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TIpINGs FROM CROOK.
He Finds the Williams and Is No" Pur-
suiuE Them.

TOMBSTONE. ARR, May 25.-Dr. B. h. Pc
,ersop. a reliable man, who has just arrives
here, reports the arrival of Mexican cour-
ia- Of Rancho Eiester, from the direction
~ The head0uarters OF the Mexican army
onnosing with information that Crook had
an engagement with large band OF Inat.
ms nsar Guacanope, Sierras Madras last
week. Crook had sent forward portion
of san Carlos scouts, VINO were SURPRISED
by the hostiles and driven back to the
main body. A general advance was then
made by the entire forces, driving the nOS'
tiles from their eutrenched posiuon' XII
;ns thirty. and the remainder broke.
md aed Crook Immediately took the trail
ap6 started in pursuit.
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What They Got.

CLEVELAND. o., May 25.--W. &. Yates,
the local agent Of the L. s. Express Com
psuy, says. to day, that he calculates the
money in the pouches stolen yesterday
was not more than two thousand dollars.
The evidence discovered shows that the
prepsratious for this robbery had been
made several weeks. A clue to the robbers
has been obtained which promises to re-
suit in their arrest
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SHOT IN THE NECK.
The Terminates 81 . Hesfed Oisrus-
sios On Ksg3tsh Politics.

ST. Lorrs, May 25.-Between u aud !
o'clock this morning John Horne hni
Joseph Jackson, two young English
mechanics, became involved In fight on 3
Market street car, near the mounted dis.
trict police station In the western suburb.
otto l.. Dierberger, The proprietor OF beer
gaidsn on the New Manchester road, inter
fered, stating that he was justice of the
Peace, and with drawn pistol threatened
TO arrest the man. Horne denied his su'
thOriiy and resisted, and In ,aid " have
sruck DIsrberger whsrsupon the latter
hhot Hin ta The Neek.
The bullet struck him In the jugulsr vein.
killing him instantly. Disrbergsr thsn
rushed out OF the car, but wss captured ~
hour later IN bed In his own house. The
three Ben had been drinking The too
Englishmen had been arguing on the hon.
or Of Queen Victoria. and their origins
di.pu.s grew out Of . heated discus's'a On
English politics.
The wives Of Dierbsrgtr and Horns wer.
on the car, and witnessed the stDsgss.
The conductor and driver Of the car we're
also mixed up In the sasir. bat oosid not
prevent the shooting
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The AMOS" GOES DOWN.
She Strikes a Pier at Pittsburgh, and
isGrouad TO Pieces

Prvr>BuEGH, May 25.-The tow boat
Amos, VIII lie coming down the MonoEga-
hela river to.night at 10 o'clock, struck a
pier at the Panhandle railroad bridge,
and went to pieces in few minutes. Thos.
Houser. a deck hand, OF Martinsville, w.
We, was drowned. The balance of the
crew. consisting of ten men and one wo-
man, we're thrown into the river, but all
were picked up by men in skitfs. The boat
was valued at $4,000, aud was owned by
the Monitor Towboat Company of Wheel
ing " Va
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All Due 90 nm EImira wrsidIng.

ELulgA. n. Y, May 25.--Lee schwartz.
the brother Of the bride OF Mort. Is. SGl Ill
van, who secretly married aud on Sunday
ran Away from home with him 10 Denver.
Col. is constantly following mp Charles
Bacon. the witness OF the ceremony, with
revolver and threatening TO shoot him.
On Monday night the Gazette ays that
Schwartz purchased n horscwhip aud fol.
lowed Bacon into the Rathbun House.
They, however, did not meet Bacon has
also armed himself. and his friends say
that IL will not do for Schwartz TO attack
him. The front door Of the residence OF
Mr. Fabian Schwartz, the young woman's
father, is still drapsd with symbols Of
mourning. The cause OF all the trouble 10
that the bride is q Jewess ard her husbsnd
n Roman Catholic.
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shot Ig,n IN tbs Ssek.
vlrG1nAO EleeltS1.

H,ggrsssHu -, Va, May 2.--TweB,y
oct Of tHsnty.four precincts In .ss county
give Harrison. ths coalition nlSnines iof
Commonwealth Attorney. T2c majority.
The coslitlonists elect foy ogt cf I've
Supervisor. and Sour Cot o! fss Conals-
sionep OF Rsysnae.
EosyoLE, Va, Nay I.-EIefilon rstAns
from neiyhboring counties indicate Goa
side rahle iossts BY ths MahSas CoASsos
Nabons Ispuhicsn by sbouf 80 MAJORITY.
Lyons, CoalitSsoisi, has p!srs!ity 1.sboat
so oxes D.Mndorf, Rspuh;'eso: aad WI.
son. Dsmoc for tressufss Rsfssnoptn
slectA Ne Damocrstio tioIst by sj ma
iOritY.
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Como Agntn.

