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Not a DoyoottOr.

Mr.. Newt, LinCh called at the INrElLt.
oEScER Office yesterday to say that ipjus.
tlce had been done him in the inquiry of
"a Republican," He had never served
on any committee with Mr.. William Nc.
Cormiok. He was not on the boycott
committee, and only accompanied the
committee at its request TO see three mer.
chants In friendly way to ask them 10
use their influence with the proprittors
oil the morning newspapers, and that was
before formal boycott had been ordered.
When q merchant asked Mr.. l.inCh II he
would advise him to brOak contract Tor
advertising, Mr.. Ltnch said he would not.
Mr. LlnCh says he Ia not posing before
the community as q boycotter, and does
that light.
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CLUVERIUS' CASE.
A VERY SENSATIONAL 4EppER
Received by the Richmond Chief of Pole.
From Superintendent Murray, of New
York Cty-Is 1t the Work of
CrankS-What Does 1t MsRn5

RICHMOND, Va, Dec, 9.-Chiet Of Po.
lice Poe to-day received q letter from
Superintendent Murray Of New York,
containing the following, which hs re-
Ceived;
Superintendent Murray;
DEAR sIR:-I sm sorry that the authori-
ties OF Richmond are making great mis-
take about Oluverius' case. He is the
wrong man. Sorry he could not prove an
Rlibi. | had hoped he could, aud now
there is nothing left for me but to suren'
der myself as the murderer OF Lillian
Msdiaon. will surrender on tho morn,
ing of Cluverius' execution at your head
quarters.
1t ia unnecessary to give you further
PARTICULAR as my case will show clearly
about the murder at my trial, / cannot
wait any longer Of Oonlesslng my crime,
aa my conscience hiss troubled me
enough, ! will prove all when l sur.
render, and there Ia nothing left for me
but to surrender, get trial, and probably
hang,
[Signedl
LILLIAN MAnEaoN's MURDERER.
The police here regard the letter as the
efnsion OF crank,
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JUDGE GREsuAM's Wabash decIaion Is 9
blow between the eyes, 1t Is not more
severe than the OiTsnse warranted. II
anybody, rich or poor, considers himself
above tho law, tho law mus! pull him
down to hls proper levsl. Mr.. Gould has
the same standing before 50 Law as any
other man, and not q whit more. II lie
attempts TO soar higher Ills wingu mut
bs clipped.
This, in effect is what judge Greshlm
uays and does. More than that ho d.
clares that people who have their monty
invested in railroads shall not be tquetzsd
to death by railroad manipulators. Judge
Grsaham's ruling Is in the nature Of 9
proclamation OF emancipation. 1t will
make the people feel a good dOal bet
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Colored lIn.e Inn Learue.

PirrsspRoH, pAy Dec. 0.-Delesatea
from sik cities met here to.day and formed
. National Colorsd League Of professional
base ball players, The cities Represented
were PhilsdOlphls, Wauhlngten, Halh.
more, Boston, PlttObnrgh, Cleveland and
Louisville. n. NJ. Williams, Of Washing
ton, called The nseting to order and 9
permanent organization was effected
by tho election Of tho follow.
ing officers. President, Walter
Brown, OF pittsburgh; Vice President, J,
]. Callir, Of Baltlmorej Secretary, n. N,
Williams, Of Washington Treasurer, Gil.
bert A. Ball, OF Philadelphia. The nsv
rules Of the national agreement we're tinan
ipeugly adopted, and committees on con.
stitution ana schedule YeEO appointed
The convention then adjourned " tnse
Ia this city 10 Match. The promoters or
enthunlasliC and say the SUCCESS Of tht
new organization 10 assured.
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Nlrnrk nv q rrnln.

\ plT7spunen, Dec. IA Braddoctp, Pa
special saysi The fast line on the Pcnn'
BylYAnia railroad gsiuE east last evening
came laundering around short CutvO
near the depot, striking party Of iour
young people who we're not aware ot the
appE6aGhibg trVln until II vas upon thpm
Bridget MCCARTHY and John Foote were
killed instantly. There bodies wore tor
fibly manglsd and crushed almost beyond
recognition. Barbara Conway and fss
tuB Cook, the other couple, were throwr
from the track but escaped with Sigh
cuts aud bruises. The parties were reel
danth OF RfRldooks,
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SAME OLD GHOST
THAT HAUNTS THE DEMOCRATS
Comes up for Discussion In the EsnRts On
Senator MoFrlIps TarIT Rosolu.
tioa-DsmocrAtIc Failure to Re-
deem the Promises Made,

