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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-14
TIE MUSCLE SHOALS ROBBERY.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 13 A. q
Smith, receiver of materials for the Government works
a. the MuscIc shoals Canal, robbed Of 5000 on
T.,1ov while proceeding from the bank
~ FIorence where he drew the money, to
tho chief camp the canal. He had
proceeded about twenty miles, when he WAS suddenly
confronted by three who pOued pistols at HIM and
commanded him 90 throw up hs arms. They
then dsarmed him and relieved bin or
a the Government money in his possession, leaving
ho,vev.r bis watch and $2l of his private funds.
Tho money consisted OF $500 In gold, 5000 in $50
ml., and $1,000 in $50 bills, the rest being
IN smaller currency silver certificates, and specie After
t.kns the money they forced Mr.. Smith to accompany
thrun through % dense wood for twenty mi les, and
t1en lpft him. II made his way back 10 the
camp reaching Saturday at noon having searched
for n n rouyh the woods Tor nearly tventyionr hours.
Thelnen told him they had been lurking IN thaneighDJr-
hood since Christmas commit the robbery. No efforts
will be spared to effect their arrest.
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KILLED IN 4 RAILWAY COLLISION

PIrTsBURG, Penn, March ia "wld
frccot train ran into yard train Pan Handle
Rridgc IN South PIttsburg at o. m. today throwing
three gondolas aud the tender OF the yard train of the
bridge INTO the street. fifty feet below. The conductor
or the yard tran Charles Carney was instantly killed.
Patrick Cullen, a brakeman. had his skull fractured,
legs brok H. and otherwise injured, so that his re-
cnyery is doubtful. T. Harrison, another brakeman,
had his legs broken and HIS fingers cut off, his injuries.
however are not considered dangerous The accident
was caused by both trains gettlg into tue same block at
onrp operator Foster having white signal mp. Foster
vs thar he It'd not know the yard train coming, as
fne fog was too dense IT, Coroner Hope had him
placed under arrest but the jury exOneraed him and
hp Urs released
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TILE SENATE COMMITTEES.
THE REPUBLICAN Caucus ARRANGES THEIE MEM-
BEEslIIP UPON THE BASIS OF REPT BLICAN CON
TEoL-THE ATTITUDE OF MIR. MALONE.

THE RFPUBTICAN Caucus ARRANGES TIEIE MEM
BEEsup UPON Tmu BASIS OF RrPI BLICAN con
TEOL-TIE ATTITUDE OF MIR. MALONE.
lBY TELEGRAPH To- THE TRIBUNE
WAeurNGroH, March 13.-The Senate Republican
CaucuS Committee was in session at the Capitol the
entire dav to-day and did not adjourn until nearly
: O'clock tins evening The work of arranging the
committees OF the Senate upon the basis of Repuh-
Iican ,nqiorlty was completed. The assignments fol-
low thr same general line of those which existed
when the Republicans last had control, although, of
coursr there are q great many changes, owing
To the fact that there has been a change
in the membership of nearly Onc-third Of the
Senate since the Republicans last had control of
that body and this committee list will be presented
to the Republican caucus tomorrow morning and
will be made tho basis OF the subsequent acton of
fine Rcpnbcans in the Senate. The report that the
Democrats would make proposition of compromise
winch was TO he submitted to this Caucus Committee
wasunfonuded. No proposition of any kind was
submitted by the Democrats and the Caucus Com
,nittre has no knowledge that any compromise lS
propnscd beyond the vague rumorS which proceed
ironl Democratic sources There was some discus
s,n i'm thc Committee ~ to the probable attitude of
Malone and some of the members. including those
who arc near to the VIRGINIA Senator IN u business
and personal way, say that there can be no doubt
tLat he Will vote witt the Republicans upon tho
uurstiOn of organization.
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PRICE FOUR CENTS.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE LAND AGITATION IN IRELAND.
ARCHBISHOP McCADE's LENTEN PASTORAL.
DUBLIN, March l3. 1881


