The Daily Democrat from Huntington, Indiana • Page 1

Sli pf LEGISLATIVE halls. jfl DAY'S WORK A MONO THE LAW-MAKERS. lllaols Decides on a Short Session bun Wisconsin Kail road Hunr Faro In Indiana. Springfield, I1L, Jan. 18.

The House East at 10 a. Speaker Matthews in the hair. A message was received from the Governor announcing that he had appoint-d II. G. Reeves his private secretary.

Mr. Jones introduced a bill embodying the Australian system of holding elections. It provides for the nomination of candidates, printing and distribution of ballots public expense, and that the voter shall inter a compartment and prepare his ballot unobserved by all others. Mr. Miller, a bill Embracing ex-Warden McClaugbrey's plan tor treatment of prisoners; Mr.

Hurrt.abill embracing the Australian system of elections; Mr. Mooney, a bill abolishing the truck System; Mr. Morrasy, a bill fixing the contract rate of interest at 7 per cent; Mr. Morrasy, a bill compelling railroads to keep their depots open in the night time, wo hours before and two hours after the departure of trains; Mr. Morris, a bill Compelling fire insurance companies to pay the face of the policy in case of loss; Mr.

elvers of DeWitt, a bill providing for the printing of school books by the State nd supplying them to the people at a minimum price; Mr. Myers bill compelling railroads to have signal officer at every intersection or Railroad crossing; Mr. 'OToole, a bill pro- ling that school books shall be furnished se by school boards to the matrons of the choofi; Mr. O' Toole, a bill closing the polls Chicago at 6 o'clock- Instead of 4 o'clock m. Mr.

Pepoon, a bill providing medals tor all honorably discharged soldiers of II- aois in the late rebellion, and appropnat- ig $3,000 for that purpose. At 12:30 the House adjourned. The Senate. Thursday's session of the Senate was padre quiet and peaceful than that of the previous day. On the opening Mr Crawford asked that the question of the reconsideration of his motion in relation to final adjournment which was to have been a Special order for the day, be a special order jor Friday.

The request was granted without debate. A message from Gov. Fifer was read Announcing the appointment of H. G. lie eves as his private secretary.

Bills were introduced as follows: By Burke, in relation to the management of prisoners in Illinois State prisons, creating single board of penitentiary commissioners; by Kerrlck, appropriating $81,000 to the soldiers' orphans' home, also making in appropriation for the State board of Agriculture; by Chapman, a revision of the present school law; by Thomas, amending she vinegar law, making the adulteration if vinegar punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100; by- Humphrey, amending the election laws, treating a board of election commissioners cities, towns, and villages ind prescribing their duties. Also a bill Appropriating $12,00 for the construction marble or bronze statues after the Wxiels of Lincoln and Douglas now in the Btate House; By Eckhart, requiring tfee incorporation of pawners' societies and ftxing the capital stock at not less than Mr. Sec rest's bill appropriating 10,000 for the incidental expenses of the Assembly was passed by a vote of 44 to 2. The Senate then adjourned to 10 a. m.

Friday. for a Short Femlon. At the caucus of Republican Senators Thursday night the committee on organisation presented the list of j-ermanent committees of tue Senate. The report was Adopted. It was decided by the caucus -that the following joint resolution should se presented to-morrow morning and supported by the Republican Senators: "Resolved, By the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, that Vhen the two Houses adjourn Friday, 2(3, they stand adjourned sine die." The caucus also decided to recommend ihe appointment by the Senate of the following clerks to committees: E.

N. Stevens, A. Spore, Thomas Carr, A. A. Tanner, Michael Heniper, A.

Mcintosh, William ttcRennar, Ed Andrews and William Spouten. ro KEOOl ATB WISCONSIN KOADS. Senator Taylor Brine ortli His Bill Koandnd an tne Interstate Law. Madisow, Jan. 18.

