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Aksle BLAZE.
several Persohs KILLED and Wounded
Th4 Loss Heavy.

ALBANY, N. r., March Sat 2 o'clock
this morning a5Hatchman at Dunlay's ele-
yator discovered fiecre fire in the sixth
story. BY the lime it was extinguished the
flames had broken out fiercely on the fourth
floor, and sevei<l men were caught on the
sixth floor. Gary Benson, o watchman,
and Louis ]. Miller, clerk OF the fire depart.
msnt, rushed down stairs through the
flames. and weFe badly burned. Firemen
Samuel Z. Atkins and John Myers, and
James Milligan, laborer, were forced to
come down an iTCn hosting chain outside
the building, distance OF nearly 100 feet.
About 40 feet from the ground the chain
was covered with ice, and the men slid
to the ground with great velocity, and
were more or less severely injured. A
strong north wind was blowing, and the
whole department was called out. The
fire spEead rapidly through the mill, and
elevator, enveiopiDg the whole structure.
About 70 ur o'clock the upper walls fell
outward, a part tsng throush Bridge z
Davis provision aioipiDE on Broad.
VIM, Carten an f}skaeI Sheehan and
Michael McESWipf Employees of Bridge ~
Davis, were kiiied. James Cameron book
keeper of the same firm, Wns Injured inter-
nally and probably fatally. James Kelly
had both legs crushed. Fireman Gold
smith had his beck injured. The entire
mill and elevator was destroyed. The
property belonged TO- the estate Of Robert
Dunlap. Loss on building, $4,000; in
sured for S32,500. 0ne hundred and fifty
thousand bushels of grain were in the eie-
vator. Loss OF parties who had grain
stored, about $4,000; insurancs not ascer-
tanned.
Block Harmed.
MCPHERSON, KAN, March 3.-A fire at
nine O'Clock last night destroyed one entire
business block.
Chemical Works Seorehea.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, March 3,--The extern
sive chemical works of w. H. Chappell &
Co., corner of Fourteenth and Gratiot
streets, and extending along the latter
street nearly to Twelfth, took fire this
Damage about $4,000.
burned TO Death.
New YORK, March S.-There is large
fire in the New York Popular Publishing
buildings, in Rose street. Some
thirty girls are employed in the building
and it is rumored three are burned TO
death
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WATER WAIFs.
Personal and General News Along the
River.


River 6 feet inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy thermometer S3.
The river was falling slowly at dark last
night with feet inches OF water IN the
channel.
The Bachelor left at o'clock yesterday
morning for Pittsburgh.
The Courier departed at IL 80 yesterday
morning for Parkersburg.
The Scotia passed down at o'clock yes
terday morning en- route for Cincinnati.
The StocKdale is due down this morning,
destination Cincinnati.
The Granite State is 1ue up tonight from
Cincinnati en- route for Pittsburgh.
The following tow boats passed yester-
day. Up-ADnfe l., Hawk, Joe Walton,
Jim Brown, Hornet No. 2, and Tom Dods-
worth, with empties.
Com. Armstrong received word from the
Nail City yesterday, she had delivered her
tow at GresnviIle and Yazoo City all right
and dry and was en- route for this port.
MEMPHIS, March 3-Riyer fallen inch.
MoRGAxr0wN, March 3-Riyer 1 feet and
stationary. Weather cloudy.
CISstSSArI, March 3-Riyer 81 feet and
falling. Weather clear aud cold.
STBENshoRo. Pa. March S.-Riyer G feet
inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
PaRKxn, Pa, March 3.-River feet B
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
and cold.
EVANSVILLE. March S.-Riyer falling; 80
feet 8 l.lO scant. Weather clear. Their
nsmeter 46.
CAIRO, III. March 3.-River 50 feet
inches shd falling. Weather clear. Their
mometer AZ.
RIcE's LASpIs6, PA, March 3.-River
feet and stationary. Weather cloudy
| thermometer 80.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, March 3'-River 6 fee
inchess and stationary. Weather cloudy
thermometer 33.
EFor the delicate and complicated dIfr
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A MOoNSHINE MURDERER.
Startling Confession Of a Kentuekisn
In Texas.

