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~. WTEEIING WEST VA. WEDNESDAY

District Attorney. He holds that II Is q
proper case for Indictment, and criticises
the action OF the authorities in exacting
an additional 90 per cent on the value Of
the diamonds, while the offender was in
duress
Messrs. Merrick, Bliss and Kerr, Govern.
ment counsel in the Star Route case, EN-.
phatically deny the published report that
they have disagreed in regard to the con-
duct ofthat case. Referring to the story
that he would soon sever his connection
with the case, Mr.. Merrick said he intend
ed to perform the duty he owed to the
Government at any cost. He would not
leave thecase until 1t had been prosecuted
to its conclusion.
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BosroS, April l0.AGov. Butler was pres.
ent at the Twekesbury Almshouse inyes.
tigation to-day. Jas. A. Chase testified he
had worked for Miss Manning and with
her knowledge had taken bodies to Har.
ward 3. Medical School by order Of the
Marshs. The Governor then introduced
q sermon by Mr.. sanborn, a minister Of
Lawrence, in which it wasistR.ed that
Spanlding, one OF the trustees Of the Aims.
house, had boasted that while. no emolu-
mnnt was attached, to the trusteeship he
could make 1t pay, the Governor yintimat-,
ing that this was done by turning over
contracts to1outside parties with whom
Spsglding divided the profits. The Gov.
ernor then offered q, printed testimonial TO
the character Of Sanborn, which, aitersom
discussion, was admitted. John II.
Chase said since his first tcs-
timony he had gone 10 Tewkesbury
with a detective and unearthed coffin
supposed 10 contain tho body Of Joseph
Clark. The body previously had been
sold and the coffin, which was empty,
brought to Boston. There were other
collins in the same condition. Two poor
women had offered money 10 the witness
TO put slab oyer their mothers grave
which he refused, but Marsh said lie ought
to have taken IT. A4F ~ 5eG 7
The body was afterwards sent away, and
another casket supplied by the aame ladies
to put the body into had been kept and
sold by MaFshr q wooden case taking lis
place. III.
Detective 1nnes, ;corroborated Chase's
testimony as 10 taking up Clark's empty
coffin, and the Governor said he wanted
TO bring Il before the committee, but the
chairman said the committee preferred to
20 and look at 1t. ..........
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CAPITAL cuLLINos.

Postmaster General Gresham arrived Ia
Washington last night. He. was received
at the depot by a. committee from the
Indiana Republican Club and driven to
the residence OF Hon. John W. Foster,
where be met 3 number Of old friends and
was introduced 10 many new ones. He
will be the guest Of Gen. Foster for several
days. es .smg
The Solicitor Of the Treasury has made
an adverse report upon the case Of Mr..
Cuendt, q prominent jeweler Of st. Louis,
arrested for Smuggling s. 800 worth Of dia-
lnonds Into this country from Paris Cuendt
admitted the charge, and agreed TO pay The
duty and value Of the goods and also 30
per cent in addition, which Il seems
was exacted from him. DiStrict Attorney
Bliss, oil Louis, reported the case 10 the
Solicitor and said the Government had
suffered no loss by the transaction, and as
there we're other mitigating oirCpmstanS
he did not think Cuendtshould be indicted.
The Solicitor does not agree with the
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WASHINGTON, April lo.-A memorial
has been sent TO President Arthur by the
President and Board Of Directors Of the
central committee on National Labor Leg.
islation, petitioning for an extra session Of
Congress, TO be called as early as practic-
able, for the purpose OF considering the
relations between labor and capital. The
menoralists claim to represent all
the wage workingmen In the United
States. They call the attention
OF the President to the TACT that nearlyta
year has elapsed since the adoption Of The
resolution 10 investigate the relations be.
tween capital and labor, andyet no report
on the subject has been made by the com
mittee to which i was referred, norris there
any sign OF remedial legislation.
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pnGyIx PARK MURDERS.
Counsel for Prisoner. Not Roady-0n
Ntu .f.I,n unrdaras. tilyns Il, IY.,