In the Senate ihere was a stir in the lobbies when Senator H. A. Taylor introduced his bill to regulate tailroad traffic A bill to appropriate 150,000 to the Veterans' home at Waupaca Was presented. Another bill demands that 'ailroad corporations be required to guard Vailroad frogs. Resolutions on the death it Senator Cary were offered and made a fecial order for next Thursday.

In the assembly there was some discus- on over a resolution asking that the ses-, jjons be opened with prayer. Fred Horn" laid that for forty years he had been pppoaed to this sort of thing, but since the Vhamber had been devoted to northern dive batters he felt the need of prayer. Prayers vere ordered. A very stringent bill was Vffered protecting hotel keepers from Vaudulent travelers. Senator Taylor's railroad bill is one of be most important ever presented for the tonsideration of the Legislature.

It is the liter-state commerce law reduced to State Umensiona. The bill was referred to the Committee on railroads, of which Senator Taylor Is a member. It is quite long and Contains twenty-three sections. The first faction provides that all common carriers hall be included in the application of the Set. Sections ,3, 3 and I provide against in just discrimination, which is defined as deceiving "a greater rate per 100 pounds jor the transportation of property shipped car-load lots for one or more car-loads for any greater number of car-loads if a like commodity from the same point Vf shipment to the same destination, vaether shipped at one time or during any eriod of time.

Section A reads: "That it shall be unlawful for any com-noa carrier subject to the provisions of Li act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the ransportation of passengers or of like kind property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter 'i. a longer distant over the same Ine, id the direction, the shorter be- us included within the longer distance; but jiin shall not be construed as autnorizing lay common carrier within the terms of Uiis act to- charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer listance; provided, however, that upon application to the commission appointed tinier the provisions of this act, such common carrier may in special cases, after investigation by the commission, be authorized to marge less for longer than for shorter dis-Vance for transportation of passengers or Kperty, and the commission may from to time prescribe the extent to which aid designated common carrier may be relieved from the operation oj. this section of this act." Section 5 provides tor the posting of tariffs and that no advance in rates shall be made except on ten days notice. Reductions can be made without previous notice. In case any one feels aggrieved at any act of the railroads or other common carriers section 6 provides that they shall file a complaint in writing with the commission which is provided for in section 11.

The. commission is to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall consist of two commissioners with the present railwar commissioner, one going out of office each two years. Each of the commissioners is to receive $3,000 per annum, and $3 per day for actual traveling expenses. Their office shall be at Madison. They are allowed a secretary, who is to receive $2,000 per annum and $3 a day for actual traveling expenses.

The commissioners shall have the right of riding free on all trains. In case any common carrier is convicted of violating the provisions of the act it will have to draw its check for $5,000 for each and every offense. Combinations of roads are prohibited. Section 20 provides: "That nothing in this act shall apply to the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to or from expositions, or the issuance of mileage, excursion, or commutation passenger tickets; nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any common carrier from allowing reduced rates to ministers of the gospeL No pending litigation shall in any way be affected by this The remainder of the sections of the bill are devoted to provisions for maintaining the commission and putting it in working order and for other minor details. Senator Taylor insisted that the bOl would be not all rigorous.

The railroads will hardly agree with him. The measure is bound to be popular with shippers and business men. A number who were asked for opinions to-day thought there was nothing objectionable in the bill. One thing is sure, It will bring on one of the most bitter fights that has ever been seen within the walls of the capital since the passage of the Potter law. TWO-CENT FAKE IN INDIANA.

Over Tito Hundred Bills Introduced Flamblns of the New State House. Iotjianapolis, Jan. 18. In the fedianaJegudature over 200, bills were ia-Vroduced. One of the most important of ihe number as a bill proposing to limit passenger tates on all roads operating in Indiana to two cents a mile.

