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New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
ARRESTED FOR KILLING HER HUSBAND.

UTICA, Jan. 1G.-WIlliam Druse, farmer in
moderate circumstances living In the town OF Warren,
Herlimer County three miles from Rchhcld, has been
missing for month He had had frequent quarrels with
his wife, and several days It was rumored that his
wife had murdered him, cut and burned the body and
placed the bones In swamp. An axe owned by Drnse
was found rolled In paper at tho bottom of Weaherbees
Pond on Saturday nephew OF Mrs. Druse, named
Gates ago eighteen confessed that she had shot her hus-
band while he Gates and her son were out OF the house
Tpon I;acns return Mrs. Druse put rope around MS
neck and him 10 fire into the body The body
was then burned and the bones which remained were
hurried The odOr OF burning flesh was noticed IN tho
Vicinity Of Druses house December Is. Mrs. DFuse
and Gates are under arrest.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
COuuISSION SWINDLERS IN BOSTON.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRrBUNE.l

BosToN Jan. 16.-Henry w. Calson was ar
rested this morning by tho SOmervle police, charged
with obtaining goods under false preences from parties
in NewYork Ohio and other Western States. CalsOn Is
a partner In the firm calling themselves on their letter
heads 81. A. Burbank q Co., who have a store at No
SO sonerve-ave Their ostensible business Is that
commission merchants in produce ana poultry.
They received consgnments OF goods varying In value
from $50 10 500 These goods, 1t Is alleged were sent
at once to Boston and sold for whatever they would
bring and the police have have not yet found any case
I'm which tcturn was made Burbank "a said 10 be In
Chicago The former arragned in the Police Court
this morning two counts, the first charging him win
obtaining goods under false pretenccs from lie Roy
Thompson OF Greenwich, ~ Y; Albert q. Ford, Lima,
N "; T. H. Duncan, Of Milltsburg Ohio, and others.
and the second charging him Will conspiracy To deraud
the public generally.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
THE sCHUYLKILL COLLIERIEs.
fnY TELrGRArn TO TME TnlnUNE.

PorrsvILLE, Jan. 16.-Work is now sus-
pended indefinitely at thirty of the colees Of the
schuylkl region and there 10000 mine employees
out OF work. To relieve the consequent distress as much
as possible effort is being made ut the individual col
eres 10 give employment at the mines or elsewhere TO
the heads of families. The Hnglrians and Italians
brought here under contract and put to work
as outside laborcrs at the mines at low
wages are becoming tired OF this state OF affairs and are
leaving for their European homes rapidly as possible
To-day fifty Magyars left Girardsyile 10 return To Hun
gary. The c0llieres that suspended today are tho
Logan operated by l.. A. Ripley * Co, VI. BOwmans,
operated by LentZ Lilly & CO.. and the Icrbine. opcr
aed by General j. X. seigfried They gave employment
TO 200 persOns The suspensions for an Indefinite
period awaiting the action Of the coal combination.
Whatever that combination does all of the individual
and perhaps many Of the Leading company mines VIII
resume.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
IaY IKLxGRApH TO TIE TRIHUNs.

BISGuAMPToN, Jan. 1G.-About the middle
of last June Joe Drnker OF the last OF the line
old family of that name. stole up behind W. H. Cooper
banker OF Montrose aud shot him. making wound SIM
liar TO that OF President Gareds, from the effects OF
which Cooper soon died. His failure was announced
sometime before his DEATH and this and his death Killed
tho elder Mr. Cooper age ninety Tho two iather ana
son lay dead in the house the same time. Drinker
wa. arrested immediately and this week his trial has
hecn going on His defence insanity and II seems
as II It must he sustained lie has sister VINO is III an
insane ASYLUM at the State capital aud the puDc arc
ranly 81 he ouinion that should be there with her
lie nced that Mr. Cooper had beaten him out Of prop
eTty. -, ....,o ,..,, NJ,
The trial was and attracted people from all
parts Of the DisrictAttorney Snh3rd was 10
rinted with A. II. Mctullum aud T. l. Bllkesee ana i.
Day, were attorneys for the defence Ihe trlal came
10 close tonight by verdict or murder In the second
degree
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
TIE GRANT RELIEF BILL OFFERED.

