The Exeter Advocate, 1892-2-11, Page 6TRAMPS SEIZE A TRAIN.
A Bheriff'S Beese Oaptaree $eVeeal After a
Tiero
.A. BATTLE IN THE DAEX,
A Coliva, 0., despatch says An extra
freight train on the Lake Erie end Western
romi thundered through Fort lleoevery at a
tremendous Atte last evening, and e few
loungers at the depot there noticed time
there was even more then the usual number
of trampish-looking fellows Q11 board. As
the eabooee swept past the station agent's
office, Conductor Reed was seen to flip 11#
small piece of paper out of the window,
which was partly open. The little wad of
paper fell on the platform, and WAS picked.
up bya bystander, who, moved by' idle
curiosity, carded it over to the lamp which
reeling over the door of the baggage -room.
proeed to be half a an old eavelope, OA
whieh was written in almst undecipherable
letters the following message to Station
Agent Brounlie, of this place: "Gang of
tramps taken possession of my train. For
God's sake get a party of officers together
nd help—." Here the message broke off,
Conductor Reed having evidently been una-
ble to write more.
Station Agent Brounlie sent a messenger
to Marshal Woods. Then a despetch was
received from Conduetor Reed at the next
station sliming the tramps had almost beaten
to death Tom Weedon, a brakeman, By
this time Marshal Woods had assembled
a posse of citizens, and bad started toward
eleckinaw junctiore a little over a mile
from here. They had just arrived, there
when the train, as is the custom of all trains
whether pasaenger or freight, slowed up
before it came to a atop. The tramps saw
the posse, and a wild break for timber on
either side of the track was made.
Marshal Woods dashed toward the
eseerest of the tramps, yelling to the posse,
"Don't let one of them escape if possible,"
at the same time grabbing a fleeing rascal
ley the collar. The tramp turned and let
out his right with a vicious blow, but
Woods avoided it and in a moment had his
man by the throat on the ground.
Nearly every member of the posse had a
similar or worse tussle with one or more of
the tramps. Half a dozen of the dirty,
ragged scoundrels were finally captured and
bound hand and foot. The train's crew,
who had also endeavored to arrest some of
the tramps, were not so successful in their
efforts. Seven of the desperadoes managed
to escape into the woods. One of these wee,
however, without doubt, badly hurt, a
brakeman having, hirn on the head with a
coupling pin and knocked him down. The
wounded tramp's companions kept the
trainmen at hay and he was carried off by
his pals into the woods, the gang swearing
they would shoot anyone who dared to
follow. As some of them were known to be
armed this threat wee sufficient to keep the
brakemen from following.
While the scrimmage in the dark lasted
the tramps kept up a continual stream of
oaths'cu rses and blasphemous exclamations.
Evenaf ter the six prisoners were secured
they continued their abusive talk, spitting
in tb.e faces of the captors and swearing they
would have revenge when they regained their
liberty.
When the train was pulling elosvly out of
Portland last evening the tramps, who had
evidently been lying un wait for it, suddenly
appeal -ea and climbed on the cars, five enter-
ing the caboose and others scatteriug them-
selves along the train. Three mounted the
engine, the leader a gigantic ruffian with a
stubby beard all over his face. He shoved
the engineer aside and took charge of
the locomotive, the working of which
he evidently understood. The gang
swore they would run the train
open, and were as good as their word. As
freight train No. 54 was only a mile or so
ahead, the train crew became alarmed and.
endeavored to dispossess the tramps. The
attempt was made at Fort Recovery, but
the tramps resisted and the crew was
worsted. One of the brakemen, Tom
Weedon, was horribly beaten. He was
taken to Lima for treatment. On leaving
Fort Recovery they took complete posses-
sion and held it until scattered by the
posse at Mackinaw. Conductor Reed will
return to appear against them, and as it is a
felony in this State to interfere with a train
the scoundrels will ncieloubt get a chance to
learn a trade. Considerable excitement
prevails along the line of the outrage, and
citizens are scouring the country for the
tramps who made their escape. More cap-
tures will undoubtedly follow. This section
basbeeninested with tramps, and thefarmers
and railroad companies have suffered much
from their depredations.
CROOKED RAILWAY CASIII1ER.
Stole Large Sums of Money and Levanted to
' Canada.
A Detroit despatch says: Yesterday
Travelling Auditor Slater, of the LakeShore
a Michigan Southern Railway, swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Ralph& Chandler,
cashew of the company at West Detroit,
charging him with embezzling $5,000 of the
company's money. Mr. Slater has since last
-week been engaged in the work of making
his usual audit of the company's books at
West Detroit, and early in the week began
to unearth a scheme by which it is alleged
the cashier got ahead of the company to the
extent of the sum named. *So far no trace
of Chandler has been found, he having sud-
denly and mysteriously disappeared.