DALLAS, TEXAS, March S-A Young man
who has been known in this section by the
name of Edward Burnett was run over bya
Missouri Pacific train at Fort Worth Sun
day night and died yesterday morning.
When Burnett found he WAS dying he said
he had an uncle and aunt living at Covlng-
ton and sister at Boone Court House,
West Virginia. He called friend, c. H.
Harper, to him and said: "Charlie, / must
die. My right name is Edward Barrett. |
changed my name to Burnett because |
was a moon sinner in Kentucky and had to
leave. ! have been wild and reckless, but
have never done any one wrong or stolen
anything. Charlie, l was rich once, but
squandered my money it was only after
being assured that he could not live, that
Barrett would make this statement. Then
he seemed easier, sank into an unconscious
state and died. 1t is said he and other
moonshiners killed two government officers
in moonshiner raid in Kentucky, land that
he fled to Texas. His friends were notified
of his death.
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OUR SENATORIAL DELEGATION.

Camden on for Parkersburg, Kenna
for Charleston and Davis Paeking
His Grip-saek.
Special Dispcteh 10 the Ssnday Register.
WAsHISeroS, March 3.-Sen ator Camden
will leave for Parkersburg Monday morn
ing. Senator elect Kenna said tonight
that be expected to leave for Charleston to-
morrow evening, that he had never yet re-
mained in Washington over one
night after the adjournment Of
Congress. Senator Davis willremain here
for several days, gathering up his docu-
ments, etc, preparatory to removing them
to Deer Park. Senator Camden will re-
main at home for few days and will then
proceed to Hot Springs, Ark, to join his
wife and daughter.
Capt. Geo. II. Harrison arrived here to.
night.
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First Through Train.

NEwCOMERsTowS. March 3.-Last night
the first through train on tue Wheeling X
Lake Erie, in the past month, passed.
through here as the large trestle torn out
by the recent flood south Of town has just
been repaired. The company have been
running trains all the time by snsferring
in wagons for over a mile.
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The Ssw Arehbi,hop.

LoHpoy, March 3.-The election OF Most
Rev. Edward w. Benson as Archbishop OF
Canterbury, in place OF Most Rev. DR.. TAFT,
deceased, was confirmed to-day in Bow
Church, London. The ceremony was for
NAL but brief. The Archbishop of York
snd Bishops of London, Durham, Lych'
field. Rochester and Exeter officisted.
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Tnr French Crfsfa.

LoNneS, March 3.--The correspondent OF
the Daily News X Paris says: At The Cabi.
net council, to-day, NJ. Ferry, Prime Min
ister, declared that revision of the oonsti.
tation was inopertune, especially as the
Senate had shown rconciliatory disposition
by its vote on the motion offered by General
Robert with regard to the Orleans Princes.
He said be would oppose the revision.
Whenit ws7 moved in the Chamber OF
Deputies he would rrge that a revision
could only rise fully or come on'when the
Senate would not see IN tia menace toits
q existrpee.
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BERLIN, Mavli 3.-The Natiosal Isituns
affirms that the Prince OF Wstes has ex.
pressed strong disapproyal with referenc,
10 the military degradation by France OF
the Orleans Princes.
The Duke of Esenburg will be present
at the coronation Of the Car OF Russia
The Prince Of Wales will not attend.
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HeaVy LOSS.

INpIASAPoLIs, March 3.-The freight de.
pot of the ]. NJ. & /. railway, at Columbus.
Ind, was totally destroyed this afternoon,
together with five cars Of freight, all the
freight in the depot, and the Master OF
and papers. Loss, $4,000.
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nApellAs LoreR,


booItO9 20 nebs her, SOSlctouNy Bttto
himself with Losa or Baiietn
TnoxrsoNvr.Ls CosN., March 3.--Isa.
bella Young's rejected lever. Walter J.
Hesford. opened Mrs. Soung's kitchen
door at !: 80 this morning and deliberately
fired at the youug lady With five-shootef.
The bull passed through q stove pipe di.
rec,ly over hcrhead, and, with q scream.
she dsrtsd into bedroom xiysSs her moth.
er WAY, pnd tcgsthsr they:trisd 10 Close the
door against host, nj, who haA. parsued her.
He succeeded In forcing tho door and Q
wild struggle took place between the
three. lie finally succeeded IN plAcins The
revolver at
re Tempts~s the rsssG EaAy.
but Just n he was about TO FIRE she plsced
her right hand over the muzzte sad threv
IL up. The bullet passed through her hand,
He then fired the remaining three shots st
her she begged him 10 stop. crying. ~
will marry you; Twill do anything" He
rushed out OF the house and entering an
clubhouse in the rear Of the school build.
ing near by, put three bullets from smother
revolver through his own head and 10 nov
dying.
Ho.furd, who Is about 25 .years old, has
been cSurtipg Isabella for months. Her
mother'found that he had wife and child
living IN Hartford, and forbade the match.
Hosfortt by notes and In person theealsnsA
10 take tsAbellas life, and 30 heightened
her that che went TO. Springfield TO live
with her brother. lie followed her there
and she returned here. Ho,ford has
been exhibiting his two revolye-s-for two
months.
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a Had RiIl.

