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New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
AN IAlroRrANr RAILnOAD sCEnME.

MONTREAL, July (Spec,dt) J. Viscomte
dHauterive, of Paris has returned from Ottawa where
he has negotiating with the Government In regard
To annual subsidy for the proposed railroad In Nova
Scotia between oxford and Louisburg. known us the
Montreal and European Short Line" OF which Dr.
Noryin Green OF NewYork. is president, and In which
Erastus wiman OF Dun, Wiman & Co.. land several
members OF the Dominion Parliament from Nova Scotia
are Interested Viscomte dIautehye's assistant, Mr..
Hamper o railway financial agent Of Berlin, Is now In
Paris purpb OF obtaining loan from OF tho
OF Paris. This loan Is based o. the subsidy
10 be obtained from the Canadian Government as well
as on the bonds OF the lire. IL Is expected that this
cost Of constitution The road Is for the purpose of de-
veoplrg coal trahic OF this part OF Nova scotia
The line has no connection with the Canadian Pacl1c
and 1t is expected that soon "a II s completed o
Montreal larger part OF the traffic between Europe and
America will by this route. II was ruinOcd to-day
that the object OF George rtepcnss journey ~ England
was TO noat tho S50OO 900 Of dcbenturcs which the
company issue under the agreement with the
D0miuou.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
PROPER END or NOTORIOUS RUFF1AS.

PHILADELPHIA, July (SpeciaD.-James
Kane, who was hanged this morning In Moyamensins
Prison. was long notorious character He was hanged
for shooting his brother Sunday night January H.
In 1872 he was sentenced for seven years Tor man
saupbter having In quarrel stabbed James Dougherty
10 DEATH after getting out OF jail nc was charged
with passing counterfeit money and was undcr ba Tor
been converted during his eoDiDment. lie made no
speech the gall0ws but requested that the author
Res old not allow his body be exposed to the sight
fany of his friends Taylor who Is to be hanged on
July IL for the murder OF NJ y Doran, ~ the same
prisop While they were taking Kane 10 the gaows
he ran about his cell like madInan.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
A STEAMER RUN DOWN AND SUNK.

MONTREAL, July THE steamer Lake
Champlan which left Quebec this evening for this port
has on board the captain and of the steamer Dent
Iooe which was sunk In d collision of Matane with
tie Iage Chanpain The accident occurred In thick
fog When the Dent Holme first sighted she was
directly across of the Lake Champain and the
order was Immediately given on the latter vessel to
reverse the engines The other steamer would appear
10 have simultaneously changed her course, and the
consequence was that she struck amidships. the
bow OF the Lake champlan cutting hole In her below
the water line The force of the collision was 40 slight
that The engineer Lake Champlan did not feel the
shock At first serious nature of the accident was
not realized Tho captain OF the Lake Champlan how,
ever continued 10 stand by the damaged steamer ana
was cael upon te take OF hei captain ana crew.
the vessel sinking within forty minutes after being
struck
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
WHY THEY PLA CED THE FLAG AT HALEMASE.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 1.-THE Deseret Aews,


ehurch orean said last night in editorial article :
"Thc Mormon people have no reason for engaging In
expressions Of Joy under the existing crcums stances
being denied the eommoncst rights Of man, and seeing
that toward them there Is repetition OF the wrongs
which caused the fathers OF the common country to
throw of the parent Governments More than this tho
unwarrantabe infections heaped upon the Latter
Day Saints are IN OF their aspects much more
severe and yrannica than those under which the fathers
of the Nation groaned. Because OF the amentabc dis
regard OF fundamental principles OF this grand republic
the gref OF portion OF Its people was expressed by the
nations guia OF inourningthe nations flag at half
Inast-placcd upon some public buildings This drOop
ing appearance OF the national ensign occasoned some
surprse and considerable feeling The American stand
ard was placed at halfmast because the fundamental
principles upon which this great Government was built
we're being assasnaed by some OF thOse who should bo
most their preservation Ii was symptom
of LOYALTY 10 constitutional principles. and because we
we're sorry at their being dragged In the mire OF
tyranny" 49,, =,
ing three wives OF them being sisters These two
freely told the facts lie held In 81 800 bonds and
the women in 800 as witnesses. Robert Morris was
also arrested to-day charged with the same crime lie
waived examination and was held In VI 800 bonds
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
THE FIRE RECORD.
INSURANCE ON TOBACCO LOSSES.


