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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-20
The Comptroller's Report.

Washington, 18.-The report of tie
comptroller is ia the hands Of the printer.
The portion furnished for publication. re-
lates mainly to state banks trust compa-
MES aud savings banks. From returns
received from tventy.fo four states it ap-
pears there are 1888 state banks and Il ust
companies, and $50 savings banks.
Savings banks deposits are S ,024, $780,
1877, and deposits in state banks and trust
companies $500. ,2l7. These returns
don't include bank deposits. ihe deposits
in national banks on October I'd, 1883,
exclusive Of those due banks, were
ST., 063, COILS There are 749 private
banks in sixteen of the principal cities
with deposits of $l04, 446. 33S. There are
2,6l1 private bankers in thirty.four
states. exclusive of the above cities, with
deposits Of 8l,370,757. The comptroller
estimates the percentages that will be
lost By holders of national bank notes
from failure to present them for redemp-
ton after twenty years. Circulation will
be from to ~ per cent. The highest
amount of the first issue of legal tenders
outstanding at any one time, was S449,-
464, 752; amount outstanding On NOvem.
Der LIST So, 321, 473,S
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Decision Reversed.

Washington. ia decision was
rendered by the Supreme court OF the
United States to-day in the Important
"Mercer colony" laad case OF Will
liam O. Walsh, commissioner OF the
general land Office of the state of
Texas vs. William Preston. This was
suit originally brought by Preston
upon an alleged contract between the
republic of Texas, and one Charles F.
Mercer. by which the latter agreed to
bring into Texas q large member OF
immigrant families and settle them
on unoccupied public land, and the
republic of Texas agreed to give Mer-
Ger and his associates as compensa-
ton for this work $40 acres of land
for every family thus brought within
its limits. The court holds that mas.
much as there is no proof that Mer.
Ger ever brought enough settlers into
the republic of Texas 10 constitute
even shadow of compliance on his
part with the terms Of the contract,
the state OF Tex's ia released from all
obligations which the republic of
Texas may have assumed by virtue of
such contract, and that the claimant
has no valid claim to equitable relief.
Tne judgment of the Uni ed States
court ia reversed and the case re-
manded, with directions to dismiss
the bill. Opinion by Justice Miller,
Justice Harlan dissenting.
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Iron Trade Depression.

Pittsburg, Nov. 18.--The mills Of Oil
yer Brothers and Philip, reported as
being closed down last night, have sue
pended operstians in all departments ex.
cept the rolling mill, and D. B. Oliver,
one CT the firm. stated this evening the,
it was very probable work would be sus-
pended in that department very soon, il
trade did not improve. Among other
mills, said to be preparing TO close down
about the 18th of next month, are the ex.
tersive works of Emerson MscCrum s.
Co., and the Union Iron Worke, oper-
ated by Carnegie B.os. & Co, 1t was
rumored Tonight tnat the Bessemer
Steel WORKS q. Hampstead Pc. bad or
dered the fres out, bat owing TO the late
ness of the hour it vas impossible to get
anything reliable from that place. H.
teryiews With numerous iron msnufsc-
turers here. developed the fact that trade
is passing through period OF unusual
depression. Sec. j. D. Weeks snticips-
ted dullnees s4aal to the four years cue
ese1ilg the panic Of 1873.
Pi.tsburg, 19.-The Bssssmer steel
works, Homestead, Pa, closed down the
rail department On Saturday night, for
an indefinite period. The rem sinder OF
the establishment will continue operations
until the present orders are worked of,
when there will be q general suspension
unless there Is an improvement in trad,.
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The Egyptian Rebellion.

Cairo, ia Letter from Jeddsh,
dated the 18th inst. confirms the report
of the death IT Commander 4ontouef,
and tho annihilation Of the Egyptian
force which he accompanied. A force OF
500 men which landed ct Toka were cut
to piecef; only four Q n men escaped ..On
the 14sh the rebels attacked Suakim. but
we're repulsed. A psnic, hewevef, set In
aud the inhabite nts, at last sdvices, were
flying to Jeddah. The convict station at
Toka is in the hands of the rebels. 1t Is
stated another Egyptian tribe revolted 1t
Seminar. The situation has become ex-
tremely critical. Either hicks Pasha,
commander ofthe Egyptian troops. must
retire or stFeDg contingent Of Sir Eve
Ign Woods army must start forthwith
to the scene of operations. The whole
movement is due to slave traders in up
per Egypt who profess to act in the name
Of MshdI, the false prophet.
Khartoum, 19.-It is repor ed that the
forca of the false prophet mad surround
ed the Egyptian troops under hicks
Pashs, who ia short Of provisions.
London 19.-Lster accounts from
Jeddsh state that the Egyptisn soldiers
&c before the enemy despite the efforts
of officers to rally them. The soldiers
saw Commander Moncrieff surrounded
by insurge nts defending himself with a
revolver. The Epy ptians lost eighty-six
ml and two officers.
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The Fatal Gale.

