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LONDON, January 15.-The report Of The
Duke Of Richmond's Conservative Com.
mission on Agricultural Depression was
adopted by q vote Of 4to6 1tis under.
stood the minority Of the Commission, In.
Cluding Lord CAflibgSiefd, James STAINS.
field and Joseph Oowen, will present a
separate report, recommending The Adop.
lion ot the "Thfee F.'s" proposition.
The Speaker Of the House Of Commons
and other authorities on Parliamentary
procedure yesterday carefully considered
some overlooked standing orders Of the
House, passed between 1910 and 1870, with
a view Of prevention OF obstruction, and
giving the Speaker power, undef certain
circumstances, not only 10 silence mem.
befs, but TO close debate.
Tie TINS charges the Home Rulers
with abusing the freedom oil debate for The
sole purpose Of frustrating its practical
purposes.
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Hooded sIocH Burpsd.

LEBANON, PENN, January l5.- One Of
the large barns on the Elizabeth farms, in
Lancaster county, owned by the G. D.
Coleman estate, was entirely destroyed by
Ore last night This building was used for
the shelter Of blooded stock, consisliEg
mostly ol cattle, about seventy head Of
which were housed therein when the
flames were discovered. After great ex.
erllon few were got out safely. Among
the number burned was an imported bull,
valued at 81 800 Tho other live stock,
consisting OF hogs, &C., were saved. The
tire 10 believed 10 have been the work Of
an incendiary. There was no insurance
on the building. The loss Ia about S43 OOO.
This herd comprised the finest collection
of Jerseys in this part Of tho county.
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Fatal End OF a singular Yren,,.

NEw YoRK, January l5-A woman
giving the name Of Ernestine Cantor, who
burned herself to death last night in the
Hebrew sbeltefing Guardian Society,
where she had begun working as a ser.
want has been reCog glized as Mrs. Ernes.
tine Kerstine, vile Of Morris KerRtlne, A
wealthy merchant Of Ashley, III. She has
q brother and sister living al Marion, IN.
Her uncle, s. LibStHdt, is q CloIhier in
business at 45O Broadway. She left his
hOme Thursday last, and Ia said 10 have
been insane, Samuel Dublow, superin.
tendent Of the institution, and bis vile.
while extlnguishing the Il tines we're badly
burned. The building is constructed Of
wood, and there were sixty.fve children
and eight grown people in the asylum at
the time.
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LONDON, January l5,-0wlpg TO the
scarcity Of coal caused by the strike Of the
Lancashire miners several mills and
foundries have beer stopped, and distress
among the working classes Is appre-
hended.
The explosion at sAlford, supposed to be
caused by Fenian attempt to blow up
the Armory of the infantry btrracks, was
heard for distance oi mile. The bar.
racks are In very populous district. A
woman and boy were probably fatally
injured. Several thousand stands Of arms
were In the armory at the time.
There was q vautiatOr In the wall be.
tween shed OF the barracks and the
street, and one theory 10 that the explosive
material WAS dropped through this venti.
lator.
II is also asserted that the regiment now
QuarteTed In the barracks contains many
Irish, and that Fenianism had been preyi.
ously suspected among them. II isrumor.
ed that q fuse has heen found in the
ground near the shed.
The damage was more serious than OF
first reported. In the outer wall OF the
barracks hole was made by the explosion
large enough To admit man.
The Court Of Appeals to-day ordered
the discharge OF the writs OF attachment
againat the Revs. s. T. Pelham Dale and
W. =. Enright. The Court held the pro.
ceedings before Lord PenzanCe were regu.
lar and the prohibitions forbidding Dale
and Entight to perform service must hold
good, but the writs ordering their impris.
onment were defective, because they were
not brought into The Court oil Queen d
Bench. Enright will be Immediately re.
leased. Dale is already out on bail. The
Court consisted OF Lord Justice James
Sir. William Brett and Lord Justice Cot.
ton.
The strike among the Lancashire miners
Is spreading. 'Disorderly meetings are
held In some districts, and much excite
ment prevails, with distress among the
miners families. No compromise meas
ureS seem likely for the present To be
Adnnihd
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GRIEFs GALORE.
MANIFOLD MIsDEEDs AND WINERIES
THAT MAKE MEN MOURN,
An EsoAping Convict Shot Dead by u
saArd-UnsuOesSSTuI! Attempt OF n
huFdeFeas 10 Rlee-HOlOcausi or
RlOOded CattIe-FataI ExpIO-
HiOn-AssidSntS, SO, &C.
LIHERrY or DEATH.
And In This Case 1t Hnppsued to DO
Death 10 nuck walsh,

