Youngstown News, 1886-12-17

              THE YOUNGSTOWN NEWS. Vol. VI. YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1886. No. 43. A STEAMBOAT HORROR. A MIB9IBBIPPI RIVER STEAMER BURNED TO THE WATER'B EOQE. The Fire Originates Mysteriously In a ('ergo of Cotton—Loss of More Than Thirty M«n and a tjaarter of a Million Dot tare— Ifeartrending He e nee. New York, Dec. 15.—A dispatdi from New Orleans says: The steamer J M. White was burned to the water's edge alsnit 11 o'clock Monday night at Point Coupee land ing The tire was discovered by the second engineer, among the lialw of cotton which constituted the vessel's cargo, Init exactly how the fire oi iginated is a mystery. In a few minutes the flame* had gained such headway that it was ini|*asdble to stay their course and in a short time nothing was left of the thesd boat on the k»wer Mississippi. It is impfMstible now to give the names of all wlio were Imrned or drowned, but it is known that between thirty five and forty )«asengors and Isiat liands lost their Uvea. Among th«ae who are known to beloet are the superintendent of the Vidulia road, his wife and two children; two colored chambermaids of New Or eens; Amoe, a colored jiorter; Ixmis, a colored cook, wboee hntne was hi St. Louis; Oscar, tlie colored baker, and Wash Floyd, a cabin peawmger from New (>rleans. Twenty colored jxtMMMigers got on the steamer at New Texas. Their residence i* unknown. They are thought to have lieen lost. Three white tin peddlers, who t4s*k passage at New Texas, two unknown white men and two unknown white lady cabin |»assem<ers are also believed tc have |>eri*hed. The steamer was valued at |KM),(KM), and innunsl for $ti7,000, princij»ally With New < 'rloarw < onipanii*s. The cargo was \alu<*l at $150,UMJ; insurance unknown. Mkm thin, Tenn., Dec. 15. The J. M White was the finest steamer on the Mississippi river. Hlie was built by the Howard Bros at Jefferson villa, Ind., al s»ut three years ago at a cost of about $250,000, and was owned by an incorporated company of which ('apt. John W. Tolnn was president and sii|s*iinteiident The White was en route to New (hluans, and had a cargo of cotton oil Is Mini estimated at 2,000 I •ales. The surviving iiasacngers and crew were taken to New Orleans yesterday in< »rning. From interviews with officers and men of the 111-fated steniiilsiat, J, M. White, the New Oi leans State* lias collected the following de tails of the disaster: The White was hnuJe. 1 up to the dock and the thirty or forty roustabouts were getting cotton seed nlxtard when Watchman Tom Miller U'gan to ring the alarm hell and shouts of "fire" were heard. (>reat confusion ensued. Employees run quickly tilsmt to wake up the sleeping iiasacngers, who hurried out {tartly dressed and jmnic stricken. Hecond Engineer Thomas Harry was the man who first saw the fire It was in a cotton Imle umidshiji*. He cried fire and Miller at once l«'gan ringing the I**ll and stayed at his p<«t unit I driven away by the advancing flames, The statement of William McUreavy, the chief engineer of the White, is as follows: "About 11:10 o'clock wliila landing at I>r. Ft n ett*s place, above the |s*dofllce landing at Point Coupee, at which place tlie tsiat was loading cotton seed, file broke out amidships, oil top of the cotton below the I toiler deck. Knginocrs Hurry and Jenny, who were on watch at tlie time, gave the alarm. The pumps were put to work, but without aviil. Torn Miller, the watchman, gave the alarm by ringing the I*ll, and Clerks Callahan and Hill at once aroused the |*»oplc in the cabiu. 1 he fire spread rapidly and in less than fifteen uiinutea the boat had burned to the water's edge. Then* were lour kegs of |s>wdcr in tlie magazine and the moment the fire reached them the flame* shot up over 100 feet. The sight was the most heartrending one evtr witnessed by human being. The shouting of the women and children for help was awful. I saw the su|ierint*ndcnt of the Vlrfali i raiiroad standing aft, outside the ladle*' tubin, throwing his two pretty tuihi«*s into the water. He stcssl there and was t-urned to death with his wife Among those lost are wcoud «ook, Lewis linker; Owen Ames, par- Xer, Hick ltan«U»l|>h. flreiuan, and ('apt. Wash. Floyd A prize ox tcaiu taken on at Vickt burg Mas malted to death, and two of the live kee)*o •% Im«> js rishcd There were in the cabin nine lady isists>ngers and about eight fUtm." While endeavoring to save l:imself, Mr. ; M tiieavyhad his hair singe* 1 ami was slightly burner! about the head. The credit for saving the survivors is due to Andy Fierce, a sailor, uii I Antonio Nel»atta, a fireman. Chief Engineer