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THREE MURDERS.
Violent Deaths in Boston, Chicago And
Philadelphia.

Boston, July 9.--0n June 81 John Welch
OF North Adams, applied for admission to
the Massachusetts General Hospital, In this
city, to be treated for spfained ankle. He
remained until June "a, and was;then dis
charged and started for his home in North
Adams. The selectmen of that town were
informed of his discharge by the hospital
authorities, but the selectmen failed 70 in
form Welehs family, which consisted of a
wife and three children. The selectmen
| thought that Welch had returned home, and
the family supposed That he was still in the
hospital. .ll8N0d
On Friday night two fishermen, at Hposac
River, in WilIIamstown, saw the body of a
man in the water They informed the
authorities, and.a post mortem showed two
bullet wounds in the mans head and several
marks of knife or other sharp instrument
His teeth was knocked in, as though by
Kicks, and the body was otherwise badly
bruised. The authorities were about to
inter the body as that Of "a pauper, when a
Feceipted bill was iOund In one of the, dead
mans pockets but the name of the pur-
chaser was not legitle.e The bill was taken
TO the firm who sold the goods, and it was
learned that such goods had been bought by
John Welch of North Adams. q His resi-
dence at % Washington avenue was visited
and Mrs. Wetch Went 10 Williamstswnl and
identified the body. How, .Welch came to
pass North Adams and get to WillianIstowh
is mystery. II is certain that he was muir
dered, though robbery could not have been
the motive, as he had no money. The
sheriff of North Adams is looking up the
case. lNNi@
~ 9fe "A MURDER IN oHioAGo. n
CHIcAGo,, July 9.--At about ], o'clock
this morning Joel Prescott, an old and re-
spected citizen, WAS found lying in the door
way in the basement at the rear of his
bathing house on Desplaines street, with his
brains beaten out by some blunt instrument,
probably hammer and his pockets turned
inside out He was still alive, but died soon
afterward. The object Of the murderer was
evidently robbery, but he got nothing, as 1t
was subsequently discovered that Mr., Pres
colt had placed considerable sum ofmoney
and his watch in d place known only to
himself and son previous to going into the
| basement to close up. Four persons have
been arrested, but there is apparently little
evidence connecting them with the crime.
Two of the prisoners (whitemen) hadblood
stains on their clothes, for which they gave
a seemingly consistentiaccount. The other
two are colored, one of whom was employed
about the premises and the other was
recently discharged by Mr.. Prescutt. iilN}
MURDERED BY HIS sTER-soN.- tg
| PHILADETPBIA July wilhelm Kramer
| aged 43 years, the keeper Of saloon and
lodging house in this city, was murdered BY
his steprson. named Herman Berto, aged
IS years, last evening, at their home
Kramer was numerically beating the boy
with black jack, when the lad stabbed him
in the neck with knife. This morning the
boy surrendered himself to the police.
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THE SCIOTO DISASTER.
Fifty-Six Bodies Recovered and Six More
~ Missing. tiA

MINGo'JUNcTIoN, o., July GA special
train left Wellsville this morning with forty
men iii one coach and two fat ears filled with
skiffs. The; train ran to Brilliant, three
miles below the Scioto wreck, and left four
skiiis with four men each TO search up and
down the river, then stopped at Rush Run
and put off more skiffs, manned in like
manner, and then came to Martins Ferry
where two bodies were which had been re-
covered during the night, one, John Prosser,
aged II years, the other Stewart Pipes, botl
Of Wellsville. The steamer Stockdalepassed
up with an unidentified body for Wellsyille
There can hardly be any more stranger.
missing. The body of Frank Smith, the
third Of that family, has been recovered at
Tiltonville, ten miles below the wreck
Maggie Shields, of East Liverpool, reported
lost, was not on the boat. A train which
left Bellaire at 4 p. M, for the wreck, on
the way tooksaboard the bodies of John
Pr0sser, Stewart Pipes, Henry Marker and
Frank Smith. Id
The steamer Annie l.. passed up at Brilliant
with at least 200 excursionists, and the Cy
Lucas with the same number. Their per.
mits allow l50. Captain Thomas is a
home, at Clarngton. His reason has left
him. Three thousand people are on thI
grounds, near the wreck. The bodies re
covered number 81 and the missing may be
| found when the boat is raised.
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srAR RoUrERs IN TEREoR.
Alarmed ut the New Evidence and Hold
ing Secret Conferences to Consider tine