Counsel for Prisoners Not Roady-One
nofihc Mnrderers Olives IL Up.
b'DuBLIS, April l0.-Their is no relaxation
on the part Of the authorities here in their
endesyors to detect and arrest suspicious
persons. The police have just come into
possession OF information that man has
arrived in Dublin who is suppoeed to be
the emissary Of the dynamite party, whose
mission is the destruction OF property. All
hotels are being watched with the hope Of
arresting him. The Coldstream Guards
have been placed in the building adjacent
10 the Green street court house, where the
trials OF the PhGnix Park aksagsins tre 10
take place. The object is TO secure the
protection OF the court, and the iniormers
who are TO testify against the accused men,
The trial OF Joseph Brady, indicted yes
terday for the murder OF Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Burke, which was to have
begun to-day, has been postponed. until TO.
morrow, owing to DR.. Webb Adams, who
was assigned by Judge 0'Brien TO act as
counsel for Brady, declining TO conduct the
defense OF the prisoner. Mr.. Adams gave
Rs reason, not prepared.
Judge O'Brien intimRted to Sullivan he
would be called on to cooperate with DR..
Webb Adams in defending Brady. The
Judge also expn ssed the belief that both
Of the gentlemen were unbiased. The
Judge insisted strongly that counsel should
be ready to defend Brady despite their pro-
tests. b. D. Sullivan Is counsel, not A. NJ.
Sullivan.
/, LONDON, April lO-A dispatch from
Dublin states that one Of the men who nc.
tually participated in the murder OF Cav.
endish and Burke has declined 10 be de-
Tended, declaring his intention to plead
guilty, as he has no hopes OF escaping con.
Viction. The name Of the man Is withheld.
His statement regarding his participation
In the crime will be made in the dock
where le previously answered for the nnr.
derOus otlense. The man referred 10 OBJ
viously is Patrick Delaney.
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THR work OF tabulating the frst general
census ever taken in India is about com.
pleed. In an area Of 1,379.5ss square
miles, or little over one-thfrd-of that Of
the United States, there is population of
953 S9l, ,S2l, or over lvetimes the,popula-
ton Of the United States. There arenear-
ly as many dwelling places in India as
people in this country. The males exceed
the females by about 6,ooO,oOO. Much
trouble was experienced in,getting the ma.
tives to answer questions concerning their
condition, and the military authority was
in some cases called in, but out Of q popu-
ulation OF over 22S,OO0,OOO there were
found to be 2O,9Ss,6o0 confessed widows,
the percentage to the Hindu population
being 1871, and to the Mohammedan re-
lgion 1893. The reason Of this abundant
crop in India is the law that widows can
not marry again. OF this vast horde Of
people but 100000 can read and write,
and but 4, 100000 are under instruction. y
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
NOTES OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
Sensational storI.. about Rupturss between the
President and Intimate Prisads-Conkling
Aad Secretary Teller Dsuy Serious
Allegations Made Against Them.

1,y,,,,,.u,, ~ n Inr;l 1n-The
"Ash'seioN' ~ VI HpH
President ts no sooner away from maSning'
ton and out Of the reach OF the daily press
than nnblicity Ia given 10 the story that
ti'.i,n. = '.:.l es.a. po.,h,ioor. Who
liS feia''onS win 'nose nepuD''e"N' W.
have been known as ms inumatet personal
and political friends have been inter
rnpted and that discord now exists where
- L.-.,.,n,, and ,ha hest NJ under.
peace, hatu'n ""u ' mo- mo-
standing formerly existed. Ine s'oiy goes
that the President has quarreled with ex-
Sena,or Conkling, Representatiye Crowley
~ 49, III, 1'nor III q ~. d.ra and
anu otnet "e' AnV" N'" 'At'A - ,.NSl:
that he is very much depressed IN cohse.
qnence. IL is put hatural tnht tnese
reports should occasion very ntu1i musn S2in.
ment IN poiitleai clfsles, anu utat 'a
without any POSITIVE iniormStion 70 ihe
contrary they receive more Or less Gfsalt' s1
With the President IN the interior Oh F!of-
ida, and no Personhefe authorlLeu 10 sptak
Tor him, II Is not possible 70 MAKE any ~.
ithorized statement regaTdine tne uuli OF
talsity oil the story. II Is tle opin,pn,
however oi gentlemen VINO slanu as c:2se
to the PRESIDENT otilciaIly ~ u possioie
under our iorm Of Government, .nat 70 say
tle least tD1 report IL greatly t4dk6tIhbtut
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WAsnSaroS April lO.-To.day, at the
Navy Department, the original inventory
Of the contents OF Captain De Longs chest,
found by the relief party near the spot
where Captain De Long and his party
persisted, was compared with the articles
Ia. the chest. Most Of the articles were
found in the same condition az when they
reached here, and were placed in the
hands OF the Jeanette Board. The chest
contains number ofhunting knives, cups,
straps, compasses, log, memorandum, and
other books and medicine cases. Some
anrioslties, such as ypltures teeth, NOES,
stones, etc., picked up at Herald and Ban,
nett Islands and other points on the route
taken by the Jeanette. There are among
them several little personal trinkets. They
will be placed on exhibition at the Smith.
sonian Institute. ~ -'.iS f-l'
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A FALLING HuILDISG.
Seventeen Persons buried In the Ruins.
The Killed and Wounded. i


