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THE DEVILS BRIDGE DISASTER.
The Statements fCapt. Wright Verified
by SOundings.

New BEDFORD, Mass, January 23.-
Capt Duncan, OF the steamer Storm King,
sounded to-day for the shoal reported off
Gayhead. Repeated casts OF the lead were
made without finding less than five
fathoms of water, when suddenly the
leadsman sung out "Three and a quarter
fathoms," and at last the mysterious rock
upon which the City of Columbus struck
was found. The United States steamer
Verbena, Capt. Gibbs, was sounding near
the spot. Capt. Gibbs succeeded in finding
three more boulders quite close together,
with three and quarter fathons on each.
These rocks lie about northwest by north
from the lighthouse, and north one-half
west from the buoy, the distance being
about 455 yards. The ledge runs west north
west and east southeast. As soon as Capt.
Gibbs got the bearings of the reef he set a
spar buoy on it temporarily This discovery
confirms the statements OF Capt. Wright
and Lookout Leary, that they saw buoy
on the steamers port bow. 1t was evident
that the vessel had struck on one Of these
boulders. When her jibs were set she
drifted off and on to DEVILS bridge. Capt.
Gibbs stated that this reef was entirely
separated from Devils bridge, short dis
tance away. The present position of the
steamer is about 200 yards away from the
shoalest spot ON the shore.
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WIRE WAITS.

Woodhaven, L. l., January 23.-The
principal business block here burned to
day. Loss, 100000.
Laporte, Ind, January 23.-Chas Han
ser's tannery burned last evening. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, S3400
Tampa, Fla, January 23.-The Sanford
and Tampa railway has been completed.
The first through train tomorrow.
Hamilton, Ont, January 23.-The Specta-
tor printing Office burned this morning.
Loss, $1,000; insurance, s2l 900.
Troy, N. Y, January 23-The Perkins
Stove Foundry, at Port Jackson, burned.
Patterns valued at SIS 900 were destroyed.
Trenton, n. j., January 23.-The House
passed bill providing for the burial of
honorably discharged soldiers who die in
poverty.
st. Louis, January 23.--Seven small
business houses at Norborne, Mo-, burned
Monday night. The loss is supposed to be
about $4,000.
Boston, January 23.-Roland, McLemore
& Co., looking-glas manufacturers, as
signed. They offered creditors twenty
five cents on the dollar.
Louisville, Ky, January 23,-Judge W.
A. Porter, one OF the oldest, best known
lawyers and legislators of Indiana, died
to-day at Corydon, Ind, of old age.
Pittsburg, January pa movement is
on foot to form coke pool ON the same
basis as railroad pools, for the purpose of
obtaining increased and uniform prices.
Albany, n. Y, January 23.-A bill was
introduced in the Legislature authorizing
magistrates to fine spectators SIS for each
offense in selling theater tickets above the
| box-ofice price.
Portland, Or, January :5.-The iron
manufacturers have given notice OF re-
wages. 1t is believed the majority will
accept The reduction affects 400 men.
Portsmouth, n. H., January e3.-Com-
steamer Speedweil, has ordered the arrest
oftvo of his crew for stealing gold watch
from the body Of one OF the City Of Colum-
bus victims.
Eau Claire, Wis, January fS.-F. Claneey
| & Co., proprietors Of the Golden Eagle
| dry goods store, closed this morning.
They have always stood well financially.
No particulars are given. All kinds Of
rumors are ahoat.
Depue, H., January fs.-A boiler ex-
| ploded this afternoon at the works of the
St. Louis Ice Company, killing Charles
Lyon and badly injuring Patrick kearney,
lsborer, and the engineer. The boiler
has long been considered unsafe.
Cleveland, O., January IA fire os-
cufred last night at II o'clock at Canton,
O., in the clothing store of Ruhman, Er.
nest 4 Co, located in the H~-- h,o.l
4os H'ooA ~.s damaged mostly by water.
1 Loss, $4,000; insurance, S22,5O0.
Lynchburg, Va, January 2s.-sawney
EarIy was fatally shot by Charles Tardy
in Campbell county, in self-dsfense. The
negroes threaten to mob a colored man,
upon whose evidence Tardy was acquitted,
and also threaten 10 asssssinate Tardy.
Batavia, E. T., January N.-Distriet
Attorney North this morning opened the
ease for the prosecution in the trial of
Rewsll fer killing Lynch. North alleged
il 10 b shswn that the murder was -
scne sztsnt The Sssslt II . plct laid by
fswsll, vae. y pse~Hs the infdsiiE u
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THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
The Farmers Demanding an Extension
of It's BeneGts.

WASHINGTON, January ga communi-
cation from Robert Beverly, A. J. Nc
Whittier and NJ. q. Ellsey, committee of
the National Agricultural Congress, to
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, will he
presented to Congress tomorrow. 1t says
in part: Eve desire, in behalf of the
great industries We represent, the estab-
lishment of warming signals at every sta
ton and neighborhood throughout the
entire country which can be reached by
telegraph or signal, or otherwise by any
means sufficiently prompt known to
modern science, and respectfully urge
upon Senators and Representatives in
Congress the prompt and careful consider
alton of the whole subject, with a view to
making an appropriation sufficient for
sending timely information of the sp
proach of storms and inelemencies, threat.
ening the destruction of the products oi
farms, to every accessible neighborhood
throughout the entire country"
Gen. Hazen, in reply, says "The Sig
nal Bureau is neady at all times to give tbs
necessary information and assistance, but
the estimates already submitted to Con
Rress do not warrant the additional ssrvic<
suggested. To reach what the sommittss
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Non.Union Men Expected at Birming.
ham, Ala, to Work In the
ROlling-Mills.
Proceedings Of the Mississippi Legisla-
ture-Three Arkansas Murderers
Get New Lease Of Life.
JACKSON, MISS
Leg islafive Pr0ceedings-GrandM Mask ed
Ball-Death of Harry Moss.

Leg fslafive PrOceedfngs-GrandM Mask ed
Ba1l-Death of Harry Moss
Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, January 23.-Seaate.-Bills in
troduced and referred: To incorporate the
Mississippi River and Deer Creek Railroad
Company; to extend the time for the COM
pletion of the Memphis, Selma and Bir-
mingham railroad; to require lessees OF
the penitentiary to pay the costs OF clerks
and sheriffs before receiving convicts; in
relation to the rate of interest to be
charged by banks and other associations; !;
to repeal the law in relation to mortgages
on growing crops; TO prevent hunting on
land of another with dog and gun during
certain months; to prevent extortion and
unjust discrimination in rates charged for
transportation OF passengers and freights
on railroads, and to provide penalties for
violation of the same.
After days of discussion, the Senate to-
day passed bill to repeal the agricultural
lien law by vote OF q yeas to IL nays
the bill to take effect in January, 1885.
The Senate reconsidered the vote here
tofore indefinitely postponing Mr.. Sykes's
resolution, relative to the disinterment
and reburial Of soldiers of Mississippi regi-
ments, who fell at Munfordville, KY,
and pending further consideration OF the
same, the Senate adjourned.
House.-Bills introduced and referred
To amend the law providing for the enum-
Grafton OF inhabitants Of the State; to
amend the law as to the neglect of road
overseers, and fixing a penalty for same !;
to increase the efficiency and certainty of
this State; to make the office OF county
superintendent of education elective, and
several purely local bills.
The Senate bill, prohibiting the sale or
giving away Of Intoxicating liquors in Sar-
dis, Pamela county, passed.
The House also adopted resolution ap-
propriating money to defray the expenses
of witnesses summoned to give evidence as
to cruelty to convicts.
MASKED BALL.
A grand fancy masked ball was given
by the Tanz Verein Club OF this city last
night. The cities OF Vicksburg, Canton,
Oxford and Holly Springs were repre-
sented. 1t was largely attended by mem
bers OF the Legislature. The costumes
were varied and elegant. 1t was an en-
joyable affair.
HARRY MOSS
after brief illness, died to-day OF pneu-
monia at the residence of r H Henry
He had attained considerable prominence
in this State as witty and humorous
writer
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PENSION LAWS.
The Bill For Their Amendment Pre-.
pared by Commissioner Dudley.

pared by Commissioner Dudley.
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator
Mitchell introduced in the Senate bill to
amend the pension laws which was pre-
pared by the Commissioner of Pensions.
1t adds to the list of persons entitled to
receive pensions because OF wounds re-
ceived and disabilities incurred, officers
and enlisted men OF the Missouri
State militia and Missouri provisional en-
rolled militia, who were injured, or who
incurred disabilities while such militia
was cooperating with the United States
forces, officers and enlisted men of the
Missouri Home Guards and other regular
organizations called into service by the
general commanding the Western Depart
ment, or Department of Missouri, when
the service performed shall be shown by
the records to be that prescribed by the
act OF March 20, 1862. For officers and
men OF the revenue marine service, dis
abled by wounds or injuries received
while in the line of duty, the rate of pen
sion in their cases shall be for officers that
prescribed by the existing law for a rela-
tive rank in the navy, and for enlisted men
that prescribed for enlisted men in the
army; also masters serving on gunboats,
and pilots, engineers and sailors serving
on gunboats, or armed war vessels,
whether regularly mustered in or not,
provided they were, at the time of incur
ring disability, in the immediate employ
of the United States government; also
persons not enlisted soldiers in the army,
disabled while serving as scouts under
orders of army officers OF the United
States, or while employed by the quarter
masters department with United States
forces in the field. 1t amends the present
law in various ways. The most important
amendments, however, have been fore
Swallowed in bills which have been
introduced providing for changes in
the ~7>sion laws, a number of them,
probably, suggested by Commissioner
Dudley. 1t also provides that officers,
non-commissioned officers, musicians and
privates in the regular army or militia,
volunteers, rangers or fencibles, received
into the service of the United States, and
disabled in the line of duty in actual ser
vice in the war of 1912 with Great Brit
ain, or any Indian wars subsequent to
1870, and prior to March ., 1861, or march
ing to or returning from such service, and
received honorable discharges, shall be
entitled to pension proportionate to the
disability.
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FEES FOR MONEY ORDERS.
The Right OF Postmaster to Retain
Money Earned by a Clerk.

BLooMISsToS, ILL.,, January 23. The
Acknowledgement of the United States re-
Gently decided that postmasters are not
entitled to fees from money orders in post
Offices in which the money order business
is done by clerk, instead of by the post
master in person, and that any such fees
taken by the postmasters must be returned.
The amount of money already taSen by
postmasters ia this way is estimated
at S25O,000 to S50o,000. In order
to get definite ruling in this
matter, the case of Gen. Dick, postmaster
at Bloomington, has been made test
case, to be decided by Judge Drummond,
of the Federal Court, at Chicago. Post
masters similarly situated have been ap-
pealed to, and are responding with funds
to assist Gen. Dick to defend the suit. u
is rumored that the clerk who actually did
the money order work in the Bloomington
postoffice has decided TO bring suit against
Postmaster Dick for the fees collected and
retained by the latter.
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DESPERATE HANGED,
Lynch Law I'm Colorado Quiets u Muir.
derer of Seven Men.

DENVER, January 23.-The Repu6licon's
Socorro special says: At l O'Clock this
morning Joel Fowler, a notorious Socorro
desperate, was taken from Jail, in spite OF
his frantic appeals for mercy and cries for
help, and dragged to a neighboring tree
and hanged. The crime for which he was
hung was the murder OF a man named
James +. Cole, some time in November.
Fowler, with a number of drunken
companions, took possession of the town
and marched through the streets, firing into
windows, making citizens dance and sing
at the mouth of revolvers. Cole inter
fered TO prevent bloodshed, and was stab
bed to death by Fowler who was arrested
found guilty and sentenced to hang on
the 4th instant. An appeal was taken in
the case and adjourned to next term
Cole is said to be his seventh victim
Fowler is worth 100000, and would use
wealth to purchase witnesses, as he had
done in other cases. Having good reason
to believe that the delay would finally re.
suit in his release, the citizens took his
execution in their own hands.
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Riotous RaiIrOaiexr.

