Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1878-03-02

              jrt it VOL. XXXIX. COLUMBUS, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1878. NO. 52. SIEBERT & LILLEY, BLANK BOOK M 4NUFACTURERS. PriRNtH.UIiil-rN,M(uHuurtinuiI l'jnl ttlttrik I'DbliNlirrs. BOOK BINDING 0 every Description, by the Edition Single Volume. Opera Htcss ap4 Building (Up Stair), COLUMBUS. la J 14 H PlLMBS. Rodkit F009. PILLARS & FOOS Attorneys-at-Law, Boon No, S, Pioneer Block, feW rllf wit tOLlIMUUS, OHIO fall m ihtei wqqlens GEO. T. DUVALL, Merchant Tailor! 157 MOUTH HIUH NT. nulB ly At 1-4 and 3-4 of the Usual Prices. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE! GLEASON'S BOOK STORE, 9 SOUTH HIOI1 NT. flep2!)Cmlp Ilili, J'rtirl hikI ('Impel NIs. . U, lOMl.Y. A. W. TltANI'MCO. COMLY & FRANCISCO, PUIIMfllll'.llB AND I'liuriiiin'oiiB. A. W. rBAMMSGO, - General Hftnagcr. LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. fjousrrcsa. Maiicii 1. Senate The Senate was not in session. House Thirtysii private bills were passed Hills introduced and reported: Aiding in tbe construction of a railroad in Georgia and Florida; to purchase the site of the Grant-Pcmberton Monument at VickBuurg and attach it to the National cemetery; pro viding lor an ocean mail betwren I lie united Statesand Hriral Adjourned till Monday. Uenernl Assembly. Maiicii I. Senate Bills passed: Authorizing guardians to lease property; allowing the replacing of bridges destroyed by casualty; preventing the recovery back of usurious inttred; repealing the act requiring Tuscarawas county to open a road; extending oo order of township trustees the time that work on the highways may be performed; authorizing Mechanicsburg to levy a special tas; authorizing Canton to control property b queathed to the poor; allowing the building of bridges at New-comerstown Bills introduced: Constituting Lucas county a judicial subdivision; directing the Auditor of Slate to officiate in the collection of claims; to elect the Hamilton county board of control at the October election; abolishing- the board of infirmary directors of Hamilton county; authorizing appellate courts to try contested will cases by jury; to improve Ashtabula harbor, authorizingconipetiug gas companies to occupy Etreets without consent of council RiBolinion adopted: Instructing the Adjutant General to lire a salute, March 4, in honor of the passage of the Silver bill by Congress. Bouse Bills indefinitely roBtpoued : For the protection of livery smble keepers; ptc-scribing a form of calendar of pleadingB by cerks of courts; giving common pleas courts otiginal jurisdiction in mandamus; exempting personal property from execution Bills passed: Authorizing Green Springs to issue bonds Resolutions adopted: To lire a saluto in honor of tho passage of the Silver bill Bills introduced : Providing for locating and constructing ditches, drains, etc.; authorizing Olmstead to issue bjnds; to purchase sittB for town balls; authorizing Roes county to change the value of certain real Oitale; authorizing Morrow county to levy a speciul tax; creating a board of control for brown county. . Indications for Tennessee and tlte Ohio Valley Falling barometer, warmer, motherly winds, threatening und rainy weather, followed from westward by rising baromeler, colder northwesterly winds and daring, but partly cloudy weather. Gold closed in New York yesterday at 1011. Halstead's big white dollar turns tail, lin.IABLE information is to Ihe effect that Governor Bishop has decided to nominate J. K. Melntyre (Republican), of Dayton, for a Director of the Penitentiary, in place of Mr. Warner, who was rejected by the Senate. The nomination is (o be Bent in to-day or on Monday. . Weekly I.tat or Pnlunts A weekly list of United Stated patents issued to the inventors of Ohio for the week ending February 19, 1878, and each patent in the list will bear that dale: G. Mendenhall, Cincinnati, feedwater regulators; K. Thompson and L. G. Bergetrom, Norwalk, rocking chair fan attachment; 0. Fritscby, Delaware, shifting rails for carriage Beat!; A. Germunder, Columbus, organ pipes; T. H. Lyman, Cleveland, gasoline burners; 0. M. Mallory, Wanseon, hay elevators; A, W. Humphrey, HiramBburg, feed Bteamera. Trade Marks Steinau Jewelry company, Cincinnati, jewelry. 600 BOOKS! BY TELEGRAPH TO TOS OHIO STATS JOVHEAL WASHINGTON. Active Preparations for Coin ing the Silver Dollar. European Nations to b Invited to Join in a Bl-Metallic ConferencePublic Debt Statement for tbe Hontb of February. Suspension of Clerks in the General Land Office. Texas Pacifio Bill to be Voted on In the Committee To-Day. RESUMPTION KEF-EAL. Washington. Maruh 1 Tho R.naiA Finance committee took no action tn-rlav on tbe House bill for the repeal of ibe specie resumption act and postponed the consideration of the subject until ihe eguiar meeting lirtsciay next. JNo other business was transacted. SILVER COINAGE. Acting tinder instructions of the Secre tary of the Treasury, and in anticiDation of the Silver bill becoming a law, the Di rector oi Mints has been engaged several days malting the necessary arrangements for running the minis to their full capaci ty on me new BHver dollar, in connec tion wuii wnicn goiu only win lor some time be coined. It is nrobable- that a supply of working die will bo ready in ahjut ten dayfl, and, in the meantime, the Biiver ouinon will pans through the pro c:Bes of pulling