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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Mr.. MORGAN addressed the Senate
March 81, on the necessity of a prompt tariff
revision by a committee of Congress in
preference to the commission. The Chinese
bill came up in the House, but again went
over.
A. II. THOMAS, JR., son of Rev. AL
bert Fl. Thomas, of Memphis, Tenn, was
found dead on the front porch of = grocery
store in the northeastern suburbs of the city
the other night. He was lying on his face,
with a bullet-hole through his body. His
right hand grasped pistol, four chambers
Of which had been discharged. The MUIR
dered man was about "A years old, and had
been studying law for some time. He was
Of quiet and gentlemanly disposition and
was much liked by his acquaintance. Sew
eral theories are advanced as to the cause of
the murder; the most reasonable one is that
about year ago young Thomas shot and
killed negro on his place, who abused and
threatened him. This negro was a cousin
of Clint Hillyard, q notorious desperate of
the vicinity, who swore q vendetta against
Thomas.
IT is rumored in New York that the
Mutual Union Telegraph Company has in
formally agreed TO transfer its wires TO the
Western Union, and that the Baltimore &
Ohio line will also be handed over to the
moster enterprise, part of the consideration
being a majority of the directors of the New
Jersey Central Road, in order that the Balti-
more and Reading roads may have easy ac-
cess TO New York.
j. r. CAMPBELL, prominent farmer
and stock-raiser living near Ypsiland,
Mich, was killed the other day by runa-
way team, his neck being broken. His wife
and daughter, who were with him, were
also badly injured.
A DISPATCH from Lynchburg. Va,
says one man WAS killed and dozen others
were seriously injured by the fall of hotel
porch at White sulphur Springs.
/ PARTICULARS of shooting ARRAY
near Wallace, Ksns., have just been re-
ceived. Two brothers named Wooten, with
another discharged employee named Gull
lom, robbed a section house and fatally
shot the foreman, Pittman, his brother, and
another man, and then started across the
plains. The wounded men were placed in
the hospital at Fort Wallace, where one Of
the Pittman brothers died on the 10Th.
| George Edwards, Deputy Sheriff, and
posse started in pursuit.
/ SARGENT ROWE, Appointment citizen
Of Carroll, Ohio, was fatally shot by hoy
named Owens, 10 years old, few days ago.
Owens had assault ed Ro ge's son, and was
severely punished for it. Meeting Mr..
Rowe in front OF the POst-otiice some time
aft rward, the boy fired three shots at him,
TWO going through the lungs and one lodg'
| ing In the shoulder.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THERE was a scene of great confusion
and disorder In the House of Representa-
tives on the 10Th. Money of Mississippi at
tempted to make a personal explanation
relative to declaration made by the Speak
er in the early part of the season. The lat
ter declared that II the gentleman persisted
in speaking out Of order he would repi-
mand him, at least. Many members on
both sides thought this threat was a very
remarkable one to come from a Speaker of
the House. During the afternoon, Money
consulted with leading parliamentarians,
who concurred in the opinion that the
Speaker had assumed prerogative which
belonged exclusively to the House itself
under the rules. 1t was decided to ascertain
whether he seriously meant to have it I'M
understood that he would carry out his
threat of reprimand. 1t was for this pur-
pose Money rose to question of privilege to
make personal explanation and to give the
Speaker also an opportunity to make an
explanation. After reading from the
reporters notes what the Speaker had
said, Money was proceeding to protest
against the unwarranted assumption of the
Chair, but he was Interrupted by the violent
haHheIlnR VI tne speaker, VINO called
Money to order, and declared he would not
permit him to attack the chair The re-
markabl- conduct of Keller at this point
brought nearly every member of the House
to his feet. Scores of Democrats raised
their voices in protest against the arbitrary
declaration. The Republicans shouted
wildly, members began to move toward the
area, and the Speaker pounded vigorously
with his gavel. BY and by McLane, of
Maryland, got the attention of the House,
and in temperate and diplomatic manner
soon convinced most of the Republicans that
the Speaker had gone too far in threatening
TO reprmand members. He showed that
such reprimands could come from the House
alone. He read the, rules bearing on the
subject, but the Speaker adhered to his
original declaration, and appeared to be
unwilling to recognize the fact that he was
occupying an untenable position
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be has not only overwhelming proof OF
MATHS guilt, but also Of the guilt Of the 9TH
ers OF the gang now awaiting trial. He says
further that jesse James was the leader of
the gang, and remained in the immediate
vicinity for several days after the robbery
and was in Independence during the trial Of
Bill Ryan. The intention at the time was to
rob not only the train, but also the Inde-
pendenee banks aud rescue Ryan, but the
two latter plans were frustrated by the
prompt uprising of the people.
AT Omaha, Neb., March 10th, the
grand jury reported indictments for assault
with intent to murder against Presi-
dent Walsh and Committeeman Shan
non Of the Labor Union. The two men we're
arrested. Warrants were issued for the ap-
prehension of other leaders.
The Valley of the Mississippi, for a
distance Of 1000 miles, is overfowed to a
width Of ten to 100 miles. The greatest suf-
fering is apparent between vicksburg and
Memphis. The loss OF human life is believed
to be in excess of one hundred, and stock is
dying from starvation at every mile Of the
overflow.
ROBERT NAVARRO, a saloon-keeper
OF Newport, Monroe County, Mich. has en-
tered suit in the Circuit Court against Rev.
Father Guthrie, pastor Of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church Of that place. Navarro, who is
member of the church committee, charges
the priest with having denounced him from
the pulpit as ''a drunkard and bad man, -
and asks $4,000.
THE central organization of the United
I oh %
have denounced Minister Lowell for decln-
ing to interfere ON behalf Of American citi-
zens in English prisons, and ask his recall.
The German and English socialistic labor
party celebrated, March 10Th, the eleventh
anniversary Of the Paris Commune.
CAPT. JAMES TAYLOR, a prominent
politician Of Indianapolis, wound ND a
long debauch, March 10, by falling down in
a congestive attack which terminated fatal
ly. In the celebrated trial Of Warren Tate
for the murder of John Love, Taylor was
the witness who pretended to have heard
Love threaten Tate, and his testimony con-
tributed more than any other TO the ac-
quittal of Tate. Since that time he has been
more or less under the ban, and his down.
fall was rapid.
AUGUST GUENGEL, an old miser of
Dubuque, Iowa, was found dead in his resi-
dence, day or two ago. He died from want
of proper food and other comforts of life.
He had not taken warm meal for months,
although abundantly able to do so. He
leaves property estimated at $4,000.
THE household of Thomas Walton, of
Grant Precinct, Lancaster County, Neb. +,
has been terribly afflicted Of late, five mem
bers of the family having died in as many
weeks, from diphtheria. The youngest
daughter was first attacked, following which
in rapid succession four other members of
the household were taken down, the last one
to fall victim to the grim messenger being
an interesting daughter, who passed away
on the 10th. Another child is i'll with the
same malady, and will probably die. Strange
| to say, the fatal disease has attacked no 9TH
er family in the precinct, and is not preva-
lent anywhere else in the county.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Miss ANNA M. HERMANN, a native

