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New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
CRIMES AND C4sUILnEs-BYTELEGRAPH
SUICIDE OF AN OLD SOLDIER.

T,M.oUl Peun., March IL (Speeia john Womels-
durf I, ,i,ent TINS town, COMMITTED suicue lhls
nrnIuv by throwing himself IN rOut Of COii lrdlh on
the phi pima and Reading Railroad at DgehersVle
H.. Nns A solder In the Mexican war ana served several
cars Ia the regular army Also
A DISAPPOINTED LOVER KILLING HIMSELF.
- Int IL March l-DdVld dehry eaFtes age twenty
eight Travelling salesman. shOt hImseII Al Tue hHtei
Noble last night. He had been drinking heaFHy Snu hsu
been jilted by MS sweetheart
MT VERNoN KY, March ll-At College HlIl' Madison
Cnnnty A n, gtO boy. Jrf Order, ago olrteeu uonSh
6t dollars worth Of Rough on kas ANA put IL III
SINE ,..saras ea which was drunk Oy Mrs Deatheroy
her year-od daughter and me COOK Inc Poison
viii uruuabty prove Iatal tn all the cases
A FORMER TOM TREASURER MISSING.
STOWE. Mass, March ll-Jonn r. Hdrrth. iowa
,rrn.ur,r frr ten years ending last March ls msslhH
leaving it Is sald 10000 deficiency IN his accounts
For the year Hdreth Was manager OF the Coiunp'"
Rink IN Boston.
DAsnlNG OUT A CiIILDS BRAINS
WEsTFiEIp, Mass. March ll.-J"hn tlow' - negro;
Was arrested Yesterday for Ir!elng cOIored ehi'u
age seven A0 ~ said 10 nave srizeh the cnili W w,
feet and dashcl iis brains Olt agiiu.t wal lne &
only just como TO hgnt.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
INMATES OF AN ALMSHOUSE POISONED.
PARIS GREEN FOUND IN THE CoFFEE-MANY AGED
PERSONS EXP CrED TO DIE.

PARIS GREEN FOUND IN THE COFFEE-MANY AGED
PERSONS EXP CTED TO DIE.
LEBANON, Penn, March IL (SpeciaD The
city, were thrown great excitement this morning by
the sudden illness Of large number of the inmates OF
that institution. The number increased rapidly that
by noon 100 OF the 105 persons living there pros
trated Dr. 8. F. Wise, the attending physician was
anickly summoned and did all in his power TO relieve
the sufferers. hasty examination was made AS TO the
cause when " was found that one OF the inmates,
snlple-uinded old man, had got possession of guam
ty of paris green which he poured into twcntygallon
kettle filed with Coffee while IN process OF cooking this
morning. Most OF tho people In che building are aged
men aud women. Shortly after partakng OF the morn
lug meal they were seized with violent vomit-
ing and many were thrown into spasms.
This created the greatest excitement and the few per-
sons connected with the institution who had not been
affected by the poison. dispatched to town for
SICK and those VINO had taken sparingly OF the coffee
showed signs OF Among those reported
by the physician in critical condition this evening are
Alkaline Bushong. Adam Kreiser. Lizzie Eckert and
william Short There at least aty others who are
seriously III and OF this number the attending physicians
say ak cannot recover and the number may reach ten
The kettle IN which the coffee cooked was found to
be heavily coated with the poison.
Steward FreyhnghOuser in an interview this evening
said: "I cannot imagine why any person should at
tempt q crime OF this kind. There are few smnle-
minded people here aud IL believed that one OF them
placed the paris green In the kettle buJ not posi-
,fv aohOu
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
1yoroR MEN THREATEN TO HANG A DEFECTIVE

TRNNToN, March IL (Speci0D.-The Law and
Oder League of this city recently employed detective
to work up evidence OF violations Of the excise law GU In
formation gwen by him. They made sixty complaints
against liquor dealers The first two Of the cases were
to come up tor hearing before Police justice o''n-
Al the hour txed nearly all the liquor sellers IN the
, ,rara aronnd the CITY Hall ami there
co sldernbl. yIOien, talk about the detective SoIe-
body called for rope VITA which To hans MIN Wne fno
ss was called the detective Disappeared lie IL sald 10
nav. hen seen golns to ard tue railroad station.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
A TALK WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
THE MANAGERS THINK THE MONEY HAS BEEN
STOLEN SINCE LAST AVGUsT

