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New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
CHANGES IN THE SPANISH TREATY.
tpy rpt rup.rn ~ rt,p rhtpuvs.i

WAsntNuros Dee. 2T.-sencr Valera the
sransh Minister vns asked to-day whrthrt hrrr wns
nnt truth ~ tho iprct, that he rehdnp Spanish treaty
Nas ,b be Withdrawn nhi hnU'het snbatntrd ~ 90
pijm that nN sNth s,pr Has contemplated, hnt
,ttwt that ,he ppMiiNs lnait wHnM he Maiileh
,N sn,np Important pat,lpnA,a ie sah ihh' the sfah
,sh iNtplNmpNl 20 NlNr w. artprl sNph qualifications
w ,pgaN w. aNsA ANh iplAe,n Ne ihp American spNAlpl
ron,ciNs lho spnlmpW Vt polsoNs Interested W 'hp
pyoductlua aud manufacture Nf these Articles lN 'hls
country, mai Adopt w Fooomnrnd' Tue M'hls'p'
stated that that thu oaho dapaloh pul-
Ii,hed Yesterday 10 tho onoOt that ho had
hceu empowered by his Government to assunt ia a
modification ol the provision snaa 10 admit lte
nu ,uparsp To- class b. Instead of lb, Dutch standard
wns suh.cuuenty correct lie believed that MA Gov
crnincnt would also assent toa modification OF tho To
bncco proXisiou OF the treaty =.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
THROUGH NEW YORK STATE.
,OIrRr ABOIJT THE IDENTITY OF A BODY


SCHENECTADY, Dec. .27.-In 1878, Frank Backer
andhis wife went from this city Fort Hunter Mohgo
cry Comfy TO live In the same year Mr. Backer was taken
to Willard Asylum for the Insane hopeless lua'ic,
Mrs Bacher shortly afterward returned to TINS cty anu
suppored herself and children by doing housework Two
wears ago Harrison Backer OF Watcrtown, was taken 10
Willard Asylum man supposed TO DC FRANK h"oH0'
died in the asylum last summer ana MS pouS wa" '"o
here where was fully identified by his wife ana chure
and nv MANNERS of the German Benevolent Society," 10
which he belonged. In November Mrs Baeker was Ill
formed that there doubt of her HUSBAND ; "e"'n'
Mrs Backer and the acquainanccs OF her h' % are o
positive that il Frank Backcrs poy tat @ 40 ni I % ~
ssut here To-day william Glintmyrc, brOthcrnlaw Oh
Frank hacker returned from willard Asylum WIN the
intelligence that Frank Backer Is awe anu u.
the ASYLUM william H. Backcr, the brother OF iiii%sp %
Backcr has been here and he said That without uooV %
authorities al the asylum had been deceived III tau
identity of the man who died. w. Backer Is now u,
Albany but pr0pOsest return to this cly next weoh " M
exhume the body which he supposed W po '"'' VI ~
hrn
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