MADISON, Wis, July THE following is q
detailed list Of the insurance tho tobacco burned a'
the stoughton (wis) fire;
Home, Of New-York, $4,000 Hecla, Of Madison,
81 100; Milwaukee Mechanics. $1,000; NIAGARA, %! !
Fire Association Of Philadelphia, $1,000 queen, o.
Liverpool, 81 900; Sum- OF England S69j0 Westehcst
er, OF New-York. $1,000; American. OF Philadeipha;
$500 Clinton OF NewYork $1,000 Concsrd,so zoo .!
Milwaukee, 81 600 ST. Paul Fire and Marine. SlOOoo
Insurance Company OF North America $50 600 Ph@nx
OF Now-York. S23 900 Pennsylvania Fire. of Phadel-
Germslr American, OF Ncw-York. $1,000; New.York
Underwrters' Agency, -. $500; Glenns Falls, OF New
York, 81 800 Phoenix of London, $4,000 f1remehs :
Fund Of California. 5000 Connecticut OF raa,s ha,
$2,5ooi Allemania. Of Plitsbufg. s2snD; si" !;
500; Washington Fire and Marine, o. bos-
tom $4,000; Fire Insurance Assocat,on OF Engnra
ford. 81 900 Rockford OF Illinois, vs., ,5Oo Amazon Oh
Cincinnati -. 900; Franklin Of Philadelphia sy,ooo
Royal, OF England, $1,000; American OF New-Jersey'
81 OO0 Etna, OF Hartford, S7,50O Gcrmana, OF New
York 81 800; Commercial UnioD OF New-Englaia,
81 500 Continental, OF NewYOrk 81 OOO Now-lork
Alliance So 900 Detroit Fire and Marine, S22oo Ns
tional, OF Hartford $1,000 Northern OF EnsIaha; u;
Boston 81 go American. OF Boston, $lzJO; Sscu,l
OF New-Iiampshre. 81 900 Peoples OF ONO, Tl,2oo
Hartford OF Hartford $1,000
The known insurance Is $37O.35O. Insurance placed
in agencies ut Edgarton. Jancsvc. Rockford. Chicago
and other places is estimated at $4,000 making tie
total estimated Insurance si5350 The loss additional
10 that on tobacco WAS over $4,000, which includes
warehouses depot frc ght cars. etc These were all
party insured. The total loss may he summed up al
1850, 900 and insurance at SiJO.OoO. Madison. Which
has good department is making strong endeavor 20
the rebuilding OF the tobacco Warehouses; hcio HI
StOugltDD.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
REMARKABLE BaNKING SYSTEM
THE sHAcKAMAXOS cONsPIRACY-THE SEVERAL
BrMMs ANp MIILIGAN nELD.

THE sHACKAMAXOS CONsPIHACY-THE SEVERAL
BUM1s AND MIILiGAN HELD.
PHILADELPHIA, July THE hearing of
George ". Bumm. William II. Bumu. and Samuel l..
MiIigan. charged with consprng derand the shack
Bank OF over 500. 900. took place this after
noon. The testimony Of John s. Kuon. the expert who
employed examine the books of the bank. 10
the eject that In 1888 the firm OF Buium 4 Sons checks
amounted TO S7-2. .G7l. At the cnd OF 1854 the Arms
account overdrawn Sl4i.3J6. and notes amounting
10 si37 900 drawn by clerks In the firms employ
the firms order deposited TO their credit In 1888,
thedrns oycrdraft siO52l. and the only depostin
she year $3.50.
Tho telcr's books showed glsring inaccuracles the
false entries being Instance high $50.
contractor that lie began to deposit In the
maxon Bank I'm s74, and about years later he en-
tered into Arrangement with President william Bunm
deceased, to get money from the bank Mr. iIunm
simply him "A note, and whenever he wanted
the money. This continued until lSs2, when President
Bnmu advised him to draw the money ON hi- personal
checks. which he did until tho time Of the failure. H.
did not keep handbook and never made any settle
mcnt. After Mr. Bumm's death. COnklln went with
his drafts the hc did before About two weeks
before the failure he deposited 5000 in bank with the
watchman after II closed He had turned into the
bank since 1883 about 100000 IN bills and warrant-
aud In 1873 he had confessed Judgment Tor $50 900
President Bumm. He To pay per cent for al
the moneys since Bumms death Hc had drawn but
SZ5, 900 or 10000.
After further testimony OF similar nature the BuInms
held In 10000 pail each ad Miiligan In $4,000
ball for trial
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

