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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
OPINIONS IN HOOKING VALLEY.
A MINER DISCUSSES THE CHANCES OF RRSEwING
WORK ~ JANUARY.
my rFLEGRArn ~ me rRinuNR


CoLuMBUs Dec. pa leading miner from
Carbon mn who occupies position on the central Re
lief Committee said to-day " learn that a number oi
miners who wprr formerly employed Under shck,tt1
smart b ,t have promised tO begin work w the nrst
week IA ianuaiv h tho now mnps VI the M0it' Coal
tnm,Ant NJ sand Rnn wnnh The vs. ar thpn holh
nut until tbfafr thlnh there "a n phsslhliis that
the Np- tNAf Nlli MNa s,NNe chtnars that hA, rbte
hpnpieAi taNs n prNuraiit hplpteh aMNNs rtpnt
NNWhpt Uf mNpie ihai ihp tAl ttthANap VII hth w
sNtpiN ~ AN iAip, iiig hrfpNpNi NNh lNe stiNrNN W.
iNslst NiMN hiA-p,Nt mNs Wiil epAee iH bp hlNANb'
nMhA mAbpsA ANN lNNN az /" was Aihe'
nnh rs ppA sNlposi,lan fhu ava AueWNs lhelr
hUsluo,s onso. Va doa't know anything ahoNl lhpnl,
and the hr,t monh H the Sear viii disroao Nhu'her
Mego Is anything W THIS"
evan not the mluors lose hy waiting aud viii not tho
opportunities Tor employ mon he less then than Trey now
are ~
we have no chance now. They could not heoomo
worse The Carbon lil mlno Is led up so /, the Long
street mine"
Would you then, argue that the miners who have an
ncs in which they formerly worked are also hlled with
strangers T.
"wcll, would like to have them remain idle until
January has passed"
Don't You know that the Ohio Western Coal and Iron
Company is putting all its mines al Orbiston Monday,
FloodwOod and shawnee In working order and that they
will need about as many miners as have already peeh
shut out by new miners who have taken the place for
mcry occupied by those like yourself T.
"Therc may lie something in this, but there IL no In
duccmen for miners who worked in the mines already
filed to accept the situation We cannot get our places
back and our only chance would be to obtain employ
ment from this new company
This l. the opinion OF many moro who have lost their
chance OF getting their places back.
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rRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

pp,arr Dee The liabilities ~ the bohemian lana
CrrJit Company which suspended recently amount 10
13 900 600 HORNS The assets exceed me amount ut u
vil hc difficult 10 collect them Numerous siHaIl o1
are involved in the failure, and some are ruined lho
shareholders lose all their Investments
sP ,Rrs Dec 25-Gon Say, formerly Minister OF flnance
has written letter to The 81 quentin Coii' ccV
culture I'm which hc says that he has adoPteu "a.
trnc of Bastian. that taxes should only bf pan 20 ,l ~
state lie believes that protective duties on corn anu cat
tie would not benefit iafmels
ROME Dee. 25-The Pope in replying to the Chts.ln.,
CONGRATULATIONS OF the Cardinals dclolcd thc ,"Hy
position of the Papal See, vigorously ccnsf t i
estans for their machnItipns, the general HpuuA
lowed by the present state laws and the unWoIthS
insinuatons Of the Liberal prcss when the Iolu", 80"
a cholera hospital 10y the Vatican was announced an
denounced the divorce law submitted 20 the Chaoef oi
Deputies.
BrmIS, Dec 25.-sunday was the eighty ninth ami
versary Of the birthday Of Professor Leopold Won hHH
the historian Testimonials ln honor of The occasion "ei'
received by the professor from an parts "i 'rinf'
Ills strength unabatcd lie works daily upon his MS
tory. which Is now approaching complcuOn
Av,rrrDAu Dee. 2j.-Thc KoloBaic Rank announce
that te c of 900 orins ~ per cent bonds h'
been fully subscribed ana that 1t will shortly resume pay
mcnts
MADRID, Dee 2j--pdin Las been visited with severe
gales ard suow,tOrm-. Many rhlpwrccks are reporter
from the coast and much damage done to the tee-
lines
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THE FIRE RECORD.
ADANGEROUS FIRE TRAP.