PlrrsBURG, Dec. PIN the United States
Court to-day an application of the receivers OF the ALE.
gheny Valley Railroad Company for instructions as to
the disposition OF 100000 net income was heard, and
Judge Acheson ordered the payment Of sliGOOo the In
teres due on 100000 and hreeenths per cent
bonds but refused suggestion that the remainder DO
devoted the Court heretofore ordered The argument
s being heard on the application ot the prngsyNa.
mia Railroad Company for nn order Ia have the CLERK ~
the United states Circuit Court take evidenced oi We tuh
or falsly 0f tho Of H. w. os, to the petition 10
have the Allegheny Railroad case fehahued 10 the Nos
mOrcnnd County Courts
PnfL,pLLrufA Dec EFT IL Officially stated that the
recent agreement ~ the executive committee OF the
trunk lines to freight rates apples 10
this city ~ well as to NewGorN It was agreed to eau
eel nl existing contracts on January ard 70 restore on
that day the rn based ON the - cents rate 10 'aso
East bound rates. which were restored ak weeks ago.
nre reported as irin
PnfsDEfrIiiA. Dec. -. r. D. NJ Adds tho inspector
for the Committee OF one Hundred has presented re-
port ,o tho Committee on Municipal Abuses, claiming
that the passenger railway companies owe the city fo
taxes and licenses S2s3067 Mr. Adds discovers that
taking the taxes upon the basis as claimed ny the com
pnnirs there II a deficiency OF Si1,Nl1 ~,
PnriAprfrilr,. Dee. 27.-The Philadelphia and Eric
Railroad reports it's gross earnings for November ne
S32G2ss expenses, Sl79.907 and ret earnnga
SllG60l being decrease OF rj,Ooo2f compared WIN
the corresponding month of last year
Bos1oS Dec. 27.-Ata meeting today Of representa-.
tiyrs of the New York and New England Railroad and o
the ear trust bopdhOders. proposition OF the finance
committee 10 scale the floating debt aud ear trust bonds
and fund them received II is.proposed o oier ire
clr trust bodhoders per ccnt.second mortgage bonds
which are claimed 10 DE better security than tleir
present bonds provided they viii waive only 9ne-haf
The interest FOR ten years. that s surrender tlf bgns
and the equipment and take second lglge bonds ny
par STAMPED down to per ctnt nr ten eais THIS pan
Is generally considered ~ equitable
RJsiuS Dee 2T.-ihe Eastern and Boston and Maine
paiifnad uenpe figure that on ihe hass 81 The tvs
toats business las, yrat ,heie s be surplus ct ths
teaf pntnr september 3U 1919. iDt Eastern hailfead
slNtbhnitfs ~ eiU833. aftf ratnF ~ rpt ttr " ths
pnat8n ah inlpe st0rbHle,s ahh fltoVVD Us ne h'st
oiNbinr t,Nl
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
SENATE COMPLICATIONS IN ILLINOIS.

WAsHINGroy, Dec. 27.-Representative
Townshend Of Illinois said to-day tina, the Illness oi the
Democratic state Senator who IL represented would
not be able 10 participate IN the coming United States
senatorial contest, had been greatly c&ag-
ceuted. "Mo have had late HdNlces
from him" continued Mr. TOwnshend, and he Will be
on hand when the night opens lie has been sk but tue
attack wa, not of "A serious nature" MI TOwnsncnd
added that nothing had developed IN Illinois TO throw
any light whatever upon tho senate complication. " IL
stands" hs said, "just whore IL did at nrst
There is a tie ON joint ballot IN the
legislature and doubt II there Will be an election ot
senator" There are h1lfadozen Dein0crauc can
didaies among them Morrison, IrnmDuil, W. j. Alien
and Governor Palmer Mr TOwnshend said that IN ic
event OF the failure Of the Legislature 10 elect ne be-
lieyed the Governor would appoint General Logan
though he frownshend s Of the opinion that the Gov
CrLor las no legal power ~ appoint
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
LYNCHING THREE TRAIN-WREC hERS
lKY IIIEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBuNE.l

CHATTANOOGA, Dee. PA passenger train
on the and Northeastern Road was wrecked
by three men few nights ago near Puryis, MISS
and Bob" Turner and his fremon. were killed
"Tom Griffin. q railroad detective, was sent to work
up the case and yesterday three were arrested by
him and lodged in Jail at Purvis, where they were
charged with the crime and finally confessed It, They
said that tbov thourbt IL was IA freight train, and
wrecked it to steal goods they wanted for Christmas
Turner and his fireman. and admitted that they had
wrecked freight train mt the place for the same
purDose a year ago The arrest soon became colnnoh
talk among the railroad men and at mightnight my
conductors, engineers, hremen, brakemen ana
sertionmeu boarded the south bound tram at
Meridian When it stopped mt Pnrvis the crowd
got and proceeded at once to the JAIL broke II open
and took out thetrin wrcckcrs In vain dd they con
ess their crime and beg for their lives They were taken
IN pont near the scene OF the wreck ana hanged upon
trees As the last man swung of the mob stole Noise
lcssy away.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
BANKERS CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
ley rEisGRkPn 10 THE TRBUSHl