MISS ANNA Nj. HERMANN, q native of
Germany, "a years of age, died Of starvation
March Is, in the Clark County Qnd.) Poor
Asylum. Miss Hermann was a lady OF SUI
perior intelligence, and for time taught
languages in Jacksonville. One day In
January last she suddenly became violently
insane and was arrested. She requested the
officer to kill her, as she desired to go to
heaven without delay. When this was re-
fused her, she determined to die by starving
herself. The visiting physician and super
intendent used every effort to induce her to
partake OF food, but to no purpose. One day
shortly after her arrival at the asylum she
ate portion Of an apple, but since that time
she partOok of no food whatever. She would
drink little water once a day for a while,
but lately had been unable to retain even
that on her stomach. During the last few
days of her two months fast, Miss Hermann
grew very weak, but retained her senses up
TO the end. She conyersed inteligently, and
when a doctor called upon her the other day
she said: 81 did not send for you, and as
you are intruding wish you would retire. {"
From very stout person, weighing more
than 200 pounds, she was reduced to about
so, and the little flesh which chung to her
bones was almost mortified.
FREDERICK PALMER, late Auditor of
Newark, N. j., has been sentenced to, TWEEN
ty years. Imprisonment for obtaining money
from the city treasury on forged warrants.
POND & Co., Williamsburg, N. Y,
lost 800, 900 by fire, March 18th. Other &C.
cupants OF the building also lost heavily. 1
JOHN MATT, telegraph operator and
station agent at Glendale, Mo-, was arrested
on the 10Th by Detective Gorham, of New
York, on a charge Of participation in the
Chicago & Alton express robbery, at Blue
Cut. September 7, 1881. Gorham states that
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-03-25
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.

