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gEApfxG. Feb. S-A FRO ho-se
sieieii. Containing liowasd itl'np'
tienrse ssnlti tasl eign' tss'i.- from
Birdsbnro apfr'sseard tiie e''s - :
nigl raie Of ~y",pI about s "ci''c's
ln~t evening. asd striking .io-el'p
Feaies. ng,-d iiife-iive, threw hin
der tie runneF. caught b.
rrck aud lrig1ed lli,n f,r forty
gards before the sleigh could be
stopped. lie was taken % q hotel
and expired in "A few moments
The sleiqbing party drove right oo-
however. until they reached Drover'-
hotel. where they ran into y team
TAev were then srres.ed, the men
being locked up aud the women
iaken to the house of some friends
T'ae coroner VII hold IN inquest
or,r Frgley's body to-day. The
csuse II the accident was liquor, as
RsulDv was intoxicated and could
mt suauaee Che team.
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CLEVELAND, Feb. This after
noon probably fatal landslide oc-
cured on The line Of the New York.
Chicago and ST. Louis Railroad, in
this city a party of eight Bohemi
ans were excayating for the road
way at the base of a perpendicular
bank OF earth about thirty feet high,
when suddenly a huge mass, weigh
iEg many tons, was dislodgcd and
buried two of the working men out
of sight Their companions began
digging for them, and finally got
them out more dead than alive.
The first victim was unconscious,
with both legs broken and his body
terribly bruised. The other was
rescued alive, but, in pulling him
out, the slight shred Of aesh was
severed. and one of his broken legs
remained embedded, detached above
the knee. He lay writhing and
moaning on the ground. blood
squirting from the severed member
in all directions. Both were young
men, single. and without relatives
in this country. One viii untloubt-
cdlv die and the other may recover.
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Seventeen Lives Lust.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-The
British ship Cochin arrived here
Yesterday from Duudee, having on
board seven men picked up at sea
on the 10th OF January in Il starv-
ina conditlon The men belong to
the British ship Milton, bound from
Shields 10 San Francisco, with 4
cargo of coal. The Milton caught
fire on the 22d of Dee, and was
abandoned. The first boat Contain
ed Captain Macarthur, his vile, two
children ard five men; in the second
boat were the first officer anl seven
men, aud in the third boat the see
ond officer and six men Twenty
three days after leaving the ship the
uien in the third boat were picked
up. Nothing has been heard of the
other two boats, and tits thougI0
all are lost. The boats were sepa-
rated the day after the abandon
mens OF the Milton.
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Famine in Egypt.

CHICAGO. Feb. ,. -i'oyesnor Cui-
lam i constantly receiving appeals
tor aid from the inhabitants oi' the
southern part of the State known
as Egypt. The prospects of famine
this winter il. that part al the State
were Nivialy por,ra,e'ii,ss fali by
Senator tanner. "f clay county, bat
were branded at the tipe as sensa-
tional and overdrawn. They are
now fully realized The eoua ties
suffering mast are Crsiwi'rd, Frank
.iD, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson,
Lawrence. Marion. Perry, Saline
Union. Wabash and Wavne, all in
the southwestern part OF. the State.
The condiction as depicted BY petit
tons sent 70 the Govsrnor are piiia-
ole. Tney are almost entirely With
out food for themselves and stock,
which is starving to death. The
famine Is caused hy q total failure
OF the spring crops.
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Interesting s.cry O. the Escape frcra
the Ship.

