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New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE DESERT.

TIIE FIRST BATTLE FOR THE SIkHs REGIMENT.
BRUSSELS, March 1.-THE independence Beige
announces In dispatch from m ndont at Romo
that Italy will undertake the relief OF Kassaa Inc cor
respondent says that plans for the necessary campaign
have completed by the general staff OF tho Italian
army and forwarded to Massowah.
PARIS March 1.-THE Journal des Debd. says that
the difference between England and France regarding
Egypt requires for its settlement the Intervention OF
third party whose services will not be gratutous.
LONDON March ia dispatch from suaKnn
says that the Indian native soldiers Oh
tho sikhs regiment were in their hrst
engagement Egyptian soil yesterday. a party
one OF tho British ontposts In the neishborhoeSd poo
OF suakim, and the Sikhs sent out INTO tne
open Held to repel the attack They were spion.,
didly handled and showed admirable cooiness ana
steadness The skrmsh hot while u iasted,
but the Arabs were repused, ana many OF
their dead were left upon tho field. Inc casa-
alties among the Indian troops were rev
and unimportant The Arabs became panic strcken
when they the swarthy Mohamneaans
from India facing them In British style ana deliver
lag their hre with such precision as to make almost
every shot tell ,.... r.
grant Of 22O 900, which has made by the Gov,
ernment 10 tho family OF General Gordon, VIII De Pao
over trustees, who will II for the Deneht OF tne
family, according Gordon's last wishes, In suc way
as Queen may direct The municipal authortles VI
Dover recommend that Friday Of this week DO regarusd
as a day OF mourning for General Gordon.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
WILL MR.. PEARSON BE RETAINED
THINK IL WOULD DE BITTER PIL

DEMOCRATS THINK IT WOULD DE niii"' 'AA"
To SWALLOW.
The big grain of discomfort in the talk among Dem
ocratc politicians uptown yesterday was the report
that Mayor Grace had emphatically stated in private
that the President had promised 70 retain Postmaster
Pearson II was known that the Mayor has been IN
dustrious In Mr. Pearsons behalf for some time. ana
that while in Washington for the naug uraton he TOOK
occasion to press upon Mr.. Cevelands attention the
Importance of retaining Mr. Pearson lhere seeme'
TO be no question that he correctly reported nor
any question but that he must have had solid reasons
for Ids statement. Gloom and dependency were the
result wherever two three or more democrats were
gathered together 1t evident from the talk that
the Democrats are bewildered and do not know what
TO make of the situation In knot of Democrats halt
dozen in number three of whom are from Western
States a TRIBUNE reporter heard these comments,
which indicate pretty well the whole tenor OF ta'k
through all the Democratic circles:
%" hope whatever Gle, Gland does will be for the best
shall believe it until 1t turns ont otherwise
wouldn't do this thing. il | was in bis place"
and Whitney in the Cabinet for He must confer with
them They know this won't do. They will never
permit ii" s-,... ami,
battles and cont feel like saying anything about
New York affairs but if Pearson is rseaPponed why ny
appointed alsol And Collector Robertson And all
NV sentiments are correctly reported in THE TRIB;;
uNE this morning which says all Democrats feel o.
do and believe il is right q was the conclusion of
Western man, and then County Democracy man
said Well I'm not in favor OF this appointment per
se but can tell you it may goa mighty long way
toward helping us out with the public sentimsnt.
Pearson in the Post Office is pretty hard pill to
swallow. but Thompson in the Custom House Is sweet
Jelly to clip the pill down throats and guess tbat
the way we have got TO take it,
Daniel Lockwood almost as much sought alter
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel if he the President
himself He kept himself secluded in the evident hope
of avoiding reporters and seeking favors. Smith
NJ Weed departed for Plattsburg. newly suggested
name that of General Martin T. Mcmahon. heard in
connection with the Coectorshp. Ex-Governor John
c. Underwood of Kentucky, who is in the city, says
that ex-Congressman Thompson Of his State has the
promise of the Internal Revenue Commissionershp,
according to latest private reports. MIR. Underwood
thinks be will make a splendid officer.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
SENATOR'S USING BAD LANGUAGE.

