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, 1881-03-19

AR THEY 1EAvE BEEN ELECrED.
WASHINGTON, u. G., March l8.-rho fol-
lowing aro the Senate Committees rs elected,
the first named OIL each Committee being tho
Chairman:
~, 1'tva<gey aad E'testons-;lioar, Cameron twls,
faS FSrelqn '1a: 1Neiat,on.-1urnslae, conkllng, Ea
@ @mund7: Mi!ler. Ferry, jnhnston' Morgan. Hill
So@ %sS t ~ shsn'G W hsv1r Tsrry 5ssss
rS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mse' bavs va hofs Geek. anscs a%ss;
:. t'ammeret-conkllng, Mcmillan. Jones Gvcv.}.
Kc!to9g. ConHer. !sanBonl, Toxic. Fariey, Vest.
neutrality-suspicious., Hale. lowell, Mophor-
Auricttltnrt- Malone. D!a,r, Plumb, Van wyck,
DayiatW. VNt, binter. ucorge. ~
@ seve aeockre tsss; assy arose
''!:ansy Natsi 4aat,.-cameron ra.,. Anthony, Rol-
v'"Si 3;,awMRmuuas Sa:efy conxl4ns Logan, 1usn,.s,
.f ad I'LL. s toads@fcrry. t al iil % tcoio
platt n. ~ SAWYER. Mahone. ha2ey. sauls-
Titi,lle La,tls-i'luMb, Hill tcolo.). Blair, Van
Wyck, McDiIl, Jones :srIaA), Grover, Walker,
Pya;ats @ hana on'ms-nuyard, Jones, Cali, Ed
ItidIan AGuirs-Dawes, Ingalls,, saunders Lo-
Ha1i, Cameron {Wia,. Coke. Pendtetea. Walker,
PEasIons-Tc!ler. Plat tconn.,. Blair. Mitchell,
E9Esrso, 0roone slater sackson. came aa H.,
Giaims@Ca.neroi, tWis.h Frye. Teller, Hoar.
cGnEer PuEh' ,,.9E Iacks59n unorgG. FAIR; :,ra.
hillan. Hawloy, Mcplll. llarF!s. Butler, Vanoc,
lutsnts-rl9ts !tGonn.l. noar, MItoholl, Edscr-.
Is7iiurfes-saundcfa, Kclsosa+ slcDltl, Sawyer
, 1881-03-19
SUICIDE.

6ptttaf DttpateA to Tx Chicago Tftonnh
New PARIS, Ind, March ia wealthy
farmer named Fred Druokamlller, living two
inllcssoutll OF here, committed suicide about
o'clock this morning by cutting Ills throat
from cur to car. Nocause is known, unfessh no
was suffering under Temporary Insanity: lla
was considered one OF the wea!thlest faru-
''S ~ seteai p.eaish I; n. Chicago 7stpuo
TEIlsE uAuTE, Ind, AIarel! 1s;.M[s.
Mary sugers, who ias heen sick with lns
ineasols fUr sNyernl weeks, while under tlle
influence OF tho fever committed suicide To-
day by throwing Aurself Into Il we'll. 49,,
NEW OAIEANA, LA., Mtnrc!l lS.-An , ept
deMic Of suicides prevails here. W. =. flll;,
gerald, q Wali.knuWl business lllan. III s0ou
circumstances; lArnllleker R0ux. Jr.t young
aud wealthy, and Josephine Alobctly, OIL
took their lives.
- Special Dl.pateh to 7na catea9o Tribune. A..
PAXTON, Ill, March -tY.-A boy by tIe
name OF Stephen Morn, Jr.. of Talbot lntl.t
just ncrosS tho line. attempted suicide to-day
III this city by taking four .Rralns Of stIycat,
nine. After talking tllo poison hEs cries 80. "
distress brought utd,. mud nntiaotes "el9
promptly given. Ti.ure Is uysry prospsc!
now TINT Id Will recover. llo obta!ned ~! ~
pnIsDi fr0,li dig Of our druggists oy lEls. ~
Representation. lie nssiE,ls as Il reason u. l1t
tho net continued ill-trpnt,neht by his llasa'
brother, witt, whom tle lived, a1ld FROM whola
he rAll away Wednesday,.
, 1881-03-19
4. NJ. JONES,
A rl.c!.oSHEN CONTEST.

