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New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE NEW ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,

WASHINGTON, Dec. I6.-The nomination Of
BENJAMIN Harris Brewster for Attorney Genera
was sent tn the Senate to-day The selection of Mr.
Brewster was not, it is said altogether the ono
which Senator Cameron would prehaps have made
as representing his State inasmucb Mr..
Brewster, while regarded a member of that wing
of the party with which the Senator has been den-
tilted, has not been looked upon as q Cameron
man. Simon Cameron, however. it is
represented did not share this feeling and his
ing here day or two since is understood to have
had some connection with the preparations for this
nomination with view to reconciling all interests
Mr. Brewster, when he arrived here yes
terday, went directly TO CamerOns hon e, and this
was interpreted sign of the best relations be-
tween them.
Mr. Brewster, was born October 13, is @, in Salem
County n j.. where his ancestors for several genera
ii ns had lived and owned large estates. lie was
graduated from Princeton College in 1884, and
Immediately entered upon the study of law in the
Office Of Mr.. Eli X. Price in Philadelphia. In 1888
he was admitted to practice at the bar and soon
attained great prominence in his profession. Ho
was appointed by President Polk Commissioner TO
adudicate the claims of the Cherokee Indians
AGAINST the United States and in 1867 was ap-
pointed Attorney y-Generai of the the State of Penn
sylvania by Governor Geary. With these excep-
tons he has hitherto been stranger to public
official lifr, although his friends hays
repeatedly urged his availability for q
position in the cabinet, a seat III the United
States senate For forty years hp has been regarded
as one of the foremost lawyers OF Pmalelphla, and
has been retainel as counsel IN large number or
celebrated cases He has also renown as
classical scho ar lecturer and orator. In personal
appearance Mr. Brewster is of a little more than
the average height, and lightly inclined toward
c0rpu encY. His dress and courtly mInners ara
thOP of the past generation. lie WAS married III
1857 to Miss Elizabeth Won Myer5ach de Renfeldts,
"a Prussan lady. who died in 1868. In 1870 he WAS
married to his present WIFE, Mary, daughter OF tho
Hon. Robert j. q. Walker, of Pennsylvania, by
name
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
rl1r r1pcn-GEEMAN ALLIANcE

LosDoS, Dec. lG.-The Times remarkns
upou the report from COnstantuopc relating to Ger
man alliance with Tlrsey snys they are founded on tho
manifest desire of Prince B-marck 10 advertise hiEsef
a. the principal counsellor and patron OF the Porte
There might p,ss.by be contingencies when 10 woud De
convenient 10 II French troops in Tlus by the men
nee of "A Tirki.n invasion from fH oil. "A Germany
nv- uutuiug rur this accommodation, Prince B-haich
~ not rcpudatc the means by "uicn IL hi|h "e wv"
Vl'Cd. , r....--...
Tie Conf'autinoplr correspondent ot me IatS says
Primo Iisu.rrk ~. nurrr. cd q the Ottoman special
Mi--ou Berlin that j, -nouid visit Vienna me','" o'
gUng 10 Eour. ,. -, .,
Lord Dud rim the British Ambassador iaA refused 70
allow t- authorities to -rIrcI Tor - u-lFe1 on Dodtu
Eri.Isn ship Iucuorca a. tuu1tuutuYpl..
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
REPLYING To MP RIATNE