THE Chicago & Kansas City Air Line
Railroad Company, with a capital of S.
900, 900, has been Incorporated at Spring
field, ILL.,, by Elias Morris and others.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN, of Missouri,
has advertised to sell the Hannibal e. st.
Joe Railroad, in October, at the door of the
Court house in st. Louis, all efforts toward
compromise having failed.
THE Brotherhood of Telegrapbers re-
Gently in convention at Cincinnati decided 10
divide the United States and Canada into
five district brotherhoods, each district to
be subdivided into councils, each council to
have full power over its own local affairs. A
council may have not less than ten members.
and no member under IA years old is eligi-
BILE. Any employee of any department Of
the telegraph business will be eligible to
membership. The presiding officer of each
council Is a member of the district council.
Over these is grand council consisting of
grand councillor, two vice. councillors, a
grand secretary and grand treasurer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-03-25
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


EUGENE STEVENSON, a young man
connected with Roberts Park Church, in In
dianapolis, shot himself through the heart
the other day because Miss PRESLEY did not
reciprOcate his affections.
A SHOCKING accident occurred on the
Cleveland & Marietta Railroad, near Wes-
ley, o., March 10th, which resulted in the
injury of thirteen passengers, several Of
whom, 1t is feared, can not recover.
Spreading rails threw coach down an en-
bankment.
d. OWENS, an Englishman, made an
assault upon young lady, at Tampa, Fla,
March IS, inficting knife wounds which
will probably cause her death. He was cap
tured and placed in Jail, but within an hour
was taken out by a mob and hanged to tree
in the Court house yard, where the United
States Court was in session. The Mayor and
Sheriff protested, and Lieut.. Davies, of the
Third United States Artillery, ordered out
the garrison to rescue the prisoner, but be-
fore the troops arrived Owens was dead.
j. n. KLoDT, q German, was found
dead in bed at his residence, near Topeka,
Kans., on the 18th. There was bullet
Nouhu III MS iiShb tCmplC. NC jail puSstu
through his head and came out back of his
left ear. 1t is supposed that he was MUIR
dered for money.
NIMRoD Bowen, his wife, Miss Bor-
lin, and several Indians were buried by a
snow slide at Genoa, New, the other day.
Some Of the bodies were recovered.
MORGAN carp was assasSinated while
playing a game of billiards in saloon at
Tombstone, Ariz., the other night. shot
was fired through glass door. His brother
Wyatt, who was sitting near, was also shot
at, but was not hit. The assassin escaped.
carp died at midnight. There is great ex-
| element. The tragedy was not unexpected,
as since the fight between the carp brothers
and the cowboys last November threats OF
assassination were frequently made.
ROBERT RoDDICK and James Lacy,
safe-blowers jailed at Rawlins, Wyo., were
hanged by masked men on the 10Th. VIM.
Carter, also taken from the Jail, was allowed
| to escape.
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The attorney for Sergeant Mason is

THE attorney for Sergeant Mason is
moving for writ Of habeas corpus, on the
ground that the court-martial had no juris-
diction in time Of peace, and that it imposed
an excessive punishment Over $1,000 sig
natures have been attached to petitions cir
culating in Chicago for the pardon Of the
accused, and similar efforts are being made
in every town OF importance.
A MAss-MEETING of the townsmen of
New Rochelle, N. Y, was held the other
evening TO demand that the monument
erected by Cyrus w. Field to the memory
Of Andre be demolished. Mr.. Sickles, IA
Their Of Gen. Daniel +. Sickles, presided. He
said the meeting was called to answer the
question whether treason should be encour-
aged by the erection Of monuments to trail
tors and spies. The only objection to the
recent defacing Of the monument was that
the act should have been done by daylight,
and not In the dark. After numerous
speeches resolutions were adopted denounc-
ing as Infamous the monument and its
founder, and calling upon the Legislature to
order its immediate destruction.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

