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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Testimony Before the Par
nell Commission Yesterday.
THE IRISH LAND LEAGUE
And tho Alleged outrascs Under it's
observation-disclosures for tho
Times Still Before the Court.
Other Foreign Intelligence.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-Upon the opening
OF the Parnell Commission to-day Ser
gcant Maroney read report of a speech
by Mr., Tanner, member OF Parliament
for the middle division OF Cork, de-
nouncing man named IIaggarty, who
had been boycotted. On cross examina-
tion Maroney said this was his first at
tempt at reporting. He could not take
shorthand notes. Sir Charles Russell,
the other counsel concurring, made up.
plication for an adjournment of the
court from Friday next until January
10. The application was granted.
Other witnesses were called who swore
that they knew OF cases OF boycotting
and outrage. On being cross examined
they all testified that they knew OF per-
sons who had written threatening letters
to themselves, the object being to excite
sympathy. The League, they said, de-
nounced outrages and was mainly in
strumcntai in securing reductions of
rent, which were very properly request
ed after the bad seasons OF 1873 and 1870.
These witnesses said it was their belief
that il the reductions had been voiun-
tarily granted the country would have
remained peaceful.
Mr. Welsh, ex-secretary OF the Kill
dcmogh, County Mayo, branch OF the
League, testified that by order of the
League several persons had been boy
cotted for refusing to join the plan OF
campaign.
Sir Charles Russell objected to the
introduction OF evidence concerning the
plan Of campaign on the ground that
that subject was not included in the al
legations.
Attorney General Webster contended
that his object in Introducing this evil
dcnce was to show connection between
the League and plan OF campaign. The
League, he said, had pursued continue
oys policy.
Justice Hannen admitted the evil
dence. la CrOss-examination the wit
ness admitted that ne had been charged
with the piliering OF funds aud had been
expelled from the League. He also adj
mitted TINT he had been agent for glass
insurance company and had been dis
charged by the company for makinga
fraudulent claim for damage to the win
dows in his mothers house. He had
also attempted to defraud the Gresham
Life Insurance company.
Replying to Mr.. Davitt, witness said
the police had intimated to him that
they did uot know what would befall
him in connection with the insurance
matters il he refused to give evidence
on behalf ofthe Times, and that he then
consented to testify,
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WANTS A PERMANENT SALARY.

Capt. uassler, of This state, Asks to be
Placed on the Army Retired List.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 5.-Captain
John j. S. Hassler, appointment Clerk
OF tho Interior Department, has asked
his West Virginia friends to secure him
an appointment in the regular army on
the retired list as first lieutenant.
Senator Faulkner, of West Virginia, in
troduced bill in the Senate yesterday
authorizing the President to appoint
Capt. Hassler to first lieutenancy on
the retired list. He bases his claim
upon his record dnring the late war in
tie Fourth United States Infantry, and
especially because of his distinguished
service in front OF Petersburg, Va. The
bill was referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs. Captain Hassler has
presided over the appointment division
OF the Interior Department during the
present administration, and he has nu-
merous friends among Democratic Con-
grcssmen. A similar bill will be pre-
sented in the House us coon US the in
PRODUCTION Of bills and petitions is in
order.
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Gg,,Tgp rHE MANDAMuS.

,,,.oa Of thc Court OF Appeals-A Move to
be Made to Count out GofT.
s,aJ plsyd.l to he MtcligHctr.
CHARLESTON, ". Va. Dec. 5.-The
supreme Court met at 10 o'clock this
norping to hear the argument on the
notion to quash the petition for writ
oi mandamus against the County Court.
rue op.ning argument was by Malcolm
Isrk.oa. Col. j. W. st. Clair and Hon.
JF. Brown also appeared for the Demo-
cratic side. The Republicans were rep
rseated by A. Burlew, W. S. Edwards
and John A. Hutchinson. After hear
Ing tie argument the court adjourned.
About 4 o'clock the court agreed to issue
the writ Of mandamus.
Efforts will now be made to throw out
one or more precincts giving Republican
najori,ies. The Republicans claim to
have the best Of it in u fight Of this
LirI
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A LUCKY BANK.
1t RocOvers Over eano, 900 Stolen by n Dis,
honest Dook.Keepor.

