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PAUl'S TRIAL.
Strong Evidence Against the Prisoner

Special Dispatch to the Register.
PARKERsBURG, February 2O.-The interest
in the Paul trial was unabated from the
opening of the court this morning until
adjournment. The court room was crowd
ed to its fullest capacity. The prisoner sat
between two of his attorneys with his
Youngest child, boy of three years, upon
his knee. His daughter, a handsome young
lacy Of eighteen, occupied seat near her
father, and was very much affected.
Twenty witnesses were examined
by the State. Although part OF
the testimony was very damaging
to the prisoner he heard it with the utmost
indifference. Paul has many warm friends
who have always stood by him, but after
hearing the evidence they are compelled to
admit that the gallows stares him in the
face, unless testimony more favorable to
the accused be introduced. 1t IS alleged
that Paurs hands were
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alive. She died, however, on the way to
the station house. 1t was the
Most Awful Scene
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AWFUL PANIC.
Fifteen School ChiIden, In Thsir
Frantic Effort
To Escape From a Burning School House
by a Narrow Stairway, Killed by
Falling Over the Broken
BaluSters.
SlCKENlNG SCENE At THE M0RGUE

New York, February 2O.-A fire occurred
in the Catholic school building on East
Fourteenth street, this afternoon, in which
no less than fifteen children lost their
lives. Over 700 scholars, mostly children
of the poorer classes, ranging from to IL
years Of age, attended this school and were
in their class rooms when the alarm OF fire
sounded A fearful panic soon followed.
The removal of the c. ildren from the fourth
floor began quietly enough, and was pro-
gressIng rapidly when the Sister Of Charity
in charge of a class of girls tainted. This
Immediately alarmed the class which
became
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A CHICAGO SCHEME.
Combined Telegraph Poles and Lamp Posts
to Be Erected.

CHICAGO, May S.-The city council after
midnight last night, amid great confusion,
and after an acrimonious debate. passed an Or
dinance granting to the District Telegraph
Company, of Chicago, the right to erect poles
within the city for stringing telegraph wires
placed in cables. Under the existing ordi-
nance, all telegraph companies were to have
been compelled, on the first of the present
month, to place all their wires underground,
but the operation of the law was delayed by
an injunction granted by the State and feder-
al courts, and litigation is now pending. The
ordinance grants the privilege to the new COM
pany to erect iron poles, at least eighteen,
and not to exceed thirty feet high, to be
placed just inside the curb line ana in such
streets, alleys or tunnels as may be designated
by the mayor and commissioner of public
works. 1t is provided that the poles must be
kept neatly painted the city to have the
privilege OF stringing itsiire alarm wires, upon
them without cost; and the poles also, to be
so constructed that they can be used for
lamp posts by the city. The ordinance final
ly asserts that the privileges contained in the
be demonstrated ITO the satisfaction of the
mayor or city authorities, that no under
ground system of telegraph is thoroughly
practicable and advisable to be put in oper-
alton in Chicago" The corporation isa
thorized to rent the privilege of stringing ca
Oles on its poles. The ordinance passed the
council by vote OF twenty-one to eleven.
From an interview with Mayor Harrison it is
stated that he will sign the ordinance.
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Notes and Personals

WAsHINGToN, May S.-The Postoffice De-
partment has ordered the establishment of a
free mail delivery service at Ottumwa, Ia,
on July 1.
The President has appointed the following
postmasters: John s. Sproull, Eagle Pass,
Tex; Lewis P. Hunt, Mankato, Mimi; Ed
ward NJ Evans, Vinton, Ia; David Belts,
Fremont o., vice Krebs. suspended; r. A.
Morarity. Council Grove, Kan; J. s. Bell,
Monroe, Wis; Peter F, Peterson, Tekamah,
Neb.
SECRETARY Folger says that no application
has been made to him for the dismissal of
Captain E. O'Meagher Condor, now en-
ployed in the office of the Supervising Arch-
tect of the Treasury, on the groGnd that his
public utterances were disrespectful and Of
fensive to the British government. The Sec
rotary added that he knew no reason why he
should interfere in the matter.
Rear Admiral Edmund r. Calhoun has
been placed on the retired list.
The following Indiana postmasters were
commissioned May 3: Miss Sarah Roman, CO.
lumbia, Ind. Joseph R. Jones. Cumback
Ind
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THE INDIAN WAR.
Arrival of Mexican Troops at Paso del Norte,
to Join the Pursuit.

