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A Dastardly Outrage.

ST, Louis, NO., Dec. la special from
Little Rock, Ark, says; Information
reaches hsre to-day from Huntsville,
Bradley county, Ark, Of adastardly out.
rage ptrpetrated meas that place last week.
Three maAked men went 10 the house Of
Stephen Pierce, an old and feeble man,
and hanged him until he was nearly dead,
hoping to discover ths hiding place OF
little money he was believed to possess
Mrs. Pierce, the agad wils OF the victim,
recognized one robber and told him 90,
when he inala at hOJ aud received q blow
In the face from the old lady with Q corn
knife. Mrs. PlerCe escaped from the
house and aroused some nelghbofs who
arrived Ia time to save the old mans liiO,
and cRuic the robbsrs TO sat a hRsty re.
treat, with only eighty cents Of his
money. ThOy have not yet been ar.
fhhkhu
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Drlonllnr lnn roonlnla Mlll.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, DsC. lin the
matter OF the inj unC!lon applied for by II.
Green Smith yesterday, to prevent the
Secretary Of Slate transmitting to the
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
the resq!tO the vote for Lieutenant GOV.
ernor, Attorney General MiChenes to-day,
on behalf OF the Secretary OF State, aled a
demurrer, alleging fret, that the plaintiff
has no legal capacity to sue, ard second,
that the facts alleged do not constitute q
sufficient cause for action. The court aug.
gpsted that judgment be entered pro
t0rnld, for the reason that an appeal would
necessarily follow to the Supreme Court,
but Smith gald he prelprred the matter
should 90 over Until ho could oommuni.
cate with his counsel, who could not hO
present to-day. The case will hO called
on Tuesday next, unless mutual under
standing as TO an appeal Is reached In the
meantime,
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HENRY nERGn,s NOTION.
RefuSlng to Draw :NIonGY Said to be DI
Him as Minister tO IGus,lA IN 1850.


Refusing to Draw :NIOn0y Said to be Due
Him rs AlInIster to Russia In 1850.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ia letter causing
much Rstonishment WAS received at the
Treasury Department to-day from Nav
York. 1t wss sisoOd by Henry Bergh,
and it contained protest from that Oes,
brated friend Of dumb animals sgsinst a
statement recently established by the
ReIis!er OF this Treasury, which showed
that the Government was indebted to Mr..
B.rgh ia the sum Of slSl. This aOOount
u Of record on the books OF the Dspnt-
ment, and 1t is the result Of a settlement
nt Henry Bergh'g account as Secretary Of
legation to Russia in 1855.
Mr.. Bergh declares that he has no
knowledge or recollection Of any money
due him from the United States and while
hO was 10 the diplomatic service, and he
therefore declines to receive or draw the
amount ho has been informed is now
placed 10 his credit. Tho REFUSAL OF any
one to take money from the Government,
when 1t has expressed Willingness to
pay, was OF such rare occurrence In TrOas.
ury experience that the letter OF Mr..
lysrgh created sensatiOn. It was passed
around 90 one ot the greatest Curlosi,ios Of
the day, sitter 1t had been inspected Cloae-
to geo II tho signature was genuine.
The general verdict, after numerous ex-
pressIons Of establishment had been made
was that d decliuation 10 take money on q
balaDGe declared hy Government book
keepers was On evidence OF extraordinary
eCcentricity II not OF mental uugounduess,
as the United States would have sued gpd
recovered from Mr.. Bergh's recollection
or statemeEts ot tho matter, The repndi-
atsd Sl3l will be held subject to honest
Mr.. Berghs orders.
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Wll InIuro Alnerlenn Trnap.

LONDON, Dec. l,-Postmaster General
Mr.. Cecil Raikes, in speech at Alnwyck
yesterday, said he thought that there waS
an overabundance Of American saleables
in the English market. The standstlll in
the Euglish trade was largely duo to
Americas facility for sending frequent
malls to England. "rhe present govern.
ment," he continued, "wlshcs to have tho
same FREQ hand In sending mails to Amer
lea. 1t was their duty to consider the
country's interests before those OF partiC-
ular bodies desirlng monopoly Of the
the mails" The present arrangement he
concluded would effect saving OF $4,000
pounds yearly with an efficient regular
service.
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coRTLASDr, N. Y, Dec. lin The
Anti-saloon Convention to-day the name
OF the organization was discussed for two
hours. Several speakers expressed the
fear that the convention Is going too far.
General Conway deelared that catering to
Prohibition would knock the movement.
Mr.. Butler, Of Buffalo, insisted that the
suppression Of tho manufacture and sale
Of liquors is tho goal, The name New
YorE Slate Temperance Republican
league was finally adopted,
1t Vas depIdsd to Include high liOennO
among the measures OF temperance pro.
gress, with the further provision that the
League will exert its influence TO secure
nomination through Republican caucuses
and conventions Of candidates for office,
favorable to tho Leagues object.
Albert Griffin, chairman Of the Nation;
al Antl.Saloot League, addressed the con.
vention. Ellen ]. Foster, Of Iowa, spoke
this evening. The convention adjourned.
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STONES SUCCESSOR.
Plenty Of Democrats Anxious N Slip In
Tho Ex.DlstrIct Attorneys Shoes.

