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A Sensational POfsO,ais.p Case.

MRS. BRAcHANP INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF
HER HUSBAND.
The town OF Concord. Caroline county, Nd, has
been in a fever OF excitement lately, caused by
the indictment. by the grand jury. OF Mrs f. B.
Bsachamp, a widow, and James Ahern, a leading
merchant There. Several months ago A. NJ.
Beachamp, farmer, residing about four miles
from town, died suddenly and under suspicious
circumstances 1t was known that he and his
wife did not live happily, and gossip had con-
nected Ahern with the trouble. The dead mans
stomach was sent to Baltimore and the contents
analysed by a chemist The authorities kept the
progress OF the examination to themselves and
the affair had pretty well passed out OF the public
mind when interest was revived by the action OF
the grand jury yesterday. Strychnine was found
In the stomach, and IL has been positively proved
that the man died OF poison. A note has been
found hidden under carpet in the Beachamp
house purporting to have been written BY him,
which informs his wife that he intends kill him.
self. 1t is charged that this note Is forgery
Mrs. Beachamp, the widow, Is young, cookbook
ing and OF good family and Ahern Is a prominent
business man. The father, brothers and friends
OF the dead man swear that beyond scrawling his
name he could not write and yet the note, inform
ing his wife OF intended suicide, is fairly well
written and correctly spelled Though neighbors
reached Beachamp before he died and found him
In great agony, he said nothing to throw any
light upon the cause OF his death He knew he
was dying and begged one friend to remain with
him to the end, but made no charge against any
body,
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ArbOr Day.

ArbOr Day.
From tho New York Sun.
Gov. Dawes, of Nebraska, has invited the
people Of that state to celebrate Wednesday
April 18, as "ArbOr Day." by planting trees.
For the purpose Of encouraging q general OBJ
servance of the day, the state board of agricul-
ture have offered an carbon Day premium" to
be given to the person planting the largest
number OF trees upon that day. They have is-
Of trees, the planting OF which
they desire to encourage This premium,
1t should De said, Is in addition to liberal
premiums offered by the board to the per-
son planting the largest number of trees during
the year.
1t seems that the authorities Of at least one
state appreciate the great and growing dangers
arising from the reckless destruction of forests
which has been going on with such rapldity in
the last quarter Of q century. The plan adopted
by the board Of agriculture and Gov Dawes Is
an excellent one. Aside from the actual increase
in the number Of trees planted each year. the
custom Of setting apart special day for tree
al sense. It seems to be all but hopeless task
to endeavor to impress upon any large number
OF persons In the present generation the dis
astrOus results which the gradual extinction OF
American forests is every year bringing nearer;
out the generation now growing up may acquire
an interest in arboriculture and proper idea Of
lts importance II they see the state appointing a
DAY for setting out trees and otherwise encOur-
aging Its citizens in the same useful and agree
able work.
We commend this Nebraska idea Of an arbor
oay 10 all the other states. 1t promises to be q
very agreeable way of doing great public work
tnas must be done sooner or later throughout
the country. The people Of Nebraska are wise
IN not putting off their share OF that work day
longer than Is pecasaary.
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Wall Street Today.
SLIGHT ADVANCE ON THE GENERAL srocl

SLltdT ADNANCk ON THk GENERAL STOCK LIST.
NEW YORK, April 18.-The Posts financial arti.
Gle says: The stock market was generally strong
throughout the forenoon, and the advance OF yes
terday was fully maintained on nearly all stocks
The only exceptions to this were Union Pacific
and Northwestern, which were a fraction be-
low the closing prices of last night Other
wise than this the net result OF the fore
Moons business was an advance OF Ha1E on
the general list over last nights prices. the
latter on Jersey Central in which it Is reported
there will be a contest for the stock to control
the election. The features OF the forenoon among
the usually active speculative stocks were Jersey
Central, Lackawanna, St Paul and Unicn Pacific
the three first named Of which were higher, and
the last fraction lower. Hannibal and ST.
Joseph preferred was special feature. and
advanced from 65H last night to 0lx
this afternoon On sales OF 1900 shares
The common stock OF Hannibal and st. Joe, OF
which the last sale on April 18th was at d. sold
this forenoon at H. DO and a. Burlington and
Quincy has declined In proportion to the advance
In st. Joe and declined 2 per cent from the open
ing TO 1926 Alton and Terre Haute preferred was.1
higher at 1903, Richmond and Danv1Ile ~ higher at
8S. and Richmond and West Point ~ higher at 35H.
Total sales UP to 1880 O'Clock about Gas 900
shares Government bonds were unchanged In
the forenoon: state bonds were dull and fraction
higher. Railroad bonds were generally strong and
In some cases 4 to 1 per cent higher. For
etgn exchange was steady during the forenoon.
Money on call on stocks IN the forenoon was 5I8
per cent Time loans for six months On stock are
freely offered at s per cent
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Tho President ON Board Shin.

