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n ' W i o E w e e k :. 4 PIxATT & HIxATT, 12 h l h e r t y S t r e e t . NEirTHAJL Hsr NTOTHTNCt. ■ • H staL lislxed, JoT im a l in 1T85, H a ^ le l a 1828. Two Dollars a Year. • Saturday, January 4,1890. Number 106. l;H COl^TENTS OF THE EAGLE. F ikst P age .—Telegraphic; Markets. SEOGU& P age .—Ou r Original Story; Tele- • graphic; Miscellaneous. T hied P age .—Telegraphic; Miscellaneous. F oubth P age .—Editorial; Salmagundi; Tele- ■.grapMc; Local. F ifth P age .—Local (continued). S ixth P age .— ^Agricultural; Telegraphic; Mls- . cellaneous. S eventh T age .—Ou r Cohtrihutors; Mlscel- ilaneous. E ighth P age .—Dutchess County; Local. p e r n s . M onday , Dec. 30. Street Cleaning Commissioner Cole- *'man sent a communication to Mayor 'Orant tendering his resignation and de- ' ‘ fending his administration of the affairs of his office. T uesday , Dec. 31. The funeral services over the remains ’ of Sobert Browning took place at West- -minster Abbey tO-day.“ The City of Paris, from New York De cember 25 for Liverpool, arrived at Queenstovm this afternoon. The time of her passage was five days twenty-two Jhioiirs and'fifty minutes. The final estimates of the tax levy of 1890 for New'York is $32,501,137, an in crease over last year’s estimates o f|2 ,- 120,513, The increase of state taxes rwhich New York will pay in the coming year is $318,819 over that paid in 1889. W ednesday , Jan. 1. While proceeding up the Mersey to . Liverpool this morning the steamer City of Paris from New York, collided during a heavy fog with an outward hoimd • steamer. The City of Paris lost her bow- spirit, and the other steamer one of her was hurt. NEW TEAE’S DAT. Its Observance Elsewhere. AT ALBANY. A lbany , Jan. 1. Gov. Hill held a public reception in the executive chamber this morning, be tween eleven and twelve o’clock. A large number of ladies and gentlemen ^ availed themselves of the opportunity to present the compliments of the season to the governor. - This afternoon from three to five o’clock the governor received Ms person al friends and acquaintances at the executive mansion. One of the pleasant features of the occasion was the visit of the Rutger’s College Glee Club, who are visiting Albany, and who sang a number of college songs. Assistant Adjt.-General Porter and other members of the governor’s staff assisted in receiving the guests. The state ofiicers elected last Novem ber assumed the duties of their respect iv e offices to-day. All of them took their oaths of office last week, with the exception of State Treasurer Danforth and his deputy, George B. Church, who were sworn in at noon to-day by Secre- rtary of State Rice. A T WASHINGTON. W ashington , Jan. 1. The New Year’s reception here lasted •until 2 o’clock, and it is estimated the president shook hands with nearly 6,000 people. When it was over the president invited the Jadies who assisted him and a number of others to join Mm in a lunch. Mrs. Harrison’s absence was due to the recent death of her sister. The vice-president and Mrs. Morton held a large reception in their new house from 13 to 3. Nearly all the respects to the pi^ respects to the vice-president \and Mrs. Morton, who left the WMte House just after the aimy and navy (^cers were presented. Other special receptions were held by Secretaries Blaine, J^octor and Tracy. The National Debt. W ashington , Dec. 31. It is estimated at the treasury depart ment that there has been a decrease of nearly $4,000,009 in the public debt dur ing the month of December. This makes .a total reduction for the first half of the present fiscal year of $24,065, 616 as com- for $81.