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BALTOIORE VOL. CIX-NO. U3. STJIPIPXjaB- FEIDAY, QCTOBERm TEM. THE AUSTK-ALIAIT BALLOT Fac-Simile of Ticket for the First Legislative District of Baltimore City.

tVintrnlnmn anH rn nthpr Cross Mark is reauired. A Cross made large square apace to the right of the emblem at the head of party ticket, or a Cross Marc opposite IjV Mark is placed TlVZtttSSZ ZT5Z1 make) Cross Mark to fte ca Amendment he wants AoPIep, in the co.umh headed For CoMII Amee Each voter who wants In voting on the proposed Axnenun enis to uic nprrM.rn the column headed "Against Constitutional Amendments." Make your Cross Mark in hre for entire ticket. INDEPENDENT NOMINATION Independent City Democracy Ticket, C0NST1TUT10KA For Governor of Maryland: For Governor of Maryland: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. For Comptroller: For Comptroller: TO BE VOTED ON. TO BE VOTED ON.

For Attorney General: For Attorney General: Tor. 1. Chapter 194, of Acts of 1S90. Against Entitled "An Act to amend Section For Clerk of Court of Appeals: For Clerk of Court of Appeals: For State's Attorney: 1. Chapter 194, of Acts of 1890.

Entitled" An Act to amend Section 17, of Article II, of the Constitution of this State." Empowering the Governor to disapprove of any items of any bill passed by the General Assembly making appropriations of money; the part approved to be the law. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No. 1. For State's Attorney: WILLIAM L. MARBURY.

17, of A rticle II, of the Constitution of this Slate." Empowering the Governor to disapprove of any items of any bill passed by the General Assembly making appropriations of money; the part approvod to be the law. Described in the Governor's proclamation a9 Amendment No 1. For Clerk of Criminal Court: For Clerk of Criminal Court: For Clerk of Circuit Court: For Clerk of Cirouit Court: For 'Against. For Clerk of Court of Common Pleas: For Clerk of Court of Common Pleas: 2. Chapter 195, of Acts of 1SJ0.

Entitled "An Act to amend Section For Sheriff: For Sheriff: 2. Chapter 195, of Acts of 1890. Entitled" An Act to amend Section 48, of Article III, of the Constitution of this State" Prohibiting the formation of corporations or amendment of charters, except upon release of exemption from taxation. Described in the Governors proclamation as Amendment No. 2 For Throe Judges of the Orphans' Court: 43, of Article III, of the Constitution of this State." Prohibiting the formation of corporations or amendment of charters, except upon release of exemption from taxation.

Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No. 2. For Three udg-es of the Orphans' Court: io cast nis oauoi auaih xknV yf iw.WA. Mw croea Stif Make your Cross JffMttJM Make your Cross DeiOCratiC TicStTZl RepuMican TicM. 1 National Prohibition Ticket.

ForGoVernor of Maryland: For Governor of Maryland: Forj Governor Maryland: FRANK BROWN, V7ILLIAM J. VA1TN0ST, EDWIN HICCINS, Of Carroll Comity. Of Kent County. Of Baltimore City. For Comptroller: For Comptroller: For Comptroller: MARION DeK.

SMITH, JOHN McDONALD, JOSHUA LEVERING, Of Kent County. Of Montgomery County. Of Baltimore City. For Attorney General: For Attorney General: For Attorney General: JOHN PRENTISS POE GEORGE M. SHARP, HOSEA B.

MOULTON Of Baltimore City. Of Baltimore City. Of Montgomery County. For Clerk of Court of Appeals: For Clerk of Court of Appeals: For Clerk of Court of Appeals: JOHN FRANK FORD, ENOCH B. ABELL, LEVIN S.

MELSON, Of St. Mary's County. Of St. Mary's County. Of Worcester County.

For State's Attorney: For State's Attorney: For State's Attorney: CHARLES G. KERR. WILLIAM L. MARBURY. For Clerk of Criminal Court For Clerk of Criminal Court: or Clerk of Criminal Court: HIRAM G.

DUDLEY. WILLIAM M. BYRNE. For Cleri of Circuit Court: For Clerk of Circuit Courts For Clerk of Circuit Court: ALVIN ROBERTSON. HENRY J.

BROENING. For Clerk of Court of Common Pleas: For Clerk of Court of Common Pleas: For clerk of Court Common Pleas: JOHN T. GRAY. James Woqpfin For Sheriff: For Sheriff: For Sheriff: ISAAC S. SANNER.

ROBERT S. MOONEY. For Three Judges of the Orphans' Court: For Three Judjres of the Orphans' Court: Fr Three udg-es of the Orphans' Court: GEORGE W. LINDSAY. WILLIAM H.

DAIGER. DANIEL PANS. RICHARD P. GORMAN. WILLIAM F.

EDWARDS. PETER L. KEYSER. For Register of Wills: For Register of Wills: For Register of WilU: THOMAS W. MORSE.

EVERETT J. POWELL. For State Senator and Six Members of For State Senator and Six Members of por state Senator and Six Members of the House of Delesates from the First the House of Delegates from the First tne House of Delegates from the First Legislative District of Baltimore City, Legislative District of Baltimore City, Legislative District of Baltimore City, comprisinfr the 1st, 23, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th comprising the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th comprising the 1st. 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Wards, and the 1st. 3d.

3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Wards, and the 1st, 2d. 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Wards, and the 1st 2d. 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Precincts of the 7th Ward. Precincts of the 7th Ward. Precincts of the 7th Ward.

For State Senator: For State Senator: For State Senator: CHARLES II. EVANS. JOHN G. MEDINGER. WILLIAM II.

ETHERIGE. For Six Members of the House of For Six Members of the House of For Six Members of the House of Delegates: Delegates: Deleirates- WILLIAM H. THOMPSON. GEORGE F. NICHOLS.

WILLIAM hTmcCORMICK EDWARD D.FITZGERALD FRANK ARMIGER. EARNEST W. CAMPBELL. HARRY A. FULD.

Samuel Clarence Scott. JOHN E. LARSENS. MICHAEL E. BRENNAN.

JOHN G. NAGENGAST. HARRY M. McCRERY. THEODORE B.

FOX. GEORGE M. D. WOOD. ROBERT T.

JEFFERSON. GEORGE WALZ. WILLIAM T. CRAWFORD. FREDERICK PETERMAN.

