, 1880-11-26

gate the subject Of creeds. A report was
read by DR.. Edward Beecher, in which Con-
gress Is refused a seat TO the Utah represen-
! tative in that body Also advocating the
non admission OF Utah into the Union o.
/ States until polygamy is abolished. The
/ convention was favorably impressed with
. the reverend doctor report but for the rea
! son that it was not clear that Congress had
the right to exclude the delegate from Utah,
| the report was not adopted.
Row In saloon.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ia bloody row oc-
Cured here last night in Flannegan's sa-
loon. A party OF railroad men went into the
saloon and called for drinks and several
rounds were lad when the railroaders start
ed TO leave without paying tor them. Elan.
negan asked for pay and was pushed one
side by one Of the railroad men. Flanagan
drew a revolver and shot his assailant, man
named Tobias LaughIin, dead. He shot at
another of the party. but the bullet missed
its mark, and entered the lungs of Daniel
Laugalin, brother of Tobias. Tobias Laugh.
lin was an engineer on the Wat ash road
HIS wife and two children are living in Can
ada. Daniel is badly wounded, but he will
probably recover.
The Passion Play mt Booths.
New YORK, Nov. 16.-Ths Tribune's re-
porters have been interviewing several promi-
inent clergymen in regard to the Passion
Play, which will be produced at Booths
Theatre. The Rev. Drs. Hall, Armitage,
Potter, Collyer and others are all strongly
opposed to it. These Reverend gentlemen
give their reasons for opposing the play in a
temperate and forcible manner. The Epis =.
copal, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian,
Catholic Methodist and Unitarian Churches
are represented III their views, and if the
Passion Play is produced, it will be in the
face of strong and determined opposition.
New York Exports.
New YORK, Nov. ia statement CT ex.
ports from New York to foreign ports, for
the ten months ending January lst, shows
an increase, exclusive Of specie, of S53, no..
Sl4 over that of 1873.
Found Murdered.
PATERSON, Nov. 16.-Mrs. Davidson, wife
Of Samuel Davidson, lawyer, was found dead
on the porch of her own house, where she
had becn murdered by some one as yet IN
known.
Jessie POmerOy Tries 10 Escape.
CONCORD, Nov. l6.-The boy murderer,
Jessie Pomeroy, has made another attempt
to escape. He sawed through the thick iron
casing of his cell with an old table knife
which he managed to convert into saw.
The aperature cut by him Is eighteen inches
long and nine wide.
Cashier woodward.
Boston, Nov. 1.-THE report of the in
yestigatien committee which was appointed
for the purpose of examining the accounts
of the defaulting city cashier. Woodward,
places the total defalcation at $S9,234.
Wreck and Fire.
PrTrsBURG, New. 17.-A train on the LIE.
high Valley Railroad was wrecked and
fireman killed and the engineer badly burned.
Two of the passenger cars caught fire and
were consumed.
Burning of an Innane Asylum.
ST.. PAU, Nov. 1.-THE origin of the
FIRE which partially destroyed on insane
asylum at st. Peter is unknown. Reports
of loss Of life are indefinite and conflicting.
No bodies have been found as yet, although
there are many Of the patients missing. As
soon as the fire began to spread, the super
intendent ordered fhe release of all the pa
|
sion that some were overlooked and 80 de-
stroyed. The scenes at the barning of the
south wing were heartrending in the ex.
treme. Such an appalling sight is rarely
witnessed. Many Of the poor urtortunates
refused to leave the building at all, but ran
ur and down the halls crying and screaming
IN fearful manner. There were many who
could not be forced or coa1ed out of the
building. and who persisted in the flames in
consequence. The whole scene Is fearful
to contemplate and impossible to describe.
The air was very Geld, and tls poor wYstches
with half. naked bodies and bleeding feet
we're flying about, hiding in alleys and dark
corners. There were about 600 patients in
all. What will be done with ihsse poor
creatures for the pressn. is q Serious agss-
ton. Governor Pillsb1ry heads baEd of
noble workers who are doing everything DOS.
sible for the comfort OF the distressed. Mr..
Carson, Of Minneapolis, has found tie dead
body of his father in-lav, Mr.. Abrams, and
will have it removed to Minneapolis. The
real damage to the hospital building will
amount TO $4,000. The central building
and south wing have been preserved.
Destructive Fare.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. IA fire broke on,
in the northern part of Newport, in the
buildings belonging to the Iron Mountain
railroad. higL wind spiinging up at the
time the flames spread rapidly. Building
after building caught fire until two-thirds OF
the town was in flames. An immense loss
has been sustained and hundreds OF families
are rendered homeless.
Winter In Colorado.
DEApwooD, Nov. 17.-For the past twelve
days the weather has been intensely cold
and at present the thermometer indicates
four degrees below zero. The hills are
white with snow, in consequence OF terrific
snow storm which has been sweeping through
them for week or more.
A Fearful Disaster.
LEWISTON, Texas, Nov. T.--While th,
construction train on the Dallas and WIGHT,