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Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20
AFTER The MONEY.
A Demand Made Through Government
Authorities for Preller's Money

A Demand Made Through Government
Authorities for PrelIer's Money,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.--Mayor
Francis to-day received communication
from the Acting Secretary of State en-.
closing the following communications:
'The Hon. L. +. Bayard, etc.-I have
the honor to inform you that Earl Gran
vile has requested me to communicate
to you the enclosed copies of letters from
j. II. Dixon, of Bradford, Yorkshire,
claiming the money found on Maxwell,
held in New Zealand for the murder Of
Prcller.
sYour obedient servant,
l.. S. SACKVILLE WEST.
"BrItish Legation, Washington, juno
9th.'
The following is Mr.. Dixon's letter:
BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE, May II.
"7he Earl Of Derby, X. g.:
"SIR-I beg to give notice that here
by claim any money found upon the per-
son calling himself w. Fl. Maxwell, now
prisoner for the United States Govern
ment in Auckland, New Zealand, and ac-
cused of the murderof my representative,
Charles Arthur Prellcr.
"Yours, ETC.,
at TT DIyOND
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20
FISH CULTURE.

The Operations of the National Fish Cont.
mission-What Has Been Done During
the Past Year As shown by Figures OF
Colonel Mcdonald, Chief of the Division
of Propagation.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 1.-THE
Star has some interesting information
concerning the distribution of fish by the
commission, which may interest Western
folks. Following are extracts: The
fishery industry of the United States, ac-
cordIng to the last census, gives employ
ment to 131, 426 persons, and in it the
capital invested amounts to S37, ,955, 349
OF the persons employed the Southern
States furnish about forty per cent,
per cent. comes from the New England
States. The central station of
the commission is right here in Wash
ington in the Old Armory building,
which is the largest shad Matching sta
tion in the country. This station is
under the immediate direction of Colonel
Marshall Mcdonald, Chief of the Divis-
ion of Propagation, to whose enthusi-
asm in the work of fish culture, and to
whose inventive genius and practical
aDIlly, dS WCll db lfo oClChbihS lC-
search, the success of the work of propa-
CATION and distribution accomplished
by the commission is largely due.
II can't give you the exact figures"
said Colonel Mcdonald, "but during this
year we have developed and distributed
about l30, 900, 900 white fish, about 3,000,-
600 salmon, say $1,000, 900 shad large
number of brook trout and California
trout, and have sent carp to over 1000
applicants, embracing every State and
Territory in this country and nearly every
Congressional District. | consider the
most important work of the year to be the
attempt to stock the Columbia River
and the system of streams emptying into
Puget Sound with shad. Car No. 2 of
the commission is now en- route for
Portland, Ore, with 100000 shad for
that purpose. We are also endeavoring
to stock the tributaries of the Gulf OF
California with the same fish, and car No.
/ has taken out 100000 young shad to
be placed in the Republican and Colorado
riyerSo
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20
A MOTHERS DEED.
Despondent, and Tired With a Fretful Babe,
Pittsburgh Mother Ends the Life Of
Both BY Plunge Into the River.

Dependent, and Tired with Fretful Babe,
Pittsburgh Mother Ends the Life OF
Both BY Plunge Into the River.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June l5.-The four
months-old child OF Mrs. William H. De-
bold, had been fretting all last night, and
at 80 this morning the tired mother
rose, and taking it in her arms, left the
house, saying to her elder daughter who
had been wakened: / think l will take
the baby for walk down by the river to
get the morning air." At 1880 John
Levine, who keeps the wharf boat below
Woods coal tipple, saw woman's dress
floating on the water, and fastened in the
chains Of his boat just out from the
shore. He pulled it up AMI discovered
the body of Mrs. Debold, and gave the
alarm. All afternoon the search for the
body of the child was kept up by the
boatmen on the river, but without sue
cess. The body of the woman was taken
to her husbands home.
Mrs Debold was subject to fits at long
intervals, and it was thought possible
that she may have in one of them fallen
into the river but as it would have re-
Quired great effort for her to reach the
point where she was found, her husband
favors the theory that, in her despond-
cncy, she threw the child in and jumped
after it. A few weeks ago her mother COM
lnitted suicide by taking a large dose OF
"Rough on Rats" since which Mrs. De-
bold has been given to fits OF melan-
cholio
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20
MAXWELL AT AUCKLAND.
return OF the Steamship City of Sydney
with Details of the Arrest of the Muir.
derer OF C. A. PreIier at st. Louis-Tho
Evidence of His Guilt In His Trunk.

