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AssasSinated.

MONROE, Wis, November l2.-The dead
body of Steussu, a German farmer, was
found in the woods about one hundred
rods from his house, near the village OF
New Glarus on the 9th inst, with two bull
let holes through his head. An inquest
was held on Friday. Steussus wife testi
fed her husband went hunting the day be-
fore in company with Burehard Brahm,
their hired man; that in a few minutes
Brahm returned without Steussu; that she
saw them separate, Brahm returning to the
house and going immediately to bed, COM
plaiRing of being sick, and did not leave
the house that day DAY OSy Or night The hired
that Steussu had been murdered, but did
not charge anybody with the crime.
District Attorney ClawSon and Sheriff
Studley, on hearing of the case, on Satur-
day repaired at once to the scene OF the
murder and Immediately arrested Brahm
and proceeded to hold preliminary exam
ination. Mrs. Steussu when accompanying
her father to the magistrate broke
down and acknowledged to her father that
Brahm confessed to her that he had shot
her husband twice in the head. In few
minutes after telling this to her father she
testified to the same, and gave all the par
ticulars as Brahm had related them to her,
upon hearing which Brahm said: Il have
concluded to tell the whole truth, now
that Mrs. SteusSu has brought me thus far.
Mrs. Steussus character shall be made
known as we'll as mine;" whereupon he re-
lated under oath that he shot Henry
SteuSsu Just before dark on Sunday
evening, while they were returning from
their hunt; that Mrs Steussu persuaded him
TO do the deed, and had promised to marry
him, and that they Mrs. Steussu and
3rahm) have tried to kill him on two other
occasions, once with chloroform procured
by Brahm and administered by her, and
once with strychuine procured by herself
for that purpose. Failing in each attempt,
she insisted that he (Brahm) should shoot
Steussu, and he bought a breech.l loading
rifle eight days before, and went out hunt
ing with thel understanding and purpose
of shooting Steussu If good opportunity
offered, and that he did shootiSteussu with
his rifle twice in the head, the first time as
they were walking along and the second
while Steussu was lying on the ground in
the agonies OF death. He reloaded the gun
| and, as he says, gave him another shot
| in the head, partly to end his misery
| and because had fear for myself" The
next day Brahm and Mrs. Steussu sent
| Steussu'S 10 year old son to the neighbors
| to see il they had seen his father, and not
hearing of him, Brahm Joined the search
with several of the neighbors, and was with
! The party when the lifeless body of the
Murdered man was found by his little son
| living upon his face. Steussu was 80 years
| of age, and leaves six small children, the
eldest 10 years of age. Mrs. Steussu denies
that she is in any wise implicated in the
murder. Brahm is now in Jail in this city.
He is % years of age and harmless appear
ing man. Mrs. Steussu is under arrest. The
entire community is greatly shocked and
excited over the terrible tragedy. Lynching
has been threatened, but no fears are en-
| tertained.
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A soILED EscUTcHEoN
A Member Of a Famous Family
Charged With Forgery,
Ceusing Sensation in chicago-A Fiend-
ish Crime in Wisconsin, Peculiar
Case at Providence, R. lat
tempted Wife Murder.
THE DAILY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