- . . .. __________ ^.1,536,148 for the calendar year 1888. STres. N ew Y obk , Jan. 1. A fire in a large factory on West Fifty- Second Street to-day burned the Liberty Silk Works and other property, causing a loss of about $230,000. N ew Y ork , Jan. 3. A fire in the double five story building 119 Fulton Street and 50 Ann Street to night caused $40,000 damage. A Boy Strangled. D ublin , Jan. 1. A fourteen-year-old hoy, brother to a witness who testified in the case of a man named, tried at Castle Isle for mur der, has been stiangled to death at that place. One Connor has been arrested charged with the murder. T l x e S u r z ^ n U e i * o f B o n d s . WASHESTGTGsr, Jan. 3. The total amount of bonds siurrendered by the national banks in liquidation of government deposits is $5,761,500. Crushed to Death. F eedeeick , Md., Jan. 2. ■ While running a threshing machine at Grace Hall to-day Wm. Bober, aged 83, was caught in the cogs and crushed to death. Hon. H. B. Pierson Dead. A lbany , Jan. 1. Hon. Henry R. Pierson, chanceUor of the Regents of the TJniversity'^ of the State of New York, died suddenly at his residence in this city at 3:30 o’cloci; this afternoon. His death was most sudden mate acquaintances knowing that he^ v ib. He had been confined to his house since the day before Christmas, suffering from a sbght cold wMch three days after Christmas develoi>ed into influenza. The disease worked by degrees to the patient’s bronchia, and Sunday last he was pro nounced by his attending physicians to be suffering from a mbd form of bron- cMtis. For a day or more the d i s ^ e ap peared to be at a standstib, when up to He died unaccom] features bore a pi The Hon. Henry was bom in Charleston, Montgomery Co., N. Y., June 13th, 1819. Mr. Pierson’s early opportunities for education were only such as could be found in the country schools of the time. It was not until he was 21 that he was able to enter upon the acMevement of his natural purpose to secure a liberal education. TMs he was able to do solely by his own efforts. During his prepara tion for cobege he served as teacher in the Washington Academy at Salem and in other schools. He entered Union Cobege in 1843, «and was graduated in- 1846. Among his classmates were ex- Gov. Hoffman. After graduating Mr. Pierson studied law with Little & Campbeb, of Cherrv Vabey, and Gbbert M. Spier, of New York, and was admit ted to the bar in 1848. He was a resi dent of Brooklyn from 1849 imtil 1869, when he removed to Chicago, havi been made vice-president and financh ;ent of the CMcago & Northwestern R. Whbe a tesident of Brooklyn he was for many years a member of the board of education, and was chosen al derman of his ward, and presicent of the hoard. In 1866 he was elected state sena tor from his district. He retired from the practice of Ms profession in 1860, when he assumed the presidency of the Brooklyn City Railroads. In 1871 Mr. Pierson removed from CMcago to Albany, on being chosen a resident executive director of the New York Central Railroad. He es- tabbshed his present business of banker in 1875. In 1870 he was elected a trustee of Union Cobege, of the Albany Medical College, and the Dudley Observatory, and was a member of the Assembly in 1873. He was elected by the Legislature in 1872 as regent of the university. The honorary degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon him in 1874 by Umon Cobege. He was elected to the position of vice-chancellor in 1878, made vacant by the election of the Hon. Erastus C. Bene dict, then vice-chancebor, to the chan cellorship, and to the chanceborsMp on January 13,1881, on the death of Chan- cebor Benedict. It is a tradition of the board of regents that in the event of the resignation or death of the chancellor he shaU be suc ceeded by the vice-chancellor. Geo. Wm. Curtis, the senior member of the hoard of regents, is vice-chancebor. The next meeting of the regents will occur Jan. 30, when a successor to Chan- cebor Pierson wib be'elected. A lbany , Jan. 2. The funeral of Henry R. Pierson occurs Saturday at 3 p. m., from St. Peter’s Church. Interment wiU be in Green wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. T H E P U B E IC D E B T . BecemUer Statement, W ashington , Jan. 2 . The fobowing is the pubbc debt state ment. INTEEEST bearing DEBT. Bonds at per cent, $121,367,700 00 “ 4 per cent, 639,795,700 00 Refunding certificates, at 4 per cent, 110,550 00 Navy pension bonds at 3 per cent, 14,000,000 00 Pacific Railroad bonds at 6 per cent, 64,633,512 00 Interest, 10,088,447 03 Debt on which interest has ceased since matur ity, 1,844,030 26 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Old demand and legal tender notes, 346,737,458 50 Certificates of deposit, 9,000,000 00 Gold certificates, 122,985,889 00 Silver certificates, 282,949,073 00 Fractional currency, 