The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-23

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,resaed by Mr.. Powderly In his secret II
,lrcular fayoring the proposed amends
nent to the constitution Of the knights q,
q Labor witch Is intended to place
,he control Of strikes 10 the hands Of .
the executive board and promising
Iheir support "a Mr.. Powderly at the
alection to be held during the general
al Cleveland II he shall be
candidate for, general master work
man.
Alderman Jaehne Mt Sing Sing.
Sing Sing, N. Y, May 22.-The
are In which brought ex-Alderman
Iaphne from New York was met at the
..lenot by q mob Of . thousand men and
boys, ali anxious to see the convict of
the New York board Of aldermen.
Jaehne was hurried into q closed car.
rage and driven up the hill to the
prison, He entered the sombre gates
way In company with three burglars
and was made to answer to the usual
lauestions. The four persons were
then ranged IN line, Jaehne bringing
lup the rear and with his right hand
on the shoulder Of the prisoner in front
Of him and his left hand resting agai-
Inst his side, tho ex Alderman took MS
\ first practice in the sslockstep. he
! was then taken to the State shop.
was shaved and had his hair cut, after
(which he was put in cell. 10 DAY
Ehe will begin starching shirts IN the
i prison laundry.
Imports ana Failures for the Week.
I NEW York, May 22.-The total
imports OF dry goods ct this port
during the past week were valued at
81 1888, 178; amount thrown on market
81 ,2ss. s47.
The following are the business iali-
], ures occurring throughout the country
e during the last seven days, as reported
9 to r. G. Dun & Co., yesterday
. Numbsr for the United States. 147
J, Canada %, as compared with a tota
9 Of 176 last week and 1872 the week
a preyicds to the last. Business CASUAL
y ties seem to be steadily decreasing II
o number throughout the country.
2 AFamily Tragedy.
y A special dispatch from Point Plea
= SAINT. w. Va, says The news OF
y family tragedy has been received ffon
" Applegrove, n small town twent
- miles below this place. Mrs. jaime
x 1Guerin and sister are widows, eac
n. being left with Il large number OF chi
te dren. They reside near each other an
g the children quarreled over the owne
shin OF a step ladder, when Mrs. Tn
40 mas appeared aud carried the ladd'
to home. Her nephew, Jimmie Gueri
ed aped nineteen followed h
10 and struck her with large ston
crushing the back of her head, the w
''o man soon dying. Soon alter the de-
IN. woman,s daughter Eliza, aged 10, s
TX. cured gun and fired upon the b.
ina murderer of her mother, riddling hi
he. with shot, he also dying in a IL
minutes. Tho girl was arreste
'u' Much excitement exists in the villa
IN over the terriable affair.
ess The Maxwcll.-preller Case.
w. ST.. Lours, May 22.-The interest
the the Maxwell case continues un
car minished aud at the opening OF
the proceedings yesterday morning a GRO
20. NJ curious spectators exceeded that
~, attendance of any day previous.
'i'u was due, however, to the fact thar
witness was to be examined who
any itively identified the body found
and the zinc trunk az the no'eI us ~
r, thur Preler. This witness proved
he J. III. Frazer, of Toronto, Ont,
Dor many wears photographer, but n
3 to a portrait painter and sculptor.
,eir was placed on the stand and testii
nos. that he had met Preller in Toronto
wear ago last FEBRUARY. He descri'
Preller as he knew him then
IS exhibited portrait of him which
be been paipted by him. 1t had
il il prono,,nced an excellent likeness.
to was shown by Mcdonald OF the
. secution during the latter's WISH
Toronto post mortem photograph
OF pre,ler's body and had made
are nortrait from it,. Witness described
bor visit 10 st. Louis after the mur'
49,, visited the cemetery in company v
one of the counsel of defense; had
heir the casket in which Prefers
Ding had been placed, exhumed ana res
they nigeti the body without doubt as
,ins, n. Preiler. He recognized the co
,,ch by the iace and peculiar sea,
Tna the eyebrow; considered the oouy
=, ;s be in a remarkable state OF prese'
' =, ton; Witness identified two dine
.hst photographs of Preller. Ihe cross
IVA, animation failed to confuse witt
and as he stepped down from the 81
n was evident that jurors ana sps