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Hurder ON a RniIroad Train.

CHATTANOOGA, April 30.-A terrible trag-
edy occurred Saturday night on the Nash
Vile train, which arrived at 1880 O'Clock,
while nearing Anderson, a station about
forty five miles from this city. The actors
were two men named Jim Hawkins and Bob
Reeves, who boarded the train at Decherd and
had tickets for Anderson. They appeared
quiet and orderly at FIRST; but, evidently,
Hawkins began 10 drink heavily, and occa-
sionslly would rip out some blasphemous
osths. The conductor endeavored to quiet
him, but without effect. He continued 10
grow more disordsrly, and at last drew a
pistol from his pocket and brandished it aloft
with drunken shouts. All the p passengers left
the car except Reeves. Hawkins sud-
denly arose, with his pistol in hand, and
walking up 10 the former struck him a ter
rife blow over the head, and with the re-
mark, snow PHI fix you" deliberately placed
his pistol against Reeyes's breast and fred.
The latter fell 10 the floor a corpse, shot
through the heart. Hawkins Immediately
ran from the car, and, meeting the porter,
drew his pistol on him, but the latter
lodged. The murderer then hastily closed
the door, and with a scream leaped from the
platform of the flying train; it was running
down steep grade, and its speed was not
far from forty-fye miles an hour. He fell
backward, and it is thought broke his neck.
As soon as the train reached Anderson a
posse was sent back for him. Reeves's body
was taken TO Stevenson, and his brother at
Decherd notife of his tragic end. Hawkins
is a painter. Reeves occupation is not
known. -
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A ROmau,s WAY.

Woman, in reading a newspaper, has a
distinct method OF her own. She takes it up
hurriedly and begins to scan it over rapidly,
as though she was hunting some particular
thing, but she is not. She il merely taking
in the obscure paragraphs, which, she be.
lieves, was put in out Of the way places for
the sake of keeping her from seeing them.
Marrisges and deaths are always interesting
reading 10 her, and the advertisements are
exciting and stimulating. She cares but lit
tie for printed jokes unless they reflect ridi-
cule upon the men, and then she delights in
them, and never forgets them. She pays par
ticular attention to anything inclosed in
quotations, and considers it rather better
authority than anything frst-handed. The
column in which the editor airs his opinions,
in loaded hifalutin, che rarely reads. Views
are of no importance in her estimation, but
facts are everything. She gener ally reads
the poetry. She doesn't care for ii, but
makes practice Of reading it becsuse she
thinks she ought 10 do 50. She reads stories
and sketches and paragraphs indiscriminate-
ly, and believes every word of them. After
she has read ali she wants she lays the paper
down With an air Of disappointment az she
observes that "there is nothing in it,"
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UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPHY.
Chicago Municipal uthOrities EDjOined
by the western Union from Sever
ing Its Wires.

CHICAGO, April 50.-The Western Union
Telegraph Company filed bill in the Fed
ersl Court here to-day to enjoin the city au.
thorities from seyering the wires and re-
moving the poles OF the company under the
ordinance which enters into effect to-mor-
row, and thus avert the action taken against
the Mutual Union Company two months
ago. The company, in it's bill, combats the
legality Of the ordinance from various stand
points, and asserts that it has acquired a
vested right in the city, and that the theory
Of underground telegraphy at present is i'm
practicable. To obviate the complaint Of
the numerous wires in the streets, the COM
pany shows that it is rapidly replacing the
present wires with cables carrying from ten
TO thirty six wires each. Ii finally asserts
the threat 10 enforce the ordinance was not
made in good faith on the part OF the city,
as the authorities do not contemplate remov-
ing the fre-alarm telegraph wires now hung
in various portions OF the city. A hearing
on the application for an injunction was
postponed, counsel for the city agreeing in
the meantime that no action should be taken
to the detriment of the company. The Chi
cago Telephone Company filed bill similar
in import in the Circuit Court of this county
this morning and obtained temporary in
junction against the city.
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rHEAroHARALAxA TROUBLE.

