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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

a statue of the late President Garfield in
bronze, has been cast successfully at Lenz's
foundry, in Nuremburg. twill be sent to San
Francisco.
Charles e. Stephens. lately posted as $50,
900 defaulter from Chicago, and for whose cap
ture $500 reward is offered was seen in Taunton,
Mass, on Friday evening
j. T. Case yesterday forwarded to the Turf,
Field and Farm S., 600 deposit, with an offer to
trot Jay -Eye-See against Maxey Cobb or Harry
Wilkes for from S., 900 to $4,000.
The New Orleans exposition managers have
invited the school teachers of Chicago and the
Northwest to visit the exposition, and large
party will leave that city next Saturday, over
the Monon route.
The petition of the Boston Trust and Safe De-
post Company, for the appointment of re.
ceiver for the American Rapid Telegraph Com
pany was heard in the United States District
Court. at Hartford, Conn.,, yesterday afternoon.
The judge decided to appoint receiver.
VIM. Wright and Andrew Nasty colored,
were arrested yesterday for robbing the post
Office at Lexington, KY. They had number of
false keys with which they gained access to the
private boxes. The work has been going on for
several weeks. Several hundred letters to par
ties in Lexington were found in their possession,
many of them containing checks and valuable
papers. The parties were tried by United States
Commissioner Stoll, and held for trial In the
United States Court.
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The Woods of Maine.


at seems strange to me- said Lewiston.
(Me) man. ito travel throughout this State OF
ours ands ae wealth of lumber shipped oul
of it. IL a man near Bangor who wanted
to furnis I'M or two in his housewith West
ern furn for change. He bought the fur
niture in lew York When he got it home he
found on the inside of stuffed chair the mark
of a saw mill that he owned in Penobscot county,
and it would have been hard for you or any ona
else to have found madden man than he
was down near Forest Grove station, not faa
from Bangor, the other day. They are shippine
1000, 900 of BEECH birch and maple to Boston fos
furniture. Lots of that furniture comes back
into Maine Why not make it herel One thing
they propose to DO down there-is to saw lumber
for orange boxes. An orange box can be mada
of the poor lumber as long as it is tough. Ths
lumber for box is worth about six cents.
Maine has immense stores of lumber fit formak-
ing orange boxes and such things / think, ia
be honest that Names greatest wealth is in hen
hard woods"
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Conaition of saiss Emma Bond.

HILLsBoRo, ILL.,, April 1S-Mss Emma Bond,
the victim of the terrible outrage in Christian
county few years ago, and who has been al
the point of death for several weeks
is reported to be slowly improving and
there is now said to be a good prospect
lot u,sa ervyee She en has mow
her sense of hearing some. and is able to con
verse a little with those about her. Her jaws
reopehed somewhat wider than they were, and
she is able to partake of solid food Between 10
o'clock A. NJ. and O'Clock p. NJ, and from 2 to
o'clock in the afternoon, she sleeps a dull heavy,
mechanical sleep, from which it is al
most impossible to awaken her. These
periods of insensibility are supposed to
arise from blood clot at the base of the brain,
caused by fall sonic time ago. 1t is proposed
TO get noted St Lonis physician to perform a
surgical operation upon her, which, it is hoped.
will bring relief She is in better flesh than a
few weeks ago, and at light she sleeps natural
sleep, but the slightest noise will awaken her.
She is able to sit up in bed, but is not yet able
to go about the house.
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Models of Chinese woman's Feet.