it in shann fur the coin. iug of dollars, except that of stamping. and for which particular operation, the capacny 01 toe mint is in excess of other operations, so that in realitv but little de lay in coinage will be occasioned by the dies not being now ready. It is thought that by the middle of April the coinage o( the silver dollar will be at a rata of three millions five hundred thousand per uiuuui. iiiesuuniy or iracllonal si var coins at the mint and the diflerent Treas ury efhees is sufficient to meet any demand likely to ariae for several months. The mints are all in excellent condition, wuu a sKiuiui lores ot workmen, ami everything ie in shape to meet the large amount of coinage devolved upon them uy ine new law. PUBLIC DKBT STATEMENT. Six per cent, bonds 8718,fr.5,8 0 nvu per coin, hnima 7IW,ii;o, 50 Four and oneliall nei- ecul,. hmi.ln.. 9. t imin mm our per cent, bomla 700.85li.OO0 Total eoiu bonds 81,77,784 600 Lawful money debt $14,000,000 Matured di'lit 7,225,760 beual tendera " ' :i4B.r,so 42r, Certificates ot deposit 28,555 000 r motional ourreiiev 17,l!fO,6H8 Coin eertitieatea.... 48,450, liotl Total without interest..,. , 8144,882,11 Total debt ) Ulll.OHO.KSI olal interest 22,7110,000 Cash in tho TrpaBurv Coin ClllTelley Currenev held lor reileinotlon of 131,31 S.lfitl 2,11110, fnielioilal curiviiev Speeial deposits held lor redemp tion oi ceniiicaies ui uepoail.... 28,556,000 Total in the Treasury R172.6fia.fl21 .'bt less cash in Treasury 2,042,0:17, 1211 Decrease of debt during February... $2,250,287 increase since June .iu, isi Bonds issued to Pacific Knilrond 18,121,101 (Jo's., interest payable in lawtui money, principal outstanding.... eresl accrued mid not vet oaid.... 04,02:1,612 IH0.2J5 37,6ini,:::u interest naid bv the Untied Hlates.. interest paid by transportation oi mails, etc Ba'anee of interest paid by the I nited States 2S,7:i7,20:t CI.EHKS SUSPENDED. The following circular letter was sent by Commissioner Williams, of the Gen eral Land office, (o fifty three of tbe employes of that bureau, including twenty ladies : "Want of appropriations to tmv for the neceasary clerical force has forced upon the Honorable Secretary of the Interior the alternative of dismissing or granting leave of absence, without pay, to a very large percentage of the force of this office until such time as it may please the Congress of the United States to make such appropriation as will enable him to again avail the Government of your services, lho option of saying whether you will accept leave, without pay, or be it-charged is opportunely the only one that can be cltered. Those of you who accept leave will be required to late in a letter to tho Commissioner that you riilinquieh all claim for pay during Bitch leave. I t deeply grieves the Secre tary of the Interior and myself to take the action imperatively demanded of us imder the existing law, but it can no longer be avoided." POSTAL 8AVIN0S BONDS. The House committee on Banking and Currency to day had under consideration presenlative Phillips's bill providing for the iseuo of poBtal savings bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 3 65 per cent, per annum, exchangeable at par for Unilcd States notes or four per Cent, bonds, and also for the special issue of United Slates legal tender notes to the amount of ten percentum of pos tal Bavings bonds and poatal orders for bonds outstanding until the whole amount of such special issue shall reach the sum of fifty millions of dollars. The committee agreed to take a final vote upon this bill Tuesday next, and from the indications it will be reported almost unanimously, THE TEXAS PACIFIC. The Home committee oo Pacific Bail-roads to-day held a prolonged session, at which details of the Texas Pacifio bill were further considered and the committee adjourned till to-morrow, when a vote upon the main question will be taken. Messrs. Blair and Luttrell, of the Bub-committee, have presented a minority report favoring tho Southern Pacific proposition, Mr. MorriBon is opposed to granting Government aid to any of the rival projects. Mr. Cole has not yet indicated his position. POSTAL SAVINGS BONDS. The bill to authorize the issue of postal savings bonds and for other purposes, introduced by Kapreaentative Phillips, has received tbe approval of a majority of the House Banking and Currency committee, and will be finally acted on by the committee next Tuesday. A prominent member of the committee says the report in favor of its passage will be almost unanimous. CABINET MEETING. The Cabinet to-day discussed the necessary action to be taken to carry out the provisions of the Silver law. Secretary Sherman is to put the mints at work promptly and industriously, and Secreta ry Everts will at once open correspond ence wits the Governments of ceuntries composing the so-called Latin Union and of such other European nationB as the President may deem advisable, inviting them to join tbe United mates in a con ference to adopt a common ratio between gold and silver, for the purpose of estab lishing the use of bi-metallic money and securing a faxtty of relative value between those metals. THE SILVER BILL. The Silver bill was to-day sent to the Dfpirtment of State by the Spelter of the House oi representatives, with the endorsement of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, to the etteet that the bin passed, notwithstand ing the veto of the