The wild and Whirling Atchsfalaya Ii ust
now a cause Of much contention. One por-
ton Of the Louisiana people want its COM
municaiion with the rivers above it 10 be
kept open, that il may drain their lands;
another want that communication closed,
because its foods are covering their lands,
washing away their improvements, and send
ing themselves into irretrievable ruin. JUS
tice is evidently on the side Of the latter.
The lands they want the Atchafslaya
to drain for them require draining only be-
cause the levees require repair and allow
water to enter these lands that has no busi-
ness there The true remedy in their Gaze
is evidently to remove the cause of their
trouble by having the levees put in good
condition. The people OF Teche and
Southwest Louisiana generally, as
we learn from the New Orleans Times
Democrat, are suffering disaster by
the terrific floods that are pouring down
upon them. They want a sill placed over the
mouth Of the Atchsfalays that their prop
erty may be saved, and there is no other
means Of escape for them, az there is for the
people higher up who can be saved by re-
pairing the levees. Deliver them from the
inflow of the Red and Ouachita rivers by
placing a sill over the mouth OF the Ouachita,
and they are saved, too. But this ia not all.
The pouring out OF the Mississippi by that
falays would be ruin TO New Orleans and
TO several prosperous cities and towns. They
would all be left in lagoon, cut off from
river commerce and The trade with the far
away interior and thesea. These two deman
the closing Of the breach by which waters that
do net belong to ii are carried down the Atcha-
falaya. Ibis statement OF the case is sufii-
cisnt 10 show sensible people where the
right and the expediency lie. But the
AlchaiAIayA IS one of Capt. Cowdon's
now, and splendid illustration of that
kiHd Of arti0's. Tasss eat-of enthusiasts
are opposed to placing sill at the. breach
where il is required, btcluse that Is CAPT.
Elda's plan; bul b cause Capt Eids COM
mends that wy of meeting all difficulties,
that Is no r sson why he farms OF South
western L7uisiara should be deluged and
their owners ruined, and New Orleans and
other cities left "high and dry" "Bui,"
says the outletists, "the channel of the Mis-
sissippi could not carry off the waters, for
Capt. Eads has plugged up the passes to
get water fer his istties." 10 that case the
remedy is to jetty the South Pass, where
Eads originally wanted TO place his jetties.
New Orleans will soon have need of it, so
that any surplus of water from the closing
of the Atchafalaya shall have correspond
ing surplus of space by which to reach the
Gulf.
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KIsse. and CIKnreites.

Philadelphia, with characteristic enter
prise, comes 10 the front with a new society,
the avowed object of which is to wage Bit
Ter and relentless war against the nuisance of
cigarette smoking. The demure ladies OF
the Quaker City are the prime movers in this
novel crusade, and their plan OF assault is as
novel "a the crusade ilseif. 1t ia this: They
have registered the most solemn VOWS not 10
kiss in future any young or old man who is
addicted to this sort of dissipation. What
the Philadelphia cigarette smokers will do
remains TO Be seen. The chances are that
they will wait until the frat meeting Of the
association is held ard attend in q body. Ii
they should fad that the members OF the 60
ciety are of age or style OF beauty where
kissing, cigarette or no cigarette, would
b. gu, Of the question, they will
probably decide 10 stand by the "Eesd"
Ia the cheapest and most musty form in
which it presents itself. At all events, the
ques ton ia, for Philadelphia, an interesting
one. That city, as general thing, devotes
iis attention 10 questions 400 or 500
years old. The matter of kissing is not
altogether modern, according 10 ali the au-
thorities on the subject, but it il the most
modern question which has claimed the At
tenlion OF Philadelphia for many a day.
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The Effect or Deyine's statement.