Alarmed at the New Evidence and Hold
ing Secret Conferences TO Consider the
Outlook. afiis99 ~ I44 hi .li -l7ti a5t.5t
WAsHiNaToN, July 9.--The newly dis
covered evidence In the Star Route cases is
stated upon good authority TO be of most
convincing documentary character and i'm
plicates Senator Kellogg of Louisiana, as
having been interested with Brady and the
other plunderers. Among the testimony
that will be presented for the information Of
the grand jury will be q number of checks,
showing the disposition made, OF the illegal
gains Of the ring, together with the names of
All the parties whose influence was secured.
There has been great activity observable to-
day among the leading members Of the ring
and secret conferences have been held with
their counsel at the hotel where many of
them are stopping and at Brady's private
residence.
Strong pressure. has, been brought to bear
upon the President to induce him to inter
fere ami prevent the reassembling Of the
grand jury, and it is said that Senator Kel-
logg begged this boon on his knees. The
latest phase Of these cases has struck terror
TO the hearts Of the defendants, who have so
frequently and openly boasted that there
would not be conviction by the jury, for
the new evidence is stated 10 be substan-
tiated by the most unimpeaehable witnesses.
The friends of Senator Kellogg resent the
idea of his completely, and say If he was
guilty he is too sharp to have ever put his
maine on check of this kind. ~
Senator Kellogg, on being interviewed to-
night, said that he had been indirectly con-
nected with certain financial contracts be-
tween Walsh and Price, but his connection
was perfectly legitimate. He had acted as
an arbitrator, and If his name appeared on
any of'the checks there would be no diff
Guilty in showing to the satisfaction OF the
most prejudiced that he was clear of any
conspiracy or fraud. Attorney General
Brewster said a day or two ago that docu-
mentary evidence had been discoveIed which
would place every one Of the Dorsey and
Brady crowd in the penitentiary. Haa
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THE CROPS.
A Good supply OF Everything, But More
Rain Needed, ae

A Good supply of Everything, But More
Rain Needed, Vi"
The farmers in the adjoining hundred are
very anxious for rains, and report that the
recent high wiLds haye taken all the moist
ure from the ground and dried up the
pastures. Cattle, as result, are losing in
the quantity Of milk given, and butter has
gone up to winter prices. There has been
no rain of any consequence for month, the
brief thunder showers that cofnewlth a dash
and leave with rush being Of but little
benefit.
Many farmers have already completed
their harvesting, and without exception all
report good yield and far beyond their
highest expectations. Wheat has turned
out better than for many years, and the
damage done by the army worm was of little
account, Grass has yielded remarkably
well, and more than an average crop has
been secured. Corn Is growing slowly but
nicelyahd Is expected to come out all right,
though perhaps a little late.
Potatoes obtained good start before the
Colorado bugs put in an appearance and in
patches where their advent was noticed and
prompt action taken no damage was done.
The yield will be very large. Cherries were
plentiful and other fruits are likely to pro-
duee full supply.
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MURDERED BY HIS sTEP-soN
REPUBLICANs ALARMED. i,
Their Stupid Policy in Congress and the
Trouble 1t is Causing Them.


eIWasbngton special to the nerabl,1
The Republicans have become alarmed at
the opinion Of the country concerning their
refusal to make proper reductions in their
taxes. This alarm first showed itself by the
resolution of the House caucus te take up
and pass the Kelley bill, striking of the
taxes ON perfumery, matches, patent niedi-
cines and bank check stamps. When this
bill was passed by the Hoiise, at the
dictation OF the Republican caucus,
some of It's promoters were willing
to rest there, letting it stand without
action by the Senate, as a sort of monument
Of the kind intentions Of the Republicans to-
ward the people hereafter. But it was very
soon discovered thatth bill itself was en+
tirely unsatisfactory to the country, even II
1t should become a law, and accordingly in
the Senate it is now proposed not merely to
pass it, but to amend it in such manner
as to attempt to pacify, however,
erudely, the general clamor for real
reduction in taxation. Senator Morrill,
therefore proposes to tack on the Kelley bill,
reducing internal taxes, certain reductions
in the tariff, lowering the duty on Bessemer
steel from twenty-eight to twenty dollars
per ton, taking off the twenty-five per cent.
additional duty on sugar, and constituting
the tariff on hoop iron and on knit goods.
~ lS curious example oli tLe bluhucIlis
of the Republicans, that having in both
houses earlier in the session demonstrated at
great length, that Congress cannot properly
act on the tariff at all without the help and
advice Of commission, because, as Mr..
Kasson said, Congress is composed of poll
tieians unfit to handle so complicated
subject, and because, as others said,
Congress had no time three months ago TO
investigate properly SO intricate a subject.
Now, in the dog days, and at the close of a
long and exhausting session, these same Re
publcans propose to make important
changes in the tariff, and that in the face
and eyes of the Tariff Commission now, in
session here.
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PERSONAL.

