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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
WASHINGTON.
Another Gail for Bonds---The Pan
Electric Investigation Closed and
the Report to be Submitted;

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The acting
secretary of the treasury today issued
the one hundred and thirty-seYenth
call for the redemption of bonds. The
call is for 100000 of the three per
cent. loan of 1882, and notice is given
that the principal and accrued interest
will be paid on the first day Of July,
1886, and that the interest will cease
on that day.
The house committee on Pacific rail-
road today agreed to report favOrably a
resolution %instructing the secretary Of
the interior to demand of the Northern
Pacific railroad company information
as to whether it had arranged its stop
ping places and running Of trains so as
to benefit certain townsin which the d.
rectors Of the company were interested,
and TO the injury of other towns. Also
by what authority of law the company
owns any interest in any town site
company. The resolution also re-
quires the company to furnish a state
ment as to its freight and passenger
traffic. All this information the Sec
rotary is to transmit to congress.
The committee also agreed to report
f~avorably the bill to incorporate the
Arkansas, New Mexico & Pacific rail
road company, to run from Fort Smith
to Albuquerque, N. NJ.
By direction of the president, Second
Lieutenant Corwin Sage, seventeenth
infantry, has been dropped from the
rolls of the army for desertion.
Major Lewis Merrill, seventeenth
cavalry, having been i~ncapacitated for
active service, is placed upon the
retired list from today.
The telephone investigating com.
mittee was in secret session for about
two hours this afternoon, considering
the offer made by Mr.. Young yester-
day, of additional evidence touching
the issue of the Bell patent. The com
mittee finally declined to go further
into the investigation touching the al
legation that the patent was obtained
by fraudulent means than was dis
closed by the record of the heariul
before the interior department. Tit
following resolution was also adopted
without a division
Resolved, That the evidence now b.
finally closed, and that the committee
proceed to make a report to the hous'
of the evidence adduced and their con
illusions thereon.
The committee will meet Monday
next, and it is expected the members
will express their individual views OIL
the evidence, so as to aid the chairman
in the preparation Of the report.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
The Famous suits.

A history Of the insurance cases, in
which this company was plaintiff, may
be of interest to our readers out of
town:
The total amount Of the insurance
on the stock Of the Famous Dry
Goods Company was $6O,5O0, at the
time of the fire, April 2lst, 1885. At
the January term Of the Warren
county court, the Crescent City IL
surance Company settled their policy,
paying the full amount, $4,000, stating
that they had no reasonable defence.
Four suits, as follows, remain in the
circuit court Of this county: H. B.
Clahin & Co. VS.. Phoenix, of Brooklyn,
for $4,000; H. B. Clahin & Co., vs..
Phoenix, of Hartford, $4,000; Au-
gust Bernheim &. Bauer vs.. the
Germania Fire Insurance Co., $1,000
August Bernheim s. Bauer VS.. The
Home Insurance Co., Of New York,
for $4,000. These cases will no doubt
be settled, as there is no defense be.
yond what was presented in the
United States court. IThe charge
of Judge Hill to the jury on Thursday
last wa such as to order a Judgment
for the Famous Company in each case
for the full amount named in the pol
ices. The judgments rendered were
as follows: August Bernheim &
BAuerlvsIW Western Insurance Co., s 900;
August Bros. VS.. Georgia Home,
$4,000; August, Bernheim s. Bros. VS..
the New Orleans Insurance Company,
$4,000; August Bros. VS.. same, $4,000;
Famous Dry Goods Co. VS.. same,
s., 1000; Famous Dry Goods Co. VS..
Factors and Traders Of New Orleans,
$4,000. H. B. Cladin & Co. vs.. the
Queen, $4,000. The result of the
trials, both in the State and Federal
courts, is gratifying to the citizens of
Vicksburg especially, and is a thor
ough vindication of the honor and in
tegrity of the Famous Dry Goods
Company.
Mr.. Maurice and Mr.. Theodore
Mayer have been in business in Vicks-
burg for the last twenty years and
have always been liberal in their deal
ings and always aided in everything
looking to the city's interest
They gave employment to ;
large number Of people resi-
dent of the city, and conducted a
business of such proportions that il
was a credit to Vicksburg's mercantile
interest. The people resident Of
Vicksburg and surrounding territory
will welcome the firm again, if they
can be induced to resume business
with the Messrs. Mayors as managers
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
All the Members at the Banquet
The Officers for Next Year Eleot-
ed, and meridian Selected as the
Next Meeting Place.
Special to Commercial Herald.