Montreal, Nov. 1S.-Reports OF
the disastrous effects of the gale
last week come in daily. The fol-
lowing fatal accidents are reported
Two sailors of ST. Jean, residing in
Savil, were drowned; Mr.. Tousig-
nant,with his wife and five child en-,
were droW ned while crossing the
river in a boat from Gentilly to
Cbamplain; Victor Venellette, a
sailor on board the schooner Charles
Brown, went overheard and was
drowned. Ii is reported the barge
Alabama was found abandoned on
Lake st. Louis, and it is feared the
crew persisted. The gale played
havoc with some light ships on
Lake st. Louis
Halifax, 10. - The Norwegian
bark PIOrmeden was lost on the
rocks off Green Island. Her cap-
tain and ten men were drowned.
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Ivsarsge SalvatiOnist Raises Row.
Suicide, Murders, Forgery, Counter.
feiting and Lynching.
The Steamer ParisOt Wrecked
Loss, $500, 900.
Ships Driven Ashore And Crews
PeriShed.
Old Man Melting Lynched.

Indianapolis, Ind, 1s.-An operator
at Fowler. Indiana, reports that the mob
have taken Melting, the murderer of Ada
Atkinson, from the Jail ard are going to
take him TO Oxford and hang him.
Waiting further news.
About 1880 tonight man on horse.
back slowly rode to the jail from the
southeast. After riding around the court
house he turned back and rode rapidly
in the direction he came. In about an
hour about 800 masked men rode into
town. They hitched the horses, posted
guards to warn away the citizens. went to
tbs east door of the jail where they soon
found an entrance by breaking down the
doors with sledges. They then quietly
but with great determination proceeded to
break the iron door leading TO the cor
ridors. This took them some time, in
all perhaps half an hour. Soon, how
ever. the doors gave away under the
skill and labor of the avengers. Old
man Melting met them at the door of his
cell, already dressed snd ready to 60 to
his doom. he was quickly walked to o
carriage in which was @ rope. The only
remark that he made was, $50 little
slow. gentlemen, am older than some
Of you" He wss taken to Oxford ard
hung Immediately.
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The New Time.

New York, ls-The new standard
time went into effect at noon to-day and
the changes on all public clocks in large
cities exciLed much interest.
Chicago, l8.-Nsv standard time OF
the central division or ooh degree msri.
dan, went iato general effect here at noon
to-day, All roads running cut Of the
city, except the Chicsgo s. North western,
Milwaukee g. st. Paul, Illinois Can.ral
and Michigan Central, began running
trains in accordance Herewith. The
others will begin next Sunday. Leading
jewellers set their chronometess back
nine minutes and thirty three seconds,
to correspond with the new basis. The
board of trade will be opened and closed
BY it to morrow. The city has taken no
official action ia regard to it.
New York, 1S.-The Western Union
time ball dropped to-dsy exactly Ave
hours slow, Greenwich time, or at noon
of the seventy fifth meridian.
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The Pension Frauds.

Washington, D. c., 19.-The fol-
lowing official order has been made
IG appearing that certain persons
have been practicing systematic
frauds On eX-Union soldiers and
their widows and orphans or other
heirs by making false representa-
tions concerning pension claims and
extorting illegal fees for services
pretended to have been or promised
to be rendered, and this department
having reason to believe that some
pOstmasters have been aiding these
fraudulent claim-agents by furnish
ing them list of names of ex.union
soldiers and also by distributing
their addressed circulars among
that class; therefore postmasters
are [ Orbldden hereafter to furnish
such lists or to distribute any
circulars of the kind indicated, I'M
less they are addressed to some in
dividual and are prepared as re-
quired by law,
Signed, W. r. GRESHAM,
Postmaster General.
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"France must Stop at Once-T0-n0r.
row May be too Late".
Sullivan Laid Out By COlored Man.
The New Standard Time Goes Into
Eject.
Great Depression in the Iron Trade.
France and China.