MINNEAPoLIs Dee. 2J.-fhc iivc-story build
ing formerly known the Academy of Music bnt atry
rented for and offices, was partially burned '"
afternoon Tho gross loss viii reach SOU
600 Insuranccs SI5O,OOo The hrc orlgi-
mated In the nfth floor I'm tho rooms OF th"
Minneapolis Law Library. Every floor above the first Il
ma ss Of charrcd wood and the libraries and papers ~
numerous Offices are either burned or ruined by water
INC building has nlwavs been considered hrc trap ana
when II was used as aplacc of u-cncni was pronounced
ono of the most dangerous buildings IN IN" country
Tho nriuciu aud insurance arr as oloW-: Her
rick Iowrv A Icfrrk loss ON building, rl-1oup IA
srrance ~oOOO; i. II. steele. clothing loss r'uo"
Insurance 10000 This firm had stock worth Nlbu"O'
INT succeec,od In removing the most of tf Ninnri ipjls
Bar Association Law Library loss -.oooi m'uiance
t 600 The remainder of the building was occupied a-
cns hv oi,,ut Gfty LAWYERS abstract men, surveyors,
nh, si,ous. etc Their luss books, paptI-. Wsuu-
tnrits Gle will range from 5000 tO ~ 900. Insured.
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I0NpoN. Dec. 20.

CnRf,rMAs EuRorr.-Thc weather In lsris ana Lon
don cold bat me. In fi-, oWE 70 th' hps'h'' n
rch u,oplc the dn. Wna dull FOR thti-tnhH. except
ninong the German residents lincianh were
s,lltup "A pnlitlcal toy TeUrcHcniluh lilh'' il
mark and Iromtor Ferry embracing with the cry VOLTA
lee dcnx rrraalcn-" IN vienna the day was uhusnuy
ulontny owing to tho bad condition nt trade hnd IN"
damn weather. The booiha for selling Nhil' ilnbs
ntc.aus were almost deserted In Brtln ihr n'u'i ''
ivitica were M, IA ~ the Imperial palace on ,hilsna,
I've Emperor william gave prcsehis To inc "lo"
household.
FnrNcu OPPOSITION To CoRV EtWa-The ffch'n
Chamber of Commerce no London has pr1l" yea a-ti-l
tbe proposcd increase ~ corn duties 10y France ana "e
carrd Itself in favor OF free trade
CLOSING rut wU,RVs.-Tt IL stated that the recent
failures I'm the trade due tn the l'HkhE""i lhc
petroleum stored in The whary"- the Wh'iu4 cts OWING
io keen competition, having accepted tn" o ON -tl 90
vthnu rharrur euncir't to compensate Tor thc rah
ages Only half the London wharyc' are now aNhl'pe
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nllr rlAlMa nr MANlrnnA.

OTTAWA. Dee. -. Among the claims pre-
fcircd hy Nj Nouiua,. rtomoro Manitoba. against tho
pnmiuion to,rrmpnt, ia "uo of fl"onn f't o'r'h'''
incurred h, the Manitoba Ou,,rumcut Ia '"hich'ih~ "
t,,,,,d,r, ou,-ton IA, fnto tho Imperial rtN> Council
The Manitoba otumcut also rhim7 compensation Tor
All eIpcn.rs connected with Che aondns of tho winnipeg
field battery Ia Rat Portage and other measures nArn 10
assert inc .uthority cot Manitoba Ia ihrif dl-ru,d
t,r,itnrv Mr. Noruuty IN Ht plrtrnt lh Ottawa
win "A view tu settling ia t1o mht,l' WIN
the Dominion GoNrlhmenl. louay vi, N'ii', H,
Jecgatiop Mr. Nofuuhy and speaker Murray, along
with the American Consul Colonel l'"nnlhs, anu mum
tcr of other quests. at dinner AZ the trdLd lhl"i
Tntoi Cnons Robbins proposed the health OF the
queen aud Mr.. Rowe that ofthe ffe7ldeht OIL the O'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
BROKEN TO PIECES AT SABLE ISLAND.
a FRENCH BRIG LOST IN SNOW sToRM-oNLY
ONE MAN