FERDInISdTlATROBE Solomon WafIELD. For City Surveyor: For City Surveyor: For City Surveyor: AUGUSTUS BOULDIN. GILBERT H. BRYSOEST. For Member of the First Branch City For Member of the First Brancbicity For Member of the First Branch City Council from the Ward: Council from the Ward; Council from the Ward: For Member of the Second Branch City For Member of the Second Branch City For Member of the Second Branch City Council from the and Wards: Council from the and Wards: Council from the and Wards: Per.

3. Chapter 242, of Acts of 1890. Against- Entitled "An Act to amend Article For Register of Wills: For Register of Wills: 242, of Acts of 1890. Entitled "An Act to amend Article XV, of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of this State." Relating to exemption of property from taxation. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No.

3. XV, of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of this State." Relating to exemption of property from taxation. Described in the Governor's proclamation as amendment No. 3. For State Senator and Six Members of I For Rtflta Senator and Six Members Of ForMember of the House of Delegates the House of Delegates from the First: from the First Legislative District of Bal Legislative Distriot of Baltimore city.

the House of Delegates from the First Legislative pistrict of Baltimore comprising the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Wards, and the 1st, 2d. 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Precincts of the Tth Ward. timore city, comprising tne lit, ad, 4tn, 5th and 6th Wards, and the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, oompnsing the 1st, za, 3d, 4tn, otn ana oin Wards, and the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th 5th and 6th Precincts ot the 7th ward. For. precincts ox tne i ara.

4. Chapter 255, of Acts of 1890. Against Entitled "An Act to amend Section For State Senator: For State Senator: JOHN G. MEDINGER. 1, of Article VII, of the Constitution of this State." 4.

Chapter 255, of Acts of 1890. Entitled "An Act to amend Section 1, of Article VII, of the Constitution of this State." Increasing the term of office of County Commissioners. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No. 4 For Six Members of the House of Delegates: JOHN M. KELEHER.

Increasing the term of office of For Six Members of the House of Delegates: GEORGE F. NICHOLS. Uounty Commissioners. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No. 4.

FRANK ARMIGEK. For. 5. Chapter 362, of Acts of 1 S90. Against.

Entitled "An Act to amend Section Samuel Clarence Scott. 5. Chapter 362, of Acts of 1S90. Entitled "A Actio amend Section 3, of Article XII, of the Constitution of this State." Empowering the Board of Public Works to Bell the State's Interest in all works of internal improvement. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No.

5. JOHN G. NAGENGAST. 3, of Article XII, of the Constitution of this State." Empowering the Board of Public Works to sell the State's interest in all works of internal improvement. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No.

5. GEORGE M. D. WOOD. William H.

O. Thompson. For. 6. Chapter 426, of Acts of 1S90.

Against. For Mayor: For Mayor: Solomon Davies Waefield For City Surveyor: For City Surveyor: Chapter 426, of Acts of 1890. Entitled "An Act to amend Section 51, of Article III, of the Constitution of this State." Providing for taxation of personal property in city or county where owner resides. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No. 6.

Entitled "An Act to amend Section 51, of Article III, of the Constitution of this State." Providing for taxation of personal property in city or county where owner resides. Described in the Governor's proclamation as Amendment No. 6. For Member of the First Branch City Council from the Ward: For Member of the First Branoh City Council from the Ward: For Member of the Second Branch City For Member of the Second Branoh City VUUUUU UUiU vuv mum llfUUB. Council irom me uuk VIRGINIA AFFAIRS.

HOW TO Y0TE. John A. Robinson were married at St. Luke Churoh tonight. Rev.

Dr. A. S. Lloyd performed the ceremony. COL.

POLK ON PARTIES. Flail Directions for Casting Ballots that no movement of any considerable body of troops by the enemy was possible without speedy detection and report." The chief signal officer has long appreciated the importance of balloons in active military operations, and he has made a special estimate for tbe purchase and construction of a military balloon traiu, which is a necessary adjunct to the permanent equipment of tho signal corps. A small appropriation is asked for determining by experiment the best mechanism for a pwerf ul Hush light for night signalling and search purposes. THE PAINTON MUIiDEIi TRIAL. Southern Railway Company, appellant, vs.

A. H. Johnson. Passed until tomorrow. No.9tJ9.

The Leadvllle CoalCompany et appellants, vs. Wm. McCreery et bL trustees, Argued by Mr. C. C.

Baldwin for the appellees, and submitted by Mr. Henry Crawford for the appellants. No. 61. Michael Sietz.piaintlff in error, vs.

the Brewers' Refrigerating Machine Company. Argued by Mr. Esek Cowen for the plaintiff in error and by Mr. John H. V.

Arnold for the defendant in error. No. 64. The Willcoxfc Gibbs Sewing Machine Company, plaintiff in error, vs. Daniel S.

Ewinsr. Arirued by Mr. Wayne MacVeagh for the plaintiff in error and by Mr. Frank P. Prichard for the defendant in error.

Adjourned until tomorrow at 12 o'clock. The day call for Friday, October 30, will be as follows: Nob. 60 and 71, 65, 66, 67, 68, 633, 639, 69, 70 and 72. THE WKECKED DESPATCH. Story of Mrs.

Stromlnger's Death. Told in Court at fork, rsnecial Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. I York, Oct 29. The trial of Wm. H.

Pain ton on the charge of murdering Mrs. Elizabeth Stromlnger was taken up again this morning before Judge Latimer. The Commonwealth took up its side of the case where it hud left off last night and occupied the attentiou of the court throughout the day. During thesessions tbe Commonwealth's attorneys, Messrs. Bentzel and Kunkel, and the defendant's attorneys, Messrs.

Petwiler and Zeigler, had frequent tilts over the admission of evidence. Tbe evidence submitted by the Commonwealth's witnesses led from tbe overhearing of the request of the murderer for Dr. Stein to go to Mrs. Strominger's relief, aud the ttnssina- of him bv another witness who after ward observed his foot prints in the mud. ness.

He testified that when he went on deck Lieutenant Noel told bim of tbe course being steered, and the red light, which bad been sighted, was the Winter Quarter Shoal light. He was told to run down to the lightship until be could make her out, and tbeu steer south 29 W. Lieutenant Noel explained to him that this course was different from tbe night orders, but said that the vessel had been set eastward. There was no other light visible except the one above referred to, and that showed red. After proceeding for a time the quartermaster reported that he thought he could see the hull of what he believed to be the Winter Quarter Shoal light, but witness said he could not see it.