CHICAGO, May 25.-The Inter. Oceans
Beloit, Wis, special says that during .
fierce wind and rain storm to-day number
of live fish, one of them weighing pound,
dropped in the business streets, aud hail
stones, the largest Of which were four
inches in circumference, fell. Many win.
dows were broken.
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Rig RusiUeSs.

PHILADELPHIA. May 25.-The annual re.
port Of the general manager Of the Penn:
sylvania Railroad Company was com mpleted
to day. The gross earnings OF the Pena'
sylvsnia Railroad Division during the
year were $50, ,S36, e62; increase, S3.l4t.soS;;
or IlIL per cent. over the previous year and
the net earnings sii,i-2. sci, an increase
over the previous year OF $50, ,26i.
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SpontaueOus Combustion

from the heat engendered by old rags, or
by incendiarism. Isenberg Bros STOCK IS
completely destroyed, estimated waive 81
rCn. John White & Co, hides, WOO! ana
fur, next door, also burned out. a. hngle-
hart, groceries and whisSey next caugnt:
the stock OF this house and mucn OF ina! VI
Iebn White < Co, also burnt both build
inoslike Isenberg's were badly burned.
TGrbitt x Castleman. wholesale groceries
ord nrOduCe also suffered.
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Boiler Explosion.

CHICAGO. May 25.-A Bismarck, Dakota,
special says: The boiler in the brick yard
OF Bly, and Cranberry exploded yesterday,
instantly killing Jno. Hasson, fireman, and
Jos. Oulette, carpenter. Fatally injuring
Jas. Oulette and badly sCalding Daniel
Lyon. and two others were slightly injur-
ed Damage. SlO,OeO.
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A JOurnalist Dying.

CHICAGO, May 25.-James W. Sheahan,
who has been closely identified with jour.
nalisn in Chicago for twenty-five years
and who has been leading editorial
writer OF the Tribune since lSsi, is lying
at the point of death. His disease is ner-
vous pros,rstion complicated with heart
troubles
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from RRpOrtH,

LAFAYETTE INp., May 25.-The journal
will 10 morrow publish reports from eighty.
six localities along the entire stretch OF
the Wabash valley in Indiana and Illinois,
showing the condition Of the crops. Re-
ports show that the wheat will run from
one half to two.thirds Of crop compared
with last year. while corn is considerably
damaged by the late rains and cold weather.
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AstcubenyilIe Explosion.

SrErBESvILLE. O., May 25.-At 10 O'Clock
today the boiler at MeLsughlin's bone,
suano and super phosphate works, oppo-
Site this city exploded with terrific force.
The building was badly wrecked, bat Tor.
tunately no one was seriously injured; 1t
wss caused by a defective boiler Loss
81 OCO.
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Fuur REGISTER has, by sew
tbousand copies, a larger
I,,lntion than any newspaper
t,SIiShed in the two Yirginias
eastern Ohio. Its advanta-
as an advertising medium
- therefore apparent.
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The Hill Inyestigation.
uu-lbur,,s Collection,

NEW YORK, May 25.-The extraordinary
sale of costly pictures, tapestries and
artistic bric.a.brac, being the collections
made during twenty years by Mr.. VIM.
Henry Hurlburt, lately editor of the
World, will take place in New York on
Thursday and Friday next, on the eve OF
Hurlburt's departure for Europe.
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Haptist Missionary Union.

SARATOGA. May 2j.-The siyty-ninth an
niversary of the Baptist Missionary Union
elected the following officers; President,
Rev. Geo. Dana Doardman, d. D., OF Penn
svlvania: Vice Presidents Hon. J. Warren
Merrill. OF Massachusetts; Hon. ChaS. l..
Colby. of Wisconsin; Recording Secretary,
Rev. II. S. Burreee, of Maine.
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FROM OTHER CLiMES.
The General Feeling Among thc Rus.
sian People.

ST. PE1EEsryRG, May 25.-The journal de
s.. Petersburg reviewing the comment OF
the foreign press. says the spon ntaneous dis.
play Of devotion OF the people on the day
of the Cars entry into Moscow was rev.
e!a,icn to foreign journalists who had
lonr believed in Truth OF Il e able that differ.
ences existed between the Gar and the
people. 1t expresses the hope that for.
eign journals will keep in recollection the
fact which is now manifest t" all the
world that complete unity exists
betv cen the Russian people.
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Dies linnle.

