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NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.
LONDON, Ma,


IRISH LORD CHANcELLoR-Baron Fitzgerald John
David Fitzgerald, Pryy COuncillor) The Globe under
stands will be appointed Lord Chancellor OF Ireland lie
is Liberal, has been S0lictOrGene aud Attorney
General for Ireland and Justice Of the Queens Bench
He is seventy years Old and appointed Lord OF
Appeain- Ordinary In 1882, with peerage forlife.
DEATH OF AN INFO RMER.-Joseph Smith. the informer
who testified against tho who we're hanged for the
assassination OF Lord Frederick Cavcndlsh and Under
Secretary Burke in Ph9nix Park DublD aud ever since
the hanging of the murderers had been exile from Ire
land and supposed TO be living somewhere In India
has just died In London. He had for long time been
hopeless drunkard.
MANCHESTER CANAL@-The Committee OF the House OF
chester Snip Canal bill.
MRS. wELDoN.-The Sherifrs Court this afternoon
awarded MIRA Weldon $4,000 damages In her suits
agdinst Gounoud for libel SANDER breach OF contract
and assault Mrs Weldon went on the stand a wit
In her behalf having been released for the pur
pose, a writ OF habeas corpus, from Holloway Jail,
where she has been since her conviction charge Of
libel made against her by RivIere, the critic
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ANOTHER BRITISH WAR-SHLP HERE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEEL CORVETTE CANADA-DE-
sCRIPTIoN OF TIE VESSEL.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEEL CORVETTE CASADA-DE-
sCRIPTIoN OF TIE VESSEL.
New-Yorkers will learn, not without surprise,
this morning that another British warshp has arrived
here. II. NJ. corvette Canada, Of the North Ameri-
can and West Indies squadron, sighted at o'clock
last evening" and anchored oil Sandy Hook. leuten-
ant Immediately sent up TO the city the pilot
boat Loubat No. 49, with mails aud dispatches for the
British Consul and also to consult with Car tain Hand OF
the Garnet Tho lieutenant went back at later hour
The Canada is @ comparatively ship, having been
launched from the Government Dockysrds since 1880
and Is slightly larger than the Garnet. She carries
fourteen guns consisting OF two 7inch and twelve Ga
Founders and her speed about fourteen knots hour
Her officers Captain, Arthur c. Curtis Fist
Lieutenant, Michael p O'Callaghan Chaplain, the Rev.
John II. Berry; STAFF Surgeon, Henry II. Cox; Pay
MASTER George A. T. G. Sceales The crew number
about the same the Garnets. The Canada is one Of
nine steel and iron coryetes recently put in commits
son built mostly OF steel sheahed with wood aud fted
with single screwpropellers, arranged for lifting Her
principal dimensions length 225 feet; BREADTH ~
feet inches; depth Of hold 2l feet inches draught
forward, II feet draught aft 16 feet, inches; dis
placement 1883 tons; coal supply, 800 tons. Her hull
Is built Of STEEL with the exception OF the beams and
frames, wi areof rOn the decks and minor fittings
which of wood and the Prov stern sternpost and
tight bukheads extend from the keel to the upper
deck and cofer-dams Of iron two feet apart arelbuilt
round the engines, boilers and magazines, with tho
view OF keeping out shot which may pass through the
vessel There is also steel deck 9 inches In thickness
over the engines boilers and magazines, at about three
.above the load waterlne The exterior OF the hull
cased with two thcknesses OF teak wood three inches
and two inches, respectively, making total WOOD
ing OF ve inches which Is coppered The Canadas en-.
gnes composite, and OF 2300 horse power OF the
two 7-nch guns one placed in the the other
the stern. while the twelve 64pOuDders the
broadsde She has "a ram bow and carries Whitehead
t0rpedoes.
The watch on board the Garnet the lookout all
day yesterday for dynamite and orpedoes In spite OF tho
assurances Of Captain Boyton they could not be
brought look upon his exploit in the light Of
joke. They persisted in thinking that 1t was Q
Joke the humor OF which was not apparent Consul
General Booker said that there intention
prosecute The officers OF the strelok laughed quiet
ly at the scare of which their rivals had been the
victims. Although they relished tho joke how
ever, they seemed to think that II was In rather
questionable taste One Of them even
denounced IL roundly as a naduraise
pldSdnierle, and seemed TO think that the ofender
should be made to suffer penalty for this unhos-
pitable act toward visiting man-of-war.
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NOR OF WOMEY AND CHILDREN.