Return of the Steamship City of Sydney
with Details of the Arrest of the MUIR
derer OF C. A. Preiier at st. Louis-The
Evidence of His Guilt In His Trunk.
BAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June 16.-The
steamer City of Sydney, from Australia,
arrived yesterday morning with Sydney
dates OF May 2lst and Auckland dates of
May 26th. The Auckland papers con-
lain accounts of the arrest, on May 9TH,
OF Walter HI. Lennox Maxwell, alias
Theodore Cecil Dauguire, charged with
having murdered Charles A. Preller in
st. Louis April 5th. The arrest was
made bV United States Consul Gamble,
who received telegram from the Chief
OF Police OF st. Louis with instructions
to that eff s1.. Two days later Consul
Gamble received telegram from the
United States Secretary of Stat te author
izing him to make the arrest.
Two detectives boarded the steamer at
Teritiri. The purser, in reply to their
questions, stated that there was a man
among the steerage passengers answer
ing MaXwelrs description. The man
was summoned on deck, and the first
question asked him was whether he was
a physician He promptly denied this,
saying he was ! native of France, and an
officer in the French armv. The detect
ives informed him they had warrant for
his arrest, and would have to take him
into custody. Maxwell appeared to be
disconnected, but recovered his compos-
ure while being handcuffed, coolly re-
marking that the whole matter was a
mistake, which would be quickly ex-
planned away.
On May 5th he was brought into the
police court, and the charges against him
read. The Crown Solicitor appeared for
the prosecution, and Messrs. Napier and
Burton for the defense. The la ter
claimed that the court had no jurisdic-
ton, and after some argument the case
was remanded to the 7th, after which it
was remanded to the 1lth.
On that last named day the case was
brought up. Consul Gamble was the
first witness called. He testified on be-
half of the prosecution as to the various
articles found in Maxwell's trunk, which,
among other thin IS, contained two hand
kerchiefs marked &c. A. p" shirt with
two large spots of lood on it, sixteen
paibs of cuffs marked with the initials,
&C. A. P.' and a suit of underwear
that had been ripped from body.
In reply to questions as to how the
articles not bearing the initials of his
name had come into his possession, Max
well said they had been given to him in
San Francisco by a man named Robins on.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

Prohibition Getting a Firm Hold in Texas.
DALLAS, TEX, June l4.-Seyeral coun-
ties Yesterday held prohibition elections.
A telegram from Crockett says Houston
County defeated prohibition by large
majority. A telegram from Palo Pinto
saws prohibition carried in Palo Pinto
County, the majority being very neaVy
against the sale of ardent beverages.
The latest news last night indicates tne
Prohibitionists have secured the best ot
the contest in the city elections. Benton
County, Palo Pinto County ana Lime
stone County are known to have indorseo
prohibition BY good majorities. Houston
County is certainly against Prohibition
and kaufman County is close, with the
liquor men claiming about two hunorea
MAJORITY. Dallas County held no etecv
tjon. bat the temperance people are Work
inc 10 have one ordered tor some rlfne Y
July, when they claim they will carry tns
county.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20
Don't Like Miss Cl.veland's Book.

