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CRIMINAL NEWS.


L1FE-INSURANCE FRAUD.
PORTLAND, Oh, Dec. 30.-A singular case Of
fraud On Reinsurance company, which ended
after seven years in the discontinue Of the
Buindlers. hus Just been decided In the courts.
In 1873, Jeremiah Elliott, Of this stnte arranged
q plan for beating tho Northwestern Lire-In-
suraneo Company. He took his boy, Moses
Elliott, IS years OF age, to the CompAnys
Agency in Portland, and got his life insured for
$1,000. Then, with the boys uncle, he manu-
factured case Of drowning. A few months
after taking out the policy. Moses suddenly dis
appeared. and was reported drowned tn the CO.
1utnbia River The father made claim on tho
Insurance Company, but the only evidence Of
the boys death WINS tbs testimony of tho
uncle, who said Moses was on a raft
with him, when the boy foil overheard and
sunk before he could be saved. The Company
hesitated about payment. us the case was sus-
p1cious; but Elliott threntened to bring suit. and
they paid tho policy. The two consplrAtors then
went to Jackson County, this State. and invested
money in sheep-ranch. 4 few; months ago
q letter came to the main Office Of the Insurance
Company, IN Milwaukee, Wis, asking II they
would like to have Moses Elliott, on whom they
had paid $8,0fD, produced alive. The matter
was at nnce worked up by Portland agents; and,
after long investigation and tedious trinl, the
court gave the Company the policy, with in
tercst amounting in all to $1a,516. The farm
had been attnched by the Company, aud WIS
sold to satisfy the Judgment. The two Eliotts
swore thAt the young man alleged to be Moses
Elliott was another person, and that the ranch
wus not bought with insurance money.
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4 Child Detecfiyd-f

TMtt0N faf1, IET.3 lfFtze7s.
Yesterday afternoon q Mexican was riding by
a tendaion tn Convent street on small pony
aud making his way OUT OF tow1 In q southerty
direction. Il little boy, just years Of nge,
rushe into the store and called out to his father
that IN man Is riding past on our pony. The
father looked at the passing animal but said It
was not bis The boy persisted that It was, Tor
he knew it. the fnther walked up to the an
imai and even then did not recognize 1t. The
hoy persistently asserted the ownership. and the
man brought the rider to staudstil1. and there,
s1rc enough, the child pointed to the brand and
tho horse was identified. THO man dismonnte4
when ordered, aud it seemed he WAS ma Ing on
with the animal, which had been stolen from
the R!ucon ranch, about tweuty-three miles
Distant The child had not seen the pony tos
several months before The thief WIS detained.
and. inter telling several contradictory stories.
was handed over to the police.
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nEnShantment, !" for instance. unless there
,vera ynTnen In it ?-L02cell Courier.