Urea. n. Y, July IA rocket struck into
the loalng department OF the Remington Armory NJ
Hon yesterday. which destroyed that structure and
cartridges worth 5000 The fire extended 10 the main
building damaging the upper rooms. machinery anu
sewing machine stock $4,000. All the losses are
covered by insurance.
BUFFALO. v. Y. July IA large warehouse at Akron.
Erie County. occupied by +. j. Newman x Co., was
burned this morning together with 2.Jl9 barrels OF
flour The loss Is about $1,000 covered by insurance
sIEISGTIxID, Mass, July 7. ii. A. Lcayiits grist
mill sawmil. stables and barn. at Great harrington,
with most of their contents. were burned tonight.
Loss 800, 900 Insurance not stated.
PIrTsBuRG July "a dispatch from Meadville. Penn,
says The Belgian Glass Works. In this town. we're
burnedlast evening Loss SGj.OOO; Insurance. S3- OOO
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
MR. HENLEY'S MEXICAN CITIZENSHIP.
A LETTER WHICH THROWS SOME LIGHT UPON TINS
CHAPTER or MS HISTORY.
fRY IRIKGRAPI TRIBUNE

A LETTER WHICH THROWS SOME LIGHT UPON THIS
CHATTER or MS HISTORY.
fRY TELEGRAPI To THE TRIBUNE
SAX Francisco, July 7.-Thcre will be pub
Ished here I'm few days letter from Barclay Henley "a
Jobn Mason Provost Marshal General OF California
written ON February 2 1865. In which Henley acknoT
edges tho fact that he had applied
for and received naturalization papers as
a Mexican citizen, fact which induced
him to write the letter Henley wrote long letter giving
ALI the details and reasons why he had become MeE
can citizen lie expected to receive large tract Of land
and establish coffee and tobacco plantations The chief
paragraph Of the letter Is as follows:
Mr.. Gwin In conjunction with Marquis
DE MoDthelon, French Ambassador IN M.i'
ico also gave me other Information
Of Northern Mexico assuring me OF French protection
and giving promise Of permanent government III that
country These assurances together with the natural
Inducements held out by the ccnntry Determined si
nnrsuance of which applied to the Mexican Govern
ent for letters OF naturalization which were duly sent
Ia mo The evidence OF which TACT being nov III tbe
hands OF the rchch Consul General In this city 10 whom
you ~ hereby referred
ever made public OF tho fact Of his naturalization In
Mexico. which was dug Up In Mexican archives by
THE TRIBUNE. This letter Is attestcd
as genuine by John Tweedalc, Chief
Clark OF War Department at Washington, In an ai
asvi A. Henley IL prominent candidate for United
states Senator from this this Will kill him po'i
cally IN California and will be valuable aid To Congress
s,on.l stigation into his winter. Henley
cannot deny this IA "a campaign lie manufactured by his
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
STREET CARS RUNNING IN THE LAKE CITY.
STRIKERS ASK FOR AN ARBirRATJoN-TALK WITH
THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY.


