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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-29
THE LYACHING OF COWBOYS.

DALLAS, Oregon, Dee 27-Ihe following
PARTICULARS dave Deeu oh ained concerning the lyhcAng
Of cowooys IN Pinoyie, Crook ColAty. Oregon Trrii-
tory For several years the sockraisers OF that SECTION
and nj Re ,ver Creek nave aimed Of the frequent
ncn slons of morse thieves Abo two weeks ago about
thirty norscs were taken from Pinevllie Ihe stealing
ha. one by an organized band wLose -mbers are
cot,cred thron ult Blstern Oregon TLey are well
an So perfectly acqu inted with tne country
that their capture aud cOnycCon nave been almost an
,uno,sibiity rne stock men organized and gathered
evidence snowng wnO juo thlev's WtrA Ine capture
o me OF The we kcst Ot the band, ain, judcious use
~ me- ropr nave brOu t out fu confession ~ To VINO
,he u-,,,bcrs r. K. G. 5wIrtZ ant joan sharp were
i..rs ot the thieves Swari discovered Ihat the
cnhrrcs mad been found ont. lie came into town and
n,sted OF the streugtn mis- patty tnreitel lihg 70 XIII
Loryrr attempted TO inter win tLeln Last FRIDAY
vr,in. while sittnz at table IN liquor store he WAS
s,o fir,u N the neck, his assaiint hring through
yindov The sane night bani Ot masked IN II broke
into w. C. Barness nouse, capturcd Sdn"y houston and
I,rra I,lster took tIeu about u mule away auu uuhS
nern no a Tree j. Weston was also snot three lules
tnrnugh a. e mead. Wh the lyncncls are Is matter OF
en- lee ur, but their actions seem 10 meet Win me
n af approval the entire com 1inty Inc rest OF
hr hand nave escaped but tue ylgdhGs are on their
fpaeE
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THE WILL OF SIR HUGH ALLAN.

MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 2S.-Iho will OF
Sir Hugh Allan was filed here to-day. His estate is
divided equally among his family. Eight daughters
vi receive $4,000 each at aiming their majority
during their minority receiving an allowance OF
Il 800 per aunum. His married daughters viii re-
ceive the interest their portions from tHe
r sent time llnlii the estate is hnal, wound mp, wbcn
Mil oc wnrn tue youngest attans ms majority
Hum Montag!, ami Bryce j. Allan VIII be made par
ucrs IN the firm now as their portions. Alexander Il.
Ausu gets $4,000 and deed for the
prOpertv on which lie now lives, in Brochylie'
Hl,u Montague AI'an made heir 10
Eayenscrae win 800 per week keep 1t III IT. present
condition ard style. Al the settlement of the estate
Husn Mon ague grts Onehalt, B yce James onei0urtn
aud Arthur Edward OneIourth ol the ne;
rc,Ilue. None of the ships are to Dc SOFA
to pay the icgacics, the amOunts To come OUT
OF th6 residue Tne testatOr directs That the
II In b, earned on as at present. The trustees
are Andrew Allan Or1tneT Of Sir Hugh; jackson Rae,
Tnomas ilbucu aLJ Alfred ii. White. TTO o his
are ue added to the number they a,teln heir
mai ,r,ty. Tne cstie II said TO be worth between
So 100000 anu $lU,OOJ,O0J.
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FAST MAIL SERVICE DEMANDED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNE.l

