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A TRAGEDY.
Crazy Negro Cuts a Woman's
Throat at New Orleans,
Then Kills One Man and Badly
Wounds Another.
Pursued ~ = Mob-Twa nuIiets In the
Head ard several IL the nady Kinds
his c~nrser-The Murdcrer's nody
strauE ZIP 70 a Tree.

NEw ORLEANS Jan. sz.@Mrs Martin
Mcmahon keeps a grocery At the cor
ner OF Atlantic and Pacific avenues,
and had In her employ a Negro cx-con-
Wet named William Fisher, whom she
had befriended on account Of his
seeming devotion 10 her. and be-
cause no was a lunntic. Fisher lost
his reason about three years ago
while serving a term in the state peni-
tertiary. where he was sentenced for
cutting a white man. Wednesday
ing he was sent for oysters BIZ Mrs Nc
Mahon, but did not perform the mission
TO her satisfaction She rebnked him
and he flew into n rage SEEKING n
large meat knife he caught her by the
head and cut her throat from n to
ear.
Her cries for aid attracted the atten-
tion Of Mr.. Mcknight who was in nm
adjoining room. He ran 70 her assist
ance. The Negro grabbed Mcknight.
and, dropping his knife. caught up n
Ratchet with which he attempted to
kill him. He failed in this. but sue
ceeded in severely wounding him.
Fisher fed from the house and scaled
the fence. Al steamship fireman named
VIM barrett saw him and tried TO stop
him. Fisher told him TO keep away,
but Barrett followed him and caught
the fellow about tho middle The
men wrestled for a while, and Fisher
drew a knife. with which he stabbed
the white man three times In the breast,
killing him instantly.
by this time the entire neighborhood
was aroused. and q vigorous chase Of
the murderer was begun. Men armed
with guns, knives and clubs started TO
find him. Fisher hHi-htd In an outhouse+
Of a neighboring dwelling, but did not
remain long concealed. Tho crowd
gathered around the little house, and or
dered him to come out. He refused to do
30, and an attempt was made to break
open the door. When the first blow Of
the az fell on the door q pistol shot
closely followed by four others, rang
out. Fisher was making a bold but
useless attempt 70 drive back his pur-
surprx His bullets failed 70 do any
damage, and when his cartridges were
exhausted the crowd broke the door
from is hinges aud opened IRE on the
Negro. a. bay Two halteAs II the
head and several In the body putt an end
to his earthly career.
The crowd Of iynchers placed a ropo
around his neck, and with tho yell,
Hang him before no dies. tho bloody
corpse was dragged through the ynrd
Of the dwelling and into the street
The end Of tho rope was cast over
q tree, and In less time than 1t takes
to tell it Fisher was swinging In mid
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CHlcAoo. Jan. 27.-Einperor williams
birthday. which takes place January 81,
will be celebrated at Jnclxson park BY
the dedication Of the German World'a
faiF buildsng.- The ceremonies will be-
GIN at . o'clock Friday afternoon.
Herr Wermuth, the Imperial German
Worlds fair commissioner. will preside.
He calls II the srichtfesk mean
ing the custom for d~edicating build
ings. Director General Davis and Di-
rector Of Works Burnham viii DC pres
ent aud speak on THE occasion. The A.
fair will conclude with i banquet The
artisans who have completed their work
will be toasted 1T night. One Of them.
the foreman, Herr Neumann. will make
the speech.
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SUPREME E.NcH VACANCY.

The President Urged to Appolnt Justice
Lamar's >uccessor Mt Once.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2T.-Vice-President
Morton and a number Of republican
senators, including Plat, Manderson,
Higgins and Doiph, called upon Presi-
dent Harrison Thursday morning and
advised him to Immediately appoint a
successor to the late Justice Lamar.
They pledged the republicans Of the
senate to put the nomination through
despite any ilibustering tactics the
democrats might display.
1t is said that the president listened
with favor to the advice Of his political
friends, and indicated that II he made
an appointment it would be from the
south and from the bench Of the lower
federal courts. Judge John s Pardee,
IL Louisiana, Is said to be the man
After the conference Senator Platt said
to the Post correspondent: THE presi-
dent will nominate q supreme court
justice very soon-within q week at
least l do not know who the nominee
will be; but he will be confirmed be-
yond a doubt
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And shot 10 Extort . Confession q Rob
bery From Him.


