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Killed Hts Sister.
THOMAS J. DE JARNETTE DISCHARGED,


A telegram to the New York Herald from
Raleigh, N c., November %, says The facts Of
the killing OF his sister Mollie, by Thomas j. De
Jarnette, In a house of ill-fame at Danville, Va,
are Iresh In the public mind, the crime having
created notable sensation In all parts of the
country. De Jarnette, whose home was tn Rock
1ngham county, N. c., found his sister in the house
anu SnOt her with pistol, causing her death al
most instantly This was In the autumn of 1880.
IN FeDr9ary, 1881. he was tried for murder and
1881, he was brought to the insane asylum at
Raleigh. Since his confinement in the asylum he
mas conducted himself well and was allowed GER
lain privileges accorded to those whose mental
few days since for his release from the asylum,
Whlle haDeas corpus was sued out In his behalf,
returnable before Chief Justice Smith, at cham
bers to-day. The prisoner was accordingly
pIoughI 9eIore his honor. Counsel appeared for
MIN; ana DIS. Grissom, Mckee, Knox and Sexton
testified to his present sanity. De Jarnette is
quite handsome man, and looks in much better
neaitn IMAM when he was brought here
IN 1851. He was TWENTY-FIVE years old
last August He stated before the court
ana Following that came mental troubles. His
family was considering the idea OF placing him In
an asylum Tor months before he killed his sister.
as 10 the Staying OF his sister he says at the time
offense for which anybody would blame him, and
tnought tnat he was doing right; he was dead to
every moral impulse and was In this state OF mind
lot SeVera! months after he was placed in the asy-
lum but then began to realize his crime and look
at lt as other people did. De Jarnette made this
statement IN matter OF fact way and without
hesltatlon. He said further that for months be-
iofe ne killed his sister he slept ttle ate little and
was physically and mentally wreck; that he had
often contemplated suicide, and once had nearly
completed preparations for taking his own life.
Chlef Justice Smith discharged the prisoner, who
lett for his nome at Mayneld, Rockingham county.
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Labor's REPRESENTATIVES,.

TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EIGHT HOUR Law.
ETC.
AT yesterdays session OF the laborers' congress
In Cleveland. Ohio. Hugh Miller, OF New York, wa
elected an additional secretary 10 make a repoFf
Michigan; Robert Howard, OF Massachusetts
Gabr1el Edmonston, OF the District or Columbia:
samuel Gowpers, OF New York. and T. H. Murch.
or Maine, were appointed committee on plao,
form L. h. Foster, OF Massachusetts, introduced
a resolution TO bind trades organizations 70 q
lions. IL was laid over for discussion. Mr. Gren.
elis resolution TO encourage labor journals and
literature. even 10 the extent OF free distribution
wherever practicable, was adopted. The commit.
zee on legislation was Instructed TO urge upon tho
legislatures OF all the states the passage OF the
presented to the legislatures is TO make employers
liable for accidents 70 persons while in their EN-.
ploy, similar TO the Indiana law. The protective
tarH plank was ordered TO be stricken from the
platform or principles by vote OF IL toll
MT Gowpers, OF New York representing tina
speech. denied that strikes cause a loss 10 the end
TO workmen. Notwithstanding temporary loss 10
sometimes suffered A declaration from the Chi
cago Trades Assembly, I'm favor OF eight hours "a
days work, was presented by Mr.. Crawford and
endorsed The committee on legislation was I'm.
sructed by vote OF IL toe. TO endeavor TO secure
the passage OF Uniform apprentice laws, TO insure
thorough teaching OF the trades TO the young
The congress adjourned until to-day. in the midst
OF discussion on the basis OF future representa-
uon In ibis body, during which remarks were
made tending TO dlScountenance the Knights OF
LABOR and denouncing socialistic organizations
mass meeting was held last evening I'm the
armory, Richard Powers, OF the Chicago Seaman,s
Union, presiding. Speeches were made by Com
gresham Thomas IL. Murch, or Maine, and others
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Will w hkhiisL BE TRIED fDk MpkDERT
special from St Louis 20 the New York Herald
dated Nov. q, says: "To-day was the day set
for hearing inthe court OF criminal correction the
case OF John Cockerlll, editor OF the Post Dispatch
for killing A W. Slaybaok. the tragedy which IA.
Gently caused such sensation In this city All
parties TO the case were In court promptly hut
there was no trial. The judge announced that the
case had been laid over 10 await the action OF tina
grand jury. There is difference OF opinion an 70
whether this is to Cockerills advantage or other.
wise, but the preponderance OF sentiment seems TO
oe that IL Is In his favor. Many people say this u
the last OF the case. IL is reported that the grand
jury have all the papers connected with the case
and all the evidence or the witnesses before the
coroners jury. Their whole Investigation will be
directed nnding out whether Siayback had
a pistol when he entered the editorial room W. A
Clopton, who accompanied him, swears he did nok
Sockerill's friends produce pistol said TO have
been taken from the dead mans hand. They also
produce pawnoroker, who says he sold Slayba
pistol some time ago. What new evidence the
grand jury has secured OF course is not known.
but 1t is the opinion OF many well Informed attors
neys That the case Will never reach formal trial
Inc OBJECT OF, the prosecution, IL is known, II
not vengeful one, but TO obtain and make piain
TO all the actual facts. and these facts A Grand
Jury Investigation properly conducted ought to oS
tabSh. o. - -
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MORMON STRATEGY AND SUCCEss.-A telegram
to the New York Herald from Salt Lake City Utah,
November ~, says: The grand jury of the third
district just discharged, found three Indictments
under the EdmundS law out OF twenty cases pre-
sented. There were two MormOns whom the dis
trict attorney could not get rid OF In empanelling
the grand jury, and they are supposed to have
given warning to witnesses, who were run or and
who when caught knew nothing or refused to
answer, or answered falsely. President J. F.
jury room and warned one who was indicted and
he has absconded. The grand jury OF the second
district is In session. The district attorney saws
he cannot reach polygamy by prosecutions, and
that, If reached at all, 1t must be done by other
means.
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The Philadelphia star Route Cases.

