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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
LIGHTS IN THE SKY.

An arc Of brilliant light spanning the horizon from
the north to the west at about 10 o'clock last night
was phenomenal because of the latenessof the season
The altitude of the central portion of the arc, of the
Northern Streamers aurora Borealls) was about
ten degrees The colors from brown to violet, were
more brilliant than usually seen in the temperate
zone and resembled very much the aurora seen III
the Arctic regions in August and September Above
the arcthe stars shone brilliantly but below IL they
were seen as through thick fog. Toward mid
night, the lights changed Their torInation ana at
times seemed to shoot mp in rays. When they ap-
near in the late winter or early spring. they are
Generally the forcrunners of colder weather.
oot soon annearance a,,ea The display became cor
ruscated, and shortly before a. m.
the nucleus was directly. in the zenith;
fbres' SD more or less wavy, reaching from, the
the horizon to the zenith. large
number r%E Of people stood % on the the
ont of the windows witnessing the grand
display. The aurora was also accompanied by
marked disturbances both in the dlrec
tion of force and terrestrial magnetism
At At" the Western Union Telegraph office
II was stated that these disturbances were
first felt about 1880 D. m -, and at at
midnight the effect was serious 'ng "res ss
stated also that, with the exception of the
cables to the. noTthward, the telegraph ,a had
not been affected by the aurora before
the waves of the aurora began to dlsSpate Du, tne
scenes in the heavens continued brilliant with the
varied tints and colors.
THE DISPLAY AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 16.-'rhe display OF auroril
lights tonight is unusually Driihan eAtehulns iro e
horizon to the zenith and covering almost the entire
northern hemisphere.
CARMINE, BLUE AND WHITE.
PoUGuKEEPsIE, n. Y, April 16.-There was
n splendid display Of aurora borealis tonight. The
hafs ran from northern horizon to the zenith and
were in colors OF carmne blue and white At midnight
waves OF light centred at the zenith, advancing and re
ceding for several minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
THE FIRE RECORD.
A DISASTER AT CRISFIELD, MD.

CRIsFIELD. Nd, April 16.-A disastrous
fire broke out about o'clock this morning In the
general merchandise store Of James Booth The flames
spread rapidly along Man-st, and by o'clock this
morning onethrd OF the business section OF the Town
was destroyed. The fire was then extinguished. sew
enteen stores and dwellings in all were destroyed Inc
loss will rsach $4,000, upon which there Is an insu
ance to the amount Of $4,000.
The foowingis list OF those burned out E. j. opper
hakerv: L. d. sturgs, restaurant; Thomas Hemings-
wav dwelling; s. ]. Carey, dwelling; william Leach,
dwcllinq. A. s. Worley, silyersmith j. Booth general
merchandise; United States Custom House; d. W.
Morgan shoe store and dwelling; L. T. p Dennis store
and dweHgI .Se Wilson S Houss william L. Sterling silver
smith George Sartorius, silyersmth; g. l. Atkinson,
Th1Sas TThugSs' W. Dougherty, general merchandise.
The buildings all burned 10 the ground ana very
tIn Of their contents saved The origin of the fire is
hceved TO have been incendsry. and James Booth in
whose store tho flames originated has been arrested E
upon charge Of arson, some evidence ponuhg 10 niin
as the guilty man having been found.
Later-The S,us dispatch from Crsfeld relative to
the fire at that place this morning says "There being
no fire company fire apparatus In the town. the ohy
vav tu which the citizens able to battle with the
flames was by the use Of waterbuckets. THIS proved
utterly Intellectual Of the strong wind which was
rrevainc and the progress which the flames had made
fore they were discovered. so early it when the
fire broke out that Of the families reading near the
scene had arisen from their beds and was only by the
greatest promptness that some OF them escaped being
burned 20 death. The fire. IT is now definitely ascer-
tanned began in the building OF James Booth. He has
been arrested and is now confined in the Crisheld
lookup His building and stock of goods are not
tmated bv those familiar with their value being
worth more than 900 at the outside and yet he has
within a short time procured insurance thereon OF
q 500. A hearing had before Magistrate Horsey
This morning after his apprehension by the officer. and
evidence was given that he attempted to hire one George
Collins to remove his stock of goods from his storehouSe
,, obt and when the latter refused. Booth told him
moi 70 see too soundly last night else he might regret
II before morning. -. c,-a.,, H. .ho ,o., O., :
weeks is alleged to had connection with the
nofcr Hall was arrested at WostOver, seventeen lnilea
5is,ant from Crsfield this morning about II O'Clock
where IL is stated he had walked since the outbreak o.
tho dames az a. H. Numerous threats nave Deen maze
~ lynchinr Booth but II IL not now feared by tht
AUTHORIZES that any personal violence Will be attempted
% frat passionate outbreak has to some extent sub
| ofI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
THE LOSS OF THE JEANNETTE.

