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THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
Attorney General Brewster's Trench"
ant Letter on the Subject
Associated Press.

Attorney General Brewster's Trench"
ant Letter on the Subject
Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, December 29-Col. Bliss
has transmitted to Attorney General Brews-
ter the correspondence between himself
and Postmaster General James, with refer
ence to the commencement OF the civil
suits against the Star Route contractors,
and received the following reply:
PHILADELPHIA, December 26, 1881.
Ny Dear Sir:
/ have received your letter, together
with the correspondence between yourself
and Mr.. Postmaster General James. read
il all with satisfaction, and approved of
that which you have written.
As soon as enter upon
the duties of my department, which vii
be in few days, propose to give you
special authority to pursue these sugges-
ed civil suits with all Of the promputude
orderly litigation will permit. =,
The uttermost penny lawlessly received
and taken from the public treasury must
be recovered Hitherto you have given
diligeut attention to criminal proceedings,
and before came into the cases had ae-
quired a complete knowledge of the sub
iect. These proceedings must be
be prompt and the cases must be well
prepared. ON you, together with the other
counsel who have been before in inyestiSa-
ting these cases, | must rely for their pre-
paratiOn. All that is essential must be
ready for use. have resolved that my du-
ty will require me to take an active part IN
the trials in court, and | propose to be
present with you and in person lead in the
prosecution for the United States. am
sir, respectfully yours,
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER.
To COL Geo. Bliss, NeW York City.
The Utah Case.
|, WASHINGTON. December 29.-The Star
says: The general sentiment of the mem
bers of the House Committee on elections
| in regard TO the Cannon Campbell case
! from Utah, is that neither is entitled to q
| seat in the House. The committee will
first inquire into the subject of whether
| Cannon is or is not an alien.
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Northeastern Railroad.

At meeting of the stockholders of Ala,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad
Company Qimited,) better known as the
Northeastern Railroad" the following
Board of Directors was elected: J. H.
OgleSbey, Emile Carriere, James NJ. SiexaS,
and Henry Abraham. of New Orleans; John
Scott. of Cincinnati; Frederick Wolfe I;
Otto PloCk and Chas. f. Lewis, of New
York; and W. II. Hardy, of Meriden, Miss.
Frederick Wolfe was chosen President, W.
ii. Hardy, Vice President, and Max Calm,
Secretary and Treasurer. The construction
of the Northeastern line will be pushed
forward very rapidly. as the contracts pro-
vide that the road must be completed with
in twelve months, including the bridge
across Lake Ponchartrain.
The gross earnings of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company for the week
ended December 2l, amounted to S255, $50
against SOD 600 for the corresponding week
last year. The mileage upon which these
earnings are based was, in 1850, $40 miles,
and in 1881, 2,060 miles. The increase in
earnings is $33. $50. or - 2-l0 per cent. and
in mileage DO miles, or u per cent, the
increase in the former more than keeping
pace with that of the latter. The infuen-
Ces which have caused falling off in net
earnings of other roads, notwithstanding
an increase i'll gross earnings, have not
been felt by the L. Il n. or other SoutheaS-
tern systems, and the reports of net earn
ing of those roads are expected to be fully
as favorable as those of the gross.
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Aceomplice Arrested.

CINCINNATI, December 29-The Gd-stte'S
Ironton, Ohio, special says: Herman
Erich was arrested, to-day, on the steamer
Jerry Osborne, at Cattlesburg, at the in
stance of Government Inspector Williams, Of
Atlanta, Co., charged with completely with
W. II. Clark, clerk in the registry depart
ment OF the Atlanta postoffice, in robbing
letters. The story is that Howard
went to Erlich's bakery, opposite the post
Office. where in a back room they steamed
and opened them and divided the contents.
Upon the arrest of Howard, Erich fed
here where he formerly lived.
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IRELAND.

LONDON, December 29-The police have
arrested a man named Connell, of county
Cork, charged with having arms in the pro-
claimed district. A number of loaded re-
volvers were found in his possession. 1t is
believed he is the leader OF the gang who
have been committing outrages in Mill
street the past year. Among the docu-
ments found in his possession is one con-
tanning list of persons upon whom out
RACES were to be committed. The police
found large quantity of rifles, bayonets
and cartridges in the vault of the PrOtes-
tant church at kilkishen, comfy Clare.
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THE SOCIALISTS.
Their Views on Protection and Free
Trade.