WAsHNGToS, D, O., Dsc, 0,-Aitsr rou
tine proceedings the Senate proceeded Il
the consideration OF the resolution intro
duCsd Tuesday by Mr., Morrill,, declaring
that there shall bs no effort made at thIl
session to reform the tariff.
Mr., Morrill, addressed the Senate, HI
said 1t was clear that the Democratic
Presidential candidate In 1854 would hay,
been defeated but for the protective
tariff backbone inserted in the Demo
crotic platform by the National Conysn
ton at Chicago July 10, 1884.
These alrong pledges, pregnant with
fair minded protection in every sentence,
had been, he said, introduced into the
Democratic platform through the insis-
LenCe OF protective tariff Democrats, who
were now receiving vitrlollc denunClations
from the late hAli'breed allies OF free
trade, because Of their honest efforts to
prevent their party from violating pledges
on which tho party obtained It's victory
by a, majority Of only fingers length,
Before the election, "rhe devil was sick /;
the devil q monk would be-" But after
the election "The devil was we'll the devil
a monk was he."
Mr.. Beck said that the Senator should
advise his friends to bring up some meas.
ure that would suit his view, but 80 long
as there was resistance 10 consideration
that was the end Of AlI effort. Whom the
leader in the Senate on financial qnss.
tions, the Chairman Of the Committee on
Finance, gAVe out in advances, in q reSolu-
ton and speech, that nothing could be
done to improve the existing Conlitions It
was like ralIying his friends In advances in
opposition 10 every movement.
TuE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Mr.. Sherman said he had watched In
vain over eight months Of the last session
for any proposition to reduce taxes on the
part Of the Democratic majority in the
House, where alone such bills could orig.
inate. He believed that the revenu ss
collected were too large, and
PUBLIC safety and public interest
demanded q careful reduction
OF taxatlon there was no dispgte bstVeen
parties on that sub jsCt-but who had the
power to propose plan Ter reduction OF
taxssf The D9moOrRtio marty. That
nsrIy had bsen intrusIsd wlth % tbe noHsr Isr
Of legislation In tho House. They had
promised In their N 4tional platioIm IN.
reduce taxation. and to do Il in
such A manner AZ not to ininre thu
industrlus Of the oopntry Int tbs
tronbIe WAS that tbe 'Ismocrsts amid not @
proposs spy pIsp, Thev coulJ not % sVrss rae
pmoDS HpOS tSsmsslvps % the % Ds,nocTatie %Ts as1Sc
n nartv wanted T to Reduce taxation. I TSi|s Tbsrs
Was Was thsiS proposition None had ever ever
been made. Until the Democratic marty,
Ssvinn % % a LARGO nm msioritv n 'I ths Hc5sss' HEHts'
SauId Ssnd q biIl 10 tho senate the Sen ,ts
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A PRECOCI0US THIEF.
A BOY BURGLAR VINO CoNFEssIs,
And Who Night Tell Some Iutsrsstir z
Stories OF Other Crimes II he Would
His Hold Way of Entering
Grocery Store-A Strong Case.

Yesterday morning shortly after 8
O'Clock the grocery store OF Thomas Sea,
mon, on Virginia street, Island, was
entered by burglar and the contents of
the money drawer, only small sum ia
change, stolen, Whether any other
articles were stolen cannot yet be told, but
il any were they were OF very little value.
An entrance was gained by way Of ths
LOFT over shed extension in the rear OF
the main room, The laths In tho ceiling
were then pried OF with q common tablS
knife which broke and was loft in The
store, Through the hole thIH made The
thief let himself down to the floor with
piece OF clothes line, The knife and rope
led to the arrest oI The thief, a lad
Of 10 or u named Jesse Day, the son
Of respectable parents living on the Ia.
land. 0iliCer Lukens arrested him, and
Squire Petermsn committed him 10 i4ll,
He confessed the deed, Had he mt uone
so, the evidence was sull 1ient, He hint
ed that he had committed robbery to
another boy early yesterday morning,
ACquRintNnGes Of his among the blys SAY
thts is no. by any means hla fret conneG-
tion with crimes Of this sort, and that he
could, tell some interesting atories II he
WOuld
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rIIE on MAnKEr