Special to Commercial Herald.
WEST POINT, MIss., May 90 Not
withstandlng the heavy rain last night
the entertainment given the State
Press Association at the Opera-house
was a decided success.
At the meeting today, after transact
ing considerable business, the follow
ing officers were elected:
President, S. B. Brown, of Water
Valley; First Vice-P President, R. A.
Bonner. of Sardis; Second Vice-Presi-
dent, j. M. AlmoD, of West Point;
Secretary, Geo. w. Rogers, of Vicks-
burg. Assistant Secretary,E e. E. Frantz,
of Brandon; Treasurer, u.s.. Hosklns,
of Lexington; Historian, J. L. Power,
Of Jackson; Assistant Historian, j. G.
MCGUIRE, of Yazoo City; Chaplain, l..
S. Foster, of Jackson; Annual Orator,
r. H. Henry, Of Jackson; Essayists,
DR.. L. Sexton, Of Hazlehurst, and E.
L. Martin, of Jackson; Poets, Mrs. A.
A. Fox, of West Point, and Miss Alice
A. Mason.
Mrs. P. K. Mayors, Of Pascagoula, is
invited to write an essay or poem for
the next meeting.
Meridian was selected as the place
for the next meeting, on the second
Wednesday in May next.
After the close of services today a
splendid banquet was rendered the
association at the courthouse. The
tables were filled with all the luxuries
that could be wished for. Tonight a
grand concert and bali is in
progress at the opera.house and
a sociable at the knights of Honor
hall, given by Capt. Levy and the
West Point Rifles.
At seven in the morning the associ-
alton will leave for Columbus, BY
special train, to visit the female 10.
dustrial Institute at that place, aft
which the members will start for theil
respective homes.
The meeting this year has been on,
of success in all particulars.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
JACKSON.

The Famous Dry Goods Company
Insurance Case Declded--J. M. C.
Smith and John r. Cox, Convicted
of Swearing Falsely to Procure
Pension Claims, Etc.
Special to the Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, MISS, May 21.-The last
of the insurance cases was disposed of
today in the Federal court and YER
diets found in favor of the following
firms: Famous dry goods company,
August Bros. & August Bernheim &
Bauer.
j. NJ. G. Smith and John r. Cox were
today convicted of swearing falsely to
procuse pension claims, and fined re.
spectively fifty and two hundred and
fifty dollars.
The railroad commission adjourned
today till Tuesday, having under con-
sideration the classification Of freight
tariffs aud rules and regulations gov
erning railroads under the statutes.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Iaehna Takan ID slng sIne.

New York. May 2l.-Alderman
Jaehne, the convicted bride taker, was
removed this morning at an early hour
from the tombs prison and taken to
Sing Sing to serve out his sentence Of
nine years and ten months. AS early
as eight o'clock a crowd Of people were
gathered about the tombs exits to 9
the prisoner off on his journey. Accom-
panied by a deputy sheriff to whom he
was handcuffed, Jaehne left the prison
and entered a carriage which was oc.
cupied by another deputy sheriff. The
party was driven tcthe Grand Central
depot where they took the 5 pm. train
for Sing Sing.
A dispatch from Sing Sing today
says Alderman Jaehne arrived safely
at lthe State prison there and vas
Immediately put to work 10 the laun-
dry.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
An Arkansas Tragedy.