Chandler came to Detroit from Coldwater,
Mich., where his parents now live, and are
highly respected. He was getting a salary
of $165 a month from the railroad company,
but is said to have been living at a much
higher rate than his salary would justify.
The bet heard of him is throt.gh a com-
panion who drove him out to Jefferson
avenue on Wednesday, who states Chandler
admitted he had stolen money from the
railroad cornpense and said the aggregate of
the sum taken would be between five and
ten thousand dollars:. This confirms the
fears of the railroad officials that there are
more sbortagee than those already found
The compamot was instructed to forward
Chandler's trunks to him, but to what point
he is not willing to say, except that it es in
Canada.
LONDON OrINION.
English rapers Mk Che Trelah10 Between
Futile Sam and Chili.
A Londou cable says: The Geobe says the
Fresiclent'a message es more leemoroue elum
tragic, thet it is 'waked with the noble
stamp a spread-ea,gleism,and that it =shoe
the poorest case auy nation ever emt for
ward. "America end Chili," the Globe
adds, "have no better means of hurting one
another than Biamerck's whale and elephant.
Chili's fighting ships are eettal to Amemeaes,
though there oan be only one possible end-
ing to the affair in the long run, and Senor
Montt, therefore, will be well advised if he
eats the leek."
The Se James' Gazette saes there is no
orediteble reason why America shonld have
fixed a cparrel upon Chili, and that there
was no lust geouncl for sending an ultima-
tum to Ohili, and that the latter counteY's
concessions deprive the United. States of all
justification for bullying. The St. James'
Gazette, °enthusing, says that had America
been represented, at Santiago by a gentleman
of the stamp of Mr. Phelps, Mr. Lincoln, or
Mr, Dana, the bother never would have
happened.
The Times will publish the following tele,
gram in its issue to -morrow morning:
SAlgrIaGo, Tuesday—The Chilian Cabinet
is still discussing. the reply to the ulti-
matumfrom Amenca, vrhich it is expected
will be as conciliatory as possible. It will
probably refer any differeneea mentioned in
the note Mr. Egan delivered on Saturday,
which the Ministers themselves fail to
settle, to the arbitration of the United
States Supreme Court. Nothing, however,
ia as yet definitely known. But for the
appearance of American cruisers coming
from the Atlantic) this sudden recrudes-
cence of the difficulty might be considered
only as one of the many phases through
which this strange crisis has been pasrang
for months, according to the exigencies of
American home politics. The impending
arrival of an Ameriean squadron at Val-
paraiso, however, imports an element of
danger. The British .Minister arrived at
Santiago to -day from Vinodel-Mar. _
A later telegram from Santiago says: "It
is confidentially affirmed that the Chilian
Foreign Minister, in accordance with a
decision arrived at by President Montt and
the Cabinet, and after consulting with the
Council of State, has replied to the Arnezi-
can ultimatum in terms which will satisfy
the President and Government of America.
In view of the disparity between the forces
of the two powers it would seem that Chili
had no other resource left than to make the
sacrifice of dignity necessary to satisfy the
mere powerful nation."
A Casider In Trouble.
A Marshall, Miele, despatch says:
'Eugene J, Kirby, Marshall's etnbezzling
beetle earthier, was arraigned to -day before
Justice Miller. The charge is under the
State law, and alleges forgery, S. T. Dob-
bins being the complaining witness. Kirby
vraived examination and was bound over to
the Circuit Conrtiu'SID,000 bail. It, is not
thought he will be able to fureish bail, and
he will probebly spend the thee until his
tial confinement. Whet will be done
with the eharge against hirri for violation of
the Federal banking statute is not am
malacca,
. An underteker irt a neighboring town has
a sign oft which is printed You kick
the bucket ; we do the rests"—Oil eat,
Blimard.
It will give Garza the big head. when he
learns that the Mexican Government. has
offered a, reward of $360,000 for is cabeza.
TEN MEN MISSEIG.
Miners Supposed to Have Perished _in
Musa Bay,
A Port Townsend, Wash., despatch says:
The steamer from Alaska, which arrived
last night, reports thee ten miners are sup-
posed to have periehed of hunger or cold.
Last April Messrs. Orton and S. 0.
Wheelock, of Juneau, accompanied by eight
other miners, left Juneau on the schooner
Charley for Lituya Bay, taking eight
months' provisions. The party was to
return in November. Nothing having been
heard from them great uneasiness is felt,
for they were in frozen regions where it
would be impossible to get food or help.
The people appealed to Captain Maynard,
of the United States warship Pinta, at
Sitka, to go to the relief of the missing men.