NEW YORK, January l5.-Frank, alias
Buck" Walsh, g prisoner sentenced on
September 81, 1880, to twenty years i'm.
PrisOnment for burglary in the first de.
gree, was shot at halfpast four this after.
noon He was employed in the shoe ahop,
and his company had just marched down
stairs and been reformed In close order in
the yard, when he broke ranks with two
ielIoW'prisoners, and all three ran tn rough
an open iron gateway To the river. Lean.
ing down upon the ice, they ran obliOneiv
up and across the river. Officer H q RIb.
erts, who had charge OF the companv.
kept the other men under good disCiplipe
though q general stampede was for a mo.
ment probable. - '
Ohicer Edward Nolan was In the guard.
houte on the upper dock, Since lhe ice
has been strong the river guards have
been armed with Carbines. Mol n saw
the men from a window and came ont.
he put his oarbne to bis Rbonldsr and
ordered the men 70 halt, Two Of them
returned, ut Walsh kept on. When he
bad got about atty feet from the wharf,
and about twenty rods from where Nolan
stood Nolan gave 4 final order to halt, II
was disregarded, and he fred. Walsh
Tell dead on his face In the snow. The
large bullet entered bis left shoulder be.
hind, and came out Of hla right breast,
passing through bis lungs,
Walsh was a brother OF The. man who
cut glrl's throat iu Brooklyn A week AGO.
Warden Brush esteems Il a 'nckv shot.
The report Of the gun was the tiTst warn.
ing mat the main body Of the prisoners
mad Of the escape. II acted as pre-.
venliVe o. general stampede that other.
wise might have been attempted,
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VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER lz6.
AQUATIC GAPPAIRs,
Practice Rowing ever the Thames
Curse,