RALEIGH, n. c., March IL (SpeciaD. - The
Lesature adjourned sine die day The closing hours
OF the Senate we're envened by disturbance that
near ending in a riot Several Senators, headed by
Graham, of Orange, presented protest against the
action OF the Senate passing bill to aid the extension
of the Western North Carolina Railroad beyond Murphy,
in Cherokee County which denounced the action Of the
majority as "monsrsus ana indefensible" This Ian
guage was decarcd TO be supplementary by the Sena
tors who had vsted for the bill. The contestants were
about equal numbers and side declared that tLc
protest should not go upon the Journal while the other
side swore that 1t should appear Motives were i'm
pugned bad language used and only for the timely
interference of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the officers
of the Senate there woud have been several personal
collisions the floor. This conduct was kept up until
the hour of adjournment arrived, when, amid the
"wrangement,' the Senate was declared adjourned
without day.
In the House, Richmond Pearson. the member who
was assaulted by McAdcn entered protest against the
action of the House IN declaring McAden not guilty OF
contempt He protested that the action of the House
was inconsistent with the dignity and immemOrial
privileges of the House and with the interests OF peace
able government He declares the action of the House
TO he tantainonnt to absOutiOn OF the obligations
which TO civil government and the duties which
they owe 10 society"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
DOCBTS ABOUT 4 ROBBERY.
AN OLD MAN SHOWS DAGGER AND FOUR CUTS
AND SAYS HE LOST OVER 81 800

AN OLD MAN SHOWS A DAGGER AND FOUR CUTS
AND SAYS HE LOST OVER 81 500.
1t is the belief of persons acquainted with
Samuel yollum that his boasted houses and lands in
Philadelphia Castles in spain and that the story
he tells OF having been robbed of 800 aud draft 10
purely imaginative. His story that on Monday night
while passing through Desbrosses'st. on his way homo
from Philadelphia, where he had been to collect tho
rents of his property In that city, two garroted him.
and upon his attempting to break away
one of them stabbed him with dagger. woman ap-
pearng on they away During the struggle
Containing 5000 in bills and a draft on the seamans
Bank for 5000. He picked up the dagger, which he
carried with him to Bryants drug store at Canal ana
The drug clerk said to TRIBUNE reporter yes
ssny sSoas 70 Sa' o'clock u Mcnasy iss'" night 'H
clerk found in his coat Three OF them had noe
below the heart. Il was about half an inch wide Tho
clerk inserted probe an Inch. bat was AFRAID " 20
y%pans Waana ans md 's voiumR Insisted on On
Tuesday evening man and woman Mho, woi @ As.r rsis
tyes Of his told clerk that voum has no property
in Philade phia or anywhere else. ,,.,.
pssbrosses sts said that he had known yollum many
years He is an engineer and macainist by traae sna
For many wears he has done little TSrs. ,a.,;v lac
police do not place much faith IN the st1 70 SS %
Seyenth-ave where vollum rents hall bedroom on the
Sn; m hs Sas aaaS
than that 1t uptown and downtown ana on aihut
were in his own name or Hootss About II a. m aitef
the detectives had gone coupe drove 70 the Joor ana
Ss yos%S snaps a1 when BOTH we're driven away voam
his andady that the young man aia business h,s a. tSs
house several times before. The dagger is an ivory.
handled one with blade about four inches long and
Slooa ,lS nSrs spos snu up on H. l." west
Greenwich ss has long been the resort Of gsns
desperate characters, many OF whom nave ser'ea
in the State prison.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
WOMEN oRADUATEs ~ MEDICINE.

PHILADELPHTAt MHTCH II NNVtttHtT,- TIC
Academy OF Music was lled to-day with fashionable
audience interested In the thirtyhrd annual commence
uent Of the Womans Medical College OF this city. The
following women received diplomas allowing them TO
practise medicine: seleni Armstrong Nebraska Ellen
c. Brensinger, Pennsylvania Lucy NJ Creemer Connect
cut; Mary II. Chcyney Pennsylvania Juliet T. lianchet
New-York Ida j. Hebergcr District OF Columbia; Mary
Edith Uennesy New. York Harriet A. Kane, PennsyL
yania Calista V. Luther, Pennsylvania; Kate Mellow
ELL Pennsyyana; Mary OCailaghan. Massachusetts,; !;
Pennsylvania Clara C. Sheetcr, Pennsylvania Frances
Coleman Smith, Missouri Ida NJ Sinner, Pennsylvania;
Elizabeth Snyder, Pennsylvania Ella Prcntiss Upham
Pennsylvana; Jenny O. Wagner, New-York; Ella y.
Webb, Pennsy vania Emma NJ Williams, Pennsylvania;
Sarah VI. Wilbur, Rhode islands
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