EIPAso, Tex, May S.-General Fueno,
commanding in northern Mexico, will arrive
in two days at Paso del Norte, on the Rio
Grande, and take command of all portions OF
Chihuahua and act in conjunction with
General Crook in New Mexico. Colonel
linda, chief of staff, with troops and head
quarters, has already arrived at Paso del
Norte. linda is amused at the idea of any
difference between the two countries on ac-
count of Crooks operations. General Fueno
comes direct from the city of Mexico. There
is perfect accord. When Crook reaches a
certain point. now a military fort. the Mexi-
can forces will move forward. There seems
little doubt but that final end will be made
of the hostiles and renegade Apaches.
dispatch received by the Times here,
from San Carlos, says about 300 Indians
have strayed from the agency proper to the
northwestern part of the reservation, near
Fort Apache. They evidently believe they
will have better protection near the fort.
Captain Dougherty has issued about 6,00C
pounds of corn to them.
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The Catholic Knights of America.

ST.. LOUIS. May 6-The fourth biennial
convention of Catholic Knights of America
began here to-day The delegates, over 200
in number, assembled at the Southern Hotel
at o'clock this morning, and, preceded by a
band of the College of Christian Brothers,
they marched in procession to the Church of
St. Francis Xavier, where solemn high mass
was celebrated by Father Ward, after which
Rev. Father Camer preached a sermon. The
delegation then adjourned to the Hall of St
Louis University, where business meeting
was held, presided over bv w. j. O'Neil, of
Cincinnati, supreme president of the order
Mayor Ewing delivered brief address of
welcome. Several invitations to the knights
to accept Inequalities were read, and a COM
mittee on credentials appointed. A discus
sion ensued on the subject of ascertaining
the numerical strength of the order by States
and the matter was finally referred to ST.
preme Secretary N. G. Rogers. with instruc-
tons to report tomorrow. The other GUS
tomary committees were then appointed,
and the convention adjourned till to-mor-
row morning
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deep, and poorly constructed at that Be-
low this was the ground, of rather yielding
nature. If they had gone on heaping stone
upon the monument the result would simply
have been that the weight would have driven
it downward like punch. 1t would proba-
bly, have settled unevenly; and We should
have had either new leaning tower OF Pisa
or perhaps no tower at all, which would have
furnished either way a fine paragraph for
the newspaper correspondents, but would
not probably have been of much benefit to
any other class in the community.
Obviously the foundation needed to be
strengthened, and Colonel Casey addressed
himself to a task which a good many
engineers would have preferred not to under
take. Going down below the foundation
already built, he dug from under it all
around a core of earth A feet square, directly
under the center of the foundation and
monument; and the II, 100000 pounds of
weight stood on this pillar of earth. The
new excavation was of depth of 10 feet,
and made a cellar under the foundation 1876
feet square. This was filled with solid ma-
sonry, except where the core of earth stood,
which was not removed. Then the sides of
the old foundation above were torn down
for Il considerable distance under the walls
of the shaft, rebuilt of better materials and
spread out further over the new base below,
thus distributing the pressure over a much
larger area. So, instead of a foundation only 80
feet squire, that is, extending only 1215 feet
beyond each of the four faces there is now a
foundation 1875 feet square, extending 30 feet
beyond each face, and running - feet
deeper. a good many engineers have come
at different times 10 visit the monument and
inspect this interesting work. One of them
looked at il long time without saying any
thing. Then he remarked quietly. "Well,
that's easy enough to do, but | don't know
one engineer in thousand who would want
to try it," The result proves how we'll the
work has been done. Since the laying of
stone was renewed %, 355 tons of stone have
been added to the pile, and the settlement of
the shaft due to this load has been just one
and a quarter inch. The settlement
is so even that the greatest variation
in the sinking of the four corners
is difference of four-one-hundredths
of an inch between the southwest and
northeast corners. The other two have set
tied exactly alike, even to the hundredth
part of an inch. The total pressure now
borne by the bed of foundation is "A, 81 TONS
or 90 per cent. of the whole pressure that
will be placed upon it. The line at which
the work rested IN 1856 can plainly be seen,
the old portion of the monument being
darker and more weather beaten than the
new. The slow rate at which contractors are
able to deliver the marble regulates the prog
ress of the monument. The money which
Congress has already appropriated, about
$500, 900 in all, will suffice to complete the
shaft and pyramidion, as ii is called, the
pyramid which is to top the shaft at height
of 500 feet and rise for fifty-fve feet, part of
it being of glass; in order to light the deep
well of the monument.
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Commissioner Marble.

