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Harrisburg SONE CENT Independent. XV. NO. 85. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1884.

6 OTS. A WEEK. SINGLE COPIES, 2 COPIES, 2 CTS. Daily Wednesday, March 12, 1884. SEVEN State Conventions are booked for Wednesday, April 30.

BOOMING Lincoln for Vice President is an absorbing feature in western Republican politics. TILDEN AND PAYNE are the latest suggested combination to emblazon the Democratic flag this year. BOTH PARTIES have great difficulty in inducing many of their leaders to be candidates for office this year. A NATIONAL pilotage bill, based on sound business principles, is something that this Congress might pass with infinite credit to itself. GENERAL LOGAN will this week thunder against Fitz John Porter, in which he must at least be credited with honesty, if he is not at all times lucid.

A RECKLESS Mexican's losses at monte pludged him into suicide and when his 13 year old mistress heard of the act she first tried to drown but failing, hung herself. MORRISON's tariff bill is now before Congress accompanied by approving and dissenting reports, which gives the measure in its horizontal aspects 9 very peculiar appearance. IF THE leaders of both parties are to be believed, the coming contests of this year are to be the cleanest ever bad in Pennsylvania. They can be all this and still not what they ought to be. THE House Committee on Foreign Affairs now has the returned Lasker resolutions with accompanying documents, where, it is believed, Chairman Curtin will allow them to remain and mold.

WHEN college students begin to break each others bones and crack their skulls in feats of fisticuff', education will cease as a developer of mind and be confined solely to the development of muscle. EVENTUALLY this continent will be ruled by the American system of government, and therefore the statesman who opposes ratification of the treaty between the United States and Mexico is very short-sighted. FRANCE has always been a favorite place of rendezvous for Irish revolutionists, and it is therefore, not to be wondered at that the dynamiters who claim to be advancing the cause of Ireland, should now make that country their headquarters. JEFFERSON DAVIS has again emerged from his retirement to say that, though deprived of many rights as a citizen of the United States, he enjoys the privilege of being a Mississippian, and watches with deep interest the progress of his State and of the South. PURCHASERS of patents occasionally find themselves joined in a defense for infringement of other patent rights.

This has been a hardship, and having attracted the attention of a bill is now before that body making such suits to stand against the alleged inventor and not the owner of a patent right. IT HAS come to be the determination of the people of New York to deprive the Board of Aldermen of that city of much of their power, for it is misdirected to injure what it is supposed to have been conferred to improve. It is the judgment of many good men that municipal legislation has this tendency in many other localities. IMPRISONMENT for debt, though abolished in New York, still exists there under forms of law which enables a creditor to lock up a debtor upon execution against his person issued in certain civil suits. There is now such a man in jail in New York city, of which a legislative committee has been notified and will bring the matter before the Legislature.

ENGLAND never did a greater outrage in its disposition to interfere with other people's business than it perpetrated by its intervention in the Transvaal. It was not only unwarranted as an invasion of the rights of the Boers, but a violation of international laws, for which the hardy Dutch intend to seek redress in a manner to command the respect of the nations of the world. HAD Guiteau accomplices in the assassination of Garfield? is a question which crops out in the Star route investigation. A Washington attorney named Cook, who is well known to the members of the bar of Dauphin county or originally from Westmoreland county, in this State, does not hesitate to say that such was the case, and the mournful part of the affairs is that many people are ready to believe it. THE failures of R.

Rhitt and F. A. Patterson have been announced on petroleum exchange at New York to-day. PENNSYLVANIA IN CONGRESS. What the Politicians are Doing to Control Its Voice Therein.

ASPIRATIONS OF STATESMEN. List of Those who Will Step in and Out at the Next Election. RIVALRIES OF PARTISAN LEADERS. The factions in the different Congressional districts of the State are already moving in the choice of candidates for Representative, the intensity of the rivalry being developed in the largest extent in the party which dominates in the district. It can be said that these rivalries are all invested with more or less personal bitterness, in which men are enlisted against each other who derive no benefit while they are furthering the schemes of an aspirant.

In the First district Colonel William H. Bingham will be invited to a warm contest for a remonination, as will Charles O'Neil of the Second, both of whom are Republicans and have been in Congress for a number of years, the latter for the longest period. Samuel J. Randall, of the Third district, has hopes of being nominated for President, but still cannot relinquish his hold on his district for a renomination until he is sure that the greater honor has passed beyond his reach. William D.

