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T-ELEGRAPHIC ~BREvITIEs

At Northampton, Mass, the Elisha
Graves house, over two hundred years old,
was burned yesterday, 1t was a cherished
relic.
1t is reported from Gloucester, Mass.
that the schooner Nelson G. Mcfarland
was lost at sea and five fishermen were
drowned.
The April returns of the department
of agriculture make the winter wheat area
about 27,6Oo, 900. The wheat averages
95 to 100.
The earnings of the Northern Pacific
for its first week in April are S3l7, 600
an increase of sl52,O 900 over the CORES
ponding week of last year.
Major c. j. Dickey, of the 22nd infan.
try, U. S. A, now stationed at Santa Fe,
n. NJ, was married in indianapolis last
evening, to Miss Lavalette Davidson, q
grand daughte of the late Governor Noah
Noble. o
IA fire at Pensacola, Florida, yesterday
morning destroyed the Louisville & Nash.
vile freight depot, Hoffman House and
several other structures, causing a loss Of
sos. OOO.
, 1884-04-11

DETROIT, Mich, April IO.-The second
wrestling match came off tonight in this
city, between Ross, of Cleveland, and Nc
Laughlin, of this city. There was a large
attendance. The match was for one thou
sand dollars a side, receipts of house, and
mixed wrestling championship. There
were two falls, collar and elbow, two side
hold, one catch as catch can, in jackets.
First bout, collar and elbow, lasted seven
minutes; won by Mclaughlin. Second,
side hold, four minutes; won by Ross.
Third, collar and elbow, two minutes; won
by Mclaughlin. Fourth, side hold, one
minute; won by Ross. Fifth, catch as
catch can, eight minutes; won by Nc
Laughlin. At the conclusion of match,
Mclaughlin challenged the japanese ath-
lete, Matsade Sarakichi, who had come up
with the Cleveland party, but as the Jap.
insisted upon wrestling without jackets,
nothing came of the challenge, McLaugh-
insisting on jackets.
, 1884-04-11
Political Pointers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April lO.-The
republicans held conventions of all the
congressional districts of the state to-day
to select delegates to Chicago. The dele
gates, almost without an exception, favor
an Indiana man, with a strong preference
for Senator Harrison. For second choice
Blaine leads, and his name always goes
with Lincoln for vice president.
LAwRENcEBURG, Ind, April 10.-The
delegates to the Chicago republican con-
~vention from the fourth district favor Har-
rison.
New York, April l0.-A majority of
the delegates from Brooklyn to the repub-
lican state convention which chooses dele
gates to the Chicago convention are anti
administration.
PENN YAM, N. Y, April lo.-The
twenty-ninth republican congressional con
v%ention elects a Blaine delegation to Chi
cago. One of the alternates favors Ed
munds.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, April lO.-The repub,
lican congressional convention voted down
a resolution endorsing Blaine.
, 1884-04-11
Bad State of Affairs.

ST. LOUIS, April l0.-The Globe Dem
ocrat prints a special from City of Mexico
stating that the feeling against the recently
enacted stamp tax is still very bitter, and
the situation is critical. Business is sus-
pended in many parts of the republic, and
the merchants generally are assuming a
very determined attitude. 1t is reported
the government intends to declare the acts
of the merchants in closing their stores as
revolutionary, and that their licenses be
revoked, and that they be compelled to
pay heavily for the privilege of reopening
their stores. Another statement is that
the Mexican senate has passed to second
reading a bill repeating the stamp act, but
as the government is not in sympathy with
this move, it is very doubtful whether the
bill will finally pass.
A dispatch from Matamoras says the
condition of affairs of the government is
deplorable; charges of financial ~rottenness
and intimates there will be a revolution il
a better state of things is not speedily
brought about.
, 1884-04-11
An Old Illinois Couple Slaugh-
tered In Bed.
The Supposed Murderer Mar
rowly Escapes Lynching.
Many Other Criminal Events
Throughout the Country.
Another Double Murder.