NEW YORK, April 1S.--Wah Sing. an enter
prising and good -humored Chinaman. at No. 3l2
First avenue, some monthssago ordered from
Canton twenty five models of a Chinese bellies
foot, which have arrived here via San Francisco
Their exquisite beauty nearly paralyzes the Chi
namen of this city, who went to Wah Sing in
droyes all day to urge him to bring over, the
owner or owners of the models. The models in
question were taken from San Suey Chi, age
sixteen, by Dr. j. d. Keer, of Canton. They are
two and one-eighth inches long by one and one
fourth wide. and wrapped just as they
were by the belle herself. They are first
wrapped in narrow strips of white silk. aud then
a brownish satin sock over them. The shoe is
beautifully wrought upon pink silk ground,
with fantastic figures of green and black; the
ankles are wrapped in plum colored silk. also
highly embroidered. When reporter asked
Wah Sing what he was going to do with them he
replied: Me selle him to Mclean belize for
models to makee him begee feet alice samee
smallee fashion
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The artillery team, which expects to 60 to
Mobile, Alabama to meet the crack companies
of the world. is now drilling three times a week
at their new armory. They are down TO
hard and steady work. The progress
made since getting into their
new armory is very gratifying, and il
the same degree of Improvement continues until
their departure, good reports will doubtless be
heard from them. A grand May party is con-
templated for the night before leaving. small
admission will be charged to defray ex-
penses of the trip South. This bat
terry has never asked an outright donation
since il was mustered into the service. On
Tuesday night the first drill will be given by q
new section composed of Charles Hickman, w.
A. B. Roberts, Frank Murphy. NJ III. Hugo,
George Payne, John Stone, e. ID. Thompson, J.
w. Anderson. ". Myers, H. q. Strickland and
w IL Ballard.
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In Blacks judith Shakespeare" he describes
an assemblage in a Stratford tavern giving
sketches of their adventures, and among them d
an account given by a Mr. Hutt of the abor
igines and wildness of nature in the wilderness
of America, which he had just visited. Elk Sen
ator HUT, of Missouri tells a Republican re
porter, when youth he served as deputy clerl
for the county of Westmoreland, Virginia. ana
found among the records deed of land to Dam
lei HUT, who went back to England in the early
part of the seventeenth century, and returning.
settled down on his estate. Wild land was then
cheap and he purchased 5000 or 1000 acress
He was the ancestor of ex-senator Hutt of Mis-
souri,.
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General and Personal.

WASHINGTON April l8-James NJ. Buchanan,
postmaster at Victor la has been arrested for
converting money order funds TO his own use.
Postofce Inspector Stewart to-day arrested
Edward Whalen Frank Mitchell William Con-
nors, John Harrison and Albert Haistead on a
charge of robbing the postefice at Gibson, H..
on March TO- The inspector, in his dispatch
states that the evidence is conclusive of the
guilt of the persons arrested.
Mr. E. G. Rathbone, chief of the special ex-
aminers of the Pension Office, will shortly re-
sign and engage in private business. Mr..
Rathbone retires of his own accord He has
been savagely attacked by pack of sneaks in
his own party who were trying to curry favor
with the new Commissioner but his business
ability is excellent and his discharge of his public
duties has been satisfactory, and he has not been
injured in the estimation of General Black.
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Triple Lynching in Missouri.

received from Chadwick that one hundred armed
men visited the Jail at Forsythe in southwestern
Missouri, last night, and took therefrom Frank
and Tubal Taylor. The mob also captured
Elijah Sublette. and it is believed that the
the town. though their bodies have not yet been
found. The trio made a murderous
assault last week, upon j. T. Dickerson. post
master at Eglerton, and his wife, processing to
hold an old grudge against them In the strug-
gle Dckerson was seriously hurt. The would
be murderers were pursued, and for day or
two surrounded and kept prisoners in a
cave where they had taken refuge. They sue
ceeded in making their escape, but were cap
tured soon afterwards
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Gable Notes.

