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A PECULIAR CASE.
An E1tradltsd Witness Ia a Big plAmor
unkk..L

An Extradilsd Witness in Big Diamond
Robbery,
DETROIT, Jan. 1O.-A peculiar case was
decided in the Recorders court to-day.
Sam ARhmAn was confined in the County
Jail With Henry SCHNEIDER, arrested for an
attempted diamond robbery in Buffalo.
The Buffalo officers were about to take
their prisoner away when bis attorney got
out Q writ Of hdbedS corpus.
SCHNEIDER claimed that he was innocent
and called upon Ashman, who Bwore that
he himself was the diamond robber. Il
was shown that Ashmau' was lying and
SCHNEIDER was takon TO Buffalo, where he
subsequently confessed. Action for per.
jury was then begun here avainSt Ash.
man.
The peculiar phase OF the case was that
Ashman was an extradi.ed prisoner
awaiting trial. II was q question whether
he could be tried for an offence committed
after his extradition. Judge Swift de.
cided that he could be 90 tried and The
trial took place tonight, the Jury return.
Ing q verdict ot guilty. No such case
has ever been tried before, and II is prob.
able that Il will 20 10 the United States
Supreme Court,
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LONDON, Jan, l0,-David sEanley.Will.
Iam'Drummond o'Gllvy, the Earl Of Air.
lie, was married to Lady Mabel Gore, at
St Georges Church, Hanover Square,
this morning. The church was crowded
with q most distinguished assomblage.
Among those present was His Royal
Highness the Prince Of Wales. A feature
u the event was the presence Of a large
detachment oil the Tenth HuSssrs, Of
which regiment the groom isa Lieutenant.
The men We're arranged along the aisle OF
he church, aud their handsome bright
uniforms added much brllliancy to the
Gsne. The bride was given away by the
Earl Of Arran, At the conclusion Of the
ceremony the Prince OF Wales stepped
within the yeStry and signed the register.
The bride was dressed in white satin Gov
tred with old lace, cascade lace and orange
blossoms falling In the center. There
were eight bridesmaids. They were taste.
tully dressed In white silk, with zouaye
Jackets trimmed with gold.
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NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 19.-A Pieautnt
special from jackson, Miss, says: A
formal vote was taken in both Houses to.
day for two United sLateS Senators for the
remainder ofthe term, expiring March 4,
1850, being the rnexpired term ol
Hon. L. 9. O. Lamar. Hon. Z. o.
Walthall received in the Senate So
votes and Hon. j. L. Alcorn one.
In the House WalthSll received l04
votes, IL members being absent, For the
tenn beginning March 4, 1887, Hon. ]. F.
George received In each House the same
number Of votes that were cast for Wal.
thall, and AlCorn received one vote in the
Senate,
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BOUGHT ms own oorr1N.
4 Connecticut MSu's Prem ouitlon Of DeO,l
Yoriaad.

HARTFORD, Jan. lO.-A most singular
pFemonitlou has been verified at South
Windsor in the death laat evening Of
Daniel g. speny, a prominent citizen and
father Of Coroner spery, Of Harttord
county. The deceased was one Of the
leading men ofthe village, and his opln.
ion was always consulted on matters In
relation to town affairs.
About the first OF last December Mr..
Sperry startled bis friends by telling them
that be was going 10 die In three weeks
from that time. Some OF his acquaintance
laughed AZ him and tried to drive the idea
out Of his head. Ie paid no attention to
their jess, but began systematically 10
prepare for his demise. He settled M biz
business affairs and came to Hartford and
purchased handsome rosewood coffin,
which he took home. Mr., sperry ex.
pected to occupy II about December 22d,
but on that day he was In good health
and yisiting friends In Northampton,
Mass. His deluDion had by that time
somewhat disappeared, but be still kept
che coffin. The other day tho Fremont.
ion returned, and yesterday afternoon Il
was reallzsd In death,
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Tar uow Governor OF Iowa said in his
inaugural address, SIN the large cities
and in communities where public senti
m,nt is opposed to the law 1t is openly
and l,graltly violated. The honor 1.-THE
Sa,o compels US to virSliCateits majesty"
Itis in the large cities and the towns that
the evils Of the liquor traffic are most com
plained Of. II prohibition cannot be en-
forced there prohibition cannot be said to
r,ohibit,
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st,rs CistEs tsslns.i ciain.