TO SAIL ON THE TALLAPoosA FOR sAvANNAH
telegram to the New York Times from St Au-
gustine, Florida, April II. say: Tomorrow morn
ing at daybreak the President and his party will
sail from this charming spot on the Tallapoosa,
Tor savannah He has enjoyed his recreation
greatly and said this afternoon. as he sat on the
piazza OF the Magnolia hotel while balmy north
east breeze blew along the narrow street and
across the bright green lawn, that the weather
was SO periect and the place and hotel so attrac-
than public business would permit n 'o hEm
THIS afternoon the Sd artillery band gave con-
cert on the parade ground at the barracks. The
nelo Is sIlali, out J covering OF well-nofrished
grass makes It an attractive promenade, and the
view across The Matanzas liver Is bright and
f Ms s Maecfr and Lieut. Col Piper ana heard
rest OF the party were also present mart oS
the time About 10 O'Clock tonight the entire
parry leit ther hotel and were driven to the wharf
where the gig OF Commander Kellogg. OF the raj.
AT daybreak pilot will be taken on board to ii.
rect the course OF the ship in going out notWith-
standing the order OF the Navy department that
BY their own orcers it Is a e1pecfs P'i tSed
the Tallapoosa Will reach Savannah shnnt
OF the oficers say that unless pilot is empIoved
TO take her up the river delay of about iSn ~
hours Will be caused after passing the bar a. -
Will De necessary to sound for the Channel verv
carefully. Another concert was given tO-nipht IN
The garden OF the Magnolia hotel by the third
artillery band, and the Examinations Of SATURDAY
and Monday nights were repeated. The Presi-
PUBIC reception. He is undecided whether tn
nnlSh MS Journey by rail or steamer.
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From tho New York World.
The tribute which Queen Victoria paid to the
memory Of John Brown was almost-it may
even be said was neutrality-suspicious. In its
emphasis and warmth. Never, perhaps, in the
history Of the civilized world has the ruler Of
great empire made public such memorial OF a
servant in humble station ''To Her Majesty"
the Queen wrote in the Court Circular, ..the
loss Is irreparable. and the death of this truly
faithful and devoted servant has been grieyous
shock to the Queen An honest faithful and
devoted follower, a trustworthy discreet aud
straightforward man. and possessed Of strong
sense. he filled position of great and anxious re-
spcnsihility, the duties Of which he performed
y It'll such constant and unceasing care as to
secure tor himself the real frier dship Of the
Queen" 1t was nearly two years since the
Circular had publish.d similar expression OF
royal sorrow, and the fact deserves to be noted
that. though VictOria's tribute to the Earl of
BracOnsfeid was earnest and explicit, 1t was
not characterized by the same tenderness Of per-
Sonal feeling nor was 1t nearly so long. The
paragraph published April 10, 1884, was as fol-
lows
1.-The Queen received this morning with feel
ings of the deepest sorrow, the sad intelligence
of the death of the Earl Of Beaconsfield, in
whom Her Majesty loses most valued and de-
voted friend and counsellor. and the nation one
of its most distinguished statesmen"
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SHOT DEAD BY JEALOUS HUsBAED.-The cor
ner OF Vanderbilt and Park avenues, Brooklyn,
was the scene OF q horrible murder yesterday at
ternoon. The murderer, Dlederich Mahnken. has
grocery store at the corner where the shooting
occurred, and the victim, D!ederich Stefins, for q
long time had been paying attention to Miss Annie
DoScher. Mahnken's niece, who resided with him
and his family over the grocery store. Here Stef-
ms visited Miss DoScher, to whom he was en-
gagged to be married. Mahnken was very suspi-
cious OF him, and believed he was unduly intimate
with his wife His wife knowing hts Jealousy, got
Miss Doscher to move to a friends house and re-
Quested Stefrins to stay away. The murdered man
Was delivering goods opposite Mahnken's store
swer to the call OF friend. He had hardly reached
the sidewalk whom Mahnken approached, holding
In his hand British ''buildog" revolver. without
q word he fired lve shots at Stefns, four balls enc
tering his head and the NTH his left breast Stef-
6ns dropped dead. Mahnken was arrested, and at
the StatlOn-hOuse admitted his guilt Mrs Mahn-
ken says her husband had no grounds for his Jeal.
ousy and must have been insane when he killed
SIENNA The murderer Is 50 years old and his VIC
tim Is
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The Fenner.Nugent Homicide.
FENNER THOUGHT TO BIZ INSANE.


