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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
A New Railroad in Jersey.

NEw BRUNSWICK, N. J. Jan. 13-A num- Der of capitalists met yesterday and elected directors of new railroad in this county. The road is to extend from Bound Brook to South Amboy, by way of New Brunswick and many villages near by. Starting from South Amboy and running through Sayre- vile, Little Washington, and Milltown to New Brunswick, it will cross the Pennsyl- vania track above the grade, and go as directly the topography of the country will permit up the west side of the Raritan to Bound Brook, where it will tap the New Jersey Central and Lshigh Valley railroads just east of their stations. All crossings of streets and country roads will, where it is at all practicable, be above grade The road will thus connect the South Amboy coal coal docks with the Central and Lehigh Val ley. It will also pass through and develop the clay mines at Sayreville and Washing ton The contract has been awarded, and the work will be cone by July 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
General Markets.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-FLOUR-CIosed weak, out without change; winter wheat extra at so 10; Minnesota do, $3@5. 10; city mill extra. S46O@4T5; Ohio extra, S315.l0 Southern -four closed steady; common to choice extra, a30v05.
 WHEAT-Options were dull and ire gular. closing about steady at yesterdays figures. ,ales of No. l red state at 9jU95I6c. No 2
 O., 9al4c; No. red winter, s2c.; ungraded red, ,y09llSc.; No. red winter. Feb. slssc. bid; Jo., March. 9zasc. bid; do. May, 9s4c.
 CORN-Options were dull, except for May. which was moderately active; prices fuctuatei slightly and closed firm at H @Ac. higher. Spot lots closed firm ani unchanged. Spot sales of No. mixed at 623zc.; ungraded do, 61G1G2c., No. mixed, March, 6I5sc.: do, May, o2Isc. bid. unchanged Spot lots closed steady and un changed. Spot sales of No. white state at 42 Io4al4c; No. 2 do, 4004iI<c.; No. mixed, Jan, 3Sc. do, Feb, 8s9sc.
 RYE-Dull; state. 6a16a BARLEY-Nominal
 PoRK-Dull, but steady; meas. $l5.a5G15.5o, for 1-year-old.
 LARD-Closed dull and weak; cash, $77o; Feb, s7 .6s: March, $7.7i. |, BUTTER-Firm; state, rose; western ie @s5c.
 CHEEsE-Firm: state. 1i01a,<c.: western. llkOI1Ac.
 EGas-steady. but dull; nearby. es,6c; west ern, 2la 2lHc. sUGAR-Raw dull and unchanged. Refined quiet, but steady; cut loaf and crushed. Sc. cubes. ;3zc: powdered, 73Sc.; granulated, T1xc confectioners' A sc: coffee standard, csc l,coffee off A. 6.alas3Sc.; white extra c. l.l6o k,Isc.; extra U sNoec; 0 tteS3Sd; yellow, lP Il --~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
Double Tragedy in Alabama.

ANN1sToN, Ala, Jan. 13.-The most ter. rible tragedy that ever occurred in this state took place at the Parker house last evening. P. H. Evans, the young man who killed w. T. Knighton, in Oxford, about two years ago, had some words with w. R. Williams, the proprietor of the hotel, few days since. Evans, under the influence of whisky, en- tered the hotel last evening and renewed the difficulty with Williams. No one was pres ent at the time. Several shots were heard by parties from the outside. Evans was killed instantly from the effect of shot through the head. Williams was shot about two inches below the left nipple. He lived about half an hour, but was unable to talk of the difficulty. Mr. Gamble, clerk in an adjoining store, and a negro man on the out side were both wounded by stray shots A coroner's jury was empanelled. but on ac- count of both parties being dead no inquest was held. Evans leaves a wife and two children, Williams wife and one child.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
St. Paul,s Great Carnival.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 13.-At meeting of the directors of the Carnival association it was decided to set apart Jan. 31 for grand masquerade carnival. All the streets will be roped off against teams and carriages, and no person without costume will be al- lowed inside the lines. It was the idea of the association to follow as closely as possi- ble the performance at Rome during carni- val time, even to the pelting with bonbons and flowers of passers by at the hands of the maskers. Owing to the terrific storm that prevailed here yesterday afternoon the cere- mony connected with the laying of the cor ner block of the ice palace has been postponed until tomorrow evening. The same pro- gramme mapped out for last night will then be carried out
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
STATE.