From the Philadelphia Press, to-day.
In the United States district court yesterday
jury was impaneled and verdicts for defendants
rendered in suits by the government against Ben
jamfn B. Wiley, Christian Price and Legrand En-
sign, and also against Joseph Blackman, Henry
Arbuckle, William X. Carson and Joseph Funk.
These verdictS We're merely rendered in conform
ity with recent decision OF both the district and
circuit courts TO the effect that the government
could recover from the defendants In the star
route suits only upon the proposals offered by
them. The United States had sued upon both the
bonds accompanying the proposals ami the con-
tracts themselves, the amount OF each being the
same. The defendants took the ground that only
one recovery could be had against them, and In
this view they were affirmed by the court
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Steamboat Inspection.

LIVES LOST ON STEAMERS DURING PAST YEAR
Supervising Inspector Gen. Jas A. Dumont in
his report for the fiscal year ending June 30 1854
10 the Secretary OF the Treasury, gives the follow.
ing statistics OF the steamboat inspection service
showing the total number OF lives lost by explos
slons nres, collisions, wrecks and accidental drown
lngS 10 have been 205 OF which Sc were those OF
passengers There were carried by steam vessels
during the year 354,000000 PASSENGERS which, az.
Vlded by D5-the number OF lives lost-would show
one life lost TO each l,72 ,172 persons carried ON
steam vessels, as against one life lost In each
5ol74 persons carried In 1851 the year previous 70
the enactment OF the first really efficient steam
boat laws, OF which the present one is a codifica.
tlon In the year last named there were 80 coo 600
passengers carried and zoo lives lost The super
VlSlng inspector general renews his recommends
ton OF lssO-that the rule requiring boat ana fire
drlll on lake, bay and sound steamers be also an.
piled TO river steamers and quotes from the report
OF the local inspectors In the Golden City disaster
that 1.-THE deck crew seem 10 have done nothing
except TO save themselves" whereas in his opln-
Ion, had that steamer been required 20 discipline
the crew In fire and boat drill, the crew would not
only have been able TO save their own lives but
the lives or many OF those who were unfortu-
nately lost
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Political Matters.

The DEFEAT OF CHALMERS.
The report telegraphed from Jackson, MISS,
on the 10th inst, wherein Gen. Chalmers is made
to charge that the Secretary OF State refused 70
allow any one to see the returns from the second
district until they were counted, and that they
were fraudulently concealed, is denied by the Sec
rotary or State, who says that the charges are
false. There was no reason for any concealment.
FOR IL was not In the power OF the commissioners
10 amend their returns. later telegram from
jackson says: Several leading republicans are
loud In their acclaimS OF Joy over Chalmers dc.
feat In the matter In question.
WHAT REFORM coSGREssMAN's ELECTION COST.
1t is stated that Col Theodore Lyman the civtl
service reform candidate for Congress In Massa<
chuSetts, was elected at a total cost OF sll20
This sum covered printing bills, flags, headQuar.
tiers rent, and all other items
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News Briefs.