UNLESS THERE be d tie in the vote
which but seldom happens in a large
election like the one in progress in ouI
city, either DR.. John P. Wales OF
Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr. will be elected
Mayer of the city of Wilmington when
the polls close at o'clock this evening,
and three hours more will reveal which
has been the choice of the people, il
votes cast now a-days can really be
called choice Whichever is elected
will be our Mayor. With such election
partisan issues will cease and either OF
them that is elected shoIld be the
Mayor of the whole people. We bow
in submission to the will Of the people.
That is Republicanism.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03
Ak0leunn Parting,

Some very fine speeches were made
last night by several members of the
City Council, which were pleasant and
jocular, and yet they wore some kind
of funeral gsrb, as if many were leav-
ing the places to which they would no
more return. Especially was this the
case with all except two of the Demo-
cratic members. We wonder not that
the occasion was a solemn one. With
political death staring person in the
face, 1t ought to make him feel solemn
The iovial Sharpley had sadder tone
in his voice since the tickle dame OF
notifies has ceased to smile upon him. 4.
He must learn that politics is sword
that cuts with two edges. We can OK
cuse the sadness of the genial clerk and
the Joking bailitf. The enemy is upon
them. With slowly measured tread
MeKenna and Taylor, from the First,
Taylor from the Second, Blake from
the Third, Paynter from the Fourth,
Carmichael from the Fifth, Rarnhili
from the Ninth, and Denney and
Laurence from the Eleventh take
their departure. Mentions step
more elastic and firm was assurance OF
a certain return. Met for the last time.
Solemn thought. Will they meet
again as City Councilmen. Well hard
ly ever. McKenna, Il. H. Taylor,
Blake Paynter, Carmichael, McMena-
min, Barnhill, Mention and Denney
have been renominated, but the road to
the City Council for many OF them IS
thorny, and none will feel the thorns
more than McKenna Pyanter McMena-
men and Barnhill. Carmichael will
be so tar lost in the mazes of dubious
ways, that even his old friends, Gus
and "Brockey" who elected him before
will hardly be able to find him in time
to be of service to him. Farewell. kind
gen ial souls, all the harm the Republl-
cans wish is that their seats may be
filled by Republicans.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

IT IS REPORTED that the Democrats
in their desperation and with defeat
staring them in the face are paying
large bribes to one or more coiored men
in a ward to distribute tickets with
Carpenters 3 name on for Mayor. 1t is
supposed that the colored voters having
confidence in the man from whom they
get their ticket will vote it without
opening it, and thereby unconsciously
vote for Carpenter. There may be some
thing in this dodge and it had better be
looked after. Unfortunately, through
no fault of theirs, there are numbers of
colored voters who can with difficulty
read their tickets and might be easily
deceived in the manner indicated. The
way to avoid deception is for every
colored man and every voter in fact to
examine closely every ticket before
voting, and those who cannot read get
some confidential and true friend to
read it for them. This may save Re-
publican votes.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

CAN ANYBODY tell why the voting
place of the Third ward should have
been located at Front street and Mary.
land avenue, the extreme southern end
of, the ward, when Fourth and Madison
streets, an old polling place, is near the
center and easily accessible to all
voters ? 1t is something mysterious,
too, when other wards with smaller
number of voters are divided into two
voting districts, that only one should
have been provided for the Third
ward. 1t is hard sometimes to und er
stand the tricks in politics.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

BEFORE THIS issue Of the Republican
will reach the mass of our readers, the
election for Mayor and other municipal
officers will he under full headway and
little that we can say now will have
any influence as to the result. But II
this article should happen to strike the
eye of any Republican who has not yet
voted, we hope he will be reminded OF
his duty, and that he will at once re.
pair to the polls which is his voting
place, and cast his ball OF for DR.. John
p. Wales, and the other candidates on
the Republican ticket.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