WAsUINGrON JAN I6.-At q meeting OF the
House Committee on Military Affairs, Mr.. Slocum was
authorized to call up the House mt the first opportunity
tho first bill introduced in the Senate at the present
Congress providing for the placing Of General Grant on
the retired list At the meeting of the committee to-day
motion authorizing him to call up the bill passed by
The o the 4 and having for Its object the
retirement of General Grant, was lost by vote OF To
Those opposing the proposition were Representatives
Poaarrnns Efocum Morgan, Wolford Murray, Connolly,
Lyman and Bayne; those fayoring Representatives
Cutcheon and steele.
bring the Edmunds bill to vote In the House, either by
urton to suspend the rules in some other manner
not yet determined upon. Some 0f them think that
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17

WAsHINGToN. Jan. 16.-The argument in the
Swain court martial further postponed to-day by
the examination OF Judge Johnson, the attorney who
instructed Swain to bring suit the due bill" lie
testified that he had been Informed by Swain that the
5000 which was represented by tho due bill had
been rendered by Baeman into General swanls
and that SWAIN had received notice Of that fact
lie would not have advised the bringing OF tue suit.
Upon the conclusion OF this testimony Judge Shela-
Iargcr resumed his argument behalf OF the accused
lie continued his attack the testimony OF Mr.. Bate
Alter this trial." he declared. history, with
her pen iron and ner point OF diamonds Will write
upon hor tabla OF adamant, falcon tOw'ring In hor
pride OF place Tuesday last, was, By mous'ug OWL
hawked at. AMI killed the OWL "
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
RELIEF FOR WAISKEY MEN.
BILL URGED UPON CONGRESS BY sEcRErAs
M'CULLOCH.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Secretary McCulloch
to-day transmitted to tho House Of Representatives
draft of bill prepared by the Commissioner Of InernS
Revenue to amend the law relating to the entry Of az
titled spirits in dstlery end special bonded warehouse
and the withdrawal of the Same therefrom. The b1
provides that tho tax all distilled spirits hceafa
entered for deposit in dstlsry warehouses In special
bonded warehouses; remaining in such warehouses q
tho time Of tho passage Of this act, shall be payable
before and at the time the Withdrawn there
FROM except In Of Withdrawals therefrom without
the payment OF the tax hereafter authorized
by law. The warehousing bonds hereaitso
taken under tho provisions of section 3.293
Revised Statutes shall be conditioned for the payment
of the tax on ISs sb In the sty pS
this act shall not apply to distilled spirits remaining h
warehouse at the time OF It's and which are Gov
dorssd upon the warehousng bonds written request cl
drswa OF such distilled spirits and written acinowt
edgment by the principal and suretes OF their liability
m,ed r9 t to remain IN the dsey warehouse poS
further that additional allowance for eakages shau
Oe Tns Of the Teasry secondly
the immediate passage OF the bill as tending TO relieve
the present business depression ne says: me pre-.
contrayenton OF the general policy or our own Govern
ept ana the policy ot other
l should not feel at liberty at the present time IA
