St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 19, 1880

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It} Beat by Bail Prepai 25 heal Ulcers and Bores. 7 = ersons employing it have no need to re- sort to Sulphur Springs for bathing purposes. An respectable It is a desirable DISINFECTANT of CLOTH-| Dresists, Fancy Goods Dealers and Grocers keep on hend GLENN'S SU:- PHUR SOAP; and will on de- mand for it sup- ply the genuine. ection. FAMOUS REMEDIES. HALE’S HONEY OF HOREHOUND AND TAR, for Coughs and all Lung Diseases. HAIR REVIVUM, for Restoring Gray Hair to Original Color (Unequaled), 50 Cents. PIKE’S TOOTHACHE DROPS, which Cure in One Minute, 25 Cents. : HILL’S HAIR AND WHISKER DYE (Instantaneous), 50 JAPANESE CORN FILE, for Removing Corns, Bunions, &c., 35 Cents. Cents. — SOLD BY ALL DRUGGIS TS. —— — — — COTTON f The Popular and Well-Known Brand LANNELS! SOUR OW NY? BROWN, BLEACHED, COLORED, Now Open for the Inspection of the Trade. am’! C. Davis & Co. JARGAINS IN PANTS! We have reduced prices very much on all kinds of Pants, and can now offer GREAT BARGAINS in MEN’S PANTS, in BOYS’ PANTS and in CHILD- REN’S PANTS. Please Call and See Them. F. W. HUMPHREY & CO., NORTHEAST COR. FIFTH AND PINE. HALL TO DEATH. A Little Mystery Connected With Early Morning Tragedy. At one o’clock this morning John Mctlel- an n, a carpenter forty-five years of age, fell oma tifth-story window at No. 517 St. ‘baries street, and was almost instantly „ed. ‘The room occupied by McClellan was yard, into which he fell. He had been work- ng for J. . Cading on Vine Third streets. The circumstances attendant upon the case are somewhat mysterious, and it is thought „some ofthe police that the man may have ‘cen thrownout of the window. When the police arrived MeCleliand was lying in the yardin an unconscious condition and it was not until after he had been taken to the morgue in an ambulance that it was ascer- tained he had been in company with a woman. An investigation was immediately made and on entering the room occupied by deceased, everything was found to bein disorder, and a dirty-looking female lying on the bea apparently asleep. She was casily awakened, and opened a tirade of abuse upon the in- truders. When asked if there had been a dif- iculty in the room, she answered in the negative. On being asked a few more questions, she said, “Speak louder. I'm a ttle hard of hearing in my left ear, where IE HIT ME.” **Who hit you:“ asked Officer Tom Boyd, „ Jobn?”’ es.“ The persons living next door heard the noise ofa scuffie, but saw nothing of it. McClel- ‘sn bad slept in the house several times previously with the same woman, and some 4 inmates believed them to be man and wife. . No such relationship existed, however, as the woman was known to be a common and very vulgar street walker. It is thought also that deceased was under the influence of liquor, und that in stumbling about the room be fell out of the window. There are no bruisés about the body, which fact is another curious ‘ircumstance in connection with the matter. Deputy Coroner O' Neil opened ‘he inquest to-day at noon and will continue Jie Trotting Race for $2,000. A match race for $1,000 a side was made ‘esterday between C. L. Hunt’s three- year- dolt and C. D. Colman’s three-year-old ‘olt, both sired by Thos. T. Turner’s Mer- ‘bant. The match was made by Col. C. L. Hunt and Gov. X. J. Colman. The race is to be trotted over the St. Louis Jockey Club track east day of the coming trotting meeting, ‘to be mite heats, best two in three, to har- sand to rule, and to bea play or pay race. I be money is all up, and either party failing ‘© Make an appearance at the appointed time and place loses all the stakes. East St. Louis. Constable Kelly took Mrs. Tremaine to the Believilie gail to-day. — Jane Krases will spend several weeks at Paola, Kansas, visiting frie nds. Mrs. J. M. Smart has returned from Wis- enim, where she has been on a visit to a ster that she had . Line years. not seen for over twenty Lart evening Henry Lambert, a deaf and —— boy ‘even years of age, met with a se- rious accident at Venice. While attempting = cord a moving train he fell under the *. *, Which passed over his left handjand eg below the knee. Drs. Mudd, Grayson and Hodgen amputated a portion of the Jeg. The