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cREMATINe HIMSELF.
TS.s-iet for Life ROassS Himself In q
Goal OH Fire.

,..,,OoS MICH.. December 2G.-The con-
"a SA'hh IN the third tier OF the cells IN the
iet ViesS ,[ing IN of the prison noticed a dense
'essc eSs S and as they raised the alarm
sin4S sN;SS, were heard issuing from cell No.
sn sni Insccupied by q life convict named J. Van
o. The guard on duty assembled to
tha ell as quickly as possible. Inc cell
the ', sIlsd with smoke. while flames en-
nIonsS the grating entrance. Owing
be expansion OF the iron door oy the
80 g Sificulty was experienced in opening
Int when Il swung back the wretch who
ccupied the cell sPrang naked through the
ss His cries of agony were terrible,
Ia vas iiterslly cooked, and as he shot
ba mon the corridor he would have gone
bus ths railing to the stone hoor, many
byer, Slow. had the guard not caught him
lest b arm and stayed his headlong springs;
|,y ne sbockingly burned about the face
He wss yer his BODY, and as he was being
Snd az o, ne hospital repeatedly cried; II
.sksp 10 have been bad man; de-
.afE 70 die He fingered a few hours, when
= ESe this. end TO his sufterings. Van
ath put a1 d his clothes in front OF him
nker bad p,s lamp oil on them, delibe'
~ poured his ;mself to death.
-. MNnTW
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BOILER EXPLOSION
Two Men Killed and Horribly Man
gied.

NORTH ADAMS, MASS. December 26.-At
Hartwellville, to-day. while Fred. Will
liams and Marshal Mason were looking at
an engine, an explosion Of the boiler took
place, and they were instantly killed, their
bodies being horribly mangled The head
OF the boiler went in to a chair factory adj
joining the boiler house and demolished
the chair factory, 4 30.ton rock was re-
moved three rods, and boy lifted into the
air and carried four roufs.
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cut His Throat.

Bosros, lass December 2s.-B. Eimball,
aged IS. ofBsngor, Ne, a stock. broker Of
Boston, eu his Throat this evening, in his
ROOM here is little prospect OF his re-
coverx A letter from customer was
fodnror his j.efson. asking ioT the Interest
orr iasipzs al money Invested,
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NOT TO be HANGED.
Msa Thrice Ordered 70 be Hanged.
Likely 20 Escape the GalloWs.

Likely 20 Escape the Gallous.
81. LOUIS, December 26.--Charles II.
KING. who murdered Dora Bfaemsef in
1874. who has had six trials, who was
thrice sentenced TO be executed and whose
esse is now pending in constitutional
question before the United States Supreme
Court, had q hemorrhage which will
in all likelihood result in his early demise.
Kring has become q famous character in
81. Louis. Only the other day he wrote .
book entitled Love and Law" in which
be besmeared the characters Of all
those who aided 10 his prosecution
and landed all who assisted in his defense.
Dora Braemser was the wife OF his partner
in the drug business. Just before her death
she stated that Kring had shot her beeinse
she refused to commit bigamy and marry
him. In his book he alleges that she made
q scapegoat Of him by alternating his afiec.
tions from his own wife, aad then getting
him to give all of his property to her hus-
band. BE says the latter plotted with her,
and was cognizsnt Of the fact that his vile
was untrue TO her marriage VOWS. Daring
his eight years Of confinement in ths city
isiI Kring has wasted away 10 mere skele-
ton. and the hemorrhsgs of to-day IS the
elimination OF q long siege OF weakness
and debility.
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TnE CsLssED cosvxsTSos


