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afternoon, and remains over night. She is in
coed health, and leaves tomorrow morning.
The Star Route Case.

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WAsHINeToN, Msy 4sb.-In the star route
trial to-day, foreman Crane at one time inter.
rupted to inquire why John Dorsey sent two
sffidavits concerning one route to Rsrdell
upon the same day.
Bliss promptly answered that John Dor
sey' statement upon that point was lie, and
the evidence showed it.
just before the Court adjourned. Bliss
apologized to the jury for the length Of his
address, saying they had shown such interest
that he felt it necessary to go into certain
subjects at greater length than he had In
tended. If the Court would adjourn, he be-
lieved he could finish within short time
Monday morning.
The foreman of the jury objected to an ad
journment over Saturday. He said the jury
had been in Court over five mouths-one.
seventieth of an average human lifetime. Hi:
business had been drifting along like ship
without rudder, and moreover he feared, il
the trial were spun cut much further it would
be brought to close by the death or sickness
of some of the jury.
Judge Wylie assured Mr.. Crane that the
trisl was nearer an end than he imagined
He believed the present good health of the
jury was owing in degree to the rest afford
ed by adjournments over Saturday.
Adjourned until Monday.
Senator Miller and Pension Agent Cox.
WASHINGTON, May 4th.-Senator Miller's
departure for the Pacific coast has been de-
layed by the illness Of his daughter, who il
now rapidly recovering her health. He ex.
poets to leave for the West in about ten days.
The Senator says that in company with the
Secretary of the Interior he has made a care
full examination of all the papers in the case
of Pension Agent Cox, and he is inclined to
believe that at most Cox was only guilty OF
an indiscretion. He will, however, make .
to San Francisco. and then advise with Secre.
tary Teller.
Unlawful Letter.Carrying.
New YORK, May 4th.-A raid was made
to-day on two firms engaged in the private
delivery of city letters circulars, ETC., in vio-
lation of law, and some 10000 were seized
The principals will probably be arrested. 1t
is said that messengers, when sent to the
Postoffice to mail letters, and are given
money to pay the regular postage, go to these
otices, where they only psy one penny, put
ting the difference in their pockets. One
Office employed forty five carriers and the
other thirty. Several other offices of like
character in the city for the delivery of cir
culars, ETC., will next recsive attention from
the Postofice authorities.
WASHINGTON, May 4tk.-Colonel Parker,
Chief Inspector of the Postoffice Depart
ment, estimates that the Government has
been losing 81 000 daily by the operations of
the private letter offices raided in New York
to-day. There are similar Offices in operation
in other large cities, but the Government is
determined to close them without delay.
Fast Freight Train.
ST LOUIS, May 4th.-A special freight
train which left here last night for San Fran
cisco, via the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad, arrived at Halstesd, KS. at
o'clock tonight, making the run of 497 miles
in twenty-one hours and FIVE minutes-the
fastest on record for the distance. From
Halstead the train goes over the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe to Deming, thence by
the Southern Pacific to San Francisco. The
train consists of sixteen cars each carrying
40, 600 pounds. eleven of them laden with TO-
bscco from this city, and it is pledged TO run
through at the rate of twenty miles per hour.
A Mine on Ftre-TwO Men Roasted Alive.
WnKEsBARRE (Pa), May 4th.-An explo.
sion of gas has just occurred in the entrances
of the shaft Of the Lehieh Valley Coal Com
pany. A number of men are in the pit. The
entire FIRE department has been called out.
At this moment more serious danger is ap-
pretended.
SECOND DIsPATcHI
WILKEsBARRE. May 4th.-At the time OF
the explosion Edward Rinker and Henry
Baker were plumbing on a platform 60 feet
below the surface. They were almost roasted
alive. The former is dead, and the latter
cannot recover. The shaft is six hun.
dred feet deep. The timbers in it are
on fire. Every effort is making to
carry water below the fume, as the fire can
then be exiting uishsd. No other loss of life
is reported. A horse 500 feet fromathe bot
tom of the shaft was blown to pieces and car.
ried 40 feet into the air. The explosion took
place as the night shift WAS getting ready to
descend the shaft.
Polk, the Defaulter.
NASHVILLE, May 4th.-Polk, the default.
ing State Treasurer, has been rearrested on
information that he was about to Jump his
bail and because the sureties are thought to
be irresponsible. He remains at large under
the charge of Deputy.
Counsel for Polk appeared before Judge
Allen this morning. to ascertain the status of
their client. Judge Allen stated that he had
information sufficient to justify his arrest, to
the effect that Polk contemplated fight. He
therefore increased the bend from $40, 600 to
S35 900. Polk has not yet given the bond,
and is still in charge of q special officer.
The Death Penalty.
OswEGo IN. Y May 4th.-Josephia Grif.
ford, aged ", charged with numbering his
wife. was found guilty and sentenced to be
hung on January 22a.
An Indiana Town Burning.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 4th.-A fire broke out
in Union City at o'clock last night and it
is reported that nearly the whole west part OF
the town was burned Telegraphic communi-
cation is cut off. Engines were sent from
Sidney and Greenville, o., and Muncie, Ind.
Free Passes Prohibited.
ALBANY IN. ". May 4th.-The bill pro-
hibiting free passes being granted to anyone
except railroad employees and officers passed
the Assembly to-day.
Warming to Bankers and Brokers.
NEW YORK, May 4th.-Bankers, brokers
and others are cautioned against negotiating
eleven Bank of England notes, each for
81, 600, numbered $3.50 to rs, 100. Pay.
ments have been stopped at the bank.
Still Unmolested.
New YORK. May 4th-Patrick J. Sheridan
and John Walsh, whom the Dublin Grand
Jury indicted for murder, are still unmo.
Tested.
LOVES ROMANCE. when the French
sought to establish a monarchy in Mexico,
Mazatlan youth raised regiment Of
boys and waged against such of the invad-
ers as appeared in Sinaloa a warfare that
told. This younp mans father was Of Gas.