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IRISH kEFoRMs.
A Government Measure to be Introduced in
the House Of Commons.

Wv huuaN Va G0uh4uAef
LONDON, Jan, 2.-The Cabinet arrived al
important decisions on tho Irish question
tonight, The opposition to the introduc.
ton Of an Irish measure was oyeruled.
The stanhope wing proposed the limIta.
ton Of Irish reform participation in joint
extension ofloCal seli.goysrnment for Eng.
land, Scotland and Ireland, and was de.
tssted. Progress was made with the draft
Of the Queens speech. Tho paragraph
promising Irish legislation was opposed,
but eventually agreed to. Progress was
made with the principles oil the Irish
measure, Lord Randolph Churchill'a
principle Of provincial legislative Centers,
with notifications, was, In the result
adopted, subject to revision. The elective
principle was adopted, with provisions fOl
property representation. The jurisdiction
Of the provincial authority was extended
over public education, the administration
Of the poor laws, harbors, roads, markets,
internal communications, existing munich
pull and county authorities (aubject to the
supervision Ot the Local Government
Board), the Education Department, thu
Board oi Trade and the Treasury. Lord
Churchill and the Irish Lord chancellor
will complete the drafts Of the measure, 0
committee OF the Cabinet will raise the
drafts, and the bill will be ready to sub.
NIT to the Queen on Saturday, the 9th.
The tories are iubilant tonight over the
decision Of the Cabinet to grapple with the
Irish question. Lord Salisbury Is satisfied
that the Tory bill will ''dRBh the Rads."
II goes as far as Gladstone dares to 70 IL
the present state OF Liberal disunion
Churchill, Beach, Stanhope, and the az.
gressive element Of the Cabinet regard
the detection Of the Duke Of Argyle,
Trevelyan, Foster, Sir William HarCOurt,
Lord Derby, Lord Oowper, Goschen ano
other active and influential men whose
cooperation would be all.important 10
Gladstone In an appeal to the country, a.
paralyzlug Gladstone'S plans, and pre-.
venting his giving Ireland more than .
bare extension oil local self.government.
In the exCelling language Of the Church.
illities, "Gladstone Is dished." The
Government will ask leave 10 introduce
their Irish measure into the House Ol
Commons Immediately after the Queens
speech. Sir Michael Hicks. Beach, Con.
seryative leader in the Commons, will
make y statement Of the Government on
the Irish question, taking up Mr.. Glad.
stones challenge TO the Cabinet, and &C.
Cepting the judgement Of Parliament as
vital 10 the existence Of the Ministry. II
the Government is defeated, and Glad.
stone In the end carries bis bill, 1t will BIZ
thrown out by the House OF Lords.
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TuEUoNsPIRAUY CASE,
rho MOllsu. Coolidge IniquIty-ThS HOtC
Clark, StnrY,

