St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 2

LABOR TROUBLES. REFUNDED. family. Tney met last night on Decatur street and fired at fifteen paces. Nealens was wounded and sent to the hosDital, and both are under arrest.

LATEST EDITION. diet for The company took the up to the higher courts on the ground tributory negligence, but the judgment wT affirmed and the company paw The father's suit went onc-i fore a jury and a (-ri was rendered, which was subsenuentiv aside, and a new trial granted. 1 he tj--1 trial is the one in progress. CHOI.KIi't onlEVANCIZS. The Scholer damage suit airainst TVu" G.

Cook, id reached ior trial to-dav in 'r cuit Court No. 4. This is only annttW branch of the warfare between the and the directors wrere so satisfied with the precision that attended tne exhibition, that they confidently predict that the concert tomorrow evening, will eclipse all previous efforts. The programme is one of unusual richness, and will present the ladies and gentlemen of the society at their best." Miss Alice Hart, of Nashville, specially engaged for the occasion is a vocalist of remarkable ability and her efforts will create a sensation. CASES IN COURT.

pointed Iron Mountain agent at Helena, and Mr. Will A. Walter has been appointed chief clerk his stead. Mr. D.

L. Weathersbv, of the Missouri Pacific general freight office, goes as assistant agent at Helena. A meeting of the general freight agents of the roads of the Southwestern Association interested in the live-stock business of Texas and the Indian Territory was held at Capt. Kogers' office this morning. Commissioner J.

W. Midgely presided over the meeting and stated that nothing of importance beyond making arrangements for the season's live-stock business was done. The announcements that, from all appear si The "Annual May Strikes Inaugurated To-Day. The Stone-Cutters and Plasterers Out The Bricklayers Want an Increase Rumors of Other Strikes Troubles Elsewhere. When the leaves begin to green, and the winter it is gone, a lot of single young men, headed by professional secretaries of unions and "labor agitators" with felons on their thumbs, inaugurate strikes among the tradesmen.

The demonstrations are generally made about the time of "buck beer" and the announcement of the opening of various Sunday resorts. The striking season lasts until late in the picnic season, and then the men all return to work. A stone-cutter get ting $3 50 per day concludes to strike for $4 per day, or 3 more per week. He lays out of work for a month at a loss of 84 and secures the raise. Then he works for twenty-eight weeks or seven months to regain' the amount his foolishuesss has lost him.

"The first of May is moving day," so Carl Schurz and others before him said. The St. Louis contractor is haunted by what has grown into an aphorism in St. Louis, to-wit: "The lirst of May isstriking day." Without any other provocation than desire, the journeymen stonecutters at their "union" meetings last Sunday agreed to demand on May 1 an increase of wages from $3 so to $4 per day. and tho establishment of a uniform rate at the latter figure.

Stone-cutters are paid to some extent like desks, book-keepers, and other men who toil, but are not classed as "work-ingmen." Ot the 500 journeymen stone-cutters in the city perhaps 200 of them get $4 per day. The bosses say that the others are not worth that amount; iu fact, as several prominent contractors at tne Mechanics' Exchange said to-day, it is like finding money for some of them to get it. The demand is, however, formal, 54 per day or no work. The bosses were kindly given until yesterday to accede to tne demand. Without exception they declined to accede, and as a result there are no stone-cutters at work to-day except tiiose who do not belong to unions, and sell their iaoor wnere thev can get the niot money lor it.

Hie re are in St. Louis boss stone-cutters, and there are between 400 and oOO men eugaged at the trade. There is no disposition ujKn the part of the "bosses" to yield. A prominent contractor said at the Mechanics' Exchange to-day, "Tnis is simply the annual bucK beer strike. When the young men wno started it have spent the money thev have saved up during the winter they wid return to work.

1 do not know why this thing should occur every spring. My men are all getting good wages; no one is paj.i jess than $21. and one gets as liisli as jg-Js eaca week, i hat man is however. lie jS worth what I pay him. hy, then, should he jo; into a scheme to make me pay a nian who hardly earns is These men who iese are paralyzing DUNiness seem to frvet and that investment cast-iron a.

u.f.r jronts and galvanized iron work Perfected no' that their trade is centers so VV Ameean cities change thl it VJ "ften, and by the merest chance, rdl" pavs to l'ut too much monev ith when a building of brick trimming looks all right for ten years, aQ(i no one n(ywti tne difference." ANP THE PLASTERERS TOO. No Public notice had been given of any discoutent among the plasterers, but at noon to-day various contractors came to the Mechanics' Exchange and quietly passed the word to each other that the journeymen were going out, on the refusal of a demand for an increase of 50 cents per dav. This is another case of a raise from S3 50 to S4. Efforts were made to keep the matter quiet, and two boss plasterers denied that there was any trouble. A lime-smeared individual known to the reporter, however, gave the information that by tomorrow night there would not be a journeyman union plasterer at work in the city.

AND KB1CKLAYEKS? In the group of laboring men and mechanics that stand around Seventh and Chestnut streets during the business hours of the Mechanics' Exchange, were several their Sunday clothes, and one of them said to a reporter, "Look out for more fun to-morrow, when the brick lasers go out. There is an intention, it seems to me, for all mechanics to get their wages raised fifty cents a day." Two boss bricklayers said that they had not heard of any dissatisfaction among their men, but would not be surprised if a "demand" was made-It is about the right time of the year for it. NEXT SUNDAY. A visit was made to Central Turner Hall, in the rooms of which the usual spring and summer troubles are fo- uented. lhe bar-keener recalled that he had heard a great deal of talk about a general movement lor an increase of mechanics' wages last Sunday.

