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attempted would to-day have been be.
meath the sod, or those dear girls, whom
Loved SO Well,
would have been here and alive to testify
to my innocence"
On June ., 1882, Ellis was sentenced to
the penitenliary for life. But the fright
full character of The crime had stirred up
the community TO pitch Of incOnceivab!e
fury. and even incarceration for life seemed
too mild punishment for one OF the mon
sters who planned and took part in it The
fact that Ellis had turned States evidence
and had revealed the details of the horri-
bic crime did not incline one ear to
mercy. II was not surprising, then, that
at balf-past two on the morning OF June
the day after Ellis was sentenced, moo
Of several hundred men arrived at Catletts.
burg on q special train from Ashland,
Proceeded 10 the Jail,
took Ellis from his cell to the train and
then TO Ashland. Taking him to the spot
where the murder had been committed,
they hanged him to the same tree under
which the Gibbons children had many a
time whiled the hours away at play.
Neal and Craft obtained stay OF proceed
iDgs pending an appeal, aud on September
l3 the Court of Appeals reversed the Judg'
ment of the lower court and remanded the
cases for new trials. They were granted
change of venue to Carter county. On
October 80 they were taken 10 Catlettsburg,
guarded by go State troops. From there
they embarked on a steamer for Maysville,
Ky. A mob five miles below Catlettsburg
stood out in a ferrybo to intercept them.
The Granite State,
on which the prisoners and their guard
were, under full headway steamed around
the ferryboat when, seeing they were
about to lose their prey, the mob opened
fire, which was returned by the troops
with fatal effect, one OF the mob being
killed and several wounded. On the shore
the FIRE of the troops was very severe, the
shots passing over the ferry boat, killing
five spectators and wounding twenty one
others. Among these was a woman with
an infant in her arms, whose brains were
dashed out by stray shot. The prisoners
in the meantime were heavily manacled
and slowed away out Of sight and danger.
After laying in Jail at Lexington till the
5th OF February last, where Neal and Craft
had been taken after the
Encounter OF October 30
Craft was taken to Grsyson, where he was
lodged in Jail. Four hundred troops aC'
companied him and guarded the jail dur
ing the trial, both infantry and artillery
being called iutO service. There We're no
attempts at disturbance by the populace,
and the trial commenced on February 9.
Craft, when called upon to plead, said,
I'm not guilty; it's all lie.' The testi-
mony for the defence was very weak.
Craft was found guilty OF murder in the
first degree and sentenced to death. He
was to have been hanged on the 25th of last
May, but was granted a stay Of proceed
ipgs. The case was taken to the Court Of
Appeals, where the decision OF the Court
below was affirmed. On the llth of last
month Governor Knott designated to-day
as The time for the execution. Neal is in
Jail al Lexington awaiting trial.
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MEN WE TALK ABOUT.

Lord Coleridge delights :in distributing
tsiIy for Gladstone.
Mr.. Surgeons sermons are said 10 have
an enormous sale in Scotland.
Seps.or Miller, Of California, expects 10
become a father.in-law this winter.
Mr.. L. G. Stedman writes to Chicago
friend that he may resume literary and
editorial work.
CYRUS Field will entertain Pers Pyacinthe
and his wife during their stay IN New OrE.
IL is not generally known that his wife IS 3
Wisconsin lady.
General Sherman's elder son, Thomas, IS
in the Roman priesthood, much against ms
fathers wish; the younger, TecumSeh, Is .
school boy. Two Of his daughters are still
unmarried.
DR.. II. Won HOltz, OF Germany, whose
work on constitutional history recently eN'
cired such wide comment, is now deliver,
ing course of lectures on the relation OF
history to politics before the students Oh
John Hopkins University.
Mr.. Blaine has nearly completed hlS
history From Lincoln 70 Garfield he
will then begin on the history oi the wal
of 1872 From apersOnal friendit is learned
that be was offered 100000 in cash tOi
"From Lincoln TO Garfield" in two vol
umes. He decided not TO accept this, ou'
Dy the ADVICE OF y AElellu wiz AASA's NPS-- =
royalty of fifty cents per volume.
w. ID. HOwells does most OF his work IN
The morning. He first formed this habit a
Venice. He says: The first half OF the
day IL the best part of mans lite, aud
sITavs select it for my working hours.
Usually begin at nine and stop at one, anc
MANAGE in that time to write about dozen
manuscript pages. After that | enjoy my
,eisure." Mr.. HOWells is at work on a new
story, which will not be published uuu
NOytmber lNS4.
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WOMEN OF NOTE.

