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|THE WORLD 0FCRlME.
AN AGED WIDOW FOUND DEAD
In her solitary pa.lllpr With Eyidsnesis Of
1tlrdsr-A Js,.lsu, German Kills his
Young wife aud Then Suicides -nIaor
Grimes rhrooEheu. tho Country

&" T d
CHicAoo, August 7.-Mrs. N. Welsh, q
widow, % years old, was found today, in q
small back room Of her house, at coo Ful.
ton street, dead. Her hands were tied
and there were marks OF violence on her
body, leading to tbs sapposition that she
was murdered. The body indicated that
she had been dead two or three days. The
matter lisa complete mystery.
Her arms and limbs were tightly bound
together with small cord, and that the
old lady had been ioully murdered was
evidenced by. another cord pulled tight
and knoued around the throat. The
murdered woman was thought by the
neighbors to be somewhat crazy. The
house she lived in Is q two story cottage,
all OF which she rented out, living in two
small rear rooms herself The scene OF
themprder Is the larger ofthose two. The
body when found lay up against the wall
with her head in the corner, the limbs
drawn up in o strained manner as though
ina struggle for breath. Everything In
the room was r.insacked and turned inside
out, leaving no doubt that robbery was
the object OF the murder. II had long
been rumored that Mrs. Welsh kept large
sums OF money in the house. She had
but one daughter as far as Is known. No
clue 10 the perpetrators.
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FROM TIE CAPITAL.
TnE IArEsT wAsnINeroN NEws
Ths President Amend. a Rule Of The Civil
Service Aet-rhs Chief Postoilee 1aspss.
tor Resigns After setting the, sails of
tho Democratic Admlnbtratisn.

WASHINGTON, D. O., August s.-Prot
E. Hiltgard, the suspended superintendent
of.the Coast and Geodetic survey, ten
dercd his resignation today and 1t wa
accepted to take effect Immediately.
The President to-day amended rule I
Of Civil Service act, defining the class o.
offices excepted from examination, SO 81
to make thread that tmedical exsminersare
not to be classed as professional pereonI
excepted from examination.
Col. "A. 6. Sharpe, Chief Postoffice In,
spector, has resigned, his resignation to
take effect tomorrow and his resignation
has'been accepted. Col. Sharpe was one
Of the first Of the old officers in ths; De.
partment to tender his resignation to Mr..
Villas, when the latter was made Post:
master General, but he was requested to
withdraw 1t and remain for a season to as.
sist In the work Of reorganizing the In
spection branch Of the service. He as
sented, but with the understanding that
he should go outabout this time. Postmes.
ter General Villas says that COL. Shapes
services have been Of the greatest value
TO his administration in its work Of remod-
cling the inspection service, and that his
zeal could not have been greater under
any administration with which he was in
political accord. He will resume the
nrackira of law at CHATTANOOGA. Mr.Ja9
Maynard, present chief clerk Of the Df-
vision OF inspectors, will temporarily take
Col. Sharpe's place: Itis probable that no
permanent appointment will be made
before autumn. ra5.
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Anarrouing prownipr A Geld ont.

CHICAGO, August Peter Larsen, his
wife and child, and William Dusdareson
and vile, were sailing on the lake last
evening of Thirty.ninth street. A Asquall
upset the boat at $3.50, two miles from
shore. Larsen caught his little boy by the
waist and then two strong strokes put
him within reach Of the capsized boat.
The boy was quickly putin Q safe place,
and larsen turned to asEsist his vile. She
was Just sinking. He made q bold dive,
but missed her, and she was drowned.
Dusdareson had, meantime, saved his
wife, and found himself compelled to use
all his powers OF persuasion and strength
to prevent Larsen from following his vile
to the bottom Of the lake, The cries oi
the party attracted the attention OF man
in Q row boat and he succeeded in land,
ing all the surviving members.
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SHERIDAN ASpIaonpoSs
shake Hand. and ,he Easamlties Of Inc v