NoRRIsrowS, Penn, May IA serious riot
occurred at the quarries Of the Conshohocken Stone
Company to-day. On Monday the struck for a raise
OF wages from 81 30 per day to 81 80 They were told
TO present themselves this morning for the pay due
them When Foreman Benjamin Jacobs went TO the
quarry this forenoon he was assaed by the wives and
children Of the quarreymen who were hidden IN cars
and aacent underground. Mr. Jacobs was merellessly
pelted With stones and lime The latter ned his eyes
and almost blinded him. Before he could effect retreat
he was again assaed this time with cndera and pecos
OF stone lie was knocked down and painfully Injured
A LOGON otye approached and the mob dispersed There
were about thirty and seventy boys In the crowd
The sheriff sent deputy in response for aid 10 qne the
riot Warrants have been Issued Tor the arrest OF NUM-
her Of rioters.
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INDIANS JOINING THE HALF-BREEDs.
ADVENTURES OF AsCoUTING PARTf-MALihhA
MKNT OF WHITE WOMEN.

FISH CREEK, N. w. T., via Humboldt, May D.
A accommodating party Of seventy men from bou'on
Cavalry and scouts went to Dumonts Crossing yes'er-
day. They returned $40 o'clock last evening ana
ported that they had reached point one mile Deyonu
Dumonts and within three miles OF Batouche. mic
this side of Dumonts they started hafa dozen repe'
evidently outposts who we're in house, and VINO gar
loped away when they saw the troops In the distance
No shots were fired. Houses Of hafbreeds were louu
deserted General Middleton does not know yet whicn
way or when he may move. The weather Is hot Du.
monts scouts have been found encamped The Oenerai
commanded the reconnoitering party In person Inc
steamer from Swift Current arrived this morning ana
brought 100 members OF the Midland BattanOh t 1as
ling gun and large quantities OF ammunition ana Pfysi
sionA 1t is expected that movement VIII DC haue u"'
after tomorrow -, q, ,,,I of
hostile Indians in fact all Indians west OF Batss
ford are in war paint The settlers have al hSu'
John Wakingshaw and Albert Harkness both from On
taro were killed by Big Bears band over week ago
oners scouts from the northeast say outer outer
makera Little Child aud all tho other
chiefs are on the war path and numD&er & &1 1i
half-breeds arc directing them. MG0s her e"I,e he
was TO have sent word back wheh b.nc
reached Edmonton, but nothing mas oSvn Sss
heard from him. There Is panic In tho Eleanor uis
tricts Scores of hOmesteads have been Durneu; n
courier brings the Of the capture or four Wn!e
women by Big Bears band, all OF whom are fnghtiuny
OTTAWA, ont, May 7.-The GoyernOr-General has
contributed $3.50 and the Marchoness OF LansdoWne %V
70 the Soldiers Aid Association. ,
MONTREAL, Mdy (SpeefaO.-Ihe Montreal 1arflson ,
Artillery received peremptoTy orders TO start ior
the Norfhwest ON Saturday. To-day forty-three men
were dismissed unit for service.
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES-BY TELEGRAPH

EXECUTION OF AN INDIAN MURDERER.
FORT SMITH. Ark, May 7.-Mitchel Anderson, Choc-
taw age seventeen was executed yesterday for the
murder OF another ChOctaw boy He shot him while
passing along lonely road and secured Sl5 The con-
demned youth seated blanket In an open place,
with piece OF white paper pinned over his heart The
executoner knelt before him and with one shot killed
him.
FEARING A LAND SLIDE.
HELENA, Mont, May THE land slide that occurred
one mile OF Thompson's Falls on May A. has not
been cleared Water from the ground 900 feet
along the track of the slide IL is feared that the entire
mountain side will be preciptated
SHOT BY HER DRUNKEN SON.
BATH May 7.-Mrs. Ira Hodgson, age sixty-nine, was
shot while In bed this morning by her sou James, who
was delirlous from drinking. The woman Is still
scious, but probably cannot live.
FOUND DEAD IN FLORIDA FOREST
BEIMosT Mass MAY 7.--Advices from Pomona, Fla,
state that Walter c. Eames, former resident OF this
town. was found shodead in adense forest several miles
from Pomona, on Monday. Whether 1t was accidental
shooting or murder is unknown.
OH. RUNNING FROM THE BROKEN PIPE LINE,
LEBANON Penn. May There Is large break In the
Standard Oil Companys pipe line, shaeerstown,
and hundreds OF barrels have escaped into Hammer
Creek.
HIS HEAD OPENED WITH AN AXE
EAsToS, Penn, May 7.-Edward Tolap, who had MS
garan at Eberyae Luzerne County seveal months ago,
died last evening. The murderer made his escape.
A CHESAPEAKE STEAMER DAMAGED.
BALTIMORE, May THE steamboat Carolina, from
Norfolk. broke her pstonrod to-day miles below
here which caused the cylinder head TO blow out. ~
fell on the machinery which badly damaged and all
the glass Of the windows Was broken.
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POISONED BY POLLUTED WATER.
ORIGIN or TIE PLYMOUTH EPIDEMc-MoRI