following Verdict in the Vail b omicide was rendered by the Coroner’s lerdsy afternoon: hat 2 rail came to bie death from gun-ebot wounds at | the hands of Edward Tremaine without just Cause or provocation, and we hold his wife, } i Mrs. Hannah Tremaine, as accessory to the crime. f | nthe rear of the building, over the back found stowed away. | Two men giving their names as Hoffman and Draager were locked up at the statien to- day and charges of grand larceny entered up against them. Deputies 0’Neil and Dumphy made the arrest, and on searching the house of one of the men three sets of harness were The property was iden- tified bythe Allen Brothers, farmers living at Monk’s Mine, as that stolen from them a few days ago. CITY PERSONALS. Capt. Ferd. Kennett, of Carondelet, is about again. He has been sick for some time past. Capt. Purdy, a prominent railroad man of Southwest Missouri, came up to the city this morning. Rev. D. S. Phelan is now the owner of three very fine trotters, all of whom cover a mile in an astonishingly short time. Mr. Chas. W. Slayback is doing the heated term at bome herein St. Louls. He thinks in weather as in everything else there is no place like home. Daniel C. Young, the general manager of the Golden Eagle clothing house, returned to St. Louis yesterday morning from an exten l- ed tour in the East. Sergeant Morgan Boland applied to the Board of Police Commissioners to-day for leave of absence for thirty days. In spite of Judge Finney’s urgent approval of the appli- cation it was refused by the board. Mr. John Engelke, better known on Change as big John, thinks of challeng- ing Dr. Tanner for a starving match. He says he has more surplus to work on than Tanner and that heis entirely contident of success. Mr. S. J. Arnold, of the Collector's office, will leave with bis family for Columbia, Mis- souri, to-morrow morning. where he goes to attend at the residence of Mr. Victor the marriage of his seventh sister. He expects to meet a married sister from Maryland, one from Pennsylvania, one from Nebraska and one from Minnesota. — ABOUT TOWN. Tur Imperial Social Circle will give a pic- nic at Bodeman’s Grove on Sunday, August 22. Dancing commences at 2 p. m. sharp. A WELL-KNOWN officer of Court Ben. Franklin, No. 17, Independent Foresters, will be presented with a magnificent gold watch this evening. THE corresponding secretary of the United Hebrew Congregation has addressed invita- tions to all secret societies to participate in the ceremonies of laying the corner stone of the Jewish synagauge on the 26th. JOHN J. Linck & Co., of this city, have re- ceived a contract for manufacturing badge emblems for all uniformed divisions and lodges of the Knights of Pythiasin this city, and also for the Supreme Lodge officials. ‘Pythian Points. The hotels and many of the public build- ings willbe profusely decorated during the presence of the world’s council of the Knights of Pythiasin the city, a committee having been appointed to superintend the work. The private decorations will be extensive also. Out with an Adze. P. Mitchell, a carpenter, employed on the repairs atthe bridge approach, made a mis- stroke this afternoon and cut a severe gash in his right leg just above the ankle. He was taken to the City Hoepital. Diepensary and thence to the last Edition. ~ STARVING SILESIANS. Crops and Houses Swept Away by Floods. — . — A Great Famine Threatened in East and West Prussia. Events in Europe--Ayoob Khan Attacks Candahar—-Foreign Flashes. England. LONDON, August 19.- Ten Broeck’s Entre Nous won the Durbam handicap plate at Eg- ham. BULLION. Bullion in the Bank of England increased £4,300 the past week: proportion of reserve to liability 51 7-8 per cent. DEAD. tev. Wm. G. Ceokesly died, aged seventy- eight. FORSTER, The Secretary of State for War, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said tp rumors that Forster bad been summoned to lreland are untrue. He went there in the ordinary course of his business. FORTUNE BAY FISHERIES. The Under Foreign Secretary, replying to a question, said negotiations were pending be- tween Great Britain and the United States regarding Fortune Bay fisheries. The Gov- ernment would not produce correspondence now, but hoped to do so soon. Germany. RERLIN, August 19.