Washington Special.
Commissioner of Patents Marble was asked
to-day what there was in the report that he
was about to resign. Ee is quoted as saying:
"Oh, it is one of the current lies OF the time.
don't know why this story is started again,
but it seems to be a sweet morsel that news
paper men roll under their pens" The state
ment is quite confidently made by other gen.
tlemen, quite as well informed, that the
Commissioner may be glad to be allowed to
resign before long. They state that the Sec
rotary of the Interior contemplates the Com
missloner's dismissal on grave charges, The
friends of ex-Representative Thomas L.,
Young, of Cincinnati, state that Marbles
place was promised to Young several weeks
ago by the President.
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Massachusetts, Legislature Difficulties.

appointed to investigate the facts regarding
the invalidity of Governor Buffers first veto
held secret meeting this morning. One OF
the Governors private secretaries was sum-
moned to testify. but he refused point blank
to make any statement. The committee is
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of ordering him
under arrest.
rules passed and sent out at once to the
Senate all the charities appropriation bills
before acted upon, including bills for
Tewkesbury, Concord prison, Monson,
Sherborn. Bridgewater aud Lancaster. All
other charities appropriation bills were
acted upon favorably. The Democrats with
drew their opposition, and will rely upon
the Governor to veto the bills.
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Chief Moses Dissatisfied.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Secretaries Lincoln
and Teller have been considering the case of
Chief Moses, of the Nez Perces Indians tribe,
who has been disposed to be troublesome be-
cause of an executive order issued some time
since, cutting off portion of the Nez Perces
reservation in Idaho. Moses laid his com
plant before the War Department, positively
refusing to enter into negotiations with the
agents of the Interior Department He de-
sired to come to Washington to talk the mat
ter over, and Secretaries Lincoln and Teller
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF bringing
him here
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ImpOrta to Pension Applicants Whose
Papers Are Not Complete.


Important to Pension Applicants Whose
Papers Are Not Complete.
WAsHINGToN, May S.-The Commissioner
of Pensions is disposing of pension cases at
the rate of 300 to 400 per day. 1t takes three
men to carry the certificates over to the In
terror Department and one man has all he
can do to afTix the big seal of the department
to these certificates A new step will shortly
be taken which will have the effect to close
upa large class of these cases. 1t is in the
shape of a notification to attorneys and
claimants that if the evidence called for in
suspensions is not furnished within reason
able time the case thus neglected will be re-
iected. There are thousands OF claims for
pensions chung up" for the want OF proper
evidence, which cannot be passed upon
.inally, merely because they are not complete
~ form. When the pension office works up
lhe completed cases it will turn in and re-
oct such as have apparently been abandoned.
Such claimants as wish to revive their re-
ieoted claims will have to begin do novo.
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Mail Service Changes.

WASHINGTON, May s.-The following
change in the railroad mail service for Indi-
ana was ordered yesterday. Frankfort to
Charleston, Toledo, Cincinnati & st. Louis
Railroad, from May 81, 1883, extended service
from Charleston by Folger, Trilla, Neoga Stew
ardson, Cowden, London. Ramsey, Fillmore,
Donnellson, Corento New Douglass Alham-
bra Edwardsville and Venice, to East st.
Louis ILL.,, increase distance 1916 miless,
less 30 100 miles terminal at Charleston, max
ing a net increase of 131. 46 miles.
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Reported Withdrawal of Keim's Name.

WAsHINeToN, May 8.-The report is cur
rent tonight that the nomination of Keim
as chief examiner of the civil service COM
mission is to be withdrawn and the name of
Charles Lyman, chief clerk of the Treasury,
has been agreed upon and will be sent to the
President with a recommendation as chief
examiner instead of Keim. Messrs. Eaton
and Thoman decline to say anything on the
subject and it has been impossible to obtain
any confirmation
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The Zuni Reservatinn Bonndariea.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Secretary Teller
says there was nothing in the Presidents or
the Zuni Indian reservation in New Mexico
that could serve as foundation for the opin-
ion said to be entertained by the friends of
Senator Logan that the order was intended
as blow at the latter, whom it was sought
to reach through his son-in-law, Paymaster
IIIcEnr
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The Word with the Bark on 1t.

Wa5hlngtOn Special.
Among the scramblers for the vacant in
ternal revenue commissionership is Collector
Hobart, of Cincinnati. Mr. Hobart is a dis
tiller one of his boomers" is General Sher-
man. The General called upon Arthur on Sat
urday and urged Hobart's appointment The
President took in the situation at glance.
He looked Sherman squarely in the face and
said: General, is not Mr. Hobart a distil-
ler?' Eyes, sir said Sherman. well"
said Arthur, II will not appoint him." The
General of the United States army left with
out another word.
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NOTICE
CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI & }
INDIANAPOLIS RAILWAY,
CLEVELAND. O. Anril Q. 1889. y

Notice Is hereby given to the stockholders of
the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Il Indian.
apolis Railway Company, that a special meeting
of the stockholders of said Railway Company
will be held at the general office of the company
in the city of Cleveland, o, on the 9th day Of
June, 1888, at IL O'Clock A. M, for the purpose
the 81. LOnis, Alton & Terre Haute railroad to
the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indian
apolis and the Indianapolis & st. Louis Railway
Companies, and to consider said lease, and to
authorize, rally and confirm said lease or reject
the same, aud to take such other action in regard
to said lease as the stockholders may deem
proper.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
GEORGE Fl. RUSSELL, Secretary
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An Appeal for Prohibition.

WASHINGTON May S.-Judge N. c. Mclrar-
land, Commissioner of the General Land
Office, made an eloquent address Sunday
afternoon, in Masonic Hall, on the "Prohi-
bition of the Liquor Traffic" He said his
convictions were decidedly in favor of pro-
hibiton, for he believed more crime is que
10 whisky and such intoxicants than to all
gtbor sources combined. lie Endorsed the
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A Profitable Libel Suit.

DETROIT, May 8.-The motion for new
trial in the MacLean- Scripps libel case was
denied by Judge Scripps, yesterday. and APP
pication will now be made to the Supreme
Court 1t is reported that MacLean will be
appointed surgeon-general OF the Michigan
be elected president of the State Medical So
ciety, which meets at Kalamazoo on Wednes-
day. His victory over Scripps has given him a
great boom.
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A Large CONVICT Contract.

has closed a contract for the labor of 450 con-
victs In Clinton prison for five years at 35
cents day They will be employed in manu-
featuring clothing for the wholesale trade
One hundred tailors will be transferred from
other prisons to Clinton. Three hundred
sewing-machines will be used.
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Dakota Land Case Decided.

WASHINGTON, May S.-The case of Plum
mer VS.. Jackman. involving the title to 100
acres of valuable land near Bismarck, Da-
kota has been decided by the Secretary of
the Interior in favor of Jackman for the
whole quarter section. Jackman's claim to
the land was contested upon the ground that
he had not settled upon it in good faith, but
to sell in speculation in violation OF section
2, 1862 of the Revised Statutes.
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Newburg. Trenkel 8 Co.,s Inventory.

CINcrNNATI May 8.--The assignees of New
burg, Frenkel & Co., clothing dealers, have
filed an inventory showing the total APP
praised value of the assets is $275, 500; total
liabilities $685.. 00e only $4,000 OF which is
for merchandise, the remainder being notes.
The aSslgnees have been ordered to sell the
stock
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ST. LOUIS, May 8.-The National Burial
Case Association is holding its regular quar-
terly meeting here to-day The association
includes most of the firms west OF Rochester,
N. Y. Thirty-five manufacturers are repre-
sented. The meeting was called to order by
NJ H. Dill. of Richmond, Ind. acting presi-
dent, and W. J. Munster, of Cincinnati, sec
rotary, and went into executive session.
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Telorrnph Litigation.