DANENHowER's ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERING OF
THE CREw-PUMPING FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Ihe eau tO-mOr-
row will publish letter from Or. ii. c. Ledyard, an
American now in Siberia, 10 friend In this city. At
Irkoutsk Dr. Ledyard met Lieutenant Donenhower, who
eaye him interesting details OF the loss OF the Jeanette
THE following extracts are made: "Snce the first fall
they were out when they caught by the ice In try
ing to reach Herald Island, they had never taken
course the vessel held in the jaws of death,
soueezed until every timber strained turned this way
and that thrown floating and then caught again They
were every hour in suspense knowing when the
Ice would close upon them little more and the deck
sank beneath them. Throughout this strain they were
well and tried be cheerful working very hard for the
engine and the barely able TO keep the water
ont They had to pump for year and half On June
II. 1881, the crisis The ship showed greater
strainng than before the deck quivered and plea
bile movements warned them to hasten from the vessel.
They nrepared their boats and made their camp beside
the Jeannete She rose and turned In her cradle until
the vards touched the ice Then the rigging way
and her nasts lay PROSTATE. At O'Clock in the morn
ing the foe parted and oil went down. cry OF alarm
called oil to escape the crevice in the ice. 1t
opened Just through the Captains tent Then began the
retreat For twenty niue days they struggled south
ward 300 miles OF broken ice being thus passed over
Fnnr miles a day was thought good fortune After one
series Of fourteen days they were tWentyseNen ihes
further north than st first WINE %orKng Oyer .c zoe
Island 10 xpore which they spent three weeks OF tnel
precious summer days and expended much OF thelf nn
tied simply of food TO this detOur those VINO survived
attribute much OF their sunerng and the deah OF the
comma udeT with nineteen men. Auer three mohtnh oi
this perious and exhausung Work ,hey cao 70 oiuo @
water aud then. with fair winds, TOOK iheI c0use icI
the mouth OF tho Lena River CIlel EDBlneer
boat against block OF ice ana the Sapi9s
boat and sail The Captain landed wiih az
we'll abandoned the boat, as the water was hnao"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17

Dickinson became almost crazed over the loss OF hef
boy and for some time refused to be c3miorteo. n'
dertake the search in person. A notorious
character, named William Morris, was las, AT
not return to the town for some time,
the superstition was that he was the abductor.
Mrs Dickinson then began prolonged pursuit % .nh,
led across the United States. following her chllo
from place to another, at times being only
few hours behind the fugitves.
The parents of the lost child are acquaintance OF
Mr. Hubbell but neither of them are, as stated Dy
The Herald related to him. Mrs. Dickinson re-
Gently came to Washington upon intelligence wnSn r
gave some hope of finding her son in Virginia. Ins
cew proved to be misleading, and she has returheu
TO her home. Postal agents and others IN the 10Y
ernment service have been enlisted in the seai1n'
and reward of 49, 600 has been offered Tor the uS
covery and recovery of the lost one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
BRITISH EXPORTS TO AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The State Depart
ment publishes the March number OF The Co"meTco'
Relations a comprehensive report by Consui-Generai
Merritt. OF London, upon the British exports 10 inc
United States embodying tabular statements Iron all
the COnsulates in the three kingdoms
"Iast years report" writes General Merritt. exhib
ted the very large in the value Of exports from
the United Kingdom to the United states OF
295 90 total increase Of nearly % per cent
ON the value preceding This years compila
lion from the same exhibits II decrease OF
,22S 81 nearly II per cent Tor me year ehu
ing September So 1881. The decrease was III fourteen
COnsuiacs; the increase i'll eleven. The total value OF
exports from this kingdom TO the United States TOT the
year was S15s, 7s60Gi 90" .
Detailed reports from all the principal Consulates III
Great Britain describing the condition Of commerce. ac
company that Of General Merritt, and are published
with II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
A CHILD STOLEN FROM HIS PARENTS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSEJ

II
WASHINGTON, April 16-Ihe Sunday Herald of
This city contains the following:
An abduction case has just came to light, which
nearly parallels the famous one Of Charley Ross
~ has been kept a profound secret both by the
parents Of the stolen child and by Pinkerton's de-
Eeuyes. who have been on his trail. 1t seems that
". w: Dickinson, who married q daughter of the
me National Republican Committee, resides with
nis s wife and family at small town IN Wisconsin.
lucy had bright slxyear-old boy, Willie. Mr. Dick
Si the town, who swore that they would eventually
y. ve revenged on him, but ne paid no attention TO
vnelI WliI threats About the 1st of November his son
sn, me suddenly disappeared and up to the pres
SA' 'ine, not glimpse have they had Of him. Mrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
JOHN C. GALTINS FUNERAL.

SToUGHroN, Mass, April 16.-The largest
crowd that ever attended funeral In this vicinity WIT
nessed the burial this afternoon OF John c. CALVIN whose
body was refused resting place in the Roman Catholic
Cemetery by Father Kelley. Calvin was Protestant,
but his wife Catholic. and, with one child was
buried in lot owned by Calvin In the Catholic Gene
tery Before he died. Calvin requested that he be laid
beside his wife. lie popular. and the action OF
the priest much indignation among all classes OF
IN o people including a large nmber OF Father Kelley s
parsoners No attempt was made 10 Dury the pOdy III
The Catholic Cemetery. Galvn's friends haNlng pur-
chased lot Evergreen Cemetery, the remains were
inferred there with Masonic hOnors under the auspices
OF the lodge Of which the deceased man was member
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
4 WOMAy,S B0DY ~ i COFFEE SACK.

UNION CITY, Ind April 16.-To-day news
CANA here that woman's body had been found IN Green
Vile Creek The place ia about four miles southeast
from here in Darke County, Ohio one mile ana haf
southeast OF Hill Grove An old man living here had
gone to the place fish and saw the end OF conee sack
In the water. lie procured some graphing hooks ana
pulled the sack to shore 1t was securely teu o tore
ar ..ck onen and was horrined 10 find in
.,os.a . eornse DIR. Commons was sum
m"nea nv Justice Morrison and Iuade an examination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
IDENTIFICATION or 4 SUICIDE.

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-The remains OF
the youug New Yorker who committed suicide here on
Wednesday have been identified as those OF Langley
eruee a member of the firm OF Brane * Bruce lnsur-
ance agents OF NewYork City The body was kept mere
by adyice OF the family until this morning wheh II was
sent to New-YOrk for interment' Inc cauSo ior V"o
.i;,a "a NOT vet apparent The deceased man called
uDon an acquaintan soon after arriving mere anu
tbo he desired 20 Oytain position unu july, whe nc
al 70 receive - 600 said that his funds were
eIhansted as he had heavily by stock specuAuohs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO ROB 4 BANK.

WASHINGTON, PENN April 16.-The excite
ment about the savings bank continues. capis was
Issued Yesterday afternoon by Judge Hart on the oath
OF the president OF the bank, for the arrest OF X j.
Thompson and Cashier Ruth. The complaint In the
capas charges them with being in q conspiracy
10 rob the bank and with robbing the bank
hsH In the amount OF $4,000 aud Thompson In
SI5 900 Thompson Ia wealthy and represents Chicago
brok.rs here criminal suit also instituted against
Tbonuson and eight others living here and In Chicago
for conspiracy, but their names are withheld There
will be a hearing Oh next Wednesday,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION CASES

CHARLESTON, s. c., April 16.-It is gener-
ally believed to-day the verdict in the Acton cleo
ton cases is that the defendants guilty as TO so much
of the first count the Indictment as charged them WIN
refsing 10 allow the United aes Supervisor TO inspect
the and that they are recommended 10 mercy
There were eight counts In the indictment ~,
InIer-The sealed verdict will not be opened until To-
morrow hut il is known unOfcialy that the defendants
are found guilty tue obstruction count ana not guy
on ali fhe other counts and recommended TO mercy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
suA1IIOss AT DEERFIELD. MASS.