ONE MAN SAVED.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 TnL IkIBUNEl
HALIFAX Dec. 25.-The story of another wreck
comes from Sable Island Ii is one of the saddCst
vet reported from the graveyard of the ATTAIN
tic.p The brig A. :. H., Captain LemaTchaud,
owned by Drueger 4 Co.. of st. Pierre. MlquelOn.
sailed from that place on December 10. with a
cargo of dry fish for Boston, with a crew OF seven
men. In the gale of Friday night she was dashed
10 pieces on Sable Island, and only one man sur
yived TO tell the story of the disaster his was the
first mate who arrived here in the Dominion Gov
ernmcnt steamer Landsdowne tonight and made
the following statement to your correspondents
"The day after leaving st. Pierre, we encoun-
tered heavy winds f1om the southwest which
changed on the next day to north and,
northeast. accompanied by heavy snow. At
d. m. We made out the west-end light of Sable
Island aud a few minutes later the vessel dashed
upon sand-bank The crew had suffered terribly
from the cold and the hurricane of the previous
thirty-sIx hours aud were thoroughly exhausted
and dishcartencd when the ship struck The first
dash against the sand-bar knocked the bottom out
of the vessel and she was soon broken TO pieces.
The beach was strewn with debris. Tree of the
crew were washed overheard when the vessel
struck -Four of us were left on the deck rigging
and spars which were drifting upon the
h,eakers We were in this position for
nearly an hour. Darkness was setting IN
and snow storm was raging WIN
violence. The prospects of our being saved were
gloomy indeed. The steward, in frenzy prefer
rne death to further suffering cut his throat from
ear 10 ear with razor and jumped iato the suri'
after floating in the surf for an hour captain
Lemarchaud. a sailor and myself were washed
ashore. Bat we had only escaped the horrors OF
the deem 70 be frozen. The thermometer was lo'
below zeo Our clothes were sim win
ice and or hands and feet were iroSt-
bitten. Almost exhausted. in the dark
ness In the heavy snow storm, win every
grain of sand dashing against our faces feeling
like n psbl,,e. we were III despair. We could see
the rays of the lamp In the Lighthouse three miles
distant across the sand-bar. We estafted on that
dismal Journey; but after gong one inle tne cap,
tam and the sailor lay down an exhaustion ana
despalr aud were soon frozen to death. pressed on
10 the hgbt. God only knows how got over the
sand / cannot begin to describe II to you. shall
never forget the horrors Of that night
THg LAST STRUGGLE Fon LIFE.
when within "A quarter OF mile OF the lght !
fell down exhausted, but after few minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
VESSELS ASHORE OR FOUNDERED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2j.-Ihe Signal Service
Station at Cape Haeras reports that Captain GaSRe o
the schooner Moore found the schooner ee
Wind ash ore three miles south of Whachon" met me
schooner il loaded with hay from PhiIadcph pounu W
Jordan Creek The crew were saved
PORTLAND, Ne. Dec 25-Thc captain and crew oi 'he
schooner Isabella the vessel which found ashore on
Beach Island left for Wiscasset to-day 1he captain
says that sunday night he found that ms decH ioa"
had shifted and pushed the cabin side Of the yes
sell which lng rapidly and that he abandoned her
seven miles of the Cane He and the crew were Ill a
omen boat but by careful navigation reached Richmond
Island where they were kindly cared FOR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
ENGLAND AND THE NICARAGUA TREATY.

LONDON, Dee. 25.-THc Times thiS moIHIHG'
in an article on the Nicaragua Treaty readily admits
that the treaty should be Judged IN America without i
ercncc to English interests but England. it says hos
a position of almost mprcgnahe strength and VIII pro
test against policy which violates rights covered ny
the CLAYTON Buwer Treaty II believes that thc neuer
class of Americans will not favor the scheme pul lhha
II rash 10 predict the result In Congress- ~ Is posspe
me Times saws construct aud manage caha ia ~ :
corlancr with the Clayton Buwcr Treaty. whic giving
America ampc security through pccuary or othtr IN
tcrrst in the work then IL II dodDtul whe hf
T. Engonds duty Ihe Times declares 10 preserve tho
freedom OF international trade.
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BREAKJNG UP 4 Gang OF SMUGGLERS.
fry pnro THE rRIBuNE.l

TT
BUFFALO, Dee. 2j.-Detectivc Lynch, or the
Buffalo Police Department, has captured band OF Snug
glers who have been giving United states officials con
siderable trouble OF lao. Lynch discovered three men
about midnight yesterday, who atterward gave tIelr
names as James Oara Frederick Lint and John Buck
ner driving mp to the stpr' OF August Utrck' wh're
they unloade the contents their wagon, consisting OF
500 pounds Of butter 90 pounds ot dressed chlcAeS %
pairs Of woocu stockings and 90 pairs OF wooen mtteS
Au examination showed that the goods had htsh snug
rlri and the and property were trhch over 10
United states authorities Later on Information re-
ccivci from the men, William Cramer VINO, WIN nara
brn4ht the goods acros. the river, also captured
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CRIME IND CISUALTES-BY TELEGRAPH