shake Hands and the shemlties OF Inc war
are FSrgottsn. ~ ~
New YoRx, August 7.-It looked like
old war times at the hotels in the city last,
night. In fact It looked like war times all
over the city. Great crowds d strangers,
arrived on every train and boa, In antici-
patton Of Saiu1day,s funeral pageant. But
1t was in the hotel Hobbies that the most
extraordinary; assemblageB gathered, and
friends OF twenty years ago. who were
made enemies by the war shook hands
and made IL alt up. Some Of the scenes
between the soldiers Of the North and
South were heartstirfing, and there we're
groups OF grand old figures on all sides.
In the midst Of such q scene stood Gem
eral Phil Sheridan, sddd den1y 4 red iaded
man advanced, leading General John B..
Gordon, Of GeorRia, toward theH Union
soldier. Then he introduced Them, and
the two ldwarriors seized hands with q
firm grip and looked each other fair init
eye. Then their hands trembled, but they.
did not release the friendly grasp, but
stood there looking at each other, with
sparkling eyes. General Be Belk1ap, the ex-I
Secretary. OF War, came up with General
Curtis, the one-eyed eonqueror Of Fort
Fisher, and formed part ofthe group II
was . picture worthy of o great painter, as
the Southern General, tail, black-eyed,
long-haired and SCARED, pressed the band
of the famous soldieno Of the North. e'This
"a how the soldiers Of the North and South
meet to-day, = said General Curtis, God
grant that Il 10 only an emblem Of what is
coming to the whole county,
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HlActInns h tlle Fnll.

wAsHEarox, August 7.-The interest
in the State elections to be held this fall
continues to be very great here. Every
scrap OF information tobe had about the
situation in Virginia, Ohio and New York,
Is eagerly gobbled up here and discussed
with an earnestness which shows that an
unusual interest is felt in the election otap
otfyear. Its pretty evident that thetiSht
is to be very ho. in every one Of these
States, and that each win become a Ma.
tional instead ofa State struggle. While
expressing great regard for the civil ser.
vice law and principles each party Is qui.
etly preparing to put q good deal Of
money and work into the light and the
result Is very eagerly looked for. OF
course the new administration would
feel very much mortified II It's
own State should 20 sgainst II
In this fight, and one would very
much regret TO see Virginia captured by
the Republicans. soin the midst OF the
hot weather arrangements are being made
foran unusually hot campaign. From
what can be learned here the indications
are that Virginia viii be Democratic, Ohio
Republican and New York very closely
divfdad e1 .laisi 80 s-l
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RELEASED BY DEATH;
One of Two Brothers, Arrested for Murder
ss- Dies While in Custody.

I
Dies While In Custody.
MRMPHls, August 1.-TWO brothers
named William and Cal Smith. charged
with having murdered one Robert Virgin,
last April q year ago, at a place named
Fulton, Hickman county, KY, were
brought to this city last evening from
Springfield, No., by Deputy Sheriff ohas.
Hackett, Of Hickman county. Owing to
the serious illness of Cal Smith hi, was
taken 70 Duff Hotel, while William was
placed in the cage at the station house.
Early this morning Cal died, having been
afflicted for some time past with COM
phcation Of diseases. His brother was
not made acquainted with the fatal III
ness until some time after death ensued.
William was seen by reporter this
morning, and he said that bad blood had
existed between himself and two brothers,
named Bob and George Virgin, and his
brother-in.law, John Dewitt Bettler.
One day'in April Of last year William and
his brother met the Virgin brothers aud
Better at q place near Fulton, KY. Ac-
cording TO the statement Of William he
was knocked down with. club by Bob
Virgin, who was beating him, when Cal.
Smith drew a pistol and shot his brothers
asailant killing him almost instantly.
After the shooting the Smith brothers fed
TO the country and settled near Spring.
field, Mo-, where they remained until
their arrest. Officer Hackett and his
prisoner left for Hickman county this
eyanfn0
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ST. JonN,s GALL.
Ne shamsls.sly rroelnims HInl.lt the
yery Prince Of Lara.

i -t Very Prince Of Liars.
sFRiSGRiRLD, D., August 7.-The 6lO6e
Repitlie ofthis evening published . card
from the New York Tsix, Prohibition
orgah, by ST. John, OF Kansas, denying
thathe asserted in his Springfield speech
when DIR. Leonard was nominated, that
the charge! that there was any bulldozing,
fraud, intimidation or violence at the
polls at Danyilie, Va, or Copiah county,
bIiss., was false. In his card st. John
sayH5 When the Cincinnati Commercial
Gdstite asserts that / ever used any such
Language as that above, II stated an abso-
lutte falsehood. ] never used any such
language, or made any statement which
would bear any such construction"
Imam editorial comment the Giobe-Re-
p,ib bltc says Ii would be much better for
Mr., 81. John TO plead that he did not
know what he did say in his one-hundred-
dollar address at the Springfield Pfohi-
bihon Convention. There can be brought
any humber OF witnesses who were there
who heard Mr. St, John inter the words
quoted above. Does the Voice want thirty
ot luIty Witnesses fh6 Aln5k'2t. Suhn W nEil4
the lie properly2
A correspondent heard St. Johns
speech, reported it phonographieallY aud
wrote Il out for publication. ST. John did
use the language attributed TO him, and in
denying that he did 80 st. John proves
himself the prince Of liars. AfidAyits OF
q hundred OF the best citizens Of Spring
field could easily be obtained TO that effect
St Johns remarks, to which he now OBJ
jects, were published in all the local pa
pefs, even In the Springfs sld Ntts Era, the
Prohibition organ, and In the Cincinnati
CoHimaeidl GdEetie the next morning,
while st. John was there, and he never
denied them. They attracted universal
attention at the time. OF the hundreds OF
Prohibitionists who heard st. John not
one, had ever thought Of questioning the
accuracy Of the report. The denial is
published at this late day in New York
paper, because st. John Is going to that
State 10: try and hoodwink the Republic
cans ofthat State. It is hard to see now
how DR.. Leonard can refuse to come out
openly and denouneo 81. John as . liar.
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Killed his Father.