"Enehantment," !" for instance. unless there
were women In it eLoecelt Courier.
A young man in love IS not necessarily q
mathematician, but he Is nearly always
sian for her. II yon can't cipher this OUT
we sigh for you.-Stc14be1luttke HeTdA-
When you hear d young lady very carefully
say, II haven't saw" you may % quIte con. ,,.
fi{ient that she Is q recent graduate from ono
Of the most thorough OF onr numerous le-
male semlnaries. Saturday
Night.
A South End man shook handkerchief
full Ut peanut shucks out Of window, anu =
gat across the way took for handkeIehifetr f,
fa9o b4eatS o promse sa is1 nowhere sfa
Boston Post.
.:Why, Jennie, you foolish girl. come into
foS fT Witisont GdSe wraps wraps - nothing much, ma.
You see Augustus has just called, and here
are his footprints In the snow; I'm I'm 1eaa measns~
nntl--tlo you know FL don't believe Eye got
lalf cloth enough III them."-Neao Hape1s
Register.
Jones and Robinson were both engaged"
Jones was of a sweetly romantic, not to say
even dreadfully poetic. naturs f. honi,snn nt1i'n
room Of the club-it was rather iatlsh-
about the third B. and S. .period-Jones BE-
came awtully poetic, and quoted muchiy
with reference to the al1ianccd one:
live" cried Jones, enthusiastically, in my
loves eye r. II dare say you do," said Rob
inson, brutality, having suffered enough from
similar quotations: because she's got a sly
| In it."-Lnad01a Judy.
Not long since, in one Of our neighboriAg
| villages, a young lady.who had been en-
/ gagged to q iine young man for SOME TINS.
met richer person. and soon put oil the old
| love for the new. She wrote to the old
lover requesting him to return her photo
Which he took by sending the following note:
| II would gladly comply With your request,
| but it do so it will spoil my euchre-deck::
| / have collection Of photographs which l
! break it by giving away the deuce OF dia-
monds."- CITY Derrick.
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,,;,,,,,1f -, ~, .t,fF o,, s, &c
mas enoeareu hfhselA @ ao ,is s st t anu -
popular ';! Mit t'o 10 o ' hss in ron.
4acs duTlng s hd1es % yeai 81 senrc9 Chi
nuea' 1;isani Z. alS q ran} ~ and tha 1hica nn
,'' ~ r,snact;,o1v s ,o Sfr
81 + att,hnns tnhn T. th Sff;cfent Snnerintend
eht'o1 tne ne" ul1.'lu = unA ilne
The Kansas Railway Company filed articles
OF incorporation with the Secretary OF state
of Kansas Thursday. The Directors are as
follows<s Kersey Cohtes, Thomas +: Bullene,
:. Cooper, J. B.. Edwards, james 4. Drake,
James Wiley, Aiexander Blake, James Il;
Finley, J. ". Simcock. John +. Bradley, and
John IL. Whit6t0nc. It is the intention OF
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ST. LOUIS VS.. DETROIT.
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One wouldn't think there was such dlf-
ference between the people OF St. Louis and
D.troit In the matter of committing suicide.
IN ST. Louis, when 4 young woman has made
I'm her mind that life is burden too heavy
to he longer borne she sits down and writes
a diving lament to three different daily pa
pers. Then she writes letter to the Coroner
and tails him to buy So00 lot to bury her
h,dy in, erect Il $500 stone i'll her memory,
and tn Select Jury of poets and clergylnen
IT, view her remains. Then she dresses in
i,er hest and starts for the rfyer- 1t is always
4 wild night She always reaches, Wnafl-
boat without being seen. uer wild. DESPAIR
ing cry as she leaps into me ~ niurky IlEer
r,le. and when her body Is found snile
81 angelic sweetness is playing around hes
''GH INV different such things are in Detroitl
The yo1ng women write no poetry, anu nave
m Thought of the Coroner. Ihey care noe
for burial lot centrally situated, or inon- E..
un,ent with d cherub to ',a cFoMa n H., ixI1 1x;i;i
n.rt,t ,,I,h as it might spoil their Clothes Some
one always sees them as they GO down 20
The river. They never say anYtnnG put
s1H :.Nh - When they jump. There are always
, iozen men on hand to pull them out. wiring
than, dry furnish them with glass OF cneap
iaser, and send them home with the warn-
ing: ,7o,, corna fooIfnp aronnd
,,,;,i, N0w. n"r frinking water any more we'll
have ynu sent up for six months!'.
There isn't any romance here IN UeI1olI
Evarything IS cold, stern reality, ant onF
ereatest pgets and sentiment alists give tnetr
66ersonaI attention to buying the family Gao
bages. .-:..
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GOSSIP FOR LADIES.