which Mssts Ts-Asy-ssns q - -.
DsStsse oAessss.
To-day the convsntioa Of eoiosed votssD
Of the State Of West virEinis will asssmbis
In this city, NcIAin's Hall haviss bssa -.
lscted - The place ot meeting. 0sssNs r.
Jones, chairman Of ~ gts1s Csstsal Usn.
nittee viii call the body 70 osdss = - a.
4. Already several dslsgatss hsv6 Gssivsl
and the remsindsr are expected heeU Ill
morning Geo. I. Joses, u Westee, dbais.
man OF The COMMITTEES, aDd ChAsieg Aak-
rum, o. Cisrt,SejE :ssssss!y. nS slsss1y
Ssrs s and alsS % ". =; Sonsy g Csss.eSsE:
Rsssrt Strange ssa "a. xsdssaos. ~
following co1pose ths Committos q -.
csp.ion: n. d ClsmsnA AIsx. Tssnss.
Robert 6tTspge, IA. Apdossoo, q. ". Hgi-
lissr and Dunn0ss WhItisg.
The cosysntioa haD Tor 10 0esting OeS-
ssal objeefs, bat lust h whA4 shaDs tkaT
viii Be brought up 10 yst uDcsstai1. ose
OF the moss ImpoSSa1t 10 ta rsIatioa to.tho
education q csiossd ehildssa, . qiD1lpn
in which the bstssS d or eoaeesA psSp1p
In msuy localities there srs uo0 ooiossA
children utterly ssshle 70 sbtafa eoo0oa
seheskng - they are not togstbls n an11r
eiest sasstity 70 hays frse itAnsi. -
jaV eontsDDl1tes scboo1 fos oach - -
wSsp thly are fever in nnsihss DR. kose
yS facilities. % they cannot 1nkes tho uAsts
Nheoh. To consider thfl Qn1otoA oo6
ssre rain uhst II best - - onsA = ths
sbifct Of the meetinG. 0ar soeess1 citi.
l s<Rs are earnestly intsran1sd II thb ques-
l iior.
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u,,I,d One Hs.AreA ress.

LKksvILLE, o.. December 28-John5 Spear
or, q young man about % years old, VS.
struck BY the east bound Panhandle ex.
press and hurled enc hundred feet, serious
iy injuring him. His leg vas broken, and
be received probably fatal internal iDiu-
ries He is son OF one Of our most prom
inent citizeus.
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s.., rs.,u.. Jos.. cbsr~~.

NEW YoK:. December 2s.-The Sun says:
II IL positi ely alleged that Gen w. T..
Sherman hst recently been received into
the Roman sCatholic Church. The cere-
monies OF tie occasion were rather rei-
vate. Mrs sherman has long besn Gath
ole, but The General has always been
known As gree thinker.
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A Desperate Fight

ensued, which lasted more than half an
hour at the end OF which time both bloth.
ers were rendered helpless from loss OF
blood At this critical juncture the sister,
with a brOem handle and fat iron appear
ed On the scene. and breaking the broom
stick over one robbers head, she dealt the
other a powerful blow with the fiat iron and
feiled him to the floor. The robber struck
with the broom stick fled, and the heroic
woman ran to u neighbors for help, but
when she returned the other one had re.
covered sufficiently to make his escape.
Citizens are securing the country in every
direction 10 find The perpetrators. Both
the Phillips brothers are very badly injured
one having his skull crushed and il is feared
fatsIly injured, while the other Is horribly
gashed about the face.
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RBaernl I'm y Body.
ksANSHED BeYs.
Ar.sI ..stu,. Gang snip

E Ions Isle.
CaIEo, rfcember 26.-Arah, Toulb',
Abdel, Al ydahoud, Fehmy, All Fshmy,
Ahou sami Iad Mahoud Sami, condemned
TO exile in EeyloR. were accompanied 10
Suez by MARI Napier. one Of the counsel
who defended them. Emin Bey, Elshemzy
snJ eleven Of hers. will be placed under
surveillance md must Doi qs't their 60
tates.
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ARIo0fly 0uaFrei

PETERSBURG, Va, December 26.--Samuei
Riyes became involved in a quarrel with
his cousin, VIM. Riyes, when colored
man named Parker endesvered to restore
peace, which so enraged the farmer that ne
shot the negro. Riyes then shot himself.
blowing his head of.
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LAYAYE1IE, December M-fhe manags-
ment of the Lake Erie and Western are
improving the opportunity 70 hzy steel
rails cheap, having recently gtssa ordgu
for tuo thousand tons and othse orden tos
large lots are expected 70 be given sonn-
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Highly civilized Red Man.