CHICAGO. July THE street car strike proceeded
to-day without any of the exciting incidents of the
preceding two days 1t was thought that the roting
La yesterday afternoon might deter the company from
running out its to-day but this did not prove to be
the case "a the appeared usual on four OF the
lines Madison, Randolph, Lake and Van Buren, and
the few which run were well paronizei One dis
turbance was reported but 1t was not verified and the
cars went into the barns this evening without even the
semblance of an attack by the mob This was duo
largely TO the fact that early in the day committee of
the strikers called upon the president of the company
j. Russell Jones, and the word went round that COM
promise had been effected This was partially con-
frmed late this afternoon. Mr.. Jones IN an interview
this evening said;
"Thc president of tho Conductors and Drivers AS
sociaton informed yesterday by letter that they had
agreed to submit our differences to arbitration.
piled by letter that the idea Of arbtrating question OF
whether We had the right to discharge employees when
ever we no longer needed their services had been
considered by tor a moment and added, Why not
drop in and me Y This morning he came accom-
panied by one of the discharged men, to see me. lhe
position | took that would not consent TO arbi-
trate or compromise long the strike continued but
il the saw lit to resume work ail except tbe as
charged mcnl would rs all our cars were IN
their places investigate the cause OF their discharge or
permit any three disntercsted men to do so. and
t ON investigation 1t turn ID out that any OF them had
been discharged tor such violation OF rules or neg-
gence OF duty as would fairly merit their discharge,
they would never be rensated and that otherwise they
would" go
IL is given out that this proposition will be accented
by the strikers and Is expected that the cars VIII
begin running usual tomorrow morning IL was
announced to-day that the CONF any would sue ths city
or damages owing TO the failure OF the Mayor TO ex
tend proper protection but this is dscredited in view
OF the termination Of the strike.
The eight men arrested for participation in the attack
upon the street cars yesterday afternoon were ar,
ragned before justice of the this forenoon ana
NATL vnlV
who Is charged with having made the murderous as
ssult upon the injured conductor, Chaiee, was held
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
cApNApvoy WELL RECEIVED.

DUBLIN, July THE Earl OF Carnarvon, the
new Lord Lieutenant arrived in this city to-day to as
sume formally the duties of his office. lie was cheered
nv crowds along whole route to the Castle ana no
Accommodation OF hostile character was attempted
The Irrsh Times expresses itself as highly satisfied
with the policy of the Earl of Carnaryon the Lord Lieu
tenant as indicated his speech III the House oi LordS
last evening. . - o...,... .-.,
The FreeDans Journal says that the Conservative pro-
rramme as far az goes Is satisfactory at hrst sgh
IJNFRIEYDLY BOTH TO ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
LONDON, July 1.-The Standard this morn
In prints advices India in regard to the recent
Afghan frontier trouble The Standards correspondent
asserts that she Of AfghaDstan attaches little
value to the friendship Of either England or Russia
The Ameer considers Lord Duferin stiney He had ex
pected from the English representative much larger
subsidies Of money and The correspondent says
that the In giving arms and food TO his subjects
first exacts the condition that they will fight II called
upon eitber the English the Russians. pilgrim
from Afghan Turkcstan reports that feeling OF ex
treme against the Ameers rule exists
among the officials there. He declares that these
ojcias and willing To join Russia or lsa or
Afghan Turkcstan has opened direct negotiations WIN
Russia and 1t is asserted that In this course ne haa the
permssion OF the Amecr; but this Is doubted Large
bodies Russian troops are moving toward Mcr' anu
Maimena. .. ,.,
A iispatch from Tifls. by way Of st. Petersburg,
states that the Russians sending field hospitals 10
the Transcaspian territory.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

RgRIIs July THE contest Of the Duke of Cumbcr-
land for the throne OF the Dachy OF Brunswck has led
Prince Bismarck 10 prepare bill which Will provide Tor
the cIusion OF forcgn-born heirs 10 the right Of
cession To the German thrones.
PABIs July IA duel with swords has been fought
lac Ducand "A Republican member OF the Chamber of
DcputIes and AZ. Rulhcre journalist connected with
Bonapartst paper. NJ kuhiere was seriously wounded
ZURICH, July 7.-Captain schaaf. OF the Salvation
Of tle law which prohibits meetings Of the Salvation
Army and the hawking OF books by the Salvaionists
He IL Prussian subject At IOttDgen members Of the
saiyatiop Army attempted to hold meeting, but were
dis sperscd by the police.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
DIUE GRASS WINS AGAIN.