CINoINNAII, Dec 2J.M lllium :. klrkcr, tecrof the
Second National Bank at IrOnton ONO, indicted on
nineteen for the rnhcZIemcnt O $4,000 ~ the
banks money, was found guilty today m the United
States Court three counts charging false entries,
whereby the bank lost $1,000.
MOONsHINEIsS " LEGALLY SHOT To DEATH
ATLANTA, Ga. Dec ga dispatch from Gainesville
thai the tOrOuerh nry have decided That IN, recent
killing Of two moOnshincrs uy revenue officers WAS
justnubc.
SHOOTING \ IORSEC CAR DRIVER
fNDIANAOi-, Drc. 2J,Jt tmrs finuc M car urN Ncr'
dangerously shot last night by thni'- uiN'u'
whose object tp rob the driver Of his chhhgr n'A,
Assistance Hiuyiug promptly Haven was seil"u'y
beaten ana nfcrwtrl lOigrd On a station housc'
MURDERED BY An Unknown ASSASSIN
Clllt NGO, Dee. 2p.-J icub IpHHh Young man hlnE
near Llngyiew, Chrl4tLu county ~, nnl y9hn.
man named Adork. were btuial} assaulted itHt hghl'
Tnran ri a,liug when the as-i'Nh nien tlioh-h
window the bah entering his right side and passing
through his body lie fell dond instantly Ad0ch sptanH
from M scat ust n tns receive tne aocund shot IN
the breast and he also fell Tho assassin He'd, leaving
no cew.
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reused myself, made final effort 10

reused myself, made final effort 10
save my life and crawled the resi-
Of the distance on my hands ana Knees
reaching the lighthouse at O'Clock in the morning
six hours after leaving the frozen bodies of my COM
rades. After | recovered from my eXhaustion;
told the story of the wreck and at daylight oil.
cials started for the scene Of the dsaster hui cond
only find the wrcckage covering the beach. ne
bodies of the captain and the sailor were iounu ahn
hutird in the sand where they fell. The steward
body was washed ashore and buried near where the
vessel struck"
Captain Guildfoul of the landsdownc. who mas
had over forty years experience on his coast, say
that the late gales were anOug the worst lie sitt
saw. The sipiw storm uf fiidav night was so 'mcK
that hp could not see his fret officer at the olhei
end of the bridge. The vapur ium the water nv
Sable lsand iOsc to the height oi Thirty ieet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
MISSING 1ELEGRIPH OPERA IOR
IN, rrLrcnArn TO ruE rRrnrVg.

READING, Dec. 25.-Ihis community was con-
,,deraby startled to-day by the announcement OF the
mvsterions disappearance Of Frederick H. "afllan'
manager Of one of the Philadelphia and Reading tee'
praph offices IN This city, and also agent Tor Goa" h
iron company. Gartlan J. lame ana 'e"''s wiz ~"
three small children. lils VIE staleu .ouay "'' '"'
49,, ,., ,o., ,or bushon nd since last saturday and al
though reticcnt on the subject knows hotmnB ol ns
Some THINK he has sailed ior LONDON Wns.o
m i,,J some twpntyfve years ago lie II about i0iy-
ay, Years vi age highly educated and was az ohe 'o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26

INpIANAPOIIs, Dee. 25.-1hc Laporte Saw
ings Bank closed its doors to-day and was placed I'm
charge of Receiver Seth Eason. Assets about 100000
Liabilities. 1000 John sutherland, tho president,
SAYS the dcposora will he paid In full II ia charged
that Jacob Nnng cashier caused the suspension, by re-
porting the Auditor o state some transactions where
i'm the bank had not strictly complied with the state law
Ills doing his intended removal by the
al irpt
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SUNK OFF EDDYsTONE LIGHT.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Ihc steamer Chcly TIT" an"
the bark IIomcstrand were In collision yesterday oil hd-
dvstonc and both vessels sunk The crews now
ever, escaped in the boats.
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nuRNrp 10 pEAIu N nIs HOUSE.