MANhdEho lHE MONEh HAS
STOLEN SINCE LAST AUGUST.
TRENTON, March IL (SpecidD. Kelsey,
Secretary OF State returned tonight from New Bruins
wick. He says in relation to the Dime Savings Bank
there: Its statement year ago last January showed
deposits OF Sl6S,000 with only $1,000 surplus.
thought 1t weak and watched 1t closely. Its annual
statement for the year ending December 3D. 1889 did
not come hand reasonable time as required ny
law and wrote for II. received no answer and wrote
several tlmos with better result on Monday
found that the report had not yet been received and
peremptory telegram requiring 1t to be forwarded
at The previous letters it seems, had been re-
ceived and destroyed by Ogiby The telegram he being
sc fell into the hand OF the and set them to
investigating They found the safe robbed OF every ne
goable security and 1900 Of the BANKS assets gone
They tecgraphed and went over on the first train
TINS morning and being told the condition OF the bank
ordered 1t closed. The managers gave me personal
pledge that Ogloy should nor be allowed to escape
With their counsel before the chancellor and got
an Injunction suspending the bank. which Will be fol-
lowed think, by an order appointing receiver 10
wind up the institution. The Board OF Managers are
incorrnpiible. They believe that he stole the
mouey to settle mp old debts with and tGat he has not
been specuang They used to keep all their securities
in the First National Bank When Cashier Hill cleaned
that institution out he shared me Savings Bank FUNDS
The than ought safe OF their own with n
and kept their securities in it. They say that they
think all the stealing has been done snce August The
bank was all right Januiry 1888, and t must all
have been taken since .hen"
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
4 GREAT OIL WE'LL IN PENNSYLVANIA.
REPoE1ED TO BE DOING FROM 1000 TO 1900
BARRELS DAY.

BARRELS DAY.
PITTSBURG, March IL (SDeciaD. The oil
market was Knocked endwise about IL o'clock this
morning by a sensational report from the Washington
field that the Peoples Natural Gas Company had struck
bomanzo in their Manifold well No 2, which Is situ-
aod about forty rods from the Smith Well The mar
ket which opened 50is and WAS still lingering In
that neghbOrhool. dropped like shot TO 774 Runor
had II that the well was the best tnat the territory nat
yet produced and It was reported as dong between
900 to 800 barrels day. The manager OF the Pe"'
pe's Company confirmed the reports ana
stated that the stories regarding tho well and
lts prospects were i'm wise exaggerated "We nave
over 600 acres OF land in that nrghb0rnood" said he
and are at present drilling three additional wells Oh II.
II the others prove anything ike good as the Mani
fold we shall satisfied. The we'll was connected with
the United Pipe lines 2:3O O'Clock TINS afternoon Ii
IA now flowing freely and we think 1t a great Well
Al the on Exchange the excitement at times was IN
tense Besides that about the Manifold wen many Fu-
mors were adoat concerning the SnOusctowu wel which
is generally believed be not good az was irst re-
uored although better than the Hood well These re-
ports kept all ~ hot water ... l., , - o
At the afternoon session reaction set in and by
ocock the market had recovered. and the greasy Hdd
was again selling at 70 THIS w3s owing TO strong
buish movement aud contradictory reports cOncrrnhS
the size of the we'll The marset closed at - 2 DID
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
THE TORONTO STREET CAR LOCKOUT.

TORONTO, March 11.-Aflairs IN the street
car lockout we're unchanged this morning Three cars
were sent out from different Douts but they to be
withdrawn, as the strikers 0bstruced their passage
The company thereupon decided to suspend traffic for
the day. they said It clear that proper protection
would not be afforded them TO enable them carry out
the provisions OF their charter. which stpulates half
hourly service on the principal lines The Mayor has
written letter 10 the president OF the company denying
al! responsibility IN behalf OF tue city and Informing him
that he VIII h1d tue company TO strict accJun liability
for the violation OF their charter.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
NOT THE WIDOW or CHARLES CLogEs

CHICAGO, March 10 (SpecidD.-A large crowd
gathered In Judge Knickerbockers Court room this
morning to hear the decision III the Cloves VIII case,
Neither the mother OF Cloves, Mrs. Looms nor Lillian
Kelsey. the claimant. who wants letters OF admhsra
ZION A. Clowess widow appeared tn Court Tho Court
h.d that the association OF Cloves AMI the petitioner
MAS Illicit matrnoniai The petition Was there
fr ,sed. The attorney for Miss Kelsey took az
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
,NEW-YORK, FRIDAY, MARCH i2, 1886

The triangular block bounded by Fulton, WioughbJ
and Pearl st. is known tho Steamboat Block. The
fire broks IN the tailor shop OF Charles and Joseph
schoeney at No. On the WillouChbyst side OF the
buildlnR The pgines pacsd the south sIde OF Full
ton ST. had TO run their hose the tracks and
soon long lines OF cars stretched up and down that
street The fire was under control In the shop IN
which IL broke out il caused loss to goods. machinery
etc. OF S40O Wafer dam aged the stock IN tho Tailoring
OF Aaron Rosenberg on the first floor aud
fronting FuLon-sf extent OF $4,000. The loss
upon the building belonging TO tie WillOughby estate
:
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
THREATS OF MORE TROUBLE IN BROOKLYN.

