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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-20
A Star Route DebaEch.

PHILADELPHIA, June lS.-The
Times prints an interview with con-
sci Kerr of the Star-route cases, in
which he says: Looking bsck
over the case I cannot think of any
errors that he prosecution made in
its conduct. l ascribe the result
rather to the social conditions
existing in Washington, of its pop
ulation fully two-thirds are non
residents and therefore inc igible
for jury dnty. From the remainder
the materials for juries must come.
The Government had three chal-
lenges and the defense four. When
We had exhausted these righs We
had to accept every candidate for a
place on tie jury who stared he had
not formed an opinion I leave in
the morning for Washington to
push. the cases against the other
members of the gang. William
Pitt Kellogg and Brady will have
to come to the bar at that court"
How do the Garfield Republi-
cans in Washington regard the
break down of the prosecution be-
gun under the late Administra-
ton p
"There are not any Garfield Re
publicans in Washington ; all bow
to the present regime. 1t must be
said, however, that some Of those
who were once beloved by Dorsey
had the discretion and good taste
not to join in the orgies with which
the verdict was celebrated. Moth
ing since the days of Nero has ex-
celled the debauch on Thursday af-
ternoon and night. I was person
ally insulted in the streets, and in
the Ebbett House anybody could
get drunk that cared to take the
trouble. It was a day of debauch
to be rendered by the citizens of
the capital"
The First Carload OF CALIFORNIA;
Fruit.
CHICAGO, June 19.-Yester1ay
was received the first carload of
California fruit this season. The
car was attached to o passenger
train, and the fruit-apricots,
peaches and pears arrived in fine
condition. The freight charges
from Sacramento to Chicago were
$3.50. One of the disadvantages
that California fruit-growers have
to contend with is the high freight
charged by railroads. They cannot
ship their fruit east of the Rocky
Mountains at a profit, and they are
now eDdeavoring to induce the
railroad companies to give them
fast fruit trains at the same rates
that are charged for carrying fruit
bv SOW freight trains.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-20
Row TO SQUELCH NOR.
MONlSM.

The Daily News Raleigh IN. CO.
special says: Two Mormon mis-
sionaries, living in caves in the
mountains, have been driven out
BY a party Of mounted men. It il
said that the last of the Mormons
will now be driven out the State.
This plan is a much better than
Edmunds' weak bill. A bill so
utterly worthless that it now be-
gins to look as if the Mormons put
up money to have it passed. Law.
which is annuled by perjury, can.
not wipe polygamy. Uncle Sam
has been monkeying with tho twin
relic now f.r a quarter Of a century
and it is growing rapidly. Nothing
but Calling guns and repeating
rifles will ever settle this ques ion.
They should be treated just as
Apache indians on the war path
are treated. The leaders Of the
rebellious sect in thu Watsach
mountains ase more bloodthirsty,
cunning aud cruel than any Apache
that ever scalpea woman in
Arizona.
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PARTICULARS OF THE CLER-
ICAL TRAGEDY.
THE STAR ROUTE THIEVES
HAVING A BIG DEBAUCH.
WHICH RESEMBLES THE OLD
BLOW.OUTS OF NERO.
The Clerical Tragedy.

MANSFIELD, La. June 10 Fol
lowing are later details of the kill
ing of Rev. j. Lane Borden by
Rev. Benjamin F. jenkins, Jr.
About 10 O'Clock on Saturday
morning Jenkins was in his fathers
store when Borden, approaching
The store, spoke to Jenkins broth
er Ned. Jenkins then came ont to
the front door of the store, pointed
a pistol at Borden's left breast and
fred, the bullet striking the region
of the left nipple. A watch worn
by Borden saved his life for the
moment. Borden then ran down
to Williams & Hapgood's store. two
doors below, passing through it to
the back door. where he was fired on
again by jenkins, who was in pur-
suit. The bullet missed its mark.
Just outside the door jenkins shot
him again, the ball taking effect in
the leg, and he fell to the ground.
jenkins advanced to Borlen's feet
aud shot him in the forehead. VIM.
Keithlic1, the only witness at the
inquest who heard a word passed,
says that Borden after falling ex.
claimed, MY God. l didn't do it. :"
Last Thursday a beautiful and
accomplished young lady of II
years, the daughter Of a prominent
sugar planter Of Rapids parish. who
is rumored to be affianced to Jen-
kins and who has been a student
during part of the session at Mans
field College (of which the Rev.
Borden was Presidency, left here
by the New 0. leans Pacific train in
company with Jenkins for her
home. Jenkins was to remain two
weeks with her. Between this place
aud Roeline. forty miles distant,
she confessed, it is rumored, that
she had been ruined by Borden.
jenkins left her at the station to re-
turn home for the purpose of aveng-
ing her wrong. The result is to i
above. Jenkins was reticent on
his return on Friday morning. not
even telling his family the cause Of
his pale and haggard looks, though
they besought him to tell the rea-
son of his trouble.
The parties to the tragedy have
been confidential friends. jenkins
was an enthusiastic supporter of
Borden, having joined the church
and entered the Methodist minis ~
under Borden intiue nee. jenkins
surrendered himself. Nothing ever
occurred in this community of SO
startling character. jenkins was
brought up here and is considered
to be one OF the purest young men.
MIR. Borden has been engaged in
teaching for years. having had
charge OF the colleges at Monroe
and Homer, La.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-20