BosToN, Dec. 2S.-BostOn merchants ana
business men have for long time Suffered much neon
yenience and loss lack OF proper mail faeinues
between this city and New-York. Under the present
system OF sow letters mailed In Boston Tor tue
South are delayed twentyfour hours longer tnah
Is necessary owing a failure to make connection Win
fast trains ont OF New York and letters mailed IN New"
York for Halifax and other Northern points suner the
same delay at this end. Boston merchants nave
appealed to the authorities in Washington. lor
the establishment Of fast mail line DetWeen
os on and New York. drawing only two cars anu nan
ing the run in five and naf hours. This the fostscI
General refuses TO authorize, and TINS evening con
ference on the subject neld at 1ounss no -
between leading business men OF the CITY anu lno
Massachusetts congressman. About nIty ReH,,cniuIn
were including all the Congressman efccpt ~,
Crapo Harris and NOrcr0 and Delegations run d ui9
Roard OF Trade, Commercial Club, Mcrchaht' Ilu an
BercOn society. Ex-Governor Rice Ircsldtl, ut "nt
gperches pert the occasion were maze .!
master Iobsv John G. Paige and Eudace r. flM,
all of whom urged the Importance OF lhc auop1' W W
some system better than the present ana gu gu eS %
Coporessman To endedVOr to secure the hec aIS ap
proprialIon The POstmast, r-General taxes le @
that II would not he wise 10 Use the money NJ MS
posal inasmuch AS il would only afford temporary Ie
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES-BY TELEGRAPH

KILLED BY BEING Thrown FROM WAGON.
1R Y. Dec. - Henri Fisher age tvs, nly-tWo,
thrown from wood wagon near Powna W., to-day lie
dird IL a few minutes
sUOoTING MS WIFE AND THEN HIMSELF.
san FRANCGsCO. Dee. 2s.-Pc'cT Desg"rcn, a car
peno Washing Territory Yesterday shot his wife aud
then shot himself through the head The cause Of the act was
CRUSHED TO DEATH BY ROCK AND COAL
NnK sBNRRE. Pcnl., pee; 2S.-Mi liam +; Dol
and o at the Henry colhery OF tie Leish valley
Coal Company.
FATAL ACCIDENT Of THE LEHGH VALLEY RAIL
NEw-BRUNswICK, y J.. Dee, 2s;-Sebast,aIn I'm I'm
was Sied by the Legh Valley Railroad at Mctu
chen to-day.
SUCCESSFUL AFTER A THIRD ATTEMPT,
REiNHoLDs Penn, pee 4s ms morning ~. Jae"o i,scs
committed suicide by hanging himself Ibis his hiId at
A DEATH WARRANT ISSUED.
HARRIsBURG. Penn. Dee. 2S.-iovernor Hoyt
THE afternoon issued the death warrant Urah Moycr con
is77 The ex@cuiol viii lake Place ON February %.
TwJ SUICIDES IL PROVIDENCE. ~
fee age thirty committed suicide this morning by ta
b cutting his throat to-day al health Is the cause assigned IN
A coLoRED woMAN MUR9ERED
COLUMBIA, =. c., Dee 2S.-Sarah WINS was lnnT-
dseG by hs5 o4f & J s s SSRan Ren M Her
crushed IN: 20 reason can De gwen iol u4e '"" "
4 MURDERER SENTENCED.
SKOwHEGAN, Me Dec. 2S--ln ihe tral OF J0sepn 1s.s
Henderson Tor the muder Of Wellington IGDane AT yerG
a ltvnber - the to-day brought III
the Second degree and tho Court sehnoeu MN
imprisonment fOi lie
A SWINDLER SHIPPED TO NEW-fORh' -.
ROsToN. Dee 2S.-JOsrph Eaton, WI" was lasI
evening for his attempted gold brick swlnd va"
llac c.i on train this afternoon Newi Orh
structIOns again 10 return ~ this city Inc "i "
spectot had him photographed
KILLED BY AN UNKNOWN NAN. ", n
YAZOO CITY Mis-, Dec 2S.-At Lake INV; WI @Moia
Lake on Tuesd.y night occurred in when
freely the night, while ono oil Tue - .hot
named Little standing IN liquor SO e. no ~
and instantly killed By unknown mAn on INC ouHiue
ISJUK.D BY AN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE,
IFEAEoS Penn. De:. 2S.-YesterdaY alt,Ihocn
.orne laborers placed number OF dynamite cartridges
Inv smlIh snOp on the CORNWALL dh
UailToad An erposlOn occurred soon after, Whcn -
away inc roof OF The building an severely burned Inc DA
smith -..ra
AN ACCOMPLICE OF THE HUsK DRoTHEHS'
PuIIADi IP,IA. Dec. 2S.-Eiuli Wilhelm, aso
tx sntvoua was arrested TO-DAY, charged with conpnclJ
viii The Lusx Drohefs who cOmnited suiae ~ taa
vsse aav In tue stabbng Omeer Jarvis on ChIlsih.
1isht Wilhelm committed 10 await Tie result VI 0
neer's injuries. x,
A DEFAULTINa TRUSTEE SENT TO JAIL
PuIADIIPHIA Dec. Zs.-otepnen .. PrlcS tno
estafe OF the late ThOhas h'nN
son was ths ning committed 10 The la OF this county
Iudae Pentose Of Oryh.n Court Tor AinnK 'ouPy
Win an order November 20 ast directing hln 70 p
over 70 the substituted trustee Of the estate SUP
has eudng commitment slhco Tie svnuo""n
Of the Court hlsd several EVnlhH ago.
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THE KILLING or COLONEL SLAYB4cK.
rPY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TETDuNr.l

