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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

CAPT. HowGATE, against whom there
are twelve indictments now pending in the
Washington Criminal Court-three being
for forgery and the others for embezzle.
ment-will apply for a reduction Of his bail,
which is now $4,000.
SENATOR MALONE intimates that
Henry Riddeberger is likely to be chosen as
his colleague by the Virginia Legislature.
IT is stated, upon the authority OF
Mgr. Termase, Prelate Of the household Of
the Pope, who is now in Montreal, that his
Holiness is making preparations for leaving
the Vatican, and will probably take up his
residence either at Malta or Salisbury.
ANOTHER attempt to assassinate the
Car is reported. The plot was an extraor-
binary one. 1t was decided to cause a bal
loon to ascend near CATCHING, carrying a
quantity OF dynamite and explosive fire.
balls, together with appliances to cause the
balloon to fall within the palace yard, when
it would explode and set the palace on fire.
In the confusion it was intended to
seize the Car and family. The ma
chinery seized shows that everything was
in readiness for the execution Of the
plot. The Imperial family, in conse-
guence Of the attempt, have decided
upon removing at once from CATCHING.
Many arrests have been made, among them
being the Chief Of Police Of an important
provincial city, two daughters Of high
state official, and two Jewish merchants,
besides a number Of students and active
members of the Nihilist party.
THE resignation of Assistant United
States Treasurer Hilhouse has been re-
ceived at the Treasury Department.
A WASHINGTON correspondent CLEANS
from official sources that the United States
Government will enter remonstrance against
the policy pursued by Chill toward Peru,
and intimate in strong terms that this coun-
try can not look on quietly and see Peru di-
vested Of all its powers as nation.
Mrs. GARFIELD has placed the liter
airy estate of her husband in the hands OF
Col. A. F. Rockwell, charging him with its
care, preservation and disposition.
DIR. JOHN H. STEVENS, Stonewan
Jackson's principal surgeon, was found
dead in his office on the 25th. He was a
Virginian, but had lived at Dallas, Texas,
since the war.
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the country the emigration would have
taken place regardless OF consequences.
The Howard University, OF Washington, has
an interest in this grant, which comes TO il
by bequest. This institution, as is we'll
known, is one chiefly devoted to the eGuca-
ton OF the colored people OF the country.
Two Of its officers, DR.. c.. A. Harvey and
Prof. Thomas Robinson, were members Of
the exploring party, and Mr.. William Rich
| ardson, OF New York, was the other. These
gentlemen were provided with military es-
cort ordered for them by President GAR
field, and several weeks were spent in going
over the tract OF country embraced in the
grant.
BAIL is refused for the Malley boys,
held in connection with the killing Of Jennie
Cramer, at New Haven, Conn.
A COMMITTEE of English Confederate
bondholders state that their programme is,
primarily, by steady and persevering APP
peals, first to the public and then to the
United States, to bring about an opinion
that the time has come when the restrictio n
! imposed by the Fourteenth Amendment Of
the Constitution should be removed as far
as it prohibits the Southern States from eff
fecting just and equitable settlement Of
their debts legally contracted. The COM
mittee repudiate the idea OF embarking in
! litigation to recover Confederate property
in Europe.
A YOUTH, under pretense of urgent
State business, obtained audience on the
26th at the Ministry Of the Interior, st. Pc
tersburg, with Gen. Tcherevine, presiding
over The commission for mitigating the sen.
fences of exies. As soon as admitted he
| fred a revolver at the General, but the ball
passed harmlessly between his arm and side.
The General secured and disarmed the
youth, who said he was merely The instru-
ment of another person He was subse-
duently identified as Nicolai Sankowski, re-
Gently arrived in st. Petersburg from Grad
ma, and his accomplish, and probable in
| stigator, was person named Melnkoff The
latter is also under arrest and is suspected
of being an important member Of the Mill
| ist Committee.
PROF. F. B. HUGH, Chief of the Di-
vision of Forestry OF the Agricultural De-
/ partment, has returned from Europe, and
at an early day will make a report Of his in
vestigations, with n recommendation to
| Congress for the planting, preservation and
|
lands OF the United ates.
ANNIE S. HOVER, on trial at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, for poisoning her husband in
order to marry lover, has been sentenced
to eighteen years imprisonment in the Fort
| Madison Penitentiary, the jury finding ver-
dict Of murder in the second degree.
A DISPATCH from Odessa says: A
jew batting mob stoned Sarah Bernhardt's
carriage as she was driving home from the
theater, on the ground that she was OF jew
ish descent. They also stoned her hotel and
stopped the performance at the theater.
THE Dockyard Church at Sheerness,
England, burned the other night and nine
persons are reported to have persisted in the
! flames.
SMALLPOX is raging at McCauley.
vile, Wilkin County, Mimi, and surround
ing towns have quarantined against the in-
fected district.
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1T doesn't require pair of horses
to drag out miserable existence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11
BY CABLE.