il the general trade Of the country in healthy
condition There In bond about AZ 900 900 gal
Ions whskey about 20, 100000 OF which tax Of
ninety cents gallon must be paid under existing laws
before the next session of Congress unless payment 10
avoided by expectation. On large part OF this whskey
the banking institutions OF the West hold liens which
stand in tho way of its export and the indications now
are that the laws changed the general distress
which prevails throughout the country will be greatly
aggravated by forced sales which may not even cover
the taxes On the other hand. the relief proposed ~
this bill would, IN my Judgment tend to remove the do
spondency which generally prevails, and open the
way to the gradual Improvement OF other
languishing industries. The relief can BE-
granted without deriment to the public
revenues merely putting whiskcy on the same Footing
as tobacco and beer by the exacon OF duties on con-
sumption instead OF producon-the only policy which
H. consistent with Ist and sound economical principle
Whiskey is manufactured for sale, and 1t Will always be
sold as soon as there is demand for it. There would be
gain to the Government by compulsory sales, while
the revenue would suffer by its expectation"
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC LAND BILL
.Tsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. LEON motion or Char
man Cobb the Public Lands Committee, the House to-
day. by vote OF s5 As, determined to insist its
disagreement tothe Morgan amendment TO the Atlantic
and Pacific Land Grant Forfeiture bill Mr.. Hiseock
desired Chairman Cobb explain the objections to the
Morgan amendment but he utterly unable TO do so.
and Mr.. Oates OF Alabama, undertook the task. Ills
only objection seemed TO be that the second part or the
amendm requires the Government 10 Institute legal
proceedings determine questions affecting the title Ot
the whole any portion OF the lands proposed 70 be re-
stored 10 the public on this point Mr. iliscoek
made some uertinent observations and said that IN his
opinion the Government that Offering these lands IS
settlers under the Homestead law should see TO thas
their lille rested under cloud.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
FEARS IN THE HOOKING VALLEY.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 16.-Reports from the Hook
ing Valley 10 the effect that mysterious movements
are going on among the miners and general feeling OF
uneasiness prevails Assistant Adutant-G Dill
turned to-day from visit among the miners at Straits
ve Nesonvlle and along the Sunday Creek branch Of
the Hooking Valley Railway lie reports that Monday
and Sunday Creeks at hood the water spreading over
the valleys This he thinks will prevent any outbreak Of
hostties for several days and he also ventures the
opinion that the action OF the Legislature authorizing an
official investigation may have restraining Influence.
Colonel Dill made his report 10 the Governor and Adm
tani- General Finley this evening. The Impression O.
walls that small force OF troops will be ordered TO
Straitsville in order to prevent trouble.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
CLOSING AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