CHICAGO, November 12.-IDformation was
filed yesterday in Justice ArHdts court,
charging Charles L. Pullman, brother Of
George NJ. Pullman, with forgery. The
complainants are Samuel Reed & Co., man.
ufacturers Of machinists' supplies, whose
establishment is at the corner of Clinton
and Washington streets. The statement of
the firms attorney and others acquainted
with the facts in the case are to the effect
that Mr.. Pullman entered into partnership
few months ago with one Cornell for the
purpose of manufacturing q, patept dQ2e
catch, which was invested BY corner fhs
Pullman Car Company proposed using
the eatchel on their cars and sever.
al firms were manufacturing them.
One of these firms was that
of Reed & Co., which manufactured several
hundred dollars worth. Mr.. Reed called
upon Mr.. Pullman for the payment Of his
bill when il matured, and il is alleged Pull
man paid the bill with q check for $500 on
the Merchants Narional bank and pur.
porting to be drawn by A. Bernton. 1t IS
alleged TO have been made payable TO {. l..
Pullman and indorsed by him to Reed d
Co. Mr.. Reed presented the check at the
Merchants National, Dut the bank officials
informed him that they were unacquainted
with such man as A. Bernton. Mr.. Reed
went to Mr.. Pullman for information and
was told by the latter that Bernton was
gravel C ontractor on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. Mr.. Reed was not satisfied
with the explanation, but said he would
hunt him up. Pullman said that Bernton
lived at Aldine place Lake View, and Mr..
Reed tried, unsuccessfully, to lind the place
described. The nearest approach TO the
name was Aldine Square, but no such party
as Bernton could be found Mr.. Reed next
visited the offices of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, but no one knew of such
person as he was seeking. As last resort
Mr.. Reed and his attorney examined the
check. The writing of the name &c. l..
Pullman" in the body of the check, sup.
posed to have been written by Benton, was
very like the Endorsement by Pullman on
the back of the check. Mr.. Reeds attor-
ney pronounced it a vely clumsy attempt
at forgery and advised him to prosecute
Pullman. The latter is not yet under ar
rest, but it is probable that he will be to-
day. or at least very soon, and be given an
opportunity to explain the transaction. A
doubt has been expressed as to whether
charge of forgery could be successfully
prosecuted where a mythical name is
signed to paper, but the attorney says
that the offense is undoubtedly covered by
special statute. The warrants for Mr..
Pullmans arrest were issued. The matter
has created decided sensation here.
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fQRT WAYNE, IND, November 12.-The
Byigf fblI< Kallogg troupe appeared here
last night, ii being the opening entertain
ment of the lecture course, in the opera OF
''Troyatore." After singing the first num-
ber Brignoli staggered off the stage, and de-
spite the exertions of physicians, who ad-
ministersd injections, he was unable to
proceed with his part. 1t is alleged he was
drunk.
MONTREAL, November 12.-The swindling
operations by which G. b. Mahon, an agri.
cultural implement maker, who came here
three years ago from New York State, has
developed into an amount that exceeds
$4,000. His modus operandi was to send
out agents all over Canada, and even into
Dor der States, to take orders for all kinds
Of machines. When orders were given by
farmers, they were required to sign a skill
fully prepared agreement which was Join
ed to promiss0ry notes at certain dates,
running from six months to q year. and
longer in some instances. The notes were
good collateral to raise money in the banks,
and by such means the establishment was
fioated along. The swindler had not dol
lar TO begin with, but his plan was emf
nently successful. The Bank of Stanstead
has $50, 900 worth of these notes, the Bank
of St. John, Quebec, 500 900; Bank Jacques
Cartier, here, from S., 900 to $4,000 of the
same kind of paper. OF course the farm
ers must pay, although in nine cases out of
ten they have not received dollar OF value
in return. In no single case that come to
light has signer of a note got full value.
Tho robbery has created great excitement
Canada. The absconding swinder is sup
posed to have taken refuge in Illinois or
Wisconsin, as he can not go east
JACKSON, Mich, November 12.-Eight
e.. al l.,aN
night by climbing through a closet ventila
tor and then dropping to the ground, fif-
teen feet.
NEW YORK, November 12-Abby Chand-
Ter, aged -, cOlored, of lis Sands street,
Brooklyn, in a quarrel with her husband,
Joseph Chandler, yesterday afternoon, in
their residence, fired revolver at him. He
ran out and she followed, swapping the re-
volver at hm. She was arrested while pur-
suing him with the weapon. She expressed
regret that she had not killed him.
ST. LOUIS, November IA dispatch
from FL Paso, Tex, says: The report cir
culated few days ago by telegraph that
A. J. Nevin, ex-Mayor of Adrian, Mich,
charged with forging Water Water bonds,
had been arrested is untrue, he having not
been heard of at that place.
A dispatch from Krufman, Tex, says:
A vicious negresS named Amanda Watts
had a difficulty some days ago with another
negress, and out of revenge killed her child.
Amanda was arrested. While in Jail she
gave birth to a child, which she killed FRI
day night by crushing its skull. The
negress is not insane, but is a very de-
PRAYED and vicious WOVEN TEoTember ro-Thon,..
Kennedy was to-day idttaaffy stabbed by
Michael Douhey during quarrel growing
out of a refusal OF Kennedy and two others
to pay for liquor which they had ordered.
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Suicides.