6,914,133 47 Total debt and interest, 1,610,569,053 91 Debt less cash in Treas- m*y, January 1, 1890, 1,052,952,911 33 Debt less cash in Treas ury, December 1, 1889, 1,056,081,004 73 Decrease of debt during the month, 3,138,093 39 Decrease of debt since June 30,1889, 23,693,710 12 Total cash in the Treasury available for reduction of the debt, 437,021,000 07 Total cash in Treasury, 613,766,911 30 Tlie Meeting of tlxe Xegislatnire. A lbany , Jan. 2. Gen. James W. Husted, the only as semblyman who has thus far presented Mmself as a candidate for the Repubb- can speakership nomination, arrived here this afternoon, and to-night is established in parlor 454 of the Daevan, ready to meet his fellow members of the Assem bly and learn their wishes in regard to the committee apportionments. Senator Fassett, who expects to be chosen president pro tempore, of the Senate, will be hare to-morrow. About a dozen members of the Assem bly, butuone of the senators, have aixiv- ed here. The Legislature wbl meet at noon on A LONDON HOBBOB. A Pauper Sehool Burned. L ondon , Jan, 1. The boys section of the Paupers School, in the d ifec t of Forest Gale, in connec tion with the WMte Chapel and Poplar Unions, took fire last night wMle the in mates were asleep and was burned. Twenty-six boys who were in * the upper stories were suffocated. Fifty-eight other boys were safely taken from the building amid terrible excitement. Two matrons of the institution scaped by sbd- ing down the water pipes. Several boys escaped in the same way. The superintendent of the school re peatedly rushed through the flames and br ought out a number of inmates. There were 600 persons in the institution. The bodies of those suffocated were carried to the main hab of the bubding, wMch was still profusely decorated vrith Christ mas greens. The female department in wMch were 250 girls was not touched. The hoys retired last evening in Mgh spirits, having been promised presents and a ISTew Years fete to-day. ' The scenes in the main hab where the dead bodies be'are harrasing. Relatives and school febows of those -who perished are loud in their lamenta tions. The fire was' caused by an over-heated stove. It originated in a clothing room below the donnitory. The smoke and flames issuing from the stove flue' alarmed those sleeping on the top floor, and made their escape. The engines were promptly on the spot. The cries of the boys who wer^ imable to escape were terrible. The bodies of two hoys were badly burned, but it is bebeved they were suf focated before they were burned. The ages of the dead ranged from sesven to twelve years. The Russian Influenza. B erlin , Dec. 31. The Tagblott says: The nearer the epidemic in Berbn ap pears to be drawmg toward a close the greater is the tendency to various com- pbcations mostly that of pneumonia, which itself seems to have become epi demic. Other compbcations are diseases of the ear and neurMgia. In the city of Frankfort scarcely a single house has escaped this visitation. N orfolk , Va., Dec. 31. Twenty-seven oases of the grippe are reported among the men on the Urdted States receivin- ---- five cases at 1 Hospital here. L ondon , Dec. 31. Many diplomats are down with the epidemic. Count Hatzfeldt, the German ambassador, has been ib two weeks, but is now better. The latest news from Hatfield is that the marquis of Salisbury' is better. He heard reports read in his bed room to-day, and dictated despatchps toi his private secretary, who states that no hubetins are necessary, and that the condition of the premier at present is not serious. N ew Y ork , Dec. 31, Dr,. Edson, of the hoard of healt]i, es timates there are 100,000 cases of the grippe in. tMs city. The number of deaths reported here for twenty-four hours, ending at noon to-day was 196. TMs is an increase from the average of quite a hundred per cent. The increase is in deaths from pneumonia, broncMtis, and especiaUy consumption. 