DUBLIN, March l3, 1881.
The following is a part of the reference to-
the Land League in Archbishop McCabe's Lenten
pastoral:
Amongst the terrible mistakes made formerly by the
rulers OF this unhappy land there Ia perhaps which
VIII exceed in folly that which will he mitted
II the vital question of tenure OF and-holdngs Is not
settled now and forever Just principles % all. So
convinced that full and honest settlement Of
tns angry con rOvery essential 70 the temporal hap-
men, that the sacrifice OF our blood could lead TO the
contamination OF this grand act Of Justice we would
make that sacrifice Whilst bless the end now aimed
a. we must proclaim that some Of the means em-
p0yed III the struggle cannot receive the sanction OF
religion. The mOdesy OF her daughters was the ancient
glory OF Ireland but all this is to be abandoned and
OF charity to take their stand in the noisy pub
lie life.
Irishwomen are asked to forget the modesty Of their
sex by leaders, who utterly reckless OF cOnse-
quences and who by their recklessness have brought
misery on many families
Reverend Fathers-Set y0ar faces against this dis
very appropriately from men who have drawn the
country into its present terribly deplOreble conditions
Deprived Of the safeguards Of the constitution people
fOrers Tne men PF %SS have pnte0 sen their
agents TO fawn on notorious indels and revOu0nists
aud who 10 escape the Odm Of their act abuse Chris
trOus soldier OF France Cardinal Gubert rchbshop OF
Paris. and Marshal MacMahon) these men and theic
agents. to forward their views, were not ashamed 70
caumnate diocese whose preates were formerly tina
glory OF the irish Church. and who not AFRAID "a
warn their people when msed by false friends and dam
gerous advisers. These are the sources whence c0ms
the great dangers to our faith
LONDON Monday, March IA. 1881.
The Standard says that it is now definitely
understood that the Land bill will not be introduced
until after the Easter recess
Many prominent Conservatives were absent from the
meeting at the Carlton Club Saturday.
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assassin who threw the first bomb tried to point
revolver at the Car, but the pistol was struck from
his hand.
THE EMPEROR CONSCIOUS BEFORE he DIED.
The Car seemed to recover consciousness before
his death, as he motioned away the doctors. who
wished to amputate his legs. The Czarewltch and
Czarevna drove to their palace after the DEATH
amid the sympathizng cries of the people COM
p2uy of guards surrounded the palace
ON THE WAY TO ST. PETERSBURG.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the
Grand Duke Alexis have left London for st. PEI
tersburg
ONE ASSASSIN NAMED RoUssAKoFF.
LONDON Monday March IA, 1881
The Daily Ne,rss ST. Petersburg correspondent says
that when Colonel Doribky asked the first assassin
his name he replied. ROussakOtf.
Service will be held at the Winter Palace on Mon
day. Afterwards the new Emperor will receive the
homage of the officers of state
TIE EMPEROR WILLIAM DEEPLY AFFECTED.
BERLIN, March 13, 1881.
The news of the death of the Gear was a fearful
shock to the Emperor William.
THE DOCTORS BULLETINS.
LONDON Monday, March ii, 1881
The Times has the following from st. Petersburg:
The doctors bulletin published at 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon stated that both legs werc
broken below the knee. the lower part
of the body severely injured and the left eye torn
from its socket. The Grand Duke Michael was not
hurt. -
The assassips were disguised as peasants One
report states that one of them was so
roughly handled that he has since died. All of the
army officers have been ordered to remain in their
barracks The Council of the Empire under the
Presidency Of the Czarewitch was still sitting at
midnight A manifesto will be published on Mon
day.
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THE TURCO-uREEK CONTROVERSY.
LONDON, March Is, 1881

At the last conference at COnstantinople the
Turkish delegates said that the Porte willing cede
certain districts of Thessay including Larssa and VOlo
but could not consider the cesslon Of Metz Janna
Prevesa. II Europe wished TO give Greece a good
natural frontier the Porte's offer would effect that, but
If she TO give Greece large accession Of terri
tory at any COST then the Porte might have other tor
tory TO offer as indemnity for Eprus The Ambassadors
replied that they Instructed to insist upon material
Epirus that they not authorized TO con-
slider the question indemnity esew here. but would
ask for Instructions They asked the Porte TO submit
maps showing its proposed line OF frontier which has
only been Indicated in general terms
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FOUNDERED AFTER A COLLISION.
DR. yuoY-Tu March 70 1881

The African Steamship Company's steamer
Benin foundcred after collision with the Ducal Line
steamer Duke OF Buccedch yesterday, twenty five miles
southeast Of start Point The Benin from Monroyia
VIA avre where she had landed her mails passengers
and part Of her cargo. The collision occurred az
o'clock IN the afternoon The weather was clear. and ~
il,lt Wind Was blowing There WAS no loss uf life.
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TIE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, Monday, March a. 1881.
Sir Stafford NOrthcOte, in a letter to his
constituents, explains tue course he has advised the
Conservatives take in regard to urgency for the Cons
mittee OF Supply. He points out that Mr.. Gladsone'a
proposal threatens su5vcrt the rights and liberties or
the House Of Commons in regard To controlling estt-
mates.
Mr. Bradlaugh has resigned bis seat in Parliament in
order Id be reelected.
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THE CZAR ASSASSINATED:
KILLED BY A NIHILIsTS BOMB.