II RocOvers Over H2n0,00O stolen by n Dis
honest Dook-Keepor.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 5.-President VIM.
]. Lucas, of the First National Bank Of
Columbus. Ind, which was recently
robbed of large amount OF cash and
securities by William Schreiber, the
book.keeper, was in the city to-day in
search OF some OF the plumber. Mr..
Lucas came from Windsor, Ont, where
he made n settlement with Schreiber,
and secured from him memorandum
OF the places where he deposited his ill
gotten gains. 1t seems that Schneider
arrived in this city last Friday and
placed Sl02, 900 in securities in the Mer-
chants Exchange Bank in the name Of
Charles Yea. He then went 10 Wau-
kesha, Wis, and placed a,500 worth OF
the bonds in the Waukesha National
Rank under the same name, after which
lie skipped to Canada.
President Lucas secured the Wauke-
sha money yesterday and this morning
the Merchants Exchange Bank deliv-
cred up the bulk OF the plunder. Mr..
Lucas is now on his way TO Chicago,
whern, be expects to add $500 to his
pile from some Chicago bank. 1t is not
known what the exact terms Of the set
tlement with Schreiber are, but he has
been granted freedom from prosecution.
Schreiber is quite young man, but he
clipped his moustache very closely,
shaved the top of his head in order to
disguise himself and make him look
much older. He only stopped part of
day here.
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CHEYENNE, WYo., Dec. 5.-In the
matter OF atly.Rye desert land evictions
held for cancellation by. the General
Land Office, decisions were rendered
Yesterday by Register Wilson and Re.
ceiver Garrard, OF the Cheyenne Land
Office, which cancel llity-one OF the en-
tries, covering 10000 acres, and dismiss
four. Forty.six Of the entrymen live in
New York, Massachusetts, and New Jer'
sey, five in Wyoming, and four cannot
be iouud.. The entries were made in
the interest OF Thomas sturgis, the
Union Cattle Company and the Goshen
Hole Irrigating Company, Of this Terri:
tory. In each case the defense moved
to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, but
the motions were overruled. The land
which will be opened for individual
settlement embraces one OF the finest
districts in Eastern Wyoming, and is nil
available Us farmiHg lands,
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THE SENATE SAYS NO"
Efforts to Table It. TarIn BEl-The Alaska
Stories to be Investigated.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 5.-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Dawes offered a reso-
luton (which was agreed to) calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for infor
nation as to alleged outrages and re-
straint Of liberty committed in Alaska
ON Indian females and other persons; +;
and what steps, il any, have been taken
by the Department to protect the per-
sons OF females in Alaska from such out
RACES. He said he had no knowledge on
the subject; but that the public
prints had been for some time full
OF statements OF such outrages Of
the most barbarous kind. II they
were true, it was q public scandal that
no steps had been taken to prevent their
repetition, and ii they were not true, 1t
was public scandal to have such stories
circulated without refutation.
When the tariff bill was taken up, at
1880, Mr.. Harris, OF Tennessee, moved
to lay on the table tue amendment to the
House bill proposed by the Committee
on Finance, which is the whole Senate
bill, and demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Turpie, OF Indiana, however, called
forthe reading OF the amendment and 1t
wac proceeded with.
The motion to lay the tariff substitute
on thetable was rejected by astrict party
vote yeas 10, nays 20.
The clerk then proceeded with the
reading ofthe substitute for amendments.
Mr.. Vance moved an amendment to
the tobacco section, reducing the limit Of
claim for rebate, flom $40 to s.. Re-
jected.
No other amendments was offered to
the tobacco section.
The next subject, commencing at sec
tion three and ending at section eleven,
was that OF "alCohol in the industrial
arts"
No amendment was offered, but Mr..
Sherman said he had very grave doubts
US to the practicability OF applying these
sections without encouraging fraud.
Then came section u, which deals
with ''duties upon imports" beginning
with schedule A, chemical products.
Mr.. Mcpherson called attention to the
fact that the rates Of duty recorded for
chemical products made no allowance
for the remittance OF the tax on spirits
used in medicine. This remission
would, he said, simply operate as IN nd.
ditional bounty TO the manufacturers OF
chemical products. A vote was taken
on the motion made by Mr.. Mcpherson
to strike out all the sections rs TO alcohol
used in manufactures and it was reject
ed, yeas Il, nays 24 Mr.. Sherman voted
with the other Republicans in the mega
tive.
After disposing of thirty pages Of the
bill and reaching the end Of schedule A,
no amendment being offered to it, the
Senate proceeded to execute business
and ut $3.50 adjourned.
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TIyDAMUS GRANTED
Compelling the kanawha Board
to Certify the Ballots
rR8vDULENTLY ALTERED
70. sldcrsom--only Congress Can
rOdo The wrons-The Case simi-
lar to that OF Atklnson's--A
Move 10 be Made on Con:

The maniamus from the Supreme
rogrt Of appeals compelling the County
coe,, c Of Kanawha to include in its GER
,ifro,e the ballots altered in the office of
4, clerk Of that court, gives Anderson,
n.mocratfc NJ nominee for Congress, a
n..ofty on the face of the returns as
1sy will reach the Governor. The
mud is as apparent in the Third Dis
Mo, as in the First, and the House will
make As short work of Anderson us Of
PeniItton.
The alteration OF ballots in Judge
rlempg's behalf still leaves General
GoT majority Of ll3.
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yArloyAL EgprRLI0AN COMMITTEE.
squnrIng accounts with the speNKers-Th,
West Virginia Matter Not Discussed.

SqunrInG accounts with the SpeRkers-The
West Virginia Matter Not Discussed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 5.-The
Executive Committee OF the Republican
National Committee held meeting here
to-day ut the headquarters OF the Ma
tlOnal League. There were present
Chairman NJ. S. Quay, Vice Chairman j.
s. Uhrkson, Treasurer w. w. Dudley,
John G. New, A. l.. COnger, G. A. Ho-
bart, Samuel Fessenden, George Il.
Davis, }. Manchester Haynes and Viii
liam G, GoOdlOe.
The only business transacted was the
settlement of accounts with several
bureaus aad campaign speakers. The
subject OF the disputed districts in West
Virginia and other States has not thus
lar been discussed. Another meeting
will probably be held tomorrow.
4 reporter OF the Associated Press
called on Hon. j. S. Clarkson to-day and
asked him what truth there was in the
report recently published that he had
been rendered by the President.eiect
the position Of Secretary OF the Interior.
Mr. Eiarkson said: III it is worth while
to deny any such improbable rumor, you
may say there is no truth in it what
CvprN
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WAsnISGToE, Dec. 5.-In his opening
prayer in the House to-day, the Chap
lain commended to the divine protection
the President-eIect, in the following
words: "Amidst the perplexities by
which he is beset under the solemn
sense OF responsibility OF his great trust,
grant him the sense OF Thy presence
and comfort; guard his person from all
peril and danger, preserve him in per-
iect health OF body and Of mind, vouch-
safe him light and cheer, and be
through the strength of his heart and
his portion forever"
Mr.. Richardson, OF Tennessee, from
the Committee on Printing, reported a
resolution for the printing OF 10000
copies OF the Presidents message.
Adopted. ,
Mr.. Payson, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported as 4 private mat
ter tue bill to quit the title Of the set
tiers on the DesNloines river lands in
Iowa. Mr.. Rowell made tho point of
order that the report was not private
motion.
Before the discussion opened the pro-
ceedings were interrupted to enable Mr..
Mills TO present, andthe House to enter,
the following order:
That Thursday, December 6, Saturday,
9, and Tuesday, II, Immediately after the
reading OF the journal be set apart for
consideration OF Senate bill lS9, the di-
rect tax bill, now in Committee Of the
Whole, aud that p. M, Tuesday, De-
cember II, the same shall be reported to
the House with such amendments as
may have been agreed on in committee
and the previous question shall then be
considered as ordered on all such
amendments, on ordering the bill to a
third reading and on its passage, and the
votes thereon shall be taken in the
Hnuun
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A CONSClENCR.STRICKEN CONVICT
CouFesscs that Ills Evidence, on Witch IL
NInn was sentencad for LIfe, was FnIse. :.

Couresscs that Ills Evidence, on Witch
Ninnwas Sentenced for Life, was False.
PIrrsnURdH, Dec. 5.-Johnston Dick.
son, convict in the Riverside peniten-
tiary, who testified at the trial OF silas
Gray for the murder Of Mary McCreedy
a few years ago, that Gray made con-
fession to him in which he admitted
that he had killed the woman, has pre-
pared nm affidavit in which he says the
evidence be gave at the trial was false in
every particular. Gray was convicted
and sentenced to death, but his sentence
was afterwards commuied TO imprison-
ment for life, and he is now in the peni-
tentiary. Gray's Counsel will ut ouce
take steps to have him pardoned. 1t is
said, too, that Dixson boasted before the
trial that he would "get even with Silas
Gray" who, he said, had treated him
badly on several occasions.
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SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 5.-Firc last
night destroyed the old Prescott school
house, occupied by several manufacture
ing firms, and a four story brick building
occupied by several other manufacturing
concerns. The total loss will be about
100000. The principal losers are A. L.
Nettleton & Co., manufacturers of shoes
/. A. Weston & Co., machinists and
manufacturers OF tricycies; a. 7. Clark,
manufacturer OF shoes, and the Syracuse
Hardware Company,
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rNg rREslDENf.gLECr on a nuNH.
lie Spends the bay Heating the Brush for
prnIrIo Hons mud Rabhlts.