Mctiroavy, who was asleep in he tcxas, lading awakened by the clang , ing Itell, sprang frntu his Usl and grois-d his way through the smoke to the forward j»art of tlsi U xas to arouse his |4trtner, John l'allasier, acoiul assistant engineer. Mis«ting I'allasicr aUmt midway,•lie two men then began a search through the suff<seating smoke for the others who slept iu the texas. They were unalile to discover anyone and, believing all hail escaped I Hit themselves, they crawhd to the hurricane deck from whence they climlted down on one side of the stanchions to the right side of the l**it and escaped to the shore. Two streams of water had been brought to play U|stn the fire and tlie sngi Ueers fought tlie flames *U»p by step, but were finally compelled to drop tlie hose and save themselves. '1 he flames made very rapid programs and in a very short time the entire left aide of the Utat was a mass of tlaiiHM. The railing of tlie cabin deck was soon on fire ami the entire l*«at *a» encircled by the flanwa. The shrieks of the i«u«enger* and crew and crackling of tlie flames csused intense excite me lit. Head Clerk McVay w as hi his cabin wbeu he heard the first alarm. He nad barely tune to tecure Mune of the money from the safe and the most valuable \ a)*>n> U fore the ftarm* were uj«on bun. He then ran out and devoted himsrif to efforts to save tlie (taaaengon!. He says there were fifteen tir eighteen cabin i>as sengers, of w luxu eight ware ladies. He first awakened Hecond Clerk John Callahan, who did not stop to put on any clothing exesut his shut and trousers. McVay and Callahan made a rapid tour of the rooms to make sure that no one was left unwarned of the danger Among tlie |tasscuger» who crowded together on the deck, UM*»t of w bom were clad only in their night garments, was a gentle man who aas recoguwaal as the  em of the \ ulalia twHit hern raih oad, who want raveling a ith his wife and two little girls, V and 12 years old. As the roaring . flames grew near the group, the father, ere nig tkat they would lie burned to death if they retnained, grasped his little girls oue after the other and threw them Uito the water He wan urging his wife to take the leap, when a burnt of flames enveloped them. They not*) fell, apparently suffocated by inhaling tht lire. and were burued to death John Ktout and Robert Smith, the pilots oil watch, were in the pilot bouse and were <*om palled to jump into the river where they were picked up. They had a narrow e«-ape from death. Ho quick wu the spread of the flans* that It was impossible to see who escaj**d and who [terished The decks were crowded. While tbey were escaping as l**st they could the steam pipe blew up. The force of theexpkja ion was ten-ilk*. Many bales of cotton were thrown high In the air where they revolved several timea and then fell into the river. Just after the eiploaion shriek* were heard coming from the stern of the boat. Two colored women were SNA enveloped by the flame*. A moment later they had fallen and dlaapjjeared. The wheel house first gave way, then followed the starboard cabins. The rescued were picked up by the steain- Isjat Stella Wild. As tlie last were being taken aboard the four kegs of powder on board blew up and hurled the burning wreck in all directions. This virtually put the Are out as but little was left to burn. A minute or two after the explosion a cry for aid was heard from midstream. A boat was lowered from tiie Wild and pulled in the direction of the call for help. A man was seen through the darkness dinging to a cotton bale, but just as the boat was nearing him the Imle turned over, the man's hold was looecncd anil he sank to rise no more. The J. M. White was owned by the New Orleans Sl Greenville Transportation Company, comixmed of ('apt. J. W. Tobin, K. Connery 6l Hod, and A. Haldwin, all of this city. The boat was uauied after her first captain, who (lied Ave years ago. (.'apt. J. W. Muse was iu command lost night. State Engineer ('apt. H C. Brown, who wan a passenger, thinks that thirty-six lives ware kwt. The following pur*him, be >ays, were saved. They were slightly injured and were left at Mr. Huregoiw'* house; John Stahl, the pilot; llortense Hmith, Bdfrs. Smith of ltadiie. Wis.; and a geiitleiuau and his wife from Chicago, names unknown. About thirty white and a number of colored cabin jwssengers were in the "bureau." The number of deck |tasseng««rs is unknown. Mr. Brown says: "Wash Fioyd, formerly a clerk on the Will H. Hays, rau through the cabin calling up the passengers and nobly lost his life trying to save other*, ('apt. Muse, the commander of the White, luml been ill and was 111 bed when the tire broke out The chief mate was m charge. 