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Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
KILLED HER HUSBAND.

Louis ConkIin of Port Jefferson Be-
 comes Involved In a quarrel With
 His Son and Tries to Stab H1m-The
 Wife and Mother Stays Him.
 PORT JEFFERSON, L. l., April 9.-Louia
 Conklin,a colered man about 45 years of age, and his 20-year-old son Joseph had violent quarrel at an early hour this morning. At o'clock Joe went out to find an axe with which to continue the fight.
 The father had secured knife and when
 the son returned the elder Conklin grappled with him on the ground. He was about to stab him when his wife, who had not till then interferred, grabbed the axe and started for her husband.
 She struck him 8 swinging blow with the
 weapon just about the hip. The sharp blade
 sank deep in the flesh, and Conklin fell to
 the floor in pool of blood.
 When the woman and her son saw the re- suit of the quarrel they were terror stricken.
 A doctor was immediately called, but the
 man was already dying. He lived less than
 an hour after being struck down by his
 wife. The affair has caused intense excitement
 here No arrests have yet been made. Coro- nor Woodsand Of Huntington will hold the inquest this afternoon.
 The whole family appeared to be totally
 unconcerned about the tragedy, and tho wife after the event went about her household du- ties as if nothing unusual had happened.
 Conklin leaves large family. Quarrels
 were frequent among them and the neigh borhood was treated to incessant brswls, but the husband was regarded as the least objectionable of the lot.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
A Theatrical Treasurer Decanaps.

BOSTON, April 9.-G. F. TrewoIf, treasurer of Hoyt's ''A Brass Monkey" combination, has left for parts unknown and it is MT. Hoyt's belief that he has taken the profits of their two weeks engagement at the Park Theater with him, amounting to $5,000. Trewolf was last seen at the Park Theater about 4 p. m. Monday, but since that hour his whereabouts have been unknown to his victims. Last evening Mir. Hoyt received a telegram from his partner. c. W. Thomas, asking why a certain rthographing bill of S1 ,470 had not been paid. An examination of Trewolf's books showed that the amount was credited as having been paid. This led to the discovery of other discrepancies and MT. Hoyt's suspicious were still more aroused when he found that the proceeds of a S2, 100 check which had been given Trewolf had not been credited upon the books.
 Trewolf is 27 years of age and has always stood we'll in the estimation of his employ- CTS. There are rumors that there Is 6 woman in the case
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
TELEGRAPHIo JoTrINGs.

Gov. Ames of Massachusetts has appointed April 27 as Arbor day. Goal freights have been cut to fifty cents at rate.
 It is officially stated that the range of ob- servation from the top of Eiffel tower is forty ! miles.
 The Republican Speakers Union of the United States was incorporated yesterday at New York Lord Francis Cecil, son of the Marquis of debts amount to f21 1000. John Robinson, aged 30, was drowned yesterday afternoon in the harbor at New port, R. l., by his skif capsizing. All of Atlanta's street railways have been
 bought up by a syndicate of local capitalists, with several moneyed men of the North. The proprietor of the Volks Zeitung at Ber-
 lin has received permission from the govern ment to resume the publication of that pa per.
 Mrs. Fickenburg, aged 67, was found
 drowned in Hunters wharf dock, Charleston,
 Monday. She had stuck in the mud and was
 drowned by the rising tide.
 The proprietor of wine store at Czil, Hun
 gary, was seized by party of thieves who
 were robbing his store, thrown into wine
 press and crushed to death. J. Uric Alton of Greenville, N. H., was instantly killed and Joseph Legros of Fitch burg badly injured while attempting to drive across the track in front of Fitchburg train Monday noon. Andrew Maintille, for attempted outrage on ten year old girl, received fifteen lashes l on the bare back in the jail yard at Montreal Monday morning. He has yet to serve IS months' imprisonment
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
New York East District. NATHAN G, CHENEY, PRESIDING ELDER.