The Grand Army of the Repub
lie has b. en- swindled by a scheme
called the Veteran Mining Com
pany. A recent meeting declared
that the company had no title to the
land on which the mines are stu
ated, even if the mines themselves
have any value, which is a matter
of serious doubt. Che chief min
ing has been in the pockets of those
crednlous comrades who trusted to
the recommendations of the scheme
by officers of the society. Misusing
the Grand Army for personal ends
is, however. an old experience.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-20

Although the Star Route trial
has not ended, the record up to this
point is the largest ever made in a
criminal trial in this country. It
is printed in small type and of
octave size. 1t comprises over
5000 pages. or about 1850, 900
words. The record in the Guiteau
trial comprised 1900 pages, and
was regarded as of extraordinary
length.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-20

The San Jose Mercury refers to
Dorsey as the alleged star-route
criminal. alleged" is good.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A cnasting surface a mile long affords
sport to thousands of Montreal men, women
and children every evening.
Moody's success among the students at
Oxford and Cambridge is confirmed by re-
ports of conversions by the hundred.
Two very eminent Europeans have died
in the past six months whose end is in
volyed in mystery-skobeleT and Gam
BETA.
A Roman Catholic priest has returned a
stolen watch to its owner at Vinciennes,
Ind. 1t came into his hands from the thief
in the confessional.
The village officials Of Saltwater, Wis.,,
demanded $40 aud thirty tickets in pay
ment for the license of travelling show,and
the manager aeceded; but when, after the
performance, they asked him to redeem
with cash several Of the passes that had not
been used, he declined.
Two tramps were making tour in Mis-
souri, together, and their agreement was to
share comforts and discumlorts cqua ly.
One asked farmer for chew OF tubuceo,
and got it. The other demanded half, and
was told tha. there was not enough to di-
yidc. Enraged by this act, he murdered
the offender.
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old Simon Cameron were around
Washington now. His pithy sayings and
his amusing freedom of language in re-
gard to the big wigs were very entertain
ing. When he was asked at the time of
the last census, his trade, profession,
calling, etc, the old gentleman boldly
announced printer" Nothing diverted
him more than the anxiety of some of
his fellow Senators to have their former
occupation sunk in the title of Senator.
He was pretty certain to begin some
yarn about "when was setting type,
somewhere or other" whenever he had
chance, in order to let them know that
be was not ashamed of having made his
living at a printers case.
We have had snow a foot deep for more
than week, which is rare thing for
Washington. Perhaps some hair-split-
ter will rise up and say that it is only
eleven inches or six kilometers, but for
the purpose of a general assertion am
near enough TO the truth. Sleigh bells
have been jingling about our streets dur
ing all these days until VIC lave become
quite used to them. The local supply of
sleighs is very small and it is customary
among the livery men TO stnd to New
York Ind Philadelphia for a temporary
sapplY in the case of prolonged snow
such as we had two years ago, when good
sleighing was had for two weeks. The
first day after tie snow stopped falling
everybody who coul raise s. for AN
hours fua was out on tie Avenue.
Among those who were not appalled, at
the prospect OF paying s cents and 5
mills minute FIR a high old time was
Chief Justice Waite, who went down the
Avenue like a streak of lightning behind
a pair of spanking bays that did not take
the snow from anybody. The Chief JUS
tics looked like German Santa Cla, s.
wi his rosy old face peering over til,
iurs in which he was wrapt. Mr.. Georht
NJ. Robeson droye double team ant
few up and down the Avenue with a grea
flourish. General Rufus Ingalls, wa!
out, and representative Archie Bliss
gave us IL touch Of New York style in al
elegant cutter that was just the verl
: latest fling in cutters. But speed, no
style, was the distinguishing feature o
Washington turnouts A big yawl boa
filed with crowd of shrieking, merry
, makers sped up and down the Avenue
) and all manner of grotesque contrivance
on runners made the town lively until 1
! o'clock at night. Dom PEDRO.
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DEATH NET IN THE FLAMES.