1 had on only my underclothing and a hat when 1 reached the bank. 1 don't know when* 1 got the hat. The cabin was in full blase when I rushed out and the Haines were rapidly eating away the hurricane deck.n The Charleston Relief Fund. CharijCHTorv, H. C., Dts*. 25. The earthipiake relief (x>minittei\ headed by lV*or Courtenay, chairman, made a formal re|s»rt to tls» city councji last night of the total amount contributed by the country In gen eral for the relief of the eurth<|uake sufferers together with tlie disposition they have made of the aamo. The labors of the committee are now nearly finished and from their report the following facts are obtained: The total amount of the various minis received by the committee aggregate $Klftf(Jt)o. Of this sum New York city contributed $1A2,- 073; New York state outside of New York city als>ut $U0,000; Boston's contribution was $76,9(10; Baltimore gave $3?,iMO; New-Orleans $7,753, ami Kan Francisco $ltl,M«0. The remainder was contributed l»y the other Ntatcs and territoriaa Confederate Home fS.UA); medical college $'JS,UUO; other charitable organizations t'jo. i mo. For innfeonic n lief $15,(HJ4 was given. From tlie fund rtH*eived the committee have furnislieti food, houses and shelter to 13,000 persons who otherwise would have Issjii destitute. The tsftlanoe reinainiug on lu&ml Is now $lNt), iMfct aud frtan this amount the commit tec have appropriated $Bt>,(AX) to complete repairs to injunsl houses, and the remainder is to lie devoted to building a city luapital iu place of the one d«*stroyed by tlie iartlsjuake. The new h«Mpital w ill be a memorial to tlie niunifioent charity of the American (ssiple. New York Business Troubles. New York, Dee. 16.— E. M W. Ward, dealers iu gents' luriiishing gtasls, at No. and at H2ti Broadway, inade mi eNsignnieut yesterday. Liabiiitus |/iO,OOO, assets $25,000. Carlo Hertolino, cigar nianufacturer, at No. I'JI Idberty street, yestenlay (.labilities $15,000, assets not kiiowu. Tlie American Kaliel Conifiaiiy made an assignment yesterday, giving preferences for $5,7U7. The commiths* of tTetlitom oi Niland Bros. lauge, whol«*sal dealers in woolens, recommend sn extension of four, Ave aud six months, the firm's notes to be iudorscd by the a|iecial partners, Kotnadka lirus. of MilwaukeeWilliam Bt<irer, commission merchant at No. W Church street, ha* disappeared. The tcs>k |NN»se«aion of his place yestenlay on an attachnient for $7,431 oldained by B. W. Titus 6c Boas of Trenton, N. J. Mr Btorer, who has l»«»ii in tuisineas hare for thirtv years has lieen totally blind for over six years. I More leaving town he wrote a letter to Mr. Titus telling hiin he was utterly crushed at the thought of others kaing so much on his account ami tliat be had lost all bis money in another business. He InUmled to leave U>w ii never to return, lie said. His lisbilities are rcj»ortod to be $30(iAJU; asncta ujiknowu.  The flight of the Fairies. New York, I>ec. 15.—The discharged coryphee* from the National Opera Company ar rivetl ls*re from Chicago yesterday in a box car, having traveled iu this uncomfortable style all the way. Tbey were a disconsolate and forlorn looking crowd. They admitted that their discharge was not in violation of contract, but they made iuqniriea Counsel Eatou of the com pan**, to whom tliey will claim that they have not received thiir full salarkw.  The Haitimore Sensation. Daltiuoiuc, IHsr. 15.—V«tenl»y the lurw iK*n«, Ht», Haw kiiis *uJ l'«rry, lin pitrait-l in Ibe murder of Uw wbite wuuian Kuuly Brawn, wboaa body *a» takra to tb» Mm viand UuivoratT bot|iiUU for uin-ec-ting purport*, were indirtnt by Uw grand jury and arraigned. Kacb pktadtd not guilty. A tjxxxly trial U eipectad. THE BUZZARD DOLLARS. THE BILL IN THE SENATE FOR THEIR REDEMPTION. A Movement Finally Made In the Might Direction—>l he Mitjr-Nlne-Cent Hollar to ha Made Worth Hoinethlng— Half a Million a Mouth tu be Kedeanied. WABniffOTON, I>ec. 15.