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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
REPORTED SKIRMISH WITH RIEL'S MEN.
EIGHTY MEN SAID TO HAVE BEEN KLiED
SITUATION AT BATILEFORD.


WINNIPEG. April 12.-While no trustworthy
Information can be had tonight IRON tno
west rnmor has IL that the Goth Battaioh
had n skirmsh with Ricl's party within thr'!
miles of Humboldt. and that eighty men were kiieu
Dispatchcs lust received however do not conhrh INC
statement More troops so West tomorrow ana III
though this is Sunday, nothing can DC seen OH 'o
except soldiers and cannon
Tho news OF a battle between the Goth Battalion
and the half.brecas is not confirmed, but is stu
believed on the streets 1t be traced to no trusr
worthy source All wires from the West are eontroiea
by the Canadian Pacific company an"
kilograms from tho seat OF war are III,
spected by the officers in command onc'a'
messages are sent to the Government In cipher Much
uneasness is felt here the report although the ru
NOR is dscredted by the authorities Associated fresS
renorers are irving to verify the report or correct inc
rumor. -,
ST.. PAUL. April ia Winnipeg dispatch
IN The G, saws The following dispatch has just been
received from Battcford: "A courier scout just from
Prince Albert reports seeing 300 Indians many hout'
at polnt OF woods on the Swift Current trai twenty
miles south Of here lie found large deposits OF supplies
on the Indian Everything Is unchanged mere
awaiting troops " 1T. ,-s. "The
Bateford garrison hold ont till the arrival & Ci
troops, should the Fort Pitt Indians NOT rscn d then
concentrate for attack Battleford Inc heaI o!
one death child and two births having occurred since
the people were shut in the barracks"
U,IrAxApril ~ (SpcciaD.-The departure from Hall
fax Of the battalion Volunteers for the seat OF the North
west rebellion was occasion unprecedented IN the
history of the city The troops marched from the arm
shed to the station preceded by four military bands Inc
stores were all closed and the streets lined Win
people Fully 10000 people gathered at Inc
dcnnt and lis approaches, and the troops had 10
dght their way through the crowd to the @ cars,
us erad of marching vcabreast "a ordered Inc seem
was All the stations along me line Merc
crowded with spectators Hitherto there has Dech
Canadian feeling Halifax but the departure uI
the troons Tor the defence Of the Canadian territory
Is inseparably ptrt Of the Canadian Nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
KILLED Br A ROLLER ExpLOSIOy

WILKEsBARRE, Penn, April ~ (SpcciaD.-At
the coery Of George Myers Il Co.. near Iazleton one
OF four boilers exploded with terrific violence blowing
the boerhousc to pieces Edward McGilgan, the fire
man. was Instantly killed His body, terribly manged
was found thirty yards away In the midst OF RUNS.
James Boyle the assistant fireman. was badly scaded by
lhe steam ana blown Into reservoir of water forty
yards away. lie was almost dead from drowning when
discovered. lie was removed to the bethlehem Hos
pital ana Is said 10 be dying. McGilllgan was twenty
three years old and unmarried The loss TO the counoy
is estimated at $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
OPPOSING THE BATES BILL.

TITUsvILLE, Penn. April II (SpeciaD. -
Thrtyseven members of the Pennsy state Legs.
laurc have spent the last three days In visiting Brad
ford OIL CITY, Iitusville and Warren. the principal
cities OF the OIL region TO get knowledge of the views
OF tne SPECTATORS, oil producers and refners
regarding thc passage or the Bates bill, TO be called
up Tor consideration Tuesday This bill Is framed
ke the Vcdder bll 10 prohibit specializing IN commod
tles now before NewYord Legislature, Committees from
the different exchanges entertained them urging the u
conditional defeat or tho The Senators and
Representatives went this msrning to Pttsburg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
REPORTED cuARrERIYG OF THE ALASKA.

The Guion steamship Alaska, now in this
port have been chartered by the British Gov
ernment for the purposes of troopsh The Alaska
has been in this port since February 8, when she was
brought in In tow of the steamer Lake Winnipeg hav-
ing lost ruddcr I'm the cyclone Of January 2S new
rudder shipped by the Alaska on Friday and she VIII
sail Liverpool January 81 IL was stated that the
owners Of the Lake Winnipeg were to get an liJunctlO
against the sailing OF the Alaska pending the settlement
of their claim Of $50 900 salvage. This report was de
MED by the Guion Line people Yesterday WHO said That
an agreement had been reached by the fling OF bonds
against the claim.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
ELOPEMEYTS IN WEST VIRGINIA.