LITTLE Rock, May 21.-Particulars
Of a tragedy which occurred in Law
renee county, have just been learned.
Tuesday last a man named Picket
leased a ferry from a Mr.. Jones, of the
above county. last week, but before
doing so another resident of the COM
munity named John Lane, had assisted
Jones in raising the sunken boat from
the bottom Of the river and agreed 20
take his charges for SO doing out in
ferryage. Tuesday. when be, with his
family drove to the ferry, Picket hear
ing of his assertions about crossing the
river free, demanded pay IN advance.
Lane told him that hes would 6x 1t
after,crossing and started to drive into
the boat. Picket stepped before the
team and prevented him. Each Of
them picked up a rock, but Picket
dropped his, lodged Lanes as he threw
it, and rushed upon him with a knife
cutting a cash five or six inches long
in bis antagonists side, cut one rib ia
two. Lane died Thursday night.
Picket is in Lawrence county jail.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28

The Evidence Against the Chicago
Anarchists Said to be Overwhelm-
ing.
CHICAGO, May 21.-The grand jury
is now in possession of all the material
facts in the dynamite conspiracy. So
far the presumption shows the guilty
parties to be August Spies, Schwab,
Parsons and Fielding. Evidence that
would implicate others, not yet appre7I
hended, and among them the mar who
hurled the bomb, has been withheld BY
the authorities for their own
reasons. The testimony at the hour
Of adjournment yesterday noon.
when most Of the Arbeiter Zeitung
printers had been examined, made It
plain that for months past the An
archists had been secretly preparing to
attack the police with dynamite and
other agents Of destruction. Che jury
desired to know the extent Of this con-
spiracy before indicting the lessor con-
spirators, whose guilt might be equal
to others if the evidence was forth
coming. The police say many Of the
jurors were keeping something back,
perhaps to make their case stronger
when brought into court. One juror
said, "The evidence is Overwhelming.'
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
The Trial of Maxwell Nearing the
End,


ST. LOUIS, May 22-The prosecu-
ton in the Maxwell case are nearing
the end of their list of witnesses by
whom they think they will convict the
defendant of murder in the frst
degree, and it is probable that they will
close their side of the case today.
j. F. Ryan, superintendent of the
morgue, to which Preller's dead body
was taken, wal the first witness. He
described the trunk and the exact posi-
ton of the body in it, when he saw it.
The body was very badly swollen, and
almost black from decomposition. The
only clothing on the body was a
pair of drawers, marked "W. H.
Brooks" There were superficial cuts,
skin deep, on the body's breast,
and on the inside of the
trunk lid was a piece of paper
bearing the words, $50 perish all
traitors to the great cause" Witness
had the liver and lungs removed from
the body and taken to a chemist, who
examined them; had also had the body
embalmed, which reduced the swelling
and discoloration. Witness had seen
the body exhumed and thought that it
was in excellent condition, consider
ing the length of time that it had been
inferred.
Cross.examination developed the fact
that the witness when the body had
just been brought to the morgue had
it marked "white man." to distinguish
it from the surrounding corpses of
negroes. Several other witnesses
were examined, but gave no new tes-
timony,
In the afternoon DR.. Luedeking
testified that he had chemically
examined the lungs and viscera which
were brought to him from the morgue,
aud which were said to be those of
Preller. He had found in them
the presence of %chlorCform, and
witness described the process of the
test for chloroform, and stated that he
had experimental On various animals,
by killing them with the drug, and
upon examining their lungs found
their condition almost precisely
similar to that of those submitted to
him by the superintendent of the
morgue.
Mr.. Wizehahn, an expert, testified
that the letters from the prisoner to
Preller and Mr.. Warren, of Worcester
Mass, and the words upon the slip Of
paper found on the lid of the trunk
reading "perish all traitors to the
great cause" were written by thu
same hand.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
sympathy for Mr.. PendIeton.