NEw YORK, December % AT to-day's
session of the SOcialistic labor party con-
vention, preamble and resolutions were
adopted. The former states that under the
capitalistic system the wages of labOrers
become less than is necessary for their
wants; that when their wages are increased
through protective tariff, their
expenses are equally increased; and
that when free trade lowers the
cost of living, wages are also lowered;
therefore, the resolutions declare the tariff
question in no way affects the true inter
ests of the laboring people of the country,
being question of more interest to the
employers, and used by them as an instru-
ment to draw the working people into the
old parties. THE true protection" the
resolution concludes, lies in the organi-
zation of all trades, with the ultimate pur-
pose of transferring all the instruments of
labor into the common property OF the
people"
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A LONG SESSION.
Business Observation-Disclosures Bills
n National Industry.

Special Dispatch TO the Register.
WASHINGTON, December 29.-There is but
little doubt that the present session will be
both long and interesting. As usual
thing, the Committees are appointed i'm
mediately after the House is organized and
the regular appropriation bills distributed
among the said committees before the hol-
iday recess, and at least some OF them re-
main in session during the vacation, so
that when the House meets some business
is ready for action. At this session, all
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PHrLApEIpHa, December Hy--The inves-
tigation into the tan once frauds thus far
show 10000 stolen.
At the Aims House investigation to-day
the employees testified That DE inmates
were underfed and that half Of The meats
should have been rejected; while barge
owner, who took losd Of eoal 70 the Aims
House. said the pleasure yacht OF IN infiu-
ential politician was filed from the load
before any cosl was put into the iasfjtus
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CRIMINAL RECORD.
4 Negro Riot at PIyassth, north
Carolina.
The Town in Possession Of the nob-Ireops
Ordered 0ut-U. S. Marshal Killed
By Cowboys Ia Nes IS,
Mexico.
GENERAL NOTES FROM ALL QUARTERS
A RIOT IMPENDING.
A North Garslina rsun ThreaseseA ~
NeePO MOA.

ANegro AoSs
NORFOLK, Va, December 29.-InformA-
tion has been received here OF threatened
riot at Plymouth, " c. Hundreds OF ARM
ed negroes are In the town, swearing de-
struction to life and property. The Mayor
telegraphed TO Governor Jarvis, to-day, Tor
a military force to suppress violence. Tho
trouble grew out Of the shooting Of q corr
stable BY two negroes. who were resisting
arrest for breach OF peace, Saturday laaf,
when one man was stabbed and some 9TH
ers more or less injured In the ensuing II.
fray. Grave fears are felt for the safety Of
life and property in the town.
RALEIGH. y. C., December "A dispatch
10 the N,as- Obscrrr from Edinton gives tho
following details OF the Plymouth riot; On
Saturday some negroes were fighting. when
the town constable attempted to stop IL ho
was wounded. One Of his posse was NOR
tally wounded and another stabbed. Tues
day the arrest was made, and some parties
were bound over to the Superior Court: On
the way to Jail the sheriff was attacked by
negroes and the prisoners released: They
are still at large. The doctor attending the
diving man Was attacked.
The rioters are armed and defy the civil
authorities Great excitement exists In
Plymouth, and the Governor has ordered
several companies TO the town.
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NarioIoid at washington.

SptctlL DfSPdtc0 70 Hef heyESeF'
WASHINGTON, Pa, December 29.-Vario-
loid has broken out in the insane depart
mrnt Of the Washington county, Pa, Poor
house. Six cases are reported by the Stew
ard this afternoon.
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THE eUITEAU CASE.
whs VIII Argue she Case - tie yssy.