Kelley, of the Fourth district, is Nestor of the Republican side of the House, and has hopes of dying, as the Elder Pitt did in Parliament, on the floor of the House. Kelley has served more years in Congress than any man now a member of that body, and while the Republican bosses would delight to set him aside, his constituents show no inclination of dispensing with his services. Alfred G. Harmer, Republican, of the Fifth district, is in danger of being supplanted. He is an adept at intrigue, as able a man as his constituents should send to Congress.

These five districts are all included in Philadelphia. James B. Everhart Republican, of the Sixth district, composed of Chester and Delaware, has a hard fight his hands for renomination, State Senator Cooper, of Deta ware, feeling that he ought to be promoted. L. Newton Evans, Republican, of the Seventh district, composed of Montgomery and part of Bucks county, has as yet no competitor.

Daniel Ermentrout, Democrat, of the Eighth district, Berks county, is surrounded by jealous rivals, who will make him earn his renomination in as hard a fight as ever was waged in that county. Major Ancona and Edward Shearer think they ought to have the place. A. Herr Smith, Republican, of the Ninth district, Lancaster county, who is a passive man, but able and accomplished, is already called on to resist a very bitter rivalry for the nomination, and the chances are that he will be left. Senator Mylin wants the position and more so now that he has just been married, for Washington is a delightful place in which to spend the first vears of married life.

Tenth district, composed of NorthWilliam Mutchler, Democrat, of the ampton and Lehigh counties, a' and some townships of Bucks, has rival in General H. H. Davis, who will make things very lively for his renomination. Mutchler is a man of means and a hard fighter in a contest for himself. John B.

Storm, Democrat, the Eleventh district, composed the of counties of Columbia, Montour, Carbon, Monroe and Pike townships of Lackawanna and Luzerne counies, has no rival, as has D. W. Connelly, Democrat, of the Twelfth district, composed of all that portion of two connies not ineluded in the Eleventh districties M. Brumm, RepublicanGreenback, of the Thirteenth district, Schuylkill county, will be renominated for he is personally very popular in that part of the State. Samuel F.

Barr, Republican the Fourteenth district, composed of Dauphin, Northumberland and Lebanon, wants a renomination, but of course will not be accorded such an he is even less known by his acts as a Congress man to his constituents than he was before he was elected. Lyman D. Gilbert and J. M. Weistling are spoken of favorably as Republican candidates, either of whom would refleet honor on the position.

Lebanon county will no doubt insist that she is entitled to this honor now, which Hon. Josiah Funk would not object to accepting. George A. Post, Democrat, of the Fifteenth district, composed the counties of Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming, will have a number of rivals, among whom Col. Dimmick, of Wayne, is most conspicuous.

W. W. Brown, Republican, of the Sixteenth district, composed of Tioga, Potter, McKean, Cameron, Lycoming and Sullivan, will be forced to make a determined fight to secure his renomination. Strong, of Tioga, Olmstead, of Potter, and William H. Armstrong, of Lycoming, are all in the field.

Colonel Jacob M. Campbell, of the Seventeenth district, composed of Bedford, Blair and Somerset, will be forced into a strong fight by John B. Cessna, of Bedford, who is anxious to return to Congress. Hon. John A.

Lemon, Auditor General, will be brought out by his friends as a Republican candidate. Blair county has not had a candidate since attached to the district. Colonel Campbell has had three terms, and will scarcely ask a fourth, especially as Cambria county had the Congressman for a number of years before he was elected, in Hon. D. J.

Morrell. Mr. personally is one of the most popular and genial men in Pennsylvania. Colonel L. A.

Atkinson, Republican, of the Eighteenth district, composed of Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Huntingdon, Snyder and Perry counties, can hardly expect a renomination in a district taking in so many counties, for to make the honor pass around to each, more than takes in the term of an apportionment. William A. Democrat, of the Nineteenth district, composed of York, Adams and Cumberland counties, can be renominated if he desires. Andrew G. Curtin, Democrat, of the Twentieth district, composed of Union, Clinton, Clearfield, Elk, Mitflin and Centre counties, is without a rival, the people of that region being pretty certain to renominate and reelect him.

Charles E. Boyle, Democrat, of the district, composed of Westmoreland, Greene and Fayette, is said to be without a competitor. James M. Hopkins, Democrat, of the Twenty-second district, composed of Allegheny Pittsburg and county, certain has no townships competitor. Thomas M.