The initiatory vtep in an investigation that is likely to nake a great deal of trouble was taken by Ihe Senate in, passing a resolution directing (hat an expert examination of the plumbing in the new Capitol building should be made. The movement is of importance, because it is the intention to make the acceptance of the new building from the State House Commissioners hinge upon the ction that may be taken regarding the plumbing. The building has cost over 2,000,000 and it has all been paid for ex-Sept something less than $200,000. A resolution was offered in the House by Republican member declaring that it was the sentiment of the General Assembly that employes in manufacturing establishments mould not be required to work Sunday. The Democrats voted solidly against it and iefeated it.

Senator Francis, of La Porte county, introduced a bill that is of importance to Michigan City. The State prison sewer runs through the city at present, and it has caused an epidemic every year, necessitating the closing of the public schools. His bill provides for the construction of a new sewer from the prison to Lake Michigan outside the corporate limits of Michigan City. The pending election contest of Scott Ray against Senator Carpenter was reopened by the committee on elections and new testimony was taken from Democratic witnesses, it having been found that the evidence previously presented did not make as strong a case as the committee desired for the basis of unseating proceedings. MICHIGAN BOLONS.

BUI to Increase the Governor's Salary An Anti-Trust Measure. Lansing, Jan. 78. In the Legis-iture the House, by an almost unanimnus ote, adopted a resolution calling for an lection next April to vote upon a consti tutorial amendment increasing the Governor's alary from $1,000 to $4,000 per annum. It.

Watts introduced bill to protect h'de rees along highways. Mr. Cole no ice of a bill to prohibit the sale or away of liquor within five miles of he State university at Ann Arbor. Mr. Surtagh gave notice of a bill for the crea-ion of a State board of arbitration and nediation in labor troubles.

In the Senate r. Holbrook introduced his stringent nti-trust bill and Senator Gorman a bill to rotect the lives of railway passengers, al-owing the use of car -stoves under certain onditaons. In Gov. Hovey's Old District. Jan.

18. The Demo-' Tatie Congressional committee of this dis-rict met at the St. George hotel In this ity and selected W. F. Parrett as the nom-nte for Congress to fill out the unexpired erm of Got.

A. P. Hovey, to be elected at special election to be held the 29th inst. dr. Parrett's opponent will be Mr- Frank 3.

Posey who was defeated by sV mall majority by Mr. Parrett in the No-ember election. Tashbum for Senator Sabin's Flaesw St. Pacl, Jan. 18.

The Re-rablican Legislative caucus last night tominated Gen. W. D. Washburu to tacceed D. Sabin as United States Senator.

Three ballots were taken, the ast one resulting: Washburn, C2; Cabin, Donnelly, Star 2. ME NATIONAL CAPITAL TIN PLATE AND SUGAR BOUNTIES DISCUSSED. Senators Allison and Teat Have a Wordy Dtbat Springer's Omnlbnt BUI Substituted in the House Washington, Jan. 18. Mr.

Hoar, from the committee on privileges and elections, reported back without amendment the concurrent resolution recently introduced by him, as to the meeting of the two Houses to count and declare the result of the electoral votes. Calendar. Among other bills reported from com mittees and placed on the calendar were the following: Granting the right of way for a railway across the Fort Pima military reservation in Arizona; to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi river at La Crosse, Wis. granting to the Big Horn Southern railroad company the right of way across a part of the Crow Indian reservation in Montana. The Senate then resumed consideration of the Tariff bill, the pending question being on the amendments to the tin-plate paragraph.

After long debate the amendment was adopted, yeas 25, nays 18. (Mr. Brown voting aye.) It fixes the duty on tin plate (tagger's iron or steel) when valued at 3 cents a pound or less, thinner than No. 10 and not thinner than No. 20, wire gauge, at 1 cent a pound; on the thinner plates at 1 1 3-10, and 1 4-10 cents a pound, and on corrugated or crimped plates I 4-10 cents a pound.