ATLANTA, GA, August IA special
from Lafayette, Ala, to the Constitutioa
says; Eight miles from Lafayette, William
Hareock, farmer, aged 81 years, and son,
William Hancock, were partners in q
threshing machine. Yesterday they quar-
relied over division Of tolls. The old
man 60. gun, threatened assault
against his son, but no yio-
lence occurred. The father with
another sonJ John went TO William g house.
Soon afterwards William arrived and he
procuring o gun told his fathgr he was
ready 10 shoot. The old man raised his
gun to fire, hut William fred first, strik-
Ing, but not disas ling his father, 3 7sS
The old man fired without effect and
William fired his second barrel killing his
father instantly. John Hancock siezsd
his fathers gun and shot his brother
under the eye. William drew pistol
and began firing while John ran.
One shot took eifectin Johns side. Viii
liam overlook him and carried him back
home. William has been arrested. He
seems to care but little for the terrible
deed. y
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AcHIEF,s sos
Murdered by Coshoys-Tae . Patience of the
CkeYannss. ..

Murdered by Coshpys-Tho Patience of the
cssysnnss. z,
LEAIzswoRTn, KS, August 1.-THE fol-
lowing letter from General Potter, in re,
Iation to the murder Of the son Of Little
Robe, the Chief Of the Cheyenne Indians,
was received by General Miles at Fort
Leayenworth yesterday. General Miles
sayst that il the murder had been commit.
ted SIX weeks ago it would have caused .
war: 81
FT. surP1y, INpt4s TERRrroRy, July 20.
Ny DEAR FRIRSp;-Ehe Indian scouts
arrived yesterday on. their way here.
They found the body Of young Sitting
Medicine, n son Of Little Robe. The body
was tound about nine miles from tho post.
he had been shot through the heart. His
horse had been shot also. The horse was
saddled and hridled, and lay near the
murdered man. Sitting Mediciue's rife
lay under his horse. Apparent
ly nothing had been disturb
ed. The head OF the man was
some thirty or forty yards from the body.
The 1ndianH think, that 1t had been cut
of. The body was very much decayed.
/ had 1t brought TO the post for burial.
Tbeagent, Captain Lee, reports that Little
Robe will come here as soon as he can.
The scouts were rather excited about the
matter, but are now quiet. ] believe they
think that he was murdered by the white
men-eow boys. ] don't think that the
murderers Gan be discovered, but will try
and find out who did the killing.
j, H. PorrRR.
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noRRIpLE .TRAeKpY.
A Jealous German Cats BIS wlie,s Throat
!. and Then Snlcidea. n. Z.

and Then suicides.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August THE blood.
lest crime that has been plotted in the
criminal records Of Louisville for months
was committed this morning in a little
frame house on the corner OF what should
be Thlrty-third and Bank streets.
Michael Kaelen, aged 40, killed his wife in
cold blood and then cut his
own throat. The suicide and muir
derer is German who has been
in America about ten years. The wife
was pretty little German woman and at
tracted much admiration from the neigh.
bon. Kael.n was in business as dairy.
man. He frequently showed Jealousy of
his wife'a attentions to his workmen and
would become much excited at times.
They frequently quarreled, and last night
q quarrel of unusual violence oc-
Cured between them. This morn
ing, about II o'clock, Mr.. Snyder
z aneighbor, who was at work In his gar.
den, was called by the little children Of
Kaeien, who said, "Come and help poor
mamma; papa has killed her, He went
Immediately and found the wife lying
dead in a pool oil blood in a room, q
ghastly wound In her throat; and the
husband still breathing, hut with q horrt.
Bile knife wound in his throat. He still
clutched the weapon. His windpipe was
nearly severed.
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NEWS N BRIEF.