WASHINGTON, December 26.-Charles Cook
q Yankton Indian, has been arrested at the
Yankton agency for cheating Indians at the
Pine Ridge agency. Cook represented HIM
self to be trader, and said he had several
wagons heavily loaded with knick- knacks
few miles from the agency, which he want
ed 10 bring in and trade with them. He
said he was short of stock and borrowed
five horses for that purpose, which he sold
to persons at Yankton. He also purchased
many articles from the Pine Ridge Indians
giving his notes, which, OF course, proved
worthless.
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sAs FRAscpco. December 26.-Jen Macs.
the eI.prize fighter. who arrived on the
steamer Australia, says he came bceaoss
says he has no objection with she Eloves.
but has brought half-breed hsoi nam "a
slade who viii fight Sullivan.
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wAHrsrox, December 38.-Tbe President
has issued an Executive order setting
about certain lands In khkota Territory for
the Turtle Mountain band Of Chippewa
Indians, and such other Indians Of the
Chippewa tribe as the Secretary Of the In
terror may see ft TO settle thereon.
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STILL THEY COME.
Chief Perkins Brings Cadwallads'
Another Customer.
The Countenance of Mr.. Waters, Imitation
ist, Recorded for the Benefit of the
Secret Service in the Years
to Come.
STILL THERE'S MORE TO FOLLOW
Sseeial Dispatch to The Register.

SDseial Dispatch TO the Register.
D. RXERsBURG, W. Va, December %
Ch;et Perkins, of the United States secret
sorv;c,, department, is still bringing in
more 6 ounterfeiters. W. W. Waters, who
was can tured last night near Central, Dod-
dr;dge cs unity, by Deputy Marshal Rem
blv was brought here to-day, and after
beinp pbo tographed by Cadwallader, was
committed to Jail. Waters served Eve
; wears n, the regular army. When arrested
he has lust returned from a Christmas
spree at Licks killet, notorious ranch near
Central, whic h broke up in a row, and
Waters was the lion OF the evening, having
emptied his re, oliver into crown Of men
and women. forh unately injuring no one.
Francis d. Lut z, upon whose premises
the mint was foL nd, waved an exsmlna-
alton to-day and WIS committed to answer
an Indictment. The ex-representatiFe and
minister the LEADING. character of the gang,
is Thomas w. ManioI, not Marion, as mas
been published.
Quick WOSk.
Col. Perkins, the Chief OF the Pittsburgh
division of the United StStes Secret Ser
vice, arrived here on Sunday night the
18th inst, and on Monday he began to
move. On last Sunday at ~ O'Clock, the
doors of Wood County Jail closed upon
the last members OF the gang. Cher FER
kin's with his assistants had what seemed
insurmountable obstacles to overcome,
but nothing daunted they pressed forward
and never halted until the work was fully
accomplished. During that short time they
travelled over four hundred miles, mostly
on horseback, and great part OF the time
on foot, through rain and wind. Truly the
whole force deserve the thanks OF the
whole State for their efficient services in
this great raid.
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DISGUISED DEVILS.
Brutal Assault by Masked Burgiars-A
Brave women.

HOMER o., December 26.-This comnu-
nifty is greatly excited over desperate rs
sault by two masked burglars on the per.
sons of two brothers named Phillips, bach
elors who reside with their sister.in.law
near this place. They are quite wealthy,
and day or two ago sold drove of hogs,
for which they received 800, and deposited
the money in the hank. Shortly after
dark Monday night knock was heard At
the door which was opened by the sister,
when the two men pushed past her and
into the presence of she brothers, and de-
mandcd the 800 they had received for the
hogs They told their assailants there was
no money IN the house, but the robbers
swofe there was, and said they would have
il if compelled to kill their victims With
this they began brutal assault on both
thu, brothers, and
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The MARQUIS and Prinesss,sr Lorne.

SAX FRAscIsco, December 23.-The Mar
auis and Princess arrived a. Santa Barbara
Sunday night There was large crowd at
Llle laading, but 40 demonstration.
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asrsksRaAeH.

CfscissATI, December 2a-All differences
bstwesn the msnufsctursss snd smpioyse
I'm the shos tTsds, With rsfssesos 10 lhe
scbedule OF vsses fof ~ dI Dooths eaA.
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trgs. y giving health al gives
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IspIAyAfoIIs, December 2-The Dfm1-
cratic Committee cf The Kinth congres-
sional District mi<i here to-day and roni-
mated John Ward, CoBgressmanc!ect "a
fill the vsrszty occasioned BY the death oi
AT. 0rth.
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nurse must be considered q laborer, q 40 "a as
such is excluded from admission 10 ths Ls
United States under the provisions OF Ine
act restricting Chinese emigration,
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THE PIG IRON SOCIAL.
A Large Attendance PrOmised-A Live.
IL Discussion Look ell For.

