St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 30, 1879
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VOL. XXVIII. ST. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1879. -— _- Worsted Coats and Vests! PLAIN DIAGONAL, AND RICH PATTERNS, FROM SIOUP TOTHE FINEST FRENCHGOOD AT THE Golden Eagle, 119, 121, 123 Fifth; 508-510 Pine. ALL GOODS RETAILED FOR GASH at WHOLESALE PRICES Money refunded if Purchases are unsatisfactory. DANL C. YOUNG, MANAGER. — — +22: (MALE'S HONEY gar | HOREHOUND & TAR! The Great National Specific for the Speedy Cure of COUGHS, COLDS, INFLUENZA, SORE THROATS, LUNG and all BRONCHIAL COMPLAINTS. The Honey of the Plant ITorehound sooTueEs and SCATTERS all irritations and inflammations, and the Tar Balm Abies Balsamea CLEANSES and HEALS the throat and air passages leading to the lungs. Fiver additional in- gredients keep the organs cool, moist, and in healthful action. A Cough may be fitly termed the preliminary stage of Consumption, a malady of which HALE’S HONEY OF HOREHOUND AND TAR is the surest known preventive. Therefore, delay not a moment to take this CERTAIN SPECIFIC. CHILDREN derive great benefit from its soothing properties, when suffering with Croup and Whooping Cough. PRICES:--50c, and $1. Large Size Cheapest. C. N. CRITTE™ TON, Sole Prop’r, New York. -= 234) AAVE A RACING TOOTH, BL? rPIKE’S TOOTHACHE DROPS, 25 Cents. JAS,CUNNINGHAM, SON & U0. 619 WASHINGTON AVHE., Respectfully invite the attention of those who admire fine Carriages to a few designs which they have recently placed in their wareroonis. These vehicles are specially construct- ed for private use, from English and French drawings, and include an ° English Brougham, Demi Landau, Rockaway Landaulette and T Cart. TRADE MARK. CAUTION! The wonderful achievements and Buecess of Hale oney of Hterehound and Tar has caused the issue of counterfeits and decep- tive and dangerous mixtures bear- ing parts of its compound name er ¢-Mark device. Be not de- ceived by these vile subterfuges, but ebtain * Hale’s Honey of Hore- houad and Tar” by i/s fullname; and also observe the above EXACT “l'rade-Mark device on the wrapper cnclosing each bottle, without which none ts genuine, For Sale by all Druggists. aa ee — SS ad ~— Se eee PUBLIC GRAIN AND STOCK EXCHANGE. ‘MERCHANTS’ EX. BUILDING, ROOMS 125 TO 131. » Trade in Chicago Wheat, Corn, Pork and Lard; New York ftecks and Cotton. Run nine instruments. Quotation posted every few minutes. Trade as low as $2 50 up to £1,0C0. Livest place in the city. Admittance Free. JNO. J. WHITH, MANAGER AND PROPRIETOR. ————— ee | v yA. ; ds a = se @eiw « @ 4 w= Gs —f_ Pee a — ) oR AN oe sve \ Ey THE TIMKEN PATENT SPRING VEHICLES. A GRAND SUCCESS. After a test of three years they have proved their great superiority over all other springs now in use. They are now introduced ia cighteen states, and give entire satisfaction. The demand is rapidly increas- me wishing to purchase a First-Class Vehicle will please call and test them. have a horse and ugey ready for that purpose. HENRY TIMEZEN, BUILDER OF FINE CARRIAGES. 1006, 1008, 1010 St. Charles St., St. Louis, Mo. Dodd, Brown & Co. Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Piece Goods, Notions, Hosiery. — STOCK NOW COMPLETE. Lowest Prices for Cash, and on Short The Loss te One— The Gain to Others. The New Dry Goods Bazar SHAREF BROS, So anxious to build up a large trade, are making great sacri- fices in the sale and prices of their goods, and what is ‘their loss’? in this is the “gain” of all who patronize this enterprising and deserv- ing firm. They are selling their fine and best goods at “outright bargains.”’ Ladies in their own interest should continue te patrentze ‘this house. PRETTY PROCEEDINGS. --— Pa Carried cu by Sinners Who Visit the Four Courts. - — The First Batch of Gamblers Arraigned Before Judge Cady, — De Wolf, the Horse Jockey, is Discharged After Paying the Costs. Other Criminal Items Picked up in and Around the Four Courts. A Horrible Case. George Gaylord appeared in the First Dis- trict Police Court this morning to answer to the charge of disturbing the neace. The man pre- sented a terrible appearance. His head was bandaged up and his face had been pounded until it was a mass of black and bruised flesh. According to the tale told by the prisoner, Captain Archibald Gordon, ofthetug‘*‘John IP. Kevyser,’’ had pounded him over the head with a bar of iron till he fell tothe ground. As he lay prostrate the captain kicked him inthe head with his heavy Dvots, leaving himin the present deplorabie condition, On the other hand the captain, who was also charged with disturbing the peace,claimed tnat Gayiord had attempted to stub bim witha knife, and tht, to save his lire, he had found it necessary to knock Geor,e down witli a stick of cottonwood, and not a bar of iron, as George hud stated. After he had laid George out he had found ~ it necessary to kick him in the head with his boot-heels until the life was nearly kicked outofhim. Taking all the facta into consider- ation, Judge Jecko thought the gallant Captain wus acting in self-defense and let him go iree, while the man with battered head and scarred features was sent to the rock pilct» work out @ $25 fine. Gaylord had be-nempio-.ed on the tug Keiser as «a deck-hand and a fs>wdays ago he wus discharved for druukenness, Yese- terday morning he went down onthe» Levee with a knife in hand to eut Gordon, whoin re- turn battered hil up as above mentioned. Wicked Fanny. Fanny Conde isu well known hard case and old thief. About a week ago shea called at the residence of Mrs. Pilling. an eminently re- apectable lady who resides at the corner of Fourteenth ana Pine streets, and told a pititul tale of hurdshipand suffering. Mrs. Pilling in a true womanly, way took Fanny in out of the cold giving her «a situs- tion as cook. Fanny had scarce been inthe house an hour before her trus tein- per began tocrop out. She not only burned up the roast beef which she had been employv- ed to cook, but shetried to burn her insides out with whisky made of cayenne pepper and vinegar, which she had stolenfrom Mrs. Pil- lings’ cruet stand. Mrs. _é happened to take a walk throngh the culivary department about this time, when Fanny, whowas # littletipsy from the effects of the tresh brewed whisky, assaulted and bat- tered ber in a ternmble manner. Mrs. P. ordered her out of the house, but as the irate cook would not go, a warrant was sworn out for ber arrest upon acharge Of assault and battery. She is new iujail,. and Juuge Cady will deter- mine bow long she must stay thereon the 2d day of May next. Police Policy. There isone man onthe police force that ought to be promoted to asergeancy. That is Officer Barnett ot the Lafayette Park station. Last night he arrested a fifteen-year-old boy and a thirteen-year-old girl, the chiidren of respectable parents who live in the vicinity of the park, for what he is pleased to term au indecent action. Instead ing both over to rents the children were in the Lafuyette Park Police Station over nigit and this morning were hauled up befure Judge Jecko along with alot of old offenders. The parents of both were on hand and seemed to look at the matter in a very serious light. Both the youngsters denied having committed an indecent act and Judge Jecko accordingly discharged them while thecourt auditors grin- ned,emiled and tried to stare the grief-stricken parents out of countenance. Notice to Danes. Sergeant Chapman to-day received a letter from Chicago asking for intormation in regard to the whereabouts of a person named Peter Larsen, twenty eight vears of age, nearly six feet in height, and born in the village of Helved, onthelIsle Als, Denmark, who cume here from Chicago about a year ago. Peter's mother has climbed the golden stairs and ieft her son $1,000 in gold. It Peter will call at the Central Station, Ser- geant Chapman will put him in the way to secure the money. Bad Broeks. Isaac Brooks, the desperado who carved An- nie Meyer with a razor, on the 27th day of April last, was arraigned before Judge Cady, to answer to acharge of assault to kill. He is the individual who gave Officer Heffernan so much trouble while the officer was accomplisb- ing his arrest. Judge pee | thought Isauc was a very hard case, and held him to answer to the charge in the sum of $1,000. In default of bond he was committed to jail. Criminal Court. Jobn Parker, charged with murder; Solomon