INDIANAPOLIS, ND, Dec. 5.--General
Harrison was up bright and early this
morning preparatory to starting out on
his two days hunting expedition. It
was 7o'clock when the General aud Mr..
Mckee emerged from the house in their
high top hunting boots, carrying their
gun Cascs. They drove over a couple Of
blocks to the residence OF Mr.. II. p.
Pierce, aud found that gentleman and
his son awaiting them. The train in
which to convey the party was special,
consisting Of but one coach, the direc-
tors car and the locomotive. The exact
destination Of the train when it left the
Union station was unknown to anyone
except the train dispatcher and Mr..
Pierre. There is reason to believe, how
ever, that their first stop was at the little
village OF Dana, in Vermillion county,
seycnty.iive miles due west from Indi-
aaapolls and only about five miles from
the Illinois State line. It's thought the
party alighted here and spent the day.
beating the bush for quail, prairie hens
aud rabbits. The General will sleep to-
night at n farm house near Dana. The
party will return to the city sometime
tomorrow night.
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CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 5.-The Attorney
General Of the State Of Ohio was here
to-day in consultation with the prose-
cutting attorneys OF Brown and Adams
counties upon the best means OF sup,
pressing the White Caps. 1t Is proba:
BILE that the State will supply the money
for the employment OF detectives, and
that every possible effort will be made
to stop the disgraceful lawlessness.
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spccidI UiStNHch 10 he InieAipchceF'
PARKERsBuRG, W. VA, Dec. ga uni
formed rank, division Knights of Pythias,
the third in the State, will be instituted
here on the 18th instant, by Colonel B,
Stanley, Of Wheeling. a great many
Sir knights will be present from Wheel.
ing and Marietta. Officers have already
been chosen us follows: Commander, S.
B. Baker; Lieutenant Commander, Paul
Prayer; HGiald, E.Wanick ; Recorder, T.
Z. L. Throp; Treasurer, Frank Rex.
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DETROIT, Mlcu., Dec. 5.-ShOrtly after
noon to-day Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern switch engine ran into and
completely demolished q Fort street and
Elmwood car at Croghan street crossing.
The passengers, eight or ten in number,
were all more or less injured, and two Of
them, Mrs. Mary Houk and John Seem
ious, were so badly hurt they will prob
ably die. The accident was caused by
the flagman neglecting to close the gates.
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JOCKEY CLUB CONSTIPATION.
A Iag Deal Between the American ant
New York Organizations.

A IJig Deal Between the American aud
New York Organizations. -
NGw YoRE, Dec. 5.-lt is said the alb
sorption OF the American Jockey Club
by the New York Jockey Club will soon
be effected. The papers necessary to
the deal are now in preparation, but
have not been passed yet and the par
ties interested decline 10 make public
the details OF the transaction. Ina gem
eral way, however, they are like this:
The New York Jockey Club, in which
j. II. Morris is the moneyed man, and
of which Leonard W. Jerome is prcsi-
dent, will take possession OF Jerome
Park next spring and hold its first meet,
ing there on tue usual dates OF the
American Jockey Clubs meeting. The
New York Jockey Club in the deal will
assume all the American Jockey Clubs
obligations us to stakes already closed
and to close, and undertake to carry out
next spring us liberal programme as
the American Jockey Club had intended
TO offer. Whether the consolidated
clubs (for the deal virtually amounts to
n consolidation will race under the
name of the American Jockey Club or
the New York Jockey Club is not yet
announced. After The spring meeting
Jerome Park is TO be abandoned aud
the fall meeting OF the consolidated
clubs will be held at the new track now
building in West Chester. The New
York Jockey Club by going into this ar
rangement is distinct gamer, as Il Sc.
cures place in the eastern circuit OF
racing associations.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Judge Clifford has
granted a new trial in the case Of Au-
gustin j. Amber against Rodney NJ.
Whipply, in which Amber was given a
verdict, June IS, for the immense sum
OF 81 ,OO2, ,49l. Ambler's verdict was on
an old judgment Of the Supreme Court
Of tie District OF Columbia, given Janu-
ary 4, 1870. for Sd77, ,4S4, for royalties on
patents assigned by him to Whipple and
Tor which the latter had never account
ed, The verdict OF June Is was for the
amount Of this judgment with interest
at per cent from January 4, 1870,
amounting to the SUN of SS25,057.
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A LIGHT SENTENCE.
Only Fifteen Years for Stealing Hundreds
OF Thousands OF Dollars.