WHEELING, April - (SpeciaD. D.-Richard NJ.
Maxwell OF Braxton County. sold all his property, 40
far as possible and departed leaving his family In des-
tute circumstances AT Weston a railroad town forty
miles distant he was joined by Mrs. Melyina Ware, the
wife OF n ue,hbor who had gone there TO meet him, and
they m once started for the West A. Moore the post
master ut Independence Preston County, elopei Win
Carrie Wright. The couple went to Oakland, Mu. a
telegram TO arrest but not deiiVeicu
until the ceremony had been performed Ihe same aay
W. f. Coney, OF Newburg, eloped WIN Giie nu'A~io"'
of Concord. They also married AT Odhianu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
CESSATION OF FIGHTING IN ToNoUIN

PARIS, April 12.-Orders TO cease hOstilities
sent to Admiral Courbet and General dc PIslc
April 10. French troops still embarking for
Tonqun.
dispatch from Haiphong says that General
de pIse. in order OF the day to the
French troops. attributes the recent affairs 10
the transfer OF the command In OF General
Negriers wound 10 hands uBprepared TO undertake the
charge and expresses surprise that the enemy not
venture TO pursue the French
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13

WILKEsBARRE, Penn, April 12.-J. Clarence
Duffy member OF the Standard Opera Company, last
week induced three young people to join the troupe He
returned yesterday from Bnghamton and persuaded
Gertrude Backman, to cope with him. Duly was ac-
companied by man named Morris Dougherty. and the
trio embarked Philadelphia and Reading train at the
lower end Of the town. On reaching the main depot,
Miss Blackman was detected and taken home. Before
could be procured for the arrest OF Duffy, he
with Dougherty, had left the town
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
SUICIDE AFTER ATTEMPTED MURDER.

NEWPORT, April IL (SpeciaD.-Alrs. Frank
Hogan shot by brother n-law, James e. Hogan
last night, but the wounds were pronounced
sary fatal Hogan, who has been drinking hard for Il
week and has for fully year been considered slightly
derdngcd, followed his assault on his sStcrinaw by
putting bullet through his own head. causing instant
A. IA sail AK agp ty-fiV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OFAY ACTRESS.

LYNCHBuRG, Va, April 12.-Some weeks
ago John w. Irwin started variety show and employed
an actress, Lote Lee from Baltimore Charles Irwin,
younger brother OF the proprietor, away with the
actress and married her In Baltimore. The couple re-
turned TO this city several days and treated
with great Kindness by tho Irwin family Last night the
bride swallowed quantity Of white lead ana II is be-
leved will dIe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
rpvJyo no KILL HIS FATHER.

PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-Julius Schmidt,
age forty three who lives at No. 237 Markcrst, at
teupted 10 chastIse his Ernest thirteen, when
another son. Charles, aged tteen seized hachet and
struck his father twice on the head with It, nicing
compound fracture or the skull Schmidt declares thae
the Quarrel was instigated by his wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
FURNISHING HIMSELF FOR HIS CRIME.

RALEIGH, April II (SpecidD.-Peter Foust,
who charged with the murder OF Pinkney Wheeler,
United states Deputy Collector, in February, and was
discharged by the want OF evidence, hanged
himself at his home. IN Randolph County. He Is reported
to have confessed the murder and have killed himself
becaMse OF rsmOrse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
NATIONALIsTs AND THE PRINCE or WALEs.