Bayne, Republican, of the Twenty-third district, composed of all that part of Allegheny not included in the Twenty-second district, is having a very heavy battle, Harry Oliver and his friends being resolved to crush him if they can. George W. Lawrence, Republican, Twenty-fourth district, composed of Washington, Beaver and Lawrence counties, is being bitterly opposed by M. S. Quay, who is willing to aceept any other man to defeat Mr.

Lawrence, but as Mr. Quay lives in Philadelphia it is believed that his influence has ceased in that part of Pennsylvania. J.D. Patton, Democrat-Greenback, the Twenty-fifth district, composed of Clarion, Armstrong, Indiana, Forest and Jefferson, will be renominated. Samuel H.

Miller, Republican, of the Twenty-sixth district, composed of Butler, Mercer and Crawford, has no competitor. S. M. Brainerd, Republican, of the district, composed of Erie, Warren and Venango counties, has a very powerful rival in the Hon. I.

B. Gara, of Erie county, who was Deputy Secretary Commonwealth under the Geary administration. In this list the name of the sitting member is mentioned first, all of whom are of course paying more attention to secure a renomination than to the interests of their constituents. In each case their rivaries are kept a8 far as possible from the knowledge of the people, but it is nevertheless a fact that the people are taking more interest in securing the right kind of men for Legislative bodies than they ever did. GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY, Six Desperadoes Escape from a New Mexico Prison.

By United Press over Private Wire. SANTA FE, March have just reached here of the escape from the Silver City jail Monday of Kit Jay, Mick Lee, Frank Taggart, Carlos Chanz, Charles Spencer and a negro, George Cleveland, six of the most desperate criminals of the Southwest. While exercising in the jail yard the prisoners fell on the two guards from whom they took the revolvers and keys, unlocked their shackles and proceeded to the office of the jail. Here they secured a supply of arms and boldly walked out into the street. They went to 3 livery stable where they procured horses and rode away.

Citizens and officers were soon in pursuit. Five miles out they came across the body of Cleveland riddled with bullets. Further on the band was overtaken and a pitched battle ensued. Lee and Taggart were captured, but the others escaped. During the fight Joseph Laffers was killed.

Lee and Taggart were dragged to a tree and strung up. The party then returned to town, carrying the three bodies. Lee, Taggart, Jay and Cleveland robbed the Southera Pacific train, November 24, killing Engineer Webber. Charez murdered a Chinaman at Fort Bayard and was sentenced to hang. Spencer was a horse thief and murderer.

CAPTURED CATTLE. Military Disputes Concerning Their Ownership. By United Press over Private Wire. TOMBSTONE, A. March Geronomie, with thirty-three Apache Indians charge of Lieutenant Britton Davis, has just returned from Sonoro, bringing 125 cattle and 100 horses and mules with Mexican brands, which they stole last Saturday.

Howland, the General Inspector of Customs, to seize the stock as stolen property, but Lieutenant Davis refused to recognize his demands, saying that the stock was not in his charge. Demand WAS then made on Davis a8 a citiizen of the United States to assist the officers to make the seizure. He replied, "Make the attempt and you will see what I'll do." Geronomi said he would die before he would give up the stock. About midnight the Indians broke camp and took stock. Lieutenant Davis says the situation is serious.

A Horse Thief Hanger Hanged. By United Press over Private Wire. OMAHA, March war received here yesterdaythat Henry Richardson, one of the leading members of the Vigilance Committee, in Brown county, Neb, who are credited with having hanged fourteen horse thieves during the last three months has himself been hanged near his home at Morris Bridge, Brown county. By whom he was hanged is not yet known. Wide Flood Washings.

By United Press over Private Wire. WALLACE, N. March 12. -Washouts have caused an entire suspension of business on the Southern Pacific between Mojave and Los Angeles, a distance of 100 miles, for two weeks past. Large bands of workmen are out and repairs will be made as soon as possible.

The Atlantic and Pacific has suffered to a less extent, its track having been damaged an agregate of twenty miles 8,8 to distance. THE MORNING DISPATCHES. Sanguinary Encounter Between Three Mexico Desperadoes. DESTRUCTIVE SOUTHERN GALES. Two Young Lives the Price of Heavy Losses at Monte.

