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SMUGGLING FROM CANADA.
A Special investigators Ordered from
Washington.


BUFFALO, n. ", December 20.-Special
Treasury Agent Heichhold began an iHves-
tigation of the smuggling business. The
official has instructions from Washington
to make the inquiry thorough and to spare
neither time nor money in bringing out
the bottom facts. Attention will be given
in the first place to butter, the allegation
being that the trade in smuggled butter
has become almost an open one, and that
MANY Canadian farmers sell their entire
product to parties who make q business Of
Smuggling il into this State for the Buffalo,
Rochester, Albany, New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston and Baltimore trade. 1t is
believed that the official will find the break
ing up of this industry to be exceedingly
difficult, owing to the ready supply afford.
ed by the many dairy farms along the
Canadian frontier, as we'll as to the ease
with which the prodlct is disposed OF when
once on this side.
traffic is much more hazardous, because
there are fewer who buy liquor in quanti-
ties. and because it is not produced at every
farm house along the border, but has to be
brought from some market or place Of
manufacture quite q aiste1ce from the
safest shipping point -0nT this 'aeeeunt
those engaged in smuggling whisky or in
disposing Of it are more cautious and will
be less apt to be detected. The treasury
agent will undoubtedly check the SNUG
Cling of butter temporarily, and may. rea-
sonably expect to secure evidence of the
guilt Of various parties, but as fol- breaking
up the trade he can have but little hope.
Mr.. Heichhold offers to pay literally for
whatever tangible information is given
him on the subject. The smuggling
of clothing is one of the largest items on
the bill, and it will also receive due atten-
tinr
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An Insrsass q o.s Deliag . nssFsl -
the PYSee.
CaIcAcs, December 2o.-At ths BrsvssS
Convention to-dsy the following dtes
we're represented: Chiesso, Milwaukee
81. Louis, Louisvills, Evansville, Tslsdo
and Ipdinapolia Altar discussion n yiew
Of the sdvance In the price Of hops and ~.
general cost Of manufsctuHe, rescluttoo
was paseed 10 iDcSsess the prce Of begf
one dollar per barrel after January. IT,
both for home and shipping trsda he,
price has heretofore ben % Tor old;Aad -
Tor new. The WestsTn Aoocistioa b - NJ
clpde all beer notwithstanding citiss wsst *
Rochester. New York.
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MATRIMONIAL MISERY.
A Man Who Had n Jealous wife and
Disagreeabie Brothers.

NEW York, December 20.-HenTy Prouse
Cooper into whose mental condition a
Sheriff's jury is inquiring, took the stand
in his own behalf yesterday afternoon.
MY wife was jealous Of women old enough
to be my grandmother" he SAID. "She
asked me il she got divorce how much
alimony the court would allow her. told
her about $1,000 year. She said that
wasn't enough, and she guessed she'd wait
awhile. My brothers worried me, too, and
il all brought on nervous prOstratiOn. My
wife and drove over TO Flushing TO see If
that was suitable place TO get treatment
The assistant surgeon told me that ii was
no place for me; thas | was not insane,
and that would grow worse there instead
of better. Then my doctor told me to go
to Bermuda for two months. came back
as well as ever was. When | got back
found that my brother Stephens wife had
made cheap boarding house for her poor
relations out OF the rooms / had fitted up
for her use. She had set up stove in the
hall, and peTfumed the house by cooking
red herrings and bacon"
"My oldest brother came over from Eng
land after that. We
Went on n spree.
When thought it time to sober up, went
to Philadelphia. From Philadelphia
went to Baltimore with a lady. When
coming back the lady said that we'were
followed by two detectives. We were in
Baltimore only two hours. We got Off at
Wilmington to escape them. Then i came
on to New York. When we got as far up
as the Hoffman House my brother was
there to meet me. He, with two men,
lifted me into the carriage and said they
wanted to take me home. Pretty soon
noticed they were driving along Twenty
eighth street Then / knew they were
bound for Flushing. In Flushing ! had to
show them the way The doctor at Sanford
Hall questioned me, gave me bath, a sup
per and glass of whisky and put me TO
bed. Ny wife came TO see me there once:
She asked me how liked the place. Ftold
her il was a nice place for lunatic, but it
was no place for me. When ] offered to
settle the difficulty between Us on her own
terms she left quickly. II was in order to
catch the next train, she said. ] could see
that my brother was making tool OF her." I"
DR.. Henry Shepard and William Z. Aer-
rimer had transacted business with Cooper
and found him a shrewd business man. DIR.
John G. Hannah and DR.. Rudolph, Tusky
had examined Cooper carefully, as experts,
and found him sane.
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THE IRON ASSOCIATION.
Bright Prospects for the Iron Trade
Next Week.