Maynard declined on account of the great
risk to the ship, and because he thought the
men were beyond reach of human aid. At
a mass meeting held in Juneau the Governor
was appealed to and a relief expedition was
organized and sent out in sailing vessels,
with supplies, in search of the miners, but
with little hope of rescuing them. The
winter at Lituya Bay is long iUcl severe,
and probably the ten missing men have
perished.
MINING; meormerenee
Italians and Negroes Engage in a Drunken.
taltow—Three
A Pittsburg, Pa., despatch says: A riot
occurred between Italian and negro coal
miners at Smithtown last night, in which
tvro men were fatally wounded and another
was so badly hurt that he will lose his leg.
A dozen others were slightly injured. A
score or more of Italian and negro miners
assembled at a saloon, and soon all were
under the influence of liquor. A fight wae
started, but the participants were ejected
from the saloon and the doors closed. As
soon as they were outside the negreee
opened fire on the Italians, and a riot en-
sued. The fight lasted twenty minutes,
during which revolvers, knives and razors,
handy billys, etc., were used with terrible
effect. When it had been quelled three znen
were lying on the ground, and blood was
flowing from the wounds of half a score of
others. The uegroes fled after the fight,
and were pursued by citizens, who captured
four of them. Indignation against the
negroes runs high, as the assault on the
Italians was unprovoked.
GRIP AND LIFE INSUBANCE.
The Epidemic Costs the Companies:More
Than Did the Cholera.
A London cable lays: Medical Adviser
Smee, addressing a meeting of the direetors
of a large life insurance company, -stated
that the epidemic of influenza had cost the
company two and a half times as MU& as
did the cholera epidemic of 1842. Dm
Smee said he considered that persons up to
41) years of age were in no danger of death
from attacks of influenza, laetween 40 and
65 years the el:ounces ot death increased
from 15 to 20 per cent. After 65. years,
unless the disease was destroyed immed-
iately, the victims would be left without a
trace of constitution. • Every country of
Europe he added, had. suffered from local
outbreaks of cerebrompinal meningitis, fol-
lowed by influenza, which destroyed 9 per
cent of those attacked. Dr. Smee declared
that he saw no reason why the disease at
any time should not throw off the compara-
tively benign character and appear in its
true malignity, which would create terror
throughout the world.
CLAM irerlt COMPENS.Mileer
Allenettorm Waren Reelect on Gen. Mitialle.
ton% Conduct us tut °Meer.
An Ottasea 4e:4)04 IsaYe: Eraanuel
eamerepague, ofleatectue has bought suit in
die Exchequer Cenrt against the Dominion
Governeneut for $18,000 in payment for the
live :stook, store goods, and other property,
inehadieg $5,000 worth of furs,which tie
allege:a were looted by the militia under
Gemmel Middleton after the taring of
leetoehe in May, 1885, Messrs. Chrysler et
Lessee, who are :toting for Champagne,
allege in their petition of right that he WW1
Beitieli subject, that his place was 00011 -
pied by the General for public purposes, and
that during the occupation the General
negligently permitted Champagne's goods
to be stolen or lost, while it was his duty to
protect them. It is also alleged that the
gray charger ridden by the General during
the rest of the canipsegn was Champagne's
property, and was improperly confiscated
111Da afterwards sold by the Crown. The
defence filed by Mr. W. D. Hogg, Q. C.,
counsel for the Government, deolares that
Champagne was under arms as a rebel and
during the storming of Batoche his property
was necessarily damaged, that the comma -
don of his' house was a necessary incident of
the campaign, and that the loss of goods
complained of was due to the rebel forces
and not to the troops. The Crown also adds
that the Royal Commission of 1887 has
already decided against this claim, and
concludes by denying that Champagne has
any right in law to sue the Crown in such a
ease. To this defence a reply is filed by
Chrysler & Lewis, denying that Cham-
pagne was a rebel, and urging that, even if
he was, that fact afforded no excuse to the
authorities, who were responsible for his
lose. It is also concluded that the General
and hie force were during the rebellion
amenable to the Imperial Army Act and
Queen's Regulations, which explicitly pro-
hibit lootingfrom the inhabitants at the
seat of hostilities. Further, Her Majesty's
pardon by proclamation in 1886 is pleaded,
which also remitted all forfeitures of lands
and goods incurred by those participating
in the rebellion, and the ability of the Royal
Commission of 1886 to bind claimants by an
adverse decision is disputed.
PREYING 'UPON GIRLS.
Mtn= Fiends Lure Them to Ruin and
Death.