|
rho MOllsu. Coolidge IniquIty-ThS Hotel
Clerks Story.
BosroN, Jan. 2.-Mrs. Coolidge Is still in
Jail here awaiting trial on the charge oI
Conspiring with A. L. Mellsn, OF Bslti'
more, to commit murder. Ono OF the
most damaging bits Of evidence against
her is the following message, hitherto un'
published, which shs was writing at the
telegraph office when arrested;
"BosToN, October "a.
"T0 a, L. utl1sH, 81. james HOiel, Btuimont;
'Rooms rented opposite to house. Work
to be done Monday sure. Send party
away without fall as before. Send mG
word when to have money paid. We want
those papers they have"
The party TO bs sent away was Mellen's
son, husband OF the intended victim. The
papers were the eliminating Contrac.t
held by DOnahus, alias Bull.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan, "A. b. Den.
mis-, the only witness to the shooting Of
Fred b. Nash by Daniel Il. Stanton, the
Mystic Bridge Conn., student, was gen.
eral clerk last season at the Stockton hotel,
Cape May, N. j., which hotel was maa.
aged by Adrian l.. Mellen, who Is wanted
in Boston for conspiracy to murder his
sons wife. 10 IN interview Dennis said
that Edward Mellen and his wife went Ia
the Stockton In July. Edward attended
to the Stewards department, the bar and
the billiard-roon. He drank heavily. Hir
wife was not 4 fayorlte. The wife al
Mellen, pr,, entertained an intense hatred
for her. t
A woman named Emma O. Long, ot
Boston, who wgs probably Amelia
Coolidge, nowin Jail in Boston on tho
charge Of Oonspiriug to murder, came tC
tue Stockton HOgse and registered. She
was followed by rougll.lOoking man
who wanted to be assigned to rooms adj
jolning those Of Mrs, Long. Mrs. Mellen
IT,, was taken sick about thia tino.
Edward, her husband, was sent away tc
Baltimore. DR.. Hoy, Of this city, waI
called. He found her almost dead. Mrs
Msllen, Br., refused to 30 to her or To send
any one TO walt on her.
Dennis took the Doctors prescription
sent Q boy to drug store for medicine
and summoned the housekeeper. DR.
Hoy gave the latter instructions to allow
no one to administer the medicine buI
herself. The next day "Mrs. Long" aud
the rough looking man left. From thai
time Mrs. Mellen improved and ultimately
regAined her health.
Dennis Is a Washington man and hotel
clerk by profession. lie WHs witness in
the Gufteau trial. His father was q noted
character in Washington Tor many years
and 10 now court officer in Chicago. He
lg an armless man. Both limbs were
blown of In firing salute TO q Russian
Prince of GibrAlter while serving on ar
American than.of-war a few years before
the rebellion. Dennis draws o pension
from both the Russian and American Gov
efnmeEtB of sl25 per month,
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scurrLED ms SCHOONER.
Captain Of n Vessel Charged with Selling the
CaTgo and WfockinE the Ship.

GLOUCESTER, MASl., Jan. 2.-Captuin
jeffrey GerroCi, master OF the schooner
Racer, wrecked of Portland on Monday
last, was arrested Last evening by a U. s.
Deputy Marshal, charged with conspiracy
to wreck his vessel and deiraud the owner.
Captain Gerroci had taken the schooner
on shares, agreeing to defray all expenses
and pay the owner one.fith Of the gross
earnings. She had been absent thirteen
weeks, and In the meantime the captain
had drawn upon the owner for $500, and,
II iB alleged, disposed ot the catch OF fish,
converting the proceeds TO his own use,
Gerroci, II 10 claimed, wrecked the
schooner TO cover hiB transactions. He
claims that she had 5000 pounds OF flsh
on board when she went down, having
disposed Of $4,000 pounds at Cranberry
Island, for which he received S12 400 cash,
which went down with the vessel, az aid
also q draft for 5000.
A woman testlhes 10 overhearing, while
the vessel was lying In Portland harbor,
the captain refuse 10 permit his wife 10
sail to Gloucester with him In the schooner
because Of the probability Of her sinking
on the trip. One Of the crew named
George Sherman, II is said, also overheard
the captains remark about the schooner
sinking, aud went 10 the captain, telling
him he must not run the vessel on the
rocks.
It is also said that Gerrocl was over.
heard 10 say that the owner would rather
have the vessel stink than moi. aa aha waa
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Iloston Wool AfAfket.

BOsros, Jan. g.-The Adrpti,tr in It's
weekly review Of the wool market says;
The market shows no change, and the
features Of the ptevloub two weeks are con.
unued. The business shows larger total
than week ago, but sales OF domestic
yere lees than o week age. The sales Of
foreign woolS have been very heavy, more
40 t6au for many weeks, and include
over 100000 lbs In Australian and Mon;
this week have been made some time
ago, but the wool was sold TO be delivered
tie ilpt Of the year, aud, with the de.
livery, the sale is reported. The inquiry
has been light, a. 10 usual OF the. end Of a
year, as manufacturers are very busy TAX
Ing an account Of stock, but prices are
strong, and, In fact, are stronger than has
probably ever been known at the end Of
year. Ihe tone continues strong, and
prices have an upward tendency.
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nuNIINuroN,a A0AEME.
Railroad Properties East Of the MISsiOAlppI
10 BE- Consolidated.


CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 3.-The, Enquirer
has the following; O, P. Huntington, the
Railroad King, who owns or controls more
miles OF road than any one man in the
United States, having line extending
from the Atlantic ocean on the east to the
Pacific ocean on the west, and broken
only between Louisville and Lexington,
Kentucky, which piece Of road, about
ninety miles in length, 10 operated over
under traffic arrangement with the
Louisville & Nashville Company, will
C0nsolidate all his property east Of the
Mississippi river, and that, too, most
likely, this month, or, at least, ali plans
will be perfected 40 soon as possible. The
Newport News & MlisslsSlppi Valley Com.
pEny rs to bs thTtltfeof the new com pa6y,
which will embrace the Chesapeake
aud Ohio, extending from NewportNews 10
huntineton, West Virginia, 5l1 miles;
Ejzabethtown, Lexington and Big Sandy,
huntington 10 Lexington, 1870 miles;
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern,
Louisville to Memphis, 1902 miles; Louis.
Vile, New Orleans and Texas, Memphis to
New Orleans, 633 miles, and the Kentucky
Central, with 263 mlles.
These roads, with an aggregate mileage
Of l 1928 miles, are to be consolidated under
the name OF the Newport News and Mis-.
slssippi Valley Company, as previously
stated, and arc to be under one general
management,
On the 10th Of this month meeting Of
the stockholders O. the Chesapeake, Ohio
and Southwestern Company Is to be held
for the purpose Of acting on the leasing OF
that property to the new company.
Mr.. Huntington will not, however, stop
here. The contemplated road, upon
which more or less work has been done at
various times, known as the MayBVille and
Big Sandy, which is 10 extend from our
sister city Of Newport to Ashland, Ken.
lucky, 10 to be built and that, too, during
the year 1885. This will shorten the Hun.
tington line to Cincinnati probably about
sixty miles, as the route will be down the
Ohio river, instead Of around by Win.
chester and the Kentucky Central. The
grades on this route will amount TO moth
ing at all, as the greatest rise at any point
will be fifteen feet 10 the mile, whereas on
the Elizabethtown, Lexington & Big
Sandy there are grades Of one hundred
and thirty feet 10 the mile. The Mays
Vile 1 Big Sandy read will solve the cues
ton Of good and cheap coal for Cincinnati,
as the Kanawha coal can be landed OF our
door.at any time, water or no water in the
river.
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FoRElaN NkLATIONs
OF GsrmAny-Ths Papers Prai,luE BISmarc
for His Diplomacy,

Tor His Diplomacy,
BERLIN, Jan. a. The newspapers
throughout Germany review the events Of
the past year in an opHmistical light, and
concur in asserting that Prince Bsmarck'a
Statesmanship prevented a European war.
The dispute between Germany and
Portugal regarding their territorial lire in
South Africa has been renewed. Ger.
many claims that the limits Of her terri.
tory extend from the Orange river to the
18th degree Of south latitude, and include
the interior country 10 Lake Ugami and
the GambeEi river. Portugal, however,
maintains the right to her ancient line,
which included Lake Ugami and all the
interior % far az the North Transvaal.
Agents OF the German Byndlcate, re.
Gently formed to provide China with rail.
ways and armament, are going to China,
but are not empowered 70 Conclue con.
tracts. DR.. Luhrsen, German Consul
General at Shanghai, reports that the
offers Of English and American compa.
MES To furnish China with steel rails have
already been accepted. This, Il Is feared,
will result In the German iron works get.
ting but small share OF the contract.
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ptnr slArNMFNr ANALYAEp.
The Actual RSduUtiSn for DOos mber ssvS
N1iiIiorn I.aa Than fItvan nut