tThere are Indications OF further troubles
| n the Hoekins Valley. 80
STbs crons IN Southern Illinois are better
thsn 'they have been for wears.
G,s.aSonnsrs ara asmol;sbir, tbs c,ova,
AsIas of /. .leEing county. Ohio.
IN. chsr,as p,shs otMn.vora M
Snra,s;,,sd S; S sr;e;is sI ~ bsno;na an ~
,,f M ssss...r - 60. - a. .ah,h;
ny I'm T9si4 ssnasJ 80 sae p.on'et ~.
Lten plti oy an overwhelming laloiisS
Mrs. Inomas farfelI, wle .ol iafmef !!ni
LYING LIVING near Newark omo, escaped WIN
COUSIN. 1Ga i'h a.,
a. three.monthaola ~ enid " Aimirai
a. N was poisoned py condensed n1i1k
ana eleq.
The postot1ees az tIufner and southport
ILL were hqrgiariSed and foaped oil thef
eententE.
George W. Germany, q Cincinnati at;
torney, IS accused before polce court o.
subotnation Of perjury,
Cal. Smith, arrested with hia brother
William for the murder Of Robert Virgin,
died at Memphis, Tenn.
WIG. Anderson was shot and killed OF
Mexia, Texas, by S. q. Lewis, who claims
Eit was done In self.defense.
John G. Broadly. living about ten miles
southwest Of Lexington, Ind, was ahot
and killed as he lay In bed.
mest,ny al the National Executive
1,n;tfee ~ tha Irish Ieague al Amarica
wiII assemble IN Chicago August is.
Daniel B. otoxler, q brakeman on an
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posrAIAsrNR ZONES.
N, Mpgwamp,, Uudlsmnysd by HIS ylndi-
cation viii Make Another Attempt.

ha hagWumpI, UudismAyed by HIS Vlndi-
cation Win Make Another Attempt.
1SDuNApOLs, August 7.-The yindica-
ton Of Postmaster Jones by the Civil Ser
Ia Commission, Is the talk Of the street
bday. Almost everybody Is satisfied ex-
9ptthe Nugwumps, who say. they are not
through yet. They do not seem 70
aink they have had enough,
although the general opinion Is
tait one black eye ought TO be
SadenL They proclaim, however, that
nsy have other charges 10 Ale against Mr..
Jones and say that they Wili urge Upon
ne President, first thati Is his duty TO re.
move Mr. Jones SO that the spirit and
effectiveness Of the Civil Service law may
sustained in spite oi the report Of the
eonntsion, and second, because Mr..
seaa has been guilty OF offensive par.
plnship In removing competent employees
iot none other than political reasons.
i Laeius Swift places good deal Of 70.
1aaee upon his influence with the Presi.
aent and says: y.
The only remedy Is In the hands oi
thS President, and TO him we will appeal.
y % becomes satisfied, IS we are now,
Hli such an Interpretation Of the law, al
ieTag pOstmaSters TO make removals In
ol':rmlnately,, really yitiates its spirit
aad evident purpose, It will be his duty
otamove Nr. Jones, and we shall pre-
saithe matter 10 him in this light
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TripIe E.sl slelialo,inn.

RALKtdH, n. O., August 7.-The FIRST
triple execution IN the State in seven years
occurred at Fayetteville to-day. Three
men, all convicted Of atrocious murders,
were hanged. They were: Joseph O.
Howard (white), who killed A. @. Black.
burn, a farmer, after robbing him; Tom
Kee, (coloredj, who cut to pieces with an
Ak his white paramour, Mary Hughes, and
Tom McNeail, who killed his brother,
Simon McEeall. None OF the men made
any confessions. They were pronounced
dead eight minutes after the drop fell.
Fully 5, 600 persons were present at the
execution, which was public. Perfect or
der was preserved. Companies a and B
Of the Second regiment North Carolina
State Guard were present.
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AN ANaRY AslTIiEt:RIcAN.
a se.amsriean Diiersnses In tho Il Grand i
~ Hazel I.onaan ;En,I.,,a . = $50