The cigar-makers, the stone-masons, the gilders and a half dozen other unions will hold meetings next Sunday, and tiie air promises to be fuller of labor troubles than of sunshine. The Coal Strikes. Pittsburg, May 2. Complete reports from the railroad coal district, in which a strike was inaugurated yesterday, state that all the miners have joined the strike against the reduction save those employed by W. P.

Bend fc Co. and the Cherry Hill Coal Co. A delegation of strikers Headed by martial bands will surround these Pits this afternoon and remain until the men at work join the strike. Operators are preparing to have the strikers kept oft their property, but uo violence is anticipated. lhere is no change in the status of the cigar-makers' and plasterers' -strikes.

Colliery Loaders. Shenandoah, May 2. Work at No.4 Colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company was stopped to-day, by a strike of the loaders. They have been loading twenty-two cars a day, but now refuse to load more than sixteen hence the strike. KENTUCKY MARRIAGES.

Mrs. Brickey's IoubIe Harness rudg- meiit Against Oby E. Owen. In Judge Adams' court this morning there was an entry, Dy stipulation, of judgment against Oby E. Owen in the attachment proceeding instituted against him by the Third National Bank the morning after his arrest.

The suit was filed in order to reach Owen's property. Judgment was entered for 97, representing the sum total of the embezzlement witn interest. lhe amount having now been determined of record, the bant attorneys will follow the Iwndsineii in the several suits brought against them. It has yet to be seen what eiiect the depositions taken in their behalf concerning the details of the extended embezzlement and the management of the bank will have upon these cases. The Merz damage case against the Missouri Pacific Baiiroad Company is progresing today in Judge Horner's court.

This is a peculiar instance of protracted litigation. A lad, working in a juarry at Carondelet, near the Missouri Pacific branch, was knocked down and run over one day on the truck by a train of cars being switched oil. The bov did not hear the train approaching him as he walked along, and it cost him an arm. liam age suits were instituted in his behalf and by me lamer on ine ground oi lo.ss oi services ine ooy sun went Deiore a jury several tiroes, but there was a failure to agree. At length a jury gave him a ver- The Money the Government Received From Messrs.

Billings-ley, Nanson and Bartley. Ladies and Their Imported European Toilets The Trouble Occasioned by a Couple of Federal Special Agents. Everybody remembers the visit to St. Loui of Thos. H.

Keeffe and John Douglas, special agents of the United States Treasury Department. These gentlemen were here to look after certain alleged smuggling cases, and among those with whom they said they did business were Mr. Kolla Billingsly and Capt. Joseph Nanson. Detective Keeffe pointed out Mr.

Rolla Bil-lingsley in the rotunda of the Southern Hotel and remarked, "There is a man whom I compelled to put $1,000." Mr. Keeffe was ter-ririblv unreliable as a giver of news, as the following story will show: Last fall Mr. Billingsley's wife and daughter returned from Europe, accompanied by Mrs. J. Nanson and her daughter all of them had enjoyed the trip, and when they arrived in St.

Louis they were still impressed with the pleasures of the tour. About the middle of February, however, Messrs. Keefie and Douglass also made a visit hercand the result somewhat took away the charms of the European trip. Mr.Keetfe called upon Mr. Biliingsley.tolu him that his wife and daughter had violated the revenue, and with an air that detectives only can assume, warned him that he had better pay what was asked than have any publicity in the case.

The same cail was made on Mr. Joseph Nanson. Mr. Walter S. Bartley, the well-known broker, was also yisited by the astute Keefie, and a similar statement made to him.

Mrs. Hartley had just returned from Europe and that far the case was true. The daughters ol Mr. Billingsley and Capt. Nanson are well-known society belles, and none of the ladies mentioned had the slightest intention of violating any law that was ever made.

Still here was AX OGRR OF A TKEASUKY AGENT. who pretended to know that the law nau been violated, and the supposition was that he knew what he was savine. As a result, the trentlemen. who were in total ignorance of the law. decided to nav what was demanded.

Mr. Billingsley deposited jjxio in the sub-treasury, as the result of Mr. Keeffe's demand. Mr. Nanson paid Mr.

Walter S. Bartley's assessment was a less sum that the other two mentioned. The gentlemen mentioned paid the trilling sums mentioned because they imagined that, perhaps, there has been an accident and un- ntenuonat violation of the Jaw, and thev wished to avoid the publicity and the-talk that would grow out of such a matter. When, however, the matter appeared in print, anyhow, and when it was stated that Mr. liiUingsiey had paid sa.000.

the entlemen determined to seek legal advice. the firm of Overall fc Judson were called upon and their services engaged to look into the matter. Messrs. Overall Judson saw it once that there had been no violation of the revenue law and communicated with the I reasui Department at ashingtou. As a vsult ot this statement, an order was sent to Mr.