BERLIN, May 22.-Emperor William,
as SOC as he learned of the tragic
death Of Mrs. P~endleton, ordered to be
conveyed to the American minister, as
o o as he had recovered from the first
shock of his great grief. an official
tender of the imperial coincidence.
BERLIN, May 22.-Mr. Pendleton
has recovered somewhat from the
shock and prostration caused by the
news of his terrible bereavement. He
is today more composed, but remains
undecided concerning his future move
ments. 1t is thought, however, by his
most intimate personal friends here,
that he will not be able to go to New
York. Letters, messages and cable
grams, bearing sympathy and condo.
lence, have poured into the offices of
the American legation from all parts
Of Europe and America.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
SMALLPOX In illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, May 22.-Com-
plant is made today to the State board
of health that there are sixteen cases
of smallpox at C~rossville, and that
people who own dogs and cats refuse
to keep their domestic animals at home,
thereby spreading the c%ontagion. The
authorities seek the aid Of the law to
destroy the disease by destroying
CANNES and felines, or to enforce their
restraint.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
A Matter of Bread and Butter.

PORTLAND, Me, May 22.-The ex-
citemenJ here in regard to the fishery
trouble is undated. The board of
trade and city government meetings
have not yet been called, but if they are
much longer delayed there will be a
mass meeting at the city hall.
To the fishermen the settlement Of the
questions in dispute is a matter of
bread and butter, but not a man has
expressed a desire to see a commission
appointed or to have the treaty re-
newed. There is bitter talk in regard
to the Canadian schooner, Alert, now
loading with bait. 1t is believed that
other schooners of the anne character
and on the same errand will not be
very warmly received here.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
No Election.


The board of supervisors at their
meeting en- Monday, the third day of
this month, ordered %anIelection to be
held as the law directs in the second
and third districts of this county for
certain Offices made vacant since the
last county election, they ordering
the clerk to give the requisite twenty
days notice by publication Of the cleo
ton and appointing Saturday, May 22d,
as the day. The judges and clerks
were appointed and were on hand yes
terday to perform their duties, when it
was discovered that no official publica-
ton had been made, and in conse-
quence of which they declined to hold
the election as it would have been lille
gal. The omission on the part of
the clerk Of the board was
caused by the absence from the
city of Mr.. VIM. Foster, Mr.. Hardy's
chief clerk, who was with the band in
Savannah, and MI. Joseph Short was
temporarily acting for him. Mr..
Eardy took the minutes, and Mr.. Short
e~ngrossed them upon the minute book,
each depending upon the other to attend
to the publication Of the notice, hence
It's omission. The board Of supervisors
will have to call another election, and
give the requisite legal notice Of
twenty days, which will make the cleo
ton on Saturday, June 10Th. In thu
mean time the country candidates car
drive a tack In the work they have al
ready done.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
A Mandamus REFUSED.

NEW ORLEANS, May 22.-Judge
Woods, in the United States circuit
court today, rendered a decision re.
fusing the mandamus applied for by
the heirs of Myra Clark Gaines, to COM
pei the board Of liquidation of the city
debt to issue bonds to cover judgment
and costs obtained by Mrs. Gaines
against the city, aggregating nearly
two million dollars. The court holds
that the Gaines Judgment is not final.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Summer Furlouehs Refused

BERLIN, May pa rumor is cur
rent here that all German army officers
travelling in France have been recalled
and that staff and other officers have
been refused their usual summer fur
loughs. The recall of the officers from
France was probably dueto the French
espionage law.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28

ton to hasten the dispatch of the home
rule bill.
The News, this morning, says the
Impotence Of Sir Michael Hicks Beach
and Lord Harrington is a good sign and
shows in the opinion Of those best
qualified to Judge that the more the
home rule bill is examined the better
becomes its prospects Of success. If
only Lord Churchill and the Marquis
of Salisbury would make a few more
speeches of the same tenor as those Of
last week, the bill might be passed by
a respectable majority.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
The ,Flreing by the Turks Due to
a Mistake.

LONDON, May 22.-The Greeks claim
that during the frontier engagement
of yesterday, they captured two posi-
tions from the Turks, 10000 cartridges
and three prisoners. The commander
of the Turkish troops explains that the
firing by his men was due to a mistake
and he has given assurance that
Turkeyt intentions are pacific. There
is now an entire cessation Of firing
everywhere along the frontier.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28

LITTLE Rock, May 21.-Particulars
Of a fendish crime committed In Law
renee county, this State, a few days ago,
reached here today. A lady, whose
name Is withheld, Of high standing,
gave the alarm that her seven year old
stepsOn had fallen 10 the well. Al
neighbor soon rescued the little fellow.
who was 10 q dying condition. He
lived long enough to tell that the We
man had beaten him nearly to death
and then threw him into the wen.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Looking Alter theIr PAVING.