Mansfield. Penn. Dee. 21.-At Bells llol-
1ow suburb uf this borough, THE motnns,a double
frame house WaR burned onc puttinu was occupied 10y
lohn tinnos aud hia wife aud i've children. and the
nihrt Il, Thomas ltoll. who n,cd alone. At = q. m'
ttuura entered the hnuar aud accidentally ur4 lhm,
rttinp Hfu in the huilmg Witch burned r" uul'kl'
that ho had barely umo To trn,uo hla
family. All viutta to HhNr Nul were
futile Ito sunpnHrd u have hrrn arrpihs 1uuhN ~
before hc ronlifcd his poslou His oharcd body Waa
r. /, af
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PRINCE AND the CHINESE.
GENERAL II MAsslNG TROOPS AT PEI-IiO
ADMIRAL CouRpFr NORTHUMBERLAND DE
i,IsIr rnnMoTED-TnE RLOCkADE

ADMIRAL COURpFT DisCOURAGfD-dtNthAL III
i'IsIE rRONoTED-THE BLOCKADE -
SHANGHAI Dee. 25.- II is UNDERSTOOD that 0o'"oV
Chinese troops under ii Hung Chang are nassed II,
.pei-ITo The works at Port Arthur, on the "uii ~
pe-Chi-Ii built by German artillery officers MAKE
the strongest fortress in the North of China ih'y
are mounted with heavy Gatling aud Nordenieiu'
gums. The entrance to the port is onai1iep VIII
iotppdoes The chinese have warmed ihe it'h'n
that ,hpy intend to make an attack. .., a..t -.
pAtis. npr %. Dipiieis iiUm the iicnch nee w
kpnna state that Admiral tQuihet "a Nv nin, WV
tpd over his ri,epi nhriidn. " Is ienleH t1n' w
panrd continue ihp bppiatirns lhr hlntNaue VIZ
hai ~ iesNiis The htitalN hmons the nooNs ~
Mrtthsinu. a.. ,...,, af ,eu.
II il ipaiNph ffem irtlN ihAi 'he hnp'1 ~ WA
site hts ntUun7pd that ile shhirnth w V'ntp wv
pas,ud UnuN AiA hipN, thp spttlA'N ~ Y. NNNn
lhaNg, WhoW lhn hOard hrlds ,psiwNs,NW w ''@
jouts,U jraN, II 10 WWplrl 'hHl ~, NWs
Chaug viii Nloloede ~ IhN suc,o'An mhNN WIN
Iioncral lreIo do lisle has heen rrop"'en ln hn y
gouoral ot division ~ recognition p' us s"'"''
IN lonquin. -, . ,,...,,
thai France purchased English vessels 10 iake ie-
mforocments To ronquln II declares thht we
Frcnch III rcantio malino - fully equal lo al "o-
mands.
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CAPTURING 4 SAFA R0BBER.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Dee. 2j.-Otto Muller,
alias John Tapper who robbed college cafe ~ IT,
Marys Kansas last Tuesday night captured here u"
day ~ be boarding a train for the East over
~ 900 of the money stolen recovered. Muller u
" hard character and n II thought by the olri5 u.
l. wanted Ia Iepsc. Germany, Tor serious on 20 n
confederate tO wh0,. hr had given over sJVo 81 '"o
stolen money was also arrested
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DRIFTING A MURDERER TO 4 SWAMP.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRinrSEl

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRnrNEl
BALTIMORE, Dec. 25.-ConstaOIe Miles, OF
wcstoyer special officers started out to-day 10
arrc- Captain John Williams the yser dtedser charged
with the murder OF OF his crew, o. H. Msyher' ID
November They learned that he was stopping at the
h,.. ~ fl friend uc,r Jamestown As the officers en-
tered th, house he escaped by the back way He was
fliowed Tor several mics ana was lost IN swamp W
snfn was arrested and under oath stated that Cap
AIN Wllans m ,ictrd Mayner assisted by Ruius FUR
r.l
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BR0UGHT H0ME or a WlRRANL

Bo-roY, Dee. 2j.-lnspcctor lIanscom re-
turned This afternoon from Minneapolis with Herman
Gowan. alias Henry HolbroOk. II his custody ho'
brook was arrested q charging him with INC
llrment ol funds hclOugiI gtp H. H. Nrisner 80
of YORK. Penn, whom he represented IN BOSTON, nc
woman who accompanied him anne back also ana h''
gone home TO her parents.
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SUING A LIVE srocK COMPANY.