NEv ORLEANS, La, Jan. 1O.--1n the
case Of the succession Oi Myra Clarke
gAius, the Supreme Court yesterday rem.
deted q decision in the following terms!
e0ur solemn conviction i that tile will
presented by Miss Evans Is forgery, and
therefore the judgmentoi Of the Lower Court
d affirmed. The court also expressed the
opinion that The eOnAdentiAl letter sub.
nIlted BY Maria EYanS 10 also aiorgery,
The Lower Court decided In favor Of the
funCupAtiye will made JANUARY 0, 1885,
bS Mrs. Gaines, leaving al hetpropefty 70
her RrandChildfPE and other relatives,
and appointing W, II. Wilder and ]. y.
lhKiAlmaa pxenuLofa.
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pAnKERsBuRs COUNCIL.
The OmOsr, EIsStsd-Tho COlorsd Man Re.
eognjEsd,'

eognlIed,
spasial DilpaleA 70 as IAstlIkaeE.
PAREERssuRe, W. Va, Jan, l9.-At the
meeting Of the new City Council the FOL
lowing city officials were elected to serve
during the ensuing year;
City Clslk-L, W, Hughes,
City Attorney-T. .. Bullock,
Chief Of PolicS-A. B. Beckwith.
Policemen-oalyin Campbell, Patrick
McNertsy, A. B. samuela, Jacob ssliS
and Harrison EAalsy, (colored.)
Superintendent Of Water Works-ChRs.
Bryan.
Market Master-John Carrigher.
Wharf Master-Jas. Good.
Street Commissioners. S. A. FaIroW.
Fire Warden-John Hass (colorsd),
The majority Of the officials succeed
themselves,
They are all Republicans, excepting
John Carrigher, who iS q crippled Demo,
crlt, and has held his office for several
years. Harrison Easley Is the fiTst colored
policeman ever on the force here, and the
result Of the experiment will be watched
with intAFesk,
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Now Yo,k clrnr m.Lerll st1Ike.


NEw YoRK JAM. 1g.-At s o'clock this
ltteEnoon the employees OF fitteon Of six.
:een Of the factories Of the Cigar ;Manu.
iacturers' Association, were told there was
40 more In stock. The men gathered up
sheir tools and belongings and quietly
left the shops. The lockout Was begun.
Che sixteenth firm Of the association
ts HirsCh 4 Co., who will con.
Ter at II o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow with
sheir men and doubtless adjust prices to
suit, Two hundred men will be thus say.
I'D u lockout. A boycott throughout the
United 6tates will at once 60 into elect
against the goods Of tho firms locking out
their men.
II Is said that the Knights Of Labor have
levied s. per head on each member for
the support Of the striking cigar makers.
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VOLUME XXXIV.---NUMBER 129,
company did not go on with the work the
syndicate could then undertake 1t them.

company uld not 60 on with the work the
syndicate could then undertake 1t them.
selves.
"There Is another matter Of personal
interest which must not be lost sight oi.
Mr.. Vanderbilt put into the trust fund for
the benefit Of his children more than four.
titths Of the stock and bonds OF the Pitts.
burgh, Mckeespor. 4 Youghiogheny and
the control OF the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie,
both ot which roads, as we'll as the Lake
Shore, have traffic contract with the
South Pennsylvania and will undoubtedly
be benefited by its construction, Mr..
EoWmbley, too, Is very energetic and
shreWd young man, He would unques-
tionably be ct the head of,the line II It
we're completed and be given Q promi.
nence as Q railroad mansger which would
be quite impossible as long as the sons
monopoliIs the Central Bystem. Therefore
Il seems TO me there ia little likelihood Of
any serious disagreement II GoWen inter
eSted himself in the prosecution Of the
enterprise"
"What can GoEen do in the matter :"
"He will bs In this city within . week
or ten days to consult upon the matter,
and will then 60 to Europe for the pur.
pose Of raising 100000, ,0OO. for this road
and % much more for the necessities Of
the Reading, ifposslble."
"Do You think II at all probable that be
will beRble to get them to lend any money
% . corporation with S25,0OO0OO Of float.
ing debt after q series OF such enormous
laacits as the Reading has shown since
ls77%
"That Is not 90 much the question as is |
fhe earning capacity OF the road. The
gross earning power Of this road Is not ex.
ceeded by that oil any other railroad com.
pany In the world, and II he can reduce
the fixed ChAIgeSatranger things have hap
pensd than the putting through OF his
scheme for q 500 600 600 mortgage at 4 or
o percent. You see what Was done with
the West Shore. He has one immense
advantage In the fact that the creditors
ight shy Of q foreclosure, which would
wipe out their valuable franchises and de-
priye them Of the right to mine aud ship
coal without which the railroad
itself would be comparatively value.
less, and people would readily exchange
general mortgage bond on which the In.
Ierest was not paid and accept q very con
siderable reduction on principal on the
unior mortgages, in exchange Tor which
there was every prospect the interest
would bs paid, You know what GoWen
had done before, aud you know how great
are his personal magnetism and his per
Iuaslye powers. l do not regard his mis-
sion by any means as hopeleta."
1t will readily be seen that this gentle
mans interests are in sympathy with the
Iurther prosecution Of the South Pennsyl-
yanla, and therefore with GoWen, but
they are by no means 90 close as 10 pre-.
vent bis taking fair and reasonable view
Ot the situation,
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PITTsnuRau, Pa, Jan. 10.-The church
trial OF Rev, DR., /, O. Pershing, President
Of the Pittsburgh Female College, began
at the rooms Of the Methodist Episcopal
Ministerial Association this afternoon
rWenty.three specific charges under the
sub.heads Of dishonesty, obtaining money
under false pretenses and lying are made.
One OF the counsel for the church offered
TO withdraw the charge Of dislloneSy, but
the defense insisted that the charges be
heard as they have gone forth, and II was
so ordered by the presiding officer. DR.
Pershing denied the charges In toto. The
trial which Is exciting interest among the
Methodists Is expected to LAST for several
DAYS,
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nm llaintdll Intombni ID.