ALLIANCE, o., January 2S.-The Italian
laborers on the Cleveland, Youngstown
and Pittshurg road have been unpleas-
antly demonstrative toward Superintend-
ent Lumley, believing that he could pay
them if disposed. To day at noon they
congregated in force at his hotel and were
so violent it became necessary to organize
a posse of special police and disperse them.
Col. Thomas L. Snead, general counsel,
this afternoon received money from the
New York stockholders, with which he
paid the laborers in full.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

desire, even in small degree, would
necessitate telegraphing the data to GER
tain telegraph stations, say, at first, to a
third of those on the Western Union
Company's lines, and the special dis
patches for this purpose, announcing the
marked changes in the weather, would
cost for telegraphing services alone $780,
600; for the necessary equipment, flags,
ETC., for the above number of stations,
S75, 600; hoisting the same, $4,000. To
carry this out more or less fully is the ex-
treme of what he thought the service
ought to at first attempt"
Gen. McWhirter, of the committee, who
has been very active in bringing the sub
ject to the attention OF Gen. Hazen, and
prominent members of Congress, is of the
opinion that the necessary appropriation
will be made.
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RIVER AND HARBORS.
Tho Amounts Expended for Impro
menI hN the Government Stnce ISst

Tho Amounts Expended Tor Improve
ment by the Government since 1879.
WAsHINGToN, January 23.-The Secre-
tary of War sent to the House a detailed
statement Of the expenditures of the gov
ernment on account OF improvements ol
rivers and harbors from March 4, 1879, tc
June 80, 1882. The following is a reca
pitulation by States: Alabama, S956, l42
Arkansas, S3l5, 900; California, 81 ,49S, ,42S
Connecticut, 81, ,527, ,449; Delaware, s., ,04S,'
$50; Florida, $3.50, ,S53 Georgia, Sl,364,-
O64 Idaho, $4,000; Illinois, S2,S52, sos
Indiana, S7S6, 1893; Iowa, $2499; Kentucky
$685., 800: Louisiana. STAT 500; Maine
81, ,404 $50; Maryland, 81, ,4s5,770 Massa'
chusetts, S2,92S, $50; Michigan, 81 ,s2S, $50
Minnesota, Sii7 800; Missouri, 1000
Mississippi, S295, ,175; New Hampshire
Sl75, 800; New Jersey, S9S7, 1876; New York
Sg.539,9 ,974; North Carolina, S2,261, 20S
Ohio, s, ,S57 ,O31; Oregon, S649, sos; Penn
sylvania, 81 ,067, ,l0l Rhode Island, S73S,
SIS; South Carolina, 1881 ,3+2; Tennessee
SIS, 500; Texas, s., ,l66, 1874; Vermont, S5i5,
3ll; Virginia. 81 ,6s3, ,S75; Washington Ter
rfsory, $500; District of Columbia, S25S,
202: nliScellaneous, SSS,34s,l ,l09; repairs
s., ,e76, ,022 surveys, Si,95l, ,424; dredging
machines, sI,Il5,32i. Grand total, sos,
Jp6, ,4Ol.
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HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER.
A MAN nud His Wife BrutaIiy Butehered
for the Purpose or Robbery.

ST. LOUIS, January 23-Information was
received here by the police this evening
that horrible double murder had been
committed near the little town of Fenton,
in Jefferson county, about twenty miles
from this city, some time during last night
Louis Boedicker and his wife Josephine
occupied two rooms in log-house on a
rented farm at the place named and, al
though very poor, were well liked,
and had many friends. About 9 o'clock
this morning neighbor found both dead
in the house and the furniture and floor
smeared With blood, Roedicker was in
bed with his throat horribly cut and bag
gled with an ak. Mrs, Roedicker was
stretched at full length on the floor, the
back of her head crushed with
an ak and her neck broken. The in
dications are that the woman escaped
from the house when the attack
was made, and was pursued and struck
down on the road a short distance aw.y
and dragged baek to the house BY ths hsir
Of the hssd. There h ne slsw - Tie
murdsreps, bat the theory II that ssns
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THREETIMES TRIED,
And Each Time Sentenced to Death
George Wheeler Hanged at San
Francisco for the
Brutal Murder OF His Sister.in- Law,
Whom He Had Disgraced-StOry
Of the Crime.

San Francisco, January 23.-Geo. A.
Wheeler, native of Gorham, Me-, re-
specially connected, and formerly in the
employ of Theo. Rogers & Co.'S chair fac
tory at Boston, who strangled his sister-in-
law, Adell j. Tillson, in this city, October
20, 1880, was hanged at 12:54 o'clock to-
day. Adell Tillson was younger sister
of Wheeler's wife. He became enamored
OF her in New York, and an unlawful inti-
macy followed. A child was born. The
wife cOndoned the offense, and continued
to permit the sister to live with them,
fully aware of the
CRIMINAL INTIMACY
of the two. They came here in 1886,
when another child was born to the sister
ln-law. Shortly after young miner met
Miss Tillson, admired her, proposed and
was accepted. When Wheeler learned
this fact he entered his sister-in-law' s
room, took her in his lap, and pretending
to joke with her, seized her by the throat
and
CHoKED HER TO DEATH.
He then squeezed the body into an
empty Saratoga trunk, and proceeded to
the police station and surrendered, saying
he could not see her become the wife OF
any man. \ series of trials followed. Every
eHOrt was MADE TO save the man neck,
but on three different occasions he was
sentenced to death. At an early this morn
morning crowd OF 5000 00persons..assembled
outside the Jail. The demand for entrance
tickets was so great that they were held at
SO premium. When he was led from his
cell, Wheeler eyinced unexpected firm
ness, and helped the officers
FIX THE STRAPS ON HIS LEGS
The only visible emotion was the twitch-
ing lips. He was attended by Catholic
priest. Although brought up a Quaker
he signifed his desire to die in the Catho-
lie faith. Being asked by the sheriff ii he
had anything to say, he replied: 81 for
give the world, may the world forgive
me-" The priest then extended the cru
cifx, which he kissed, saying, "Jesus into
Thy hands | commend my spirit" The
signal was given and the trap fell. His
neck was broken. Death was instantane-
Gus. Not muscle OF the body quivered.
THE FEMALE DESIRE FOR NoToRIETY
was manifested in this case in the person
OF Mrs. Stratton, divorced woman who
frequently visited Wheeler in his cell,
who insisted last night on being married
to the stranger. Wheeler expressed. a
willingness, but the sheriff took measures
to prevent the ceremony.
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". r. Wi,aess. August Is, 1880
Il find that in addition to the pure spirits
contained in their composition, they con
tain the extracts of hops and other wei
known and highly approved medicinal
roots, leaves and tinctures in quantitie.
sufficient TO render the article what the
makers claim il to be, to-wit: A medicinal
preparation and not beverage-untit and
unsafe to be used except as a medicine.
From careful analysis OF their form
ula-which was attested under OATH
Bitters, the active medicinal properties
aside from the distilled spirits, are equa
to full dose for an adult, which fact. in
my opinion, subjects it TO an internal rev
enue tax as a medicinal bitter.
"GRbEN u. KAUM, US. Com, In Re-,
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CAUTION.

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My trouble finally determined in an abseess of
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In this condition was advised by friend to Ia Ike
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ARKADELPHIA, ARK.

New Lease of Life for the Howard
County Rioters.
Special to the Appeal
ARKADELPHIA, January 23.-Gov. Berry
to-day informed Sheriff Hulsy by wire
that an appeal in the cases of the three
Howard county rioters, confined in Jail
here, Carr, Thompson and Wright, had
been granted by the Supreme Court, and
the execution had been temporarily stayed.
They were TO hang Friday next. They
were overjoyed TO hear of new lease OF
life being granted them.
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unknown man was received as lodger
last night; that he committed the diabol-
ical deed, then robbed the house and fed.
A good white shirt, badly blood-stained,
which did not belong to Boedicker, was
found in the house. A bucket of water
in which the murderer washed his hands,
was standing on the floor. Atrunk in the
rear room was broken open with a bloody
AK, and the wardrobe in the same room had
been forced open with bloody hands. The
scene at the house was most terrible, and
the affair produced the greatest excitement
and horror throughout the neighborhood.
Two mounted policemen from this city
were sent to Fenton as soon as the news
of the horrible event was received here, to
assist the local authorities in the search
for the murderer, but no additional ad-
vices have yet been received, and probably
will not be tonight