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The Press., 1883-11-08

Pembers r. maj. 1s3. Rep. maj in 1881, III. SENATORS NOW ELECTED: District Francis B. Cooley of Hartford, r. '' 3-Theodore 3 M. Maltbie of Granby,
 r-gain.
 C 5-EdwardT. Turner of Waterbury, r. C 7-EdmundDay of Seymour, ,r-gain. C 9-Stiles I. Stanton of Stonington, r. C 11-Joseph c. Crandall of Lebanon, r. C 13-James W. Hyatt of Eorwalk, d. .' 15-Smith P. Glover of Newtown, r.
 gain
 '' 17-Thomas G. Clark of Canterbury, 1T. '' 19-MiloB. Richardson of Salisbury, d. C 21-John Allen of Old Saybrook, r. '' 23-Milo W. Pember of Vernon, r.
 SENATORS HOLDING OVER. District Civilian J. Clark, Southington, r. .' 4-Elisha N. Welch, Bristol, d. $ 6-Charles D Yale, Wallingford, d.. q 8-Jos. D. Plunkett, New Haven, d.. C Colchester W. Barnes, Preston, d. '' 12-Edwin L. Schofeld, Stamford, r. '' 14-Robert E. Deforest, Bridgeport, d. G 16-Clark E. Barrows, Eastford, r. '' 18-Lorrin A. Cook, Barkhamstead, #. . C 20-Owen B. King, Watertown, d. {" 22LJoseph ". Alsop, Middletown, d. C 24-Ebenezer c. Dennis, Stafford, r.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-27

in court. Six weeks elapsed before the
constable had sufficiently recovered to
come into the court He was pale and
still very sickly-looking. A chair was
given to him.
The magistrate was just delivering q
sentence of eighteen months imprison-
ment with hard labor on miserable
and starving looking girl for the steal
ing of n handkerchief. On the removal
of this sad-looking object, who on hear
ing her sentence fell into mysteries, Jim
was put at the bar. The magistrate first
asked if anything had been heard of the
prisoners wife, and policeman first
entered the witness box Having been
sworn, he related that six nights since
the body of woman had been taken
out of the Thames. and that it had been
stated at the Coroner's inquest that it
was the b, dy of the prisoners wife.
Answering question of hemagistrate,
the witness added that the Coroner $
verdict was accidental death.
This wi ness having retired. the con-
valescent constable was examined. His
account of his encounter with Jim was
straightforward and impressive.
The magistrate then asked the prison.
er if he had any question to put to the
witness.
"No, replied Jim, doggedly.
The magistrate subsequently de-
manded of him if he preferred to be
dealt with by him at once or sent to the
Superior Court. jim having selected
to be dealt with at once. the magistrate
asked him if he had any statement to
make for his defense. I........ .....
mo" said Jim, firmly.
Having Just heard the magistrate I'm
| flicts eighteen months Imprisonment
with hard labor Tor the theft of a hand
kerchief. | was confident that this vii
lain. who had half murdered his wife,
and whose long-tried cruelty, as it hap
pens frequently among the poor people
of this country, had likely deferred the
unfortunate woman from appearing in
court and might have-driven her tc
some rash act of despair, and who. fur
thermore, had seriously injured con
stable, would have been sent to the
assizes. My establishment, however
grew more intense when, after few
very sensible and firm remarks of tn,
magistrate, | heard him condemn this
twice rwould-be murderer to only sil
months Imprisonment with hard labor
In this country there are strong law
to protect property, and cruelty t.
beasts is deservedly punished; but Il
beat and kick ones wife, to disable
policeman, perhaps cripple him for life
is but slight oflense. London Cor. N
y San. Iul1 ~ lt ELL.
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Four Hundred Persons Burned to Death.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, January IA
During performance yesterday at the cir
Gus in Berditcheff, Russian Poland, a fire broke
out, and before the operators could escape the
whole structure was ablaze. Three hundred
persons persisted.
JANUARY Is.
The fire broke out towards the end of the
performance, and was caused by the careless
handling of fireworks on the stage. The cur
tain ignited and the flames quickly spread to
the walls and roof. The members of the or
chestra were the first victims. The audience,
numbering 800 persons, rushed to the front
door, but it opened inwards, and as the crowd
pressed forward 1t could not be opened. A
rush was then made to the two side doors, both
of which we're nailed up, thus compelling tho
people to take to the windows, from which
many sprang into the streets with their clothes
a sheet of flame. The fire brigade arrived
within half an hour, but 1t was impossible to
extinguish the flames. as the water In the tanks
was frozen.
The fire lasted two hours. Eye-witnesses
state that when the doors were finally opened
a mass of burning persons was Wis BILE within.
The horses and properties of the circus were
all destroyed. The ice broke while the fire
brigade was crossing the river, thus prevent
ing them reaching the f1re more promptly. II
is estimated that ninety men, one hundred
and twenty women and sixty children lost
their lives. The Victims include Colonel of
Police and the Vice-President of the Berdit-
chef Bourse. The audience consisted mainly
of Jews.
Another account says the fire was caused ~
a groom having throwna lighted cigarette on
the straw in the stables, setting ii on fire. An
other groom tried to stamp out the fire, but a
strong draught famed the flames and caused
them to spread. The author of the fire per-
ished, also two clowns, believed 10 be English
men.
The circus was a wooden structure. Horses
running about wildly increased the confusion.
A stiff later account says four hundred per
sons were sutfoeated, crushed or burned %
death.
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FACTS AND FIGURES.