Mrs. Prior, an actress we'll know to thea
atregoers in years gone by, IS dead.
Nine. Christine Nilsson occasionally in
> s,ilges in a quiet little game Of poker
Princess Winnemucca's husband was a
stage driver by the name OF Hopkins
Miss Howard, an American lady, is one
OF the most distinguished physicians IN
Chins.
Nine. Scalchi, the contrai;r OF Mr.. Ab-
pey's troupe, reached New NV-S by the
BOthnia yesterday.
A Russian princess OF remarkable beauty
il is rumored, will make her debut IN
Washington society this winter.
Wsgner's widow still refuses to see visit,
ors, and her home presents dismal anu
funeral aspect from the outside.
Mrs. Edison, wife Of the indefAtigable
inventor, has originated - useful arrange
ment Of the electric light in chandeliers.
Mrs. Z. Lynn Linton, the English story
winter, is over sixty years OF age, but sun
works indefatigably and keeps up hsr
social duties
!. Alfred De MusSet's widow has left lI5.-
A.. coo francs for q monument to her husband,
but the work must be given to an artist
who is both capable and poor.
Mrs Dahlgren, the authoress, expects to
recover considerable money from the gov
eminent for the Dahlgreen guns, her nus
bands invention, used during the war.
The wife Of ex-senator Harlan, Of Iowa,
is seriously III at tie home o. her sister IN
Greenfield, Ind. Mrs. Harlan and Mrs.
Robert 7. Lincoln have been summoned 10
her bedside.
Miss Annie West, a charming young
graduate of Vsssar. has started for Japan,
where she will do missionary work.
Friends are kindly requested to send chew
Jig gum by freight.
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SPORTING SMALL TALK.

' Johnston paced mile at Chicago in 2:l0
Yesterday, the fastest on record.
James W. Jones and c. w. Regan are to
srrarge q wrestling match at st. Adams for
$500.
Hanlan says if &C urtney will row Tsemer
s three mile race, and cross the line first,
he will give him 5000. Yes, but what
Goes Teemer get out Of the dea?
-pat Kirby, OF Pittsburgh, the owner Of
the champion bull dog, Jack, will match
him sgsinst any other dog in the world, at
W. rounds, for from 800 to Sl,O00 side.
| Pete Mccoy, of the Sullivan Comoina-
k:ol, writes that after he returns from his
hour he will tight anybody for 81 900 or
more a side, he 70 weigh li5 pounds and
sthe other $50 pounds. he prefers Mitchell
kcr Sheriff.
\ William Elliott has announced his in
tGr,ion Of turning to England for short
tme He offers TO row any North county
sculler on the Tyne championship course
for $500 or 81 600 a side, lust to pass away
the lime.'
The following special has been received
Iron. Cleveland: Mr.. ]. l. Case, Of Racine,
4 " lSCoDsiD, and Mr.. w. J. Gordon, OF this
civ. sre arranging the details Of match
l between the trotting wonder, Jay Eye-See,
Nsrd the demon ClingstOne. The race will
ftske place on the Cleveland track within
Your weeks.
Tom Conner, the English pugilist, who
twice defeated Tom CallaS, Of Fulham,
,lsving beaten him on August 81, 1860, for
is side, in the home district beating
him in eleven rounds, and again in Octo-
Der, lS6l, when Callas succumbed to an un'
lucky blow, or, rather, the injuries received
en- the second day, after fighting thirty
seven rounds in A. I'm died on the llth
Of September, in England.
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GOLDEN CoINlNeS.

