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Al urdercr-s Confession,

SAMoS RELATES THE DETAILS OF HIS HoRRrD CRIME
Samon, the murderer OF the Rudy family and
Mrs. Ford at Lac0nia, y. H., made a confession In
his cell yesterday 20 the sheriff. Samon says he
had been drinking heavily on the Friday night be-
fore the murder, and that on saturday morning
Mrs. Ford went to his room In an intoxicated con-
dion and asked il there was any more beer He
replied In the negative and squabble unSre. He
could hardly remember all that occurred lie
lung her 10 the floor and pressed his foot GA her
breast. She lived perhaps ten minutes. Tie had no
thought OF killing her His first thought after her
death was what disposition 10 make II the body
tie tried To put il In box which proved too small
lie then got a trunk and cut the body across the
Knees with an axe 50 that IL would M I'm the trunk
lie pulled the trunk down stairs ana got a wheel
barrow. his Idea being 10 wheel the trunk of some
where ana then drown himself After starting upon
the road IL occurred TO him 10 20 To Ruddys. He had
no Intention then OF inlurigg the Ruddy family.
AT night. after all had retired, Ssmon became so
nervous and frightened that he could not Sleep and
got up ana walked about the house. The EUddy
family did not know what WAS I'm tie trunk They
midnight, which he drank Mis-. Ruddy went back
10 bed and Rudy sat up with Samon. ." walked
ABOUT The house, he says, until about o'clock,
when 1t occurred 20 me | might XIII the whole III
them ana burn the house. I he very moment that
thought ctIne TO me struck Ruddy do not sup
pose he saw me: Killed him Instantly. lie made
no noise more than dropping of the chair His wife
ran out grabbed at her aad struck her with the
Ratchet she screamed. The tllilL was screaming
also. took him OF The bed. hut 90 not remember
cutting him with the Ratchet. chopped the rope
of the trunk and turned the body Of Mrs Ford out
On the n0or in some way. pulled the bed clothing
around every way and poured Kerosene around and
set IL on fire. Then ran out into the street and
went right over 10 Ford's, but could hot get I'm.
Then started for Plymouth. / did not hear the
lire bells, nor did hear the woman scream did
not Know the house was hot burned until Mr. Jewell
told Inc. L supposed the bodies might have been
destroyed. i had no thought OF doing Mrs. FoA5
any INJURY unll saw her saturday morning."
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Preferred Death to imprisonment.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A PENSION SwINDLER
Robert Henry, an account OF whose arrest I'm
Brooklyn. N. Y, for attempting to defraud the
Pension Office, was published in THE STAR several
weeks ago, has been convicted. The New York
Times OF Saturday has the following In reference to
him:
.Whfe sitting in n cell OF the Raymond street
JAN, Brooklyn, yesterday morning. Robert Henry,
eN-SeXton or Grace Mission chapel. attempted to
commit suicide by cutting his throat with a pen
khlIe Henry was to be taken to Auburn yeSter-
Gay at a. M. TO serve a two years sentence for
swlndllng the Pension bureau by means OF fraudu-
lent bills put In for the burial expenses of the son
OF soldier or the rebellion. whom Henry pretended
10 nave nurSed In his sickness and buried at his
own expense, when In fact the boy died in the
county hospital and was buried at the public ex-
penSe.
After Judge Benedict had passed sentence I'm the
United States court on the culpr1t last Wednesday,
one OF Henry'S friends passed him penknife which
ne concealed In his shoe. He was searched when
he was taken back to the jail, but his shoes Were
not taken on. Yesterday morning when he was
brought his breakfast, the Herman found him
lying on his bed with his throat cut. DR.. shepard
VINO was hastily summoned. found that Henry had
cut quite long, but not very dangerous. cash In
the lower part OF his throat The wounded man
was taken to the city hospital and will probably
recover.
After the wound had been dressed Henry said he
was sorry he had failed In his attempt He declared
mat he had never done dShonOrable act in his
lie; that he was innocent OF the charge of which
he had been convicted, and that he would kill him
sell sooner than serve two years In prison. Henry
Will be carefully watched until he has sufficiently
recovered TO be taken to Auburn"
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Patrick O,DOnmelD.