 Bridgepert-First church, L. R. streeter: Nortt Main street, William Brown; Washington Park, g. Thompson.
 Bronxdaie and westchester-H. H. Berkins City Island-W. P. Estes. Cornwall Bridge and Ellsworth-James Taylor. Danbury-W. W Clark. Darlen and springdale- W. Tolles East EastoS@T SorEaEkGGi IF GiIbsrt M Peggs, East Village and zosr !, ,gridge-w. Chamberlain. Greenwich-A. B. Sanford. King StrestC-J. J: Gouglay. I-itchfeld-J. H. Lackborne. Miamus-A. s. Hogarty. Mount vernon-First church, J. Simmons; Wash ingtonviile, E. R. Foley. New Milford-R. T. Cooper. New Rochelle-WiIliam Ross. Newtown and Southville.,. E. L. Wheeler. Bethany church d23d St.), T B. Smith; Cornell York d41st St5 Joseph Baird; Seventeenth I street rect A. 0. Morehouse; Sixty-Fir street. J. W. John. ston: Thirty Seventh street, R. T. McNicol Trinity q1eth St., T. H. Bural; Twenty-Secend street, B. West Farms-G. O. Tree Nichols and Long Hill N. L. Porter. North Wilton circuit, c. Dixon Norwalk, S. Van Alstyne. Olnville.
 Portchester, s. o. Curtice Pound Ridge circuit, J. F. Bainlsirke. Bedding and Long Ridge, D. Taylor. Round Hill, Fred V. Fisher. Rowayton E. Bassett. Roxbury circuit, A. J. Leach Roxbury and Washington A. E. sternbridge. saugatuck, R. f B. Iklonan South Norwalk, C.J North. Southport s. A. Hubbell. Stepney J. F. Robertson. Stratford H. M. Livingstone Upper New Rochelle, A. M. Ross. West Goshen and Cornwall Center, Julius Mel Westport and West stEatferd, H: s. Still. Newfeld and Woodville, W. Jeffreys. I Qrnit
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
COLD NEAR PHILADELPHIA.
Farmers and Land Owners Greatly
 Excited over the Find, and Property

Farmers and Land Owners Greasll Excited over the Find, and Propersy Jumps.
 PHILADELPHIA, April 9.-The Record thii morning says the discovery of gold in Bucks county has set the residents of the lower end of the county wild with excitement. Every man believes that he has bonanza in his land, and prices have jumped to fabulous figures. The first alleged find was made on the grounds of the Spiritualists' association at Parkland, on the Bound Brook railroad, @ few days ago. Many Philadelphians are in- terested in the organization which controls the land, and they hold their stocks at about the same valuation ss Sugar Trust shares.
 Several months ago the association man. agers hired men to bore deep artesian well in the central portions of their land. When the worknen reached a depth of forty feet Superintendent J. 0. Shuster noticed that the strata had a peculiar light blue color. He picked it up had it assayed and it was found to be gold. Everybody owning land in the vicinity is now dancing with joy. The farmers near the place have now stiff price on their land.
 The members of the Spiritualists' sssocia- t1on have determined to prospect further for the precious metal, and they will not rest satisfied until they have had the greater part of their holdings dug up.
 MT. Shuster said yesterday that he intend ed to proceed about the matter quietly. He would in 8 few days dig down into his well, have the result of his work analysed, and then he would be ready to talk to the world.
 Several other farmers living in the vlcin- ity-Samuel Fulton, Charles Osmond and J. Carman-it is said are digging for the pre- cious metal on their properties. So far, however, their efforts have not been re- warded, but all are confident of success.
 Near the place where gold is supposed to exist is a hill which was formerly known as sMount Misery" but now the title has been changed to tsMount Joy," owing to the al legged find by the Spiritualists of many good sized rubies in the clay. Between the gold and ruby fever the residents of the section are wild with excitement and are looking for ward to great riches.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10