EAST SAGINAW, Mlch., March 1.-the works
of the Michigan Saw Company were destroyed py nie
this morning with loss of 100000. The insurance Is
not definitely known but S3oo 900 The works han
only recently been rebuilt having Deeh purneo iaS' "f
when the loss amounted 10 Soo'ooo' -,
spRISGrIELp Mass, March l1.-Fire started IN inc
basement of j. d. Gls art store building at ITO cock
thi, morning, and worked Its way 10 the th'ru "ooi
tbrouph a partition doing great damage. mainly py
snope The loss is likely to reach $4,000 OF when
about $4,000 will fall Mr. GILL; whose entire ana eA
nn,ve stock OF pictures books rich paintings brica
hrac ia damaged The art gallery, where scores OF AZ
lists paintings OF great value hung was also aheced
nv the smoke Brine Norcross's stock OF fancy goois
Is damaged by smoke loss, perhaps. $1,000 MIS- MARY
RYAN loses about 900 stock OF books and uhdera
ers' goods E. NJ Elwe fixtures, about $500 W. y
King book publisher, about $1,000; DIR. NJ j. DAVIS
$500, aud II. c. Moore. photographer, 500 Inc dah'
age to the building about $4,000 The insurance Oh
the latter 900 each in the Imperial Fire Association
Pbnnix London Provincial. Lancashire North Britisn
and Commercial Union. j. d. GilI Insurance on stosA
is as follows Traders. and Merchants $1,000 eaen.
Williamsburg CITY, 81 800; Lancashire. shoe ana Leatl
err HAMBURG Bremen. Norwich Union, Liverpool ala
London and Globe, German, American Hartford s, Gs,s
Falls and Fremen's Fund, $1,000 each SPECIAL insnf-
ance on paintings: German American. $500 Hart
ford and Queens $1,000 each Howard, so'oooi 'oh'
necticut and Continental. s3,l2o each'
HAYsyfIiE, Ont, March ia house owned ana OF
cupied by william Ellenbauen and wife, destroyed
nv fire early this morning The couple unable 10 escape
pershed In the flames. The origin of the nr" Is unkno"t
Worthwhile, March IA fire IN a building owned oy
s. W. Bue and occupied by A. Robitshek dry'goods, ano
II. J. Resseguie Hour and feed, caused loss on the
bniding of 5000; insured. Rsbitsheks loss Is
$50 600 insurance, $1,000; Ressegues loss, r.ooo
Insurance So 900 l. Van Arnam. proprietor oil the ad
Joining store, loses 5000; no insurance.
HoSEsDaLE. Penn. March ia fire In the centre OF
the town to-day destroyed half block OF wooden build
ngs and TIE block IL the oldest In the town
The loss is about 10000 Insurance. 5000.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
SUYFOcArED WIrH COAL GAs

PmLADELPHA, March II observation-disclosures
Richie probably the oldest orst In the state died this
morning at his home. No. lG2l American'st. In his
On Sunday night he retired about
10 o'clock He and his wife had been accustomed to
rise each morning between and o'clock They failed
TO come down To breakfast Monday md the servant.
after repeated attempts 10 rouse the old compile finally
called In II. B Myers, neghbor, who on entering the
house detected strong smell OF gas He burst the door
OF the chamber and found Mr. Richie and his wife
i'm an unconscious condition. The face OF the former
was dark and swollen lie fingered until l:2O O'Clock
this morning when he died. Mrs. Richie IL In pre-
carou. condition. Mr. Richie gained National repu
tation for the designs flowers furnished for the OBJ
seduies President Lincoln while the body lay In state
in IN nit
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
KILLED By RAILWAY TRAINS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March H.. ID.
White passenger East Tennessee Railroad train
was killed this evening, few miles east OF this city,
The train was crossing covered bridge and White put
his head ont OF tho window when 1t crushed against
the tmbers OF the structure dashing out his brains lie
was twenty years old and lived In Eastern Tennessee
EAsroN Nd, March 1l-Thomas H. Trippe and
James Earle were struck by train the Delaware and
Chcasapeake Railroad the station in this town,
this morning Earle killed Instantly and Mr.. Tripps
sustained injuries WHICH likely to prove fatal The
train was special running about twenty miles an hour
and tho coroners jury ccnsured the railroad company
for proyding the necessary precautionary signals
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
ABlNK PRESIDENT ARRESTED.
EGBERT NJ CARVER CHARGED WITH FoRGERIEs IN
NFw-YORK STATE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSH.l
ST.LoUIs, March 1.-THE village of De Soto,
No. twenty miles south OF ST. Louis, was thrown into
high state Of excitement this afternoon by the arrest OF
Egber NJ Carver president OF the DeSo0 City Bank. on
a requIsltion from the State OF New-York. where
he is wanted for a series Of forgeries amounting
20 $4,000 years Carver was the cashier OF
the First National Bank OF Oneonta, Otsego County,
NewYork. In 1873 he disappeared aud it was alleged
that by series OF false entries the cashier had stolen
nearly $4,000. This was followed by the discovery
that the Banks Walton In Delaware County, and Anna
tia in Otsego County had also been his victims, and
the total loss footed up between $4,000 and $4,000
Two years later Carver started state bank In Hicks
VILE Ohio and Just when the authorities were about to
him into custody he escaped to Garret ind where
be started bank. II was scarcely In running order
when the NewYork authorities appeared, bnt their man
again escaped. Nothing then heard OF him until
few weeks ago. when the Sheriff OF Otsego County
learned that Carver running bank In DE Soto, Mo-
Carver turned pale when he the sheriff He dropped
into a chair covered his face with his hands Hun
dreds OF Carvers friends gathered about the bank ana
evinced a desire thwart the authorities. An attempt
was made 10 get writ Of habeds corpus but II failed
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
REPUBLICANS ON SENATE COMMITTEES.
AGREEMENT BY THE CAUCUs-MR. SHERMAN AND
.xy<r

