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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
SEEKING A PRISON TO AVOID MURDER.

HoNEsDALE, Penn, Jan. 10.-There are four
insane persons confined In the Jail in this place. two
OF them committed criminals. who presented him
self for Imprisonment to prevent his numbering his wife
and children, and who begged TO he locked up
save him from being murdered by mon whom he de-
clared had been following him for days TO kill him.
The insane prisoner who asked to be locked uplo pre-
vent his numbering his family Is Richard Ward, we'll
known resident OF Bethany. lIe is widely known
mimic and original humorlst For more than twenty
years also been trying solve the problom OF
perpetual motion. week ago ho became moody.
and seemed to bo debe rating constantly something
that troubled him greatly ON the day that he appeared
the Jail and begged for admission he had been medi
tating and evidently struggling with his feelings more
deeply than Suddenly no jumped up, exoaimng,
must not do itp Then he rushed from the house
and NJ the top OF his speed TO onesdale Ho told
tho sheriff that something kept assuring him that II his
wife and children dead no could quickly solve the
problem of perpetual motion, and urged him TO kill them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
WORRIED TO DEATH BY sWIyDLERS

CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (SpeciaD.- month ago
Hansen Lind. Danish farmer age sixty, of Toledo.
Chase County Kan arrived In this city on his way to
Denmark Al the depot he induced to stay here for
a day or two. and taken to an emigrart boarding
house at No. 90 Kinzicst. kept by Gustav Broberg
There he prevailed upon TO buy ticket purporticg
to guarantee him passage from NewYork to Copenha.
gen. On arriving NcwYork ho foupd that the ticket
was worthless and he returned to this city to secure
the amount paid for It. and also $24.
which he said had been stolen from him
and finally had Broberg arrested The old man was so
tormented by the class which appears To exist by
swinding emigrant9 that he lost his reason. Last
night his body found hanging from the ransom OK
his room door In hotel lie had In his pocket little
moncy draft on Copenhagen for Sl0O aud u postal
card addressed 10 his wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
| STEAMERS COMING In COATED WITH ICE.
SAILORS SUFFERING FROM FRos BITTEN FEEr AND


IN, 1t. D:.: r IL ,uL;. Ga.
he steamship Brltannlc, OF Une w nlJe otaI
Line arrived Yesterday from Iverpool after an eyent
a., = -. l., IT,, p-t...,i. -. T ,-..oo, 90
iuI voyage VI tcn u"yS' i"o Di"nio iothNoiPooi' WI
December 81 with general cargo and ~ passengers
She left Queenstown on January for NewYork by the
2,7so-mile or northern route. She had fine weather
ana hothing occurred 10 mar the spootnhcs7
OF the voyage until last Thursday when one
NJ tho ANAL steam nines conncctino4 with the
" ms FH =, ~ Wv. =,
cynhuer pursl' Inc snip WAS inmeulatciy put unuoI
sail until the broken pipe could be repaired
,d t,or doav ~ obo,t Oy. bours sba UNA ahle IN ra
80 -i1 w., ~ ' '. 80. o, 49,. - a.,
sumo hor course uhucr steah lno next morning TUG
passengers again startled by loud report and the
souud of cscani,g steam IT, wa. found that tb, saue
, -, ,, -. - 49,, -, -, :. 49,, - -,
PPo hu" puist at 'Ho PldVc ""oro IL na" pcoH OP"ou
The pipo again mended well MS
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~, 49, ~. 80 80, ~, 80, -, ~ - 49,. rr,,h ,ar
aa Ia, o S n,t & ~ m % az p' MP t @ WI" a. ssihIa 70
lIhc toISo ulu tno oIilns sno" an ~ S w
SIC he Ichetn OI INC Nessel III Hny ureetion. ine GU
gmes were s0Wed down ana every precauto was taReh
TO aVOld colIlsl0h WIN any vessel Wch might Oe IN th
course oI 'he br"nulc. Inc Wehthcr coutdHucu
10 uo pau anu Oh sautuay nI1rh'ns the i. onSerS
were uhaule 10 determine thclr exact poSitlon
The Celtic. or the same line, was sishtsd
IN Iattuue fiVo0 Longitude p1o' anu an attcpt WIS
maze 70 communicate WIN her ny boat rs the captain
wlshcu 10 get pocc OF pIpoto replace the one "hcn
hau Dust Du tue sea was so roush tha tue Dost c0u
not DC lowered ana boih steamers continued on thelr
voyages Inc storm continued with unaDated iury Du
When the snow ceased 10 fall the Britannia was headed
for the coast She arrived safety OF her pier at I20
yesterday
The North River was filled with Ice there being only
marrow strip OI open wafer near the NewJcrscy shore
ana IL was necessary 10 employ Two usH 10 oteak he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
CEMETERY GATES GUARDED.
DOLLAR DEMANDED FOR EVERY BURIAL.
UNDERTAKES PAY THE TAX UNDER pROTEsr-NEw.
TOWN GETS NEARLY $780,