The Consolidated Road will adopt the TWO long and the two short blasts of the whistle as the signal for approaching road crossings at grades on and after January ,. This is the signal adopted over the country.
 MT George H. Wente, principal of the German school at Danbury, has been badly burned by the lighting of matches in his pocket. It is feared that he will lose leg. the burns extending from the hip to the knee and inflammation having set in
 Yesterday morning at Stamford, while coupling cars, Jerry Murphy, formerly a baggage-master at the depot, was caught between the bumpers and almost instantly killed. His body was badly mangled. A brother of Murphy's was killed at the same place and in the same manner three months ago.
 Fire broke out in Hartford at 10 o'clock .ast evening in the factory of the Taft com pany, makers of pressed wood ornaments. The building, a three story wooden one. was gutted and large number of valuable dies and machinery were destroyed The Sigourney tool company also had machinery in the building. The fire started in the engine room. Loss, S30,0 900: insurance about 5000.
 In the matter of the death of the infant child of Charles Price in Thompsonyille some days ago Coroner Sperry finds the irug clerk, w. l.. Burton, guilty of nepli gence in selling the mixture of glycerine md carbolic acid in place of castor oil. as called for by the order; and he also finds the druggist guilty of further negligence in selling carbolic acid without attaching d poison label to the bottle containing the same.
 Selectman Woodward of Torrineton heard of family named Corcorand. near Newield, who were in most destitute con dition. NIT Woodward hunted them mn and found them living in a shanty with one room about 6x12 in size-a family Inf eight persons, five children and three grown persons. There were no windows in tbe shanty the door could hardly be called one it was in such broken down cond;t;o,,' All the persons were suffering from want of clothing and food. The selectmen hsxs taken steps to relieve them.
 Frank Miller of Danbury, who is en- ployed at the Union depot, was amusing himself and alarming others with an s ,,,. loaded pistol Tuesday; when if went off the News says: "The ball passed throncS the floor about two inches from the feet of his companion, MT Rapp. On the floor below, directly beneath the spot where fine ball had passed through was Chr;sfian Helnzlemann working at a machine The ball struck upon his breast which was ..o,r- cred with heavy apron, and this being greasy cause d it to glance of, sn lit strucf him in the right arm, the sleeve of which was up. The ball cut a channel fhrouob the feshy part the eight of an inch in deptb I and two inches long, and struck a post 1nlI dropPea Co the floor,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
SALISBURY'S CONFIDENCE ]!
SATISFIED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT
 IS A BIG SUCCESS.
He Believes That Ireland is Rapidly Im- proving-Great Preparations to Honor the Belfast Prisoners-Mr. Ruskin Losing His Temper.


 proving-Great Preparations to Honor
 the Belfast Prisoners-Mr. Ruslkin
 Losing His Temper.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 13-Mr. G. ". SmaIley, the famous European correspondent, cables the following from London to The Tribune:
 Lord Salisbury, at Liverpool, has dis closed but one secret, and that is no secret. It is to be read in every line of bis speech. Rightly or wrongly, he and his colleagues are full of confidence They believe they are winning in Ireland, and arc more than holding their own in England. There is nothing remarkable in the great popular welcome given the prime minister in Lanca- shire. Liverpool is pre-eminently Tory. But this or something else evidently put Lord Salisbury in good spirits His speech sparkles with cheery epigrams. Much of it is occu- pied with reply to MT. Gladstone's Dover speech.
 This reply is half serious, half banter. MT Gladstone charged him with want of clear ness about free trade. "I admit ,n retorts the prime minister, "that my ideas about clearness are not similar to MT. Gadstone's. Iknow that when he clearly explains his future policy respecting Ireland it costs me several hours hard study, and end with a bad headache"
 Lord Salisbury's theory of the bye cleo. tions, apropos of Winchester, may be quoted as an example of neatness of statement: In the summer the English people had heard the crimes act described, and they voted against the government. In the autumn they had seen the crimes act at work, and they voted for the government. When he contradicts MT. Shaw-Lefevre's story about the ministry in 1885 having foxyA A,aG hap ys,p1n ha 1,orc hi ,1t to consider the denial guarded merely be. cause it is not absolutely monosyllabic What Ireland wants, in Lord Salisbury's opinion, is capital But what frightens capi tai away is that the lawless elements ir Irish society constitute a conspiracy. conspiracy for murder it used to be, anG then it was called invincible. A conspiracy to steal it is now, and it is called the plan q campaign. There is not Q word in the whole speech to show that the present gov ernment have any hope or any desire to con ciliate the majority of the Irish people. Tn, one refrain through it all is: It is the busi ness of the government to govern.
 The latest account of the scheme for wei coming Messrs. O'Brien and Sullivan in cludes a programme nearly week long The Liberal caucus is arranging for meet. ings, dinners and receptions of all kinds ir Chester, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and many other large towns before their arriva in London, where the demonstration will be f on an enormous scale.
 M. Ruskin once more announces his dis content with world which will not adop his advice on things in general. Englano has ceased to be English, he complains, ano one of his reasons is because she import, American meat and American manners We'll, I suppose she imports what she Ii most in want of.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
CONDENSED NEWS.

The Taft wood ornament factory at Hart ford was burned. Loss, $30,OOO.
 Mgr. Persico will shortly return to Rome Ill health is stated to be the reason for his recall from Ireland.
 Dennis Mulhearn, who shot Mary Ma guire, was held in Boston to await the re- suit of her injuries.
 The Anarchist relief committee of Chi cago has divided $6,00O among the families of the dead and imprisoned Anarchists.
 Paul Penney, truckman, was held in Boston, Mass, for running over and killing John Donovan at South Boston.
 Mann, Malone and Hanor, three burglars, escaped from jail at Hudson, N. Y., by dig eiug through two heavy walls.
 The biz flour train from Minneapolis, by way of Sault Ste. Marie bridge and through Canada, reached Manchester, N. H., yester- day.
 There were only few new cases of small pox yesterday. in San Francisco, with two deaths. Doctors think the epidemic is under control
 Judgments have been filed at Lancaster, Pa. against Christian w. Buckley, propri. etor of the Wheatland mills, amounting to S20, GOO.
 At Hoosick Falls Junction lady named MauIey, from Rutland Vt. was crushed te Et1h usyWyen fhe usi i6r S1kxtorm and u6r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
THE TRADE BULLETIN.
New York Money and Produce Market
 Quotations.

New York Money and Produce Market
 Quotations.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Money closed at SS per .ent. The lowest rate was and the highest 4Is Exchange closed easier for demand: posted rates 4.S504 actual rates. 4.ssIsu4si5z tor sixty days aud 4.s6S4G4S7 for demani. Governments closed firm; currency Gs, l g bid; is coup, 1a61s bid; 4Iss, do., 10S bid.
 Pacific railroad bonds closed as follows: Union 6rsts, 1I301l6; Union land grants. luz 2 IOa; Union sinking funds, ll6@1ls; Centrals, 1soG Ii6. The stock market was excessively dull this morning and prices were almost stationary throughout the afternoon. The total sa.es up io noon amounted to t0, 900 shares, and D. D: cent of this total was made up of scaipny transac- cions by room traders and smaller brokers. Reading and SL Paul were most actively traded in the sales of these stocks. amounting to abost half of the total for the morning. Tine marker was O trifle more active after 2 o'clock. The tone of speculation improved somewhat ana a majority of the list closed at advances ranging from H0A per cent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
A Drunkards. Gallery Wanted.

ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 13.-This city, unless an ordinance passed by the recent Prohibi- tion common council is repealed, will soon possess gallery of portraits rivaling in it's variety and unique features the "Rogues' Gallery" in New York. The ordinance in- licts severe penalty on every saloon or barkeeper who sells liquor to any person twice convicted in the police courts of drunkenness. The liquor dealers therefore demand to be supplied with picture of each man so convicted for self-protection. The result is looked forward to with much anticipation, as, if granted. albums con- taining the pictures will rest on every bar in town. Many offenders object to any such attempts to hinder their enjoyment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
A coco STORY SPOILED.
Nut, Like Many Other Sensations, il Lacked Veracity.