LONDON, Dec. 17.-The STANDARD, iii n leading
ar iclc this morning on the abroga ion Of the Clay
tOn-Bulwer treaty, saws:
TIE que IL simply whether the demand Of the United
SIttes reasonable. n, yer were startling demands
made with less afrctatioDs OF reasoning prcteXt lhe
Americans must regret Mr. Baliu tried 10 justify
his HOn witn s. In liza II far more exposed 10
IL the Pacific seaoOard Of Anccl yet when
Eugl claimed tue exclusive rlgnt to control the
CIuai England has taken reasonable precautions
10 secure right OF way II America cares 10 follow our
example wi instead Of dcnounciDS treaties, take
similsr precautions.
The Nstre, in a leading article, says:
Mr. Blaiues production contains an Implication by no
means courteous cousidrrato toward England. ii IA
not at ala impossible that what at the pres
eut moment l. IN Panama difficulty has arisen
aue much from jealousy vested rights as from uet
ol emlre cannot seriously be the intention Ot tb'
people uf America to support the new doctrine oi
suZrrlinty Last Of all countries can England
pace the control OF her vast commerce III the
hands ot any ono, however friendly Power.
The Inns in leading article al nits that " Mr..
Blaiuc's con cli,n is nor wholly unreasonable. but
he il ,akIng precautions agains possible danger
IL adds:
Iftbc United States cannot trust England why shond
England uo required trust the United Sta'esf Inc
temptation b.cagH of ialtl f. Ic uo.cy CONTINGENT
IN The one Cisc--t rs gut" certain IN thc othcI ;
and with the existing unrnlishtcurd views ot
American statesmen commercial questions, IL
J, usCly enough mat sons, which Mpud pass
current with them, would be found Tor yelling 10 H.
INC .rt. ,r oi tho law ~ the -lde OF England
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC.

Mexico, Dee. lG.-Congrcss adjourned yes
tcruy. s llbois all in harmony with the E'rcu
tive It approved an railroad contracts made ny
President ~ wen those for the establishment OF
National bauk aud for draining the "N an N'''y oi
Ncxiro IL provided for the of 1000 900 IN nickel
coin, AMI Tor tr Improvement Of MeNcnn poIH l' Ia
bOrs have oven satlHlaCu0n. . - ,,t.,- -
In Parr, viii 20 Guatamala 10 settle the question III
dispute with that country. ,-.-.,..
The IutrruItuuui Industrial fNpo''uph ~ bIl%"""
has been opened with much enthusiast
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
sUgpECIrD OF TwO MURDERs.

LONDON, Dec. 1G.-At the WandSworth 70
llcr Court today Dr. Ltmsou w"S eNn -"'" on 'h'lS'
~ murdcr In having caused the d,ath " student al
The fenh mn House school, wimbledon, with the Wow
OF succceing his property. Evidence was proN"'eu
~ the fact that quantity OF poison probably a''h'e
mad been found In the stomach of The deceased
proposed 20 cNhuuc tue no u %. uIolI'' W ;, o
ihr d-r,,-.,I man VINO died recently under m'SIcHous
crrtim,taurc1. Dr. ianson appc 1rcd To be IN goo.
spirits. Ihc prosecution stated ihat cfhl'nco , W"" "
uroduced that Dr. Lam-ou purchased two grains Ot AGO
mt. pr ,,r. to h. y. 10 Wimbledon and That hc was
m gl.AI rirAil. Tor muMrN.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
CANNONS APPEAL REJECTED.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 16.-Chict-Jus-
ce Hunter today refused to SET aside or modhedt he or
der heretofore made by him in Campbell against Cannon,
n which ne held that the certificate OF naturalization held
bv Cannon was obtained bv fraud and had been fran
lentIy used and was void its face. This reaihrms
tl.n "a 4 M alien.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
THE MOLLY MAGUlRE TRIALS.

PGTTsBURG, Penn, d c. 16.-A dispatch from
Uniontown Penn, sys An application has been male
the Favete County Court for new trial in the case OF
Patrick DOlan the Molly Magure, convicted OF the mur-
der of Maurice Hcalv An application has also been
ade nv the defence for change OF venue IN the cases
Of McFaran and the other i've, whose trlas are sui
pending. The defence afraid Of public sentiment
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
TILE GERMAN STEAMSHIPS

LONDON, Dec. l6.-Ihc udmDulS-Aiheilcdh
Line steamer Wcsphalia sailed from Queenstown with
t,c ors nf the .teawe? Allcmannia Monday,
the 18Th inst not on the Iin inst ~ before reported
Thr steamer AIemannia will salt from Queenstown tOr
Ncw-YoTk on Sunday, thc lSth INST
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
THE rIryIsIlN PERpLEXIrIES.

LONDON, Dec. l6.-The Paris papers state
that NJ Rou-tan will not return to Funi7 p"t thHI ne
will be appointed to mother important posi- lhe ra'S
correspondent OF The Morning Iost announces that ord
LYONS tue British AmbassadOr, has had IN interview
with Premier Gambctta aud presented a. dispatch pro,
testing against the action Of the Tunisia authOres III
tb.. N la aft
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
PROBABLY MURDERED.

LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch to Iae Iimes
from Parls saws It is feared that young American
who n month ago obtaiEcd circular notes amount
ing tO "a considerable sum lOF u,a1J ,IunJ
continental tour has pe'h ii,i,.,'j
A. some o the notes with the original name eNpuiS,u
have been changed by II swinder at money 'hanS'i''
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
PIEROLA LEAVES PERU.

PARIS, Dec 16.-SenOr ROsas, the new Pc
rnvian Minister here, announces the receipt OF tel
egram from Lima stating that Pcrola has resigned his
cai to the Presidency OF Peru, and embarked fOi
Europe
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE TREASURY INVESI TIAIION.

IHE IltEANOI1
WAsHNGroS, Friday, Dec. l6, 1881.
The subcommittee of the Senate Committee,
on appointed TO investigate the condn
gent fund accounts and methods the various Execu-
live Dep lrtnien1s met this morning. Colonel H. j. din
ton ediior and proprietor or Washington sunday
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17

THE FULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.-The Court was called
TO order this morning promptly at 10 O'Clock. but
tedious minutes followed before the for the
prosecution entered
Fhe prisoner not able TO control himself oil this
time bat broke out with, al understand tat General
Reynolds is sick this morning Il wonder II COrkhiu
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
FRAGMENTS or WESTERN EkWS
A su1NGLE MIL DESTROYED

y
DETROIT, Mich.r Dee. 16.-A shingle mill
near cedar springa wax destroyed by the explosion OF
boiler Yesterday afternoon. Luke Fitzsimmous, the
fireman, was killed
A COLODED MINER KILLED
Brazil, Inu.. Dee. l6.-SOme excitement
prey,ils here tonight. james Seaman, Irish coal
IN nor has shot and killed J.. White, cOlored miner.
Seaman il under arrest The murder seems 10 nave
been prcmuditated.
CONVICTED or FORGERY.
MADISON, Ind, Dee. 16.-W. Linley Mum
son of IndianarOis who was trial for forgery and
suindl NJ i'm connection with lightning rod sales To far
Tcra IN tbil ami switzerland Counties convicted
yesterday at Veyay and sentenced 10 two years In the
n,pi
New-York tribune., 1881-12-17

PHILADELPHIA. Dee. l6.-DEring quarrel this
,frrn ou Tohn Leslie aye H. stabbed In the head by
William Hoan and viii probably die. Hogan IL under ar
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-21
The Sergeant-at.Arms

washington, April 2o-se Beck. in
the senate this afternoon, declared the pur.
pose the democrats to continue opposItion
to Riddleberger, even after next December.
He said Riddleberg,r was obnoxious In
the democratic senator's, and tho latter could
never hold proper official relations with
hlm the next December there would be
nominated for sergeant. alarms n gallant
union ~ soldier, who bears wounds received
10 leading troops .on the field
OF Datfle, and every democratic senator will
vote Tor MIN and he believed the nomin atjon
would be by o republican senator. Senator
Beck declared that Riddleberger would never
oe elected sergeaDt-at-arms The gallant nm.
Ion soldier referred to by Senator Beck in soid
10 be citizen of Kansas and q republican. bnt
beck end his friends declined to give bi his
name yet, saying only that he is a promineni
republican and popular man. Senator Vest In .
tenus whenever the election of officers ahail he
reached, TO nominate Gen. John ID. Stevenson
OF ST Louis, who was under Logan and oncs
OF MS best fighters. When nssed how he
would vote with Stevenson as a candidate
Logan replied that he could say nothing bu,
good OF stevenson, as he was one vf ih,
mes! gallant generals of the Union army. and
q true republican. ANU
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New Orleans Ruces