KILLED BY A NIHlLlSTS BoMD.
,r,,x,uRED BY THE FIRST BoMB-BorH LEGS Dho" w,
orv py TIE SECOND AS He STEPPED FROM ms
c,np,AGE-TAKEN TO THE WINTER PALACh iN
oIr,c.-TuE IMPERIAL FAMILY PREsENl NJ
Tpv prArH.BED-woRDs OF CoNDoLkNch fNoN
SECRETARY BLAINE. os
Alexander H., Emperor o. huSSi"' "" "f
killed Yesterday afternoon by the explosion Sa 10
a bomb. which shattered both legs below tne
Inse and inflicted other wounds, from WnIcu
he died after he was taken to the Wln'el
Palace. At the time of the assaSsin"e,on 1Es en.
no was returning from parade. Inc nlS'
homb caused no injury except to the carnage
but> the second, which exploded as the Emperor
o,;obted. was fatal both to him and to three
otber nersons. The members of the Imperial
family were present at the death-bed one o,
tba two assassins, when arrested, attempted
60 shoot the Colonel OF Police. When the
news of the Emperor's death reached WASH
;ngton. from Minister Foster, Secretary
blaine sent a cable dispatch OF condo
lence and sympathy to the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Emperors
sop. Alexander, who succeeds him, was Dorm
March 10, 1S45, and in 1866 was married 10
Maria Dagmar, daughter of King Christian
TX. of Denmark.
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FRAG uEyTS OF WESTERN NEWS.
s,toT DEAD ~ A QUARREL.

CHICAGO, March 13.-George Mcbride.
hustler III tnr emp oy OF William b. simpson was sho:
ana tiled to-day by n wtlknOwn gambler aud thlet
m,cG Henry Gilnorc IN front OF tBe Wabash Avenue
Pavilion Alter war OF words pistols were drawn, and
nnrr cyelIug hIs revolver over SimpsOu's SHOULDER,
r1 " b3l through McBndc's temple, killing him IN
stantiy SIMPSON and the owner OF the ballroom where
,i II ir occurred arrested, but GILMORE escaped
acc"ritnc 70 "A special dispatch from Fort Wayne Ind,
IN T6s I1tcy. Occdn Gilmore was wellkuoWn gambler
49, ,,r aote time and IL generally supposed TO havo
'' iinDll,,ted IN thc murder ex-Coroner Webb in
May, 1873
AERFSTFD For RIFIING LETTERS.
CHICAGO, March l3.-lySander Tiffany, who
t Hn' ut was wOgin over $4,000 and the propri.
tor uf tnp fremont House avery stables aud who Tor
inc last thirteen years has been ettercArrtr IN TINS
f,r delivery May complaints lave recently Decn made
nf systematic roDDug Ot ttcrs. and II IS thOuRht thaf
C ny 4. tEu guilty man. having been caught in tue acs
az uuIi,ug letters aside for naton lnsead 0i dey-
erlng IAenI dweely. He CLAIMS tnat he u innocenG
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TELEGRIPRIC NOTES.

IDENTIFIED AZ a NEWHAMPsHIEE MAN.
pInvIpENCE. il. l., March l3.-inu body ia6on
, th' river nn Friday been recognized that Of
IEsn,t,r klmbti, OF Concord n. IA.
kANIGATIDN on THE HUDSON.
pnUuKEtPSir Itar,h l3-IA" steamer } I'm l..
uasrouck arrived uday nom NewIorS, and he Daniel =.
Mir lrt nero afternoon o.ts are expected " set
IhrouRh w ROndout durlng tho coming week
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DIR. CARVER AHEAD OF SCOTT.

IONDON, MaTCH To- 1851.
The match between DR.. Carver and Dir. Scott
was continued the Westminster Aquarium last evenA
ing At the end the nights shooting the total
stood Carver 3sG5 Scott 1857. Only seventy eighS
balls have been missed out Of 5000.
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AN AMERICAN TOUR CONTEMPLATED.


The Daily NecS understands that If her
health Will allow the Baroness BurdettCOutts aud her
husband Will visit Amerlca IN the spring.
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CONGRESS CARELESS OF DUTY.
THE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE BOOKS MAPS AND
ENGRAyINGs OF THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY
INADEQUATE-EXPOSED TO DESTRUCTION III
FIRE-Nnr s1,EEIcIENr ROOM FOR TIE WORKING
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-02-10
fresh pair would be run to the place
where he alightel and change made.
Why, $50 Job ~cs always certain with
Col. Scott. He was q Wonder
A. +. Stewart.