Hon. Charles B. Farwell yesterday afternoon
stepped on loose plank In new building in
was stunned, both wrists were sprained and he was
much bruised. He remained unconscious for a
time, and 1T was feared that the accident was
fatal, but his physician pronounces the injuries
not dangerous.
In the supreme court at Providence, r. I,yester-
day, the cases of Fanny Sprague agt the Qud-
neck company, and William Sprague agt the
same, In which Gen. Butler was engaged as one
OF the counsel were dismissed, Gen. Butler not APP
pearing.
The Congressional Mississippi committee ar
rived at New Orleans last evening. To-day Will
Thomas feathers, one OF the oldest steamboat
captains on the river, and OF several pilots To-
night the committee will leave to visit the jetties
They Will be accompanied by engineers and
practical men to take soundngs in the jetties.
check for $32 on the Merchants bank OF Buf-
falO was raised to $1,000, and another for s27 to
$1,000 on the Manufacturers and Traders bank, a
A Salt Lake special says: ssThe grand jury of
that it is unable to ind Indictments for bigamy,
as it is impossible to procure witnesses or get
access to marriage records on account Of local
prejudice against Furnishing polygamy."
Vice President Thompson, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, yesterday ordered from the
Grant Locomotive works of Paterson, NJ, forty
locomotives, and from the PittSburg Locomotive
company fifteen. He also ordered Six thousand
more cars for the lines east and west of Pttsburg
Two wealthy Inn ~ New England lumbermen propose
Adirondacks wilderness.
President Willard, OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and the syndicate appointed to sell certain
lands east OF the Missouri river, met In New York
yesterday, and decided to sell $780, 900 acres OF
said land at q an acre payable S In Northern Pa
having been retired for the purchase.
Col. Emil Frey, Swiss minister at Washington,
visited Philadelphia yesterday, and was hand
somely entertained by his countTymen resident in
that city.
Mr.. Citizen. Of the Statistical Society, London,
says the continued increase OF population in the
United States will cause great difficulties.
Joseph Mullery, OF Brooklyn, died yesterday from
lockJaW caused by wound In the hand by toy
pistol
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Wall Street Quoted Down.
NO EXCITEMENT TO-DAY-A STRINGENT MONEY MA
KET AND SPECULATION EEYERISH.

