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New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
THROUGH NEW-rORK STATE.

EFFORTS TO REGULATE THE STATE PRINTING.
ALBANY, March 1.-The House took up as a
special order Mr. McCauns bill proposing to establish Il
State Printing Bureau in Albany, and Mr. Curtiss bill
defining legislative printing. Mr.. Mccain made an
elaborate gument III favor OF his BILL quoting freely
from the argument male before the WAYS aud Means
Committee by Nh O'Donnel, OF ew-York. lie traced
the history OF legislative printing many years back,
claiming that it had always been, and always would be-
frutfu Of public scandals He read estimate snow
ing office could be completely equipped for less
than 81 so 900. The building in Albany known A.ri
cultural Hall could be altered and made suitable for
$4,000.
Mr. Curtis said that his bill sought to define ana regu
late the legislative printing instead Of increasing the
already too numerous departments OF the state. The
contracts not always wisely awarded. but com
petition would regulate them Mr.. Erwin offered sub
slItute Mr. McCann's bill which the power OF
pointing tine Supe: e:lntcudcnt OF the Printing Bureau
IRON the Governor and provides for the designation Of
that official the Legislature IN joint ballot. the person
appointed to hold the Office until 1883 and the
Office thereafter be three years al vacancies
Oce u filled by the President pro TEN. OF the
senate and the SPEAKER OF the house ~ whom the
super utendents bond TO be IN the penal sum
of $4,000, Is to be approved. The substitute
adopted by vote OF % To -, party vote except
MI HOtchkiss Gnd. RepD voted with the minority
Nj. McCanu's bill. amended, and Mr. Curtiss bill
ordered to a third reading.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
SUFFOC4TED BY GAS.

BREAK IN PIPE CAUSES THE DEATH or ONE
MAN AND IMPEBILs FAMILY
A sad case of suffOcatiOn by Illuminating gas
by which ono man lost his life and three other lives we're
placed in serious peril reported to the police last
night Thomas jackson. age forty eight, was vender
and lived with his wife aud cnyear Old boy the first
GooI OF No us East Eeventh-s, whore his wife acts
as housekeeper. Matthias Schultz forty boarded
with them on Tuesday night the family retired early
40 as to be on hand for the ST. Patrics Day parade
Mrs Jackson had word to the landlord that she had
collected some rents for which his agent was to call
early Yesterday morning. When the agent called no was
una6le response to repeated knocks, onh went
away supposng that the family had gone away % VII
ness the parade. John Jackson, brother. catc IeW
minutes later aud wont away after failing 10 arouse
any one The tenants the floor above noticed strong
smell gas all day but thought nothing ~ IT, as there
had beeu or less trouble Of the same sort or seea
dyas. ,---.. 81, ,,,o
Nothing was thought OF the supposed absence or tho
JacksOns until about o'clock, when ittle gf! VINO
was playing IN the back yard l0oEei Into the window
and saw Jackson LAYING floor apparently la con-
vulsOus. to the front Ot tho house ana toHi
Robert Pollak, of No. AIS EAT Eleventh ST.. anu
Matthias S0rk. Of No. 426 East Eleventh ST. whht she
had seen. They Immediately broke Omen tue uoor
Jackson lay the floor almost dead. His VIE MARY
aga thirty and his son Thomas, age ten lay III
one he'd nncon- and in another lay Schultz also
unconscious. The windows were AT once thrown Opeh'
and unfortunate people were taken out lntO lhe h
An ambua ance summoned from Bellevue Hospital
but before il arrived Jackson dead. The Others
taken to the hospital. IrOu investigation IL was
found that the gas leading from the cellar to the
main in the street broken and the whole lower part
OF the building filled with gas Coroner Levy Will
make INV cstigatlon.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
WELLKyOWy CRIMINALs ARRESTED.
TWO FORGERs TRACKED OVER THE COUNTRY AND
ARRESTED IN NEwYORK.