To-day, in the Special Criminal Court the case
OF Henry w. Fenner an Old German, Indicted for
the murder OF Samuel Nugent, on September 9th
last, was up on motion OF Messrs James II. Walker
and W. p. Bell to summon witnesses from a
foreign jurisdiction. The deceased-Mr. Nugent-
had been sent for police officer to quiet Fenner
who was acting in a disorderly manner at the
boarding house OF Mrs. Ross, No. 104 street
northwest, and 1t is claimed that Fenner, seeing
the officer tSkelly) approach, fred at him and
Nugent received the shot.
When the motion was presented this morning,
District Attorney Corkhtll said that he was pre-
pared to admit the testimony OF some OF these Wit
nesses, and he understood that some OF 1t would
be TO the effect that Fenner had been inmate in
a lunatic asylum In Kentucky, from which he was
discharged. 'incurable but harmless" He had
understood from DR.. Godding that the prisoner Is
at subject for the insane asylum. It was clear
10 MS mind that Fenner had some Kind OF mania
but the question Is whether he knew right from
wrong.
The court suggested that they might apply to
the EQUITY Court for writ OF luattc0 t'aqaire'sd0,
the lnquisition TO be presented here for action.
me counsel said they would follow this sug-
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A STAB RoUTG 1oHRsWRLI.
brady aaa KelloGg Indicted.

The grand jury came into court at $40 O'Clock
this afternoon, and returned N Indictment
against Thomas J. Brady and William Pitt Kel.
logg.
One Indictment against Kellogg atone charges
him with "receiving money, whilst q Senator, for
services rem dered In relation to Q contract with
the United States" The witnesses named are
John A. Walsh. James B. Price. Joseph Cochran
and j. NJ. Brady.
The other indictment against Brady, found on
the oaths Of the same witnesses, charges him with
receiving money whilst Second Assistant Post
master General in relation 70 a contract with the
United States"
These Indictments are very volumnious. each
covering IS printed pages They are simply
elaborationS of the preSentments reported to
court some days ago, and grow out OF the trans
actions between Contractor Jas B. Price and Sen
ator kellogg and Brady, in which It is alleged
money was paid Tor the expedition OF Prices
routes There are five counts In each Indictment,
each count alleging a separate payment OF Sl5, 600
though all the payments were made for one ser
vice rendered
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Local Notes,

Two colored girls named Rebecoa Turner and
Jane Dodson were fined 5 or 10 days each by
Judge Smell to-day for assauting an old colored
man named Edward Nolan with Ratchet
Jane w. Phillips and others, through Miller and
Carusf have filed a bill In equity against H. d.
Walbridge and others to cOnStrue the VIII OF the
late Helen Is. COrkhilL
Mr.. A. K Browne had the case OF Mark Cohen,
convicted recently OF petit larceny. reopened in
the Police Court to-day to make defense.
c. w. Bland has made an assignment to Matthew
Trmble OF stock. goods and chattels in the market
corner OF 18th street and New York avenue for the
benefit OF his creditors.
Col Perry Carson, chief marshal OF the process
Sion on the occasion OF the late celebration OF the
anniversary or the emancipation OF the slaves of
this District Is receiving letters OF congratulaton
on the success OF his efforts to make the day what
It was intended.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April I8-The coroner TO-
DAY began an Investigation into the cause Of the
death OF James @. Morris, which occurred in Feb.
ruary. 1882 The investigation W as made upon the
AFFIDAVIT OF the father OF deceased, who declared
that his sons widow had confessed to him that
she had poisoned her husband. The father failed
to appear to-day. Anna MorrtS the accused
widow, denied the statements OF her father-in-
law. and Prof. Reese. who made q chemical analy-
sis OF the stomach and brain Of the deceased, testi
ned that he made Various tests and found no evil
dence OF poison. The jury gave a verdict OF death
from gastric fever, In accordance with the phySl-
clans certificate at the time OF death.
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE. April ls.-virsinia IS. consolidated.
81 do. second series. 81 past-due coupons. AZ new
ten -tnrties, 35,s: new thrses 63b bid to-day,
B aa. April ls:-Cotton quie and steady.
and western super, 2oaa on: do. extra I. Dad. =
do. extra, 25a6: so; do. Rio brands, 5.75a6. Oo
Patapsco family. SO: do superative patent, T. SO.
Wheat-southern higher and firm: western higher
southern red. 1.17sl.2o do amber. l.21al Is: 10.
aIaI. 21A June. 1.224al. 22l.: July. l2lMal. %.
Corn-sonthern steady western steady: southern white
asked May. 6z4a64 June, 6414 asked .eansr. 81 NJ
62H. Oats firm and dul-sonthern 52a58: western
white 54ab6: do. mixed. 5lah3; Pennsylvania 62a56.
Ss ana M to sSss
Mess pork. 20; 90 Bulk meats-shouders and clear
rib sides. packed, 65all. Bacon-shoulders, 8A clear
rib Sides II. Hams. l4a Lard rehned l2A. Butter
dniDwestern: packed l7a2s roll laa1S Eggs lower.
Rio csrsoes. ordinary to far. s.slo. Sugar dun-A
soft 81; refined steady l5a15H. Whisky nomi
nay stesdy. ll6Haii1. Fseishts to Liverpool PEI
sHa4d. Receipts-nour. i,s45 barrels wheat. Is COD
bushels: corn. 600 bushels. shipnents-wheat 49, 0OG
bushels; corn. 81 600 bushels. Sales-wheat 239 0OG
bushels; corn. 81. 900 bushels.
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THE QUEENS LONELINESS.
A Pathetic Aspect of the Personal Posi-
ton OF Englaud's Queen.

From the London Spectator.
There Is something very touching and mother
like in the frankness with which the Queen
through the Court Circular, asks her people to
sympathize in the grief she feels for the loss OF
devoted attendant. We wonder how many Of
her subjects ever reflect On the pathetic element
in the Queens present position. THERE'S mo one
living who could address her by her Christian
name, or, indeed. on any terms of equality
while all her children but one are married scat
tered. immersed in business and households
of their own. 1t Is lonely peak to sit on, at
the top Of the world, and as age draws ON the
sovereign, who already has reigned so long that
men passing middle age have consciously known
no other, must feel this more and more pain
fully, with sadness which the movement of
the world does not diminish. We are no deyo-
tees Of monarchy, gravely holding sclf-govern-
ment to be more educative and more digni1ed but
there has never been In history a reign like that
Of Queen Victoria, who. surrounded by an i'm
penetrable etiquette. breaks it to tell her people
that devotion, even in the humblest of followers
has reused in her real friendship" Republi-
canism in England sleeps and will sleep while
the Queen regns. Is there not in that mere
trusm sufficient biography
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National Academy Of Sciences.
PROF o. G. MARSH KLRorED PREsIDKST-A sKYrc


PROF. O. G. MARSH ELRorED PREsIDKNT-A SKETCH
OF HIS CARRIER
The National Academy OF Sciences, at their busi-
ness meeting this morning, elected Prot o. C..
Marsh. OF Yale college, the vice president OF the
academy, president, to MI the vaca ncy caused by
the death OF Prot Rogers The recipient OF this dis
tinguished honor is young-looking man, OF me
dunn height and full figure He has full. blonde
beard, and dresses with considerable care.
Prot. Marsh was born at Lockport, N. T., Octo-
Yale scientific school In 1862 He prosecuted SCI
enti1c studies In Germany, and was appointed
professor OF paleontology in ale college In 500
lie has written largely upon that science. During
recent years he has been Investigating the extinct
animals OF the Rocky mountain region In North
America, discovering more than 200 animals before
unknown. which he described. He has prepared
an extended memoir on the subject Mr. Marsh
was nephew OF the philanthropist, George Pea
Prof. Marsh when the result Of the election was
announced, expressed his appreciation OF the
members OF the academy express their satisfac-
ton with this choice
THE FOLLOWING FOREIGN ASSOCIATES
were elected: Strive, Adams Galley. Clauslus,
Dumas, Hemholtz, Krchofr. Pasteur. Stokes, syl-
vester, Hooker, Thomson, Auvers, Bertrand, Hux-
ley, Ylrchow, Berthelot, Boussingault. Chevreul,
Wur.Z
PAPERS TODAY.
The public meeting was called to order at one
sion to his election The first paper was on
the 'Composttton Of yenomous serpents" by Dr.
s. Weir Mitchell and E I. Retchert, aAh read by
the former.
The following papers were assigned for to-day:
"Max1ma and Minima Tide-predicdng Machine"
exhibition OF the machinP), W. Ferr eli; s'On the
Measurement OF Wave Lengths OF Heat" s. p.
Langley; ION the Spectrum OF an Argand Gas
Burner 8. P. Langley; 1.-THE Decay OF Rocks, Geo
logically consdered," tread April i7thl T. sterry
Hunt; efficiency Of Storage Batteries" George +.
Barker; photographs Uf the Great Comet Of
1882" c. H. Peters: Progress In Spectrum Photo
graphy," H. A. Rowland Some Experiments upon
Method OF Framing Visible Image OF the Solar
Corona" A. w. Wright; ION the Phosphorescence
or Suiphate OF Quinine," A. W. Wright
The election Of vice president VIII be held To-
morrow.
Tomorrow evening Prof. A. Graham Bell will
give reception TO the members OF the academy at
his handsome residence on Scott Circle This viii
really be the house-warming which was postponed
last winter on account OF the serious sickness OF
Prof. Bells child.
The presidents OF the academy since its founda-
tlon In 1858 have been Profs. Bache, Henry, Rogers
and Marsh.
The following members arrived to-day: Gen.
Henry L. Abbot. u A.; Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell, Phil
ade!phta: Prof. 8. p Langley. Allegheny, Pa;
Prof. John Trowbridge Cambridge, Mass; DR.. J.
II. Trumbull, New Haven; Prof c. A. Young,
Princeton
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Dcath from Shooting

