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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
AUDITOR BROWN's SUSPENSION |

AUDITOR BROWNS SUSPENSION LEGAL. .
CHICAGO. May IA dispatch from Des MONIES says
that Supreme Court Judges Reed Rothrock ana Adams ~
hold the law the State Auditors case TO pe cost.
tionai and affirm OF the Governor IN suspend
ing Auditor Brown.
sHIPoWNERs IN CONVENTION
RosTON, May ia convention under the auspices OF
the Shpowners Association was hed az tne
rooms of the Board OF Trade to-day captain Charles
lawrence OF Philadelphia, presiied me OBJECT OF the
convention Is to fix minimum rate Tor freight Repre-
scntatiyes were present from NewYork, Philadelphia
and the New England ports.
CoNDEMNING A PUBLIC HALL in CHICAGO,
Council have submitted report declaring tne nan uscu
Tor the recent Opera Festival to be a fire trap"
MR. EyARTS GET THE LONG TERM.
NEw-HAvEN, May 12-willam ~ Eyarts has been
nominated for the long term in the Yale College Corpora
tion which ia now vacant alone receiving the votes
Of twenty-five au,nn For the abort term the only can
didates nominated were Mason Young, or New YORK,
and w. W. Farnam, OF New-Haven. The result OF tne
election will be- announced at Commencement
BARK AND STEAMER IN COLLISION.
PORTLAND Me-, May ia cable dispatch says thas
the bark sable from Philadelphia for Cardenas vas run
into by Spanish steamer OF Cardenas ana oauiy aan
aged. She Is now anchored ut Keya
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At the afternoon session OF the Senate the Corpora
ton Tax bill, as recommended by the Controller was

At the afternoon session OF the Senate the Corpora
ton Tax bill, as recommended by the Controller, was
passed by a vote OF 81 to7
The conference committee on the Forestry bill re-
ported that they had agreed the bill which passed
the Assembly last Friday. The report agreed to-
Senator Jacobs introduced bill appropriang certain
sums for tho salary OF the secretary Of the Regents OF
the University, his deputy, and several other officers
also an appropriation for the Commissioner of Fisheries
He explained that tho veto OF these items In the regular
Appropriation bill by the Governor would have
the effect 10 leave all these officers without
any salary unless this bill were passed. Tho bill was
passed by unanimous consent.
The Senate went into Committee OF the Whole on the
Broadway Underground Railroad bill, commonly known
the Arcade. Mr.. Newbold opposed the bill and
complained that II had been in The committee several
months and now at the close OF the session 10 he
rushed through with undue haste Mr.. Thomas said that
the bill introduced March IL and the delay in
porting arose from the fact that the company desired
to conclude their financial arrangements before the bill
was reported. tnat they could say TO the
Legislature that they were going to build
the road. He could now assure the
senate that the road would be built whether
was an amendment to charter, already possessed by
the company, which would enable the company to widen
the excavation OF the street sufficiently to lay down four
tracks II far less Objectionable than the bill that
passed the Legislature almost unanimously last year.
Mr. DAILY opposed the bill and said that he did not be-
leve there any intention to build the road that no
substantial inanccr banking house would back the
enterprise, and IL 1t was built or attempted IL would in
his opinion cause untold damage to Broadway.
Judge Low said that he had heard the arguments
for twenty years against every project improve the
transit facilities OF New-YOrk CITY, These arguments
had proved faacOus in the past aud he belle 7ed that
they would prove so In the future. The bin was pro
crossed" and subsequently ordered to third reading
by vote of IA to g. the negative votes being DAY. ker
nan, Mccarthy, Newbod, OTIS Robb, Thacher and Els
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HEAVILY INDEBTED IN THIS CITY.

Lyons, May II (Speciab.-Hiram Lesser a
popular young dry goods man and bachelor living In
PALMYRA. went out for a walk alone Sunday. He did
not return and search made for him and kept up for
two days This morning Lessers room was entered ana
among his personal effects found note to his land
lady. it he declares his intention to make way with
himself that he may be trouble TO his friends
and to do In such way that nothing can be iohu
him. 1t has been found that his books are not IN goOu
shape ana that he has been the brink OF failure lo
some time. lie has been owing heavily TO New-nork
wholesale houses and they have written him Threatening
letters some people believe that he has escaped 20 Gan
ada hut the majority think that he has killed himself
o has friends and relatives in NewYork where he once
lived.
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npowrINa HER oHILpREN AYD HERsELE

READING, May II (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Hiram
pfantz living near Litz, Lancaster County, left her
home to-day with her iyo children ostensbly to take
walk She proceeded straight to Bmkeys Mill. short
distance from her home, and threw far out into 'he
stream three the children, respectively en esnt
and six Then she took under each arm her two remain
ing little children age three and one and jumped H. iho
children cried for and heard by some OF INC
mill hands, but when the latter arrived at the scene al
ak had sank under the waters OF the dam IOr ns s
puseless az II in death, but the three eiuet cnen
were resuscitated. The mother and the TWO yonfe,s
the woman was prompted To commit the act oy
excit
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TRIAL OF CUNNINGHAM AND BURTON.

