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Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-09

To ali persons whom it may concern,
Greeting:
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-09

Population of Phoenix, 5000
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-09
FRANK HATToN's ELEVATION.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7-Frank Hat
ton has been Designated by the Pres
ident to act as Postmaster General
for ten days from yesterday.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12
THE MORMONS.
Report of the Utah Comm issiOn-A
Revival of POIyg amy.

The report of the Utah commission, re-
Serred to by President Arthur in his message
has been made public. 1t describes the re.
cent elections in Utah, says the commission
believes all polygamists were excluded
from voting, and describes John 7.
Caine, the recently elected delegate to
Congress, as a Mormon who has never lived
In polygamy. During the present year, the
report says, there appears to have been
polygamic revival in Utah. Mormon fanatic
ism is described as having been blown into
flame by the completion Of the new temple at
Logan Three fourthS or moro of the Nor
mon adults havenever ent red into polygamy,
but every Mormon in good standing believes
In plural marriages as divine revelation.
The sect of the Josephitei, however, discards
poygamy as a spurious revelation. They
are few in number, and are treated as schis-
mates
The trial Of the recent case Of tho United
States against Rudger Clawson under the Ed
munds act for poygamy is described. No be-
lever in polygamy was allowed in the jury
box. The case was tried twice, the jury dis
agreeing the first time, when the second wife
did not testify, and finding verdict of guilty
the second time, when she did testify. The
sentence imposed was $500 fine and four
years imprisonment The defendant is the
son OF Mormon bishop. 1t was found i'm
possible to prove the second marriage except
by the testimony of the second wife. The
commissioners think the conviction of Claw
son will probably have a restraining effect
upon the practice of polygamy, and recon-
mend further legislation in the same direction
as that already passed.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12
WASHINGTON ONUMENT.
The Great Structure Ready for the
Final Ceremonies.

The long expected completion of the Wash
ington monument obelisk has been accom-.
plished by setting in place the marble car one
and its pyramidal apex of aluminium. The
ceremonies were few and simple an elaborate
celebration being reserved for Washington's
birthday.
The flag over the monument now floats
from flagstaff, the top of which is exactly
600 feet from the ground thus displaying the
American colors at the greatest height of
construction ever yet known in the world.
The monument itself, with its total height Of
800 feet, far overtops every other structure of
human hands.
The aluminium apex of the monument is en-
graved with inscriptions as follows;-On one
face, "Chief Engineer AMI Architect Thomas
Lincoln Casey, Colonel Corps Of Engineers;
assistants, George w. Davis, Fourteenth
United States infantry; Bernard r.
Green, Chief Engineer; Master Mechanic,
?. II, Mclaughlin" On another, " Cor
ner stone laid on bed of foundation July 4,
1913. First stone at height of l53 feet laid
August Z, 1880 Capstone set December q,
1854" On third, Joint commission at
setting of capstone Chester A. Arthur, w.
W. Corcoran, chairman; NJ. Z. Bell, Ed
ward Clark, John Newton. Act of August
2, lS76.n And on the fourth face the words
Claus deo."
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12
REVENUE MARINE SERVICE.
Report of the Chief for the Past Fiscal
Year.

The annual report of the chief of the reve-
nue. marine division of the treasury shows
that the vessels of that service now number
thirty eight, the same as last year. OF these
two are not in commission. They are manned
by about $50 officers ard men, and are sta
toned in such manner upon the sea and lakes
as to cover in their cruising the entire coast
line of the country.
The report says that the work of the SER
vice for the year represents high average as
compared with former years. The vessels
have covere1 in their cruising an aggregate
of 81, S43 miles. They have boarded and eX-
amined in enforcing the customs and navga-
ton laws 26,SS2 merchant vessels OF these
they found 2,270 violating the law in some
particular They were either seized or re-
ported TO the proper authorities for action,
The fines and penalties to which the
vessels so reported We're liable under law
amounted to the sum Of SjS3,6l2.
the relief work performed by the vessels
af the revenue marine eXcels that of any for
mer year. They assisted 246 merchant YES
seis which were shipwrecked or in distress,
valued without their cargoes at S7,Ol5, 512,
Upon the vessels thus assisted were 4,3lO per
sons, many of whose lives We're imperile1.
Sixty-three persons We're saved from drown
ing by being picked out of the water
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12
MURDER BY WHOLESALE.
Five Persons Killed by N Jealous
Lover, who Commits Suicide.

Details have reached Omaha of one of the
most daboical wholesale butcheries ever com
mitted in Nebraska-the killing of five per.
sons by one man, followed by the suicide of
the Inui derer The scene of the slaughter is
the town of Walworth, Custer county, a 10
cality without Geographic facili ties.
The victims of the horrible affair were
John Finley widower, about sixty years
old; Mary Finley, his daughter, aged six
teen; Fannie Finley, Mary's sister, aged
eighteen; John Williams, a sutton for Mary's
hand, and Charles Watkins, Fannie Finley's
lover.
The perpetrator was Thomas or Timothy
Furquin, who was a rejected sutton of one of
the young ladies, it is not known which. All
parties were residents of the town where the
tragedy occurred. The motive for this hor-
rible butchery was Jealousy. The two young
ladies have for some time been receiving the
attentions of Watkins and Williams, and it
was generally supposed that there was to be a
double wedding about Christmas time. Young
Furquin has always been considered an ex-
ceedingly quiet, industrious and inoffensi 70
young fellow, and though it was an open secret
that he had been an admirer of and sutton for
one of the Finley girls and had been rejected,
no one ever thought that he was capable of
such a crime He has for some time been
giving tokens of his unfrendly feelings
toward the young men who proved successful
in winning the favor of the girls, but no one
seems to have ever heard him make an open
threat.
On Wednesday night the two Finley girls,
in company with their lovers Watkins and
Wllliams,l attended a dance. Young Fur
quin had asked one of the girls to go with
him, but she declined on the score, 1t is be-
lieved of previous engagement This
seems to have boon the acme of
his bitterness over his unreQuited
love and to have driven him into a murderous
frenzy. He did not so to the dance, but laid
in wait for the party, nursing his hatred and
planning revenge. When the party drove up
to the gate of the Finley homestead after
their night of pleasure Furqun was there
with double barreled shotgun, loaded with
''blue whistlers." The party were i'll spring
wagon, just large enough to comfortably
carry the four. The jealous man was hidden.
Unseen by his victims he leveled his gun
and fired both barrels in quick succession
at them. The contents of the gun liter
ally riddled the bodies of all our,
killing them almost instantly. Hearing
the shooting and the death screams of his
daughters Mr. Finley rushed from the house
to his own death. The murderer struck tine
old man blow over the head with the butt
of the gun, and repeated the blow until his
brains were beaten out The murderer then
completed his horrible work by blowing
out his own brains with a revolver.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12

cation having become more perfeci
spread rapidly. In May it was in Mecca
in July in Alexandria. in August in Eng
land. The following year omigrants car
ried it to this country. Scarcely larg,
town escaped.
In New York city the deaths from
cholera in 1882 numbered 1878; in 1884
there were 971 deaths; in 1949 there
were 5,071 deaths; In 1862 there were
372 deaths; in 1866 there were I, 1877
deaths. In 1867 there were twenty seven
deaths, but since then the number of
deaths from this cause had been very
small.
Last autumn DR.. Robert Koch, of Ber-
lin, was sent by the German government
to Calcutta to investigate the cholera
plague. Professor Pasteur, the eminent
French savant. undertook a similar work,
and sent a number Of assistants to Egypt.
The results of these Investigations have
been given in detail from time to time
IN the medical and scientific press. In
report made by DR.. Koch last jan
uary he announced that he had
discovered peculiar bacilli, rudimentry
organisms on the border-line of the in
visible even with high microscopic pow
ers, in the mucous coating of the stomachs
of cholera victims. The peculiar bacilli
he failed to find in the tissues of patients
who had died of other diseases. Some
months afterward it was announced that
Drs. Koch, Fischer, and Gaffky had dis
covered the same bacilli in tank water
used by cholera victims. Professor Pas
teur, on the other hand, announced the
discovery of peculiar organisms in the
blood of men and animals who had died
of cholera in Egypt. Mr.. V. Richards,
an Independent investigator, contends
that the poison is chemical poison Of an
elbuminoid character and not organic.
The alleged discoveries of Koch and Pas
teur have been widely questioned and
the value of their theories disputed.
The Lancet has recently printed letters
giving the credit of discovering cholera
bacili, if such things exist, to Professor
Pacini, who studied the epidemic in
Florence in 1866, and described Koch S
bacilli under the name of "vibrios. y
Dr. a. II. Hassall, of London, has also
recently laid claim to the discovery Of
cholera vibrios, or bacilli, in 1854 and
the following years.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12
THE TOTAL VOTE.
Complete Returns OF the Presidential
Vote from Every state.

The following table gives the total vote Of
the country for President, as officially an
nounced in each State but Nevada. The
change there by the official count will be very
slight:
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12

A sweet thing in crockery; The sugai
bowl. Times.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12

Total vote-Cleveland, 4,0l4,O5s Blaine 4,s4i,259;
St. john $50 1874; Butler, l3iO21 Hancock, 444i 9j2;
GARFIELD, 445l,4ld. Pluraty-Cleyeland 69,sJ6 Car
field, 1854.
fFusion.
In 1850 the total Greenback vote was sos,
BIS, and the total Prohibition vote was TO-
305.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
Wall Street Bank.

New YORK, Aug. 12.-The bank exam
liners are at work on the Wall street bank
affairs, footing up the losses sustained by
Dickinson's speeulations. President Evans
says it is not known whether the statement
will be ready to-day. 1t is rumored on the
street that the stockholders will not be paid
% per cent. and the defalcation is larger
than expected. Vice President Timpson
says the stockholders viii be paid so per cent
aad the depositers in full. Re-
liable authority says the deficit
will not be over $3.50, coo. Rumors on the
street, however, put the defalcation at half a
million. The brokers who dealt with Dick
inson are said to be keeping quiet, and try
ing to conceal the fact that they had transac-
tons with him. Dickinson is not at his
house this forenoon. The general belief is
he is in Canada.
The directors have decided to wind up,
and receiver has been appointed this after
noon.
President Evans said this afternoon the
directors had already traced some securities
which had been distracted by Cashier Dick
iuson and hypothecated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
Characterization Day.

LocKPoRr, n. Y, Aug. 12.-The colored
people celebrated emancipation day here with
great success. There was long procession,
followed by public exercises in the court
house square, where there was large as
sembIage After reading the proclamation
an eloquent address was made by James z.
O'Harra, member of congress from North
Carolina. John r. Lynch, of Natchez, in
his address to the 5000 people present,
white and black, said: ..aIen once slave
holders, are now our most loyal citizens Hun
dreds OF the best Republicans in Mississippi
once slave holders, are saying by act, vote
and conduct, ''Once blind, now We see
Help the coIored people to uphold the banner
planted by Abraham Lincoln. We remem-
Der not what they once did. | would teach
my children to honor and cherish the names
of men who devoted the best part of their
lives to the cause of emancipation As one of
the benefeiaries of its costly struggle, / say
to you to-day that party or ticket must not
prevent our honoring those who fought for
US
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
The STATE Capitol building.

Mr.. Editor; Inasmuch as public attention
has been called to imperfeetious in this
structure, aud in some instances not little
excitement manifested, permit me the use
of your columns for the following brief re-
marks. Several competent builders who have
no reason to express other than unprecedented
opinions, have from time to time declared
the building TO be insecure. Possibly they
may all err in Judgment, and in its editorial
article published this morning the Pioneer
FIss seems to take it for granted that they
have erred, and implicitly reflects somewhat
lartly upon Mr.. Gates A. johnson for agree
ing with them in opinion. .
Now, permit me 10 inquire upon whose
authority 1t is that the opinions alluded to
arc ouestionedl Is II not wholly upon the
Judgment OF the architect, Mr.. Burlington.
who planned aud superintendent the erection
OF this ediheel ] nc net know Of any other
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13