New YORK, April 30.-The Worlds special
cable dispatch from London says: The pro-
ceedings of the two Irish conventions at
Philadelphia have been copiously reported
in the cable correspondence of the London
papers, but especially of the Times and have
excited some curiosity throughout the conn
try. The general public is much puzzled to
make out the precise meaning and character
Of these gatherings. II active measures of
hostility toward England are intended by the
Irish population of the United States, it is
said, why ia a convention TO promote them
permitted to be held in friendly country
1t should be eaid here that the popular fear
of violence in any form has almost entirely
absted, fact that is TO be attributed in
part 10 the confidence that il felt in
the watchfulness Of the police, and it's
capacity 10 cope with the administers and
dynamiters, but in still greater part 10 the
breaking out in the ranks OF the latter of a
veritable epidemic of Informing" 1t is not
exaggeratipg to say that the SO called secret
organizations that have been formed to carry
on the conspiracy against England are honey
combed throughout by traitors. Thos. Devine,
ef whom the cable has, l suppose, given you
g full account, Is the latest approver, but he
is by no means the last. There are others,
and still more important ones, in the back
1ubIc mas Dtcu on
the part of the conspirators in both coun-
tries, very general scramble to save their
worthless necks. The knowledge OF this
fact, 10 say nothing Of the uncertainty as 10
precisely who has informed, and the extent
Of the revelations, must act powerfully in
lettering future operations. No man en-
gagged in the Irish conspiracy dares 10 trust
another. Deyine's evidence has been especial
ly valuable to the authorities, revealing, as it
does, the inner workirgs of the Feniaa
organization. Much OF the information
given by him and other informers
Is still withheld by the authorities, who
appreciate the TACT that il dealing with plot
tiers who distrust each other reticencs as to
the extent Of their. knowledge is the .urest
provocative Of further disclosures. The new
agents Of the dynamiters are being watched
for at all the sesPorts. As for the cid ones,
it is believed that they are completely de-
moralizsd. l am credIbly informed that all
the keys Of Windsor Cattle were stolen last
week. Their loss was discovered on the day
that il occurred, and on the same day new
locks were sent down from London, the
event. il may naturally be i'm sgined, causing
great alarm wherever the news Was heard.
This is only one instance illustrating the
truth OF the statement that has already been
made, that every plot is revealed almost al
the very inslsst of it's inception. The in
formation thus proffered to the police places
every leader in the movement within the
reach OF the galloWs or the jail.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL.
Valuable and Interesting Discovery
Near COIlinsVfile, III.

CoLLNsvILLE, April 30.-A few miles
from this city an interesting and valuable
archaeological discovery was made last week
on the farm of the Hon. J. r. Miller, on a
bluff overlooking the American bottom, two
miles from this place, where there is group
of ancient mounds. The fad was made by
Mr.. McAdam, assistant State geologist, who
dog up nineteen human skeletons, aduls and
children, both male aud female. Most of
them we're in good state of preservation;
he also found large quantity of pottery,
copper and stone ornaments, and domestic
and agricultural Implements. Among the
latter were several flint hoes, which evidently
had been used good deal. Further exca-
vations will be made, and it is believed a
very valuable collection of relics will be
made and much information of great interest
10 psychologists obtained.
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to be in good condition; that the damage By
the n=w wheat pest ia without fourdation.
Only four counties report the presence Of the
grain-bug, and their damage to wheat as
slight The heavy raiDs last menth brought
out wheat in fine style, and though the crop
will not be large il will be fully equal to
last year. The increase IN seresge OF wheat
may be broadly set at twenty per cent. All
big wheat growing counties report more than
an average crop. The southern counties suf-
iered most from drought, but what they lose
on wheat they will make up on fruit The
fruit crop will be he greatest ever knoEn in
this State; Nspa county alone expects 10
make 100000 gallons of wine. Barley and
hay are both light, but there will be enough
to feed stock. Taken altogether, there Ia a
good prospect for California farmers.
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shot and g,lled Rl. Partner.

Boston, April 30.-Abert H. Beals, of the
firm Of Beals q Perley, spice dealers, Boa
ton, shot and killed his partner, Frickett
Perley, on The Fall river steamer Bristol last
night. Both men occupied stateroom to.
gether. About 80 o'clock Perley got out
OF his berth and went TO the window. Beals
was awakened by the rafting of the blinds,
and, thinking some one was trying 10 enter
the room, drew his revolver and 6red, the
bullet entering Perley' forehead and passing
out at the back OF his head. He lived about
an hour and half. Beals was delivered to
the police on the arrival of the boat at Fall
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ENGLAND.
IL THE Commons.

LONDON, April 30.-In the Commons this
afternoon Treyelyan, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, stated that be believed wide
spread conspiracy 10 murder existed in
county Clare. The government, he ssid,
hoped to bring the conspiriators to justice.
O'Donnell, member for DuDgarvsn, ac-
cused Clifford Lloyd, special Magistrate, Of
altering depesiiions made on oath. He
asked whether the government would retain
him in office.
Trevelyan and Gladstone both refused to
answer ODonnelPs question.
0'Dsnnell then laid on the table evidence
which he claimed would sustain his charge
against LLOYD.
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FEARFUL EXPLOSION.
Several Coal Miners Killed and n Large
Number Dying.