Milan, Tenn, Jan e7.-The town Of
Mendon. on the Illinois Central rail-
road. was the scene Of mob violence.
Tom Butler. q countryman. cameN TO
town. and while intoxicated. fell asleep
on the depot platform. When he awoke
so dollars was missing from his pocket
A Negro tramp Lewis Newbcrn, was
seen with the money and was taken out
By a mob and given 50 lashes with q
rawhide, but refused to surrender the
money, claiming he was innocent
About midnight Newburn. half clad.
crawled to the depot and begged 70 be
admitted. He was hidden In the freight
room by the operator.
At 3 o'clock a mob Of desperate men.
composed entirely OF the country
friends Of Butler, Allied the platform
and uttered curses and cries Of: Bring
out the black brntels Hang the
negro Burn him!' A demand was
made upon the operator. Paul Pearce,
to deliver mp the Negro.
Pearce informed them that he would
defend the man with his life. warning
them not to attempt violence Heavy
iron rails were found near the track,
and. using them as gathering rams, the
frail door was burst in. pcarcc fred
several shots. but was made a prisones
and securely bound to prevent inter
ference.
The Negro was jerked from his hid
ing place, but slipped from his captors'
hands. and, grasping a bar of iron,
fought desperately for his life Almost
beaten into Inconsistencies, he was
carried into the bottoms near the depot,
a rope adjusted, and the trembling bui
defiant Negro was swung from q limb
He was let down, and again asked e
give mp the money, but defiant TO tbs
last, bitterly cursed the mob and told
them to do their worst Again he was
swung mp and two bullets fred into his
~quivering flesh. He was then cut down
and left for dead. The spark Of life
still fingered.
The mutilated body lay for two hours,
when Newborn recovered conscious.
ness and crawlcd to a cabin near the
scene, where he remained during the
night, and is either in hiding among
the Negroes or has persisted. The rope
had cut a cash in his throat, from
which the blood spurted in streams
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CINCINNATI Jan. 37-The mystery 81
the old we'll In The sidewalk In front 81
the building ut 8 broadway has been
solved A passerby suddenly fell
through the pavement revealing the
presence Of d well SO feet deep, which
had been covered with boards An old
citizen named Churchill states that the
well was built during the time Of old
1T Washington, and stood just outside
the stockade- II was the entire water
supply Of the infant colony at The time.
About 70 years ago Il was abandoned
and covered over with the pianks which
Wednesday gave way. The city author
tiles are filing up the old we'll.
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CRISP IN n MIX.

Thc Roman hank scandals Apparently
" ell Founded.
ROME, Jan. 27.-The scandals In con-
nection with certain banks in this city
and Naples threaten to have far more
serious consequences than were at first
deemed probable. 1t will he recalled
that the dispatches announced on Janu-
airy 10 The arrest Of Signor Taulongo.
the governor, and Signor Lazzaroni,
the cashier, Of the Banca Romano Of
this city.
These arrests were made in conse-
quence Of serious rumor affecting the
standing Of the bank and they promise
to lead to q grave scandal The name Of
Signor Crispi, the ex-prime minister.
has been mixed up IN the matter. and
the public ~ on the qui yive for further
developements- A panicky feeling pre-
vas1e
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sToLEN IRON LIE sTArE.
Additional Developments ia b Arkansas
Treasury Case.

Additional Developments ia the Arkansas
Treasury Case.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Jan 2Z-Another
state treasury sensation came to light
when the newly created state debt
board, Of which Gov. Fishback is presi-
dent, ordered the state treasury to hold
Is, 900 worth Of coupons presented for
conversion into bond script 70 be held
as property Of the state, II being evil
dent that the coupons had been stolen
from the state treasury.
When they were stolen or by whom
remains 20 be determfned The
coupon were sent TO Judge Il. w. kim
bali, q prominent lawyer Of this city.
BY one q. d. Whittless, Of New London.
Ct. Where the latter obtained them Is
unknown. Nearly $50. 900 OF these cou-
pons are still out, and the whole have
been stolen at some time from the state
treasury. Gov. Fishback has deter
mined to sift the matter to the bottom.
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THE MARKETS.
cINrINSArILnn ~