AGREEMENT BY THE CAUCUs-MR SHERMAN AND
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The caucus OF Repub-
Iican Senators and its Caucus Committee. which
have been engaged early and late since the session
began upon the allotment Of places on the major
ity sides of Senate committees, finished their
formally declared until tomorrow Senator Conger
succeeds TO the ehalrnanship of the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads made vacant by the re-
tirement of Senator Hill. Senator Pike takes the
chair Of the Committee on Claims held by Senator
Cameron, of Wisconsin ), Senator seweil takes
Senator Logan's place at the head OF the Commit
Tee on Military Affairs Senator Evarts Is made o
member of the Committee on the Judiciary and
that upon Foreign Relations Senator eler " made
chairman Of the Committee ON Mines and Mining
end member Of the Committee ON
Public Lands. The Judiciary Committee is
Increased by Que. and the Commcrce and Public
Buildings Committees by two members each. Many
committees Tor the purpose OF equalizng the hon
orA responsibilities and labors Of the committee
looms. and the task Of the Caucus Committee was
icund TO be one of conGdsrable difficulty.
eeedings, hut il Is understood that the feature OF
Their work which proved most perplexing related
" the Finance Comm1ttee. Senator Sherman, II Is
sed. asked TO be relieved from further service upon
Tins committee. uncss Its composition was changed
p some fespect,., He is hnbued with an
Impression that New England ideas were
o0minant In the committee. and Is said to have
Even this as his reason for wishing 70 Withdraw;
caucus precipltated discussion Of the tariff, in
Which wool and pig iron figured as leading ele-
perta Neither the cancus nor the caucus commit
q 1ss Ss Gssa as
We Republican neubership Of the Finance Com
attee a. II stands t0-niRht is the same as 1t was
~ session. Many Scnators have urged Mr. Sher.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
ENGLAND AND GERMANY HARMONIOUS.
COUNT msMARcK's MIssIoS-AGREEING on A CO.
LONIAL POLICY.

LoNIAL POLICY.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE result of Count
Herbert Bnarcks special mission to England relative
10 German In West Africa reported 10 be as
follows: England comedies to Germany the whole OF
the Cameroons country, with the exception OF the MIS-
sion town Victoria where the Germans are alleged 10
have hauled down the British flag. England furthor
agrees not to interfere with action Germany may
take In entire country from the south bank of the
Rio del Roy, small river emptying into the Bsht OF
Biara, distance north OF the Cameroons, To the
Caboon which enters the near the equator. Ter
many TIE other hand recognizes the supremacy OF
England the country lying between the nofth paK
OF the Rio del Rey and Lagos This covers the basin OF
the Lower Niger.
The German papers now generally admit that ter
many wns somewhat blamable In the Anglo German
colonial controversy They admit that the aispacn oI
May 1884, which invited England TO an INCONSISTENCIES
with Germany concerning the latters colohai snei,
prses and which Prince Bismarck early ast inoht rcu
to sir Edward Mllet rs a communication Whcn .io
Chancellor said had been sent o London ana never pooh
answered was evidently delivered to tie British
Government. ,..u
The horM German Gdseas says there will be no urtner
polenic between Germany and England Eail uI"h
villes statement In Parliament was perfectly e'ec'
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES-BYTE TELEGRAPH