Eleven new churches in course of
construction in New York will cost 49,,
600, 600.
There was $3.50. 100000 worth of
beer drank in this country last year, be-
ing $4,000, 600 gallons. ~ Y. Herald.
The ely of London, spreading out
so as to include its suburbs, now num-
bers 1, 76l, 900 people, which is a million
more than there are in Scotland, with
in 400, 900 of the whole of Ireland, and
more than in Sweden, Holland or Por-
tugal.
No other country in the world o.
fers such facilities for tipping as the
populous and polished Kingdom of Bel
GUM, whose 5000, 600 Inhabitants an
nually consume about GO. 900, 600 quarts
OF alcoholic liquors. There is an aver
age of one public house for every twelve
male Belgians, and in some parts OF the
country the supply is nearly twice as
great.
China is ahead on bridges, the
! largest in the world being her structure
at Lagang, over an arm of the China
! Sea. 1t is five miles long, built entirely
of stone, has 800 arches 10 feet high and
a roadway 20 feet wide. The parapet
is balustrade, and each of the pillars,
which are rs feet apart, supports a
| pedestal on which is placed lion, 81
feet long, made of one block of marble.
OF the 40, 900 envelopes sent out by
! the managers of the Baltimore Home for
/ the Friendless, for Christmas offerings,
but 1,0l6 were returned. In those re-
! turned were three So bills, seven 80 bills,
and forty seven 81 bills; thrty-five so
cent pieces, one hundred and seventy
seven 25-ccnt pieces, four hundred and
4 thirtv-three 10-cent pieces, three hun
! dred and fifty-siX Scent pieces, thirty
nine cent pieces. and seven hundred
and forty two cents--in all $207.44.
Fifteen Americans own 1920, 600.
900, as, for instance: w. ii. Wander
bilt, 100000, 900; Jay Gould, $780,.
600, 600; Leland Stanford. 800, 600, 900
G. p. Huntington, 800, 900, 900: Charlie:
Croker. 100000, 900, 000 Mrs. Hopkins
$50, 900, 900; Russell Sage, $40, 900. 600
James Flood, $4,000, 900; j. G. Fair
$40, 100000 j. G. Mackey, $50, 0JO,
900; Cyrus w. Field, S25, 200, 900
James Kecne, $50, 900; estate o
Thomas Scott, $50, 900, 900; John w
Garrett. $50, 900, 900; Samuel j. Tilden
SO, 100000. Y. Times. r.... ...
Some interesting statistics of street
car business were brought out at ;
meeting held in Boston recently, to form
q national association of street-car Oil
GERS. There are now doing business il
this country and Canada 4l5 street rail
ways, employing about $4,000 men
They run $4,000 cars, and more thai
100, 900 horses are in daily use. Calcu
lating that the average life of a horse il
street-railway service is four years,
makes the consumption of horses 20, 90
per year To feed this vast number o
horses requires annually $50, 900 tons O
hay and 11,000, 900 bushels of grain
These companies own and operate owe
5000 miles of track. The whole mum
! Der of passengers carried annually
over 1872, 10000 The amount of CAP
: ital invested exceeds S150,000, 000.-
! Boston TRANSCRIPT
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WIT AND WISDOM.