. Berlin has nearly six hundred million
aires.
Hindco oOflee suppers are church Affairs
in Fort Wayne.
A AMuskt gon, Micb., youth has married
his uDcle's widow.
there live in Italy /, ,2S6 persons who hail
iIOm tie United States.
~-<IGpSon has q company which insures
gsinst bicycle and tricycle. accidents.
y Since 1888 the yield o. gold in British
!. Eolumbia has been more than $i6,OOO, 900.
Il A New Hampshire woman dug a barrel
: Soi potatoes IN an hour. She was eighty.
Two years Of age.
A fool from ST. Louis arrived atSalt Lake
City few Gsys sgo, having pushed baud
car the entire distance. His destination is
San Francisco.
A peasant named James Zygelof has Just
died at Odessa, aged l47 years. His son is
still alive at the age of rs; he has grand
NEOn Of IS and great grand son of 10 years.
The King OF Siam heard somebody say
tlaI'the pen is mightier than the sword,
and he has had blade fifteen feet long
manufactured 70 order TO disproye the as.
Y SeTt'On.
4 At Port Jervis. he who chooses may, at
low water. stand on 3 rock in the river
WIN NAe N'O1 III view iOIA, tue ObueE III
Pennsylvania and touch New Jersey with
\ his hand.
- American companies have spent over
$4,000 600 in railroads in Mexico, and COM
pleted over l 900 miles of track. The Eng
ish lines aggregate 357 miles, and the Mex
lean GsS5.
VIM. Eaton, 9 compositor in the Office OF
the DanYille, VT, North Star, is in his S4th
year, and has been setting type constantly
IOr nearly 10 years, having lost but very
few IaSS
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AFTER The BATTLE.
Official Returns Show That Prshl-
bition is Hidden Completely
From Sight.
TIE Republican 0fice-Holders in
Washington Down at
the Mouth.

COLUMBUS, October 12.-Since 1t has been
finally and decisively settled that the de-
mocracy had been triumphant in the elec-
ton of the State officers the main interest
has centered in the success or defeat OF the
Second Amendment. Official advices show
that the measure has been overwhelmingly
defeated, though the exact result may not
be made known for some days yet, as the
returns will have TO pass through the hands
of the Secretary of State. About SO4OO
votes were cast for this change in the con-
stitution. There were 700, 90 votes cast in
all, and as every vote not cast in favor it,
even if not east against it, is considered
vote against it, the measure is defeated by
majority ranging from 10000 to 100000.
Following is the vote by counties as far Is
can be aseertained:
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ALOsS TO SCIENCE.
Eeath of J. L. Smith, tho Great
Scholar and Teacher.
MORE TROUBLE WITH INDIANS.
Another Move in Civil Servee-0fleers
Who Must Pass an Examination
River Coal Miners
Meeting.

Lor1syILLE, October l?.-Professor J. l..
Smith, the distinguished scientist died ct
his residence in this city this afternoon Of
diabetis. He was q native OF Charleston,
South Carolina, aud was born in ISIS. He
graduated at the University Of Virginia,
and selected civil engineering as profes.
sion and was engaged to survey projected
railroad between Charleston and Cipcin.
natl. He afterwards studied medicine and
graduated at the Medical College OF South
Carolina. He studied several years in
Europe and was sent BY President Buch.
anan to Turkey TO teach the Turks the cul.
tiyation OF cotton. While there he was ap.
pointed by the Turkish government mining
engineer for Turkey, which place be filled
for four years. In 1887 he
lsyeated an Iuverted Microscope.
Returning TO America be was appointed
Professor Of Chemistry in the University
Of Virginia. Tie Was o Commissioner 70
the Paris Exposition in 1887, and the
Vienna Exposition In 1873. He was elected
President Of the American Association FOR
the Advancement OF Science in 1872. lie
was a member OF the American National
Academy OF Science, the Chemical Socities
Of Paris, Berlin, London, Societis DE En-.
coursgement Pour lndustrie, Rationale
Paris, and Imperial Neurological Society
of ST. Petersburg. He was . member OF
the Orders OF Med jidiah ana Nichsn lfsthar
Of Turkey, and q Cheyalier OF the Imperial
Order OF ST. Stanislaus OF Russia lie
married daughter OF Hon. James Guthrie,
former Secretary OF the Treasury, and
United States Senator from Kentucky.
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MORE TROUBLE WITH INDIANS.
Mysterious Movements 10 the Asua.
tatus of ArtROnA.