—The papers are again full of disheartening reports of the harvest in Silesia, Posen, and Eastand West Prussia. Crops in certain district of these provinces may be said to be wholly destroyed. Lives have been Jost by railway and river embank- ments swept away, bridges broken down, villages flooded, farms inundated and vast tracts of grain growing land converted into lakes and swamps by torrents ofrain. Great famine is feared in all the above named provinces. italy. ROME, August 19.—It is Italian Embassadors at London and St. Petersburg bave been summoned here. The aflirmative report was sent hence by a cor- respondent of the London Standard on tke loth inst. ROME, August l'.\—Atthe Consistory to- morrow the Pope will announce the follow- ing appointments: C. Manngue, Virginia City ®Nevada, Bishop in partibus, with fu- ture succession to Bishop O'Connell. Grass Valley, California: John A.Watterson, Bishop of Columbus, Ohio: Rev. Mr. Heiss Bishop inpartibus with succession to Archbishop Henne, of Milwaukee: Rev Portillo, Bishop in partibus and Vicar Apostolic of Lower California. denied that the Ireland. LOEDON, August 19.— It is said some Dub- lin officiais have been urgently pressing fora renewal of the coercion acts. ABUNDANT HARVESTS. The harvest in the west of Ireland is now certain to be not only abundant,but uausually early. _- -—-—- — m India. 7 SIMLA, August 19.— Rumors reached here that Ayoob Khan attacked the south side of Candahar at the Shikarahr Gate. Cannon- ading was kept up from morning to evening on three sides of the city. The British loss is trifling. Turkey. LONDON, August 19.—It is reported from Constantinople that the Sultan’s Prime Min- ister, Kadri Pasha, has resigned and a new Cabinet is forming. A Dog Digging Into his Masters’ Grave. Special to the Post-Dispatch. MOBERLY, Mo., August 18.—Two weeks ago Thomas and Frank Bienville were killed in a railroad accident near this place. Before their death the two brothers owned a large Newfoundland dog, to which they were greatly attached. After the bodies of the dead men had been buried the dog gave evi- dence of the profoundest grief by whining and howling in the most distressing manner. The occasional absence of the dog from the house where he had been left, and the evi- dence of digging left on his feet by clay adhering to them caused some remark in the family, and it was concluded that it would be well to watch the dog. Accordingly, as the dog started off to his work of exhuming the dead, he was followed to the graveyard. When the dog reached the cemetery, he howl- ed inthe most distressing manner, and began to scratch intothe double grave containing both the dead bodies. He had reached the coftin, but had done no violence to it. The grave was refilled and the dog will be confined until the first wild grief for his dead masters is over. Fatal Railway Accident. NEW ORLEANS, August 19.—A Times Dallas special says a mixed train on the Texas Pacific road ran over a steer near Barton Creek, and was thrown from the track and niue cars demolished. Two men named Drum and Terrell were killed and several injured. A Cattle Thief Lynched. BRENHAM, TEX., August 19.—Rube Ca- ruthers (colored), on trial for stealing cattle, being under guard last night, the guards were overpowered by forty disguised men and Ca- ruthers lynched. The Boyton-Fearn Swimming Match. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., August 19.—Boyton and Fearn started in the international swim- ming match at 11:04. A large crowd was alopg the beach watching the men. Fearn took the lead and beld it for a mile when Boyton went to the front. Fearn swims well out, while Boyton is io the surf at noon, Boyton still leading. Both men swim strongly and appear fresh. — — — Political Feeling at Leadville. LEADVILLE, August 19.—Caueuses of lead- ing delegates were held last evening to con- sider the martial law resolution, and consid- erable feeling was exbivited. The Democrat this morning says: We tell the con- vention in the most unequivocal and emphatic terms that the intro- duction of the résolution, or rather its passage and adoption wil! prove the enter- ing wedge, will so rend and divide the De- mocracy that its defeat at the polls wil) sure- ly follow. The question is one affecting only loca] interests of Leadvilie, and the party throughout the State sbould not tolerate its destroying presence in tbe convention. — — — — Cr; Indications. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 19.—For Low- er Lake Region falling barometer, winds mostly soutberly, partly cloudy or cioudy weather and rain, stacionary or higher tem- perature. For Upper Lake Region stationary barometer, stationary or lower temperature, north to west winds, partly cloudy weather testified: and local rains. For Tennessee and Ohio Valley lower barometer, slightly warmer, south to west winds, partly cloudy weather with possibly local rains. For Upper Missis- sippi and Lower Missouri Valleys higher barometer, stationary or lower temperaiure, westerly winds, partiy cloudy weather and local rains. — — Saratoga Races. SARATOGA, N. Y., August 19.—The mile and furlong race was won by Govornor Hampton. Susquehanna, second, and Lance- wood, third. Time, 1:59. The free handicap over eight hurdles, two miles, won by Chimney Sweep. Day Star (favorite) second, Capt. Franklin third. Time 3:55. The three quarter of a mile race fortwo- vear olds was won by Thora. Hindoo (favor- ite) second, Bonnie Lizzie third. Time 1:17 3-4. A Mystery Cleared Up. CHICAGO, August 19.—The body of a labor- ing man named James Moore, who has been missing from his home since Monday last, was found in tbe river in the lumber district this morning. There was a hole in the back of the neck made apparently by a bullet. W betber Moore committed suicide, fell iato the river by accident, or was murdered, is as yet unknown. He was a quiet and unoffen- sive man, but somewhat addicted to drink. —— ——— — A Horrible Accident. ELIZABETH, X. I., August 19.—A carriage containing Mrs. Mahoney, of Pine street, and four members of the family, attempted to cross the track in front of a locomotive. The harses became frightened and ranaway. The carriage was demolished and the colored driver killed. Mrs. Mahonev had her back broken, one daughteg fatallv injured and the other occupants seriously hurt. — — Window Glass Manufacturers. PITTSBURG, August 19.—The Western Branch of the National Window Glass Manu- facturers Association, in session here yester- day with closed doors decided that in view of the liberal foreign Importation and ample supply of stock on band to maintain the pres- ent card rate; also resolved to continue present suspension until September 15th, two weeks later thar usual. —— — — National Bar Association. SARATOGA, August 19.— At the session of the National Bar Association, to-dav, Court- land Parker, of New Jersey, delivered the annual address, taking for his subject Alex- ander Hamilton, of New York, and William Patterson, of New Jersey, whom he styled the chief architects of the National Constitu- tion. The Knights Templar. CHicado, August 19.— The committee on location of the next Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar report to the Grand Com- mandery in favor of San Francisco as the place of meeting in 1883. Tae Commandery has not yet acted, but as the report is un- animous they wil] probably indorse it. Benjamin Dean, of Boston, was elected Most Eminent Commander to-day. — - — — — —— —— Cotton in Memphis. MEMPHIS, TENN., August 19.— Three new bales of cotton were received this morning, all from within the district of the Memphis Cotton Exchange; one from Shelby county, Tenn., twenty miles north of this city, one each from Coahoma and Boliver counties, Miss. Monmouth Park Races. LONG BRANCH, N. J., Angust 19.—At Mon- mouth Park to-day Compensation won the Benders stakes, fivé-eighths of a mile, Topsy second; P. Lorillard, third; time 1:03 1-2. Topsy was the favorite. Struck by Lightning. MILWAUKEE, August 19.—The Sentinel’s Juneau special saysthe residence of Judge Lewis was struck by lightning and entirely consumed. Loss, $8 ; insurance, $3,000. Bs Virginia Readjusters. FREDERICKSBURG, VA., August 19.—Judge John Critcher was nominated for Congress by the Readjusters of the First Virginia District. Texas Democrats. Waco, TEXaAS,Angust 19.