Show BY TO pili AMERICAN PORTLAND 26 wagner the tho isle islo of shoals murderer and two others escaped from the alfred jail last night CIn CHICAGO CAGO 26 senator matt mott carpenter of wisconsin made his promised ed speech in explanation and defence fence of the increase ot salary bill with the back pay attachment 9 to a considerable erable audience at janesville tonight to night the speech makes about five columns of nonpareil areil arell and about one third of it is doted devoted to an explanation and defence of the credit Mo bilier biller to the excitement about which lie he attributes utes what ho be called the uproar about what is courteously stated as the back pay steal NF NEW v YORK 26 A bermuda letter in the tho express announces s tha thai e a family named knowles consisting of father mother and two daughters were murdered in hamilton june 18 and the house robbed of all the valuables cincinnati 0 26 the fertilizing establishment of J L keek keck co near delhi deihl ohio is reported burned this evening loss about two new watchmen were put on duty last night to watch wagner about 9 9 one of them remarked that wagner was ivas lying very still at 3 this morning observing that the prisoner was in the same position the watch watchman man made an anve investigation and found a broomstick dressed in Wag ners clothing in the place of wagner and on examination ascertained that way war wagner with two other prisoners hll had sawed ot oft some bars guard guarding ing the be scuttle uttie leadin leading to the tiie pantry in the floor below made a hearty meal and de at 8 this morning no attempt at recapture had been made sheriff warren warrent being away NASHVILLE tenn twenty four cases of cholera are reported today to day it seems to attack diff different marent larent portions of or the city at different times and while pre prevalent prova lertin in one portion is scarce scarcely ly present at all in another washington mr japanese charge dann dand airs had a conference with the superintendent of the foreign malls mails taday ta day with a view to agreeing upon a basis for the proposed postal convention between the united states and japan they came to a satisfactory understanding and the project for a convention i will be immediately prepared it is decided that any matter properly franked annd arid deposited in the mails on or before june the last day of the duration of the franking privilege must be carried to its destination and delivered free although it may arrive alter the franking privilege has ceased postmaster tiller of st louis is here to advocate the tho issuance ot of an order giving st louis thirty six additional carriers and establishing post office stations ili in east cast and north st louis the desired order will probably be issued tomorrow to morrow SAN FRANCISCO 26 col coi ma lason with the infantry started yesterday from fort klamath to walla walla all the modoc prisoners are safe in the stockade of the fort all the suits now mow brought against the pioche estate amoum amount to there are other claimants residing i d g in europe who have not yet aed e d MINERAL HILL xv nev the tile stage from palisades for yreka breha abild and white pine which arrived last night at and departed at 10 p m for ea ureka eureka was stopped and robbed about three miles from tili till place by a parts party of or three men wie wells Is faggos box was broken opo open 1 and twe theo contents examined ru the articles taken were jewelry there being no coin in the box the loss will probably reach there is no clue to the parties who committed the act NEW YORK 27 the walworth lh trial was resumed today to day before a crowded courtroom many women young and old were present the prisoner as on previous occasions was surrounded by his hia counsel I 1 in n regard to uhe the admission as evidence of the letter of the deceased dated august 13 1872 judge davis decided he would admit only such portions as contained threats counsel for the defense excepted to the ruling brew NEW ORLEANS A despatch from carrolton states that the jury in the cahn calin raily eaily kellogg shooting case came into court at 10 pm and rendered a verdict of not guilty in the woodhull claf lin blood case under instructions from judge blatchford have returned a verdict of not guilty the judge decided that newspapers were not included in obscene publications in the act of 1872 under the indictment drawn NEW YORK in iii the suit of alex aiex sheppard vice president of the board of public works for the district of columbia against charles A dana editor of the sun san commissioner davenport on application of counsel for complainant grant granted edan an order for the commett mentor ment daila lalla and for his bis removal to the district of columbia the case will be tried davenport refused to fix lie he had no counsel and dana at once went before the U S district judge in the examination of captain patterson of the bark edwin james J amese today to day it was proved by the prosecuting witness that the captain beat tiie tile sailor peter thompson and set a dog dug on him which bit his arms and hands IOS los ANGELES 29 prescott A T 21 Cerba tat 17 last evening the house of james boner caught fire from a lamp in the hands of mrs boner she attempting to put it outset out set her dress on