The Actual RSduUtiIn for December Seven
Millions LsSI Than Given Ou'.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-.rhc following Ia
Nc sjor j. NJ. Uarson'S analysis Of the pub
lie debt statement;
"During the month Of December the mel
cash in the Treasury Increased sls,s75,'
900, and this fac. enables tho Secretary tc
publiSll that tho decrease OF debt during
The month Is S9,OS0,030, and tor the si1
months just closed sol, 5l,l9G.0I0, against
SS1 ,5Oi 1854 Tor The corresponding period O
last year The only item Of debt which
shows decrease for the month Is Certia
Gates Of deposit, in which the deCreSse 4
s. 765,OOO. !
"The outstanding gold certificates RhoW
an inCre ase Of $1,000, and silver Certilcatel
an increase OF $l76,S23 The actual re-
iuCtion accomplished during the month II
SS2l4,2iO, and this occurs In tho non.
lnterest.beatiUg debt. Compared with one
year ego, the figures giving the total Of the
interest-beariDg debt show an increase oI
S. $50, which WAS oCCasioned by the con.
yersion into iour.perCent bonds OF the ac
Cumulated interest OF tho reiunding Ger.
certificates. Tho Vold fund has increased
81, ,4O5. .S3t since December !, this fund
now footing up $g53, ,35l 400, against which
there Is outstanding i'll certificates Sl05,'
$50 UO0, leaVingthe net gold nearly Sl4S,.
100000. One year ago tho nat gold held
was Sal ,Gs7, 7,439..
"Compared with Inst month there Il
little change In the silver fund, the Treas
urer succeeding in putting out the entire
coinage Of tho month, except $3.50, 600
The number Of silver dollars held Is $780,.
1850, Of which $93, lI9, ,4G5 are covered
by outstanding certificates. Ono year age
there was outstanding In silver cert ecatel
sll4S65, oil, while the amount now out
standing is 500, l7D,406, a decrease Of S2l,
DsB, ,440. Tho number Of silver dollars mol
covered by certificates is now over S76,
OOO, COO, while II was lesa than 1872 600, ,00(
OH January 1, 1884. The available bal
ancp, excluding fraction silver minor coins
is $7l ,0lS,S72, an increase Of over So,OO0,'
900 during the month.
"Undef the former method Of keeping
the TTeasuret's accounts, the available
balance would bs stated At $2l0, ,77S, ,96l
an increase Of nearly $40, ,0O0, 600, oompar
cd with January /, 1885. The receipts fol
the month compared with December
1884, show an increase Of nearly s., 900,
900, all Of which increase is derived from
customs. There is also 4 very favorable
exhibit on the expenditure side for laat
,nnnih tha atTnttnt mid nnt hpinV S1b.
600 900, Rgainst S23, 100000 In December
1884. The difference in these amount
WAS paid for pensions. The increased re-
ceipts and decreased expenditures lAst
month explains the large apparent reduC.
ton In the debt. The annexed table,
show the receipts aud expenditures fol
the six months ending December, 1881
AMI tplk rnsnnptivAlvi
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Eoun sUspICloUs DEATHS
In oas Family : Developments Of Post
MoEtsm EEamInRtion.