DIR. Samuel W.. Murphy, of Rugby
Academy, and Walter Chmmins, ESD, will
sail tomorrow morning at O'Clock from
Baltimore on the steamer Nova Scotian, for
Halifax, N. s., where they contempt ate
spending a couple of weeks
Prof William III. Zimmerman, who for a
number Of wears has been a teacher at
Washington College, Chestertown, Md. has
been elected 10 the chair of physical science
and French language in Western Maryland
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A SUNDAY NIGHT ROW.
A Conductor struck In the Face-TwO
Men Arrested.


A misunderstanding occurred last night
between Charley Thompson, conductor OF
the train leaving Philadelphia at 1872 and
young man, during which the latter
asserted that the former was drunk. The
conductor ielt aggrieved at the charge, and
when the passenger alighted atOhester took
him to task for the assertion. A dispute en-
sued, the charge was repeated again and
again, and theIndn with the pinch declared
that the passenger was a liar. The young
man responded With blow on Thompson's
face In an instant two or three railroad
men, iHcludihg Tom Kane, who is a hitter,
interfered to help their comrade. The pas
seuger, who was assisted by friend, man
aged to get in two or three blows on the
railroad men.
For an instant very exciting scene was
In progress, and the young men of muscle
finally started TO run, one of them receiving
Ia his flight savage blow over the head
with an umbrella chase took place and
the fugitives were captured after a short
run, the police taking them In charge. The
ladies accompanying the pugilistie Passengers
were left to their own resources, their escorts
repairing to the police station.
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Workmen Hurt nva Eau.

Market ss'pfMard, s'sns, a brieklayer, living on
Charles Fire siteet near Twenty and
On Orann.ao .o]gefald eolored laborer, living
Eleventh =, street, between Tenth and
falling ,a or s'teets, > were badly hurt by the
butdbg !, Seallold erected alongside some
Avenue sI sf N course of erection on Delaware
boon. '"se F"ra Adams street, Saturday after,
by the fan i1i'@ard war. was rendered unconscinue
until ysn, ,a, aud did not recover his sense,
d.. Dta,asatefday Both men will recover
4per Is attending Mr.. Forward.
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AMENDING His Rather.

RALEIGH, N. G., July 9.--lt is reported
from Statesville, N. c., that Mont Robbins,
son1of Hon. William M. Robbins, who was
violently assaulted by NJ. L. Mott on Thurs
day, went to Mount Mourne, in Tredel
county, yesterday, where Mott was living,
to ayenge his father. The two men con,
fronted each other and drew pistols Mott
shot Robbins in the mouth then Robbins
shot Mott in the breast, killing him.
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Order AT churcl,e. nsa,nta,ne,,.

For some time it has been the habit of a
lmbtr ni half-grown men and boys to
Elhos the congregations of Asbury NJ. E.
~ the various colored churches of the city
e'lleeths in and around on Sunday
gus ana acting in disorderly manner.
IN ponce have taken the matter in hand,
~ last night 5 services proceeded without
lleFfuptlon, the disorderly characters know
g the officers meant business. The Chief
n n also Deen acting on the corner lounging
u, anu Yesterday the absence of the usual
~ a. The Intersection of the streets was
try noticeable.
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srAnnINo ELS wIFE ro DEATH.
The Crime of Laboring Man Which
-. Was Witnessed by q Crowd.

nHs "ttheSseu DJ N CTbWus
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 9.-Great excite
ment was caused here this afternoon by a
crowd of men, women and children follow
ing James Hawks, dissolute laboring man,
shouting; "Murderer Murderer Lynch
him l'' The police paid little attention at
first, thinking he was crazy. In about half
an hour the facts of brutal murder
reached the central portion of the city.
Hawks and his wife, both about 45 years
of age, had been drinking and
Mrs Hawks went out for pail OF lager
beer. She stopped and had some conyersa-
ton with two eolored en,which so enraged
her husband that he rushed out and stabbed
her. She died instantly. The crowd
who Witnessed the crime followed Hawks
for number Of blocks, crying at his heels.
The police station was surrounded by an
excited crowd, anxious to lynch the muir
derer. Hawks has been married four times
and has been terror TO the neighborhood
where he resided, commonly known as
"Afiica.'
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.APPORrIoNING DFLEGATEs.
The Work of the Republican County Con
mIttee ON Saturday.