LONDON, day l2.-Ihe trlaI OF OuHIIIHSHdHI
and Burton was resumed this morning The counsel LOT
the prisoners informed Judge Hawkins thS' inc ooVei
,or Of Navigate prison had refused to recognize his
Honors permit allowing them to hold aLintervew Win
their clients Sir Henry James the Attorncy-General'
suggested thar counsel for the prisoners be allowed 10
mold a private interview with the prisoners and TINS
was granted. One Weeks, detective from New oIR'
shin ST. Laurent on March l3, 1884 Other witnesses
testified to the incidents OF May 10 Eyldencs WIS a
d,,ced connecting Cunningham with the explosion on
Tie Netropotan Railway, between Gower-st aud King
Cross hut tie efforts the prosecution TO connect Bur
fnn with The same outrage failed.
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THE PLYMOUTH SUFFERERS.
DEPLoRADLE CONDITION OF THE TowN-AID FROM
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, May II (SpeciaD Another
meeting was held at the Mayors office this morning 10 de-
further to alleviate the suerings Plymouth
Mayor Smith laid before the meeting number OF com
munications and donations Police Surgeon W. French
Dr. +. O. Shakespeare, who detailed by him to
visit Plymonth aud make investigation @S 20 tho
character and OF the disease, were present Dr.
French said that found that the reports Of the suffer
Ing had not oversated Ho visited eighty persons
who we're afflicted with the disease aud In some In
stances found many five sick in one house.
In some houses" he said, " found two and three
who had died OF the disease, which IL certainly typhoid
fever Assistance required and the people ae looking
IN PhiladeIphia for IT, Tnc condition OF affairs tho
afflicted town demands immediate attention and prompt
relief. There thirteen physicians in the place.
several OF whom are sick from Oyerwork"
number OF physicians present volunteered their SER
man. + ogden Weathers6y, Il. Ii. zauner, James NJ.
Brown H. r. Cover, OF the Jefferson Medical College,
and James H. IIeburn Mayor snth VIII issue an ad-
dress to the people asking for aid.
The chairman Of the Philadelphia Relief Committee
said tnat 81 900 OF the 700 contributed for the rel or
or the ONO food sufferers had been placed az It's disposal
gram forwarded TO the Relief Committee OF Ply
mouth directing 1t To draw on the Philade hla commit
900 Miss Alice Fisher tue head OF the train
ing school for nurses at the Philadelphia Hospital went
TO Plymouth to-day, leave or abs nee having been
granted her by the Guardian OF the Poor Miss Fisher
has had considerable experience in FEVER hospital ana
has some knowledge OF the proper treatment OF typhoid
She will take charge Of the hospital at that place and
will superntend the nurses who have volunteered from
this city and other places.
WILKEsBARRE, Penn, May 1.-TWO deaths have oc
Plymouth since last night No new cases arc
announced. Tho hospital was opened this afternoon,
and ambulauces seen in all parts OF the town gath
erug up destitute patients The people have made dc
mand upon Borough Council 10 have the town thor
oughly cleaned In the Of the failure OF the Coun-
ell TO DO within the next two days an appeal Will DC
made the Judge OF the courG to compel them To pro-
ceed Immediately with the enforcement OF such sanitary
regulations as the present emergency demands. The
water company has been instructed TO supply the
borough with pure water and To abstain from pumping
water from the Susquchanua River shouid IL ial 70
comply with this demand steps Will at once be taken TO
have It's charter revoked and new company organized
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES-BY TELEGRAPB
Could NOT PROVE SIZE KILLED HIM.

