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BRIEF TELEoRaMs.

In row in dance house, at Waco,
Texas, last night, Bill Houton, negro mn
sician OF the establishment, was killed,
and W. 7. Wright, white visitor, NOR.
tally wounded.
Another contribution Of 10, 900 marks for
the benefit Of the sufferers by the floods in
Germany has been sent to the President oi
the German Reichstag by the Germans oi
ST. Louis. More will follow.
Fire at half.past one o'clock yesterday
morning destroyed the frame residence and
stables In Avondale, Ohio, near Cincinnati
owned and occupied by Samuel Payne
The inmates escaped barely with theil
lives and In their night clothes. Loss Sl5,
900; insurance $1,000.
T.y. Powderly, the mayor Of Scranton
Pennsylvania, has resigned the position o
Grand Master Workman Of the knights
OF Labor for the United States, Heretirel
because Of overwork, his eyes having beer
| impaired by the strain Of night work, III
has been Grand Master since 1879, s
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LAST night was cold enough for comfort,
and people who had blankets-they are
wretchedly poor people who bayen'tin this
land OF ireedom-were glad to pile them
on. 1t would be interesting to know how
many Of all those comfortably bedded peo,
pie shivered as they thought how very
little blanket and how very much tariff
they were lying under. Was the man who
slept under blanket valued ateighty cents
pound troubled with the nightmare as
the awful thought came to him that he
lad paid nearly 07 per cent on that
blanket to protect the American mo,
nopOlist? Or, II it was cheaper
blanket, valued at thirty cents q pound,
low could he rest snugly under the op'
pressive burden Of 81 per cent? II this
wretched man was not unhappy through
the night and did not rise with throbbinG
brain this morning 4 was because he has
not kept up with free trade literature. To
show ti.ts poor man-the farmer, for ex-
ample-hoS outageously he is oppressed
by the tariff TO support the monopolist who
eats his corn and wheat and works
up his wool, let ps look at II
in a practical way. Ninety per cent ia
nine.tenths-niAe dollars Of every ten,
Let us suppose that our farmer friend
'huddled up" last night under blankets
which cost him $40, which blankets would
be valued at 80 cents a pound. He paid
50 for tariff and one dollar for hi
blankets. II there were no tariff or
blankets he would have bought BIB
blAnkets-American or English as h'
might have preierred-ior one dollar. i
the farmer doesn't believe this statement
that the tariff is always added to make tht
selling price Of protected article-let hin
ask his free trade friends why they crnell.
try to deceive him by persistent and well
directed lying.
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rREDDY,s GAME OF BLUFF.
Looks For Him. hat He
Il Not There -LiIy's Life.