LOS ANGELES, CAL.i January Il,
Twenty -one persons lost their lives in
the railway accident near Teh!chipa, on
the Southern Pacific Railroad. The ac-
cident occurred shortly after midnight
ON Friday. The train was the overland
exprts SIS. Near Tebichipa is n heavy
graie, and an extra engine had been at
tached to the train ut Sumner to assist in
pulling up this grade. The accident &C.
Cured while the extra engine was being
taken of. The train broke loose and
dashed down the grade, The air-brakts
had bseu taken off and the men who
tended the hand-brakes were away from
their posts. One was attending to
switching the extra engine and the other
was engaged in rehghling anextiuguish
lamp. The train gathered headway
quickly and was soon dasLins down the
grade at the rate Of u mile minute. AT
IL sharp curve Cf the road the coach ana
SIN lkcr, which were ahead, broke the
coupling and separated iIUm the rest of
the tram, making the turn safely. The
sleepers and the mail, express and bag
gage cars we're dashed against a high
bank and then thrown back, rolling down
an cmbankmont. The lamps and stove
at once set fire to tue wreck, which was
Instantly In blaze. Harry Councrs,
news agent, who was sleeping in the
baggage car, was awakened by the move
W,ut OF the car and aroused James
Woodhun, b.e age master just as the
cgrs made Il c jump. The root Of the car
was splitupeu aud both meu were thrown
ont aud severely bruised.
Cn4ors, while lying on the ground
unable to render ally assistance, saw tie
Train enyeloTed in flames ana heard the
shrebs of the dying victims and saw
th, m yainly endeayoring to struggle from
the burning ruins. Porter Ashe ana
wife, who occupied a drawing room in
one of the sleepers, were awakened by
| the crash. They succeeded in getting
out without injury, but OF sixteen other
| OCCUPANTS of the car not one is b,lieved
TO have escaped. Meantime, the occup-
ants o. the car which kept on the down
grade succeeded in stopping it, thers by
saving the lives of some forty occupants
/
Immediately walked back to the scene OF
the accident, but lot:nd only the smould-
ering remains of tie tIaiu und the few
who had escaped with their lives living
bruised and bleeding in the darkness ami
shiyering in the piercing cold night air,
or rendering assistance to eNch other.
Relief soon arrived from Tehichipa, four
miles distant, and as soon as possible
medical Attendance was sent from Sum
ner ard BHersheld, and subsequently,
from Los Angeles.
A search for the 1ead soon showed that
! twenty-one persons had perished Elev-
en- were burned beyond all recognition
and only headless bodies and charred
limbs were found. Ono Of the killed was
Mrs. Downey, wife of ex Governor Dow
ncy. Mr.. Downey was badly hurt. but
will recover. or the hody Of Mrs. Dow
ney osly the head and bust remained.
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which we're recognized by the jewelry.
All the bodies and fragments of bodies
we're placed in coffins. The wounded
were removed TO the baggage car, and on
the arrival of the relief train from Los
Angeles were brought to this city.
Wright, the colored porter of one of tho
sleepers, was crushed; Express Messen.
ger Charles Pierson bad his head shat
tered, and the following five were burned,
but not beyond recognition: Miss Mamie
L. Quirres, Mrs. II. o. Oliver, Mrs.
Downey, NJ. Wethered and Mrs. James
Cassell. Two men, names unknown, but
supposed to be discharged soldiers, were
found dead but not burned One other
body. that of a large man, badly charred
was found and is supposed to be that of
Colonel Lnrrabee. ex.Congressmun from
Wisconsin. Ex-Governor Downey says
that Mr.. Larrabee was on the train and
has been missing since the accident. The
remaining eleven bodies ore still uniden-
tiiied
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A Costly Prosecution.

The auditors Of NORTHAMPTON county are
a. work on last years accounts, and some
interesting figures have been developed
The topic which exctes the most general
interest is that which relates To the con-
ylclion Of coal thieves. an item Of expense
which has caused very great deal Of eom-
plaint from taxpayers. The most proini-
nenl case was that Of a 10y named Transue,
who was convicted on seventeen different
charges Of stealing coal. On ono other
eharge tho bll was Ignored, and this one
bill cost the county Sl4.55. Transue was
sentenced to pay 81 fine, costs, and undergo
three mouths Imprisonment IN each case
where be was found guilty. lie was too
roor to ray bis fnes and costs, hence be
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-01-27
Our Washington Letter.
IFRoM our SPECIAL ConREspoxDrST.l