ST. LOUIS, Dee. 2S.-Ibe tragedy recently
enacted In the Office Of The POs sLdtch wherein A'on%o
sayback met his deatl the hands OF John Cockeil
Edltor Of The Pos DsDaich, bids fair to give or'h 10
more sensations For several days the taking :" nepo7
tons has been in progress a civil suit for So'ooo JAIL
soti mi nav, occurred during the taknS O these
Gcno.i,ions one " Mr. Cockerills attorneys IN 'he
case Mr. JOv. f.. or mas bc"n lol go"tt =
Lnn.,s.s mariner of the Prosecuting itorney. MI
IItIrls To-day Mr. BowmtG,att rne' fpr NJ - 4 o"cA
mace some TcuarS about Mt Harris "hIri ~ ' ~ "y
rr.eufed WnrrcuJuu Mr.. BON.IHu denounced nm az -
lar and coward ItIs thc general impression that ne
rr deposiuons tomorrow and ii is Understood they
VIII take "A Wide range.
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FRAGMENTS or WESTERy NEWS
ASSIGNMENT OLE A CLorHINa DEALER.

ASSIGNMENT OF A CLOTHING DEALER.
TIFFIN, Ohio, Dec. 2S.-M. K Marks, dealer
I'm dry goods clothing mas made an assigImcHb 10
n. L. Brewer He has seyera! creditors IN NcwYOrk
MURDER AND SUICIDE
ST. Louis, Dec 2S.-Wllllam Walton, coal
miner at TesI Beheyi.le Ill! TINS molnhs 7nO5 jane
snOt himself Both died almost instantly.
TIE BEER CUSTOM IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-IEe mOVem Mt among
the qdOr ers AGAINST tue advance c,ntem plated BY
the wholesale nea In the price o. beer is gaining force
and Will probably prevent any advance.
COMPOSING HIS THGFTs.
LOUISVILLE, hy., Dec. 2S.-Dayid Ferguson,
late collector back taxes under pI.cC nen Tor mai
teasance office confessed 70 the Mayor and CITY At
torney to-day tat he had usen tunls Of the clty. He
claims that he divided with George Levi, late deputy
collector, bur eXOnerates AudlOr HIKE. WnO, he says
received no snare OF the money.
HIGHWAYMEN IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-StTeet hlgIwaymen are
that ia cJnadcrDle talk or pressing tncin
means Of prvate enterprise. soarcey u night passes
tnat attacks do not Occur Oac OF the
TINS OF The Uutrdges ~ lkey TO die, Wnc all attacked
have suffered severe jurIes from the mdrderOus sand
blg.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CARRIED OUT
CHICAGO, Dc. ZS.-Jessc Spaidin5, Collector
OF Cus,Js port, mas completed rcOrs inizati0n
bUtI and CustOdlis Office, Including SO
employees. upon tue civil Service pr,nCipie
Good conduct and general efficiency made The
standards retention aud promotions. OF eighty
changes made IS c:ut nave Oecn promotions OF
men already IN the service.
IRON WORKERS TROUBLES ENDED.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 2S.-Ine threatened trouble
at tnr Vulcan WO,ks OF tue 81 Louis ore and ogecl
Company is believed to have Oeen aVer,ed Ihe sdper
intendent has Issued circular liking raIes be
pdll work after Janu iry l nex, aud ths nave
lntimatcd tnat they viii accept the reduction Tne
AT he Lacledc Rolling 'illls. winch mas Oeen
progress several weeks Id, nen agreeing 10
return WORK ut the prices uxcd By the owners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-29
FLOODS IN GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