wnAiSofoS, DSL., Jan. i0.--with the
bleak and dismal faiu turning the lingst.
ing snow on the graves al the Old sWedes
graveyard into repulSiye slush the last
prayers were said this afternoon over the
mortal remains Of Misa Katherine Lee
Bayafd. The wfetched weather tended
TO keep down the throng, but there was
enough Of II 10 crowd the antique church,
and lngress OF egtess was impossible.
Among the many persons present were
Secretaries Whitney and Endicott, Col.
Lamont, Hon. Wade Hampton, Senator
Gray, Gov. stoOkley, Secretary Of State
w. i, CauOey aud bis brother John, Phi.
yIste Secretaries Bryan and McFee, Judge
WAN, and many Others,
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coMMfrrFs NtArrEBs .
Undofvaluationa Observation-Disclosures
In favor Of the Bankrupt Law.

Undofvaluntiona JnvesLigatsd-ArSunentS
In favor Of the Bankrupt Law.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1p.-rhe Finance
Committee oi the Senate this morning
agreed to report an amendment To Senator
Hoar's resolution, already reported, look
Ing to the investigation Of frauds in tin.
defyaluation In tho port Of New York.
The amendment enlArges the scope oi The
resolution 90 as TO include oil ports oi the
country which the committse may see
at 10 investigate. A subcommittee, con.
sistlug Of Senators Allison, Aldrich, Miller,
Heck and Mcpherson, was selected 10
carry on the investigation. ~
ftis reported that the Finance Commit
Tee Of the Senate a. its meeting this morn.
Ing, determined Upon 4 new form Of In.
0Ilty 70 be sent 10 the heads OF depart
tnents, 10 elioit information with respect
10 nominations which may be under con.
alteration. The reasons foR making 70.
moyals will not be asked, but oil Tie
papers relating both to the appointment
and the removal, will be called lof.i
The House COMMITTEES on the Judiciary
devoted their meeting to-day 10 hearing
arguments BY representatives oi commef'
Oial bodies upon Bankruptcy legislation.
The heating was opened In bshalf Of those
who favor the enactment Of q national
bankrupt law, by NJ, y. Wise, attorney Of
The Eegatk board Of Trade and Ttahtpot-
tAtion and olhlr mercantile bodits. He
was followed by ]. Waldo Smith, Of New
York W. I, geele, Secretary Of the Pliila,
delphla Textile A6Soclallo1i j. w, GAynO,
Of u. Louis, representing the Chamber
81 Commerce, MI Hurst Of baltimore,
and Mr.. Woods, Of the Boston Merchanlsl
Association. The hearing was adjourned
Until Thursday next The tenor di the A..
gumenls was n favor Of the enactment Of
4 general bankrupt Law and the bill nov
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MASDAlAY, Jan. 1O.-The flying col.
umns Of the British troops sent out on a
accommodating expedition have returned
to Mandalay. They lost several men in
killed and wounded in a ukirmlsh with the
DaColtS. Tho loss Of the latterris NOT
Known. ReiniorcementS are needed here.
Much uneaslneSs prevails regarding the
situation and Europeans long for the arri-
val Of Lord Duferin, the ViCeroy Of India,
when 1t Is hoped that q firm policy will be
adnntpd
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Strikers Get a ChauES Of Venue.