ORIGIN or the PLYMOUTH KPIDLMIU-HUHh
DEATHS EXPECTED.
WnKEsBARRE, Penn, May 7.-From last
evening up to noon to-day i've deaths occurred al
Plymouth The committee Of physicians who began an
examination OF the whole system Of the water supply
yesterday completed their investigations, and reported
this evening that they had discovered satisfactory
explanation OF the opidemlc At the headwaters OF
the mountain stream supplying Plymouth with water
house In which typhoid fever has prevailed Tor the
last three months. Tho excrctions OF the sick were
by faroh rnips. Tho fever
broke out at Plymouth about two weeks after
the polluted BY this pollution OF the
supply 900 persons poisoned and about eighty
five died from the fever while other deaths liable 10
occur.
PHILADELPHIA May THE Mayor has called public
meeting for Saturday TO take action toward aiding the
sufferers by the epidemic at Plymouth.
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NEW-YORK. FRIDAY, MAY g. 1885

steamer. the name of which is unknown to him, but
which was detained in the harbor for days. so tae
he had time to persuade sailor to smuggle letter
his wife in New-York. These statements were
by Mrs Ireland to Secretary Bayard. and no dena1
an explanation and redress from the British uoysIu
ment They knew nothing OF Ireland, and sent 70 %
far officials for information Tho officials mere ueny
any knowledge OF the They say that no deseIss
was brought here from Niagara, were any
sent home an the steamer Sarmatan the vessel hcn
was detained in port at the time Irelands letter was
dated and that deserter would be worth the eHpe
OF Kidnapping from the United States and taxing "a
England by way of Niagara Falls and Halifax. neianu
is thought TO have simply deserted his wife.
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article concludes, but that is reason for Lord
Randolph Churchill giving advice which shows
that the Opposition is incapable of doing better"
MOVEMENTS AT THE DISPUTED FRONTIER.

MUNEMENI5 AT THE DISPUTED fhO4NtIHI"
ST. PETERSBURG, May 7.-COlonel ZakrJet-
ski, who was with Colonel Alikhanof in the Russian
movements preceding and including the battle OF Pen
deh has reached st. Petersburg with full report OF the
Russian and has departed for Gatschina TO denver
the report the Colonel Bakrewsh says that the
inhabitants of Pendeh well disposed toward the
Russians.
The break in the Caspian Sea cable has been repaired
The Russian Government has decided to push the ex
tension Of the Russian railway to the Oxus River as
rapidly possible with view to have the construction
completed to Merv by the spring Of 1866.
TEHERAS, May 7.-Advices from sarakhs state tnat
small force of Russians with four guns now occupies
Penjdeh The advices contain the statement Inat
the Russians have completely won over the sarlKh Iur
comans. .zoo
The telegraph line ia now completed to point l2o
miles beyond Askabad.
There Is an apparent lu in the Russian preparations
for
The Afghan troops along the Baa Murghabn not having
received any pay for long time, are greatly demora-
ized.
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PUTTING THE BLAME ON THE PRESIDENT. ia

WASHINGTON, May (SpeciaD. election
OF Weaver than surprised Democratic politi
clans The Illinois here dumbfounded at the
news which means the election of Republican Senator
from Illinois represent That state in Congress for the
next six years. Chairman oberly feels the disappOint-
ment keenly The district safely counted upon as
being Democratic No special effort seemed necessary to
the election Of another Democrat In the place OF
Shaw. Not until q day two ago were the
Democrats aware that the Republicans were
going to nominate q man in opposition, much less
to organize their forces They considered walkoyer
The President In for large share OF abuse II he
had yed little promptly In the matter OF post
offices especially that In Chicago, IL Is said the day
would have been saved. ITO think said one patriot,
safely landed In the Chicago Post once on the very
10 have given cement the boysand that after
all il should avail nothing. and be beaten out or our
boots. It's too bad It's disgusting It's al the fau oi
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UpBoLpIyg HER BOYS REpurAlrov.

CHICAGO, May 1.-Two suits for $50, 600
each have been begun by Mrs Elizabeth H. Heine, for
her Willie, against Frederick H. Prince and Thomas
Eaton comprising the firm OF Prince Eaton, founders
Mrs Heines son was a telegraph messenger and deiv-
cred message at the defendants Office As no left tho
place an employe followed him and charged him with
having stolen package of money He denied II, and
the charge made at the Office Of the company Inc
boy and his mother is alleged, were taken INTO roo
out success shortly after word sent TO the teo-
graph Office that the money had been found ana Wa
z all right" Mrs. Heine because or the damage W
her boys reputation.
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CATHOLIC DIGyrrAR1Es IN CONFERENCE

BALTIMORE, May THE late Plenary Coun-
ell of the Catholic Church referred several matters 10
council OF tho dgnitares Of the church for discussion
and disposition, among which was tho location OF
National Catholic University The council met in this
city to-day, and Is composed OF ArchbIshops Gibbons OF
Baltimore COrrigan, OF NewYork; Williams OF Boston;
Ryan, OF Philadelphia Ireland OF So Paul Bishop
spauldng, OF Peoria, aud Mgrs Farley and Quinn. OF
NewYork Two sessions were held and several sub
ects discussed, but no conclusion was reached.
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WAS RoBERr IRELAYp KIpvApPEp, i,

HALIFAX, May (SpeciaD The Imperial mil
ary authorities are making inquiries about the alleged
kidnapping of an American citizen, Robert Ireland. whose
story was publshedin The TRIBUNE March %. He
was formerya piper in the British Army, but deserted
and became naturazed citizen OF the United states in
1875 He alleges that he induced go TO Rochester
March IS, thence beguiled the line Clifton
Niagara Falls, where he arrested deserter. and
from that place was brought to Halifax placed in mill
tary prison and the day was placed board
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ESTATE OF oEoRoE WHITNEY.

PHILADELPHIA, May tSpeciaD. AN inven-
tory fled at the Office OF tho Register of Wills to-day
values the personal estate OF George Whitney at S2l4
945 60 The oil paintings, water colors and stauary at
dead mans homo, No. 247. Eighteenth-st are
valued at S97, $50.
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FOUR NEGROES DROWNED IN THE POTOMAC.

WASHINGTON, May About 3 o'clock this
morning four negro men we're drowned in the Potomac
by the upsetting OF boat. They with fifth man. had
been during the night unloading coal from canal boat
lying Great Falls, and were crossing the river to
their the Virginia side, when their skG was
caught in the rapids and dashed against rock. 1t
capszed and four OF the swept down the falls
The NTH clung the rock TO which he had jumped un
I'll rescued. Tho names OF the drownedime were Will
lam Grey Jesse Grey, and Robert Howard, OF Sharps
burg Md, and George Washington, Of Fairfax County,
Va. Their companion who escaped, was Dan Herbert
They were SOBER Industrious laborers, and all lett
families. Their bodies have not been recovered.
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TIE rYI0Y oANAL 10 BE SOLD.

PHILADELPHIA, May IA meeting Oh DOhu-
holders Of the Union Canal Company was held here this
afternoon for the purpose OF taking action in regard to
foreclosure OF tho property May TO- The Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company Is owner OF twothrds
OF the bonds and letter from the roadA counsel was
READ stating that proposes purchase the property
at the sale price Is bid above what the railroad
company believes to be fair figure. II the property
should not be acquired by the railroad company, the
latter would assert its claim for about Sl56OOO. adj
vanced TO maintain the canal In order 20 give all bond
holders opportunity TO participate I'm the purchase OF
the canal committee OF four appointed 10 report
at an adjourned meeting on May lS.
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NUMBERING A SICK MAN.

PHILADELPHIA, May z (SpeciaD William
H. Turnbull former attendant in the Norristown In
sane Asylum who is in prison charged with murder
in causing the death of Theodore F. Castor mado state
ment this morning to Chief Of Police Rodenbaugh, Of
Norristown charging Alexander Steele also in prison. for
aiding in the killing with having knocked the sick man
down and jumping on his head, which actually caused
his death,
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Augusta and became a b0okbnder. During the period
that Ptllsbury State Printer Cameron was State
Binder When the Fusion conspiracy ended he had
large bill against the State and William r. Smith, OF
Augusta. wellknown Democrat and president OF tho
Cleveland Club Of that city, openly asserted that Cam:
eron sw1ndled the State by securing the payment OF
fraudulent bills. Democrats in Augusta aud Ellsworth
are mortified TO learn that Cameron has been appointed
to q responsible Office
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RUMoRs AFFECTING THE STOCK MARKET.