BrRI1N. Dec 2s.-The Rhine and its tributaries
from the Lake of Constance to Cologne continue to
rise rapidly. Many bridges aud banks OF dams
have been destroyed. uudge near LorFach, IN
Baden. gave way and twenty, persons were
drowned The river Inn has Oycrhowed IT'S 3ahks
ot Pa.sau and the Danube has ovcr1loWed IN Upper
Austria.
COLOGNE. Dec 2S.-There seems TO be cease
less down-pour of ram. The Rhine has risen
ninety centimctres during the night, flooding the
lower town and part of the quay. Frankiort-on-
the-Nain is flooded. AT Mannheim the river
Neckar has risen considerably, and the hrem9n
and soldiers are oTdcIed to be ready to assist the
population.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.--A recent rainfall has caused
foods m the Midland counties, There IS great
mortality among the focks OF sheep in Northamp-
tonshre NOttmghamsblre and LecesteTsllre
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
A GAS COMPANY INCORPORATED

A GAS COMPANY INCORPORATED.
ALBANY Dee. 2o:Lahe UMt"d 'ta,,,a Ia Equitable
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Ns,cs lrom Ehnger says that William Frei, OF hat place
was Accidentally shot to-day.
SCHOONER LAUNCHED
BATH Ne, Zee. g. he s;hOOn Nathan Law
rnee tons was laanencd t9aay ohe is Owned by
APfOINiED DioTKlCrAIIOhNhf BY THE GOV
ALBANY, Dec. 2S.-lh TO .eruor to-day appointed
John f. smlh Attorney Of Madison County vice
Henry Barclay resigned Oh account OF poor "chth
StICIDE OF 4 " WGLL.rO,DO FARMER
AUBURN, n T., Dec. ZS.--AOra.u u. Grover q
farmer, Of Fleming committed suicide day by
hanging limse.l
CAUGHT IN MACHINERY AND KILLED.
AUBURN, y. T., Dec. 28.-P ter .Ic,,iu.y. age
foui caugh in the machery IN factory here
BR1EDGNG CATTLE SHIPPED TO TEXAS.
SOUrH IRAMNGhAM. AIass., Dec. zS.-rAee car
loas 4 SEQ ch bce, cat,e Of the An5as poll breed
shitpoi 70 Corus Oh isu Tex to-day fhey 30
ANorHEa y Ew LINE OF FREIGHT STEAMERS.
BOsToN, D,c. - A new i'm; o. freight steamers
to Oe called he FIness Line aud to run or shty between
East luii4n ports, IL 5000 to % started
MhEltNG OF THE Jennings HEIRS.
CAMDEN y. j.. ID c. d y IN 'J.ng ~ tn, Isaac
Jennings branch OF tle Jenn nEs heirs hed here dIy
g4i 9l add tlo3s mad. 20 prosecute tao claim nlo
ONE DEAD AND THE OTHER DYING.
JACKSONVILLE, Flo, De- 2o.-A dispactn to The
Tunes says an ARRAY occurred mar Loyds fl YESTERDAY
eet"eg. w!ian Lang lpd ieilid patrc% dniing which
tho atci ann kltcu Lam
sALOed. hlIpAu1cS viii probably dc The quarrel grow
out OF an Old Ioud
ATTACKED BY A BLOODHOUND
NV HAVE, Dee. 2S.--A large UlJO IhOun1 in 5.
T. Mcrwins packing house m this city last mght sprang
nJOn hleb H. ChOs DOOkkeepe. selIlnS hln W lho
h,O.t arecaus him terribly anI 'eyerAg n artery IN ms
let Jsules Farrell split the dogs mead open WIN
on mis- night fOreeg OoOre lao would ot
FAILURE OF A boston DRY GOODS DEALER.
BDsrON Dec ZS-P. 4. BurLs dea.cr dry
goods AZ 3ls fremont has rallied with liabilities
potei AT 2O The STOCK Is yNued Al $4,000 lie has
been IN Is D. and Is said 10 consider
money In New.lOrK.
The FEARY COMPANY NOT EMBARRASSED.
ALBANY Dec. 2S.-Ihe ,Ort thaC Feary
Manufacturing Company of this city was 10 financial dfl
cuty TO incorrect Tine company succeeded tho
nrm OF Enumas Feays who's; accounts qul.
dad II Is said ~ be degree complicated emOar
THE wARtNG HAT COMPANY LARCENY.
BoSTOh, Dec 2S.-ThOinas BrennaIi, of south
Boston convict who circulated tho report that the
Watng Hat COMPANY az Concord state Pnson was being
furs cOnny Of convict shd junk
esaps rOm deputy rherin this morning RaymOnd hel
er of Aver WHO was arrested for Dein in the
to-day discharged ia the Concord District
Court
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OPPOSITION TO ltR. oLMsTEAD.
fpr TELEGRAPH 70 rns raIsUaa.I