WHAT rs KNOWN IN IRoNToS, OHIO, OF THE KAA
CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF CAREY.
telegram from Cleveland November 2d saws the
State Department at Washington sent request TO
Judge Thompson, OF Ironton, Ohio, asking for
duly authorized copy OF the naturalization papers
or Patrick ODonnell, the slayer OF James Carey
ODonnel was naturalzed I'm Ironton on November
9th, 1876 He was at that time forty-one years
OF age His brother inlaw, Rodger Mckinley
lives in lronton. His father, Michael 0'Donnell
came TO this country from the north Of Ireland in
ISIS. His family followed him a year later Patrick
was born In Mauch Chunk, Pa, where he grew 10
manhood While there he married Miss Margaret
MCKINLEY They came 10 lronton, where 0'Donnell
obtained employment in the mines He afterwari
started saloon In IrOnt0n. and later became a
common day laborer, working i'm the mills ana on
the wharyes. He was good-hearted and lived hap
PLY with his WIFE, They had no children o-Don-
hell was six feet in height. dark conpleKiOned and
pleasant fellow. lie INDUCED I'm a social glass
out was never seen drunk In lrOnton. lie wTs
never under arrest. lie was a member OF The
Catholic church, belonged to no secret society,"
never talked politics, and took no apparent inter-
est In Irish national affairs whatever. He was
simply hard working laborfng man, cheerful ami
contented. he left IrUnton seven years ago. and
nothing was heard from him until his trouble witD
Carey.
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News Drkefe.

The hotel proprietors OF Chicago have raised 81 oo
Tor the purpose OF defrayng the expenses OF a COM
mittee to be sent to Washington TO their infiu-
ence with the republican leaders ia selecting
Chlcago as the place OF meeting OF the next nation
al republican convention
Gen. Grant last night opened the Bartholdi
statue pedestal fund loan exhibition I'm New York
Two PlttSburg newspapers. the ChroaicIe and
Telegraph, have consolidated under one manage
ment.
The organization, In Philadelphia, fifty years AGO.
OF the American Anu-Slavery Society, Is TO be
commemorated to-day In horticultural Hall
Three colored children were burned TO death last
evening In fire In New York city.
The testimony In the Mitchell election case In Co
lumbla, s. c., was concluded yesterday.
The election for successor or senator Rue In the
Norfolk district, Va, Will take place December nth
ana also the election 70 Ill senator Martins vacant
place.
Margaret Hazard, the woman who shot Charles
Reed, a brakeman on a Philadelphia aud Reading
railroad train. took a dose OF Paris green at her
home In Conshohocken, Pa. with probably fatal re-
suits. Jealousy was the cause
The associated railways OF Virginia and the Car
olinas have adopted the 24-hour system for COM
putting time, as is shown by their schedules
fearful hurricane from the east prevailed a. Cane
Race, n. f., Sunday night. The sea rose higher
tnan ever Delore known there, and did considerable
damage.
The trial OF young Mutt for the murder OF v. I.
Dukes Will begin tomorrow at Uniontown. Pa. Sem
ator Dan voorhees, Will appear for the defense.
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worth repairing, is renewed: and also the recon-
mendation that provision be made for a vessel spe
cially adapted to cruising In arctic waters. The
Corwfn, now engaged In this duty, Will soon need
considerable repairs
THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
The recommendations heretofore made for the
establishment OF a national snug harbor, and for
regulations by law for the appointment OF medical
officers OF the marine hospital service is renewed
The Secretary concurs In the surgeon generals
recommendation for an appropriation 10 purchase
the sea mems retreat property, Staten Island as
marine hospital for the port OF New York.
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
The service In connection with this bureau has.
by an increase In the number OF presses, in the
stock OF unfinished work and material on hand, and
in other ways, been greatly improved during the
year. The building used by il does not furnish Suf
fcent space for the convenient execution of the
work The space for each press is too limited. The
printing rooms are crowded. the number OF en-
ployes required for the work is too many for good
health. Other deficiencies are stated I'm the report
OF the Chief Of that bureau The work has much
crease TO the extent reached was not foreSeen The
matter OF an enlargement OF the building viii be
submitted 10 Congress during the session.