NEw YORK, January 20-A special dis
patch to the New York 7Ima to-day from
St. Louis, No., regarding the Gebhardt.
Cunningham trouble, bears all impress Of
the deit hand OF Mr.. Frederick A. Schwab,
who is working up the Lily's boom in the
West.
After noticing the fact that Major Cum
ningham had posted Gebhardt US coward
for not accepting his challenge, he makes
Gebhardt say: II will pay no attention to
anything he may send, or any card he may
publish, but should he cross my path and
assume hostile bearing toward me, | will
act promptly. You may depend on that"
Major Cunningham was in the theater last
night looking for Gebhardt, who did not
put in an appearance.
The general impression among club men
Is that Master Freddie has tried the game
OF bluff and has been called.
ST. LOUIS, January 20.-Mrs. Langtry has
written the following account of her life at
the request Of the editor Of the Globe. Dem.
ocrat. She says: You desire. a few details
Of my early life, as much has been pub.
lished OF an erroneous nature concerning
it. / was born in the Isle-not the State
OF Jersey, twenty-eight years ago. My
father was Dean OF the island, and Senior
Dean OF the United Kingdom. My grand.
father and great.grandiather also belonged
TO the clergy-all were dignitaries OF the
church. Ny mother was Scotchwoman.
! bad six brothers, and all but one were
older than i. was the only girl. l
led most retired life, sharing
my brothers pursuits and receiving
the same education, until reached
my Goth year. Then l married Mr.. Ed.
ward Langtry, and passed six.months'
honeymoon on yacht. Two years sub.
seauently I went to Lopdon-chiehy to
seek the advice Of physician, as had just
recovered from severe attack Of typhoid
fever, and dreaded its consequences. My
entrance into London social life dates from
a party at Lady Sebrights. Thencefor.
ward l was invited everywhere and
treated with the greatest kindness and
consideration. During three seasons !
figured necessarily in London society,
Meanwhile the great expense connected
with social pleasures, and the Irish troubles,
my husband being an Irish landowner and
largely dependent for his income upon his
property in Ireland, exhausted our means.
1t became necessary for me to earn q
livelihood. / had strong inclination for
the stage, and my husband sanctioned 1t.
My family in Jersey was shrunken; four OF
my brothers had died-my favorite brother
was killed by fall in the hunting field
so the prospect OF absence from England
was less distressing than 1t might have
been. Mr.. Langtry strove and is striving
to do his share toward restoring our for.
tunes, and regrets as much as / do that he
is unable, on that account, to accompany
me to America. That is my whole story.
Since / arrived here my life has been a
public one; have had nothing to conceal
and have nothing to excuse, content in the
belief that ialselood and malignity will in
the end defeat themselves without effort any
my part.
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SAN FRANCISCO, January 2l.-shortly
after 4 r. NJ. this city was shaken by heavy
explosion. Four others followed at inter
walls OF two seconds, and dense column o.
smoke arising across the bay was sufficient
evidence OF another horror added to the
numerous powder works disasters that have
occurred in the vicinity. A brieftelegran
SAYS: The Grant Powder establishment
dear west, Berkeley Station, Hour miles
north OF Oakland, was blown up and a
number OF persons killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 2l.-1t is now
learned that five Cinnamon were killed by
the explosion Of the Powder Works. Two
white men who were about the buildings,
eAcaped,
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Death of prince rrederlck Charles.

BERLIN, January 2l.-Prince Frederick
Charles Alexander, brother Of the Emperor
Of Germany died to-day, aged 50 years. In
consequence Of the death Of Prince Charles,
the festivities in honor Of the silver we'd
ding OF Prince Frederick William have been
abandoned. The theatres will be kept
closed until after the funeral. rs
Prince Charles was indisposed for some
time BE became seriously III yesterday.
His symptoms, which assumed an ,aegra.
waiting character towards evening, .abated
some this morning. But this afternoonhe
sank rapidly until shortly before two, when
he expired. The Emperor reneined
sometime in the morning with the
Prince, who was also visited by the
Empress, Prince Frederick William and
other Princes. The Emperor and Empress
partook Of sacrament with the dying man
at half past one. The last wordsof the Prince
were, "Long live, the Emperor Princess
Marie, wife Of Prince Frederick Charles,
son Of the deceased, is Ill and confined TO
his bed.
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socoRRo, N. NJ, January 9O.-Yesterday
afternoon tive COW boys .entered socoHo
and, after getting exhilarated with whisky,
started to carry the town with their yelli
and guns. They declared that they were
wolves and could kill any man who carried
a weapon. P. A. Simpson, the newly
elected sheriff, procured a Winchester and
went 10 arrest them- They opened fire on
him. Simpson fired in return, killing one
OF them. The other took 10 the hills. On
The person OF the dead man, who proved 70
be q cowboy named Townsend, was found
a brand new revolver, similar 10 one OIL
those recently stolen from hardware store
in Socorro.
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THE BLIzZARD's BLAST.
Railroads RIockaded-severe Cold in
Northern Texas.