—The bill for the redemption of trade dollnrs, rejsorted to the senate yeatenlay by Mr Morrill from tlie committee on finance, provide* that trade dollars shall be redeemed to the extent of $500,000 per month, and that the amount redeemed shall tsr subtracted from the inouthiy silver pun hase for coiiiaga. To Prevent liaudi on Menu farturers. The striate coinmiths* on llnauce yestenlay amende*l and ordered to be favorably rw ported hw*iiator Flatt's bill to prevent frauds on American manufacturer*. It declare* that after July 1, 18H7, the importation of articles of foreign manufacture or boxes or packages containing siUie when stamped, marked, branded or label<>d, to reprtsietit that such articles were manufactured in the United Stales is pndiibited, and that the same shall lie forfeited unless reported within ninety days after they shall have teen r* ceived at any custom house. Senator Morrill reported the bill to the senate yesterday. More Oleomargarine legislation. The bill introduced in the senate yesterday amendatory of the oleomargarine law provides that the section of the statue mjuiring all oleomargarine to be packed by its manufacturers in firkins, tubs or other w<**len l*ickages not before usi>d for tliat purpuee, each coutaiug not less than ten fsauids and marked, stamj**! and branded as the commissioner of internal revenue shall prescribe, shall not apply to "oleomargarine trun*|>orted in bond lor exportation and actually exported. " The secretary of the treasury yeatenlay submitted to the senate a report prepared by Mr. Miller, commissioner of internal revenue, in answer to Senator Itigalis's resolution calling for information iu reganl to tlie opera tions of the oleomargurine law. lly this report it apjMsir* tliat since Nov. 1, the date at which the law went into operation, *)*«*ial faxes have been assessed on twenty four manufacturers of oleomargarine, no 204 wholesale dealers and oil 2,145 retail dealers. The* num- Ijer of pounds of oleomargarine assessed at % cent* per |»ourid was 4,430,474. Heath of Attorney Miller. John C. Miller, a patent attorney, who was shot in the street here last Wedm sday by George N. Walker, a bmther of the late *u- I**riut« mlent of isdice, died yesterday. Miller lived six days with a bole through his body, the tatal bullet having perforated his stomach and livor and then having |sisscd out through his back. A Visit of Innpeetlon. lVsdmastor-Ociierat V'llas and TbirtJ unt Fostmaster-Geitr>/2/aseii returtasl fnjm iVar York Just night. The object of their visit ww to inspect the method* of manufacturing and issuing postage staui|si aud Mtetalnotes under contracts with the American Hank Note Coni(>aiiy and tlie Homer liee Hank N<»te Company, (len. Yilas expressed his satisfaction with the way the business was conducted.] THE BONDED DEBT. fcyaopsls of Mr, Hewitt's Hill Introduced In the House Yester«lay. Washington, Dec. 14.—The bill introduced into the house yesterday by Mr. Hewitt authorizing tlie secretary of the treas ury to anticijiate the |>aymeiit of the intenst u|H)ti the boudtsl debt of tlie Uuited Htatee and to provide for sfavial de(sjsits of public money, empowers tlie secretary to anticiisite the }>uyiiieut of hiten*st on liomls in exc*eas of 3 per cent, per annum, by the (»ayiiicftt in gross of such sum in each case as shall be e<|ual to the aggregate prraent worth of suchexie«s of in- Un*st. For the purp«s«e of ascertaining such preaeut worth, the in ten* t u(*>u the aiiMHint I sml by the United States i anticipation of such exi.*ess of interest shall Ist computed at the rate of 3 per cent |*»r annum, reinvested quarterly, so as to secure to the United States the benefit of compound inter est thereon. Where this payment of iutcn*st is accepted before maturity the okl coupons are to \m cut off and cam'eied and now ones sutfetitutMl l**ariug the nxluced rate of intereat. The bill also provides tiiat these l>otuts shall Is* receivable as aecurity for national lauik circulation to tlie full extent of the |sir value of the bonds instead of U0 per c ent as now i-equirod by law. The bill also pn>- l***w to make it lawful for tlie secn*tary of the treasury to deposit from time to tina* with any national banking association any jortion of tlie money in the trcasury not otherwise appmpriated on the security of an equal amount of the I>onded or otlier indebtadne.w of the United States, provided the whole amount of s]sx'ial deposits thus male shall not at any time exceed $100,000,UU0, on sueb notice as tlie secretary of the tn asury may see tit to lirsscriba Fall Stiver's Spinners Quieting Down. Fall Hi Via, Mass , liec 15 —At th«« reg ular monthly meeting of tiie Spinners Ciiion last night au attempt was made to bring up the wage questiou fot consideration, but acting Secretary Howard urged tliat the |ireaeiit was not a favorable tune for further agitation owing to the condition of tlie trade He was supported by the conservstive element ami the uiatter was left on the table, where it was laid at the last meeting A Murder Provoked. Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 15.