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Indian Depredations.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April S.-A dispatch
from New Mexico says Indians have
been seen on the plains between Lordsbprg
and the dila, and tracks are reported In
several places, but no depredationB heard
Of. Captain Eskridge with Company X,
Of The 23d Infantry, from Fort BayaTd, has
lust returned from an unsuccessful scout ot
The Gila after Indians General Mckenzie,
al Lordsburg, Is directing movements
There are no.hostile Indians In New Mex.
leo. The trail reported two days ago was
made by MeEicans General Forsyth
and four companies OF the Fourth
Cavalry will 60 into temporary camp
nj Richmond on the Gila river. Cap.
tain Black with the Shakespeare Guards
returned to Shakespeare, and the company
has been relieved iEom duty. Ju and Loco,
with two hundred renegatles and the rem.
nants Of all the different bands OF ApaChes.
are still in Chihuahua, and doing much
damage. Mexican troops are out after
them, and tits now Generals MCKenEies
and Crooks aim to guard tho frontier and
prevent tho hostiles recrossing into Sonora
and New Mexico,
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CHICAGO, April S.-Thc canvass of the
returns Of the South Town ticket in the
late election is completed, and brings TO
light the fact that in the fourth precinct Of
the Second ward, the ballot box was held
for day or two by Judges, part Of the
time being in a disreputable saloon, and
when opened for canvassing It was discov.
cred the tally sheet Ind been tampered
with by chemicals, and two hundred votes
transferred from the Republican candidates
to Democrats. Tue job was bunglingly
done and the evidence Of fraud said to be
conclusive. No action hos yet boen taken
towards furnishing the guilty parties.
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CRAFTS CASE. ncsu
Confession 0r Nero That lie and
Another GOInmItted the Murders.

Confession or u Nero That lie aud
Anothcr GOInHnitted the Murders.
LEXINGTON, KY, April IA Press
reporter received an intimation lust night
that Ellis Craft had received a letter in yes.
terday's mail from his brother in Ashland,
stating that negro in jail in Charles
ton, West Virginia, had confessed
that he and another had murder.
ed Emma Thomas and the Gibbons
children. Thinking this was, perhaps, a
mistake, the reporter went to the jail to in
vestigate, and was given the original lette 7
TO Craft, which he now has in his possess.
ion, and from which he makest the following
startling extract, after taking the liberty OF
correcting Mr.. Gratis orthognphy and
English:
Ellis, what am going TO say is the fact.
They have got negro in iail ut Charles.
ton, W. Va, who has told enough 10 clear
you and Neal, and Us soon as they get the
other one it will be published all over the
world. Brother Gilman and Mr.. Burns
went and saw the negro in Jail them.
selves, and the Governor Of Virginia made
big speech in your favor. will get the
speech and send it TO you in my next let
ter. Keep in good heart, and think you
and Neal will be free again."
We give this for what It is worth. Gratis
brother really wrote it to him, and 1t does
not seem reasonable that he would have
made up the story, as it is 50 easy TO find
out whether it Is lalse or not, and could not
operate in Gratis favor at all il false.
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the ATA..ANrA.
lay Gonld's New Yacht safely Launched
from Cramps Yard.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April IA special
train from New York arrived at Cramps
Shipyard at 1925 this afternoon TO witness
the launch Of Gould's steam yacht, the
Atalanta. Among those on board the train
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gould, Misses Nellie
and Annie Gould, George Gould, Mr.. and
Mrs. a. J.. Hoffman, r. L. Baldwin, Cyrus
W. Field, Jr., Wm. Henry Hprlbert, Of
the New York World, Miss Anna Hem
bricks, L. S. jeffrey, Howard jeffrey, Wm.
A. Bingham, John I. Terry and E. o. Harris
Notwithstanding the heavy, damp patmos-
phere, large crowd witnessed the launch.
In addition to the party from New York
there were many prominent Philadelphians
present. 1t was expected General Grant
and General Diaz would be present, but
they were absent, owing TO the delay Of the
train. Only workmen were permitted on
board the craft, the launch being witnessed
from spacious platform constructed
around the yacht, from which tloated the
stars and stripes. The owner Of the yacht
and party occupied positions on the plat
form at the bow OF the vessel.
Shortly after l o'clock long line OF
&orkmen. arranged along either side OF
the keel oi the Atalanta, began driving in
wedges preparatory 10 cutting away the
last fastening which held her on the ways.
The vessel did not move at once upon re.
moval Of the fastening, and murmur OF
disappointment went through the crowd;
but a few minutes later she glided smooth.
ly and gracefully into the Delaware, amid
the cheers OF the assembled multitude, and
din OF steam whistles Of boats in the river
As the bow OF the boat left the ways, Miss
Nellie Gould christened her Atalanta by
breaking the traditional bottle OF wine.
The launch was complete SUCCESS and
Gon,d was warmly congratulated.
After luncheon at the office Of the build
ers, Gould and party returned to New York
by special train.
Competent j-dgesbay that Gould's yacht,
the Atalanta, is u most perfect and com.
plete specimen oi steam.Craft construction
As to seaworthness, she is considered
superior to Benefits Namouna. Upon
deck her length is 226 feet, and on the
water line 2l3 feet. The yacht il fitted up
in most magnificent style, the cabin being
furnished with all that art can suggest for
comfort and convenience.
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ANINGENIoUs DEVICE.
A Signal Time clock which VIII Pre-.
vent Rear End Railroad A ..cid.n,.