PITrSnrRGH, March 3.-Crucibe and open
hearth steel manufacturers were inter
viewed this morning in regard to the tariff
bill aS passed by the Senate. They say it Is
severe blow to their interests az well as to
that of the cotton tie and wire rod manu-
facturers. The latter claim if the bill be-
comes law they will be forced TO quit
bu SlnCSs
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Bns& H<ntemeus

NEW YORK, March S-Loans, increase
S20, ,0S0, 100; specie. decrease. $3 l7l40O; legal
tenders. decrease, sl,l07 100; deposits, de.
crease, .S3 3,02l 800; circulation, increase,
$40, 500; reserve, decrease, $3,5237I5. The
banks now hold $2,3li,77 in excess OF the
legal requirements.
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UnlsRpE Irel~di

LONDON, March 3.-A letter from the
B'shop Of RAphoe, County Donegal, Is pub.
lished in which he says the only chance
the destitute-people have to maintain life
is through charity. He says she policy OF
the government Is evidently ore OF eIter-
mjDstion.
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Declined.

Edward o. Graves has declined the po-
sition of Chief Examiner under the CIVIL
Service Commissioner, to which he was sp-
pointed yesterday.
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sberi,Ian Free. but ANXIOUS.

NEW YoRS, March 3,-TO reporter who
called upon F. J. Sheridan at the office OF
the Irish World, TO day, that gentleman
smilingly said: There are no new deyel-
opmeuts in the extradition matter to day
that know Of am cheerfully awaiting
events" 1t was discovered that no sworn
complaint had yet been made by the Brit.
ish Consul, and until that is done no war
rant can issue. 1t was learned also that ar
rangements are being made by the Irish So
cieties OF this city and vicinity to hold
meeting to express their indignation at
the manner in which the Secret Service
officials of Great Britain have been working
to cajole certain officials OF the United
States Government for the purpose of pro-
curing snap judgment in eXtradition az
fairs. These societies have their secret Of
ficis!s also at work.
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Tryi.s - Prsvs .. Asisi.

LoEDos, March 3.-The friends OF Frauk
Byrne, for whose extradition the, French
government has been asked, have taken
steps TO obtain numerousaf afidayits Of MEM
bers Of Parliament and others, testifylng
that they saw Byrne in London on Nay
9th last, the day Of the Phoenix PARK muir
ders.
HAyRE, March S.-The British Govern.
ment has asked for the extradition Of
Welsh.
PARIS, March 3.-Henri Rochefort has
written to Victor Hugo. asking him to use
his influence with the Government in favor
Of Byrne.
PARIS, March 3.-Tbe friends OF Byrne
expect that heswill be released to morrow.
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NEW Yosx. March 1-Dsy 0eods-
The MARKET today vas sf tlsst 9aiss sisrsc-
ter usual on ths esosiAg Day Of he ss-k,
With the demand Of sgsnts very modefsts
The jobbisg tfsds b iaisiy sctive, ssd tbs .
sales Of The week shoS . good scrsss ,
ever sny week Of The year. Evs.y'hir &
Tor the month There 10 . good asdert NJ
10 the MARKET and values fos ill desirs HE
fabrics aYt frn.
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FDS1N1'fD Agree.

New YoRK, March 3-ghe jury in tho
case of 6eorge Joyce. the former President
Of the Utica, It6ica and Elmira railroad,
on trial for' emheselemsnk, was unable to
agree to-day after being locked mp all
night and were discharged. Joyce was
allowed liberty on giving So. 900 tnl.
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Effects OF jealousy.

BUFFALO, March 3.-Robert Msgee, aged
9s years, this morning shot his wife, aged
22, the ball entering her right eye. he
then shot himself in the forehead. The
woman xill not recover. Magee, II is
thought, will. Cause, jealousy.
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Suicide.

WORCESTER, Mass, March S.-Charles
Smith, q prominent cotton manufacturer,
Suicided this morning. Cause, probably
tenn porary insanity. BE vas q middled,
sged man, and very wealthy. He owned
mills at Barre, Albumin and Peperill.
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a B1B River.