President. THE TARIFF. The committee of Ways and Means have passed the clause of the Tariff bill relating to spices without alteration and reduced the proposed duty on silks from fifty to forty per cent. LAST AFTERNOON RECEPTION. Mrs. Hayes to-morrow will hold ber last Saturday afternoon reception. Xl.Vlh Cougress First Session. HOUSE. The Senate amendment to the bill author. izing the President to temporarily fill the vacancy in a pension agency when such va cancy shall have occurred through death. resignation or failure to qualify, was con- curied in, The Speaker then called the committees tor reports ot a private nature. Mr. Shelly introduced a bill to aid the Great Southern Railroad company to construct a line of railroad in Georgia and Florida. Referred, It provides tha'. the company may issue bonds of an amount not exeeediug $15,000,-000, payable in fifty years in gold, at a rate of live per cent, interest por annum, and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to endorse the guarantee of the United Niates for the piyment of the interest on sid bands. Mr. Vi lute asked leave to oiler a resolution, directing the Secretary of tho Treasury to' institute legal proceedings against such per-Bons as have engaged iu the importatiou of iron and tin plates galvanized with any metal otherwise than by electro batteries, that have fraudulently or illegally paid leas than the legal rale of duty thereon, or who have fraudulently caused to be levied or collected less thau legal rates thereon, and to enforce tho penalties thereon, both in Ihe civil and criminal courts ot the United Stales. Mr. White exnlained that the resolution would enforce the collection of $30,000 of unpaid duty that has tieenevadsd by import ers oi nn plates. Mr. Ilnnks objected. Mr. Mcllook, from tho commiLtei on Military A tfairs, reported buck the bill authorizing the Secretary of War to purchase the site of and attach to tho Vicksburg National Cemeterv Ihe Grant. Pemhei Ion monument. Jleferred. Mr. Crapo, from the same committee, in- ported b.?c!( the bill allowing Lieutenant F. P. Tozier, United Stales Navy, to accept a gold medal from the Preiident of the French Republic. Passed. The House then went into committee of the Whole, Mr. Sparks in the chair, upon the private calendnr. The committee rose and reported thirty five private bills, which were thereupon pafBed. Mr. wauocii, irom tne l'ostcUice committee, reported a bill to provide an ocean mMl between tbe United Slates and Brazil. Or dered printed and recommitted. Mr. Caunon presented the views of the minority of the same order. On motion of Mr. Waddell, the bill to prevent speculation in postago Btinips by postmasters, which entailed, he said, a loss of a hundred thousand dollars to the Government, was made thu special order for Wednesday, and the House adi iurned till Monday. It was then announced that the Demo cratic caucus had besu postponed unlil Monday evening. HON. B. F. WADE. At HouHl'M Door Ilia lmlu Mtiy be Emuccltid ul Any Moineut. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Jefferson, March 1. Mr. Wade U in Biich a condition that he may die before morning. Flis respiration is about forty five per minute, with nlmost imperceptible pulee in one arm. He has been in a semi-conncious state, but his tongue and throat are so dried that it is out of tho question for him to speak. His wife and Fon are at hie bedaide. Vlrgiulu Lltl!iktlon. New York, March 1. A Richmond, Virginia, special says: Governor Holliday to day vetoed the bill prohibiting Ihe reception of coupons for taxes going into the School fund. The Senate sustained the veto. There is a revolutionary feeling being daily exhibited by the Keadjustera, who find themselves checkmated by the Governor in every move they make look ing to repudiation measures. lo day a special .pint order was the election of nineteen Circuit Judges. With gross discourtesy to the Senate, the House adjourned, leaving the Senate unable to do anything. This means the postponement of theelection until the next Eession, when it is feared the debt question will be made a test with the Judges. Verdict of a I'oroner'gl Jury. New York, March 1. The inquest on the bodies of the victims cf lho Barclay street fire wsb concluded this afternoon. Professor Doreinus, who was examined as an expert as to the cause of the fire, stated that no evidenca had been offered which would furnish a chemical explanation of the explcsion. The jury returned a verdict (hat Mr. Barrett and others came to their deaths hy the falling and burning of buildings No. 1, College place, nnd 03 Barclay street, caused by an explosion, tbe origin of which is unknown. Plicclal ftrniHl Jnry nt Sit. Vcrnoo. Special to the Ohio Htate Journal. Mt. Vernon, March' 1. A special grand jury was impanncled this morning, and the community is on the wire edge to know the reason why. There is no doubt however .but that the lightning will striko soon, and hit Borne one pretty hard. Znneavllle Locals. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Zanesville, March 1. The news of the prompt passage of the Silver bill over the President's veto, excites much favorable comment from both Democrats and Republicans. William A. Reynolds, a young man, was thin morning adjudged insane. Wellnnd t onal Strike. Wei.land, Oat., March 1. There is a general strike here among the laborers on the Welland canal works for an increase of pay. At Allanburg the laborers on the two sections have also struck for an increase of from ninety centa per day to ono dollar and twentyfive cents. It is thought it is the commencement of a general strike. Heavy IluxlueHS Colliilme. New York, March 1. The Evening Post says : Jay L. Adams & Co,, wholesale grocers, Walker Btreet, have been compelled to suspend becanan of the failure of J. I. Adams & Co,, New Orleans. The two houses formed a general partnership. The suspension involves a large amount and is important. T FOREIGN. Measures for Strengthening the British Navy. Russia Restive Under the Slow Progress of Negotiations. An Ultimatum Expected Fixing a Date When a Treaty Must be Signed. Prevalence of Typhus Fever Among Russian Troops in Roumania. Miscellaneous Faots and Speculations About the Eastern Question. BTatlonal Kfllo Asaaclatlou Proceed- lujcs. London, March 1. The annual re port of the proceedings of the National Kille Association, which ia Hint publish ed, contains the following ; uThe Council gladly take this opportunity of ex pressing their warmest thanks to the Council and members of the National Rills Association of the United Slates on behalf of the riflemen of the United Kingdom for the friendly welcome ac corded their lepresentutivea. for the facili ties given them for practice at the range, and lor the scrupulous impartiality with which everyiliing connected with the match, down to the minutest detail, was carried out. Their reception from first to last in tho United States was such as to make every member of the British team leel that the spirit of friendly rival ry in which the challenge had been re ceived was fully understood and recipro cited by the American Nation," The report also contains tho details of the match at Creed moor. A Growl front Ibe ileur. Sr. Petersbuho, March 1 Replying to a recent article in the London Stand ard, which declared that the BWord would have todecide uiilesfl Russia made conces-aiono, the Agence Rusbh says : The British Government has declared that it would only make war in behalf of bntiah interests. Kutiaia has respected and eati-licd those interests, therefore, either the Standard is misinformed, or England will act in opposition to ber formal declarations. As regards concessions, tha European cabinela know that Russia ia resolved to maintain the essen-liul result of Ihe war. She will always Bhow herself disposed to accept every means of reconciiing the invertability of Ibis result with the intertsts of third parties, but threats and military preparations are a bad way of attaining a peaceful lin dtrstanding. lirltlxh Naval 1 alimuluH. London, March 1. It is stated in the lobbies of Parliament that the navy estimates for 1878, to be published to morrow, show an increase of eightyfive thousand pounds, half of which ia for the transport troops. The estimates show it is the intention to commence four first class ironclads, and complete five iron-clads, twen-tyoix corvettes and gun boats and thirty torpedo boats. The above increase is exclusive of the portion of the vote of eix million pounds, which has been devoted to the navy. Kcsls;nnfluii of llio l'mnHlam Minis. ttr of Fluance. London, March 1. The statement that Camphaiisen, the Prussian Minister of Finance, and Vice President of Ihe Ministerial Council, has resigned, is confirmed by luter dispatches. Though originally a Liberal and a free trader, his compliance with Bismarck's wishes regarding the proposed imperial taxation schemes brought ou him a determined attack of the National Liberal parly, which compelled hie resignaiiou. A'.tuck oil llie KiiitlUli Winers Jnr-ImIIciiou lllll London, March 1. The North Ger man lia.'lic attacks the territorial waters jurisdiction bill, now before the British Parliament, and charges the English Government with seeking to claim jurisdiction over foreign merchantmen passing the Straits of Dover, which Ibe Gazette claims to be the international water way for the trade of tho whole world. I ho Treaty of 1'eaeo tube Httmil Moon. London, March 1. In the House of Lords this afternoon Lord Derby, in reply to an inquiry of Lord Granville, said he had reason to believe the treaty of peace would be signed tc-morrow. Lord Derby also said a rumor had reached him from many quarters, which he hoped was true, that Rusuia had abundoned her idea of the cession to her of the Turkish fl jet. Austrian llfolilllzntlou. London, March 1. A Vienna correspondent, referring to the persistent ruuiors of Austrian preparations' for mobili.ition, says: There is little preparation to be made. For the last seven years llieBe preparations have been going on, and since last year, when the possibility of such a measure aroso, plans have been worked out to the very smallest detail.Hiistla Vrvltnleil Concerning- ibe CHce t'oiilllllons. St. Petersburg, March 1. Intelligence from Constantinople says the Russian plenipotentiaries manifest irritation at the alow progress of negotiations. If the negotiations are not completed in a few days, it is expected the plenipotentiaries will present an ultimatum, fixing a dale when the treaty must be signed. Withdrawal from Ihe Orlcnnist-Uroiip.Paris, March l.Duke Dandifl'ret Pan-quier, President of the Senate, and a half dozen other Senators, have withdrawn from the- Orleanist Group, known as Constitutionals. This probably secured the passage of the Government bills on amnesty and the state of the eiege. Prevalence or Typhus Anions; the - Huslnu Troops. St. Petersburg, March 1. The Goloso says: The typhus is increasing rBpidly among the Russian troops in Roumania. All the Roumanian railway carriages are Infected. It is absolutely necessary for the army in Turkey to re,-iurn by sea and not through Roumania, Surrcndor of Insurgents. Havana, March 1.