CINCINNATI sJan, q.
FLoUR-Wintcr patent, s3O0a440; fancy.
%. 30aa50; family, 81 500 = IS; extra, 80 . 4o;
low grade, si7092i IS: spring patent, s4.a5a 80;
spring fancy, s3.g5 q 5 90: spring family, S3i01
800 Rye -four, 1888 30 Buckwhcat, s2a5O
80 per 100 ID sack
WHEAg-The market was quiet and some
what firm in tone Good No. 2 red was scarce
and firmly held al 73c, but buyers were show 70
advance their views above re.
CONSUMED chr, track, 45c: No. 3 white,
track, 43c; No 2 white, track, 4ic; yellow ear,
track nc; No. 2 mixed, track, 42c.
OATs-The market was dull and easy. The
chief demand was for seed oats and buyers were
ers were willing to pay 3bc, No, 3 " hlte held At
% 3514c, and No, 2 mixed at 34I<n 25c.
RYE--Was dull and barely steady ito &c
for good cash No. 2
CATTLE-S Select butcher, $40 4s75; fntr 10
good, s3501435; common, S250a3@ Heifers:
Good to choice heavy, S40Od4bO: good TO
choice light, S375a425; common, To fair,
~ 25l3.5D
VEAL GALvEs-Steadyemarke at unchanged
prices. Common and large. A.0o1aoO: fair TO
good light, S.50G65O; extra, $d7bGZe0
H-oGs-select heavy shippers s7T5G7 ~;
one car load extra, 800; prime butchers,
"a 65a7.75; fair 70 good packers, Sz30Gz.6O:
common and rough. s6654T. Is; fair TO good
light, SI.0oaT.4 40; fat pigs, &a7bue25.@ common
and fair pigs, s600a60a
SHEEP AND Observation-Disclosures and
wethers, $4,000 %; wethers and ewes, 1900
An. common 70 fair mixed. s~3.OO1400 Lambs
Good to choice. sb25Ga.75; common 10 fair,
s40115O0
PITTSBURGH, Jan. p.
CATTLE Market dull; prime, g. 251tS.60 fair
TO good, t3.5Oa5O0: common, s250l325: bulls
cows and stays, s1.5o9s-50; fresh cows, si5G00
800.
HoGs-Market active; PhiIadelphias, q. g0A
q IN. cynnd ntwa1 ~ "a ~ a. hest Nnr1rare ~ MN
ITO; common, E.aOG7.4 40; 10 cars hogs shipped
to New York.
sHIEr-Noihing doing: nothing on sale.
BALTIMORE, Jan. p. \
WHEAT-Easy; No 2 red spo,, 7sc; January,
1Tkcs May, Size. /,
Coax-Easy; mixed spot 5sc; january. SEQ
February, aMe; May. SiAc
OATs-Steady; NJ 2. white western, 4Ic.
RyE-Quiet and steady; No ? d5c
CHICAGO, Jan. q.
FLOUR \ GRAIN.-Cash quotations; Flour
quiet: q difference OF l0G i5c between buyers
and sellers. No, = spring wheat, 7sSc; No.
8 spring wheat, a. 66c; 80. 2 red, 531sc;
No. ! corn. 4sc; No, 3 t0Lc; Nd ? oats,
SOJ,Q 3lc; No 2 white. ON O. b.. 35ci No y
white, s2Iic; No. 2 rye, 5sesENo 2 barley,
6sc; No. a d b., 4TQeSc; No 4 t. o b, sSa sc;
No ! fiaxseed, Ella.
PH~ILADELPHIA. Jan q.
WHEAr-Lower; closed barely steady No. 2
red january, T0T7Ac
CoRN-CasA and January No. 2 In elevator
arm under light offerings; local car lots SO
higher. No mixed track, 5ss554cAN No syellow
In 4 rain depot, 54tc; No 2 mixed, SO;
February, 5iKaklNr
OArs-Car lots Aim, but demand moderate;
No. 3 white, fie. No. 2white regular, t.3se;
No. 2 white January. lik 42ke
TOLEDO, o. Jan ~
WHEAr-Dull and lower. No. 2 cash and
january, 7sc; May, zsHe
CoKS-Duli and steady; No 2 cash. $50; May,
46alc: No. 3, 4ehc.
OATs-Quiet: cash, NC
RYR-Dufi; cash, 5se.c
CLovKR-sEKD-Dull and steady prime cash,
sz.7o; February, s1.75; March. sIs0
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CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From ali Part OF the coantr
By Telegraph.

