The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-31


Chicago, ii was suggested by the Pres
dent of the society that chemists
should be employed by the working
men to experiment wiki dynamite with
} view TO Insuucling the Socialists IN
is use.
Al Wheeling. West Virginia, early
sunday morning. six masked men bat
rersd down a door in the residence or
Henry Workenour. beat the aged man
and his wife in a brutal manner, ana
carried of $3.50 in coin. the savings
Of thirty years.
W. +. Macarthur. district attorney
for Winnebago, county. W lSconsln-
Nas on Tuesday. fatally shot by a
,r;nTle named Paul Steinel. an old res
dent OF Neenah. The difficulty arose
rom a suit in which Macarthur was
Steinel's counsel.
Clearing House receipts at the prln-
-,pal cities OF the United states last
yet k show decrease as compared Win
the corresponding week of last wear
ST per cent. The decrease IN New
York is 29.7 per cent. IN chicago lhe
Is "a per cent.
Nearly forty members of the demo-
cratic state central committee OF Ne
braska held meeting az Lincoln tues
dav evening. j. Sterling Morton urged
that the local democracy select their
for federal Offices, and the
plan was urged VI on the party.
Rudolph Sehlcke. formerly book
keeper for a Cincinnati notion house:
was arrested for the embezziement OF
81. 600. He was permitted 10 step INTO
an adjoining room, whore he took cya-
hide of potassium, ana IN two minutes
was n corpse. He was 10 have been
married Wednesday,.
Discussions which threatened 10
wreck the New Orleans exposition
have been satisfactorily settled. There
is still some difficulty with the customs
officials in regard TO the Mexican eX-
hibits. The doors will be open sun
dav. in accordance with the desire or a
majority of the exhibitors.
p. l.. Kimberly & Co., operating the
Atlantic iron-WOrks at Sharon. Penn
svlvanla. who have been rated at ST.
900 COO. were on Saturday unable TO
paw their employees. 1t IS hoped tnat
their embarrassment VIII be only
temporary matter, as no papers nave
been filed against them.
At WaUSau, Wisconsin, Victor Deb
liz was butchered with an AK 10y his
brother Frank Both belonged To the
PRESBYTERIAN church. and the murderer
has for some time been trying the pray
er cure upon his victim, an invalid.
The horrible deed was accompanied 10y
shouts Of religious frenzy.
Judge II. X. Mccoy, of the federal
court at Atlanta, whose mind recently
gave way. was taken 10 Baltimore by
his brother to be tenderly cared for.
During a binding snow-storm on
Thursday evening he escaped from the
house and was picked up by the police.
He was sent to an asylum III Phlladel-
phia.
A fast train on the Baltimore and
Ohio road jumped the track, Monday
morning, near Bremen, Indiana 4 IL
teen persons were Injured. among them
being spncTesSmen Shively of Indiana,
Delegate-elect Clifford of Dakota,
Frederick A. Wheeler and wife of
Baltimore. and J. w. Mills and wife
OF Chicago.
At Traverse. Dakota, early Sunday
morning, a party of nearly one humid
red armed men from the rival town of
Wilmot wrecked the courthouse of
Roberts county, broke open the safe,
and destroyed a large number of chat
tel mortgages. The records of the
county had been previously removed
by the clerk.
4 fire in New York. early Tuesday
morning. destroyed Harrigdn' & Harris
Theatre ComiQue, on Broadway, with
all the properties. The loss is $780,
90, and tie insurance recently expir, q
neglect. -Four large business
blocks at Cambridge, New York. vail
ned with their contents at about $780,
900, were swept away by flames.
Three IN jslled robbers. after vainly
searching the residence of Elias Mar
ting. near Wheeling. West Virginia,
applied red-hot pokers to his back,
burned off his halr with live Goals, and
1t last envelOped him in straw and set
ii on fire. He was found nearly dead
by neighbors. but has revived sufficient
y to relate the story of his torture.
The recent arrest of ". j. Gallagher
for election frauds in Chicago revealed
his whereabouts to former acquaint-
ances in Philadelphia, who immediate
" secured q tue bill against him for
forging notes IN that city In 1882. An
agent of the commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania went to Springfield and OBJ
tanned n warrant of arrest from Gov
-rnor Hamilton which was served
Tuesday morning.
1t is understood that the grand jur-
0rs of Cook county, Ill.,, were startled
by the testimony OF Martha Z. Siedel.
4 Young girl against whom the charge
Of stealing ring had been brought.
Not only was no bill found against
aer. but her testimony and that OF Dr.
BluthaTdt proved that while in the
West Chicago avenue station she was
subjected to repeated criminal assaults
by Desk Sergeant Patton.
Masked men entered the farmhouse
# Harvey Jackson. near Bloomington,
Ohio. during Monday night, bound the
I'D man and his wife and daughter,
md demanded money. The robbers
next threw coal oil over Mrs. Jackson
and threatened to fire it, when she re-
vealed the hiding-place Of S275. The
victims were left bound on the floor
until nearly daylight, with the front
doors open to the piercing winds.
An injunction of the Supreme Court
was served upon the New Y DIRK Board
of Aldermen Tuesday restraining them
from doing any thing whatever. The
injunction was issued in am action
brought by William Z. DemOrest and
others claiming to be aldermen of the
city of New York to test the validity of
the election and Of the proceedings of
the present board. The Tammany
members declared the Injunction to be
a device of the County Democracy to
prevent the board from confirming the
Mayors nominations.
Governor Cleveland Tuesday evening
gave reception to about three hund-
red ladies and gentlemen whose hospi-
taIlty he had enjoyed at Albany. Troy.
ana Buffalo. The visitors from the
latter city arrived in the morning. and
spent some hours in inspecting the
state-house. Two sisters of President
Arthur assisted the sisters of the pres
ldent-elect IN receiving guests at the
executive mansion. During the dqv
the claims Oh William II. Barnum to
a seat IN the cabinet were presented
by delegation from Connecticut.
In the probate court at Chicago Aus
TN l.. PATTERSON was discharged from
estate OF Wilbur L. Storey. his accounts
being approved without question
counsel Tor Mrs. Storey then offered
Ior probate an alleged viii OF August
1873, and announced that the witness
eS thereto were present. After pro-
ionged argument on both sides, Judge
hnlckerbocker refused to take anv
action until decision has been rendered
Dy the circuit court on the appeal taxi
en- by Mrs. Farrand as to the refusal tn
probate the will of 1881.
The Illinois railroad commissioners
helq conference yesterday in Chicago
Win a large party of shippers and
railroad managers. Mr. McNulIin of
the Alton, pronounced the present
rates IN Illinois lower than those Of
any state In the union, and declared It
lmpracticable to reduce or increase
rates In accordance with the markers
Judge Moore Informed the board that
the ar was full of complaints against
Ine Ialiroads; After rambling dis
cusslon an adjournment TO Decemher
70. at Springfield, was ordered. '"''0i
Fire destroyed the Catholic o,,,b
Asylum for boys in Brooklyn Thnr ~i
day. 1t is feared that some Of H.
children may have persisted in th he
names. There were 755 orphans in the
oulidlng. Later reports say although