OMAHA. Dec 25.-Nino suits have been In
stnted IN the Lincoln County niatrot Court against tho
H. Rankin Live stock Company OF Chicago, io recover
si15 damages alleged to have boon sustained by tho
pantts hy ot their herds contracting Spanish or
Texas fevrr from defendants cattle, Tho defendants
last spring brought 5000 IrNans into western Nebraska,
hv which, Is sand this disease was brought into tho
State. Upnn Application of tho dcfrndants attorneys,
nuaa NlalclAaN remnANl 20 The Lnderll Ouurl.
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BISMARCK DEpRECArEs POPULAR AID.

BERLIN, Dee 25.-lhe NorH German Gd-eHc
to-day has official note, advising the Abandonment VI
the scheme to public fund to pay Tor an assistant
for Prince bismarck II says that the factions In the
Reichstag which are united by common hatred OF tue
Chancellor dare not again the credit soiceo ny
the Government. -. ia
The National Gd-efte saws that the Government mas ue
cldcd abandon the proposed Bour>c tax III us lr'I,
hill for the taxation ot speculative an"
commercial dealings is being prepared
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A PANIC IN 4 THEATRE.
FRIGHTENED BY A Guy OF fIRE-ONLY oNK PER-
son HURT.

NEw-HAvEN, Dec. 2o.-A panic occurred III
Bnnnell's Museum here tonight. The house was
crowded and drunken man near the
entrance made disturbance and an
officer undertook to arrest him. Al this some indscrce
pcrson in the audience raised The cry Of Fire.! and Tor
about ten minutes pandcmonun rcgned men shouted,
women tainted and children cried. news
hoy iunlcd from the gallery 10 the
lower nOOr, sustaining eHEhl Hllilt-'
Tho manager aud Mrs. Hollywood from the stage man
aged 10 make themselves heard, aud assured The audi
,ce that There was fire and cause for alarm. Then
the audience began 10 quiet down and some laughed
hvstercaly The clothes Of many were torn aud dam
aScd INF fortunately although many slightly in
iured. no one seriously hurt
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SETTLING TIE CONGO QUESTIONS.

berlin, Dee. 25.-Gcncrai Sahloru' INT
American delegate to the Congo Conference proposes
that opium bc included under the rule prohlpllhs TIC
sale OF alcohol in the Congo territory
IL is announced that the Austrian convention WIN
the African International Association has been s2ned
and that Russia is also arranging convention WIN inc
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AGROUND ~ btifERMiik CHANNEL

The itan freight sieamei Mnnd lihfnah' whieh
had hepn loaiina with wheat ~ ihe Atlantic hehs
bioohltn, siaf,ei tesleidht ~ low 'ide 80 ao w
,he hn, VI toNaiess-siu io Hutch loaoiha, Nos' w
las, e,,ao w,s af,. aod AZ tho hpad of iiNNelNlih
(haWuNl shp pyNuNheiNn the hAr \ NNWhrt ~ wee
wo,N sprNIpd ~ eel hpl oll, anh NheN 'hp ''Va sp
she loaiVd az ! H. W, tApaW MlVAh saiN 1Nn NHa
Mas hnund lho vessel Is owned ~ tpeAnd Ano
phes hntwcon tms poit and tho Nrniie'lahiNM
sho draws 30 foot OF water and Was "b""' "'''
luAdol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
oGLE me coUNrERfEIThR, ARRESTED.

MEMPHIS, Dee. 25.-Miles Ogle, noted coun-
terfciter. arrested mere to-day by NJ :" bauer "t
the United states Secret Service Three thousand dol
, ir tondolar counterfeit bills the Third National
Rank Of Cncnn, ,as found upon hi- pcrson oglc has
,itrnIv scrvcd terms IN pcnltentiatic' III Ne"'lok
uin and pruusy .utn fDr counierieltinG II" VA. d~
parged nom tho prison IN Pennsylvania Ia July, le'J
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
A NEW p Rr FOR BuENos AYREs.

.~BrENos AYRTs. via Galveston. Dec. 25.-Ac-
cnrlng to the tcru of the contract r the construction
Of port here at cost of e2ooooooo. second canal
will he made n ho road.tcal n will hc 10 huomot',
lam, and II feet ocp dock viii also loo 'rn4iiu'i'i
in nut If tho rit, The contract has boon FEh'd nht
has not ga yet boon mad, public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26

caused the sports" here to take fresh hearts ana every
effort being made to have the postponed four round
contest between thcAmetcan Champion,John L. sullivan,
and Paddy Ryan decided I'm this city D0mnick Mcthney
IS stl here and his readiness 10 meet ether
of these heavyweighs with, or without gloves ana
fight TO a finish"