COULD NOT PROVE SHE KILLED HIM.
SALEM, Mass, May l2.-Sarah L. Proctor arragned
this morning for the murder OF her husband George n.
Proctor In July 1882, and pleaded guilty The dead
man was found In his cellar with pistol shot wound Ia
his head. She was discharged.
A BURGLAR SHOT AND KILLED.
INDIANAPOLIS, May l2.-At Fishersburg, small town
near here last night SIX burglars entered Bodon LameT
dry goods store In which two men, Stanford aud Nc
Carly, were sleeping nght with reyoyers ensuod re.
suting In tie death OF one OF the burglars. His body
was carried OF by his companions
CRUSHED UNDER A COAL CAR
CESTRALIi, Penn, May l2.-Martin Lonelle, ago NJ.
teen while attempting 10 board a moving coal car last
night, fell under the wheels ana was killed
TAXING RAT POISON ~ HIS SOUP.
PInILIIeIURG, N j., May l2-Edward Benward, age
fotyivE near here. took dose OF poison yester-
day aud died this morning He leaves wife and seven
children. On saturday he placed revolver 10 his m
breast but his courage failed him. lie put the poison III
his soup and drank II. iIe had Imagined for seyerai
days that people were after him 10 lake his ilIe'
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MIDDLETON THOUGHT TO BE IN DANGER.

MONTREAL, May y (SpecldU.-Ureat cA-
citement prevails regarding the latest news from the
northwest and It thought by manythat General Middle
ton has his hands full. Three more bataons have been
orered out including the First Prince OF Wales Rifles
Of Montreal and 1t Is thought that more regiments wiz
be chilled ont within the few days although the
order was not received here until an early hour thIa
,nornnr There was splendid muster oi
the regiment about noon to-day and every man Is
apxious TO 90 the front The Prince OF Wales knes Us
th. dest regiment in Canada having been organized ~
lS5g The regiment active service IN inc rem
ian raids of 500 and $50 One company was also out
on tLe rontier nj Sandwich Ontario ST. JOhn ana ee
where in the threatening Of the Fenians ana IN inc
American
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YOUNG oDGERs INTERVIEWS HIS WIPE.

CHICAGO, May 12.-George G. Odgcrs, who
fled petition in the Circuit Court yesterday asking for
writ OF habeas corpus for the recovery OF his wife,
whom he asserted was wrongfuy taken from him upon
his wedding night had long interview with the young
lady last nj ght and made agreement with her that
they would live apart for the present The young man
seemed to be satisfied ana left here. smiling with his
fatmer Rockford last evening The girls aunt, Mrs
Dr. Stevenson declared that her nece refused to live
,.tth
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FISHERMEN CUI IN FREE FIGHT
May PA dispatch from

Brdgoton n J says News reached here last night OF
a quarrel at Bay Side on Sunday between number OF
fishermen from Gloucester and some of the local stur
rrou nsherlnen. Two men severely cut The men
who did the cutting under the influence OF liquor
They were chased board vessel whose captain fear
ing further bOodshed presented brace OF revovers at
the heads the pursuers ard threatened TO put bullet
through the brain OF the first man who put his foot ON
deck This drove them back aud the fugitlves put OIL
ND escaued
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HOUSES DECLARED TO De YUISAYOES

PHILADELPHIA, May II (SpeciaD. Board
of Health to-day authorized Dr. Cresson and Professor
Henry Lehman to carry out a systematic plan OF IN
snacting ali drugs and food offered for sale. seven
thousnnd houses have been inspected as 10 their san
ary condition and OF the number 2,746, IN consequence
of their filthy state were reported as huisahces anu
ureudlcal to good health.
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nERoIsM OF A FARMEKs DA U0HIERS.

PITTsBURG, May 12.-A dispatch from
Huntington says Yesterday valuable tract OF timber
land In Fulton County caught fire from burning brush
and William Hess farmer, fought the flames single
handed for several hours. Becoming exhausted, Mr..
Hess fell to the ground unconscious Two OF his
daughters Annie and Lizzie, alarmed at his absence.
searched and found him lying only few feet from
the deyouIing flames, which approaching at fear
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STRIKING CAPE RACE IN A FOG.

ST.. JonNs, n. F., May 12.-During dense
fog yesterday morning the British brigantine Lizzie
dashed against shinge Head, Cape Race, and sank In
five minutes. Captain Ronde and barely had time
70 get 20 the boats lower and pull away from the
sinking wreck. They lost everything, but reached
Trepassy IN safety. The Lizzie salt laden bound
FROM (,adiz % Johns.
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,,,pv OVER sMALrp0x IN MONTREAL.