cnlcAaO, Jan. lo.-Henry IindSlee,
Thomas o'Malley aud Daniel Mahoney,
who are Of the strikers at Maxwell Bros
boz factory, were taken before Justice
tngersoll this morning. They were charged
with assaulting tYe Of the present EN-.
ployeSoi the factory. They took change
Of venue aud demanded q trial by Jury.
Their request Raa granted.
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wAsnSeros, y. q, jan. lO.-The
Democrstic senOtors held . Two hours
caucus this afternoon to compare views
with regard to tile anticipated issue be.
tween the Senate and the administration
oyer tho matter Of Information about re-
inoyala. Senators Harris, NaSey and Vest
al committee appointed laatweek byMr,
Bkcf, The chairman OF tho caucus,
TO consul. with tue President and
tho members Of hls Cabinet about
the matter, made thelr report stating
the individual views Of the members Of
tho administration, but outlining no
definite policy Of . action. individuals
freely expressed their individual opinion,
but DO motion was made and nothing oc.
CURED TO indicate in any way the opinion
Of d majority Finally . suggestion was
made that this subject be further discussed
after the Republican position had been
more cIesfiy deyelopel, gpd the caucus
adjourned ubject 70 the call oi the chair
man, With the understanding that II
should 30 called very soon, possibly to.
morrow.
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Tng year 1885 isSaid by English authori'
flies to have been the worst seen for Brit
Ish iron interOsts in twenty-five years, and
tho closing week was the worst in the
whole year. The trade journals are eI'
pressing the hope thatMr. Morrison may
bsablo to revise the tariff according to hit
ileas, in which event they feel confident
tia. tho increased market in America will
make better times in England, Scotland
and Wales. These strAwS are instructive.
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BALTIMORE, Nh, Jan. lO.-The Ice block.
ado in Chesapeake Bay still continues and
40 attemptis made to get to or from the
port, except by heavy vessels. A large
lumber OF sailing craft are reported fast
in the Ice, aud many Of the oySter fleet
nave been kept 80 long away that there L.
much suffering among the crews. The ict
extends down to the mouth Of the Patux.
emit river and Is very solid, The mlldeI
temperature which now prevails, II IL
hoped, will let loose the large fleet oil
coasters and bay craft,
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cmLLicoTnE, NO., Jan. 1O.-It has just
come to light that Colored girl, thirteen
years Of age, named Millie Ashby, resid.
ing in The northwest part Of the city, gave
birth to a full grown male child Last Thurs.
DAY, which she threw into the stove on q
bed fred hot GOALS, aud roasted the infant
70 crisp, 1t was discovered, however,
before 1t was entirely consumed and what
remained OF 1t was buried in the rear end
Of the lot. The case Is being investigated
by the coroner.
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TAE NEW AMERlcAN BEAUTY,
The Texas Lady New Making = ssnIAtlOn in
London Society,

Auhuoh hoVlolyt
WASHINGTON, Jan. ls.-The Washing
ton Herald says; "a new American
beauty Is now making a sensation in Lon
don society by reason OF her wit and Clsv,
erness, as well as her charms Of person,
She ls the wife Of the Hon. Thomas Power
oOonnsr, an Irish NJ, r. and Home Ruler,
to whom she was married last fall. AS
the lady 10 well known in this city, q few
words concerning her may be interesting,
Ten years ago there was not Q lovelisr
girl In Washington society than Miss Bes
Gle PaschRl, Her father was q prominent
lawyer in Texas when he concluded TO
come to Washington. Besides being
among the leaders at the bar OF the
Lone Star State, his annotated work OF the
Constitution OF the United States was
standard which every lawyer who desires
10 be well up on the Federal Oonstitutlop
has among his books, Shortly alter com
ing TO Washington she married Mr., Frank
GoSBaWay, now a journalist in San Fran
cisco, with whom she lived unhappily tOl
several yearp, and then followed adivorGe
A year or two thereafter she was married
70 Lieut.. Wright, Of the army, who dice
shortly after the event occurred, and now
tho lady has entered into her third matri'
monial alliance, She 10 in her proper
sphere now,
"a hAudsomer woman 1t Is difficult to
and than she was when saw her last
Her tAWny brown eyes have lost none Of
their fascinating glamour in her years oi
sorrow, and the WilloWy figure lsas lltht
and graceful as In the days Of her fra
youth, The political world abroad into
which she has entered has always pos
sessed peculiar charms for her, and 3
tleverer helpmate could not be desired BY
IN ambitious man, am sure the iriendl
Of her youth will be glad to hear Of hel
present good fortune"
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SpttidI ,llIlpasch % ~ IBltIIpt'SetF.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Jan. lR.-s sPoStmas-
ter Davis, Of Cameron, resigned his place
the other day, aud Senator Camden has
recommended J. O. Crawford for the posi-.
tion. Crawford's petition Is signed by
nearly every Republican In Cameron, in
Cluding, I believe, the retiring postmaster.
II 10 said that antl.uamden Democrats
are fighting Ctawiord'B appointment.
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Mhlla nltAl M -nlI.hA ram