In THE CONTESTS that are going on
in the House of Representatives for
seats in that body, the Democrats led
by their ablest leaders have placed
themselves clearly and unequivocally
on the wrong side, where they are COM
pelled to cOuntenance a fraud, rather
than to expel member who was never
legally elected. In the case of Mackey
against Dibble from South Carolina, it
was plainly shown that instead of the
fictitious majority Of some 5000 claimed
for Dibble, there was not less than 5000
for Mackey. This case was from the
Second District of South Carolina, which
includes the City Of Charleston and
where tissue ballots were voted by the
handful and Republican ballots drawn
out to make the number in the boxes
tally with the poll list. No less a fraud
was the Lowe VS.. Wheeler case from
Alabama, and yet the Democrats bent
all their energies to retain Wheeler in
his seat. The same was the case in the
Florida contest. Bisbee,vs. Finley and
even in the outrageous case of Lynch
vs.. Chalmers, OF mississippi, the great
body of the Democrats in Congress
stuck to Chalmers, though they knew
he held his seat by the most outrageous
frauds. But Chalmers, Dibbie. Wheel.
er and Finley have all been given their
walking papers and justice is trium-
phant. The Republicans in Congress
are eight votes stronger and the expul-
sion of more Democratic frauds are to
follow,
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

THE ORDINANCE Z passed by the City
Council last night for the fiscal year
commencing June 1st, appropriates
s456 214, for the current expenses of the
wear. The estimated revenue from all
sources is S1O6 900, which leaves q bal.
ance of $349, 9,314, to be raised by tax,
As the assessable valuation of property
subject to taxation amounts to only
S24 600, 900 it will Re seen that the tax
rate will be 81. 46 on the hundred dol.
lars. This is the highest tax rate the
city eyer had.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

ANOTHER restless, active soul thai
did much to stir ur the political caul
dron of Europe has passed to his rest
The fearless ringing voice of Garabald
will be heard no moro in defence of lib
erty. He was the idol Of the Italian
heart and deservedly SO for the lib
erty of Italy was the great object of hi
life and lay near his patriotic heart.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03
SATURDAY. JUNE3, 1882
The Time TO Thin X.

Now that the election is over, or vlr-
tnally so, so far as the evening news
paper is concerned, the people who re-
feet, should make the manner OF hold.
ing elections subject of deep thought,
and if those thoughts lead in revolving
the matter over, to some better system
W hereby the will of the people can be
more fully and truly expressed, SC
much the better. We call our elections
An expression of the will of the people,
when it is doubtful if the will OF the
people has as much to do with it as the
will of the respective candidates and
their friends have. This afternoon from
12 to 7 O'Clock, the city is in hubbub.
Excited men may be seen everywhere
At tie polls and at prominent corners
of the streets men of high and low de-.
gree stand with handfulls Of printed
ballots in their hands, importuning
passers by if they are voters, and many
who are not voters, to come and vote
for this or that ticket. The name OF
Republicanism and the name of Democ-
racy will be fully used in all that is
said to induce voters to cast their bal
lots one way or the other. Many OF
these ticket-men know nothing of the
principles OF either Republication or
of Democracy and they care less about
them. Many of them are paid men and
the pittance they get is the measure of
their interests, the summing up of their
political principles. In every direction
cabs are hnrrying, and the old and
young, rich and poor, noble and igno-
BILE, sick and crippled, educated and
ignorant, white, black and every other
color of human flesh is hurried to the
polls. Tickets are put into their bands
and the most of them walk up to the
polling place and hand them in. We
admire the freedom of elections. 1t is
what we have always contended for
and always shall contend for, but Of
this great mass of humanity dumped
down at the polls, how many, or what
proportion is interested enough in
good government to stop and think
and vote their own sentiments?
There are many who do so, and it is
well for US and for the welfare of socie-
ty that they do. What is needed in a
condition of affairs like this? Simply
more intelligence which brings with it
higher grade of political character.
We would disfranChise none, not even
the lowest in the image of his creator,
for the great crowning glory of our Re.
public is that there is one place where
all men can meet on perfect equality
of political rights; one place where the
vote of the poorest is as potent for good
or evil and counts as much for either
right or wrong as the vote of the mil
ionaire. But we do want higher
standard of political intelligence; we
want a higher standard of moral char
acter. But how are these virtues to be
had? They do not come all at once,
but by degrees, perhaps scarcely per.
ceptible. But we believe they are
coming, and the more every good con-
scientious voter works for that object
the sooner such political millennium
will come.
Daily Republican., 1882-06-03

THE NEWS OF THE death of Willard
s, Pride v ill be received with sincere
sorrow and regret by large circle Of
acquaintances where he was known.
Generous, genial and open-hearted, he
could not help but make friends. His
newspaper career was brilliant and
beief, crowding an average life of the
ordinary journalist into the short COM
pass of a half score of years. But edi'
tors too must die.