New Orleans, ,Anii - - rho 7. ulsiana Jock.
ey ciuo spring meeting ;secono day weather
clear and warm; track In good condition At.
tendance good.
First race. Pickwick stakes, for three year old
1850. Entrance s66 with $3.50 added mile heats,
Four started. Nose IL, Bosque Bell go
Kitty Hawk 8, distsnced, Benda d dlstanced
Iime--l 4Sh. Pools on the track sofa BOso,Is
Belle S3e5, Moses $40 brenda $40, Kitty
length. Wv" ~ "
Second race, purse of $500, one mile. Won
by Knight Templar by. q nose, Viola
second, GaDriel third, beating
LillieG., Amer. Aleck, Nlcasa, Oak Glove
and Rose. Time lA7. Pools on tho track
sold Gabriel, t3ji Templar, s2s; the field, ss'
Third race, handicap, ali ages, purse Of ibO.
in mile and q half Won by Fellow Play by two
,engtns, Referee second, Long Lick third,
neatirg Moscow, King Dutchnan and Our
Friend; Time-2,44s Pools on the track
sold sol Fellow Play, $50; Moscow, SIS; Our
W; Long Lick, So.
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Alarming Floods

Milwaukee, April 20. Specials to the Re-
publican from the interior of Wisconsin. re.
port alarming floods. At Fon du Lac the river
Is raging torrent. AT p. m. the river was n
iealiai sight; the water had overfiowed tbo
banks and submerged a great many OF Tho
streets. The entire western portion ~ M .,,,.
is under water, which Is still rising. Famiii:ys
.n tne sixth and seventh wards have been
SSomPeiied S~lP to oeyseuate. their premises and t6e
au,noc, a.a oc yarus along the river
are converted Into floating wood yards. The
narrow gauge tracks are under water. and ssv.
erai wash-outs have olready resulted on Ina
sonthern s.,,,I and western roads. The DAMAGE
The Republican special from Watsrtovn
SAYS Rock river has risen Ave feet, causing q
break up of the Ice, which comes down in issgs
masses masses The bridge leading to Oak Hiii Gem.
etery ana Boughton are both swept away. To-
day the river is still rising and threateninr
much damage.
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GALLANT GRACE.


..o southern Illinois Hosn,ta, "a.
"c insane Burns- The Gallnnsrv .r
0sce-0ne Patient Burned to Death.
,.,s anna, ma. H. April o.-rirs broke out in IN.
81 ,s 'Vom on the fourth iioor CT the north wing
" NV .a' Illinois southern hospital for insane NJ
'', sa., place at n;s0 O'Clock Last
nea', AFTER getting the patients ont,
sh euort was mrde n sh.or 49,.
NAN names, :; , nat asthe buildings had a Man.srs
reached was ,Sa noS until the centre buildinr was
patients were dIscoSssssT s %ss was mastered. Three
omu,story onrry Of The north mo' WING ,ne s%,,, 80
sarrounaed by the flames, The thrSo, emurvly
shponS Witnessed their frantic efiorts 10 hn ns
excitement. FInaisr FIla.sr window with GREATNESS
anu placed near a window. and "as az, procured
s,ar, suIseu around the ladder thyss n,a,s ,ae
started up but were forced back bv iho ha Sn
M % the 'sn, '.adsnw disiiow named Grace ran ran
in tho Wind windova ana han handed an Axe
eol9red patient to Gus his way out. Tha s.,,
SIMPLY pusheu the axe away AMI 49, .nc Nv latter
SSca Soica nun, ana me crowd below as with ~ns ~Ss
This time he did i AND Sas the grating loose"
showed his courage by ascending ,Ss ,ssI,n sssannl
ana going into the room The bniia,nr ~, ,auusr
vng W"re ,0mhs,r.a 0,She an over, and the wsiis
hand to Sand sirSsys evsry DIRECTION. and aite1
Medland, who was nearly dead ram ~ nahea
aesperstely determined to stay In hIs soo,,, vu'
Sn, ,Soe io,ceu him headlong through the win.
nSwI nSs,s ana parties outside caught him Grsos
Mssd isS Sus neat Is and suffered Internally after
monroe county named N. Ferklei Was bnru.d usw%
70 .Se. ueatn. Three patients were taken from ~
aals, Dat some wandered back. Thrse tre sre
somapsnies com from Cairo arrived at ESQ 'olooS'
intendont. DIR. Wldner, is In ch,caea ns 80 super
The only patient missing. ''V' re'kie Is
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A Terrible Case Of IrichinOsis Devel.
Opch i'm Allegheny. Pa.