- Yesterday afternoon, the insurgents in the Central department defiled before General Martinez Campos, at Puerto Principe, surrendering their arms. The insurgents in the neighborhood of Trocha also surrendered their arms at the eame hour, Kupiinnlllon that Ihe Austrian Credit will be Urnnlcil. Vienna, March 1. A Becret meeting of the members of the Austrian delegations was held last night, The credit lo be demanded by the Government was discussed, but no decision was made. It ie anticipated the credit will finally be approved. What Hie Emperor William Hn Mot Hone. Berlin, March 1. The Emperor William bag not yet signified his decis ion reacting Herr ComphausBn's res ignation. Arrival of Prince Milan. Belgrade, March 1. Prince Milan arrived here to-day. The populace re ceived him in an unusually enthusiastic manner. H Isslon Abandoned. London, March 1. A dispatch from Athens slates : M. Triconpis has abandoned his misBion to the courts of foreign powers, Navltcallon Completely Koslorcd. Koniosberg, March 1. The ice hae disappeared from the harbor and navigation is now completely restored. Death of Rlcbard Bright. London. March 1. Richard Briirht. Conservative member for E ust Somersetshire, is dead. MISSOURI PASTIMES. Exit of Two CtlizciiM by Ibe Mope I'roces). Green Ulds Farewell to a Frowning World at Kansas Illy, and Daniels Crosses Over Jordan at tsyarrens- bnric. Kansas City. Mo. March 1. The hanging of Richard Green, for tho mnr uer oi uepmy aiarsnall Jiughes, near independence, Missouri, februarv 18 1877. took place here to dav. in a narrow alley way north of the Court House, be tween it and tha high bluffs, at 10:30 a, rn. The doomed man walked ud to the scaffold with the Marshall and Father Dunn in good spirits, considering the occasion, Never has a man faced death more calmly. Scarcely did a muscle quiver whilst his death sentence was be ing read, lis appeared entirely resigned to his fate, and his last and only words on the scaffold were, "I die for my crime in the faith of my Lord and Savior Jeeus Christ, Good wishes to all men. Ihe execution was perfect. In einht minutes and fortyfive seconds after his drop the committee pronounced that mi salion had ceased. It was intended that the execution should be private and only a limited number admitted, but hours be fore the appointed time crowds of anxious spectators swelled to thousands, covering all the bluffs in the vicinity so that it was necessary to call out comnanv A. Kansas City Guards, and the Craig Rill-u to Beep back the crowd and prevent ac- tuent. Green was a youcg man, aged about wentyscven, a native of Greenbriar coun ty, Virginia, raised in Green county, Ohio, but has lived for some years in Fremont county, Iowa, and this is the bred judicial hanging in Jackson county, Missouri. since 1839. The body was given to his sister, who as attended him during his last days, and will bo Bent to Nebraska City to-night for burial. Wakrensiiurg. Mo.. March 1 John William Henry Daniels was hung here to ny lor the murder of Jeaae R. Miller, in ebrnary, 1877, and thousands of snecta- tora -feathered to witness the ecene. A penal train started from Hedalia at 11 m. with threo coaches full ot passen gers. At Dresden a small delegation was taken on board, aud at Lamonte a large one. At Knobiuster an immense crowd thronged the oars, occunving all the standing room. Daniels slept some through the night. and this forenoon ate breakfast and bade adieu to bis father, and also to Judge Rogers, iu the room where he was confined.About half-past twelve an open wagon, with a plain pitie Collin, stained a dark lead color, backed to the door. The irons were then unloaded and Daniels, with a firm step, walked down the stairs between the officers and stepped lightly into ins wagon. 1 lie cortege closed up, then surrounded by guards it moved to the place of execution, where an immense crowd, had assembled. Daniels walked Urmlv tin the stens and slood looking, aB firm and erect upon the drop as a eentinel on duty, calmly gazing at tne crowd. Mat a tremor, nor a muscle moved. His arms were pinioned and his lege tied above and below the knees. Sheriff Emmerson eaid: By request of the prisoner, no prayers or remarks will be made. He wished the people to understand that he lived like a man, and he would die like a soldier. Deputy Rogers adjusted the knot. The cap was then drawn down over his face. Sheriff Emmons said: All I have to say ia, may God have mercy on his Boul. The drop was sprung and Daniels shot through it with a thud. He swung slowly around with two or three convulsive tremors and a shudder, and drew himself slightly up. Two fingers of his right hand were extended and two closed. At five minutes there was no pulsation, but it soon returned with thirlyaeven pulsations iu Beven and nine minutes. At ten minutes he was dead, Daniels was convicted on circumstantial evidence. He had hired Miller, with his team, to go to Johnson county. They left on the 20th of February. 