LONDON, July 1.-THE July meeting at Car
hsle began to-day. The for the Cumberland Plate
was won by Il. Crags iyeyearold chestnut horse Blue
Grass. which was formerly owned by J. X. Keene W.
6tevcnsons threey brown geldng Londonderry
came In second H. Halls fveyearod chestnut mare
Farminster third There nire starters. The bet
ting was 10 10 against Blue Grass to against Lon
oonderry ana to against Fairninstcr
At the Newmarket July meeting the race for the July
Stakes for twoyearolds by the Duke OF West
minister's chestnut colt Kendall with Prince 6oltykohs
chestnut colt Meph:sto second and Sir Willousbbys
ncs'nut y Ste Alverc third There were nine starters
1he betting was to against Kendall, TO 2 aRsinst
Aephistc and III to against Ste Alvere Y. X. Gra-
hsus colt St. Mtrin the favorte ut against i.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
PRoBABLs WIFE MURDER IN JERSEY CRY.

Another murucr0uS ARRAY Occurrcu idst Hisns
In the vicinity Of the Crows Nest Jersey City, wher
the riot took place the Fo nth. Jacob Benn Q.
butcher who lives at No 3il Newark
ave., stabbed his wife In the head several times
with q murderous looking butcher-knife innictina
wounds which may prove fatal. Bennie has been on
debauch and nearly crazed with rum On sun
day he drove his wife aud children out OF the house
Mis- Thomas Silk, o neighbor, took them In and con
cealed them In the back room. On Moaday bennt
hunted all around the neighborhood for his wife ant
children without finding them. Last night ne wens
70 Mrs. Silks ro0ms and asked her II she knew
where his family were Mira. Silk assured nun that she
lid not ana lie went away. Mrs. Bennie, who had
heard from the rear room was III Tear
and trembling all the time that her husband was
the house. but after he went away she and hcr
children retired to bed which had been mprovlsea ZOE
them ON the floor. About 10:45 Bennie returned ana
made his way into the front room before
Mrs. silk could lock the door, He had tue gleaning
In his eye Addressing Mrs. silk he said that he hadbeen
told that his wife and children were there ana No
wanted them. At the same moment ne maze =
spring for the door leading into the Dac9
room Mrs. Silk and her husband tried to stop
him. but when he sashcd Mrs. SILK across the wrist wa
Benne dashed past them opened the door and saw nn
wife standing In the middle OF the noor her lace wn
with terror. Before she could speak he sprang az
her and plunged the knife into her head she escapes
from his and fed through the front door fooweo
by the rumcrazed mailman. As soon as tney were ouD
Mr. SILK closed the door and locked 1t, fearing
that Benhie might return and murder the Tvs
children. Mrs. Bennie succeeded In making mex
escape and concealing herself so well that ~
TO midnight she had not been found BY the polices
and taken into custody by Policemen Carroll ano
ri
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08

PHILADELPHIA, July 7 (SpeciaD.-ln tins
mornings Times appeared the following advertisement;
wAsrEp-A pug dog. imported breed. Apply at once
ss applicant going out OF town Dogs must pe pro 90
Girard House.
Room No. 20 is occupied by j. n Teitzel, aNew-forK
lawyer and his wife. Mr. Teitzei came TO fhadepn'"
yesterday with II. Carscaens one Oh Inc CsnsoAu
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
THE PAIL MALL GAzETrEs CRUSADE