He then thought he had (rone far enoug-h and ordered the helm put to starboard to take tbe course south 29 west. When the ship got around to south 85 west she struck, and witness immediately rang two bells to stop and three bolls to back the ship. Captain Cowles almost immediately appeared on deck. Tbe light witness saw was too large a light to be mistaken for the running light of a ship. Toward the early morning it became pinkish.

A recess was taken aj this point.af ter which Lieutenant Mulligan was again examined. He testified that he did not report the light to tho captain when he came on deck because he supposed he had already been told of it, as it had been in sight for halt an hour. Ha supposed that Lieutenant Noel had cbanged the course of the vessel upon the captain's authority. He (Mulligan) thought, he had carried out the night orders. He had never been down tbe coast before in the Despatch, but was satisfied the course determined upon by Lieutenant Noel was a safe one.

After the vessel grounded an anchor was thrown out, but the vessel pointod steadily on the beach. The wituess said tbe life-saving crew boat did not reach the steamer until 6 o'clock in tho morning. The witness said he knew of no other instance of a change being made in tbe course of the vessel contrary to night orders. It was the practice or the captain to be on deck when the changes in course were made or when the lights were passed. The Winter Quarter Shoal light ought to have been seen according to the course the vessel was steering.

It was never possible after the ship was abandoned to again get back to her. At this point the witness was excused. J. M. Miller submitted to the court a chart showing the course a vessel sailed according to tbe log-book.

It showed that the vessel must have passed almost over the ground where the Winter Quarter Sboai lightship was supposed to be anohored. Passed Assistant Sursreon J. D. Gate wood was then called as a witness, but his testimony was not important. Passed Assistant Engineer 'J.

S. Ogden testified that the ship's pumps were worked from tbe time the ship grounded. When witness reached ths deck ne saw tho Assateague light and it showed red. Assistant Paymaster of tbe Despatch S. L.

Heap, Thomas McDonough, pav yeoman, Thomas J. Hall, equipmeut yeoman, R. S. Riley, barber; George L. Mars, steward, and John Stackcmao, carpenter's mate, all testified that the light they first saw after the grounding of the ship looked red.

Tho court then adjourned till tomorrow. GEN. GREELY'S REPORT. The Alliance is In Politics to Stay The Sub-Treasury Bill Indorsed Norfolk, Oct. 29.

Col. L. L. Polk, president of the Farmers' Allianoe, in speaking at Elizabeth City today, said in part: "I have known farmers to leave their crops knee-high in grass to go to the courthouse and for hours sit in a hot room to hear a pot-house politician speak and tell them to stick to the party. They stick, and the dance of death goes on after election.

The sticker said: 'All is darkness down here. What of tbe night? And the answer comes, All is well; plow They talk about politics. The alliance is as full; of politics as an egg is full of meat. Yet, sir, we are into politics, and in there to stay. They talk about party.

What is party' It is a nice little collar with chain. I don't care who is nominated; I will vote as I please. Who has a patent right on politics? Tbe people have risen in their might and assert that they have a right to help rule this country, and they are going to do it." Col. Polk then spoko of the sub-treasury bill, and referred to the manner in which he was received on the subject by the Senate committee. He wes told it was unconstitutional; it won't work.

He used several illustrations te prove tbe constitutionality of tbe plan, and when he called for pledges to stand by it nearly every hand in the audience went up. Colonel Polk then said that there were eighteen States pledged to stand by this scheme. "We are not asking charity," he said; "all we want is simple julttsc, and by the help of God we are going to have it. Without farmers shins would rot at the docks, railroads would grow up iu weeds and Jay Gould could not buy a breakfast. When I look upon tbe faces of tbe farmers I am constrained to say that upon them depends the prosperity of tbe country.

I say stand by your party and fall by It If necessary and right. In the words of David Crockett I say, 'Be sure you are right, tben go Colonel Polk referred to the third party, and said it was with the leaders of the other parties to say whether we have a third party or not. We have rights to be respected, and they must be respected, as the balance of power rested with tbe grand and nobie cause which he represented. Colonel Polk spoke for two hours, and was freqtiently interrupted by loud applause, "Right," "Give it to them," "Go it," io. His speech was well received by tbe farmers and workingmen, but lawyers and politicians generally did not take kindly to bis address.

Required to Leave the State. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.1 Chaklottksvillb, Oct 29. Pietro Leon, an Italian fruit dealer.wao lately oame to this city, was arrested last night on the charge of inveigling young girls into bis store and offering them indignities. Today the man was put io a hack and sent to the the Union Depot and put on a train for Washington, having been required to leave tbe State, indignant people attempted to got bim away from the officers, though intending him no greater Injury probably than a coat of tar and feathers. A Temperance Crusade in Danville.

Danville, Oct 29. A religious revival is in progress here, condnoted by Bill Fife, known as tbedrummcr evangelist. At Fife's request twelve of the leading women of the city visited the saloons and asked the saloonkeepers to close up during tbe religious services. This is tbe first time such a crusade has been made here by women, and their visit to the saloons caused a great sensatieu. THE BOTES INVESTIGATION.

The tracks were made by a new pair of gum boots, and when measured afterward, corresponded to a pair sold by a clerk in a Harris-burg shoe store. It was stated that the boots and a hat, both similar to those worn at Strominger's, had been found in Painton's bag-gasre in Harrisburg. The story was told of the sale of a false sandy beard corresponding to the one worn by the murderer at'the commission of the crime, and of the delivery of a similar package to Palnton. An account was given by detectives of their trip to Jonestown, Sullivan county, where they arrested Painton at his mother's home and obtained $145 in gold on his person corresponding in its several values to what was taken from the Strom-inger house. Tbe finding of $230 in the bouse of an alleged accomplice with whom Painton had lived was also brought out and it was testified that in the Harrisburg jail Smith stated that Painton had brought it to his home.

The most important witness of the day was a Miss Fetrow, of HarriBburg. She testified that she heard Painton say to Westley Smith: "I am afraid I made a bad job of it last night. It may be that she only fainted." After the court adjourned Painton had a short consultation with his spiritual advisor, Hov. George L. Smith, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church.