- Henry Is*k I tetter, colons!, went to the house of a colored w oman (Hi the outskirts of the city Monday night, and demand*d aduiis ion, which was relused. He jmlied a board off the buikllng sml tired two shots thnrngh the hole, when Frank lls anas, also colored, fired on l^slLetter from the uiaide, the ball taking effect iu the left breast, causuig instant death Ibomaa waff jailed. A New Bridge at Sault Ste. Maria. MlNnrAis»Lis, Dec. 15.— W. b. Washburn, president of the MmntMipolls, Sault Me. Marie 6c Atlantic, confirms the report that $*»,OUU,oOJ bonds of that nad have been negotiated, and that iu connection with the Canadian Factfic it will build a bridge at Hauit Bte. Man*  DIRKS AND RAZORS ho«p*rNt« fight Hrinprn Autsrlran ana Italian lat>orara—Two Man klllsd sad Others S«*rrrly Huuntlml. Auauajf, N. Y , Dec. 14. —A fight tsxmmsl at Fort Byron yeatenlay between six Italians and a party of American laborers engaged in retiring an Kne-4-anal hs-k iu that village. Frank L>e liotiea, chief t>f the Italians, ap plu«l to I either Borgess, foreman of the la- Itorers, for emjdoytiMint, and was refusal. He made *>me insulting remarks, and a war of worda ensued, the foreman flually ordering him away from the place. He soon after returiasl, accouiiMiued by his five countrymen, and stealing up behind tlie foreman dealt him a deadly blow on the bead with a pickax. The foreman fell and the Italians made an attack upon his men drawing dirks and ram A deN|s*iate flgbt ensued, in which both sides received severe punishment The village police appeared aud arrested ftnir of the Italians, two nsapiiig to the woods. They were overtakeu by oue of tlie officers, who drew his pistol ugion them, when they threw up their hands. Tlie six men were given a brief examination before the local justice and brought to this city in haste, to avoid the lyuching which awaiUsl tliem at nightfall. Three of them were wounded and occupied the attention of the jail pnysK-iaii for two hours after their arrival. Tbey are stalwart men and range in age fnun £3 to 40 years. Of their victims liurgess has died, and Henry I)aliar*h Ilea at the point of death with his bowels laid open by a cut from a raxor. Two others art* severely wounded. I)e Botlee, the leader, is said to ha\e recently fallen heir to $50,000 through the death of a relative hi Italy. FATHER MURPHY'S DOWNFALL. 'Silenced" by the Itlshop — Attempted Fraud oil a liauk. Elm IRA, N. v., Dec. 14.—About six yearx ago Murphy was ordained a Catli; olic priest and became pastor of the Ht. Mary's church at Horseheads. He was a brilliant young priest, and made many friends during his priestlnsid. He, however, fell from grace and was removed by the bishop, lle: fore ts'ing "silenced" tlie priest became much addicted to drink, ami on many occasions he ap|>ear<tl in the village as well as iu this city ;in a disgraceful condition. His flnum ial affair* were the subject of comment at the time ! of his dismissal, but the matter was hushed up j and nothing more was heard of Mur pby in thu vicinity until a few days ago, when a check was received at tlie Chemung Canal Isnik in this city drawu on . that institution by Father Murphy tor several hundred dollars. The check was pronoum-ed a forgery, and planed in the hamls of Chief- I of-Folioe Little. Through torreepondeoce and detective* tlie chief learu«d from tlie | chief of police of Concord, Mass., that Father Murphy had been tried and convicted of fraud at tiiat place, and on Oct. itt, IMMtI, had been i sent *.J the liUit? irform/itorj f«»r one year. A warrant has l*en sent to Concont, a»*»J xhru the unfortunate clergyman get* out of tlie Massachusetts prison he will ha brought here and triinl for forgery and an attempt to de 1 fraud the Cheuiung Canal l»atik. Boodler McQuade Gulty. New York, De<'. 111.—• Afu«r counsel hail summed ufi iu tlie bribery case yesterday, llecorder Smyth oc» upicd two hours ui his charge to tlie jury. His remarks wure very severe and sli<»W(xl a decided tend eney against tlie defeiidaiit. It wat reci>gnixed that the jury had been practically instructed to And a veraict i»f guilty and nothing could |»re vent it except "fixing.* After tlie jury had been out twenty three minute* they st ilt word that they had agreed i hey wen* brought into court aud the foreman antioun* oil tliat they found M< Vuade guilty. Kentence was deferred. It is undersUsjil that there was only one ballot. Mctjuade's friends claim tliat they «*n get tlie %erdict set asi«l«» on the gnHiml that the jury was intimated by the sensational proceedings Tueaday. Robbed of Her Hair. BoYEttTOWN, Fa , Ihn*. yesterday morning while Miss Delia Weutzeii was alone in the house, her parents having left home for a cigar factory where both are employed, she responded to a kms'k at the door. A middle aged man, having the appearance of a tramp, forced his way into the room, encircled Miss Wentzcll's waist eitli his left arm ami with his right liand held a doth saturated with chhwoform under her nose I'pon recovering from the efTe* ts of tlie drug tlie frightemsl girl discovered that she had l«s'u ro!