Aacke0 Ver1c1ty.
 JERSEY CITY. Jan. 13-Sonie of the New York newsp .pers amused themselves yes terday by publishing exciting tales of how Wall street broker had robbed a Jersey clergyman of a S3)0.000 fortune, and then. to avoid being locked up in jail, had fled the country. The clergyman was the Rev. Charles Herr, of the Bergen Avenue Presbyterian church, this city. The broker was Alfred Sidman, who lately tried to drown his stock brokerage account books in Jersey river. It was O very entertain ing tale. The only fault that could reason ably be found with it was that it was not true.
 The relations of Sidman and his pastor. Mr. Herr, were some time ago exploited fully in the New York newspapers, and the fact has been widely known that Parson Herr lost money heavily in Wall street through Broker Sidman. The remark able feat of Sidman in going down to Hackensack @ month ago to drown his account brought all that story out But the announcement that Parson Herr had sud denly started up as a prosecutor, and pro- posed to imprison the broker was the new feature of yesterdays chronicle, that and the attending declaration that Sidman had run away from the country to avoid pur- suing sheriffs.
 A little investigation showed just how much truth was not in this story The clergyman has begun no suit. Sidman has not left the country. Mir. Sidman is in Trenton. He is trying to get clerkship in the Jersey legislature.
 It is averred that Parson Herr speculated on his own account He bought cottonseed oil trust certificates at 60. He sold out at 25 And there wasn't much profit in that Sidman's attorney said yesterday that he had been instructed to bring some libel suita
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
one of Henry George,s Theories.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Ashbel P. Fitch. member of the assembly, who is attorney for a number of large manufacturing compa- nies, has written Mayor Hewitt, approving the mayors recommendation to abolish tax ation on personal property, and correspond ingly increase the tax on real estate. Mir. Fitch says that he knows personally of sev- eral important concerns which have been obliged to locate in New Jersey and Long Island on account of the personal property tax in this city. They would come to the city if the mayors recommendation were carried out, and he believes that many other concerns with large capital would follow their example.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
Connecticut's Masons.

HARTFORD, Jan. 13.-The Connecticut Grand Lodge of Masons will hold it's annual session on Wednesday, Jan. 1S There are 1O9 subordinate lodges in the state, Hiram of New Haven not being included in the list. The past year bas been one of the most prosperous in the history of the order in Connecticut with a notable increase in membership. The Grand lodge will not re- cede from the position taken last spring in the expulsion of Hiram lodge of New Haven. The controversy will be discussed at length in Grand Master Greens address. The determination is fixed that Hiram must submit or remain without affiliation with the lodges of the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
Escaped from the Penitentiarv.

CALDWELL, N. J., Jan. 13.-The authori- ties of the penitentiary here are reticent over the escape of prisoner from that i'm stitution yesterday morning. Thomas Sta- ger, one of the oldest prisoners at the place, is supposed to have slipped from the ranks unobserved and to have made his escape through the woods The nature of the of- fense for which Stager was imprisoned can- not be learned. Now that Stager has es- capped, it is probable that some action will be taken toward bringing about much needed reformation. Last night number of officials were searching for Stager, and it is believed he will be captured, because he is an aged man and it will be difficult for him to get ar away.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
A Setback for Gen. Butler.

BOSTON. Jan. 13.-Gen. Buffers motion in arrest of judgment in the case of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol- diers against him was overruled yesterday by Judge Colt in the United States circuit court. The verdict against Gen. Butler wan for about 1000. Gen. Buffers motion wa0 based upon the alleged illegality of the assignment of Judge Carpenter to preside at the trial. Judge Colt is inclined to think that the appointment should have been filed In the clerks office in the district court, but rules that the failure so to do does not in- validate the appointment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
THE GREAT STRIKE.
The Railroad Force to be Reduced-The
 Miners Remain Firm.