1877, and on the 24lh, DanielB returned to his home, having in his possession the team and effects, claiming to have bought out Miller, who had taken a sudden notion to go to Colorado. Miller's body was subae-quently found on the bank of Big Cedar creek, a few miles fromSedalia, his throat cut and skull fractured in several places. The evidence showed the two men were together on the nigut of the 22.1, and that on the morning of the 23J, Daniels drove away from the camping place alone. Withdrawal of Tclcfrrnpb Instru ments. New York, March 1. The Gold and Stock Telegraph company has decided to withdraw their instruments from the bucket shops or blackboard offices. This action, it is believed, will close the offices, as their speculative dealings are decided by the stock quotations given by telegraph instruments. There are altogether one hundred and sixteen blackboard offices in the city, who use the instruments at a rental of $300 each. Invitation to Workmeu to Visit Ihe Paris Exposition. New York, March 1 Commissioner General McCormick Bays of the proposition that a delegation of American workmen visit the Paris Exposition, that the spirit in which the French manufacturers extend the invitation and the advantages to result to the country cannot be too highly estimated, Restoration of Capital Punishment. Des Moines, Ia Maich 1. The San-ale this morning, after a vote of 41 to 4 against decapitation of criminals, passed the bill restoring capital punishment, the vote being yeas 28, nays 19. Silver Hlilpnionta. New York, March 1. The United States Assay office here shipped $285,640 in silver bars to day to the Philadelphia Mint. An Iowa husband, four years married. has applied for divorce on the ground of cruei treatment. Me alleges that his wire struck him hard with a tin water dipper, and locked him out at night when it was dark and cold, PAPER IT UN lllll I'll 'J! DEIWlll B. O. RANDALL & CO Aud gee how Attractive your Hon-ses may be made by Adorning your Wall with American, French and English Patterns Dadoes, Freizes, Borders, Gold, Silver, Rlica, Brocades, Satins, HANDSOME CHEAPER PAPERS. CRIME AND CASUALTY. Interviewed wllb a Kevolver. Laramie City,- March 1. Mrs. Lin- coin, wife of Cautain J. S. Lincoln, of vueyenne, nas neeu Here some time teach ing music and boardinir at William Crout's Hotel. This morning Crout used some manning and opprobrious language lo Ihe lady. A telegram was sent lo her nusuand at Cheyenne, who came up on Ihe train and oroceeded to interview Crout with a revolver. He fired three shots, shooting Crout through both thigh, and one ankle. The wounds are seriouss but not likely to prove fatal. McHIU Found Gnllly of Murder. Cleveland. March 1 The inrv in the Mclull caHe have rendered a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. The tielense made a motion for a new trial. Centennial Celebration. DOYLEST0WN. Pa.. March 1. Tho Doyleslown centennial, beiner the one hundredth anniversary of the order to the uonunental army to march to Doylee-town, wan celebrated here to-day with much enthusiasm. Kowluu: BInlcli. St. Johns. N. B.. March 1. Hanlan. Toronto, writes that owing to the race with Morris, in June, he will be unable lo row Ross till July. The contest ia expected between the 8th and 15th of July. Broom Factories Suspend Wirk. Schenectady, N. Y., March 1. In consequence of the low price of brooms, tne urooui lactones oi this section have been closed, throwing out of emnlovment four hundred hands. BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH. Bernard Biatren &Co,, lumber dealer?, of Montreal, have failed. Liabilities $100,000. The Bales Manufacturing company, of Lewistown, Maine, have reduced their capital Btock lo $375,000. The Montgomery Advertiser Bays that ninetenths of the land iu Alabama is valued at less than $10 per sere. Whitlock & Anderson, of New York, jobbera in woolen goods, have failed. Liabilities, $175,000; assets, $100,000. A. W. Greenleaf, of the firm of Green- leaf, Norris & Co , bankers, New York, titea nigat oeiore last ot pneumonia, Joeie Atwell, of Richford, Vermont, died night before last, tbe fifth person, from drinking water from a poisoned well. The people of Washington Territory are to hold an election on TueBday, April 9, to elect delegates to a convention to frame a State Convention. There were sixty seven failures in New York during the month of February, the liabilities aggregating $2,658,508, and assets placed at $695,000, C. P. Markle & Son's paper mill, at West Newton, Pennsylvania, with stock and machinery, wbs destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Lobs $100,000: insured for $40,000. There secma to be considerable opposition in Virginia, after all, to the proposition to send Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Congress. There are other tried and true patriots, as it were, who want to go. There will be a daily mail from Fort Worth, Texas, to Fort Yuma, Arizona. commencing July 1, 1878. The distance is about 15U0 miles, and will require about 100 coaches, between 500 and 1000 men and 2000 horses to run it, A New Orleans Judge discharged a couple of dueliBlH who were brought be fore him, holding that aa nobody was killed or wounded, he had nothing to do with them. Moreover, ignorant of the city's boundaries, he held that the hostile meeting was beyond its limits, a statement which tne local papers assert to be erro neous. A special to the Chicago Times from Fort Wayne, Indiana, says: Ten years ago Mrs. Nicholas Weiss died, and was