"a LITTLE MISTAKE. E, -
How slowly She walks on tho shore,
And smiles us in reveries sweet;
White clouds filled with blessings hang over her
head, :s.
And waves ding themselves at her feet,
voice softly sings In my heart =
That tells mo she's thinking OF me;
That it's my name she breathes from her neo-
tarous lips,
And me she IL longing to see. :
Now softly I'll hasten behind
And give her pleasant surprise.
How sudden her face will il!umine with joy
How brightly will gleam her glad eyes!
Til be thera In one minute more,
What would not dU for her sake?
Ahi who uOw appears at'the turn Of the shore3
40 Will" she cries.--My name Is Jake,
They fall in each others embrace,
While glide away out OF View.
How willingly, easily. men will believe
Whatever they wish to be trueI
-Neu Fork Aa1l. -,
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Speaking OF sections reminds the philosopher
OF the Syracuse Herald OF story when one Of
had funeral to conduct for the family OF Mr.
NJ, very wealthy but eccentric merchant
When 1t was over be handed in his bill, made out
glasses, opened tha bill and read it 81 clean
through. ;. see you have q charge OF 80 for
kid gloves here, said he. how many pair dis
IA Dozen" wne the reply.
sand here again you have charged $50 .for
were there, and what did they cost2''
the rest cleaned and nude over. Their entire
@And you have put down carriage hire at SO
How many carriages had you?"
Eight in at.
i ''And they cost you how much apleceT'
aweil, sir. [ decline to pay your BILL
.Tne sexton was thnnderstruck. The gentle
mnu hnt1 never before been known to dispute
reasonable account with any one, and he WIS re-
II could have gone to the store and bought all
aire went on, "or ss4 for tho lot. could have
hired ten scarfs and had the other two made for
ery-stabio for Sa3s2. Twenty four and thirty-two
arc itty-stx. and thsrty-tve make ninety-ons;
You have charged me Sls6 for articles could
hive purchased myself for 81 Il thsss f
account"
make It out right
'.lut, H.; must make something on these af~
fairs; this s the only means hnse OF gaining q
| Wake your bill out Us you should, say
Sudly creslftlen, the sexton was about 70
turn away, when the merchant pointed 70 seae
.7Stt down there" said be, "nnd I viii teach
| you how to make out bill. In the first place.
enter tho henrse, coffin, advertisements. etc. a.
black t KID gloves at sst:a: to making twe
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MINNESOTA.
spkeid1 Dtspatch to The Chicago

spkeid1 Dtspatch to The Chicago 1T4onns-
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. although LIE
Legislature does not meet until Tuesday a
number Of members are already here, ana
tttt usual buttonholing is progressing in the
hotel corridors. There are lialf-a-dozen
candidates for each minor office, and 1nost
of t|Km are here and working like beavers.
The three principal candidates for the Speak
ershlp are Andrew G: Dunn, of Faribault;
i. Y. Daniels, Of Olmstead; and Laven
Fletcher, Of Hennepih County. 1t was gen
erally supposed that Fletcher had the inside
track in the race, but mutual friends OF
Dunn and Daniels, between whom the friend
liest feeling prevails. predict that sonthern
Minnesota will insist upon having the Speak
ership. and that the Speaker will be either
Nr. Dunn or 3Ir. Daniels The candidates
for the minor offices are as yet bnnci!ed p, Re.
hind the starting-place, all ready for the
race. The caucus will be called gu Monday
evening.
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for these expressions Of art?" asked Miss