SAVAGES TO MEET IN CONVENTION. United Press to INDEPENDENT Over its own private SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March Ben Thompson, the noted desperado and untamed Texas terror, was shot and killed in the Vaudeville theatre at an early hour this morning by King Fisher, Deputy Sheriff of Uvalde county, and a desperado of the first water himself. Fisher was also killed in the melee, but by whom is not ascertained. Fisher, in company with Thompson, entered Vaudeville a short while before the occurrence of the difficulty. While there Thompson became involved in an altercation with Joe Foster who attempted to pacify him without success.

High words followed and Fisher took up Foster's row and Thompson, as usual, jerked his revolver which was immediately grasped by policeman. Fisher also drew his revolver. The subsequent proceedings are far from clear wear a very ugly look. Fisher and Thompson surrounded by a crowd of excited and affrighted men were struggling on the floor, five or six reports following and when the smoke cleared away the "Pride of Austin" was dead. Fisher also was dead and was lying across him.

4 Taro" Foster was shot through the left just below the knee, shattering the one and rendering amputation necessary. Thompson is shot twice through the brain, one ball entering through his left eye-brow; the other one a quarter of an inch above it. Fisher is also shot through the brain. Thompson killed Jack Harris, the proprietor of the Vaudeville theatre, in the same building two years ago. Fisher was young, but the most celebrated desperado in the Rio Grande valley and has credited to his score a a a larger number of murders than any man of his age that ever lived in Texas.

Thompson's brother, and a chip of the same block, is in town. The two most noted desperadoes in the State are dead and the people rejoice. FRAUDULENT DIVORCE. Daily Discoveries of Crookedness in the Practice. By United Press over Private Wire.

NEW YORK, March discoveries are being made almost daily in connection with the fraudulent divorce business. A new package of divorce decrees taken from the office of Munroe Adams has been examined and there is good reason to believe that every one of them is fraudulent. A letter has been sent to each of the persons who appeared from these records to have secured a divorce, and several replies already been received in every instance enclosing the decree tor inspection. Every one of the decrees thus far received is fraudulent. The social and property complications that will result from these fraudulent divorces promise to reach extraordinary dimensions.

More arrests will likely be made within a few days. A SOUTHERN TORNADO. New Orleaus Struck by a Destructive Gale Yesterday. By United Press over Private Wire. NEW ORLEANS, March violent gale passed over the city yesterday, causing great alarm about the levees, as the water ran over them at several points.

In the upper portion of the considerable damage was done by washing. At Nox's, a few yards beyond the city limits, a crevasse occurred, but was closed late at night. The levees are all being raised and all breaks in them closed. At St. Gabriel, in Sherville parish, a small crevasse occurred, on which the Mississippi Valley, is working.

Captain Grant, Manager of the railroad, telegraphs that he has little hope of holding the Bonnet Canne levee to-day. This levee is one of the most important in the State. DOUBLE SUICIDE. Result of Heavy Losses at the Gaming Table. By United Press over Private Wire.

CHIHUAHUA, March Henry Andrews, a young rancher near Los Vegas, N. lost $8,000 at monte a few days ago and shot himself through the temple. His mistress, Jesuita Espensa, aged 13 and very pretty, heard of the suicide while visiting friends near San Jose, Mexico, on Monday, and determined to join him in death. She tried to herself in a ditch but was rescued." Yesterday she was found hanging to a tree in the mountains. In her hand was a note: "I lived for love; for love have I died." Red Men to Meet in Convention.

By United Press over Private Wire. MUSKOGEL, I. March convention has been called to meet at Okmulgel Thursday to talk over the decision of Secretary Teller declaring Perryman chief. So far he has made no official move. It is said that the Indians are painting their faces and putting red sticks in their cabinsthe sign of war -but it is not thought that open war will result.

Destruction of an Opera House. By United Press over Private Wire. UTICA, N. March Onyan Opera House block at Clinton, ten miles south of here, burned last night. The loss on theatre, stores and contents is estimated at partially insured.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Serious Opposition of the Advance of French Troops Upon LONDON, March from Haiphong state that the combined advance of the French upon Bac-Ninh has not up to this time met with serious opposition. All the efforts of the Chinese had been directed to fortify the direct road from Hanoi to BacNinh by digging entrenchments and filling the villages with troops, and General Millot's abandonment of this road is likely to disconcert them. General Negrier has been ordered to advance from Haidzueng and join General Millot on the Canal Des Rapides when the river will be cleared of the barriers which prevent the gun boats from co-operating. General Millot will then invest Bac-Ninh the south while General Negrier will endeavor to cut off the retreat of the Chinese.