lDr TELE ihAfh I'D Ius IkibUhE'l
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2S.-A great deal of 0ppos.
ton Is developing Itself to the confirmation OF Me-
0lmstead, nominated two weeks ago Commits
sioIer of TINS District Delegations of citizens have
been in attendance upon the District Committee,
and communications naIrating in detail tho
alleged Irregularities of the candidates bns-
ness have also been placed upon
I'LL. Histories OF past rings and prophecies Of
future nngs form the staple of the representations,
winch, from the respectaDiiity of their origin,
not fail 10 have welght with he Senate. Contc ing
repOr,S aOout the yleWS and intentions of members
of the com nttee are IN circulation. Iuc will
not be decided Tor several ddYs. ald there Is no
good ground for prediction either way.
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RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

LONDON. Dec. 2s.-A It. Petersburg dispatch TO
the ExchaD,e Telegraph Company says; The
Chief of Ordnance Las ordered o Her rvon Kmpp,
Of Essen all the required by the Artillery Re
serves The German Government raised no objec-
tion to the execution of the order"
a dispatch 10 The Daily Aelcs from Berlin says it
Is definitely settled that the German railways to the
Russian frontier will be soon completed.
BERLIN, DEC. 2S.-M. de Sabouroff, Russian Am
bassadOr al Berlin, and Prince Orof, Russian Am
bassadOr at Paris, have been summoned to St.
Petersburg 1t il reported that the latter during
his return journey, VIII visit Prince bismarck
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INTEREST NOT TO BE PAID.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-State Treas
urer Polk, in an interview with reporter To-Day au-
thorized the statement that he had determined not to
pay the January interest on funded Tennessee bonds
la explanation OF this the Treasurer says: feel
that 1 should be governed by the will OF the people
when expression of that will has been had In legal
manner thai cannot be quesoned sought 10 nave
another verdict from the rendered but the people
have spoken at the ballObOx the only legitimate test
OF public opinion, and, while holding stlli 10 the view
tDat for would Lave been best otherwise,
ne crtelrss determined not to pay the interest
falling due IA January.
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NEWS FROM The DOMINION.