Whitney, Collector of the Customs, that he should loo into the matter. As a esult AS INVESTIGATION WAS KECEITTLY HELD at the otiice of Messrs. Overall and Judson, Collector Whitney himself examining the witnesses. Mrs. Billingsley herself was first put on the stand, and she deposed to what she had brought fjoui Europe, and under wnai conditions, miss JsuiiiiKslev was next called, and told her story.

Among other things it was developed that the lynx-eyed Keeffe had discovered that the young lady fiud two fiats. One of these Miss Billingsley testified that she had used in her walks aud drives during her European visit, and the other she had purchased whenever she went to church or to the theater, or to any place where a piece of headgear which had been used in traveling would not be appropriate. et Mr. iveeie nau concluded to charge her just about for bringing over this hat, this sum Deing twice the price, according to his estimate, with other penalties imposed. About other articles ot dress the same facts were developed, Mrs.

Bartley's examination resulted in a similar manner. Collector Whitney forwarded all trie testi mony to aslnngton. In a short time an or der came back from theTreasury Department that tne money deposited Dy Messrs. Jtiii-lingsley, Nanson and Bartley should be re-turued to these gentlemen. THIS WAS DOSE ON YESTERDAY.

There was no violation of the law at all. and if the gentleman had consulted attor. neys previously, Uiere would Have been Uo trouble whatever. It was because they thought that Keeffe had discovered a tecli-nical violation of a law the provisions of which they did not know that the money was paid at all. Tne decision of the Treasury Department entirely exonerates the ladies and gentlemen mentioned irom any violation of the law, accidental or otherwise, and throws Quite a cloud over Mr.

Keeffe's alleged ingenuity. he money was paid in the nrst place to avoid the annoyance of an investigation, and there would never have been any further trouble if the matter had not come out. But the further investigation showed Messrs. Billingsley, Nanson aud Bartley that their wives and daughters were right all the time. They now have the dual pleasure of receiving back their money and of being vindicated by the department after the one-sided conviction of Mr.

Keeffe. RAILROAD SEWS. Tho B. Q. sent the special tobacco train through to Chicago yesterday in seventeen hours.

It is rumored that E. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania company's lines, east of Pittsburg, is to resign soon. On and after Monday night next the Wabash will run two through sleeoers on the Chicago train, and everybody can get a lower berth. At the time of the adoption of the 'summer time schedule, the Vandalia expects to putin a solid through train for Cincinnati over St.

L. C. 11. K. Mr.

McKenzie. superintendent motive power of the Nickel Plate, accompanied by his family, passed through the city this morning in his special car en route home from Denver, Col. The St. Louis and Cairo Railway resumes its Sunday excursion next Sunday, Mav C. The train leaves East St.

Louil at 8 a. going as far south as Red Bud, and returns, leaving Red Bud, at 7:13 p. in. A record of the Wabasli through Council Bluffs train for April just compiled shows that but once during the month was it behind a minute. That time she was delaved at a point only a lew miles out of Council Bluffs, by a derailed freight car.

Maj. K. II. Wade is making quite a record in his position as master of transportation. Mr.

J. J. O'Connor, Iron Mountain local freight agent, accompanied bv his wife, left this morning over the Iron Mountain for a two months' trip through the Far West. He will spend some time at Mauitou Springs and Los Angeles aud go to San Francisco. He hopes to return with entirely recovered health and strength.

A party of fifty negro exodusters from Kentucky came in this morning from Louisville and left on the C. A. Kansas-bound. I hey say they are only the advance guard of many more who are expecting to settle near AoufKa, ana mat tne emigration westward of Kentucky blacks will very heavv next fall. 1 Mr.

T. W. McDermott, chief clerk Iron Mountain local freight office, has beeu ap- WASHINGTON. The Forthcoming Crop Report. Washington, May 2.

-The monthly crop report for May will be issued by the Department of Agriculture at the usual time, lata in the afternoon of the 10th inst The reports from the department correspondents throughout the country are uniformly mailed on the first day of each month. Many of them are not received until the very day on which the final totals and deductions are figured out. Consequently all assertions as to what the forthcoming report will show are speculative and conjectural. The department statistician himself remarked to-day that no knowledge snort of omnisicence is sufficient to warrant positive prediction of the results found in the compilation of the hundred individual reports to the department in advance of their completed receipt for examination. Naval Changes.

Washington, May 2. Vice-Admiral Rowan has asked to be relieved fram his duties as superintendent of the Naval Observatory, and Secretary Chandler has appointed Commodore Shufeldt to succeed him. Commodore Shufeldt will, on the 6th of this month, be promoted to Rear-Admiral, as on that date Rear-Admiral E. R. Calhoun will be placed upon the retired list.

It had been decided to give Shufeldt command of Mare Island Navy Yard, but now some other officer will be sent to that point. Appointments. Washington, Majr 2. An effort is being made to have Paducah, reestablished as a port of delivery. The President to-day appointed the following Postmasters: Charles L.

Howe, Savannah, George Little, Plum Creek, Nevada. Extradition Treaty. Washington, May 2. President Arthur has made a proclamation of a supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Spain. The Star Route Trial.

Washington, May 2. Bliss continued his argument in the Star Route trial to-day, dwelling at great length upon the testimony relating to the affidavits. Naval Visitors. Washington, May 2. Rev.