The Work OF the Republican, County Conn
mIttee on Saturday.
The selection of Saturday, July 30 as the
day for the election of q new committeeby
the Republican County Executive Commit
tee at its session Saturday afternoon was
stated In the late edition of the GAZETTE.
On motion of Henry G. McLear it was
decided to appoint committee of three to
apportion the delegates in the city SO that,
under the redistricting embodied in the
Eleventh Ward bill, the new ward could be
represented in the convention. The city Is
entitled to 40 delegates. The committee
named was Messrs. McLear, Washington
Hastings and David Stevenson. This com
mittee retired, and after being out some
time reported the following, the basis used
being the vote at the last city election and
each ward being given delegate for every
2l1 votes, as nearly as could be arrived at
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A BATHER DROWNED.
A Boy Taken with Cramps And Sinks in
The Water

Ihe wafer
Between and O'Clock las eyening,wh
a party of boys were bathing in the Christi
ana creek at the wharyes of the Wilmington
and Northern Railroad, near the phosphate
works of Walton, Whann S CO., one Of the
number, Martin Joyce, suddenly stopped
swimming and sank. He come to the sur
face once and then disappeared from view.
His companions did not know what to do,
and after a few bubbles had come to the
surface they knew it was all over with the
lad. tzt6 - stf4 EisEH
An alarm was at once given and several
persons diyed to the bottom of the stream
for the body bnt without success. A
dragging party was organized and graphing
arms brought into use. The search was
continued until late in the night, but with
out avail, although at one time it was
thought the hooks had brought the body al
most to the surface. The search was re-
sumed early this morning by Charles E.
Sparks, the lads brother Robert, and others,
and about 0 O'Clock their labors We're re
wArded, the body being found near where it
sank. 5=fFt.7.
The corpse was taken at once to thehome
of William Joyce, the drowned lads father,
at the corner of Reed and Jackson streets,
where it was wrapped in blanket and laid
on the parlor floor. 1t was viewed by the
Coroner and afterwards taken in charge by
James McKenna. EfS
Martin was within three months of being
10 years of age, and was employed at the
| works of the Harlan & HOllingsworth Com
pany, where his father has been engaged for
years On Saturday evening the nnf0rtu-
nate lad went swimming at the same point
where he met his death and was taken with
cramps in the stomach. He managed to
| get ashore and remarked that he was glad
TO climb out safely. II is supposed that
yesterday he was again seized with cramps,
resulting fatally.
The Coroner and his physician will eX.
anime the lads who saw the drowning, this
evening, as they were at work this morning
in the various shops along the river, and
grant certificate to the distressed parents,
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Picked MP in n Fit,

- Sllse , Ills retirement from the position of
catcher, John Hunt has been living a
lsy,a VI elegant leisure, so to speak, but
Nv sls (, lNed little too high he came TO
On 'as V,ol morning, and was picked up in a
Gn ni ri fiili street about 6 o'clock and taken
] M ps sa.ny ny Hall. He was placed in cell
Hpaiiy recovered sufficiently to talk.
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Anoi.lent al Port Denoslt.

PoaT DEPOSIT, MD, July 9.-Lewis
Bradford, lad aged 10 years, while attempt
ing TO couple cars Saturday afternoon, fell
upon the track One Of the wheels of a
heavily-ladeu freight car passed over his
right foot, crushing off two toes.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, July 10,-For the Middle
Atlantic States, partly cloudy weather in
north portion local rains winds mostly
southwesterly, stationary or higher tenn
perature lower pressure.
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CABLE NEWS.
. rehellion in Muscat Is ended

The rebellion in Muscat is ended.
King Alfonso and his court have left
Madrid to spend the summer at La
Granja.
Mr., Gladstone has decided to accept the
decision of the House of Commons on Mr..
Trevelyan's amendment to the Repression
bill.
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ANEW CLUB.
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Rival to the Y. M. lt. G. About TO Be
2faPted

started.
A new Republican club is about to be
sfmed and it is stated that those at the
Pa Of the project constitute a split from
Il Young MEMS Republican Club. A
Seeling was held Saturday night in the
asonie Temple, when the following tenn
Rary officers were elected;
President, Walter Bacon, Esq. Vice
esdent, Valentine ID. Smith Secretary,
larles G. Carpenter, Jr., Esq.
Executive Committee, James Dandy,
aac T MundorfF, Alfred EAches; james N.
sDn9ell, Thomas II. Rile.
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Some time yesterday or Saturdays night
the hasp ON the gate leading from the City
Hall Park into Market street was broken
off, thus allowing the gate to swing in and
clash against the iron water pipe every time
n Ia used
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A Now pnlIaa.,.

