen.
Weaver after getting the floor to defend
some of his greenback theories, becoming
warmed up, branch off on the democratic
party, which he scored right and left
He, however, confined himself strictly to
parliamentary rules, and no personal al
lusions were made, until the democrats,
chatting under the severe castigation, be-
gan to interrupt him by questioning some
of his actions in the late campaign.
Weaver replied to the Interruptions from
different democrats good naturally for
some time. Spark, who is as fiery as his
name indicates, made himself especially
prominent in the defense of the demo-
cracy. Hot words were banded back
and forth. Sparks losing his temper first
accused the greenhack candidate for Presi-
dent ofselling out to the republicans in the
late canvass. Weaver who up to this time
had been in the best of humor becoming
enraged at the charge, retorted by calling
the gentlemen from Illinois liar. Sparks
added fuel to the already large flame by
calling Weaver "scoundrel and william
This was the good-sized straw which
broke the camePs back. Weaver made a
rush for Sparks with the evident inten-
ton of smashing his nose. Before he &C
complished his laudable purposes however
he was caught by his brother members
and forced back to his seat. And thus
the affair ended for that day. The day fol-
lowing the plug-ugly members, were, on
threat of expulsion, made to apologize to
the House for their unseemly conduct. All
reports seem to lay the blame for this ex-
hibiton of rufianism on Spark, principal
ly. he has an ungovernable temper and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29

THE case of Senator w. T. Price, OF
jackson county, charged with stealing
government timber, which came up in
the U. S. District Court, at Madison, a
short time since, resulted in the triumph
ant acquittal of that gentleman. No one
who knows Senator Price thoroughly, ex-
pecte6 any different result. The matter
was instigated out of pure malice, and
political jealousy had greatssdeal to do
with the disgraceful attempt to blackmail
his character as man and a citizen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29

ACCORDING to the Milwaukee papers
there was a rumor current in that city
last week to the effect that Sawyer would
withdraw from the Senatorial canvass in
favor Of Congress man Williams. Rock
county cannot with very good grace Sc
cond Sawyer in his efforts in behalf OF
Williams. This county has just been ac-
corded position on the Supreme Bench
of Wisconsin, which is about all it de-
serves, or ought to ask for.