NEW York, February 2-Tl,e
Heraid furnishes The ioiis,wing:
PARIS, Fthruary ?. +Ihe ioil "
INK important dispatch was received
direct this morning iron1Iieutsnant'
Danebbower, at ffkutsk:
Our three boats lett Serncnowsky
Islaud on the morning os September
u, bound for Barkin, iiinety-five
iniifs distant. We got clear of the
ice nj Moon, There Was then 1
heavy gale from tie northeast, and
the boats. dispersed. During the
night the captains boat, which was
loaded deeply, lost her masts and
sails. We made land on the even
ing Of the 18th in shallow water
The boat was abandoned two miles
from the beach, and our party
waded and reached the deserted vii
lage of Sagapp. We catched the
log books and proceeded south on
September 10.
Lieutenant De Longs last record
which we have found reads as fol-
lows
Saturday, October l, 1881. Fuor-
teen of the officers and men of the
Jeanette reached this hut on We'd
nesday, Sept. 2S, and having been
/ forced to wait for the river 10 freeze
over, are proceeding to cross to the
west side this morning on their jour
ney toreach some settlement on the
Lena river. | have two days pro-
visions. but having been fortunate
enough thus far to get game in our
pressing needs, we have no fear for
Ithe future. Our party ere all well
except Hans Eriksen, whose toes
have been amputated in consequence
Of frost-bite. Other records will be
found in several huts on the east
side of the river, along which we
have come from the north.
GEORGE W. De LosG.
Three other records have been
found. Eriksen died October 7.
The party were in great distress for
want Of food. Noros and Ninde-
mann were sent ahead for relief on
| October 9. They marched south
for fifteen days. and were found in
Il starving condition on October "a
by three natives. who took them to a
settlement. They could make them
selves understood. News Of them
reached US on October % An IN
mediate search was commenced and
the PARTY were traced to wilder
ness ON the west bank of the Lena.
Natives refused further work, and q
return to Bolanenga was necessary
to get Russian assistance, on No
vember %. A large force is now
searching, having to dig out every
thing, as the ground is deeply cover
ed with snow. The wilderness is
devoid Of game Very prompt and
efficient action was taken 5y the
Russians. Every effort is being
made. Jack Cole is tranquil to-day
He is violent only AT times. He has
softening Of the brain. Ny left eye
is ruined and my right one badly
impaired. The other men are well.
JoHS DANEyHowER.
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wen as more euphoneous.

IL reply to the House resolution
calling for information as to what
amount Of money Will be required,
annually. 70 pay pensions during
the next twenty-five years, the Com
missioner Of Pensions makes the
following staggering statement: II
al claims FOR pensions arising from
the late war bc adiudicated within
the nex seven years. terminating
June 80. lSSs. and Il then the survi-
vors oi the Mexican war ana their
widows shall be pensioae.l at S. per
Blntll, the amount required for
twenty-five year ending with 1906,
win foo; up to the enormous sum o.
Si.3g7 SOL ,J93, Of which 8! .26i, 42g,-
977 are Tor claims in the war Of the
rebellion fled prior TO June 30, 1880:
SCI, 10000 rebellion CLAIMS filed
since June 30, 1880. and old Mexi-
can war claims. s5i ,92l ,Gle. The
amonat OF money required to meet
these siupendous claims grows less
annually from e62,ooo,0oo 10 s2s.-
oao,O90
II is ii.sht and proper that tie
country should provide for its hon.
cred and honorable veterans, but
there IS j reckless waste in this bus
iaess that ought TO be curbed, and
Congress should apply the remedy.
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Pension Claims

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Presi
dent sent to the House OF Repre-
Isentatives to-Gav n communication
from the Commissioner of Pensions
in reply 20 House resolutions
calling for infori ition rs To what
amount of approp. 'tion would be
required annually - pay pensions
during the next twenty-five years,
hased on the following conditions /:
II ali the claims for pensions aris-
ing from the war of the rebellion
shall be adjudicated within the
seven years period terminating
June 80, 1888, and if at the end of
that period the survivors of the war
with Mexico and their wives shall
then be pensioned at SIS per month,
the Commissioner estimates the
amounts which will be required for
the twenty FIVE years ending with
1906 at s1,347, 7,751 ,593, of which
81 ,264, ,229.977 are rebellion claims
filed prior to June 80, 1880; s31,-
$1,000 rebellion claims filed after
June 80, 1880, and S51 ,921.6
Mexican war claims. The amounts
grow gradually less annually from
s62, 2,000, 600 to S23,U00,000.
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cT. Lot.is. Ian 81. The murder
81 old Mrs. !,DfFis. sirich was COZ
f,slltei SATURDAY night. seems {"
have IesI, fDr rtsii!t 81 . regularly
plahned n,birr, and not y deiiber-
ale ,,iot Is Kill ihr uld lady. Rus
sell Brown. her grapd son. who has
te.is nlfcsf.d, has confessed, and
stated, III or;si, that ne and a cs'pi
lpanion, who is supposed To be Fat
rick N Slew ii bar Keeper, drove out
10 his graniDothers house. situated
toiI hug- highway. about tour miles
from The city. Saturday evening"
Here Young Brown had some words
with his mo;hsF. who .;y9d With
Mrs. Doris, she el.idiie hiui ioi
I his dissolute career, and he Went
away. Later in the evening, howey-
er, after the fluiily bad retired. he
aud his partner returned % the
house and went 10 the room always
occupied by him when he visited
the place. Brown then wellt to his
grandmother room, told her his
uncle Tom was sick IN his Brown II
room and he wanted her aid. The
old lady, who was seventy years
old and feeble arose aud went to the
room where she was seized hy
Brown and his companion and her
diamond rings forcibly stripped
from her fingers By M'Giew, yhiie
Brown choked her to keep her from
crying out. During the strngg 2
Mrs. Doris became uEcoEsciOrs 4 /.
was placed on the bed by the rob
bera, who then went 90 the old la
dy's room, took her gold watch from
under the pillow Of her bed and Left
the house without disturbing the
rest of the family, driving off in
their buggy. In the morning Mrs.
/ Doris was found dead.
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Fra,ricide at sareville, Wisconsin.