|
| TOWN GETS NEARLY 5000.
| 1t was generally conceded that yesterday was
the codes Deakest and the wintry day
Of the thus far Nevertheless to the taxpayers
Newtown II seemed Of the joyful OF all that
have dawned in many month For the life OF the
| land-owning resident OF Newtown has been growing
more and more burdensome by OF excessive
ation which has been steadily increasing Of late until 10
has now reached the abnormal rate of nearly
on hundred This 1t is claimed, due almost ely to
the and ex Of the cozen cemeteries
which the town contains. Acres upon have been
absorbed by these corporations which exempt from
taxation by the law, until they occupy onen:eenth
OF the entire township II is that they pay tax
upon the ground th.t they which is not used for
burial purposes but this is small fraction Of each
cemetery. The authorities OF the have often
to get something out Of them but succeeded until
yesterday, when they put in practice rule adopted by
the Health Board OF tho some time ago, that on
and after January 10 body Of person dying out
side of the limits Of Newtown should be inferred In any
cemetery within the without burial perEit from
the local Health Board, for which the payment Of
dollar was to be made by the undertaken in charge
To that this law compiled with oonstables aud
| deputy sherifs placed at all the cemetery
entrances early yesterday morning 1t was in-
tended at first to compel the undertakers
to go the village Of Newtown for the permits, but 10
facilitate they made obtainable at the
Hills. Rodf scholem, Evergreen. St. Johns and St.
Mehaers cemeteries Where most OF tho funerals 60
@ nnis ,,ouuio .h wou onot
40 :. mSo e ", .ueis
iepIe "itnVus e.coPtion, sinPy wonounceu
sne w uus % & WIN s ~ anu p tno % TOT Inc te
poi ~. ~ 20 Ss "ss Y ~
Gertsker stozenoerger OF az the Lutheran
Oentery, Wnere Jusuce hncknsn lssuea ene permits.
Mr Stotzenberger is fOridaced German, and he spoke
excltedIy, saying:
Ihs tax an lmposltlon ana outrage pay itundor
protest. anu III III COST mo eloO shal ngnt ~ III te
courts Ine i9ea OF cnarginR eI or enu Doay "hy
as aDoinaie otxe INC reoep et ~ aot y uoiiaf
Iour permit ID d rSeipt, ssiu .Ie justlce,
N IL N
I9e1 Wat lli you see ~, tnaes AL, ls.
joined Mr. hmIckman, as ne cooy turnou W ano,uer
appIcah., Inc crown ncreaseu until " ociocH
neAriy paw uau oeen tahon III nj tuis ohn Piaco
The CALVARY Cemetery people were az nrst not inclined
to pay auy attention to the new law but the presence
OF half dozen othcers from the Heatn Board az tne
gates In tho morning convinced oupernteh9eht moore
ina. tue Town suhores were III earnest anu DC at once
informed thc CLERKS IN cnarse " receive ~ pouos WIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
FAR BELOW ZERO IN CHICAGO.
CONTINUANCE OF THE TRAIN BLoCKADE-BETTER
WEATHER IN THE FAR WEST.

MEhIitk IN lHE FAX nFSI.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (SpecidD.- The blizzard in
all ts fury struck this city last night the mercury fall
ing rapidly and registering anywhere from loo to lso
below early this morning The temperature
nained below all day, with the prospect that IL
would drop 200 below Tonight. The trains
all behind time to-day those from the East having con-
siderable difficulty for tho first time. Some did not get
through The trains IN Iowa all reported as still
blockaded, with the exception OF the Bur
lngton, which, however, succeeded in dig
cling ont its cast-bouDd train from Omaha
and getting the first mails from the West since Thursday
through The Burlington out tr,in for the West
tonight The other roads expect 20 got their trains
clear to resume operations tomorrow. All the
force that be raised by the railroad being used TO
clear away the North aud OF winona all
roads blocked and in Nebraska thero nothing
cept delayed or abandoned trains. How much these at
feet Chicago cannot well be told until the mail comes n
which will probably be tomorrow. Tie Southeast roads
also suffering little, but there arc no bockades on
them
severe storm was reported as in progress between
ten hours late. Trans,o ,on tic Northern Pacific
road reported moving all right. the having
abated IN northern Dakota Al tho trains from the
South have been delayed and all trains the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad were practically ahan-
doned yesterday. The drifting snow and wreck NJ IT,
Ann necessiiaied the abandonment Of through train
from Nashville. There we're ntiy-eiglt passengers
lie I'm snow bank from $50 o'clock In
the morning until l2:3O O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The hands OF the wrecked freight trains not
injured The collision took place at the crossing OF the
"Blg Four" line. The Eastern Illinois train
tonesS on the crossing and was not by the engi
neer Of the kankakee train on account OF the bndiug
snoWstOrm. Three cars containing msrohdn1ise
demolished. The Nashville express reached the
Of the collision few moments after It's occurrence.
Word sent to the main Office OF the company this
city and relief train was sent out Tho passengers
obliged TO walk the distance between the trains
west bound fast mail from New YoIk on the Lake Shore
road abandoned at Cleveland Yesterday was brought in
by the regular passenger trains this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
FACTORIES AND DWELLINGS UNDER WATER.

FULTON. Jan. 10.-The most disastrous flood
that visited this place is doing incaculable
damage at the Flats" large tract lying between the
Oswego River ana the canal The upper part is occupied
by large Touring mills and many other manufacturing
firms, and tho lower portion by the homes of hundreds
Of workngmen. All the row boats Obtanable car
red :hther. and the people rescued from their
dwellings, In many from second stories. The
water had put out the fires and tho people suffered in
tonsely from the cold. At least seventyvo families
rendered homeless by the food. The following
factories under water W.S. Nelson's barrel factory
Diltss foundry and machine shop, ID. H. MasOns pail
and tub factory Fulton gas Worxs Taylor BrOs knife
works, Looms's planning MILL and several other shops
and various lumber yards The OswegO Falls factories,
mile above, compelled TO shut down Saturday
account OF ice, and those alone employ 1000 work
ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
ALEXANDER SULLIVAy WRITES 4 LETTER.
A SHARP RESPONSE TO REMARKS BY P. II. KELLY,
OF MINNESOTA,


A SHARP RESPONSE TO REMARKS By p. II. KELLY
OF MINNESOTA.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 10 (SpecidD. THE Pionee,
Press recently printed interview with p. II. Kelly
chairman OF the Minnesota Democratic State Commit
tee, In which he said that the he paid a
subscription to irish Parliamentary Fund made by
him at IA meeting In this city addres by Alexander
Sullivan president OF the irish National League,
because he had lost confidence IN Sullivan since that
gentleman had tried to turn the Land League TO
the Republican party last fail, and did Iot think he
ought TO be intrusted with the money. Sullivan sends
The Pioneer Press letter he had written to Kelly with
note tho editor requesting its publication. In this
letter Mr. Sullivan says:
cannot believe you responsible for so cowardly,
Indecent anu unruthfu assault upon my character
and know how easy it is to be misunderstood aud
misquoted take this means OF ascertainng from you
whether or not you are correctly reported The state
mrnts quoted are false In these respects:
First-I took part in the campaign until ceased TO
be an officer OF the League. For such part / then
took owe neither you any other man any expana
ton or apology. had much right 10 support Blaine
you had 70 support Cleveland.
eecOnd-I made attempt to turn the League to
the Republican party ana never spoke at nor even
attended u League meeting during the canvass
would not have passed through my hands directly or in
directly but would have been sent hen precisely as IL
was sceny to the key & pr b9 S @ons
descend to the level of unscrupulous ward politician
by inventng such an excuse 10 question my integrity
when you well knew had nothing TO do with handling
the Leagues huAnces II you have been erroneously
reported believe you were your own sense OF
prOprlety will suggest your duty In the promises and
you will soc that you are set right In The Pioneer
Press
This correspondence shown to Mr.. Kelly who did
not deny the accuracy OF the interview. II he were
asked the Same question he might say that he de
cded not to contribute rather than that He did not
thiuk he sullivan ought to bc entrusted with the
money" lie had no apology to make and closed his
statement with the words: "A gentleman wouldn't
insult me, and u blnckguard couldn't"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
BLIGHT1yG THE ORANGE GROVES.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla Jan. 10 (SpeciGD.-Ad-
vices from the principal orange growing por-
tons OF Florida by telegraph to-
day report great damage dono to vegetables,
oranges and other fruit crops by the cold wave which
has prevailed for the last few days The the
reached the lowest point since the grcat reczo of Feb
ruary and 0, 1885, when all the orange
trees were killed throughout the State. On De-
comber 80, 1880, trees were stripped of their
foliage to the ground In attor instance above
zero the lowest point touched by the mercury in
the state Al Gainesville last night 10 was touched
and to day the fruit The trees ruined. Tho Oldest
groves arc ssriously injnTod. while young groves
and nursery stcks are total o AT st. Augustine the
thermometer registered 22o Ice formed an iEch and
half thick. Another freeze Tonight is certain
AT Tallahassee 19o vas reached Oranges and vecet-
ables ruined, but tho trees Will survive The
weather Is noderstng Tonight. At points further
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
INCIDENTS IN THE DOMINION.

