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A EirnnEe Caper.

GAINESVILLE, May S.-Oa Dutro, boy
fourteen years old whose parents reside on
North Seventh street, committed strange
caper. In company with number Of
youthful companions he was standing in
front Of an unoccupied store. Suddenly he
drew large and sharp butcher knife from
the bosom Of his coat and proceeded to at.
tempt to disembowel himself. lie made
one or two strokes with the knife, but sue
ceeded only in cutting his clothing, when
his frightened compsnions,- fearing to take
hold Of him because oil the knife, rushed in
body upon him and pushed him through
the window, and this stopped his
unaccountable proceedings. Some pa:s.
ing workmen took the knife from tho boy
and took him home. When questioned
about bis strange action short time after.
ward he claimed to have no remembrance
Of the occurrence. The boy is probably de-
rentaI a4.. ~ .t-.,- 5.sst... '.if-
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Suit Against Grnut e. Wnrd,

NEw YoRk, May SIN the suit brought
by ths New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Railway Company against Ulysses S.
Grant, Jr., Ferdinand Ward, Ulye5ey S.
Grant, James D. Fish, VIM. @. Smith,
Julian T. Davis and John II. Morris, in
the Supreme Court, Judge Donahue this
afternoon granted an order requiring the
defendants to show cause on thu 18th inst.
why receiver should not be appointed,
and also why the injunction should not be
iesued, and in the meantime and until
further order Of the Court the defendants
and their agents ara restrained from inter.
ferihg with the partnership assets and the
firm Of Grant & Ward from selling the
same or appropriatiug the same to the pay
ment Of any debts Of the firm without
leave Of the Court. The order and injunc-
ton were granted upon tho complaint and
affidavit OF VIM. X. Vanderbilt, president
Of the New York, Chicago 4 St. Louis Rail-
road Compauy,
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ANOTHER DISASTER,
The City OF Portland Wrcaked-AIl on
~. BOnrQ keAcucd. -rE -

. = Is
The City of Portland wreelted-All on
Boerq Reseucd. ss
NRockLAND, ME., May S.-The steamer
Olty Of Portland, Capt. Laseom, OF the In
ternational. Line, from Boston for:st,J Johns,
struck aledge in Fisherman's Island chan.
mel at 1876 this morning and sunk. She
will be total lors. The passengers and
crew were eayed. She left Portland at S:45
last evening and was in charge Of Pilot
Ribber when nhe struck, the cap
tain being aslpe9 ip his sts,eroom. The
ledge on which sheatfuck is buoyed and Tho
accident was caused by the boat going too
near the buoy. She struck heavily and ca.
reened, but did not sink till all on board
we're taken Of. Tine mate went in boat
to Qwlshead harbor, some three miles dis.
tant, and dispatched a meesenger to Rock.
land for assistance. a. ~ fI
In three hours from the time the boat
struck the steamer Rocklsnd, Of the
Boston and Bangor Line, wes aloncside
and those on board, with their barvape
were transferred to her and taken to Rock
land Previous to the arrival Of the ROCK
land, 10 women,9 children and | man yert
taken of by sloop and landed at Owls
head. The City Of Portland lies viii
only her bow above water apd Ia rapid!
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Health Exhibition.

(, LONDON, May S.-The International
Health Exhibition, under the Presidency
Of the Prince Of Wales, wau opened to-day
in state by the Duke, Of Cambridge, on be.
half Of the Prince Of Wales. The exhibi.
ton, which is situated on the site of the
International Fisheries Exhibition last
year, has been got up on magnificent
ecale. The Duke Of Cambridge, comman.
der in chief of the army, attended by a
brilliant staff, and the Mayor and CORPORA.
ton OF London, with other military and
civic dignitaries, proceeded to the .exhibi.
tion, where, after tho usual formalities had
been gonethrough, His Royal Highness Dc.
clared the Exhibition, TO be duly opeu. A
luncheon followed, at which congratulatory
speeches were delivered, and later on the
building WAS thrown open to the public
generally. The objects Of thu undertaking
are to awake the public to true sense Of
Of health, and to educate them up to a
higher state Of sanitation.
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Tho Bou,,pnrte ;.nn.tly

PARIS, May S.-Prince Jerome, in reply
to the request OF his partisans TO explain
the position Of his son, Prince Victor, said:
lnasmuch as Victor has already declared
respect for and submission to his fathe.'s
will, it is needless to submit iurther quee.
tions to him. The question whether France
will be an empire or republic is OF second
ary importance. The people will settlo
this. The republic cannot be displeasiny
to a descendant Of the first consul. The
name Of Napoleon aignifea the develop
ment Of French revolution, respect for
the national sovereignty, love for the peo.
pie, and desire to effect social reforms and
to deliver the democracy from over.ween-
ing Importance and extravagant sxpecta-
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The Marlne Hnnk Fnilnre.