ASHLAND, PA, April 3O.-A fearful ex-
plosion has Just occurred at the Keystone
colliery mines, by which several lives have
been lost and number OF miners seriously,
probably fatally, injured. The explosion
was caused by a sudden collapse of pillar,
causing an immense fall of coal. The rush
OF coal forced down the gas with such yeloc-
iiy ss 10 cause an explosion. The full ex-
tent of the disaster cannot yet be learned.
Excitement prevails at the mouth Of the
mine, where the people gathered in large
numbers. Charles Tyler, Patrick Regan,
and Coney Walter have been taken out more
dead than alive. The dead body of Andrew
Jones has just been taken out. Three others
are known to be killed, and a number OF
others are also badly burned. Physicians and
priests are hurrying TO the scene OF the
diaaster
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Miss Kane Remandca 20 JAIN.

MILWAUKEE, April 30.-1he decision of
United States Commissioner Ryan releasing
Kate Kane, female lawyer, on habsas corpus
procet diHgs, because Judge Mallory, of the
Criminal Court committed her verbally for
contempt in throwing wafer in his face, wss
this morning reversed by Judge Hamilton,
OF the Circuit lCourt, who reviewed the csse
on writ of c1tiorori. Kate was remanded
back 10 jail. Bail wss offered but refused,
Judge Hamilton deciding the case not bail
able. The prisoner has said she will never
pay the fine of $50, if she says in Jail all
her life
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VIVA. PhlIaaeiphia IrIshmen are Do.ng,


PHILADELPHIA, April 30.--A committee
was appointed to wait on the newspapers OF
this city and urge that n representative OF
the press of PhiladelPhia be sent to Ireland
TO investigate the true condition of affairs in
that country, in order to inform the people
of the evils under which the Irish people
were suffering.
A Lieeting OF the members of the Roman
Catholic Church, many of whom are men,
bers of the Grand Army Of the Republic, was
held yesterday afternoon to consider the re-
cent decree of Irish Bishop Wood, against
permitting uniformed bodies other than
Catholic societies enter Catholic churches
OF this city 10 attend services over deceased
comrades. As there was some doubt as TO
the authenticity Of the order committee
was appointed to wait upon the archbishop
and also 10 secure his consent to requiem
macs In all Catholic churches On Decoration
Day, and that Catholic members,'of the Grand
Army Of the Republic be allowed to attend
in uniformed bodies.
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a veteran murdered.

MILWAUKEE, April SO.-The body of ia.
cob Z1nsteg, an inmate of the National Sol
diers' Home, wss found this morning in
barn adjoining the ''Fat Woman's" saloon,
on the Wauwatosa road. The pockets of
his clothing were turned inside out and all
valuables gone. Zunsteg went 20 the saloon
with ''Pegleg,p also an inmate of the Soldiers
Home, and caroused win Mary Stevens,
disreputable character, said to be the tool of
thieves who wait for soldiers when they get
their pensions. The Stevens woman and two
men have been arrested. The evidence of
murder having been committed is very
strong; there are finger marks on the throat
and a cash over the eye. Zunsieg was forty
i've years old, unmarried and native of
Switzerland. z = -
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WASHINGTON, April 3O.-When the Star.
route trial opened to-day Me-. Ingersoll an.
nounced that he was willing to submit the
case to the jury for the Dorseys, provided
the governments counsel would agree 10 pro-
coed no further with argument. The court
then wished TO hear from the government.
Mr.. Merrick answered that the government
had not yet completed opening the case.
THAT is enough" said Judge Wylie; and
Mr.. Bliss began his address 10 the jury, which
continued up to the hour of adjournment.
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The Tewksbury investigation.