CAIRO, ILis. March 3-An,AlkansaS Cit1
spscisl rays the river 10 Yisis6 steadily sud
a Hood 10 inevitable. The psopls srs taking
their property 70 pisces Of (safsty, and fami.
lies sTe leaving on every train. The negroes
are fleeing panic sesickso.
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lne>aaIn1v HlveA

L.rsSuEsIa, Va. March 3.-Thss ware.
two incendisry Rrss to-day. one at the
Piedmont House. The impressios II the
fires were started 10 force the establishment
OF paid ise depaItmsnt Common coun-
Gil ordered sn investigation Of tho origin Of
the recent disastrous Rrss and the mismAn.
agtmtnt Of the fire department.
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Another one.

Bosros, March 3.-Harvey n. Follans.
bee, clerk OF the superintendent OF the
Boston police department, and treasurer Of
the Police Relief Association, has embeI.
zled some so, $50 Of the invested funds OF
the latter organization. He has been spec.
ulating in stocks. He made . full comics.
siop, sna Eas hfld for trial In $4,000 bail.
!, PS:2s eets.,j RRinssd EsssSlI.n :. I'M. u
sspefiS sndsnsS Soilcs l.. l. -
tf ftIke Relief Association sinee III ozEnnlk
ation in 1871. His management Of therslief
funds. amounting TO about $fS, 900, was
conservative and judieious untila year agN
when, owing to an increase in living ex.
psnses, his salary proved inadequate to the
demands made upon him. His frst pecula.
ton was made TO pay household bills
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Aiaae % Q laAAlA

SfecSdi Dsspatak % % Ass1uV BP1to~.
Misso JUNCTION. a. March A-Thsre kas
been several drunken AGhts here tbis evss--
ing. Councilman 6inpsoa sppolnted tso.
SPECIAL police 70 assist The MsFsSai In ksse-
ing order.
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Hpef'aI D<F'aeh u hs HhsnLIv RsptAr.
STEuSgsviLLn March "A man namsd
Mariiu Aullonry was assaulted tonight By
Robert BsRbs. saloon keeper, With besr
mailrt ing him on the head and crush
ing BE .kull. The weund 10 thSoght 70 be
fatal. BsbEs WAS arpested.
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DepaPtare Deferred

HAvKr, March 3-John Walsh, the man
referred TO by James Carey in his testi-
mony in Dublin, and who was warrested
here on Thursday, had insended to start
for New York to-day.
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Nathan Coz, Rsq,- q CtesksbuS %
uncs Of the Hon. Nathan 0oa, Q ( this
State, has for sixty years, sot.iths' Asding
hs punerous and spgrosSisg bust ASss On.
essemebts. been Q binDtsss distr ibutss Of
The scripturss He Tins coaclud n letter
70 the American Bible Boeisty:
During The VA cos,inusd ~ disth.
buiiOn tbrongbsnt Harrison ,ounty, and
also gave great msny BibI~ snd fests.
mtnfs 10 soldien In the ODion army.
From my earliest conpec' Aoe With the
cause, whenever have se at 70 the passot
society hsys met With p ypapt ssd gssss.
ous a1sven 70 ny reque, ~. Aftss tho var
time th. society ssst , 4 ! Sossdoa q ssv.
snfy i've BbIes for y I6tsprposs. It = ~.
ders,ood all throus = q copntey NJ
;, s.sp o. hand s.9 ~. q, :, q :ss a..sa -
button 10 The 20 =. = fkly y 10y ~
passes ihst do not Sielsl14fe tseo ess e
ti.aiSa..d is1as &; ...~..a eve a. q = dis ~
umes."
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An Ernherz.cr Cagesl.

RStSToy, March sc 7. RDyle. agent OF
B, 7. Brown & 20, OF Burlington. Ia, gain
Dealers, wss arrested for embszTliag st5,0O
from his employers,
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Aick Irnia Ilenih

ATLANTA, GA. March 3.-Goy. Stephens
is considered in dangerous condition. The
belief is general chat lie will not recover
from his present illness.
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Three ofa Kind.

PIrTsBUEGH, March s. George Jones,
Jesse Carter and Martin Weinburger, con-
yicted of murder, were sentenced this
morning to be hanged.
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The River and Harbor BAH.

The fate of the river and harbor bill was
settled by the action of the Senate to-day
in adopting the Ingalls, motion, that the
report of the committee accompanying the
bill be printed and lie on the table. This
action carries over till tomorrow the con-
sideration OF the bill itself, and as Sunday
is not a legislative day no further action
can be taken by the Senate upon the bill
at this session. 1t is generally understood
the purpose Of the motion was to kill the
hill
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Powers proianae.i-

PARIS, March Sit is stated an agree
rnent has been reached to proIong TIE pow.
ers Of the European commission on the
Danube for u years.
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HEAVY Failure.

fHILApELPHI2. Pa, March S.-Jas. Myers
& Son, cloak and suit manufacturers, sus
pended to-day. Liabilities estimated at
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ul..s s..uu u,n.,nr.,. a. rs.s Dew..