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. April 1s-A special dispatch
TO the Union says:-R A. Savage. who was shot
at Adams on Wednesday by James Barrett, died
this morning Barrett was arrested on a new
warrant for murder. and taken to North Adams
for hearing this morning.
+. NORTH ADAMS MASS, April I8.-Barrett was ar
raiSned on charge OF murder this morning and
pleaded not guilty. He was committed to jail
without bail to await his hearing on Monday. Saw
age died with his family around his bedside. He
forgave Barret for shooting him, and said he hoped
God would forgive him (Savasel for all he had
done.
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Society Notes

The Literary Society met at the residence Of Mt.
G. w. Hoffman, 1A East Capitol street, on Satur-
day evening, with large attendance OF members
and guests The literary exercises OF the evening
consisted OF paper by Major j. W. Powell, on the
probabilities, or rather the fmprobabiiity OF
universal peace and the brotherhood OF nations,
and one by Col. Edwards Clarke, on the relations
Of art to national governments. Both were OF
more than ordinary interest and were well re-
ceiyed. These were followed by vocal and instru-
mental music. and later by an elegant and
bounteOus repast
Alex. Porter Morse, q we'll known member OF the
bar was united In marriage at ST. Matthew'S
church this morning to Miss Ellen Clarke, daugh-
ter OF Daniel b. Clarke, president OF the Bank OF
the Republic nuptial mass was celebrated.
There was large attendance of the friends and
relatives OF the bride and bridegroom.
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Voting ON the Liquor Question in Hi
nOiS

CHICAGO. April lS.-Throughout Illinois yester-
day forty-eight cities and towns voted upon the
liquor question. In balloung for municipal ON
GERS. seventeen declared for prohibition or anti.
license; thirty-one declared for license. six OF
which were for high license. and four towns ig-
political issues
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FfNfStfdONfAL TO THE QUEEN, No. 2sO-AN-
y L oihEh MECHANICAL EXPERT: Washington,
ID. e.. March 7. 1esj.-Mr c. Auerbach Agent Queen
Sewing Machine cor 9TH aud H SITS, Washington b. c.
pear Sir: Mr. Le,tch being about to buy q Sewing
bis house, wheeler Wilson, Singer, Queen Domes-
uc, sha ne having confidence in my Judgment as q
WAS the beet machne for him to invest in After thor
did opinion that the Queen the best simplest most
durable and hghfest running Sewing Machine that had
ever come under my notice built on best mechanical
principles and OF best material might add that whom
called at the house was decidedly in favor Of another
make H. spectfu1y, DAVID MCKENZIE. Foreman
Columb . Brass and Iron Works. uh29
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Baltimore Street Hallway In
HfOfsbIe

BALTIMORE April 18-The city circuit court to-
day appointed Howard Munlckhuysen receiver OF
the Monumental Street railway. The company
had defaulted In the payment OF taxes to the city
and OF interest to the bondhodprs. This Is the
second street railway In this city which has gone
into the hands OF a receiver within few months.
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The Steamer City of BROOKLYN Dlsn-
bled.

MovuLE, April 18.--Arrlved steamer Sandman
from New York for Liverpool She reports that
she spoke, on the 18th instant, In latitude AZ
west, the British steamer Brooklyn City, from
Bristol for New York. The Brooklyn City's en-
gineS were out or order.