TOMBSTONE, AR, October News has
been received from Terre's rancho, in the
Swisholm mountains, Of the mysterious
military movements in that vicinity. On
Sunday last the celebrated scout Mickey
Free, arrived there, and stated that he had
come from Fort Bowie. lie wanted 70
know the nearest way to Capt Raiierty's
camp, and departed Immediately on
being informed. The Tuesday following
Finy.Ihrce Isdiaa hcosts
with three white men arrived. One Of the
latter said they had come from San Carlos
and were in pursuit OF fourteen renegadss
from tie reservation, who IL was believed
had headed for Sonora after having killed
TWO white men in the Chiricahua noun
tsins. The inference is the military author
itics at Fort Bowie had learned OF the
escape OF the Indians from the reservation
and dispatched Mickey Free to inform
Captain Ratlerty TO interrupt their pro-
gress. A Mormon living in the Chiracs-
hua mountains, confirms the killing OF tho
two hites
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ANOTHER MOVE IN CIVIL SERVICE.
More Government Clerks io he BrouEht
Under the Com m tsstOu.

WASHISGToN. October l2.-lt Is under
stood that the Civil Service Commission
has asked the President TO direct a further
classification OF employees in the government
service, SO as 10 bring within the operation
of the Civil Service rules the class Of en-.
ployees who are now receiving less than
$1,000 per annum. The President 10 be.
lieved TO favor the proposition, aud IL Is
thought he will soon direct a reclassi6ca.
lion Of employees receiving less than 81, 2JJ.
which will Include a number Of those re.
ceiying less than goo and who are not now
subject TO the regulations OF the Civil
Service Com mission. IL is not thought,
however. that employees receiving less than
$500 will be included in the classification.
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AT GIETsA GREEN
Two HeIIaire People yiud Uapp'nsss-
General News and PcPsssaIs.