TORONTO, Dec 2s.-lne final appeal in the Hall case
was argued to-day. AT the conclusion Of the argument
the Court reserved judgment without indicating when II
Is Ia be gwen
VICTORIA b. c., Dec, 2s.-The steamship Volmer
which sailed for Hong Kong ten days ago with coal and
2l5 Chinese passengers, returned to port yesterday for
repairs having encountered irghtful gale. The upper
works were Of the carried away and the
poary galley wDlcL erected Tor the Chinese passen
gers, swept oycrpOdrd
MONTREAL Dec 2S-The Soci6,6 Postal GGa6rale, Of
France has made offer 10 the Dominion Government
10 start f0rlnighty line o. steamers between HayTe
and Montreal direct, consideration Of a subsidy
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A MYSTERIOUS DLSAPPEARANCE.

NEwBURG, n. Y, Dec. 28.-One of the most
mysterious disappearance that have occurred IN
this place has lust been brought to light.
known this oy Tuesday last with one
horse squareboK. open wagon and visited one OF the
c0a ards and had his wagon 1led with cja lie drove
10 hitchng post IN Front-s and tied his horse. The
horse ptood there until Wednesday moin ming ana no
owner appearing he taken cJarge or Dy The ponce
The Jana wagon loaded with co ID Is now at the
stable OF Bee Grower, N Ihird-s and o owner mas
appeared To claim the property. The cOdtGlero Oh tne
cry DO either the horse or Wugon. ana no
else has yet ideHthed the property
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PIrrsBuRG, Dec. 2S.-Ihe masters report IN
the case f W ". Ballard. Of Iowa, against the Cly o
II -Durg for infringement on the wedge OiocA pave
mcnt LAID IN this city by Barton * hcehe CON
tractors, Of New-York in 1s4, hled to'day'
finds for the pianuG judgment Tor the sum
of S339145 AT the time tne contracts were
awarded to Barton Il Kerne, Mr. Ballard informed me
cIy tat suit would ne entered, and TO protect tueIl
clyrs The attcr accepted for zrcuuty Nelson CLfk,
of New-York; Dclos {. Culver, Of NeS-GOIk, ana ihe
Wedge Block Pavement Com ,iny Of NeW-Jersey. Inc
,.c will ne IA ken TO ne Supreme Court.
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4 SUIT FOh ISLANDER.

SCRANTON, Penn, Dec. 2S.-A sensational
libel in which Lille oisco Is ailant and Leslie
WHITE farmer, the defendant. begun here to-day
Both parties hves in South Abingdon. The cnarges
preferred against White wifal defamation of the
character the young il letter wrtica by him
to the mother Of Miss Siscps lover. White alns that
ne the letter but stys lie prove his assertions
The woman been White's hOuS.kcep,r for several
months. WLi'c n.s been placed III jail 10 await the
action Of the Grand Jury.
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OPPOSED TO A BANKRUPTCY ACT.
A PETITION OF NEw-YoRK MERCHANTS 70 coz