NJ TO-DAf-A STRINGENT MONEY MAR
KET AND SPECULATION FEvERISH.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The Posts financial article
says: The money market Is stringent, and ten
per cent has been generally paid by stock eX-
cnange borrowers. In governments, money IS IN
demand at 4i5 per cent Time loans are nomin-
ally per cent and mercantile paper is dull at Gas
per cent for prime acceptances. In the loan mar
ket Tor stocks the active shares are lent at
Gas per cent, and in few Instances
at 10 per cent for carrying. Affairs
at the stock exchange this morning presented
quite q contrast with the condition OF the markets
which existed yesterday. Notwithstanding the
enormous l1quidationS or the past week and the
sharp fluctuations In prices, the market thus far
today has been almost entirely free from Rxcite-
ment, and no failures are anticipated. SpeCula-
ton Is naturally feveriSh, and there is an indis-
position TO enter into engagements pending further
developments in regard to the railroad troubles
In the northwest The stock market declined u
TO a per cent at the opening, and later recovered
Aa1 per cent About II 80 heavy pressure to
sell set in, and prices have since fallen u to 2ss
per cent, the latter In Michigan Central The
other Vanderbilt stocks, the grangers, the coal
and southwestern shares were also conspicuous In
the downward movement Since 1890 D. H.
the market has been strong on the ad-
vance, and at the time OF writing Michigan
Central is 2K per cent, Louisville and Nashville
rs, Denver and Rio Grande per cent, and the
remainder OF the list n TO per cent above the
lowest figures. Government bonds are steady,
except for extended IS, which are d lower State
bonds are duh, and railroad bonds comparatively
firm. Foreign exchange continues dull, and there
is no change in the tone of the market
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AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND-The Racing
Calendar OF November 9Th contains a further list
OF entries for English races of 1888 For the Cham
payne stakes, TO be run at Doncaster, Mr.. Keene
enters the sister TO Foxhal colt by King Alfonso,
enters Pontiac, De Soto, Choctaw, Emperor and
Nirvana In the Westminster stakes to be run at
the EPSON spring meeting, Mr.. Lorillard enters
Nitocrls and Nirvana. In the Stanley stakes, run
at the Eysom summer meeting, Mr.. Lorr1llard en-
tiers NitOcris, Vixtrix, Nirvana and De Soto, and
at the same meeting Mr.. Keene enters the Re-
turn and Boniform colts In a biennial stake at
Stockbridge and the Troy stakes, which is run at
Stockbridge and then at Newmarket when penal
ties are imposed.
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Payments ON Account OF the Navy.
WHAT 1T COSTS TO ENTERTAIN THE NAVAL BoAKp
or VISITORS.
The annual report OF Fourth Auditor Beardsiey
shows that the aggregate payments on account OF.
the navy for the fiscal year ending June 50, Iss1
were htte less than the aggregate appropria-
lions made by Congress for that year For the
support OF the service In foreign waters blls OF en-
change Were sold amounting 20 si,767.rsA7s. Of
Whica sl,a5o,lSa.9l We're drawn on our agenta
IN London, and S4l25s6oa on the secre-
in gross Tor the eianment 81 tse Sos o. ., sum S
ltoFzE tas maya acaden IS pronounced unwisa
a3I&e ,eilowng bun q. lsis given as an illus.
pense cards, &c, ssise: urrsorciias. &C AZ n.
S Seeper sdss So oS s,ns $50 s u naval store
newspapers s45o; ice, SIS IS; telegraphine s6 az:
unware. Sc %; freight, s4.Ss washing, sis: gro.
tables and fruit, sSalo: Ice cream and cste
S6l75; wine, liquors and mineral waters 1850 ia:
cigars, S252l2; total, =, 1876 The remainder on
s. 600 appropriated was exhausted In the payment
OF mileage.
REFORM THE CIVIL SERVICE REcoNNESpKp
For the further Improvement OF the civil service
In the departments In Washington Auditor Boards.
ley suggests these provisions OF law: ]. The rule
now applicable To the Treasury department. re-
curing that appointments shall be so arranged
tnat they shall b equally distributed between the
states according "a population, should be applied
70 all the eNecut departments When vacan-
Giles are to be nlIed or new appointments made.
The states or congressional districts entitled 20
them should furnish the candidates, a competitive
home examination under general rules being sui.
ncient for probationary appointments thus saw.
ing the time OF the heads OF departments and
Congressman, and both time and money 20 appli-
cants- A fixed tenure OF Office or I'VE or seven
years, during which the appointee could not be re-
moved except Tor inef1ciency or bad conduct. &
r ~ other things being fairly equal 70 be
recommendation OF heads of bureaus.
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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN A COAL MINK.-A dis
astrouS accident occurred last evening at the
new air shaft OF the Oxford colliery. Scranton.
an immense quantity OF ice had accumu-
lated crushing TO the bottom OF the shaft,
a distance of one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE feet,
where q number o; slnkers were at work. There
was no way OF escape for those In the shaft Two
men, named Hopkins Hughes and Patrick Roch-
fort, were killed, and James Roberts, Vim. Hayes
and Thomas Watkins, the contractor. were croba-
by fatally tnjured.
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 23.-Virginia 90, consols Coz.
do. second series. "a; do now ten-fortes, 43 bid
to-day.
BALTIMORE. Nov 23.-Cotton quet-middling.
1O Flour steady and quiet Wheat. southern steady;
western higher and strong-southern red, 02a1 OF;
do. amber, 1.OSa1. IA No. 1 Maryland O9aI 09IS
No western winter red, spot and November LOG "a
1.C6A; December, 1.07A4a1. 0714; January, l.Os1sa
l0Ss; February l. loyal IL. Corn. southern irreg
ular; western higher, strong and inactye-southern
white 60a72: do yellow 60a7S; western mixed, spot
63a63A February 50 asked Oats steady, with fair
inQuiry-southern. 42a46 western white 44a46; do
mixed, 40a42; Pennsylvania. 42a46. Rye quiet GA
IS. Hay unchanged. Provisions qiet sndl unchanged
Butter steady-wesern packed, 22a26 creamery 32a36.
Eggs firm, 81. Petroleum unchanged Coffee dull-Rio
cacxoes, ordinary to far. 7Sasa. Sugar steady-A
L 10. Freghts duh and unchanged Receipts-fonr
4,025 barrels; wheat 49, Gil bushels; corn &c 669
bushels oats. g. 800 bushels; rye 200 bushels. Ship
ments-wheat, l. 059 bushels: corn, Saes-wheat,
269. SAG bushels; corn. 319. 954 bushels.
NEW YORK, Nov 23.-Stocks active but weak.
State bonds neglected Governments generally url-
changed. Cotton firm.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat moderately active and ,a cent b. tier. Corn,
cash and November. cents higher: later months IA
= cent better. Polk dull, 200Oa2l. 90. Lard firm
LONDON, Nov. %. 1890 p.m.-U. 8. bonds.
Avs 15H. Atlantic and Great Western first mortgage
trustees certificates 40 do seconds, 1914 New Jersey
Central frsts, III. Erie, 37S. New York Central
1924: Illinois Central. 150 Pennsylvania Central co.
Reading, 2s1s Ontario and Western. 81: St: Paul 1917
1O2; for the account io} Erie sTS dor seconds
80. New York Central 1927. PennsyiYania CerItral'
6O7z. Atlantic and Great Western second mortgage
trustees certificates. ICY. Reading. 26A.
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SMALLPOX IN MARYLAND.-The Hayre-de-G Grace
Republican reports small pox cases In the vicinity
Of that city and says: " Unless prompt, vigorous
and determined action is at once taken to check
not very extended one at that, when We shall
have 1t In our midst, and with long winter ahead
or US its eradication almost impossible There is
not as yet single case OF smallpox in this city,
and by giving this timely warning we trust We
may be spared the necessity OF recording any,
We have been Informed that there is a colored
man from the country, in whose family there are
several cases OF smallpox who makes daily visits
cakes" Correspondents OF the same paper report
cases OF smallpox at or near Lapidum, Aberdeen
and Webster.
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Condensed Locals.