SpfcsQ& lIfp1tSh 10 1h* lh1fdQQ If1hAnEt
WAsniSoroS, d. e., March ls.-lhls las
bccn another tlel4.day In tho contest over tho
3Iarshaaslltp for Northern Illlnuis alld tho
lay closes without any decision III the part
Of the President, md with tho principal par
ties to the contest rs confident as ever TINT
eacIl will be successful. There wrra two
acts to-day in the contest which have becoule
III measure pllbllc,-tllo Interviews OF Sell
ator 1.ogun With the Atto1ney.t;cnera! and
with the President. I'Ils morning ut 10
O'Clock Senator 14ognn called ut tho DR.
partMent 0t JWst.ce 10 examine the
protests Which liaye beeu fled there by
Air. Farwell against tue appointment
Of Ar. james, There wcro number ol
persons in the room Vt tho s.,ae, who re-
lnalned until tue Gloss Ut the interesting !n-
terylew which followed.
AMONG TlioSf: PRESENT
were uen. llaulh. Commissioner Ut Interim!
Revenue; Mr.. Heed. Of Chicago; senator
Ben Harrison, Ut Indiana, md soMo p0r-
tons 0f the ttnle othdr persons. aid tlls rel,.
ressntatiya OF TAE TIuHukE. atr. I.o9as,
examined the letters. md, after reading them,
sa1d there wese thirteen Ut tham, all4 stated
to the Attorney t;eansat that hs wanted the
privilege Ut explaining who the lot.
sers were written by, and what
tie motives were which aotuatcd the
writer's Of them. Among tie writer's ware
4. Y. lleslng. Washington llesIng, EIbrIdgo
q. Keith, nnl gosiB delegates a.Id ulternptus
TO the ch!cago Convention from different
Iarts OF ths Statu, sol,u Ut whom Logan did
not seem personally t0 know.
The Attorney-t}eneral replied: "You
know, Generas, thatlt was agreed lust night
, 1881-03-19

STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
HE MILL. Have TROUBLE IN SECURING CON
Ff1k3fxATl0k.

Ff1sMATl0S.
Special Dt.pateh to IAs Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. t., March l5.-A Senator
said tonight that If President Garfield chose
to say that the nomination Of Stanley Mat
thews was al Administration measure, and
that he particularly desired to i.ayo lin cor
llrMed. he probably would be, but tllut, with
ont some such declaration by Ger. Garfield.
Mntthews' confirmation was much less cer-
tain. III other words, 1t Is very evident TINT
If the Senators !nre allowed tO betieye, rs
they cv identity now ID, TINT Matthews was
appointed lis last request of Hayes, md
TINT, ~ 1t has beoM put, "Gartield's
syntpntl,ies havo been worked upon
to allow Hayes to wash his dirty
llnen"; ne IL yury likely to bs lefcated. Tho
new Jullciary Committee IL certainly not
well disposed to Matthews. Thoro Is but
one member of 1t tLnlnar} who Is Known to
favor Matthews. Lamar was Il member Of
the Inst Committee, alld voted for him then.
or THE OTHER MEaInt:lIs,
Elmunls, rli0irn,uil, Is exceedingly opposed
to lin. Edmutllts llas g0'la South for Ills
health, ulld will not return this session. lie
is paired with Garland. wll0 Is also II men,-
ber Ut tho Judiciary Committee, but, rs Gur-
lanI Is oppused to Matthews, tho pulr
w0ul4l not hold III Committee. Matthews lin.ls
that E,lmnnds won't III order tlAt hu might
DO relieved Ut the necessity Ut making at. llc-
tive opposition to Matthews, but the report Is
nut true. Mr.. E4lnuntis left beea.lse OF very
feeble health. Cunkllng, ulSo OF thu Commit
tee, llas mt cnneenletl his aggressive ui,-'
taEonstn 1D Matthews, Logan, whu ls also
,iel,lber Of thu INV judiciary Committee
tlll'.uis now having two members upon that
| Comnit1rp) ias
ALWAYS DEEx orrosNb TO MATTHEWS,
Tho retnufuing ll,clnbcrs, except l.a,nar--
namely, 1neulls, MCCLELLAN, Davis Of Illinois,
unl Dayard-nre aIl supposed 10 be
hostile 10 Matthews. 1t IL difficult
| to ser, tllerefore, how Matthews Gun
he reported fso,h TIC Committee unless the
| Administration shall Interfere actty8ly III his
!nllalf. David Davis IL especially hostile 10
| Matthews, us liz thinks the nomination
should be nade from tlla Seventh Circuit.
| Tlits Leaves only Ul,u Ehnncu tor 1lr. AlAt.
ttlewS, ind that tsto liaye ths Culn,nltto dis
clnrgr.l frulu tic further consideration ot
the NDlutnntlnn, utla Ent II direct yOtn nlM,n
tho l,uniilIui!aI! by thu Senate. Tho Impress
s0lI Ii aLrunt!, tp tint tLe President Ii npl.
| tllrtto M to whether h0 IL contlrInctl Or
| hot. 1t Is BaId llu sent In Ills
name because 1f q policy determined
| uIIun to ran0MInnte oil the appointments
Isiu.io by OK President Hayes which fuiletl uf
CONTINUATION ut lhe lust session. This frlultds
III Alr. Matthews mrs exceedingly dr.
spon.tcmt. a,I4 IIavv now but little G0pe OF
| Ills GuAtlEnl0tIQlle
, 1881-03-19
INSANE,