FRoM our SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDEST.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 90, 1888.
As day follows day without substantial
progress in tariff legislation !he chances
of any comprehensive bill becoming u
law at this session grow less. The zeal
with which Congress attacked this sub
ject has cooled in face OF the practical
difficulties in the path OF any change in
existing schedules. Even il Congress is
in earnest in desiring reform it is going
to be hard to make alterations which
must involve such disturbance in bust
ness. and there is general belief that
Congress is not moved by sincere de-
sire to change the tariff in the direction
iu which the present movement points.
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky. appears
TO be pushing his Speakership canvass
with good deal of energy, He is ask
ing support from his Southern friends
because of his favorable attitude towards
the Mississippi river Improvement
scheme. He is conducting his own cam
paign, besiues making serious opposition
to the candidacy of his colleague, Mr..
Carlisle. What with overcoming those
objections TO himself winch will natural
ly arise. carrying on personal contest
with fellow-member from his own State
aud looking after the interests OF the
Mississippi river in the existing condit.
ion OF opinion on that question, it seems
that Mr.. Blackburn had laid out
considerable business for the next recess
Mr.. Knox, Comptroller OF Currency
and Treasurer GilGllan have been repri
naudsd by the Chief Clerk OF the Treas
nry, little Mr.. Webster. Under the army
like discipline established by Mr., Web
ster. tue employees in the Treasury De
partmsnt are now afraid to say theii
souls are their own. Spies and inform
ers hang around the building, aud th'
least infTeetion of his petty rules is a
.oncs reported to Webster who seems Il
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lone Of The most reliable and nIcnl

Zone Of the most reliable and pleasant
advertising agencies that we have ever had
any dealings with is the firm of GEo. p.
RowELL Il Co., No. 10 Spruce Street, New
York. We have never had any trouble IN
closing contracts with these gentlemen, and
we have yet to ask them the second time
for money. Those of our readers who would
Ike to advertise through an agent can find
no more responsible firm than GEo. P.
RowELL & Co, This is no paid for notice,
but is gratu itous, unasked for expression
of our opinion, because we think they de-
serve little Lshmaeite and Times and
Planter, Sparta, Ga, Jan. 8, 1883. We can
honestly endorse every word of the above
statement
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only served three months. The county
footed the bills, aud the total cost in all the
cases was S4l3 80. People claim that there
was no use in paying over $500 for sending
a boy 10 Jail for ninety days ior stealing
conl.
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The doctor spoke ly the card. The Cnpcine
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love TO renrimand better than he does 10
cat, A day or two ago Mr.. Webster sent
for MIR. Gilfllan, and for the first time
in his service of twenty years Mr.. Gill
fillan was reprimanded. His offence
consisted in the fact that his wife had
called on him for moment during busi-
ness hours. Comptroller Knox was also
informed by Mr.. Webster that his pres
ence was desired in the Chief Clerks Of
fee. Mr.. Kuox sent word that the Chief
Clerk would find him in the Comptrol-
ler's office. Thereupon Mr.. Webster
went to the Office aud rebuked Mr.. Knox
for permitting lady visitor in his Office.
The halls OF the Treasury building now
present the quiet aud stiffness of all
where only the watchmen AMI guards eau
be seen, aud Mr. Folger is looked upon
as the warden aud Webster holding the
hnngman's moose. The same ill feeling
exists in tho War Department between
certain officials and clerks There is a
great lack of discrimination and judg-
ment displayed by some OF the petty Of
ticials in our Government Departments
here, and how long the suffering subord-
mates will stand the nonsense is now
simplya matter Of conjecture. 1t is cei-
tain that it will not be long before the
trouble is brought before Congress fol
needed reforms.
Some important changes are soon IL
take place in the Patent Oifice The As
sistant Commissioner having resigned
there is as usual large number of ollio,
seekers making still hunts for the place
which by the way is one of the most I'm
poltaut in that branch of the Govern
ment service, and no man, unless thor
oughly posted should be appointed there
to. Mr.. Robert Mason is the choice o
Commissioner Marble, and unless poli.i
cal Influence instead OF actual worth, i
brought to bear in filling the place, thi
gentleman will be the coming man. Tina
he is emirently fitted for the reponsibl
position no one inside of the Pateut OF
fee doubts, having passed through al
the various stages of training and expert
once since tie first day OF his appoint
ment, fifteen years ago. He now is on
of the most energetic aud prompt of tn
Principal Examining Corps, and if thtr
were more men of his class, less com
f plants in regard to tedious delays, no,
: quite common, would certainly be MAD
against the Patent Office. Other change
will follow, some OF the slow, lazy, an
careless examiners who are more tha
two months behind in their examination
will be shelved and new blood infuse
in their places. August.
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state Of PsaHsg Uairia, County Of Carbon, sss
], ". " Bowmtn, Cashirr Of the abureramed
bank do sulrnnly swear that the above statement
Is tue u the b,st Of my knowi' go aud telirt
". ". BON MAN, Cashier.
Sni-rrihed sud sworu before me this nth day u
January, IS
TuOs. $. BFCk, Notary Public.
Correct Attest Thos. Ksmorer, q. II, Seldie
anl J. q. EsTn, nirvetoTs Jan. 70, itoS.