CoRK' April 12.-At a mass meeting held
mere to-day resolutions adopted declaring the
to the Prince and Princess OF Wales
90 not express the feelings of the people Little
tbusiasm was manifested at the meeting.
MALLow. April l2.-Mr o'Brien NJ p. Editor of
The U'ited Ireland In address to meeting of Ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
MONDAY APRIL l3, 1885,

tionalists to-day expressed his intention upon Pucess
sion ~ the visit OF the Prince ana Princess
OF Wales Of organizing movement for the puTpose ~
showing that the people disagreed with the way IN Wt
the glish newspapers construed the effect OF the Ns
The meeting croared at the mention OF Earl Spencer
name and sang God Save Ireland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13


Frederick Dent, then of st. Louis has never be-
fore been published and of special interest at the
present time when the writer of 1t is the object of
a Nations sympathy:
GALEYA, April 10. 1861.
as In these exciting times very anxious hear
from YOU and know of no other way but by writing first
We get but little news by telegraph from St Louis,
but from all other points OF the country are hearing
all the time. The times are indeed startling, but
the umc particularly in the border slave states for men
toProye their love Of country know 1t is hard for
mcn to apparently work with the Republican
party, but now oil party distinctions should
be for maintaining the integrity of Tie glorious Old stars
and Stripes. tho Constitution and the Union. The North
is responding to the Presidents call in such manner
that the Rebels may truly quake tell you there is
mlstans thc feelings OF me people the Government
twenty times 10000 If should hc necessary, and find
the means of maintaining them. too.
1t is all mistake about the Northern pocket
being sensitive. In times like the present people
ready to give their time, of their abuud
ant means. No impartial man can conceal from himself
been the aggressors and the Administration has stood
would dared TO have done but for her consciousness Of
strength and the certainty Of right prevailing in
the end The news to-day is that Virginia has
gone ont OF the Union But for the influence
she will have on the other border slave states, this is
not much TO be regretted Her position or rather that
OF Eastern Virginia. has been more repehcnsble from
the beginning than that OF South Carolina She should
be made to bear heavy portion OF the burden OF the
for her guilt
In al TINS can put see me doom OF slavery. inc
North does not want, nor Will they want to interfere
with the institutions; but they will refuse for
all time to give 1t protection unless the
south shall return soon to their allegiance and then,
too. this disturbance will give such impetus TO the
production of their staple Gotten, I'm other parts OF the
world that they never the control OF the
market again for that commodity This Will reduce the
value OF the negroes much that they Will never be
worth lighting over again.
have just received aetter from Fred Frederick Dent,
ir lie brcathes forth the most patriotic sentiments.
He is Tor the old flag as long AS there Is Union OF two
states lighting under its banner and when they dissolve.
Ia will ulp il tx
idea. not so well expressed as he expresses It,
Julia and the children all well and join me In love
to You ALL forgot to mention that Fred has another
heir, with novel name that have forgotten.
Yours truly, L. :. GRANT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
FIVE MURDERS FOR A FEW THOUSAyD Dotr.pS

RALEIGH, Apri. II CSpecidD The coroner's
investigation into the death of the Joyce family in Bun
combe County established the fact that one was
killed by blow from an and that the house WIS
burned to destroy all OF the murers The object
to obtain the money kept the house by the old
man Joyce. The amount is known to have exceeded
$1,000 IN specie besides paper money Three strangers
apparently engaged In fox hunt. who were al the
house on the morning before the tragedy
and e1Orts arc making 10 identity and thcli
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
DROWNED IN A CANAL.

TRENTON, April II (SpeciaD.-John Arnett,
OF Tuckerton Penn fell into the canal last night liz
bocy was recovered half hour afterwasds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
UNEMPLOYED woRKMEN IN HYDE PARK.

ployed workmen met In Hyde Park to-day. Speeches
were made from five platforms and resolutions were
adopted asking the Government reduce the working
unemployed,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
RUSSIA REFUSES TO YIELD
APPROVING KoMARoFFs ACTION.