METHODIST BISHOPS MEET. PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS. A AVell-Known Teacher's Suicide Ex-Mayor Gilpin's Death. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.1 Philadelphia, Oct. 29.

Prof. Harris Young Lauderbach, founder and principal of the Lauderbach Academy, at Twelfth and Chestnut streets, shot himself in one of tbe class-rooms about half -past eight o'olock this morning, just as bis pupils were beginning to arrive for their day's studies. Mr. Lauderbach dispatched a messenger with a not to his wife, at her homo in Wayue, and goi.ig into a class whero there were a few pupils shot himself in tbe head and died soon after being taken to the Jefferson College Hospital. Professor Lauderbach was about fifty-eight years of age.

He learned the trade of a carpenter, but fitted himself, unaided, to take charge of the old Waluut street grammar school, then a private institution. Ho was subsequently appointed principal of a city grammar school, aud in 1808 started tho Lauucrbach Academy, which has been highly successful. Mr. Lauderbach was not In ttnuuolal diflicultii'S, and his sulcido is attributed to mental derangement, resulting from continuous bard work. On bis dcsK was found an unfinished problem In mathematics, upon which he bad been at work after school hour yesterday.

A FKMAI.E MURDEltfclt SENTENCED. Ida Howard, a colored giantess, was permitted today to plead guilty to murder in the second degree in causing the death of Francis B. Burton in August last She made an unprovoked assault on Burton with a knife and killed bim by a stab wound. In herown defense she alleged that Burton had struck her. Judge Arnold said that if her case had gone to a jury she could not have escaped conviction of murder in the first devree.

Under her plea he sentenced her to the" extreme penalty of tbe law, twelve years in prison. DEATH OF EX-MAYOR GILPIN. Ex-Muyor Charles Gilpin, an old-limo lawyer, who was mayor of the city at the time of consolidation, died toduy, ugod eighty-two years. hen he was mayor tho city covered only tho narrow strip ot territory between Vine and South streets aud the two rivers. Mr.

tillpin loaves a widow, five sons and a daughter, his death betng the first that bus occurred in his family since his marriage, more than half a century ago. He was native of Wilmington, Del. A HOME FOlt INCCRABLBS. The George L. Harrison Memorial House, a borne lor luourablos attached to the Episoo.

pal Hospital, was dedicated today. It was erected at a cost ot $100,0110 aud has accommodations for ISO patients. The Harrison family, which erected tbe bulldinghas also provided the hospital with an endowment of $100,000 for lis malntonanee. Tbe building was dedicated by Bishop hi taker. EXPLAINING QUAY'S CKRT1FIOATB.

Charles A. Porter tind David Martin are engaged in explaining the certificate of de-. posit for (8,877 issued by the Keystone Bank by John Bardsley una indorsed by United States Senator Quay. According to their story Quay lent tho Mate committee 19,000 by means of a note which was discounted by burdslev and ultimately paid by Porter from funds furnished by the State committee. Quay, it is claimed, had notbiug to do with it except to furnish the note.

ANOTHER OIL KKFINERT, Capitalists interested in tbe Reading Railroad have purchased a large property at Marcus Hook, below Chester, whore they expect to build a largo oil' refinery, in whtoh the Reading will be interested. The Reading owns shipping piers at that point, and lta lines will be used for connection with tho oilfields. A REPRESENTATIVE MISSING. Warrants have been Issued at the inytanoe of Treasurer Wright for tbe arrest of Ren sentatlve Woodward, of the thirteenth warn, on the charge of retaining money collected by him ou account of mercantile taxes. Woodward was formwrly a constable.

'He left tbe city about two weeks ago and his whereabouts are unknown. Quay to Sue for Libel. PlTTSBUBO. Oot Senator M. 8.

Quay retaiued counsel today to Institute libel suits against tbe Pittsburg Post and other papers throughout tbn State, which published a facsimile of the Bard ley certificate of deposit yesterday. The attorneys engaged are the Hon. Thomas M. Marshall. Major K.

A. Moo. tooth and John Robb. Mr. Marshall stated to a reporter that civil action would bo brought against the Post for SIOO.OUO damages, and criminal suits entered against the editors.

Suit will also bo eutered, be aaid-agtinst Chairman Kerr, of tho demooraUo State committee. Cumberland Coat Trade. The shipments from the mines of the Cumberland coal region for the week ended Sat ur. day, October 1891, tons, asd the total shipments for the year to that da to 8,458,444 tons, an increase of 821,979 tons as compared with the corresponding period of 1890. The shipments to tbe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the week wero 63,034 tons; for tbe year, tons, an inorease of 1111,076 tons as compared with last year.

Tbe shipments to the Chesapeake and Ohio Can! Company were 3,784 tons for tho week and tho year 86,809 tons, an Inorease of 80,81 tons as compared with last year. Tbe ship, meets by tbe Pennsylvania Railroad for tbe week were tons and tho year 1,530,73 tons, an inorease of 108,012 ton a oomparod with last year. law to take an official ballot from the poll-room. It Is thought best for those at least who will vote split tickets to stamp every name they want to vote to avoid any mistakes such as may be made and such as are provided against by the following instructions: The proper place, of course, to mark all ballots is In the box seen on the ticket at the right of each candidate's name and at the right of each party name or emblem. No vote is to be counted out if the marks are not exactly in the boxes.

So loug as they are near enough to them to indicate that the voter intended to mark in tbe box, but only missed fire a little by accident, the vote counts. If a voter marks a party name or emblem and also name or names in the same column with that emblem, it will not count as a vote for the whole party ticket, but only for the names opposite which the mark has been placed. If a party emblem be marked, and the names of certain candidates of other political parties be marked, the vote will count for all the candidates of the political party wbose emblem has been marked except those candidates of that party who are running for the same office as is the man whose name the voter marked in another potitical column. Here is an illustration: The 7oter puts his cross-mark opposite the democratic emblem of "Jackson and Liberty Now say he puts a mark opposite the name of the republican candidate for Governor, Win. J.

Vannort. the whole democratic ticket will be counted except tbe name of Frank Brown, and one vote will be counted for Wm. J. Vannort for Governor. VOTKS IX GROCPS.