NRw YonH, May San assignment was
filed to-day for the benefit OF the creditors
in tho county clerks office in connection
with the suspensions Of the Marine Bank,
and Grant & Ward. James D. Fisher filed
the assignment to John H. Morris. 1t
directs the payment in full Of any obliga-
ton he may bs under to any trust fund or
estate for which he is liable individually or
as trustee, the payment OF any obligation
he may be under TO the Marine Bank, the
payment Of any liabilities he may be under
to the assignment or guarantee, o on any
Ward, which were discounted for or at his
request, and upon which be received the
proceeds; alec all Indebtedness incurred
for which he is liable jointly with any
other persons equally and proportionately
as far as the same will 20. The assignment
Of Fred. D. Grant was made to Jas. Nc
Nance. - .l
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breaking up. She had on board As passen.
gers, 53 officers md crew and very light
freight. II was clear and light at the time
o. the accident, and the buoy could be
plainly seen about Thirty feet from the
steamer. A heavy sea was running. IP17
Tho steamer struck going at full speed,
and striking hard enough 10 prevent her
aiding Of, thus escaping the additional
horror of drowning all on board. Captain
Laacom was in bed at the time. When he
retired the steamer was on the outside
course, but as tho weather was threatening
when abe reached Manheagan, first pilot
Blbber altered her course to Muscle
ridge. Tho passengers were mostly bound
to Eastport and St. John, and were landed
here and cared for at the hotel and forward.
ed to their destination by railroad. The
first pilot saye: "rhe only explanation
! can give Of the accident Is the buoy had
drilted out Of place. Had The steamer gone
her width to southwark she would have
cleared all right" { l.ti T, ss,1TIs5 TTaiII
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THE uARFIELD MONUMENT.
Forty.threc Designs Received by the Az.
.f.|.. ..tHl.F.. hOciatiOn. |a .I

CLEVELAND, May S.-Eorty.lhree deslgnf
for tho Garfield monument, Of which
eleven are models and thirty.two drawings
were received by the association on May /,
the day fixed by the invitation Issued 10
artista In October last. These designs are
from France, Italy, Germany, England and
the United States. Their arrangement is
now in progress in The art gallery of. L.
Ryder, where there isan excellent skylight
and plenty Of space. Each design has a
motto or mark to identify the artist and
his work and Is accompanied by sealed
envelope, bearing similar mark and con.
tanning the artists name.
The designs will therefore be examined
and passed upon without knowing the
names Of the artists who made them. The
collection Of designs is varied and elaborate
and shows that much thought has been
given the subject, and much qualification
is expressed over the result. The designs
have not been exhibited to the public and
no action has been taken by the trustees.
The iirst examination by the trustees will
be made May l4!h. II is probable that no
decision -will-bs made for some weeks. -.
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MusclE, IND, May s.-Wesley Reese,
twenty years old, whose home is six miles
southeast Of this city, committed SUICIDE
some time after midnight last night, after
writing q letterto his parents assigning no
cause save that he was troubled within
himself. He took bis revolver and buggy
line and went to the orchard, where lie
climbed a tree, fastened one end Of the
line around his neck and the other to q
limb; then taking the revolver he shot
himeelf through the brain, and fell to the
ground and died instantly, the line break
ing In the fall. The cause assigned by the
coroner was mental excitement following
the persistent reading Of blood and thunder
stories found in yellowback novels. 81, !;
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ANIMAL INDUSTRY BUREAU.