John W. Dinsmore, of Illinois, and Gen. McDowell are among those appointed to the Naval Academy. New Steel Cruisers. Washington, May 2.

The President has selected Boston, Atlanta and Chicago as the names for the three new 6teel cruisers of the Navy. DEFEATED AT THE POLLS, The Mayor of Vincennes Seeks Consola- tlon in Death. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Vincennes, May 2. About 5:30 this morning the Hon.

W. B. Searight, Mayor of this city, committed suicide at his residence. He fired two shots, the weapon being a Smith Wesson double action pistol, carrying a 33 ball. One took effect near the left nipple and the other in the right temple.

From each of these wounds the bleeding was profuse. The act occurred in the kitchen, from which two steps led into the dining-room. Deceased was found lying on the lowest of these steps, the revolver lying on the lower step near his face. There were no bruises on the body and the theory is advanced that Jhelay down on the floor before committing the deed. THE SHOTS FOLLOWED EACH OTHER in ramd succession and were heard by no members of the family, excepting by Mrs.

Burk, a cousin who arrived from St. Louis on a visit to the family of the Mayor a day or two ago. The family have the profound sympathy of the whole community. He had been Mayor of this city for the last six years and was a candidate for re-cleetion but was defeated yesterday. The suicide is a complete surprise to every one and thera is no doubt uefeat at the polls yesterday prompted the step.

Mr. Searight Was sixty-six years of age and was born in Ireland. Mr. S. left a letter directed to his son Gerald, which he had evidently written during last night.

The contents are not yet made public. A Dastardly Crime. alt i more. May 2. Monday night about ten o'clock, while Miss Anna Traverse was going from the house of her sister to her own home, three blocks distant, in the northwestern section of the city, she was assaulted by two colored men, who felled her with a stone and then cut her throat and robbed her of a lew dollars.

She was found early Tuesday on the vacant lot where she was assaulted and removed to her home. She is the daughter of the late Win. K. Traverse, who several times represented Dorchester county in the General Assembly. She is not expected to survive her injuries.

Burned to Death. Milwaukee. May 2 A- Bailey's Harbor, dispatch says that fire this morning destroyed Wm. Jackson's residence, and his daughters, Olive and Bertha, seven and twelve years of age, were burned to death while up stairs where the fire starUd. A blacksmith shop belonging to J.

Wohleman was also destroyed. Loss on both, buildings $1,000 no insurance on either. A Raving Maniac Kansas Citt, May 2. An Atchison special says Clara J. Wilson, the young girl confined in jail for attempting to set lire to several buildings, is now a raving maniac.

and as the Missouri authorities have not been heard from she will soon be incar cerated in tne insane Asylum. Burned. Atlanta, May 2. The building occupied by Jno. D.

Stocker as a furniture factory, and Green Holland as a corn mill. burned this morning. Loss $25,000. Texas Road Sold. Galveston, May 2.

A Dallas News special says The Texas Trunk Road and appurtenances were sold to-day for 8162,000. The Tewkesbury Alms House. Boston, May 2. The Tewkesbury inves tigation was resumed to-day, but nothing of importance transpired. The Marriage Record.

lhe following marriage licenses were granted this morning: Frederick Lange- henny and Mrs. Elizabeth Woelf ert JVm. Cassady and Annie E. Cooper: Michael Connors and Nellie Stanton Karl Miller and Pauline Schaaf; Thomas Jones and Annie u. Anderson.

The Musical Union. The last, dress rehearsal of the Musical Union tooK place at the Armory this mornin THEY PLEAD GUILTY. Two More Invincibles Sentenced To be Hanged. Confessions of the Prisoners in Court Exposition in Holland Minister Sargent and His Newspaper Controversy Cablegrams. Ireland.

Dublin, May 2. Patrick Delaney and Thos. Caffrey, two more of the men charged with participation in the murders of Cavendish and Burke, were arraigned for trial this morning. They created a sensation in the court-room by pleading guilty to the charge against them. Both were sentenced to be hanged the 2d June.

Before Caffrev had pleaded guilty he was informed bv his solicitor that the Crown gave no hopes of a mitigation of tne sentence of death which would be pasted upon him. PELAKET'S CONFESSION'. When Delaney was called upon to plead, he said: "I am guilty of beine in the park at the time Cavendish and Burke were killed, but I did not commit any murder. I plead guilty." The explained to him that this real-lv amounted to a plea of innocence. Delaney then formally pleaded guilty, lie suit! i "1 was brought into this first foolishly, not knowing what it was.

I was forced from my work to go to the park. We had to obey the orders the society or take the consequences. When 1 got into the park 1 could not tfet away. I saw the murders committed, but took no part in them. I went to the parkj on Kavanaugh's car.

He speaks the truth so does Carey. The murders were committed by Joe Brady and Timothy Kelley and by nobody else. I saved Judge Lawson's life at the risk of my own. 1 was sent on to shoot him by Mullett and Brady. The only "way to escajie my task wa by calling the guard's attention." Judge O'Brien in passing sentence on Delaney said he had a duty to perform, fie had at a previous trial of the prisoner, for attempting to shoot Judg- Lawson, pitied him, because he showed some feeling for his wife and family.