HALL OF RECORDS.
There Is a necessity for the construction OF a
building at the capital for the storage OF the files
and records OF the several departments They
have accumulated to such an extent. and room Is
so Scant that quantities must be stored In unsafe
pistSSo. 81 IDI 10 easily hCte>SlDlt.
The chances OF loss OF valuable and important
papers and OF mutilation and confusion are great
In the Secretary'S Judgment this is matter
which should have the attention OF Congress at
this session.
LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED.
Legislation is recommended to correct evils
arising from the present inadequacy OF the laws
relating to immigration: TO fix limitation upon the
time wherein claims against the government may
be presented, and to place the relations OF the
United States and the Pacific railroads in more
satisfactory condition and end litigation and Official
embarrassment.
Attention is earnestly directed to the necessity
for the establishment OF a civil government in
Alaska The Treasury department should be relieved
OF the administration OF affairs I'm that territory
except SO lar as they come within Its legitimate.
functions
The report. which covers IS printed pages. en-
braces as usual a summary OF the reports and sug-
geStonS OF the various bureau officers VI the depart
meut
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From fhaHoY,p


A fair and radiant creature, all smiles and
oimpies came TO her mamma one morning with
cioudea orow: "Why should that stolid Anastasia
the plainest girl that know, have SO much atten.
ton? She always has partner for the cotIllion
while P-and the fair one, with a violent puln
the process ' "
at is all my fault, I seer renlied mamma
piacidly: ~ deemed the austcrity OF Anastasias
MOlhef 10 never permitting her daughter to receive
Even movers rom gentlemen, as quite misplaced:
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One Chinaman who Got In.

From the San Francisco News Letter.
In the case OF Chew Fong Lee, who applied for
admission to this country this week. on the grounds
that he was student, the learned Judge asked
counsel for applicant what art or profession Lee
was studying.
"He is, your honor, conducting series OF expert
mentS and Investigations in the art OF deSiccating
ana freeing from moisture the long-tailed decapod
cruSGaceanS Which 1nhabdt the waters OF our beau
tiful bay; also In pulver1zing the palnmon vulga-
rs and utilizing the carapaX OF macaroural and the
cephalo thorax OF the anamoural species as an
article OF food"
.'That sounds very good" said the Judge. 81
wish they were all seized with the same desire to
benefit science" W.
crabs out at the Potrero, and says, ssMy liar ali
same welly smart man. ~ ~
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We moved on towards the club house. where we
met groom leading Maud S. She is looking badly
Her left fore leg which was blistered, is swollen
and her whole appearance indicates that she Is
feeling the effects OF the many trial heats Mr. VAN
derbllt gave her TO his wagon. Horsemen are d.
V1ded In opinion as TO whether she Will ever be able
TO equal her time. In my opinion Maud S is
trOtter OF the past,
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Too Good an Opportunity to Lose.
From the Sumpter Republican.

Recently circus was in the city, and the minis
ter1al curiosity was SO awakened that an outside
view OF the canvas would not suflce. The minister
had computations of conscience against the graft
ncatton OF what he fancied to be a questionable de-
sire However, his uberallty OF belief would allow
sized masculine protector, but, unfortunateiy for
him, he had no children. He went to his brother
preacher and tried to borrow his old bow
as companion to the circus But the other
preacher remarked: "Ive waited a long time for
my boy to get big enough to 60 to circus and now
want to use him mySelfn
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TVS MURRAysyIiLE, Pa, RrorERs.-0ne hundred
and nifty witnesses arrived at PtttSburg. Pc. rom
Murraysvllle yesterday TO testify in the habeaS
corpus proceedings on behalf OF the participants in
the recent fatal riot over the possession or natural
gas well. The important witness examined was
Henry Wlsoa who testified that threats OF violence
had been made by Weston for several months; that
BowSer stabbed Haymaker four times, and that
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German's- Strange Story.