A FAVORABLE VERDICT FOR NELLIE HORAN.
ELKHoRS, Wis, March 1.-THE jury returned u ver-
diet Of not guilty In tho Of Nellie Horan, charged
with poisoning her father, mother and sistor.
BRUTALITY OF A NURSE.
FALL RIVER, Mas, March 1l.-in tho District Court
this morning Mrs. Elizabeth Watson was bound over In
the sum of 81 900 for assault and battery She took
care, during the day, or infant child Of Mrs Luson,
while the latter was at work In o mill Last Friday
Mrs Luson returning home found Mrs. Watson ntoxi
GATED child crying In the cradle Its body horribly
bruised from severe beating and cut OF. The
child died last night
BETRAYED BY PIT DOG.
CHICAGO March H." My husband 10 not In the city"
said Mrs H. r. Hecheor she tried to prevent two do
tecves entering her home at No COS Hubbardst.,
this morning. "We'il take look through tho house.,
said Of the officers. After examining the premises
the woman under lounge IN the parlor with bark
OF recognition. The officers reached down under the
lounge, found bare foot aud hauled 0ut,a full
grown mau. II proved to be Mr.. Belcheor himself lie
was wanted for selling nortgagcd property and was
taken 10 the station house
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
WAR DECLARED IN CENTRAL AMERICA.


LITTLE KNOWN OF 1T IN THIS CITY-yIEws OF
CONSUL BAIZ.
The following telegram was received in this
city last night from La Lbertad San Salvador via Gall
yeson "War has been formally declared" When shown
the dispatch Jacob BALI, the consul for Guatemala,
said that he had not been Informed officially that had
been declared I do not know he added by whomit has
been declared there is nothing to indicate 1t in the
message. II 1t means, as suspect that war has been
declared by President Barrios. 1 am quite
sure that no has made all arrangements
for a determined and speedy issue. Guatemala
10 state about the size OF NewY0rk but has very few
railroad facilities, though 1t has been greatly changed
and improved during the fifteen years OF Bar
rois's administration. His opponents mainly
the Jesuts and those who represent the
old order OF things which he has turned out"
"Wil the action OF President Barros meet with gen.
eral suppOrtp
"It will be supported by the best portion Of the
HIS administration brought about Barrios himself
is OF the most Intelligent men In Central America
He desires to form confederation OF the Central Amer
can States because he knows 1t will be for their own In
terest and for the interest of the United States.
He visited New-York several years ago and bought
house In the city where his family lived for some time
His IA at West Point admitted there by special
act OF Congress cannot why the press OF this city
has taken prejudiced view OF President Barifos.
and believe him to be a thorough patriot aud Repub
can His purpose is to perpetuate the principles In the
Central American States which Washington established
In North America"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
YOUyG wOMEy MARRIED TO CONVICTS
CINCINNATI. March IL ial.-Charles Boil


on under life in the Ohio Penitentary for
der. married In the Jail to Miss Della Mguerry, OF
Middletown Ohio TO whom be had been engaged. Boil
tons father mother and sister present. besides
era other spectators Tle groom taken to the peni
tenary to-day and the bride will try to get him par
doned.
At Ylncennes. Ind. yesterday, Della Hall married
In the jail to Edward Barker just sentenced To four years
In the Jctiersonvile tenentlary for burglary.
Der of society people present This the second
marriage In this Jail. the hrst being six when
Katie Cannon married to Henry Beruer, who had
just received "a life sentence for murder.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
OOysEcRA TED, ,MoRrAR FOR BLINDNESS

BRILLIANT. Ohio, March IL (SpeciaD Mary
McAndrews OF Mingo. who has been nearly blind for
some aud whom the doctors pronounced ncurabe,
has cured 1t is sad by the OF conseerated
tar from Chapel Knock Ireland furnished by Martin
Thornton, of Wheeling Some time ago
accounts Of theenectcd In Wheeling by
the use OF tLis mortar became current and Mr..
Thornton been constant receipt OF applications for
since Instances OF cures eested by IL
came from various parts OF the country One case OF
spinal disease which Is said TO have cured Is reported
from Los Angeles California.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
ALLEGED MIRA CUL0Us CURES BY WOMAN.
MIcoN Co March II "A Erench xoman

who has been here only few days, is creating great
sensation, especially among the negroes, by drawing
teeth public free Of cost and then selling nostrums
for all Ills She drives to her stand in Thirdst
every afternoon, proceeded by brass band Fully 1900
people gathered about her to-day for dentistry other
treatment The negroes believe that her cures are
miraculous. Some deem her angel others think that
she Is In league with the Devil One Of her patients,
this week was colorsd woman who was go helpless
that she be lifted into the doctors carriage She
was anonted and rubbed little. and immediately
jumped up on her feet. and walked of, followed by
throng Of chattering people.