Curse,
LONDON, January l5,-An international
single scull race, between Hanlsn and
LaycoCk, for Rl, 900 and the championship
ot England, will be rowed over the Thames
course, from Putpey to Mortlake, at 10
o'clock Monday morning. Hanlan was
on the river to-day, and, 1t was reported,
rowed over the course faster than 1t was
ever roWed before. A large crowd assem-
bIed at the Bulls Head on the return Of
the champion. His hackers appeared
we'll satisfied with the trial, and odds were
offered Of elO to 60 that he would win the
race. LayCock has improved In form dur.
ing his practice, and there is every indics.
ton of Q clever struggle. He is IN splen.
did condition, and roWed over the course
to-day with BiCkett at q slipping pace,
and after leaving his shell at the ship, al
MoFtlaEe, did not appear much fatigued.
Az day the Bulls ut Putney was crowded
with sporting men. and among the oars.
men present were Elliott, Boyd and hosts
OF The Tyne school Of rowing men. The
race attracts much attention, though bet.
ting is light, as LAycoCk's friends are 10th
to put out their funds, unless they re-
Ceive odds Of three to one pound. Atthe
clubs several large bets were made, Han.
Ian being y strong favorlte.
PREPARING FOR TUE GREAT RACE MONDAY.
LONDON, January l5.-Hanlan and Lay.
cock have lalterly been practicing under
great disadvantage caused by the extreme
cold aud iogS. 1.-THE weather on Monday
Ia foul, 1t Is thought that 1t will tell In favor
OF LaycoCk, whose rowing weight will be
l7S pounds to Hanlan's l5l pounds. Lay.
cock wi row with rudder which will be
ol much sefviCe In the event OF q cross
wind. Hanlan refuses to adopt the rud.
der. Hanlan will row in the same boat
and sCuls he used In previous races. He
will be piloted by Drewitt. TrlCkett will
pilot LaycoCk, who will row In new boat,
Hanlan thought II advisable to return
alter proceeding half mile up the river.
Odds line 10 four In favor oil Hanlan.
A minor PCullers,. race over the full
course from Putney to Mortlake took place
batween d, Goodwin and j. Anderson for
ElOO. The race was won by Anderson.
HANLAN ROSS CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
New YoRk, January l5.-A Portland,
Me-, dispatch says the challenge made by
Hsulan and Ross a short time ago to row
any two men In the world for $500 or
more, has been accepted by ]. A, Ken.
nedy and NJ F. Davis, OF that place, and
forfeit Of 81 900 has been deposited. The
time and place for the race are to he deci.
dtd upon hereafter. It is the desire OF tho
acCeptoIs, however, 10 have the contest
tske place during the summer In United
States waters.
A dispatch from Putnsy at midnight
says Ice Is rapidly aCCumulstipg. The rivur
as far as MOrtlGke IL covered with float.
Ing. RepresentAtitesof Of Hanlan and Lay.
cock will meet In the morning to consult
as to the state Of the river, and 1t is posi-.
BILE the race will be postponed.
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A Iiracs or Accldent.,

BRADroRp, Pa, January ISL. Garth.
waite, employe Of Roberts Torpedo Com.
pahy, was blown up by plyceriBe at F. W.
Mltchell's we'll, on the Norton farm, near
Rixtcrd, this motnibg. He had lowered
the torpedo, when the we'll made a flow
and threw II out on the derrick floor.
Garthwaite lifted the shell above bis head
TO carry 1t away, when II exploded, blow.
Ing OF the side Of bis head.
A. boiler explosion occurred on the
Vol x KngIer lease, also near Rixford, at
eleven o'clock to-day, seriously, II hot
fatally, irjnting Henry Wetherel, who was
10 charge. 80 " $50
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FAMOUS CASES.
TIE TWO DIVORCE SUITS THAT ARE
ATTRACTING ATTENTION.
Ex-senator spraEus Refuses TO Listen to
any Propositions Looking 10 a Com
prOmIse-sIrspEe Statements from
ChFIsIlauOy ASWOFn PeIItIon
-Mrs. ChrIslianey Ill.
sPRAGuE's sPUsK.