MExrHIs. May 2j.-A special reports the
hanging of lack Taylor, AZ Clarendon. Ark.
to-day Tor the murder Of an old man named
Ingram IN the Summer Of $50. He died
game. after making a confession OF his
guilt A large crowd witnessed the exc
cptinn
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Surprise.

Ln,poS, May 2j.-lt Is believed that the
Minister of Foreign Affairs sent commu-
niCs'iun TO the Frence Government eN'
pre-. .;ng surprise and regret at the action
OF Trance towards Madagascar.
Special Meeting.
LoNDoH, May pa special meeting o,
the Madagascar Commission Will be heId
shorty 10 consider the situation.
Visiting Paris.
p,rIs. Nav 25.-The wife Of Crown Prince
Frederick William, OF Prussia, is visiting
Par.
Heavy Rains
NF.Ioo. May 2j.-unusualiy heavy rams
wa,aed away four bridges. The Central
Rai.way train run into washout. Ihe
engineer was killed. Traeic between Lyon
and Lagos will be suspended for three Gays.
Great Excitement
PANAMA.. May l5.-Grest excitement
prevalent at Gu8yuquil about the roooefy
Of ;Ja0 CpO from the bank. Most OF the
money belonged 10 foreigners, who are en-
deevCring TO induce their governments 10
order Italian and English men OF war TO
Capture the thieves.
ANewspHper CoTysspoodenf Arsesled.
urgIr.. May 25-John Behar. CORE
spcudent OF the Irish World OF Sew YORK,
FOR West Clare district. was s<rsted.
CHARGED with intinidating q driver OF
msil wagon, whom he had called spy
and informer.
ANeII.RnSwn writer hssa.
LovDoS. Mag 25.-Phiilippe Francois
Xavier Theodore Heuschlina a Belgian
writer on political economy, is dad.
Death ofa French xur4st-
P,R.a Mas A-Edousrd keEs LeiebTre
Iabrulsye, vsll-knorn lneHsh Ju'ls'' -
dead.
Iospox Asy 25-Tke Daily News cor
r.,popespt st Rome says The Pope is salts
fei u,th The result Of his circular 20 tAe
IRISH Bishops, and he expected II would b4
receIysd with more opposition than wa
sho~n.
Dis,Htyess Fire.
PhHTS May 2a-An extensive tire o.
60 .rsd Al Vars, IN the department OF tne
CrH<. Alps. Fifty houses we're destroyed
ssysrsi persons perished IN the flames.
nAiIIosd Accident
IorrE-. Ia, May "a freight train
due here 1t 8 ~ last night on the Rocs
Isl.pd Road. d,opyed through britst
srros he Uupage river, eight miles ives. o
be-e. Tie engine ard ssyersi cars %
! .Cro,s bzfore the bridge parted. fT'
f,t!st-. eve pa.seuE-r snd tbe csS>9''
vent !:'u ,hr riser. George Miller. SfaFe
a.. lwo Pa':e1g'!s. nan'e3 re:G0"
v'rc .I,@:"',
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Farmer Murdered.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, May 25.-On Tuesday
a prominent farmer named Merrill, while
blowing in a field near Bluffton, Yell
county, was murdered and found dead in a
furrow, with a bullet in his body. There
is no clue to the murderer.
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narribly yfangled.

>pccinl Di7a:r' 10 n" Etgi''r.
GrArTox. W. Va. May 2j.-At Fairmont
Charles Ellis. aged twelve. was killed this
morning by run away horse. The boy
is horribly msngled.
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OIL Fire.


Special Dispdtch 10 he Register.
WEL1sylLLE, O., May 25.-Two tanks Of
lubricating oil. without buildings, 6eionS
ing to McG !mpsey & Co, at Smiths Ferry,
a few miles above here, were destroyed py
fire this evening. The are orignatee ISo'h
-. On aaca no from q still. LorS k9W.
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r-aaA XrackRd

