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PHILADELPHIA, I'l,, April lh.-Slortly' pe"
fore l o'clock tllts morning Private Watn|i.
man Henry Graefl, 'whflo oil duty ii, Vast
Philadelphia, found that all attomnt hasl beo
made To forcs an entrance Into the house nf
Mt. Robert Kirk, ut No. 3al3 Spring Garden
street, BY boring holes In tho roar shustet:.
Tho burglar was found sccreted In thtl
yard, and, after desperate strug-
gle. was taken toward the statton-
house. When within half block Of
tbs latter tha, desperate drew revolver
and deliberately fired at the hena nf the
officer, but the shot missed fts nlnrk and the
Rsl$0ner escaped. Two hours later Leeds
y: nerr1g1 hoard q noise ln lis house, No.
IVY North Thlrty.thlra street, III, tho same
nelehborEood, md saw that tho window l nn'l
been forced and his watch takerl. Tho
tht.t'8 rotreating form was seon, anu an
alarm given; hui, nndAuntcd by two escapes,
the rohber went 10 the house at j. II. Ke!it-
thhi, No, Gf7 North Thlrty-second street,
SStemRted to sntcr' antt was caIKgnt aotg;nr
severe tussal ens,ted, during. which
tbs officers captured the hurKlur, who threw
away another revolver. llo was takun to tho
atation-hol1se, and brace aud bit found on
hlln. After being at the police headquarters
no WnS conlmlttptl oil two charges OF burg
lafy, aid held In SO, 8lp for attempted felony:
lip gave tue Mallo Of Murrts Williams, and
said he lived fn Chicago. but detectives BE-
Aaye him TO ba a rGted crackSnRlI, aud III
.ehd to call the attention OF the New York
authorities to hin. lle was taken to court
atonce, and will probably be sent to prison.
, 1880-04-16
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Epsetat D1pateh to Iha Chteaoo Tribune,

ST. PAUL, Afinn., April 15.-,John Slaty
was arrested III Le Suour County to-day for
the murder Of Frank Wres1,am Inst Sunday.
lis wns identified by the wife Of tho MUIR
tleret man us ono Of tho two who entered
tho house,
, 1880-04-16
LACE GOODS.
YVES End
DRY GOODS HOUSE,
Madison and Peoria.sts., and
North Clark and Erie.sts.
| ACI
De |''T
Friday Morning.

$500 yds. of Hamburg Embroid-
cries, II 1-2c; cheap at 2oc per yd.
4.6oo yds. Of Hamburg Embroid-
cries at 25c; worth 4oc.
1000 pcs. Of Cashe's Coventry
Ruffling, Lace Edge, 4 widths, 2sc
a piece; usual price, 75c to $1.25
a piece.
Another lot Of Embroidered
Ties at u Lac.
1000 doz. Cream Breton Laces,
2sc dozen. ~
A large lot Of Real Lace Fichus
at 50 and 75c each; worth double.
Silk Handkerchicfs, Satin Faced,
elegant patterns and choice colorst
$1.oo; cheap at SITS.
A Pure Linen Handkerchief,
Hemmcd. for SC.
An elegant Linen Hemmed, also
Hem-Stitched Handkerchief, for
~ lac.
AZ dog. French Hen-Stitched
Handkcrchiefs, Reversible Fancy
Borders, Fancy .Colors. 25c each;
same goods are worth 6oc each.
700 Real Point and Duchess
Lockets and Medallions, soc, 75c,
and ST. each; worth $1.oo to $3.50
each.
100 doz. Ladies' Extra Fine Silk
Initial Handkerchicfs, Hem
Stitched and Pure Linen, 2oc each;
cheap at soc each.
, 1880-04-16

Sr, Louis, April l5.-The jury In the case
OF Joseph n. lKatovslst, who has been OIL
trlnl several tlays for shooting Augusta ST.
mon, n girl who wouldn't marry him, in Oc.
t0ber, 1873, returned n verdict OF murder III
the fist degree thls evening.
, 1880-04-16
ESCAPED.