| AAoEGenl LGAnlnAkAqns
DETROIT, MICH, Jan. 9.-Mrs. Elizabeth
KnoCh, the mother OF Frank KnoCh, who
was murdered in springyille on the nigh
of December 10, with his entire family
and the house burned to hide the crime
died on Friday night under circumstances
which suggested poisoning. A pOtt NOR
tenn was held to-day, when, to the sur,
prise Of the physician, 1t was found thai
her skull was fractured by a heavy blow
which had left no mark, It was suspected
that she and son, Gustave, had had
some connection with the former murder,
and the officers had been expecting an
ante mortsm statement from the mother,
who has been confined at home with ner-
vous prostTation, 1t Ia said, ever since she
was on the stand at the inquest on the VIC
tins ofthe late tragedy, This Is the fourth
suspicious death In the family,
The father, Christian, was found dead
In the barn Rome yearS ago with cuts on
his head, said to have been made by the
kick Of q horse. A brother, Charles, dis.
appeared two years ago this winter, and
his body was found In the river next
spring with marks OF violence and chain
about the body from an unused pump on
the Knech homestead, and Last month
another son, Frank, was killed, with his
vile and two babies, and the house
burned with the dead bodies in 1t. sus-
picion has turned toward Gustave, and It
Is now strengthened by the murder Of the
mother, though as yet no conviClng evil
denCe has been discovered. Another
brother, Herman, Is q hali.witted fellow,
who has been once confined in an insane
asylum, and an uncle, Joe, has been for
years wild lunStlC, though he has never
been considered dangerous.
DETROIT, Jan. Sat O'Clock this
morning GustSve and Herman KnoCh
we're arrested at springwells aud brought
to this city charged with the murder Of
their mother, Elizabeth KnoGh, who died
Friday from the effects Of a heavy blow on
the scalp. Later four other members Of the
family were also arrested. Although II Is
not believed they were implicated in the
murder, 1t was thought best to take them
into custody. The stomach Of Mrs. KnoCh
has been retained for an analysis, the
county physician declaring 1t exhibited
certain indications Of poison, The In.
quest will be held tomorrow,
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1ookiNa or ron mol. 1.
The free ThlnksFs squabblisg over Gel. /
gsfsOlps Greed for Money.

Eho free Thlnkerb buuaDblluB over Cell Ins
gefsolps Gfsed for Money.
CLEvKbAND, o., Jan. S,-Early in octo.
Der the ninth annual congress Of the Lib.
eral League Of America was held in this
city. One Of the advertised attractions
was q lecture by Col. Il. g. 1ngspoll. The
Colonel came on the last day Of the Con.
grees and delivered his discourse to large
audience. A short time since the Sstuid,
Ace, The organ Of the local league, charged
that Col. 1ngefaoll had not dealt faIfly
with the league, II declared that II waI
understood before he came here thai
the proceeds Of his lecture should be
turned into the treasury Of the National
League, and Il was only on those Condi.
tons that he was engaged TO come. II
charged further that alter the lecture Col,
Ingefsoll took chArge Of the receipts, pay.
ing the Cleveland League only enough "a
pay the expenses Of the Congress In ex.
cess oil S240 raised by the Cleveland
League. The. remainder amounting Ia
$3.50 was handed 10 the Colonel and moi
turned into treasury Of the National
League according 10 agreement,
These charges were commented on BY
Fee Thinkers and at to-dAJ's meeting oI
the CleVelaud League d discussion enSued
AT the close Of The meeting resolution
were unanimously adopted demanding o.
the Secretary Of the lAmetican seCulai
Union (the new name oi the Unionl at
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CoLuASts, o., Jan 2.-Ths Democratic
members Of tho 1ouso Of Representatives
met In the Governors office for the pur.
pose oi hold a CStCus this evening. About
ten members were absent The meeting
was held with closed doors, and the
Boodlen spent over An hour In wfangling.
They discussed the situation and "CuSsed'
their bad luck In being in 4 minority
In the House. Being unable 10 agree
Upon anything a committee Of ter
was appointed 70 select officers 10 be voted
iot In the organization, The committee Il
composed entirely Of Boodlets, 10 follows
Hull, Of Allen Shaw, Of AuelaIie, Turner
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MRS. IoeAN's LITTLE NEGATIVE
Was What Iuduoed Black Jack to Walt for
Prsaids sntial Distinction.