TWO FORGERs TRACKED OVER THE COUNTRY AND
ARRESTED IN NEw-YORK.
Late on Tuesday night Detective-Sergeants
Mcclure. Sheldon and Hurd arrested George Wilkes,
alias Willis and Joseph Reilly. alias Elliott two Of the
bestknown counterfeers and forgers in the country,
and Gus" Raymond we-known bank burglar,
who has given the police much trouble wilkes
and Reilly are wanted in Rochester on charge OF
swndlng the Commercial National Bauk out OF $1,000
by OF a forged check. Raymond IL simply hei1i
suspicion. 1t appears that Oh August 10 wilkes ana
Reilly, who had est Abllshed credit at Ihe Cominercai
Bank by keeping small account there, deposited "a
check for $4,000, drawn on tho National
Bank OF the Republic OF this city. It bOrO forgery
OF the name OF wel[known depositor OF the Latter
bank The Rochester people teegraphed to see II the
check all right, aud receiving m Affirmative reply,
advanced 500 on It, In due time the forgery was dis
covered but the swindlers had He'd.
The reported 70 Inspector BYrnes, ana be has
been the lookout for the criminals ever since They
led him long chase, going as far as oregon. by Sc
ern banks OF sums aGgregatlng SS3OOO
Recently Inspector Byrnes had reason to suspect tha
they al come East again. and knowing that Raymond
Intimate friend and an Old pal or Reilly ho hau
last week. Tuesday night The two men for whom
the detectives we're looking called on him at his house
in Eighth-aYe. ndted-and-twenty y-htth-st
shortly after they LETT the house they were arrested ana
brought TO the Central once where they await the ar
rival OF Rochester officials. go
Reilly started ont sneak thief but fell IN with
Joe " Chapman, the bank burglar and forger
and took up that line OF business lie and Chap
man. with {" Big Frank" Mccoy and others
we're Interested IN a bank burglary in Balti-
more nine years ago, aud Reilly and Chapman
Europe. In COustantinoplc they we're arrested
on a similar charge but Reilly escaped. He Is said TO
BE- the husband OF Kate Caseton tho actress and was
AT one time manager OF her company. WIk35 and Ray
mOnd are both well known to the police.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
UNDER" "BOODLE' MLEANS ORDERS

THE OHIO SENATE REFUSING TO PASS THE CINCIN-
NATI POLICE BILL.
COLUMBUs, Ohio, March II (Spcciah. h.-Ac'ing
under orders John Mclean, the Democratic Senate
to-day refused pass the partisan police bill for
Cincinnati. 1t postponed for week. despite the
efforts OF large Cincinnati delegation which came up
here 20 urge its immediate pas This delegation
consisted OF eight vrtuOus Democrats and four Repubi
cans. The Democrats propose to prevent its passage
while pretending approve It, Iflt does not pass nom
nations will be made for Police Commissioners III Cincn-
nati this week While all good citizens deprecate the
risk Of eectng another Board under the obnoxious ola
laws the more because desperate efforts making to
CAPTURE the Re,uDcan nominations with Democratic
money another that with both tickets nominated
Democratic and Republican senators can be persuaded
not TO interfere. The Democratic idea is to delay until
after the election and If Republican Board is chosen
accept the nOn-pdrtisan measure II Democratic Com
mssioners are elected the bill Will be defeated.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
NEGRO MASSACRE IN MISSISSIPPI

THIRTEEN PRISONERS SHOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD
BY FIFTY WHITE MEN.
NEw-ORLEANs, March IA dispatch 10 The
Pcaypne from Grenada Miss, says: " News of a
terrible tragedy enacted at Carollton, an
interior town twenty-fOur miles south
west of Grenada, was received here
this evening Fifty men rode into the town and r.
pared to the court house, where thirteen negroes
were waiting for their tTiais to begin. The white
men walked into the court room and shot ten of
the negroes dead and mort ally wounded the other
three. The shooting grew out of the attempted as
sassInaIion of James Rldde prominent citizen,
who was shot and seriously wounded by the negroes
several weeks ago.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
NORTHWESTERN INDhPENDENCE.
RIEL's PRIVATE SECRETARY on TIE LATE III
UFIIION.