WAuPAca, Wis, Feb. IA terri
ble G.. .e of fratricide occurred in the
town Of Saxeville, Waushara coun-
ty. last night. Two brothers, Ger
mans. names unknown as yet, had
been engaged in lawsuit. the re-
suit of which caused a great deal OF
bad feeling between them. Last
night the younger brother, who was
beaten in the suit, made an attack
on his brothers house. broke in the
bedroom window, and commenced
firing Il revolver at his brother and
his wife, who were in bed. At the
first shot the occupants or the room
were aroused and rushed ont toward
the cause of alarm, when a second
shot was fred, taking effect directly
under the older brothers heart. and
passing through to the spine. The
wife rushed out of doors and set the
dog on the murderer, and also at
tackled him herself with an AK. The
combat lasted three or four minutes
when the dog was killed. and the
villain having run out of cartridges
beat retreat. Eight shots were
fired in all. The wounded man
will probably die. The murderer
cannot be found.
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E,uta. Treatment ora child.

STERLING, Ill. Jan. SIT has
been discovered that man and wo-
man named Seymour. living III the
village of Rockfalis. have been hurri-
bly, maltreating iatherless girl
seven years old. whom they were
supposed to be taking care Of. The
child is small for her age, aud Sey-
mour compelled her TO feed and
take care OF horse and bring coal,
He confined her IN cellar at times,
all without food or clothing excep;
Il thin dress, and punished her with
a horse whip until the surface Of her
entire body was black aud blue and
sore. Sometimes he would ,oss her
to the ceiling and let her flil on the
floor. No species of cruelty seemed
too severe to adopt toward the child.
The villagers hast night made a
determined though unsuccessful al
tempt TO lynch Seymour. but both
be and his wife have fed,
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to the meeting. nor have We since
that time. Mr SNYDER has the
courage OF his orf convictions, is
possessed Of rs nsuch brains Ms any
Haifhrecd pulitieiyn or statesman
IN the county, aha requires no
prompting 10 do his dri, il . man
IL, straightforward way. lie is a
gentleman Of unblemished charsc-
ter, respected wherever known, and
the malicious assaults of his vilifiers
viii fan harmless af his feet. !,
has come 70 4 preit. pass indeed, II
in this community, 4 man is 10 be
bounded abused md lifted through
the pubic prints because as a true
Republican, he refuses to be bull
dozed, and as presiding officer of a
meeting decides in accordance with
his convictions Of right, and in strict
conformity with parliamentary usa-
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Among the Ice,s..,ss.