Ell PAso, TEX, Dec. 5.-The trial of
Lewis Flewry, ex.postmaster OF Juarez,
tPaso Del Norte) Mexico, and F. o. Far
rell, ex.clerk in the same office, for the
theft of mail matter, was concluded
Yesterday before Judge Bustament, and
each OF the prisoners was sentenced TO
fifteen years in the penitentiary. Both
were arrested last February. The large
amount OF booty which the two men
secured during their long series OF rob
berries is not known, but is certainly in
the hundreds OF thousands OF dollars.
Money and precious stones were lost in
large amounts for long time before the
thieves were located. Among the pack
ages that disappeared was one contain
ing about $4,000 worth Of diamonds
from house at Hamburg, Germany, for
President DiaE. After his arrest Flewry
made very skilliul and sensational ar.
rest, but was soon recaptured. His trial
developed the fact that he is protes'
sional thief
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ST. JOHN, N. B., Dec. 5.-The balance
Of the purchase money, $4,000, for the
Grand Southern Railway, running be-
tween this city and St. Stephen, has
been deposited in the bank Of New
Brunswick and company composed oi
Russell Sage, Giles i. Taintor, Horace
NJ. Ruggles aud Richard Gross, of New
York, and John Mcmillan and Hugh
Mclean, Of st. John, will apply to the
Legislature for letters patent incorpo'
rating the Shore Line Railway. The
capital is S300.0O0.
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KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Dec. 5.-The exist
enee OF a secret organization was made
known to-day. The organization is
known rs the Quay club, and has been
engaged in n secret investigation OF al-
legged corruption Mt the November cleo
hon. Judge McCreRry, one Of the most
prominent members, stated this alter
noon that the work had resulted in the
discovery Of gross frauds
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NEw York, Dec. 5.-Addie Stanton
and Ella Hammond, the women charged
with participating in the assault and at
tempted robbery of the gambler Phil
DAILY, were arraigned in court again,
DAILY was unableto appear. They were
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SltcIM OFpdEcN 70 INe INltII0eNccT.
PAREERsDURa, w. Va, Dec. 5.-Jesse
Anderson, William Pcase and d. Van
Wells were sentenced to the peniten-
tiary this afternoon for a term of five
years each for robbing the Ohio River
railroad Office at Bellevile. The motion
for new trial for John Whitehead, the
remaining member OF tue gang, will be
argued tomorrow.
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ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 5.-The joint ses-
sion of the National and Southern For
estry Congresses convened to-day.
There was a joint session OF the two
bodies tonight at which an address Of
welcome was delivered by Governor
Gordon.
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LoSboS, Dec. 5.-Mr. Arthur Ray
mond Heath, CONSERVATIVE member of
the House OF Commons for the South
division of Lincolnshire, in speech
yesterday, said he believed that the gov
ernment nj the next session of Parlia-
ment would ask for n loan of i0,000,000
pounds to strengthen the navy.
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[COnlinWed Oa 4aird Pags.l
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PlrrsSuRau, Dec. Sat meeting of
the stockholders of the Philadelphia
Natural Gas Company to-day a resolu-
ton was adopted authorizing the issue
OF s., 500, 900 OF bonds to be used in the
extension OF the plant. The meeting
was largely attended, almost the entire
capital stock OF S7,5OO,OOO being repre-
ppntad
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The Burnlng Calumet.

HououroN, MIcn., Dec. 5.-The indi-
cations about the burning shaft Of the
Calumet mine are favorable to-day. A
portion Of the shaft was torn down yes.
terday by small cave-in about the
shaft. A large force OF men is busy
covering the ground to prevent fresh air
going down to feed the flames.