CHICAGO, January 20.-A driving snow
storm began at o'clock this morning,
and will probably continue all day. The
weather was very cold and tempestuous
generally throughout the Northwest.
Blockades on the railroads OF Minnesota
and Manitoba are reported. The storm OF
yesterday was very severe, but has sub
sided somewhat, and 1t is expected trains
will run regularly to-day.
Dispatches from Dallas, Texas, say the
blizzard from the north has spread all
over northern Texas, and that the mer-
curry has fallen from sixty to seventy de-
grees, reaching zero in some places, aud
that stock, particularly sheep, are suffering
greatly. The weather Is colder than has
been known in that region. Through this
section, embracing Missouri, Kansas. Ar
kansas and Southern Illinois, 1t has been
very cold the. past thirty-six hours, the
mercury in some localities falling as low
as 15o below zero.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, January 2l.-The
snow storm, prevailing oil day yesterday,
changed to regular blizzard to-day. This
Is the the coldest day experienced for years.
This morning the thermometer was 2i'
below zero, moderating to ll0 below during
the day, and standing at l9' tonight. Ad-
vices from the State, are 10 the effect that
terrible cold prevails all through the North
ern and Western region, the Thermometer
being 390 below this evening, at War.
saw; S0' at Appleton; 3S0 at Stevens Point;
$50 at Pekmaukee; 24o at Portage; 27o at
Stiles; 23o at Green Bay: 25' at Cedar
burg. Traffic on the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore & Western Central and St. Paul,
northern and western division, is suspend.
ed on account OF snow drifts.
CHICAGO, January 2l.-The cold wave,
which has been advancing from the north.
west for the past three days, reached here
late last night. At 10 o'clock last night the
Thermometer marked zero; at midnight Il
below with keen breeze from the west.
The lowest point was reached at 4 this
morning, when the Signal Service ther-
mometer registered l5o below zero, though
Thermometers in more exposed places
marked from 22o to 260.
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LEAvESwoRrH, KANSAS, January 2l.-
The machine shops Of the Great Western
Manufacturing Company. were destroyed
by FIRE this afternoon. Most Of the patterns
were saved but the building and machinery
is a total loss. The stove works adjoining
the machine shops were damaged to the
extent OF five thousand dollars by water,
Loss on machine shops, building and ma.
chinery Is about seyenty.hve thousand
dollars, insurance, twenty-five thousand
The origin OF the Gre 10 unknown. Foul
hundred men are thrown out Of employ,
ment. The works have orders away ahead
and will be rebuilt at once.
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DELEGATE BURrT's anti-railroad pass bill
isa shot well aimed. A similar measure
was passed by the last Legislature, but
finally strangled in the Senate, and many
members who were afraid to vote against
it were not sorry. If any member Of this
Legislature thinks he knows why he and
his fellow members should accept and use
free railroad passes, it is 10 be hoped that
he has the courage Of his convictions and
will give his reasons where he can be
heard The INTRLLIGEScER has already ad-
vanced some reasons why member OF the
Legislature should not ride on a free pass.
Now we ask each individual member
whether he thinks it honest dealing to ac-
cept from the State ten cents for each mile
he travels, coming and going, having come
here on free pass and intending. to go
home on the same. Remembering that
mileage is no part Of his pay for services
IN item which comes under the head of
per diem-ls It honest TO take slU lor
journey OF one hundred miles
when it costs him not one dollar to mako
the journey? But this is the least offensive
phase Of the question. The free pass in
this case is intended by the railroad cor
poration as means of giving the creature
the whip.hand over its creator. 1t is not a
polite attention-a mere gfatuity-it is a
bid foran unfair advantage over the State,
which is to say, the people. 1t Is therefore
wrong and an indignity, for it supposes,
however wrongly, that the member to
whom it is sent can be influenced by 1t.
it were not for this supposition the pass
would not be sent,
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PERSONAL Mention.

From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-Hon. Lewis
Baker, Of Wheeling, arrived here this
morning, and is stopping at the Arlington.
Senator Davis left for Philadelphia Fri.
day morning, on railroad business. He is
expected to return tomorrow night.
Mrs Senator Davis is spending a few
days in New York, with her daughter, Mrs,
Elkins.
A portion OF the party who accompanied
Mr.. kenna to Washington from Wheeling,
last Tuesday, left for home to-day.
The following West Virginia Postmas'
ters were commissioned here: John B.
McGregor, at Highland, and Isaac l.
Somers, at White Pine.
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ClucIpun,I Dramatic Pe.tiyAI.