xuy RUSSIAN GENERAL TO DE NM
'A' ,x.cnIEF IN TURKEsTAN. -.
~ Iii 19-Ihe Daily Telegraph pio-
Hebes n dispatch from beiiih s ,hn tor
nshes "s,sss 70 Weld an inch OF the YER
~ nu'', sho has occupied on the Afghan
,t;or .rd that the Car intends to express hi'
.arai ~ General Komaroffs action by appoint
r Rim ncomrander-n-chief in Turkestah ,
p.n,,x Anril1 12-It is reported that couhci
a- hos heen held at st. Petersburg, at when
,ho Gar presided and that the Car II as appohlcu
General Komarof COMMANDMENTS Chief at lurkcS'an
I'D has issued orders to push oo'ooo troops
forward to the Afghan border. .,
Ioypoy. April 13.-Up to an early hour tn'S
morning the Government had received no iu''noi
aispatches from st. Petersburg
V.pv.r Aprl 1.-THE Turkish Ministry Is
,iv;ded in regard to the question of an alliance
~, rnclond or Russia Meetings of the Ministers
va hold freauently. 1t is stated that the RUSSIAN
Eoyernment has offered TO surrender MATS anu GO ~
allow Turkey to occupy tn9 sad the Bosphorus
against English men-of;war; Inc oui'ah i"'o''
The adoption of a neutral policy
.RrssIANs MOVING TOWARD PENJDEH.
THE TROOPS ADVANCING ON THE LINE OF TIE
MURGHAB RIVER.
LONDON. April 13.-Advices from Tirpul state
that news has been received there that the NUS
sans are advancing along the line OF 'he
Murghab River in the direction OF PenJoen.
TEnERAN. April 1.-THE Russian Legation Is
strenuously interceding for the release OF Ayouo
Khan. ex- Ameer of Afghanlstan.
STORY OF HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN
RUSSIAN OFFICERS, ACTING AS AN ESCORT TO THE
BRITISH, DISGUISED AS PRIVATEs.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April ia rumor Is current
tba, the conflict between the Russians and Afghans
arose in the following way Some OF the English
officers stationed at the Afghan outposts invited
,ome Russian officers the other side
70 breakfast. The Russians were I'M
,ble to accept the invitation, but they
rent an invitation to the English officers.
The latter accepted and stayed in the
Russian camp until late at night
and then asked for escort. General Komareh
disguised some of his officers as privates to
accompany the escort with the object OF obtaining
news of the Afghan forces. When the
escort arrived at the Afghan camp
one of the Russians was observed taking
notes in his pocketbooh. The Afghans
tried to take away the book. strug-
gle ensued and shot was fired, from
which side is not known. The Russians hurried
back to their camp ard the Russian troops were
called TO arms and advanced against the Aighans
next morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-13
GENERAL GRANTS EARLY PATRIOTISM.
A Letter WRITTEN AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR
PREDICTING iTHR RESULT.
rnY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuvr.1

Sr. LOUIS, April II. The following letter written
by General Grant from Gaena to his father-in-law,
Frederick Dent, then of st. Louis. has never be-
fore been published and of special interest at the
present time when the writer of 1t is the object of
a Nations sympathy:
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Gen. Gordou's Huu,or-

1t is nc often that one OF so serious
a turn of mind as Gen. Gordoni is found
possessed of humor; but a letter of his
from Ozurgeth, on June 90, 1858, when
he was employed in surveying and set.
Ting the Turko-Russiau frontier in
Asia, reveals a fund of quiet fun be.
yond the ordinary. In this epistle be
says: "The ladies are very pretty:
but have not very cleanly habits in
general; they prefer their nails tipped.
and do not hesitate at taking a bone
and gnawing it. They live in dirt,
houses, or rather nuts. They are gen.
orally all %princesses, and the mer
all princes, who, however, do not hest
tate to accept all donations. am al.
ways in fear and trembling lest they
should give me anything, as it il
necessary to give in return. I unfor-
tunately happened to notice a
certain glass letter weight witt
the Queen on it, and observed
that it was like her Majesty.
It was given me on the spot, and with
deep regret I had to part with my soda
water machine the next day. | adj.
mile nothing now Later on, in the
same letter, he adds: "My hands
get quite sticky with shaking hands
with SO many princes.-London Corr
Circular.
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John Phpnix's Famous Tirht,

A rumor had reached IL ears thai
the editor had arrived. Public anxiety
had been excited to the highest pitch to
witness the result of the meeting be-
tween us. 1t had stated publicly that
ne would whip us the moment he ar
rived; but. though we thought a con-
flct probable, we had never been very
sanguine as to its terminating in this
amer Cooliy we gazed from the
window OF the Office upon the New
Town road. We observed a cloud of
DIST in the distances; high above it
waved q whip-lash, and we said the
editor cometll, and his driving is like
that OF Jehn. the son of Nin,shi, for.
he drlveth turlously. Calmly we seat
ed ourselves i'll the armchair and CON
tlnued our labor upon our magnificent
PICTORIAL. Anon a step. a heavy step.
was heard upon the stairs, and the
editor stood before us. We rose. and
Wifh an untaltering voice. said: ''Vell,
now do you dopn He made no reply,
put commenced taking of his coat.
we removed ours, also our cravat.
The sixth and last round is described
by me Pressmen and compositors as
having been f%earfully scientific. We
held the editor down over the press
by our nose (Which we had inserted
between his teeth for that ~purpose).
and while our hair was EMPLOYED in
holding one of his hands, we held the
other in our left, and with the sleeps
loot brandished above Il head, shout
ed to him: "Say, Waldo" (the Wing
candltate,0 .tNeynri', hn oasnod AZ
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A Mere Suggestion,