MEAr1ns, Tenn, April 15.-John johnson
and Hiram Jetfrlcs. prisoners confined In the
Crittenden County jail, Marion, Ark, es-
capett last night. .Ictfrics ls tho aI1eged NC
o t. II o ." %qer z ~
Wns an inmnte Of the jail, but failed to escape.
, 1880-04-16

MILWAUKEE, WIS.,, April ia. s. Foote,
OF LACROSSE ono Of tho partners Of Eont-
crous Democrat. waived nil examination oil
going to jail In default nf $i,500 bull.
, 1880-04-16

DFeC*us 1s71s11&1s ~ N8 L"sftaQU 1F4UVHss
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 15.-The concert
given at tho Academy Of Music this evening,
complimentary to Miss Jennie Owens, now
Of Chicago, formerly Of Milwaukee, drew Il
large and fashionable audience, Miss Owens
was assisted by the following musical ladies
Bartlett, Mr.. Charles 4. Knorr. 3Ir. Jules
Lunbard, Mr.. II. G. Bird, and Eugenie Dc
Koode Rice.
, 1880-04-16

NEW Y'onK, Aprll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ships City Of Limerick. from Liverpool; !;
aiuriel, fr.,m London; Leasing, from uau,-
burg; st. lhaurent, from 1iayre.
, 1880-04-16

CoScoRD, N. H., April 15.-Hcnry Otis,
suspected Of tho Durham, murder, WIS capt
ured III his sisters house, ut Daubury, n.
IL. tn.ilaY.
, 1880-04-16
THE INVESTIGATION,

WEST POINT, N. r., April 15.-Gen. Scho-
field says the public have got wrong inl-
preston TINT tho present Investigation Of the
court Of inquiry is the first. The fact Is that,
upon tho presumption tllat tho guilty parties
were In the corps OF cadets, the co1nmandant
of tho corps had used all his powers In q
thorough and exhaustive Investigation, und
then sont tho report OF hts failure to ferret
out tho perpetrators to tho Superintendent.
Gen. Scholcld then ordered court OF In
Quiry 10 Investigate the lmnutation cast upon
Whitaker.
The court was occupied this morning III
reading all tho evidence Of Whitaker, ho be-
Ing present.
Tho following card explains itself:
y, ] M an M authorized by wealthy etsIzcn ~ ct New
teoton nd pelson Or peS
taker o. ti's nishi q Xp1Il s isso @ assaa!o tho
gontlcman rcforcd 10. MARTIN I. TowxsEsD.
1lt. Townsend questioned Whitaker at
length upon his social standing In the corps.
He sud ho Ind no associates In tho corps.
1Io never had social conversation with any
Of them, nnd that has been SO ever since he
first arrived at the post In 1876. The cadets
have outdoor sports, but ho never par-
tfcipated in them, and young men In
Ills class never visited his room except Of
fcially. 1Ie also told Townsend how hc lind
been ignored III tho nicss-room by the wait
crs. Dishes on being passed around would
be passed by him. liz sn1d his standing nt
tho Inst annual examination was II III class
Of nfty-eIRht. Up to April q he had not
known or suspectcd any change which fle
supposed woiid endaneer Ills passing ut tho
When tic Testimony was concluded Whit
, 1880-04-16
PROPERTY RECOVERED.


Tho police ut the West Madison Street
Station alleged In M afternoon publication
TINT they recovered about s75 worth Of cloth.
stolen by burglars about week ago from
the store OF Meyer Dros., No. 81 West
Madison street. Tho amount stolen WIS
sot down ut 500, but that recovered by
the police Is Baltl to be nil that was
stolen, Hence tho first report waA I'LL oxng-
grrqtfon. Three days ago a suspected young
linn WIS arrested and, while III euRtntly, was
induced to "sq!iea!". by Dai!ltf Whelan,
who Ind known Him stneo l,oyllood: It Is
similarly alleged that tho same policemen
lars from tho store of William Blair q Co..
No. 1Ta Lake street. Tho men left 6nnie
Glow behind. which these all-wlsa policemen
used In fixing npon certain tr!o ~ tue dep
rcdators, aud they wcro arrested Wednesday
night. 1t WIS expected to recover the prOp-
crtyia saloon at the corner OF Washington
and Desplaines streets, and Bearcsl.waffant
was sWorn out for tho placo.. Up to
last night, however, no goods had becn
found. Someboay got q curtain lecture from
laeso cafes to crop r0ut before they were con,-
peted, and consequently everybody. was
curtain lecture would do some Of these same
policemen heap Of good.
, 1880-04-16
sam..
III LIS INEL II GIxn