Pittsburg, April 2o.--The fret case Of
trichinosis ever developed here made It's ap-
pearancein Allegheny las. Tuesday night In
the eperson of German named Frank Nisz
On that evening he ate freely of pork which
was not well cooked. About two hours ft,r
he grew violently sick, aud terrible pains
spread over his entire body. lie was neyt
lnken with vomiting and pnrglng passing
blood and small pieces Of flesh A physcl ,n
was summoned, who pronounced 1t uichlnosis,
and upon aubm tring IL small piece of the i,esh
to the micrnscoplcal test, in net work of
small muscles, seventeen trlchinae were
found. Proper remedies We're administerSi =.
and the patient 10 slowly improving. Niez
refuses to state from whom he purchased the
pork. '
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N Nominations.

Washington April 9o.-The president sent
the following nominations to the senate to-day:
assistant postm aster. general, vice Thomas ]. :.
Brady resigned; W, j. Grier OF Pennsylva.
MIA, to be third A,sistsnt postma ster. genera,
Vice l.. Hazen, appointed assistan. atiorney.
general for the postonlce department,
q. b. Everett, OF North Carolina. 10 be col.
lector Of internal revenue Tor the nth district
OF North Carolinaj Abner Tibbltts to he COL
lector OF customs for the district of III Paso del
Nortc, Texas. Mr.. Gric is the gentleman who
for the nomination oi General Garfield, and
perslsted 10 thus voting on every ballot from
iDe second TO the last. although for q lou x time
no other delegate joined him. He Ia residont
Of ia zleton, Pennsylvania, and so FAR as can
he learned. lie has never held any public cflc }.
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decisions OF Court OF Appeals.
5Decial TO tho Herald

SPesAui W tHs I1cThlu.
Austin, April 20.-The court Of appeals
rendered the following decisions to-day:
Ward VS. the state; from Ellis. Reversed
and remanded
Gay & Grimes vs. simmons Hardware Co.
from Dallas. Affirmed.
Hoar & Bro. ct al VS. Crawford; from Gray-
son. Reversed and remanded.
Cowart vs. Dram; from Dallas. Reversed
and remanded.
Wortham Va the state; from Ellis Al.
frmed.
Brown VS. the state; from Ellis, Affirmed.
Affirmed.
Houston & Texas Central railroad vs. Holt,
from Dallas Affirmed.
Cairnes vs. Huggins; frsm Gray yson. Az
liei VS. the state; from Dallas. Affirmed.
CARPENTER vs Rice Byers; from Gray son.
Affirmed. "i'o'
Houston q Texas Central railroad Va Cana.
from GraysOn. Affirmed.
Bradfu0t VS. Taylor \ Long; from Baylor
Reversed and remanded
Terrell \ Co. vs. Flash, Lewis n Co.; from
Dallas. Affirmed.
Knause \ 20. VS. Frlsburg Klein & Co from
Dallas Affirmed. '''
>, McCarty 4 Bros VS. Vineyard ct al, from
travis. Reversed and remained.
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Danville, Va, April 2).-The Virginia ON.
ference OF the African Methodist Episcopal
church has just concludelits session here, and
yesterday Bishop Daniel A. Payne, d. d.,
eolorcd, by invitation pyeached ut the Main
street NJ. n. church, south, white, The lRrgs I
, nd weallhicst church Of that denomination
la Virginia, Bahop Payne was formerly y
President Of the Wilberfofcc university, Ohio,
and was assisted ye terday In The services BY
Professor Johns, from tho West Indies, aud
Elder Lloyd. both c)lored. The church was
filed with white aud colored peop,e.
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Knoxville 4 Ohio R.,I.o.a

knoxvilie, Tenn, April 20. TO. day con.
tracts were awarded to i've companies out Of
thirty-nine, which bid yesterday on the
Knoxville Ohio railroad company to COM
plete 1t to the Kentucky state line. Eight sec :
tions were awarded Mr.J. Condor, of Knox.
yilie; four 70 q. b. 0fntt, OF Tennessee, TWO
chanics company, Of shelbyviiie, KY, and
two to l.. Onutt. Work will begin immeJli-
ately and be pushed with all possible speed
The contract for completion ofihs North Caro-
Ina extension Of the East Tennessee railroad
ed tomorrow. Trains Will run direc,
ming Of winter. e''
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Tragedy Near Kansas City-A Slick
Confidence Man.