Isaacs, with grand larceny, aud Wm.0O. Smith, with assault to kill, were arraigned in the Oriminal Court this morning, each pleading ‘‘not guilty’’ to the charges against them. New Indictments were found against A. B. Waketieid, cha) ged with perjary, and Solomon Isancs, charged with grand larceny, and the old indictments were nolle pros’ecu. The Gamblers. James Bensley, John Bensiey and Charles Miller,threefmenibers of the gambling fraterni- ty who were arrested in the last raid on the gamblers, were arraigned before Judge OUOady, to answer to the charye of gambling and keep- ing a gumbling house. Miller pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 und costs. John and James Bensley were dismissed on paying the costs. De Wolf, the Jockey, Discharged. 0. L. De Wolf, alias Charies Leroy, the well- known jockey, who was urrested a few days ago upon a charge of the grand larceny of a horse from Chanles L. Hunt, of No..1005 Pine street, wus to-duy discharged trom custody by erder of Assistant Prusecuting Attorney Dierkes. McLannahan Goes Free. Wm. McLannahan, the old gray-hbaired jock- ey who went around selling bogus lottery tickets to the colored people ot St. Louls, was this morning dismiseed from custody after pay- ing the costs of the court, which &muunted to $iv 45." ; Assault to Kill. A Warrant was sworn out to-day against Gus. Kelly, a colored individual, charging him with assaultto kill in having shot at Georgs P. Wells, of No. 1729 Gay alley. Gus could not give vail and 80 was jailed to anawer. One Dollar and Costs. Ellen Hodo, who on the 20th day ot April laat ‘ke, of No. guilty b si | * Last Edition —_., —_— -— - tel ORENBURG’S ORDEAL. - = —_ Scourged at Once by Fire and Storm. -— —- A Flourishing Russian Town in Ashes, The Steamer Nile Founders With Great toss of Life. -— —_— Three Persons Oaly Resensd:-from’ the Waves. - — — Important Ques ticn in the House of Com- mons—The Russiaa Position in Roumelia—French Edi- tors in Prison. Russia. A TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION, By Cable to Western Associated Tress. ST. PETERSBURG, April 30.—Agreat fire oc- curred inthe city of Orenburg, on the Ural River, on Monday and Tuesday last, destroy- ing its principal part. THE LOSS IS ENORMOUS. More than half the population are destitute of food and shelter. A number of persons were injured. WIND AND FIRE. By Cable to Western Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, April 30.—A dispatch from the Governor of Orenburg to the Min- ister Rays: A violent storm assistedin spreading the flames on Monday and Monday night. The best quarters of the town ARE IN ASITES. Among the buildings destroyed are two churches, the artiliery barracks, town hall, engineers’ head«juarters, auction mart, telegraph station, seminary for teachers, Custom-house, Central Office and District | Military Court-house. The publie funds and the greater part of the official archives are saved. The loss to the in- habitants is enormous. THREE CHARRED BODIES have been found in the ruins. Persons suffer- ing from burns and other injuries are being attended inthe barracks andin the summer gymnasium. The Governor of Samara has been telegraphed for. SUPPLY OF BREAD. Meastires have been taken in the neighbor- ing villages to relieve the distress of the suffer- ers. The number, however, is so great, it is feared local resources will fail far short of what is required. THE COURT APPEALS to the ministers for pecuniary assistanee. No riots or excesses occurred duriag the confla- gration. A large number of GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS were among the injured. The Minister of the Interior sent 100,000 roubles to th - sufferers. DESCRIPTION OF ORENBERG. Orenberg is a fortified city European Russia, and capital a district in the government of the same name. It has a population of six thousand, excluding a gar- rison of 9,000 men. it is ‘well built and proved It bas two cathedrals, a Tartar Mosque and a House ef Correction. It has a museum and a Mabommedan schovo!, and on the opposite bank of the Ural j large Bazaar. The piace an extensive trade with Central Asia. Imports ‘consist- img of silk, gold silver, jewels, Chinese produce colonial goods received overland from India; and exports comprising woolen clothes, leather, pearls, cutlery, etc. In the vicinity is an immense sinelting house in which is melted downinthe course of a summer the taliow of 50,000 sheep. of of and and England. THE MISSING STEAMER. By Cable to Western Associated Press. LONDON, April 30.