Special Utspateh 10 1ha Chicago Trtouns. :,
ElulN, ILL.,, Alarc, 1s.-alary KlmbaIl.
daughter OF +. ]. Ktmball, one Of tho arsl
settlors Of tlis rlace, was asljndged lsene
by Judge Ranstead. holding County coals
here. today. Sho Is aged about 30 yeaFs' anu
h.ls been insane two mouths. The cause u
Ill health. Miss .Kfmball WIS at accoi|a' ccii.
pl!sl]etl a,li highly esteemed young sa1a,
ard hor iutiler lii curly times owhutl hull t'a
lAlltl MI which IL built thn city. ..h.
t;e0rKe Klcknrt, employed in thu ,v Wntsn
fnGtury, WIS declared Insane BY tbs c9ims3 c9an13
Jul9u aId jury to-day. md Will bu p9fHei. Hi.
misfortune, {Iu IL ngttl about u.
, 1881-03-19
incompetent or Negligent Ensi.
neers Responsible for a
Dreadful Accident.
a mississippi River Tow-1,oo,
Sunk by Her Boilers lx-
rl0dfng.
Four Men Missing, and Other,
More or Less Seriously
Injured.
Fatal Results Attending Tho Explosion ot
4 Beer-0ask In Milwaukee,

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
MEMPHIS, March 1S.-rhu tuw-boat ,,ob,
Means, Of tho st. I.olis Il New Drlrans
Transportation Company, III route 10 :,
Louis. exploded her builer Inst evening nj
o'clock, Just about Uscculu, Ark, ntn.ts
miles I'll, tho river, nllt sink ont nt sight nj
most Immediately. S1,n carried II rrryy II,
twcnty.stx men, four Of whom, John Sp,,s
pilot, Il tlecG-halltl named Morris, auu i'm
jlrcnlcn, Germans, arc missing, and sl1p,ts.d
to be drowned.
Charles Purcell, the pilot OH watcl. at ,hs
time Of tho accident, WIS blown into ths
river, MD Ind his leg broken.
Tom Cnmnon, a Acck.hnnl, hal his skull
fractured
William It. Woodbridge, second cook. VA,
scnttletl Oil the neck and legs.
Capt. Mcclellan WIS also slightly bruised
OIL the head.
When the bont altl'k, the five bargcs loaded
with railroad Iron md binck lin, which slls
wns towing, lloatel Oil down tho river.
Capt. Mcclellan and the wounded men
were brought hero t'lls morning by tic leila
Of Memphis, Tho Captain Ilas returned TO
tho scelio Of the disaster with u tng to
secure tho barges.
1'lIo bout belonged to tie St. I.onls L. New
Orleans Transportation Company. and was
seventeen days III from New Urlt;ilJ. lin
bout is almost u total wreck. The explosion
occurred nt No'elock last evening.
Capt. Mcclellan returned tu tic cty iii,
afternoon. Tho burgess ii'oate4 down tifty
nl,i,i!es. l,,. grounded on bar at Foglemans
cr.Eocs to their relief. The ci.y oG Helena
will take the crew to St. Louis. Sotilng
later hns been heard OF the foHY missing mun'
Capt, Mcclellan wns asleep ut the time of
, 1881-03-19
FAILED TO CONNECT.