Tho Action ofthe chicago Cattle Hrok ers
Agatnst II Denounced. 7t.E
From Our Special Correspondent. ~
WASHINGTON, May S-A good deal Of
indignation is expressed by the cattle
growers OF the West and Southwest at the
action of the Chicago cattle brokers in at.
tempting to defeat the bill to establish q
Bureau Of Annual Industry. There are
to-day dozen men in this city represent
ing owners OF several millions OF cattle, who
are doing all they can to urge the concur.
renee Of the House In the amendments OF
the Senate. These men do not ask the pass.
age ef the bill solely because their pockets
are affected, but upon the broad ground
that every man who eats beef has an in.
teres. in tho passage OF the bill. Emory
A. Ssorrs, representing the Chicago bro.
kers, has been very loud in his denuncia.
ton Of the bill, and he has never hesiteted
to assert openly that he hes the power TO
defeat the bill. He has 80 much confidence
in his assertions of:power that he is willing
10 back them with the contents of his
pocket book. The cattle men, on the other
hand, say that the bill will "ill a long.felt
want" and they are determined that it
shall pass. &
They state that il the Chicago opposition
becomes too obstreperous they will start
in opposition to the Chicago slaughter
housoa, which will be felt at once. One
Of the gentlemen raid to-day: "Chicago
has virtual monopoly Of the cattle
slaughtering industry at present, but we
are determined to ship our animals further
south or erect slaughter houses Of our own
if Storrs and his clique succeed in defeat
ing this bill. In Colorado, Iowa, Arizona
and other territories, there are enough men
who have the means and determination to
carry out; the project. The Chicago dealers
wantto Tx the price OF beef, hence they
desire no, restrictions upon the cattle
moving trade. They have no interest in
preventing the st.oad Of disease; We have
,pf We Tsp. Tho III passed."
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a Colorod pnsiori, AnncnI

iBALTlMoRE, Mn, May s.-The appeal
from Rev. W. R. Carson, OF the East Texas
Conference WAS brought before the African
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
to-day to have righted certain wrongs
which be claimed were inflicted on him by
the annual conference Of his district at
Waco, Texas, in 1883. The charges were
insubordinstion, immortality and in.
temperance. The appeal was made
on the grounds that there was only a
verbal charge, no specifications as 10 timo
or place Of the o0ense, and that be was
not brought face to face with his accuser;
that Bishop R. H. Cain, presiding over
the District conference, was the accuser Of
Carson, and influenced the finding OF a
verdict Of guilty and a suspension Of one
year against Carson, that eighteen voted
fol, conviction and twelve Tor acquital; and
Of those who voted for conviction ten were
not members Of the conference.
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IE.L. ~ WV" sil'f
prescryallOu of pOYeStB.

iWAsu,saToS, D. O., May s.-TAe !Ameri.
can forestry Congresse concluded It's annual
session to-day. Papers were read by Messre.
'Egleston. OF Washington, r. 7. kaksr, Of
Topeka, Kansas, and Il. L. Fernsv, Of New
York, on 'The Value ard Management ot
Timber Lands" A general discugsion
upon tho subject showed the prevailing
sentiment gta that the land laws Of the
United stAUs shoald he amended 60 as to
distinguish between simple agricultural
lsud, which might be almost arid MAD
treettua, and valuable timber lands OF the
ppulic, ,dcmsin. 1t was urged that the preser.
yation Of timber lands was q matter Of
national importance and such land should
b Withdrawn from settlement Or public
dsPosaA i9s y5 s5.:...5,,,,.. (.
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Welisbi,,s.

Robinson's circus is all the.talk now. Bows
are saving up -nickelu to berssdy: . =. -
Mr.=Wbeeler, salesman at G. H. .'BrackeYl,a
has accepted position in thu First National
Bank. and will enter upon his new duties
next Monday. 50 ~. ',' :
Little Geo. De Fossett, son OF Jim De Fcs
aett, who WAS given up by his phygIcian T.
few days ago, hearslllel and is now on iair
way to recover NJ - -. - :
A gentleman dropped into the Salvation
Army barracks here Wednesday, njeL. ior
the first time through curiosity. Yesterday
he said he ives astounded at the e!cououcc
and earnestness of their leader, Capt. htamm,
in her prayers Nor and appeals to ihe sinner.
She is lady OF no ordinary ability and com.
mands the best Of order. r.'sE'
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American Mcdicnl Associatiop,

WASHINGTON, May s.-Tho third days
session Of the American Medical ABsocia-
ton was attended by 1,240, which rep.
yesented the total attendance. #a5S
: Dr.. Eeller, Of Arkansas, presented reso-
luton which recited that in 3 few years the
cremation Of the dead would be regarded as
a sanitary necessity; that the decision Of the
Courts pronounced this method legal; and
that IRON 9 hygienic, religious and senti-
mental standpoint this method Of dispos.
ing Of the remains OF tho dead wes the best.
The author referred to the fact that the re-
mains Of the late DR.. Gross were now on
their way to be cremated, and he asked
the adoption Of the resolutions as the opin-
ion II ths association. The Chair ruled
that as the RESOLUTION introduced was new
business it was out Of order at thip time.
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THE CUBAN lNsURnECT,oS.
Moro Arrests Mnde-The Recent Rebel
lion In Spain.