Paris, 1S.-In an interview Marquis
Tseug declared that during the last few
days the situation between France and
China had become very critical owing to
proceedings by the French government,
the repeated voies IN the Chamber Of
Deputies. and the juxtsposision OF Chi
mesa and French troops. Many we'll
o. med Cbin.se regulars have crossed the
frontier and encamped at b sonlnh, where
they ere closely watching tn movements
Of the French Notwithstanding the pres
ence Of the French feet
Shanghai. lS-A correspondent 50 vs:
Many coolies who went to Hankow for
the tea season are remaining there in the
hope of being enlisted, and that the pres
ence Of large number Of unemployed
natives has alarmed foreigners, who
asked that gun boat be sent for their
protection.
The army corps, 10000 men each and
equipped in European fashion, can On
short notice march by three different
routes against the French. Among the
Chinese troops are many European and
American engineers. The Fren b may
be able TO throw few bonn bshells into
Canton. but it will be difficult for their
fleet to approach the place, % the water
is too shallow. France must first give
warning if che contemplaies q hostile
demonstration, to merchant vessels of all
nations there. If Canton msndarins are
energetic the natives will fight well and
the French will fnd them worthy foe
men. China is receiving encouragement
and offers OF material help from all sides.
I have received no Communication from
tbs French government since my last
arrival in Paris. shall return to Folke-
stone almost immediately. Concluding,
he said China srdently wants peace and
deplores the fact that the condition ia now
so aggravated. she will recognize, how
ever regre,tuily, accomplished fscts
and leave to France the towns and
ports captured ,outh OF The
Red river. China is determined,
however, to hold Bacninh against sll
commerce with the greatest energy. The
passage OF the Red river vii certainly be
consi Tered declaration of war. China
is perfectly aware that Admiral G: urba,
is preparing f.. campaign egains! the
Chinese. He repeatedly sends tele.
grams demanding boats of light 5raught.
and depends entirely on France to avoid
war. France must stop OF OF ce-to NOR
row may be too late. 8 ,e%
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Dying Desperately.

Oxford, Ind, 19.-At the lynch
ing OF Melting this morning for the
killing of Ada Atkinson, Just be-
fore he was swung off one of the
executioners said to him: Melting,
you must die; have you any fur
Their confessions to make or any
thing to sayp"
He replied, Nc, nothing more than
l have already said, bat l want you
TO make half way decent job of
this and cut eli nv wind a. q uick as
you can" Five minutes were given
him. When strung up paper was
pinned On his breast with the words
Warning to murderer" At 10
o'clock the body was taken down.
The coroner's jury returned YER
dict OF death by violence at the
hands of a band Of masked men un-
known to US. The body was In
tered in the county grounds. west
of Oxford.
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Burned on the River.

New Orleans. Nov 1.-THE steamer
8. 81. Psrisot WAS destroyed this morn
ips By fire at Bullets Bsyou, eight miles
above Natchez, no lives lost. The Par
isot left Vicxsburg yesterday for New
Orleans, with 300 bales Of cotton, 1900
sacks Of oil cake, and 500 barrels ofoil.
Loss $500, 600. .sis siai
AS soon as the fire was discovered. the
steamer was headed fer the Louisiana
shore. The boat struck the bank and
lines were put out. Nearly all the pass
anoers rushed to the bank in their night
clothes, carrying their other clothes and
abandoning all baggage, jewels and
money. TIE crew got safely Oh; the
lines burned and the vessel drlfted Into
the stream. Yoll Barring, second eegi-
neer stood BY his post until surrounded
bv FIRE. finding he could do no more, he
inmned into the river and swan ashore.
A portion of the crew was taken on In
vswl. there wac great excitement among
them. two Jumped into the river and one,
Phil Burdberg was drowned. When
news Of the disaster reached = atchez, the
steam tug O'Brien started for the scene
and allowed the steamer on q ssn6 bar.
Soon after the powder in the Parisot
msgaEine exploded. The ste mer
Oitv Of Yszoo, same line. en- route for
Vicksburg, took the Parisot's passengers
out of the cane brake, and brought them
to NAtchez. The origin of the fire ia m
known. TIE boat had ffty-eignt deck
passengers, many of whom insisted on
smoking. It is feared two or three de e!
passer gers persisted in the flames. The
boats papers were lost:
Buffalo, N. Y, 1.-the opinion pre-
walls that the schooner James Wade,
nom Detroit, October 18th, with the
schooner 81. F. Murray. went ashore
near Silver Greek. and foundsred with all
on board.
st. John. N. F., 10 Saint Pierre an
nounces q furious snowstorm on friday
and Saturday last, attended with loss OF
life and property. Ships were driven
ashore and crews persisted.
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Judgment Affirmed.