All other iron or steel sheets, plates, and hoop (excepting tin plates), when galvanized or coated with zinc, spelter, or other metal, are to pay of a cent a pound additional, and after Jan. 1, lbb'9, tin plate is to pay of a cent a pound additional. The amendment proposing a bounty on sugar made from beets, sorghum, or sugar cane grown in the United States, was then taken up. Mr. est declared emphatically his opposition to all such bounties, which he considered the most objectionable form of pro tection.

The idea of the government going into partnership with any individual or set of individuals in order to give them peculiar advantages at the ex pense of the large body of the people was a relic of absolute tyranny, and utterly opposed to all free, popular government. SXXATOB VEST. Mr. Eustis asked Mr. Allison to say whether the proposed bounty of 1 cent a Dound was not in direct contradiction of the ground taken by the finance committee for the large reduction of the import duty, that ground being the known and ascertained limit of the sugar capacity of the United States.

Mr. Allison1 did not consider the amend ment as in any sense a change of position on the part of the committee. The sugar produced from sugar-cane grown in the United States had not kept pace with the increase of the population. Mr. Vest referred to what he called "trouble in the Republican camp" as to the sugar and lumber schedule, and predicted that when the lumber scnedmes came up there would be a modification of it to suit the interests of the great lumber States of Michigan and Wisconsin.

Mr. Sherman advocated the amendment. He believed that within ten years sugar enough could be produced -in this country to supply the domestic market It was the bounty paid for beet sugar in France and Germany that had stimulated its enormous production in those countries. Mr. Eustis asked the Republican side of the chamber what became of the argument on their side that the substitute was framed on the "theory," to use Mr.

Hiscock's expression, "that it was the duty of the government, regardless of its needs or of the condition of the tax-payers, to develop by protective legislation every American industry." What excited his suspicion was that there was something attempts 1 in regard to the sugar industry which was not attempted in regard any other industry. Mr. Allison said Louisiana had grown strong and vigorous under the tariff 'trust" and had "stood in with it and abided by it for sugar, and sugar alone." But when the proposition was made that would reduce the price of sugar to the consumer 1 cent a pound, the Senator from; Louisiana answered it by a denunciation of the whole system. He (Mr. Allison) declared that it would be better for the people to pay for the whole su- exnatob axxjson.

gar crop of Louisiana and dump it into the gulf than to keep up the existing duty on sugar. The tax took $'8, 000,000 out of the pockets of the people in order that the sugar producers of Louisiana might receive 1 cent a pound on the infiiiitesimaDy small proportion of sugar which they produced. No rote was reached, and after an' executive session the Senate adjourned. jt i THE HOPiK. Sir.

Springer's Omnibus Jtill Substituted the Senate Measure. Washingtoi, Jan. 18. In the House the Speaker laid before the House a communication from ex-Gov. Gray of Indiana, stating that on the 12th inst.

the resignation of A. P. Hovey as Representative from the First Tndiana Congressional district was received and accepted. Laid on the table. After the transaction of some unimportant business tne House resumed the consideration of the Territorial bills.

Mr: Mo-Donald (Minnesota) thought that all the Territories referred to in the omnibus bill were ready for. admission into the Union, and he expressed himself in favor of a division of Dakota. .1 When the debate closed the House adopted the following amendments: Grant i Ing 120,000 acres' for the support of an agricultural college in the State of Dakota (the Senate bill granted ninety sections of land), providing that the landi sold for common-school purposes shall not be sold for less than $10 an acre; reducing the salarv of the district ludere from 5 000 to fixing April 9, 139, as the date oi tue election 10 aeciae tho question oi accepting the boundaries and name of th new btate ana to elect State officers and two members of Congress. The reading of the Senate bill having -been completed Mr. Springer moved tc strike out all after the enacting clause and to suDsatute the omnibus bill, but his mo tion was rulel out, under the rule whicfc says that no motion or proposition on a subject dLrerent from that under consider ation shall be admitted under color oi amendment.

Sir. pnnger then moved to strike out 'he euacting clause and insert House bill with certain amendments. The tv-aker ruled that this was not in order. ii. A Mr.