IoA Al Sphlus
HAVANA, May S'-Several military pris.
oners arrived yesterday from the interior,
They are the commander Of the regular in.
fantry battalion stationed at Cienfuyos, the
sub-lieuteuaut Of artillery at Holguin, and
two sergeants and five soldiers Of the Glen.
fugos garrison.
General Castillo has dispatches from
Madrid notifying him that there has been
found in the papers seized at the lodgings
and on the corpse of Lieutentsnt
Maugo, and on the bodies { OF
eight soldiers slain with him during
the late insurrection at Figueros, Spain,
notes and clues which eatablished. tEe Iact
that the military conspirnctes discovered at
Bodaios, and also moro recently at Villa.
carlos had far.reaching ramifcation in
the ranks Of the Spanish army in Cuba,
These dispatches and the arrests haye
still more enfeehled Captain. General Cas-
tillo. who, it is said, forwarded his
resignation by steamer Mays. Meantime
Castillo directs censorship with renewed
vigor. It is SUSPECTED the letterp, especially
from tho United States, will be carefully
ecrutinized. -,
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Saul Am onE tho Prophets.

PHILADELPHIA, May S.-Another excit-
ing scene was enacted at the session of the
Methodist conference. While resolution
arranging the order Of the election Of OH.
GERS was under discussion a little, aged
man, with white hair aud beard and
weak voice, stepped down one
Of the aisles Of the pa,quet circles near
the stage and claimed the attention OF the
chair. "Mr. President" he said, ain view
Of the apathy prevailing here this morn.
ing ! wish to urge upon this body the i'm.
portance of,the study OF tho word Of God,n
HE is not a~member Of this house"
shouted delegate, and the chair repeated
the statement, Then the conference burst
intoalRugh, and the little old man withdrew
to one side. He had not gone ten steps
before bluecoated police officer tapped
him on the shoulder and invited him to
leave the floor, He quietly followed the
minion OF the law and made his way out Of
the hall amid murmurs OF "Appoint him
to the American Bible Society,"" ~ ct bis
remarks be referred to the Committee on
the State OF the Church." etc. f-s.ta
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ALICE OATES, the once gay and festive,
who filled with fashionable audiences the
fashionable theatres Of the great citiea, has
played herself out in the small towna,
collapsed with a dull thud," lit out Tor
New York, and left her company atranded
on the sterile chores Of Pittsburgh. This
is not the ire. indication that q decent re.
gard for public opinion good property"
ior public performer. It requises the
genius Of Bernhard 10 make hsgrant
vice toerable to paying houses.
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Not n Success as N nHlel,vnyI,n,opu an. p

GALVESTON, May S.-The Nears' Dallas
special aayf: Lucien Poles, aged 10, living
near Hutchins, stole his fathers horse and
rode to Lancaster, where, alter disposing
OF it, he returned, mounted another
animal and armed with a ehot gun
took the roada as q full Aedged highway.
man. Riding 10 schneiders store he
brought his gun 10 bear on the
proprietor, demanding money or hia
life, which was answered by five
saots from the store-keeper's revolver,
whereupon the young hopeful put spurs to
his horse and escaped. IA posse have gone
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A High HHudeu OutrRge,

GALVESTON, Tx, May s.-The MEt
Laredo special Gays \ AT noon to-day; the
Mexican Federal troops marched from the
garrison and formed into line in front Of
Milina Bros. Bank in Ncw Laredo.
4 presnptory demand / was: made
for 81 900 claimed due the government,
aud upon refusal by MI. Dave Milina, an
American cit;zsn, and part owner Of the
bank, the Government officials entered
the bank aud took, out twenty sacks Of Bil.
yer o! $500 each and marched Of. There
is intense excitement on both sides Of the
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New York, May S-The World to-day
says: The belief that the affairs Of the Ma
rine Bank arc not in as good condition as
expected is Strengthened by the fact that
while the bunk should have had in lis vaults
a reserve Of Sl,S00,000 against its deposits
OF $500, 900. yeL its suspension was caused
by it's inability to meet clearing house
balance Of $3.50, 900 except by turning over
collaterals TO the extent Of 100000. II
the reserve was in the bank ss required by
law, why should the bank have suspended? ;?
And if not in the bank, where is the
money? These arc questions asked by
anxious depostors.
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LONDON, May S.-The Empres, E1genie
is making rapid progress in the revision
Of Rouhers "S1emoirs OF the French Em-
pire." ~ f7.
"The Lille Of Queen Victoria" by Sarah
Tyler, edited by Lord Ronald, will soon
be Issued. The, Royal family assisted in.
ilB preparation. ....I,70 :
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Disputes orthe Conservative Party.

