The clarion., 1885-01-14

government TO slaughter all suffering
Inimals on an allowance OF two-thirds
heir value.
ST. Paul reported the coolest weather
If the winter. Friday. the signal-ser-
ice instruments showing 35 degrees
,elow zero, while Saltwater. Minneso-
a. claimed temperature OF 80 de-
rrees below.
II. III. Chalmers, associate Judge Of
the supreme court of Mississippi. died
of apoplexy on Saturday night. John
How. who was three times MAYOR of
ST. Louis III its early days, passed
away at San Francisco.
Hundreds of families along the Va
bash and White Rivers, have been
driven from their LOmCs by the floods.
Both streams are OVERLOOKING their
banks, and the country below Vim
cennes, Iud., IS IN danger.
The courthouse at Moorfeld. West
Virginia, was on saturday tie sc ma
ot bloody fight on tie question of
who had been legally elected county
clerk. A strong guard IS on duty. ana
al saloons have been Closed.
John II. Palmer states that he IS not
a candidate for senator nom Illinois
as lie has been honured with the p~4si.
dency of the SouthdOwn Sheep aSSocia-
ton and an election IS delegate 10 tia
hog convention At NasninztOn.
Thomas \. Doyle has entered on his
Yenteenth year rs mayer of Proyi
dence, Rhode Island. He reports tha
municipal debt al $40, O,Oet ,tC0. and com
plains that city property Is 0Vervaiued
$50 0,0t0 by The general assem embly.
Nearly all the republican candidates
for speaker of the New York assembly
are actively canyassing at Albany.
Theodore Roosevelt is endeay0ring 10
form combination III the interest of
William NJ. Eyarts for the senator
ship.
The latest railway rumor in Chicago
is 10 the effect that the St Paul road Is
negotiating for the purchase OF the
Chicago, St. Louis and Western. now
completed TO Pekiu, Illinois. Wirh the
intention OF extending it TO Kansas
City.
Mrs. T. X. Creamer, whose husband
is prominent in political circles IN New
\ NoTk c ty, made a desperate attempt
at suicide while visiting at kaukakee.
Illinois. She swal owed nearly a tea
spoonful OF arsenic, but her life was
saved.
Runors affecting the solvenCy of c.
p. Huntington, the tranSc0uUneutal
railway maguate. are atl0at in New
L a
speedy tTial of three suits brought
against him, involving Large amount
of money.
Detectives at Grafton. West Viz
ginia. ascertained that the recent
wrt cking of a passenger train was the
work OF Mrs NJ. Blake, who sought
revenge for the arrest of her husband
on charge OF rObbIDg ears. She con-
fesSed her crime.
William 5. Denny, assistant post
master at Remus, Michigan, was az
rested on New Years day Tor opening
registered letters. He promptly plead
ed guilty. when arraigned at Grand
Rapids, and was sentenced to one wear
in the penitentiary.
Joseph Gillespie, who died Wednes-
day at Edwardsville. Illinois, partici-
pated in the Black Hawk war IN 1881,
and as a lawyer was associated with
Abraham Lincoln and General Shields.
For twelve years he was judge Of the
Twenty-fourth circuit.
Over twelve thousand p0ttprs of
| New Jersey held meeting at Trenton
| Tuesday. and decided not TO accept the
new plice-llst, which reduces wages y
| per cent. II is said that seven manu-
| fac;urers have determined to keep
their men at the old prices.
Judge Blodgett has decided that
| there is no reason for staying tOreclOs-
| uue proceedings against the University
| of Chicago. lie showed that Stephen
| 4. Douglas. when president of the
/ board o! trustees. executed d mortgage
| on the property Tor S25,OQ'.
| Another Orange outbreak isreported
| from Bay Roberts. Newfoundland.
Hundreds of armed Orangemen parad-
| ed the streets Sunday. and the New
| York r demptionist Fathers were be-
sieged in their dwelling. Police aid
was dispatched from 81. Johns.
George Z. Erwin was on Tuesday
/ elected speaker OF the New York as
| semblv and Dennis Mccarthy was cho-
| sen president of the senate Governor
| Cleveland resigned his office, and Lieu
! tenant Governor Hill was sworn in.
| An adjournment for one week was ta-
| sen.
The will Of Daniel L. Wells. of Mil
waukee. covering property valued at
| over 81 COO GOO gives the Prospect ave
nue. homestead ana 500, go IN cash 10
he widow, and provides for the pay
ment Of from 5000 to $1,000 10 each
+ seventeen relatives or friends.
| Inc l,Nt lr.gtS r V.E.u- to-. farm
| products llnV .l.J-Ht airHl maEEgl
| 'tv.vat Of mining iu lbc tIri.I.a Irad
| region. hundreds OF Ifurrs are
| prospecting or iHE,uy cUt ere in T.
| lois or Wisconsin, auI Two trau-iO3ds
| q dry bore are daily shipped from
| IIghland-
Thirteen coilieries near Srrantoi-,
| Pa, were suspended Monday by the
| Delaware. LaCkaWa & Western and
| .he Delaware & Hudson Companies.
About 2,0e0 men ana boys We're thrown
cut of work. The companies say that
the suspension VIII not last more than
| two months.
Bishop Gilmour, of Cleveland, some
| months ago closed st. PTok0ps BG-
| hemlan church or rebeilious acrs. and
| placed watchmen in charge. Fifteen
! women belonging TO the congregation
sunday attacked three policemen with
| stones and clubs, regainlHg posse sslon
| OF the parsonage.
d. i. Moody has opened revival
| meetings at Richmond. Virginia. be-
| ing rewarded with large congregations.
| lie denies that he ever cherished or
Expressed sentiments as TO Lee and
| Jackson other than of high respect.
Ine charges originated with a citizen
OF Richmond named r. ID. Core.
W. ii. Smyth, an army paymaster.
who recently disappeared from SaVan-'
nah with $500 of government funds,
made his appearance in Washington
Friday and paid up the deficiency, ex-
piainlng that he was ON spree Christ
mas and became lost to all conscious
ness until he found himself in New
York,
W. 4. Haskell of Des Mo:nes. gave
a chattel mortgage on his shoe store
/ for S27 $40 TO covtr deficit in his ac-
counts with the Capital City Building
association, and was then arrcsj ell.
Alfred Ii. Oliver, cashier in the Eat
ern railway Office, at Boston, confesses
having embezzied $1,000 during the
past eleven years.
A prominent official at Washington
reports that five New York physicians
recently examined into tie condition
Of General Grant, and found him com
pletely broken down in body ana re-
curing absolute rest. ID. 3. Wesson,
OF Springfield. Massachusetts. has con-
tributed 81 600 toward the fund to res
cue the generals property.
Inspector j. D. King. of the post
oftce department, while in Kansas
City, recently, was shown the body of
an unknown suicide which had 6een
embalmed by an undertaker as an ad-
yertlsement. Dir. King promptly iden-
tined the corpse as that OF Frank G.,
Martin, who last year embezzled 81 800
n money-orders from the postoHice at
Pierre. Dakota.
a review Of the iron trade, 1ust com.
pleted by the secretary Of the Ameri.
can Iron & Steel association. shows
that the demand for leading articles of
iron and steel during the wear 1884 was
less than IN 1881. Prices have fallen
enormously. with but little tendency to
recovery. Better DAYS for the iron
manufacturer are not expected until
the condition OF the farmers improves.
Times are hard in Kansas. Corn is
selling as low as 10 cents bushel, and
farmers are using it for fuel, Trade is
dull and the banks have shut their