The Facts of the Controversy Between John Devoy and Patrick Eaaan-De. voy Demands a Public Denial ol Apology from Easan.
 NEW YORK, April 9-At meeting of ths municipal council Irish National league to night John Devoy submitted the facts con- corning his controversy with Patrick Egan published Washington special stating that in an interview with MT. Egsn he hao charged Mir. Devoy with inspiring the attacl upon the genuineness of 8 cable despatch describing MT. Egan's service in unmaskins Piggott and had called Devoy traitor. De voy telegraphed Egan that unless the state. ments were repudiated he would hold Egar personally responsible and take steps to win. dicate his character. Dispatches were also sent to the President and secretary oi
 state complaining of Mir. Egans conduct
 and re9retting the scandal that must come from 1t. MT. Egan replied that he had not
 given any interview about Devoy to any
 paper, but had no hesitation in expressing his
 belief that Mr. Devoy was the author of the
 untruthful attack upon him. MT. Devoy re-
 joined that MT. Egan's uttersnces, not his opinions, were in question and demanded a public denial of or apology for the use of the word "traitor." MT. Egan replied that what ever his private opinions might be he had not used the word referred to.
 If Mir. Devoy thought he could exact any thing further he could go to law. Further correspondence was declined. MT. Devoy responded that he had solicited no correspon- denee. To decline was therefore an imper- thence. He had demanded public contra diction of foul islander. As Mr. Egan had in the sneaking and cowardly way that char acterized him insinusted the same islander
 before there was reason to believe that he was correctly reported. Mir. Egan's first letter was shufaing evasion; his second was a self-evident lie and conveyed an insult in form no one but cur would select. MT. Egsn dared not publicly contradict the re- port lest he be proved a liar. To this MT. Egsn has not replied. MT. Devoy threatens to rake up MT. Egans character and make erally unless public apology is made. He introduced a resolution that where as charges of treachery had been made purporting to come from prominent mem- bers of the league, and were calculated to cause distrust and suspicion, resolved the interests of the cause demand an investiga- tion, and that we ask that committee whose character shall be guarantee of impartiality be appointed by Mir. Parnell to in vestigate the charges and the condition of the National movement in America generally and in our belief the judgment of such 8 committee would be accepted by the whole Irish race, and would place the national movement in better position than it has ever occupied before. MT. Devoy, P. J. Ryan and R. J. Kennedy supported the reso- lution, aud it was adopted unanimously. Copies will be sent to MT. Parnell and to President Fitzgerald
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
BOARD OF sELKCTMEN.

Various M Matters Transacted Last Night Town Physiclans and Their Pre-. scrIps1ons.
 Alderman Sheridan and ex-Coancilmar Charles Fleischner appeared before the board of seleetmen last night ss representatives oi the Pharmaceutical association and objected to the present mode that the town physicians have of putting up their own prescriptions. They thought that the town physicians should go to the druggists. Dr. Leighton spoke in favor of the present system. He said that many times the physicians were called up in the night time and did not have the time to wake druggist. It was decided to give the town physicians 8 chance to be heard
 H. Nj. Underwood of the Westinghouse Electric company, Broadway, New York, asked that he be allowed to bid for putting electric apparatus in the almshouse.
 A bid of $995 from Worcester firm was submitted for the placing of elevator in the new almshouse. It was voted to give the firm an opportunity to be heard.
 communication was received from cer- tain residents on Center street, Fair Haven, who claim damages for the cut through that atreet. They do not state how much they want. Selectmen Beecber and White and Town Agent Todd will have a conference with them this afternoon.
 It was voted to repair the pest house.
 The board will hold joint meeting with the board of public works this evening in reference to Tomlinson bridge.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
Valuable Fishing Privileges Trans
 ferred to Another Company.

NEW YORK, April 9.-A special to the Tribune from San Francisco says: The Mex ican government has evidently begun to lose patience with the International company, for it is just learned here that the valuable con- sessions for Lower California fisheries, ex- tending from Punts Banda around to the gulf, has been transferred from the Inter national company to the Talerrio Brothers of Ensenada.
 The company has not fulfilled the require ments of the concessions, and it could be dis possessed at once, if the government cared to declare lands forfeited. This new fishing concession is for three years, with the privil- ege of ren ewing 1t to six years. The priv iliges cover every form of marine life, but the intention is to develop pearl fisheries, which have received attention only on the gulf side of the peninsula, where they have been grant ed eight concessions. Next in importance will be seals. The common species will be captured for oil and hides, while finer species found on the San Carlos coast will be valu- able for skins. The monster red turtle, mackerel, white fish, barracuda and sar- dimes, the sharks, whales and smaller fish found in Magdalena Bay will be turned to account. Fish curing is to become an i'm portant branch of business
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
ARig Firein Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ga., April 9.-The Savannah cotton mill was burned this afternoon. Loss $10O, ,00O, insurance $49. .0OO The fire started in the 'smule room" 8 little after o'clock. It is supposed that the fire started from @ heated spindle, and in an hour nothing but the walls of the building were left. The one hundred employees barely had time to escape through the windows. The engineer was in the engine room next to where the fire started and attempted to unreel the hose, but was driven out by the intense heat. The mill was built in 1870 at cost with machinery of $150, ,00O. It had 8 capacity of ten thou- sand spindles, and was the only mill of the kind in Savannah. It was owned by John Flannery and was operated under lease by L. M. Warfeld. Of the insurance $2, 500 was in the Hartford company and $2, ,000 in the Connections.
 During the progress of the fire in the mills row of tenement houses on the oppo- site side of the street caught fire and eight houses were burned. The loss on the tene- ments and to the occupants will approxi- mate $3,000, upon which there was but small insurance.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10