PITTSBURGH, December 2O.-The meeting
of the iron manufacturers to-day was the
largest held since the strike, representa-
tives being present from all the principal
Westernhities. Reports from all sections
as to the condition OF trade show that while
prices are low, the volume Of trade is fairly
good. and the prospects for next season are
exceedingly bright. 1t was decided that
the card rate of two and a-half cents should
not be changed, but that the selling rate
should be two and one.guarter cents.
While this may look like a reduction, il is
in reality an equalization, as many manu-
facturers have been selling for much less
than that, and none for more. The action
will have no effect on the nail market or
wages,
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COMMITTEES.
Slow Progress on the Tariff Commits
siOn's Report.

WASHINGTON, December 20.-The Com
mittee of Ways and Means this morning
made slow progress on the Tariff Commits
sion's report. The work was extraor-
dinarily tedious, provoking unusual and
prolonged discussion. The duty on metallic
pens was made twelve cents a gross. Pen
tlps,penholders or parts thereof were amend
ed to thirty instead Of forty per centum ad
yalorem. Quicksilver was stricken off and
put on the free list. The committee ad-
journed to this afternoon. When the last
paragraph of the metal schedule was reach
ed, there was a large crowd Of manufactur-
ers and others interested in the report
lingering in the Railways and l0bhies about
Interest in the work increases daily. The
committee decided to hold meetings during
the holiday adjournment OF Congress.
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I,!ENAToR sPENcER's FLIGHT.
|rted to Have Left Canada and En-
tered Vermont

-,E. y. Y, December 2O.-Dr. ii. e.
.r-. Of Watertown, y. Y, in an in
,a.I that he had not seen his
the ex. senator, who rs wanted as
P, u the star Route trial, since he
.nr a visit among hIs relatives in
airy. no. had he heard from him
son 5 return from Canada, where
aator had gone. Dispatches from
o. Ont. Say that Spencer left that
= Montreal but special from the
20. >.a- says that he has not arrived
4 r''y. The editor of the Detroit
graphs that Spencer has certainly
that way. Newspaper correspond
s.1 been station ed all along the line
rand Trunk railroad, instructed TO
20 he el senator but so far their
81" been futile. Private informa-
'svsr is 10 the effect that he has
ia, crossing over to ST. Adams or
| Sob Vermont
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,f,S.is.ippi River measurements.

WASHINGTON, December 20.-The special
committee on Mississippi river improve
ment to-day examined Engineer Richard
son. of Louisville, and in the course of his
testimony it was shown that he was en-
gagged last year in constructing leveeS for
The purpose of protecting private lands
while the commission were at work build
INC the same kind of levees on some Sec
tions of the river to deepen The stream.
The committee to-day received adyiceS
from the commission to the effect that they
were in session in New York, and would
not be able to appear until after the holi-
days. This will delay the report for some
time.
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charge in this instance is the alleged for
gerry Of the Endorsement of one William
Glinn upon the back of promissory note
for Sl92. These are notes known in various
parts of Kentucky as spatentmedicine notes.
Judge Carter issued q warrant for the ar
rest and Fitzgerald was released on bail for
preliminary hearing. Commissioner OF PEN
sions Dudley has also recommended Fitz-
gerald's disbarment from practice before
that office for fraudulent practices toward
pensioners.
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Lumber Men.

Sr. LOUIS, December GA party Of
seventy one gentlemen representing the
lumber interest OF western Michigan ar
rived here this morning. They represent
over $50 900, 900 of capital invested in the
lumber business. The object is to open up
more intimate trade relations with st.
Louis, indianapolis and Kansas City.
While in the city the delegation will con-
fer with Mansger J. c. Gault of the Wabash
Railroad as to freight rates. The firms
represent 200, ,OOO, 600 feet of lumber piled
and waiting next springs business, OF
which $1,000, 900 are at Muskegon. The
Grand Rapids parky represents the ihrni-
ture manufacturing interest at that point.
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,u,oux, the president, and FEEDER,
manager Of the collapsed Union
were sentenced to five years
|pr>onment and a fine Of 5000 francs.
|rchael Flynn, the last of the three
n arraigned for the murder Of the
\ 6HuddyS at LOughmask, was con-
led Yesterday, and sentenced to be
hg,i January nth.
Eght of the women injured by an
Elo>iou in a cartridge factory at
Icnt Nalerin, Monday, have died.
erS of the injured women are not
,sc,cd TO recover.
h the Hungarian Diet, TisZa, the
|,dyut of the Hungarian Council,
the newspaper reports in reference
he condition of foreign affairs was
I tly exaggerated and partly incorrect.
declared that the peace of Europe
! in no way threatened.
'ul.e Lawson, in his remarks at the
Eug of the COnnaught AsSiZes, de-
r,d he could not find fault with q
bic verdict Ofthe jury. If the jurors
rughout Ireland discharged their du-
IN the same spirit as the jurors in
court had manifested, there was
!, that the reign Of law and order
Ia be restored.
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DEALT IN MARGINS.
A Case Against the Surveyor Of the
Port Of Philadelphia.
Special Dispatch TO the Register.