--Lime-Kiln Club Philosophy: "What
we have let us be thankful for. What
we haven't got let us hope would render
us miserable if we had it. n--DetTOu Free
Press.
The crippled beggar receives no
sympathy from Mr.. j. of this city, who
always replies to an appeal; "A lame
excuse, sir; lame eXcusen'--P hilddel-
phia Item.
81 do wish you would come home
earlier" said woman to her husband.
81 am afraid to stay alone. l always
imagine that there's somebody in the
house; but when you come know there
amt"
"A thing is said to be transparent
when you can see through it. A German
paper gives us two very good illustra-
tions first, pane of glass, and second,
a keyhole.
"A man at a hotel fell the whole
length of flight of stairs. Servants
rushed to pick him up. They asked
him if he was hurt. NO" he replied;
mot at all. I'm used to coming down
that way. I'm life insurance agent"
boston Post.
-"Get right out of this" shouted an
irritated merchant to a mendaciouS
clerk; this is the third lie Ihave caught
you in since ten O. clock this mornings"
"Oh, well,' said the new man, don t
be too hard on me-" Give fellow time
to learn the rules of the house. - Chi
cdgo Times.
Two English girls are romplng with
boisterous laughter at hotel at Nice.
Then comes the shocked matron: " For
heavens sake, Mabel, don't! They'll
take you for one of those horrid Ameri-
can girls" One of this sweetly des-
ignated class, CHANGING to overhear,
SAYS gently: II guess not with those
awfully big feet )"
Dolls never answer back, no matter
what their little mistresses may say to
them, or however they may treat them.
All little girls become accustomed to
dolls, and when the girls grow up to
womanhood it is but natural that they
should expect their children should
pattern after the dolls. This is what
causes no end of trouble in even the
best-regulated families.
"A tramp rather got the better of
Kosiosko Murphy last Sunday morning
Kosiosko was just leaving his house to
go out for days hunting, when the
tramp asked him for a voluntary con-
tribution. Amt you ashamed TO be
begging on the Lords day." "Ex-
cuse me, Colonel, for stopping you,"
said the tramp, looking at the gun.
"but I'll not detain you any longer.
You might be late for church. -Isgds
SUtingS.
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The Expedition for the Relief o
Lieutenant Greeley's Party.

A telegraphic dispatch has been for.
warded by General Terry to the Secre-
tary of War giving the names of the
persons selected from the Department
of Dakota to take part in the eXpedi-
ton which is to be sent out for the re-
lief of Lieutenant Greeley and his
party at Lady Franklin Bay in the
Arctic regions. The detail consists of
a commissioned officer and four enlisted
men, who have been chosen as espe-
cially well qualified for the duties which
will be required of them. The selec-
ton was narrowed down to the regi-
ments which had served longest in the
department, as it was thought that men
who had seen service in the Northwest
would be better able to withstand the
hardships of an Arctic winter; but
even with this restriction there has been
no lack of applications, and ever since
the call for volunteers was issued a
month ago, the list has been length
ened until it included the names of
more than one hundred persons First
Lieutenant Ernest A. Darlington, Sew
enth Cavalry, who has been selected to
command the expedition, was born in
South Carolina and graduated from the
Military Academy in 1876. The others
of the detail are Sergeant John Kenny,
Troop /, Seventh Cavalry; Corporal
Frank Elwel, Company Z, Third In
fantry; o. +. Moritz, Company A, Sev-
enteenth Infantry, and Private j. j.
Murphy, Company +, Eleventh Infant
ry. Three of these have had expert
ence as sailors, and all have been
chosen with special reference to
their physical qualifications. Lieuten-
ant Darlington is less than thirty years
old, above the average hight, with a
strong, well built, soldierly physique,
and strictly temperate in his habits.
He is very intelligent, and possesses
more than ordinary quickness and en-
ergy. He is considered by all who
know him especially adapted for such
command. In addition to Lieutenant
Darlington and the above-d designated
four, others have been selected, and
with two men from the signal corps and
medical officer will comprise the party.
1t is proposed that the expedition shall
leave St. Johns. N. F., about June II
next, so as to take advantage of all favor
able conditions of the ice, and if posi-
BILE reach Discovery Harbor. Should this
not be possible the vessel would land the
party and stores at Life-Boat Cove ant
return southwark The party would
then establish itself for the winter anC
endeavor to open communication will
Lieutenant Greeley by sledges and as
sist him in his retreat from Lady Frank
lin Bay. 1t would not be expected tina
the station at Life Boat Cove would b.
kept up longer than August, 1884, wher
a vessel would bring the entire party
away. Should the vessel sent in 1873;
reach Lieutenant Greeley, and his party
be furnished with the necessary sup
plies, it will be desirable that the sta
ton at Lady Franklin Bay be main
tanned at least one year longer in orde
was originally established.-h Pau
(Minn.) Special to Chicago Tribune.
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OYER THE WAY. kU5