RIEL's PRIVATE SECRETARY on TIE LATE RE-
BELLION.
CHICAGO, March l7.-Wllliam II. Jackson,
who was private secretary to Louis Rcl during the late
Northwest Rebellion, ecured in this city last evening
on the subject of the "NOrthwestern Independence"
The speaker discussed the question whether the
country originally belonged to England or France after
its settlement. Ie then spoke Of the Treaty Of Yer
sailies and said that the northern boundary OF the
United States according to that to he the
great lakes. Now the great lakes do not stop at Lake
Superior but also include the great lakes in British
America ami hence the Riel Rebellion did not occur IN
British territory, but in the United states The action
of the Husons Bay Company from its beginning to the
present thoroughly explained and the speaker
denounced II a gigantic and wicket monopoly. lie
then spoke OF the rebellion of 1863 and the causes which
led 10 IT, The hlfnreeds were TIL that time living gem
eraV by themselves. Each man had a tract or land,
perhaps mile wide and two miles long Now, when
civilization moved west, the Government surveyors cnt
M their farms. and rebellion their Ony Recourse"
Iu the last revolt their grievance was far greater than
former aud mad they submitted To 1t longer they
would not have been men.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
1UF pAyyE INVESTIGATION.

CoLuMnUs, ONO March II SpeciaD. D.-Sena-
tor Payne had 10 be discouraged by the tes
mony taken before the investg ting committee to-day
John McLeans Nan Friday, Alien O. Myers, was cate
clised a, to nis part Senatorial s"out, and his
subsequent remarks affecting the integrity OF several
statesmen Myers declared that neither Mclean nor the
Paynes made him a conldaut, and lie could only guess
as to the suspected bribery. As to his charge that
B,ker of D1rke County was bribe-' akcr, Myers SAID
he did not refer the Senatorial election. In short
Myers admitted his inability TO prove anything, but tod
several suspicious, incidents which with more tangible
testimony To support them would cause cOnsternallpn
among certain Democrats. Daniel Harmon, OF To edo
was also exanucd relative Senator Rdmeys affairs.
Innations from the committee warrant the bclcI that
tine report will surprise everybody by the exposure OF
:" Doodle methods in ONO politics.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
TELEGRAPHIC Nc EES.
THE ONO CANAL SYSTEM.

CoIrMBU.. ONO, March II t>pccidD.-After long
sght the canal men .he House to-day victorious
ana passed the bin ppropriatisg over 100000 for
the canal syrtein A railroad lODDy has
been Al work all winter 10 prevent this course but was
overwhelmingly defeated
FETCHING HOME An EMBEZLLER
Cuuc ,cn March l7.-Detcctivo Matthew W. Pinkerton
returned last night from Detroit, having IN custody
LAWS Bsndlt one Of tic clerks lately employed by "
z EairhnnE 4 Co. who embezLed several Thousand
dollars from the firm and both Of whom fed to Canada
about three weeks ago.
A SOLDIER FOUND DEAD UNDER A BRlDGh,
priyr stationed at Fort Mcenry. was found dead this
nnnV under the bridge which spans the track OF the
R.itimSre and Ohio Railroad at Locust Point. He had
bren I'm the city last night He Is supposed 10 have
fallen from the bridge
ARRESTED FOR CRIME IN 1877
ST IOrIs March II (SpecidO. -" Nike " Allen alias
Henry Zeger was arrested here to-day by sherin le-
yer Of Ma,slIon ohio. tho charge Of murder. In
December 1877, he killed X. II. Cooper on the TOW
path Of canal and was attaching rocks 70 the body
when he was frightened on
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
GOTERNOR MURH4YS RESIGN1TIoN.
DEEP REGRET AMONG THE GGNTILEs ~ UTAH
DOrBTs ABnCr HIS sUClEssOR