expert testimony in support of the opinion
that the building is solid and safe. The
question then arises is Mr.. Buffiington's
expression entirely worthy of confidence?
That it ought to be l will not dispute Cor he
should have known, when putting up the
building, whether the materials used and the
combinations adopted were of a character
known the strength of every stick
of timber, every rod Of iron and every stone,
and been certain of its ability to sustain the
weight depending upon it.
But was this so! We cannot be expected
to believe it under existing circumstances,
foI the fact is palpable that there is weak
ness and imperfection, and that the structure
has given away in some important places,
and while the permanently of the entire
building may not be seriously imperiled, nor
the lives of its inmates absolutely en-
daDgered by these defects, Mr.. Buf-
fngton certainly has no cause for com
plant if those who are most interested
shall refuse to rely upon his present assur-
ances of safety. He evidently did not know
that what has occurred would happen, and
therefore there is room for presuming that
he does not now know what further inquiry
may ensue. In other words, what has already
happened to the building proves him to have
been ignorant, in remarkable degree, Of
the science OF architecture, and with this
cloud resting upon his profession of compe-
tency, ne has no right to ask or expect that
the public shall continue to place confidence
in his statements.
1t is no part of the writer's in
tention to reflect upon Mr.. Buff
ington's ability or honesty, but it certain
ly is not fair to condemn others upon author
ity which is, to say the least, questionable;
nor is it any excuse for Mr.. Burlington now
to allege that the imperfections are due to
the meagerness Of the amount Of money
available for its construction. II the funds
were insufficient he should have said SO at
the time, and suggested such changes in his
plan as would have reduced the expensive
ness without affecting the durability OF the
structure. The truth is, considerable share
OF the expense might have been avoided
without detriment to either its usefulness or
beauty. \. Y.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
EXTERMlNATING M0RM0NS.
Three Elders of that Religious Xix
Summarily Dealt With in
HnnnpGlpp
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 12.-News was
received tonight of terrible fight in Lewis
county yesterday, between disguised men
elders have been .proselyting In Lewis and
Hickman counties with considerable success.
People have expressed great indignation and
determination to drive them away. Yesterday
Mormon meeting was held at the house
of man named Condor, at the east fork of
Cave creek, near the postofIice of livery
Mills, in Lewis county. Several Mormons
were present, including three elders. While
the meeting was in progress ten or twelve
masked men rode up aud demanded the sur
render of Condon's son and young man
named Hudson. This was refused and the
Mormons began to show resistance. One of
the masked men walked in and knocked
young Condor down with his gun, breaking
his skull. Hudson fired and fatally
wounded one of the masked men,
who proved to be David.Hinsou, "a well known
farmer of Hickman county. The masked
men then opened a general fire on the
crowd. Some Of the elders were killed out
right, one ran behind Condor's wife and a
shot struck the woman in the leg, breaking
it. A third elder, whose name was Gibbs,
fed to the woods, pursued by some of the
masked men. Shots were heard, but it was
subsequently learned that Gibbs was seen on
the road some distance from the scene and
It is supposed he escaped
It was learned that the masked men, in
going to the meeting at Condon's house,
stopped at the house near by, of man named
Garrett Mormon convert. Here they found
another Mormon elder. He was taken TO the
woods and left in charge of two masked men.
Soon after firing was heard, and there is little
doubt that he was killed. The men were armed
with double-barreled shotguns loaded with
bucksbot. The scene of the trouble is of
the railroad and telegraph lines Parties
have gone out from Centerville. the nearest
station, to investigate and get full particu-
lars. Hickman and Lewis counties are
greatly excited over the occurrence and
further bloodshed is apprehended.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
SUMMARY 2:sO CLASS.
SUMMARY 2:21 RACE
a:s1h, 1924, 2::e4h, 1926.
Monmouth Park Races.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE weather was
fine, the track fast and the attendance good.
First race, for all ages, mile-Duplex won,
Caramel second, Louisette third. Time
l :46.
Second race, August stakes, two year olds,
three-quarters of a mile-Guano at once
went to the front and at the half mile led by
two lengths. At the head of the stretch
Broodwood challenged, but Guano stayed in
front and won, Broodwood second, Unrest
third. Time 16.
Third race for three year olds, mile and
furlong-Tattler won by a length. Tattoo
colt second, Bluebelt third. Time SO.
Fourth race, for all ages, mile and three
sixteenths-Priam won by three lengths.
Monitor second, Haledon third. Time
2:45{.
Fifth race, winner to be sold, three-quar-
tiers of a mfle--Itaska won, Palonia second,
Queen Esther third. Time 1:16.
Sixth race. hurdle race, mile and q half,
over six hurdles-Buckra won by nose,
Echo second, Trombone third. Time 2:5l
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, Aug. 12.-The weather was
clear, the track fast and the attendance good.
First race, Kentucky stakes for two-year-
olds, three-quarters Of mile. Lizzie
Dwyer got well off with Rahda, Murphy and
Hart next. At the half mile pole Hart took
second place, but failed to get up. Lizzie
Dwyer won easily by four lengths, Hart
second, Radha third. Time 171a.
Second race, grand prize, Saratoga handi-
cap for all ages, half forfeit, with $1,000
added, one and d half miles-Won by Gen.
Monroe. Lucky 3. second. Time 800.
Third race, three-quarters o. mile-Saun-
terer got the best of the send off and ran
away from the field. He held the lead to
the three-quarter pole, where Renwick went
ahead and'won easily by three lengths, Saun-
erer second, Glenhar third. Time 1:15A.
Fourth race, purse S400, handicap for all
ages, mile, four hGrdles-Glenarm Won,
Bourke Cochrane second. Scalper fell atthe
first hurdle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13


Milwaukee 49,. 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 So
ST. Paul. .......0 0 0 o 0 90
Runs earned-Milwaukee 1.
Two base hit-Behe
Total bases onsclear hits-Milwnukees II, st.
Paul 5.
Left on bases-Milwaukee 2, St. Paul 5.
Struck out-Miwaukee, Hogan 3, Behel i.
Morrisey 1, Falch 1, total s. st. Paul, Carroll l.
O'Brien 3, Barnes 9, total 6.
Base on called balls-Foley.
Strikes called-OT Baldwin z, off Arundel 49,.
Balls called-On Baldwin 81, on Arundel 90.
Passed bails-Dwight s..
Time of game-One hour and fifty minutes.
Umpire-Dunn.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Chicago-Buffalo II, Chicago9.
AT Observation-Disclosures 4, Boston o.
At lphia-New York 4, Philadelphia 8.
At Detroit-Cleveland 4, Detroit 2.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
AT st. Louis-St Louis 6, Louisville 8.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 4 Pittsburg g.
At New York-Metropolitan ID, Virginia 5.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn 5, Athletic 2.
UNION ASSOCIATION.
At Boston-Boston s, National 1.
AT Kansas City-No game; rain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13


Troubler, Alice, Top Sawyer. Berlin led by
five lengths to the head Of the stretch, when
Alice moved up and won by short half
length, Berlin second, Top Sawyer poor
third. Time 1855.
Third race, one mile and five hundred
yards, for all ages-Starters: Boatman, Ly-
curqus, Leman, Kioba and Athline. Leman
won easily, Boatman second, Athline third.
Time, 2:12.
Fourth race, mile heats, for all ages
Starters: Midnight, Adaban, Ada B, Trix,
Little Joker, and John Sullivan. The first
heat Trix won by two lengths, Midnight sec
ond, Sullivan third. Time, 1:43s4 In the
second neat Sullivan was never headed, and
won in gallop, Trix second, Midnight
a poor third. Time, LA. In the third heat
Sullivan had the best of the start off and was
never headed, Trix second, Midnight third.
Time, 1:431a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
Notes.

Manager Thompson, of the St. Paul team, re-
turned to st. Paul yesterday.
The Pittsburg Base Ball association is nego-
tiating with the Cleveland management for the
transfer bodily of the Cleveland nine to that
city.
Johnny Cash. of New York, middle weight
champion, and Mike Walsh, Of Ottawa, fought
fourteen rounds with small gloves at Montreal
yesterday. Cash failed to appear for the
fifteenth round, when Walsh was given the
battle.
The San Francisco wrestling match, between
Delmas, the French champion, and Tom Cannon,
which commenced at o'clock Monday evening"
was terminated at o'clock Tuesday morning
They wrestled for three hours on the third
round, when the referee decided it draw.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
Late Cholera News

MARsEILLEs. Aug. 12.-Iu the twenty
four hours ending at $50 yesterday evening
there were eleven deaths from cholera, and
one at Touton- Several cases appeared at
Cette- Cholera is raging in the department
of the passes of the Alps IT a village where
there is no doctor 4 family Of thirteen in
the village died, aud their bodies remained
for thirty hours Hnburied- Assistance Las
been sent them. more persons have been at
tackled than on any day recently, but the
character is more mild