ALBANY, Jan. 16.-The Franklin and En-
porium Insurance Company, OF New-fork' ut the
request Of Superintendent John A. Mccall, of the In
.urance Department has decided to close up Its affairs
Both policyhoders and stockholders will be paid In fun
II appeared during an examination by the superhten-
dent that tho company had mado investments In
securties not allowed by law CHANGING the same at
The date Of their statement for Government bonds ani
dI,posing of the latter Immediately after the saeneut
had been rendered to tho Department. Dividends had
also been declared out Of surplus not accumulated
from the profits The companys statement for January
l. 1889 shows its assets to be r32O3O1, It's Liabilities,
S25s, ,l7J. and its capital stock, S2OOOOO
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
WHAT NETWORK IRON MEN SAY.


DIFFERING VIEWS OF Mr.. CORNELL AND Mr..
CLARKE-oPINIoNs OF PIT1sBURG MEN.
John B. Cornell head of the iron firm of j. b.
e. j. VI. Cornell found yesterday al his downtown
Office No l41 Centrest, and said TO TRIBUNE reporters
Last week 1 thought the trouble was over with the
iron men and that business would revive This failure Of
Oliver Brothers Phillips comes as surprise TO us in
this section. That firm stood well. think there
was nothing whatever against them. Their credit was
high and they were rated Al. AS to their condition,
suppose they ave stated the fairly The failure
was doubtless owing to the decline OF prices and the do
cline Of business generally. Theirs immense
tablishent and the inference is that they doing
business hey ond what their capital would warrant
That is always dangerous thing to do and is dctri
mental TO the prosperity Of the country. We had no
dealings with them. There has been
great decline in prices during the last
two years. II is impossible to tell after this failure,
about the future Of the iron business when thing OF
this Kind occurs 1t puts all at what is coming
next Before this failure the outlook better than it
had been for sixty days. Now in great deal OF
DARKNESS ma 10 business II is hard 10 where will
fetch up If Congress would pass the general bank
suptcy bill and stop coming silver 1 have no
doubt that the business of the country would
revive at once. In line the tariff is low enough.
though suppose In things 1t could be reduced
without disadvantage think the change In the Ad-
mnistration, caused by the election OF Democratic
President is Of the great causes OF the stagnation In
ali kinds Of business at the present time We are stand
1Dg In dread OF Free Trade. This makes everything nn-
pertain and destroys the confidence OF those interested
in manufacturing. 1 Protcctonist decidedly. At
the late election voted for St. John This city is ruled
~ the liquor dealers and this ought to be changed"
Benjamin q. Clarke, president OF the Thomas Iron
yOmpany, at No. 81 Wsst expressed hiS views freely
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
THROUGH NEW-YORK STATE.
BRIBERY IN ROCHESTER.
TRIAL OF ALDERMAN KELLY-DIsCLOsURES OF sU-
PERvIsOR HILL-A NEW CHARTER.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSEl
RocuEsTER, Jan. 16.-This has been the
fourthday OF the trial before Judge William Rumsey In
the supreme Court of Alderman j. Miller Kelly president
Of the Common Council for bribery and corruption The
trial Of Kelly has excited great interest, and there were
large crowds Ia and the courthouse yesterday ana
to-day.
To add to tho excitement in this the case mas
been in progress charges bribery have been made In
the oard of Supervisors by OF the members ana an
investigating committee has been appointed Joseph
Agram made confession this morning In whlch no
states that he $3.50 at certain store FOR supervisor
Hill with the understanding that Hill would vote Tor
plans for the new jail presented by Ellis Brothers, arch
tects which were under the consideration Of the Board
HIN received the money and then disclosed the affair In
the open Board.
Another complication to the exposure Is that Charies
E Ia the president OF the Board OF Education ana TO-
day Mayor Parsons comes out in emphatic message
IA that body vetong several bills Of the Board which
wero passed. charging tho Board with continuously anu
nersstently violating OF Its own regulations 10 tnc
affect that Individual members shall not Drng any eh
pepses the Board to exceed the sum OF SZoo
authority from the Board. -, T., 4,
Meanwhile, the Grand Jury Ia at work ana tho AR Is
f of runors that other officials are under IN
and that number OF sealed indictments VIII
be found which will create even greater sensation t
ala those against Aldermen Kelly and Felsinger The
Wuniclpal Reform League, composed or leading TAX
payers business and DOnpartisan citizens nave
been At work daily for week on new city quarter,
framed after the Brooklyn idea doing away Win three
and Ave headed boards making the Council merely an
executive body and giving the power OF appointment u
the Mayor The League Il confident that the new cnarter
will give the city purer ana more eicleht government
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
A PROTEST AGAINST CERTAIN PAINTINGS.

|. WASHINGTON, JAN I6.-A protest OF TIC
Boar of Directors OF the Pennsyvani Academy OF Fine
Arts against purchase by the Government OF por-
trait of General George H. Thomas by Miss Ransom ana
the painting of tho Electoral Commission by Mrs fas
soft was transmitted the House of Representatives
to-day The protest contains the following resolutions
That this academy does earnestly but respectfully pro-
test against the continuance of the practice by the Gov
rnment of purchasing inferior pictures for exhibition In
the National halls OF the country, thereby degrading
American art aud the work of American artists not only
I'm The ewes of this country but also IN the opinion OF cu
tynted foreigners constantly visiting among us.
This academy therefore, urges the passage Of such laws
m will prov against the future purchase and exhibit
ton of worthless pictures and the careful selection OF
such as 1t may be desirable to acquire.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
TUS FIRE RECORD.
FIRE-EsCApEs USED IN CATHARINE-sT