MONTREAL, Jan. 10 (SpeciaD.-A sensation
caused hero to-day when 1t became known that Cap
tain Joseph Taylor, OF the Isolation Police force, had
blown his brains with revolver last evening In
which left says that prefers death to dis
grace He also left 000 which he to get In about
year. to his landladv for her kindness His father
prosperous dentist OF Manchester, England.
Levere Desrosiers has been arrested for firing re-
vover the Cathedral at Three Rivers The ball nearly
struck Bourque, sitting near. A dagger was also
found him. He said that he had been bewitched aud
he carried for sefdefence. He was asked TO find
sureles for 5000 each to keep the peace and being
unable to do so he was sent TO lail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
A CLERGYMAN ENDS TROUBLE WITH POISON.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10 tSpeciaD-The Rev. .Mr.Jar-
dine who recently found guilty by ecclesiastical
court of gross immortality while pastor OF st. Marys
Church. Kansas CITY, and whose motion for rehearing
was denied by Bishop Robertson last night, committed
suicide to-day in the vestry-room OF Trinity Church
In this city For time he had been in the habit of
pastor OF the church had friendly feeling for n This
morning, after the congregation had been '.nssed.
Dr. Belts went TO his study and found Father
Jarline apparently asleep on the sofa. He
looked at him closely and Mortified to
discoyer that he dead morphine bottle
emptied OF rs contents was on ipdOw-sill snort
distance away. An inquest held and the evidence
showed that Mr. Jardine had been despondent since
Blshop Robertson refused to rehear his case and
asserted he bounded TO death by his Episcopal
bre ethren, A verdict Of suicide returned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

BERLIN. JAM 10.-Alarming reports were current yes
terday concerning the condition OF Emperor William,
who was said DO seriously Ill. The rumors probably
had origin in the fact that the Emperor suffer
Ing from unusually severe attack OF rheumatism aud
also from q cold.
MADRID Jan. 1O.-General Dominguez. who was re-
Gently rendered the Spanish AmbassadOrship at Paris
the office under these conditions: That he
shall remain chief of the Dynsstic Lett and that the
Cabinet will engage TO support thirtytwo candidates
TO abando their preparations rising and to take
part In the elections.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
THE KING ANXIOUS TO MAKE AN ALLIANGE WITH
MONTENEGRO

LONDON Jan. 10.-The Greek Government
has made overtures to the Government Of Montenegro
looking to the formation of alliance both offensive
and defensive against the Porte. Tho King Of Greece
will leave his capital shortly for the Thessalian frontier
to inspect the 1t supposed that this will be the
prelude the beginning of hostities The Greek Gov
ernment has received from Prince Bismarck reply to
the Gent recently to the great Powers
cerning the Balkan question and the attitude Of Greece
I'm connection Herewith. The German Chancellor
Greece that IL she engages in With Turkey she will
do at her risk that she expect assistance
from any of the great Powers all OF which Will hold
themselves aloof from the controversy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
SKATERS IN DANGER AT REGENTS PARK.