Springer thereupon offered that a a subsututepand it was so received VIr. Springer then asked unanimous con tout that the previous substitute offered by lim (the one providing for a division of aoWbe considered in its stead. Much lonfuiiion ensued, but finally consent was given. Mr. McDonald (Minn.) then offered his tubstitcte for Mr.

Springer's proposition. (This substituta embodies the principal features of the omnibus' bill, except that it provides for the immediate admission of South Dakota.) Pending its reading the House adjourned. Prs-Emptlos Application Rejected. Washington, Jan. 18 The Secretary it the Interior to-day rendered a decision in the cast of James K.

Martin, guardian, and Calvin James and the city of Chey enne, Wy. versus Francis Nolan- The land involved lies near the city of Chey mne. The decision sustains that of the commissioner of the general land office in rejecting Isolan's pre-emprnm application. but leaves the claim of the city of Cheyenne undetermined. A SWEET SINGER AT REST.

1 i Murska Bead Her Dtafhtcr, Jr i -elf. Jan. 1. Mme. Di Murska, the linger, died here to-cay in extreme poverty.

Her daugh er, who was heart-broken at the loss of hr mother, committed su cide by aking pTis-ia. Hma Di Murska was born in Croa'ia in 1843. She music at Vienna and Paris under tne best teachers and male her lebut at the Pengola, Florence, in 1862 Sae sang at Pesthy Berlin, Vienna, and obtained an engagement in London at Her Majesty's Theater, appearing there as Lucia in May, 1865. She visited America In 1873 and returned in 1879. Her voice was soprano and was exceedingly sweet and her acting was brilliant and original.

Zanzibar tan Massacre Missionaries. Londox, Jan. 18. A dispatch from Zanzibar gives the details of another outbreak of natives with most shocking results. The German mission station at Tugu was attacked last Sunday and eight mission aries, men and women, were massacred and their bodies terrible mutilated.

Slaves and servants were taken prisoners. The report caussd a profound sensation at Zanzibar and ihe enraged Germans clamor for revenge. Mllll am is Friondly to Bossla. St. Petebsbcro, Jan: 18.

Emperor William has instructed Gen. Von Villaume, military attache of the German embassy here, to present a special standard and libbons to the Russian regiment of which the Emperor is honorary ColoneL This act Is intended by the Emperor to be an additional pledge of his friendly feeling toward Russia. "Will Shoo on Wimbledon Common. London, Jan. 18.

The annual meeting pf the National Rifle association will again be held on Wimbledom common this year, because of the difficulty of finding a suitable place elsewhere. The Duke of Cambridge will interpose no obstacle to the use of the common, much as he objects to it Org-anixint; r.n Anti-Slavery Society. VicifM a 1 ft A mut; jnftiner fn favor of the anti-slave crusade of Cardinal Savigerre was held in this city yesterday. Prince Wrede and Father Auzeli made eloquent addresses. A committee was Dominated to organize an anii-slavery society.

Berli-, Jan. IS. Dr. Fried berg has re signed the office of Prussian minister of Justice in consequence of the publication in lie Reichs-Anzieger yesterday of the indictment against Prof. Geffcken.

A Woman Kurued to Death. Cassopous. Jan. 1(2. Mrs.Georg Martin, wife of the engineer at the Hopkinv flour-mills here, accidentally turned over lamp while preparing supper last evening, Her clothes caught fire and she was mos, horribly burned, dying in great agony juss.

before midnight She" was alone at the tim of the accident A neighbor's -timely ar rival saved the house from destruction. Bnylng: Out Its Opponent. New York, Jan. 18. The Times says: A report which was circulated yesterday to the effect that the whisky trust had bought the distillery at St Paul which was built avowedly to undersell and break the trust is generally considered correct The St Paul company was formed only a few months ago, and had behind It financial resources strong enough to resist the most violent competition.