ROCHESTER, n. Y, April l0.-Ten min.
utes after seven o'clock this morning, the
large building on the northwest corner OF
Church and State streets fell with q crash.
The side wall falling on Church street had
been erected this winter. 1t is supposed
the mortar was frozen, and the warm wealth.
er Of yesterday loosened the bricks and
caused the ial!. There were seventeen
men at work In the building, An alarm
was sounded, which brought out the fire.
men and police, who are working hard'clear.
ing away the debris. ~
The names Of those found in the ruins
are P. l.. Worden, Wm. Ashbold, Freder.
ick Kohler, s. Burr, W. G.. Gould, B. L,
Brown, Ransom Porter, Anthony Danken.
spell and Matthew Peard, the latter dead.
Two Of the others are fatally injured, The
owner OF the building was on the roof at
the time 1t fell, but was not severely in.
jured. Those who were In tie basement
are probably killed.
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Coal Miners and Operators Fail TO gree.
] = The Iron Workers scale.

iPIrrsBuRaH, April lO.-The coal miners
and operators arbitration committees were
in session all day, but failed to come to
any final agreement in regard to
wages, and adjourned over until to.
morrow. when it is thought an amicable
arrangement will be reached. The best
feeling was manifested in to.day's confer
epGe. The miners submitted a scale pro-
viding that when the selling price Of Coal
in this city is selling for 81 90 per hundred
bushels the diggers shall be paid S. 45 for
mining, and for every additional twenty-five
cents Of an advance in the selling price,
miners wages shall be increased fifteen
cents. The operators opposed this scale,
but offered as a substitute scale running
torly cents lower thantne one proposed by
tha.fniners.t5 " NJ " - !. hft
= PITTSBURGH, April 10-The conference
committees Of the Iron Manufacturers and
the Amalgamated Association will meet In
this city Saturday morning next, to ar.
range scale Of wages for the
ensuing year, from June |. It is
understood that cworkmen's committee
will submit last years scale. The feeling
among them Is assinst accepting reduG
ton. On the other band the manuiac.
tnrers insist that wages must come down.
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C0nkling and secf etary Teller Deny
Allegations Made Against Them.
wAsulSGToS, April 1O-A story was
published in Philadelphia this morning to
the eject that ex-senator Conkling has
used his influence in the Interior Depart.
ment to obtain Secretary Teller's signature
to certain documents in. land case by
which he secured fee oil 5000 from a
lawyer ofthis city. The dispatch asserts
that This lawyer, who. hasa large fee at
stake, could not SECURE Mr.. Teller's sigma
ture BY his own exertions, and was Obliged
to1pay s. 900 for Nh Conkling' 'sintinence.
The story, as printed in effect, accused Mr..
Conkling Of lobbying, and made the Secre-
tary OF the Interior to appearas a dishonest
man.
Secretary Teller; when shown, the dis.
patch to-day, said that It was a lie out OF
whole cloth; that no such transaction as re:
ported ever took place, and that he had
never signed y paper Of any description in
relation to Interior Department business.
MIR. Conkling, who is now.ini Washington,
!also avowed that sthe story was q pure
fabrication, evidently designed with mali.
oious intent. He denied ever having re-
quested the Secretary Of the Interior TO
sigh any paper or document. III
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Didn't Bite.

wAsHlSeroN, DC, April 10-Phe sen:
sational story telegraphed from Washing.
ton to the effect that the British Minister
had been swindled out Of a considerable
sum Of money by person who proiessed
to have knowledge Of plot 10 blow up the
Eritiah Legation building, was positively
denied today by Minister West, He said
the person mentioned called upon him
directed his attention 10 the matter which,
upon Investigation, proved to be unbound.
ed and which was not in any manner con.
nected with an attemptto blow up thu
Legation building. He paid no money for
the alleged inforraation, but merely heard
what the person had to say and on inyesti.
cation found II 10 be untrue. NJ. VI" IT,
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Can GnIf fslin Want. TO.