A Berlin cable says: A case resembling
that of the Schneiders', the horrible details
of whose crimes have shocked the world, as
revealed in the court in Vienna, has come
to light in Magdelnirg. As in the Schneider
case, tbe victims in the present instance
were serving women.. The full particulars
in possession of the police have not been
made public, but it is known that a man
named Erbe and his paramour, a woman
named Buntrock, have been arrested on a
charge of making away with a young woman
named Klages, daughter of the steward. of
an estate near Magdeburg. It is alleged
that Erbe and his female accomplice lured
the girl to Hanover, on the pretence that
she was desired to accompany a family of
that city on a trip to Italy. At Hanover,
where the girl was a total stranger, it was
comparatively easy to filch her small stock
of funds and put her out of the way without
leaving a clue to direct suspicion towards
the murderers. At least this is what the
police expect to prove was done, and they
alto claim to have evidence that the first
victim of the couple was a woman named
Kasten, of Magdeburg, and that these two
were not the only ones robbed and mur-
dered by the imitators of the Vienna
monsters. The revelations at the forth-
coming examination of the peisoners are
awaited with much interest.
Cattatia Custonts Decisions.
An Ottawa despatch says: The follow-
ing decisions giVing the proper rates of duty
to be collected on articles not specified in
the tariff have been rendeeed by the Beard
of Customs duterig the inontli of January :
Capsules, for bottles, plain, 30 per cent.
Capsules, few bottles, stamped oriettered, 15e.
Ib. and 25 per cent.
Cases (boggy) for physician's uto, 35 per cent,
Carpet binding eottett, 25 per cent.
Demorest's Parnily 1Magazme.free:
iihnery knife sharpeners, 25 per cent,
Fishing fly books, 35 per cent.
Rorse nets, made of twine, 35- per cent.
Imitation porcelain electric tight. ehadea, 2a
per cout.
lVficroacopea, 25 per cent.
Pressed cork Matting, 20 per cent.
The Street Railway Joumree.
The Root and Shoe Recorder, free.
tinvulcanized soft sheet rabl3ei-, 25 percent..
Vulcanized fibre in sheets, ete, 30 pereceht.
Love rimy be blind, bat his sense of taste
ia very accurate; that is Why the }lamely
girl who can cook gets a husband while the
pretty girl who doesn't know the difference
between a mutter: chop and a, Welskresehin
gate left
.A. BIG SHIP ASHOBE.
The Maus -of -War Victoria Lying on the Greek
Coast Disabled,
A London cable says: The accident to
the British man-of-war Victoria which went
ashore on the Greek coast, is worse than at
first reported, and the vessel is in danger of
becoming a complete wreck. The Victoria
struck on the rock in a slanting direction,
but with great force, and hada large hole
stove in the iron shell of the vessel. At
first it was thought -that the shell had not
been penetrated, but upon an examination
such as could be made it was found that the
force with which the vessel had struck on
the rock had caused a dangerous fracture.
There are 27 feet of water in the hold, and
the vessel is -keeled over to some extent.
Should a etorm arise it would be very
difficult to save her. She is considered
one of the finest armor -clad battle ships,
and the loss of such a vessel would be a most
serious blow to the navy. The Victoria
has a tonnage of 10,470, and is of 14,000
horse -power. She is the flagship of Vice -
Admiral Sir Anthony H. Hoskins, of the
Mediterranean fleet. Her captain is John
C. Burnell.
PIUNISIIILNG ISLANDERS.
British and French Ships "Christianizing"
tbe New Hebrides.
A London cable says: News is forthcom-
ing of the last expedition in the New
Hebrides, in which B.er Majesty's ships, the
Goldfinch and the Cordelia,, and the French
cruiser...La Saone took part. It was under-
taken with the objece of punishing the
natives for the murder of two colonists, A
landing party from the French ship pushed
as far SS Libengan, which they burned, after-
wards joining the British force at Oussevar,
which had met with a similar fate. Eight
prisoners, captured by the French, were sen-
tenced by the officers, who met on board the
Cordelia,to transportation forlifeatNoueners,
and the native chieftans'who were sum-
oned en board, were told that if the offence
were repeated thepunishment would be
more severe, as the bluejackets would oper-
ate over an area of ten miles. It is believed,
hovreyer, that the salutary lesson which the
natives have received will produce the de-
sired effect.
leVetlere nu).