81 HAVE KILLED GIRL AND WILL BE HUNG FOR
MURDER"

l lave AAAAIO a uihL AMI WILL DE HUM FOH
MURDER"
From the Philadelphia Times, to-day.
m1ddle-aged German, of respectable appear
ance, was brought to police headquarters yester-
day afternoon from Frankfort, where he had de-
clared himself to be a murderer. Charles Uhl. a
farm hand, employed at Cornwalls, Bucks county,
was summoned to the city, and stated at the
hearing thathe was accosted by the prisoner on
the road yesterday morning, who abruptly said to
him: ~ have killed girl and will be hung for
murder" He spoke in German. After making
this startling declaration he walked rapidly away
Uhl dismissed the subject as the utterance
OF crank until he met q neighbor, named
Louis LOuerborn, to whom he related the Incl
dent. The latter, who was driving to the
ter his wagon. He then drove to the Frankfort
police station and delivered him to the police to
whom he reiterated his first statement When ar
ragned at the Central station he denied ever hav-
ing made the declaration, and said that he knew
nothing of murder.
81 came from Bavaria six or seven months ago.
he continued, land have been living in Washing
He gave his name variously as Kolb, Culp and
ZOpe. The last Is believed to be his right name
He was committed until an Investigation OF hts
ZOpe said that he had killed girl In New Bruins
wick, N. j. The police have received no tnteili-
gence OF murder at that place recently, although
Phoebe Paullin was murdered about week ago at
Orange, N. j. The prisoner denied any knowledge
OF her murder He Is believed to be deranged
Is SHE In A TRANcE-An hopes OF recovery have
who apparently, died at Cleveland, Ohio, last Wed,
nesday, and whose body presents an appearance Of
life The funeral services took place yesterday af-
it win be kept for some time. There is nothing thing
about her appearance to indicate death. gaI
yanic battery was used on the body. "After the
lady watcher, her face became fiushed. but later
~ TIA gay u HfeW pale Thle morning & nuahei
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Total receipts, actual and es-
,r,, tlmated .s3i3 OOc, 10000
Total expenditures, actual and eS-
timated -........-.............. 25s,OO0, 10000
,-,, S5,OO0,OC0.CO
Estimated amount due the sinking
lufu d S16 Tt1 ~
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A MYSTERIOUS MIGHT ATTACK.-While Mr.. Louis
X. STAN, merchant OF Chestertown. Nd, was sit
ting talking with his family. about O'Clock last
Saturday night, some unknown person hurled q
Ratchet through the window. SCATTERING the glass
and SASH The Ratchet struck table near which
Mr. STAIN was sitting and fell at his feet Immedi-
ate search was made but ii failed TO discover the
cowardly perpetrator OF the outrage.
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OUR NATIONAL FINANCES.
Annual Report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.

ABOLITION OF rHE TAX ON NATIONAL BANK cIRcU-
LATIoN RKcoxARNDED-THE PROBLEM PRESENTED
BY THE ANNUAL sCRPLUs-A FURTHER REDUCTION
OF TAXATION PRoPosED-No FURTHER REVISION
OF THE TARIFF RECOMMENDED AT THE PRESENT
TIME.
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FORGERY IN PENSION CAsE-Wflliam, Clark.
and benjamin Heeman, brothers. who belong TO
Clearf1ed county, Pa, were arrested last week and
taken before United States Commissioner Shaw, OF
Altoona, yesterday, to answer an Information
charging them with having forged an application
Tor government pension They all confessed their
guilt and were sent TO Jail I'm Pitsburg I'm default
OF 81 900 ball each They Will be sentenced at the
next term OF the United States district court
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rotary OF the Interior It's second annual report AS
result OF its labOrs in supervising the recent cleo
ton In that Territory pursuant to the act of March
q, 1882 1t appears that persons, by that act dis
qualified, to the number Of about 1900, were ex
cluded from the polls This fact, however. affords
little cause for Generalization and fear that it is
lar IRON indicating any real and substantial pro-
gress toward the extirpation of polygamy. All the
There is grave reason to believe that they are in
sympathy with the practices that this Government
EN- suppress ana that Its Efforts In that
position than to receive their encouragement and
support Even II this view should happily be err
have been acting should be made more effective by
the incorporation OF some such stringent amend
ments as tney recommend and as were included In
DILL NO. 238 on the Calendar OF the Senate at ifs
last session.
am convinced, however, that polygamy has be-
come so strongly 1ntrenched in the Territory OF
Utah that 1t is prOftess TO attack it with any but
the stOutest weapons which constitutional legisa-
ton can fashion. | favor therefore the repeal OF
the act upon which the existing government de-
ponds, the assumption by the national legislature
OF the entire political control OF the Territory and
the establishment OF a commission with such
laws law '''" 0''''' 10 'n@n 10 oe'esa'eo 70 II Oy
The Department Of Agriculture is accomplishing
much In the direction OF the agricultural develop
ment OF the country, and the report of the Com
missioner giving the results OF his Investigations
and experiments will be found interesting and val
liable.