Mr. Henry X. He's and Miss Mollis
Armstrong, both well known society peo-
pie of this city, went to Wheeling on
Thursday 10 see the German celebration.
After the fest vities were over. they took
q drive out the pike, and finally landed st
West Alexander, and while there they
were made man and wife, according 10 ths
laws OF the great State Of Pennsylvanis,
by Rev. W. II. Lester, OF the Presby tsrian
Church, and returned home the same even
ing The matter leaked out early yestsr.
day morning. and the happy couple we're
the recipients Of numerous coogrstulA-
tiOns from their friends. An immense
time was had By the boys last night st
Henrys expense. The RDyIsTEs extends
congratulations
Miss Matte Myers 0! the Third ward, is
home from pleasant visit 70 Pittsburgh
friends.
A great improvement il noticed In the
running Of th. street cars under the man.
agsmeDt Of MI J +. Baker. The trsct 10
being repaired and will soon b In 6rst-
cls,s condition. Mr.. b. Is the right man In
the right place.
DR.. Williams, the new Mstbodist minis:
ter, has moved his family 70 this city snd
IttIttS Cu MUM oinS VI OfNss~s
A. b. BatteiIe Is home from Q business
trip through the Southern 6tstss.
Mr. Nathsn Sattertb wsite and vile. Oh
Bsrne.viIle, were the guests Of Mr.. Grove.
yesterday.
number Of the young ladies Of the city
bad meeting at the home Of one oi their
friends last night, and Organized what 10 W
be known ss an "OId A.ids Club" The
object in view is secret syst
Rev. 4. II. Wallace. OF Boonesyille. vu
IN the city yesterday on bis gay 10 hunting'
ton, W. Va, where he goes 70 preach on
Sunday beIt -
Mr. ]. @. Ginning,, who has Just fnisbed
the enumeration Of the school children o.
the city, Informs us that the poPaIstion oI
| the civ st this time is l0,O3J. tbs
| considerable increase over the census Oh
| $3.50.
A,.hur L. Wslling. Of the Western Cnioa
| Telegraph Office this city; on oagu
| Msriin's Ferry this week, tos resuin
| or ot.raior there being sick:
| " sonn.born. the cio'bier, wn tns 70.
| c;,;cnt ye,tSrdsy Of . bsndsome ooqnst OF
| S,bI;r- In the form OF Q pyramid IL vS
= n,s,ent from Auns Foster, the Summer.
ga fori.t and great tssts vas dispiayed
| in is srrsDgem'nt .,.,
| and (. doing Q good business. This is one
| ~ The best furnished sod best kept boeD
in his section OF country.
The pedsgngues of the CITY reesi'e' 'n'"
psy yesterday.
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Gov. HeadIy Heasd From

New YORK, October l2.-Governor>elect
HoadIy writes TO the New York World as
follows: my illnessso withdrew me from
the current Of opinion that my judgment
must be largely discounted. l have no
doubt that the entire democratic vote was
out and solid for me. Besides this, the
grape growing counties gave Us surprising
gaiuS. The wool.growing counties helped,
and there was a very large accession to our
ranks from the colored vote. The RePuo.
liCans claim that there was a good deal OF
trading done against them by the second
or prohi5itory amendment fanatics. The
plurality Of our State ticket will be from
i2,O90 TO $4,000. have no raeans OF know
ing the vote for the Prohibition State
tirkntN
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Resumed HIS Hermitage.
A MEETING OF FORGOTTEN HEIRS.
Seeking Untold Wealth Said 10 be In
the Rank Of England.

CHICAGO, October 1.-THE old story OF
untold millions lying rotting in the Bank
of England waiting for forgotten heirs in
America to seize upon them was revived
to-day by a curious gathering Of people at
the Palmer House. Embraced among the
number we're representatives from every
section Of the country. About 100 were
present, all OF whom traced back their lin.
cage 10 an English family Of the name Of
Mcsher. Hugh Mosher was supposed TO
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when General sherman viii Retire.

WASHINGTON, October l2.-An Executive
order announcing the retirement OF Gen.
ersl Sherman from active duty November
lst and the changes incident thereto, viii
probably be issued this afternoon. II is
understood that Major General Hsncock
will succeed Lieutenant General Sheridan
in command OF the division OF the Mis-
souri,, that Major General Pope will sue
ceed General Hancock in command OF the
division OF the East and that MAJOR Gen
eral Scofeld will remain in command oi
the division Of the Paci tic.
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THE RIVER COAL MINERS.
what viii be Inststed Upos ~ Their
Coming MsrtlnV.

FrrTsBrRGn October l2.--Thc convention
Of river coal miners next Monday will en-.
deavor TO enforce a check weighman law
and have one placed on every tipple. Ope.
rators who employ acbeck weighman insist
that the convention take this action and
where there Is . refusal they ask that
rhe miners strike and they will aid them
by employing the strikers, provided those
st work will agree 10 share the work with
their less fortunate fellows. The sdyiss-
bii,y OF appointing Board OF Arbitration
will also be considered.
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Business Failures About the Country