Observation with balloons have been accurately made. DEATH OF A GERMAN TRAGEDAN. VIENNA, March La Roche the celebrated actor and Nestor of the German stage, died yesterday in 90th year of his age. La Roche is supposed to have been the natural son of Goethe, whom he strongly resembled. He has acted for over fifty years in the Burg theatre in Vienna.

GONE TO MEET THE REBELS. SUAKIM, March British troups, under General Graham, left Zereba at noon to-day, and are advancing in two solid squares to meet the rebel forces under Osman Digna. Messengers who have just arrived here report that 5,000 rebels have been sighted twelve miles from Suakim, and that a battle may be expected this afternoon. MATTERS REGARDING MERV. The Attitude of England Generally Condemned.

By United Press over Private Wire. BERLIN, March attitude of England as regards Merv is generally condemned in diplomatic circles and surprise is manifested at Mr. Gladstone abandoning the ground won with difficulty by Lord Beaconsfield. At the Russian Legation much enthusiasm is manifested over the appointment of Captain Abkenoff as Governor of Merv. In an interview with an attachee of that Legation, in regard to the annexation of Merv, that gentleman said: "The event certainly improves our strategical position in Central Asia and it is also of the highest importance from a political point of view, should another difficulty 1878 able to show our with England, oceur like the one in teeth.

Had we been as near Herat in 1878 ag we are now, Lord Beaconsfield would have been obliged to moderate his polioy and we should have been spared the defeat of Perlin. The Eastern question will be decided in Central Asia. Herat is the key of the Bosphorus as well as of India. Nor is this the only advantage to us of the annexation of Merv. Our rule in the Caucassius has only been made secure by the submission of the mountain tribes, and the submission of the Turkomans will restore peace and order in our territories beyond the Caspian sea MARYLAND METHODISTS.

The Baltimore Conference of the M. E. Church South. By United Press over Private Wire BALTIMORE, March Baltimore Conference of the M. E.

church South assembled in annual session this morning in Calvary church. Bishop A. W. Wilson, who is to preside over the Conference, called the delegates to order and opened the session with prayer. At roll call 180 clerical and thirty lay delegates answered to their names.

Rev. John S. Martin was re-elected Secretary. He is now serving his thirty-fifth term as Secretary. Rev.

J. P. Morton, Secretary of the Church Extension Society, and Rev. Dr. Young, representing the publishing house, were introduced and addressed the Conference.

A resolution was passed that the order for to-morrow morning be the sermon of the Rev. John S. Martin, commemorative of the 100th anniversary of the Conference. The Conference embraces the State of Maryland, portions of Virginia and West Virginia and part of Pennsylvania. Cash Shows Himself.

CHERAW, S. March Cash was seen last night at a point two miles from his father's house. He was mounted on a gray horse, and armed with a rifle and two pistols. He was met by three colored men, who gave him a supply of provisions, and delivered to him a package of newspapers and letters, after which he rode off rapidly in the direction of the Peedee swamps. Suing a Steamship Company, By United Press over Private Wire.

BOSTON, March libel has been filed in the United States District Court by Messrs. Frank Goodwin and Eugene P. Carver against the Boston and Savannah Steamship Company to recover $50,000 for the less of the life of Samson Faucett, of Lawrence, by the wrecking of the steamer City of Columbus. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. A Condensation of Events Telegraphed the Independent.

THE steamer which which went ashore near Somers Point, N. yesterday was the Pifer, Captain Valliant, loaded with coal. She is owned by the Morris Oil and Guano Company. WILLIAM SEXTON has challenged George Slosson of Chicago to play a series of match games of billiards at cushion carrom, balk line, and chanpion's game respectively for $1,000 a side in each match. C.

E. OGDEN, of New York, successor to Arnold, the famous ink manufacturer, has brought suit in the United States Courts against a number of firms now manufacturing a spurious article and labeling it "Arnold's Ink." AN IRATE FATHER'S FATE. How His Pursuit of an Eloping Daughter Ends in Bloodshed. TRAGIC END OF A COURTSHIP. Showing That the Course of True Love Never Runs Smooth.