CAIRO, ILL, November 12.-At noon yes
terday Mr.. VIM. Alba, German. pro-
prietor of the Opera House barber shop
parlors, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head with an ordinary four
barrelled revolver. He had been in very
peculiar mood for the past few days, and
Il is thought the result OF the election had
much ts do with the act. He has bee2
affected for some years by some disorder OF
the head, and the lesst excitement would
PROSTATE him. He was heretofore hrm
Republican. but he voted the straight DEM
ocratic ticket this time, and it is even
thought his conscience up6raided hlm
while in another of his morbid fits. He was
an old citizen, and was member OF the
odd Fellows, Mssons and knights OF the
Golden Rule. He leaves wife and four
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The evidence that the corn crop is the
largest ever harvested are positive, but
with the exhaustion Of reserves the
supply in the country Is not so great as
IL has been in some former years at this
period Of the season. The sections
where there is any deficiency are near
tst the great speculative market, Chi
e!ago, and this will exert . sustaining
influence in values from the consequent
smaller supplies visible in that market
ana for other causes. The great surplus
N IN the northern range of the Southern
states has not as yet had much indu-
ehce on the trading markets, but Ken.
lucky will soon pour into Cincinnati
afge quantities Of the most excellent
quality. That State isso una0custOmed
20 having such 8 surplus for marketing
TtlherwiSe ~ than to the local distilleries
Iat there is lack Of shelling and
%Eer facilities for prompt movement
wine marketable grain.
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ATTEMPTED wife Murder.

NEW York, November 12-Louis Olsen,
wife and three children, arrived here late
last night from Minneapolis and put up at
Vanderbilt's Hotel, near the Grand Central
Depot. He had been drinking heavily, and
early this morning quarreled with his wife.
He fired two shots at her, one ball taking
effect in her arm, near the shoulder. The
woman was conveyed TO Bellevue Hospi-
tai, where it was found necessary to ampu.
tate the arm. Olsen was arrested and is
held 70 await the result of the woman's in
juries. The children were turned over to
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children. She has lived in Minneapolis
five years. He was on his way to Europe
to take charge of emigrants destined for
Minnesota. He was crazed with drink at
the time of the shooting, and when arrest
ed told the officers he shot his wife because
she was engaged in a conspiracy with sew
eral men TO rob him OF his money.
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ABBREVIATED DISPATCHES.
hurlow Woed is worse.

Thurlow Woed is worse.
A cold wave is coming from the West.
The Khedive held a reception yesterday.
Secretary Teller will not arrive at Wash
ington until tomorrow.
Ex.District- Attorney Courtney, Of New
York city, is dangerously Ill.
Pennsylvania produced forty-one million
bushels OF wheat this season.
The death is announced in London OF
George Rose and Arthur OKelchty.
There we're eleven new cases OF yellow
fever and one death at Pensacola yester-
day.
+. w. Finch's Touring mill at Lexington,
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing. Loss, 1850; half insured.
Thirty families, comprising 100 persons,
have been evicted from the estate OF lsadore
Burke, in county Mayo, Ireland.
Dispatches from Brownsville, Tex, state
that the yellow fever still exists there, and
it is ipadvisable to remove the Gordon
yet.
Nine clerks in the insurance department
Of the New York State government have
been discharged because they voted Tor
Folger.
The new Star route contracts will be
awarded in January next The whole
number to be awarded will aggregate
&, COS, ,067.
The Hennepin canal survey will be COM
pleted to the Mississippi river within ten
days. The work Is being done by twenty
surveyors.
Burglar rs attempted to rob Rockwell &
Martins safe, at Sullivan. Mo-, Friday
night. The clerk shot one Of the burglars
dead when the Others fed.
The editors and publishers OF papers in
Stark, Mahoning, Portage. Summit, Carroll,
Trumbull and Columbiana counties, D.,
have organized press club.
A cyclone last mig bit between Des Moines,
Ia. and Fort Dodge, blew down the house
of /. Harmon, scattering IL into fragments
and seriously injuriDg the entire family.
Prof. Sides, principal OF Philadelphia
| school. beat George Nagle. aged thirteen,
| because he could not spell correctly the
word skating" The boys condition 10
| serious.
In Naples. Ontario county, y. Y, while
| AT his dinner. George Pars, drank solution
| of sugar OF lead and landaDum by mistake.
| from a bottle labelled plantation Bitters,'
| and died in two hours.
At the general meeting Of the Land
| League branches at Buffalo, yesterday ,reso'
Iutions were adopted endorsing the Irish
Land League a. nov constituted, together
with all It's leaders, principles and plans.
A Paris telegram says N. Saint Paul haa
| offered the French academy the sum oil
] D, coo francs to found prize for the dis
coyery Of cure for diptheria The compe.
tition is open TO all the world. and - mol
even confined TO the medical profession.
Henry Winthrop Sargent, of Boston, died
Yesterday morning st his summer residence
In Wodenethe. near Fishkill on the Hod
son. aged ". He was an authority on hor
ticulture and tree culture. He bsd consid
erable real estate interests in new fort
city.
Henry Brown, wife and child. OF Read
ing, Pa, failing 20 appear yesterday morn
,pg. the house was broken open and tbt
three found cold and apparently dead, hay
ing been sufocated by coal cas. The hous'
| was placed in mourning, bat physicians
after four hours hard Sork, restored tn
three TO consciousness
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AHeraie mother.