#ls*l of her hair. Miw Wt fitzs*!l suffered no jther violem-e. Estate of the Misser Paine. Nkw \ ork. Dee. Id, —In the pro*whugs to determine tlie claims of heir* to th * e-t.»ie of tlie mwr, Fame, Mr (*hlckeriug a tmi.ustra tor of t Im* estate < rented a seiaition ui (t)uit by proi!ucJng a bundle <H»ntaimn < |978,Uit) hi gold sml bills which Faine had left with luui for safe keeping many years ago. The bundle was tied up in an old red handkerchief and Mr. ('bickering had no idea of its ciaiteut* until after Fame's daath. The claimant* at once moved that the administrator's boud be increased.  In the Blue Grass Region. Lexixoton, Ky., I**\ 10.—C6L L. D. llruce's joint sale of tlxinaighi -nsls com meticssl yesterday at noon. Thei ewas a large sttendsmv of horsemen Following are the lieat prices Blue Wing, H. H. brown, FiUaburg, #7,000; The Hourtion, H. L Tueker, l>H)i»\ide, $$,800; Fur* !tye, 1». T. I uUifer, Chicago, Tattw, W. Young, I> xlug ton, I'slitor, IC 'I u k*r, l>ouisvilie. Bob Fisher, H. K. Brown, $£,o60; Hora K, J anew Crawftatl, Chicago, $l,ouu. A well-known Actress Dying. Pail.AliSl.nua, Dec. lti. -lhe staUntent that Alice oat*w Is dying: aloue in p>»«-erty aisl want is denied. KLe is d3ring, tait m sur loumhsi by fra-ivis and combtrt*, at Uw nasi deie* of her husliaisl. H. F. Wats.us. No. 7'M North Twentieth sireet, this city. Hlie suffers terribly Inau a conipikation of diseases and can survive but a slx>rt time. Large Fire in a Small Town. Cuba, N. Y., Dec. lflL— A Are in Cerva yea teniay uioruing at about & o'clock, deetroy* eight buikiiuga, all uf them stores, exceptn. oue barn aud one «i welling. The postofh was buriMsi. Ihe total kiss is alxejt  and Us insurance is $1?,4MJl A MAGNETIC MINISTER A PROVIDENCE CLERGYMMAN IN AN UNENVIABLE POSITION. Ha Is ltefore the TuMle. hut Not la the Pal|*lt— Ills I motional Magoellsra Starts a Hull for IMs-t»tre by Oue al His Leading I'arlshouars. FroVIPK.NCE, R 1., Dec. 1(1. The sens. - ticHial disi'li«sunw nu*de ui this city Sei>l 3f, iu which the name of ltev Charle* K K (lisslell of tlie Trimty M K. church was **ri«>usly tsaine«*tAsi with tliat of Mrs Theodore W K**ter, culuunateil yestenlay in tlie bearing of a j»e titlou for divorce tiled by Mr F<»ter in which lie alleged adultery between his wife and ltev Mr (kMsleil. Mr Frailer is a well-to-do man ufacturer of )ewelr>', ami with his family was (HMistanty in atU ndauce al Mr. QcodelTs church Mr. (hsslell is a famous clergyman of qilenditl physique, bright and winning features and just such a man as would lie a great favorite in a i<artsh where giuhing women predominate. M a Ooodell has al»s» applied for divoroe, aisl the hearing i« down for Moaiay next Tlie court-room was I>ack*sl yeeterday by women aisl clergy men. KfTttrta of Mis. Ootxlell's counsel to get tlie case post j Mined failed, and Mr Fisrter Us>k the stand ami told of his wife's ctmfeaaion iu a broken voice and with tmrs running dowu his cheeks. His wife's (*ouf«s«iou was that one day iu the vestry of tlie church Mr (4o«sh-U took her by tlie huml, retained his grasp and almost seemed to magnetise her. A few days later he came to the house, kissed Ism' hand and then placiug his arm around her waist asked her to lie bis sister, as lie never had a sister. The ucxt advance ami the first direct overture was when lie came to her house told her tliat •4ie did not love her busl«nd ami that he did not love his wife, therefore, thev were, in the eyes of leaven, marrUsl The remainder of the* testimony wa* too indeceut fur publication. ALMOST A PANIC. Very Tlkht Moner and a *h*rp llreak Iu the Mtoek Market. Nkw York, Dec. 10.—U ail stiert was ex cite<l yesterday by one of the shar|>eat declines that thj st« m'L market bus expei k'liced for years. Kt4s'ks I a I I «s*n going down ilnoe Friday , last. Tleuisamls of lambs ha*l Isn n shorn j Shares which tbey were carrying on slender margins had Usui throw n ufioti the market i f«H* whatever they wtsild hrlnf?, and. a« usual In «u h circttinstauces, tln»y l*ad brought very llU!a I 1 nose who wfcre able to weather the storiu until yesterday utormug hojsil for a rally In pri(*es which would save them from drat rue tioiL Kuro|sau Investors, who Nar a yeai past have shown more confidence than our own |icoplc iu American shares and bonds, bought largely on M<siilay and again