SYRACUsE, Dee. 27.-lhe case OF Aiifcu anu
/ For,nan wilkinson the insolyent bankers who are
argcd with grand larccncy In the second degree by Al
bortus C. Perry to whom they sold NewNork draft the
day before they closed their doors. was called III ponce
court to-day hut adjourned for ten days iii some OF
the officers OF the Chemical National Bank can be
brought from New York II Is said that one oi the hr
IN Dhio Assignee Huhbe has declared 10 per cent
,,i.,d IA ,,r p,t,crred creditors The National Butch
,,s aud t,,,rs Rank Of New YORK have begun action
th,orh ,hrir attorney, William laiurs OF s riiy ~ it
"a thr a,io,ii, ct collections ninhr 10y the NlRNns
, ,ar, sl,, ihen bv the NrwN brk bnnk TIE nnlnnni
s @i3 snBB1 WilRinsUn co wtte the eslonients
of M New YUik Institution.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
srRffs lBorf NM kkttfs "sfAk7

business Manager Alderman 0f Ihp StiY
a.srti.r i,t,i,,pa aNHnf ihr fNnHte changes ~ ,he
tienlpi0ship ths paipf saih tesitniAt Wa hihpsh
fiNfipf.
,phn D. AietaaH, VI iks fiaeiaHaii t"geifsfl Wahe
m alus ipg thp i4pp " has Ngl heen aeearipi iiaii
dplnu pGlsps a hpsNha pi purchasing iti hafhe 'hs
iups,ion thai Air hriY hf ~ MS linrss, N'l
libt to soii hnlhns viii No dnnn apnnt u u"' "''
Tie iilst ui January , -, .,,,..
ia uptown political circles II said last evening
thai Mr. McIAan's nler was Tl1OODl IL WAS also sha
that tho County Democracy people have huler ~ lhn
field who 10 unknown TO the IaMnanY eliclaI, hhu VIII
try to secure the paper some time ago q uuil Dehou
racl men sent prominent printer To- look over me pant
of Th to see ii could he pr0Htaby purc 10 star
an organ. There is also story that Mayor Grace ,
friends have secured option The star lt Is not SOLD
before given date in January.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
fHH RhAbiSa HeeSeMisiNa,

fnltAnttFhiA, Zee, gf,=ihN receivers efths
Philadelphia aHi i.eaaNg h,ligasi NnmpsAf Ieisf ia
aeeeFanee wllh inslgaelleNs frNm iha hpa edpelNgs
ssNea pgdps maklns roiaeea ~ ihe wasea p;lFaa
men Wharf lahpgpgs qIows az alean CALLERS ani maes
arc net io ho embraced Va the reduction Salaries rang
ing lron sh0o 80 $1,000 will bo reduced per cent;
those ranging from $1,000 20 $4,000 Will bo roiaoed
lg'a per those ranging from - 900 to loOoo viii
be reduced per cent aud those ranging fran slOoo0
upward viii be reduced 30 per cent The order gocs
into effect January l. Tho receivers have begun to
make notes for four months AZ per cent per annum
which being offered In payment for supplies fur'
nshed In November This II done Ia save the money ~
hand Tor interest payments on January ~ u stalled
most positively that the general mortgage bonds VIII DO
defaued.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
CHURCHES DIVIDED BY POLITICS.
fBY rgLEsHlPH I'd fHg fRfBUSgi

ATLANTA, Dec. 27.-Shortly after the Prcsi-
dental election number Of colorcd men invited Senators
Coqnitt and Brown 10 make olive branch speeches Out
OF this grew great trouble Strong factions In each OF
the churches accused their ministers OF selling
out TO the Democrats IN one Instance church was IN
REV Jerry Jones Threatened With ineendiaislp
Finally the matter was ief, 70 tne aroral9n % % oi nse
Committees who stated that the church desired 70
leave the matter to vote OF the congicgauoI IN. IA,
made the two committees sign an agreement
r. abide by the decisos expressed by the congregations
The met In the church, and the vote sIood
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
OPINIONS OF GENERAL SHARPE.