LONDON, May THE stock market closed
depressed owing chiefly to the of the Russian oc-
cupation of Pendeh Less confidence prevailed in
gard to satisfactory settlement Of the AngloRussan
difficulty "Bears less anxious to close accounts
Many rumors were in circulation, emanating chiefly
from Berlin being that Mr. Gladstone was about 10
resign. Prices suffered in consequence. although the
rumors were not credited. Russians closed 80 lower
and Egyptians 81 lower. In Paris the stock market
opened firm and improved on the reduction OF the Bank
OF England rate but closed with general reaction and
weaker quotations. In Berlin stocks opened firm, but
closed fiat.
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LOWELL ON THE POET CoLERIDGE.
UNWILLING THE BUST GIVEN BY DIR. MERCER, OF
RHoDH ISLAND, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

UNWILLING THE BUST GIVEN BY DIR. MERCER, OF
RHoDn ISLAND IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
LONDON, May Thames Russell Lowell un-
yelled Of Colerdge. the poet in Westminster
Abbey this afternoon. The bust was placed between
those OF Shakespeare and Campbell Previous to the
ceremony of the unveiing of the bust preliminary
gathering held in the Chapter House. Besides Lord
ChefJustce Coeridge and Baron Houghon, there were
present Lord Aberdare Canon Farrar Robert Browning
Professor Backe and the whole Colerdge family In
Guiding the grandson and granddaughter OF the poet
Many members OF the House Of Commons, noblemen'
bishops deacons and large number of Americans we're
in attendance. Dean Bradley and Mr. Lowell entered
the Chapter House arm-n-arin The Dean made short
speech In which he said that he heartily sympathized
with the object of the meeting. He paid high trihte
to Mr. Lowell and said that he was eminenty lifted to
perform the duty OF unveing the statue. The cere-
mony said would add another link TO the many that
already bound together England and America.
Mr. Lowell replied that he would have preferred that
the task OF unyeng the statue might be entrusted to
worther hands but the fact that the bust Is gift or the
Rev. Mercer OF Rhode Island through his execurix
Mrs. Pel supplied that argument OF fitness which wonld
otherwise have been absent. lie continued: An the
waters of the Atlantic wash out OF the conscious
ness of either nation that hold our intellectual
property in The literary traditions and fame
OF those who shed ustre upon remain an undN
vded inheritance. Coleridges works are companion
and teacher In the happest hours OF our youth ana IN
old age recall the radiant images OF youth which we have
lost Surely there friends so constant as poets
Among them none arc more faithful than Colcrldge
Just fftyone years ago became possessed OF plrated
American reprint OF Coleridge Shelley and Keats and
trust may be pardoned for the delight took I'm IT,
Coeridge metaphysical teacher and interpreter
whose services are incalculable"
Mr.. Lowell said that he admired especially "The
Ancient Mariner" far more indeed than Christabel"
COlerdge was Of artless simplicity and yet q
finished scholar, although not exact He owed much 20
the poetry Of Others but most TO his own native genius
He was picturesque in the best sense OF the term Mr.
Lowell concluded:
dsss % cdn5sGt . to ts his family or 5s World Gle lie
left behind him great name Lot those who are blame
less first stOue a who might have been bet
ter had he possessed those business faculties which
make respectable He left such legacy as only
genius, and genius not always, can leave. lCheers
Lord Coeridge returned thanks on behalf OF the
family The assemblage then went 10 the Poets Corner,
and Mr. Lowell formally unveiled the bust which bears
the simple inscription, Samuel Taylor Colerldge."
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DECIDING AGAINST THE BoyApARrgs

ANNAPOLIS, May 1.-THE Court of Appeals
to-day decided the appeal OF Charles Bonapare, exec
utor Of the late Elizabeth Bonapare to avoid the pay
Of city and State taxes securities held by her at
time of her death. The amount involved is $4,000,
and the Court ars the decision OF tho Court below in
favor the city and State. Most OF the securities
Issued by corporations out OF the State OF Maryland ana
this decision settles the question: that hereafter those
holding securities will be obliged pay property taxes
fhern
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MADE A WIDOW BY Her BROTHER.

PITTsBURG, May z (Speciat).-Fhe trial OF
Daniel Donovan for killing John robn was begun hero
to-day. The prisoner and Tobin were drinking IN .
groggery when they began dispute about themerts Of
different parts of Ireland. The dispute ended in fgh
in which Tobin was thrown to the Goor and cut with
knife in the neck. He died from the wound. Tobn
was married to Donovan's sister, aud the formers
young widow nearly tainted she stood up In the Wit
ness-box this afternoon and testified against hek
brother.