PorrsvILLE, Pa, November l2-At an
early hour this morning FIRE broke out in
the residence of John Hepier. 8 well-to-do
farmer living in the williamstown Valley.
near Tower city. Mr.. Hepler was away
from home. Mrs. Hepler and six children
were all in bed at the time. The cracking
flames, which quickly spread and sooa en-
yeloped the whole building, awoke Mrs.
Hepier, who, CONSCIOUS of the danger
which surrounded her and her family,
rushed to the aid OF her children. who
slept in different rooms. She succeeded In
rescuipg FIVE of them. Almost exhausted
she again entered the burning building 10,
the sixth child, an interesting two-yesr.old
boy, the youngest Of the family. betore
She reached his bedside all means of escape
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Sad Accident In Rsane County.

Special Dispatch 10 the Rcg1ter.
GREESRRrER WHITE SuLrHUR SrRrSaA
November l2-News OF Q terrible accident
has just reached here from Roane county.
Mrs Zelphs Board, aged about sixteen. .
daughter of jefferson Board, well known
citizen, was fatally burned on last Thurs
day. II appears she was standing with her
back to an open CRATE, when the sudden
closing Of door famed her clothing into
the flame. Discovering that her drcs, vas
burning, she became almost wild with ter.
ror, and, dashing across the room, she
opened the door and ran into the farm.
yard. Her rapid movements added to the
fury OF the flames, which by this time
reached rs high rs her head, and her sgon.
king screams for help were terrible ~
hear. She fell to the ground and rolled
over and over In the grass In her frantic cf.
forts TO extinguish the flames, but her at.
tempts were without avail, and when assis-
rance came she was burned almost 70 .
crisp, dying In short time.
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monitors have to carry the usual equip
ment for propelling vessels Two monitors
are at anchor in Hampton roads. Up the
St James river at City Point five monitors
are AT anchor in fresh water. At the navy
yard here is another, which all visitors are
free to inspect one of the crew being de-
tailed in every case to show the sight-Seer
over all parts of the vessel.
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r-xfnrana resfinS.

Ali persons wishing to test the merits OF
a great remedy-one that win positively
cure Consumption, Coughs, Colds Asthma,
bronchitis, or any affection OF the threat
and lungs-sre requested TO call at Logan
& Co.'S drug store and get ~ cent Liai
bottle OF Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which will show you what
regular dollar sized bottle viii do.
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THE NEWS.

''neStie.
f. Duke of New Castle arrived at
kton from London, yesterday.
kuilding operations in st. Augustine,
1 arr unaccOuHtably active, nearly
In one being engaged in putting up
khcu>eS or altering old ones.
lu the Southern cities which have
in the past from yellow fever
Contributing generously to victims
he present scOurge in Pensacola.
hwIurket, r. l., with q population
\ an. i the largest town under town
t,rument i'm the United States, and
IfvrnS by a majority Of ninety-six
1 r refused to accept city charter.
h. value Of meSmerism as an an@s-
;. was illustrated in Louisville, Sat
An I'm the following manner: \ man
.rl William Pell was effected with
rnor Of the throat and face, and had
INrnlt operation performed on him
FIR +. W. KOehler. Before using
knife the patient was mesmerized
rr, of the students, and while in
\ condition the tumor was removed.
|, ralirnt never felt the slightest pain
-ing or after the operation, and is
~ well.
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were cut off and both perished in the
flames. When their charred remains were
found the child was locked in the mothers
arms. Mrs. Hepler was forty. five years OF
age. The origin Of the FIRE is not exactly
known, but is supposed to have been start
ed in the kitchen. The house, with all its
contents, was totally DESTROYED,
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M,upr., strike.

AKRON, O.. November l2.--The coal min.
ers at Lake View Summit and Middlebnry
mines Quit work at noon Yesterday, and
state positively that they will not resume
work till their demand of an advance from
Sc 70 95 cents per ton for digging is asceded
20. II is understood that the operators
beld meeting in Cleveland to-day. The
miners at another bank is said 20 be out,
and very determined in their position.
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rns Co,rrc..ionnI Committee.