KINGSTON, Dec 27.-General Sharpe is spend
ine the holidays at home with his family. When asked
to-day If there was ANYTHING new III he New-horA Nc'
toral canvass hc thoughtfny replied In the negative,
adding 81 have been at homo for several days now. and
have heard little about IT, see MIR. butcher has been
talking II seems 20 me that, instead oi
attempting 10 decorate anybody WIN
,eacock feathers II would he better to have politician
u ho conld cnrry Ncw-Yurk In ai election" lie said he
thought that President Arthur 81 adhered 10 ms luI
lo.c of not entering any bitter conflict Tor tht place
General sharpe expects 10 accompany The president on
his prou.cd visit 10 the New Orleans ENposltlo' Wch
will probably bc mnle some time ~ January! OF "H soon
uS the President spnrc the Time
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
SEARCHING ron GRAVE hobbERs
IA. b!tnD4tit tN tup tripi'Spi

AfiIiF0RR ptNftR Doe eT.=llt Ihllihe W
ms Wpeis vi ,hp heAf " iati siiipu WHEN haH hrph
ie hf epiipsp sNhpNs wha haA ahpN ifu' 'hp tatr
iasj AipniaY, has eansa sfps e9tipNeHl ~ 0'aNlHt
the haiy lrl,H thG lqnn heNp 'pip was las'thri
arouud tbs neek aud u Nas ipNnh that the nieh hah
beeu hrosen hy rough hanhilns. The poAl showed "h
lnstakabe evidences of ihhnlnan ''ea'Mtht warrants
for the arrest 0f Charles H. knapp Of tho Albany Aedi-
cal Collegc formerly of Onr0nta ana several ulheT
students from Delaware County have heen issued ai are
I'm The hands OF officers. Knapp with the others Was al
CneOnta the afternoon prey ious 10 the decd Ia Tue
evening Knapp hired team there THIS team was
uotired m Milford Center early next morning. The
youg men cannot he found now IL Is thought mat the
nerpetrators OF the deed will be lynched
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
A NEW RESTING G-PLACE FOR A BODY.

ASIIINHTON, UtC, III HU O'Vr'0HIJ VI
state has received n communication from Thomas o.
Osborn United States Minister at Bucnos Ayres. In ref
crcnce 10 the removal Of the remains Of Augustus Caesar
Rodney United states Minister who died In that city on
June 1924 Mr. Osborn that while In the process
Of removing the bodies ~ the dead from the old Prot
ctant Cemetery at Bcnos Ayrcs to the new one the re-
mains were found and that he took charge Of ANA ma
them deposited I'm u vault pending their removal He
also say that after consulting with Consul iiaker ana
American citizens nt BurnOs Ayres. n II thought hs 10
purchase lot IN the Protestant cemetery ahd re
move the handsome monument given by the Argentine
Government at the time OF hil death, ana place tower
ihn lllnlinl.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

NEw-IIAvEN, Dec. 27.-There was an annual
stockholders meeting of the Hartford and Harlem Rail-
road Company this afternoon The ballotbox for tho
choice of directors opened at O'Clock and remained
open an hour. The meeting was entirely private. The
directors prophesy work on the new road inside o
year. was afterwar learned that C. , franckyn Of
New York, was c ctcd president; L. NJ Brown, vice
president Samuel g. Tnorne OF Newliaven, secretary
and W. +. Van Pclt, of New-YOrk treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
fosfias affsrs A. fHH EXPOSITION
le, yglggR,YH Fe Tas gRRpss

WAsHiRGFoN, iiee ~" esreet ie ee ~
Now iprk tomorrow,u said Atmifa ia'Fes' 'eaai. "
have heen here TO ahui matters connected WIN no
sailing of the North Atlantic squadron hNt ha'eH'
mada any formal application Tor money 10 iH
reception expenses at Aew-Oreans. idld Wl'o suef
20 senator Beck and 70 kepresthlal .S ~ hWy WI ,"1
matter am going To New Orleans As part Ot lNt NaN
exhibit wrote aud shall undoubtedly be asso'la,yl
at times with prominent officials from almost every .u
trv and shall he expected to extend them courieses
and cyilites. Now, intend to perform lrn. ,e.t.
| am going to entertain all the tnlted STATES tuos,ss
ma" fLirfy cents per day That's what the '0yeinheh'
aiIov,s me and that's ali I've got to go II with"
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
po1SGs AT THE GOVERNORS OFFICE.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.l

ALBANY, Dec. 27.-Govcrnor CleVeiahu
received from NewYork today sheriff Davidscns reply
10 the charges preferred against HIM Charles p Miller
and Wheeler H. Peckham. Owing TO other business
however the Governor did not gain time to inspect ''e
and at the close of the day announced 10 e
newspaper correspondents that he would not surrender
II for publication till Monday when he hmseli hopeu
look into H. Moreover the sheriff was going 10 submit
supplemental papers ,. a., ,,, ,o,r ,,s,,ors
k,nnnO them were James A. Foster, q member OF tne
Democratic Senatorial Committee Of Dakota, anu D. a.
campbell of birmingham. Alabama.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
AN EXPRESS WAR ANTICIPATED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBusgl

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-It il believed that an ex.
press war will begin the Northern Pacific and
Baltimore anu Ohio have established their through line
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. This s now on the
verge Of being accomplished. The business between
Chicago and St Paul will be done by the Continental
Express Company, which has been organized ny ths
obet two companies The Continental people are nov
negotiating with both the Noithwestefr mud the Wsrnn.
sin Central IN the anticipated ttOpbn The Notihprn
Pacific ai Baltimore and Dhp will have the ro Brats
tbN w tbs Pacific ltptpss tbMpary fhs r1mnang
orpfNhs btet 1000 milrs W ttal. i,nnns ,ten tAs
tfaeihp rt,ast tt the ,ntptibt ~ htas
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
DECISION IN An INSURANCE CASE.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 27.-Ihe case oi 'i""" ''',es
tn, ,ho Coodrch Transportation Company "h'a
% hocu an trial for nearly month decided "sa'''
the plaintiff this morning II was "a test case 's % ,hs
VOWED about 100000. Had the verdict D'vh ~,
plaintiff large number OF suits would nave o'on % IN
tutcd against the transportation company " M
isso Crandars house. at Green Bay, was IA
fire The Phmnix Insurance COMPANY uyasoot snlt was
80. lnss atuountlng 10 $4,000 The pio'oh. .ln.t
h,ousht In the interested the insurance coin9 woncy
the Transportation company To i,voeo from tbs
s,'imrT Orouto While navigating roy lui.l :" ,,sre DO.
u,n,t. of Green BAY some sixty buildings WV
stroy cd by tho same hfo
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
FATHER AND son KILLED BY TRAINS.

BINGHAMToN, Dec. 27.-There lives In the
town OF Vestal family named Madigan. son OF the
family eleven months ago killed on the track OF the
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad near the
village of Union time Thursday night the father
Iobn Nalipan was struck and terribly cut TO pieces
about the same spot. He had been drinking heaVly
since death OF his and when struck was keehg
in an attitude of PRAYER on the spot where the young
man was killed. Madigan died this morning. lie was
section boss in the employ OF the company.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
cnllErrIoNs Or lNrrnNAL REvENuE.