t. licutuellY V Culotta What Ilas Cost Several
,A punevilbe, Ky., despeteh says: A
factional feed that premieres o rival in
blood-shoddbag the %mous Hatfleld-McCoy
or any of the other desperate factional wars
which hav e made this motion of Keutucky
notorious, has broken out in the southern
part of this county. The scene is a wild,
mountainous locality, known as South
America, and is about eighteen miles from
the nearest eailroacl point. Owing to the
inaccessibility of the place partioularsof the
fight are hard, to obtein. Three men have
been killed since yesterday week. Their
names are Manuel Parton, Lee Davis and
Will Jones. The fight is between Berry
Turner, a notorious outlaw and murderer,
who has killed more than any other man who
has ever terrorized this section, and the
Partons. The Parton side is a strong one,
and claim to have the law on their side ;
but so far they have had the hot end of the
fight. Parton was killed on Saturday. He
had essayed to capture Berry Turner, dead
or alive, and posted himself at a convenient
distance from the house in which, Turner
was fortified with a number of his gang. It
was, probably, Parton's intention to shoot
Turner at the first opportunity, but the
latter had too much cunning. The outlaw
discovered the whereabouts of his would-be
slayer, and in an unguarded moment suc-
ceeded in drawing a bead on the latter and
sent a ball from his Winchester cra,ahing
through Parton's head. The body of Par-
ton was allewed to lie in the woods for four
days, his friends being afraid to attempt to
rescue it. When it was finally taken away
the body had been partially devoured by
hogs.
This murder only fired the Parton faction
to more desperate warfare against the Tur-
ner side, and on Wednesday they made a
bold attempt to avenge the death of one of
their men. The act was disastrous to the
Partons, as two more of their number were
killed. The Partons surrounded the Turner
stronghold, but instead of taking the enemy
were themselves taken in. They were fired
upon from the Turner house, and before
they could realize that their presence had
been discovered, Lee Davis and Bill Jones,
two of the leading men of the Parton faction,
had been pierced by bullets. More than a
hundred shots were exchanged, and some of
the Turner faction are said. to have been
wounded. There is a talk of organizing a
posse of officers from this county and from
Claiborne county, Tennessee, to attempt
the capture, and a big fight will undoubt-
edly follow.
A DIABOLICAL ACT.
MRS. PARNELL IN COURT,"
he Beelines to Permit the Debits in Her
Dank Book to be Seen.
A London cable says: Mrs. Charles
Stewset Parnell, in the Wood will case pro-
ceedings, produced in court her bank book
with the debit pages sealed. She then
made an affidavit to the effect that the
sealed pages were irrelevant. In the Court
of Appeals to -day, Mut Ann and Irene
Conragem the interveners, made an applica-
tion for an order to compel the bank in
which Mrs. Parnell deposited her money to
bring ite ledgers into court so as to show
how Mit. Parnell's bank aecount stood.
The court declited to grant the applicetion,
saying that the judge who will preside at
the trial of the suit could order the pro-
cluetion of the books if he so desired. It
is expected that the case Will come up for
trial in all probability at the beginnmg of
Meech.
Mee Robert Love, of Aldborough, has
entered action,for damages for the seduction
ef Isis daughter Lizzie against James John.
Sten, forreerly of Aldborough, lett neve of
Virden, Man. The seductioit is Alleged to
holy rescureed about Jarniery 296h, 1891,
under peCaraile Of Marriage.
A Discarded Lover Causes a Woman's
Beath Out of Revetage.
A Paris cable says : A tragic affair is
reported from Lucerne, Switzerland. A
young French woman, whose beauty and
other good qualities attracted many suitors,
accepted as husband an English navel
officer. The husband, after a brief honey-
moon, was munmoned abroad and joined
his vessel on a voyage to the East.
He left his bride at Lucerne, promising e
speedy return. Not long ago the young
wife received a telegram telling her that
her husband had died of cholera in India.
The blow caused her brain to reel, and the
friends who hastened to console her found
that she WA mad. She continually raved
about her dead husband and cried out for
him to return to life. Her insanity took
a suicidal tendency and she poisoned
herself -with cyanide. She died and was
buried at Lucerne. The wife had been
dead but a few days when her husband,
hearty and well as when he left her, made
his appearanceat the dwelling where they
had spent happy days together. The
people of the house were astonished when
they saw him, and at first thought that he
had come back from the dead. When con-
vinced that he was really alive they told
him of his wife's death. Wild with grief,
he proceeded to her grave, where he gave
way to a paroxysm of tears, Becoming
quiet, he asserted that it was a formee.lover
of his wife who sent the telegram, and
threatened revenge. He declares he will
not rest until his wife's murderer, as he
calls the person he suspects, is brought to
justice.
ALI KAHN, YES DE CAN
Hirt with the London Girls and Yet Win
ills Suit.
A London cable says Miss Florence
Nash, a pretty girl; only 17 years of age, has
sued Ali Khan'the son of a distinguished
Indian prince, for breach of promise of mar-
riage. The case came up for a hearing to-
day. The fascinating plaintiff took the
stand and poured out her woes tro the sym-
pathizing court. Miss Nash said that Ali
Khan had from the first time they met
treated her with much attention, and that
he had taken her to many places of amuse-
ment. Finally, she said, he proposed mar-
riage and was accepted. A dinner followed
at the Cafe Royal, where champagne was
freely indulged in. Ali Khan and the
young lady referred to, according to the
latter, then went to the Empire Hotel,
where Ali Khan, it is claimed, effected the
young lady's ruin. A few days later Miss
Nash says Ali Khan told the plaintiff that
he was about to return to India, and it was
then she ascertained that he was already
married.