yester day, but f.1'" continued. As soon as it I ecame ovulcH* f1.I*'• the 'arty asM cialed with Mr. Cyrus W. Field were gv; iug to control the • l«*ctiou for directors of the New York A New rallr«»iul in Boston i. yesterday heavy sale* of the a.ock of that cor poraLion were iiunle in Wall sfre«*t ami the pri«*e began to fall, it* decline ye*teplay was sharp and affected all otL«r stocks at the ex < liange. Money wa/i very scarce, at>d couimand«sl 10 to 12 |s r cent early in the day. It is su*- pecte I that Mr. Could and Mr Caminack were trying to "break" down sUs ks and con trived to intensify the natural striugsncy of the money market juwt now by "harking; up" their own mill ions and inducing th"ir friend to do the same Iu the last hotir of Ihwuhsn at the st(s k ' X h-tnge brokers had to jxiv l**r cent f<a* loans, 'lis*Hurry «ntis-d by thl. supplemental au attack un the stock market. Commission Loutcs were fonxsl to lighu*n their burd«n by throwing over stocks. Many sto<-ks were beiug carried on "stop onlers H That is, the |a*isoiu> carrying theiu bad I f orders tliat they were to be --old at once in case thi price de<.alin«sl to csHlaiii Hg urea Wlien th- level of these "stop onlers" was reached sudden "brenks" in the price* | were the result, home of tlie "Mpecialtiiw" dropjasl per share during the day. Toward the epd the ezdtemeut at th * stm k ex change aud iu Wall street ran very high Tlie Ist bug was a!m<*t |iinicky, altlnaigli it was eoae. «L*tl tiiat th.? decline was not «iue to any catestro*>lie. Frokvi * wiiv pricked «*»i the H«sjr of the ex change thick a. lierricgs in a barrel, and tlie roar that went up could l« le sr 1 in Itrisid way A th«>U'siml tel**graph ami telef hone wires brought Into tlie ex hinge orders to sell —aril—sell Tl»s newer in* mls*isof the Usid «|Uite l*s»t tlvir laswJs in the frantic d»n and battle, but old hafuls took It ctsidy an 1 declared that **it was severe nusliciiie. I>ut ju*t what tla* mark *t i*** did and would it a world of goaL* lahi/ after tlie st«s*k exi brokers were se-*ti hurrying about »tnst" striving to borrow en«»ugh uiuiiey iu make goisl tls*ir brink IsiLui •«*. Twenty-five p»*r cent. |s-r annum was bill for aceomimtlaUufi. A great many speculators of limited (mails, who tie* d«-c (is* bad IjuUrnts to th»*ir credit on tlie brokers' I are h ft without a cent by the "oreak" ai.d many un a o! m*>r* sub«t«ue *• slept but little last ulght for tsuf of what may Is* iu store for theai loday. The Panic to the Stock Markets. Nkw Yul'JC. Dfr. Itt. Vbtva w«sr*> two ltm«ia •-111 among Wall .n»-t nuu m to tit** nu* ii( tile n«*iil ln>«k in tin* itn k Ouo *»■< tbal tbetv li v! Imrn «o uni. h wiklat «t»« uUt.j(i Uut prion bail Uvn |Kit up to an ui,b"niUiy ll„ur» anl that tin-) r.rcnk ww Uo' natural mtfoa The otb r thanry wttniuHl «•» dial it wa> Uh lim-t nauilt <j# an onibiu/lit of Uatra, baaJ«j by Uoulil hit-■ AiMiaou I'auujiaik In ak- itt tlx- matfet yw-Uriay Henry »„V«r« •aiA , "Ylw *mi J«ni' wa* ivit-vl by Uv t rinynt the UKatry limit t ai*l bv Jay UouM. It hw In-n no *u; pru» to tw, a» 1 lorwaaw Uw «ta*» of affair* nu»i*j >lay* Mil • * Mr. J>*ue tali. "It h<M bwn brought at«<ut by a geuaral want uf euaJidrti'U. abicb ha* rcwi.tol Irom Ibr cnortnott, mvot k|»- ulalutn In wlKtoai ■» uriin*. . U bonk* bad boxina rautiou* in r a t on iloubtXui m uiitM, iukl ajtbou. afpiit ktrln/Mf y <«u«d Ibe Iw u TMrter lay, It was in ntu it awl. to niy rnn. of averting a <ull atom li«tuu-ov» .uto gf ; affair* " SPEED OF OCEAN STEAMERS. Itconl of Ik* Mffviml V«mU  the 1 r*uM(U«lt« M*lla. WahHIKoToW, l*»r. HI —A •imlmnumt baft Uvn |nv|«raJ by Mr N If Brli. w|*ru> UMI t« lit <4 fttfVtifll llVMlll altoWlll£ Um i<rrf«|t ifvoni of tlte tavait t*rrjrte| Uw inaiU. Il will \m mvu that U» Kranrll it««iiwra t hatu|«ajitte, Um»kiiii ami Hour tcopte are til* utily oiwa that have twenty uiimi aii bifur, aivl U» litinlwf- Anmciß line nuikr* t In* Mx<mt l««t av«rif« of nineteen mil*"* «ii hour, white tbe Cuaard llitr, Imlwnii New York aiai yu*»n»tnwn, tuu oiM* maktu* twenty, vtoe of iiUmUmo aaJ «hm* of mike an hour. Mr. Bell my* liw w> Uaa bmi uwuto from the Hiiw earh alii|» iwirwl the mail to the tune' It mm landed The rrtult of tbU mf<*i matum m that after January 1 tt*? l<'natch *.t«ntiiten leaving New York wtU or.rry not «*nly llw Krawi tuftil, Imt thr mail ftir Belgium, 8w itacriau.l, l\*V u/al, Hjittin, Ital) ami \u*ti»a Following tft tin alaUaunnt <* «|Ma*l: CuMni lute, N«w Vork to — Numirf .if link* imm hour, I uiU ia 'JU, Merrta 18, Ktnirm IV Cuiutnl line, IW»t »u to (Juueuatown (iallk tft, 1 «n»h*l'4tifi 14, N vtlila 14. Aii«'h«tr line. Now York to UlaNgow