Social Dispatch TO the Register.
PITTsHRGH, December 26-In answer to
the 500 invitations issued to manufacturers
and dealers to attend pig iron social to
be held ne re to morrow, very large num-
ber of replies have been received. A large
attendance is promised. The pig iron men
are violently opposed to the parts OF the
Tariff Commission that affects them, and
some lively deliversnces on that subject
may be looked for. They say that while
the Commission recommeds duty OF $50
to $25 pc: ton on castings OF various kinds,
they put duty OF only So y Oh pig. 1t
only costs So TO $40 per ton to convert pig
int H. ese castings, hence
The Discrimination
in favor d the manufacturers Of cast-iron
pipe and other castings. The reduction
recommended on scrap iron, which will al.
low it to be imported cheaper than pig iron
is now sod and the classification iBgots are
put under, are other features OF the report
the pig irsn men object to. 1t is proposed
also 10 establish a uniform weight for a
ton. In Rttsburgh ton of pig metal is
2,26S pounds, while in the East it is only
2,24O pounds. An endeavor will also be
made to fix a uniform price. At present
the ruling price is about S2l per ton, at
which figure it is claimed there is no proht
whatever.
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- ,rIssmas Crime.

rn1cAGO, Decem6ea sections Of the CITY,
< one Of the hardest Scn GA vsgsbon6
any Gifin, a druL STn SDo.. Vt ~ boSs With
10 vas spending CHRIS. i % interruptsd N by
.''ch clatier and gin. beiI stabbsS one Of
80 voprg hoOdlums, a sLcnI5sr saT-
-. John Nahsin, 10 The speedy death.
zn artery and causing
Wss crested
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-ChIne.e wen Nnraes Lahorers.

WASHINGTON. December 26.-In answer to
an inquiry on The subject, the Treasury de-
partnlent hiss decided that Chinese wet
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A True strengthening medicine aud
kealth.reneWer is Browns Iron Rittesa
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,Iyais Z Piahsaby ysDnish,s q
Yanks fsst - . enrztive s1set = o
p,aibts peculiar q eeI1l II -
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
our NEIGHBoR CITY.
General News Drift in New Castle-Per-
sonals and Strawberry Festivals.

General News Drift in New Castle-Per-
sonals and Strawberry Festivals.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette,
New CASTLE, June 20.-0n Sunday our
city was crowded with colored people of
both sexes from the surrounding country.
They came here to attend the quarterly
meeting held ut the Salem Nj. e. Church.
They expect to meet at Newark next Sun
day, The contribution raised during the
day amounted to S22.4
Mr.. George w. Morrison is having his
schooner G. l.. Cobb painted for the sum-
mer excursions.
Ira ID. Lunt has been busily engaged dur
ing the week repairing his pile driver. 1t
will soon be ready for work. Several hun
dred piles arrive every week from Harring-
ton for the new jetty now under construction
OIL Christiana Creek.
Captain w. Truss of this city is paying a
visit to his home, having just arrived from
Georgia with cargo of lumber.
j. o. Roberts is having his store painted
ON the steamboat wharf. He has in his pos
session Il patent car coupling which he in
vented some time ago and here of late had
| it patented. 1t is ready for inspection.
THE Methodist strawberry festival closed
on Saturday evening.
Capt John L. Glen, United States Army,
of Gallesvlle University, Wisconsin, is pay
ing our city visit.
John q. Mulln formerly of this city. who
has been working for the past II years
manager of the telegraph office at Maueh
Chunk, Pa, has accepted the situation oi
telegrapher for l. N. Mills, superintendent
of the Delaware railroad, who is putting up
new telegraph Office at Clayton.
The Red Men will given strawberry festival
in their new wigwam Thursday, Friday and
| Saturday.
The First Baptist Church viii give a
| strawberry festival in the Court House
| Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
| The New Castle Seminary, under the
direction of Professor Heath, will give its
commencement exercises in the Opera
House this evening admission, Is and 25
i cents.
William Herbert has been engaged during
the week in having gallery put in the new
| Opera House.
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
MORNING SUMMARY.