Special Dispatch to the Register.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, December 20.-An in
junction was argued to-day in the United
States Circnit Court in which Capt. C. E.
Nevin, surveyor of the port of Philadelphia,
figures as defendant. Some years ago, while
in this city and connected with
the Leader, Capt. Nevin dealt i'll
margins, and together with another gen.
tleman lost $40, 900. He gave a judgment
bond for the amount, which he has since
refused to honor, setting up the defence
that dealing in margins is not legitimate
business. The Judge reserved his decis-
ion
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Reimbursement Case.

PrrrsBuRGH, Pa, December 20.-Blls in
o,rity were filed 70 day in the United
S,s,ss Court by Finney Brown. ct al. OF
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, against the Ligoner
Valley Railroad, Shensngo and Allegheny
Railroad, the Dunbar Furnace Company
witch pasented IN 1861 by VIM. Tracy, OF
CbicagO.
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PAYING roa the WHISTLE.
knights ~ Lsbos 80 Heabs - TFo06le
~ naSs LtveIpo0L sJa

kntgbts 81 BonO1 80 oeoo0 - BRoUDaD
~ Hass Ltve1po0L s5a
East LIvERrooL, O.. Dsesmbsr U.-1lAs
morning while Ms. Larkins was going -
his work 80. some fifteen Of The Knlghls
we're st the depot whistiing the scsb march.
As be vent along he pesred Into their
faces and called them By name spd tod
them he would sse then latsr. Thsy to3l
him 70 20 10 b.. The police ri wfo1
Of the trouble previously and wsfs hin n
the depot. They bounced out and cap.
tured the whole lot asd marched thefn
10 the lookup At ths hsag.
ing before Mayor Bufyesg this af.
teTpoon they were eseA hned . and eestD
for whistling Mat tsDs which u % 60.
siys 10 the scabs. The mso pro1ssts8 ~
offered bsil fer their sppsazlDcs n enng.s
but the Asyog Was efl aad fsfuDo4 % 9.
Low their appsal Iron his dssisieA. nj
evening about 100 of ths Knights ven -
The depot and - ~ Den eaMo
from their work 90 of 49,
number. vho they mistoek foe 3 seon1 -
knocked down. Trouble 10 sxpects4, 0oo
knights, who hsvs bess cut q voek aooe
the 18th q June, express anything bot
friendly feelings for thA pefSons Who aso
Hiling their places
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Irrat saving can be effected by the
GIon of waste heat. The waste of
!, at the Edgar Thomson works
.ru : perhaps the best in this cOun-
- Vut, on so good authority as that
N,r Jacob Reese, at the equivalent
,O horse power. This may be
ply saved and utilized in the crea-
of steam. The heat from the hot
|. j. saved in some of the Scotch
:, and the Edgar Thomson works
|naklug changes which will enable
! u ,u run the hot pig-iron from the
j / Itu the converter. They expect
|ayr nearly > per ton by the opera
IL i by means such as these that
ron men of Pennsylvania can cir
vent tariff reform, defy eOmpeti-
and add to their annual prOfits.-
,5urgh Chronicle.
'hr New York Tribune says: The
fmeut of the railroad war and ease
~ money market have caused a
ht change Of feeling in business cir
4 The stock market has been en-
lzIuetfwith quite successful pyrotech-
in some favOrite stocks; the cotton
FemeBt has been large; corn and
ai are coming forward more largely,
( ocean freights are a little easier;
better feeling is noticed in the
, -nud- and iron trades. The money
a,r certainly offers no feature TO
alarm. The banks have begun
aui their loans again, having a
-,r # over S6,OOO,OOO in excess of
IrlUirements. Their reported gain
week, 81, $50, 800 in specie and
a1 in legal tendeS, was
ably less than their actual gain at
80 of the week, though it is evil
uat a cOnsideral amount of the
] g went TO the West and South.
arge receipts Of grain at the West
a.ug a marked effect upon prices.
4 - also, producers and dealers are
j 'ng 10 have a better understand
,ue slender and heSitating foreign
ll.d, which is due in some measure,
l,-, 20 the fact that the crops abroad
urrally good, and TO the refusal of
tTan holders to accept low prices
i 2 the season. 1t seems rs il the
uIrr had been made again-the
4 a,eS' were so very smart, and so
@, 10 get the very highest price,
" kept their grain until foreign
s Z largely supplied the needs from
\ markets. If the country does not
Z 10 pay for this folly in remarkably
l.rs next spring it will be another
4 l,r that the estimates of the Agri-
4 4U Bureau are untrustwOrthy. In
& e,Ta'uUm market, another swift de-
Na> caused by the opening OF a
kE,N. but whether that is the sort
that has truth at the bottom of
not yet appear.
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Inleresriny Insnrnnre Case.