Its shares were held in ten blocks of $25,000 When the new trust removed the props from prices until they fell below the cost of manufacture, the new distillery met the cut so placidly aiAt the members of the trust seemed to that prolonged competition in this line would not leave them the gainers. If the Paul sale has actually occurred uany believe -that the war of prices will not be carried any further. Tried for Cau.tnc a Railroad Disaster. Jan. 18.

The trial of Engineers Cook and Major and Conductors Terry and Keithline, Rear -Brake man Hen-nigan and Lookout PohL on the charges of causing the railroad disaster at Mud Run last October, by which sixty-three persons lost their lives, began at Mauch Chunk to day. -The prosecution' is conducted by the board of government of the Scran ton, dio- saa union, whose members were victims of the disaster. District Attorney Rapsler, the Hon. Michael Cassidy of Mauch Chunk, and C. C.

Donovan of Scran ton, are attorneys for the union. The charge against the men- is misdemeanor instead of man-llaughter, for which they were arrested. Host of the witnesses are from Scran top Ind VEROOLD MOOJSStflNERS fHEV DEMAND THE SURRENDER OF PRISONERS. 4a Affray Attended With Fatal Results An Anarchist Sentenced The Criminal Record. Charlotte, N.

Jan. 18. The moonshiners in the mountains in this part of the State are becoming very lawless and troublesome. The latest evidence of moonshiners organizing was received to-day from Cleveland county. Deputy United States Marshal G.

W. Means, with a strong posse, had been for two days raiding the mountains in Cleveland and Burke counties. They had discovered several distilleries and destroyed them and had also made three arrests. Late last night they, with their prisoners, were slowly riding around South mountain toward Shelby. The night was exceedingly dark.

Suddenly a voice from the bushes rang out: "Give up your prisoners or you all must The officers demanded their names, but this a volley from twenty-five rifles gave answer. The officers at once rec ognized their danger and prepared to re turn the salute, but their horses being frightened they found it Impossible to do so quickly. "Bang! bang!" again and again re-echoed from the ambush. The officers, aiming in the direction of the sound, opened fire, hot and fast One prisoner fell from his horse, wounded by the moonshiners, and when he set up a wail the moonshiners rushed out, making the officers retreat They then picked up their wounded and fled to the woods, carrying with them the wounded prisoner. It is positive that at least half a dozen moonshiners received wounds, while one member of the posse named Wray was killed and several others seriously wounded.

ANARCHIST HACKER SENTENCED. He Gets fourteen Tears tor Brutally Assaulting His Employer. Indianapolis, Jan. W. Anarchy In this city received a stunnirg blow in the conviction of George Hacker, the Anarchist, who so brutally assaulted his employer, James Bruce, some weeks ago.

The trial began some days and Hacker was defended by the Anarchists of this city, who raised money and lent all their influence to the defense. It was shown that the defendant had frequently threatened the life of Bruce for no other reason than that the latter did not agree withfhim in his peculiar political notions of government and advised him if he did not like the principles of the American constitution to leave the country. Hacker had dwelt upon the rebuke of his employer and determined to have revenge. The circum stances of the assault were told by Bruce, whose dozen wounds have not yet healed. and the jury, after a short absence, re turned a verdict of guilty.

They fixed tho punishment at fourteen years confinement in the penitentiary and assessed a fine of $1,000. Harker broke down completely Under the sentence, and wept bitterly. The verdict gives general satisfaction, but the Anarchists denounce it as an outrage. A TERRIBLE BLUNDER. A Xiynchinc Party Hang's the Wrong Birmingham, Jan.

18. Everything 's intensely quiet in the Pratt mines to-day. Xne men are all back at work and the ynching of George Meadows is not even talked about It is not so among the offt- uals, however. In the county jail is a mulatto named Louis Jackson, who was arrested several days ago and who answers V) the description of Mrs. Kellum's assail ant much better than Meadows did.