Tn 7rc's monarch over the wayi
lie bears on his brow no studded crown,
lie ira ms I'm his tr III no blood-red gown,
His finger flashes no siRnet ring;
But his llsped decree l. that of King
This baby over the way Hrf NEt
There's despot over the wayl
No halberd, no crested shield he vaunts,
From helmet peak no plume he iiauntA
No clatter ng horse Mt his heels attend; -
-, But all ut his beck i'm thralldom bend
To this baby over the way. fHH
There wizard over the wayl rtt
And to shards. before his mild blue eyes,
Arc cracked the old proprieties;
The yester problems grow small ana rev,
And tall. in their stead, n thousand new
Start up from over the way.
There's a prophet over the way!
Dspelling the wilLo the wisps of doubt,
While clear the lantern of faith flames out,
And through the mist booms, the anchoreu
bell: T IAA IA- .a| hsA
"Lol God still reigns, and must mean well
BY such little ones over the wayV
--eIcOrge- HOtghtOn, IN Christian Untof
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--scme boys near Columbus. o., made
horse drunk, to see the fun. and he
nearly killed half dozen persons in his
spree.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
THE INQUEST CONTINUED,

MILWAUKEE Jan 26.-In the inquest of
the Newhall house disaster this fornoOn
Engineer Linehan testified that the state
ments do not vary from those already pub
Iished. Ben Tice. chief clerk, was examin-
ed next, who made statement that of the
help employed in the hotel, 35 were saved
out of As. This is in fiat contradiction
with a former statement which gave 81
employees. 1t is learne,. that of 500 600
insurance on the Newhall $22, 600 had ex-
pired, leaving only $78, 900 co.lectab'e.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
FRONTIER TROUBLES.

ST LOUIS, Jan. ga dispatch from
Muscogce, Indian Territory, says: A whole
guard of soldiers were on Wednesday tax
ing some $500, 600 belonging to the Greek
orphan fund to Okmulkee, where it was to
be distributed, and were fired upon from
the brush by unknown persons. The
troops returned the fire. but no casualties
were reported.
Katecaghat 3, whisky peddling Indian,
was dragged from his house yesterday by
party of Indians, and was beaten and
shot to death.
Dick Glass, one of the leaders of the
Spiechee party during the late troubles,
and a noted desperate, is maurading over
the country to the terror of law abiding
citizens. He was not included in the recent
amnesty arrangement, and both parties are
advised to Kill him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
SUNG AROUND THE HUB.

BosToN. Jan. 26.-Thermometer 80 to
81 below zero in Northern New England.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
A PLUCKY vIRGINTAN.

About three weeks ago Mr. Carson Col
Inns. of this country. sent his son Rosser
G.. boy of 16. into Hampshire county
with a team. on business On Park s
mountain, few miles beyond Cupon
bridge. highwaynan with blackenad face
suddenly confronted him, navy revolver
in hand, and demanded his money The
boy had only few dollars in his pocket
but he firmly refused the robbers demand,
and the latter instantly fired. putting a
bullet through the boys hat. The boy
Was armed and at once opened fire ON his
assailant and brought him to the ground,
but quickly recovering himself, he ran
away and was joined in his flight by a con
federate, who had not show him elf before
The man was evidently wounded and it is
hoped that he may yet be brought to jus
tice.- Winchester. Times
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
NEW YORK.

New YORK, Jan. 26.-Jem Mace and
Slade arrived here this morning.
There was an explosion of gas at the
corner Of Fulton and Nashau streets about
noon. Gas escaped from the pipes into
the tunnels of the steam heating company,
under the street at that point, and when
the workmen were searching for leak
with light, the explosion occurred. The
street was torn up by space twenty by
ten feet and the iron manhole which coV-
cred that place was shattered to pieces,
and four persons passing at that time were
severely injured.
M. Armstrong g Son, wholesale leather
merchants, made an assignment; liabilities,
$400, 900. The failure is attributed solely
to the long depression of the leather
trade.
The Italian murderer. Malone, will be
hanged March 9th.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
FOREIGN LANDS.
The Steamer Argon Claims to have had
Narrow Escape from a Collision
With the Cimbria few Hours before
Terrible Disaster.