Ali Khan took the witness stand. He
spoke English very slightly. He was under-
stood to testify that all he said when he pro-
posed to Florence was "mine wife Hindoo."
He denied that any promise of marriage was
given. Witness declined to swear on the
Testament, refused to say "So help me
God," and wanted to swear upon his honor
or upon the steered cow. His evidence was
rejected by the court, but the jury, after a
short deliberation, brought in a verdict in
his favor.
PASSENGERS ALL SAFE.
The ;Steamer Eider Still Lyin
the Rolm.
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PARTICULARS, OF HER XISHAP,
A London cable gives later advices from
St. Catharines Point, Isle ofleright, showing
that at about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the Eider raegiees were started and an
attempt was made to get her afloat with her
own power. There is now no prospect of
floating the Eider until the next high tide.
It is believed there is no the sligheest
danger of less of life. Every precaution has
been taken to land all the passengers safely
should occasion arise. No accurate infor-
mation as to the damage the steamer has
:sustained, if any, can be obtained, Ib can
be seen that water is running from her soup-
pers as if her pumps were working. This is
taken by my many of the people on shore to
mean that the vessel is leaking.
The Eider left New York on January
23rd, carrying 15 cabin, 25 second cabin and
176 steerage passengers for Bremen. She
also carried a large quantity of mail matter
and a valeable assorted cargo.
A despatch sent from St. Catharines
Point at 7.30 o'olock tonight states that it
was filially decided that it would be the
safer plan to land the Eider's passengers,
and accordingly boats were lowered, and
these together with the lifeboats from the
shore had landed 200 at thetitne the d espatoh
was sent. The despatch adds that the wind
still holds frorn the west, and is blowing
with moderate force.
Mr. Ashenden, a passenger, was inter-
viewed after he had reached the shore, and
he gave an account of the accident and of
the scenes attending the strandingof the
big steamer. He said that at the time the
Eider struck on the ledge the weather
wa yery foggy, and it was only pose
sible to see objects a short distance
away. Two lights, however, wero
visible. The passengers were somewhat
startled when the steamer first went on the
ledge, but they were soon reassured by the
news that there was no danger. No con-
fusion resulted from the accident among the
passengers, and no alarm prevailed owing to
the assurances of the steamer's officers that
the vessel was sate, and that assistance was
near at hand if it was needed. The passen-
gers coucur in the statement that there is
uo apparent Manage to the vessel.
By nightfall six tugs bad arrived, andwere
awaiting the attempt to tow the vessel oft
During the day the Eider bumped on the
rooks considerably, the seas breaking over
her. •
A despatch at 10 p. m. says all the pas-
sengers and the rest of the mails have been
safely landed. The crew remain aboard
preparing for the attempt to tow the
steamer off. The attempt will be made at
1 o'clock in the morning. The last boatload
of passengers was landed amid the rejoicing
of a large crowd on the beach. The rescuing
crewe received an ovation. The specie re-
.
maum aboard the ship. The captainehinks
the vessel will come to no harm during the
night. The weather is finer than durirg
the day, the night being clear and starlight.
The landing of the passengers became
somewhat risky after 8 o'clock, when the
wind, which was blowing dead ashore, fresh-
ened considerablyand threatened to increase
to a gale. This change in the wind rendered
the operation of the lifeboats very difficult,
mid Intel care had to be exercised in the
management of the craft, but all were
finally dragged safely through the surf by
the aid of the Atherstone lights. The men
in charge of the St. Catharines light say
that the fog siren was in full operation at
the time of the stranding of the steamer,
tend was blowing during all the four hours
the fog lasted, and that the electric light
with which St. Catharines is furnished was
burning at its fullest power. The weather
was so intensely heavy that although the
Eider was only three miles distant from St.
Catharines, neither the sound of the siren
nor the rays of the light penetrated the fog
to give those on the steamer any intimation
of the danger with which they were
threatened.
VERY SMALL POTATOES.
De Barry Captures a Canadian Working in
Buffalo.
A Buffalo despatch says: Inspector De
Barry was notified this noon by the Custom
House officials at International Bridge of
the arrival of Wm. Dunn, a ship carpenter,
from St. Catharines. *Upon investigation
the inspector learned that Dunn cattle here
last Thursday and got employmentwith the
dry dock company on Ganson street, He
was to begin work to -day. Mr, De Barry
communicated with the company and in,
formed them that Dunn could nob legally
work here until he inimigrated with his
family to this country, as -preeeribecl by
law. The eompany refused to perfect the
agreement with Dunn until he complied
with the requirements of the law. The in-
spector then deported the man to Her
Majesty's domain. Dunn says he will bring
his family here.