for these expressions OF art?" asked Miss
Lillian, practically.
+ho Mtniy; ney are awi4ily ar Sneap, T. 1G Ths tbs
nle sattslet AltsWer, ~ 9iuGl " NEE .'ae h9
reauirelnents OF ideallzed th9nght, dat tnat
sweet 59appho nm nnS ityed On alef Of M oaiae
alu mllS, anu VIII not permit any OF hgl FITS ~:
to taste "a any grosser food; so you see she ua can
nakg tae costumes very cheap, f rnn
hltLthey are an posed to. ORDER: u yon a
WANT Want ieanns costume WITH .aseIpenuhHes Hs
yoa Wast y sitfns s' pietSre aa%gS fo2 and % Silver
draperies In rep9se, she furnishes 1t n
cilalr harmony, lnSa bon1fant sieeyesa pnneGf ne
dfHpeIy u'Set @ e1tfGE " %alh.ng M aless +,r VIII
only nFen, ~ neaii ~ VAL VIC poseo 1oi toaA
aroYnt! @ n the wofld; u, ,.,,,, o,o-
tx;,wnh arf you eyer lnas'ne SUCH
Never IN my Wlluest dreams, ana tnese
masteTpecs are HoSo1tey auSf .'f ,n} lc tar @
key: ou nate no iuea MoW ~ ~ sn.o ,Ie, ttean
nnt1l the master h,lna gives you lha KY; o hoa
how to get out when you are once IN. iAey
lust wrap you r1nnl anu rouna In iaoS-
rlnth Of estletle harn.ohtesE mo .o,o.,.,. u1
- BGltrlte, Satl Hel Ststct, sofeMn!y* !
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DISAGREEMENT.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 3l.-The conviction Of
8 coIored pension claim-agent named james
Richardson, charged with defrauding the Gov
ernment to the tune Of S50,00o has been men-
toned in these dispatches. Richardson pos
sessed himself Of tha muster-roll OF the One
Hundred and Second Colored Regiment, aud
was enabled to file many 'clatms good in
themselves, but In behalf Of fraudulent Claims
In this work q German lawyer named Eugene
Fecht was associated with Richardson, and was
arrested with that worthy. -ons the first trial
Fecht was acquitted, and Richardson made q
Fccht was then tried separately, and his case
has occupied the attention OF the United States
Court for ten days. and eliminated Tonight IN
tho disagreement Of the jury
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Special Dispateh to 7he Chicago Tribune.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. Ia strong effort
has been made in the 1astfew days by friends
of Senator Cockreli to influence the St. Louis
delegation in his favor, it having been ascer-
taineu that majority Of the Legislators
from this city were opposed to him. In Or
der to further their schemes in this matter
nersons of supposed influence hsEe been
sent here from different sections to work up
a sentiment in favor Of Cockrell- They
have now got to the point OF desperation. Ii
would By tnei1 Gqd ooasnf rs @ tet be ns
TN t Of ninety votes oil the first ballot, Ttlls
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POLITICAL.

: Special Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Jan. 1.-The Pioneer
Press Bismarck special says: u. F. Wal
lace has been gathering in data upon which
to found a contest in the Territorial Legisla~
ture. The certificate Of election was given
to P. R. Smith, the Democratic candidate for
the Council. Upon the face of the returns, the
majority for Smith was 65. The preliminary
investigation has been concluded, and Wal
lace's attorney, George ". Sweet, has ar
ranged his evidence OF fraud and prepared
his brief, which elnbodie5 the contestants
story. lie first pays his respects to the
river precincts. William Oscar Ward,
who was at the polls from 10 o'clock
a. n1.p until the polls closed, swears
there were not more than fifty
legal votes cast at this precinct. The total
votes cast were 142. D. c. Preston, who took
the United States census in June, after a
careful examination Of the first ninety names
on the poll-bo0k and comparison with the
census returns could on1y nnd nm hde nr. o.
cinct. Just one in ten were IN June last resi-
dents Of the City Of Bismarck. A steamers
crew with Democratic ballots in hand
rushed to the polls and voted. The
f6as adsvits men Of a1 rss ansSendfa a'm9s5 to the m
depositions lsS taken in belalf Of Wallace.
Tie frauds Of the river precinct were COM
pleteiy eclipsed at Malldan. The river pre-
cinct could be trusted to lieutenant,
but Alandan was under the COM
nland Of Patrick B. Smith himself.
Mai. Thomas j. Mitchell, one Of
the Oldest and most prominent citizen OF
Mandan, whose testimony stands uncontra-
with the voters Of that precinct, t
nnw there were not to exceed 2O0
legal voters there. Yet these 200 voters
cast 30i votes for members OF the Council.
The place was well stocked with free Demo-
cratic whisky ilt front Of the voting place,
and between there and the railroad track,
and, when the arrangements were
all completed, Smith " lad = lot, OF
Irisl1men, many Of. whom. had Deeh
brought from outside of the TERRITORY
but few days before, some even arriving on
that day, brought in on work train aud llll,
loaded IN front Of this imprompta par: :! ana M,
as soon as they were in condition
plied with tickets and rushed to
tIe polls. This drunken, bowling
crowd, crazed with whisky, had possession
Of the polls for one hour. as one witness
/ saws. cursiug and swearing in votes, and, 70
make the vote doubly sure. the United
| States soldiers from Fort A. Lincoln were
| brought up their blue suits removed, ano
| after being clad in citizens dress they were
| used to swell the free Democratic vote, ano
| only for the vigilance Of MI: French they
| too would have repeated. The .1o4 lllega
| steamboat landing, make 1876 votes to be sub
tracted from the 67l votes counted for smith
leaving him Cts, which is ISL less than Wal
1ane receiyed.3
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/ FrASN1GAN,S REVENGE.