WtsrlNGroN, Dee. 2T-Ihe collectionso oI In
trfnal Revenue or the lr hvr mons Of the hscnl YEAR
rniinr june 3U. i9s5. were ~ follows From srits'
s47.aT7B3s frum tobarcn. SiUelBeoN - ffUn fei-
nrnitl lurbts - 93a i9n ftUn miscellaneous son'rns'
81 ~ Jp9 tHai a5s 100 80 arnnst @j ~ T9se he
t,it nrs trar 4 htrftasr 80 81 aia7T3D thi''r was
i,r,iasp ~ elat 11h nn suliii9 ~ FA9N3H9 uh ~
iDit d,, ii ~ miscellaneous Hititt9 ft MIR
urD,lasG WHs uN irimtN,pl iNiN'a amounting 80 s73S
Tan iuea--itr,, frrtlt9 iN lha NNiNih NJ NVtiWNl
.r,n 81 ui3 ipss than pi ihr saip rNlh Hi last
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
NEW COMMISSIONERS 10 M APPOINTED
es,s,ne npe, DT-rhe o0ok County bemoi

J'UiTAUNi ilpt YTi-Thp NUbN NUWH' f,VI'I"
e,a,le wpwheea peet ~ ,he intis itrishtute hc'h
e,ue,s lac, H,shi WHIST wAs deelaei 70 h's'ne WV
a, ,ee eeens sesslea iaeas ,he feet aM fite neia'
mpu,s 10 lheasn NNAeg eaA,fei vi 'hne een'Ms','"r's
the wauung iu Whlph lhasp commissioners shH' wv WI
poutpd az suipetni u he NNpslinN w 'NN N""'"' WV,
Ahieh /, tho mn,t dihuut Nl srilpWpNN 49,
,uIulJ Whuh viii iusulu thN sulrNllNN az l'N'N'' V
thnf,inro appniutmnut hl tho hpNr1h"s NNN'"''N WV
natural plah dads n0 ltNpI, $1,000, .,,,o cteciiou hy
same favor oourt apppnlme' anu t''H H,nn'u s,itlr.
,,e urunlo Tho uueson dNINIlt% W. lih""' '''''
,',t ,, TN nil NE DELEGATION reaches nprinshuid
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
TITO LIVES FOR 4 MURDERER.
fpy TELEGRAPH TO THE rmBuNEI


Sr. PArt. Dee. 27.-The fatal shooting OF
"Bob" Roberts, cowboy, by " Bob sullivan NJ Mne
CIV. Montana, two days ago has been reported. 10
I, learned that last night deputy sherins VINO were
searching for sullivan, found him AT i rnnon
Where DR. Carlin and family were stopping;
The officers called sullivan to surrender s and
a hight ensucd. ball from q shnrpes ille
strneh DR. Carlins youngest child which n carried III
his arms ina the neck and went through th, dorluis
breast Roth were killed Instantly sullivan is at hise
bnt posse Ia after him. and, II captured, no VIII propa
hly lbs lyutAud,
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
EARNINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS,
TBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsEI

NEw-HAvEN, Dec. 27.-By the Thirteenth
Annual Report Of the New-York, New-Haven and Hart.
ford Railroad, published today II Is seen that the in
OF the road for the fiscal year ending sepembcr
80, 1894, s0,ss7, ,253 65 the operating expenses
$i,752,520 70; total expenses. S5,32s,0s7 49, Trea.
sures balance sheet Of totals received for the year
S9,7sO,520 81 Balance on hand on October 1, 1874
$2,O36,426 II.
More passengers and less freight carried than ths
year preceding. The Air Line Division has been wholv
rallied and improved bridges have been put IN
The ballastng will be continued Completing ,he
fourtrack system has made but little progress during ina
year Tho funded Indebtedness OF the road has not been
sweed and the income OF the sinking fund for the year
was SS2,74l H. =,
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
DISCUSSING THE LOWELL BILL.
A REsOL UTION IN FAVOR OF IT ADOPTED BY THE
SHOE AND LEATHER TRADE OF CHICAGO.
IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRLDUNE.I

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIDUNE.l
CHICAGO Dec. 27.-The representatives OF
the shoe and leather trade at dinner given at the Union
League Club night took up for discussion the adop-
ton OF a national bankrupt law and IA resolution In
favor of the passage OF bankrupt law was carried
un nanmOusy. 4 resolution in favor OF the Lowell Dill,
now before Congress, was also adopted hut some oeo-
,ions were urged against OF It's provisions one o
the sneakers said that as the bill originated among East
ern erchants II should he closely examined by western
men Among the Arguments against the Lowell bill IL
was cited that the bill created many offices that the
opcrROn OF the law would bc seriously npeded' Ton
gressman Adams who was present. expressed the view
that unless the Lowell bill was adopted II was positive
that the country would DO without bankruptcy law Tor
at least two years The vote recommending It's
passage was nearly unanimous.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
POOL TRANSFERS OF FREIGHT.

f. s. JailIay, James ii. Dunham, John Gibb,
W. /. Cooley, q. " Bliss, Charles 5. Smith and other
prominent merchants have signed call for meeting at
the Merchants Club No. l0s Leonardst, at $3.50 p. m.
tomorrow to favor legislation to prevent transfers ot
freight by railroads without the consent OF shippers Tho
pool lines make such transfers.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
THE sENATORSHIp IN PENNSYLVANIA.
my rsrraRAPa TO THE TRinuSEi

PirrsnuRG, Dec. 27.-Calvin Wells propfie
tor Of The philadelphia Press said to-day ne was no'
candidate for United states Senator to succeed Don
eron He thinks however, that some other man 'n'
Cameron should be elected but virtually auii,s ,' '
- A., 49,, ,t,.,,o, ,,,,, u,nve failure as ne believes
HE Senator has majority Of the Legislature, ~ ~ &
ovenen against amcron, and when nsken y a. ~ ,,a.e
gaining strength, Nj. Wells fernen; " thinh IL - W
ar,ive than n was thirty dnts ago
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
TtEfyc MS LIST DRINK or WHfSKEY.

BALTIMORE, Dec. PA German stoppc ht
,c nllgcly A. crossing TO take drink OF whskey to-
dny IN front OF tho Washington Express Tho engine
struck him and killed him Instantly. Tho man ms nV ~
been recognized but from newspapers iouh1 Oh nv, M ~
IA Thought that no IA from Ncw-iOtk pnluo h"n iu
OF whlsLeS MAS picked up dozen yards away
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
u nr yrwoRLrASs HORSE CARS sroPPEi

Nrw.ORLrANs, Dec. 27.-A strike 0, 'ss ~
drivers OF the horse ears took place 'ons"' r,n.
cara on some OF the down Town ''"'' ,vortIua
.',, rho man demand $50 . month for a wo's"s
ans day IN place OF $50 and s55 whleh, ,sr ,r
now receive dryo. o. hc tnsp Sr rri"a had aAsa w
rotor lines did not aqt worh ,S.,, Sn,i hamsss as
visitor, 10 the Exposition 10 tpsh ho"e''
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
SIMPLIFYING PROBATE LAWS.
In, 1ytrouAru TO rug TRIBUNE

NEw-HAvEN, Dec. 27.-The report of the
Legislative Commission, appointed TO recommend
Probate Act to take the place OF existing probate laws
has Just been printed preparatory to presentation to the
Legislature OF 1885. The report contains sxy'hve 90
tayo pages Judge Luzon b. Morris OF this city u chair
New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
FOR PRISON REFORM.
INV rxtyoRApu ro TrK rRigUsg.l

PorGuKEErsrE, Dee. 27.-Nearly all the
churches Of Poughkccpso unite In service on January
to consider thccauso of prison reform ana s''h W u"
nddrcss by w. NJ r. Round. Secretary OF tho Prison a"
.,t.,t,, ar NowY York The priA0n Association has
brclI allie through the generosity Of j. Prhng .p
send Chrstuns cards 10 hundreds or pfsoh"'s !" ''
most Ogthsoulo county Jnils Oi the state