LEBANON COUNTY SHOOTING AFFRAY. A special dispatch from Gold Mine, Lebanon county, under date of March 11 says: A terrible shooting affray occurred here to-day, growing out of a love affair between Ezekiel Henry and Mary Christman, daughter of a well-to-do farmer living eight miles from here. Henry has been paying court to Miss Christman for some months past, and through some cause or other, incurred the dislike of her father, who ordered him to discontinue his visits. Up to about two weeks ago it seemed as if all was at an end between the young couple. Two weeks ago Christman discovered a small boy in the act of conveying a note to his daughter from Henry, in which he said he had everything all fixed for their elopement, and that old man had no right to interfere in such matters." The father instantly swore to kill Henry if he caught him, and kept a strict watch on the movement of his daughter, refusing her the privilege of going outside of the house unless accompanied by some member of the family.

This afternoon she was missing, and the farmer learned that his daughter and Henry had driven down the Lebanon road in a carriage. THE ANGRY FATHER'S PURSUIT. Hitching in a light spring wagon he prevailed on Isaac Swope and Israel Moyer to accompany him in pursuit of the fugitives, whom they overtook about ten miles from here. Upon Christman's request to stop, Henry laughed and lashed his horse into a gallop. Christman and his party soon caught up with them and the old farmer sprang out, and, catching Henry's horse by the bridle, stopped him short, and began to abuse his would-be son-in-law in most violent terms.

Henry jumped out of the carriage and struck Christman in the face. The latter grappled with him, and both fell to the ground, Henry on top. Henry broke loose, when Christman drew a revolver and tired, inflicting a slight flesh wound on Henry's forehead. ALL THE ASSAILANTS SHOT. The latter fired in return and struck Christman in the right leg; Moyer then sprang forward when Henry fired two shots, one of which wounded Moyer in the shoulder.

Swope then turned and fled. Miss Christman, who had sprang from the carriage during the progress of the melee, remained standing by her father's side, while Henry jumped into the carriage and drove rapidly down the road. The noise occasioned by the shooting brought a number of farmers to the scene, who conveyed Christman and his wounded friends to his home, where their wounds were dressed. Henry was arrested near Lebanon, and held under bail to await the result of the injuries of his victims. Miss Christman is a tall and remarkably pretty, but unedueated, girl of about 19 years.

Henry is a young man of about 25, and of unprepossessing appearance. Christman is well known and respected. The affair has caused much excitement in the farming country adjoining. M. E.

CHURCH. A Question of Dicipline to be Decided by the General Conference. The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which meets in Philadelphia in May, will have a peculiarly interesting question to pass upon in the case of the application of an ex-Catholic priest, to be admitted on trial to the Wilmington Conference, which closed its session yesterday. The applicant for Methodist orders is Daniel F. McFaul, who was ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church, and the question arose upon his application as to whether he could be considered as an elder in the M.

E. church. When case came up Bishop Harris stated that he had doubts as to the eligibility of the candidate, and read a section from the Book of Discipline on the subject. He then decided that the expression "evangelical churches" did not recognize nor in include the Roman Catholic Church, and an ordination by such could not, therefore, be recogby the Methodist Episcopal Only one other case of the kind ever came up before the Cuurch, and the applicant was sent as missionary to Mexico. The case of McFaul will be taken before the General Conference in for a final decision; it is a very important matter, in view of the fact that the Methodist Episcopal Church was growing rapidly in Italy and other Catholic countries.

Railroad Opening. By United Press over Private Wire. CHIHUAHUA, March formal opening of the Mexican Central Railroad, from El Paso to the City of Mexico, is set for May 5. Several must be built to replace temporary" structures, before the Mexican Government will receive the railway. The reception will be occasion of celebrations all along the line, but principally at the City of Mexico.

General Grant has been invited to attend and deliver an address. Funeral of the Late 0. M. Graybill. The remains of the late C.

M. Graybill arrived in the city at 4 p. m. today and were conveyed to the residence of his father-in-law Mr. John Wallower.

The funeral will take place afternoon at 3.30, to proceed to the Harrisburg cemetery. HORRIBLE SUFFERING. A Highspire Man Dying From the Effecta of a Dog Bite. A case of has been de- hydrophobia veloped William Hamer which will prove fatal. resides at Highspire and works at the Pennsylvania steel works.

About weeks ago, after returning to his home, he found small terrier in his yard, which he and the dog's owner through picked up to pet and try, ir possible, the inseription on the collar. While thus engaged the animal sunk his teeth in Mr. Hamer's thumb. The wound was cauterized and little more thought of the matter until recently. On Saturday evening Mr.

Hamer was feeling badly and continued to grow worse. On Monday afternoon he was taken with severe spasms, requiring six men to hold him. It was found necessary to pinion him to the floor and force down his throat to quiet he was reported marcotics, as growing worse, and cannot possible recover. The dog, it is thought, was owned by Mr. George S.