6PFaEue viii LIsien 10 No Proposals o
y COmpFOmISs-PFObRb iIiIy Ihat Ih'
Case Will Never Come to IFiAl.
NEW YoRK, January l5.-A special dis
patch from Providence to the Sun says;
The sprague divorce suit 10 assuming
q new phase this week. Gov. spraRut
asserts that he has been approached by
one Of Mrs. Sprague's counsel, who offer
cd to withdraw the allegations Of adultery
II he would consent not TO oppose the d.
vorCe on the ground OF nonsupport, He
says that he refused to compromise, and
told the gentleman that, inasmuCh ~
Mrs, SprSgue's attorneys had seen fit to
CAlumniate him by publishing the divorce
petition with all ita foul allegations, he
should consider 1t his duty 10 meet them
In open court, and obtain what he was
aure TO get-a complete yindication.
II 10 more than probable that the suit
will not be pressed Tor trial, All OF the
persons named ip the bill as having knowl.
edge Of criminal conduct on the part Of the
Governor, or who were charged with hav-
ing been his paramount. who have been
interviewed, deny Mrs, Sprague'S allega.
TONS Besides, no citation has yet been
issued to the Governor notifying him oil
the bill; and until this is done, under the
divorce laws OF Rhode Island, no Jury trial
can be had. The case goes 10 the Court
on deposltions, which are sealed, and moi
opened until the Court assemblies Tor busi-
ness.
The Governor returned from New York
yesterday, where he obtained much testi
mony Of value to him, The plan now un
der consideration, and one which is more
than liable to be adopted In fighting the
bill, Is to 60 into Court without hIipg o
contemplation, and put In the very tssti.
mony which would be introduced In sup
port OF q Cross.bill, The Governor will
have for bis CounseloTs General Pryor, oil
New York, and probably two Of the most
expert divorce lawyers Of this city. The
engagement Of the two latter gentlemen,
however, hinges on the withdrawal Of Mr..
J. B. Greene as the Governors counselor
and advisor. II Mr.. Bhtton fails 10 Gle
his depositions before the Court sits, the
petitions will be stricken from the docket,
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CiiilLicoThE, January l6-WeDley Nc.
Daniels, a brakeman OH the Marietta and
Cincinnati Railroad, was rtruck on the
head by the top Of a bridge near Lyndon
night before last, and sstiously II not ia.
tally injured. He is married man, his
family residing at Lexington, Ohio. Street
report here says that this makes the nine.
teenth inan-should he die, which IA prplJ.
able-thAt has been killed by this bridge,
The report is doubtless exsgsfated, but IL
Ia q dangerous bridge, being too low, and
quite Q Number Of brakehen have been
Killed by II. .Sir.,. -.
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[ONDAY MORNING JANUARY II, 1881,
WOOL.
ConVsntiOn OF the Growers and Manalae.
InFeFa OGlhe COuniFy.

IarsFs SGlhe COuaiFy. y
WAsHINoTON, January l6.-An adjourn
cd meeting Of the Convention OF Woo
Growers and Manufacturers Of the United
States took place here to-day. The wool
growers present represented Aocks aggre'
eating S2,76s sheep, valued at Slsl $40. A
number Of interesting pSpsrs were read
upon sheep culture. Mr., Kellar, Of LIE.
man Dessoug, Of Australia, an extensive
sheep grower, stated that one Of the mosi
Odious at It's inception, and aitsrward one
Of the most popular meauurss ever en-
forced by the Government, was the estab-
lishment OF Commission 70 secure the
eradication Of infectious diseases among
domeStiCated animals MIR. Kellar has
visited the United States for the purpose
Of Il eating an extensive rancho here and
importing his sheep and shepherds from
Australia, believing wool can be grown o.
Cheaply here, with the added advantage Of
much better market,
John l., Hayes, President Of the Na.
lional Association Of Wool Manufacturer,
read a paper upon the products required
by loom and the best modes Of producing
them In the United States. He attributed
the falling of In the production Of Hne
wools to the fact that the manufacturer
will moi pay bjgh prices for fns wOols, be-
cause the present fashions have created q
demand for coarse wool cloths.
The following resolutions were adopted;
That 1t Ia advisable that the Department
Of Agriculture institute . register OF the
different breeds oil sheep and cattle In the
United States; that this Convention earn.
estly urge upon Congress the importance
Of establishing In the District OF Oolum,
bia an experimental farm, to be maintain.
ed at the expense OF the Government, for
the purpose Of acquiring and maintaining
the beat species Of domesticated animate,
and especially OF sheep and cattle, for dis.
tTibution among the States,
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hRAOnle Banquet wheeling VIaitoFs-
AeriOus Accident 70 u BArnsaVIIIe man
Society aud COuFt chat,