Hotel, London, England.
LONDON, August There was q little;
Russo-Americ warfare in the Grand
Hotel last night. Unlike the Anglo. Rus.
sian affair, It was unattended by tedious
diplomatic parleying, but was begun and
ended in one brief battle, from which
America emerged, as usual, victorious.
a young sprig Of. Muscoyite nobility,
who Is an attache Of the Russian embassy
10 London, was dining In the ordinaryof
the Grand with q noisy party OF friende,
all oil whom were rather overheated with
wine. Just opposite them was seated q
quiet, lnidllesaged American gentleman
who was also dining with b friend. The
Russians began a trade ofiabuse against
the English, whom they called braggarts
and towards, and boasied that theywould
soon give them another lesson like that ct
Penideh. Then discovering from q re-
mark made by the quiet gentleman at the
other side OF the liable that he was an
American they diverted their attack to
American people, calling them q nation OF
pdiyeniS, o. pack oil .edHaille, et The con-
yersation was carried on inyery loud tones
and IN French.
The American made q remark to his
companion In French, tolwarn the Rns.
slams that they were Understood, but the
warning was inheeded, and the torrentof
vulgar abuse flowed on, the swaggering
young attache being the most blatant and
ahdacious in his insolenee. The placid
American arose without 4 Word, seized an
empty decanter by the meek, and smote
the budding tlinlomht unofi the heail with
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o'clock at night, He was passing from
his office to his reeidencewher he was as.
sasstnated. The general belief was that the
murder was the outgrowtho Of bitter po.
lttical quarrel and suspicion centered on
Garland Mann. He was arrested
and narrowly escaped lynehing. BE has
had three trials, the jury disagreeing the
first time. On the second he was con-
yicted. The Supreme Court gave him an
other trial and again the Jury disagreed.
Hewas In jail at NeoAh hoawaiting his fourth
trial. At alate hour a mob Of twenty-five
men oyerpowered the ,iailor. Mann had
atpocket knife, with which he defended
himself 30 vigorously that they shot him
70 death and left the corpse in the Jail.
The mob was from the scene Of the muir
der, near Pfneyille.
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a Regular sammsr visitor.

VHtHA, NED,, August 7.-Adyiees have
yea received here Of a terrible cyclone,
',sAieh pSSSed down Cup VALLEY, Of this
w, Wednesday night It lasted only
Nenty minutes and nearly wrecked the
"a oI Ord. Much damage was done to
lldines and all giass exposed to the
s.tseton Of which. the storm came from
~ bpken put, Tinroois were torn up,
,sss sol.GE4 buildings blown down and crops Dc:
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nfeurnlnr q paif.le.

BurpAIo, August 7.-In the Broadway
arsenel, busy hands are hard at work
completing the work Of drapipg tae hall
for the Grant memorial serNce tomorrow.
The cataiaique Is completed, and presents
d ahandsome appearance. The casket Is Of
San Domingo cedar, and is covered with
black silk plush and trimmings Of silver
and gold. On the easket are an officers
hat and sword. On each side Of
the cataialque are two pretty wreaths,
with the notices, No North, p no
South Just under the large window
at the front Is q large black and white
shield bearing the words, The World
IMourns. y a chorus Of 400 voices viii
render the anthem, 9 Gloria, . and the
Iseclection, How Sleep the Brave The
inemofial address viii be delivered BY
Raw. Mr.. Fuller, and addresses will bt
made BY many other prominent gentle.
men. Five thousand chairs have been
J placed inthe hall and everything viii bs
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Horrihle pes,h on ths Fan.

ST. TnoM4s, ON, August .-As aman
named Dempsey, Of Hamilton, accom-:
panied by bis sister, the wife Of Fred.
sxnders, 9 lumber merchant here, and hel
sfx.yen-old son was crossing the London
and Put Stanley railway track here, To-
day the train struck buggy IN which the
three were riding completely demolishinp
It. Mr.. Sanders body from which the
head was severed, was found twenty yards
from the place Of the accident The
child e dead body lay on the cow-catchei
Of the engine and Dempsey lileless body
whiehwas badly mutilated, was found Z
wards distant. IS +,
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To.DAY's stock report from New York
show that the bulls and bears believe the
naat rumor Of an understanding be
tVesathe Western Union and the Balti'
more ( Ohio on the Telegraph matter
Nj. Gould Is in a way to help the Balti
non& Ohio through New Jersey to New
York in the event Of the Reading connec
ton tiling. There have been other indi
eations that the Baltimore { Onion is viii
iusto come to an agreement on the tele
gaph question, and the general belief hal
Ssea thatits lines would fall into Western
uaion control. ..
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NV Yonx, August President Gleye.
land and party arrived d the Fifth
Avenue hotel about II O'Clock tonight
and proceeded Immediately TO their!
rooms. People fromeyery section ol tie
Union are heIe II hotels and every other
available place Tor sleepi1g ibcrowded To-.
night and many. have be en- forced 10 90 / o
Brooklyn, Jersey City and other aA Ajscent
cities foraccommod odAtAns. AlaFeernum-
Der Of distinguished men from every part
Of the Union VIII be gathered on AIahhat.
tan Island te.mo1pw than ever before In
the history d Tie nation. Il 10