LADIES' French Kid Button Hand Sewed, $5.W French Kid Button Opera and c. S., $50 Fine Bfi0ht Donoola Button Opera 800
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
The New Comet.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-The following dispatch to the Associated Press has been re- ceived from Professor E. s. Holden of the Luck observatory at Mount Hamilton, Cal,
 An approximate orbit of the comet disoov- cred here March 31 by Mir. Barnes, has been computed by Professor Schubert. It Is probable that the comet will become seven thousand or eight thousand times as bright as at present with distance from the sun of about four millions of miles. On May 26 next it should be carefully observed. The sky is now cloudy here.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
NO OFFICERS ELKOTKD.
Annual Meeting of the Young R.
 nuhlican n Leaqua of Connecticut.

Annual Meeting of the Young Re- publican League of Connecticut. The annual meeting of the Young Republi-
 can league of this State was held in the
 Insurance building yesterday afternoon.
 There was not large attendance, only about
 forty delegates being present. New Haven
 was represented by three Swedish delegates,
 B. E. Elmstedt, Gustsf Ostrom and Nels
 Pierson. Hartford was represented by three colored men.
 The by-laws and constitution were rear ranged and condensed to meet the require
 ments of the league. Officers were not elect ed. The delegates adjourned to meet in Hartford next month.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
SOUthIngLOn

April o. MT. and Mrs. Terry and daugh. ter, of Springfield, are visiting Mir. w. s. Plumb.
 MT. Robert Smith, or Plantsville, has talk en a position as undertaken with W. s. Gould of Main street.
 At the annual meeting of the Plantsville Baptist society A. c. Ely was elected treas urer, and H. B. Fletcher collector.
 Mir. l.. c. Hull has left the employ ot Clark Brothers & Co. and engaged in the tesmino business
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
Ate sixty Eggs i'm Three uinu ses.

VKRNDALE, Minn., April 9.-Wm. Glass, of this city, yesterday undertook the task of eating i've dozen eggs in thirty minutes on a wager of $40. The eggs were boiled one and one-half minutes. Glass broke his eggs and had them all down inside of three minutes, He ate the first 32 in 3< of minute and the other 20 in little less than two minutes.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
BY CANTON SASSAGUs.
Their Coming Fair and Baxar.

AheAr COEHAAnS k kAir ana HaZar.
 A fair and bazar will be given under the auspices of Grand Canton Sassacus No. 1, Patriarchs Militant, 10. O F., at their armo- ry, corner of Chapel and Union streets, from April 26 to May 4. Its object is to asaist in defrsying the expenses of entertaining guests who may visit the order during it's oelebra- tion of the fftieth anniversary of Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows in September next
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10

April 9th, 1889. { UPSTATE of JEREMIAH MALONEY, late of fl New Haven, in said district. deceased. Pursuant to order from the Court of Probate for said district will be sold at public auction to the 1882 10 o'clock in the forenoon (unless previous ly disposed of at private sae), the following real estate of said deceased, situated in the town of New Haven, viz lot Of land, 45 feet front, the east side of Nash street near Lawrence street. Sale to take place on the premises in said New Haven. Terms made known at time of sale.
 JOHN MALONEY, a1O It Administrator.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The President to- day appointed the following Connecticut postmasters: Mrs. Marcia G. Whiton at Stafford Springs, vice James N. Squire, nom. mated January 30, 1889, but not confirmed; Julius W. Knowlton at Bridgeport, vice Ed. ward F. Meeker, removed; Harry L. Limit at Stamford, vice John H. Swartwout, re- moved; William Csruthers at Norwich, vice c. s. Avery, removed.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
ALargeL Hist ofIndlctments.