vent Rear End Railroad Accidents,
PIrrsBuRGH, April IA railroad signal
time clock which indicates the time inter.
venipg between trains, has lately been
patented by a Greensburg inventor. 1t is
to be mounted similar to the danger signals,
and the engineer can readily tell by planc.
ing at the dial how much time has elapsed
since the preceding train passed that point.
The clock is made to run regular and
show the hour, just like an ordinary time
piece; but an ingenious device, connecting
the rail and clockwork, throws the minute.
hand on around until the next train
comes along, when 1t drops back to i2
again. Should any train not be followed
by another for an hour or longer period,
then the minute hand will pause at Is
minutes and remain there until passing
train throws it back to l2, when II starts on
as before. The purpose Of having the hands
stop at 55 minutes is to show that at least
that much time has elapsed since a train
has gone by, which ia sufficient to indicate
clear track. Nothing hut the weight OF a
train will move the hand, and tho clock Ia
so constructed as to prevent being tampered
with,
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COLUMBUS, O., AprilS..The April Report
Of the Ohio Board Of Agriculture based on
returns from over seven hundred town.
ships give the following Percentages
to April l, lSS3: Wheat G3; oId
wheat in producers hand 9S;
old corn ditto SO; rye, condition 90; bar.
ley 90; clover SO; clover, acreage 100; live
stock, two conditions, 20 and lO3; cattle
los: horses l03; sheep l03; spring lam bs 95,
stock hogs l0l; spring pigs 03; number OF
COWS, 02; cattle, %, horses, 81; sheep, 05;
stock hogs, 81. The fine condition OF live
stock Is due in part to n fine hay crop in
1882. The wheat outlook is the most
gloomy for eight years iu Ohio. Severe
cold with the bare-gronnd killed The tops
to the surface in January and February.
Warm rains and good weather till May
may improve the condition up to 90 per
cent
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would have been demanded two weeks ago
Every cellar may be an Htna. This Is the
first time that. England has felt the tread oi
q. foreign foe since the time Of William tue
Conqueror."
ave are receivingplenty ofmoney now"
said Secretary Joyce. "Hereare the letters
received to.day-SG0 from St. Louis, $40
from Savannah, $ta from Providence, and
here Is a letter from Manchester, N. H.,
inclosing S25." The letter, which was
signed by several persons, was as follows
"The undersigned will thank you to add
their names to the roll OF honor for hasten
ing the time, through the agency Of the
improved resources Of civilization" when
Ireland may take her place again, erect
and independent, among the nations ofthe
earth and inscribe the epitaph OF her most
glorious martyr, Emmett Wishing you
godspeed In your missionary work, l am
yours, fraternally, -"
"Have the experiments with Professor
Mezzerotf's terrible explosive, tratriglycer-
inc, which you say Is ninety times the
strength Of gunpowder, been postponed 2"
ask ed the reporter. .I
AYES. Professor Mezzerof started for
Europe week ago last Sunday. He was
last heard from at Calais. He will 80 to
Moscow ;..- -,..- -.F
"To witness the coronation ?"
"Well, perhaps not exactly to witness
the coronation, but to look alter details"
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SlSCiLl Dispatch TO the lntclllgeneer.
PAREEtsuuE0, W. Va, April 7.-Henry
Kaemer, IL very prominent and highly
respected German citizen OF this place, was
dtOvned to-day in the Little Kanawhsa
river, lie attempted to cross in skill, as
the bridgeis being repaired, and the swift
current carried the skif under Sone empty
coal barges. lie came to the surface once
below the barges, but there being no one
to assist him, lie sank Immediately. His
remains have not yet been recovered. lie
leaves a wife aud large family. .syt 4
Two boys, names unknown, were drown
Cd in Hughes river, fifteen miles above
this place, last night, by their skitf being
dawn over Il dam, .g.
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FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
The Fall of n Texas Hotel, Burying the
Inmates IN the Kuins.