Whs VIII Argue The Case - tie JsSy.
wAsHrSGTos, December 29.-Distriet At
torney Corkhill says Davidge would make
the opening speech for the goyernmsnt in
the Guiteau case. Then, suppose, :, added
Corkhill, "Scoyille will follow. I don't
know whether Reed will speak or not.
Judge Porter will then close the case.
don't expect to speak unless the question
pared 10 say something. That question vas
thought to be the great question at first,
but seems TO be lost sight Of now"
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Cause and Effect

gestion iSIn SI cause OF nervousness Is indi-
the stona ana that is caused by weakness Of
nerysS yslash. nsh. No one can have sonnd
BitterSs Slo - good health without usinS Hon
tie BIZ strengthen the stomach. 6urify
setiTe ~ aud keep the liver and kidneys
sssts no., M fy on all the poisonous and
A''er OF the system.-Adraaee W
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WAC o c.. :. ; ee,.a cssy.

NEw Yosx, December za--The Bosse C
Estimate and Apportionmeht allowed "a.
a.. .s3I for the msintenance q The clt1
government during isg1. The hss1s q ~
various departments In the estimstss ND
for 81 $4,000. The sppropnstiou los this
year aggregated go, ,z56.1 .16. Am0ag -
items allowed for lisa sre u, ,0oo091 fp
street cleaning. ts.5oo000 fos sduesiloaal
pnrposes, and q, ,o05,5s6 for charitable In
titufi0ns.
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FIRE RECORD.

PEORIA, Ills. December 29.-The store
and distillery of q. T. McGuire, at Bruins
wick, this county, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, 10000. Origin
unknown.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.

ST. Louis, December 29.-The Illinois
Railway Freight Association met here this
forenoon, representatives OF all the Hill
nois roads being present. After considera.
Bile discussion a Committee was appointed
to arrange u tariff, and the meeting adj
journed to await the report of the COM
mittee.
PHILADELPHIA. December 29-The total
profit of the Philadelphia and Beading
railroad company. and the Coal and Iron
company. for the year ending November
80, was SlO,3i1 800, q gain over the previous
year of Sl,16T ,S5S. Deducting from this
profit all obligations, the surplus for the
year is $lS3, ,256, gain of $l,S9S,3 over
the previous year. OF this surplus, S142,-
5SS goes to the credit of the railroad COM
pany, and S40,667 to the Coal and Iron COM
many.
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IL Was Loaded.

MILWAUKEE, December GA twelve year
old son of DR.. 7. P. Russell, the most prom
inent surgeon of Oshkosh, Wis, shot and
killed a six year old son of A. II. Turner.
The boys were fooling with gun supposed
to be unloaded.
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q. q, MarshaI A.sss.:sa teA.

CHICAGO, December 29-A Tombstone
dispatch says: Deputy U. 8. Marshal Earp
was fired upon while crossing Fifth street,
last night, by three men armed with shot
guns. The assassins were concealed In an
unfinished building and escaped In the
darkness. Nineteen shot struck Earp, In
fiicting dangerous and perhaps mortal
wounds. The assault Is undoubtedly ths
outgrowth OF the recent fight with the COW
boys, in which carp was engaged. Tho
o.,ng have A1ce threatened The lives Of
in, ? and his supporters. The citizens ere
great; excited.
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Patient Reda.

NEW YORK December 29.--The pedestrian
score at noon: Fitzgerald, 81; Herty,
361; Lacouse, 35s; Noremac, 3i5; Krohne,
81; COY. 2sl: Elsen. 25S.
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Sules6e sfauisssl>~.

sss FrAscsco, December 29-Rey. Chas.
W. Hughes, pastor Of the Fifth Baptist
Church, Of this city, committed suicide at
Oakland, yesterday, by cutting his throst.
He bad recently shown symptoms Of men
tai arrangement
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-30

The city and county Of Dublin and
,;no other counties in Ireland, have
~ nIaced under the Arms act.
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DecIined. with Thanks.

BosToS, December CIV. G. Russell has
communicated to Gov. Long his declinstion
of the appointment of Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of this commonwealth.
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ELDwoyTB. Ks.. December 20.-Phiiip
Egley, Of yenango, Ellsworth county. w.
murdered last evening, and robbed and his
house burned. The perpetrators q Ne
deed are not known.
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The Chicago Tribune continues TO al
hide 10 the head Of the present admm-
;.,r,,,..r a. "the acting President"
This : terribly severe.
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THE NEWS.

ssxton defeated Schaefferin in a billiard
.,atcb At New York, last night, Tor
s5ocn by score of 900 to SO.
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PSILApHLSAiA. Pa, DsrsnhsS 4s.-
Horace Hamill. formerly secrstasy q
Newton Township. New Jsssey. Duifdisg
and Loan Loan Association, ovss tke q.
ganizstion 90. 900, and sddftioaai t1o,ooo
to individuals.l ~
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The GaraeId Profe..or.hip.