Mr. Buruand is going to Australia.
The Pope will receive body of German pill
grims on May g.
Matthew Arnold win do no literary work until
his next visit to America
The death is announced of the Very Rev. Jos.
Williams Blakesley, in the seventy-seventh year
of his age
The '.Real Shelly" by Jefferson. is announced.
1t will contain several surprises to Byronic and
Shelly specialists.
Wilson Barretts company will sail for America
in October for four months tour They will
perform "Claudins" and Hamlet"
General Ricott Italian Minister of War. has
issued an order forbidding officers Of the Italian
garrsons in Africa to write to newspapers
Mr. James Russell Lowell, whose health is
now improved, will unveil a bust of the poet
Coleridge in Westminster Abbey, on May T.
The name of the head of The Hague Banking
Company which failedon Friday is Felix Polak,
and the name of the second partner is Louis
Wolff
Madame Walton, at the desire of the King of
Bavaria, is about to give a series of perform
ances, including Sardous Theodore The
King viii be the only spectator
Queen Victoria is editing the speeches of the
Duke of Albany. Sir Theodore Martin will APP
pend a sketch of the Dukes life. The work
will be published some time during the year
Emperor William yesterday had long inter
view with Prince Bismarck. The Emperor, III
compliance with the advice of his physicians,
has renowned his contemplated visit to Wies-
baden.
The remains of Lord Mayor Nettage were
buried in st. Pauls Cathedral yesterday. The
civic procession TO the church and the funeral
ceremonies were very impressive The Duke of
Cambridge and the Duke OF Edinburg attended
the funeral. The guard of honor around the
bier was composed of British volunteers.
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Barrios Slain by One of His Sol diers.

New YORK, April 18--Information reaches
here by way of Galveston and New Orleans, in
private dispatches from Guatemala, that the
death of General Barrios, the late President of
thatrepublic, was brought about by the intrigues
of DIR. Zaldivar. President of San Sal
vacor, and that Barrios was killed by one
OF his own soldiers, who was in conspiracy to
overthrow Barrios at home. 1t is said that
Zaldlvar has been for some time furnishing the
funds to promote a revolution against Barrios in
Guatemala and that a reward was secretly set
on Barrios's head as soon as war was declared.
The proofs of tins conspiracy are said to be over
whelming and to be forthcoming for publication
at an early day
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Assiemenr of a Coffee Firm.

New YORK, April lS.-Maddux 6 Co.. coffee
importers, made an assignment to-day giving
the following preferences Kleimoort Sons &
Co., of London, $1,000; German Bank. of Lon
don, $4,000; English bank, of Rio de Janeiro,
limited, $4,000; and Importers & Traders Ma
tional Bank, $4,000
AT the Office it was stated that the suspension
was due to the failure of Maddux Brothers,
coffee importers, of Cincinnati. The New York
house, which has been established about five
years, is composed of H. G. Maldux and his son,
Louis Maddux The latter, with his brother
Thomas, composed the Cincinnati firm. The
New York firm says it's suspension is but tenn
porary, and that it will pay 100 cents on the
dollar. The liabilities will probably reach
5000 O00
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The Franco-Chinese Negotiations.

PARIS, April lS-Gen. Briere de lIsle tele
graphs as follows: "a body of Chinese, with a
flag of trnce arrived at KEEP on the 10th inst.
They stated that my letters had been forwarded
to the Chinese commander at Lang Son. Scouts
report that the Chinese are retiring northward.
| continue depressing pirates at Sontay and
Bachhaut."
NJ. Patenotre, the French ambassador at
Pekin, has been ordered to proceed to Tien- Tsin
to pursue the negotiations pending between
China and France for peace. The KEEP incident
will not interfere with these negotiations.
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Prominence of State Rights in the PrOpO sed
British Federation.
LONDON, April 16.-The bill to enable the Brit
ish Australian colonies to federate which was
introduced last Thursday in the House
of Lords by the Earl of Derby
minister for the colonies contains
clauses declaratory of the doctrine
of State rights in its most liberal form One
of these clauses enacts that any one
colony shall always have the power to
withdraw from the federation at its own
discretion. at any time without consulting the
other members of the federation. The other
clause empowers the legislature Of any colony
in the federation to override past decisions of the
federate council 1t is believed that every one
of the Australian colonies, except perhaps. that
of New South Wales. will oppose the adoption
of either of these clauses.
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. "A Jewish Rabbi poisons Himself.

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, April 1s.-Rev. DR.. David
Stern, of New York. formerly rabbi of the
Jewish Templein this city, committed suicide this
morning at the Wyoming Valley Hotel He
arrived here from Philadelphia last night and
retired about ii o'clock. At 2 o'clock this after
noon the door of his room was broken open, and
he was found dying on the bed. A glass contain.
ing laudanum was on table in the room. Let
tiers were found addressed to friends and rela-
tives, bidding them goodbye. A paper was
found beside him, on which was written: IL
took poison at 10 o'clock this morning" He is
still alive, but unconscious and at the last gasp
He cannot possibly recover.
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MINOR MENTION.