The prisoner would see to what misery thev had been brought by the wicked system of conspiracy. When Caffrey was placed in the dock his face wore a smile. The consequence of pleading guilty was again fully explained to him iu open court, but he persisted in his plea. On being asked whether he had anything to say why sentence should not be parsed upon him, CAFiUEV KEl'I-IET) IN A LOUD, CLEAE VOICE, "All I have got to say. standing on the brink of the grave, is 1 did not know what was going to hupuen until twenty minutes before the "murders were committed.

1 was bound to go to the park under pain of death." The Judge in passing sentence said there were no means of judging of the truth of the prisoner's statement. He did not decide that it was necessarily wholly untrue. GKAND JUItY. The Grand Jury has bon summoned to meet to-morrow to find bills against the men who are charged with conspiracy to murder. REMANDED.

Cork, ilay 2. A prominent member of the Rationalist party named Murphy has beeu remanded f'-r trial for refusing to testify at a private inquiry. tiermany. May 2. The Times publisnes a special from Berlin, which undertakes to explain the misunderstanding or misrepresenta tion on part ol the North (ierman Gazette in respect to the republication in a New York paper of Minisr Sargent's re-po' to Secretarv Frelingkuysen upon the pork question.

The point of the special correspondent's explanation is that what waa the day before yesterday by the North German Gawtte was in real'ty the report of ar- nt to the Mate I epartmeut. It was printed in order to show that the North German Gazette's late personal attack, which Sargent-would be justly entitled "to consider a gross infringement ot the newspaper upon Iiis privileges us a foreign ambassador, was based upon an incor.ect translation bv the New York liandels-Zeitung of Sargent's report. The Gorman Gazette, in reproducing report, prefaces it by a paragraph liu the Times correspond-dent characterizes as a weak and transparent attempt upon the part of the management to excuse this unwarrantable attack. This is the only excuse vouchsafed by the Berlin paper, and it is the general opinion here that, while the apology is humbie enough, it must be regarded, nevertheless, as entirely inadequate, since it convicts the North German Gazette of gross misrepresentation of the truth. Knglanrl, London, May 'J.

Tire'aTnount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day, 197,000. RACES. London, May 2. At the Chester meeting to-day the race for the Chester trades cup, lor three-year-olds and upwards, was won by Leopold de Rothschild's, Siserta, C. J.

Merry's Beauty second, Sir J. D. Astley's Saucy Boy third. Six starters. Holland.

Amsterdam, May 2. The King opened the Universal Exhibition here yesterday. The American department is not yet complete. The Lake Shore. Cleveland, May 2.

At the thirteenth annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lake Shore Railroad to-day, directors were elected, Wm. II. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, W. Iv. Vanderbilt Augustus ScheK, Samuel P.

Bayer, Jno. E. Beverill, Darius O. Mills, Edward D. Worcester, ot New York; John Newell, of Cleveland William L.

Scott and Charles M. Reed, of Rozella Braun, of Warren; J. H. Wade, of Cleveland. President Van-deioilt's report shows the total earnings $13,223,000, increase net earnings, increase seven per cent; dividend paid eight per cent operating expenses bixty and a half percent, a decrease of two percent.

1 he lirst mortgage debt is reduced $250,000, leaving it the second mortgage debt increased from SU.caio.Ooo to by exchange of mortgage bonds for shares preferred and 124,800 shares common stock of Nickel controlling interest. This involves an increase of in the annual fixed charges. Total funded debt 843,192,000 increase The directors met and reelected the officers of last year. A Iuel at Fifteen Paces. Chicago, May 2.

A Daily News (New Orleans) special says: John O'Callahan challenged his brothcr-in-Jaw, Hichael Nealens. to a pistol duel, owing to an alleged slander uttered by Nealens against the former's Review of Legal Business Under the Dome To-Day Judgments, Etc. Another option deal case, Henry Gardes et al. vs. Horace W.

Hibberd, is in progress to-day. Suit on notes was filed to-day by F. A. Bensberg Co. against the Bleyer Distilling Company.

A pro forma decree of incorporation was granted to-day in the matter of the Mt. Carmel School Association. The case of Livingston vs. Thatcher was dismissed to-day in Judge Lubke's court tor failure to give security for costs. Letters of administration were granted this morning to George H.

Braun, executor of George Thilenius estate valued at Judge Earclay to-day made the following orders of reference Fallon vs. Stahl, to T. J. McMaster; Gruet vs. Catholic Protectorate of St.

Louis, to Edward White. "The will of Frederick Sparfeld. bearing date April 17, 1SS2, was admitted to probate to-day. The property is left to the widow. Nicolaus Jaengel is appointed guardian for the children.

The attention of Judge Lubke is still given to the hearing of the Von Phul buctet-shop injunction against the Western Union Telegraph Company, relative to the Chicago market leased wire. The trial of the damage case for malicious persecution, Michael Ryan against William C. Walls, was commenced this afternoon in Judge Thayer's court. The plaintiff was prcsecuted for taking a plow, but the court dismissed the case. The Jewett-Clopton matter was submitted this morning in the Court of Appeals.

Mr. Clopton desired the court to dispose of it as soon as possible. He was given until the 15th inst. to file a brief, and Mr. Jewett will be giveu one hour lor oral argument.

The following judgments were rendered to-day in the Circuit Court: John Studdert vs. Barnes Morrison Building Company and Wm. Norris, judgment for piaiiititt for $106 35; A. Schields vs. Dietrich Janseti, judgment for $02 affirmed; James H.