LONDON, Jan. 26-A heavy gale prevails
to-day, particularly at South Part and Liv
erpool, causing much danger to shipping
and also to houses. A schooner was lost
with all hands at Yarmouth. At Oldhien
two persons were killed and six injured by
the gale.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The crew of the
steamer Argo, which has arrived at Hull,
state that the night before the collision be-
tween the Cimbria and Sultan, they passed,
while on a voyage from London to Bremen,
a large mail steamer. They first preceived
through the fog her mast head and green
lights on the part The was coming at an
angel toward them. They Immediately
starboarded helm and so passed off her
clear. They all declare she was the
Cimbria, and was not sounding her
whistle. This occurred three hours before
the collision. Another captain of the Wilson
Western Line steamers, declare he has
seen the chief engineer of the Sultan, who
says he was not or duty at the time of the
collision. He was on the deck of the after
part of the vessel for an hour and half
afterwards and he heard no cries. Every
person on board the Sultan believed that
the Cimbria had steamed away.
MADRID, Jan. 26.-Representatives in
Cartes belonging to the Antonomist party
of Cuba. asked congress for the papers and
full information for the gradual emancipa-
ton of slaves. They allege that the eman-
cipation bill of 1880 is imperfectly carried
out in Cuba.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
CONCERNING CONGRESS-.
Considerable Discussion Over the Pen
sion Bill In the Senate.
The Tariff Bill also the Subject of
Much Comment.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-Slater, from the
committee on pensions, reported adversely
to the house bill increasing the pensions of
one armed and one-legged soldiers.
Blair presented the views of the minor
ity, including the chairman's recommend
ing the passage of a substitute covering
more ground than the original bill, which,
he said, designed to deal justly with all
Glasses of pensioners.
PIatt, who had been unable to concur
with either the majority or the minority.
introduced bill raising the pensions of
those now receiving them te twenty-four
dollars and those receiving twenty-four,
20 thirty
Sherman, Cameron and Mitchell pre-
sented petitions against reductions on
foreign manufactured products, below the
rates fixed by the tariff commission.
It embraces bar iron, rolled or hammered
fiat, and square iron of certain sizes. On
motion of Brown the duty on bar .ron was
reduced from 9-10 cents per pound to S1S
a ton.
Mahon, from the agricultural committee,
reported in favor of holding the worlds
centennial cotton exposition in 1884; also
in favor of referring the agricultural appro-
prIation bill to the committee on agricul-
ture.
Bayard presented Salisbury 9 credentials
for reelection, which were filed
At the close of the morning business the
senate resumed the consideration of the
tariff
Morrill,, in view of the brief time of the
session, asked the unanimous consent to
limit the debate to FIVE minutes for each
member
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26

Beck expected to occupy little time. but
objected to the five minute rule.
Morrill, appealed 10 the republicans to
limit the remarks to five minutes.
The senate then began to work on the
iron paragraph
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
FIRES.

OMAHA, Jan. 26.-Fire this morning de
stroyed the wholesale drug stock of McMa-
hon. Obert s. Co., and damaged the stock
Meyer & Raapka, grocers; Hornberger,
Deilard and Weith's restaurant. Total loss
estimated at 500 900.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 27.-The Cincinnati
Steam Forge company's building on the
lower river road in the western part or the
city, burned early this morning. Loss,
$50, 900; insurance, $22, 900. Seventy five
men were thrown out of employment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
THE CARNIVAL.

MONTREAL, Jan. 26.-The weather is
not so favorable for the carnival sports to-
day the city being enveloped in dense
fog. Banspiel is continued in the covered
rinks as it is quite impossible to see on the
harbor rinks. The programme this after
noon comprises skating races, trotting and
hackey, and this evening grand ball and
snow shoe club concert
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
The Inquest in the Newhall House
Affair Continued.
S22 900 of the Insurance Found TO
have Expired.
A Fire at Cincinnati throws Seventy
Five Men out of Work.
ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Taylorville, H.,
special George Troughber, the murder of
Joseph McMurray. was hanged here this
noon. The gallows were enclosed by a
high board fence. Only few were ad-
mitted to the execution besides the officers.
Troughber slept well and appeared uncon
cerned till approaching the gallOws, when
he showed much nervousness.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-26
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. Jan, &c.
LIVE STOCK.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; light 906D6 80; mixed
packing O0D6 "a; heavy packing and shipping,
1905 rs
tATTLE-Receipts 5000; dull; choice to extra
8 1906 30; good TO choice shipping, 400p6 TO-
common to fair, 4 25Gl5 %; butchers I50n4 30
stockers and feeders, 3 1904 10.
WHEAT-Easer; regular 1O2L January:
OF Feb; 0s May; spring OF; winter G34
CORN-Highcr; 69A cash; JAN; 5914 Feb. ;
591s May
oATS-Weak and easy; 371S cash; 35 year; 37,e
Jan; 80 May.
RYE-62.
BARLEY.-S3.
WHISKEY-l 10.
PORK-Easier; ST. 37M cash and January
ST 4517 February; ST. 6211 March.
LARD-Firm; $40 ~ cash; $40 70 Jan. $40 TN
Feb.