At Pittsburgh still UnSteady-1iGCite ent
on Change Yesterday.
PlrrsBURaH, Dec, G.-The oil market
took another tumble this morning, prices
declining nearly i've cents. There was nc
cause for the drop except the uncertain
feeling prevailing which deters dealers
from buying. The market opened fever.
ish at 70 and q general rush to unload
followed. There were no buyers, how
ever, and holderg Btumped oi theit own
weight went 10 cote, when confidence was
restored q little by . few purchasers coming
In and prices reached TO Csc. at noon
One failure was reported here this morn.
ing, the unfortunate being L. W. ]. Hayes
whose brother suspended last Tuesday,
After ! o'clock the session was devoid
Of exciting ieatureg. Tho market BECAME
more settled aud prlCes retnsihed in the
neIghhorhood OF gSc for the BALANCE Of the
day, closing steady at lslc.
Shortly alter The opening oi the l14-
change to-day President Stephenson called
the brokers away from the "bull ring" and
in q little speech advised them
not to get excited, but 70 keep
quiet, do "a little trading az
possible, take"'no risks thst could be
avoided and above all not to sacrifice
their oil. These remarks had an instant
good effect In quieting the overstrained
nerves oi the brpkefe, Sna sleo helped to
steady the market, which thereafter SLOW
ly recovered some oi the ground lost In
the stump during the first ten minutes.
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INC AErIeulturAl nm.

WAsHINdToS, Dec, 9,-Ths bill creating
Department Of Agriculture and Labor
was before the House to-day, Mr.. Glib
son, Of West Virginia, said that what the
asrlculturGliats wanted was to have the
shsckles which now bound trade shaken
of, 80 that they could go into the markets
OF the world and sell their grain, The bill
was a top-heRvy one, II created offices
for which the country had no use, 1t
loaded down the civil list and added to
taxation and was only one Of the many
articles used to get rid Of the surplus
wrung from the people. The bill was fin
ally referred to the Committee OF the
Whnla
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WASHINGTON, D. q. Dec. O.-1n the
House to-day the Electoral Bill was taken
up. After the btiet remarks by Messrs,
Baker, Of New York, and Herbert, Oi
Alabama, the House proceeded to vote
upon the House amendments to tho Senate
bill. They were pgreed To-, hut the
amendments offered by the minority oi
the House Committee were rejected. On
motion Of Mr.. Oates, ol Alabama, an
amendment was adopted (yeaS 14l, nays
1907 striking out the clause directing the
President Of the Senate upon the deClara'
ton 81 the vote 10 announce the nameS
Of the persons elected. The bill then
passed az amended without liicuSslon.
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Coal mToIn,,

DALLAS, Tx, Dec. 0.--ooal III immense
quantities has been discoyered ia Hen.
derson and Smith counties. In the form.
or county one vein 10 twenty feet In dl.
ameter and thirty feet below the surface.
In Smith Courty coal was discovered In
lees amount but ln quality i9 EXCELLENT,
Nj. Arnold, Of Hsnaen9n county, WIG
discovered the vein, has leased the land,
and 70 negotiating With capitalists In this
city iot the formation Of company Ia
dhYAlOpe Tie miner.
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PnltADELrniA, Dec. 0.--At tho quar-.
terly meeting Of the GroCsrs' and In,
potters' Exchange, BENZ, l!siG, u. W. An,
drews and John II. Doris were
appointed 10 represent tho Tx
chan 10 10 tho proposed ConBollda
lion OF the Produce, Drug GfoCets
Maritime, Cotton, Commercial aud Lum
betmen'B Exchanges, and the Association
Of Textile Manufacturers. II 10 believed
that greater influence Ia trade circles AM
economy In management would bB oh
Lainod by such q union. The UommgrClp
Exchange Of Philadelphia Ia the mover 4
The undertaking,
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LoSDoS,'D1c. O,-The storm yesterday
was the worst in the British channel,
Sea walls fwere tlemolished and many
freight cars were overturned. The STORM
has not yOt abAted on tho Northeast coast.
The sea Ia running mountain high a.
Holyhead.
Tie gale ragged at Kilrush eighteen
hours. All public buildings were damaged.
The loss TO peasants 10 estimated as
Glh.0nl.
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Now We know what 1t is to bs without
gas for a day, and begin to ask how w
ever did manage to live wlthoutit The
mistake was one for which the company
canuot be held responsible, for there wai
no way to provide against 1t. Seeing that
the furnishing Of natural gas Ia q new and
vast industIy, depending on many condi'
tons for lis successful operation, Wheel
ing has grt 1t reason to congratulate her
self upon the excellence oIthe service up
to date. We have Jared much better
than Plttsburgh, with all her lines and
her experience.
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itn,,,a,,i:r D.nJ.