Plenty Of Democrats Anxious IN Slip Into
tho Ex.DlstrIot Attorneys Shoes.
WAsRlSGrQS, Doc. Tho Western
Pennsylvania AEtomeyship, witch iikely
to bo filled before any Of theother psnnsyl-
vsnis ctIlces, is pushed to the Presidents
attention frequently in spite Of tho close
WORK no 10 dQlnG on big Reas1ge. He wsa
ready, 1t was known, to mako the ap.
pointmont immediate alter Mr.. S:oue's
removal, but he delayed for obvious rea.
sons and now Guds that new struggle is
gpriugipR ap where IL was elyays p4day.
stood that definite arrangement bad
been made. Tho trouble ia with Mr..
SCoits young man, Allen, OF Erie. Allen
let 1t he understood that he wanted the
place, but ho has discovered within the
last lev SeObs thGt he prefers not to trans.
fer hiC reetdeuGe from Erie to Pittsburgh.
The President ia now waiting to hear from
Scott before making his decision. II Scott
withdfaws his man the struggle In Pitts.
burGh will he something awful to Contem-
plato. On the mere possibility that such
. eOpFgs may be taken there are already
in the aeld ball dcyen CSndidsteg.
decentralization Congress j. X. p.
DuE, Il, Parkinson and James +. McKen-
ra are understood TO be among those al.
ready active in the fight. Mr.. DUFF want.
cd &C he made chief Justice Of one Of the
territories In the spring, but was held out
ior being NV sptbpaiastic over bis pros
poets. He wsS the leading spirit In tue
meeting which called the Presidsnt's at
tention to Mr.. Stones dlsregards Of orders
and probably claims the place on the
plausible ground thrt be made the va
csrcy. Mr.. MCKennR and Mr.. tarkinY
uon olaiu to deserve well Of their party.
The only pEomipppt candidate mentioned
outside Of the county is Congressman
Charles E. Boyle, but there are very Seri.
ous doubts as TO whether he haa made
application or whether mention Of his
nsme Is authorized. AT the White
House this afternoon It was said that no
appointment would be made for some
days,
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AMALnAn1ArEp AssoctAr1oN.


Voting on tho question of 1ieinE Merged
1nlo tho knights of Labor.
PlrrspuRuu, Pa, Dec. l.-Tho voting
returns regarding whether or not the
AmalgamatOd lion and Steel Workers
shall az q body join the knights Of Labor,
are coming into tho headquarters rSpldly.
Secretary Martin refuses 10 say what the
returns Indicate, but from another reliable
so,rne, kowoyer, II was learned that there
n 40 iRr a preponderattng maIority against
n \ Connecti6n M with the Knights Of Iabsr
4 large number OF influential lodges
here voted ,plmost to Q man,
aFGirpt any such noye, Several ot the
smaller lodges are inclined 70 identify
themselves with tho Knights Of Labor 20
that, to uSe their own eEpFeBlion,. the
conflict against labor can DO more tormid'
Nbls on the part Of the labor"
While the great body Of the members
peein to be opposed 70 merging the Anal,
pan,Ated ABC66iatlpg In the Knlghtg ol
Labor, The movement 70 oIganige ID both
unions isb.ill going on. WhllUthcsS lnon
DO NOT wish 10 abandon the independent
union, they Vlah also have the Advan'
iags6 derived IRON bClBE In lhs KniEhtG
| nj Labor,
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Horace p. Chandler Denies 1t, no Far q
Camp Douglas was Concerned.