Sr. I.oIr1s. Mo-. March 1s.-Thu negotiation
mentioned in thesu dispatches ycateI4ayr ! ~
pcndLng between parties here alNl ~ ON. oan
Francisco respecting freight rates oil wteas ian
By river to Now Orleans, sro now coiss'de,su r..
otf and not likely to bp reopened; anu 50 u su'
~ Known llere, the project Ut sclttlns si;. 1an
fornla wheat to St Louis for foreign s!l,v ntv
,neit viz tho MIssissfppl. River to ~" hss
Ur4Gul,s, Il ever seriously entertainer ''"'
bran uhnflI1uNcu.
, 1881-03-19

GArESA, ILL.,, March 1s.-4a singular acct.
dent occurred In tllls city tonight. resulting
in the serious Injury Of Mtchnel Mrtzgsr. ong
Of tho ptoprtetors Ut the brewing establish.
mcnt Of lleny T. A1etxgcr. oil the enst side Of
tile river, nnl III damaging tho building to .
considerable extent. Mr., Metzgcr was en-.
gagcu Ill pitching one OF tho mammoth! casks,
antl was III tho act Of enlargtng thu
Won't with hot iron, when The
pitch OIL the Inside caught 1lrc, and the lea.
exploded with terrible force, brriking nj.
A1etzgrr's right lex and iniuring him inter
nully. Tie explosion shattered nearly every
wlnduw In the building md nu joining houses.
Thu noise made WIS heard In every quarter
OF tho city, a,lu ca,iseu great excitement.
, 1881-03-19
DEATH FROM INJURIES.

8psetai Dhpatth 10 1at Chicago 7ttbuns
CLINTON, ILL.,, March 1B.-Alr. Hiram Crun,,
who received fracture of his skull by
bolt bursting on n wool-sawlng tnach1na
Tuesday, died at Ills home In Wapella, ILL.,.
yesterday evening. lie was q prominent
farmer, md had many friends, who mourn
his sudden uclt1,.
, 1881-03-19

nnkcs n very aharp mint 1,uou Senator FILL
In conncctio,, viii, Ills late fn,1ccent and III.
suItiug assault ,,po1, senator Mulone. rio
nr,teIo calls nt,cn.tm 10 tho fuct Of llllps be-
1nv cbpson ns II 1ruton man II, tho Cunycu-
lion Of {;rorain IN lsOi, and Of his i,nnl]y yot.
lnr for secession in BETRAYAL OF thoSn who
elected him 10 ills poslt1un. The mr.
tIc1o rocs 1T, IN sinte TINT 1t was
by tho uso nj cxnctly such tactics as
ltt, himself trIcti upou Alalono Tint ,,u ft1ill)
WAS tul,,crfi IN yoto with tho SccessIontsts
on tint oecaston, Il seems tl,nt Ilttl was
l,ctd IN boforu tl,o Secession Convention rs
he attempted to hold III Mol,oue before tho
Seun.c, md rtt,gcule.l, nml denounced, md
hissc.l until lle was actually b,,llloze,t into
bctrnylug his constituents nlltl yntIng for se-
cesstu,s. 1t Ii concluded III tic artEclc trat
rrcn1llug Ills own experience III this Couyeu.
tt0n. liu conceived tho Idea Of Its attctnpt to
frigl,ten Alahouc Into tic support OF tue
Uctiucrntic organization,
THE nEstsclrAr1oy OF vlEn1xrA.
Ii the ,rt.trn A,,oetaitd r1e,s.
WASHINGTON, u. e., March ls.-As the
position Of se,'asor ,la'one becomes known.
md tho cordial a''! general character Of the
support which flt las received Throughout
his State comes to bu known, 1t fs q,tfte mp
parent that II new or'ler Of things h'.s beer,
introduced tntn Virginia politics. beyond
e,.o ~. ~. =. III. ,, .o
turning phiht tof tt'as otate' n'ld IL VIII Ger
tainly 'natk tho breaking nway Of very
largo rorttun nf tic whfte yoters from tho
tIotnfnntlnn nj tho i,e,nncrut,c- mrty. M ,n,y
nasnI j., ~ .,.at sat a,ntn snoar,r ~ ~, t,',s
oten'lHcu ~ ttsat 'oNs.e. ope"A'Ax u '''t9
feature of the movement
uES. MAtloNE SAYS:
nThcre can be no to,tl,t NJ TO the future Of
mir movcm",,t AIyirca frnm m ~ oyorv w n,,nr,nr
r., tho stntn ,,r,,1 tnrr,,at;n,, I'M o,,r ,,n.
~ Ino s.s1e oflns nllor'natloa lt.a' o"r neo.
, 1881-03-19


ecantat-Arms Of the Senate, has ma,to 4 very
acceptable utl1cer, ntlt. with tho material
which tic De!,acrats hnyo furnished as ns,,
sistants tas done aa we'll as my Ol,n could
ho nSpcctell 10 tlo. 1fa has ln:en attentive,
oraciT'y. atHt en!iseo"S aht! a,tas ,mH;.tie ;
tncllwl to jiis n,InIinfs;ration Of tho otltcr.
iiis ,l,ui,aann,e,t nf tin ynst cruwtl on iif,l1-
rl,rntion inv ,vns mnst rvrrjcl1t. md r.
ctyeI t,e an nnnrSo MS i''uis of ri e: par,ics. Ar
m acreniabis t1i a " ceet iNp a' occr @ n
,,iIw I nom,Ior s wft1, H." Kcpmhi.cn,,s' It
nny he. thrrrforr, that. If tho f}cmncs1,ts. or
{. sufficient humber n them, ,lr,crtnInu ,ro,l
fhe cn,rsr wt,iti, son,p II ,,ow thrnta,,' 't, r.,
Ei''''' t. '"' A'ep'p''s"''' ''''' e'sA' '''"' -
y, forco a., g",,t " NJ th,a sn"ciai mm scss,on Inf
j., ~ tIa niiy III IN ,,rn."n ~ ccr"tc n,scnrs w
roat ~ ""W , LII H. NV. tmr.s anlt H. s,'' ~
,',," uf IT." i!nm,i.cn, S",otnrs ,,nt ~ iii,
% s,ir u ri,t.r, s% ~. ~ n ~ H. % %1
int t,i,"t,,,a,, ~ ~ In 1,,,u,t,cea @ lux %.
t.'',I u.. :. .;, ~ ~, ..f.t n,s.';1', e " ~
;fII1ie ,,,l, 10 et,,,t to e'etks at't"Gl "
cx,,m nI snssin,, Srnotnr i,u,ni ~ Wnnsas ',r fnr
insiW,lcc. Ci,atrna,.,, Of tho j'ubIn ltamtp Com
.sSs, ,, VIZ I!snM frtn ft9 t easrx o. n n Hnl't
r,,,,oi, az. rnr ,ha ,rcsa,} ,v,ti,n,,t h1;"r H..
1 ien!a 'r .n STc'a na, wlp"I ,,t trf'ts ttsJ M,s
t n" R Tst nt,. "e'Gi +" i.;atp ,,t
w ~, vi ri,"m mt III i" o,io ,n + Il v,,@ .
.s',,,ai, t;ot ~ :",,,,;I',,,'s 4" ,,tif ~, ,y
no1i;nt IT. i;m w. ~ typn po ,,na WI ,s, ~ ,r,t ,!
ini. ,,,o,' h;,nsaly i,Is ,,"v ~" hn,'nrs
.,v ~ t,,t t,,a rs',,,, ~ liz ,a,,,ttt,o -,
L orcitpc in 'f nf ,v'," H., Ia ~ s 'nntin tr,e -"
~, snnt. n ~ ~ ~ INV o",n stu, ~,
i,,r,,t Vii ,,.e, IL IL tSaS ~ t,.t H., 'u IT,,
en,a, ill.,, ;a;n,no ~ .''i.t H. III fsI, ,. .. III, H.
',,,,4 frt,', mS 1ir..i}n nn,nr ini,,stn,, tn
ias3maa,i IL oot, oe'"'o' "o'''''''''
A"7lc"e" MS "ctlo'"
hArEH INFORMATION
as to the disposition Of the democrats With
respect to change III tic Gilfcurs or the Sen
ate indtcntcs Tint. tho Democratic Senators
have made np their minds 10 resist 10 tho NJ
terlnost nny present c!lan9e. THEY hnyo not
yet agreed nrnil decided plan Ut nstfDtl, but
will by M0lttny. when tho Republicans az
uect to bs rratly to repurt tlielr slatu IT oil
GERS. sfllc Democrats say TINT. as Il DeiI,',-
cratic majority was elected to tito Senate, tEB
emplnyt.s Ind 1o ttlea ON summary alisrlnsEc,
and, therefore, nlntD no preparation fnrtt ;tlnt
lnuny OF them live ionE distances frnm Wash
tngtuil, atsh Justice, rs well MS II prt,ier rt'-
gard for them, demands tint they slpiulA hB
protected from immaculate discharge. Tho
, 1881-03-19
SIAIIDNE,

HEN llt1I'H I:ECOHn.
Rssetat DADattA ~ 7ns c;.asapo Itt1uns.
WAsu1soToN, H. T.. Alarch ia COM
nuuirut!ou ia tie Republican this mosuln9
, 1881-03-19

light. ur 10 help Alr. lllldrtlp through s!iy
sssSIxf'sta u 'staks os If sof to oh oe cssiS s!s'te @
neM. l.agn., nisa CA.nerUs. are toss,r, 1s.n,,tas
Tlle delegation. hnwuycr, did W to the AT
tMrney-tin,eEal. a'ltl SIacNeaEh decided. on
GlXlISery,e fl,',tls " llv puts l.! fiat
ael!, M!va.4whtlr, has been busy III rnnl.tnx
down tbs authors Ut the charges ugaiMxt Hin.
tsleat quantities 0f telegralns fr0in Chlcngu
haxn ht, nn rsec'Ystl here %erogatSry e b@I
fr'Nn! ex-Sherttr iloifllann says that Doggett
has Kept cali-cnil establishment.
At MInNlOllT,
the opponents Ut ,Innes are very confident
q It's defeat. 4 chiGaso gentleman offered
ii!ane % viii ot t. ajoM Farwel Ia Ia Seatyn: t,a;
that Farwell organized Illinois for hlmi
nnd u,a'ln gal!ant lixlt; Md ;hai
l,ot, stand BY Farweil INV 1t cuanot
bn learned, however, That Secretary lIlalHv
las lntcrfetett tn this cntl.cs. I'!.u nMty up-
l,arent bts's fnr tlIis report Is tho fart tlllt
! Er.n,lclaan WHO bus hren = fseqsentsr ut
brrn very friendly to Blaine, anu who ,l0w
eAi'ects III otllce tEtr0llsl! the Stats Depart
nemt, llas publicly stnseu at olie Ut tho hotels
tint Secretary U!a!nu would ste to it that II
WIS all rIxlt.-'neHl,ilig that jolles
WOULD SUr HE .Api'utSTED.
Tho rnu,or Is ,probaLlya pIeee af hotel gossip,
ns Il IL scarcely 70 bo .ex eet.l that serrutnty
now li1p.,st!l upon lilo Stuse Department,
4hnuld t!il tbs tlilr, eyelt II hu lIAti
thu .!es!su (which Il very doablful),
to fakr any Enst In, lhts peculiarly
seems This liure Improbable from the fact
that Secretary Lincoln. wlpsu llntnu II lu tia
Northern Dixtslet, al1 wllD .ltls boe,l COLI
suited severn times By tho President upon
earnest SUPPORT
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-26

London, July 25.-The Standard in
an editorial says: In England every in
cident of President Garfield's illness is
watched with keen. but mournful in
terest. Had he been British states.
man it would have been hardly possi-
BILE for the English people to have man.
ifested a truer sentiment of sympathy
than that which they have extended to
his family and country. In no part of
the United States will the news that
Garfield is out of danger be more joy
fully received than in England. In no
part Of the union will the tidings of
his death, should that melancholy
event occur, excite deeper or more gen.
uine feeling Of sorrow, than could be
produced throughout Her Maiesty's
English speaking dominions.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-26
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

Galveston: The Neaos. Bryan, specia
says: James Cicero Porter was shot
dead in a saloon by Lucien Reed.
New York: The railroad ticket wal
continues. All the trunk lines are now
selling tickets to Chicago at 80.
New York: Judge Robertson this
afternoon took the oath of office as col
lector of this port.
st. Paul: Mrs. c. H. Page, aged 30,
hanged herself with a clothes line at
Detroit city to-day, in the absence of
her husband. Dependency was the
cause.
San Francisco: Blanco Flores, a
Mexican murderer and ex-member of
the Vasquez gang of bandits, was
killed near Yuma, while attempting to
escape from custody, to-day.
The Nnos, Fortworth, special says:
There was wreck on the Texas & Pa
cific road at Edge Sand Hills. The
tool car jumped the track with about
co men aboard. Three were killed and
10 wounded.
st. Louis: Governor Willoffer has
offered the largest reward the law al
lows for the capture of the train rob-
bers. He censures the citizens and au-
thorities of the county in which the
robbery occurred for not being diligent
and detective and arrest them. A
consultation between the governor and
the railway authorities is being held.
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Dean stanley Funeral.