PlrrssvRsn, Dec, g.-ssvoral years ago,
8. B. W. Gill, q prominent attorney 9i
this city, who was the custodian and
trustee, for numerous widows, orphans,
and others, Of various sums Of money ag'
Rregating over 100000 diBappUATed IN
Investigation into his accounts showed
them % be In 0 frightful condition, With
mot enough funds lelt to pay hlS creditors
ten cents on the dollar.
Strenuous efforts we're made by The po.
lice to discover his whereabouts but with.
out success iii finally The search wa
abandoned 40 hopeless II u now thought
that he died In Belfast, ireland, the nine
teeuth Of November last.
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INDIANA OUTRAGE.

scheme to Deprive Republicans Of TheII
Votes Until u US senWtOr Is Elected,
IGnIANApoLIs, Dec. 0,-The Democrats
are evidently determined to take every
step, no matter how desperate, to defeat
the rs.eloCtlor Of Senator Harrison. They
have begun contest proceedings against
A. R. shroysr, ssnator.elect from Csss
B. F. Harness. Of Miami and Howard W,
n. Mcdonald, Of Jackson and Lawrence
4, NJ. Kennedy, oil Hancock and Rush,
and some others. Thqy propose now to
obi act to thoss gentlemen being sworn in
and taking their seats until the contests
have basn decided. by this means
they expect to deprive the Re,
publiCans Of four or five votes
on Joint ballot Yhep tina time
cOmea to elect a U, 8. Senator. This Ia q
gross violation OF the law; but what care
the Democrats for RwP These men were
all fairly and honestly elected by large
majoritles; they htd their certificates ol
election, are entitled 70 their seats until
the contests are are' tried and determined,
This is the rule oil law aud also Of all leRls.
laHYs bodjeg, but in their desperation the
Indiana Democracy are ready 10 throw
lay aud rule 10 the dogs TO win their
point.
That they are capable Of this piece Of
outrageous villainy is ahundsatly proved
by their pSgt history. In 1871 they did
the came thing In the case Of Senator Bur.
sou; Of Delaware county. They kept him
out Of his seat during the entire sessions
and prevented his voting on any aues.
ton. The ljepgbllCSns d not inte5d 10
be detrsudeG OF their rights, and the Dem
oCfaLs might as well make UP their pinds
to that fact, They may keep Republican
Senators from voting, but they will not be
permitted to profit by their villainy.
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1,Irn nI iInn,Inrtnn.

HuNrlN0rON, ". VAn Dec. g,-The
large barn Of Joseph Shelton, Fifth avenue
and Thirteenth street. was totally de.
stfoyed by Ore this evening, together
with a large quantity Of hay aud feed, a
buggy, wagon, reaper and mower, hay
rAkB aud other agricultural implements,
five hundred gallons Of brandy aud three
hnC hones. The building 10 supposed ia
have boon cot on hrei covered BY insuf'
anon
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white Lsnd Makers In Conference ,iiii1i.-'--'

piTrsBURou, D1c. O.--The National As.
socistion Of White Lead Manufacturer is
in secret session in this city. This meet
ing began to-day and will last until Sasur.
day. The members oi tho Association 70.
fuse 10 make public the obi cot Of the pro-
tIaOted DcssiOn, but have admitted that
the question oil advancing prices were
under consideration. Trade Is reported
good, with the outlook very encouraging.
Delegates are present from all the prinC!.
pal Cltiea oI the country.
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CLkRxBuRo, W. Va, Dec. 0.-Belle
Hall, young lady residing with some rel
atiyes near hear, attempted suicide last
night by hanging herself from raiter In
an unturnished room Of the house. The
rope broke and she fell, making anoise
which aroused the otixr oCcupantE, and
they discovered her ius Rs che was max
lug the second attempt. She would give
no cause for hor act, except that Bhe
wanted 10 die.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Field, ThAyer 1 90, dealers In boot
pnl lh9sg, A0stan, are reported 10 have
failed The amount involved 10 not known
bat 10 supposed 10 be heavy, 40 the house
10 one Of the lArgeal In The trade,
Congressman Rvlnbufne has served
notice upon Uongressman.eleCt NlCholAl
r. Kane, Of the Albany, N. Y, dlstfiot
that he would contest hl6 seat ID the I'll
tloth Congt6as on The ground ot fraud,
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A SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL
InNugurated Rt GOrmanla Hall by ZlO
Lutheran Church,