DEEP REGRET AMONG THE GENTGLES ~ UTAH
DOUBTS ABOUT HIS SUCCESSOR.
SALT LAKE CITY, March 17.-Dircctly upon
the accession of Mr.. Cevelauds Administration GOV.
ernor urray signded through Judge Harlan tnat his
resignation was at the disposal Of the President when
ever desired. Yesterday lie received telegram from
Secretary Lamar that resignation was desired. Gov
Murray promptly replied saying that his resigna-
ton would be banded to the President by r. y. Baskin
delegate by the non MormOns TO proceed 10
Washington to represent their interests Mr. Baskn Will
90 Washington Immediately. The Tribune, reviewing
the OF Governor Murray. says: "H felt that he
had done all that IT far TO ask OF him. His work Ia
triumph for ri-h in this Territory. and he goes out OF
office covered with honors. with record for integrity
and perfect justice which will be crown of glory for his
cndren He kept IN office for year after the new
Administration assumed power when in itself IL high
indOTstment-cspPcially when we know that his tmne
superior the secretary Of the Interior all the
time ms bitter foe That there deep regret the
Gnts the action Of the President II Is useless TO de-
n.y. they ee their dearest wishes have beeh d-re
garded ana they Will feel that until they know who
is to succeed Governor Murray He may be some ono ~
stawat aud true and brave and clear sighted as Coy
ernor Murray ne may be - suck and the doubt when
hangs the difference Will make disquct In every loyal
heart III Utdh until the truth - known
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

BRUSSELS March IA delegation representing the
syndcate of nnancera and engineers who propose 10
make Brussels a seaport have reached the city and nave
had q conference with the Mayor. The Mayor approved
the project and promised IL municipal support.
LONDON March 1.-THE Government has ordered tho
customs officers of Great Britain TO report the purchase
by Of any vessels for either war or com
mercial purposes.
PARIS, March 1.-The Communists OF the CITY have
abandoned their project of celebrating the fifteenth an
niversary OF the establishment OF the Commune to-
morrow by holding outdoor meeting in the metrop0-
lis ana have decided to have thrtytwo banquetsin ID
BERLIN. March 1.-THE Bishop of Fulda leader OF the
Catholic party in the Upper House OF the German Paria-
ment, has been instructed 10y Cardinal JacObinl, Papa
Secretary of State. to obtain the largest concessions
possible from the German Crown in the new EccleSast-
cal bill but not endanger the success OF the measure
the passage of which even unaltered will be distinct
gain for the Vatican.
sPARs, March 1.-The striking iron miners OF Deoaze-
vile to-day attacked the men who WORKING IN the
mines. Many of the rioters were arrested
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18