| Inmates IN the kulns.
Kansas CRY Mo. April THE Jour.
~ ~ sr"s....' w. n. ri, a,,a, s.,,on.
"atS snerhan' ieAas' spec'"l sayS Aoou'
2 o'clock this morning the Ende House, a
threestorv brick hotel, ut Greenville. the
county seat NJ HINT countv fall burvinp
~ '. :s..S 80 - ,,a..,.as.. il. III" r;t,aaa
the inmates petweeh its "a's' f'i'eeii
persons are known TO have been killed. A
few Others ESCAPED unhurt. The ruins took
sro aud na,v hod;eu wers roas,ed in the
a. a. 49, c"aa,,,;,,a Az h.. ~ On ann;na an5
fames' ufeenV'iIe mas no hfe engine ana
dispatch was sent here, asking the fire
department to come to their relief. A tire
engine WAS sent from here by special train
and prevented the flames from spreading.
Up to 1880 this afternoon FIVE bodies were
taken from the ruins, but were charred
beyond recognition. The following IS a
list Of the lost as far as known: r. r.
Neal, Mrs NJ. L. Pruit, proprietor; Geo. D..
Pruit, F. D. N. Riley, J. L. Ford, Frank
West Lou Davis, Louis Chaney, and five
negroes. The building was erected within
the past year. and had been for some time
considered unsafe, the walls being very
light. j
SHREVEPORT, April THE, Standards
Greenyille, Texas, special says: The Ende
Hotel, a three.story brick, fell with ter.
rible crash at midnight. Thirteen per.
sons. were crushed and burned in the
ruins. Mrs. N. prnitt, Nroprletress; George
Pruitt; Louis Albert, jeweler; ]. Z: Ferd,
telegraph repairer; I. D. Riley, conductor;
R. K. Neal, cotton buyer; Frank West,
Miss Lou Davis, a chambermaid; mat
tress maker named Hill, and four negro
walters perished. Fifteen occupants es:
capped, I. D. Turner was terribly ,mangled
and may die. ="
The piteous walls oil the imprisoned and
burning victims to whom no hand could
render assistance, was heart'rending.
The following business firms were burned
out: James Armsted, hardware; X. Len.
stein, agricultural implements; J. j. Cooper,
machinery.
Up to 4 p. NJ. the charred remains OF
four victims were taken from the ruins,
Isimply chunks OF burnt flesh and bones,
and totally unrecognizable. Business houses
are all closed.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, April S.-The NeWS
Greenyille special says: The most horrible
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THE DYNAMITE WORKERS..
Rossa Warned Against Taiking-Money
{. 10 Garry ON the Warfare. ~

Ngw York, April 7.-Mr. 0'Donovan
Rossa was not in his office when reporter
called this afternoon, bpt Mr.. Joyce, seere.
tary OF the Fenian Brotherhood here, an.
swered for him. - A''i''t q"
"Mr. Rossa," said Mr., Joyce, positively
refuses to say anything more at present tc
any one outside Of the organization
Things are getting too SERIOUS, Mr.. Rossa
has received communication from the
Supreme Council warning him against cay
ing anything more to the reporters about
this dynamite business" U
supreme Council OF what?"
EIhe United Irish Revolutionary Coun
ell Of the Pen;an Brotherhood. Here Is the
address oi the Revolutionary CounclI.p Mr.
Joyce gave the reportera copy Of the ad
dress, which Is Of considerable length.
Major Patrick K, Hogan, who was visi
tor to the office, saidi no.
HThese events, such as are ohronicleC
to-day, will send up insurance in Englant
one hundred per cent. ] think that yol
would have 10 pay fully one hundred pc
cent more for Insurance in England thR,
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THE WEST UNION TRAGEDY.
The Wounded GirI Improving-A Strict
Watch kcpt over Her.