NEW YORK, June 16.-At meeting OF
the Holy Name Society attached to St.
Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Man.
haitian avenue, GreeDpoint, hello yester-
day afternoon, Rev. Father O'Hare de-
livered an address in which he uttered
sharp criticism Of Miss Cieyeland's re-
marks in her new book OF essays touch
ing upon nuns and monasteries. The
reverend gentleman flushed WITH ipdigua'
NQ0 Rbs2 hs spoke Of the Kdtk.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

THs Marquis of Salisbury began the
.,rr,.4ion of Ministry on the 10Th.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

IHE vice-consul at Copenhagen has in
formed the State Department that he has
just received from Greenland a locked
mail pouch and several loose letters for
the Greedy relief expedition. He will for
ward them to Washington,
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

ALL the gambling-houses in Pittsburgh,
Pa, were closed the night of the 10th by
order 'of the Mayor, who says gamblers
from Chicago and Western cities, under the
impression that Pittsburgh is their para
disc, have been focking there, and he
wants it stopped
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

nNfHoNY FUNK alias Talbot, charged
9oo1 Systematically stealing more than
lra h.. 'olnmes from the Chicago Public Lii
~ N the course of two years, while in
MI enpioy OF the library, and who was
PIC sed OF design TO blow up the Chi
ias' sO Z Oniversity by the employment of an
,.s ,.-ernal machine, was found to be insane
WV was sent to tho EIgin lpsape Asylum.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS received cable
gram from Rome on the 18th, announcing
the appointment of Rev. j. Sullivan, of
Washington, D. c., to the vacant bishop
ric of the diocese of Mobile, Ala.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

1. ROYAL courier arrived in London on
o, Cue ,ua bearing the Queens reply to Mr..
~ aus'ohe's letter. 1t is unders TODD that
NC reply contained an imperative sum-
p nUnS ior Mr.. Gladstone's attendance at
1-,Aorai and the Premier left for Scot
land by the next train.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

COLONEL w. F. SwITzLER, of Missouri,
chief OF the Bureau of Statistics, has is
sued his first official report in the shape of
an advance statement of the exports of
the principal articles of provisions for the
month of May.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

LARGE numbers of forged Spanish ponos
,.a in circulation in Europe and the United
States.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared dividend of two per cent in
favor of the creditors of the New Orleans
Banking Association, making a total of
Sixty-two per cent. SO far paid to deposit
OrS
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

ma5 ,hh new dispatch boat, the Dolphin,
~ naue ner final trial trip on the 11th-that
~ ~ s,eamlng six hours at sea. According to
~ ios her average speed was II ID knots
rh n. uour' but according to the distance
sia, Iai's 1t was Is 9-1o knots The vessel
w. %Hi probably be soon put in commiss ion
Oy the Government.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

,,,r1oyAL convention OF German jour-
I'll, i to be held in Milwaukee IN Au-
gus.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

ihE British residents of Cashmere re-
pof' that earthquake shocks continue of
go severity. The towns of Baramulla
aoO aIu oOpur have been utterly ruined and
~ persons killed. There has also been
He Ma loss of life in adjacent villages.
ny cattle and sheep have been killed.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
r,oys from Everywhere.

90, -, is increasing in Spain and
ar. .inr great alarm.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

THREE QUARTERS of the town of Groduo,
Russia, including the government offices
and numerous churches, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss amounts to sew
eral million roubles.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

Ir is the general belief that the IRON
wages dispute will be compieteiy set'ieo
th week.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

CHRISTIAN prisoners of the Mahdi are
soid to be turning over to the Mohamme'
dan faith.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

HoN. j. w, TATE, present incumbent,
has been nominated as Democratic candi-
date for Treasurer of Kentucky by the
State Central and Executive Committee
at Frankfort.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

FvpERoR WILLIAMS nephew, Prince-
Frederick Charles, had "a stroKe Oh apo
nlsxv on the 14th.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

CAPTAIN LAwToNs supply camo at
Cloverdale ranch, A. T., was surprised
by Indians and five men killed.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

THE issue of standard silver dollars
from the mints during the week ended
June 10 was S511,5o0. The issue the cor
respond nding period of last year Was 1924,
NS
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

THE dissatisfaction of the Indian troops
in the Soudau is calling for attention by
the English Government.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

THE Health Board of New York has de-
cided to allow no rags to be landed in that
city unless accompanied by proof that
they had been thoroughly disinfected
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