buried near this city. She was a portly woman, weighing about two hundred pounds. Yesterday her body was disinterred for the purpose of removal, and was found to be petrified, weighing about one thousand pounds. Tho features were as natural as in life, and the body was as rigid as a staue. It was viewed by hundreds of people before it wasreinterred. San Francisco has a first clasa social sensation in the arrest and forthcoming trial on a suit for $60,000 damages of Mrs. Addie D. Marsh, a woman of hitherto irreproachable character, who is charged by Henry W. Larkin, formerly one of the proprietors of the Sacramento Union, with attempting to poison him with overdoses of aconite while she was nursing him during a fit of sickness at her house. The reason for such an attempt on his life, if, indeed, it was rustle, is a great mystery, Ohio. Joseph Walkins, a well known citizen of Franklin, Buicided February 28. William Harries, a Dayton distiller, has made an assignment. Bond $65,000. N, F, "Wilher, one of the oldest members of the Piqua bar, died February 28, Olis Daniels, an old citizen of Kenton, was choked to death by a pieoo of meat recently. The tobacco Btore of Rudolph Born-stein, of Dayton, has been seized by the revenue authorities. The dwelling of William Brumbaugh, at Mansfield, wbb destroyed by fire on the 28th of February. Loss about $800. The liabilities of Evans, Clifton & Co., YOUR HOUSES! ox Cincinnati, who failed a few days ago. is stated to be $124,000, assets, nominally higher. Apollo Commandery, Knights Templar, U. D , of Springfield, opened on the night of the 1st with appropriate ceremonies.A lad named Oilman, resiJing in Preble county, had a hand and an arm badly mangled by the accidental discharge of a gun on the 28th of February. O. W. Gillman and William Spraguo, carpenters, at work upon a scaffold, at McArlhur, on the 28th of February, fell fifteen feet, seriouely injuring the former and fracturing the skull of tho latter. Foreign. John Ruskin, the well known financier, ia reported seriously ill. March 10 is the time now fixed for the peace meeting to be held in Hyde Park. The old banking house of Willis, Per-cival & Co., London, has failed. The firm was of 108 years standing. THE CITY. BAR MEETING. lloaelntlonM Hespccilue; the of Kendall Ihoinas. The Franklin county bar held an ad journed meeting at the Court House yes terday morning to hear the report of the committee on resolutions respecting the death of Kendall Thoinas. Judge Baldwin submitted theresolu. tions, the first of which deploreB the Bud- den and untimely death of Mr. Thomas, and gives at length a biographical sketoh of the deceased. The balance of the resolutions are as follows: 2. Resoloed, That we would hereby ex press our appreciation of the abilities dis played by our lauiented brother in the dis charge of his professional duties, and tbe urbanity and kindness always uiauifeBted by him in our professional intercourse. 3. Resolved, That we tender to his be reaved tamily our deepest sympathy with them in their sllliction, and as a mark thereof, as well as our sincere reapect for his memory, will attend in a body the funeral services neid over nis remains. 4. liesolved, That a copy of these resold tionfl and preamble bo presented by the chairman ot this meeting to tho Court ol Common Pleas of this county at its morn ing session this day, with a request that they be entered upon the journal of said court, nnd that said court do adjourn at Ihe Close oi lis morning session until to-morrow morning in token of its respect for the memory of the deceased. 5. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, signed by the officers of this meeting, be sent by the Secretary to the family of our late oroiner. Jodob J. Win. Baldwin, Oba'n. Judub H. 6. Ai.iiEiiy, Colonet, J. O. GnooM, James E. Wriuut. Remarks were made on the life and character of the deceased by Judge Baldwin and James E, Wright, after which the resolutions were adopted. When court was opened Mr. B. F. Martin submitted the resolutions, which were received by Judge Green in a few appropriate remarks, and ordered to be spread on the record of the court. Mnrrlasre Ucenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following named persons during the past week : Charles O. Hamilton and Millie Collens, Abraham L. Lincbaugh and Mary O. White, Charles A. Veaey and Frances Groves, William Quinn and Hannah Quinlin, George I?. Wheat and Julia M. Sullivan, John Haney and Maggie Armstrong, Thomas J. Dundon and Etta E. Berry, Henry 0. Overdier and Mary (i. Babbitt, J. Alonzo Gray and Clar-inda Bisb, Henry J. Raab and Flora B. Gast-inger, Albert B. Wheatly and Mary A. Smith, John F. Hughes and Ida M. Hes-Bingcr, James Fitzgerald and Lucinda Suel- ing, ueorge W.Stevens and Etta M. Boss, Arthur H. Jones and Olara J. Phelps, Henry Bmmelheinz and Clara Buchcr, Carl Bluhm and Dora Vick, John O. Parker and Mary J. DeLong, Julius Kroetinirer and Elizabeth Sacbstetter, Henry Flockner and Catharine Baumgard, Wyett a. t'arris and Nancy J. Edwards. Police Court. In police court yesterday morning, Charles Lewis and William Heiser were committed for ten dayB on a charge of stealing a pair of hames. William Callihan, an orphan boy twelve years of age, was committed on a charge of Btealing coal from W. A, Shoemaker.George Green was bound over to the Court of Common Pleas in the sum of $100 on a charge of petit laroeny. John