GRgSs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--A memorial protest.
ing agiast the passay &c by Congress Of Bankruptcy ac,
aligned 5y ESQ firms aud individuals of Ne York City
representing all OF tho principal branches of business
wa, ths morning presented TO tue Senate by dr lap
ham, Of New-lOrk. The meinoriaiiss state that Toe
oJerAuJn VI United states Bankrupt law has proved
be an injury to the business interests OF tho whos
country.
FirSt-The intent OF Bank upt low has been supposed
Dc effect prompt ana equitable vision OF the
rupIs among his creators and 10 Ugd relief
honest and unfortunate debtors and 10 JhOsg cAy In
pracce however nd that t not Irald-
uent preferences, and the pOssib lty VI OJ.and dis
cnarsc Dy the payment oi small dividend frelueAty
nOnchas proved constant temp dish nest oI
sons 10 contract large debts ana enter mo III specua
uOu, looking 10 tne Da1srdgt act for co pro
mise aud discharge, wnile We regret 10
represent that lllls course or acOn has
been facilitated ~ the cQuUn Of dish ,nes creditors
VITA the aid o. dishonest attorneys. From exper
ence Of tho past, IL Is well known the honest deb
wnO thrOug1 sdversly an ullyOiaDe lJss,s becomes
Unable t0 pay his deOts seldom rssOrts u tlo r,lsr
Afforded by tLe Brnkrupt act. Ills crol.cOrs as rule
obligations or IN compromising their claims /,
Interest Of merchants and manufacturers to ssls tals
class OF hOnost DEBTORS, aud 10 help 10 coltnuo
Dusin ss, aud for sicn no Bankrupt law Is needed
Secohd- Inc intent and purpose 0i Bankrupt Jaw has
Deem supposed 10 DC 10 eject iexpeaslys aid speedy
dlstlodtlon OF the bankrupGs Ia practice, now
IL IL well known tact the dyiJcnds cred
ltors, under the opcr tOas OF tue Sankrd ias,
beod exceedingly small aud the thereof oaz
aelayed anu IN many Instances no sutnocnt dividend
OBJ aimed " pay the penses Charged Tor nug cla
Al eur exporienoe CREDITOR. collected prior 10 the
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THE RESULT OF AN AITEMPTED REFORM

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-The fol-
lowing the particulars OF the tragedy Lebanon,
Ala, yesterday: Two brothers. David and Henry sui.
lard. ad gambling saloon in town, aud Thomas JacO
way desiring to establish schOO. undertook compel
them to close IL up by nstitutng proceedings against
tncm. Inls led 10 quarrel, the Billiards attacking
JdckOwdy. the best citizens ~ came TO ais
rescue and Billiards killed aud the other
wOunded. Last nig brother OF JackOway went 10 MS
house ana he, miIdking him for friend OF Bul-
lards shot and fatally wOIn Ied him.
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IN MEMORY OF JOHN HANCOCK.
inr rELrnnApn TO LIE rRInuNE. |

BosTON, Dec. 28.-At the meeting OF the
Board Of Aldermen this afternoon 1t was ordered that
the Mayor bronze tablet to be placed upon the
front line of the OF Mira. James NJ Beebe ana
Mrs Gardner Brewer with their consent, bearing the
following inscription
" Here stood the residence OF John Hancock. prom
inent patriotic merchant OF Boston, the first signer
o. the Declaration OF American Independence ana nrst
Governor Of Massachusetts under the State Constitution
Erected 1897, removed 1868"
The Governors old house formerly on Beaoon-st,
q couple of rods west of the state House
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for the Improvement OF the cnamplan Canal ana the
GIens Falls feeder was adopted. resolution was
adopted suggesting proprey for the purpose OF do
ing away with the expense Of local counsel to defend the
State before the Canal Appraisers, OF deprving the
Canal Board of its appellate jurisdiction ana OF Iahset
ring the same TO Court OF aims the Supreme Court
the duty OF defending the interests Of the state 10 90
vOlYe upon the Attorney GeneraI.
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LARGE PURCHASE OF MISSOURI LANDS.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 2S.-A number of Buff
falo capitalists, including Jewett NJ. Richmond, IL c.
Ramsey. NJ H. Bush Fraukin ID. Locke ana others have
purchased 10000 acres OF land In southern Missouri
Honinay for ual setters The properly Is III Laoede
aud Butler counties ABOUT l75 miles southwest OF bt
Louis on the hoe OF the ST, Louis and san Francisco
kRilrOaI, and purchased from the said road The
land the sections the line OF the
road, The Government sections having been already
30 titled upon
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FRENCH INTERESTS ABROAD.

PARIS, Dec 2s.-1he Chamber of Deputies has
almost unanimously adopted the vote of credit for
the expedition of IS. De Brazza 10 Africa.
he Sena:e to-day adopred the ordinary
ana extraordinary budgets and voted grant of
oc cupaiOn of IunIs.
be transport Coneze has sailed with $50 soldiers
and civilians for IODq III.