/ was talking with . gentleman who
had been an intimate friend Of A. L.
Stewart, the greatest merchant perhaps
that this cottntry ever knew. and he
threw new light on his history. Contrary
to general belief, Stewart started With u
comfortable fortune, and did not work
his way from the ground up. Ho came
to this country As young man, sent on
. pleasure trip by his father. He was
close observer aud leisurely traveller, and
went home thoroughly posted % to this
country. Having to return to America
very soon, he recalled the fact that there
was tine margin Of profit between the
prices Of laces in the old country and
this. He, therefore, invested $25, ,O00,
his ratrimony, in laces and brought
them over on hts second trip. This
speculation turned out SO well that he
had another lot sent over, and opened
shop from which he might dispose Of
them. This was the beginning Of his
mercantile business.
Stewart was o man OF confirmed super
stitions. He would never eat at o table
at which thirteen people we're seated,
and ON one occasion, when guest
lad declined coming to his usual Sun.
day night dining and afterward came
when his place had been filed, he de-
clined to receive him NJ he made the
number thirteen. He finally determined
to overcome this superstition, and dined
ut table at which thirteen were seated.
He died few weeks nsterward, but
very much doubt if THAT wss what killed
him. He never wanted to have his pho
tograph taken, saying: People who
buy goods from mo think / am a
nolle-loOking man with flowing
wliskers and gray beard. They'd lose
faith in my prestige II they became
familiar with my Insignificant face" He
was . shopkeeper all his life, and the
shopkeeping instinct never left him. He
once dropped into Tiffany's and saw n
friend examining some pearls that he
was thinking of buying for his wife.
Stewart caught hold Of him and hurried
him out before he had time to close the
trade. Once down stairs he got him in
to his coupe, and insisted on his going
to his store with him. He hurried him
upstairs to the lace department, took
out an especial pattern and said: Now,
that's what you want to buy for your
wife II: and he sold it to him. At this
very time Stewart was worth millions,
and would have given the friend lie had
caioled into buying, twenty times the
price Of the lace, but the selling instinct
was stronger III him than anything else.
learned from my informant that Stew
arts body had never been recovered.
Judge Hilton could have had it at al
most any time, provided he would have
paid the required ransom. He refused
to do this, however, on the ground that
ii he did SO the business of grave-r. b.
Dlng, having proved plonIaDle, woulu
have become popular among thieves -
Neu York. letter.
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Four men were hanged at New West
minister, d. G., for murder committed about

-Four men were hanged 6t New West
minister, d. G., for murder committed about
y year ago.
Thirteen million Ave hundred thou.
sand dollars has been subscribed to build the
New York, Chicago and 81 Louis railway.
Burned: The Bijon Theater, at Fort
Wayne. Ind, loss $4,000; Independence Hall.
Chicago, loss e20, 900; the dns residence Of
Morris Auerbach, ct. Paul, Mimi, loss 81. 900;
tho Webster school building, Quincy, NJ, loss
$4,000; the Court House at Charles
City Floyd county, lows, loss e2S.ooo: wlder's
plow works, Toledo, Ohio, loss $4,000, tho
paper mil Of I. Lincoln Co.. Taunton,
Mass, loss esq., the Capitol Hotel, Dover.
Del, loss $4,000; LeIsy 4 Cos brewery.
Cleveland, Ohio, loss 90, 900 tho works Of the
Wando Manufacturing Company. near Charles
ton. 3 G., loss esS.0oO.
Three hundred Indians from New
Mexico have invaded tho State Of Chihuahua,
creating panic among the Grcase1.
A mortgage for $45, 900, ,OOO, covering
oil tho property Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad, is being prepared for record in
each county Of the three States.
Burned: The extensive wholesale
grocery house Of Greeley and Burnham, and
two Or three adjacent stores, in st. Louis loss
s45O,o0o; Aldrich's cigar factory, Rome, n. T..
loss e40,O stores and dwellings, on Halifax
street, Pensacola, Fla. loss go. 900: Gents
machine shop and Savage 4 Loves model
establishment, At Rockford, Ill, loss $4,000 !;
the Reformed Church. at Utica. N. r.. loss
t65,NO; Bourland's printing Office, At Mon
tical. Cam, loss $4,000 mill Of the SPRING.
field Blanket Company, 1t Holyoke, Mass, loss
$4,000.
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Professor Legate, Of this city, says
tho Virginia City New Enterprise,
has been experimenting for some time
for the purpose Of ascertaining what
effect the moon has upon fish, aud the
result Of his investigations goes to snl-
stantiate what old fishermen have always
said, namely. that it spoils them. The
rays Of light. or something carried III the
rays. cause the fish to decay very rapid
II. Even catfish, oil alive aud kicking
when exposed, were in . bad state
in . few hours. Professor Legate
is firm believer in the influence Of the
moon on man or all things mundane.
The atmosphere being attracted by the
moon the same us the waters of the
ocean, only to much greater extent. lie
is If the opinion that effects are pro-
dnced by the arial tide which are gen.
orally attributed to other causes. A gem
tleman in this city. hearing Of the fish
experiments, says that some years ago,
while on the west coast Of Africa. he
one night slept OH the deck Of vessel
under the RAYS Of full moon. and the
result was that he was totally blind for
three days. The bad effect Of the rays
oi the moon appears t. have been known
II at least suspected ages ago. In the
Bible, in Psalms, we read: The sun
shall not sMite thec by day. nor the
moon by night.
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The Queen of Home.