LONDON, Jan. 1O.-The lakes in Regents
Park been crowded with skaters in the recent cold
weather To-day there was an unusual number of per-
enjoying themselves the ice and the throng
great Of the ponds to break the ice, and at
least hundred men, women and children were given
cold immersion. There intense excitement. but the
water shallow and beyond the dscOmforts OF the
cold bath nothing serious happened, NO one being
drnw med
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
DISOOURA CEMENT IN THE SOFT COAL IRA DE.
PHILADELPHIA Ian. 1O.-The hituminOnS

coal trade for this year uDless protected by pool or
combination will not DO remunerative TO the producers
The prospects ero that the output will be larger
than 1885. and with each interest struggling to find
purchasers the prices must necessarily rule very low
This 10 not at all encouraging many Of the companies
wore losers last year. All Of them preparing equip
ment TO meet shipments aud assert that they
will give anthracite coal seyerer competition than
they aid last year. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
oicals assert that "A ntracts for Che soft Goals
hn mnde,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
SILK MAKING IN PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 lSpecidl.-The IN
yestnens made n the manufacture OF SILK IN hs slate
within the last twelve months haye amounted to nearly
% 900 600 Factories have been started at Easton,
Retblehem Mauch Chunk. Allentown aud In hnnroe
County In each town the residents have been asked 20
subSe sc 10 the stock ia order that they 1ht Iee nn
iu them In those instances whore they nave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
RISE re- THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.

MONTREAL, Jan. 10 (Spccia0.-The river
st. Lawrence here has risen to such eight to-day that
tho In close proximity the river all
water. The river s rising from six TO eight inches
hour The overflow Of water from the river is frcoz
ing hard ia the Cellars In the low lying parts
have five feet Of water IN them. From one to and
half feet OF water in tho streets In the lower part Of
IIa ciIn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
nfcGryo orr A PASSENGER TRAIN.

PITrsBURG, Jan. 10 (SpeciaD. The snow
blockade on the railroads continues only mail train
arriving from HewlOrk over the Pennsyl-
vanla to-day On the Baltimore and ohio a
Cincinnati train which left here last night was
snowbound this side of Whoeng. W. Va. Another train
ran into snOwdrt and the passengers had 10 20 aug
out Tlaluueu are suffering terribly from tue cold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
EJ1LED nv ms RTVdL SUIrOR.

SPRING PLACE. Ga Jan. 10 (SpeciaO. John
Conuor and Adam McNabb, OF this place, were suitors
for tho hand Of Mss Jennie Heury secured tho
prize and married her Gbrst'aaS Eye Night before
jast r oced at bis door. aud upon opsairS II
IA discovered els rival, who shot him dead and He'd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
TRAINS SHOWED IN ON THE BLUE RIDGE.
TRYING To ExTRICATE PASSENGERS AND SUPPLY
THEM WITH FOOD.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 10 Especial. Fourteen To-
comotives and passenger train are showed up
on the Blue Ridge Mountains. near Deerteld,
on the Western Maryland Railroad. terrific snow
storm has been raging the mountains since Saturday
and travel is stopped the Western Maryland and
Shedandoah Valley road, with which the former
nects The Southern express which left Baltimore on
the Western Maryland at o'clock on Saturday after
noon, got further than ten twelve
miles the other side OF Mechanicstown.
aud there stuck in the immense snow-drifts
Before the locomotive passenger coaches could be
tricated great avalanches OF rolled down the
mountain, and the locomotive and were
soon in drifts from twelve to fifteen
feet deep. 1t was with great difficulty
that the passengers supplied with food.
This Afternoon the aborers engaged in trying to remove
the piles of snow had to quit work another snow
storm of great fury in is still showing hard
tho mountains tonight The railroad company has
kept open telegraph communications with all points
along the road The situation of the passengers the
snow-bound train ia trying one but there hopes
that tomorrow powerful steam ploughs which arc
working in that direction may open the way Several
freight trains also showed mp the mountain
passes and the storm has been the all tho Blue
Ridge ever known to the Western Maryland Railroad
officers Most OF the locomotives stuck in the drifts got
fast in trying TO reach the snOwbound trains. mum
Der OF the train and engine have been badly frozen
relief train drawn by two locomotives and sent 10
relieve the bound passenger train Is also showed
up and unable to proceed Another relief train. how
ever successful from the opposite
direction and got near the passenger train. The
prevailing storm. however, prevents any work from
being done toward rescuing the passengers. Another
passenger train which left Baltimore yesterday is be-
lieyed to be snOw-bound Several cattle trains in
the drift The situation OF the bound passengers
and train is becoming serious.