New York, May 8.-The Court of Appeals
to-day granted the motion recently made on
behalf of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to advance on the calendar the appeals
taken by the company from the general term
of the Superior Court in the Hatch and Will
liams litigations. The appeals will now be
heard in the first week in June, thus saving
at least year's DELAY In their being reached
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& Vinceunes Rail-
road Company
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
INDIANAPOLIS. Anrll

INDIANAPOLIS, April 10, 1881
The annual meeting OF the stockholders Or tho
indianapolis Il Vincennos Railroad Company
will he held Mt the principal office OF the com,
pany in the Guy of Indianapolis, Ind, at
o'clock y. IN, on
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1883,
For the election o: gcvou directors to serve fOF
tho ensuing year, aud tho transaction Of suoh
other business ~ may prnneriy come before the
meeting. i. b. LlGGErr, Secretary,
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CNoINNArI, May ga verdict for $4,000
damages, for breach of contract in furnish
ing machinery, was rendered by jury in
the United States Court, to-day in favor Of
the American Pressed Tanbark Company
against the McGowan Pump Company.
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SOCIETY NOTICES.

ATASONIC-A. AND A. SCOTTISH RITE
IN1 .Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection will
meet this wednesday, evening. at 7:45 o'clock.
N r. RUCKLE, r. p. G. NJ.
c. +. holiday. Secretary.
MASONIC MARION LODGE, NO. So, F.
w and A. NJ. Special meeting this "wednesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work, second degree.
Visiting brethren fraternally welcomed.
HUGH J. DRUMMOND, W. NJ
JOHN 3. ELAN, Secretary.
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work of the union, and said woman was the
great sufferer, and as long as a mother lives
voice will be raised against the traffic The
audience was large and intelligent one and
frequently applauded the speaker.
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A FIREMAN known as Bill Han
Hal u knpt IN hiA throat like bail;
He 81 jacobs OH bought,
And It very sOOh "bruught"
The hump ana the sOrOuess aud a..
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
ANCHOR LINE.
United States Steamships

UHIItU oIHIt5 5ltdHSnIpS
Sail from New York every Saturday for
Glasgow via Londonderry.
Cabin passage, $50 10 $50 Second Cabin, $40.
Steerage, Outward 1913, Prepaid S2I.
LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN SERVICE
From Pier No. Al n r., New York.
BELGRAVIA sails May IL, June 10. July 81.
FURNESSIA sails May 20, June so, August A.
CITY OF ROME sails June 9, July IA, August 18.
Cabin passage $50 to ST. % according to accom-
modatons. Second Cabin and Steerage as above.
Anchor Line Drafts issued at lowest rates are
paid free of charge in England, Scotland and
Ireland. For passage, Cabin Plans, Book OF
Tours etc. apply TO HENDERSON BROTH
Frs. New York, or ALEX. METZGER, r Odd
Fellows Hall, or FRENzEL BROTHERS. Vanoe
Block, indianapolis.
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EUROPE

Cooks Grand Excursions leave New York,
April 20, June l, June l3 and June 80, 1883.
Passage tickets by all Atlantic steamers Special
facilities for securing good berths, Tourist
tickets for individual travellers in Europe, by all
routes, at reduced rates.
Cooks ExcursiOnist, with Mans and full par
ticulars, by mail 10 cents. Address
THOS. COOK & SON, 261 Broadway, N. Y,
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

GRAND MUSICAL CONCERT GIVEN BY
" the Eureaka Giee Club, at Olive Baptist
Church, on Coburn and McKernan streets, ed
nesday and Thursday, May 10 and II. The CLUB
will be assisted by Mrs. Nellie Douglass Horne,
Miss Retta Moss, and the Luellen sisters. All
lovers OF good music and plan tation songs should
not fail 10 attend.