EvAEsvILLE, IND, November l2-The
steamer Guiding Star arrived here at 2:4S
this morning. with a portion of the Con-
gressional River Commission on board.
Hon. VIM. S. Holman joined the Commit
tee at this point. The party left at 10 A. n,
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Hiseellaneee n,.s...

I,v.yyrry. IEp.. Eoyf
Brigqlsy. A farmer iivinSer i2..Thomas
this CITY, was killed to.nigpe miles from
TO town and was returning ne nsd ossn
back when be fell, or was thrde on no!S
saddle. His foot became sect rom vns
stirrup and he was dragged to deA 'n INC
For Du LAC, Wis. November a..
nation has been received here thath'S
Wyatt, assistant postmaster OF thiscit
wife IN camping in the wilderness OF noft
ern Wisconsin, has met with seriou,
accident, whereby he sustained ffscture
OF his right leg.
NATION, ILL.,. November I2.-Wlllis
King, son OF Josiah Kinr, OF this city.
sgcd about eleven. In attempting 70 jump
OF, the local freight train this evsning. fell
between the cara, and both al his legs were
almost severed above the knees. He can.
not recover.
PoLLERros. I'm, November l2.-While
Jsmes Kennedy was bshine In the Cslumet
river, near this nIace, he fell in and va
drowned before belp could reech him. ne
was employed on the Michigan Genital
road as telegraph operator.
La SALE, November l2.-Jossph Smith.
the old lock tender, was struck at the tune
mel by freight train and killed.
BALTIMORE, november IZ.-Luo tsuutv "
several OF the street-car companies 70 pro.
vide conductors for small carr has resulted
in several serious accidents. Yesterday de-
tectives were detailed 70 arrest oil psrsons
found stealing ride on the back platform.
and several arreats were n ode. To-day .
car company's enploye observed . boy
riding on the platform Of car and At
tempted 10 arrest him. The boy sluded hls
grasp and Ieaped of on the other side, ID
'front.' Of car going In the opposite direc-
tiop. He fell beneath the wheels, W. boz.
ribly nsngled. and was Instantly killed.
KIscARDfxE, Or, November 12-A 6sh.
ing boat has capsized of DeDoTT Point It
IL supposed all hands were drowned.
LOUISVILLE, Kr., November l2,-At Bal
let's Grove, near this city, to-day, Georee
snd John Kean, brothers, wsre target
shooting. George csseiessly got In rangs
OF the gun 10 the hands of his brother, ~
ceivipg shot In The abdomen.
BnApsoRD, Pa, NovemhsF H-Ths acci.
dent on tbs Broadford, Eldred aDd Qnso
| railroad. near Cuba, N. T., n not g b4d -
| stl3rst rspCfsed Only one n0, b.6sesg
james Francs, vss killed, aad Chs kss9y.
1 the fireman, sefi0usiy lntused Theougno
| md one cOmtinattou baGXzge sud 1oasso-
| ger car composed tbs trsiDs whIeht5t uest
over tfessfe forty fest high. fhe ssc1pe
| of the paseengeTS W. mafve5o4a Noae
i Were nsfiouslY hurt.
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CO.. s.s sslll .. ID. sas.s ssse.

RALEroH, n. c., November Il Returns
from eiRhty-four counties give Dockery,
Rep, for Congressman4t Large, 800 msjor-
ify over Bennett, Dem. The ten counties
unreported gave Jarvis, Dem, IN 1850. .
majority Of i,sz5. Heavy Democxsttc
LOSES are expected In some Of thess coun-
Ties, bat not enough 70 elect Dockey.
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,,oo., Oner DeeIineti.

CH1cA6o, November l2.-Aorris Green
walt, of Australia. has offered Robert 6.
ipgersoll &4O0 q night for twenty five
nights lecture tour in Australia, and to
ray all expenses there and bach, one half
;n advance. Ingersoll declined the offer.
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OTHER POLITICAL.
nam Cnmeron and the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, November IA gentle
msn who has always enjoyed the CONT
dence of Don Cameron, says he will not
again be a candidate for the United States
Senate, and that he will 60 into Arthur's
cabinet should Attorney General Brewster
care to leave the department OF Justice TOR
the United States Supreme bench in place
of Justice Bradley, who is to be retired
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Obitasry.

EyAHsvILLE, Isp., November 14-fsls-
grams have been received by relatives u
this city. announcing the death. this
morning, of Mrs. Prank Linns, Q child and
Oldest daughter OF Associate Justics haf-
isn. in chiesgo. Of mslsrisi fever. The
funeral services will be beld In Washing
tnr2r.y on Wednesday.