Mr.. William Towers, a well-known citizen and
one Of the Oldest printers In Washington, who for
many years has been connected with the Govern
ment Printing ONCE died early this morning. He
was seven ty-five years old.
MI. g. w. Curriden has been appointed treasurer
OF the National Republican Publishing company,
ID place OF Mr.. Frank B. Conger, who will retain
business connection with the company.
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MURDERERs TO BE LYSCHED, II CAUGHT-Mr Am.
prose Byrd, prominent merchant or Mitchell CO..
\. e., was murdered on Saturday, near Bakers.
Vile. Charles, Edward, and Marion Whitson who
that he should surrender his property to them and
leave and on his refusal they all fired Kidding b0
body with buckShot He died as he fell At thu
moment party OF Byrd's friends came up and a
battle began between these and the Whitsons IN
which several were wounded, but all the brother1
escaped and took 70 the mountains Two hundred
mountaineerS are In pursuit They are guarding
every road leading into Tennessee and swear In
stant vengeance on the murderers, who win Be
lyncheo the moment they re captured The gov.
ernor, the county, and the citizens have ofYered
heavy rewards for their capture and such an ex-
element has not been known In that part OF The
state In years
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Negligent brakeman TO be Fried for
ManSiRUg h1er.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2a-The case OF George
Melins, accused OF manslaughter In the fourth
degree, Is now on trial in the oyer nd terminer.
MellnS was the brakeman OF the Inflated train
which was burnt up In collision at Spuyten
Duyvil in which accident Senator Wagner and
others lost their lives. MeltnS. 1t is charged,
failed in his duty by not going back far enough
when his train stopped to warn approaching
trains Conductor HanfOrd Will also be tried
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Editors Indicted for Contempt.

WATERBURY,, CONN, Nov. 23.-Last week the
valley Democrat contained an editorial rejecting
On the decision OF Judge A. p. Bradstreet In d
criminal case To-day the editors, Msloney and
Loughrey, were indicted for contempt OF court.
The hearing viii be had tomorrow.
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HARRISBURG. Pa, Nov. 23.-The whereabouts of
sun unknown. Slice his disappearance it has
transpired that he has victimiZed quite number
OF business men OF the city. This morning they
held meeting and decided to institute proceed
1ngs for embezzlement, and If possible arrest the
missing man. His embeZzlement IL Is claimed,
VIII amount to over $4,000. He had been doing
business In this city for the past eighteen months
and enjoyed the entire confidence Of the people
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NEW YORK, Nov g3-The funeral OF Tburlow
weed will take place tomorrow morning at ten
O'CLOCK from the First Presbyterian church. After
tue services, which viii be conducted by Rev. DrS
nan anu Booth, The remains will be taken to
4lDany where, on Saturday, at the residence of Mrs
LlIily weed Barnes, The remains Will lie IN state.
me me pai!-Dearers selected are Gen. James Watson
MeoD, eX-Govern0rS Fish and Morgan; F. w.
seward, Charles OConnOr, John X. Van Antwerp,
Alfred Van Sanford, John McKeon, Isaac Bell, and
Gen. James Bowen