fire and rushing out of the house into the open air was completely wrapped in llames flames her shrieks 11 were awful before anything could be done she was beyond help being burnt from head to foot she lingered until two am when she died the baby in her ler arms was badly burned as well as one of the aldei children she leaves seven children she is a sister of mrs A peoples and mrs hirs geo roberts NEW YORK 28 the tribune has a letter lette r from boston on the political situation in massachusetts closing as follows the present prospect is that general butlen butler will gain his nomination through the aid of the administration and the use of the party machinery to which he will be ie further helped by the dissatisfaction with gov Wash burns coune on the liquor legislation of the state the same influence will do much to insure his hia election and a large accession accession of votes from the democratic party will also greatly contribute to this end HEARTHS CO CONTENT 27 the great eastern is in sight coming up the bay the shore end of the cable has been transferred to the steamship Bf bernia BOSTON 28 the wool market is steady with a firm feeling coarse western neglected ohio 48 to 52 5 baj bal extra michigan 48 to au kentucky combing 44 to 45 unwashed western combing 35 to 43 tub 50 to 54 scoured 55 to 60 fine rolls 75 5 washington edward matson aged twelve shot himself fatally today to day during tho the absence of his parents at a Ju funeral cincinnati fourteen deaths from cholera today to day philadelphia the wool market shows no improvements in demand the new clip is beginning to come in more freely manufacturers purchasing only tor lor immediate necessity under tiie the impression that lower prices must prevail as the season advances ohio 49 to 51 colorado white 24 to 28 washed 22 black 16 to 17 indiana tub 50 pulled 40 to 41 combing ohio to 63 domestic rolls 47 to 67 unwashed 32 to 45 PORTLAND me lewis H wagner the isle of shoals murderer was arrested by a farmer in farmington N ii thirty miles from alfred aifred me on saturday p in will be taken to alfred me to tp morrow 1 19 9 tho tigress purchased by the government vern toog ter tec goin roin search bearch of tile the bolaris Fo lafis laris has arrived at brooklyn yard she will probably be ready to sail bail in about two weeks NEWYORK NEW YORK the brooklyn eca says the examining committee of plymouth church have received from F west a specific charge of slander against henry C bowen it is charged that he has circulated slanders against henry ward nvard beecher which are false and his bowens expulsion is called a lied ailed for investigation will be made immell at abely e ay beecher is desirous that the investigation should be made at once the matter is referred to the following named deacons and mem of the examining committee L H garbut D hamkins H B white JL sanders W manchester i geo 1 H day danl W taimage talmage B R W ropes bopes J T howard C C duncan M K moody K R D bene diet saml E beecher C H mer lifer ton thos J tilney geo ff IV brush H IV beecher EL 8 B hai hal officio four deac onessa a are members of this examining examined committee the eagle adds this morning our reporter rEer luer called upon halliday a if f who in answer to a request for orb ora i cop eop copy of the charges said you emt cant get them from me sir 1 he further refused any information con corning the proposed investigation the reporter came in contact wili will several eminent members d c beechers echers Be church and the genea genen opinion seemed to be that it would be better for the church if th 6 investigation were carried on li public on very good authority it I 1 M ascertained that the ebar charge gesis sih sit fer for in the main to certain utter anon anol at a recent con eon conference conferee feren which took place at the housell victoria C woodhull the express says the name of I the firm whose books have beeh been seized by tile tiie custom house officer offices is duden freres co on a chari of having during a series of carried on a systematic course of swindling on the revenue depar depart ment their principal house is ii brussels and they have brand houses in nottingham londo londona i kt st petersburg san francisco am all new york richard muser adt ant 1 I fred muser carry on the busl busi business in new yorka kand n d otto muser t the e san sail francisco house phelps 0 of the custom house declared his in of obtaining caplas capias tod toda to d da for the arrest of richard riehard muser AE J order for his liis arrest was also aiso to bt obtained in new jersey part of th the laces having been smuggled s e to W H bohen boken according to a affidavits av tsi th i penalties will reach the enormous 0 sum of two and a half million dol do lars am it is alleged that this house trying to form itself into a joi jo stock to evade part of the liability the itu custom officials it is claim claimed have taken illegal steps in belzin the books bookson of the firm the pron prom course of action netlon being to have llave applei to the united states district coue cw to have the books seized and lefik i custody of the U S court for ei ex i A mass masa meeting was held til thi evening to excite public to force a stoppage of the traffic li italian children NEAV NEW YORK 29 A Washing washington toi says the mexican bord commission has lodged its final i B port with the state depart department med meg four hundred bills have been el anif fled fied aggregating in tho the amod amous only eleven million dollars ai arf not fifty millions as reported A strange mystery involving tl alleged disappearance of eight teg tee helpless children who had hai 1 I ix committed as infant paupers haupers paup ers public public institutions on blackwel islands latida is being investigated the commissioner of chari charl charities tim tit til little creatures it is said were fard farn ed to a lady and she seems to t V unable to teli toll whether they living or dead eight thousand five hundal immigrants arrived in this TO last week J there was a case of or ash ask cholera in passaic city N J J y berday afternoon NEW YORK 28 while en enaw no 12 was proceeding to a fl early this morning the tender cot co six men was upset TO it is thought are fatally hurt se two others painfully COL COLUMBUS umbus oey oay 0 28 davis welli passenger agent of the BaltI baiting nion and ohio railroad at this and mr hausman last evenin pur pui purchased chased a large quantity of works for the fourth ifju of july ly W tivee lilue taking thern into the country haet haec alight a lighted alighted od cigar biggi fell into t w 1 ack ackad agre exploding the whole lot lol D nit dit blowing the carriage top off w n throwing webb into a ditch he was so badia badly huro buro that he died at noon today to day in great lagony I 1 agony hausman is also hurt cincinnati jesse B R grant s aether of president bie Pie aident grant died of general eral debility at his residence a at t 81 covington 0 ting king avington ving ton I 1 ky at seven tonight to night the tile president president though expected in a special train had bad not arrived at the time of his death which had been hourly expect expected ea for several days TERRE HAUTE ind the boiler of a saw mill near this city exploded last evening and killed robert wilson proprietor and another man VIRGINIA nev nov SO 30 last night at 1015 1045 a terrible explosion of nitro nitroglycerine glycerine and giant powder occurred in this city near tile the corner of taylor and B streets killing ten persons add wounding many others A large number of persons are missing and probably buried beneath the debris the explosion it is supposed was caused by six cans of nitroglycerine nitro glycerine exploding 9 without apparent cause and the concussion exploding pounds of giant powder all of which was stored beneath the room of gen van who was agent in in this city for the giant powder the following bull buli dinge diug were shattered and partly thrown n down to th the e ground bank of california and buildings in reay reaf of it kennedy callons Mal lons grocery store douglas building the upper part used for a lodging house dalays saloon and armory hall the number of persons now known to be killed is ten among whom are major general J L van J P smith hardware merchant wm win davis clerk with J P smith ben aland mandell I dry goods merchant charles 1 H knox nox of san francisco john devine mrs emily oconnor formerly of the international hotel in this city mrs edward deane leane and dau daughter eight t years resident of gold hill the body of general van bok nok elen olen was found in a corner of what was his room his features so bruised and charred as to be hardly recognizable J P smith his former clerk were found in taylor st between B ba C about 50 feet from the room occupied by them both the bodies were covered with the debris cf of the fallen walls and were not gotten out till this morning some of the firemen saw mr knox last night and spoke to him he asked for lor water and said J boys its no use you cant save me afis his body with the exception of Us his head was entirely covered by fallen timbers and bricks john devine was killed by an iron door which was hurled a distance of about feet A large number of workmen are now engaged in removing the and timbers from the bodies of the remaining seven known to be beneath them and are working with almost superhuman efforts buildings in all directions are shattered and many narrow escapes were had sam dook and chas hi hig C gins were thrown down from their room in the douglas building to dalays exchange and were got out with difficulty both bein being slightly injured D L blanchard bianchard Blanc bianc blanchard fard was thrown from his room to another several feet distance yet escaped with slight injury great excitement was caused last night by tile the screaming of women on the top of douglass building which was waa at the time in flame fiame 1 I they were finally rescued by capt frank assisted by firemen another ex explosion took place morning at 1030 in the rear kennedy Df mai Mal allons lons long store but person w ws wis is injured 1045 am the body of chas H duox has just been taken from ruin it is horribly charred barred mangled the city is all excitement business is suspended and all the schools have been dismissed the streets are crowded with men 2 women and children ropes drawn across the tiie street as the of the buildings are cons dangerous the vault of the of california is ig cracked in several places and their business has been moved to driscoll banking iny house it t is now understood there wont |