304 pobce- men are now sick. L ima , O., Dec. 31. Calvin S. Brice, chairman of the Na tion Democratic Comioittee, is a victim of la grippe. He is confined to Ms house. P aris , Dec. 31. The deaths from influenza in Paris to day, included a dozen smab notables. M ontreal , Jan. 2. A change in the weather has caused the influenza to spread aU through this city. A lbany , Jan. 2 . Warden Fuller writes the superinten dent of state prisons that there are over four hundred cases of influenza among the prisoners in Clinton prison and the working force is being weakened by new cases from hour to hour. His clerk and assistant clerk are also confined to their bed at Plattsburg. B rockville , O n t. Jan. 2. There are 400 cases of la grippe here. D resden , Jan. 3. The queen of Saxoney, Baron Mohren- heim and Dr. Zabinger have the influen za. O ttawa , Jan. 3. La grippe struck here ,to-day. Thir teen clerks in the post office are laid up with it. __________________ Montana U. S. Senator. C hicago , Jan. 2. The Helena, Montana, Herald, Rep., telegraphs as fobows: At the joint session .of the Legislature tb-day the first baUot resulted: Power 16; Mantle 11 ; Herchfield 3; Rickards 7; Thompson 1. The second baUot stood: Powers 35; Mantle 3. jPOwer is a wealthy merchant and was the late Repubbcan candidate for gov ernor, being defeated by Toole. R a i l r o a d . T r a c k s C a v e I n . P lymouth , Pa., Jan. 2. About 200 of the tracks of the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western Rab- xoads cavefl in here to-day. The cave-in lias extended to the Methodist Episcopal Largegangs of men are proping up the interior of the mine, and ab the miners have quit work. ______ Ramons d m r c li Burned. C ologne , Jan. 3. The famous church of St. Michael, at Aix-L-v-Chapebe, h*is been humed. ROYAL PALACE BURN ED. B russels , Jan. 1. The royal palace at Laeken, a suburb * was burned to-day. P r ------ e, the daughter of the ow escape from being 1 to death. Her governess was suffocated. Ab the royal art cobeetion has been de stroyed. As soon as the fire was reported, the king and queen suspended their New Years reception and hastened to the scene. They witnessed the total destruction of thfe magnificent palace, their usual summer residence. It is said the fire was caused by a de fective stove in the officers quarters. The loss is immense as to money value, and as to ^destruction of art treasures, that cannot be replaced. At 10 a. m. the burning palace at Laeken looked bkh a huge furnace, and there came from it constant crashes and volcanic bursts of flame and sparks, as masses of debris feb into the Me. \rhe heat was so great as to totaby prevent the approach of the smab fire brigade. pictures, the, gobebn ffipestries and the great bbrary were aU consumed. The extensive green-houses and stables were not touched. The king is veryanxic^ about the yin tJ .............................. . lat any tits of broke out, were the Friucess Clementine, statuary in the rotunda. There is little l of it is saved. The only occupants of the palace, where the ■ )ke ■ ■ aged 17, a lady attendant and her gov erness, the governess having escaped with the others. ' The queen is greatly grieved at her fate. Her majesty h ^ lost interesting souvenirs of her cMldren, especiaby of her son, who died at tiie age of twelve. N E W Y O R K M A R K E T S . [BY telegraph .] « N ew Y ork , Jan. 3. Flomr—Receipts 35,784 packages; firm, fairly active. Sales 23,150 barrels. Low extras at |2.36(a|2.85; city mibs at $4.35 (®$4.55; city mills patents at $4.65@|o.40; $4.15@$5.00; Minnesota clear at $3.15(S $4.10; straights at $3.65(®$4.65; do pat ents at $4.2o@$5.35; rye mixtures at $3.15@$3.85; superfine at $2.10(®$3.75. Rye flour—Steady. Sales at $3.00@ $3.50. Buckwheat flour—Quoted at $1.45(® $1.50. Buckwheat—Sales of state at 43c@44c. Cornmeal—Steady, (^oted at $3.36@ $2.65. Wheat—Receipts 5,500 bushels; ex ports 64,873. Sales 2,704,000 bushel fu tures; 22,000 bushels on spot. Spot dub and firm. No. 3 red at 85f@ 86 c. in elevator; 87ic. afloat; 86f(a 88 ^ 0 . fob. Steamer No. 3 red at 83c. Ungraded red at 78:J@86c; No. 1 north ern at 94c. No. 1 hard at 97 ^ 0 . Options fairly active, 4@|c. up, steady. No. 2 red for January at 85|c; for Feb ruary at 87ic; for March at 88 Jc; for April at 89c; for May at 89Jc; for June at 88 |c; for July at 88 c. Rye—^DuU. Sales of state at 58@60c. Com—^Receipts 123,600 bushels; exports 18,608 bushels. Sales 496,000 bushel futures; 168,000 bushels on spot. Spot easier, free offerings, fair trading. Un graded mixed 33 @41c. Options dull, |c. lower, steady. For January at 39|c; for February at 39c; for March at 3^c; for May at 39fc.. Oats—Receipts 81,000 bushels. Sales 520,000 bushel futures; 139,000 bushels on spot. Spot quiet, easier. Options fairly active, ic@ic. up. For January at 28ic; for February at' 28^0; for May at 28c. Spot No. 2 at 38f(®30c. Mixed western at 26i(®30c; white at 30(®34Jc. Feed—Sales of bran at 57i@d5c; mid dlings at 75@85c. Rye—^Feed quoted at 70c. Hay—Steady, quiet. Sales of feed at 65(S85c. Hops—Quiet and firm. Sales of new at 8(S15c; old at 6(310. Coffee—Quiet and steady. Sales of fair at 19gc. Sugar—^Firm, good demand. Standard A at 6 ic; cut loaf and crushed at 7|c; pow dered at 6 Jc; granulated at 6 ^ . Petroleum—Steady. Sales of crude at $7.80; refined at $7.50. ' Potatoes—Quiet. Sales of state at $1.35 @$3.00. sp( $10.00@$10.35; extra prime at $9.o0@ $9.75. _________ _ _____ ^ Heavy Yerdict Obtained. WiLMiN(iTON, Del., Jan. 3. The jury in the case of Elizabeth B. McComb vs. the Southern Railroad As sociation to-day rendered a verdict in fa vor of the plaintiff for the fuU aonount claimed, $2,204,100. This is the heaviest sum ever awarded in a Delaware court. The plaintiff is the widow of the late Col. Henry S. McCourt, who was a heavy stockholder in the Mississippi Central R. R., wMch was absorbed by the Southern Railroad Association. The verdict is for 900 Mississippi Cen tral coupon bonds of $4,000 each, bearing interest at 7 per cent from date of issue, Dec. 15, 1873. The verdict does little more than estabbsh the vabdity of plain tiff 3 claim, since the assets wib fab far far below satisfying the judgment. The Case ot Mrs, Southworth. N ew Y ork , Jan. 2. A writ of habeas corpus was secured to-day by Mrs. Martin, mother of Han nah B. Southworth, who Mbed Mr. Pet- tus, requiring the production in court of her daughter. Mrs, Martin says her daughter is afflicted with a compbeation of le a s e s , and is slowly dying. The prison physicians, she says, are inatten tive, and she wishes her daughter re moved to a hospital The writ is return able in court to-morrow. The Marquis Better- L onikjn , Jan. 2. The marquis of Salisbury is much het^ ter, and is taking walking, exercises in the corridors of his house. T H E H E A T H ELECTHICAE MACHENES. Successful Bxperimeuts. A uburn , N. Y., Dec. 31. The special commission appointed to test the efficacy of the electrical machines wMch H. P. Brown has sold to the state to be used in putting murderers to death, arrived here this morning. The commis sion is composed of Dr. C. F. McDon ald, of the state lunatic asylum, former ly superintendent of the state asylum for criminals in this city, Dr. A. B. Rookweb, of New York, a ^ e a t authori ty^ upon electricity as applied in the science of medicines, and Prof. Landy, of the school of mines, of Columbia Col lege, an expert upon electrical measure ments. These gentlemen were accom- pamed by Harold P. Brown, Gen. La- throp, superintendent of state prisons, and Dr. Feb, of Buffalo. The party went to the prison, and started the dynamo of the machine there, for the purpose of testing its voltage, but a steel puby attached to a shaft broke, and the tests were delayed tmtb this afternoon. The commission desired to test the macMne upon animals, and an old horse and a four weeks old caff were procured and taken into the prison. Reporters were not abowed to witness the tests, but tMs evening Dr. McDon ald announced the calf and the horse had been put to death with a suddeimess :to the com- fUt 1,000 volts was used. / The horse was killed first. The wires were attached to his head and to one of his hin^. feet just below the gam- The horse struggle, and there was no evidence that he had suffered. This experiment con- )ry last summer. The horse kibed then lade no struggle. In the experiments on the calf the time of the contact was less then ten seconds. As soon as the calf feb over and the current was shut off Dr. Feb opened the windpipe and applied Ms re- susciating apparatus, mamtaining an artifical respiration for half an hour, but the calf was beyond the help of science. Death had been instan taneous. Dr. Feb, who is the professor of physiology in the Buffalo Medical Col lege, has used his resusciating