Masonic Banquet Wheeling VIaitOTs-
AeFiOua AceideBI % u BAFneaVIIIe mAn-
Society aud court Chat.
ST. CLAIRSyILLE, o, January 10.
The annual Masonic banquet was held
In the Masonic Hall here last night. Il
was one olthe most enjoyable occasions Il
was ever our lot to attend. Supper was
served about 10 o'clock, about one hun.
dred and forty paraking, Among them
We noticed Messrs. Will Rhodes, John
McCracken, Mccullough, and Misses Nc.
Cullough and May Simpson, from Wheel.
Ing. The strangers outnumbered the home
people, which, 10 consideration Of the OK
tremely inClement weather, spoke well ior
the reputation Of these banquets.
A gay crowd from Martins Ferry spent
Wednesday evening In town, taking sup.
per at the 81. Clair Hotel.
Jno. W. Hingely, q prominent citizen Of
GAINESVILLE, came down yesterday TO at
tend the Masonic supper. On stepping
out Of the hotel 10 90 10 the hall he slip.
ped on the Ice, striking bis head on the
ground with such force as 10 render him
insensible. He wascarried into the house,
whore he was nearly half an hour before
returning fully to consciousness.
Mrs. 0. ]. Sweeney entertains her nu'
merous friends this evening.
Court OF Common Pleas. which has been
In session here since the middle OF UCto'
Der, adj Iurns to-day until February Sth,
when another long term begins.
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He Declares He Will sue n Miniater {
lIbeIIng sara EIrSnhardt.

He Declares He viii sue q ainiater for
lIbeIing sara BtSnhardI.
CHICAGO, January l5.-M'lle Be.nhardt
has sufficiently recovered from her indis.
position Of last night to appear iu Ftou.
Frou at the matinee to-day. The week
has been q profitable one, the manage.
ment furnishing the following figures ol
receipts: Monday, Adtienne, 50 465; Tues.
day, Frou Frou, 50, ,426; Wednesday, The
Sphinx, 81 $50; Thutaday. Camille, $4.477;
Friday. Phedta. S2 B75; Saturday matinee,
F'ou.Ftou, So 1877; total for the week,
S2i O28. The total receipts for len weeks
of the Bernhard season are officially
stated 10 have been 1927 469.
The management Of the Grand Opera
| House, where Sara Bernhatdt opens a
week from Monday, claim that the sale OF
seats for The season and single repfete etita.
tions has 90 far yielded $4,000 The fever
continues 10 rage here and the indications
are that The Befnhsfdt will play most
successful engagement In this city. A
Chicago newspaper the other day publish.
ed an interview with II. E, Abbey, man.
aRef Of the Bernhatdt season Ia this
country, Ii which Mt. Abbey was repre-.
sented 10 have said that Rev. James II.
Brook, oithe Walnut street pfesby ytetlan
church, oil this city, was 10 be sued for
libeI, n IL was found that he was fnan.
ulally responsible Rev. Mt. Brook hav.
ing, with oLhef ministers Of the Gospel,
been interviewed by On ebletpfisibg re-.
porter concerning the Befnhafdl, is
chfoniCled "a having said THAT theatrical
plays ATE popular precisely IL proportion
10 their coafsenees and lotdne6e, and the
fashionable world 10 prepared 10 welcome
an actress who is a notorious prostitute" /"
MI Abbey said be had telegtabhed bic 81.
Louis agent TO ascertain Dt. Brooks bsnk
account or the possibility .oi making
enough out Of his salary 10 heal the dam.
a0ed chaSacief Of the Ffench Actfeag.
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CnRisTIANOI,s CERIous CASE.
Nome Peculiar Allegations from th
MInisteF's PetItlon-Mrs. ChrlstIauc,

