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WHO KILLED HER L?
A Startling Theory In the Rose
Amber Case.
A VERY PLUcKY GIRLS RAWHlDE
Words Sent Back From Spirit Land-A
Child Reveals a Story Of Sin and
Shame-Crazed by the
Psngs Of Poverty.

STRATFoRD, Cr., September 2l.-"Yes, l
have theory regarding the Rose Amber
murder" answered Detective Charles F.
Miller yesterday. II have hesitated to ad-
vance it because am in no way connected
with the case and do not want to appear as
interfering in a mstter that is apparently
engaging the attention Of many capable
men. The facts in the crime are few. Mrs.
Amber was in the habit Of parting with
her
Intended Husband, Lewis,
at the Lisle CuItis house and Of returning
alone to her home. Whether she did 50
ON the night of September FL mean
whether Lewis accompanied her on
that particular occasion or not-is OF
paramount Importance. But as
that rests only on Lewis
tatements, the past career of the murdered
woman should be thoroughly investigated.
She separated from Lewis at nine o'clock.
The night was dark and lowering. The
distance from his gate TO where the body
was found Is mile and quarter. The
hour Of her murder Is fixed at las by
Preston II, Hodges, Mrs Isabelle and Mrs
Mary Merrill, who lives within three hun.
dred yards OF the place where the corpse
lay. Now, where and in whose company
was she between the hours mentioned?
where Was She
during the shower? Surely not on the
road alone, because the rain fell after ten
o'clock. At most half an hour ought to
have been ample to cover the distance.
Now, you want my theory. Well, it is
probable that the woman had another ad-
mirer. believe that it was to meet him
that she always returned alone from her
visits to Lewis. She met this man on that
Sunday evening and they walked up and
down the road for some time. Then they
quarreled, and he pinched her or slapped
her face. She threatened to shout or did
so, and in his efforts TO stop her cries the
man seized her roughly. Then it was she
screamed murder and was choked TO in.
stnsibility in a mad impulse to avoid scan.
dal. The man was married. I should not
20 out OF Stratford to look for him. Had
he been young man, and single, he would
have told her TO shout all she wanted to.
Tie crime belongs to a class known as 'ac-
c;dertal MURDERS Much stress has been
PLACED on the fact that no attempt was
made to hide the body. That is very silly.
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still Hope for Greeley.

WASHINGTON, September 2l.-By naval
authorities here, Lieut.. Greeley's case IS
now regarded as by no means hopeless. He
has the advantage Of daylight in which to
move, if he left his station as ordered no
later than September l. Arriving at Cape
Sabine not far from September Is, perhaps
earlier, he will learn Of Garlington's disas-
ter and determine upon plans for the
winter. II he attempts to move south upon
the Danish settlements, he has 74O rations
at Cape Sabine, 240 more on an island in its
vicinity, west OF Brevoort Island, and 80 at
Littleton Island, sufficient, without re-
trenchment, for forty.eight days for his
command. But il is said that he may choose
to regain Lady Franklin Bay, over dis
tsnce of about two hundred and fifty miles.
There he had more than years supply OF
the best assorted food, fuel and shelter. -
For this journey northward he would
have at Cape Sabine and on the islam d
west of Brevoort some 80 days food at start
ing and on his road depots at reasonable
distances. Plans will at once be prepared
to put on foot an expedition which it is
said shall meet all the wishes Of the most
anxious friends OF the party. The Cnited
States steamer Iantic, now at st. Johns
n. F., has been ordered to bring Garling'
toms party to New York.
Capt. Geo. Z. Tyson, the Arctic explorer,
in an interview to-day presented some of
his views as to the best method of pro.
ceedipg to the relief Of the Greedy party.
He says: "The only time you can venture
up Smiths sound is in the month OF
August The great mistake made by ex-
plorers is their trying to take their vessels
up Smiths Sound. There never was but
one vessel that went up and came down in
the same season-the Proteus."
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SOundIy ThrashiuR n MRsher

SAVANNAH, September IA cowhiding
sfiar in which bewitching brunette NOV
ing in fashionable society, played leading
r,'c. c'ueed a decided sensation in this
IIyIt. The lady in question had
annoyed by several notes from man
u.ed to be commercial traveller for a
New York house, and upon the advice OF
gentleman friend granted her unknown
correspondent the privilege of making
call at her home. Not anticipating trip
the stranger presented himself last night
and had hardly entered the parlor when
he asked the lady's company for a stroll.
Accepting the invitation she left the house
but had not proceeded further than half
block when the gentleman who had con.
cocted the plot passed her and slipped
heavy cowhide into her hand. Without
word of warning she suddenly commenced
lashipg her insulter across the face with
the whip, and before he could realize the
situation he was streaming with blood, and
had both kis eyes nearly closed. His at
tempted apology only drew forth more
blows, and he finally took 10 his heels. The
lady then returned home before her family
were aware Of what had been going on.
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ConxratuIatory kilograms
Kentucky's High Flyers.