Kansas City, Apiil gO.-A man calling
himself the Rev. Charles Robert Souer, who
has been circulating among tho good people
of this city for Two months past, ran away on
Saturday, taking n sum OF money an 1 watch
belonging to his wife. Souer married this
woman In Chicago last February She has
just discovered he has q wife and several
children In Illinois. Souer is about forty
years Of age, is o noted confidence man and
turned tricks In Springfield, st. Louis and
Baltimore.
The news Is just received In this city of the
shooting and killing OF hcslah Mat,ox,a Clay
county farmer, by his brother, William
Mattox The trs gedy took place four miles
north of Liberty, at no0n-day.
The old city officers have retired from oilce
and the new administration, republicans, is
sworn In.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
England.

Ionuon, April 2o.-Dr. William Howard
Aasseii' me well-known special correspou-
pondent OF the Times, has sailed for tho
United States.
The Times says: "The promoters Of the
movement ior the release Of Michael Davitt
Is,,, ns,e eas.erminsd to circulate throughout the
se,ung forth the grounds tor liberation. 7"
~ is understood Paget, at present british
ambassador At Rome, will succeed Dufisrin nj
pa,a ~, ae'ersourg, and that Lagard Will succeed
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Tho Grcek 0ucstion.

Conitantinople, April aO.-No oniclal notin-
cation has been addressed TO the porte relative
to the present phase of the Greek question.
The ambassadors are discussing the delays Of
the convention, which 1t ls proposed to oon-
ciude, relating mainly to the apportiontment
guaranteeing Musselmen property In the ceded
territory. Dervish pasha has asked for REIN
fOTcemeuts
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Compromise offered.

Cinsinnati. April 2O.-Ths Consolidated
street railroad company this noon offered the
strikers compromise to this effect.
Reduction of time from fifteen hours to
twelve hours daily and dollar and half per
day for conductors and drivers, or
2. An addition Of twenty Ave cents daily 10
wages of both conductors and drivers for the.
late number Of fifteen hours daily. The
strikers have the proposition under considera-
ton, and will probably answer this afternoon.
The strikers demand has been fifty cents per
diem increase, with the present working
hours,
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Protest against the Execution or n
Murderer

Boston, April 2O.-wendoll Phillips filed a
protest to-day to the governor and counse,
against the execution Of Starnes X. Abbott,
convicted Of the murder of Mrs. Crue, and
sentenced to be hanged Friday next Mr.
Phillips contends, even admitting that A bbott
killed Mrs. Crue, that there is no eviience
showing he did It with hpremeditation or malice
aforethought. Mr. Phillips, ending his protest,
says" do not care to enlarge on the motive
which think imp,ls person 10 commit a
crime, which In my views makes the act mur.
der In the strict sense Of the law"
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Nan Antonio,
Special to the Herald.

Special 20 The Herald.
Ban Antonio, April The Merchants
Exchange was formally opened yesterday
FOR business with many felicuous remark
and the new departure of merchants was
fully inaugurated. Some little business was
transacted in futures, but the festivities con-
sumed most of the day.
Ayoung man named Willie Richter at.
tempted TO shuttle on the mortal cuil with a
large dose of laudanum. DR.. Keir ana n
stomach pump brought him around all right,
Long sicki ess was the cause.
man named william Humphreys was ar
rested Mt the Central hotel to.day on the
charge OF robblng the Corpus Christi stage
some time ago.
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Austin.
Special to the Herald.

Austin, April s0.-A meeting was held yea .
terday In this city for the purpose of organic.
inga company to build narrow guage rail.
road TO Burnett, Lampasas, Fan Saba and
through the north western counties It is TO
be called the Austin d Northwestern rail-
road and II the movement Is success siul, IL will
probably be built by Graves 4 Bamberg. An
other meeting was to be held to day for the
poned.
The firemen are busy making preparations
for u magnificent picnic tomorrow.