Carelt vs. Thomas Halpin et judgment fur plaintiff for $415 90. THE WATER Sl'PPLV. The Quantity Some City Institutions Consume per Day. During the last session of the Municipal Assembly au ordinance was passed providing for supplying all of the city Institutions with water meters, and under the provisions of this ordinance the Water Commissioner is now having meters placed in the Courthouse, City Hall, the City Hospital and ail the other public buildings, and on Fridav last ten meters were placed in the Four Courts building.

One of these supplies the jail and the boiler room in the basement. During the first twenty-four hours afterwards the meter measured 24.0o0 feet of water, showing that the tot.il amount of water used by these single departments only was 180,000 gallons per day one foot of water being equivalent to seven and a nait gallons. At the same rate the other nine meters would bring the entire quantity of water consumed in the Four Courts building up to one million and a half gallons per day complaints reached the water office during the past week of scarcity of water in the district west ot ave nue. The scarcity was due to the fact that one of the pumps at the Water-works at Bis-sell's Point is undergoing repairs. It was stated by one gentleman at- the City Hall to day that only one pump was at work, but Water Commissioner hitman denied tne reDort, asserting emphatically that two engines had been constantly working.

PATENT PERPLEXITIES. In the Capstan Case Judge Treat Dis cusses Infringement Law. Judge Treat to-das-, in the United States Circuit Court, rendered an important decision in the case of McMillan et al. vs. Conrad et relating to infringement of a patent for capstans.

About seven years ago cases were brought into this court against several parties. One case went to final hearing and the validity of the patent was established hence there was an infringement. An appeal was taken, but it was subsequently abandoned at the instance of the plaintiff for a consideration. This was understood to be a test case. The other cases, including one against the defendant in this case, were dis missed.

Since that time be has continued to use the patent device. It is said that more than a hundred cases have been instituted against as many parties, in some of which the patent was upheld and in others provisional injunction granted. It was urged that if a patentee has to pursue in separate suits each infringement, the value of the patent is lost through accumu lated costs, expenses, etc. On the other hand the defendant in a specific case is no more bound by the decree in another case than is the plaintiff. lhe court thinks that it would be wiser If the law niade proper provision once for all for the validity of a patent when assailed.

But the law must be taken as found and each defendant held to have an independent right to control the validity of the patent. It mav be that infringers persecute a patentee by contesting his rights ad infinitum, and it may be that a patentee without merit persecutes ad infinitum the public at large. It is conclusive on this motion for a provisional injunction that the decree heretofore rendered established the validity of the patent. A bond for $1,000 is required. A KISSING CASE.

A. Iievy Charged With Taking a Kiss A. Levy, a man weli-advanced in years was arraigned before Judge Noonan in tho Court of Criminal Correction to answer a charge of assault and battery preferred by Mary Melcher, a sewing woman, neither rie nor handsome. The prosecuting witness took the stand and testified that she went to premises jno. 420 and 422 Sixth street where the defendant's store is located, looking for work to take home.

She met the ueienaans wno spoke to and made auvances rowaras her, finally catch ing hold of and kissing her, mucl against her will. On lion offered by the State Judge Noonan said he mua uoi ueiieve a ease was made out and he ine aeieuuant. uarnoii Hose All complete, Including brass pipe couplings and ciamps lor So.00. All styles hose, pipes, reels.etc. Goodyear Kubber 4tU I.ocuaU CITY PERSONALS.

Dr. P. O.Woods, president the Versailles unu wue.aie stopping at the Southern for a few days. John C. Grier, of Peoria.

is here visit nag his son, D. P. Grier. Thirty years- ago unci ruts extensively engaged in pork pacKing nere. The many friends of Col.

J. Edward tti ue Kiauneu iu learn mat ms stav iu Col- oiano is greatly improving his broken health. ne expeeis leturn to SU Louis soon com pletely recovered. I tl intendent or the American ih5 aim me UKihs. ui.

ocnoier from Mr. Houg'as Cook on th sirengin oi me lonowmg complr.mt April, 1881, Mr. Cook lodged an affidavit -n the Court of Criminal Correction ail. thatJMr. Scholer had committed willful "j' jury in verifying a bill in equity had been nied in his name against Ike Cook and the American AVir9 Company in the Circuit Court Mr.

Scliojt-states that he was heid under arrest for four hours, submitted to great annoyance ani mortification, and brought into contempt ar disgrace by reason oi this proceeding it cost SvJoo to obtain For the second cpuse of aciiuii Mr. tocholer alleges a similar proceeding t.a the part of Mr. Cook. The Grand Jurj ignored the bill in this instance. A FORSAKEN HI SHANK.

Meredith Coleman Briekey, wants a doci of divorce from Mary Belie Briekey, aliM Mrs. Henry Preston. The miuvias took place at Bryantsville, j.a December, 1871, bv the ltev. 1. i.

Thomprou, of the M. E. Church. Brieken's maiden name was Mary Ford. Her husband alleges that he triat her with kindness and affection, and did erything in his power to make her happy ani comfortable, but that she tired of an in the spring of 1873 she deserts him.