heeh appain,a m 5Bfoomall, a shoemaker, has
to I'LL H. tlbpSna,cu Waoa by Mayor Wales patrolman
ton Of Dans,Ta anas,aaey occasioned BY the resigna.
Who resi"mHl %,ei I. Gibbs, of the First District
lor the oernna9i en on account of strong dislike
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iTha wounded OoloPed hoy.

Joseph Price, the young colored man shot
with a pistol on the Fourth of July, was IN
dangerous condition last evening, suiisr-
ing from high fever. 49,
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Iunl,rnyinp.

Allen T. White, injured last week in fall
inc from a load of hay, is reported as i'm
proving rapidly and in fair way to recover
irom his injuries.
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Total amount previously appropriated,
81, ,51S, ABB amount asked for this year,
81, ,103,537. 8a
DELAWARE STREAMS.
OF the amounts in the above fable pre-
viously appropriated for Delaware streams
may be mentioned the following Whining
ton, $13, 600; Duck Creek, $8 600; st.
Johns Creek, 5000; Broadkiln, $4,000 /;
Mispillion, $4,000.
The following tables will show at a glance
the amounts recommended In the last engi-
neers report, the amount appropriated, the
amounts unexpended and the streams for
which appropriations are denied 1t will be
seen that no appropriations are made for the
ice harbor at New Castle, fer Duck Creek
and st. Jones river from Dover This is
because the appropriations have not been
expended
Appro- Unex- Estl- Appro-
prlatlons n ded mate priated
fns
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RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
APPROPRIATIONS CUT DOWN
.a BY CONGRESS.
WILMINGTON TO GET BUT $4,000
Some Delaware Streams That Get Nothing
Mot Sufficient Sum for Operations at
the Breakwater.

Appropriations aggregating $700, 600 for
the benefit of the maratime interest of the
posts of Wilmington, Philadelphia and other
places are in the River and Harbor bill now
before the United States Senate. Over
81 900 900 was asked for in the estimates;
and recommendations, but the House OF Re
representatives. has cut down the amounts
much more than was expected and some i'm
portant items essential to carry out i'm
portant projects were left out altogether.
As the House has passed the bill there are
items aggregating 1885,, 900 for work from
the Breakwater TO Philadelphia. 81
An example of the Inconvenience to i'm
provements by this mode of false economy,
Is furnished by the Delaware Breakwater
Over 81, 600 900 have been spent In efforts to
improve 1t. Colonel William Ludlow, the
present engineer in charge Of this district,
discovered that the filling up of the anchor
age ground was the result of construction
and proposed as a remedy connecting the
gap between the breakwater aud ice harbor.
When the great work begun in 1929 was
finished In 1859 at a cost of SO, 123, 600, the
ice harbOr was built out nearly on a line
with the immense masses Of stone composing
the breakwater, but leaving place for YES
sells to enter between them.
Apparently the tidal action was never CON
sidcred, and instead of a continuous and un-
interrupted flow through the construction
between 1t and the shore, there has been a
counter action through the opening allowing
the anchorage ground to gradually fiji up.
In this years budget the House has given
$125,000 to be expended for what Colonel
Macomb, the predecessor of Colonel Ludlow
styles 50 possible remedy" but Colonel
Ludlow says that $3.50, 900 is the lowest sum
that will do the work.
An accurate and interesting review of
what has been going on In the way of i'm
provements of the Delaware and what il
proposed, as well as the cost involved, is
given by the following table, complied from
the engineers reports for past years:
Original Amt. Whole
. Lskf AaIro.A A.
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Gate Broken.

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Frederick Root of Burlington, Vermont
Herbert McKenney Of Ellenburg, New York,
dane Laucks of Aultsville, Ontario, and
Agnes Fetterby of Merrisburg, Ontario,
went out rowing on the st. Lawrence river,
near Watertown, few days ago. Nothing
has been heard of them since, and it is
feared they have gone over the rapids and
persisted.