London, July 25.-The funeral oc-
casioned remarkable gathering.
Among those present at the Abbey were
Professors Huxley and Lyonall, Rev.
DIR. Newman Hall, Cardinal Newman,
Cardinal Manning, Lord Shaftsbury,
Bishops of Tennessee, Peterborough
Stalbars. Gloucester, and other promi-
nent clergymen. The Dukes Of Argyle
and Richmond, Marquis Salisbury,
Lords Derby, Aberdeene and Sher-
brooke, Gladstone, Sir Stafford North
cote, Sir r. Ashton, Coross Sir Bartle
Freere, Sir Robt. Lighton and Bar
onness Burdette Coutts, Matthew Ar
mold, the eminent writer, Right Hon.
VIM. Henry Smith. the Bishop Of
Exeter, Right Hon. VIM. E. Forster
and the Duke Of Westminster, vert
among the pail bearers. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury presided at the
grave.
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Chicago. July 25.-The Tribune says:
Speculation is rife as to the probable
successor of Justice Clifford. Judge
Cooley, Of Michigan, Is mentioned as
the most probable successor, and there
are some who talk Of ex-senator Conk-
ling for the place, but It is likely that
If Conkling should be appointed to the
supreme bench be will succeed Hamlin.
whose retirement is only question of
a few months, rather than Justice Cliff
ford. 1t is not at all certain. however,
in fact it is highly improbable, that Mr..
Conkling would accept the supreme
court judgeship, even If it were offered
him.
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Comets ID and @.

Washington. July 25.-The new
comet, or comet &C." was seen at the
naval observatory here yesterday morn
ing. Prof. Eastman of the naval OBJ
servatory said to-day: II saw it last
night or rather this morning. l had
only minutes in which to observe it,on
account of the clouds. and OF course did
not see very much. expect It VIII be
visible to the naked eye in about ten
days. 1t will not 60 30 far north as the
other. We will be able to see it early
in the evening in the west and early in
the morning in the east. It has some
thing of tail. which will grow more
distinct. The comet is called comet
&C." being the third comet discovered
this year. The comet up by the polar
star is comet "B''.
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French sIIlitary movements.

Paris, July 25.-The movement of
the troops through Marseilles continues
steadily from all parts of France. 10,-
600 soldiers have arrived in the past
eight days. The Gazette De France, q
legitimist organ, accuses the govern
ment of desiring to get the general
elections over with, so as to be able to
send 100, 900 men to Africa in autumn
to Torment the war in Tripoli. The
Lc Sicle, which is habitually an ardent
supporter of the government begs the
ministers to pause and consider the
damaging effects of their decision on
public opinion. If it Is the intention
to hurry on and the election is pre-
servered in, it says the people may be
brought to believe the croakIngs Of the
Gazette De France.
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Just Retribution.

Avalanche, Yazoo City, Miss. July
25.-A rape was committed last Satur-
day on young lady by negro named
Isaac Fisher. He afterwards threw
her in cistern to drown her, but the
water being too shallow he slid down
the chain and held her head under
water until she was drowned. He then
tried to climb the chain. but found
himself Gagged, and was soon detected.
The demon was summarily dealt with,
and in all probability is now taking q
chat with Tobe Wells. who was hanged
here last Thursday.
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Omaha, Neb., July 25.-T.. H. Tib-
bles, of this city, who has acquired q
national notoriety on account of his
efforts in behalf Of the Ponca Indiana,
and his warfare on Schurz and the in
terror department, was married on
Saturday last at the Presbyterian mis-
sion, Omaha, Indian reservation, TO
Miss Susette La Flesche, who is well
known throughout the eastern states,
she having accompanied Tibbles in his
crusade, and delivered lectures. She is
an Indian girl, the daughter of Joseph
La Flesche, or Iron Eye, who was for
fifteen years head chief Of the Omaha
Indians, and who was the first Indian
to advocate the. making Of Indians
to be citizens Of the United States, and