At his instance convention of those interested
In the cattle industry OF the country was lately
held at Chicago. The prevalence OF pleurO- pneu-
monia and other contagious diseases of animals
was one OF the chief topics OF discussion. COM
mittee OF the convention will invite your co-opera-
non In investigating the causes OF these diseases
and providing methods for their prevention and
cure.
trust that Congress win not fail at its present
session 10 put Alaska under the protection OF law
It's people have repeatedly demonstrated against
our neglect to afford them the maintenance and
protection expressly guaranteed by the terms of
the treaty whereby that Territory was ceded to
me 9nited states For sixteen years they have
received without the asking - -
They have no law Tor the collection Of debts. the
sse q tne eonyeysoce g pp
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close OF the fiscal year ending June 80 1887. This
September 1881, would be more than %
or 100000 GOO more than enough to pay all the
1a s av falling Due wo Ths annual Mi surplus
500 600 left after paying the ner
cents, to about g. 100000, while the whole
$40 600. The estimated surplus OF sS5 100000
year would pay the whole amount Of the interest
bearing debt In about fifteen years
After referring to the objections and difficulties
In the way OF deyoting all the surplus to paying
the national debt, and the justice of requiring
den, it Is stated that there ought to be reduction
OF taxation. 1t Is estimated that an average OF
about $4,000 600 each year until 1891, will be re-
Qured for the sinking fund.- and 1t is urged that I'm
egislating for the future, the revenues should not
be far reduced to prevent the application each
has been generally conceded that the internal reye
nue. taxes, except those upon spirits, fermented
liquors, and upon the circulation Of banks might
whether the tax upon tobacco should be abolished
or modified. There were but few advocates OF the
immediate total abolition OF taxes upon spirits or
After reviewing the work Of the tariff commits
sion and the legislation that followed it the Secre-
dictate that the reduction labored for has not been
effected by the new tariff act: As to the principles
OF REDUCTION, Il revision be practicable, there
should be made on articles entering into general
consumption as necessarieS- as sugar, molasses
ana the nke-rather than upon luXurieS; upOn raw
materials, rather than manufactured. with dine re-
gard to the fostering of domestic Industries and
occupations, especially those not fully established
On, On the whole; the department does not recon-
mend an immediate revision of the tariff act II
adheres however, to its conviction that ultimately
the just and exped1ent method OF relief from tax
alton, and OF limiting the revenues to the needs OF
an a, economical government, must be found in
reduction OF the duties on imports
PROPOSITIONS are made to repeal the whole system
OF internal revenue AS to this, the Secretary
repeats his remark OF last year: 81 see mo nuhjc
sentiment or political action Indicating desire on
the part OF tax-paying citizens to strike out this
class OF taxes" ~
OUR COMMERCIAL MARINE
There appears but two methods, the report saws,
by which our foreign shipping can be directly in
creased, namely, by subsidies, and by allowing the
nee purchase Of foreign ships 1t would facilitate
the solution OF questions OF the character above
presented II there were established In the Treasury
department. q bureau OF navigation, whose func-
uon IL should De to supervise that interest make
study OF IFS needs observe its decline or fncrease
and recommend from time to time such measures
as would Keep 1t In state OF progress parallel with
the general advance OF the country.
THE REVENUE MARINE
The Recommendation OF two former reports that
$4,000 be appropriated for new vessel OF iron. fr
the revenue marine aoryic0 for kr,tv ON IN, eo,,e,
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The Recommendation Of two former reports tina
NoUO % Appropriated for new vessel, OF iron, 10
the revenue marine aerEdce. for dutx