CONVICTION, KY, September PEA large
atten dance at the races to'day. The wealth.
er was cool and the track fast but dusty.
First race, one mile. Force won by one
length, Carson second, a necz in front OF
Vanguard, and the Others struggling,
Time AS. In the mile and a half race
Brocade went off with the lead and was
never headed, winning very handily by
two lengths, Fostral second and Ghost
third. Time :5SH. Boulevard went lame
at the post and did not start.
The mi:e and one eighth race was won by
Freeland, Taxg ,therer second and Wild
Kansas third. Time l:57h.
The hurdle race, mile and quarter,
brought the day sport to close: Bell
Bow was never headed, winning easily by
ten length, King Dutchmsn second, four
lengths in front of Botherem. Carter Har-
riI fell at the last hurdle and did not finish
Time 3:2.L
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Rowing NJ sodus PoIst.

soDrs PoIsT, N. Y, September 2l.-So
far as the weather and entries are concerned
a better regatta has ne yer been had than the
one now in progress here. The only disap.
pOip tment is the absence Of Courtney. who.
after assuring his presence by kilograms
ard letters, failed 10 come, causing great
disSatisfsction. Heats were rowed this
afternoon, the first being contested by
Daubinette. Elicit, Riley and Lee. The
bay was almost without q ripple and the
four men got good start, Lee and Riley
taking the lead. At the half mile Lee
forged ahead, winning the heat By length.
Time 22:4TX. Riley second
The second heat WIS between Wallscs
Ross, Piaisted, Sexton, Gsisel and Ten
Eyck. Ten Eyck took water first, bat Ross
mstle q tpurt carrying him and taking The
lead sfter the first quarter. Between the
two, the rsce was hot one from the start,
and one of the finest ever witnessed, both
turning the mile and half buoys together.
Ten Ryck bad little the best OF the home
start. but Ross cssSded him and 30 4
headed him, comifk In half Q length ahE,s1,
at the fnish. Plaisted, Gai.el and Sc fton
were sssy out Of the race. Ross TING Va,
2e:S7; Ten Eyck's 3o:3s.
RocHEsrhR, September 2L-In the. 6nsl
heat OF the Sodus Point regatta RosS Won
BY Q length: TenEyek second, Lee third
and Riley fourth Time q :35:
In the consolation rlce Riley vas h1t,
TlIisted second, Gaisel third, Z lott Ion tth
ssx'on fifth and Dabinetts SIKH. Time
22:25. Thevster was very rough. \
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CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Latest Way Of Evading Civil Ser
vice Reform.
STILL HOPE FOR LIEUT.. GREELEY.
Tactics of the Willy uahone-0fieers OF
the Next House-MOre Pay for
Census Takers-AdVertis-
ing Dodges.

WASHINGTON, September 2l.-The friends
of civil service reform claim that an open
and fiagrant violation OF the law has taken
place in the Interior Departments, three
different promotions having been made OF
messengers, without examination, which
places two of them inside of the 5000 grade.
II is argued that If messenger can be pro-
NOTED along the grades to an $l,SOO place,
nullity. all that will now be necessary to
avoid an examination is for Secretary to
appoint q man as messenger and promote
him until he reaches the salary intended
b for him 49,. = ,-'-s :
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SIN AND SHAME.
GhnstIy Case Of Infanticide Revealed
by Child.

by child.
MARIErTA. September 2L-A horrible
crime has been committed near Mabelton,
in this county. In that vicinity lives an
unmarried white woman, Elizabeth Avery,
thirty five years of age. There In q home
of sin she end her siI.year-old daughter
live. On the 18th and 10th inst charitable
neighbors found the woman sick In bed.
She said nothing of the true state OF affairs,
but suspicion was aroused which
resulted in an investigation. Mon.
day last the little girl. upon being ques'
toned, said she knew where baby was bur
led, and led to q spot near the house. Her
mother had made her take hoe and
scrspe out q hole and place the murdered
child in il, covering 1t with little dirt, q
few rocks and some straw. The mother
warned the child that IL she disclosed the
hiding place she would kill her; bat the
little girl, not comprehending the turpi-
tude OF the crime, not only revealed the
burial place, but said: 'Mamma wruns
the bsby's neck and hit 1t on the head with
q stick"
The dead infant was unearthed, and Dr.:
Cbilds found its neck broken and It's skull
crushed. The mother, when confronted
with the corpse. scknos ledgei the birth,
but denied the crime.
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p.sHEs HERE AND THERE.
,;.rsrck's health is ssilI very poor.