PITTsBusGH. March 3--Tioubls 10 breW-
ing between the glsts bottle manufacturers
and employees on account OF the stMgn alton
Of trade. The former notified the work
men some time ago that . reduction In
wages would be necessary, but NJ yet no
answer has been received 10 the PROPOSE.
ton. Prominent manufacturers said. To-
day that frsm present indications the Manu-.
facturers' Association, which meets shortly.
will order . general shut down lbtil busi-
ness improves.
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c.,.o III, March 3--GoIun <sns y en-
tireIy submerged. oniy ans FOOLS O. Sas..S ~
os. One bouse demc.f.bed By lake ies.
Si,,s.ns ssdsd 70 pIsl4s Of satety.
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Obituary.

ST. PAUL, March 3.-General James FL.
Simpson died, last night. OF pneumonia.
He was a graduate of West Point
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IitsILlaPek.

BERLIN. March 3-Reports are again cur
rent that Bismarck has had u conference
with the leaders Of the National Liberal
party.
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HlReA 81 LlA.

MoSTeonElY, Az, March a-Mosss !.
Ray, book keepsF st The Merchants I'D
Pisnters' Bank, killed himssd hinssslf W
day. Cssse, trssb3ss d . private nAtn1s.
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THEATRICAL.
The Nightinsaisls Grand Success In
.r..--s--- PoYk k6poifs. -.--t , '.--'s''

--..-.-rs-,- - PoSsk6poiis. .--t '-, ''.'-'''
CINCIHSATI O., March S.-Nilsson has
given five concerts here within month.
The total receipts are nearly $50 900. The
last two were in Music Hall. and were
heard by 5000 people. 1t is the most sue
cesSful concert series ever given here.
The Katherine Lewis Opera Company and
the Vokes Family both claimed an engage
ment at Robinson's Opera House, next
week \ law suit was threatened, but the
matter was settled, Katherine Lewis taking
another theatre.
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#For the delicate and complicated dlfIl-
euities peculiar to women, Lydia Z. Pink
hsm's Vegetable Compound is the .overcien
remedy.
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GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
safe at the Russian Capital.

WASHINGTON, March &-Secretary Chan
dler received cable message from Minis
ter Hunt, at st. Petersburg, stating that
Ensign Hunt and party, including Bartlett
and other survivors of the Jeanette, arrived
at St. Petersburg this morning, all in good
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c. l. foorman. Bellairs, Judge Cham
bers, st. Clairsyillc. and Wilson s Kenna,
the devoted descipie OF Blackstone from
tb.. same burgh are here. When these
thyee gentlemen appear on the scene. It
siHays indicates something. At present
think it indicates that the st. Ciairsyiile
Court House bill is pending in the Com
mi,tee and while the Poorman will orats
agsiust il, Chambers and Kenna will use
all the mellow and silvery eioquence IN ~
behalf.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-09

bitterly. Kean came of and asked what was
 the matter. The girl, shaking with emotion,
 said: "Your acting. sir l" Kean rushed to
 his wife, exelaiming, My God, Ellen, the
 child has no soul. She is crying at our com
 edy."
 Again he was playing at the Theatre Roy
 al, Liverpool. A pantomime show had just
 closed at the theatre, and a dummy police
 man had been drawn up in the ':Hfes' and
 left suspended. Kean went on to play Ham
 let and had reached that part where, with
 clasped hands, he says in solemn and meas-
 ured accents: FtNow I am alone !" and had cast his eyes upwards, when they fell upon the dummy policeman hanging in the ma- chinery he stopped suddenly and walked of
 the stage, saying to the manager, Berkinsaw : sfWhy ?" he was asked. My attention was distracted, y he said, struggling and pointing to the dummy policeman, land what is 1t P'' He was told what the offending figure was and it was hauled down. sDon't ring up
 until I see. Ellen, look up to see," said Kean. His wife looked up and said ;. 'sYes, Charles. it is gone' ''Then I can look in l safety and play the scene," he replied. Kean was a very small, skinny, spare l faced man, and would be passed by in the streets without notice. In later life he grew | haggard and lost his memory. For twenty 1 years he was the recognized beau ideal of the 1 English stage. He was more finished actor | than his father, old Edmund Kean, who was | rough and terrific in his acting. In his last days he carried around two actors with him l to give him the words. He played the last l time at the Alexander Theatre, Liverpool.
 During the last weeks performance he left 1 the stage one night, went home and dleo l with the harness just oH-