WASHINGTON, d, O., Jan, IA good
many stories have been told illustrative
Of Mrs, Senator Logan's political saGaCity,
The latsat relates to the contest for the
Presidency pro tsmpors OF the Senate, and
is said to explain her husbands une1,
peCted deClination Of the honor. 1t was
we'll understood here at the time that SEN
ator Logan moved heaven and earth, SO to
speak, to secure tho prize; that 1t was
with the Senator's approval and at his in
sigation, nobody doubted, ...
It Is said that the Senator retired from
the caucus highly elated with his success,
He told his vile, and was somewhat sur
pFised to aId that she was adverse to his
acceptance, She explained that she had
been making q canvass on her own &c.
count and had arrived at the conclusion
that II he took tho place 1t would be "a
high as he would ever get, The Hoar bill
she was satisfied, would become a law,
which would preclude advancement by
accident, On the other hand, it would
place the Senator in position where no
could not hope for the Presidential NOM
ination.
There was a full aud free family dirous.
slon, in which It appeared that she was
satisfied with the lender OF the Presi.
denCy pro tempors as VindiCation or
deserved compliment, and succeeded in
satistying him that 1t should assume no
more tangible shape. SO the nomination
was next declined, The fac. that 1t was
not declined al once piVgH color to this
pretty little politico-domestic story.
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New Yonk, Jan S.--A World cOrreSpon.
dent had an interview with President
Cleveland yesterday. The President
was asked how lie regarded Sen.
ator BeCk's speech on the tariff
He replied: My own personal idea
about that is that the only practical
way, 10 pass q bill would he "a
have the committee charged with
the work take up the subject In q
business fashion aud modify the present
law In such way as 10 take
away needless protection from q few who
have grown ihbfdinately rich al the ex.
pense Of the many" Referring 10 The
subject Of the Senate and the conBidefa.
ton by that body Of his appointments
the President said: ~ have made nc
haSty selection Of officers, but on the con-
ttaty have given much time and invelti.
CATION 10 the subject"
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LABOR NEWS.
MlAaES' Strife IIddsd steel scale Signed.
ConysntIOn Called,

ulAaFt btFiko Hddsu-Steel Scale signed
ConVsntiOn Called,
PrrrsBuRaH, Pa, Jan. 2.-The Goa
Miners Convention at West Elizabeth
to-day decided, by a two.thirds vote o.
the delegates present, to return to work al
the opsrators terms. The convention was
representative gathering, delegates being
present from nearly every pit in the four
pools.
Work will be resumed In all the mines
along the river on Monday, or as coon as
arrangements can be made 10 start them.
The strike lasted four months, and wa
the most Btubbornly contested struggle
ever known on the river. Fully 8,0O0 mel
were engaged In It; Of this number about
1000 resumed 10 work before the strike
was decided at an end. The decision oi
the convention has caused general re-
joicing along the Monongahela Valley.
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R.isA,od on a small Bond.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. S.-william L.
Page, the man who robbed the Adams
Express Company, at Golden City, NO.,
last Monday, and then attempted to escape
in bis wltes clothes and was arrested on
a train near 81, Louis, was released
on q $500 bond yesterday al Golden CITY
BY Justice Essex. Piosecuting Attorney
Timmong, Of Barton county, ID very indlg'
nAnt al the action Of the Justice aud threat
ems 10 have Page feafte6ted on additi onAI
charges unless the bond 10 raised 10 SlS,'
! 900,
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BERLIN, Jan. 3.-The twenty.ftth ami.
versary Of the accession Of Emperor VII.
liam 10 the throne Of Prussia was observed
quietly to-day. The Emperor held q re.
ception, which was attended by all The
foreign ambassadors and diplomatists In
the city. In his conversations with for.
eign representatives the Emperor avoided
making political alluBions except 10 ex.
press bis satisfaction at the friendly rela.
lions existing between Germany and other
CountfipH,