Risrarck's health Is still very poor.
nor Csmeron's son has entered Harvard
Is freshman.
Iobn Roach is out with fresh lot OF sta
E:ucs about ship building.
The town OF Benson. Arizons, was nearly
|ts,,royed by ire yesterday morning.
-. Postmaster Conley, of Atlanta, has
made fruitleSS appeal for reinstatement.
The Governor Of New Hampshire con-
ipaes in the full exercise of his veto
powers.
Reports continue to come across the bor-
Ter regarding depredations by Aplches in
kez CO.
Freddie Gebhardt acknowledges that his
1penses on account Of the Jersey Lily
we're $l75,OOO.
A NoIristowr, Pa, woman who has chill
IN and grandchildren, has sloped with 3
~ man Of twenty.
Bishop Gilmor, of the Roman Catholic
.,sese of Ohio, has begun an agitation in
syrr of congregational singing.
II is said that England will be asked to
I,, as . mediator should the pending nego-
atoms between France and China fail.
franklin B. Gowsn, it is said, is to be
nsle solicitor of the Vanderbilt railroad
[vs,em in Pennsylvania, at a salary of $685.
~ year.
Gen. Crook says he didn't promise the
Apsches immunity from punishment
Ts,v thought he promised and he
,..in't make them understand that he
b.. 10 power in the matter.
The United States steamer Tennessee,
anchored near Portsmouth, is reported to
10 leaking. Carpenters have been sent
,-Cm the navy yard. She will be brought
70 the yard as quickly as possible.
The safes in the warehouses Of Helms
Bros. and Wieland, Galloway & Co., at Mil
vsakes. were blown open by burglars
Thursday night. The Helms Bros. lost
~. and Wieland, Galloway & Co. s25.
Tie bondsmen Of Howard & D5nig, con-
tractors fer the new State House at Indian
.,..s. have decided that the new work
Us, 20 on, hoping that the Legislature
usse good the loss Of 100000. They
have chosen to do this rather than forfeit
her bond for s25O,OOO. f. F. Goeble, of
,l.,. cue OF the bondsmen, will super
....t t.e work.
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MCDONALD ON HENDRICKS.
New Facts I'm Regard 10 the Campaign
I'm 1850.

INDIANAPOLIS, September 2l.-Senstor Nc
Donald has at last fully explained ms real
attitude towards Hendricks IN 1880. In u
long interview today he said: While
member of the United States Senate,
nv single thought was to be my own sue
cessor. was total stranger 70 eEeEy
other ambition. The only avenue open
inc To success in my estimation led
through the nomination Of Mr.. Hendricks
10 the Presidency. | regarded the placing OF
sny other name at the head OF the national
ticket as likely to jeopardize Democratic
triumph in this state. have had no eT'
dence since the campaign 70 convince me
that erred in my support OF M. hen
bricks. II he had been indorSed by the
Cincinnati Convention our party
Would Have Carried Indiana
without doubt | was full of the subject,
and believed that he would -areiye the
nomination up 60 the meeting Of the dele
gates Several Senators jokingly called me
Hendricks. With his record made during
the war believed him the one Democrat
in America who could be elected President
Figures could tell NE nothing else but that
he would carry a msiority Of the Electoral
votes up to the border of New York. And
il was impossible for me to see how that
State, because of soreness, would prefer 70
surrender to the Repu ublicans. No, SIR, II
Thomas A. Hendricks had been tlc choice
OF the Cincinnati Convention the Demo
Gratis would have a President TO day.
About six weeks before the meeting Of
the DelRates in Cincinnati, / spoke IN
Washington, 10 advocacy OF Mr.. Hendricks.
That speech was published in Washing
ton daiiy paper, Of which We took 3 large
numb of copies, and you will hnd II re-
published in pspeTs OF this city. Inc ar
suments were as
Plain and ferse
a. coUld possibly state them. Taking
newspaper directory, after making the
spesch, We mailed a copy to the Demo
cratic press of the country. held IN tnat
speecb. or, rather, in that written article
Given out IS 8 speech, that Indians, osing
a recognized battle field, was entitled To
the IsTeest consideration. The fact that
no Democrat 10 Indiana doubted the Wis
dom OF Mr.. Hendricks nomination. IL
UonId have lifted rs, believed. aud yeI
believe, from the list Of doubtful states
"A dejusiOn prevailed in some quarters
N the effect that Mr. Hendrick Ks has been Q
GrseDbscker, and brought the record toi'
Tard 10 show that be had advocated no
theory of finance not strictly IN aecoru
Tith the cardinal doctrine OF the Demo
cratic party. I also cited his letter OF &C
eeptance. which, as yet rememosr. reau:
'Oar financial system OF exPedleatS Muis
70 .e.o-nel GIL a12 Si:Y.r 80 sae 10!
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WHO vas TO BLAME3