Horace p. Chandler Denies 1t, NO Far rs
Camp Douglas was Concerned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Boston
advertiser, on this morning, has the'tol-
lowing card from woll.known citizen oi
that place in regard to the recent state-
mont OF JEFF Davis about The Northern
military prisons;
To The Editor Of The Adrerti'ri
Under date Of the 18th inst, Jefferson
Davis writea letter In which (reierrlng
ITO tho imptOpriety Of publiOhing the cor,
rcspondenCa OF our Northwestern friends
with the Confederates who held inter.
course with them") he says: eve bad
learned that our men In Northern prisons
were suffering inhuman treatment, and
oitenhlnes done TO death In cold blood"
So far as camp Douglass prison camp
for rebels, situated In tho south suburb Of
OhiCago-is concerned, ] desire 10 say that
for some months In 1865 made visits to
the camp weekly, and sometimes oftensr {;
went about among the ten thousand and
odd prluoners then held there; talked
with them and visited their sleeping.
rooms, which, by the way, were in houses
raised some three feet sboye the prairie,
giving perfect dryness, and never cav any.
thing in which sll that human kindness
could suggest for prisoners Of var was not
done. The prisoners invariably told me
that they were we'll treated. ! had the
freedom Of the whole camp, boing a per.
sonal friend OF on Of tue stalr officers Of tho
regimentin charge, as we'll as knowing
Colonel Sweet, then commanding.
HORACE L. CHANDLER.
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4 Now CoInnr for NIe1Iro.

NoGAIry, A. T., Dec, 1.-Threc car loads
Of colen istg, mostly from Colorado, passed
through h ere last night en- route to Tepol-
obaupo Bay, in Mexico, about three hum
dred miles South Of Gusymas. Tho col
ony was origiIpted by Col. Owen, Of New
York, who hN been working up the
scheme for tho pet aileen yearg. The
Colonel's colony viii be organized after
the plan Of tho Mormous with tho relig-
ion left out. They will own iarmu Of their
own, but oil other considerations will bo
common. The promoters OF tho scheme
have procured an extensive tra2t o! land,
aud ii ia proposed to make the colony q
community Of several thousand people.
Topolobanpo Bay is one Of the finest IN
Mexico, but the shores are sandy and
barren. The principal town will be To-
Gated about four mileH north Of the lake:
1tM understood that q large number ot
New York capitalists are interested In the
scheme. The coat Of membership Is $40.
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San ANTONIO, Tx, Dec. l.--Thsre 10
trouble brewing between the Boulhern
Pacific employees and the company. 10th
men and officials rsidBsto give any par.
tlCularu uonOsrnlnR tic disagreement. A
committee composed oi llsn A. Pickering
aud John Bsll, Of San Antonio Gal Ellis,
Of III pAgo, and Robert ankles, W, Holmes
and ", o. Campbell, arc lnlei viewing the
officials aud II Ia said that thOy have To-.
Dslyed no RRlIsiGCllou. The Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers ID moving In tue
matter and Ohipi Afthutis daily expected
10 Houston for the purpose Of invOsIlgSt.
Ing both sides Of the case, The men here
believe that q 0tfikO will bs the result
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Hallway sn,llsnup.

GLYNpoS, MINI, Dec. 1,-rhero was a
collluion this morning on the Northern
Pacific between tho mail train
and passenger No. s near MuSkedo.
Both locomotives were smashed and the
mail car was burned, Conductor EIdridge
aud the engineer and fireman oIthS psssen.
ger were Bllghtly bruised about the head.
Part Of the mail was destroyed. The
mail train was Avo hours late and the
two trains hRd conflicting orders.
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MORAL REFORMS
Proposed In st. LIGonsIng Hook
WHkprg,

Proposed In St. Louis LIGonsInE RuUkr
MRkprh
81. LOUIS, Dec 1.-The ordinance i'm.
psiug a license Of 5000 per annum on
bookmakers and pool sellers, was recon.
mended to the Municipal House OF Dele.
gates for passage last night by tho Ways
and Means CeRmittee. Ar!SFcx thought
that tho matter ought to he laid over for a
week to give the subject thorough con.
sideration.
Messrs. ooakloy, Stone, WenzliCk and
Bruegsemsnn thought that tho Sill ought
to la pasasd AZ once, II for nothing else
but to correct the morals OF the city. Mr..
Brueggemann said that ne waa q victim
OF the boOkmakers' greed at the spring
meeting, and knew that other me,lhsEa
Of the Assembly were In tho sslae boat,
lis held thGs ths bill ought TO be passed.
hir. Marriott was also OF the opinion
that tho bill ought TO be laid over, so that
tho matter could be investigated. lie
did not think that high license on the
bookmakers would correct either tho
morals 81 tho young oF old nen.
Mr. Monah6n was In favor Of licensing
the bookmakers and pool-sellera, but did
not want TO discourage tho business II II
was necessary 10 the success OF the raCes.
MIR. Waters was Of tho opinion that
some OF the members were Roro on aO.
count OF tthat Irish Pat matter" and
wanted 10 get even with the book. .makera.
He was ct the opinion that tho bill ought
to lay over for week. Before any action
on the matter was taken, the House ad.
lourned.
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A nEroRTRR Of the INTELLlGESoER visit
&c tho penitentisry yesterday and cav all
but one of the men who had been logged
to death. The account OF the Wis
it is interesting, When superlntend-
ent Peck gets back he will doubt
less speak for himself. II prisoners
have been brutally treated tho public
ought to know about 1t and the Offenders
ought to be punished. II the stories are
the work Of malicious persons, there is q
chance to punish somebody. Up to date
the ISTRLLloENCER does not see good
Cass against the Superintendent.
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In pA monrs INC goulg Of Lho Mugwum