CHICAGO, April 1O.-The Daily News,
NATION, Ills, says that an attrocious
double murder was committed near Rari,
dan, Coles county, last night of an aged
couple named Fleetwood. They were
found in their beds this morning with
their threats cut. No trace of the perpe-
traitors as yet has been discovered, and no
cause is assigned for the crime, unless that
of robbery.
CHICAGO, April l0.-The Daily NetoS'
Matoon, ILL.,, special gives the following
additional details of the double murder of
the aged Fleetwood couple near Random:
The old folks slept on the first floor, o
married daughter, a small child and a
hired man, James Winkleback, slept up
stairs, All retired early. The daughter
was walked later by hearing Winkleback
going down stairs but dozed off and was
again wakcned by hearing a sound as of
blows being struck in the room below but
wen to sleep again, and again was reused
by the smell Of smoke. She called to the
hired man that the house was on fire. He
told her to Jump out of the window. She
ran down stairs and found the bed in
which her father and mother lay on
fire. Winkleback, at her request, went
reluctantly to rouse the neighbors.
She extinguished the flames and found
the aged couple with their threats cut and
their heads beaten in. Winklebaek was
suspected. He had blood on his trousers
and wore a clean shirt, though he had on
a soiled one when he retired at night.
The well was pumped dry and his axe,
covered with blood and hair, found at the
bottom of it. Winkleback stoutly as
serted his innocence. The coroner's jury
held him for murder. The sheriff started
with him for the jail at Charleston. A
crowd of 500 who had collected at the
scene, threatened to lynch him before
morning. The old couple had no money
in the house and the reasons for the crime
are unknown.
CHICAGO, April 1O.-A Nous Charles
ton, ILL.,, special says the sheriff succeeded
in getting Winkleback, the supposed
murderer of the Fleetwood couple, away
from the crowd at the scene of the tragedy
and landing him safely in jail there. A
revolver, which Winkleback acknowl-
edges is his, was found with two chambers
empty. 1t is believed he shot Mrs. Fleet
wood with it before crushing her head
with an axe.
, 1884-04-11
Precautionary Measures.

OTTAWA, April 10.-The a why
additional guards have been placed in the
parliament buildings has at length trans.
pired. A few weeks ago, a man from
Chicago styling himself DIR. Cosse,
wrote to Sir John Macdonald, informing
him hat he knew of a plot matured in
the United States to blow up the parlia.
ment buildings with dynamite. Sir John
Macdonald gave him permission to 90
ahead with his detective business and re-
fused to give him any remuneration until
events proved the truth of his story, and
he accomplished what he promised. DIR.
Cosse, since his arrival here, has been
STAYING at the principal hotel and seems
well provided with money. The Domin-
police have closely Swallowed him, but so
far, have discovered nothing suspicious in
his behavior.
, 1884-04-11
The C., B. g. Q.'s New Issue.

BosToN, April lO.-The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad company
circular announcing formally the vote of
the directors relative to the issue of69, SIS
shares of new stock simply says the pur-
pose of the issue is paying for construc-
ton and equipment and fails further to
particularize the object. The payments
for new stock shall be made as follows:
Ten per cent May 81, and 80 per cent.
August 20, October 20 and December 20
respectively. AT the date ofthe last pay
ment the allowance of interest to that date
will be made on all previous payments at
the rate of five per cent, per annum, but
only from instalment dates.
, 1884-04-11

KEY WEST, April lo.-Mail advices
from Havana state that Agnero landed
without resistance. Numerous factions
joined him on the march to the interior.
His forces encountered troops several
times, but obliged them to retreat. Great
excitement prevails, especially in Havana,
owing to the concentration of large forces
of troops. 1t is supposed that the gov
eminent used the Agnero incident for a
display of force to intimidate the Cubans
during the next election. The govern
ment has telegraphed to Spain for more
troops. The censorship over the dis
patches has been established.
, 1884-04-11
of Crime.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, April TO-
Thomas Vedder and N. R. Pierson,
brothers-in-law drove to Goat Island yes
terday and not returning search was made
for them this morning. Persons body
was found on Luna island, shot through
the head, and the horse and buggy tied to
a tree. Vedder's clothes were discovered
lying on the ice, but no trace of him was
then found. 1t is supposed the men
quarreled and Vedder shot Pierson, after.
wards committing suicide by jumping into
the rapids. Both were respectable citi-
zens of Suspension Bridge, N. Y.
, 1884-04-11
Wants Oil Taxed.

PHILADELPHIA, April lO.-Gowen
closed his argument in the Standard Oil
Legislative inquiry yesterday. He said
that ten or twelve years ago, 20, 900, 000
barrels of oil were produced in this com
monwealth which netted railroads
from ten to twelve millions, and these re-
ceipts were then taxed by the state. Now
the oil was carried off in pipes and the
commonwealth has lost a large revenue
from this source 1t is unfair to tax
other corporations and except this one
and the laws should be changed so that
oil could be taxed.
, 1884-04-11
Hog and Cattle Market.

CHICAGO. April 10. -Cattle-Receipts,
6,40O head market active and firm
good to choice shipping, s.. goa
Sc. 80; common to medium, $3.50
s5.75; stockers, active at IS, 90; feeders.
81. 90(95. 40. corn fed Texans, 5000
600.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; market
brisk, loo higher rough packing, s5,40@
$50; packing and shipping, 5.95@$6, 80
light, 5.3O(G5.4O.
Shcep-Receipts, $500 head; marke
weak and 25c lower; inferior to fair
s3.T594.9 90 per cwt. medium to good
$5.2596. 60; choice to extra, s6,OOQ
So, so,
, 1884-04-11
wyoming Wakes Up Chicago:

CHICAGO, April DISCRIMINATING on
the resolutions recently passed by the
Wyoming stockgrowers, on the Chicago
Stock Yard brokers, the daily Netcs
says: The significance of such action
cannot be overestimated The Stock
Yards men are like the couple in the old
fable who killed the goose in order that
they might at once enrich themselves with
all of her golden eggs. They, in their
blind eagerness to make their business as
profitable as possible, are doing just what
will diminish and perhaps destroy it.
This is not the first public protest against
these charges. VIII the Stock Yards
men take warning? Little as they may
be inclined to belive it, Chicago is not a
tenth part as necessary to the cattlemen
as the latter are to Chicago. If charges
become unbearable, they will take their
stock elsewhere, 1t is only a question of
time necessary TO make other arrange
ments," Interviews with prominent
commission men show they have no in
t%ention Of taking any action in regard to
the natter They all seem firm in the
belief that Wyoming cattle cannot be
diverted from Chicago.
, 1884-04-11
FOREIGN FACTS.

The Dutch authorities have blockaded
a portion of the coast of Sumntra.
Tho Manchester & Oldham bank has
failed; debts small, and assets ample.
A Fenian, named Fitzgerald, was ar
rested in London yesterday on the charge
of treason and felony.
A private letter from General Gordon,
dated March IL, says: IF the govern
ment does not intend to relieve us, we had
better evacuate Immediately"
, 1884-04-11

LONDON, April 1O.-The Times dispatch
from Madrid, Spain, speaks as follows :
The signs Of an approach of a serious eco
nomical crisis in Cuba are daily increasing.
The continuous fall in the price of sugar
is bringing the ruin and disaster upon the
people. Unless radical measures of relief
are speedily adopted against long suffering,
the Cubans will be driven to a course of
disastrous action, If Cuba is to be saved
the cost of living must be reduced, as also
the system of administration and taxation
improved, and freer markets must be thus
obtained for her products.
, 1884-04-11
Confined Sixty Years.

PHILADELPHIA, April l0.-A dispatch
to the Times from Huntington saws that
Daniel Hawn, aged 81, died yesterday.
He had been insane for sixty years and in
all that time had been kept in solitary
confinement in a room in the house where
five brothers, all unmarried, lived. No
intercourse was permitted him with the
others during his long captivity. Two of
his brothers survive him and are owners
of 900 acres in Juniata township.
, 1884-04-11
New Geyser Basin.

BozEMAN. NJ. T., April lO.-Prospec-
tors who have just arrived from the
upper Yellowstone, bring information
that they recently discovered a new
geyser basin on the east side of the Vel
lowstone in a region of almost inaccessible
.ruggedness. The discoveries saw two
geysers in action and the evidences of
geyser-action is generally very marked.
The new basin is ten miles south of the
petrifed forest.
, 1884-04-11

SUAKM, April lO.-Sheikh Morghani
received a letter last evening from Osman
Digna stating that he would on the 18th
inst. send some sheikhs to meet Morghani
at some spot distant from Suakim, about
two hours ride, and that they would hold
a conference with Morghani on the ques-
ton of an understanding with the
Egyptian and British authorities.
, 1884-04-11
Railroad Accident.

COLUMBUS, April lO.-A disastrous
wreck occurred on the Pan Handle at
Beaver station, neal Dayton, tonight by
the spreading of the rails. The engine
and tender plunged into the creek below,
the passenger and baggage cars turning
over in a heap. Engineer Thomas was
killed. Fireman Council received prob
ably fatal injuries. Baggagemaster
Crawford was badly injured, as was also
Smith, supposed to be the postal clerk.
The passengers were all badly shakenup.
, 1884-04-11

GALVESTON, April lO.-A Netcs Rich
mond special says that a double murder
committed this morning near here, sup
posed by Jack Thornton (coloredl, of his
wife and baby, Thornton was under
indictment for seduction and married his
victim, Marie Glenn, the day previous to
escape the legal results. He is still at
large.
, 1884-04-11
Haytien Claims.

HAVANA, April lO.-The American
minister has demanded of the Haytien
government the payment of $500, 900 in
demnity for American losses on account
of the riots of September last, and the
surrender of Mote Saint Nicholas as a
guarantee that the money will be paid.
The German claims amount to $500, 900;
the French claims to an equal sum and
the English claims to S250,000. The
number of persons killed during the rcvo-
luton is officially declared to have been
1000. At Cape Hayti a collision oc-
CURED between the refugees inside the
British consulate and the guards around
the consulate. Both parties were intoxi-
Gated. The demolition of the consulate
was only prevented by the timely arrival
Of the consul. The Haytien government
has put into circulation the dreaded add,
tional 81, OOO, 900 in paper money.
Mail and passenger service from Mexico
to the United States over the Central
-..1...l $780,. ..z..l. q
, 1884-04-11

SAN FRANCISCO, April IO.-Before
proceeding in the Sharon divorce case
to-day, all persons admitted to the court
room, including the counsel, were, by
order of the judges, examined to see
whether they carried dangerous weapons.
None were found. The day was con-
sumed in arguments and the case adj
iourned to Monday.
, 1884-04-11
Killed by a Sheriff.

LITTLE Rock, April l0.-The Gazette
Texarkana special says hat Mike Berry,
a barkeeper. wa shot md killed by Dep
uty Sheriff j. 7. Clark. Berry frequently
threatened to kill Clark on sight, and
when he met Clark this morning, he
opened fire and several shots were ex-
changed by both sides, when Berry fell
dead. CLARK was arrested.
, 1884-04-11

LOUISVILLE, April I0.-News reached
here tonight of a brutal outrage in Mar
shall county, Kentucky, perpetrated by a
father on his daughter-in-law. While F.
Boyd was away from home his father, j..
Boyd, went to the house and ravished his
invalid wife, almost killing her because
she offered resistance. Old Boyd imme-
diately left for parts unknown before his
crime was discovered.
, 1884-04-11
Work Stopped.

SAN FRANCTsco, April lo.-Charles
Crocker, president of the Southern Pacific,
says that owing to the legislative agitation
over the railroad matters and the diff
culties consequent thereon to obtain the
necessary funds for the construction, he
has ordered work on the California &
Oregon railroad stopped.
, 1884-04-11
Stabbed His Wife.

PHILADELPHIA, April lO.-George
Hughes, who has been separated from his
wife for some time, was arrested for
threatening to kill her. During the trial
while his wife was giving testimony he
stabbed her.
, 1884-04-11
HOME MATTERS.
Congress Attempting to Patch
Up the Electoral College,
And Prevent a Repetition of
the Past Fraud.
A Chicago Expression on the
StockgrOwers' Convention.

Regulating the Presidential Vote.
WASHINGTON, April IO.-The house
met at 10 O'Clock in continuation of
Wednesdays session. Mr.. Eaton, for
the committee on laws relating to the
electing of president and vice president,
reported back the senate bill upon hat
subject with an amendment on the nature
of substitute. The following is the text
Of the substitute,
SECTION /. That the electors in each
state shall meet and give their votes on
the second Monday in December next
following their appointment at such
place in each state as the legislature of
such state shall direct.
SEC. .. That it shall be the duty of
the executive of each state to cause lists
of names of electors of such state, duly
ascertained, according to the law of this
and certified and to be delivered as soon
as may be after such determination shall
be had to the electors and before the day
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on the second Tuesday of January sue
ceeding such meeting of electors and the
Senate and House of Representatives
shall meet in the halls of the House of
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The Tariff Question.