is december 2O-Mrs. Walbury
S's.. whose receut suit in the
4'ss Court, against the Mutual
.e -tn'e Company. Of New YORK, at
4 ,,.-,iieraole attention throughout
! = Yesterday commenced a suit
.:n-s"s against the Aetna Life
lompaAy and ]. c. Webster,
We Company. She alleges that
.e Company. for the purpose OF
her out Of money due on her
B d, i.',,'ry, conspired with certain
inaG"e another man 10 person
,SshH The case promises some
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ARe.pee.ed citi.e. pe.A.

sTEuBEsvAkE. O., December 31-Eli H.
McFeeiy. one Of the Oldest and most prom
this morning at seven O'Clock Of heart dis
esse. sged eighty years. He leaves nine
children, twenty-five grandchildren and
twenty great grandchildren.
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Another Tug wilson.

Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
PITTSBURGH, December 20.-Davld Rich
mond, an Alleghenian, weighing nearly 200
pounds, offers to bet $500 that John L.
Sullivan, the pugilist, cannot knock him
out of time in three rounds.
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THE GREENBACKERS.
Meeting or the National Csmmissee-A
New Name Proposed.

Sr. LOUIS, December 20.-The National
Committee OF the Greenback Labor party
met at 3 o'clock to-day. After the noon
hour members held an informal talk among
themselves, in which it was developed that
the principal question before the conyen-
ton would be the adoption OF platform
and also the propriety Of changing the
name Of the party. There are four district
eropositions to rename the party as the
Anti-Monopoly, the Independent, and the
Whig.
Among those present. are President Col
Jesse Harper, of Ills, Sen. John B. Weay-
ey, of Ia; Gen. B. J. Chambers, Of Texas;
John Studabaeher Of Iowa; Rev. G. ID. Ia
Matyr, of indianapolis; Britton A. Hill, OF
st. Louis; Coils. =. Norton, of Chicago z
N. Springer, Of Washington. and Others.
President Harper made few
introductory Remarks
at the informal meeting, stating he cobsld-
cred the time opportune for laying the
principles of the Greenback-L party
before the people, hence he decided 10 call
the committee together. He had issued
twelve hundred circulars calling the meet
ing and had received three hundred replies
endorsing his action. Nothing in the way
of principle was settled at the late election.
One party was put out and the other put
in, and that was all there was about il. de
said that among the replies 70 his circular
were many from leading jurists and promi
nent bankers. All these he laid before the
committee. The chairman was followed b,
Britton A. Hill and other gentlemen, WIN
discussed the political situation in brie
speeches.
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FlRE RECORD.
'"''i and hn Adjoining Block
RurnRd

,'1AE "yr.. december 2O.-The Cope
..'e' snd an adjoining block were
~ morning, The guests at the
-'aBNs with much difficulty and
arrow escapes are reported. The
~is estimated al 800. .OOO, divided
. Copeland. I. 4 W. Murray, Ell
.+laH {. Harron. l.. B. Gray, L. Mar
~. and Frank Thompson.
IT, December 2O.-The home shops
"Ea'g penitentiary were burned
ing. Henry w. Austin, night
w. PeriShed. Loss S45, 900; insured.
Y .IL1, Mass. December 2G-The
.atng, Of e. Hawkes. at CharlmOnt,
med today, with $50 sheep, Sd
u quantity of hay, grain. etc.
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THE NEWS.

sassfic'
Lsr,sa Sturls viii go on the stage.
4 E,.Senator Spencer is still missing.
EShs are being made for prohibition
.isiion in Alabama.
Howell, the notorious fOrger, was
p,,rd at Fort Worth, Texas, yester-
I'll Gebhardt'S luggage Is registered
h. Bellevue Hotel, Philadelphia,
Ia Mrs. Langtry is staying.
H. Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, of
ssDs, has 50 far recovered his health
4 be able to go about and attend to
.neSS.
& brewers in New York, Brooklyn
4 New jersey have resolved to in
rse the wholesale price of beer after
Essry /.
fzie Prile, Of Chicago, ten years of
has been missing two weeks. 1t is
,srain whether she has been alb
7 sd or strayed voluntarily from her
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sasthere1 . Rsssh.