Llanrs the souls OF the Mugwump
nOwspap srs to invent Htories TO show that
Mr.. Blaine han been ION tho outs" with
this or that prominent man in the Repub-
Hcsu party, and dead man suits them
best. This time they use the late ex-
Presidcn. for their purpose-a man
for whom, living, they had no spscial lik-
ing. Mr.. William L. Chandler comes 10
the front promptly to show that pleasant
relations between Blaine and Arthur
were never broken. Ia 1t not in tho Mug
wump nature ever to be fair2
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4Eyys in BRIEF.

The decrease OF tue National debt dur.
ing the past month was S3,0O5, ,24g.
Nearly one thousand bales OF cottor
verc consumed by fire at Raleigh, N. D.
Elman Patton was fatally shot by Chris
Cummlngs, while hunting, near BLACK
Hand, Ohio.
In q railroad accident near Canton
OAK, the engineers and 6rsmsn Of both
trains were Killed.
Or. Carl 7. Leboldt, On eminent home
eopathelic specialist, was found dead II
his apartment In New York City, haylnI
died Of Gpoplexy.
An unknown passenger hurrledly jump
cd otfs westbound train near Wabash
Ind, Tuesday night, taking wrong grip
sack sad leaving one containing 81 200.
A Mr.. Foster, Of Michigan, while look
ing out Of the window Of train on the O.
Il. 4 D. Railroad near MiddIetown, D
was shot In the face by the Academia
discharge OF the shotgun of George Hard
Ing, who was hunting.
Mrs. Jansen, The woman who was stab
bed by her husband at No. cal Oak street
OhiCSso, last Friday, died Of her woundi
yesterday. Jansen, tho murderer, at
tempted to hang hlmseltin Jail last night
but was cut down before his attempt wal
successful.
The Secretary Of the Interior has Dl.
reCted that Ftank a. Dedwell, Of Mitchell
Dakota =. T., and Geo. w. Venumer, o.
jamestown, Dakota d. T., be no longer
recognised as Attorneys or Agents before
tho Interior Department or at any bureau
or Office connected Herewith.
The second section Of freight train No
10, on the Cleveland and Plttsburgh road
ran into the first section Of the same train
near summltyille, o., at II o'clock last
night, wrecklng sixteen earn and both
locomotives. The debris took fire immO
alstely and was 1 entirely consumed; l., No M
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THE PARIS COUNCIL
Appeals for Mercy On Behalf OF tho Con-
lOmned AnnrchIntn.

dOmned AnRrohiSts,
PARIS, Dec. I'M. Rougpett, Secretary
oil the Paris Municipal CnuuclI, forwarded
to United States Minister McLlue potl-
tition adopted by the Council November
27, asking for his ntsrceasion with the
Governor Of Illinois on behalf Of the con-
dsmned Chicago Anarchists. McLane
sent the following reply: "As tho petit
ton destined for the Governor Of Illinois
is made with the object oil sparing hu-
man life, will not refuse my assistance
II you demand II, but all for me to inform
Is to the effect that In the present Caee II is
useless. You can without disadvantage,
and with as much efficacy aB address your
self dlrec!to the Executive Of Illinois, who
alone has the power to granting pardon.
Without raising any objection to the SC.
Compliahment Of your wishes, beg you
will rest assured that capital punishlGent
is applicable in no State OF the Union TO
political oSencea. II Is prescribed only
for odious crimes against public veal,
such as murder and rape committed under
nggIaVating circumstances and with pre-
meditation. In political malters there
exists in the United States moderation
which even profound dlsagreements ara
poWerleEB to alter,
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LONDON, Dec. l,--ArOhblshop Walsh, Of
Dublin, informed a Pail Mall Ga:cllc 70.
porter, who intsnOgatOd him to-day con.
Cerning United Ivla,ldS rent movement,
that he was al Hn! startled aud grlevsl al
tue plan ol campaign which th9 LsRguB
had adopted, but he had Blncs bson con.
ylCted Of llB equity and nscossity. He
did not fear that tbs Church would loss
itB moral influence over tho psoplQ. A
movement WAS imperative 10 establish q
fent.Hxlng tribunal which would be inde.
pendent oi landlord and tenant alike.
soclal order 10 Ireland depended upon tho
success Ot this movement,
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I'm cnmr,rrCs .I.lfc Annw