HOPING To RECONCILE TIE LANDLORDS TO HOME
RULE-TnE AMERICAN EXAMPLE
IBY CABLE 10 THE TRIBUNE.l
Coprrielted 1856, by the North american Cdoe -'e' ''
LONDON March 17.-As animated Dy HiI'
Iabouchere on Monday night, Mr.. ChaiuDerIaih h"'
raised objections Mr.. Gladstones scheme lor INC "
Element of the Irish question. | am niormeu' n'"0''
that ;he announcement of his resignation Dy 'Nc
60 nremo,ure He has merely notified 10 Mr. GLADSTONE
that he cannot support the measure whicn was oio
before the Cabinet on Saturday have hfn au."'' ~
Cor saving that Mr. G!adstOnos programme Is th'' n
stead OF bringing ghefore the House the lul ue'' " ~
Two proposed bills one dealing with lahu' 'ho o'"'' -
yidiug for home rule, the Land Dill OILY VIII oo ~
rated and laid before the House. while the prinoip'e
governing the Irish Parliament VIII he ahno"''' pu
mot nrcsouted in finished shape The Land bill VIII pro'ue
for the buvng out OF landlords with the p"VSo 'n"' "
shall not take effect until the Home huie oi''
law This plan is about what was Orlelhsii! "uoPoN
exept that the details OF the Home Rne Dill arc elt ou
Cor dscu.son In order that the project may nave time
a. win over the landlord party through their desire 10
htoip the benefits OF the Land Purchase bill Ihero Is
little doubt that MI Gladstone will succeed III eens
niority OF the House for these measures Even lis W
noueus concede that unless his health gives way S
recent comparo lively slight cold has pulled MIN down III
way TO create alarm. and be evidently has not much
vitality, specially when his grea'la'oi' "
are remembered. 40
In regard to the effect OF the rePor'eu "'
fec,ion OF Trevelyan and Chamberlain II may
lie necessary to caution American readers against
cauging English opinion by the tone OF tne hohu'u
rcwspaners while The Daiy NeTS and The IGH ma"
Ga.cte stand alone In LonLOn as supporters Vi O'"
,ous nolcy nearly an the Liberal papers III the prov
inces are with him; among them such po"etu organs
ms 1he NercasHe chronicle The Leeds htcTy me Lte
,yUoot Post and The LtreipoOt rc,Ty, The Ad"cHeST
GUARDIAN The Sh, Bicid independent, 7he Hy"o'"
ltcycurB and The HhicidS Gazette. Although inc large
figure estimated the possible cost has temporarily
frightened the English people, they are anxious ior
permauent settlement OF the Irish question: ana reler-
ence H often made 10 experience OF Americans Oeore
and after the Civil War showing that 1t would nave
peen true economy for the Government TO ouy inc
saves from their masters instead OF fighting over them;
and in like manner It is thought by good many as
tlusushed English economists and huanclers hhHIahu
can better pay e2OOo0OoOo sterling to secure
pcace between herself and Ireland iban to allow the
continuance for the twenty years Of the sruGHe
winch has gone on for the quarter Of century with
cly war always on the horizon IL is conleded on the
other hand. that the proposed settlement VIII prove oc
no settlement all and that the money VIII nave Deeh
wasted without producing peace and security.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
Ar1ERTnE rRopERrr OF IHEnARMOyr SOCIETY

AFTERT THE PROPERTY OF THE EHARNONT SOCIETY
PuT,BURG, March II lSpeciaD.-An lmpOr-
ant argument besun to-day before the Register Of
Wills Mr. Brlcler, Of Beaver County, caveat filed
by the attorneys OF tho Harmony society agaln-t the
granting OF letters of administration on tho estate OF
George Rapp tho founder Of the HARMONY Society. to
Charles Meyer of Phila lcphii tho German Consul IL
that city stephen s cmak. of Philadelphia, the lead
ing counsel for Meyer de statemcnt OF facts under
winch Meyer had applied for letters OF administration
lie said:
"InIs-2 the Consul at Wurembcrg, Germany, lis
tened to of l0j persons, as heirs OF George
Rlpp to the property left this country The Ger
man Consul la the before Consul Meyer ~ PhilI
depnla and authorized him 10 take out letters OF admin
istraton. The application male here and the let
ters were granted but have yet bcon Issued bond
Of 500 600 was asked and it has been filed here with
proper security. Now tho gentlemen who repre-
sent the interests OF the Harmony Society
claim that tho letters OF administration should
not he issued to Meycr0n the ground that Miss Gertrude
ND VINO clai us u the grtnddluGhtcr o. George
Rapp has already administered on the estate 10y
hay We Hed a cayedJ. The day VIII come when wo snail
ask that the uITmuny Society hc dissolved ~
The property of the Harmony society, whlch, III the
event or success of the foreign heirs, would he subject
to a division, IS estimated To be worth Fi"ouOOOo.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
"R,ILo GA1LAGHEk DISQUALIFIED.