Later in the year lie hean: that, without obtaining a divorce, sne ha married Henry Preston. To be convinced this, in August, 18tsf, he addressed her a letter and, she replied to the effect that was correct. She had sought dissolution of her marriage tie with hi but had been married ag.ii.i some time since and residing near Niehoiasville, Jessamine county, Ky. There was one child by the form.r union, Virgil Ford Briekey, who is at pre -f nt with his mother. The.

father asks for custody and control, together with a deetf of divorce. PRIVATE DETECTIVES. The Board of Police Commission ers to Act on Their Request I To be Regularly Licensed and Registered! Under the Ordinances. At the next meeting of the P.oard of Police Commissioners the subject of licen.jf' ing private detectives will be taken up for diseussion. Several days ago the board received a petition from some of the private defective agencies to enforce the city ordinances Up to tho last session of the Municipal Assembly the powers of the Commissioner were indefinite.

The following ordinarily was passed, and approved by the Mayer last month: The Police Commissioners i' the city of St. Eouis shall have power to regulate and license all private watchmen, private detectives and private policemen, anj no person shall act as private watchmm. private detective or private policeman in tliii city without the written license of the Ticsi. dent or acting President of tli- 1'nhrp ouj provided, however, that no charge shall made for the issue of such license or permn. Provided, further, that in case of the liability of a Jicensed watchman, a substitute may be employed without license for a tTin not exceeding one week.

Every violation nf this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor, shall be punished by a fine ol not less tlma titty dollars nor more than five bundled lo -lars for each offense." There are at present four detec tive apen- i cies in the city out-ide of the regular Poiiro r-Department force. MePonough tV; Hutlisnnr. A. J. Stiles.

Eonergan Thiol, Cole Mercantile Agency are operatii.g. In addition to this several legal Mini are employing private detectives in their offices, while a number of, men are workmg-on their own hook. The recent exploits or is now in the Work iw and similar performances by other partie" have brought the business into disrepute this city. VICE-PKKSIPKXT KEUWIN was asked about The proposed move tn-dav and said: 'T have not -m-ci a copy of the. new ordinance, bnt as I understand it, we now have the au -t thority to regularly licence private deb ti-' agencies.

The matter ill be called to the attention oflthe Commissioners at the nex i meeting. when this and other matters in thff same connection ill be discussed. Three the agencies have petitioned us to tak-f this action, aud this morning it wal suggested by a member of or.rf of tiiem that a bond be fixed for a faithful' and upright performance of the duty. Jf don't know what our powers are as fara-? this is concerned, but these matters vi. probably be settled at the coruin: meeting of the Commissioners.

1 think i would be a good idea myself to fix a hoi i if such a course were po--ib i It is suggested that would deprive no good man of employment. as he could either furnish the. bona iuium-i; or have it furnished by the jrm emplojir' him." CL. CAMPHKI.L was asked about the plan. said "I just received a copy of the new ordnian' "-The application lor permits made by Stiles.

I think that thi-would be a very good plan license and register private detectives. 1 would do away with all this 'foxing' anJ acKinainng mat is carried on undercover a private detective business." Within the past year the business of "fox ng" men about town has grown to extraordi nary proportions. i he bu-i- ne-ss itself closely borders suspicious work, as it is" often the dutyoif the agency to trace individuals in accumiiial ing testimony for presentation in the court mis avocaiion stives ine private detective knowledge of family ail'airs that it is great! r- desired bv those most interested to ken i awny from the public. Having a ed such information, the dishorn" men engaged in this business make the i and criminal courts the market piaees wh i in they sell their silence. l'le depositi- mill is aiso a git-ai, hiu i ine-c -i-treiiTs, fordinggood Hortunity to tu.ikc evpo-i' when money is not aivani to secure their silence.

l-nal! the victim is su -nit- that he is not able to proseeiitc.and the mailer under the present carry on his business witli impunity. JAIL. STATISTICS. Iteport of the City Jailer for th Monti ot April. The Jailer to-day, made his monthly port to Mayor Ewing, as follows Prisoner on hand April 1st, 177; committed dun-April.

132; discharged, 1 Pi hand 1st, 163; males committed during April, 1- females, whites, KHi; colored, "Jd; marrii C7; smgl. nationality: U. 101 Gef many, 15; England rcltml la. all others. 1 each, he ages were as follow 31 from 10 to '(; 07 from to 3o; l.

from to 40 2 from 41 to 00 1 from to 00 1 rm 61 to 7u. There was a daily average of prisoner on hand, of which were State cases, United States and 3 transient. Twenty wer sent to the Penitentiary during month. I ill lit fe 1 1 i thi 5 -i "I i I 1 2 I i. him 1 if' I i 5 3 i i 4 I 3m 0 Si 4j 5 .4 i -1 ances, some of the roads doing east-bround business have been cutting the established grain rates, is stirring up the agents who were fortunate enough to secure the heavy shipments of Saturday, and some very pointed assertions relating thereto were made this morning.