Gambling is undoubtedly a vice,
particular If you lose. AS almost
everybody who CANDLES loses. there
can be no doubt that gambling is real.
ly a vice. Now, if one vice be licens-
ca, why not anctherp Why not. in
this licentious age, license all the
vicess
This is the view taken by some of
the journals of Texas. One of them,
referring to the licensing of gambling
houses, says 8
would it not be wisdom 10 DESTROY
the low gambling bells BY making the
business go expensive that few and
only the responsible could engage
in it, 90
We understand by this, then. that
instead of there being Il few small
trails leading to Hadcs, with a bio II.
there should be a broaG-gauge rail
road constructed. with palace ears
and other commences. The citizen of
Texas, who wanted to visit the VILLAGE
referred to, could buy his ticket, and
the trip might be made with all posi-
BILE comfort and speed.
The same rule which applies TO
licensing gambling houses might an.
Ply, to licensing stealing or murder.
Taking murder, for instance, there is
a great deal OF killing done in a small
way just as there is great deal oil
gambling done in Il surreptitious man
ner- 1t is impossible to prevent homi-
cides, just rs it is impossible to break
up gambling entirely. Would it
not be q good idea for the
State to grant licenses to responsible
parties to establish assassination
bureaus. These assassination apcn.
cles should be required to pay a heavy
license, which would h1ing a great
deal Of revenue to the State, lust as
licensing the gambling establishments
would do. The little one horse assas.
sins vino shoot people from behind a
bush for pay would be driven from
the business. just as the low gambling
would fade away. All the
numbering and assassinating in the
State would be done BY reliable and
responsible firms, which could furnish
anything that was needed in their
SitJsaqS.
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Don't Hurry to Get Married.

Girls don't be in 4 hurry to eet mar
ried. II you I but 1G, don't allow
such an idea to get into your head for
at least four years. Don't even run
the risk OF it by permitting any Young
man to get so far as proposing the
point. Fight them off. and make them
wait or g to somebody who is ready.
Don't live under the impression that
you must accept the first lovesick
youth who proposes. Be patient, de.
ilberate, and sagacious. There is =
world of happiness for you between 16
and ~. The world would be adrcarv
old world If it were not for the sweet,
faces OF the young girls with theirs
Pl4uant sayings and melting smiles.
After you have reached 20 it would he
well to consider the matrimonial prob.
lem with some seriousness. Then II
you have learned to think and DELHI
crate you will probably make a sujta-
bic selection, and marriage w!ih ,
worthy man is not only a wouan,s
privilege, but, unless married Ion
young, her best and highest develop.
ment, mental and physical, can be nj.
tanned in this state. Men and women
were made for each other, and a verv
Old u nevertheless true truism is thai
a happy marriage is the Garden of
Eden. An unhappy marriage is tha
reverse and the greatest of all calam.
ltles that can befall a pure, atIcc.
tlonate, and noble woman.-Detr0i,
Free Press. "
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False Prophets in Epynt

London letter to Toronto CLIMB
It is related that when the prophet
Mahommed lay dying an angel an
pearcd to him with the cheerino n.
telligence of the assassination Of hi.
rival and enemy Aihala, called All As.
wad' and that upon the founder 81
Islam predicted that, ere the dav ~
Judgment. the world would be- trou.
bled by thirty other impostors. and
that not until after the rising and set'
ting of all these should the true Mabdi
proclaim himself. Since that dav o.
many pretenders have arisen thai
Mahommed Ahmed, of the Soudan
may reasonably assert that the field
IS by this time open, and that the nrn.
phecy rather supports than onnpses
his declaration that he is indeed ths
man who is to lead the whole mi.
verse to a knowledge of the %tea.hinrs
OF Islam and whose enemies shall !.
the near future. be cast from the mar
less pit. ''m