CHICAGO, March 17.-Ycstcrday was the
second and last day Of gtration undor the new city
election law The registration Of the two days
coupeted AT 0D2 which is within 5000 o. the
for Mayor last year When william j. Gallagher,
Mackus old partner. called TO register his
tered po the books in swerng the questions
us "A voter he compelled to admit
tbIt he mad been convicted Of felony In the United
states Court Tho judges then wrote lbo WOId Dis.
oWIIGeI +" after h, name. William FitLgcrsd and
tyrr. friends were with Gallagher and they created
v"l,n. Tho police were called and order Was finally
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
MOURNING CREDITORS LEFT BEHIND.

EAGLE BRIDGE, March II lSpcci0N.-Josc
j. McMurray fall e!opcd with Miss Cora daughter
of Joseph Schif. a prominent Hebrew of Cambridge
Mr. McMurrAy opened general country store at Centre
White Creek. Yesterday morning the store closed
and an investigation to-day reveals the tact that
Monday night ne gave brother John bill OF sale Of
thing cOutdiurd in the John the night
took the goo away nobody knows where, and Joseph
ana wife left the place yes eray morning with num-
erOus unsettled accounts behind them.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
DJrogcfS OBTAINED roo EASILY.

NEWPORT, X. l., March II CSpecidD.-A bill
ia row before the Legislature which Will be the means Of
preventing the granting " divorces easily In the fu
turc The divorces be secured In the most loose
and questionable manner. and at time when no one
save the interested parties and their counsel s
hand Tie newspapers throughout the State crying
ont against the evil and tac public IA genera Is ndig
nant At selection OF Newport as resort by persons
from various sections Of the Union who desire
tbC r marital relations Tho good Oil Puritan stock
resented here has and heard OF late enough to dis
,nst thrm with what are known as society divorces
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

AKRON, o.. March Il (SpccaD.-A factory Of the Mar
BILE Shattuck Chair Company, at Bedford, o.. owned
principally by Akron capitalists, was burned to-day.
Loss, $4,000; Insurance, $1,000.
QUEBEC, March l7.-SansfscOn's Hotel was damaged
hy fire to-day to the extent of $1,000 fully insured in
the Commercial Union and British America companies
AcToN ont, March 17.-Thomas Abbage's pump frc-
tory WAS burned The loss Is 81 5OO partially insured
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
NOT TO REoRGANlzE THE SCOTCH CHURCH

LONDON, March 17-Robcrt Binnatyne Fin
lay. Liberal Member Tor Inverness moved IN the House
Of Commons this afternoon the second reading Of his
Church o; scotland bill This opposes disestabshmrnt
and fvors such reform Of the Church would practi
cy amount to reconstruction. 1t aims, for instance
at removing al those obstacles which exist TO re-
union OF the Free Church and United Presbyterian
with the Established Church. The scotch Radicals are
determined their opposition u this measure ana IN
I'M they receive the OF the PArnees. lu-
deej, many iaIuce members Cancelled their engage
SPEAK l the provinces tonight IN ordtr 10 De
present I'm the House After prolonged discussion Mr..
lIniays notion rejected by vote OF 2O2 10 III
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18

principal cities OF the Union Thrsofourths ol tne cap
ta stock was accredited to Mr.. warng. The great er
pense undergone I'm the introduction ot the system Es
prevented tho declaration OF dividend put the tocH
has been ratod unusually high Enough OF ME- W NhrnRs
stock has purchased by Mr. WestlnghOuse 10 give
the latter n controlling interest. Mr. Mesunghouse 20
comes president The ne {. III. Jackson. also
Of the Union switch and Signal Company Is Az present
Now York with Nh MAring
New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
suoEMAKERs oRGANIzING.

BosroN, March II (SpeclaD. Two hundred
soemakers met here day, thirty Of whom were from
Brockton and the represented almost every other
town aud assembly o Knights Of Labor in New-Engand
the object OF tho meeting was to form district OF
Knights OF Labor which shall be made up wholly OF shoe
makers Another advantage which the wOrkmrn expect
to "a IN is the rdualilug prices in the shoe factories
all over New England thus making 1t Impossible i0r
manufacturer IA Maine to undcrsell man In Ms
sachusotts When they meet again 1t Will be to arrange
prices on a BrOckton standard.