A Consultation of Indiana Democrats in
Search of Spells.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINaToN, April 8--Congressman Ward,
of Indiana. called upon the President, to day,
in company with number of other Western
Democrats who are after spells. Mr.. Ward
will not say what he is after. but reports that
Ae expects to meet all the Democrats of the
Indiana delegation in this city within few
days when matters will be discussed at length.
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NEw YORK, April l5.-Last Tuesday an old
woman named Sands died a small farm in
West Chester county. She was supposed TO be
poor. When her effects were examined, day
coat $50, 900 in greenbacks and bank
books showing deposits of $il9, 900 and
100000 in bonds. In addition to this, Mrs
Sands left real estate in various parts of this
city and the farm upon which she resided The
bulk Of the estate will go to her four nephews--
Mortimer Brown. of this city. James and Will
lam Purdy, of Port Chester, and another in
Chicago.
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CHICAGO, April 18.--William Haas, a young
butcher. to night shot and instantly killed his
sweetheart, Annie hubert, aged nineteen.
He then fired ono shot at the girls
aunt, in whose house the murder
was committed, and attempted suicide by firing
two shots at himself. The aunt was not hit
Haas will recover He says the girls relatives
would not let her marry him, and the girl her
self made fun of him.
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.Just Swinging Out in the Yard. -

DAHLoNEGA, Ga, April 18-When Mr. Wash
ington jenkins returned home to dinner to- day,
not seeing his wife, he asked his nine -year-old
child:
Where's mammal"
''Oh, she's just swinging out in the yard, was
the childis artless response, but she won't let
me swing any at alb Reaching the yard jenkins
was mortified to find his wife hanging from the
limb of an apple-tree, stone dead. His cries soon
brought the nsjghkors who wore shocked not
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THE RECENT ISTHMIAN WAR
Heavy Losses of the Guatemalan Troops
at the Battle of Chalchuapa.
Barrios Said to Have Been Slain by One of
His Own Soldiers-The Part Taken
by Americans at Aspinwall.
Losses of the Guatemalans in the Battle
Which Barrios WAS Killed.

Which Barrios WAS Killed.
LA LIBERTAD, April 16.-Published reports of
the battle of Chalchuara on March 81, say that
the Guatemalans left 1,600 on the battle field.
The Guatemalans admit a loss of 300 men
Salvador had fifty killed and 80 wounded,
including many officers. The Salvadorians' fire
was directed by French officer. who was
killed in the action. The Guatemalans say that
TO obtain the body Of General Barrios cost up
wards of twenty lives The body was conveyed
to Guatemala City, and inferred there with mill
tary honors. Since peace was signed by Saliva
dor and Guatemala, general confidence in COM
mercial circles is returning
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only at the swinging body but at the
attempt of the husband to kill himself.
Butting his head against the tree
his face began to stream with blood from the
wounds 1t was found necessary to bind him
hand and foot, and he now lies bound and stark
crazy. Jenkins was jealous of his wife, evil
IDENTIFY without cause In leaving this morning
he gave expression TO his want of confidence IN
ner' wnen sne Went into the BACK yard ana Win
troThla
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.


WAR DEPARTMENT. !
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON. April 10, 1885.
For the Tennessee and Ohio Valley-Gen-
orally fair weather, slight rise in temperature,
followed in west portion by local showers, light,
variable winds, generally from the northeast to
southeast.
For the Lower Lake RESPONSIVENESS, fair
weather, east to south winds, lower barometer.
For the Upper Lake Region-Warmer fair
weather, east to south winds, lower barometer.
For the Upper Mississippi Valey-Gen-
orally fair weather followed by slight showers,
winds generally from east to south, warmer in
southern and central portions, stationary tenn
perature in eastern portion.
For the Missouri Valley-Local showers
and partly cloudy weather, southeast winds,
becoming variable slightly warmer in central
and southern portions, slightly colder in extreme
northern portion.
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The Case Ct peserter Ireland.