WASHINGTON, April lO.-For the pur-
pose of obtaining a square test vote on the
merits of the tariff bill, Mr.. Kelley will
demand the yeas and nays on a motion to
go into a committee of the whole for its
consideration, if such motion be made by
Mr.. Morrison on Tuesday next.
, 1884-04-11
Blockaded Trains.

Los ANGELES, Cal, April l0.-A per-
feet deluge of rain has fallen within the
last thirty-six hours. Three inches fell
during the night. Trains east and west
are blocked by washouts.
, 1884-04-11
Missouri Radicals.

ST. LOUIS, April l0.-All the Missouri
delegates to the republican national con-
vention have been selected, but hone spe-
cially instructed, and their personal presi-
dental preferences have not been an
nounced.
, 1884-04-11
An Unfounded Rumor.

BERLIN. April lO.-The rumor that
Herr Won Eisendecker, the German min
istea at Washington, will be recalled is
unfounded. The question of his trans
fer to another post was discussed long
before the Lasker incident occurred.
, 1884-04-11
Proposed Heavy Loans.

OTTAWA. April 10.-The government
will soon ask for authority to negotiate
two loans of two and three million sterling
to promptly meet maturing small loans,
and to meet consolidated revenue fund.
, 1884-04-11
GenI. pietzler Killed.

TUcKsoN, April lO.-General Geo. W.
Dietzler, formerly a member IF the famous
Stubs company during the free state war,
in Kansas, was thrown from a buggy to-
day and killed.
, 1884-04-11
ALI for Arthur.

Troy, n. Y, April lO.-The Seven
teenth congressional district has elected
Martin j.. Townsend and Henry G. Bur
leigh delegates to the republican national
convention. All of them are for Arthur.
, 1884-04-11
NOTICES OF MEETINGS. &c.

wyoming Academy OF Ete.
Pursuant to a resolution of March 3,
1884, there will be a meeting of the reg
uIar annual session, Monday, the l4th
inst, at 1880 p. M, in the territorial Ii
brary rooms. A full attendance of mem
hers requested. JOHN w. HoYT,
President.
, 1884-04-11
Women Voters.

HALIFAX, April l0.-The Nova Scotia
legislature has extended the franchise in
municipal elections to widows and unmar-
.ried women.
, 1884-04-11

All kinds of pains and aches yield at
once to st. Jacobs oil, the sovereign cure.
, 1884-04-11

I can show the largest stock of goods
for mems wear in the city. PoLAcK.
, 1884-04-11

Every Smoker should try "Little
Joker"
, 1884-04-11

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March %, 1884.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Anglo-American Cattle company
will be held at its Office, Masten building,
on Saturday, April 18th, 1884, at y
o'clock m. j. j. CAIRNEs,
Secretary Anglo-American Cattle Co.
, 1884-04-11

g. historical Dept; Cheyenne, Eyo.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-27
Mary BIackbuFn's HistOry-Who Salmi
MOrse's Supposed Sweetheart is.

Mary BIackburn's HistOry-WhO Salmi
MOrse's Supposed Sweetheart is.
Kansas City Star.
be in everybody's closet peep out in
strange ways sometimes. 1t is doubtful
if anyone whoreads the papers attentive
ly has not felt that there must be some
strange inner history in the life of the
young actress, Mary G.. Blackburn, who
has been brought so prominently before
the public in the mysterious death of
Salmi Morse, of the Passion Play fame.
Youthful, beautiful, a novice as an actress,
possessed of some money, her relations
with the singular old man whose life had
been one colossal adventure and whose
body was drawn at last from the river,
nobody has entirely explained. She was
In some way his prOtege; some assert his
mistress-at any rate she was linked to
and a sympathizer with the mysterious
bOhemianism that was part and parcel of
his life.
1t has been part of the writer's expe-
rience to know personally some ofthe his
tory of Mary G. Blackburn. 1t has been
sadly romantic and full of strange vicissi-
tudes for one so young. Something like
six or seven years ago Judge Blackburn
was one of the leading juristS of Nevada.
His daughter, Mary, then not quite sew
enteen years old, was lovely girl-tall,
1.-THE, and with glorious head of deep
blonde hair, of that peculiar shade that
hesitates on the border line of the light
est brown They were at that time at