But suppose a voter marked the democratic emblem or name and he should go over to the independent column and put a mark opposite tbe name of Frank Armiger. candidate for the House of Delegates. Then the whole democratic ticket would be counted except the six democratic candidates for the House of Delegates, and only Frank Armiger would be credited with a vote for that office. Here is the reason for this: The voter has shown that ho wanted to vote for Armiger. That is dear.

But what regular democrat did he want to sacrifice for Armigor? That is not the judges' place to decide. So the whole group of democrats for this particular office is wiped out. This rule holds good with tbe three judges of the Orphans' Court. If tbe voter indicates one or two as his choice for judge out of tbe republican set of three, and shows that otherwise he intended to vote the regular democratic ticket, none of the democratic judges would be counted, because the election officers would not know which democrat in that group of candidates was intended to be left out b) the voter. This is another argument for marking- every man one wants to see elected.

No voter can vote for or against all the constitutional amendments by stamping a mark at tbe top of the column. The constitution itself provides that each amendment must be separately canvassed and voted upon, and the election judges have been instructed to count only those votes for and asrainst amendments beside which the cross has been stamped. AS TO SCRATCHING. The new ballot system is designed in one respect to avoid the necessity of scratching Out candidates and of pasting on slips, as with the old system, when a man wants to vote a different ticket from those presented by all parties. Nevertheless, the rule of trying to discern the voter's intention would hold good in the case of ballots on which names are found to have been scratched.

That is to say, if a mark is opposite the party name and emblem, and certain names are scratched ever, all the names under the emblem will be counted except the scratched ones. Scratching is discountenanced as unnecessary, however. Stamp every name you want to vote. There is no need for a pencil unless you want to vote for somebody whose name is not on the ticket. The voter (has a perfect right to vote for anybody for any office, and there will be a place on the ticket to vote such names.

THl COKSTITCTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Though entire party lists of candidates may voted, as has been said, by one mark, no such provision exists for the choice of the constitutional amendments. The amendments will be arranged in a column, with boxes at the right side for recording votes in favor of them. There will be another column of the tame amendments, with boxes to contain votes against them. Every amendment must be voted separately.

If the voter is in favor he will mark in the boxes indicated by the word "for," and if he Is opposed he will stamp the cross in the boxes marked against. Only votes on amendments so marked will count. FROM WASHINGTON. Army and Navy Orders Pensions to Marylanders and "Virginians. TSpecial Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.1 "Washington, Oct.

29. The following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted in the infantry army are ordered: Captain Edwin B. Bolton, to the twenty-third infantry, company Captain James S. Pettit, to the first Infantry, company First Lieutenant Frederick V. Krug, to the twenty-third infantry, company I.

He will remain on duty with the eighth infantry until further orders. First Ueutenant Wm. N. Blow, to the first Infantry, company K. He will remain on duty with the fifteenth infantry until further orders.

Capt. J. V. Weston, commissary of subsistence; Capt. L.

B. Campbell, assistant quartermaster; First Lieutenant E. S. Curtis, second artillery; First Lieutenant H. J.

Ketlly, fifth artillery; Capt. Joseph T. Haskell, twenty-third in-f antrj First Lieutenant Lea Febiger, regimental quartermaster twenty-third infantry; Capt. Thomas E. Rose, sixteenth infantry; Second Lieutenant Charles H.

Muir, seventeenth tntantry; Capt. George B. Russell, ninth infantry; Capt Chambers McKibbin, fifteenth infantry; Capt. Emerson H. Licum, nineteenth infantry; First Lieutenant George F.

Cooke, quartermaster, fifteenth infantry; First Lieutenant Christian C. Hewitt, nineteenth infantry; First Lieutenant George FfUmer, ninth infantry; Second Lieutenant rank De W. Kamsey, ninth infantry; First Lieutenant John Cigelow. tenth cavalry; Second Lieutenant Andre W.Brewster, tenth irrfantry; (second Lieutenant Michael J. O'Brien, thirteenth infantry; Second Lieutenant Austin H.

Brown, fourtn infantry; Second Lieutenant Almon L. Par-merter, twenty-first infantry; Second Lieutenant Wm. t. Biddle, thirteenth infantry; Second Lieutenant Haydn S. Cole, third infantry Second Lieutenant Henry P.

MoCain, third infantry, have been ordered to examination for promotion. The following officers are detailed at Willet's Point, New York, for instruction in torpedo service during the term commencing December 1: First Lieutenant John A. Perry, eighth infantry; Second Lieutenant Wm. F. Martin, twenty-fifth infantry; Second Lieutenant Charles 6.

Dwyer, twenty-first infantry; Second Lieutenant Harry i. Humphrey, twentieth infantry; Second Lieutenant Frederic A. Tripp, first infantry; Second Lieutenant John C. Gregg, sixteenth infantry; Second Lieutenant Edward It. Chrisman, second infantry.

Leave of absence for three months is granted Capt. Sidney E. Clark, second infantry. First Lieutenant Kamsay D. Potts, third artillery, will report at the artillery school.

Fort Monroe, Virginia, for duty as ordnance and pol.ee officer at that post. The leave of absence on surgeon's certificate of disability granted First Lieutenant Edwin P. Pendleton, twenty-third infantry, is extended three months. naval orders. Lieutenant W.

Moore, ordered to duty on the coast survey; Lieutenant C. Logan and Lieutenant (junior grade) T. B. Oriflin, ordered io examination for promotion; Lieutenant E. HJdalt from the Mohican and ordered to duty at the Naval Academy; Chaplain C.

Q. Wright, detached from the receiving-ship St. Louis and placed on waiting orders; Obaplaiu T. A. Gill, detached from the traminip-ship Portsmouth and ordered to the St, Louis November 10; Chaplain A.

C. Hens-ley, ordered to the training-ship Portsmouth Novembers. The United States steamer Petrel was today ordered to sail -immediately from New York for China by way of the Suez canal. The training-ship James ton arrived at New York today. Tbe Vesuvius arrived at the "Washington navy-yard today from New York.

PENSIONS ISSUED. Pensions have been issued as follows: Maryland. Original Evans Cooper, Samuel W. Moore, Wm. H.

Gibbs, James H. Gross, Geo. Ehrlinger, Michael Dooley. Wm. T.

Keirle, John E. Groomls, James H. Brown, Horaoc Lucas, Isaiah Mcore, Levin P. Causey. Additional Charles Mengo, Benjamin Harp, Madison Hcnsell, John A.