Special Dispatch to 1he Ehteaoo 1f16une'
OMAHA, Neb., ,Dec.31.-Doug Black, alias Flan-
nigau; barber Of this city1.Mho worked at sid
nov "a few weeks aszo, was ,the subject OF an
article in the sidney Platnltittaz<f' Showing him
to be a rascal and thief. The said article was
inserted by Detective james J.. Smith. a day or
two ago Flanniean left .ftor Sidney to get
revenge, saying be would gill him. This morn.
ing ho met Smith at tho lockwood House e1it and
1m,rtnn' Smith returned Etho fire and fatal!y
wounded Fiannigan. Flantigan has q bad rec
ord here. He has served sixty days for stealing
from his employer. whom he threatened 70 Owl. ka..'
but was discharged on promise to leave Town.
and be accordingly left forSidney.
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: Mr.. Haweis, in a volume entitled "Iho
Art of Beauty" makes the following points
with regard to beauty Of dress:
1.-THE reasan that an ordinary low neck
with short sleeves looks worsaln black than
in any other is because the hard line round
the bust and arms is too great contrast to
the skin. A low neck always lessons inc
hight, and dark dress made thus lessons 1t
still more, and it strikes the artistic eye as
cutting the body III pieces, in this way: Ii
you see fair person dressed in d low dark
dress standing against light BACKGROUND
some way off, the effect will be that OF an
empty dress hung up, the. face, neck, anu
arms being scarcely diScernible.
ground, the head and bust will be thrown Up
Sharply, and the whole dress and body WI
dfsarpear. The effect, common enough. ~
execraby bad. II you must wear lo",paek
bodice, let it be cut square, giving the Hlgnt
OF the shoulders Tor, better. with the angles g.si
rounded, for corners are very trying), ard
have plenty Of white or pale gauze or: thln
biack net to soften the harsh line between
the skin and the dress. White ga1sZe, or Lace
f1e'1 fbe eee Of the bo,lce. and thin black stuff
has an equally good effect. as It SHADES the
Whjtencss Of the skin into tic dark color OF
the gown. Only under these conditions does
the sudden contrast enhance rs some per
sons suppose, tile fairness o1 LIE coh'p'e!As-
| ion. ,,,,.,a
| skirts or tu1ics-they decrease the hight so
| much-unless, indeed, the tunie IS very
short and, the skirt very long: So also 10
large, sprawling patterns used Tor trimming; (:
carry them OF. Neither let q. very little
woman wear her hair half way down her
back; let her lift it clean up. as high as
poas1p nr.ro foat shou1I never he casetl III kid,
least nf all. white kid sIippers,-for Kid re.
| yeais SO clearly therft5rn and nl6vel.,essts OF
/ the feet and stretches so easily that few feet
/ have chance in them.
i sThose who ARE very stout Should wear
sh ould nut a little padding in their gowns
and neither should be in the least aceollet:
/ Pernendicular Per stripes in dresses give hight
| and increase fulness. and are therefore par
ticularly suited to very slight, small peopiiss'
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maf. Dawson, Sentenced to Dismissal
hy Court-martta1, liz Allowed to Rec