LONDON, July 1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette to-
day prints addition TO its articles begun yesterday
exposing the growth of immortality The 81 JdD'ess
Gazette stigmatizes them the vilest obsccnty ever
from public press seen in public print The
bookstalls controlled by the firm OF which william
Henry Smith. Secretary OF War; Is the head fuse 70
sell either yesterday todnys ssne OF The iaa Nal
Gnsee sales OF the papers have been cnor
In the House of Commons last evening George
Augustus Bentinck asked Sir Richard Assheton Cross
the Home Secretary. whether means exist by which 10
prosecute cTlmnay the authors and publishers OK the
articles
The Home Secretary replied that The Gdzetk could DC
prosecuted by indictment in the usual way
The Globe says IL understands the crown lawyers re-
that the publishers Of The PoH Mall 6dsete be
pros ed.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
LIBERALITY or PROFESSOR TYYpALL.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE liberal contri-
button OF Professor John Tyndal for the endowment
OF scholarship In the University OF Pennsylvania was
formally received this morning and the deed Of trust
ordered to executed the meeting OF the trustees Of
the institution The deed Of trust sets forth that the
donor determined devote the proceeds OF series OF
lectures delivered In this country In 1872 and 1873 to
the education OF young men VINO had eviuced decided
talents IN physics by udicous investment OF the sum
set apart for purpose tue fund Increased to S32 400
of which the University Of Pennsylvania receives
third.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
MARVELLOUS CURE OF AN INVALID.

BosroN, July (SpeciaD. Mrs. Barron, wife
OF w. W. Barron who Is employed at the Walker Pratt
Manufacturing Companys foundry. was taken sick with
pIeursy and peuraia eighteen years succeeded by
other troubles Until week ago she did not walk STEP
being helpless and confined TO bed or chair. One limo
WAS partly parayzed aud without sensation. On saur-
day she fell headong the floor IN attempting to move
from one chair to another. That evening she began
walking little aud has improved every dag since.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
ou.pRrILTyg PARTNERS IN COURT

Henry T. Davis Is the presiuent of tne Da'n
Quilting Frame Company. at No. 4s6 BROADWAY Aeuy
Grrin is secretary and treasurer OF the company an" %
IL Cox is the general manager DAVIS owns ~oo,vVyo "a
the capital stock the company aud Grrin and cog %
oIrcers and al a meeting yesterday Girrin aud Cox
passed resolution against the protest OF Davis proy
ming the books OF the company AID who as alleged haa
discovered discrepancy Of from $4,000 TO $looo'
10 adjourn was objected to BY DAVIS ous
heng oyerruled he became greatly excited, and pulling
out pistol threatened 70 shoot Girrn Policeman pvho
Ford in the Jefferson Market Police Court and held tes
trial Bail was fixed at $500, anc was furnished.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
SPORADIC CHOLERA AMONG STRIKERS.

TOLEDO. July 7.-About fifty Poles impli-
Gated the of June 90 have been shut up In the
city prison the The prison s badly
ventilated, and two and three have been placed In
each cell. Several of the men have been complaining
for several days Yesterday two Of them were taken
nounced them cases OF sporadic cholera Tho sick
taken to tho prison hospital and are apparently
doing well. The prisoner: were afterward taken Into
disiufecfed.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.

LONDON, July z.
AN AMERICAN DYING IN CoRK.-Levc Wallis, OF Bos-
ton who arrived Ia Cork Sunday, died yesterday
OF heart disease.
PROBABLE Loss or A AsmP.-Advices from Port Stanley,
Falkland Isiands that wreckagc has been washed
ashore which Indicates the loss. with her crew. OF the
British ship Yarra Yarra, Captain Earl which left Port
land, Ore, on February 2, for Queenstown.
TRADE RETURNS PoR JUSE.-The returns issued by the
Board of Trade that the imports for tho month OF
June as compared with last year, increased 100000.
that the exports last month decreased 433ooOO, AS
compared with June, 1884.
New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
PROPERTY LEFT BY STEPHEN 4. DOUGLAS.

CHICAGO, July Judge Shepard has given
decree In the case OF Mrs. Adele G. Williams. widow OF
stephen A. Douglas. and Robert and Stephen A. Doug
las against the University Of Chicago. N. X. Fairbank
and o. W. Barrett The suit was brought to recover
title to tho university property and lands. The uni
versy ard It's trustees are ordered to convey TIE prem
days from the entry OF the Decree H. T. Steele Master
In Chancery, Is ordered to make conveyance of the
prOpcrty,