Mrs. lellum never positively identified the man who was lynched, and it is believed that the mob made a mistake. Jackson said Vhat he had been employed at Thomas' Turn ace, but the managers declare that this is untrue. The negro who was hanged is "aid to have been guilty of a previous as-tault on a woman, however, and no remorse will be felt by the lynchers if it is proved that he was not the man who assaulted Mrs. Helium.

Jackson will be taken before the atter to-morrow. Embezzled Many Thoris d) 0 Pittsburg, Jan. 18. Henry- F. Voigt, cashier of the defunct Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of this city was arrested last night upon four charges, viz: embezzle ment of $189900; falsification of accounts to the amount of about $10,000 more; falsely using money of the bank for a firsn of which he was a member and making statements calculated and intended to deceive.

The whole amount involved is over $200,000. Tonne Stein's Brutal Act. Bcttalo. N. Jan.

18. -Last Tuesday tn a public school heie the teacher appoint ed an 11-year-old pupil named Bertha Jones nomtor, and the latter, reported Lizzie Stein, of the same age, for whispering, for which she suffered a slight penalty. After K-hool the Seem girl's brother, aged 10, ittacked Bertha, beating and kicking her in a brutal manner. He was arrested. BAD WRECK ON THE ST.

PAUL. Iw Trainmen Killed and Oil Injttrod TJi Property Loss Heavy. Racine, Jan. 18. The high wind last night was the direct cause of a fatal wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul railroad at Sylvania.

A freight car standing on a side track was blown off by the wind. An extra stock train, composed of ten cars, bound east, came dashing along at a high rate of speed and crashed Into the overturned' car. The "extra" ocomotive and all the cars were wrecked. William Brobaker, the of Free-port, HL aged 26, and married, was instantly killed. J.

At Flack, engineer, of Elkhorn, was horribly, scalded and died at i o'clock this afternoon. He was 40 years -ld and leaves a wife. George Otto, the Lead brakeman. was badly hurt, but will ecover. About twenty cattle and forty irogs were killed.

The loss is estimated at HAD A LIVELY SKIRMISH. nftarement Between the. Police Boat -and the Oyster Pirates. Baltimore," Md. Jan.

18. Reports have -cached here of another fight between the police steamer McLane and oyster pirates off Swan point at the mouth of the Chester iver. The McLane found a or more "it the pirates there late Tuesday night At VoL III. (New Series.) No. 247.

HUNTING-TON, INDIANA: FRIDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 18, 1839. 10c per Week. the order of Commander ziowara to surren-ier, they opened fire upon his vessel. The ports of the cannon were heard at Long ove, five miles away, and after an engagement of over an hoar the pirates were routed, it is reported with considerable damage to their craft Several men were wounded. The schooner' Robert McAllister, captured in a previous battle off Swan point has been confiscated by the State authorities, and ordered to be sold.

Oys-termen's Protective association; recently will likely contest the decision Of the court in the matter. 3 AIMED AT MONOPOLIES. A Bill to Prevent the formation of Trusts -in Now York. Alb N. T.t Jan.

18. A bill act to prevent monopolies" was introduced in the Senate to-day. It is aimed at trusts and embodies the principles down in Judge Barrett's recent decision against the sugar trust Among other provisions are these: "That every contract or part of contract in restraint, of trade is void. All contracts which pro- ride that any inhabitant of the State ihall not pursue an occupation or profee- con are deemed in restraint of and that no corporation in this or any other fctate or foreign country shall make a con ract with a citizen or corporation doing rasiness in this State by which a person or-. corporation agrees to abstain from doing; lusiness.

Any such contract shall be void the State corporation be guilty the at-orney-general shall bring action to forfeit ts franchise. If the foreign corporation guilty it shall be forbidden to do further usiness in the State. 8PARKS FROM THE WIREO Tuscola, DL Walter Redman died frfenf Inj dries received by. being kicked bf mule. i Oneida, 111.