Flames were caused by an oyer-heated stove
At 10 a. IN yesterday the rooms OF Morris skdlo"Hy
in the fourstory tencmenthouse. NO - CaIh'''h's
Eleven women and 1--WE children In the house al tho
time NJ T. McCahc n builder. tho landlord oil the
house went to work 90 get the women ana children OUT
There was re-cscape the front wall, ana sever o
,sed IL In going down 10 the streets. bAh,i
woman the third nOor was carried dow IN, u,'
innu who went roof rescncd by tie ntcinoi
,i huudr red ucrsons eced in the -trcct to Whtch
Tho Inmates escape. ruur started thai i"ti ~
t'sd becu sunn,4ted but soon di~cr"lited Inc
no lse was soaked from top % bottom WIN uIIS H
before tAo fire cNtuCul-hed. FURNITURE pcu, p =
and clothing I'm the various stories were ut."-' =, -,
tho extent OF - 900. IL VIII cost ABOUT T'VV "
tta ,hu
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
MORE CHEERFUL IN CHATTANOOGA. A.
lrY rnI pnnAr IN TIE IRIRIrHE1

CHATTANOOGA Jan. 1G.-There is decidedly
more cheerful outlook in the Industrial situation Ia this
city Citico Furnace, of the largest in the nnion
which has been out of blast reOpened to-day and
will cast 100 tons per day. Chattanooga Furnace with
capacity Of sixty tons daily, will he at work on Mon
day The force OF hands NJ the Alabama Great southern
Car Works and the Cotton Factory has been increased
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
THE OHIO RIVER RISING RAPIDLY.

CiNCINNATI, Jan. 16.-Ihe rhIn OF tHo P"st
forty hours changed seet this afternoon and
Il showed Tho Ohio River has rson nlne ieet IN lhe
past hours. aud tonight thrtyiour ice'
and Ave inches, and rising rapidly
PrrTsgrEG Jan lG-For the last forty-eight hours ~
has been raining almost continually here and At the
hcadwaters OF tho Allegheny and Monongahea rivers.
Dispatches from different points report al inc shall
streams greatly swollen. At this pac" INC rivers n
rising rapidly with sixteen feet on the marks al O'CLOCK
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The President sent

the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Postlads'srs-Charles Il. Allen lancaster H. Mark
Buxton Nashua " H.; Apheus w. Baker, Lebanon, ~ Hi
Edwin D. Hall, Meriden, Conni George Iesion M hnpt
ingtop n W Daniel Virgins. Greenport n. y; J0hn ~.
t'Tamer Rbinebeck, " Y: samuel :. Mcferran Beaver
Fails PENN George r. Hendricks. selma Grove Penn Mss
Ohio; Benjamin Neal, Eaton, Ohio; j. kirk Allen Ana1ee'
ohio Theodore w. Ferry. Modesto cal ArciDa hsDon.
nal Beneca CAL sidney Seoyer, Crested Butte. Col, ahes
~ onnor Aspen Col; James Lynn Carrolon Lii DSnleI
A Ieahy "A sale III William r. Ellis Goshen, ndi Jalo
Sinclair Jonesyle Mich; Daniel j.. Sweet Pipe stone
Minn. William :. Hodge, Abilene, Kan. Herman o. Cool
hama
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
THE FAITH OF A SUICIDE.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.

RALEIGH, Jan. 16.-Frank Durand, of New
Jersey who has been IN Asheville for several weeks
trying to get relief from consumption and dyspepsia,
committed suicide by shooting himself through the head
with pistol. lie left letter. in which he wrote: 1t
is unnecessary for to mention my snnerngs to you
as you already know them. They have become beyond
endurance with no prospect OF an Improvement, rs
can After being handled by the best skin ~ this
aud other countries, and bearing my ills with Christian
fOrtitude, have resolved to seek RELIEF with our
.yfnr
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
FOR KILLING. HIS WIFE WITH an AXE