Washington. 19.-The judgment
Of the supreme court of Louisiana
is affirmed with costs in the suits
of Folsom Bros. to compel the
authorities of New Orleans to pro-
vide for the payment of two judg-
ments recovered by the former
against the city as indemniGcation
for damage done their property by
mob in 1878. The decision of the
court below was adverse to Folsom.
The court also decided that the
Alabama and Florida Railroad COM
pany. which, through successive
transfers, has come into the hands
Of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road company. is liable to State
taxation and the PRESENT owners
cannot claim immunity.
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Mad Miners in Michigan.

Norway, Mich, 18.-The strike at the
Chapin mine, Iron mountain, assumed
an alarming aspect this afternoon. The
strikers met at the Ludington, another
large mine adjoining the Chaplin, when
the men turned out and joined the strl-
kers, At meeting held subsequently it
was decided to wait on the mine su9erin.
tendents in body and ask them to &C..
cede the demands Of the men. A pro-
cession was formed with brass band
playing and flags flying. Eight hun
dred ito "a thousand men parsded the
streets until forced to dispense BY the ex,
treme cold. The band instruments had
become frozen up. Four hundred NAL
contents then approached Sur erlnten-
dent Stockbridge, of Ludington, and
requested an answer to their demands.
He refused to yield. Stockbridge was
thrown down, kicked and knocked about
generally, during which cries Of skill
him, hang him." &C., were freely u
tered. As soon as he recovered
himself he told the men
that they could have anything
they wanted; that to y might ell 20
lack 10 work and consider their day.
work done at any reasonable hour. He
was then allowed to depart. The mob
then started to reach for Superintendent
Cedy, of Chaplin, but he had been in-
formed that threats were made sgainst
him and hal taken hssty departure.
Saloon keepers of Iron Mountain all
closed their places and consequently there
ia ne drunkenness. The local police force
is powerless to do anything toward pre-
serving order or suietins any disturb,
ances that may arise, and it is altogether
probable that one or more companies OF
state militia will be ordered out to pre-
serve peace and protect property. The
county sheriff has bee, sent for and will
arr;ve tomorrow morning.
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Triple Murder and Robbery,

Oyster Bay, L. L, 1s.-Following are
the particulars of tragedy on Saturday
afternoon. The victims, Mrs. Lydia
Maybe, II years old: her daughter, 81;
Garrett Maybee; husband and ia, her.
They were brutality assaulted and the
house robbed. He had been para.yzsd
fourteen years and blind eighteen
months. At sunset the mother and
daughter went to the barn to milk, leav.
ing the invalid alone Miss weeks. living
opposite, heard cry of murder and sum-
moned the neighbors. When they
reached Maybee's house, the old man
was suffering from wounds. in the head
and face, inflicted by club 10 the hands
Of thief, who secured valuables. NAV.
bee said he feared his wife and daughter
were murdered. The barn was searched
and the bodies Of both were found in
cow stall covered with leaves. The body
Of the latter was still warm. The women
had been choked to death. No trace of
the murderers has yet been obtained.
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A Newspapers Enterprise