Bent, and had followed Mr. Hamer from Steelton. It had never shown any signs of hydrophobia, but was killed by being run over by the cars shortly after biting Mr. Hamer. Death of the Patient.

A correspondent of the INDEPENDENT writing from Highspire gives additional information of Mr. Hamer'g death. He says: The man was kept under the influence of anesthetics, but was conscious the greater part of the time. At one time he asked the doctor in attendance if was mad. Mr.

Hamer kept shained for about ten hours. 'When he was permitted to be loosened yesterday morning he felt considerable better, due to the medical skill, but about 9 o'clock he grew worse, being prostrated and delirious. Lying on the floor he would call on his fellow workmen to assist him in the work he imagined he was doing. At one time he could take his medicine, but grew steadily worse. Medicine was administered up to when he requested that prayer should be offered and members of the Church of God were sent for and during devotional exercises the man expired.

He was conscious up to this time. Deceased was aged about 35 years. He was in spasms about forty-four hours and twenty minutes. FORTY- EIGHTH CONGRESS. The Senate Galleries Crowded at ToDay's Session.

By United Press over Private Wire. WASHINGTON, March the Senate the galleries were crowded in anticipation of a debate on the Fitz John Porter bill. The Chair laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of State giving information as to the progress on the work on the Panama canal. Mr. Hoar reported an original bill from the Committee on Claims to provide for the ascertainment of claims of American citizens for the spoliations committed by the French.

THE HOUSE SESSION. WASHINGTON, March House dispensed with the morning hour and at once resumed consideration of the post office appropriation bill under the five-minute rule. Prominent Ohioans Arrested. By United Press over Private Wire. Ohio, March United States Marshall Wright today arrested ex-Congressmen J.

F. McKinney and W. H. Smiley, both prominent lawyers of Picqua, Ohio, and brought them to this city. They are charged with receiving illegal fees for the prosecution of pension claims.

Both were released on $1,000 bail each this morning. They will be tried at the April term of the United States court. The Cameron Who Arrived. It has been learned that the Donald Cameron who was the innocent cause of all the excitement in Pennsylvania political circles is a Canadian gentleman on his way home from Europe. Senator Cameron, in his last letters, stated that he would return in May, when he would bring his wife and two daughters.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS. New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchange. York and Philadelphia Stock Exchange quotations reported by Shoemaker Holbert, stock, grain and petreleum brokers, 25 North Third street. (Direct private wires.) HARRISBURG, March 12. Open'g.

Clos'g. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Canada Southern. 5437 Pacific. 573 583 Canadian 5412 Denver and Rio Grande 1712 18 Delaware, Lack. and 12652 Erie, (N.

L. E. and Jersey Kan. and Texas K. and 20 Lake Shore and South'n.

Louisville and Michigan Central. 91 Missouri 90 Northern 21 Northern Pacific, preferred. N. Y. Cent'l and Ends'n River.

118 Northwest (C. and N. 118 Ontario 10 Oregon Oregon Rail'y and Nav'n 85 87 Philadelphia and Texas and 19 Union 77 7737 Western Philadelphia Quotations. PHILADELPHIA. March 12.

Closing id. Lehigh 71 Pacific common. 21 Pacifio preferred. B. P.

and 81 Pennsylvania 593 291 Lehigh Navigation New Jersey Oregan New York Money Market. By United Press over Private Wire. NEW YORK, March two. per exchange quiet and heavy; Governments steady aud unchanged. The stock of note in connection dealings.

market has been very dull? and no feature New York Produce Market. By United Press over Private Wire. NEW YORK, March quiet but steady; superfine State and Western, $2 60 35; Wes extra, Wheat--No. 2. red winter, for March; for April.

Corn-No. 2, mixed March, do. April, 6290; do. May, March Oats -No. 2, mixed, Rye firm but quiet.

Barley dull and unchanged. Pork -old mess, Lard, $9.57 for March; $9.64 for April: $9.70 for May. Butter firm and unehanged. Cheese steady; Western Eggs unsettled and lower, State, Rice Western steady and and Pennsylvania, lina and Louisiana; common to fair, Sugar quiet and unchanged. Tallow steady; prime city, STAR ROUTE PROBLEMS.