Bosros, December 29.-Within the past
few weeks fund for the endowment of
the Garfield professorship at Williams
College has receiyedan addition Of about
5000 in Boston. The total raised is now
about t135, 900. About $1,000 more is
needed
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The Secretary ii the Interior has de-
cIined TO reopen the Valentine Land
Serip cases, which affect the title OF
,snfs I'm and near Chicago.
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Interstate Commerce.

Representative Henderson, of Illinois,
VINO recently introduced in the House bill
10 regulate interstate commerce, says he
intends todevOte considerable energy to the
passage either of his bill or some other
that will control and regulate railroad
tariff He says law of this kind is neces-
sary TO protect the stockholders of rail-
roads, as we'll rs other classes of people.
That as il now stands, a few spectators
and stock brokers can band together and
wreck almost any road they direct their
efforts against. Then they buy the depre-
ciated property. and thus are rapidly get
ting control of all the railroads.
General Henderson says that in the last
Congress he favored law fixing the maxi
mum rates which railroads should charge,
but now he is inclined to favor bill fixing
minimum rates, 50 that each shipper may
precisely what his transportation
will cost him. He says if the present Con-
greeS fails to pass law of this character, it
will be guilty Of neglect Of duty that the
country will not pardon.
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Tbetotal number of arrests of persons
.,,aared in the recent riot at Warsaw IS
. GGn The prisoners are mostly young
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-30

ubut two of the Illinois Congress
NON were born outside of the State. The
SmcL,rs should import some Ohio
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A B~IIteevene Thief ehse.

HhRRisBuEG, December pa fugitive
thief nsmed Ruth, fired four shots at Con.
stable RiDgler. Of Lebanon. All the bui.
lets lodged in some papers In the breast
constable shot down Ruth, and be IL prots-
bly, fatally wounded.
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Introducing Bills
CABINET GOSSIP.
Sergeant said 60 he the Coming Man
Interstate Commerce.

Spectdtto western dSSOc'oued Press.
WASHINGTON. December 29.--Ex-SenatOr
Mitchell, of Oregon. says he is satisfied
that Sergeant is to be appointed Secretary
of the Interior. Mitchell is we'll informed
in regard to the Pacific coast politics
Other prominent Republicans from the
Pacific States speak with equal confidence
of the appointment of Sergeant, and the
impression is growing here that he is the
man
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Nj dssshters Ps.lyeb s@l -
pessed from the uss a frs9rSA. q -
PittsbasE. Pa
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H..x n, > H.s Per Ass.,,s : V,s..

PINE BLrvy, ARK. December 29.-Report
hay reached here 10 the effect that Col q.
NJ. Bell, residing on tho Arkansss and
Louisiana line, about twenty miles from
Hamb erg has been hung by mob. II II
alleged that Bell hsbitually abused bis
wife, an estimable woman and Christian.
She died victim Of his cruelty. Her death
aroused the neighborbood. and the sequel
was the lynchiBg Of the husband.
Man asA Wife RskbeA asl Msplsvel.
CnIclGo. December IA Virginia City
dispatch says: The bodies Of Psrandsr
Pollock and wife, proprietors OF the toll
house, at Fix Mile cannon. were found In
the cbarhed ruins of their house last night.
The heads Of both were crushed. and they
were evidently murdered and the house
fired 20 conceal the crime. They were sup
posed 10 have drawn considerable money
during the day for the sale Of real estate.
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FoR diseases of the nerves, brain, blood
and lungs, superior medicine to ell 9th
ss Rrruu-a Iror, RiAfara
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'iHow to Make and Maintain Good
Roadsg' was the first question on the pro-
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Has Been Neglected.