New yoRK, Nov. 1.-The Tribune saysi
A Syndlcate Of Danish CapitaliUta has been
formed 10 sssiHt the immigration oi small
farmers, whom hard times compelled to
sell out and to rear o colony somewhere
In Inc iar Northwest where they may be-
gin llle anew, under conditions Offering
material guarantees Of success, % well %
security from tho tricks Of the land shark,
About $l,25O0OO has been subscribed
toward The project,
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rrIncpss ot YYnlo.l nlrlhdnr.

LONDON, Dec. l The Pincesa Of Wales
Is forty.two years Of age to-day, having
been born December /, 1874, and the moAt
popular lady In The country among nll
classes, has been, sinca morning, in receipt
Of numerous congratulatory messages and
telegramB from variety Of sources. Tho
servants at SnndringhAn will have grand
ball this afternoon in honor Of The anni-
verssry and tho Prince and Princess have
invited q large aud distinguished party 10
Join with them IN an appropriate oelebrR-
lion Of tho event at that place.
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10 PREYENr FLOODS.
In the St. LawrsuoO-Tugs to be Used FOL
breaking up the Ice,

bFeAklng up the Ice,
MONTREAL, Dec, 1.-The tugs intended
for the purpose oil breaking up the Ice In
the s., Lawrence between sorel and Three
Rlysri, are being fitted with steel bows
and will soon be ready for usa, Colonel
Rhodes, Of Quebec, has interested Sir
Hector Lsngeyin, Minister Of Public
Works, In the project, and the steamer
Alert, which was engaged in the recsnt
Hulson'a Bay exploration, will probably
ba sent to help the tugs, Should they
prove capable Of maintaining clear pas
sage between the points named, e distance
OF iorty-hye miles, an effort will be made
next winter to keep the whole river open
from Montreal TO the Gull, 80 that nsya,
CATION may last the whole year.
It ls very doubtful however, II
this will succeed, and should il fail, still
another scheme will be hroached to pro-
teCt the city from future foods. 1t is pro-
posed to clear away all property along
the river front from st. Paul 10 Uommis,
siOners street, fill In the gIound thus msde
vacant 10 the level Of ST, Paul street, and
form an esplanade along the river from
the elevated ground on which the
Canadian Pacific railway station stAlds TO
tho l.schine canal,
Two railway tracks are to be laid along
this esplRnsde, connecting the Grand
Trunk and the Canadian Pacific systems,
thus facilitating the interchange OF traffic.
The Grand Trunk will then build new
track almost In atraight line from
Victoria bridge 10 the eSplRnade. The
only objection to this scheme ls the enor-
nous expense It will involve, but 1t Is
believed II II can be carried through the
Government and railway companies will
give substantial aid. 1t will involve the
clearing out OF nearly one.quarter OF the
business portion Of the city.
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Reward for outlaws,

BATON RouoE, La, Dec. l.-Governor
MuEuery will, to,morrov, promulgute
proclamation Offering reward Of 81, ,O00
for the arrest Of the person who, during
the night Of the 2S.h Of November mur.
dered Major John Mckee and q colored
woman in the employ Of Hon. s. ]. vii.
kouskl representative from the Parish ol
West Carroll, and set fire 10 and totally de.
stroyed the latter's house, by which both
bodies were consumed 10 ssheg, Wilkouski
escaping from the grasp Of the outlaws
under cover OF the night.
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Dublin, Dec. 1.-Tlmothy D. Sullivan
has been reelected Lord Mayor OF Dublin.
Mr., O'KeOfe, a Solicitor, has been elected
Mayor Of Limerick. Both Mr.. Sullivan
and Mr.. 0'Keeie have pledged themselves
to refuse any honors which may be offered
by the Q1een during jubilee year.
John Dillon heads the list Of candidates
for the Office ot High Sheriff oil Dublin.
Alderman Richard Power has boon re-
elected Mayor Of Waterford.
The Earl CT Ems hos been elected
Grand Master Of the Orange Lodge.