Gathered From ali Part OF the country
By Telegraph
Southern cotton planters still favor q
decreased acreage.
Leo Bloom lost Sis, 600 at Chicago By
being short ON lard.
BENZ Gore was murdered By bur
glars near 0cala, Fla. They got about
81 100
The senate confirmed the nomination
Of Louis McComas TO he associate JUS
tice Of the District Of Columbia supreme
court
A dispatch from Halle states that
thirteen new cases of cholera and one
death from the disease are reported
from the Nietleben lunatic asylum.
Judge Goff. in the United States court
at Parkersburg, W. Va, on Wednesday
decided that floating logs and RATS are
not distractions in the Kanawha river.
The Kentucky board of Worlds fair
managers elected w. II. Dulaney. Of
Louisville. president OF the board. and
lion. John w. Ycrxes. Of Danville, see
rotary.
II is stated that Mr.. Julian lii w.
thorne. the noted American writer. has
announced his intention Of taking no
residence in Jamai<a for himself and
family.
Henry Howard, sentenced 10 be
hanged Monday ut Camden, Ark, for
The murder Of joel Jones, has been
granted a respite for forty days by Gov.
Fishbnek.
Mrs. John Anderson celebrated her
ninetieth birthday at Springfield, o.
She was born in England and rode in
Napoleon's chariot captured with his
either belongings
The quarantine 1T the white house
has been raised, anl little Marthena
Harrison has entirely recovered from
her illness The white house has been
thoroughly disinfected.
In a fight in a printing ofIlce at
indianapolis, Ind. Jos. Hale struck
Geo Yates, with a mallet, fatally fgac-
turing his skull. Hale cscaped arrest
The quarrel was over q trivial matter.
Miss Julia Louise Andrews, daughter
of the millionaire, and Leslie Coombs
Bruce. Of New York city. were married
at Youngstown, @. Presents acgregat-
ing 500. 0a0 were received. Bruce Is
editor Of the Turf, Field and Farm.
1t is announced that Prince Delin. nc
companicd by two attaches. will repro
sent Belgium at the vatican on the oc-
casion 81 the pope's jubilee. The Rel
gian government will not sesd any
gifts. but merely an address Of felicita-
ton.
Scarlet fever has become epidemic at
Hobart. Lake county,sInd. The schools
we're closed Wednesday. with the hope
Of arresting the progress Of the malady.
4 number Of deaths have occurred. and
the physicians appear to be powerless
to check the disease.
Near Merrill. Wis, a band of Chippe-
wa and Pottawatpmie indians, which
were e~ncanpcd, obtained large qnanti-
ties Of whisky from the Acknowledgment,
got very drunk and proceeded ~ battle,
Three Pottawatomies were killed and a
number Of Chippewas were severely in
jured,
1t is now evident that prompt meas
ures alone can prevent the spread OF
smallpox in Chicago. Nathaniel Gra-
ham, who was taken Is the hospital
suffering from a ~virulent attack of that
disease, not only lodged in some Of the
largest lodging houses in the city, but
exposed the one thousand patients at
the county hospital to contagion.
~MHE3# 30
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RoMK, Jan. 2L.-The Tribune contains
additional details Of the recent disturb
anee at Caltavuturo. Sicily. The affair
was a military massacre, as the sol
diers. after charging the crowd with
bayonets, were ordered by the military
authorities not TO stop firing until their
supply Of cartridges was exhausted.
AS 4 result twelve civilians were killed
and fifteen seriously wounded, while
many sustained slight injuries Sew
eral children were the victims Of this
indiscriminate slaughter, some Of whom
were wounded several times by bayonet
khrusts
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serious Charge Against ar. rotter.

BosroN, Jan. 2L-Thc trial Of Asa T..
Potter. ex-president Of the failed Nave
rick bank. for false certification Of
checks, was resumed Wednesday, Dis
trictAAttorney Allen stated that he will
produce the man who signed the Irwin
A. Evans checks, and show that the de-
PENDANT signed the c~ertiieation when
the account was overdrawn. and that
the checkA were passed Through the
clearing house and paid.
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49, nhaw Acnnltted.

PARKERsBuR0, Jan. 2T.-After being
out for twenty four hours, the jury in
the case OF the United States against
Mrs Shaw Tor sending ~defamatory let
tiers through the mails came ia with a
verdict Of not guilty. They at first
stood s To 4. continuing 50 all night.
This morning they stood 10 to 2. and
this AFTERNOON they agreed The verv
dict was not generally expected and
caused considerable surprise.
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Irop Not as Il shodid ne.

CLEVELAND. o., Jan. 27.-The Iron
Trade Review says: There Is perhaps .
somewhat greater activity in raw iron
markets than was noted a week ago.
but in general the condition Of the iron
business Is far from satisfactory. This
applies to All departments. Buying in
general Il show and Sellers are asked to
make concessions which would not
have been considered for a moment at
any time in the preceding year.
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i TARIFF K orr.