The Exploded Pifisburgh Boiler Not
On Record.
PITTSBURGH, September 2L-Benjamin
Young, boiler iafpector Enrd's clerk, stated
tonight tha.shey had .n0 record Of the
exploded boiler and that it had not been
inspected, because the inspector did not
know anything about it. Said he: THE
law requires all persons operating steam
boilers to notify the inspector, but this
was not done" The penalty for neglecting
to do this is fine of 5000 and two years
imprisonment, besides being responsible
for all injuries and damages sustained by
Others in case of an explosion.
Two more injured are reported to-day,
Martin McHugh and VIM. Jones, but
their injuries are not of serious nature.
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Pos,a, Notes Not CounterreIted.

WASHINGTON, September 2l.-It is stated
at the Secret Service Division that no coua-
terfelts OF the new Lostal note have yet
been seen or heard OF. 1t is thought, how.
ever that attempts will be made to coun'
terfeit these notes, but that any counter,
felt by photographng will be unsuccessful
on account OF the color OF the notes. II a
successful counterfeit is made it can only
be by preparing the paper carefully and
engraving the plates. A sharp lookout
will be kept for any limitations that m1y
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Gone the Downward Road.

ST. LOUIS, September 2l.-Just before the
close of the performance at the ALEXANDRA,
a variety theatre. on st, Charles street, last
night, Richard Whallen, a young man
about twenty years old, fired a shot from q
revolver at Carrie Hart, or Howard, one of
the actresses Of the place, and then blew
his own brains out Whallen, who was
travelling salesman for R.oderick & Bascom,
OF this city, said he had been mashed %
the Howard girl, and shot at her because
he wouldn't accept a present from him
but another story is that he recently lost
considerable OF his employers money gam
bling in New 0rleans, was in great trouble
SbOUt it, had been drinking heavily, and
Killed himself in q fit OF desperation.
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r,..pe From, Forced Idieness

WukEsRARRE, September 2l.-About one
year ago Frank Co.grove, 9 miner, was 90
badly injured by fall Of coal at the Em'
pire mine as TO diss lie him for some time
His enforced idIeness Was great dram on
The family larder, and this so preyed upon
his mind that be became insane Lasi
n;ght his demonstrations became so loud
that the police we're called upon 70 rem 2ye
him from his resi- enee 70 the .oek mp. He
made strenuous objections but was finally
oyerpowered and lsnded safely 10 The sta
ton bouse. Here be began TO shrek and
tear bis clothing from his back, and 1t re
ouirsd the assistance OF half dozen men
~ hold him. He was taken TO the Danyille
insane asylum this afternoon.
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Trailing NJ sr1stie Park.

BosroS, September N.--rO-day was the
fourth and last day OF trotting at the
special meeting at Mystic Park. The fol-
lowing is the summary:
2:SS class-Pilot Knox first, Glauus sec
Ond. Trife third, Plough Boy fourth, Bella
Me fifth. Time, 2:27, 2:29k, 2:59H.
2:l9 class, unfnished-J. B. Thomas first,
George V. second, Zoe B. third, Forest
Psic6er fourth, Sleepy Joe fifth. Amelia
sixth. Time, 2:cOX, 2:2lH, 2:22Hr 2:23H,
o
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The Coming Louisville Races.

LOUISVILLE, September 2L-rhe stables
at the Louisville Jockey Club are rapidly
filling up with horses from every section
of the country. The interest, especially
from the South and West is universal.
The city is filing with strangers from
Maine to Louisiana, and from North Caro-
lima to California. Quite feature OF the
show will be the different State days, while
on the Goth Lorillard's champion stallion
stake race will be run. The Governors oil
contiguous States will congregats to make
this what it deserves TO be, the great turt
event of the year and season. The grounds
are in beautiful order, the rain bsing sll
that is needed, and all things point to
grand meeting.
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FROM THE SPIRIT LAND.
4 Startling Communications Relating
TO an Alleged Murder.