C,xcISSArI, May 25-A Greenwood, N.Y.
spscial says: A freight train on the Bea
ye- Creek Railroad was wrecked oy ms
nIsced switch yesterday. Richard hayes
WIS killed, and two other colored men were
badly in riured.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.
Yellow Fever at HAYana-ActiOn on
NOn-Treaty Indian AKencies.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 25.-The Nation
al Board OF Health has been informed that
% deaths have occurred from yellow fever
at Havana for the week ending May %.
Lieutenant Col. Idges has tslegraphed
the Adjutant General, Withdrawing his
resignation, saying that he prefers being
tried by court martial. The otfense that
Col. ldges is charged with is duplicating
pay acconnts.
With view of keeping the Indians on
their reservations and also reducing the
expenses of the Indian service, the Com.
missioner of Indian Affairs issued circu-
lar to the agents of non.treaty Indian agen-
cies instructing them TO discontinue sup
plying Indians with coffee, tea, sugar and
tobacco, except as compensation for labor
performed.
The Hill Investigation.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-There was no ses.
sion of the. Hill Investigating Committee
this morning in Difference to the request
of Mr. Murch, who asked for an adjourn
ment until tomorrow to allow more time
TO examine the files in the architects office
and select such papers as he may deem
pertinent to the investigation.
Authorized 10 Begin Business.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the st. Paul National Bank, OF st.
Paul, Mimi, to begin business with capi-
tai of S5O0,OCO.
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Railroad Accident.

JACKSON, Miss, May 25.-LAst night v.
& N. freight train ran into another when
crossing the big block trestle. Engineer
Singleton aud two negroes were badly m
iured. The engine and train vas oohssd-
ersbly damaged
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OLD RAGS
Cause a Big Blaze at Louisville Yes
terI;ay.

louisville, MAY 25.-A fire this morn
fnyo ON Main street below Second, was the
most disastrous that has occurred here Tor
many months. All the engines in the city
were summoned, and for three hours
fought the tlames The fire originated on
the third floor OF Isenbery Bros. ware
house stored with rags and all kinds OF
Junk. No tie had been about the build
ing. and the only hypothesis on the cause
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C,xyrsASp. Nay 25.--A sa1sA1yills spec.
,al .tpo1t. abs, OryiIis eibbA ssed b. sbDt
birnssii through the bead tka morning.
i!llins biruss.f inssssily. Gibbs bsd just
bssa arrested thAspsd Siih forging The
nsfps of Andrew Rice, of Canal Dover,
uho died . month sgo. 0ibhs ssked !ssys
TO 90 10 bis IoSEl 70, tiis purposs OF pre-
p1ips 70 accompany tie otiesr. and Shot
kim.siL
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The little actress. Lotta Crabt,es, has lost
her voice and is no longer able to sing
With comfort to her audiences, aad her
general health is poor. She has decided
TO leave the stage for couple OF years
during which time she viii Try the :esto7s-
i've effects cf Tie European spas.
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An Execution Postponed.

ST. Louis, Mo, May 2j.-Emmett Jones
(coloredl, who was TO have been hung this
morning for the murder Of Antoine Vale,
secured stay of execution from the
Court Of Appeals until June -. His case
will be argued in this cour: June D.
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p,.snansstamp AGA.

PgILADEIPHIA, May 25.-Aoraham n.
Hickman, postmaster OF PiperSsi!le' was
sentenced 10 nine months imprlSonnenL
s.i ftsC fine for using washed stamps.
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Tfs Well.

NEw YoaK, May 25.-Some steamers not
regular lines, have stopped carrying pass
ensers because of the expense OF providing
life preseIvers, life boats, etc, required oy
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steamer Disaster.

San FEAsclsco, CA. May 2j.-rae
steamer Pilot blew up this morning near
Iskeyille. lis estimated that seSenty'hTe
,,arSops ware killed.
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ys.h niiissg-s nsasa 1ssa.

EExroHr. 2 l.. Aug. II. 1850
D,qr Bttes--l am mere trying 70 bfssths
in oil the salt aif Of tbs ocean. and having
been 6 sufferer for more than year 18th .
refractory liver. ! was induced 70 mix Hop
Bitters With the ses gale, and have founi
hsvs been greatly bss1ed b tie Bisssr'.
sId sm rot sff1!d 70 say %.
Yocrs without strugkis.
J0sa 2;EL'sss.
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FaAxEPoKr. kT-. May 25,-A Iimes StS
spsCia! ssys. "TEe Case ot Eli! tsS't 3''a
h,en 81 hT. .;t,ei 10 the Court of ApPes.s
but hss not vet been decided. These OBEY.
stio,ls viii ds.Sy the proceedings IH.!'
deci.ion IS made. Tass,fIrc. ,,S R.u ~.
T.. eI,.d.ei 1sy.
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TaDY. y. Y. Nay 25-The cisa, manu-
fsctu.e-s granted the increase q wages.
H4,saA, ;2 per thogsand; domestic, ii.
WcrE tss sseG rs1L:t.
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Afternoon Session.