Mrs. Thomas Huston Instantly killed by a Chicago, Burlington Quincy train. i i Aurora, 111. Frank, the 19 year-old son of Alderman Dillenburg, was killed by the cars near his home. Vincennes, Ind.

Jnlins Haytskil wa4 killed by falling under a freight car he wai moving up an incline. Indianapolis, Ind. It is reported that the Indiana Midland railroad has been B0I4. to the owners of the Bee Line. Arcadia, 111.

Mrs. Thomas Mahan took poison at her home and will probably die Domestic infelicity caused the act Beloit, Harvey Brubaker, a braked man, was killed in a wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul road, near here. Montreal, Quebec A portion of the walls of the ice palace in process of ereo tion, collapsed owing to the warm weathers. Peoria. 111.

James Mallon. "a traveling man, pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery-and was sentenced to a year in the peniv' tentiary. Indianapolis, Ind. Harry S. New, so of CoL John C.

New, has been appointed t4 nil a vacancy on the Indiana board of police commissioners. Buffalo, N. Y. Martin Morin, superint tendent of police, is suing the Leader Pub lishmg company of Pittsburg, lot $25,000 damages for libeL Kingston, Ont At a meeting of Dis trict Assembly No. 235, Knights of Labor.

confidence was expressed in the adminis tration of T. V. Powderly. Washington Denial has been made to. the story that Mrs, Harrison was once snubbed by Mrs.

Blaine at the White houss) during the Garfield regime. St Louis, Mo. Hugo Gollmer, secretary of the executive committee of the Nortt American Turner bund, and one of the oldest and most prominent members of that society, is dead. Springfield, DL The Illinois Dairymen's association devoted a day to the discussion of dairy cows and other animals of use oil a diary farm. Many dairymen participsr ted in the debate.

Baltimore, Md. In the Federal court Capt MDls of the oyster schooner Chickory was found guilty of brutal treatment of hit dredgers and sentenced to a fine of $50C and one year In jalL Springfield, 111. State Treasurer Charley Becker has completed the counting of $3, 242,265.50 in the State Treasury and given his receipt therefor to his predecessor in office, John R. Tanner. Albany, N.

Y. Ephraim Gardner. charged with smuggling opium across th border at St Vincent, was discharged am the other cases laid over to the Marct term. Bail was fixed at $2,000. Charleston, W.

Va. A mortgage fot $30,000,000, made by the Chesapeake Ohio Railroad company on parts or tt lines to the Central Mortgage company, ot New York, was placed on record here. Hillham, Ind. Daniel Nicholson wai shot through the heart by his stepson, San. Kitterson.

Kitterson was making pur, chases in Nicholson's store when the killing occurred. The cause is not known. Ki terson was arrested. Vincennes, Ind. An appeal to the pre me court has been made in the case Sylvester Grubb, the murderer of Gertie Downey, sentenced to hang here in AprilJ Grubb's attorneys will make a strona effort to save his neck.

sa Gettysburg, Pa. The site for the Ne York State chapel to be erected at Getty! burg has been fixed. It is in the southertt portion of the Soldiers National cemetery on the hilL The building is to cost $100,4 000, half of which has been subscribed. Dayton. Ohio The National Association of Expert Judges of Swine opened a two days'- se.st.ion here.

A large number prominent hog dealers were present int session was taken up with a discussion the relative merits of the Poland Chin and other breeds. Trenton. N. J. The McCiellan mono- xnent committee has given the contract fo the shaft oL the monument, which Is to bt forty-six feet high.

It will be surmounted by a large The base will be madv of Quincy granite. The monument will DA unveiled on Decoration Day. tasi Will build Ihreo Warship. St. Peters bubq, Jan.

18. The Grash- danin says that three large men-of-war will be built by Russia during' the present year. John Bright offers LoiTDOy, Jan. 38. Mr.

1 RIap. John Bright, lately, has suf- who has been improving 'ereM another relapse..