CINCINNATI, January 2o.-The Cincin.
cinnati Dramatic Festival Association
have adopted the plan SO satisfactorily
tested by tie opera festival and musical
festival with reference TO sale Of seats.
They will sell the choice season
reserved seats at auction, beginning April
4th. The price has been fixed at fourteen
dollars for the season, two dollars single
seat. An addition Is TO be made to The
stage, which will reduce the Stating ca,
pacity Of the Music Hall 10 o little oyei
three thousand. va
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New YoRk, January 2O.-Early yesterday
morning collision occurred off Fishers
Island between the steamer Gamma, Cap.
tain Davis, and the brig Posie Peasley.
The Peasley was sunk and all on board
drowned, except one man named Charles
Powers, who gives the number Of the lost
men as seven. The Posie PeaSley was
loaded with coal.
The Gamma was on her way to this
port from Newfoundland. She was struck
on her port bow, two holes stove in her
side and her topmast carried away.
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1883 opens with appalling disasters.
Moving accidents by flood and field" are
playing havoc with life. The first month
Of the year is but two.thirds gone, and the
score Of mortality to date is frighdul.
Hotel fires, the City Of Brussels collision,
and now another steamship with large
passenger list collides at sea. We have
had the usual number Of murders and
suicides. When Malthus advanced his
theory Of the over.population Of the earth
he did not forsee the age Of steam, great
tinderbox hotels and cheap revolvers.
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Tmr Agricultural Department reports a
wheat production for 1882 Of 502, 600
bushels, and Of corn l,G94,9l7,SOo bushels.
The wheat crop OF 1882 is l22,5O9,0OO
bushels more than the crop OF 1881, and
the corn crop 4SO,OOOOOO bushels. Other
estimates are even higher. The West
raised 947,OOO,OO0 bushels Of corn and OIL
100000 Of wheat more than in the eprevious
wear, and very considerable part OF the
prodnct remains. to be shipped, insuring
good spring business for the railroads.
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HoRRIBLE eRUELrY TO A GIRL.
starved and MaItreatcd Until She Hard
~ Looks Like II HumRn Being.

~ Looks Like u II HumRn Being.
OswEGo, January 20-John Hickey and
his wife, Mary Jane, are under arrest here
for horrible inhumanity 10 0see Everett, q
girl aged 10 years. Eight years ago, when
she was sound physically and mentally,
Hickey and his wife took 0see from poor
parents in Camptown, Pa, to bring up.
Hickey being wealthy or well.to.do, her
parents thought this highly advisable. But
less than week ago her brothers learned
that she had been submitted to neglect and
brutal treatment till she appeared and act
ed like frightened. half.starved beast.
Her brothers came to Hickey's home, In
Apalachin, near here, found the worst de-
scriptions only told half the truth, took
their sister away by force, brought her
here and had Hickey arrested for continu-
GUS assault with intent to kill. The girl,
who now weighs sixty.seyen and one'half
pounds, or about fifteen pounds less than
when taken to Hickey at eleven years OF
age, Is frightful sight olook upon. Her
head has score or more OF long, deep
eashes, which easily might have been made
with clubs, potato-mashers and iron
pokers, as she says
Her arms, legs and body are similarly
disagured and her face is all warped out q
resemblance to humanity. The clothes
she wore when recovered stuck to her
body and her stockings had 10 be cut from
her gashed feet and limbs. She accounts
for every bruise and cash and tells how
long ago Mrs. Hickey abused her in each
case. She can neither count, spell nor read
and can scarcely talk intelligently; says
she was kept in cold open shed in winter
water on her there and left her 90 that II
froze in her hair and froze her ears down
to the stumps as they noware. Her appear
ance, the testimony Of neighbors and her
own painfully simple statement combineto
make the case more horrible than can be
properly described In print. She has been
photographed, and, while the Likeness does
not look half so revolving as she does, il
would make sgutlls shuddeF,
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MArAMosAs, MEX, January 2O.-Reports
are just received here Of desperate fight a
few days ago near Tehuantepec, between
the Seventh Battalion, NJ. A., and the Te-
huantepec Indians, who have been giving
trouble. The latter were completely de.
ieated, leaving eighty killed and many
wounded on the field. The Government
forces lost thirty men killed and many
wounded. Among the former was the
Lieutenant Colonel OF the Seventh Battal.
ion. The Indians were routed.
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CHICAGO, January 9l.-Hary Hill, W.
E. Harding and Richard X. Fox arrived
this evening from New York to meet John
L. Sullivan, Jim Mace and Slade, for the
purpose Of arranging prize fight between
Sullivan and Slade. The others have moi
yet arrived. II is understood they have
been delayed by the western snow block.
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TnR trouble with the telegraph wires at
,bq Newhall House fire is reviying the tele-
yaph pole discussion. BY common con-
sent telegraph wires above ground are q
nuisauce-a kind Of grasshopper plague
anil Lar:ler 10 get rid Of.
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,;oyrRSoR JACKSON has made an Inn
n,,ssion with his message, and the returns
a,p still coming in. Mcdowell, Boone and
pocnhoutas are conceded by heavy majori'
,iss Webster is expected before the Bi'
Centennial
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Affairs In CopEress.