Boston, April 30.--The Tewksbury inves.
tigstion was resum-i this morning. limo
thy Kellher had charge of the burials at
fewksbury most of the time since 1879.
Cases which had contained bodies from the
State prison were sold aud the money given
to Thomas Marsh, jr. About eight cases
rem aimed when he left last Saturday. He
had sold about fifteen in all. The bodies
were buried. The witness testified that the
Marshes had had their kitchen supplied
with chicks ns from the almshouse and their
washing done by the INN ates.
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ST. LOUIS, April S0.-Prof. BIatt, known
a. the "Man. Fish," performed a very re-
markable feat at the Dime Museum here yes
terday, remaining under water four minutes
eleven and half seconds, beating the best
previous record, four minutes and three quar-
tiers seconds, by ]. B. johnson, in London.
He came nesr losing his life, however, becom-
ing helpless after four minutes had expired,
and when removed from the water on the
repeated demands of those present was insen-
ofhIa
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MILWAUKEE, April 30.-John Bauer,
cooper, was killed in saloon quarrel this
morning by Robert Koehler, also cooper,
nineteen years old. The party had been on
a caroqsal siuce Saturday evening, and at IL
O'Clock this forenoon were still drinking in
SchimmePs saloon, corner OF North and
Tenth streets, when quarrel arose az to who
should pay for the drinks. Koehler Drained
Bauer with chair. Bauer leaves a wife
and nine children in poor circumstances.
Koeher was arrested.
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Comms.N..Ith D.awius.

LoUIsyILLE,AprilS 0.-The Gfiy-ilth draw
ing OF the Commonwealth Distribution Com
pAny was held to-day, when sbe following
prizes were drawn: The capital prize OF
$50 600 was drawn By ticket No. 56,4s5; he
second prize of SIC, 900 was drawn BY ticket
No. 1924, and the third prize Of 5000 WAS
captured By ticket No. A, 45I. The follow
ing tickets drew $1,000 each: Nos. II ,74T,
80, 40, 7I76, So, 473 and So, Jos.
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ALL GAS.

GAN gas" appears to burn brighter than it
id year ago, for gas stock is running up
gain on account Of gas victories over cleo
kcity on the ground Of cheapness. The New
Public says "the experience of New
n 4 that of King Log and King Stork,
led wonly does electric Lighting coat more
fh be Of Of, but electric lighting companies
.n-up SSbined with the gas companies 10
1sTp,,e rates." This is rather down.
rRoUsE electric people, to be combining
Az IS they declared they should cut
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The PhiIadeIpnts Conveu,Ion Endorsed.

NEW YORK, April S0.-At a meeting Of
the Irish Confederation of America the
action Of the Philadelphia convention was
approved. Bishop Nulty, of Mullingsr,
acknowledges the receipt OF funds, and says:
"The periodical visitstions of famine are
the plain and direct result Of misgovernment.
Rash and impulsive Spirits often generous
and brave, chafe unnecessarily under form
of existence 80 degraded and unnanly, and
therefore, finding constitutional agitation in
terdicted by unjust laws, they turn instinct
lively TO dynamite and the dagger Of secret
societiea,"
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The Temperance question In Ohio.

CINCINNATI, April S0.-At a meeting Of
Methodist ministers this morning, the cub
ject of the duty of the Church in regard TO
the present aspect Of the temperance ques-
ton in this State was discussed. The Rev.
J. III. Walden, prominent prohibitionist,
strongly condemned the plan OF a separate
solitical organization, bat favored earnest
work in behalf of the adoption of a prohi-
ton amendment. This view was embodied
in the resolutions adopted.
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Rssadalis cures scrofula, rheumatism,
white swelling, govt, goiter, consumption, hron.
chitis, nervous debility, malaria and all diseases
of a kindred nature arising from an impure condi-
ton of the blood. Rosadalis gives new hope and
life Read this letter: 1 have been great suf-
ferer with inflammatory rheumatism for the last
twelve months. was induced 20 try your prepare
My hands and feet are stIl enlarged, but feel so
much better, that want to continue taking the
Rosadalis. MRS. NJ. Y. DANCE, Rehoboth, Va.
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CoNersr1oN of the lungs, inflammation o.

CONGESTION of the lungs, Inflammation of
the throat and difficulty of breathing ire
quently result from 3 severe cold. The
remedial properties combined in DR.. Jayne's
EIpectorsut are especially designed TO break
up feverish and inAsmmatory tendencies,
remove construction Of the throat, and by
bringing about free expectoratiop, pro-
mote natural respiration and speedy cure.
A reputation maintained for forty years af-
fords to all guarantee of the practical
merit of the remedy