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
NEw-HAvEN, Jan. 16.-The trial of William
Johnson colored, who split open his wifes head at
waingford last fall with axe, and nearly killed Ar
thur jackson with axe, convicted OF mur
der the second degree to-day In tho Superior Court
The insanity dodge was attempted In THIS case, put
Johnson has always bern U hard character
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
THE STRANG INQUIRY ABANDONED.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUNRI

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--The House Commit
tee on Naval Affairs to-day virtually abandoned the In
quiry into the the death OF Strang at the Naval
Academy by rejecting Mr. Coxs resolution for further
investigation Members OF the committee who voted
for the resolution were Chairman Cox and Messrs. Tai
hot George d. Wise McAdoo and Thomas. Those who
voted against il were Messs Goii BOutee, Buchanan
and Baantyne They took the ground that the reply OF
the Navy Department to the original resolution Of i'll
gury afforded sufficient evidence that Cadet Strang died
from some other cause than hazng.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
THE CROPS OF 1884.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Tho annual report
OF the Department OF Agriculture. in press makes
the record OF production for the year 1884, l795
600 900 bushels that Of wheat nearly 5l3000O00 and
f oats $50 600 900 These aggregates the largest
ever recorded The rate of yield is 2os bushels for
corn l3 for wheat and 27.4 for oats These are the
figures for permanent record.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
s1.rrT IN THE SOUTHWEST.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16.-The sleet storm when
began here yesterday continued all night ana To-Day
turned into clustering snowstorm and heavy ia Vi
,now is threatened street traffic Is impcded and the
,tr.o cars arc r,n with great dicuty and by doubling
the teams The storm mas great Dfeautt' oNer,narn
fhronghout the entire and far south as
TnXas The iemuerature is below the freezing point
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
AGAINST A PENSION FOR MRS DE LONG.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The Senate Commit
tee ON Pensions to-day reported adversely on the bill
to grant pension OF $50 month TO Emma Dc Long.
widow OF the late Lieutenant Commander DE Long Inc
renort of the majority merely recommends the indefinite
ro,tpouement OF the bill seuator Blair submitted
minority report recommending pension Of 800 month
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
ARMY ORDERS.

WAsHISGroN Jan. 16.-The leave OF absence
granted First Lieutenant Alex. l. Merton 9th Artillery
in special orders January T. 1889, mas been ehenuoa
two months The extension OF leave OF absence on sur
s certificate OF disability granted First Loutenait
r. r. Young 18th Infantry, In special orders july ?.
sS4 has further extended six months on surseoh'
cortincate pf disability.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
ACCIDENT 10 A TRAIN.
cAeo. Jan. 16.-The Milwaukee and St.

Paul train which this city Thursday morning. wis
dirched last night west Of Storm Lake. One coach
turned completely Several persons were IN
iured, one-a travelling man from siouA City-De'hs
40 rivuslY hurt
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
EMMA BIOREL NOT INSANE.
IBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TglBUSE.l |

IBY TKLKGKAPH TKIDJNE.T
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-Emma Bickel. who
was adjudgcd guilty, the ground OF insanity of
killing william j. MenO% short time ago. Will ask the
court TO morrow to release her from the insane asylum
where she was committed. The physicians In charge
say that she perfectly and should be discharged
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
CALLED FROM HIS PULPIT.

OswEGo, Jan. 16.-The Rev. William Kin
cad pastor Of the Congrcg cgatona Church In this city,
has received and accepted the appointment OF secretary
of the American Board Of Foreign Missions, WITH heau
quarters in New-York
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17

the bill can once be brought to vote It win pssa a,
House. In case the original Senate bill be sent to 0
become law without his signature, In 1t shall
him more than ten days before the end Of the
New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
CAPTURING OPIUM SMOKERS.

IBY TELEGRAPH I'd THE TRTBUSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-The police entered
q number OF opium Joints" in the neighborhood OF
Eighth and Duttonwood sts. and captured twenty peo-
pie including three women seven Chlnrae ana Ten white
men They we're all locked up and the p.o.rietors re-
lnandcd for trial.