Anders. Elijah A. Nichols, Geo, W. Hughes, James H. BeaiL, Joseph Cole, Philip G.

Ashley, Henry Crois, Martin KusselL Ueltsue Geo. W. Warner. Widows, Ac. Elizabeth Brown.

Sarah Henderson, Lucy Meek. Cecelia Richardson, mother. West Virginia Original John R. Gaither, Samuel Brown, Jeremiah C. Conley, Charles Clevis, Elijah Hyre.

Additional Sanford B. 'Turner, Samuel Sams, Chester B. Mangus, William Koger, Clemens Speidel, Thomas L. Davis, Cager Mitchell, Richard B. Waddell, James A.

McClung. Increase Columbus N. Nicholson, Henry Peterman, Thomas Morris, Francis M. Hockinberg. iieissue Homer Freeman.

Reissue and Increase James H. Collins. Widows, 4c Mary E. Weaver, Mar-ffarat E. Lipscomb.

Virginia. Original James R. Chan pel, John R. Gill, Maihias emsley. Additional-John King.

Increase Jacob L. Riegel, Humphrey Pi-ttchard. Reissue Lewis Murray, Mary T. Mitchell, Mary H. McQueen, Mary A.

Everett, Mary Frances McLaughlin. United States Supreme Court. Washington. Oct 29. The proceedings in the Supreme Court of the United States today were as follows: No.

60. A.H. Johnson.appellant vs. the St Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company. No.

71. The St Louis, Iron Mountain and The Wickhain Statue Unveiled in tbe Presence of a Great Crowd. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.1 Richmond, Oct. 29. Tho bronze statue erected in Monroe Park to Gen.

Williams Carter Wickham was unveiled today at noon, in the presence of a great crowd. General Wickham died here suddenly on July 24. 1888, in the office of the Chesapeake and Ohio Company, of which he was vice-president. Shortly after that time a movement was started by his admirers and friends to erect a monument to his memory. This resulted in securing the handsome bronze statue which was uncovered today.

After tho statue was completed it was presented to the city of Richmond. The artist was Mr. Edward Valentine, the well-known sculptor of this city. It was placed on a granite pedestal in the western part of Monroe Park, one of the prettiest locations in tbe city. As the State Agricultural Fair is in progress, thousands of persons were on the streets today to witness tbe pageant.

The procession started to move at 11.0 A.M. It consisted of all of the local military. Captain Mushback's Company from Alexandria, the Lynchburg Zouaves and the Home Guards of that city, mounted representatives of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Regiments of cavalry oomprisiug Wickham's Brigade, Lee and Pickett Confederate Posts and other dismounted veterans. Following these were divisious composed of employes of tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, city officials and citizens. Gen.

Thomas L. Hossor, of Albemarle, was the chief marshal, and, with ex-Governor Lee, headed the column. Governor McKin-ney, of this State, and Governor Holt, of North Carolina, with the letter's staff, rode in the procession in carriages. The head of the line reached tbe park about noon. The exercises took place from a stand near the statue.

After reville had been sounded by the old brigade bugler, Mr. John Callahan, president of the Wickham Monument Association, called the assemblage to order and introduced Governor McKinuey as the presiding officer. The Governor made a few appropriate remarks, and then Rev. S. S.

Hepburn, General Wickham's old pastor, led in prayer. After musio by a band, Mr. Callahan, iu a very clever speech, presented tbe monument to the city, and it was accepted by Mayor Ellison. Tbe statue now was unveiled by Williams Carter Wickham Ren-shaw, grandson of General Wickham. When the coveriug that hid the bronze figure fell to the earth a great shout was sent up by tbe crowd and the brigadier salute of eleven guns was fired.

Soon as quiet was restored, Judge B. W. Lacy, ot the Supreme Court of Appeals, introduced Gen. Flizhugh Lee as the orator of the occasion. Geueral Lee began his address by a reference to tbe convention wbich met in Phila-uelpbia to frame a constitution tor the government of the United States.

He briefly summed up their work and said the constitution they handed down was a compromise of the opinions ot those who constructed it. "Virginia," ho said, "reserved the right io withdraw from tbe Union as one of the conditions precedent to her ratification of the constitution." The General said it was a glorious spectacle to see monuments rising in bouor of the memory of such men. He mentioned the statue of Stonewall Jackson, paying an eloquent tribute to tbe character of tnat great soldier, and alluded to the monument to the firivate soldiers now in course of erection. Io said: "We will before another year rolls around unveil the statue of A. P.

Hill, and before very long there will bo monuments here to the memory of Jefferson Davis and J. E. B. Stuart." Gea. Lee then sketched at length the life and services of Gen.

Wickham, and paid a hearty tribute to bis ability, his dash and courage as a soldier, and his devotion under all circumstances to his mother Commonwealth. "May tbis monument" said the speaker in closing, "erected to his memory by faithful followers and friends, stand as long as Virginia's mountain peaks point to the heavens, as long as her rivers flow to tbe sea." Tbe bronze figure is seven feet bigh. It represents General Wickham in the full uniform ot a brigadier-general of cavalry, booted and spurred. Tne pedestal of granite is nine and a half feet high. Ou tbe obverse nf the die is the inscription: ''Wickham, Soldier, Statesman.

Patriot Friend! to the City of Richmond by Comrades in the Confederate Army and Employes of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway." On the! reverse is the name, "Williams Carter Wickham," with date of birth and death. Items from Norfolk. Special Dispatch to tbe Baltimore Sun.1 Norfolk, Oct 29. The ocean tug Argus, which arrived last night reported rough weather at sea, in which she lost the forward part of her house and sustained other damages. After arriving in the harbor She lost her propeller.

The steamship Falrrax, the new steamer of the. Merchants and Miners' Transportation Company, arrived tbis morning from Boston, having made the trip in 86 hours and 80 minutes, tbe shortest on record. There will be nineteen positive changes at the next session of the Virginia Conference, Methodi6t Episcopal Church South. This will necessitate at least forty changes altogether. Frost and ice hero this morning, the heaviest of the season.