All unite in boldly declaring that no cut whatever has been made; that not a grain of corn or wheat has been hauled below the pool rate, or billed through in any that a rebate, directly or indirectly, was made, and that the accusation of rate-cutting comes from the roads that got left on the shipment. Of course they are expected to say that. But the Vandalia explain further, and say that their portion of the (Saturday's shipments was secured through their Eastern agent's personal influence with the and that had the order to ship via the Vandalia come a little sooner, they would have gotten the entire consignment, and the I. St. L.

and C. A. been left out altogether. The St. L.

people say that the matter is viewed from a very prejudiced standpoint in that their shipments for but one day are taken into account, and then because they were heavy the conclusion was deduced that only cutting would have seci. red the shipment. That it would be policy to reduce the grain rates is evident, especially at this juncture, as these rumors of cutting are almost invariably successful in bringing about cut rates unless the matters in question are satisfactorily and summarily explained. THE FLOWER MISSION. It Enters on the Ninth Year of Its Existence.

Names of the Officers and Workers What Has Been Accomplished Pians for the Present Season A Gentlemen's Fund. The work of the ladies of the Flower Mission is familliar to the people of the city, and nothing doue in the guise of love and charity commends itself more earnestly to the hearty sympathy and cooperative of all whose hearts can be touched with pity for the sufferings of their fellow-beings, or who would be glad to see the burdened lives of those whom disease and poverty have cut off from the enjoyment of the green gass, fragrant liowers aud the fresh air and sunshine of the summer-time, brightened and cheered by the sunshine of human sympathy and remembrance. lhe labor of these ladies lias been among the sick and disabled of the hospitals and homes of the poor to enliven bare walls and the close atmosphere of sick-rooms during the hot summ months with the beauty and fragrance of liowers, aud to cheer the sufferers with gifts of summer fruits, which, but for their efforts, would be unknown pleasures to such sufferers. It also includes the distribution of good read ing matter in the shape of books, magazines and papers. With this season the Flower Mission enters upon THE NINTH TEAK OF ITS WORK, with encouraging prospects.

The initial meeting was held this morning at the rooms of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1107 Olive street. The meeting was heid for the purpose of arranging necessary preliminaries for the summer's work and to decide upon the date ol holding the annual meet ing for the election oi omcers and the presentation of tho reports of the secretary and treasurer. The meeting of to-day being for unimportant work and only a limited notice having been given of it, the attendance was small, Mrs. Louis McCall, Mrs. Dr.

Wm. Porter, Mrs. John H. Barnard, Lrs. Jane Peck, Mrs.

Coe and Miss Dickson being present. It was determined to hold the annual meeting on next Wednesday morning at ten clock at the publication rooms, and as business of importance to the effective conduct of the Mission during the coining season is to be transacted, a large attendance of ladies interested in the work is desired. Immediately after the annual meeting the active labors of the season will be commenced. During the eight years of the existence of the Mission its work and influence has constantly increased and widened, until it has become recognized, in common with its flour ishing sister societies in other cities, as an important charitable institution. The officers during the past year were President, Mrs.

John II. Barnard; vice-presidents, Mrs. George N. Beard, Misses Jennie Glover and Carrie Ferguson; secretary, Mrs. William Porter; treasurer, Miss Annie Sands, and carriage committee, Mrs.

McCall, Miss Sands, Miss Keillor and Miss Ferguson. Under the administration of these ladies the work of last year was greatly increased over previous years, the reports of the secretary showing the distribution of 8.902 bouquets, 4,956 papers and magazines, 14 dozens lemons, 46 pounds of grapes, 100 tumblers of pure jelly and 9 baskets of peaches. Although the CHIEF LABOR is done during the summer months, yet a few faithful workers have met once a month in the winter and distributed books, papers and magazines, and last Christmas over 1,500 cards, ornamented with ribbons and sprigs of evergreen, were sent to the various hospitals. Another feature of the work last year was the starting of a library at St. Luke's Hospital, to which a number of books have been contributed.

Similiar library collections will be started this year at other hospitals. The hospitals which have been supplied regularly are St. Luke's, the City, Female, Protestant and Children's Hosoitals. The ladies are indebted to the good people of Webster Groves, Kirk wood, Carlinville and other neighboring towns for contributions of fruits and flowers. A number of geutiemen in the city have contributed money from time to time, but this year a newT feature will be added to the mission, as A HKNTLEMEN's FUND will be established and all gentlemen contributing $1 or more to the fund will be entitled to honorary membership in the society, The proceeds of the fund wiil be devoted to some special object to be decided upon at the anuuat meeting.

Among the active work ers of the mission nave been the officers al ready mentioned and Mrs. James Jjouder-man, Mrs. Perry Bartholow, Mrs. Langdon. Mrs.

Jos. Findley. Mrs. Coe. Mrs.

Watts. Mrs. Peck aud Misses Wilson, Ferguson, Andre, Honey, Helfenstein, Green and others. The loss of Mr. Edward Jackson, of Webster Groves, whose generous aid and suuoort to the labors of the Mission added so greatly to its success, will be deeply felt bv the ladies this year.

The present place of meeting of the Mission offers somewhat limited room for the work, and one the needs of the society is a commodious room for its labcfrs. and it some charitable individual or firm can offer such a room for the weekly meeting the act would be appreciated by the Mission ladies. All contributions of flowers, fruits. books papers or magazines will be grate- luny leceivea oy tne -Mission. A prominent ex-State Senator a night or two ago dropped into a shooting gallery, the proprietor of which has been iu trouble and in jail, and after blazing away at the targets for while was induced to set into a poker game preparea eviaeutiy ior the occasion, uu uvp.u ieu poorer man ne was.

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