PITTSBURGH, May 25.-When the after
noon session opened a number OF memorials
and other communications were read
Among the number was an appeal from
the Iowa Presbytery, which was referred to
the Committee on Judiciary. Plans Of
consolidation OF the Board of Publication
and a permanent committee on Sunday
schools was next considered, and the fol-
lowing members of the Permanent Com
mittee we're nominated for members Of the
Board OF Publication: Three years-W.
5. Wallace, VIM. Gillespie; two yearS--D.
S. Little, II. J. Murdock; one year James
4 Grier y. s. Shaw.
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New TELEGRAPH Company.

New Yosx. May 25.-The certificate OF
INCORPORATION Of the Southwestern Tsie-
graz b snd Telephone Company has been
fled. The lines OF the company are 10 run
between SsrstoFa and Albany, across the
country souIhwester!y to Galveston aud
Austin. Te1ss. AMI aIso to pass through
Little Rock, ARK. The capi:ai stOeS Is hzst
al S2,0CU, coo, divided into sCvS shares
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PoiSoued Meats,

Patterson, n. J., May 25.-Wm. B,sck
ard John McClsriu died this morning,
from supposed effects OF poisoned meats
Others of the MeCiarin family are sick.
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Cnrcs.o. Nay 2j.-Fr9m interviews with
the ieaGiag iron men of this city itsppesrs
10 he 4 set.ied fsct that the iron mills Of
ChicseO will shut down June lst unless
sons unexpected concessions are made by
the AInaIysmated Association before that
tins, which 10 deemed highly improbable
ty the nlanu factureTs. The Almon Iron,
AID i5issl Company, waioh Is expected 20
roeufns work June 18th has apparently
abandoned all inie alton % doing 70.
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Yoc.G. o.d, srd n,iddlsAeed nsa snd
women est health snd strength by 1ans
BrcTL'g tfcprtiiRssA
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The Report

Of the special committee to whom vas re-
ferred the address Of Secretary Of the Ma
tioral Reform Association MCAllister, was
presented and adopted.
The report of the committee on narra-
tive and State religion was adopted.
A measure in favor Of a book depository
in Chicago was referred TO the board Of
publication.
Rev. W. 6 PreSsly, OF South Carolina, a
delegate from the Associate Reform
Church, OF the South, addressed the As.
sembly, expressing his kindly feeling, and
hoping the difference between the two
would soon be settled.
He Also Congratulated
the assembly on the success OF the quarter
centennial fund and spoke Of the good it
would do. The Moderator responded
briefly, hoping the time was not far dist
ant When all the differences would be
wiped out, and expressing his desire to see
the assembly send a return delegate TO the
Synod of the Church OF the South at the
approaching session.
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United Presbyterians.

PITTsHURGU, MAY 2j.-The general as.
sembly of the United Presbyterian Church
met again this morning. The session was
principally occupied in religious exercises
of special thanksgiving.
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OREGON.

Change of Superintendents = Escape Of
Prisoners = The self-wOunded Wife
Murderer-Burglary-C of Man
slaughter.
PORTLAND, February 16bh.--H. w. Fair
weather, Superintendent of the Pen d'Oreile
division of the Northern Pacific Railroad, has
resigned, and f. +. Griffin, formerly OF ths
Black Hills division, succeeds him.
Five prisoners, arrested for horse stealing,
escaped from the jsil at Pendleton Wednes.
day night.
Peter DesgraDger, who killed his wife near
Rockford about six weeks ago, and attempted
suicide Immediately sfterward, will recover,
though the bullet is yet in his skull. He is
in Jail at Cheney, and an extra guard has been
placed over him, as o "delivery by his
friends is feared He now denies the shoot
ing, though when he recovered three days
after the murder he acknowledged the deed.
The store Of George E. Aiken, at Silver
ter, was broken into, and jewelry, cutlery,
etc, to the value of $500 is missing
John johnson, who mistook Frank Smiley
for bear in Washington county few months
ago and shot and killed hin, was to-day con.
victed of manslaughter.
Wrong start in Life.
PORTLAND, February 16th.-Dolly Price,
10 years old, who was taken from the Chill.
dren's Home in this city nine months ago By
Mrs. Shields, of The Dslles, poisoned ber
bsnefactrsss by strychnine, though not fa-
tslly. The girl was not arrested. and has
disappeared She is niece CT ex-senator J,
II. Mitchell.