Miss Emms Kearney-Cushman and Dr. and Markinp Tickets. Nothinsr in connection with votinir at next Tuesday's election should prove difficult to the voter who can read these instructions or who has read the instructions that have been given in The Sex from time to time. The counsel to the election officers of Baltimore haveairreed upon the opinion that it will take longer to count the ticket which will be voted next Tuesday than it haa taken to count any ticket that has ever been voted in the State of Maryland, and every person should fortify himself with the plain rules of procedure, so that the judges who count up the results of the election may be able to ascertain the greneral results in time to publish them to the citizens. It is therefore of -extreme importance that the voters should mark their tickets so plainly and so unmistakably that the judges who count the votes at the closing of the polls need not lose time in debating as to the voter's intention.

The ticket above presented is a specimen "ballot of the first letrislatlve district. It is complete in every way except that the candidates for City Council ara not on it. On the ballot used Tuesday the council nominees for each ward will be along the bottom of the ballot sheets supplied to each preoinct. 13S THE VOT1SG-EOOM. It must be understood that the law limits the number of persons who may be in the votinjr-room.

Each political party that cast one-fifth of the vote at the last election shall be entitled to a representative or challenger, who must stand outside the guard rail. Therefore when a citizen sees persons about the pollinir-rooni, not counting- the election officers, the policemen, the challengers, four persons who are waiting- for their turn to ro inside the railed-off part, four voters who have been admitted and one voter in each -marking stall, he will know that more persons are in the room than is allowed by law. The voter will take his place in the line of four when admitted to the room. When ho reaches the trate be will announce his name find residence. One of the ballot clerks there will announce the name and residence, and a Judge will look on the registry book.

If be the name there he will order that the jvoter be admitted. Then a ballot clerk will rwrite his own name or initial on the back or jan official ballot, and the voter will go with it to one of the marking shelves. After he has marked it he must fold it up exactly as he received it before he leaves the shelf. If he comes out of the stall without having done -so he will be told by the judges to go back jand fold it. They have been Instructed to do sthis.

When he has done this he goes toward the ballot-box. gives his ballot to one judg. the other goes again te the registry "book to see if the voter is all right. In which case the vote goes into the ballot-box, and each of the ballot clerks at that table writes tfte name of the voter on his book of the -poJls, together with the number of it, and the -voter immediately quits the room. KABK1NO TBI BALLOT.

"When the voter enters the stall at the rmarkintr shelf be will unfold his ticket. Tht-re will be a stamp hanging by a string for his use. This is a cross-mark or of type metal firmly fixed into a wooden handle. a the Bhelf will be a pad saturated with "ink. To make the marks on the ballot the ought to strike tbe ink pad before Junking each mark, as the stamps hardly bold enough ink for more than one distinct mark.

These cardinal rules are the basis upon rtrich the marking of tickets is to be done 3by the voter and counted by the judges: "Wherever the intention of the voter plainly appears upon the ballot his vote ttzrust be counted as it appears that he in-Itended It. I "2. A cross-mark opposite the name of any candidate on the ticket counts a a vote for Jt-hat candidate. a voter puts a cross-mark opposite jthe party emblem of any political party on jthe ballot, or if he puts the cross-mark opposite the name of the party, and does not put he mark anywhere else on the ticket, he votes for -every man of that party who is a (candidate. If he does this he need not mark Wny other place on the ballot." PROVISION FOB MISTAKES.

Taking- the above rules for general questions may present themselves. If a voter by accident marks where he did pot intend, he can obtaia another ballot by de hivering bis first ballot to the election clerks. Xhey will mark on it "spoiled" and put it in a special place provided and order the ballot clerks to issue a new ballot to the voter. Three ballots only may thus be obtained. If voter spoils all three he can get no more nrt cannot vote that day.

It la against the Lieut. Noel Concludes His Testimony The Discipline Excellent. Washington, Oct. 29. Lieut.

York Noel was recalled as a witness in the Despatch court of inquiry today. He was again questioned concerning his action in changing the course of the ship without notifying the commander of the vesssl when he saw what ho supposed was the Winter Quarter Shoal lightship. It was customary, be explained, if in the course of a trip a certain land or other mark did not show the expected bearing- to edge the ship in or outgo us to get it into the position it was intended the vessel should be when the mark was reached. When the course was changed the ship was out of position two points to the eastward. Further up the coast the current was such as to set tbe ship to the eastward and make it out ot position when it reached what was supposed to be the Winter Quarter Shoal lightship.

Up to the time the light was sighted he thousrht tbe vessel was in tbe right position. When ho saw the light the ship's course was changed to one he was sure was safe and one that would carry the ship safely until Assateague light was well abaft the beam. At the time the orders were changed he did not notify the commanding officer, but he did notify him of tbe change after the ship struck. If the commander was awake when tbe ship was being edged into position he was notified of it; if not awake he was told of it when the mark was reached. The ship had been frequently edged in or out if it did not show tbe correct bearing when a certain mark was seen and no orders had been issued to discontinue the practice.

When, Lieutenant Mulligan relieved him at 2 o'olock he told biin of the change of course and they agreed that ic was correct He bad no doubt at the time of the identity of the light he mistook for the Winter Quarter Shoal lightship. He sighted this light ten or fifteen minutes after ke bad expected to sight it. Sinoe the time of the wreck he bad found that the course of the vessel had been changed more to the wast after he left the deck. In reply to questions by Lieutenant Cowles Lieutenant Noel said the course of tbe vessel had been changed at night without the commander's knowledge, when the vessel was found out of position. The commander was nearly always on deck in the daytime, but at night would take a short rest between lights, expecting to be called when the next light was reached.

Edging up to position had been done freely wheu the night orders concerning the course for the vessel to follow had been given. He bad changed the course before, aud, on reporting to the commanding officer afterwards what had been done, had never received orders or instructions to discontinue tbe practice. He had edged in or out of course when alone on deck, and also when tbe coast pilot was aboard. At these times it was done at the pilot's suggestion. It had been the captain's almost invariable practice to be up at uight when the course of the vessel was changed.

Witness could not recollect any other time When the ship was turned 16 degress Inshore from her given course without the commander was notified. Responding to turthur questions of tue court wituess said the disoipiine of the officers and crew at the time of tbe wreck was excellent. His interpretation of the orders was that he was to report anything unusual and notify the commanding officer on passing any light. Captain Bioxam, keeper of the life-saving station on Pope's Island, seven miles abreast of the Winter Quarter Shoal lightship, was next called as a witness. He was at tbe station on the night of the Wth instant, the night on which the wreck occurred.