GREEYFIELD, Mass, April 16.-An unoccu-
MED building at Deeried, Mass formerly used by the
John Russell Cutlery Company as a nanufactory. but
latterly owned by Wiley & RUSSELL was burned this
afternoon The fire spread to row of tenements across
the street and three OF them were destroyed. eight
families being burned out The loss on the factory II
9 900 insnrance 500. The loss ON the tenemens is
u nnn. insnrancr. $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
A COLONIAL SECRETARY MISSING.

A COLONIAL SECRETARY MISSING.
ST. GEORGE, Bermuda, April 13.-The Co'on't
complains of the prolonged absence Of the Colonial
Secretary of Bermuda, the Hon. Randel +. Webster
who left the island on February is on ten days
leave and has not yet returned or been heard FROM
1t intimates that the public works and the finances
of the departments of which MIR. Webster was the
head are in an unsatisfactory condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
DYING FROM his INJURIES.

TROY, April 16.-Jom Labander the victim
Of the religious quarrel with Conrad Brghout at East
Poesenkn on April s. died to-day Brghtout is in the
Troy JAIL and will be tried on the charge OF mansaugh
fer The defence claims that Labanders death was due
to kidney disease and not TO injuries inflicted Dy the
prisoner The Coroner and DIsrictAttorney are inves
gntng the matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17

IL will be observed that i'll the last two weeks
leaves of absence amounting in the aggregate to
l23 DAYS were granted-21 days on account OF III
ness Al on account of important business, and ol
without any reasons assigned. If the law were TO
be observed pay would be deducted for
lO2 DAYS, and the Government would save
about 81, 500 by the operation. Since the begin
ming of this session 1oS leaves Of absence have
been granted. averaging about six days each, or
l.l2s days in all. Probably one-sixth of
these have been granted on account OF
the sickness of members or their families,
leaving say $40 davs for which strict
obedience to tie plain requirement of the law
quoted would require pay TO be withheld.
Should this be done the Government would save
abOlt $4,000. A good many congressman Nkc
come TO Washington and remain during the session
attending to their duties agree in the opinion that
the law should either be enforced repealed.
There is less absenees this session than there
in the last Congress; but the facts above gwen
show that the XLVIlth Congress is far from
blameless. OF course the record of leaves of
absence granted by the House does not
by any means disclose all the actual absenteeism,
perhaps not even the largest part. When members
absent themselves without leave, as many of them
do, sometimes for days and weeks together, the
official record does not show the fact except
occasions when " call of the House " is ordered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17

and pronounced II to be the body OF woman OF ior
five fifty years Of age which had The appeatahcSr rh
having been In the water perhaps nearly all wlnter
eyes and hair all gone, while the tnroat n~" ro
appearance Of having been cut from ear 10 ear az
Whole matter is shrouded In mystery NO one III h .o
vicinity has been missed and one can CONJECTURE m.
the woman was by whom the body was plsceo "ne'o
w aunf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17

John Of that State and win return home tomorrrow' TOW
with Charles stackhonss who is wanted rana IN nry for
being IMPLICATED in the murder OF Ripple iarner
Staekhouse escaped from Kansas three years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
THE MURDERERs OF COMMANDER sELBY

CONsTANTINOPLE, April 16-The tri9f OF the Al
banians who recently murdered Commander Selby
while he was on shooting excursion with TRENDS
near Artaki, in Asia Minor has begun. The Pubhc
Prosecutor has asked that the sentence of the prs-
Oners be only fifteen years har0 labor, as the
crime was committed in the heat OF a struggle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
ARRESTED ON A REQUISI1ION.

WILKEsBARRE, Penn, April 16.-C. Howard,
Of Hays City, the sheri, Of Ellis County, Kan arrived
here last night with a requisiuon from Governor sL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
4 RUMOR ABOUT MIR. PARNELL.