All the men employed on Mr.. Richardson's
Atlantic Avenue roads in Brooklyn are not satisfied yet.
though they expect to be. The cleaners called for
by the agreement submitted TO Commissioner O'Donnell
have not been employed yet and the conductors have
hand half hour before their time Tor starting
clean the The hours OF the tOwbOys have not
yet shortened. Some Of the Oldest conductors have
been taken of their regular cars and have been put on
the extras.
A member Of the Empire Association said yesterday
that every detail OF the demands made upon Mr.
Richardson is complied with by him In all respects a
general tIe-up" would be ordered on every road In
Brooklyn Thursday OF next week. And not only
would be run. but the Bridge Railroad would
also stopped and ferry boats the Grand ROOse
welt and Fulton Ferries would cease 10 run II was ev
dent yesterday that all not satisfactory and fear
exists in the minds of the that they will be
reached IN some way by Mr.. Richardson.
conductor II the Brooklyn City road said yester-
day: 1--WE satisfied with our pay, So day. ana our
hours. eleven and onehslf TO twelve All we want now
is straig gt runs At present many OF work several
hours laid of three four. and then and work
out President Hazard believe Ia do
ing the best he for the men. and think he does
about what he thinks is right"
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
DAMAGES FOR A WITNESS INA DIVORCE CASE.

PROVIDENCE March 1.-THE fourth sensa-
tonal .psode in tho wood divorce suit took place this
morning when Detective Parker IOwn-Sergeant Car
roll OF Johnston and James Barnes, proprietor or the
Centredae HOTEL At Ceutreale were arrested George
J. West attorney for Mrs. Wood was a first included In
tha writ of arrest, but his name was subsequently
stricken out and summons issued instead, owing
TO the privilege ho enjoyed as member OF the General
Assembly being exempt from arrest OF body or pro-
pertY Tho writ OF arrest was lssned by the supreme
Court and placed in the hands OF 1nerih GoodeI,
OF East Providence. The plaintiff IN the suit Is James
Leo Lawyer Woods principal witness in the recent
divorce proceediugs who WAS arrested In the court
house on "a charge OF perjury immediately aIter the
court had refused grant the petition HIS case was
brought before the Grand jury and yesterday mat Dody
refused TO ndic him and nc discharged Lee began
civil suit for false and malicious imprisonment against
Ihr persons named. laying DAMAGES AT 9-oOoO. MI
Rrnes Ia brothcr-u-law of Mrs. WOOd ana tue grdVa-
men OF tEs ease that hs the person VINO eherrh
the complaint against aud caused his arrest Tor per-
inry Tie part taken by Detective Parker was tue ar
Tr,f OF lee IN the -ronm without warrant, ana
Town Sergeant CAROLS offence consists In aiding ANA
ahetftug Parker Ia making the arrest MI W SIS zeal
i'm the cause OF his Is considered TO have led MN
IN overstrp professional bounds. and hence he II ln-
cludrd In the suit az defenddnI NOou Will pEIhs
another suit for divorce against MS WlIe
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
KILLED BYA SrEAABOA EXPLOSION.

VIcKsBuRG. March 1.-The steamer Ike
Bouhan blew mp to-lay, eleven miles below this city
The mate, William standre. several negroes were
killed. and Pilot MeElroy Engineer Charles Girard ana
a number of de, knauds were severely wounded
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
DOWNS JyDULGJNG IN PROFAyITE

BosroN, March II (SpecidD.-The Rev. Mr..
Downs addressed about 1900 persons in Music Hall
this evening succeeded IN displaying more violence
OF language, amounting at times TO profanity. than
Oh any previous occasion His dennnclatiOns were dl
rectcd but he shii that he hhd
the confession OF the private detectives In the
TaDer case that he had committed perjury ln the eyi-
dence which lie gave against Downs In the divorce
fr al
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evening but they declined to state what was done While
they were IN session aged laboring woman appeared
In front OF the bank crying bitterly Father Grady
tried In console her. Among the deposition. 10
the Rutgers College Tsrgum Association which has
handsome It's credit. President Lsngdon asserts
that on February 90 he handed in his resignation as
president and director ~ the bank to Mr.. O2lby not
being satisfied with the management Mr.. Ogilhy never
made known the fact OF this resignation TO the ofher
directors Mr.; Langion disclaims any responsibility In
connection with the b INKS failure.
Mr.. ogilDy's official bond is 5000 with Mckee Swift
s
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
DENYING THE FACT OF A STRIKE.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN RECEIVER BROWN AND
GRAND MASTER wORKMAN POwDERLY.