On that nigbt he could not see the relief lightship Drift, which had been put in tbe place of the Winter Quarter Shoal lightship, when the latter was taken away for repairs, although he could usually see it He was certain he did not see the light of the vessel between the hours of 8 P. M. of the 9th and 2 A. M. of the 10th of October.

He had often seen the Assateague wbite light look red. In response to further questions, the witness said he looked for tbe lightship on the day alter tho disaster.but be could not see it He could see the lightship now, though the weather was about the same as at the time ot the wreck. The relief lightship Drift was replaced last Friday by the regular lightship. Witness was of the impression (hat the light, ship had gone adrift on the 6th or 9tb, but he was not certain. He telephoned to the Assateague light station that the ship had disappeared, lie saw Assateague light on the nigbt of the wreck.

Lieut Richard T. Mulligan, the officer who relieved Lieutenant Noei at a o'olock on the night of the wreck, was next called as a wit Semi-Annual Session in Cincinnati Matters for Consideration. Cincinnati, Oct. 29. The semi-annual meeting of the Bishops ot the Methodist Episcopal Church began here today with an attendance comprising all the bishops except three.

The absentees are Bishop Thoburn, in India; Bishop Taylor, in Africa, and Bishop Vincent in Europe. The two first named are missionary bishops with special jurisdiction over their respective fields. Bishop Vincent is abroad trying to regain his health. Those who were present at the opening session were Bishops Thomas Bowman, St. Louis; R.

S. Foster. Boston: C. D. Foss, Philadelphia; John F.

Hurst, Washinsrton, D. H. W. Warren, Denver; C. H.

Fowler, San Francisco; W. F. Maltalien, New W. Joyce, Chattanooga; D. A.

Goodsell, Fort Worth; S. M. Merrill, Chicago: J. M. Walden, Cincinnati; J.

N. Fitzgerald, Minneapolis; E. G. Andrews, New York; F. X.

Ninde, Topeka, and J. P. Newman, Omaha. The chairman is Bishop Thomas Bowman, of St. Louis, the senior bishop, and Bishop Anderson, of New York, is secretary.

Tbe first ousmess to occupy the attention of the body is a review of the work of the church throughout the world during tbe past six months. This involves the consideration of a great many questions of administration and problems of special importance. The matter of assigning the different bishops to conferences and fixing the time for such assemblies is also to be taken up. Next week the bishops will attend the meeting of the Church Extension Society at Columbus, and on the following week they will be present at the general missionary meeting at Cleveland. Six Men Killed at an Alliance Meeting.

Little Rock, Oct. 29. News reached here last night of a terrible encounter at Buckport twenty miles from Eldorado, Union county, at a Farmers' Alliance meeting. State Lecturer Bryan, of the alliance, was the principal speaker of the evening. Shortly after he had concluded his remarks a quarrel took place among the spectators, and Winchester rules, shotguns and pistols were used with deadly ett'eot.

Burt Manning, J. H. Teenan and three others, whose names could not be learned, were killed and several slightly wounded. Collegiate Memorial to Davis. Chablestoh, 8.

Oct 29. Representatives from the colleges of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee met here today for the purpose of organizing a Southern monumental college association to erect a monument to Jefferson Davis. Improvement of the Military. Field Telegraph System Urged. Washington, Oct.

29. A- W. Grecly, chief signal officer, in his annual report to the Secretary of War makes a special point of the necessity for the improvement of the military field telegraph system. He speaks of the importance attached to this service in foreign countries, where the most acute minds are now applied to its development, and says: "The results of such inventions are quickly applied in foreign armies to tbe solution of professional questions arising in connection with military duties, and if the professional standing of tbe American army is to be maintained similar application must be made in this country, otherwise a few years would leave the entire army unskilled in the most important of modern appliances. "At the end of tbe rebellion! the signal corps of the army was the most efficient in the world, and now, while foreign governments are extending and improving means of signaling, the chief signal officer feels called upon to urge upou Congress tbe importance of providing suitable means for tbe regular instruction and drill of the officers ot the corps who otherwise must steadily retrograde and become unfitted for such work under difficult conditions.

Ample material and support are necesssary to raise a signal corps to a high standard of efficiency and keep it abreast of modern progress. The telegraph, the heliograph, the electric flash light and the telephone have become podent factors in civilized warfare, and any neglect to provide suitable means for a military corps charged with the study, practice and operations of the same cannot commend itself to any thoughtful mind. "As a result of the improved efficiency of their signal corps, the French military authorities congratulate themselves on the speedy and accurate manner in which the military maneuvrea of thisyear. Involving the handling of 120,000 men over a limited territory, were accurately and promptly performed without disorder or delay. The use of a captive balloon, as initiated by General McClellan et Yorktown, in 1862, has Deen carried to a successful stage by European experts.

A captive balloon was kept in constant telephonio communication with the commanding general in tbe maneuvrea, and the post of observation was so commanding Authority of tho Pennsylvania Senate to Try the Case Denied. Harbisburg, Oct 29. When the Senate resumed its inquiry into the charges against State Treasurer Boyer this morning, argument of counsel for Mr. Boyer was continued by Judge Orvis. The Judae denied the constitutionality of the proceeding and tbe jurisdiction of tbe Senate.

"The proposition the Senate is now considering," said udge Orvis, "is that punishmeut may be inflicted without trial and without impeachment There are two plain propositions opposed to this. The first is that no citizen of tbe Commonwealth who has beeu elected to an office and has entered upon the duties thereof, can be lawfully removed from that office as a punishment for misbehavior without first being impeached by the House of Representatives and tried before the Senate, or indicted and tried in tbe courts of Dauphin county. "Tbe second proposition is that neither the Senate of Pennsylvania in executive eessioa, nor the Governor of the Commonwealth, nor both combined, are authorized under tbe constitution or laws of the State to try any public officer for crimes or misdemeanor in office at oommon law." Lynch. Law in Louisiana. Covisoton, Oct 29.

John Parker, colored, who has been confined in jail since October 10 for the murder ot John Handy, colored, at Ablta Springs, was lynched by a mob of colored men last night Mokrob, Oot 29. A colored man named Snpwden was arrested In West Monroe Tuesday, obarged with burning the residence of 'Squire Emery in Ltnoom parish Sunday night while the family ware asleep. Yesterday Snowden was taken from a train near Cboudtant Station and banged to a limb of a tree,.