MONTREAL, April lo.-Referring TO the
case Ct the nun who wants to be- released
from convent, Bishop Tabre says; This
young nun is by no means kept in the in
stitution against her will. She can, when
she wishes, leave the convent and no one
will hinder her in her civil rightto do 50:
But the young lady, by her vows, with free.
will assumed for Eve years certain obliga.
lions which Is matter OF conscience
lor her 10 decide whether she 10 atliberty
10 abandon. In this personal matter not
an outside element has the right to inter.
iere. Her release from the VOWS, which
will now soon expire, was asked at Rome
md raI,,Oad atasgrt
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MoyEn ENr ~ CATTLE.
Unusual Activity In Preparing Cattle
..- Sd fur Market,

Ep"FNts
ST. LOUIS, April 10.-Advices from the
cattle raising sections Of the Southwest in-
dicate an unusual activity in preparing for
the market. Some thirteen thousand head
are ready for shipment or drive in Arkan-
sas, and that State expected to furnish e5,-
600 head. These cattle are 10 fine condi.
ton and are to be taken to Indian Terri,
tory or Texas, where they viii form part
Of tue seasons drive. Buyers have, already
gathered several THOUSAND in Eerthernt
Louisiana, which will be sent to Texas and
placed on trial. ..a
In Texas, in .the Panhandle and other
sections Of the State, stockmen are loook.
ing for very brisk season. The grass Is
starting nicely. The cattle are in splendid
order and prices high.
Indian Territory is expected to be the
great cattle mart this season. 1t Is estima.
ted that not less than two, hundred thou.
sand head will be congregated in the Cher
okee nation alone, whence they will be
distributed to the various Northern and
Eastern markets. Prices throughout the
whole cattle region are high, yearlings
ranging from twelve to fifteen doIars, aud
older ones In proportion. q
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FIRE RECORD.
A Maryland Town Nearly wiped Out.
Extensive Prairie FIres.