FvppFss CARLOTTA, Maxmllllan's
-uiIor /. said to be recovering. She is
fortv-six years old.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

The Democratic members OF the New
Hampshire Legislature in caucus on the
10th nominated Hon. Harry Bingham, OF
Litteton, as candidate for United States
Senator.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

RUSSIA will sumo relations with the
Vatican if the Catholic Bishops of Poland
will rellnquish the idea of Polish nation
ality.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

IT Is semi-oflicially announced at Paris
that Bismarck offered to arbitrate for the
settlement Of the dispute between Russia
and England.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

THE Chines9 collection at the New Or
leans EXPOSITION has been presented to the
University of Michigan.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

1r is stated that Queen Victoria favors
.ba renewal of the Soudan campaign and
the retention of Egypt.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-20

GENERAL GRANT is growing weaker
steadlv. He will probably be moved from
New York this week.
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-W. r. Brownlee,
formerly editor of the Anderson Democrat, who
was appointed few days ago to be register of
the United States Land Office at Larncd Kan,
will leave here for his post on Saturday.
Thomas Rousch, Of Logansport, to-day Joined
the army of Hoosier Office seekers. He will ac-
cept almost any place of honor under the govern
ment with stipendiary attachment
Joseph Hartlein was to-day commissioned
postmaster at st. Joseph Ind; w. A Nern, at
Gainesville. and James O. McClung at Odd,
Ind.
Mail messenger service at Monterey, Pulaski:
county. has been discontinued
d. F. Ibach, of Huntington, is here, but is not
in search of an Office. He says that tomorrow
he goes to Philadelphia, and thence home He
is pleasure trip.
The Postmaster general has decided that the
department is under obligation to deliver
mail matter thrown into its collection boxes by
Wells, Fargo 81 Co., after they had cancelled
their stamps, and postmasters have been in
structed to refuse such matter 1t appears that
it has been the practice of the express company
to transport letters as far as their lines extend
for delivery where the point of destination is
beyond the limits of their own service.
The President this afternoon appointed Thos
II Jernigan, of North Carolina, consul of the
United States at Osaka and Hiogo, Japan.
r. X. L. Gould, special agent of the Labor
Bureau, stationed in England, has resigned
having completed his investigation.
A. j. Pickett of Kentucky, has been appoint
ed q timber agent Of the Land Office
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MINOR MATTERS.

The Immense Amount of Business Awaiting
Attention in the Supreme Court.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-The Supreme Court
which convened for the October term on Monday
last, has a docket consisting of about thousand
cases A majority of them will remain on the
docket for several years before the court will be
able to listen to them. Judge Poland of Yer
mont, and other representative lawyers, have
repeatedly attempted to secure action by Con-
gress to divide up the labors of this court and
make it possible that a man can receive final
judgment in suit of law before he appears be-
fore the high throne to argue his last case, but
all attempts in this direction have failed in the
past because the Democrats feared that by less
ening the labors of the Supreme Court the
patronage of the Republican administration
would be increased. That reason cannot prevail
now. and it is hoped in legal circles here that
Congress will at the coming session do something
toward relieving the immense pressure on the
court Of last resort in the United States
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INDIsCREEr OFFICE-sEEKERs.