From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-It is moi
likely that the Naval Appropriation bill
will be disposed Of before late on Tuesday
or Wednesday, when the open sea OF tariff
debate will be entered upon without any
compass or rules, by which the outcome
can be anticipAted,
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PRESIDENT FARSswoETn, you willhave to
stand M for a civil service examination.
How did it happen that you couldn't find
room for minority Senator on the Judici-
ory CommitteeP And oyou thinka solid
Democratic committee is slightly?
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Rn.In.,. RIoek WIped ont,

,sr. LOUIS, January 9l.-Flre early this
morning at Nashville, ILL.,, about ffty
from here, on the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad, destroyed nearly block Of busi-
ness buildings involving direct and incl
dental loss Of about 100000. '''
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Tn, Republicans OF the House having
,.ciJrd TO bring up the tarifrbill tomorrow
a. and s,ick to it until it is disposed Of, the
country is about to see how anxious the
democratic party is for tariff reform at this
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THERE being rumors Of war in France
,bis i, Herr Most's time for disappearing
Rn, I Mos, probably prefers preaching MUIR
Iar I ~ being shot down like an honest.man.
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ONE Of the highest officials OF the order Of
Foresters 10 the United States Is Mr.. Z. 8.
Pike, $50 North Third street, St Louis, Mo,
Heesntly Mr.. Pike suffered great agony from
tslOn 6a big thums. The he's soothing 9TH s.issi .s
Of st. Jacobs oil was magical AND efough,
immediate relief y the affected part
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MILWAUKEE, January 2l.-A Gre yester,
day destroyed the Green Bay, winona 4
St. Paul depot at Grand Rapids, burnin,
all the books and papers and small
amount Of freight. Loss, 100000.
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In erder 10 close out large stock OF mems
band and machine sewed shoes Twill mark
them down and sell them At @tonishinsly
low prices. L, v. ALoHp.
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"wellS Health Remover rstores health
and yigor, cures pyspspsts, Impotence,
Sexual Debility. $l0GF ''''' . 2 90
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esTABLIsHED AUGUST "a. 1852.
Ghe Qnteltigett2r.
-. Sn.. ~ and n Fourteenth street.

rur Boston .Adrertssr congratulates Mas
.,rbpsetts on the reelection Of Senator
,ioor-a good newspapers endorsement oil
good Senator.
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For President. Lily LAngtry.
for YlCt. .Prrtident. Freddie Gebhardt.
Oscar Wilde is hardly available, and
Mrs. Iabouchere has gone home with a
divorce suit on hand.
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Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions, "Wells'
May Apple Pills" anti.biliouS, cathartic. 10
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Orn Democratic friends being in search
Of A Presidential ticket, how does this strike