apparatus silccessfuby in five cases, when an at- . tempt to take life had been made by the use of poison or by cutting the throat. In these cases an artificial respiration was kept up for several hours, and the patients recovered. The commission had the doctor come to Auburn expressly to attempt to restore the fives of the ani mals operated upon, and Ms inability to do so they tliink demonstrates that the electrical current is sure death every time. 3 The commission returned to New York tMs evening. After the Sugar Trusts. B rooklyn , Jan. 2. Notice of an action in the supreme court for a dissolution of the sugar trust and asking for the appointment of a re ceiver to wind up its affairs, was filed in the clerk’s office of Kings Co., Tuesday by the North River Sugar Refining Co., a member of the trust through Henry Winthrop, receiver. Soi fendents. many millions of dobars, and asks the court to restrain the defendants from dis posing of any of the assets of the trust. It says the partnersMp was entered into by plaintiff and defendants Ang. 16,1887. A Fortunate Recovery. S t . L ouis , Jan. 3. A gentleman, who has kept his name a secret, arrived here New Years Eve. He took a room at a hotel and left his vaHse in it wMle he went to supper. He returned to his room, and soon rushed into the hotel office and gasped, “My vabse is gone, and it contained $150,- 000.” The clerk ascertained that a trav eling man named McGlory had occupied the room previously, and might have taken the valise through mistake, as it ” ’ ■ ’• * • TMs sc, wiLix qjj.uv/,uw XU. oujcjxo,^ uonds and mortgages was recovered intact. Boiler Explosions. C hillscothe , Jan. 2. A bober explosion occurred in a saw mbl near here to-day. Wm. Hughes and John Runkle were l^ e d . E vansville , Ind., Jan. 2, Yesterday at Elma, lbs., a smaiTlum- her vibage, the bober in the saw mbl of Wibiams & Ward exploded, kibing the engineer, fireman, and a sawyer, whose name could not he learned, and wreck ing the building. The loss is $5,000. Railroad Accident. S avannah , Ga., Jan. 2. A mab train and a local train on the Central Railroad cobided in a fog twenty miles west of here to-day. The local was standing on a side track. Both en gines were Wrecked and six passengers slightly injured. Seriously HI. CANAjNDAiGUA, N. Y., Jan. 2, Ex-U. S. Senator E. G. Lapham of has become so critical that he is now under the constant care of three physi cians. Case of A ccidental Shooting. CmcaNNATi, 0 ., Jan. 2. Edward Sherman was awakened here at 2 a. m. by the sound of some one -working at the lock of the door to Ms room. Thinking it was a burglar he fired through the panel and heard a heavy fab. ^ Opening the door he found he mortaby shot W. H. PMbips, a ------ T __x_x ------------- .. ------- J --------------- T H E ATTACK O N F A T H E R K E L L T .. ' Great Excitement Prevails at the Second- Attempt on the Reveremi Gentleman. O neida , N. Y ., Jan. 3.—Great ex-r citement prevails over the second afr-- tempt to murder Father James A t Kelly, of St. Patrick’s Church, thisE city. The assassin was only prevented^ from murder by the loud outcries of wounded man. After striking the firsts blow ho fled in the darkness. This- attempt, like the former one, ish shrouded in mystery although detect ives have been working upon it for some?, time. It has been said that there is su wom^in in the case, but there is nothing? in the pastor’s known associations toi confirm the supposition. According to the story of the assault. Father Kelly was aroused about 3:30 aJ ni. by a summons on his door. He hasii- ily drew on his clothing and descended- to the hallway. In answer to a query; the stranger outside said that the? priest’s services were desired at a death bed, and asked to be admitted. Pathev Kelly unbolted the door and opened i t cautiously to get a glimpse at thw stranger. At this juncture the latter- threw his weierht against the door, fpre-j ing it inward and gaining a partial en.4 trance t» the hall. At the same time; he struck Father Kelly a hayd blpw on. the head with a heavy mstrdmei for the attack, and the fact that tho» priest saw fhe blow coming and dodged le head with a heavy instrdment. Thei- •rcing of the door had prepared hiin u* the attack, and the fact