NEW CrxsEzIAsD, Decsnhss 3o.-ysatsg.
day morning when Robert McC4fDrty en4
vile arose from their bed tbey fo4no tho4
during the right thsy had, By s0ose moone.
fmothered their mali infsnt an4 g ~
dead. Il Wn buried today. -. -.
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honeNt and Liberal.

.e Hops in each bottle of Hop
J. '.r present price. 81 25 per b. }
| ''en a bottle is sold for, he
''ef costly medicines, and the
T. ice are kept the same, We
.u ,. honest and liberal in the pro
20 NJ. no one should complain. OF
- rthl~SS stud. or cheating.
''hS because their price 10
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LANeTRY AND GEBHARDT.
The Lily Proposes 10 Issue Card %
the Public.


the Public.
PHILADELPHIA, December 20.-Another
scandal concerning Mrs. JAngtry Is sfloat.
She was engaged to appear at one OF the
theatres here on later train than the one
engaged for her, because, as is alleged, she
had allowed herself to be detained by .
late breakfast with Fred. Gebhardt, who &C.
eompanied ber. Ii was o'clock before she
started for the theater, and, as her mana
gers had not been apprised either OF her
arrival or the cause OF the delay, the con-
fusion preceding her appearance can be
imagined. She left the hotel alone, went
up unaccompanied 10 the theater, and
opened the side door herself. Her baggage
did not reach the hotel until three o'clock,
empty champagne basket. Mrs. Langtry
did not make any explanation and showed
Utter I.AiGesenee
to the opinion Of the public. A friend Of
Mrs. LaHgtry Gays that the specials tele-
graphed from here regarding her move
ments yesterday are wilfuliy and malicious
are, she says, that owing TO trouble con-
cerning the transfer Of baggage IN New
York, one OF the members Of the company
was compelled TO lay over for one train In
that city. Mrs LAngtry decided TO do like
wise, and, In company with her trayehng
companion, Mr.. Kenna visited feS
friends, the names Of one and all Of whom
could be given il desired. On arriving ut
the Jersey Central depot they found the
special train had gone, but on hurrying 70
the Pennsylyania depot, they succeeded in
catching q train which arrived here two
hours and half before the hour for her
appearance at the theatre. Mrs Langtry
eontemplates issuing card TO tho public,
in which she will reply TO the steps which
have been made TO bring her morality into
repYoach.
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ANOTHER JENNIE CRAMER.
Mysterious Death OF a Massachusetts,
Girl


HAvERHILL, Mass, December 20.-Miss
George Vincent, an attractive and accom-
plished young lady, who has been favor
ite in a large circle of acquaintance here,
died!at her sisters early yeserday morn
ing, under highly suspicious circum.
stances. Monday evening she came home
about s o'clock, and was observed by the
family TO act strangely. After
few minutes she was seized with cOnvul-
sions, in which she remained until 3
o'clock in the morning, when she expired.
A strong odor of some powerful drug was
observed about her person when she enter
ed the house early in the evening. An
autopsy held this afternoon showed that
deceased came to her death by an overdose
OF oil Of tansy. All the organs of the body
were in normal condition.
An Arrest and AcquittaI.
S. S. Ham, with whom the girl has been
somewhat intimate of late, and who was
taken into custody, was tonight dis
charged. The affair is as mysterious as
ever, public opinion being very much di-
yided as to the reasons for the fatal dose
being taken. Further inquiry shows that
the girl was in her usual cheerful spirits
yesterday: that she took tea about $50, at
which time she was quite vivacious with
her friends; that she left her boarding
house at and called at her sisters about
7:30, and that she was taken sick almost
Immediately on her arrival. The distance
to,her sisters residence is walk of only
five minutes.
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CHICAGO, December % The Superintend.
ent of the police force having notified the
pugilists that there is law in Illinois pre-
venting sparring OF boxing exhibitions, and
that it will be enforced. the Sullivan
Elliott boxing match was declared of.