s"il Dispatch 10 the lntelligenccr.
CENTRAL, W. Va, April S.-iour CORE
poHdent llas Just returned from West
UaiOn, the scene OF the Doyle murder
Mary, the only survivor, Is thought to be
gu the road 10 recovery. She ate part oi
laOnnge this evening, and said it. tasted
pod, asking for more. She recognizes
PERSONS at once and speaks intelligenly'
Medicine and food are given by her nurse
OnIy, and guard is kept about the house
br safety. 1t is believed II this was moi
ae case tic child might be given poison
Sprevent any trace to the guilty parties
BY recovery. Every precaution is being
used to bring to light the perpetrators o'
tie helIish crime. Kinney was moved to
Catksburg by Detective Haggerty last
nirht for lear Of lynching.
Il. T. Moran, the party referred to in
the dispatches TO the lSrRLLIGIECRG OF the
6A inst, hNs since been arrested, and is
now in jaiat West Uuion and will have
htariUg Tomorrow. at which time the
Inquest will likely be concluded. Excite
Htnt still runs high, and the result cannot,
Al this time, be forGtold.
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ST. LOUIS, April ga report comes from
De Soto that Mack Nlarsden, leader Of q
gang Of hog and cattle thieves In and
around Ilillsboro, Mo-, who had made
himself n terror almost throughout the en-
tire county, and who was strongly suspect.
ed Of having killed two men and com.
mitted arson within the past two yean
was overtAken on the road near Victoria
u little hamlet three miles from De Soto
about dark, last night, by mob Of twenty
five or thirty men aud hanged TO tree.
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ii is no light labor to trace even one meas
ure through the various evolutions oflegis.
isation., To present the entire period
within limits adapted to the general reader
and upon the plan briefly outlined in the
foregoing paragraphs, will, it is believed,
contribute to u more general and intelligent
understanding Of an important political
era, and to truer sense Of the patriotism,
the courage and the statesmanship which
sustained the nation under unprecedented
trials, and guided it safely through danger
Gus places.
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-, liHicult TO say whether it is the arl-
,,,i,iss Of Russia or Great Britain who
..n1 ,odsy in most deadly fear oil dyna'
,i ITO y, who have the most reason to fear
T. ~ Tbe discoveries made in Birmingham
.,d .I.ewOere are sufficient to confirm the
.,,,, .uspicions aroused by the recent ex'
.,o.on at the Government buildings in
Westminster, Of the existence OF an or
r.nil,l plot on behalf Of the Irish FenianH n
"a Introduce this sort Of argument into
Ns,e,.lement Of the Irish question. The
evidence yoes to show that the interested
uti.s are flush Of money, which justities
he conclusion that the plans and purposes
iO.pripp the business are known and ap-
,,oyeJ Ly wider circle than would other
xise ebaye been deemed possible. Neither
o,e We at liberty to reject as preposterous,
Nys an exchange, "the inferences which
,ise from the iact that Whitehead, the
man found in charge Of the Birmingham
ptpgycerine factory. is an lrish'Amer'
can, and irom the presence OF American
money Oh the persons OF other prrties ar
rs,ed in accordance with what appears to
IL conclusive evidence OF their completely
viii bis operations.
The matter is not likely to end where
Thurplay's developments left it. ! The
British police force must be credited witha
,hrewd and successful piece OF work, equal
IotLat Of discovering the assassins Of Lord
Civendsh. They will doubtless deter
mine either that the extent Of this dyna-
mite conspiracy has been greatly exagger'
Itl, as such things are apt to be, or that
there is much more TO It than the public
heyius to suspect. The apparent signs o'
uyanizatiOn may be found 10 mean that
ths Irish leaders can no longer escape COM
plicty in this nineteenth century tiendish'
na Or, ii may turn out that the money,
otEhich the dynamite tiends seem TO have
plenty, mas been diverted from charitable
purposes, for which it was honestly con-
tibu,ed, by II double.dyed knavery, in
vclyiDg treachery 10 generous givers, and
,l4chery to the suffering poverty.stricken
pea.antry Of Ireland. That point ought to
bedetermiued satisfactorily before another
dollar Of American money is sent across
The water. Perhaps the convention Of
representatives. Of lrish.American leagues
about to meet in Philadelphia, will take
some steps looking to the official and an'
!hO'aIive determination Of the matter"
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KtRruASp, O., April s.-rhis Is the third
day Of the Mormon reunion. The attend-
auce on to days services increased 70 900,
The morning sermon, by Joseph Smith, Jr.,
was on the subject, "ReaSonB Tor Belieylng
in the Mormon Faith" 1nthe afternoon
Rev. ]. r. Lambert gave history oi the
Mormon Church, from the first inception,
aud endeavored to prove that Joseph
Smith was not polyglmist. Elroy W.
Blair preached the sermon tonight, and
the Conference business will 10 resumed
tomorrow,
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oMcINSATl, April SAN owinesyille,
Eyp dispatch says: Tho little stream Of
PricEicy Ashc rose rapidly yesterday. Mar.
tin Manin, toll gate keeper, attempted TO
cross it with three children on a,log cross-
ing, and the water swept them OF and
drowned all four. The bodies have not
been recovered,
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81. Lorls, April S.-H. NJ. Tate and Jas.
t. Crow, workmen on farm near Elliott,
Vsnnnt county. Texas, got into an alterca'
ton Friday evening, when Grow shot Tate.
iElliug him Instantly. John S. Sparks, q
Texas Ranger notorlety, had difficulty
S'Ih Bigman Fuller, near CorsicAna, Friday
,nlSal about some cattle, and was shot and
Killed BY him.
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ne.trnrliyr cnnllnrrntldn

GENEVA, April S.-A conAagration al
Vallorhcs, in the Canton Of vaud, destroy.
ed l45 houses, together with the postotilce
in which important securities were depos
tied. Twelve hundred persons are mad,
homeless,
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,spge in.

ra, demand for thoroughbred snort
,,.n .ns ,,,tlr, says the Washington Reporter
~, ssI been 90 great that Mr.; julius Ls Moyne y
- .ton, gtl" Exhausted his herd, and a few
i''4y l' .iore he renewed his stock by the
''!, st,ss nj a herd Of very fine blooded
Is,t.jp' ,ni. IN Kentucky. The demand for these
''.. n"Is il increasing, and his experience
''S~,,bal 9"s the raising Of good stock is ptot'
,,pI. I, cannot be told too often that
). ,',s, ...,. yery little more to raise ane ami
a,', w ,S,p to produce an inferior one. The
L,nsr T., is always saleable at a good price,
%j, "s;I. ,be latter is seldom profitable.
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~ :, MEEK, editor aud proprietor o'
W. n,,,ias y" Ferry Timc', announced in
lie ~, Nns i.sor Of his paper that its publiea'
tie W. asalJ ,I end with the current number.
ton SUuT o l.nIt Of Mr.. Meek that his paper
li's J., ~, DO .nrcsrd, as it was conducted with
ID i.',,, ao' .nI i,scolumns wereininsed with a
'St.''!, 'icb ',s made it bright and attractive
f'f' .'"s, ""D The people will miss it. We
''''p,FN =, Meek may meet with the success
aoIf J I..e,ys. .sr, in any future business he may
,,o in.
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IN z5sTARIJsHED AUGUST "a. 1852.
(hs GatelLtgstttfr
:. an, ~ Fourteenth street.

..nonDced suspension of the Satar'
lns r,'.;"s a"", Iomnrl and Sunday L'adfr' is
" hpri l,.Iimiuary step to the appearance 0l Of
t' Pis',,,, pr, nrrnips paper, those two journals
be HtT hssu bought by the company which
NJ mnnblish the new paper.
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THE BUSINESS WORLD.
THE GENERAL CONDITION OF TRADE
Report. From the Commercial Csntsrs OF Ii,
COuntry-A Quister Feeling NOted-Laek
OF Animation In wOol-So Marked I'm.
provsmsnt In the Iron Market

NEw York, April THE dispatches tc
Bradareets from the principal centers o.
the country this week tell Of an uniformly
quite feeling in trade circles. The reports
from the wheat growing regions are on the
whole encouraging. Cotton has declined,
under large receipts, to l0c. for middling
uplands. Wheat has declined during the
last week between 2 and &c. per bushel, as
the result Of better weather on both sides OF
the Atlantic and Of the improvement in
the prospect OF the winter wheat crop in
the United States. Corn has declined
slightly, owing to the continued large ar
rivals at Western points, and the increase
OF the stocks In store there. Provisions
have been held up by few prominent
spectators at the West, but the announce.
ment that Germany will prohibit the i'm
portation OF American pork is likely TO
have some depressing effect.
Ocean ireights are nominal, and the mar.
ket is liteless. The supply OF tonnage Is far
in excess oi the demand at the present
moment. This Is expected to stimulate an
export movement at an early day. The
shipments abroad now are very light
There were 100 failures in the United
States reported during the past week, 20
more than the preceding week, II more
than the corresponding week oi 1889, and
II more than the same week Of 1881.
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FLEHlmsBuNG, KY, April7.-The engine
o'1t'eight train, on the ooviugton ( South
western Railroad, went through a trestle
elght miles from here yesterday, and is
NOV nov in six feet Of water. &ogenops were
Seriously injured.
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CELLulorp Eys'Glass frames representing
the choicest selections OF tortoiss.shell and
For sale BY oil leading jewellers aud opti'
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