Evening journal., 1888-06-05
General News OF the MORNING..

'uuke uenry hcfris oleo ab springfield,
Mass. yesterday.
Jefferson Davis, at BeAuvoir, La, cele-
brated his S0th birthday on Sunday.
The GAribaldi Statue, Washingsou
Square, New York, was unveiled yesterday
IN the presence OF 10000 people.
At Rochester, N y, yesterday Edward
A. Deacons, the convicted murderer OF
Mrs. Ada Stone, was sentenced to be
hanged July 10.
The American banking schooner Ambross
II. knight, Of Gloucester. Captain Digeins.
master, and the crew we're arrested at Sc.
Johns yesterday on the charge Of smuggling
bait TO the French bankers at St Pierre, In
contravention Of the Newfoundland Bait
act. The United Strtes Consul procured
bail, which was taken.
little circumstance shows that the
Emperor Frederick Is really regarded as
improving. Herr Angel, the famous
painter Of Vienna, has been written to
that the Emperor's condition has so much
improved that be will now be able TO sit
for the portrait which he intends to have
taken in his coronation robes, and Hsrr
Angel will shortly leave for Friedricbskron.
The trial OF the "PrIncessn Ann O'Dslla
Dis Dsbar and "Generaln Dis Dsbar for
conspiracy in swindling Luther r. Marsh.
the lawyer, out OF his property was begun
yesterday In the Court OF General Sessions
OF New York. The defendants sat behind
the bar with their counsel. John 7. Towns
end. They we're dressed In fashionable at
tire. In opening the proceedings Mr..
Townsend said the case was purely one 0e
religious belief or disbelief. Then the work
OF getting jary was begun.
In the Missouri Supreme Court yesterday
Chief Justice Norton fxed the day for the
execution OF Hugh NJ. Brooks, alias Max
well.t chloroform murderer OF @. Arthur
Preller at the Southern Hotel. for the lStk
OF July: At this time last year the exscu-
tIon was fixed for the 2Sd OF last August.
but the case was carried TO the United States
Supreme Court There is no further ap-
peal for the case and executive clemeucy is
all that can be hoped for by the doomsd
man's friends. Popular feeling Ia much op-
posed to executive clemency.
In the years gone by the PhIladelphIa
bar was eminent for It's learning, ability
aud elcquence. OF late IL has become the
opinion OF many lawyers that their profes-
sional colleagues we're being too rapidly
and too easily made, ani that the high
standard erj,yed by the Philadelphia bar
was falling Off. Yesterday the Board OF
Judges. nt their meeting. raised the
studentship and course Of study from two
years TO three. This rule epplies to the
University Of Pennsylvania and its law
school. "a well as the students enrolled Ia
practicing attorneys Office. The object OF
the rev departure Is 20 raise the standard
Of efficiency.
There was a cavern nt the st. Lawrencs
copper mine at Butte. Mont. on Sunday,
when all the men but four had come to the
surface. Men at once set 70 work dig
ging through the cave-In In the endeavor
e. rescue the entomhed men. two OF whom
could be heard distinctly hammering on the
wall. Those missing were Pat Murphy,
Con Harrington and two men who had
Just gone to work. The cave commenced
on the 500 foot level and did not stop until
II had gone clear to the 800 foot level aud
about 200 feet In length. The mine Is ons
OF the largest mines in Butte and employed
900 men. No ore can be hoisted for some
time. and IL will stop production of l,20O
tons Of copper ore per day. The rescuinR
party were within l2 feet Of the entombed
men yesterday, and by signals It was
learned that only two were alive
A small. slckly aud spectaclsd man,
named Gustav Bearwald was arragned in
Jefferson Market Police Court, New York,
yesterday for swindling. He is known as
D'Mortier, CASTOR g. Basr de Lavaillaine,
Walters and Levy. His method was 20 get
loans under the pretext that be was the
son OF a nobleman short Of money, and had
/ failed to receive remlttances In court he
persisted In claiming that he was the son OF
| D'Mortier. a French nobleman. According
| to his story he graduated at the University
OF Bonn, Germany. came TO America eight
1 years ago. \ compositor by trade. Had
made over 5000 by swindlIng. but spent
II all IN gambling. He said be swindled
President Cleveland three weeks ago on the
claim OF a wound in the arm and not being
able to fiud bis French relatives. He
says the president gave him $3.50. Ex-
/ mhy0A N0AfNA AuA AAtNAEhhAI ntAoA AA-As
The swindler told bis story "a a good joke.
He was remanded.
The sensation OF the hour 10 fashionable
franklin 81. Richmond, Va, is the re-
ported marsiage next fail OF Miss Amehs
Rives. VirRiuias gifted auth lrsss. to John
Armstrong Chandler of New York. Moth
ing else has been talked about for the past
few days, the announcement having taken
everybody by surprise. As the story goes
among the gossips, Mr.. Chandler, who
spends most OF his q ne In Paris, first met
Miss Riyes about two years ego at the
residence OF her uncle, Mr.. Rlves, 10 Nsw
York. Miss Rlves subsequently, spent a
portion Of the summer at Newport, whore
Mr.. Chandler was also visitor, and here,
it is said, was made tne engagement Mr..
Chandler is a Rrendson Of John Jacob
Astor. He is about q years Of age, hand
some, accomplished and wealthy. Mis-
Rives is well known as beautiful blonde
OF 25, whose literary attachments have
given her a national celebrity.