A Maryland Town Nearly Wiped Out.
Extensive Prairie Fires.
WESTMINSTER, Nd, April lO.-The most
disastrous fire ever known here occurred
last night originating in Jacob Thompson's
livery stable, in which Bob Thompson and
Aaron Shaeder, employees, were burned to
death. Also, thirty horses and sixteen
dwellings and stores were burned, in
cluding Lutheran Church. The loss ia
$4,000. The fire cleared the whole square
from the bend to Carol. The fire started
at 1880 last night and was under control at
5 this morning.
BALTIMORE. April 10.-0wing to the ex.
citement aud scarcity OF operators at Vest
minister, but few particulars OF the fire this
morning have been received. The latest
ACCOUNTS state briefly that the FIRE is under
control, that thirty houses have been
burned, and several persons consumed.
There is no water supply at Westminster,
and it fell an easy prey to the flames. Two
chemical engines were sent from here at 8
this morning at the call for assistance.
The loss will probably reach 100000.
LINCOLN, NEB., April lO-The most dis.
astrous prairie FIRE that ever occurredin
this section, was raging yesterday a few
miles north OF this city. Mrs. Dalton, a
farmers wife, was sufiocated while fight.
ing the fire. One report says she was
burned to death. Many smaller accidents
are reported. Barns, houses, grain and
acres Of haystacks were licked up by the
flames. 1t 10 estimated fly square miles
Of territory was burned over. The flames
lit up for miles around. The fire is re.
ported to be still raging. Il
AEsoSIA, Conn April l0.-The Ansonia
Hotel was burned this morning. The fifty
guests in the house escaped. Only two
were injured. Loss, $4,000.
PRoyIDENcE, R. l., April 10.-The Lyman
cotton mill, in North Providence, owned
by Il. @. White, and run by L. K. John.
son, burned this morning. Loss, $4,000.
Fifty operators are thrown out Of work. /,
CAlRo, ILLS, April 1O-'Fire to-day lat
0imstead, Sla., about fifteen miles above
here, destroyed Clemson & Higgins store
and dwelling, J. p. Johnson's store and
dwelling and Crecellils drug store Total
loss $4,000. Little, II any insurance.
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LONDON, April lO.-Charles Bradlausll
and W. Jamesey, proprietcrs Of the Prt
Thinker, and G. W! Foote, editor, charged
with publishing sketch Of the Deity and
lblasphemous libeIs, were arraigned and
brought before Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge and special jury. Bradlaugh, deny
Ing responsibility for the publication, ap'
piled Tor and was granted separate trial.
Il was given out in the evidence that the
Free Thinker was published by the Free
Thought Publishing Company, undei
which style Rradlaugh aud another trade
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who was here last week, has been inter.
viewed, and asserts tlat Sherman will win
and ought 10 be nominated. while all Of
the press throughout the Union have men.
toned It, and are discussing the probable
effect or result Of such nomination, in the
event Of success, on National politics,
And yet the Treasury Clerk and poor
Jim may be responsible for placing John
Sherman in the White House. Should this
even happen would John see that the
Treasury Clerk was promoted and could
Jim have Anything that he wantcd?" |
dare say they would be taken care Of for
there Is one virtue in John Sherman aad
that Is he never iorYels his friends.
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TIE indianapolis Stntinel Democratic,
n,vs the new Postmaster General the fol.
E osipg neat compliment: Judge Gresham
will make one OF the most efficient officials
connected with President Arthur's Admin
iSration. He enjoys an exalted reputation
for probity, and; as Judge has won, 80 far
a, we know, as large share ofpublic
sspem as has fallen to the lot ofany man
who has worn the ermine Of the Federal
Judiciary. The Republican party Of Indi.
ana will doubtless feel proud Of the ap.
poiutment, it being the first recognition i |
has had Of importance since the inaugura'
linn Of Garfield. indianapolis will lose,
for time at least, valued citizen, and
washington society will be the gamer.
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Tnr Ausus,inian society in Lawrence,
Mass, has completely collapsed, 50 far as
,pv chance for settlement withthe savings
bank depOsitors is concerned. Il owes
$4,000, and claims to have 1868, 900 OF as
SETS How the latter figures can be reached
BY the forced sale of four churches, q
school and a parsonage Is 50 dubious a
question, as to chrystalize into the certain
return Of only five. per cent Of the funds
entrusted to the fathers. Theappeal Of the
latter to the already sorely crippled congre-
cations for a lift OF half a million or more,
exhausts itself. like many a worldly specu-
Ia.ion, on very discouraging short side.
Promises are made Of full payment to de-
pOsitors il they have tho patience and years
10 wait. -
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MIESRArous, MINI, April 10,-Rain
which began at 10 o'clock last night
changed to snow at noon to-day and one
Of the worst storms Of the winter is now in
progress. Street car travel Is suspended for
the tint time this winter and railroad trains
are behind time. The storm was general
throughout the State. The roof oil the Ter
skating riAk iellthis afternoon from the
weight Of snow, demolishing the walls! No
one WAS injured.
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Alleged TO be IInniing for Dynamite
Giends In the Schuy III Coal Regions. /,

Alleged TO be Huniiug afor Dynamite
Rients In the Schuy ILiIl Coal kegions.
PorTsviLLg, April l0-Several days ago
rumor was circulated here to the effect
that English detectives had been discover.
ed in the schuylkill coal region engaged
in an etfortto find Irish dynamite fiends.
The report created something Of sensa.
ton, and since then efforts TO discover its
origin have been unceasing. Although the
region contains number OF sympathizes
with. Jere O'Donevan's assassination
schemes, the generally impoverished con-
dition OF the people IN the mining districts
where refugees from Ireland would be most
likely TO find aid and concealment practi.
cally forbids both, and the rumors were rei
gArded as groundless. ~ i!
Strangers who are regarded with suspi-
Cion haYe been seen Ia various parts OF the
country, however, and their evident at
tempts TO get on familiar terms with those
who would be likely to know ot the pres.
ence OF refugees or abettors ofcrime in lre-
land make it seem plausible that they may
be detectives in the employ OF the English
FGovernment. The Irish population Of the
region is large, and they have frequently
contributed large amounts to tho relief OF
Irish distress through the Irish World and
other sources. 1t is not known that there
exists any organized society in sympathy
with the dynamite schemes. n
The detectives, II any there are, are be.
lieved to be three in number, and the
scene OF their present operations is said to,
be about Shenandoah, Lost Creek and Ma
honay City, where the Irish population is
thickest, and where McParlan operated
most successfully during the reign Of the
Mollie Maguires. The remembrance Of
Mcparlan has made the people who would
know OF or engage in such work wary Of
strangers, and without absolute knowledge
OF the men they are seeking, it is safe TO
say the search Of the detectives will be
iruitless. ~