The first move in tariff reform, the
motion was made by a prominent mem
her Of the house, ard it went through
like a fash. As one member Of this
large body, | move that the tariff be
taxed off second hand stoves to make
room for newsgoods. Signed, J. w.
4. Fisher, chairman, King street.
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ANN AnDon, Mich, Jan. 81. Small.
pox In its most virulent form has bro
ken out Ia the families Of Henry
Schneider and George Jaehr. living IN u
little log Int about six miles south Of
here. One death has already occurred.
There are twelve down with the disease.
The disease came through Jaehr's
family, immigrants, who came over in
November on a ship which had small
nay aboard
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Los ASsEIEs. Can, Jan. 27.-The
lumber combine, which hus 50 long
been an incubus upon building opera.
tions on this coast, has Dissolved, and
several members are now vieing with
each other in cutting prices For a
long time the uniform price Of Califor-
mia red wood or Oregon pine has been
te2 so. per 1000 feet in the rough, now
Il Is selling at San Francisco Tor sI2.
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YoUNesrowN, O., Jan 27.-The Ohio
Baseball league IS now sure to Be 4 20.
After much hard work on the part 81
the projectors, organizations have been
formed IT six Of Ohio's best baseball
cities. Word received up until Thurs
day states that Youngstown. Lima.
Mansfield, Canton, Akron and Sandnsky
will have clubs in the league. There
are other towns anxious to be repre-
sentcd. but they have not vet reported
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MIls-uoward 3 nyicted n Murder.

LEBANON. No, Jan 27--Wiis Howard,
who has been on trial here4f9r, murder
in the first degree. for some days past,
was found guilty Wednesday afternoon.
and will probably DO sentenced Thurs
day Howard belonged 10 the Howard
Turner gang IL Kentucky, and was
wanted IN that state for murder.
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NEW YoHK, Jan. 27.-Dora Smith. rs
years old, a domestic In the village Of
Jamaica, has been sneczing without in
PERMISSION for over sixty hours, and is
utterly FRUSTRATED The strongest
opiates and anesthctics have been adj
ministercd without the slightest effect.
and 1t Is feared the girl will die.
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FOR CboIera PreventioD.

VIENNA, Jan. 27.-It is the intention
Of the Austrian government TO invite
representatives from neighboring states
to attend a conference for the purpose
Of discussing what protective measures
are necessary To protect the spread Of
cholera, and with d view to discuss the
apprehensions that the disease will
break out again in the summer.
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il INVESTIGATION.
Ex-ncpaty Warden Ewln9 intimases Thai
state money Was Pockstsa % sfhS

~Ex-ncpaty warden Ewlns Intimate. Thai
state mooney Mas Pocketed ~ xfhe
wnrdea.
JKFFEKsoNvILIE, Ind. Jan. 2T.-The
prison investigation committee began
It's second days session Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock. John w. coons
was selected 70 act as an expert ac-
conntant Ia the Investigation. This
man Is the one who Is alleged 10 have
cooked the figures in the Howard In
vestigation. and made II appear the
shortage was 5000. 600. when II was
actually but $40. 600
The examination Of ex- Dcputy War
den Ewing was resumed 1t Els o'clock.
He was questioned In regard 10 the
provisions Ia the guards dining room.
and he said the state paid for them.
lie estimated that the guards md CON
vicss paid board amounting 10 $3.50 a
month, and there was n monthly bnl-
ance Of $40 to $40 "a % turned over ID
the state, but he aid not know whether
Il was done. Mrs Patton, he said, got
q q month rent for q room, and the
Don belonged 70 the state
He said Life Convict Bcrner paid
Director X, Il Slater also to procure
him q pardon Patton told witness
that II he banked money he could get
four per cent for him in Louisville.
The matter Of punishment wa thcn
taken up. Witness said: After pun
ishing men they werc not allowed TO
bathe with tho others so that their
backs could not DO seen, Deputy Wars
den John Howard told me he wore d
whip out on a convict's back. Twenty
mon were lnshed with buggy whips,
and forty were suspended by the
thumb. whipped Virgins; he tainted;
| hung him by tho wristA The warden
told me 10 do ikn
This concluded his mornings testi-
mony and there wassnn adjournment
until AFTERNOON.
Ewing finished his evidence In the
afternoon, and several of the guards
were placed on the witness stand
Their testimony WINS unimportnnt To
q reporter several Of the investigating
committee said they considered that
the bottom had dropped out Of the sem
s~ation, and there is hardly any doubt
that Patton will be cleared. all but
probably two 81 the committee as
much ms sayiuT that they wenld vote
that way.
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NEw York. Jan. 2T.-The highest
price paid at the sale of the art cpIlec-
ton OF Prince Alexis Galitxine at the
Fifth avenue auction rooms Wednesday
night, was $4,000 for Meissonicr's sOf-
ficcr a. Etat Mnjeur Under Napoleon
Ill. His Napoleon at the Battle OF
Solferino,' Z sold for e4, 800.