GRAND MASTER WORKMAN POwDERLY.
PHILADELPHIA, March 11.--Rcferring to the
strike on the Gonld system Grand Master Workman
Powderly OF the Knights of Labor said this evening:
District Assembly lOI OF Texas has not appealed 10
the General Executive Board for advice assistance
and the matter is in their hands yet Thinking that
we might be instrumental in making a settlement. a
telegram last night to John c. Brown re-
OF the Texas and Pacific Railway at Dallas Tex"
This dispatch is as follows
Will you meet with committee selected by General
Executive Board of the knights OF Labor to arbi-
trae for the settlement OF difficulties with the Texas
and Pacific employees!
Mr.. Powderly showed the following reply received
late tonight
Your message received asking IL I will mcet COM
mttee selected by General Executive Board of Knights
Labor for settlement OF difficulties with the Texas
and Pacific employees. | beg TO say that we have no
difficulties with the employees or the Texas ana Paclnc
past confer with and right grievance shown
by them The only issue between the former
employees, who are now strikers and not now In our
service and ourselves that they have committed depre
datiOns upon the property in possession by disabling
aud interfering by intimidation and otherwise VITA
meritorOus and honest in service, desiring
perform the duties abandoned by the strikers This
matter have RENTED TO United States Court and
the United states Marshas under writ OF assistance
the Court settling the trouble for that
could not any good arbitration with committee OF
knights OF Labor could accomplish.
Mr. POwdeTy added IL expected that Mr.. Brown
would have suggestion remedy to offer
by which termination OF this trouble COud be reached
and confess that his reply to
Our board had arranged to have committee 90 TO the
OF action but II those IN authority will not meet
with them good can come from any interference
our part
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
THOMAS JoIoF, OF JOIcEVILLE, KILLED

WILKEsBARRE, March IL (SpeciaD. Thomas
Joice the leading resident OF Joiceve. was killed
tho track OF the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad last
night while he Was walking homo.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
srREET CARS DELAYED BY ENGINE HOSE.

STREET. CARS DELAYED BY ENGINE HOSE
Street Car travel in FultOn-st., Brooklyn,
was seriously delayed in the hafhOnr from $50 TO
p. yesterday By tire at Willoughby and Fulton sts
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS BILL.

A MEASURE PROVIDING FOR SETTLING DISPUTES
BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND THEIR MEN.
ALBANY. March 1.-THE Railroad Commits
soners to-day had under consideration the bill relating
arbitration and the railroad strikes, drafted by Com
missioner Kernan Tho bill will probably be introduced
in the Legislature next week The following the sub
stance Of the bill:
Whenever disputes or grievances shall arise between
railroad corporation owning or operating railroad,
and IFS employees and whenever the same shall not be
submitted by the parties arbitration shall
be tho duty OF the Board OF Railroad Commissioners.
upon joint request In writing OF the railroad corporation
and such employees. or Of any association organization
representing such employees or at the request III writing
of either of said parties hold public investigation OF
said dispdte upon due notice to the parties
their representatives, and prosecute the with all
the powers conferred by law upon said board. The
board may likewise hold such investigation at any time
upon Its motion If 1t deems is for the publios
terests Inc hhdss OF tbe TACT and recommendations
of the board shall be served personally by mail upon
the parties or their attorneys within fifteen
and shall be transmitted the Attorney General and
proceedings before me courts hereinafter mentioned and
the recOmLendaticnsi OF the board shall be deemed
the parties prior the rendering OF deciri OF the
board such findings and recommendations shall be final
controversy or OF his own motion he snail deem it to
be for the public interest the Attorney General SHALL
order to show duly granted by said court move
before the Supreme Court OF the district in which said
recommendations Of the BOARD be made the Judgment
sa court The court shall have power to try the issues
made ord ered provided by law In cases pending
before special term and determine the same, and
adiudge that such recommendations any pai thereof
whether made 10y the board OF as modified by the
court, be made and entered the Judgment OF said
court together with such costs and disbursements
shall allow, aud said decsOrs when so mi de and en-
tered shah he the judgment OF said court lie enforced
and appealed from provided by law in the case Of
judgment duly made and entered in the Supreme Court
upon the decision OF the special term and the provisions
OF the act shall apply to all railrOa and corr OraOHs
and TO all receivers trustees directors and others owning
or operating the same and their employees also all
sleeping ana drawing room companies CORPORA
uOns, aud TO oil other associations partneTsps com
panes or corporations engaged In ting passen
gers or freight upon railroad owners lessees or
otherwise and their employees.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
THE one SIS CONTEST AT NEWORLBANS
a.,