WASHINGTON, Fel,rnrrv i.--Stc-
retary Hunt received The following
tisissr ming:
- 'ErERsBrRc. Feb. !. 1882.
HINT Washington, y. {,
Danenhower telegraphs Re
port my arrival with nine seasncn
fls.s,ts are better. De long tfuceG
to i definite locality. ahich Melvill,
and the Russians are searching
ardently. If the ship is not found
before spring, may charter q steam
er and search the coast and islands
between the rivers Olonek and koly.
ma? If yes, send two active line
officers 10 assist. The operation
by the authorities is hearty and in
telligcnt.
The following telegram was sent
this afternoon through Minister Hof-
man at st. Petersburg
WASHINGTON, Feb. /. 1884,.
''DaneaAower..
Two officers will be sent. II
your health admits. remain and con-
tinue search for missing parties.
(Signed) ''HuST, Secretary
1t viii be noticed that nothing j;
said about the request for the
authority to ehaitsr steamer That
question is held under advisement
The selection OF the two officers
TO be sent TO Russia viii be made
this afternoon.
The following despatch was re-
ccived on Tuesday by the New York
Herald from the same source: "IR'
KUTsK, January 81, 1SS2-Lieuten-
ant De Longs party has been traced
TO definite locality on the west
bank Of the Lena. Engineer Mel-
villc and the Russians are searching
ardenily. am acting under posi-
tive orders and will bear investiga-
ton. Lieutenant Chips little boat
has not been seen since September
The gale doubtless swainped her
If she is not found before spring |
will charter the Lena and search The
coast between the rivers Olonek and
Kolinia. Jack Coles has been an
invalid since October. The Jean
nette entered the ice near Herald
Island on September 6, 1879. Her
foreioot was twisted since the lst oi
January. We pumped for eighteen
months. The vessel drifted to the
northwest during q months. She
was crushed and sank on June II III
latitude IS deg. - min. north, and
londitude 156 deg. 20 min east
She discovered Jeanette, Henrietta
and Bennett Islands. We madethe
retreat over ice to the New Siberia
lslanas, thence in boats to the Lena
delta. Engineer Melville was given
charge of my boat by De Long.
was blind. Hearty and intelligent
! help was rendered by the Russians
Everything possible is being done
"JoHN W. DAvEyHowER."
/ LONDON, February "A despatch
from 81. Petersburg says: Lieu
tenant Danenhower telegraphs from
Irkutsk that the whereabouts Of
Commander De Long is unknown
He proposes to send his men to St
Petersburg, but will remain behind
himself TO undertake an expedition
in the spring along the Siberian
coast to rescue Chips party
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VIZ alluded, couple oil weeks
since, TO the report te'egraphed from
Washington, that the Democratic
representatives from ihis State had
been quietly discussing the feasibili-
ty OF a coalition with the lndepend-
ents next fall, and The setting up OF
a mixed ticket composed Of Demo
crats and half-breeds, for the pur-
pose OF defeating the regular Repub-
lican candidates.
That this was not mere idle talk,
and that the seed is already taking
root, must, we think, be self-evident
to any Republican in this county
who will read in last weeks Demo-
crat what purports to be an account
Of the Republican meeting held in
the Court House on the preceding
Tuesday evening. The article is a
willful perversion Of every material
fact in the case. is filled with state
ments utterly unirac, and shows
throughout 81 Of sympathy
with the boilers and kickers that is
born, not of love, but of the hope OF
gam and reward. Moreover, its al
fusion 10 the murder Of President
Garfield "in order the make Arthur
President" as it alleges, in view Of
all the facts developed at the trial,
and the scathing rebuke of the SLAM
der by the counsel FOR the prosecu-
ton, shows cohclusively that the
deyilish and malicious spirit of the
assassin pervades the heart of the
man who could grovel so low in the
scale of common decency.
Not satisfied with doing this
amount Of very dirty work for its
new allies, the Denotra; further un-
dertakes to pronounce judgment
upon the rulings OF President Sny-
der, which it deliberately falsi6es
and then pronounces wrong. But
it is not our purpose to further re-
view or expose the tissue of false
hoods il the Democrats report, nor
would we have noticed it at all, ex-
cept to call attention to the internal
evidence it contains Of a sympathy
for and collision with the bolting
element OF the Republican party,
and OF It's studied and brutal insult
of every Stalwart Republican in the
county There is one other fact
worthy Of mention in this connee-
ton rs going to prove the new born
sympathy OF the Democrats for the
bolters-ihe Democrats were on. in
full force at the meeting, and with 4
few honorable exceptions, voted, and
shouted and hallooed with the half
and half fellows, thus doing their
best to stir up i'll blood and confu.
sion
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Judge Por,er-This man told ron in his
lePrccfFfsR ss1enr1sv tiias tsrfieid might
have died from All, sfhsr eaiiss: that he
might have frod upon m Grange iTci and
received an injury which r,ishs have
caused hi> desih. ',r fiat ne might have
trod upon = rstfirsrake, whose isne- nit-iit
have pier.s-l nis ls.d Mas il al orange
l,eel ar rsit,t>,,akc sis;it nsde arthur PrtSi
dent , II Nsifls..-. sasa t'4'pri<uaer.f both.
l,cal.sr f.s, l,fi>,ansr if> si,.wll himself AL
ms III. ~ -i,fsrery rs sitss4nsss r,cei and -
eepoinopS n Il rsdfi.sr.k~
The prisoner--Tllat = false. aud yo1
know IT,
Judge Por.er--Buf in one respect neanrr
Than rntilrsnake. for Psyidence has pre-
vided, in respect to tslni reptile, there sha'i
be warning III one rnd and venom ~ the
other. JtiS was a ratilsSi..akr without u
rattle h'gt not without .ani,s. ana when be
tells yon he made General Aribur President
n.' the Fi';sd stairs T.. Wai.e isifn frPs'.
drhi j. s2s. the s.l;nr -ei,>s "A, .s.l':.s. a
ra,ficsnake might have d.ne 4 bs introdtic-
ing into President Gar:ields veins that
venom which in eighty days would bring
him down to lhe grave
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L Tramp Lynched-

CINCINNATI. January 31.-News
has just been received here from
Logansport, Ind, that on Saturday
night tramp named William Steel,
called at the residence of Mrs. Buell.,
about twelve miles from Logansport.
and asked her for supper. Finding
the woman alone he assaulted her
and fed. Neighbors Of Mrs. Buell.
Immediately pursued Steel and
when they caught him hang, d him
without delay. They then piled
brush about the body and burned
it beyond recognition. The Sheriff
took possess on Of the body ycster-
day and turned II over to the 'Corc-
y
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rhrse Young Ladies Drowned.