BOSTON, April 9.-The grand jury for the March term of the United States District court reported today an unusually large list of indictments, including 36 true bills against persons who, after changing their place of residence, voted at the place of their former residence at the National election in 1888.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. FREIGHT HOUSE BURNED. A HaIf-MiIIion Dollar Fire In
 Boston.
 THE DEVOY-EAGAN CONTROVERSY. Appointments Made By The
 Methodist Conference. THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION Sewer Gas Causes Sickness
 At The White House.
THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION
FREIGHT HOUSES BURNED.

A HaIf.Mfllion Dollar Fire in Boston
 The Fire Starts Among Some Cots
 ton-Vast Quantities of Freight and
 Thirty.6ve Cars are Consumed.
 BosToN, April S.-The freight houses of the Boston and Lowell division of the Boston and Maine railroad, situated between Lowell, Minot and Nassau streets, were destroy ed early this evening, only a portion of the walls remaining. The structures consisted of three and one-half story brick building, $50 feet long by 50 feet wide, on the Nassau street side and another of the same length, two and one-half stories high on Lowell street, the two being connected by wooden building 150 feet long on the Minot street end. Between the two main buildings were five tracks and the whole was covered by one large roof. The fire was discovered about five o'clock in the west end of the Lowell street building among some cotton. Labor CTS quickly rolled one bale into the street, thinking thus to entirely extinguish the fire but it was found that other bales were ablaze and in an incredibly short time the entire end of the structure was in flames. The buildings were filled with an al most indeseribable variety of general merchandise, including large quantity of
  served alike to intimidate the fremen and cause the rapid spread of the flames. Stand ing upon the tracks within the structure were from thirty-five to forty freight cars, many of them loaded, and all were destroyed be- fore they could be removed to a place of safety. A portion of the larger building was used as grain elevator and here were stored from 30,000 to 50,000 bushels of grain.
 Three alarms were sounded and it being at the hour when people were quitting work i'm mense crowds witnessed the fire from every available location. The fire is still burning, though entirely under control, and it will probably be many hours before the fremen's work is completed. Part of the books of the company were destroyed, many were saved, while large quantity of way bills and other papers were saved in a damaged condition. It is impossible to correctly estimate the losses or insurance, but the officials affirm that the loss will at least aggregate $500, 900, upon which there is considerable insurance.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTIONS. The Official Count-The Senate Stands:
 Republican 25, Democrats 10, to De

Chosen l.
 PROVIDENCE, April 9. - By to-day's elections the control of the next General As sembly Is settled in favor of the Republi- cans, Elections were to be held in Newport, Bristol and Cranston and eight places were to be filled. The chief field of the contest was in Newport where third and final trial was had no choice having been made on any part of the city's representation The con- test was close and exciting and a large vote was boiled. The result shows failure to elect Senator and second fifth representa- tiyes. These members, therefore, hold over. They are R. S. Franklin, rep, senator; repre- sentatives Dalton E. Young, dem., and John J. Corry. For first, third and fourth repre- sentatives the Republican candidates were chosen.
 Following is the official count:
 ssnator-FrankliD, Rep, 1,577; Underwood. Dem, First Hi renrssentatiye-To Rep. 1,5ss; Cross Dem, 1,5s1; Franklin, Pro-, ss; scatter
 Second representative-van Horne, Rep, 1,5s4; Nelan Dem, 1,ss7; Barker, Pro S. s scattesing sss ars ahsa pe9 sS PraV Pro 5; scattering.
 Fourth , representative e -swinburne, Rep, 1,sss; Hslme Dsm o RTgo ksp ss cals ton, Dem. l,5Is; Jacob. Pro. 6a; scattering, 5.
 Cranston elected Rev. Arthur Given repre- sentative by ITO majority and Bristol chose Chandler Fl. Coggshall representative by 87 majority.
 Democratic 10, to be chosen l.
 The House stands-Repuoncan o4, Demo- cratic 3S. The Republicans have a majority of Il on the joint ballot, with one senator to be elected, thus ensuring the election or the Republican State ticket, which failed of an election by the people.