The oldest inhabitant is like the king,
he never dies. He folkeve his predecessor
in constant sucession, like a evema,n's last
word.
Boggs— You warranted this horse not
to be afraid of the cars but the first time I
tried lion he strung the buggy through four
counties. Horse dealer—It or:akin%
bane been the cars ; ere yeti sure he didn't
see thel000motive ?
AN AMOROUS PARSON.
A Domestic Prefers Charges Which Lend
Hint to seek Change 01 Climate.
A Cape Ma,y despatch says: On Friday
night Liclie Church, aged 19 years, a domes-
tic in the household of Rev. E. F. Sherman
up to last March, went before Justice" of the
Peace Furman Barnett, at Cold Spring, and
charged Sherman with attempting to assault
her at various times in the past year. Rev.
Mr. Sherman is pastor of the Tabernacle
Methodist Church and teacher of the Pub-
lic School there. He is the father of five
children. The pastor has been the shepherd
of the fold for two years. The girl is a re-
puted consistent member of the church.
Pastor Sherman got wind of the charge
last Friday evening, and on Saturday after-
noon, with his two elder sons, left Cape May.
His wife received a note from him to -day to
be read on Sunday morning, chreed Philadel-
phia, January 30th, stating that he was going
to take e. rest and change of climate. The
pastor dropped a hint that the grandfather
of the boys in Kansas had sent for them.
Whether he has gone there is not known.
The three children left with the grief-
stricken mother are less than 4 years of age.
INTO THE CELLAR.
Collapse of a Fioor OIL Which a Wedding
IMMO W:ts in Progress.
A Rochester despatch says: Isaac Bren-
ner and Lena Cohen were married yester-
day at the home of the bride's father, Jacob
Cohen, of No. 79 St. Joseph street. After
the ceremony there was the usual merry-
making, which included a procession headed
by the bride and groom around and through'
the house After this there was dancing in
a room 12 by 14 feet. The house is an old
one, and as there were a good many people
at the nuptials the dancing shook the
structure until the floor gave way and pre-
cipitated about 20 .people into the cellar.
All the furniture, moluding a stove, fell
with the merry -makers, and the coals set
fire to the wrecked flooring and furniture.
The firemen, who were quickly summoned,
and the neighbors were not long in rescuing
the people in the cellar, and only one person,
Mrs Jennie Harris
was seriously injured.
IVIrs. Harris' leg was broken in several
places. The fire was extinguished without
sericite lees to the building.
He Had Travelled.
"Is it your opinion," said the theological
professor, "thee the part of the parable
which represents the prodigal son as feeding
among swine is to be taken literally ?"
4gPorhaps not," the thoughtful young man
replied; ‘mosy he it is t reference to the
meals he tete at a railway lunch -counter."
—During the Mega of Queen Victoria
Great Britain has had fifteen tsars.
How is Vickers ? " Good pay? ' 0,
he is good enougleif you only give him time.
Ilia grocery bill, for itstance usually runs
so long that he has to pay 15 or 20 ovate
extra for the ink used in setting down the
TAIITCHT TIMM 4 ILIESSON,
A Railway Maleied in $10,000 or rutting'
a Wichei-Wolder 01f.
A Washington deepateh says: Pevid T.
Winter, a realdent of Peabody, Meese pur-
chased a ticket from Doeton to Chicago
several years ago from the ticket agent of
the Fitchburg Road at Boston, paying t$3
above the limited rate for a MAO, which
the agent told him would permit him to
stop off at Olean, N. Y„ on tbe Erie Road,
if he spoke to the conductor who punched
his ticket and told him it would be all
right. When he boarded the train at Olean
to continue his journey to Salamanca and
beyond, the conductor of this train • refused
to accept his ticket because it was
putt:shed, and with considerable vio-
lence put Winter off the train for
refuaing to pay his fare as far as
Salamanca. The next day Winter went.
back to Binghamton and on his old tichet
was permitted to ride to Salamanca without.
question. He sued the company, and on
the trial the conductor admitted he had
mistaken the ticket for a limited one, but
said it made no difference, as the rules of
the road required a stop -over check to be
obtained. The railroad company asked
that a number of instructions be given the
jury in its favor, among others that if the
rules of the road required a stopover check
Winter could not recover, and also that he
could not plead the verbal etaten ent of the
Boston ticket agent. The court declined to
give the instructions, Winter was given
sudgment for $10,000, and the Supreme
Court theism affirmed that judgment in
sfavooeed.
favor administrator, Winter having
in
ANOTHIElt Trion:L.
A Strong Company Organized to Bore
Under the Niagara.