BALrgaoaE, Feb. l.-At Broad
WY. g ,ekinghan county, Virginia,
or Monday, three young ladies were
drowned by the breaking Of frail
structure on Which they were cross.
.ng tho Shenandoah river. Two Of
them were sisters. aged respectively
eighteen and thirteen, and we're
daughters Of Michael Fa;dley The
other was Miss Lena wiz, aged
tweDty-ope. The body Of the elder
Miss Faidley was not recovered
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Damaging Floods.

CHATTANOOGA. Feb. 2.-There has
been great damage done by the
floods in Warrior, BIgbee and Tom
bigbee rivers in central Alabama.
Through trains came in last night
over the Alabama and Great South
ern for thc first time in ten days
and ii is now clear. -Four or five
negroes ,.ere drowned, and a large
amGrrt Of 1--we stock, including 4
number uf fne Cashmere goats were
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a swEEr.scExrED ACCOUNT.
Remarkable Objects OF Expenditure
for Members OF Congress.

Pursuing an examination OF the
Clerks account of the disburse-
ments of the contingent fund of the
House of Representatives at Wash
ington, which We began yesterday.
we find the following fragrant items
among a multitude Of others, almost
rs sweet scented:
Two periumery eases. bought ior
a member, at sl0-S20
Three fans. bought t,r au,nirr.
at $500 per dozen siii.63
Three fans, bought fec q ais.nber.
at $50 per dozen-sl4.75.
Three fans, bought for member.
4: s3S per dozen-s9.75.
Two necessaries, bought Cor II
member, at SIS per dozen -s3.
Six toothpicks, bought for mem
Der. at s56.334 per dozen-s2s.17.
Two fourteen carat charm magic
pencils, bought for a member, at
s1S3.60 per dozen-S30,60.
Six silver egg pencils, bought for
a member, at SAG per dozen-siS.
Two bottles of cologne. bought
for member, at S1-S2.
Seven knives, bought for mem
ber-sl09S7.
Three card cases, bought for a
member, a; s4l.33 per dozen sl0.33.
Two handkerchief boxes. BOUGHT
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STATE TREASURER BUTLER, now a
candidate for Governor, is resident
Of Uwchlan township, Chester coun-
ty. His admiring friends call him
the "Uwchlan farmer" hoping
thereby to win the agriculturalists
vote, but show in-thunder" they
expect Pennsylvania dutchmen To
pronounce this jaw-breaking, Welsh
name, is mystery to us. The p'f-
logc Record, of Chester county, in
sists that is an easy name to
tackle" if you only know how,
and says it is pronounced Uke-lan.
with the accent on the last syllable,
and signifies high land. Why not
then style Butler the Highland
laddie?' 1t is more poetical as
well rs more euphoneous.
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Mrs. sco.ille on the Freezing Process.

CHlcAGo, Feb. Mrs. scoville,
referring 10 reports that an arrange
ment WAS pending by which Gui
teau's body was 70 be disposed OF.
said to-day II do not beleve that
anything Of the kind has been done
We have not rescl,ed the point oi
considering what shall be done with
the remains of my brother When-
ever and however he may lie. |
shall take his body and have a post
mortem examination made by ex-
perts OF my own selection. The
idea Of exhibiting his body around
through The country is horrible, and
1 " w,uidn'l have it done if we were
starving. We have refused s., 900
. ,ier ior his body. He will not
lang"
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A Woman Shot.

HARRIsAuRs, February 2. Mar,
White, colored married womar
while walking this evening" with ;
man named George Ts.ita rt. 40,
shot in the left breast near tit
heart, by some person .unknowr
who was secreted in an alleyway
The bullet passed through the right
hand Of Talbert AID then struck
the woman. The weu.ei has beef
pronounced fatal, but the woniab
vas still living at q late hour n,
apparent canse has been disroveresl
for the act. The wonans husband
was at home at the time OF III,
SHOOTING.