SAVANNA, GA, September 2l.-Great ex'
citemeRt has been created here by the fol.
lowing letter which has been received by
Chief OF Police Anderson, and by him placed
in the hands of detective:
OwEHsBoRo, KY, September II, 'S3.
To the Chief OF Police, Savannah, Ga:
SIR: The following communication IS
through the clairvoyant mediumship OF
DR.. C. d. Smith, OF Louisville, now stop
ping at this place. The clairvoyant states
that a spirit was present and made the fol-
lowing statement: IL was drummer for a
wholesale grocery house in Chareston, s G..
| was murdered on the llth OF this month,
six miles below Savannah, Ga. Ny body
was first robbed of a gold watch, cameo
finger ring, breast pin and $50 in
money. My body was thrown into bayou
| was born in Macon, Ga, am five feet
nine inches and half in height; my hair.
eyes and mustache are dark. am dressed
in a black coat, vest and check pants. Two
OF the negroes were oystermen and had a
boat, the other q teamster named Nose.
He did the killing by striking fearful
blow on the side Of my head, crushing IN
my skull. These three negroes are nov ia
Savannah, Ga. My name is Geo. w.
Beach,"
The above occurred in my room. No. ,,
Owensboro, KY, il my presence, and Was
so startling that / Immediately reduced
the same to writing. and now trans
nit the substance OF the spirit reyela-
tion, and an inquiry If there is any truth
in this matter. Please let me hear from
you by letter, and oblige. Very respecti.
fully, ~
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IN. GAMBLER, Rst.iist,as. =

Order Society composed 81 promissst
church members, hsys had the gambling
dens In this city raided and broken up. uS
friends Of the gxmblers have Oppressed .
determination 70 retsliats By hsvtsg The
oli blue laws enforced and sxpsct shortly
10 prevent the publication Of Sunday news
pspen The running OF street cars, end 70
eloss up all barber shops and cigar stoesG
They slso thrssten 70 make infofmstioa
sgainst the private club houses for gaming.
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PITrbrrsa, September A.-Sserstssy
>Flspnsry has issued . call for distbct
convention OF the river coal miners next
Friday to conidef the sdvissbility of .
demand for and sdvsnes n the prioe q
mining for the ensuing six mcutha The
question Of advancing the railroad mipsrS
ssgts for the winter months 10 pov ID Ne
hspds Of the Trades Thhanai, and n - ~
lieysd that the rate viii b sfishul ~
creased By them. =
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The KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Speedy Dissertation OF the Order
AImous Certain.

A1mou8 Certain.
PITTSBURGH, September 2l.-It is stated
that disintegration of the knights Of
Labor is threatened on account of pro-
ceeding taken at . meeting of the general
assembly in CineinnAti-Pittsburgh mem.
bers of the order especially, it is said will
withdraw from the or. alization because
Frank K. Foster, a prominent free trader
has been placed at the head OF
the executive board created at
the Cincinnati meeting, and
which will hereafter direct and control the
order. 1t comes from some Of the highest
officers of the order in this city that mem
bers of the order eho are protectionist,
will withdraw fromit at an early day, and
that they compose majority OF the order,
but were outgenefaled by the free traders
who are supported BY the Golden club.
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uaboue,. willy Tactics.

WASHINGTON, September 2l.-Ex-Con-
gresham Dezendorf, of Virginia, has writ
len a letter to the President of the Civil
Service Commission calling attention to
the fact that Malone is assessing Virginia
Federal employees per cent for political
pprposes The matter will be investigated.
II is believed that Malone has kept the
letter though he has broken the spirit OF
tho law
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ILLEGAL Adyerttsing Devices.

WASHINGTON, September 81. Chiet
Brooks, of the Secret Service, requests that
merchants be advised against purchasing
advertising cards in imitation OF fractional
currency, national bank or United states
Treasury notes, or circulating such cards
gotten up in any form; such action Will,
be says, subject the utterer to hne OF
800 for each offense.
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More Pay for census Takers

WASHINGTON, D. c., September 21-
Claim agents have been s,nding out circu
lars stating that by the action of the Secre.
tary of the Interior they were authorized
to increase the compensation OF all assist
ant marshals engaged in taking the ninth
census. The Secretary says that addition a
pay can only be allowed in limited nu u
Der Of cases where he is satisfied the pay
was insufficient, aud warns assistant msr
shals sgainst misleading circulars.