Williams was fined $10 and costs on a charge of abusing W. L, Thomas, and threatening to shoot him. Probate Court. The following business was trancaclcd in the Probate Court yesterday : Marion Turk, aged thirtyfive years, and a resident of Worthington, was adjudged insane and sent to the Hospital, The cause is supposed to be disappointment in business matters and an excessive use of narcotics. D. Frank Hawes, aged forlytwo years, was adjudged insane and sent to the Hospital. The eause Is thought to bo some organic affection of the brain. William Coughlen, an orphan aged twelve years, was ordered sent to the Reform School for Boys near Lancaster, MARRIED. OvEnotsu Babbitt At the residence of the bride's parents, on Thursday evening, February 28, 1878, by Rev. Dr. Robert U. Hutchins, Mr. Hknbv D. OvErmiut, of Obi-cago. and Miss MittY Gsbtbtjde Bab it, daughter of Dr. Henry 8. Babbitt, of this city. New Advei'tisesnents. STATE OF OHIO, lNBirttANCE DePAUTUENT. U01.UMUU8, February 5, 1878, TTTUEKEAH, THE SCOTTISH .COMMEK- J ww iiiHurnuce company, locnted nt Glasgow, tfcotliiud, in the United Kingdom of Grout Britain and Ireland, a foreign Kire Insurance Company, ia poHHCsaod of at leant the amount of actual capital required of similar comranieb formed under the provisions of tho ant entitled "An Act to Regulate Insurance Companies doinr an Insurance Business In the State of Ohio," passed April 27, 1872, and the acts air.endutory thereof and aupplcmentnry thereto, and hna deposited with the Superintendent of Insurance ot the State of Ohio, in trust for the benefit nnd secu- ritV Of its DOliCVholdttr.H rHUiilur in tho Mfnln of Ohio, a sum not less thau one hundred thousand dollars, in stocks and securities rtquirod and Ulowed by r-aid actn, and has filed in this office a certified copy of its Charier or Deed of Settlement, and a detailed Statement of its an-sets and liabilities, aud evidences of investments, and otherwise (ounlied with all the requisitions of the said acts which are applicable to Foreign Fire Insurance Companies, Partnerships and Associations; Now. therefore, in niirhtimiPA nt Inw T Wil liam V. Hill, Superintendent of Insurance ot the State ol Ohio, do hereby certify that said Company ia authorized lo transactors appropriate business of Fire Insurance in this Stuto, m accordance with law, during the current year The condition and business of aaid Company (Bccembor 31, 1h70), as shown by statement of Home OrHe made to this Department, ia as follows : Amount of actual paid up Capital 8 625,000 CO Aggregate Amount of available Ay-nets 1,3CC,S03 38 Aggregate Amount of Liabilities (except capital), including reinsurance 53,219 48 Amount of Income forthepreced-ing year in cash 1,(195,42 00 Amount of Expenditures for the preceding year in cash..v 913,353 68 Tho condition nnd business of the United States or American Branch, December 31, 1877, is shown by statement, as follows : Aggregate Amount of Available Assets in the United titatos $ 003,22'! 20 Aggregate Amount of Liabilities in the United States, including reinsurance. 3f8,(S77 44 Amount of Income for the preceding year in cash in tho United States 613.0E4 15 Amount of Expenditures for the preceding year in cash in the C United States 45-1,070 02 In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscrih-ed my name, and caused the Seal of my stAt ofllce to be affixed, the day and year above written, WM. D. HILL, Superintendent. ZELOTES W4DOD, Agent AT CIIMlllBl'S, 57 1.3 North High nir2 eod fit Street. JOHN HOLLAND, Manufacturer of all styles of best quality GOLD PENS, Flue Pencil Cases, Pen Holders and Uold Xoolh Picks. Small Metal Tubing and Turning In Wood and Ivory to Order. I call special attention to my new "FALCON" Hold Pens, for general use, and tho "STUB" Nibs for engrossing purpoaes. One of my M. O. Pens, whic i is sold for $2, will write better than any Bteol pen, and will outlast a hundred gross of them. Highest Medal awarded at Vienna, Philadelphia Centennial and Cincinnati Expositions. If not kept by your Btationer or jeweler, send for Catalogue to the Manufactory, No. 19 WEST FOURTH ST., CINCINNATI. mr2 eoH 6m 1 2 4p "I'lTM TrvrvrnoTPXtlo I? jaw, i r..ili' lYnni n fin: In n'rilkn Mi'iicll, Tlin mil lii".t ttii'liiiiil ul' prudiii'lntr circulars, prire C, niusli, lilaulti, tti-. JJvery live huinm ink, Bfli.inl, cliun'li and oilier, can utvclinio : it, A Hew lniiiirs! In cvitv town tar a good ir;' rniil (In' ilpiiiaiiil InrriMsin!. H STTBjjl'NMTr vtiaiiy , Jo I lot, Nnv.ai, HT7.' n oiiliit, iinr-fliMiM from you, SeptemWr '.'ft, imi. V lis vu wi-il in iirmtiiiK o'tiiiiliTibly r tlic (..nfit in Wit II, an two iimnllii, nml tiiii il it lo any ir'v "lio i.ha to uvi imnui la vc liiuulrr.U or vcilntitnrv i iulnrsi ivc Sir.i:il in'lnei'mi-ii'li will ilLlil iixly il. i. S.'ii.l r.ir rirr oi:a II. lil.lss. o. ;nl. i'iunlly itmnir Ulll'T.ll to Hlll'HI. M ninl niDiiil., ol )St.,:iiH:n:o.la n llio npiiKiu,; i tiork. mrt 2Gt JaooB B. McGarut. Cbas. W. Kiib. MoOARRT & KAER, ATTOBNEY8 Aud COUNSELOItfS-AT-I.AW, Rooms 7 and 8, Esplanade Building, 8. K. Cor. Sih and Walnni sits., mr3 I1VW ATI, o. cuaKrrrijiisariEiKr i NOW IS YOUR TIMS TO BRING IN your Srama and Somiikr nr.oTii nn for Cleaning, Dyeing, Kepalrinfr, Pressinp; and uinainu. mo. s sj. Front direct, in rear of Noil House. , .JA.MLj;t- WILLlAJIH. V?5Mt14i WAH HING CHINESE No.UO N. 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