—R. Q. Miles was nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Fourth District, Crushed Fingers. James O’Donnell, living at 1021 Market, had his fingers severely crusbed this morning by being caught in the tin buckets of an elevator at the Collier Lead Works. He was brought to the Dispensary, amd bis bruises were at- tended to by Dr. Dorsett. City Treasury Receipts. The amount in to-day was $8,960 37, from the following a: roy NOR Holland, $117; rder Irwin, ö a lector Rosenblatt, $3,895 73; ’ $4,908 74. b 3 had gone to A DARK MYSTERY. i 2 —„ The Coroner Investigating the Death of a Colored Boy. — > w The Body Identified as That of Joshua Bowser. He is Suppesed to Have Been Foully Murdered. — — —— — Deputy Coroner Frank O' Neil held an in- quest this morning on the body of a colored boy who was found drowned in the river yes- terday afternoon. The evidence seems to show that the boy had been foully dealt with, though the testi- mony is by no means conclusive. The first witness, Wm. Hask, testitied to the finding of the body in the river among a lot of drift wood. The second witness, ELLEN BOWSER, am a married woman, and mv husband's name is Samuel Bowser. We live on the east side of Main, between How- ard and Mullanphy streets. I am positive that the body over which I have just been sworn is that of my son Joshua Bowser. I identify him both by his general appearance and his clothing. He was nearly nine years old and was born in Natchez, iss. I saw my son last alive at 6 o’clock last Mon- day evening. We were at home and he ate a watermelon with me. I told bim to take the rinds and pitch them out in the road. He carried them over to near the Gas-works and threw them down, as I found them there at- ter ward. I did not see him again after be took the rinds away from the house. | wanted bim to fetch some water Soon afterwards and I called him, but could get no answer. His father went out to search but could not find him. He asked the little boys that Josh associated with whether Josh the river with them, but they said be went with them as far as the railroad track of the North Missouri Road, when he turned and went back towards home. He had to pass the Gas-works in oing tothe rajlroad track and in coming ack. The boys in the neighborhood frequent- ly go down to the dump at the foot of Mul- lanphy street, to get apples, ete. I never knew Joshua to go to the river without me or his father. After hunting for bim for a long time, without sucess, myself, motber, my brother Bill and my father - in- law were sitting on the steps wondering what bad become of him, when we suddenly heard bim hollering ‘*O—o—oh, ma! oh, na!?“ He bollered three times, as though he were in pain. The last time he holiered, the sound wasas though he were smothering. The noise came from the direction of the gas- house, and we all jumped up and ran down there. The gates were locked, and we could not get in. y husband reported the matter to the police, and next morning one of the officers told me that a gentleman in the neighborhood had reported the facts about the child hollering to both bimself and part- ner. One of the officers is named Collins. [ never knew of my boy having had any trouble with any one in the gas-house. I learned that a man named Dummy heard a child in the gas- house on Monday evening, hollering: Please let me go! I want to go to my mamma! - GEORGE LELAND, COLORED. Witness said he married the grandmother of Joshua Bowser, and knew the child all his life. He identiſied the body as that of Joshua Bowser. saw him last alive just before 6 o’clock Monday evening, when we ate a watermelon at the house, and he started off to take away the rinds. He did not come back, and we started to search for him. I saw the boys he sometimes went with, and they suid that after he carried out the watermelon rinds, he start- ed with them towards the dump, but before reaching the railroad be turned back. About 9 o’clock that night, after we had tired of bunting for him, we, were sitting on the porch at our door, when we heard a chid crying, ‘Oh! Mamma! Mamma’ Two of the cries were loud, and seemed as though the child were terribly frightened. A third cry was flat. and more like the crv of a cat, seeming as though the child was being strangled. The sounds came very plainly from the gas-house and as we recognized Joshua’s voice, we ail jumped up, and ran towards the gas-house. We could not get in, and could bear no more noise in there, although we could see people in there. I told the child’s father to go and get a policeman and we would try and get in the gas- house. We went back to the house and when we got there we found the boy’s father sitting there, he having failed to find a policeman. About a quarter past five o’clock in the afternoon of that same day I was engaged in tixing a lock on one of the doors of my house. and had the door closed. Suddenly I heard some chil- dren running by, and then I heard a man’s voice saying, G- d dn them, they jumped on my cbild and took his bread?’ : 1 jumped up and ran to the window to look out. Isaw Joshua coming around in the yard, and a man whom I recognized as being an employe at the gas-works was just turning away from him. ‘he man jumped over the gas-works fence. Onthe way I heard him say There were two or three of them, and I don’t know which of them did it, but G—d dn them, I'll get them yet.’ Iasked Josh what be took the child’s bread for, and be answered tbat he did not do it; that Jake did it. Harriet Howard, who hvesin the house adjoining ours, told me she beard Joshua holler, Oh Lord, it wasn’t me!“ and as the boy seemed to be just out- side her window, she put her head out and saw the gas-works man with his arm drawn back as if to strike Joshua, who was being pushed against the house. The man saw her and went away, saying he would get the boys who had robbed his son.“ The inquest will be continued. At 2:30 o’clock the Coroner reopened the investigation, having adjourned at 12 m. Thirteen more witmesses were to be exam- ined, butthree of whom had given their tes- timony at the time of going to press. They tbrew no new light on the subject. Additional particulars are expected in this inquest this evening, and there seems no doubt at present that Joshua Bowser was murdered. — - Criminai Court. — with assault to kill on John Kernan, with an iron bar, on August 5, was tried and taken under advisement. William Henly, charged with cutting and wounding Jehn Mitler, July 26, 1880, was convicted and senteneed to six months in the Work-bouse. Jno, Henderson was this morning discharged from custody. He wa’ charged with assauit to Kill by Pat Burke, who failed to ap and accused was discharged for wend of prosecution. Carondelet Politics. Republican primaries passed off, as a geii- eral thing inthis ward, quietly, and the re- sults generally satisfactory. In the Turner a 9 . 4 K Said * sn oe a ‘ = 4 * 8 | The case of Charles Thorhauer, charged denounced quite emphatic terma, the election a fraud. Reports were rife this morning that he is onthe war-pata and intends unveiling the hidden mysteries of primary elections. The Hancock and English Club will meet to-night at the room in the Weiss Building. CIYLL COURTS. An Old Note. The Newcomb Buchanan Company bring suit against Patrick Lynch and Edward Qin- livan, doing business under the tirm name of Lyneh & Quinlivan, for $413 50. the au 1 4t of a pote given to the defendant by one Joho Farrell, November 1. 1874, which became due and was unpaid sixty days after date. Interest at ten ver cent has swes accumulated, and this isn ulso de- manded by tbe vlaiutiffs, to whom tue note Was passed. Two Appeals. * Robert King against Jobn Merer, and the same plaintiff against the Eu Claire Lumber Company, are two suits which have traveled to the Circuit from the Justice’s Court. Justices’ Notes. On the 28th instant Police Officers Saow, Barry and Tierney will be tried before Justice Mullery for cruelly clubbing John Spillman, of Biddle street. The 220 sacks of wheat attached for Sauer K Rutzer yesterday, by Constable Fitzgerald, were relessed this morning, the diflieulty with Mr. Ball bavine been settled amivably. On the possibility uf there being au election for Justice of the Peace in the Fifth Distriet. composed of the’ First and Seven‘eenta Wards, forthe place pow held by Justive Muller, appointed upon the death of his brother, Thomas Tuffy, James Foster, Aue Carre}, Harry Spyder, Pat MeCann and Wil- lism Hruska ure alreadv in the tield. For Constable in the district, Patrick Fitzgerald und Aleck MeKee are candidate: for re-elec- tion, and IP. J. Curran, Pat Kane, Jim Car- roll and Tim Rabili are in the field. THE GUNDEKERB SUIT. H. W. fT ance’s Deposition Taken This Afternoon. The taking of depositions in the suit of Gundeker v-. numerous members