Ecnsto WASHINGTON DC m-For Iaed
vns oe northwest Nm'
6,nntE
, 1880-04-16

Sntl,ern IA ,1nY plaYfn1 most successful
,ono n.,n,n,t ot thia 1,nIsn. tn,lrpd ti,a ar.
gtH ,lianeoa ,avo hccn i"rgnr tl,an thozo % IN NJ.
"ie!,ces HWY VII. ln'ss. a.a @'.oss III IT,
tendance upon ms performances Ill THIS city
for ntnly years. Familiar AZ his Dnndrcaru
Ia to nil nIny-goerY, the .pcopte fountl tI,e re-
,t,,, ~ ria ri,1,1,a thc dorr storv I'm t,vtst.
s. 49, s.',s,.r,a ~, '' w. xsas,a,,ss'.,
ing Oh lhe ola ploveEos' etc.' Nv lrfes'stipsy
funny rs ever. lie appeared OIL tho first
three evenings of tho week as DMntlrcnrh
1,oat nfrht he nfnvcd II, .Iohn Dxcnfortl,s cr.
ao,,tr,. aan,ofw sDnnd ra.r,.o I,rnthor
Ccn c,. o., .nss .t. ."'.. ~.
SAM" snthern' OF course, pefsonatlng tho
Hon. Sam SttnG8bU, md In the r6!e he ex-
hibfteJ that easy, sclf-conf},lcnt manner md
fiat air NJ in,nort,,rnhIe self.rnm,nur,1 which
ti,is s actor ri asa1,n,cs M fcw cn1,1 'rhc n;cre
t'' u ~ ae1 xamfnrI'a nonn;ast mi f xctn nv avor tsv
in stt,snfini,. md neryntIed With, M
thoy are 10 some lionry with age, appcai 10
ali who possess tfe fatlltcst sense of tfrollery
10 Us there TO bo nopesceptlbse change
~ ~ MGis, ta eu neo,'t w ~" mH ~"
y os ini},y say. his healtll Is mol inv rs good
ns formerly, tllis fact Is certainly not appar-
cnt in his playing. And the audience n0te
: M t!titerence. lor, py tdlGlr applhnse last
night, they lntifnaten lint they 1nlthu Elhi NC
irrcsistfbIys md thnt In tho tc;iyery ~
fiat m rnjnsa nnsy. and uncn1lscIoIs mntliier
Ift
, 1880-04-16
A SCEAIi.TIIIEE.