LONDON, May s.-Henry Chaplin, Con-
servativo member Of Parliament, writes to
the Standard that whatever alteration is re.
quired to place the Conservative party upon
a popular basis should be effected through
the recognized leaders and not in defiance
Of their counsel. The Times leader SAYS :
"The real question at issue between
Churchill and the conservative leeders is
whether the internal organization OF the
party is to be established upon popular
representative basis as Churchill advocates.
or shall remain upon secret and ire.
sponsible basis. On this broad and IN:
mistakable issue there can be no doubt
that Churchill Is right" 4 -
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Tus hold tim. Samuel G. Tilden and
James G. Blaine have upon their respect.
i've parties is something phenomenal in
politics, 1t is not often that two such men
topiront ecch other. II their parties nom
mate them We shall have square fight
and isir test Of party strength.
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PlGnu the Hnby Act.

NEW YoRK, May S.-Annie N. E5bert,
through her guardian, brought action in the
Supreme Court to recover $4,000 damages
from Augustus NJ. Eskert for breach Of
promise Of marriage, and he was locked
up because Of want OF bail. His counsel
instituted suit to vecate the order Of arrest
on the ground that both plaintiff and de-
fendant, being under the age OF twenty
one, they were both unable to make CON
tract OF marriage. Judge Donahuc vacated
the order Of arrest on that ground.
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Or the iohy.one Democrats who voted
oo,;ust The Morrison tariff bill there ia
n,ob, bly not one who would have had any
! chance to return to Congress If he had
voted the other way. Some oI Morrison's
io,lowers were in the same predicament
Int didn't realize it.
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sympnthized WIN Germany.

PARIS, May s.-The Figaro states that
Partevier, Secretary Of the French Con.
sulate in New York, and now in parip,
charged with expressing sympathy with
the Germans before, during and after tho
war, does not appear in public, Prime
Minister Ferry has ordered official INQUIRY
into the case, =. Il. ", ~. q :. - ~
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Why he Lett tho Stnte.

LOUISVILLE, May s.-Lewis G. Garrigus,
a prominent attorney who left Kentucky
for Indiana because, it is said, his life wa,
not safe in this State, brought suit against
A. Frazier and j.. S. Stanley for $1,000
for shooting and wounding him at Russells.
villej KY, last year. The plaintiff will be
Represented by Senator Voorhees,, 1,.l
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k..Hr.U-r' Ir-rbr-HH - ~
Barbed Wire Advanced,

ST. LOUIS, No, May sat q large meet
ing Of the barbed wile manufacturers held
here this, afternoon, presided over by;IJ.
B. Oliver, Of Pittsburgh, 1t was decided
OWN to. the increase Of the cost OF raw,
material to advance the price Of wire a
quarter Of q cent, /. i.!is M ti5is,ri;iii ] ]
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II VIII Work ThatSNnx,

&NEw YoRK, May s.-Concerning the
strike Of workmen at his silk factory at
West Hoboken, Mr.. John Comby says be
offered the men "a instead of % csuts a
yard, promising to restore the wages when
times are better. He thinks the defeat oi
the Morrison bill will enable him to ra.
store wages soon. l%.s n
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rur Washington Post (Dem.) says, THE
,,ouse Of Representatives has passed into
,bs cou,,ol Of the Republican party"
Tbis m scores a great gain for the country.
That control msy no. be brilliant but it
will be sale. aA
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LIVERPOOL, May s.--A large party OF
friends OF Henry Irving and Miss Terry
went down the Mersey this morning on a
special steamer to meet the steamer Aura
nia, having on board the illustrious actor
and actress. Quite en- ovation followed on
the Aurania. n. N -