New Orleans. La, 1e.-Tbe T;.
Democrat has received the follow Low
ing: o"-
In the Everglades, via Jack.
s1onvilleJ Nov. 12th.-The Times
democrat expedition through t6.
Everglades reached Lake Okeecb
ooee N oy. 1st. The expedition an
eountered two severe gales on ~
lake. Two boats were swamnoS
but nobody was lost. We fopUu
eight large rivers running from 1 tI
Lake Sault into the EvergIaSaSe
which we partially explored W.
made six unsu ocessful attempts -
cut through the swamp borderino
the everglades. On tie 10th =;
November we went up T. D. riv.r
distance of eight mil es. This river
which we named for the Times
Democrat, is on the extreme soutb.
ern shore of the lake. From tha
banks OF the river we cut through
the surrounding marsh. The expe-
d1tlon is now within half a mile of
the great low grass, and going at the
rate OF a quarter of a mile q dav
There is neither water to float t6e
canoes nor land to stand on. NOTHING
put mud and marsh. The grass Is
ten feet high. We are going through
the power Of mortal man. All
subsequent dispatch from Fort
Mayors indicates that the expedition
1s In great danger, if not lost. be-
cause OF the great fires in the saw
grass. This information comes from
a gentleman who accompanied the
expedition to the edge of the saw
grass region bordering on the lake
The telegram is as follows:
FORT MYERS, FLA,
November 10.
I accompanied the Times Demo-
crot expedition until it cut a two
days journey through the border of
the Everglades. The second day.
after leaving the party, and while
sailing on the Okeechobee, 1 discov-
cred that the saw grass marsh
had been set on FIRE, and the
country for miles was now one
raging fire. If the expedition fred
the grass purposely before getting
in it, they acted wisely; if done
by accident after entering it, or was
set afire by Indians, not one of the
expedition will ever live to tell the
tale.
(Signed) S. II. MARSH.
The Times Democrat telegraphed
the DistOn company now dredging
along the upper border of Lake
Okeechobee, to send a relief party
in search of the expedition and dis
cover if it has been injured by the
fire.
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Savage SalVationists.

Kingston, Ontario, 19.-There was a
terrible row last night in Victoria Music
Hall. An ex-memb Der Of tie salvation
army, intoxicated, entered the hall and
struck several Individuals. Captain
Thompson, sid-9e camp to Nsior Moore.
com ander for all America, undertook
to quiet the disturbance and wss knocked
ever and ehoked on bench. Then four
police entered and arrested the young
man. A small rios follossd. The crowd
surged and puahsd aoeut the hall; the
eAcers OF the peace and army were sur
rounded and kicked; enc was knocked
dowa snd with the prisoners scufled on
the aoor. The disorder was fearful. The
police eventually retired without tie
prisoner and found difficulty in forcing
passage through the mob upon tha street.
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Furnishing Natives.

London, 19.-Advices from the British
feet on the west coast of Africa state that
recently $50 English sailors were sent up
the niger to punish natives st diffsrent
points on that river for outrageous upon
explorers aud traders. After Smelling the
town Of Abahs. st the head OF the Delta.
they assembled t. Eggs. large town 800
miles from the mouth of the Niger. He 9
they landed and were sc once s.tacke 1
BY natives. A fierce fight ensued ic
which three seame were xii co and sew
eral wounded. The attacking party Of
natives were driven to the bush the
sailtI returned to the feet.
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q. & N. Connections.

The Montana Railway Company
has secured the contract for build
ing the Anaconda branch of the
Titan and Northern, from Stuart to
Anaconda, distance of eight or
nine miles. Work will be COM
menced Immediately. and if the
weather permits the line will be
completed before Christmas. Messrs
Caplice & McCune have taken the
contract to do the grading and vii
begin the work at once. Mr.. Nc
Cune is an old contractor on the
Oregon Short Line, where he has
already force of men whom he
will bring to Stuart within a. few
days. when the work will be pushed
rapidly ahead.
1t is whispered about that the
Montana Railway Company con-
templates extending the Anaconda
branch of the Utah and Northern
mp Warm Spring creek to Philips,
burg. Such lie would tap sew
eral fine mineral districts, and
wonld get into the heart of some big
timber, which would be a good
thing for the Union Pacific and the
country which 1t supplies. OF
course the completion of the line to
Philipsburg would only open. new
worlds to conquer, and the CORPORA
tons efforts would probably ba pext
devoted to getting into the Bitter
Root valley, after which the extern.
sion of its lines north and south
would be a compare lively easy I'm.
dertaking.-Tnter- M9Nutaan.
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Chiesgo, Is. Times New York: The
Northern Pacific Railroad company will
hold IFS annual meeting tomorrow to
take acton upon the issue Of $40. 600, 900
in mortgage bonds. A leading lawyer
of New York has offered to bet 81 900
that Henry Willard does not at present
own a share OF Oregon Transeontinen!al
atoek
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WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Nav 18th. 1880.

GENTLEMEN Having been a suf-
ferer for a long time from nervous
prostration and general debility, I
was advised to try Hop Bitters. I
nave taken one bottle, and I have
been rapidly getting better ever
since, and I think it the best medi-
cine I ever used. I am now gaining
strength and appetite, which was
all gone, and / was IN despair until
I tried your Bitters. | am now
well, able to go about and do my
own work. Before taking it [ was
completely Frustrated.
MRS. MARY STUART.