ABuffalo despatch says: A bill has bee
introduced in the Assembly to iecorporat
the Niagara River Tunnel Company. Th
capital stock of the new company will be
$1,500,000, with power to increase to
$5,000,000. The commissioners are :
Messrs. Robert Fulton, George Sandrock,
P. D. Beard, F. S. Buell, A. J'. Hatch, S. M.
Slocum and J. M. Drill, of Buffalo; Charles
Parks, of New York, and C. D. Dawes, of
Kinderhook. The object of the proposed
corporation is to construct a railroad,
tunnel from the right bank of Niagara.
River, near the foot of Genesee street in
this city, to a point on the left bank of the
river in Canada. It is proposed to endeavor
to obtain direct railroad communication.
with Canada, which would save the long:
and circuitous route by the Falls and
Suspension Bridge. It is expected that
Canadian and English capital will be forth-
coming to assist in the new undertaking„
which is undoubtedly feasible.
Grip Crazed Him.
An Ottawa despatch says: Mr, Douglas'
Allan, a young married man in Hull town-
ship, died yesterday under exceedingly sad
mrcumsta,nces, news of which was brought
into the ciey to -day. About a week ago he
began to suffer from a severe attack of the
grip.- A day or two later his only child!
died from the same disease. On Friday
last, while he was for a moment left alone,
and with only his nightshirt on, he jumped
through the bedroom window and ruade his
way to a bush a quarter of a mile from the
house. He was pursued and brought back.
Whets caught he was making in the direc-
tion of an old quarry where there was a.
high cliff. He was brought back to the
house and put to bed, where he bad to be e"
held down. Yesterday he died. His wifee
ie too ill to be informed of his death. N
.seurgeores menuens.
A London cable says: The remains of the
Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon are lying on the
bed on which he died m Mentone. Theled
around the body, is almost hidden from
sight by the number of floral wreaths which
have been sent by relatives, friends an&
admirers of the deceased. The features of;
the dead minister show not the slightest,
evidence of the death agony. He looks as,
though he had simply fallen resleep, and
his face bears the placid expression of one
at rest from toil. The body will be re-
moved to -morrow to the mortuary clutpel
in the cemetery. Mrs. Spurgeon is bearing
up well.
In accordance with instructions from Lon-
don, the body of Mr. Spurgeon has been
embalmed. It will be interred in Norwood
cemetery early next week,
A Prondsing Son.in•Law.
Judge: "Well, sir, what can I do for you
this morning?" said old Mr. b'cadds, as.
young Dolley entered his countingmoom.
"1 want your consent to our engagement„
sir," replied Dolley. "Your daughter and
I love each other and want to marry."
"Indeed !" snorted the father. "'Any-
thing else ?"
" Well, sir, I might mention before I go,
that Austin Coibin gave his daughter five
million dollars as a wedding present."
On Inc Lake Front.
Brooklyn Eagle: Mr. Dear Born—How
do you do ?
Mrs. Tenthsplice—You have the advane-
tage of me.
Mr. Dear Born. --Impossible!; I was your e
fourth husband.
Mrs. Tenthsplice—Oh, yes, I remember'
you are the man I married because you,
could tell such funny stories; have you
heard any new ones lately?
A Chief of Police.
There is no body of men more liable to
suffer from exposure than the police. But
as an example of how they get rid of their
maladies, the following is cited : Green,.
Islatd, N. Y., U. S. A., Feb. llth, 1889.
"1 suffered with neuralgia in the head, but
found, instant relief from tho application off
St Jacob's Oil, which cured me."—E. P
Bnrmitronn, Chief of Police.
The March oi invention.
Patron—What's that rigging you've pute
on my foot ?"
Bootblack-.-Dat's der patent corn in-
dicator. Whenever I hits one wid der -
brush, der bell rings, SO'S yer don't have ter -
holler.
A Lewiston (Me.) Frenchman while laud—
ing the rabbit RS an artiole of food, deliv-
ered himself as follows : " You take one,
rabbeet and skin him, and I just as liefhave
a chicken 1 ''
There warevolt of 160 convictS at Port.
Santa Cruz, Brazil, on Tuesday, and Rio,
Janeiro is full of revolutionary talk. Thor
convicts overcame the guards and soldiers,
fortified themselves and. dernanded the resto—
ration of Da Fonseca The Government
brought their war ships and land forces to .
bear and subdued the rebels after a oharp
'fight and the bombardment of Fort Santa
Cruz.
York Pima : Brown—Hear theme
hungry youngrobins calling for their father!
Poorbird1 he reminds me of Martin Dialer.
Jones --And why, pray? "Because hre
is summoned before a diet of worms."
'1 am softy," said Mrs. MParvenu, bid,
ding good night to her guests after the re-
;:epoptiir: away.
that the storm kept all our beet