The announcement of the committees
came 50 late that no attempt was made to
divide among them the avalanche Of bills
which had been introduced, and the result
is, that when Congress again assemblies it
will be in exactly the same condition as
when it adjourned. The three thousand
bills and resolutions will. still lie comfort
ably in their pigeon holes, the committees
will be unorganized, the House more ready
TO fight over trivial questions than settle
down to business. and nothing will be
done for week or ten days after it con-
yenes. The fact is, that
Introducing Bills
is the chief Congressional industry. The
English Parliament and the German Reich
stag get along with forty Eor fifty bills a
year, but here law making has come to be
q system, and each individual Congress
man deems it his duty to at least introduce
a score of bills on all imaginable subjects.
If this sort of thing continues, 6y and by
we shall get to the point when every man
in the country will have bill all to him
self and Congressman TO put it through.
G.
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Nero Desp~rade RilIea.

MENrnIs, December 21.-Ed. Selms, tho
negro murderer, who, with sixteen others,
recently escaped from the fernando, Miss,
Jail, was shot and killed early this morn
ing by Chief Of Police W. c. Davis, a. Nelms
with three others were making for the Ar.
kansas shore. When intercepted by Chief
Davis, who had with him Captains iackett
and Chover, also Of the police force, and
when Nelms was commanded TO halt, he
showed fight and drew down his gun "
shoot, but it missed fire, and tie chief then
fired .uc fatal shot. Nelms and his party
were we'll armed with shot-guns ana pn
tolls. His companions we're captured sao
lodged In the station house.
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Uopeessssosbsy - vosY -
bsve recently bess uslns yous
Iron Bittep In my fsniIy. Geo.
myself, wiis and nres ehkienb1, q
effect has been always - naeko1 nL1o
case Of Nr. Pbelps II y ss9e -
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Since the Anti-SOcialist law IN Ger YER
many was promulgated, in 1878 70
socialist societies have been Discover
and 80 Socialist publications suppress
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@CoO. The prisoners are mostly young
men.
All lint two of the Illinois Congress
mon were born outside of the State. The
Snck,rs should import some ONO
cattle.
The Chicago Tribune continues to al
hide 10 the head Of the present admm-
i.tr,,,.,r as 'the acting President"
This : terribly severe.
Tho Secretary II the Interior has de
cIined TO reopen the Valentine Land
Scrip cases, which affect the title OF
,snds in and near Chicago.
Si,ce the Anti-Socialist law i'm Ger
many was promulgated, IN 1910 -
Socialist societies have been dtSSolVed
and 80 Socialist publications suppress
cd.
II ! now claimed that tramps are dis
trimming smallpox through the eouh-
try We don't blame them for giving
II away. It's nasty thing to carry
around.
The total number of immigrants ar
rfvirc at New York during the year, up
IN date. is 10000. They brought with
them an aggregate of -, ,OO0,O 900 in coin,
and paid =, 800, 900 for transportation to
different places in this country.
There i 4 movement on foot in Geor-
Ola to have a meeting Of the leading
colored men of the State held early III
February. 1t is supposed this Is the
frt movement of young Mr.. Speers to-
var,Is Mahoneizing that State.
According to General Sherman, the
Indians are now causing no trouble. ~
man can settle in any part of the coun'
try and feel safe" We venture to say
there are places in New Mexico and
Arizona where Tecnmseh would no
stay over night for gold mine.
II now looks like the session of Con
Cress would be a long one. Aside from
the 5000 bills, the contested election
cases, the tariff, the silver and currency
question, the basis of representation anC
the number of members which shall
hereafter constitute the House, will Oc
cupy a great deal of time.
Mr.. Dan. P. ELS, the Cleveland
hank president who had SllT0OO IN
bonds stolen from him, recently, an
nounces that he has recovered them
and has made no pledges which pre-
vents his prosecuting the thieves. 1t Is
understood, however, that he paid $50
UO for the recovery Of the bonds
The records of the COrOner'S office o.
St. Louis show that thirty-SiX hOmi
ciieS and eighty-two suicides were com
mitted during the past year. Of the
suicides, twenty-seven persons used fire
arms n means of self destruction
nineteen poison, thirteen drowning
thirteen hanging and ten knives.