LONDON, April 16.-The OJserrer's Dublin CORES
pondent saws he believes that Mr. Parnell on his re-
turn to Kilmalnham Jail will be Internationally
released.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
A HEAVY GALE AT VERA CRUZ.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 16.-The heaviest . north
er" of the season has been blowing at Vera Cruz
during the past five days, preventing steamers
landing or leaving, All business Is stop ped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
4 CONGRESSMAN RENOMINATED

INDIANAPOLIS, April 16.-The Republican
Congressional Convention, held IN this city yesterday
Nominated Stanton j. Peelle for reelection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
BARNs DESTROYED on STATEN ISLAND.

Three barns at Egbertville, near New-Dorp,
g /. were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Two
were owned by John Gannond, whose loss Is $ooo Ihe
other was owned by sylvester curry whose loss -oo
The or gin OF the fires Is unknown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17

FATAL RESULT OF A DRUNKEN BRAWL.
LONDON, Ont, April 16.-George Code a broom
maker, to-day shot Patrick Delargey, pensoner,
with a revolver, killing him almost instantly Inc
act was the result of drunken brawl.
National Republican., 1882-12-26

senators and members. What does the Hon.
So-AND-so who is now talking the loudcst
about reform, care about the efficiency of the
service if there be q vacancy and he has on
his hands constituent who wants a place ?
Absolutely nothing. And 1t may not be
strange that this is so. Oftcntimes he is gov
erncd entirely by his sympathy for the
applicant, who may be good, worthy, and
needy man, perhaps a MANNED soldier, but
totally unfit for the position to which he
seeks appointment, and the members anxiety
for the good of the service for the moment
gives way to his desire to serve brother
man and voter.
There is nothing intricate or mysterious
about this question of the civil service. 1t
can easily be put on a business basis If the
senators and members will allow the men in
charge of the departments to put it there.
Campaign speeches and oratorical bum
combe will not do the work. A
little ten-line bill, containing the above sug-
gestion, will go long way toward remedying
many of the evils complained of. 1t can he
speedily passed if presidential candidates will
cease masquerading before the public, in
| hopes to gain some personal and party adyan-
/
National Republican., 1882-12-26

nothing, then it is bold and impudent dis
honesty, pretending TO coniound the right OF
a state to regulate the corporations it creates
with the wrong of attempting to take their
property without due process oflaw. The state
can hold any corporation it alone creates, and of
which it does not surrender control, TO any con-
dtions imposed by the law creating it but no
state can take the private property of cor
poration for public use without making just
compensation therefor, nor can any state
deny to any corporate person, or corporation
of persons, the equal protection of the laws.
To expect any such straining of the constitu-
ton for any such purposes is to expect the su-
preme court to stultify itself through SYM
pathy with the Times unreasoning prejudice
against an attorney in case If Mr.. CoNK-
LING had been on the other side
the Times would undoubtedly have been
just as vehcmently opposed to him as it is
now. To say that denial of the states
power to contiscate the property of a corpora
ton by unequal taxation leads or tends to a
denial of its right to tax, regulate, or restrict
a corporation, is the same sort of logic as that
which, in ante-war times, insisted that if a
man did not want to own a negro as slave,
he must want to see him marry his darter.' u
National Republican., 1882-12-26
The Monument to Frank u. Blair.

The bronze statue to be erected to the mem
ory of the late Gen. Francis p. Blair, .ir.,
will not be ready to be placed in position un-
til some time next spring. The location for
the statue will probably be Forest park,
alth ough another place was sometime ago Sc
lected. An inscription for the monument
has been prepared as follows, but some slight
changes may be made
"To Frank p. Blair, jr.-The indomitable
party leader, the standard bearer of freedom
in Missouri, the founder of the first volunteer
union army, the shield of the conquered south
ern people and southern states, whose life
from early manhood was devoted to the SER
vice of his country, and whose name was never
dimmed by self seeking or corruption; who
was a popular tribune, a member of the leg
islature, a member of congress, a commander
in the union army, and United States SEN
ator who was the unwavering champion of
the political equality of native and foreign
born, and of the inalicnable rights of man,
white and black, this monument has been
erected by his friends, to testify to the love
which they bore him and to commemorate
his grand career"