HSHAV NbNAStAVub AEuu NhE
Ministers PetltIon-MTs. ChrIStIaucy
III.
WASHINGTON, D. O., January 1O.-Mn.
ChristianCy Is seriously III. Her condition
is without doubt the result Of excitement
and the great mental strain through
which she has passed, and congestion oil
the brain Is threatened. Her physician Ia
DR.. Walsh, and he has prescribed abolute
quiet. No one is, therefore, allowed to
see her except her parents and her brother.
In the mean time the counsel for the peti.
toner, Mr.. ChristlAnCy, are preparing To
20 on with the testimony, and on Mon.
day Examiner Loyejoy will hold session
for that purpose. 10 day an order was
given the clerk to summon Tor that session
Miss O. VeltCheiner, John B. Peyton,
Jennie X. Peyton and Mary ]. Snowdeu.
The PeytonB and Mrs Snowden formerly
occupied portions Of the house In which
Mrs. OhfiBtiancy lived, and the first
named appears to be newcome on the
scene.
In bis petition for q divorce, Mr.. Chris
tianCy says he did not intend to ask the
young lady who became his wife to marry
him. lie told her she would make q
nice wife, and she assumed that he
wanted her and declared her wish "a
marry him. He, on several occasions, at.
tempted TO convince her Of the unfit.
ness OF q such marriage, but "yielded TO
her solicitations" as che assured him she
"loved him better than. any other man.
Then, In his petition for divorce, occur
the following remarkable statement:
(which assurances she volunteered Ia
declare TO me were false, the FIRST moment
we were alone together In our room al
Philadelphia, the fret night alter the
wedding, and b. fore she had taken Of heI
hat, Avowing her love for another man, Ia
whom she said she had been engaged, and
declaring that on the morning OF the wed
ding she had tainted at the mention OF BIZ
name, and that she had perjursd herself
In her marriage vow, demanding al i'm
mediate divorce; and upon my telipt
her that there was no ground for divorce
and that none could be- had, she seemet
| like A maniac"
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A M"rderes' Brc"La J"Il ami !. Recap.

NEw PHILADELPHIA, ONO, January TO-
Quite an excitement was produced here
this morning by the discovery that Mrs.
Athey, the murderess, had broken jail
during the night. She was found by the
Sheriff few hours aflerward concealed in
come bsdclothes at the residence Of Mrs.
Uorderey, In the north part Of the town.
Her cell being unlocked, she had burned
the bolt of the outer door, thus gaining q
lew hours freedom. She left her little
babe In tho cell, which was found this
morning In an almost periShing condition
from the cold.
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NEw York. January 10 IA special to day
from MasSinabone, NJ. r., says Major Nor.
ris, Of the Eighteenth Infantry, lett there
yesterday with Companies o, D, + and K,
Of the Eighteenth Infantry, and II and l.,
Of the Second CAyalry, for the mouth ol
Milk river, TO cooperate with MGjor 1ges'
command In surrounding and compelling
Sitting Bull TO surrender. The men
marched through fifteen inches ri snow,
the thermometer registering ICE below
zero as they started out on their long and
hazardous Journey.
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New Disciples church at washington

WAsnISoroN. January 16.-Just at this
time the interesting topic in religious cir.
cleS Is The progress Of the movement 10
favor Of erecting q Disciples Church In
this city. This is the denomination oi
which President.elect Garfield is q mem
ber. Rev. Fred W. Power, pastor Of tue
Church In this city, states shat the move
ment 10 meeting with unprecedented sue.
cess, and II now looks as though the new
edifce will be very imposing. Thus fal
So, 400 in cash has heen subscribed, and
from $4,000 to 100000 promised. Mr..
Power states that unless the fund exceeds
the last nSmed sum the church will be
erected on the site OF the present church
edihCe. He says General Garfield has ex.
pressed decided preference for a plain
and unpretentious building, but It is like
ly the Generals enthusiastic admirers will
dlsappoint bis wishes In this respect
There are now subscription agents Ia
every State In the Union whore churches
Of the same denomibation are maintained
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ST.. pETERsBvRo, January l5.-Ths re.
port Of Abaaa, Minister OF Finance,
states that, to restore equilibrium between
the revenue and expenditure, the sttictest
economy in oil branches Of administration
will be necessary. Nearly a Third Of the
expenditure 10 devoted 10 the war
Ministry. AbaGa is, consequently, con.
vinCed that II 10 impefAliyely necessary 10
teduCs the military and naval e1pendl.
lpfe.