NEw YoAg, Jan, 10. Ono Of the attfae-
lions in connection with the concert BY the
Theodore Thomas orchestra tonight was
the fiat appearance IN this country oi
Alfred H6lllhs, The blind pianist. He
10 only about twenty years Of age,
eud d q graduate oil the Royal
Normal College for the Blind At Upper
Norwood England. His rendition ol 90.
leCtiong from Litst and Raj showed un.
usual facility and power, aud hO WA
warmly received,
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Boors butter Is being liberalIy adyer
tiseI as fraud. Nobody seems to object
to anybody buttering his bread as he
pleasys, but everybody, except manu-.
iacturels md dealers, agrees with every
body cl.s that o tub OF bogus butter ought
to stand on its own bottom. Itthe bogus
thing is as good as its friends say 1t isr
they are doing it great wrong to deny ii
a chance to win liz way on It's own merits.
50 long as 1t wears false colorS consumers
are likely to think it no better than real
hntteF.
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DUnLtS, Jan. 10.-DsSpiLs the fact that
the tenants on the Irish estates Of Earl
Of 1.iStornel recently pledged themselves
not 10 pay rent Unless q reduction OF 80
percent was made, over half OF them
have during the past week paid In fall.
The tenantfy Of the Duke Of Dsvonshife
are paying their rents freely at the 20 per.
cent reduction granted by. The Duke,
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nov before the Committee introduced by
Mr, Collins, and generally known as the
Lowell bill.n The Chairman, Mr.. Tucker,
in defining the points on which the Com
mittes would like 10 hear argument, re.
marked that there was q number Of mem
bers Of oongress WhoW were NOT anxious for
the passage Of q bankrupt law, but who
would be willing to vote for such q meas,
ure II II was fairly drawn, and the ma
chiueEy provided for carrying 1t into force
were perfect.
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ltet1I DLlpaicA % NJ IRltIl9elotr,
PARkERsHURG, Jan. lO.-ThlS morning
as the steamer Elaine was towing the
well known passenger packet chancellor
from the Marietta harbor to this city, the
wind caught the Chancellor aud blew her
sideways against the middle pier Of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge at
this point. Her guards and upper deck
were badly damaged, and 1t will be several
days before she ID repaired. She was safely
landed in the mouth ofthe Little KanAwha
sfter the accident,
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New BsySswtoE, N. j., Jan. lO.-The
child Of Edward Applegate, Of spottsWood,
N. J., who was bitten by mad dog
twenty.one days ago, went into conyul.
slons last ThurHday and died yesterday
Of hydrophobia in It's most horrible form,
requiring two men TO hold II in itS atrug.
gles. The child was O years Of age.
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Flis John fertsrla oaIe.

WARRINGTON, Jan. The House Com
mittee on Military Affairs this morning
agreed to report with favorable recon-
mendation the bill restoring General FitE
John Porter to the roll Of the army, and
10 ask that II be nade special order for
Saturday OF Monday next. II Is the same
bill that was passed by Congress last win.
ter and which was vetoed by President
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LpIalIata IndIEnnnt.

BELFAST, Jan. 1s.--The Loyallnb are
indignant over Mr. Gladstone's refusal to
receive a deputation Of Loyalists from
this city. There Is a marked revival of
party feeling In the north Of Ireland The
Irish loyallsts are arranging for meetings
In the leading towns Of England for the
purpose Of obtaining support.
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ootuNbvS, o., Jan. 10.-Tho House Leg.
islative Committee, appointed TO invcsti.
gate the charges Of bribery against the
four members Of the House, that they had
accepted bribest To vote for Senator Payne,
held its first meeting this evening and
decided TO make q thorough inquiry, and,
II necessary, 10 extend the scope Of the
investigation, will ask for further author.
ity from the House.