Fur[Hwia 18, Klh»«i.ia 14. I»«v«>tna IK. North Herman I Joytl, New York to Buitk 'lupton Trivt Itt, riaai* IH, Kfcter in liaiuhurK American lute. New York to Pl>m<HiUi 11 ammonia 19, \Vw«Uukl lu, laa- IV. AOMfii'«n line, Ihilad. Iplna to  — Indiana lit (iuion line, New York to Quewtowß - Ala»ka IH, Art/oua 17, Wl»*«tain la luman line, New York to Queenatown - City of iWtf'liit l'», t'Hy of Ctncaffo Ift, llal tic 15. National Una, New York to (Jmwnstowa — America IH. \\ hito tstar line, New Y«»rk to Q\*mtjAuwm Germanic 17, Celtic 1 •%, Britannic 17. (Joneral Transatlantic line to llavrw la t JU, U 'JU, la liourgOtftte 'JO. Rt«l Star lln*, Naw York to Antwari>— Nooitiluiul 14, Western la ltd IKbynland 14 "MONKEY TALK" OF THE KNIGHTS. TUr 1 «uiy l»l»ml IM«lrlr| I»r«rrattlat«tl !• ( ul !.«»•>•• I rum .N»w lurk. NIW York, I>m\ MV - Ibo Uni ruiki uf tbo of niv ill aMtatr uf ootmiiutloii. '1 ln«« k.vn or ilk- Muotauk iliatri-1. want a ('barter, him! liiUmm! to go «m« itf-gaimiug *b«.h r arbaiUr Mimm*-uiv>l or ikjC, wlnU' UUtrk-t AhM*iiil4y No 4W of this <ity quietly rvnuirkN that tl»o temoo key talk*' Uu trict, am tiwy rail Um> lam«k UUuulms, will |frt * «bart**r. lUiipli llobli of tbw Brooklyn duUk-t atntaili (bat a lialf tioiou Umli«m bav» a|»i»lm*l for cbAiioiM Inhii tbo new ilUlrkt Ttmy will km ui);aiiiM<i] am I riNikhn Knight* of labc TLm* ui«w distriil, b» Mid, Jul not |Mn>(MMM to* go ouUi<t«« of lA>ug Uiaial All tboy waut«*i wit* Imniw rult ami no mora <h< latuai fruu « l>utru t Amm mbly Ma 40. A ii»hi*Miik of the ruuiimttM* af*|*»liitaa)! Ur #»n<J (I'H-umt uIA, rU' , to I'lulaiMiihka. wa» Ix Id lust liifkl »n«i it waa r»%olv«*i W> n»Ak>> a formal dt*mai*i uij tb«» ifdiiiili tifciKtUrtC iMianl, at rbila>l<tl|»bia, for a ii«art*r, but A ui not likely lii;it ono will b* k» aiiU«l 'I bf nut* tar workman of Mm* i *<- illMrk-t la Jobu V. Brown, a man wmII known in liruoit lyn lal*»r rirrlm ami At on« time a |Axanif»r>nl lflf/Ai«> "f Um» CVntial l-aU*r Union at tbU rtty. I a ten I A*«*mbly No. 1,570 of lirookJyn hat ut »»ot mm) iiMsmUtnt. An* I in Hi of tbani bava M iib<trawii an-1 re ottal to |jay tl*a $1 m>iw toftit lavi <1 by lbMtrl«'t Aa«*uibiy Na 4V to pay for I'vtluiicortia ball Tla Huu will f««riu a titfW l* ui Uurd ami join tba Moittauk dm t.». t Tb«* (talntim' k*al In Druuklyn, K 11., baa. baa n fiud-1 to }Mty tba a»i—ii»Htt of No 40 am liam 'l>mrahoivtiM'ti'a Union No j|f whirl* Will h!m» join the im'« t It Im aafcl Uiiat a nuinbt i o| k» ai iimtiii lim of tallora ti thia city have aino r«*fu«a*l to |*y tb«* AwaMiwnt aard Kuiir.<* of Dutrlct A«mm*«. bif No. 4'J mi la-ltiK Aakod what Itm tbought of tba moVinaout in hr«*»k»yi», t "it \% a blnt)buir; m rla of ioml ouUsui* , a tjgbt J Uin out 4 tnna" Provistone Report. W akkixutoii, l)«> Ifl. - Tho •i*j*»rU ut: l>riiu'i|«<i arrlilwi of (WorMum duniig SovimU-r liwt wra vaJu«l *( , n^aiiial during Novnmbar, IWtt, ami for fit' Veil limit! Vi i'll*l«»l Nov .Itt UuA i?7,u&0,U4 , against (M, I ID,|SSC> -taring liu> «|VV< II UtOlltlM «l I aft The Telephone War. K'H iiithTKK, N. Y , IHw. U.—A UrgWyalUtuk«l til l Mithiwtaol tc iiimkliuk of U» Feufja'a Aa»« .nt«>i wai brbl la tbf city ball >1"* •*»! H<| ■'I t* ■»•!« rwatl Iroui wit* ou«iuoUU«» of Vm an-- •UklatMHl'll < »<•> UIIVK HUIIIIiIIU* tltoWUlg 'iw utuatioii tn tlw li «nr. Uvrr mi Inodm) m l<a<l Im.i r« cH<r«*l truoi lufTalo Irlcj buiw *ul«iTlUira, »bo ware a VI II tlx y werr •aUU'I wllli tb» to.I •yau.m, tlw prv |>«<l UitlMolx-Muti of » birli I iuail llai Uiulita liirv. Of Uila uum<«r urur l*t» tlilr«la eipn"**! tlx aRIItIUM-IIU nf llaw »tf. v».-r» tbcroufthly ill*nl«n«il mtli lln ■yntrtu ll* <ou.iiillt-« ui ibarg* of lurrifu HiU ri <1 Mutt, In tU ju»l;,iu ut, out uI a liri;r iiumWr uf U U-j mi l tnU(il«U> Uw-rvlor. litr un« »iiu tlie M ituu*« .U <«Mk.Bll/ »U|l 111111-IH, It* IUII tl( U'U llf wir.' I Ik- < UfcLii. in ai*J EItUMV b'biahuiara, tl.« tiyvuila«ofilM/m , nf Ibii willlug U .  iim< iiiur. A itkUuliou tin uuatiuuotiaiy rwjii.l ill* mult u»)i.l«« ut ll<« uu.ialiug Id *i%a »rUbn% uoii<<« imwuJi.. iirly bu IU i '.ui(«iiv u, niuun bu Uitti unwut *i» bt# txai'.rv t Imul i l|»M»l ur ImjL. TW rl»11llva U »nJ '/I it' tiiy yuvrrtiuiMil »aa U«..10-d by • ui.ai.ui nmlf «tu|4«J r<->olUl>o.i fur ll» lutttihw lii dii«liii|| IW lo ituiuiti uvttam fOiv oliLiii lwt«ily-<>mr boui* »bk U it bail nic.nl after toi.y »*| r*miy i«f««r.l |*iiuii»i « by Uw caij autbortilß>. A fur ILci imi.iwU-li uimiiinnKtt.iy i>g ilrr « (on ttiu tin -tin.; a i It-' U*iu>* dK»t* LMu <1 a tWf;*»• kj> bo •«I»|U»:>, "lb- fit rvi.i. » -i/i; i*w-ui-» MiriMiii- la Kiunvy, »»"1 tmtimr i» m nnxmrtul «*l nwtcUnut In