—Seventy-five cuineas premium 1s now asked by the underwriters on the missing steamer Bernina. TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA. By Cable to Western Associated Press. LONDON, April New York. Electric Lights in Use in’ the Post Office. Blackened Glove Boxing Match at Irving Hall. Hydrephcbia--Union Telegraph Co.-- Facts and Fancies, A Chinese Mission House. NEW York, April 30.—Rooms have been se- cured on Mott street fora Chinese mission, More than 1,000 Chinese live in that street, and number of them have expressed a desire to have a school and mis-ion. It wil] be in charge of Moy Jin Kee, a Christian, A SPARRING MATUI. The Tribune says: Irving Hall wae alfout night tosee a blackened glove boxing match betweed Prof. Miller and Paddy Ryan, of Troy. Among the spectators were a few re- spectable persens, but the large majority Were of the class which delight in low eut collars, short hair and headlight diamonds. After half an houi’s ludicrous sparring, Ryan was declared victor by the score of 13 touches to Miller’s 9. A NEW TELEGRAPH COMPANY, The Union Telegraph Company was incor- porated yesterday with a capital of $10,060, - C00. It has about filly miles of line iu opera- tion and aid is probable from several railroads which will extend its lines to all the inain cities. Western Union closed last night at lautic and Pacific, 4. ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN USE. Eletric lights have taken the place of 220 gis burners in the Post-oftice. CASES OF MYDROPHOBIA. Several deaths have occurred in this vicinity from hvydrophobia, and to-day a communica- tion in the Herald reports cures from the ter- rible malady in Russia from the inhalation of oxyeen. DEFAULTING CITIES. The World says this is a bad vear for cities, | Memphis is remitted to the condition of a wil- | dervess, Elizabeth is a defaulter, Jersey City i~ industriously shinning to avoid defauit, and | it ix now announced that Alfoona is under the balimer for failure to weet its State taxes. ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY. The Atlantic Fire Insurance Company has been directed to make good an impairmeut of $ 56,009 in its capital stock. THE $10 CELTiricxTously. quently small. Sir Henry Doyle advised amalgamation. He ssid such a course ap- peared more than ever desirable at present. He pointed out the advantage that would re- sult from the two companies uniting their forces, if only for the purpose of resisting hostile action and injurious influence. The Grand Trunk had been long anxious to bring about an ideutity of interests aud a union of action between the two companies. Childers of the Great Western opposed the idea of amalgamation. Both meetings were quiet. The reports were unanimously adupted. An Actress Shot and a Sulcide. ToLEDO, O., April 30.—A tragedy oc- curred at 1 o’clock this morning in the Hoop- er House in which one I’rofessor Fiorentine shot himself ded his reputed wife. The latter will re- cover. The woman’s real name i suppesed to be Putnam. She was known con the vaudeville stage as Millie Eins, aud was Gilimg an engagemont at the Thester Fe ne i at Cemarek: Tab tal liens when the ing pa carrying with it a portion ef her car ee | _ _s Vanderbilt’s Tour. By Western Associated Press. bilt and party on 11:57 a. nue hem Boll * ¥ rm hp | : 4 ae ‘ eet i ee ; ae eee o> * > mee om. * “3 £ mae Se a + + ee " > : 4 ‘4 a are 4 a Ka ya tgs . _ half filled with a promiscuous audience last - TELEGRAPH TOPICS — efter sheotiag . 4, 105 1-4 and Atlantic and Pacific at 3} 1-™ Western Union now, 10:30 a. m., 1041-8; Aft- - hotel . <t ‘2 - . cy. an, wee Be ; ‘*) yar #5 - « Sent Daily Westward from other officers o!jthe L. S. and M. C. Raf ha The attendance at cach meeting was conse- ~ im * am ’ oan Y + oe we Fue ' ~, eg oe = 2.—Wm. H. Vander~ — ie ~ - th. gee
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