Seventeen year locusts are reported in
myriads in the Onondaga Valley, New
York.
William Berch and Philip Fechter were
killed yesterday in New York by the fall of
scaffold.
The Senate yesterday confirmed Daniel
FL. Binney, of Illinois, to be Associate JUS
tice for Arizona.
1t is reported that the army worm has ap-
peared on Long Island, and has stripped
whole fields of growing corn at Jamaica.
The Norwegian bark Zebra has arrived at
Pensacola from Havana with a suspicious
case of fever on board, and has been placed
in quarantine.
The Republican State Convention of Ala
bama has been called to meet in Mont
gomery, on July 7th. The call includes Re-
publican delegates only.
James b. Doyle, the counterfeiter, was
yesterday sentenced by Judge Dyer, of the
United States Court in Chicago, to twelve
years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
AT meeting of the Philadelphia Demo-
cratic City Committee last night the result
of the canvass made in the several divisions
of the city was returned. Il showed a total
assessment of 100000 voters.
Colonel Thomas Johns died in Cumber-
land, Maryland, on Sunday, at the age of
20. He was graduate of West Point, and
for few months in 1861 commanded the
Second Maryland Home Brigade.
Ex-senator Harlan of Iowa and Judge
Wells, member of the former commission,
have been selected as members of the new
Alabama Claims Commission. The third
Commissioner will probably be agreed upon
to-day.
The Parnell-Dillon Land League of st.
Louis, at a meeting on Sunday evening,
adopted resolutions denouncing the action of
Bishop Gilmour of Cleveland, and express
ing sympathy for the Ladies' Land League
OF the latter city.
Four COW boys have just been killed in a
fight with Indians on the Arkansas border
of the Indian Territory. They were taking
cattle to Colorado, and were herding them
on reservation which they refused to quit
when ordered to do SO.
The annual commencement of the Girls
Normal School of Philadelphia took place
yesterday afternoon, the graduates number.
ing It's. The Dodd gold and silver medals
for the highest averages In the graduating
class was awarded to Isabella M. Wilbur
and Elizabeth V. Blodget, respectively.
A delegation of the members of the Law
and Order Society waited upon Mayor King
of Philadelphia, yesterday, and thanked
him for his faithfuincss in enforcing the
laws against Sabbath desecration, and for
preserving the reputation of the city for
peace and quietness during his administra
ton.
meeting of the Presbyterian Sunday
School Superintendents' Association was
held last night, in Philadelphia, the subject
discussed being the merits and defects of
superintendents. There are represented In
the Association about 100 schools, $50 super
intendents and assistants, 10000 scholars
and 1000 teachers.
Michael DavitJ spoke at the Academy of
Music in New York last night. His audi
ence was Unexpectedly small, owing, it is
said, to dissatisfaction of members of the
Irish National Land League at the action
of the Citizens Committee in taking the
lead in Mr.. Davitt's reception. Judge Van
Hoesen of the Court Of Common Pleas,
presided at the meeting;
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20
- -
THE SUSSEX COUNTY SEAT.
Two Drunken sailors In Trouble-sale of
Burial Lots.

Burial Lots.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
GEoRGETowN, June 19.-Robert Bolton
and John Mooney, two rather stability
dressed men, representing themselves as
sailors, were arrested here yesterday norm
ing for violent assault and battery on a
eolored woman named Hannah Sommers, a
resident OF che town. Hannah testified be-
fore Squire Thompson that the men came
up to her and demanded the Sunday dinner
Just cookcd-thc whole thing--and Hannah
very naturally refused, whereupon they
cholled and otherwise assaulted her. The
,iarkey's swollen throat bore evidence as to
the violent nature of the assault. Bolton
and Mooney were fined So each and in de-
fault of payment were taken in charge by
Sheriff Martin. Both will be out in few
DAYS wiser If not sadder men so far as as
saults are concerned.
David Nelson, the Philadelphia consump-
tive, died here Saturday evening and will be
buried to-day ut Union Cemetery.
Cherries have made their appearance.
Strawberries are about played out dry
weather the cause.
Twenty burial lots were sold in Union
cemetery during the last week.
Eighty dollars have been raised by suit
scription for the wounded boy Carpenter.
Besides this, Mr. Treat of the Plaque factory
where the little fellow was employed, pre-
sented him with Sl5, and the boys of the
factory subscribed several dollars, The boy
is well cared for, having both day ana
night nurse.
There is more sickness in this vicinity than
for some time past; partly owing to over in
dulgenee in fruit and vegetables,
The daily gazette., 1882-06-20

Mayor Almond conducted the police
hearings last evening. Beside him sat
Mayor-eleet Wales, who paid strict atten-
tion to the manner in which the following
cases were disposed Of Patrick Hagan, for
disorderly conduct, was required to pay 81
and costs. Samuel s. Forbes, for maintain
ing a nuisance at 800 West street, In the
shape of an offensive cess-pool of insufficient
depth, was required to pay $50 and costs
The suit was brought by the Board of Health,
lie took an appeal. No cases this morning.