BATON ROUGE, May 22.-The senate
today passed a bill appropriating
se~venty-fve thousand dollars to pay
expenses, per diem and mileage Of the
legislature. This is the first act Of the
session
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Miss Pendleton Out Of Danger

NEW York, May 22.-Miss Pendle-
ton, the daughter of the United Stats
minister to Berlin, has almost recov-
cred from the effects of her fall. She
was removed to her brothers house.
No arrangements as yet have been
made for Mrs. Pendleton's funeral.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Organized.

ST. LOUIS, May 22.-The coal miners
at the national convention yesterday
completed their preliminary routine
business and organized their national
assembly Of the Knights of Labor.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
cANADA,s GRAB.
Tha foronto oIoba in va PaInt.

TORONTO, May y. -Referring to
the report that the American fishing
schooner Augusta Herriek, had sailed
from Boston for the fishing grounds,
armed with cannon, and determined to
resist should any Canadian vessel az
tempt to seize her, the Globe says:
This may prove a very serious
matter. The United States govern
ment neglected its duty when it allow
ed this vessel to arm in one of its
ports and to proceed, when armed, to
waters in which no vessel honestly
pursuing a legitimate business re.
quires such an armament. If
permission was obtained from
the government, its responsibility
is all the greater. Should this vessel
att9mpt a forcible resistance, when a
i British or Canadian cruiser duly com
missioned attemptd to seize her in
Canadian waters on a charge of having
acted illegally, it may be treated as a
pirate. To allow its vessel to go forth
armed, to trespass upon a neighbours
territory, is unworthy of a great coun'
try, especially of a free people. Cana
da will not be deferred by any danger
of a possible collision, and its possible
consequences from asserting its rights
and enforcing its laws"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
To be Cremated.

NEW York. May 22.-Dr. Dio
Lewis, who died yesterday, left instruc-
tons that his body should be Gre
mated.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Aooounts Short $4,000.

NEW YORK, May 22.-J, R. Smith,
treasurer of the board Of domestic
missions of the Reformed church, in
America, is short in his accounts to
the amount Of $25, 900.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
What Consult General Phe'an Says
About 1t.

paddock. Z. b., May 22.-Oa his
return here, Consul General Phelan
said that the law under which permits
are granted dates prior to 1880, but
that in 1880 President Andrew jack
issued a proclamation granting
oS1Aain commercial rights to English
%sssels, and a similar proclamation
was issued by the minister in power at
that time in Great Britain. This
British proclamation was in the same
spirit as that issued by President Jack
son, and it is claimed that the joint
action Of the two governments secured
&c all vessels sailing under the United
States flag the same rights as those en-
gagged by English vessels in the ports
of the colonies, subject of course to
the customs laws. 1t is understood
that this will be the argument used by
Consul Phelan throughout the pro-
gress of the two cases of seizure. 1t
is thought that he will be able to prove
the right of American vessels to pro-
cure bait in British waters, 1t is not
yet decided whether the seized vessels
will De brought to Baddeck.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Another Engagement Between the
Greek and Turkish Troops.

LONDON, May 22.-Advices have
been received stating that another
fight has taken place between the
Turkish and Greek troops. A large
number Of Turkish soldiers attacked a
force of Greeks at a point between
Turnavo and Thesea. It is not known
which side was victorious, as no de-
tails of the engagement have yet been
reported.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
Serious Illness of Gen. Durbln
Ward.

LEBANON, ONO, May 22.-Gen.
Durbin Ward is in a hopeless condi-
ton. AT l o'clock he wa still uncon-
sclous and sinking rapidly.
LATER.-Gen. Durbin Ward died at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon.