Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-12
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BALLOTING AT ALBANY.
CABLE NEWS.
IRISH STATE PRISONERS,
AN ITALIAN BEIGAND CHIEF

AN ITALIAN BEIGAND CHIEF.
ALBANY DEADLOCK.
The Balloting To-day.
ALBANY. Ny, July 13.-Thc joint convention
voted to-day for Us. Senator for tae short term
as follows: Senate-Laphan. Is: Potter. :;
C"akling. Q; Fish. 1. AsseInhly-Lapham. 53.
Potter 40; Conk,ing. %: =. l.. No0itu.,l /:
Erarts. L. Combined vcte-Lapham, GS Potter.
3D. Conkling. 81: Fish /; Woodiord. 1; Eyarts.
l. Necessary 10 caeice. IS.
A NaTED RRIGASD CHEZ
His Fearful Crimes-Captured in New Orleans.
New YORK. July l2-'.hc' steamer CITY of
New Orleans arrived here this morning having
on board Giuseppe EspoS;to alias !,adaZzo. a
noted Italian brigand. who escaped from his
native country some wears ago. and has since
been living in New Orleans where he was re-
Gently captured n the instance of the Italian
consul. He is charged with terrible catalogue
OF crimes He was chief OF Il band of robbers
who infested the island Of Sici!y. and especially
the neighborhood of Palermo. rohbing murder
ing and holding capttrci travellers for ransom
The charges against Esposto are 1st with be-
ing the member of an outlawCG band: 2d with
having eXtoIted by violence 250OO0 lire: Sd
eXtortion through of 5000 ire: 4th. preImcdi-
tated murder: 5th.- cXtortion with violence of
5000 lire; 9th. q second murder with prened-
tatlon; 9TH. another eNtOrtion with violence of
$4,000 lire, in which the victim died after re-
lease through his injuries; Sth seizure of an
English clergyman named Rose. Besides these
there are many ether charges against rhe
hrigand. He cut off the clergyman's two ears
before the latters friends raised money to
secure his release. The English government
took this matter up and assumed such posi-
ton that the Italian government raided thor
Ou@hly the faStneSsea of the brigandS killing
many of the robbers and taking many prisoners.
among them Esposito, chief of the band
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The French Campaign i'm nnis.
LONDON, July ia dispatch from Tuuis to
Reuters Telegram company says: transport
has arrived here with troops from France She
| has embarked six guns at Goletta and is ,re-
pairing to go to SfaX
Liberals Leaving BULGARIA..
SISTovA. July 12.-MM. karayeiofr and Slav-
elkoii. who were elected members of the nation
al assembly for Trnova, have crossed over into
Roumana. and ii is expected that several other
liberals will quit Bulgaria.
Situation at SrSteva
VIENNA. July 12-The Presses correspondent
at SistOya says the peasant members of the
national assembly are arriving at SistOva under
military escort, to protect them from the nilu-
ence OF the liberals.
Irish State Prisoners.
LONDON, July i2.-There are now 900 persons
imprisoned i'm Ireland under the coercion act.
including one member of Parliament one priest.
one magistrate. several town councillors and
msssy poor law guardians.
COmmfSs;;0oHs.zzss Under the Land Rill.
1t is surmised that the three commissioners
under the land bill will be Viscount Monck
Justice Barry. Queens Bench. Ireland and either
Mr. James Dickson NJ. z. for Dungannon, or
MI. Shaw, home rule NJ. p. for Cork county.
Preference Stockholders of Erie
q pf -l,a
the Erie railway yesterday, it was resolved to
form committee for the purpose of securing
the payment of a per cent dividend for the last
financial year.
The New Italian Loan
Ihere are speculative dealings i'm the scrip of
the new Italian loan at to d premium.
The Remains of Pope Plus XL
ROME. July 12-The body of Pope Plus TX. in
accordance with the terms of his WILL will be re-
moved to-day from st. Peters to the Church of
san Lorenzo. The whole ceremony will be
strictly private.
Gen. Cialdinis Letter Of Recall
LONDON, July IA Paris dispatch to the
daily Telegraph says: Gen Galdinis. the Italian
ambassador has presented his letters of recall
to President Grevy He stated that having
served his country for more than As years, the
time for his retirement from public life had
come.
The Murlerers of Alb dul Aziz.
Constantinople dispatch to the Times saws:
The Sultan entertained the idea of having fhe
judgement in the case of the alleged murderers
of Abdul AZiZ annulled by the court of cessation
but it was represented to him that this would
involve new trial and danger of farther scam
dal. The Sultan has decided to commute the
death sentences.
Vienna Journals Seized.
LONDON, July 12-Dispatches from Vienna to
the Standard and the Times say that the police
have seized nearly all the leading Vienna Jour-
mails for publishing a resolution passed by the
cOnstitutionalits belonging to German club. The
resolution was not an attack on the Taafe min
istry. but was only in expression of general feel
ing in regard to the arrogance Of the CZechs and
their menaces against the Germans.
Decline In American Railway Stocks,
The FuaNr,cier saws: The decline i'm American
and Canadian railways yesterday tended to dis
organize other markets The public are now
mostly holding alOof, and Spectators have prices
The tendency of their operations lust
now is to put them down. This tend
ency was observable yesterday i'm nearly
all the departments. not only in American and
Canadian, but in British. Mexican and Austrian
railways. Foreign governments, Hudson Bay,
OttamOn Bank, Indian mining shares and many
Others were dropping.
Public Improvements in British Columbia.
VICTORIA. B. c.. July 12.-Col Crossman and
Lieut.. Russell. of the British army. assisted by
local military officers, are engaged i'm locating
sites for the fOrtificatiOn and protection of the
harbOrs of Victoria and Equimault. Extensive
works are to begin almost Immediately. The
imperial dockyard is to be enlarged.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Several Passengers Injured.
LAKEWOOD, Nj. July 12.-The early New Jer-
sey Southern morning train out of Red Bank met
with an accident on the bridge between here and
Manchester at 9 o'clock this morning. 1t is said
an axle broke while crossing the bridge and the
car leaving the track crushed through the bridge
Full particulars of the accident are not yet OBJ
tainable. Several Of the passengers were Sc
verely wounded. among whom a gentleman
named Robbins and Major Parmenteer. general
freight superintendent Of the road. None are
believed to be fatally injured.
The Rrittanic Safely Afloat
NEW YORK. July l2.-Mr. X. j. Cortis. agent
OF the White Star line. received dispatch at 9
O'Clock this morning from his Liverpool house.
saying:-"The Brittanic is safely afloat. She is
quite tight. She is expected TO proceed at p.
IN. to-day"
A Fireman Killed
NEW YORK, July 12.-Frank Markey. aged 26.
a fireman, was struck on the head and killed nv
an engine on the Manhattan Elevated railroad
this morning, at South 5th avenue and Spring