Inaugurated nt GOrmanla Hall by ZlOn'G
Lutheran Church.
Last night at Germanla hall, in the
Public Library building, there was COM
menced three nights fair and festival,
given under tho auspices OF tho ladies Of
zion's Lutheran congregation, for tho
benefit Of that church, 1t was NEST
auspicious opening; the place was
crowded from the start, and tho indica-
tons arc that before the close 0i tho fair a
goodly SUN will have been realized. There
is u very pretty Swiss cottage, with knicls.
knacks Tor salej RebeCCa at the well,
with refreshing lemonade for sale; a
flower stand, fancy tables, household
tables and glass tables, all attended
by pleasant ladies'; and oil did
good business last night. There is q sup
per room open from 0 to 1880 o'clock,
whore delicious meal can be procured
aud the retreshment table is actively en-
gagged all the time. Such sale OF fancy
goods has already takOn place that The
ladies' have been called on to get 10 work
this morning to furnish more. The fair
will bs open Saturday afternoon for the
special beneli. OF the children, a feature
last evening was the singing OF the choir.
The piano solos OF Mr.. Hartmann and Miss
Lena Meyer were very much enjoyed,
Santa Claus arrived during tho evening,
coming down the chimney In the most an.
proved manner, and landing amid q crowd
OF merry children. HeJ will put in
an appearance each evening and
load down the Christmas trOe
and each evening his coming
will be announced via tho Western Union.
Last night q handsome stand was
awarded Mrs. FRANKIE; q set of glassware
to Mr. j. Rcei o spread to Rosa HRrpfer;
q wax Cross to Mrs. Roettsger; cradle
quilt to Emma ImhoiF; Child's bedstead
TO Mrs. o. Schnepf; pair slippers to Theo-
dore Kuerner; glassware to LlssIo
Remeke; tidy to Nellie KRAFT; quilt to
Anna Mnhleman cloak to Louisa Dlooher.
There will be further awards tonight,
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AttenptsI suicide.

A young man named L. W. Bsall, from
COshocton,, Ohio, shot himself In the
heshy part Of the left arm yesterday in
the st. James hotel reading room. The
,ball waa small aud tho aim bad, or his
suicidal intent would have boen carried
out. His father, Hiram BeSll, who was
at MOuudsville, said upon his arrival here
last evening that bad whisky was the only
cause. DR.. John Dickey and DR.. WardO,
Of the Sanford Dramatic Company,
dressed the wound, which 10 trin!ng,
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Mall on Top of Mall Iiox Not In Custod
Of the United States.


CHICAGO, Dec. 0-A point OF eonGldera
BILE interest to business men was developed
before United States Commissioner Hoyne
to-day. Robert O'Brlen, a drunken sailor
was caught in the act Of taking packages
OF mail matter from the top Of q mail.box
The officer took his prisoner before the
Commissioner this morning, but thai
official and the United States Dis.
trICt Attorney decided that the gov.
Ornment had no jurisdiction. The
law covering the point says that
the mail matter must be deposited In the
box. It appeared that the artiClea-a
number Of insurance policies, which had
been renewed several books, and q dozen
other packages-had been left on tor Of
the box, and these o'Rren had secured
when seen by the officer. The Commits,
sioner decided that the property was not
in the custody Of the government until It
had once been inside the box.
The prisoner was taken before the Jus,
tlCe and held to tho Criminal Court on q
charge Of larceny. Q'Rrien'S trick was to
remove the stamps from the packages he
secured. He had o quantity OF stamps In
his possession when arrested.
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LKuASoS, Pa, Dec. O.--A collision be.
tween freight trains occurred this evening
near Annyllle, on the Lebanon Valley
Railroad, by which man, supposed TO bs
Slramp, lost his LIE, The 6oilOt, Of the
engine exploded and set Gre 10 the cara
loaded with petroleum and hay, which are
stlll burning The road was blocked lor
several houte,