LONDON, November 1l.-Reports
from all parts Of County Cork disclose
the most extraordinary eagerness on
the part Of the farmers to 90 before
the Land Court. In some districts
large sums are being subscribed TO-
ward the foundation of mutual pro.
lection fund.
The large reduction of rent by the
sub-commissioners under the Land
Act causing an outcry on part Of
the landlords and they demand gov.
ernment compensation.
The six passengers who embarked
at Gibraltar on the steamer Calliopc
we're Armenians, not Americans.
VIENNA, November lin conse
quence Of the satisfactory explana-
tions in recent speeches Count DE-
Rabillant, Italian Ambassador here
has withdrawn the request for hi
recall.
DUBLIN, November lit i,
stated that Kettle is threatened with
paralysis and Boyton has lost the sight
of one of his eyes.
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Murdcrcr Arresfed.-Fire.

CHICAGO, November 1l.-A special
from Omaha, Neb., says: A man was
captured at Grand Island, Neb., be-
lieved to be Edward Maxwell, other
wise Edward Williams. He has been
identified by Deputy Sheriff Knight
of Pepin county, Wis, and by two
brothersiof the murdered Sheriff, Cole.
man, who have applied to Governor
Nance for requisition fspers.
At three o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in the four story building
Nos. % to 81 River street, occupied
by Knolos, Cloyes & Co., grocers,
which in an hour and half had done
considerable damage, aggregating, with
the water damage, twelve to fifteen
thousand dollars.
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employed by Mr.. Hart as farm hand,
and Armstead, who was the manager,
never saw him more than time or
two and then only for a moment.
One Sunday afternoon, day or
so after Nelms was employed and
as Armstead was passing from the
sheep lot through a gate, Nelms
poured a load of buckshot into his
side from an ambush without warniug,
the load causing Armstead's death
wound. He lived few hours, and
said the only thing he regretted about
dying was that be had been shot down
like a dog, without warning, and he
disliked to end his career 50 uncere
moniously.
The murderer escaped for a time,
but vas pursued to the swamps, where
he underwent trials and hardships Of
a most thrilling character Three
weeks afterward he was captured,
was finally tried and sentenced to hang
November 9th, of last year, got new
trial and was again convicted, this
time sentenced to hang to day, and
now appeals to the Supreme Court.
Two brothers of the murdered Arm
stead arrived here to-day, on their
way to Hernando to witness the
execution, but hearing that it would
not come off, did not proceed further.
The killer, Nelms, was instigated to
the bloody act he peFpetrated by a
brother Of his having been killed
some time before, while about to be
arrested by a brother of Rufus
Armstead. Nelms is reported to have
said he would kill an Armstead if he
had to slaughter a baby.
Several cOlored men who harbored
Nelms while refugee were mystic.
riously aud wontonly slaughtered af-
terward in Tunica county by unknown
persons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11
TEXAS TOPICS.
On TO MexicO-TwO Miles a Day.
The Rio Grande Up.

ST. Louis, November ia dis.
patch from Laredo, Texas, says: The
temporary suspension Of work on the
Mexican National railroad, across the
Rio Grande, by order of the Mexican
authorities, has ended. The first con-
structiOn will cross in a few days
after which the company are prepared
to lay two miles Of track per day. The
international road has laid its track
to within thirty miles Of Laredo, and
will lay II miles per day until it
reaches the Rio Grande.
A special from San Antonio, Texas
says the Rio Grande river at Browns
vile is higher than at any time since
1913. The water is within half foot
Of the main plaza of Matamoras, and
about three fourths of the town is
under water. Great damage has been
done, and there is much suffering
among the poorer Mexicans. Since
the 10Th of September it has been
raining every day in the southeastern
counties.
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Eject of Mnhone,s victory.

Special to Cincinnati 0ommereial.l
WASHINGTON, November Sit is
generally conceded by Democrats in
Washington this evening that the
anti Bourbons in Virginia have elect
ed their State ticket by a decisive
majority, and that there will be an
anti Bourbon majority in the Lepisla-
turea Impressed with this belief, the
Democrats are engaged in active spec
ulations as to what will be the
political consequences of what they
style "Mahone's Victory" Of course,
their first sensation was one of in
credulity, and that was followed by
emotions Of despair. Virginia has
gone to -, and North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Arkansaw will follow if
we are not - careful, exclaimed a
Bourbon politician in one of the hotels
this afternoon. The opinion that the
result in Virginia portends a general
political disintegration of the Solid
South, is held and freely expressed
by nearly every Southern politician
one meets here, and occasionally
one of them is heard to
whisper that this is the very
thing for which he has hoped and
yearned.
One of the most curious specula-
tions in which some Of the Democrats
indulge may be outlined as follows:
Malone is now the central figure in
Southern politics, the recognized
leader in the revolt against Democracy,
He is in high favor with the admins
tration and the Republican party Of
the North. If the anti BOurbons
have a majority in the Legislature just
elected, why may not. President Ar
thur offer seat in the Cabinet to
Malone as a representative Southern
supporter of the administration, and
what is to hinder Malone from
being the Republican candidate
for Vice President in 1884. The trans
fer of Malone from the Senate to the
Cabinet would not change the political
complexion Of the former body, be-
cause he would be succeeded by a
man who would loyalty support the
administration. As member Of the
administration Malone would be able
to exert in q number of Southern
States the same influence which he
has used to demoralize and defeat the
Democratic party in Virginia. The
gentlemen who indulge in these and
similar speculations, frankly admit
that there are, in several Southern
States, thousands of men nominally
Democrats who are only kept in the
party traces because they lack fearless
aggressive leadership.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11
Fire This Morning.

A fire occurred about z o'clock this
morning on the west side of Main
street above Adams, by which H. A.
Thoms undertaking stock was in
jured to the extent Of twelve hundred
or fifteen hundred dollars by water
Henry G. Hampe's barber implements
to the extent of $3.50, and A. Dertlin.
gers shoemakiDg shop, 800, The
fire originated in the latter's quarters.
Pat Kelly's saloon was slightly dam
AGED by water and the windows we're
scorched and defaced. The building
had the roof destroyed. It was one
story, shOky sort of an affair and be-
longed to minors, names not ascertain
ed. The loss by the flames was COW
cred by $1,000 in the North German,
and $1,000 in Murphy. and Murphy s
Agencies. Mr.. Kelly also held poll
cies in the latter Iagency. Hampe and
Dertlinger we're not insured. The
building was of little value.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Twenty-three COnvicts Killed
by a Freight Train.
quite a List of CaIamities.

ST. Louis, November ia special
from Columbia, Missouri, says: The
evening passenger aud mail train from
Centralia to this place, on the branch
road, about six miles from here, struck
a COW on the track, and the engine,
tender and express car were derailed.
The engineer, VIM. Dayton, and the
fireman, Thos. Purdy, both of Cen
tralia, were badly scalded, the latter
to such an extent that he cannot pos
sibly survive.
A special from Corsicana, Texas,
says A report reached here last
night that a freight train on the Inter
national & Great Northern road ran
into convict gang at Riverside, kill
ing twenty-three convicts and wound
ing large number. The accident is
attributed to an open switch.
A special from st, Joseph, Missouri,
says An accident occurred on the
Hannibal & st. Joseph road, between
Turney & Lathrop, about eight miles
from Kansas City, last night. Freight
train No, II, going east, and freight
train No. 9 collided in the dark
ness. The engineers, when too late
reversed the action of the locomotives,
and barely saved themselves by a
timely leap. Both engines were hope
lessly demolished, together with
eighteen freight cars. Among this
number were two cars full cf oil,
property Of the Union Tank Line,
which were completely destroyed.
Daniel English, brakeman on No. 9,
was instantly killed, and his body
aiterward was found fearfully man
gled among the wreck. Frank New
hall, conductor Of No. 12, was injured
on one Of his knees. Several others
sustained injuries of more or less
serious nature, but none proving fatal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11

Mr., William Waldorf Astor
late candidate for Congress in the
Eleventh District Of New York, does
not walk around in the mud and rain
as much as he did before the election,
nor does he seek out the horny handed
sons Of toll with the same unselfsh
zeal or set up the beer with regu.
larity as he did last week.
The boys drank his beer with com.
mendable sympathy and condescen-
sion, and some Of them even expressed
their good fellowship for the poor mil
lionaire by calling for more expen-
sive drink, and stufing few ten
cent cigars in their hip pockets
when the box was passed
down the counter. But sad as the
commentary on human nature may
seem, inconsistent and ungrateful as
it unquestionably was, these same boys
felt remissness and a sense of deli.
cacy about stuffing the ballot box in
his favor on election day. There
may have been a wisdom and a
kindness in this far above the pres
ent comprehension of Mr.. Astor. The
workingmen in the goodness Of their
hearts saw that the drudgery, mental
and physical of political life did not
agree with his health. And having a
sort of grudge at Fowler, the
Democratic candidate, they quietly
concluded to get even with him by
sending him to Congress. Fow-
Ter is in for it by a
large majority, and will have to go,
He is in for it, unless he dies, resigns,
or gets out Of the country. Astor is to
be congratulated. EIe can now afford
to have his boots blacked, to ride from
one block to another il a carriage, to
foot up the expenses of the canvass
instead Of footing it around the ward
eight hours a day. He will also have
time to revise and paste in scrap
book the complimentary notices he
paid for in certain newspapers, the
speeches he made and intended to
make, with the election returns as a
sort of foot note. Mr.. Astor is to be
envicd; he is on the safe, easy side,
while Fowler will have a world of
bother and be liable to make a thou
sand mistakes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11
MISSOURI MURDERS.
Wealthy Farmer Killed by a
Policeman.

ST. LOUIS, November 11.-At Sc.
dalia, Mo, Frank McNally, police
man, shot and killed Wash Hyde last
night. Hyde was a farmer residing
in Benton county. McNally was try
ing to arrest Hyde, who was on a
drunken spree. Hyde was a wealthy
man.
Walker Peoples, man accused of
the murder of one Macomb in the
southern part Of Wayne county, and
who escaped from the Greenville jail
last Sunday, was captured in the vi
cinity ofPoplar Bluff, Mo. yesterday BY
Charles N. Mccormick. A reward Of
$1,000 was offered for Peoples capture
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11

Mr.. L. D. Hammer has sold hall
interest in the Mason Call to Mr..
Joseph Townsend, young gentle
men we'll known to the people Of Tip
ton county. This weeks issue con-
tains the announcement and the
further news that the paper will
henceforth be issued from Covington.
Mr.. Hammer has for over two years
published very newsy and acceptable
paper, and in removing to Covington
enters upon a wider field without
necessarily losing his old subscribers.
The Call is sound, healthy, low tax
paper, and one of the ablest edited
and conducted in this end of the
State. We hope it will continue to
prosper and WELD wider influence in
behalf Of the rights Of the people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11
H. MSt j. BOND Case.

ST. LOUIS, November IL. = The
Hannibal & St. Joe bond case is to
be brought before the Supreme Court,
The petition for the writ Of mandamus
is to be fled at Jefferson City in
court against the State Treasurer,
based on a refusal Of that officer yes
terday upon a demand made by the
company to testify to the government
that said company had paid into the
State Treasury a sum of money
equal in demand to al
Indebtedness due or owing BY
said company to the State, anC
all liabilities incurred by the State BY
reason of having issued its bonds ant
loaned the same to the county, al
a loan of the credit of the
State, to-wit: three millions Of dollars
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-11
Wedding Etiquette.

Chicago Tribune.l
Excuse me, gentlemen" said the
young lady, but which one of you is
the society editor?"
1--WE don't keep one on this paper,
Miss, said the horse critic, "but the
whole gang take a crack at that style
Of journalistic labor once in while. Il
there anything we can do for your
p" | was going to ask, said the girl
''if it would be too much trouble for
you to give me some hints as to the
proper way to receive and dispose oi
guests at wedding; how the supper
should be served, and so forth"
You want to know what is en-
riggle and rechercy, as the French
say" remarked the horse man. 1--WE
can give you the correct pointer. Are
you the blushing bride?"
Yes, SIR said the girl in a rather
weak voice, that is"
"0h l understand" said the horse
editor. Il appreciate your feelings.
| was once young and bashful myself
Now about this wedding, The re-
ceiving part is easy. After the nup-
tial ceremony is concluded you and
Mike"
But his name isn't Nike" said
the young lady. "His nam is-e"
II know all about that" said the
equine journalist. OF course his
name is Adelbert or Reginald, or some
other dry goods clerk nonsense; but
in giving advice we always allude to
the sucker as Mike, and call the
bride Hannah. 1t saves time. Now,
after you and Mike are married, you
want to jog along home and plant
yourselves at the back end of the par
lor. Better have a floral bell. or
something like that to stand under,
because it is considered the correct
thing, and makes better toot ensem-
BILE, as the French say. Then the
guests they get in line and go by you
on slow walk-a kind OF we-buried-
him sadly. .by-dcad of-night clip, and
you shake hands with each one and
say, Thanks, awfully;' and they look
at yeu and Mike as if you we're
couple Of prize cattle and feel sorry
for you"
And the supper" said the
young lady.
"0h, yes, the supper. Well, at some
weddings they feed in the dining
room, and at others each guest sits on
a chair and has his lunch brought to
him. Now, always advise the use Of
chopped feed at weddings-bring on
their ham and sandwiches and ice
cream at the same time. They can't
eat the sandwiches first, you know,
because if they do the cream will melt
and if they throw in the cream to
start with, the sandwiches, like Ban
quo's ghost-'they will not down." and
the horse reporter winked vigorously
at the dramatic critic in order to at
tract the attention of that person to
his able joke. But the critic was
trying to smoke cigar that the ad
vance agent of the whale had given
him, and did not look.
"0f course" continued the biog-
rapher of Goldsmith Maid, "it would
be better if you could give each guest
a box stall and throw the feedin early
in the evening, but this is not often
practicable, so you had better keep on
the old racket"
II am sure l am very thankful, sir,
for the interest you have taken in this
matter" said the girl, "and / shall
follow your advice. Which is the
way down stairs, please2"
There are two ways, replied the
horse reporter. "You can jump down
the hatchway or take the stairs. Our
elevator never runs"
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A TOWN ON FIRE.
And the Chances Arc That IL
Will Nearly All Go.

ST. JOHNS, N. B., November ia
fire broke cut in Woodstock at mid
night. 1t caught in the Institute
building, and is supposed to be the
work Of an incendiary. A high wind
is prevailing, and all efforts to stop
the progress of the flames have been
unavailing. The Western Union
Telegraph Offices, both in the depot
and regular Office, have been destroyed,
and it is impossible to get particulars.
At l clock the operator in the depot
Office told the operator at St. Johns.
1.-THE flames are coming down on me,
and l must 60" A few minutes
afterward the circuit was discovered
open, and it is presumable that the
station buildingis is gone. At 3am.
the operator in the general Office said:
THE upper half of the town is gone,
and half of the lower. The flames are
all around me, and it is getting too hot
to stay any longer. expect the Office
to catch atany moment. DR.. Smith S
residence is gone, the Free Baptist
Church is burned, and the Register
Office is in flames. Efforts are being
made to save the new hotel, but it is
now in great danger, If the hotelgoes
it will be difficult to save the town. -
These are the last particulars that
have reached St. John. 1t is feared
that there have beenlives lost. Wood
stock is on st. John river, and is the
shire town of Carleton county. Ii
contained over one hundred stores
had large number of hotels, several
foundries and factories, and popula.
tion of four or five thousand.
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everything" SO they got down on
their hands and knees, and Sammy he
went into the dirt and wallowed,
while Billy beloved like distant
thunder. By and by Sammy came up
muddy-you never saw such muddy
little fellow-and he said: Now
you'll be the pig and let ME belIer.
But Billy said: II ain'ta a very good
pig except for dinner, and it'll be time
nuf for you to beller when mother
sees yer close"
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River TeIegran,s.

PIrTsBURa, November l1.-River
3 feet z inches and rising. Weather
clear and cool.
LOUISVILLE, November 11.-River
rising-7 feet 3 inches in the canal,
5 feet 3 inches in tho chute on the
falls. Weather cloudy and chilly,
with rain at ten o'clock. Departed
Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans.