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CORPORAL TANNER.
A Short Sketch of the Eloquent Speak
 Ar9a Life.


 er's Life.
 Mir. Tanner is collector of taxes for the city of Brooklyn, N. Y. This is his fourth term in the position. During his administration he has handled little over $35, 100000. The annual tax levy of Brooklyn is about s8,OOO- 900. He has regular force of % account ants and clerks and in the busiest times has 45. MT. Tanner, previous to being chosen tax collector, was for some time deputy col 1ector of the port of New York city. He ran away from home Gin Scoharie county, N. Y.,) to enlist in the war, being under IS years of age. He served in the Eighty seventh N. Y. regiment and was in the battles of the Pen insula campaign. He lost both legs from wounds received at the second Bull Run bat tie. He is well known as one of the most effective and eloquent of campaign speakers.
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New President of the New England
 

The resignation of President Fitz was ac- cepted at the special meeting of the directors of the New York and New England road; at Boston, Wednesday, and ex-President ". T. Hart was chosen to fill the vacancy The directors also voted to call special meeting Of the stockholders, October 7th, when it is expected that the committee appointed to prepare scheme to relieve the road of it's financial difficulties will report
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VOL. LII.
JomrnaI a1to Courier
 NEW HAVEN, CONN.
E9riEay September I9. 1884.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY. A Ath'opi.oros-bt Druggists' Blankets-- J. N. Adam Sec lsunreil's 5Iusenm-Grajld Opera House. Board-P c. Drawer 25 Bieachesi Cottons-J. N. Adam X Co. For Sale-R, F.. Baldwin. 3lannels-J Y. Adam & Co. For Saie-House--D. Alden J. \. Adam & CO.--F1annel Sutings. ShiEts--E hferwin's Son. SaIeslnan-A. Foote 6 Co Tennis; Courts Made J H. Mcdonald. Tlle Wages of Sin-4New Haven Opera House. Wanted s3ituaticG-- 0e Hill Street
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Time a.a5sl a.assl. a.ssll. a.as.

There was some good and closa racing in the 2:30 class. The horses were all speedy and trotted well. Shamrock won the first heat, Busby took the second and Bos H. the next three heats. The time was the best ever made on the track
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SUMMARY.

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  c. T. Levinuss, jr., Jerome, N. Y., oh. g. Time, .2:3l14, 2:3114, 2:3134, 2:32, 2:35 The judges were John Hard of Stratford ssBiie" Gilbert and C. B. Cruttenden of New
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SUMMARY.

800 class Purse $2O0 Divided, S1OO, $60 $40. Samuel Curtis, Merden, b. m. Rosa 1 1 Sargent. .o -''.. .-. 3
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New Wraps, Suits
.ANoTHE1

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, no

On the right-hand side was large star. These
marks were said by some to mean third month
Both day, 10 p. NJ No definition was given for
the star
Criminal Bailiff Moses, who placed Berner in
the penitentary at Columbus, rushed into the
Central Station on Sunday evening and reported
that number of citizens had visited him at his
residence and denounced him in violent language
for his conduct ''You cheated us of Bern y"
You sneaked him Off" 1t was in vain that ehe
baliff protested that he had only done his duty.
DUTY be damned" they shouted. well burn
your house over your head to night. and lynch
you in the bargain" Moses remained at the sta
ton all night. while his family was removed to
a place of safety.
Before the Courthou was fred on Saturday
night five men went to the roof OF the building
to take in the view from that elevated situation.
Suddenly the building was on fire and their de-
scent by stairways cut off. Fearing that they
would be burned alive they stood ready to take
all chances for safety. Finally, as their predica
ment became more precarious, the bravest of
them determined to jump for the telegraph
wires below. Wrapping a handkerchief about
his hands he made the leap and succeeded IN
swinging himself into a window below. He was
a colored man, and the crowd cheered Justify at
his display of courage and strength. From the
window an exit from the burning building was
easily effected. After he had demonstrated the
possibility of escape he was followed by the
others all of whom reached the ground in
safety.
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The Shooting of Mr.. Swift.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
At about $50 o'clock Mr.. Briggs Swift, an old
and wealthy pork dealer, was shot in his breast
by the excited militia, on Main street, the
corner of Seventh A few minutes after the
shooting, a reporter of the Commercial Gazette
met Mr. Henry Hanna. old gentleman who
was with Mr. Swift at the time of the shooting
He said: "Mr Swift and 1 walked up Main
street to Seventh to see the barricade. l was
lust showing him how the barricade was con-
structed when some of the soldiers cried Halt.
We stopped and stood still, but almost immedi-
ately several shots were fired, and Mr. Swift
turned to me and told he was shot ! es-
capped by running, and then | hired a hack and
had Mr. Swift taken home
nv Swift was conveyed to his home, No 81
West Eighth street. The drunken man was car
ried inside the lines.
Mr. Charles d. Pierce, assistant manager at
Wilde's clothing store, was also an eyewitness
of the shooting and colroborates Mr. Hannas
statement Mr. Pierce says: Il was standing
at the southeast corner of Ninth and Main
streets and | saw Mr.. Swift and mir. Hanna
walk up the middle Of the street toward the
barricade talking together and pointing out
different parts of the works. They were part
of the citizens committee appointed this even
ing by the mayor to 60 and examine the situa-
ton and report to him. That was why they
were there. 1t was not personal curiosity. They
got to point about thirty feet from the barrl-
cadc. l distinctly heard soldier call Halt.
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them to fire at Chicago. l think the mob gonor-
ally kills more of its own people than do the sol
diers, anyway"
Yes, and when man is killed it is almost in
variably shown that he was peaceable citizen.
merely looker-on,' interpolated General Swain.
Did you not notice that"
1T was one Of the first features of the de
struction at Chicago, answered General Davis.
If the military really means business, however.
and there is good generalship. there can be no
doubt about where the bullets come from Now,
| believe, if the military at Cincinnati had fired
upon the rioters at the beginning, and followed
up the fire with a charge of bayonets, that whole
war would have been averted, and not twenty
men would have been killed outright Of course,
there is more or less risk in ordering troop to
fire. The commanding officer nearly always
has hopes that he can outgeneral mob and
save lives, but the history of riots in this coun
try think, will bear out the assertion that it is
much better, when it becomes evident that there
is an organized determined riot brewing, to shoot
into the very ncipiency of it. I cannot remem
Der when it would not have saved many lives
and much property"
The riots at Pittsburg Philadelphia, New
York etc in 1877, were talked over
Il should think the experiences of the military
at those places ought 10 have taught those at
Cincinnati that much depends upon the manner
in which arms and ammunition are guarded, y
said General Swain. at seems the rioters at
Cincinnati had the best of the situation in this
particular, and were prepared to do more de-
struction than were the soldiers. 1t was stupid
TO let the rioters pillage the gun stores and
equip themselves for warfare: and worse yet to
permit the rioters to take possession of arms be
longing to the local military organizations
General Butler, who quelled the riot in New
York about 1864, you will remember did so by
the most severe methods moving down the
rioters with grape and canister. He believes in
taking mob by the throat at the beginning"
Washington statesmen generally sympathize
to some extent with the rioters and condemn the
cause of it, which, they assert, is the practices
of Cncinnatis criminal lawyers. 1t is believed
it will have wholesome effect upon the morals
of Porkopols, and that It will in degree at
least, purge the jury system at that place. It is
believed that there should be more hangings at
Cincinnati, and that there will be more from
lynch law in the future than in the past.
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DIED..

FERGUSON-At her home in Indianapolis on Sum
day evening March 30 Mrs. Ellen !. Ferguson wife
of Clement A. Ferguson, aged fifty-fve years.
Mrs. Ferguson of our good citizens in all
that the term signifies and her loss will be deeply felt
in the circle of her acquantances. Actonate gentle
modest discreet and wise counselor, she
very model of wife and mother and one of whom it
would be difficult to speak extravagantly.
She was a Christian having connected herself with
the church nearly forty years ago in this city and has
since lived consistent Christian life. Adudged by
the circle of her acquaintance, her aim has been
through these years honor God and do good to her
fellows. Surely blessed immortality awaiting
her.
Funeral from the family home, No. 40 West Seventh,
street at 2:30 P. M, Tuesday, April /.
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a Defense OF the Militia.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Colonel Freeman said the people were being
melted against the militia, and it could do no
good to let them know what men were in the
different positions; for if the fighting at any one
barrieade was very bloody, they would be bitter
against those men, and watch for an opportunity
of revenge on them. He turned to Colonel
Hunt, who agreed and said that one Of his Off
GERS had been mobbed
Colonel Freeman thought some of the newspa-
pers had done great wrong in pretending that
the mob was harmless, ard that the militia was
guilty of unnecessary murder.
The reports, he said, would make one be-
heve that the troops had fred on the mob with
out any cause But l tell you that my Lieuten-
ant colonel, Leggett Captain Slack and six men
were wounded before we fred shot.
''They We're not shot, were they9' asked the
reporter who thought they had probably been
struck by stones thrown by the mob.
IF you had seen how they looked you'd think
So answered the Colonel.
Colonel Hunt said the same was the case with
his men when they shot Gil Friday night He
said the soldiers had done their duty bravely and
with GOODNESS for citizen soldiers.
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Cincinnati News Journal.
ANY man who traversed Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth streets between Walnut and Sycamore
last evening placed his life in jeopardy. To walk
on Court street. between these points, was al
most certain death. There was no mob. Hardly
a man could be seen, but what was more terri
BILE, bullets from some unseen and mysterious
source were almost constantly whizzing past,
and the crack of the revolver could be heard
every few moments. Vicious roughs were Sc
GREETED behind corners, in alleyways, and i'll dark
passages, and maliciously fired at random.
Walking up and facing known enemy, a man
knew what to do and what to expect, but with
shots sounding before behind, and on each side
of him, the prospect was not salubrious.
At least so thought the reporter who started
toward the Courthouse last evening to
sec Colonel Freeman ard Major Hawkins
Afraid almost to go ahead and fearful of turn
ing back, he proceeded out Ninth street Sew
eral times reports could be heard ahead of and
behind him. but one could be seen. When
he was within half square of Main street he
was hailed by members of Company IL, Fourth
Regiment, who commanded him to take the
other side of the street. When his mission was
made known he was helped over the breastworks
and taken in. Meanwhile, at the other end of
the square, at Court and Main, terrible fusilade
was going on. AT this point the Solu1efS nau
been annoyed by shots all evening. Balls came
whisting by and striking the walls of the Court
house every few minutes. Finally it became too
hot, and the artillerymen were ordered to fire.
The Gatling gun then turned loose and
vomited a sheet of deadly fire along the Court
street space. This did not seem to scare the
rioters at the other end, who had taken position
behind the barricade at the market house. Here
they vented their spleen by firing away toward
the Courthouse, in the hope Of hitting the sol
diers. They shot low and to kill, as the balls
could be heard whizzing past the corner and then
striking the walls of the ruined, blackened pal
ace of justice like hail The artillerymen had
put up above them some empty beer kegs TO
better protect themselves, and occasionally these
would be knocked off, showing that the rioters
were taking excellent aim. When the guns
belched forth their deadly load ringing yell
could be heard at the other end. AT ! o'clock this
morning this state of affairs still continued, and
had been going that way since dark. Earlier
in the night few of the mob made an attack
from the north and rained down a few bullets
but were quickly Iepulsed by a charge from the
soldiers and Major Hawkins and Colonel Free
man were here with the boys. Colonel Freeman
did not order firing until it was positively neces-
sary. it becoming evident that the fellows were
murderously inclined
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The Terrible weapons of the Troops.