The local ngpnt OF Keep Brothers 4; Co.,
dealers In gents furn! shlng goods Mt No. t73
Madison street, reported to the police recent
~ tint tlioy were continually missing goods
from their storc md they were at q loss to
acco,,nt for the manner In which they were
being yictlmizcd, and by whom. Recently they
bcgan to suspect Edward Lester, travelling
agent, who was fn the habit of visiting oneo Of
tho clerks In tho stnrp altnDst every evening,
md who had nwnys leen considered nboyD
suspicion. Tho assistance of Detectives
Shea, kc.lling, and kipley was obtained, md
lust evening Lester wus shndOWcd from tile
time he left kcep's store until ho was seen
entering q pawnsllop on State street, nenr
Taylor, wilere was about dfsposlng OF q silk
umbrella, when he was arrested. At, Cen
trnl Stntton lo was closely questioned.
and, heing pressed for answers to all tho
questions put to him, ho finally broke
t1nwn completely and made I! full confession.
Tho utnf1relln IIo stole from the stor1 Just rs
lie Ind sto!cn nu,nbcrless othcrnrtlcles. This
system Of pcc,lation Ind been going on since
lust December, md, ns nearly rs he was able
to cstlmnte, the amount lie lind received for
piunher was about S5O0f The amount stolen
must haye been twice rs largo. Lester Was
locked up for tho night Mt Central Station,
aud to-tlay an etE0rt will be made to recover
s0Nlo 0fsth0 property.
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Greenville and Columbia Railroad
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE,
% and after Monday, November 24th
1879, the Passenger Trains will run as
follows:
MAIN STEM.
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shall make an annual report of all tho pro
cecdings of the department to the General
Assembly.
SEC. Ia. Tho Commissioner Of Agricul-
turc shall be cx olficio Fish Commissioner
of this State and shall be charged with all
the duties and invested with oil the powers
of Fish Commissioner. lie shall appoint
two more fish wardens in every county of
the Stntc, who shall aid 10 the detection and
prosecution of oil offenders against the
fishing laws and thcy sail receive ono half
of the penalty recovered and paid in for
any offence against said laws directed by
| them.
SEC. 10. The Board provided for in tho
| first Section of this Act shall have super.
vision over the fish interest and Commits.
sioncr of this State, and with the super.
| vision and enforcement of the laws and
regulations which or may be enacted in this
Stute for the sale Of commercial fertilizers
and seeds.
SEC. l6. That tho Office Of phosphate in.
spoctor and that of phosphate agent be AMI
tho Pamo are hereby abolished, and
that the Agricultural bureau arc charged
with nil the duties devolving on said offices
nescessary for tho protection of tho rights
and interest of the State in tho phosphate
rock and phosphate deposits belonging
thereto.
SEC. IT. That the board and commissioner
Of Agriculture shall have power and au.
thority to appoint aspccal assistant to attend
to the phosphate department apd royalty
and said assistant shall receive salary Of
$1,000 per annum, payable monthly.
SEC. 18 That all persons or companies
engaged in the manufacture or sale of fer
| ti'izers or commercial manurcs shall pay to
the commissioner of agrcultur twenty-five
cents per ton for every ton OF such fertili-
zer or commercial manure sold or offered for
sale in this State, tho said amount to be paid
into the State treasury for the exclusive use
and benefit Of The Department of Agricul-
ture. Any person or officer or agent of any
corporation noseotiDg 10 pay tho sum pro-
vidcd in this section shall bo deemed guilty
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TIE KNIGHTS oF Honor. From recent
paper we learn that this order, only six
years old, has made remarkable progress.
1t has now in the country 1901 lodges
with sixty.six thousand active members
Within tho six years Of its existence the
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ANTIQUITY OF MASONRY Lieutenant t
Commander Gorringo of the U. s. Navy,
who is experimenting the removal of tho
Obelisk of Alexandria, which was given to
tho city Of New York by tho cx Khcdive
Of Egypt, for shipment to this country, has
discovered under its pedestal representa-
tiops of perfect masonic altar and apron,
besides other equally significant cmbIcms.
The obclisk has stood in ts present location
for over 1000 years and the discovery of
these emblems will solve ono of tho most
difficult problems that has ever bothered
searehcrs after the origin of Masonry
Heretofore its history has never been
traced back further than tho 18th century,
but these cmblcms furnish connecting
link which will cnable savants to trace tho
existence of tho order back until they find
that it had its origin in tho East thousands
of years before tho Christian era. Thereby
they will havo proof conclusive that King
Solomon was ono of the masters of the
order, and tho legend of Hiram Abi(f will
bo verified.
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Wo understand that tho small grain crops
in the County ore being injured by ns,cts
that have made their appearance within the
last ten days. Some complain Of the Hes.
sian fly and others of grasshoppers.
Anderson Intelligencer.
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AN ACT to create Department of Agri--
culture and defining its purposes and
duties, and charging it with inspection tf
Phosphates and regulation Of sale of
Commercial Fertilizers.
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Garfield has been elected United States
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Before marriage girl frequently calls
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becomes her husband, sho looks upon him
as her "trcasurcr."
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UP.
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Arrive at Columbia at IL 80 IN
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