ana Zukrrtort having concluded to continue the chess
Fridays and Wednesday no game was piayed
to-day. The contest Will De resumed Tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
LABOR INCIDENTS ~ OTHER PLACES.
SETTLING A STREET RAILROAD sTRIKE-ADVANC-
ING WAGES.

TROY, March IL (SpecidD.-The street rail-
load difficulty here has taken phase tonight
word having rcm the Railroad Commissioners, to
whom the matter referred for arbitration that
basis settlement has been decided upon which will bo
satisfactory the conductors drivers The prices
are - day for regular and 81 so day for extra
men, who do not put in full hours. The agreement will
signed by the company ana the Knights Of Labor to-
morrow.
In he city to night there between 900 and l. 900
iron workers rejoicing the action OF the Troy Iron
and Steel Company which has notified its pudders that
their pay will he increased, the advance dating from
March. The puddlers will get so cents ton more and
the men employed with them about 10 per
The action is rey voluntary the part Of the COM
pany and is in recognition OF promise made by the
last fall that II they put to work they would
not ask for an advance before April l. 1856.
AKRoN, Ohio, March IL tSpeeldb.-The Akron Trades
and Labor Assembly to-day declared boycott here on
all manufactures la which J. f. sieberling has an In
II affects about 500 The trouble be-
OF Mr. SHlberngs refusal to grant 10 per cent
advance to his mOuders.
CHICAGO March 1.-THE matter OF settling the diff
cuties between the Knights OF Labor and number OF
Chicago boot and shoe manufacturers which was begun
several days ago. still In progress the indications at
will he made with the two firms which did not sign tho
agreement to discontinue the nse OF convict labor.
READING. Penn. March 1.-THE difhculty among the
employees OF the shops of the Reang Railroad Com
pony. In this city, has been settled and the men arc
working full time.
TRENTON. n. j.. March 11.-Another strike is threat
this State This time 1t is the messenger
boys In the employ OF the Western Union telegraph
Company. They compelled to report st their offices
work until o'clock in the evening making fourteen
hours work day. For this time they receive 81 50
week and what they can make" What they can make
cents for every message they deliver over
mile from the telegraph Office.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12

PHILADELPHIA, March IL tSpecidD. D.-Frank
MnTgatroyd was attacked this morning by nj OF
sueezng which continued until he fell dead
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c. c. Birdseye, or the firm OF Garner Co.. said yeser
day that all the contrary, the strike at COhOes
had reached the Garner print-clon mills The head
OF largo wooegoods house, which controls several OF
the Cohocs woolen mills, said:
do not anticipate immediate end OF the strike
The manufacturers will certainly bo obliged to yield IN
the end but Cohoes there organization among
the employers which Will probably prolong the diff
Guilty. All the proprietors of mills have pledged them
act in concert under penalty OF forfetlng
50 900. Nevertheless the strike cannot last much over
"a month. II is an expensive thing to close ml-lt
can't done for less than $1,000 $4,000 year The
strikers ask for advances ranging from 10 TO % per cent
in various grades OF goods In all previous strikes
the grocery at CohOes have aided the strikers but
year the employers have brought the radesmen over
side. and the Grocers refuse 10 give the
strikers auy credit This fact may make the strikers
more moderate in their demand
LAS for the effect OF the strike upon the market IL
will OF course send prices and believe that II the
mills remain closed prices will rise much more quickly
than II the mills should continue TO run a the advance
demanded. The shOruess OF the supply would make IL
self felt quickly than Increase In the price OF
production. have already refused TO I'LL orders for
goods manufactured at COhOe The strike Is oy no means
unOOkedfo We have been expecting II for over fort
night"
New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
JANUARY |, 1886.

Interest In arrears. None
Mortgages under foreclosure. Mons.
,pV issS $l6G, ISL 9s
snrH1Ins ,................. 1886 II