Nkw YORK, October l2.-R. 6. Dun K
Co.'S mercantile agency reports the num-
Der OF failures in the United States and
Canada for the past seven DAYS at Is,
sgalnst Isl for the previous week. There IS
some increase in the Southern States and
in New York City. There were three or
four important assignments such as mon
Mask n Co, clothing; J. X. McSally < Co,
coffee, and J. ii. Moses, shipping and com.
mission.
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SENATOR PLUMB HEARD FROM.
Sure That tae Democrats are Perma-
penIIy on Top.

pentIy on Top.
COLUMBUS, October l2-Chiet among the
Republican mourners here from a distance
are Senator Plumb, OF Kansas, and ex'Sen-
ator Bruce, OF Mississippi. The first is
quite crushed. He speaks of the disaster
as a perfect cyclone. Now, in Kansas y
he said, I'VE only got hit just little bit,
and on the next round we will have recog-
cred our wind, and we Can floor our enemy.
But you in Ohio have been knocked down,
and the Democrats are on top with both
knees on your stomach and their claws on
your wind-pipe And what is more, it
looks to me as if they'll stay there. Massa-
chu, etts will be the next to go" Ex Sena,
tor Eruce is almost dazed, and says he will
take the first train to Washington. His
compatriot, Walter S. Thomas, the cOlored
orator and a clerk in the last Senate, tried
20 cheer him with quoting some lines be.
iii ming with Truth crushed to earth will
risa again" but the MisslSsppian evidently
did not view it in that light.
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MhIskr and Then Mnrder

PLNMoUrm, ISp., October l2.-Georse
Webb, a resident Of The Garden, ten miles
north OF this city, while under the inhu.
ence Of liquor, yesterday. killed his two.
ycaruld child, and then blew his brtins
ut. husband and wife had lived unhlp-
PLY, and the latter had applied for adj.
NOrCe.
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Little TreacherOus.
MONEY FOR PRETTY MINNIE.
A Poor Girl Who VIII Enjoy the For
tune Of a Miserable MiSeF.

WALDEN, n. Y, October l2.-FOr fifty
years miserly and eccentric character
named John Wilson, but familarly called
the Doctor" has lived entirely alone in
this village. For forty years he worked at
lis trade OF stonemason and boarded every
cent OF his earnings, living on others, when
possible, aud subsistins on all sorts OF
refuse, when it could be obtained. lie
lived, until recently, in an old dilapidated
stone house, the only inhabtabe portion
Of which was the garret, lighted by
small window. Attempt after attempt
vas made by visitors TO enter this room to
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PUT ITS VOTE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
The \ ew York sun Makes Suggestion
RennbIican Maua2ers.

NEW YoRK, october l2.-The Sun says:
The result in Ohio makes necessary a re-
vision of certain tables recently prepared
by some of our Republican contemporaries.
We refer to the tables which show the dis
tribution of the electoral vote for President
and Vice President in 1854.
Making these tables a year in advance is
an innocent and, in some respects, an in.
teresting amusement. They ought TO be
constructed, however, IN accordance with
the latest information.
The Latest Information
available is to the effect that Ohio is no
longer Republican State. Last fall she
elected Democratic State officers. Last fall,
also, she elected thirteen Democratic Con-
gresSmen out OF twenty-one. Last Tuesday,
after q close contest and on an enormous
total vote, she chose Democratic Cover
nor, the first since 1877.
1t seems to be high time to put Ohio,
with her twenty-three electoral votes, on
the other side OF the table.
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COMFORTING CHARLIE FOSTER.
The Defeat Easy to Explain. But OhIt
Republican Next Year Sure.


Republican Next Year Sure.
COLUMBUS, October l2,-Governor Foster
takes the Republican defeat very philo-
sophiCally. He says; both parties are
disappointed. All Of US have been at sea,
and the causes that led to such a result
cannot be analyzed upon any intelligent
basis. Who can say why We should lose
fifty votes in one township and gain like
number in the adjoining one? The Demo
Gratis are as much at a loss to account for
their gains and loses as We are. 1t is queer
result all round, and is in the nature OF a
drawn battle.
'.Ir is orite