MONTREAL, May II (SpeciaD.-The recent
facts which have como to light about the smallpox cases
a, this CITY are far more alarming and WILL 1t is feared
preyent Montreal from getting its share OF American
travel this summer. DR.. Kingston, one OF the most
nromineut physicians in this city, has written to the
BOARD of Health saying that at present there is such
uabty TO eryspelas the most trng cutaneous irri-
ton due 10 the crude and unsettled condition OF the
atmosphere that he considered 1t advisable to vaccnate
ouly few persons at a time, and only TO yacclnate
children in perfect health He thinks IT best TO make no
more than three marks and these IN the form OF r
angle and possible to suspend vaccination for lew
days until the atmosphere has improved Ihe Board OF
Health had conference today WIN ieaamg @ neecs ca
public yaccnator, VINO was called 10 account because
fwenty-one out Of twenty-fonr patients he had vac
of SMALLPOX occurred to-day In the central district
There are at present thirty In tho CITY Hospital
and two Of these are likely TO be 1ataL
INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF THE sUEZ CANAL.
PARIS, May 12.-M. de Freycinet has assured
committee OF the Chamber Of Deputies that he mas
good grounds for believing that the difficulty respecting
supervision Of the suez Canal viii be amcaby settled
This assurance indicates that the International Confer
ence solved satisfactorily problem Of the pro-
posed international control OF tho canal
NJ de Freyclnet stated that the Egyptian financial
convention to deal with two questions great
portance namely, the evacuation OF Egypt which was
reseryed for future consideration and the freedom OF
the suez Canal at all times. The suez Canal Commits
mtee appointed to prepare draft OF the scheme had
met only one difficulty which referred to the mode Of
supervision q the canal % gn Ss point
the necessity OF prompt ratucaon OF tne convention
Sn order 10 permit speedy carrying It's provisions
and 70 snes the nae bss so bses
years for their money
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THE BRIDGE BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY.

ALBANY, May ~ (SpeciaD.-Senator Daggett
tried tonight to wrench the Brooklyn Bridge bill out Of
the possession OF the Committee Cities of the AS
sembly. He instigated General Barnum, chairman Of
the committee to move that the Assembly go Into the
order Of reports Of committees. The motion required
for its a two-thirds vote. Fiftyfve vote in
favor of the motion and orysx against it, Among the
Brooklyn Assembymen who voted against the measure
were COfey, Connolly. Earl, Farrell Haggerty, Lindsay
and McCann Their votes excite astOnshment, as the
section to when they object in the BILL namely that re-
gardng the extension OF the Bridge TO the Brooklyn
City Hall, has been stricken from the bill. IL would
that they hostile to the BILL but they say that
II Senator Daggctt will promise not to press the objection
able section the Assembly they will vote TO discharge
the Committee Cities from further consideration Of
no
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pPoFrTrNG BY THE LAWS DELAY.

OswEGO, May 1.-THE extraordinary term
Of court called try the Carpenter murder case CON
vened this morning, Judge Churchill presiding. The
Attorney objected 10 going on with the trial u-
less the defence would waive Irregularities In
drawing the Jury The defence declined, and the Judge
declared the court adjourned sine ne An extra term
will probably be held IN July - try the case.
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po1Y9AuIsTs RESIST THE AUTHORITIES.

SALT LAKE CITY, May PA letter from
Oxford Idaho says Tho greatest excitement prevails
az Bear Lake on May warrants were placed In the
hands Of deputy for tho arrest OF eight
povgamist, at and around Paris. Nothing was heard
from the IN tier here until this morning when telegram
announcing fact that the poygamists all corraed
I'm the meeting at Paris under the protection OF
an armed guard OF brethren, received Tho deputy
tnarshals who attempted to make tho arrest were
marched OF Paris by armed mob who threatened
That they would kill any one who attempted TO serve
mt
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GLADSTONE LOSING VOTES.
TIE GOVERNMENTS MAJORITY REDUCED
AAo''Vn ron y, ACT REJECTED pr $50 TO zoe.