William A. Cook Continues His Testimony Before the Committee. MUCH TALK AND FEW FACTS. His Evidence Involved in Perplexing Mystery, ANOTHER DAY'S WORK FOR HISTORY. United Press to INDEPENDENT Over its own private wire.l WASHINGTON, March 12 -Colonel William A.

Cook continued his testimony this morning before the Springer Committee. He began by making 3 correction in his testimony of yester day, stating that he had been offered by Colonel Wood $20,000 as a retainer of the Star routers instead of $25,000. When he learned that Colonel Bliss had proceeded against the accused in the Police Court without consulting him (witness) he wrote Bliss a letter, stating that he felt hurt that he had not been consulted, and urged that it would be better if there was a free and full consultation before taking steps of that character. Colonel Bliss answered that he would like to have witness appear in cases in the Police Court, which witness did. He thought, however, that there was no necessity of proceeding in the Police Court.

"The Police Court proceeding went to make up the per deim of the attorneys, did it not inquired Mr. Alstyne, of the Committee. "Yes, sir; it consumed the time of the attorneys and prolonged the pro ceedings," replied witness. December, 1882, witness rendered his bill for $2,500 for service in the months of January, Februar; and seventeen days in March. TI Attorney General allowed $1,000 al.

refused the balance on the grout that $2,500 was a larger salary tha was paid Cabinet offices and Suprem Justice. The witness accepted the $1,000 under protest, but remarked that the bill for $2,500 was piecisely, the same as allowed Bliss for the same services and was upon the standard set by Attorney General Brewster. The witness stated that Bliss was alse absent time for which he was paid- -absent in New York, and other cities largely on pleasure trips. The case against Boone ought to have been presented by the Government in two days, but the attorneys for the prosecution occupied about two months in doing so. He took up the indictment drawn by Mr.

Ker against the Dorsey combination, and which was a failure because of errors. He said that the errors delayed the case two months and resulted in Sanderson, one of the indicted, escaping. The employment of Mr. Ker WaS by Attorney General Brewster, so witness had been informed. The indictments presented the witness called a conglomeration, a confusion which led to disaster and defeat, many of the charges being separate and distinct.

Witness again referred to the character of first last juries which tried the cases and mentioned the names of Mr. Greene, a real estate agent, a man of fine ability, and character; Mr. Horinger, blacksmith; the Sheriff of the county and one or two colored men of the last jury, all of them of estalished eharacter and ability. "The jury was composed of honorable conscientous and upright men," said he. NATIONAL GUARD MATTERS.

The Encampment to be Held at Gettysburg. Adjutant General P. N. Guthrie and Inspector General P. Lacy Goddard have been in the city for the past two day in connection with matters appertaining to the National Guard.

They had a long interview with Governor Pattison yesterday. It was decided that the annual encampment would he held this year at Gettysburg, from the 2d to the 9th of August. The Governor announced the following additional appointments on his staff: Colonel R. S. Edwards, formerly Commissary General, to be Quartermaster General, vice Colonel H.

H. Fisher, resigned; Colonel J. F. M. Thompson, of Lewistown, formerly of the Second brigade, to be Commissary General.

An order has also been issued disbanding Company Twelfth regiment, located at Shamokin, and Company Twelfth regiment, located at Lykens. It is expected that new companies will at once be recruited at Lewisburg and Lock Haven, to fill these vacancies in the Twelfth regiment. JUDICIAL ELECTIONS. Fourteen Judges to be Chosen in this State Next November. There will be fourteen Common.

Pleas and three Orphans' Court Judges to be chosen in Pennsylvania. next fall. The following is a list of the districts in which Judges are to be elected, with the names of the present incumbents: COMMON PLEAS JUDGES. First--Philadelphia, Thomas R. Elcock, Second David W.

PatterD. son, R. Third -Northampton, Oliver H. Meyers, D. -Cumberland, Martin C.

HerMAR, D. seventeenth-Butler, with Lawrence attached, E. McJunkin, and James Bredin, R. Thomas J. Clayton, R.

8. S. Mehard, D. Thirty-sixth-Beaver, Henry Blair, Hice, R. R.

Forty-second-Adams, Fulton attached, John P. William Forty -fourth--Wyoming and Sullivan, T. Forty- Ingram, "Lackawanna, John J. ley, D. and Centre, Adam Hoy, D.

ORPHANS' COURT JUDGES. First- Philadelphia, William B. Hanna, B. Second-Luzerne, Daniel G. L.

Hawkins, Rhone, R. D. Fifth-Allegheny, W..