Honor the dear old mother. Time
has scattered snowy flakes on her lrows,
plowed deep furroMs on her cheeks, but
Is She not sweet and beautiful now?
The lips are thin and shrunken, hut
those arc tho lips which have kissed
many hot tear from the clAld.sh
checks, and they are the sweetest lips
in the Murld. The eye is dim, yet j,
giows with the soft radiance that can
never fade. All, yes, she Is dear old
mother. The san,is OF life are nearly
run out, but, feeble rs she is. she will so
further aud reach down lower for you
than any other upon earth. You cannot
enter prison whose bars can keep her
out! you cannot mount scaifold too
high Tor her to reach that SHE may kiss
and bless you in evidence of her death
less love when tho world shall despisc
and forsake you; when it leaves YOU by
tho wayside to perish unno,iced, the
dear old mother will gather you III hei
feeble arms and carry YOU home aud tell
YOU all Your virtues until you almost
forget your soul is disigured ny vices,
Love her tenderly, anL cheer the de
clinlng years with holy DEVOTION .-iso
pie's Journal,
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An Effective Poem.

II is common saying in Washington
that the most eloquent speeches III Con-
gress influence no votes. Each member
votes with his party. aud is inaitferentto
facts. or logic, or pathetic appeals from
the leaders Of the other ride.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, however, en-
joys the rare credit If changing the pol
icy Of the jackson administration, not
by speech, but by poem. The frigate
Constitution, the most famous vessel IN
tho American navy in the war with En-
gland, 1928, was m old hulk in Bos-
ton harbor, nnd it was decided to take
her to pieces, and put any good timber
IN her to other uses.
Boston patriotism was reused by this
report, for tho Constitution was look. 4
upon as specimen Of New England
skill. and a monument If Yankee eour-
ace. DIR. Holmes, then an enthusiastic
young man, fresh from college, shared
the general fervor, and putt into a ring
ING poem, called ..Old Ironsides." Til,
poem became very popular, and was
copied in MI the papers .f the land. Il
was struck off on hand-hills and circu'
lated freely in Washington. The ad'
ministration did not care to resist til,
popular feeling, and the orders to breal
mp tho old frigate We're conntermandei.
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The tables indicate that the mercantile tall-
ures in tho United States, during the var
1851. were IN number Ass, with liabilities ag-
gregating nearly $50 OOU, 900. The failures tor
1879 we're in number cess, with liabilities OF
e9S, % 1900. Tho decrease, therefore, for the
past year u 1893 in number, aud in liabilities
1x7, 600, 200, thus showing nj Improvement
equal 10 40 per cent. in number, and 4 saving
In losses by bad debts in the same proportion
Wnlle the comparison Of the last year with the
previous one h ~ extremely favorable, the
comparison OF 1880 with 1878 Is even moro re-
markable. In 1873 the failures numbered
In A7A while in laan thay nnmi0-sA enly
l.7S5, indicating : lesscned number OF casual
ties by 6,7AS, equivalent to nearly GU per
cent But III the amount Of liabilities the
change for the better il even greater, for IN
1873 the indebtedness Of those who failed was
ozSA, ,OJO, ,OO0 while in 1880 It did not reach
&66, OOO 0OJ, lessened amount BY sl68, ,OO0, 900.
When it il remembered that the number Of
persons now engaged in business a. compared
with 1873 IL nearly 10 per cent. greater, and
that the extent OF the transactions during the
past year at least trcbled those Of 1875 the sig-
nificance Of tho lessened number Of failures
aud the reduced loss by this cause will be ap-
pretended.
The following table shows tho failures Cor
twcnty-four yeaID: