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Show ( It I tit-S t'BEff. .f I u r dc r, K m b e zz 1 ? ui a t mid I-orrery lu C hteuiio. Fur l lie r Particulars o! Hie At-teu)U'l At-teu)U'l AshUliitUiou ol I lie liur. T li Nau I1 ruui'i hjo JS u r l r 31 ytwy iHln-r (riuluul I u i u n i THE GAIiDKN C.TY BATCH. ChiijitKO, 15 In tt.e Stevens murder mur-der trial, to-day, Pekr titeveus, defendant, de-fendant, took tbo atand mid testified in bis own beball', reuding a number of letters found by him in his wift's trunk, and written by ycuug men m ardent lover-like Btralnn. WillUm S. Gulsen, on trial or impropriating im-propriating tun h of tbH pietuibce wbile in its employ, wad jjiveu to tlie jury this aderuoon. They aj-ret d on a verdict to nibt, which is taki to be guilty or taking $l,2UL). Francis A. Oppenheim, a yr.uug German, who, since 1871, lias been in the employ of Wasmamdorf & Heiuemnun, bankers, wai aireited tnis afternoon on a charge of forging ; two drafts on Berlin, one on Marcn 24th, for 23,000 marks, and one on Apiil lat, for 10 000. The forgery was perpetrated in the name of his emoloveri. The cause ol tbo crime is last living. The bum involved is about 47,7L)0 which, it is said, bin friends will pay. THE CZ IK'S AFFAIR. St. Petersburg. 15. The city is illuminated to-night, and flaB are everywhere displayed. This morning Solowjefi was insensible, but was expected ex-pected to rally. No papers were found upon him. It was thought oo Monday night that all suspected bouses were searched. Last week the revolutionary oomoiittee issued a proclamation tbrealeui g the life o tbe emperor and a second St. Bar tbolomew. Telegrams were received on Friday and Saturday last from the Berlin secret police, giving warning that during Easter an attempt would be made to assassinate the emperor, tbe czatowltcli or some member of the imperial family. In consequence ot 1 these telegrams from Berlin, tbe UBual entrance to Winter palace was closed and the Czarowitcb Went at midnight to tho Easter eve recep lion of the Czar escorted by lour Coa-dacks. Coa-dacks. It is en id that tho bends of tbe secret police are about tj resign bav-inj bav-inj discovered that tbree-fourtbs of the force are in league with the nihilists. Leiteri from KeilT B'a'.e that between the 8tb and 11th inst five attempts at murder were niide against officials there. St. Petersburg, 10, The name of the would-be assassin of the CztrU Alexander Soloviefi. He is a sctiool-master sctiool-master of Targpez, government ol Pleskov. He will be tried by the highest oriminal tribunal. Tbe prosecutor pro-secutor general, Senator Leontiefl, charged with the preliminary inquiry, has begun bia labors. The belie, that the prisoner took poison is erroneous. He waB severely injured by the popu lace, who would hive killed him out for tbe police. THE BAN FRANCISCO MURDER, New York, 16. A special from Boston says: Perh.ps no similar event since the murdtr of Or. Park-man, Park-man, by Professor Webster, thirty years ago, has excited so much interest inter-est in Bjdton as t.ie report that Bcon, treasurer and active business mun of the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite company, com-pany, was murdered in B in FrriueUcn by a dentist of that city, Indeed, i the theory of the San Francisco police be correct and Ctialfant was tbe murderer, mur-derer, the circumstances of this tragedy and tbos3 of tne Webster-Parker Webster-Parker murder are much alike, as also tbe social and business relations of tbe partiej to the two crimes. Reports Re-ports of previous threats by demista against his life were freely circulated. Dentists spoke most freely upon the subject, and some of them declared that for years Bacon's life had been in danger, not only in San Francidco, but in many other Urge cilies througb-out througb-out the country. The reasan for tin's belief was founded upon the (act, that Bacon bad so oppressed hundreds of tbe profession that their business had been ruined, and their lives embittered embit-tered in consequence. Baoon was once in business on the Pacific Slope, and acquired witb readiness tbe bold and undauuteJ methods in vogue there. About u year aince be went to California lo press, in his usual way, tbe collections collec-tions of license fees and royalties. After bis return Mr. Caduc, agent of the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite com pany, waa in San Francisco, and was there told if B.icon came out again lo institute Busts, as he bad threatened to do, if certain dentists did not py up, be would be shot. On Caduc's relurn here he told Bicon of the threats, but tbe latter, with otlier ollicers of tbe company, gave tbe matter little or no attention. Bjcon left Boston March 18, intending to go to San Francisco to press tbe ecl-lection ecl-lection of royalties from a largy number of debtors, including some lorty dentists whom be would have to sue in order to get bia mouey. lie stopped in Cincinnati and Chicago on his way and arrived in San Francisco about the first of tbe present month. The company here received various dispatches indicating that collections were very difficult. Tidings of bis death greatly startled bis business associates, and already orders have been sent for the body to be embalmed and sent to Boston. San Francisco, 16. Dr. Cbalfant, the Eupposed murlerer of Josiah Bacon, surrendered himself at the Cantial Police station this morning. He is haggard and worn in appearance, appear-ance, having been .roaming about the hills in tbe t-uburbs of the city since Sunday, without food or rent. He has made no statement as yet, of tbe circumstances. cir-cumstances. MISCELLANEOUS, Baltimore, 1G. Last fall shooting occurred between Denwood B. Hinds and a young man named James, tbe former charged with tbe seduction of the sister of James. Tbe young woman died some time ago. This morning the father ol tbe girl and Hinds met on Calhoun street and drew pistols. Several shots were exchanged, ex-changed, resulting in tbe death ol James and the mortal wounding of Hinds. San Francisco, 16. A Portland dispatch says; The trial of the two Indians arrested for tbe murder of Brown and Silka, resulted in one being acquitted and the other convicted con-victed of murder in tho first degree. Cnarleston, S. C, 15. In the United States court, to-day, the election elec-tion caseB were rpsuuied. A visrdicl of guilty WBi rendered id the case of Kerrigan, tried yesteiday. Milan, 15. Luigi Merelli and daughter have committed suicide on account of poverty. Merelli was a son ol the noted impressario. |