Annoyances to Which the President Is Sub
jected at His Receptions.
Special to the Indiana polls Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct IA --President Cleveland
is very much annoyed, it is stated upon author
ity, at the opportunities of officeseekers when
he gives public receptions On three afternoons
of each week nowadays the President goes down
to the East Parlor and shakes hands with the
people who assemble there to see him. There
are always in the assembly number of impor-
stunate office-seekers. who have bored him in his
office until he has refused to admit them and
here they get in their work Before a crowd he
does not wish to snub them, and kind treatment
only insures a temperance. Instead of shaking
his hands and passing along as others do, they
stop and solicit places. They always speak
in low tones, so that by ISLANDERS cannot catch
the drift of conversation, and they seldom block
the progress of the reception more than min
ute each: but where there are a dozen of them
they consume q good deal of time. and, what is
worse, put the chief executive in i'll humor.
Sometimes the Office seekers who so indis.
creetly seek audience thus with the Presi-
dent are cut off quite short and the crowd
witnesses it. A young man with chopped whs-
kers an Immediately arranged shirt front and
his hair balanced to a straw from the center,
and who has been boring the Presi-
dent for Office. approached the latter at
the last reception. and after shaking
hands vigorously few moments, began whisper
ing something in the Presidents ear. He list
ened patiently for several seconds then drew
himself away, and said, firmly:
mo up stairs means no down here If you
had any favor with me you have now forfeited it.
Let that suffice"
The young man has probably gone home un-
der the impression that he didn't know just how
to ''catch on"
For four or five weeks large. ,fne-looking
lady, about forty-fve years old, with Detty
daughter, probably twenty, has been attending
4hese public receptions. She called to see the
President so often about appointing her
husband to consulate that she became
nuisance and was denied admission upstairs.
Then she began speaking to the President at the
receptions always waiting till all had been
seceiyed. SO that her audience would be at least
partially private. She seen posing arrang
ang her jewels and practising smiles with her
daughter as the show was passing. At the last
reception che moved up alone to the President
when all had been received There was q
forced, sad smile upon her face-one mingled
with doubt, anxiety and hope. The President
took her hand cordially. but saw what was In
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A Pastoral Visit to a Vain Sister.


The Rev F. G.. Gange, speaking at Bristol the
other night, said he believed in careful prepa-
ration at home of sermons for the Sunday in
stead of ''gaddng around from house to house
visiting" In his early career he was earnestly
requested by deacon to visit a member of the
congregation who was very Ill. and it was sug-
gested that he should call at IL o'clock in the
morning. He did so, and found the poor woman
very much better but greatly put out at his
visit. as she had her hair in curl paper. her
sleeves tucked up to her elbows. and was doing
bit of household sweeping ard busting. He
begged her not to mind him. as he was used to
that sort of thing" He would have a short
prayer-he would not be long; they knew he
never was long about anything Ee selected a
chair and knelt down; she selected another; and
he began the prayer. He heard the door opened
once; he heard it opened second time. He
concluded an earnest prayer on the poor woman's
behalf, and On looking around-lo! perfect
transformation. While he was praying she had
slipped up to her bedroom, washed her hands
and face, curled her hair, changed her attire
and there she was in her very best silk, fttingly
prepared to receive company. while he had been
praying among the empty chairs
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comrades.
DIRECT TAXES.
Why Dakota and Colorado Did Not Receive
Their Share of Census Expenses.

Why Dakota and Colorado Did Not Receive
Their Share of Census Expenses.
WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-The act of Congress
providing for the taking of semi-decennial CEN
sus in the States and Territories authorized the
Secretary of the Interior to pay half the cost of
the census, where the returns were filed with
the department before Sept. /. Under the terms
of that act, the Territory of Dakota and the
State of Colorado took censuses and presented
their accounts, amounting to $35, SOC in the case
of Dakota, and 500, 673 in the case of Colorado
Certificates for the amounts were made out by
the Interior Department, but upon presentation
to the Treasury Department., they were can
celed for the reasons below given by the First
Comptroller:
ITO Hon. L. @. G. Lamar, Secretary of the Int
"Sr-In explanation of the cancelled certif-
Gates of this Office. in the accounts of the Terri
tory of Dakota and the State
of Colorado, for expenses for the
semi-decennial census of 1855, transmitted
to your department by the Register Of the Treas
ury. have to state that both the Territory and
the State are indebted to the United States on
account of the direct tax of Aug. 5, 1861 in the
sum of So 24l 33 and $2l, $685. A, respectively In
accordance with the decision Of this Office in such
cases of Indebtedness on account of direct taxes,
it has been directed that a sum equal in amount
to that due be withheld until further action in
such cases has been taken. In the case of the
Territory of Dakota 49,, 265 Of the amount 1886. :
SOC, certified to be due, has been directed to be
paid. and in the case of the State of Colorado,
no amount has been directed to be paid, as the
States Indebtedness Is in excess of the amount
certified to be due"