Dispatch to Cincinnati Gazette; ,,-.o,.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. W.-A special dispatch
from washington states that another case ol
EXECUTIVE clemency of a peculiar nature a. nas
Just occurred Mnj- LII. dawson, ot tne IT, na+
rinf: CnrIs was recently court-ma rtaled In tnat
clty fyr conduct unbocomlng an officer and q Z
was d. 70 3be Be vn
nrovs3 the sentence and so did Mr.. Hayes; but a
lew days Since tho utter revoked the sentence
and permitted Dngson to resign: ;.n oz,. =, this
c,t,. Where he has figured in several esca apades
4atye Of e; VS. ,n ',1ae 9se
W., nan r., ff,te ,ositIon of Major. In 1858
hc Mar vas r1s' stationed to one At te MN5iue narraeks
here, and afterward eoMmande1 4u,n the var1 M
ei,o +ha+ t,1e he mas resided ut Philadelphia,
and Lis ta erect figure fanltlesly dressed %ish l'
nosegay in his cont, has been tama'iaF 1ss@ 70 gu
son. It is alleged, was mixed up in tho Adams. ans
White duel, last spring, and Is reported u nave
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TENNESSEE.

T. y
SpsftaE Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan. 1.-The Repub-.
licans held a caccas tonight In which har-
mony prevailed. They named r. R. Butler,
formerly member Of Congress, for Speaker
of the House. They feel confident Of being
able to organize the House. All tue Repub-
lican members were present save two, not
yet; arrived. They will meet again in caucus
Monday to decide upon candidates for the
Clerkship. ="
The Low-Tax Democrats met in caucus,
but without coming to any detinit conclusion
adjourned until Monday morning, at which
time it is understood the Democrats will at
tempt to harmonize on candidates for Speak
er and other officers Of the House.
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loaned his pistols for use in that affair Of honor
For several days after this statement was pub
lished in the papers, the Major made his fayorit
drinking ha,ints ring with oaths, and dcclaro-
begsa.l, sah.--thrash him fore and aft. sah!" for
having hatl the andaclty to mcntion Ills name.
The Gaming. never took place, and the Nnjor ws
content TO swallow his Indignation. n short
time afterwar1 he was arrested for drunken
ness and insulting ladies OIL the street, for which
he was locked tn the Central Station anti put
under bail to keep the peace. For these ofenses
be was court mnrtialed, with the result given
nt,o
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xEaNrICIDE.

Special Dispatch to Ths chtcaao Tribune.
Sr, LOUIS, No., Jan. IA warrant charging
the late society belle, Mary Grover, with murder
in the first degree, has been sworn out but is
not likely to be served MS she is ut the point OF
death. The night she picked, up her newly-bor.n 2
babe wrapped 1t in blanket, anu cartaea ~ ~
freeze to death. was q very severe one. ana
rhe strain upon her weak body was such terri
lIo one that puerperni fever followed.
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INCEST.


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune
MuNc1E, Ind, Dec. 3l.-John Jones, 1ar1ner,
residing in Wells County, thirty miles north OF
hcre. has been arrested, charged with incest, bis
daughter, beautiful Rtrl aged II. being the
ruined party. She brought the charges against
tha paternal ancestor and seducer voluntarily:
The M r nrrest and crime eause great indgnauon at
Buton the seat Of Wes m at wth
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FEMININE NQTEs.

8 Some women are like shotguns~ They
would attract no attention it 1t wasn't 1or
their bangs. ="
Jones thinks man Is fortunate who has
his will contested after death only. He says
Ills will has been contested ever since he
married Mrs. Jones' -. ~...
! The Saturday Reute,o has an able article
upon the III appearance Of women IN speet3-
cies. Now what Harvard man Wonid think
of going to the theatre to see a spectacle like
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1s111cIDE OF y CONVICT.

JrFrEnsos CRY, Mo-, Dec 31.-Charles Staun~
tou a convict in the Peuitentary. committed
suicide by cutting his throat with knife wntch
he had in some way obtaned, and which TIE
Deputy Wardon and guards were endeavorins 10
tnke from him.
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ARRESTED FOE MURDER.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. aI.-A Herald special
soys: Conductor James Snow. and Engineer
George Chambcrn, at the freight tFatn ! whira hea
been arrested for murder
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sp>c,ol ntxpassh to The Chicago 1ribanet
n.vEyponr. IT,. Jan. l-W- A. Raddicz. who
bas bten considered one OF the Dilley mnrderers,
and for whom q reward Of S1.a5o was offered,
rnye himself up last night. lie is confident OF
proving an alibi.