of the Democratic Central Committee was resumed after 20 lock to-day. ö Mr. Her ry W. Vance was the first witness sworn. He was examined by Mr. Taylor. Witress said he was a book -keeper aid resi- dent of the Niueteenth Ward, where be had resided about two years. Knew Mackay, the Central Committeeman of that ward. Remembered the Democratic primary meet- ing held in that ward in July last. Had no connection with the primaries, was not asked to act as clerk by any one, but was appointed by the Central Committee, as publisned in the pa- pers. Witness was asked what direction: wera given him. Mr. McCarty objected. Witness resumed. He had a conversation with Mr. John Bull, a candidate for delegate to Jefferson. He was, Wines believed. elected. Mr. McCarty oon to a question, and a breeze occurred. Mr. McCatty stated he bad no a despite bis ovjections that the lawvers wan ask every question they liked and tne nn tuyy so rule. This caused another breeze. Witness resumed. Mr. Bull toid him ae was appointed clerk and Mr. Beit judge of the Nineteenth primary ward meeting. and he supposed withess knew what. he was todo noder the circumstances and that he (Bull) was to o to Jefferson City anve how. Witness told nim that he might or might not act but finally told bim he would not. Gave him nv reasons. The first conversation was oa the Thursday evening before the primaries, Witness bad assured Bull he would aceept. No consideration whatever was to be given him if be acted. Was told Mr. Mackay bad named him for that position. Never attended any meeting at Butler’s house: was never one ot the Dark Lantern party. He told Mr. Bull on the Saturday morning that he would not act. Mr. Taylor asked whether witness did not refuse to act as clerk because he was un- willing to do what Mr. Bull asked him to do. Witness answered in part it was. Mr. MeCarty cross-examined witness, who stated be was publishing the North St. Louis Headligbt. There was only one primary voting place. Did not know who were judg- es. Mr. Belt was judge, but he did not xk who acted as clerk. Didn't remem- ber the tone in which the con- versation was carried on. It was the ordinary tone. Witsess said he( Bull) told him he was to go to the eon- vention. (This time witness did not add “anyhow.”) Witness continued: I un- derstood from Mr. Bull, from the conversation I had, that I was to be clerk of the primary, and that he was to go up to Jefferson City, whether he was elected or not. Witness said he did not tell him so direct- ly. Witness had not returned persons who had not been elected. Could not say why Bull should have thought he would act fraudulently. Had always known Bull to be an honorable man. Knew of no oppisition being made to Bull as delegate. ‘Thought there was some talk of running a Marmaduke ticket. Further than this conversation with Mr. Bull witness had no reason in the — to suppose that fraud was contempla- ted. Witness was finally asked if he had any reason for suppesing ,Bull wished him to do what he had stated ag the instincts of his (witness’) mind. itness refused to answer. Mr. McCarthy insisted, and the no- tary ruled that be must answer. Wit- ness appealed to Mr. Taylor, who advised him toanswer. Witness answered he had but when pressed repied the reason was from bis knowledge of human nature, of which he was a pretty God damn judge. The witness’ cross-examination is stil} proceeding. — RED HOT. The Signal Service Therm Touches 101 °—Two 2 The city 13 still sweltering under the torrid heat that set in Saturday. The sun blazed down with renewed fy to-day, and all out-of-door ie ot has been practically abandoned. Old steam- the boat men say that the temperature on levee recalls the baking summer of 184. Business is nearly suspended at the wharf,and the roustabouts are roosting in the shade. At the saloons there is a great run on lemonade and mineral waters and spirits are not in de- —— a 8 al — — ° eter gave the sollowing readi du ) day, which are from three te ee in = short of the heat that pedestrians * — on the street, even in the shade: 7 . m. 78: ll a. a bag: 2 p. m., ~ Between P. m. the maximum for the 101, reached. The Bureau reports — sof break in the hot spell. | SUNSTROKES. . / Mike Hurley was struck down this on Arsenal street and Gravois road, where *