..o,,o,, To INSERT A CLAUSE IN THE M
r,oS ;cr REJECTED DY $50 TO zoo.
- Nav 12.-In the House OF Ooililnoiio
hoNp' ho ,he motion Of Sir Edward Massey hoPo''
I,cral conservative Member ior oousn .o oYnenses
- ,trv ON the general treasury, being calieu up i'
Gladstone strongly opposed i0 .ooo .o
Tno motion was finally rejected by vote OF ESQ 10
o,s loss of ten votes by the Government IRON Ns'
80, tally and of only two for the Opposition fOr'y
1Iomc Rulcrs voted against the Government
Tho Governments majority was obtained througn no
oss,re of threat that they would resign II deleaVco
A number of county Liberals who desired 70 apsV,ii
from voting were compelled 10 vote on the appear VI %
Liberal whips who pointed out that a deIea. "oui"
mean tho placing of the Government III INC MINUS VI N
Conservatives. ... =, rosterdav
or,,rg the Afghan dispute and said that the agree
,nsnt reached between himself, the Earl OF hooriy'
Haron de staal and NJ Lessar In respect 10 lnc e"
.ndarv nroceedings was not completed in London as
yos,crdays statement would imply but had been put III
shane for submission to Russia for acceptance
Mr. Gladstone stated in the House of Commons 'na'
tbe agreement which had been reached by Loru 0ran
VILE respecting the Afghan boundary ma" peon -
red nv Baron de Staal St. Petersburg for approval
,,oon de saal and NJ Lessar have not Mr. GLADSTONE
sold acted as Russian plenipoentiarles IN the M
once which resulted in this agreement anu au1ie tho
s p Of KimbeTly NJ Lessar and himself had agreed 10
draft an arrangement, and that he tBaron ae 0'a' w
iOTwaruea !. 20 nnsson the Right Hon Hugh c. Child
o ~ nnounced that about $35,000,000 OF the credlV
of S55 600 has been already aoSo9e% o vbe moved
Sir Edward Watkin, Liberal Member Ior iXVhe' in0'
tho second reading of the Channel Tunnel BILL g.,
The. Right Hon. Joseph sPnard ona%00iiTT of Trade,
oeposed the and stated that the mt
whole were eppossss sseTed TO ,Ie t6s declaration
The bill was then rejected by vote OF 2ol W o'
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STRUCK AND KILLED by A PASSING TRAIN
LroNs. Nav ~ lSpccian.-Joseph McQuade,

weknown business man, living in Oswego, was killed
at Newark. on the West Shore Railroad, this morning
He was about to train for homo and was standing
on the track when n freight train approached In avoid
ing IL he stepped on an adjoining track and was struck
In the back 6v passenger train which hurled his body
twenty feet away lie was picked up dead. lie was
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sHor HIS WIFE BEoA USE SHE ASKED HIM

PHILADELPHIA, May II (SpeciaD.-At the in
quest this afternoon the death of Gertrude Moritz
who was murdered by her husband, Edward on Sunday
night the evidence showed that both had been drinking
and that the wife had dared the husband to shoot her
Mantod him 70 do so. He was committed to prison
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full speed Hastily picking M the unconscious Iin u,r
thew hurried TO place OF safety. but I'm so doing iee
own clothing caught fire and before the flames eV" p Jp
recovery is doubtful. Mr. Hess was found Dy s3no
neghbors where his daughters had carried him ana ncy
took him to his home. lie cannot live.
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ForNp WITH MS Skull CRUSHED.

ADAMS CENTRE, May 12.-E. Van Setback dis
appeared from his last october near smithylle
this county. Several letters received by his family leu
them to believe that he had gone West His body Was
found to-dav In syamp near smithville. with n hole
crushed In his skull IL Is thought he was murdered Tor
his watch and yaluables. Arthur Duncan mas Dceh AZ
rested on suspicion OF having murdered him.
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NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.

LONDON, may IL.
AVALANCHE IN IcRLAsD.-The latest adyices from
Iceland show that the first reports OF tho April
not exaggerated. Fifteen houses with their In
habstants were swept into the sea, and twenty-lour
persons were thus drowned The avalanche destroyed
hity fishing boats. The ioss IN one village reached
$4,000
CREATED BARoSgT--Mr. Martin, chairman OF the
Coultec Reecptisn OF tho Prince and and Princess
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BAyKER ROBERTS CUTS HIS THROAT

AUGUSTA, Ga, May 12.-Wiliam S. Roberts,
president Of the defunct bank OF Augusta, for whom
requisition made by Governor Hil OF New-York
and is pending the courts cut his throat with
razor from Gar to ear this morning Physicians say the
wounds will not be fatal
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DIRECTOR GENERAL BURKE REsroyS

NEw-0RLEANs, May II (SpeciaD. - Major
f. A. Burke tonight rendered TO the Board OF Manage
ment OF the Exposition his resignation as Director
era and 1t was accepted. TO take effect on May 20.
This action will be surprise to the public. The
"a al am
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HELD FOR DISPLA PING INDECENT POSTERS
PHILADELPHIA, May u (SpeciaD. Joseph w.

Leeds to-day out warrant for the arrost OF VII"
lam j. Gilmore proprietor OF the Grand Central Theatre,
charging him with displaying indecent posters ABOUT tue
cifv The accused waived hearing, aud was held IN
Sl;0O hail by Judge Thompson.