The Railroad Force to be Reduced-The
 Miners Remain Firm.
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-Plans for con- tinuing the strike have already been de- vised. If the question of arbitration be vanced the leaders will devote all their ener- gies to settling the strike, but if they fail they will then prepare for long and stub born fight
 The railroad company is not embarrassed by the strike of the railroad employees in this city. Several hundred men are at work at Port Richmond, and the coal is handled without interruption.
 READING, Pa., Jan. 13.-The scarcity of coal in this city and in towns along the vari- ous branches of the Reading railroad is be ing felt very perceptibly. Coal has ad. vanced in price from 75 cents to $1.5O per ton, and at many yards cannot be had at any price. The Reading company is sup steamboat coal instead of stove. The new fuel does not work very well, and in conse- quence trains are somewhat delayed.
 General Manager Mcleod, of the Reading company, had conference with Superin- tendent Cable in this city yesterday on the situation. It is said that it is the intention of the officials to further curtail expenses by reducing the force everywhere Section hands are to be put on half time along the entire system. These men get $1. 20 day.
 The latest information from the coal regions show no signs ot weakening on the part of the strikers, except perhaps in the vicinity of Shenandoah, where some of the miners are said to be on the verge of re- bellion.
 A largely attended meeting of the Read ing board of trade was held here last night. The committee of five from city councils ap- pointed to wait on President Corbin were present and invited the board to send com mittee along telegram was received from President Corbin stating that if he could arrange another business engagement he would meet the committee from Reading tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, otherwise on Monday. The board appointed com mittee of five, consisting of ex-Congressman Ancona, Henry s. Eckert, bank president; J. K. Fighter, merchant; George F. Lance, lumber merchant, and J. B. Fricker, con- tractor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
A Strange Case of Suicide

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.--Theodore Houston, formerly the president of the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad company, and later receiver of the West Shore rail- road, committed suicide at his residence, 50 Madison avenue, yesterday, by shooting himself in the head. He was conscious for some time after the shooting, but refused to make any statement. His wife and family say they know of no reason for the suicide
 MT. Houston was 49 years old. He was a Ratiys ef 4ida .atQYna N Yss whes his body
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
FIGHTING OVER A WILL.
Medical Evidence. as to . Testator's
 Mental Capacity.

Mental Capacity.
 NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 13-The fight over the will of the late William Hayward Gib- bons. who died at Morristown, N. J., last June. leaving an estate valued at $500, 900, was resumed in this city yesterday. Efforts have been made tending to show that the testator was not in complete possession of his mental powers when he made the will
 Two sisters of MT. Gibbens are now living. One is the widow of Francis L. Lathrop, to whom the bulk of the property was left; the other is Mrs. Ward McAlliater, of this city. The manner in which the property was left to the heirs was by no means satisfactory to them. and Mrs. McAllister filed caveat
 The only witness examined yesterday was Dr. Samuel Clark, of Great Harrington, Mass, where Mr. Gibbons lived while suffer ing from a peculiar disease, which resulted in paralysis. Dr. Clark testf1led that he att tended the testator in the snmmer of 1SS6 He was troubled with a-disease of the brain that affected his speech He would stop in the middle of 8 sentence and would be un- able to proceed He was also troubled with nervous prostration, and at the close of his life had convulsions
 The witness spoke of block letters, such as are used by children, which were brought into the sick mans room q one time for the purpose of helping him to apell outhis words, but they could not be dsed. The testator had difficulty at times in supplying words. He had a paralytic stroke in April, 1886. He transacted some of his own business at the time he left Great Harrington, in Septem- Der, 1SS6 At that time he had testamentary capacity.
 After the witness had been cross-examined the case was adjourned until next Tuesday morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
"when She won,t, She won,t,o Etc.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 13.-Josie Blum, an orphan and heir to an estate of $75, 1000, since the death of her parents has lived with Mrs. Ammon, who refused to give the girl up to her guardian. A writ of habeas corpus was issued, but Miss Blum was spirited away and Mrs Ammon declined in court to reveal her whereabouts. She was fined s1OO yesterday and ordered committed until paid. She refused to pay the fine and was taken to jail. Owing to the prominence of all the parties the case is exciting great interest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
Heused Raznr.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Cries of ssHelp,- "help." and .'get doctor" came from the prisoners pen in the General Sessions Court this morning where,a batch of pris- oners were waiting to be sentenced. The cries were found to proceed from Fred erick Bennett, alias Dutch Fred, who had cut his throat with a razor while wait ing to be sentenced for highway robbery. How he obtained the razor is not known. He is not necessarily fatally injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-13
A Canine Holocaust.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 1s.-Yesterday the Fourteenth regiment armory building, in- cluding arms, ammunition, accoutrements, etc., together with the stock of the Ohio Poultry and Pet Animal association, which were on exhibition, was totally destroyed by fire. Three hundred dogs were consumed. The famous Gordon setter Royal Duke, owned by Walter Hammett, of Philadelphia, and valued at S10,000, broke his chain and got out, badly singed. The champion English setter Paul Gladstone, owned in Pittsburg and valued at $l0,00O, together with three dogs owned by Columbus parties, were the only others saved.