CINCINNATI commercial Gdzette-
Aside from the wreck of the Court house and
the destruction of Powell and Kittredge's gun
stores, the signs of the conflict which most
amazed the crowd that thronged the streets were
the terrible holes made by the mimic balls from
the militia's muskets. Windows were broken,
woodwork torn up. and deep dents made in brick
and stone walls In one shed on South Court,
nine bullet-holes were counted, and all along
Main Court and Sycamore, high and low, the
bullets had left their marks-not a round hole,
but an oval, much larger than the ball itself,
which gave evidence of the twisting course the
balls take in human bodies, causing the awful,
gaping wounds of which so many have been seen
for the past two days.
Opposite Powelfs qua store is the Danbury
Hat Company's store, and in its show window
and door were counted twenty-siX bullet holes,
which had crashed through the glass and wood
and lodged in the back part of the store. tearing
up counters and shelving in their course
Along Court street there were grazing marks
on the walls on both sides of the street, every
where from the ground to the roofs, but the
large majority of them were at n breast level or
thereabouts, giving, as well as does the list of
dead and wounded, evidence TO the fact that
the State guards fired ball cartridges, and fired
to kill.
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and saw them stop. but just as they stopped
Immediately after the order came TO halt, one
shot was fired from behind the bariieade. 1t
was not followed by other shots AT least l did
not hear any others. l ran and helped Mr.
Hanna away after l saw Mr.. Swift fall
helped Mr.. Hanna into neiglbering saloon
and as soon ar he got into chair he tainted l
went to Mr. Swift's house with the carriage
which took hiIn home. / never was so surprised
in my life rs was at that shooting. There was
no cause for it at all. Some of those soldiers
are nervous and reckless"
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Equally Worthless.

Philadelphia Record.
By leaving the Berlin mission vacant Presiden,
Arthur will do a good service in disabusing apor
ton of the public mind of false impression il
regard to the value of the country's diplomatic
establishment. The dispute as to whether the
Russian MISSION, to which Mr.. Sargent has bee
transferred is promotion or not is Of no eonse-
quence Both missions receive the same salar,
-to-wit: $l7.500 a year-and both are equal,
worthless to the country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-01
A Pine Hair Dressing.

COCAINE dresses the hair perfectly, and is
also preparation unequaled for the eradication
of dandruf
The superiority of BURNETrs FLAvoRING Ex-
TRACTS consists in their purity and great
strength.
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Reasons for Resigninc.


Springfield Republican.
Minister Sargent does not care to obllge Priuee
Bismarck by moving to St Petersburg, but
would like leave of absence so he can come
home. Perhaps he wants to come home and
enjoy his sudden and unprecedented popularity
before it wanes, just to see how it will seem:
perhaps he wants some oysters and other deli
cacies not to be found in Germany; and perhaps
he.eannot see any fun in selling his furniture
in Berlin and retitting at st. Petersburg, all for
nothing
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ObituarY.

SAN Francisco, March 3l.-F1ags of the city
are at half mast for the death of Jno. Parrot
the pioneer banker of California. He was
native of Virginia.
PETERSBURG, March 31-Judge c. r. Crump-
Ter, a Readjuster. is dead He is the second
Readjuster judge who has died within week.
BUFFALO, March 31.-Captain Geo. B. Dick
enson, one of the oldest captains on the lakes,
is dead
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

It is understood that the Fillmore will G.
been settled.
The Massachusetts Greenback conven
be held at Lynn the last week in April
Ferdinand H. Siewerd, an oyster
Baltimore, has assigned. Liabilities
By agreement with the Tax-paye
ton, the sheriff at Troy, n. Y he
thirty-two deputies W
Edward Bennett of Milwaukee,.
setting fire to his house, has been
six years in the penitentiary.
The Republican conventions
Warren and Green counties, p
terday elected Blaine deleg;.
convention
Peter CarIigan, foreman of the br4..
the new Chicago Board of Trade structure, Will
leaning out of one of the upper windows, lost hi
balance and fell to the pavement, distance o
elghty-iye feet and was killed instantly.
The exconfederate soldiers and members o
the Grand Army have decided to hold thei
mass mceting to arouse interest in the work o
establishing home for soldiers in the South, o.
April ., at Cooper Union N. Y General Gran
will preside.
The report that the Mexican government ha
demanded a reduction of the tariffs on the MeS
lean and Vera Cruz railroad is officially denied
The North German Lloyds co npany is prepal
ing to run regular line of st .amships to Yer
Cruz, to meet increasing German shipments.
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The Kind of Man who Doesn't Suit.

Lagrange nIanuafu.
f. B. Reynolds who is a famous prohibition
worker, but lacks the qualifications of being
either a reformed drunkard or reformed Demo
crat, refuses to join in the new departure of the
Prohibitionists and consequently writer in he
Monitor-Journal excommunicates him. and de-
clares he has been weighed in the balance and
found wanting A third party viz lnd a GOO,
many such wanting
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DETROIT, March 3l-Fire at Grand Haven
yesterday Destroyed George E. Hubbards hard
ware store, the main one in town. Loss on
stock $4,000 building, $4,000. The stock was
insured for $40, 009.
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Notes of tho Riot.

Along the streets fronting on the river as far
east as Pendleton, and to the west as far as Sc
Evansville, the walls and fences bore in chalk
marks this symbol
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The Party ir Bad Shape.

Atlanta Constitution.
''Mr Tilden is the only hope now" says the
Atlanta Constitution If Mr.. Tilden ie the only
hope, the Democracy must be great deal sicker
than ever Mr.. Tilden has been represented to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-01
Canada'S Defenses.

LONDON, March 31.-The government has
placed Col Butler at the disposal of the Cana
dian authorities. to inspect the defenses of the
iTin
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CORRUPTION IN OUR PUBLIC LIFE.

Prof. SWINGS Sermon.
1t is the measureless value of the nation and
the city that explains the bloody riot at Cincin-
natl, and that will cause other riots to come to
other cities in times not far away. Men grow
sick at heart when they see a kingdom once
beautifully woven out of all the arts and morals
of all times and purchased by the blood Of their
fathers taken away by infamous lawyers and
corrupt juries and by thieves in public Office.
When the life of the honorable is not safe in the
street, when taxes are wrung from the people to
be squandered upon official criminals, and the
courts are powerless, the public heart is either
broken or else infamed with terrific fury. In
our land the fire of anger is more probable than
the tame submission of broken hearts De
plorable as mobs are, they will come as long as
official rascaty dare fiaunt its shameless flags
in the face Of the people.
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The man who attempts to fire the hearts of a
mob by incendiary appeals in any cause is pub
lie enemy. 1t would be a less dangerous act if
he should let loose the wild beasts of a menage-
rie in the public Streets for men, when their
evil passions are aroused in mob, show that
the nature Of the savage is still in their compost
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THE LAW MUST BE RESPECTED.

There was cause, however, for some demon
stration, and it is only to be regretted that the
people should have overstepped the limit of
moderation. The law must be respected. If
bad, let it be changed; if Ineffective let it be
amended. DIobs are not made up from the best
citizens. Not only are criminals and evil-doers
to be found in mobs, plying their vocation. but
they are frequently the most active members,
with the intention of aggravating public disorder
and profting by the opportunity for plumber or
Iy0rsa
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We can see but one possible good to result
from the appalling crime of the Cincinnati riot:
1t may quicken other communities to the per
Torrance of the constant duties of civil life,
rather than to wait till the social fabric is so dis
turbed as to call for indignant extraiudical &C
ton, which is always dangerous, and may at any
time result as it has in that city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-01
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.


Viewed in one aspect, the mad outburst of in
di gnation is indicative of the fact that men are
but devils under temporary restraint and that
they will recognize no law when their laws are
not enforced against offenders of whose guilt
there can be no question. From another phase
of the terrible situation we may gather that the
people are merely making one final, desperate
protest against the packing of juries by corrupt
officials and the general laxity with which their
municipality is governed.