whose husband was, as alleged, inveigled into
Canada by English officials, and thence trans
ported to England for trial on the charge of de-
sertion from the British army has received
word from her husband. from Sterling Castle
dated 9th inst saying that he has been released.
as no evidence could be found against him. and
she would not surrender" Ireland said he was
left without money, and had to walk TO Edin-
hy,rO
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SuAKIk, April l8.-Five thousand rebels have
notified General Graham thatthey are willing to
join the British and fight against Osman Digna.
The British have occupied Debret A few of
the enemy were seen in the neighborhood, but
they retired to the hills. The English force re-
turned after turning Hasheen.
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An Irishman named Ed O'Brien. who was ar
rested yesterday for drunkenness, so nearly aa~.
swered the description of the man who. on
Thursday, assaulted the little daughter of Mra
Nelson, that the police sent for the mother To
identify the fellow, which she did immediately:
OBrien was committed and charges preferred
against him.
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Rolling Mill Burned.

CLEVELAND, April l8.-The rolling mill Of
the Falcon Iron and Nail Company. at Miles, O.,
was totally destroyed by fire this evening. The
nail factory was saved with difficulty. The loss
on building, machinery and stock will aggregate
1900. ON which there is insurance of 81,
300 Nearly 300 men viii BIO Thrown out Of EN-
ployment.
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G9the's Grandson.

LONDON April 18.-Walter Won Goethe, a
grandson of the poet and his last male descend
ant, whose death at Leipsic was announced few
days ago, was pupil of Mendelssohn, and was
the author of various musical works. 1t has al
ways been understood that he possessed great
number of posthumous works of his illustrious
grandfather, and it is understood that the
grandson carefully edited them, and left them
in readiness for publication.
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Decline of NihiIisn i'm Russia.

PEsTH April 18.-The Pesther Lloyd's cor
respondent at st. Petersburg afirms that Mill
ism has practically ceased to exist in the Rus
sian empire. The Nihilist societies, with which
a couple of years ago the empire fairly swarmed,
he says, have dissolved, because of lack of sup
port among the common people of Russia
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The British Rife Association.

LONDON, April l8.-The National Rifle Asso-
cause Of the very grave and unsettled state of
British political affairs, both at homo and
abroad, that they will not be justified in accept
ing the challenge OF the American National
Rifle Association to an international contest at
Creedfmoor this year.
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the negro in the house Of its friends. He eulo-
gized Colonel Incersoll, aud said that love of the
negro was a better test of Christianity than love
of Jesus che latter was popular and easy, but
to love the negro required strong man
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Attempted Murder by a yYo,nan.

CLEVELAND. April 18-Laura Keegan,
woman with a sensational record, visited the
Adelphi Theatre this evening and attempted to
shoot Edward Thomas, the proprietor. The
cartridge failed to explode. and she proceeded to
pound Thomas over the head NTH poker
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The Situation stiil Critical.

WASHINGTON, April Is. Commodore Walker,
chief of the Bureau Of Navigation. to-day re-
ceived the following telegram from Commander
Mccall, at Panama:
Tho force from the Atlantic station
was relieved yesterday. have just
passed over the lines of the railroad.
The political condition of the isthmus
stay must be contemplated The entire naval
force now at Aspinwali aud Panama should re-
main for the present The situation at Panama
is unsettled. The example set ut Panama will
be precedent for the disaffected for some time
to come
Private kilograms received here to day say the
people OF Panama are apprehensiye OF the de-
struction Of that city By the rebsIs. Senior
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suicide of EDWARD sumner.

Boston, April 18.-Edward Sumner, aged
seventy years, one of the most prominent and
wealthy residents Of West Dedham. hanged
himself in his barn this morning. Ill health is
supposed to have been the cause
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Military Conspiracy in Spain.

PARIS, April 18--Le Paris announces that an
outbreak of a military conspiracy on a vast scale
has occurred in Spain.
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Torrison Receiyes Ten VOTES.

SPRINGFIELD, April 18.--In the joint assembly
eight senator's and twenty-nine representatives
answered the roll-call. Morrison received 10,
Logan, A. remainder scattering Adjourned.