that tho» priest saw fhe blow coming and dodged probably saved his life. Jf the weappiil had struck him Sqaa^ely his would have been crushed. As i t W^s*- the blow was a glancing one and mbdA 1 ugly scalp wound. Father Kelly grappled, with his as sailant and cried “Murder!” The as sassin disengaged himself and took his heels. In the scuffle he dropped his weapon. Father Kelly, weak from the loas o f blood, s^ank to the floor. There th a frightened housekeeper found him.' When aroused-by the noise ahe deace^-^ ed to the hall. He was lying acr^^ inch thick lay near him. A doctor was at once summoned and, the wound dressed. Father Kelly only suffered from nervous prostration anct loss of blood. He says he cannot ideit^ tify his assailant. T R O O P S ON T H E GROUNDS. 'l Prepajjing to A v e r t T r o u b les A m o n g : Boomers In Pierre, S. D. P i e r r e , S, D., Jan. 3.—Company “A*' of the Twelfth Regiment, from Port Sully, passed through this city and. across the river, where they have orders to remain indefinitely to preserve tha peace. They will stay at Fort Pierree on the mile square until the land is opened and all danger is past. It is learned that the orders from ther War Department are to not molest those people who are now establishe ^ at Fort Pierre, but to exclude all othera: from going there. It IS reported that the South Pierrer boomers, since the arrival of the troops, have resolved to^ attempt to take the town site by force if necessary, thinking that i f they go on peacefully in the night timo the troops will protect them from at tack by the Port Pierreites; while if they are ejected by the troops it will result' in all the other inhabitants on the mil© square being driven away until the land is opened. This would give IChem am equal chance to get on. ---------------- p ------- ; A BOY TO BE HANGED. Otto'Leuth to Pay the Death Penalty a£- C o lum b u s. O h io, A p r il 16. P ittsburg , Pa., Jan. 3.—A special' from Cleveland, Ohio, says: Judg» Solders sentenced Otto Lenth, the 17-. year-old boy who was recently con victed of the murder of little Maggio» Thompson, to be* hanged, at Columbus, her spn, and had to be carried from thcf- court room. S 1 5 0 ,000 B laza in N e w York. N ew Y ork , Jan. 3.—A fire which be gan in the dwelling of Mrs. Krasmer on the corner of Pulton and Water streets at 5 o’clock, quickly spread the building occupied by Edison’s elec tric light generatiug r'ooms, 357 Water'' street, completely gutting both build- reach aboutr mgs. The damage will reach aboutr $250,000. As the greater part of the, western side of the city below Pulton* street has been lighted from these elec tric works, that portion of the city w ili be enveloped in darkness to-night. B r a io e d B is W ife W ith a H a tch e t . N ew Y ork , Jan. 3. —Ellen' Slocnm,.- the wife of James Slocum, was found dead by the police in the apartments of; the couple, 114 Roosevelt street. SlfH cum, it is said, came home intoxioatedj early New Year’s morning and without^ any provocation seized a hatchet and* brained his wife while t#fe latter was; lying asleep on the bed. He has not, since been seen. Slocum is an ex-mem ber of the Wilkesbarre and New Haven. Baseball teams. ,' Brotherhood Not KeepinsT Its Contract* M anchester , N. H., Jan. 3.—^Pitcher arson,rson, inn an interview,terview, deniedenied having^aving^ hadad correspondenceorrespondence withith thehe Bostomostom Pe i an in d h h c w t B League club, looking to jumping bia Brotherhood contract, but he Said thG Brotherhood had not done as it agreed* to in his case, signing him for ^,900^ when it promised $2,500, and if it did' not soon come to time he should feel ah liberty to go wherever he could do th»^ He Ban the First Xocomotlve. M oni 'B osb , N. J., Jan. 3.—Horatio- Alien, who ran the first engine over propelled over a track in this countejr is dead, at his home in this place at th» age of ^ years. He was a civil engi> neer of marked ability, and had madat many useful inventions. Don't Wailt an Ornamental Position. N ew Y ork , Jan. 3.— Brig-Gen. John Watts Kearney has resigned as Inspec tor General pf the National Guard oft New Jersey. He says that he hasnm -duty to perform »ud does not ears t « hold a position which is purely ernav
