Show by atelleo telegraph t raph h t AME AMERICAN 4 nican RICAN new HEW Yo owr jr 13 A long and excited meeting of abe ea rie directors was held today to day the special specia committee consia consla consisting of president jewett john taylor johnson johnsons and ex governor morgan appointed to make a report to 6 the tiie s stockholders ock holders bolders on the condition of the road presented their report and consi considerable demable discussion followed owing to the afloat that the company Om Pany could coul dAt noh not pay its june interest it waa was d decided to telegraph fo 0 o london that thab somo some arrangement would be made in legard to tho the payment of or tb the e june interest in re regard ard to the proposition to raise money by the sale saie of the company ys coal lands the report stated that a mort mortgage gago for half a million dI dollars lars had already been made uon ton these lands en on a long time loan president jewett declined to give the figures figure 8 of the ni main maln ain aln part of the report but said they would be furnished for publication in course of time J judge adge blatchford atchford BI in the U 8 district court today to day on the lap application of jay cooke and charlemagne tower holders of the first mortgage bonds of the northern pacific railroad issued a decree ordering thestle the sale bale at public auction of ail all the property including lands and grants ut dt the northern paci P aci mci ile fic railroad the lands and grants are to be sold III in the states where the they y are located the othar ther property in III this s city on the first monday in adv aisi alki st TU 8 marshal I 1 fisk isk and TJ S commissioner ner white were appointed masters the following is the tribunes Iri bunes re port of the beecher trial although the end of the trial was thought to be very near yet there was considerable surprise yest yesterday erda y when it was suddenly announced abo about ut 5 minutes before 3 that the last witness had given his Is testimony and the case ease on both sides side was ready to bo summed up and given athe to the jury judge neilson exhibited exhibit bd unmixed satisfaction satis action netlon when evarts announced that he be rested the defense of the case the counsel on both sides also appeared relieved and the jurymen juryman I 1 looked ked hed at one another and smi smiled ledall ai if well pleased that their long con was so nearly over the re reporters appeared to be ready to tit throw row up their hats bats and cheer and there were many congratulations and hands shaking among them before the opening g of the afternoon session evarts a and d beach sat for several minute minutes 11 9 talking and joking with the jury meil mell men the subject pf af their con w was as a probo proposed sed ad journ jour ment dment the jurymen juryman were strongly desirous of going kong bonwith on with the case ease without adjournment but yielded finally to ta tile the wish of the counsel after adjournment the counsel on both sides assembled in the judges judged room where they had a private conference concerning the future management of the case beecher stood for time after the tho court adjourned surrounded by his friends who shook show his hand band and congratulated him that the trial was so near completion beecher laughed and chatted busily and mrs beecher stood by smiling pleasantly but speaking very little tilton remained standing alone several minute minutes 3 and did not glance in the direction of the group surrounding beecher he has been very busy with the papers in ift the case during the whole trial and his face wore an expression of relief that his bis work was done he left the courthouse in the company of his counsel after they bad ended their conference fer erice etlee with judge neilson on wednesday morning judge rudge porter will begin to sum up lap for the defendant coill he will occupy about two days with his argument which willbe will be deych d almost entirely to an analyse ot the testimony evarts will follow him with another the days argut argument nent devoted to two general legal feie feiL features of th ochSe the case beach will conduct the whole ninal final argument for the plaintiff he will begin as soon as evarts has finished i and will occupy about two da dass days ys it is understood that judge eil ellsene ell sens charge will not be very long and he be expects that the case will le be flais finished hed the first week in june juhe 11 ky 13 in the gracei races raees today to tot day the first race mile heats was waa won by searcher 3 who distanced the other owr two entries light coin coln a and UA lost fortune in the first mile mlle making it in 1 fastest tig tir tine pe on record liast llast year gray planet ran a mile at saratoga against time timp in 1 the condi condl condition tio n of general breckinridge is unchanged he is unable ablerto to conver converge tze with the friends who call but retains his ee centes beut cent nt es there appears to be no immediate danger ot of death OSCEOLA pa 13 john joan siney president of the miners and laborers benefit association addressed an excited crowd of miners minerd here today to day he said that if captain clarke of the police force received any injury the responsibility rested on those who sent him here not on an the miners he said raid there were aimes times when people i were justified in violat violating lug the h law iw it was robbing on the part of persons who came here now seeking to take the places of those out on strike for they ward were robbin robbing chil dren and women of their lhoir ireada bread and should be treated accordingly siney then sent an infuriated crowd to powellton Pow ellton ellion to drag the men fron froin work as they did at fishers yesterday it is universally believed among disinterested citizens that if ir there is bloodshed and flamed flame the responsibility will rest with siney and eares who are under the pay of th the national organization and anait it is thought are being pait pail I 1 by shippers in fri other othor regions to keep up the strike the leave of absence granted grunted to col de do T floyd ployd the thirl third infantry ir has been extended to 11 ra months ont ilis lisI with permission to go beyond the sea the secretary of the treasury is still engaged in prosecuting the raid against all the parties engaged in the illicit whiskey distillation the treasury agents have been requested in cases where the U S attorneys and revenue officials fall fail to give their full support to the investigations in progress to report their names to the department agent jalwan telegraphs that he h has as discovered a subterranean tank capacity of gallons belon belonging 9 to t one of the milwaukee distilleries tili till enies eries an ah official telegram received at the tho prussian legation from berlin says the emperor leaves berlin entirely convinced that the conciliatory disposition which exists there re insures insure peace Th the tho same osame telegram has been bee nent jaent to all the russian bussian legations in europe S ST louis louls 13 the rectifying rectify ing 1 establishment of r freeman reeman co coy j of kansas kausas city and the distillery of esons sons st Joe have been seized HOUSTON tex 13 jeffero jeff ero a dais davis ler IET it an address addres sto to tho tha texas veterans of the mexican war entreated ahem them to be as ln ios lox al now to the st stars arsand and stripes aa as th y had been zealous and brave in tae tao defense of their thein first flag ing ALBANY Ai nany BANY N Y 13 the assembly bl today to day unanimously passed resolutions calling on the government ent tolfe to recognize cognize the belligerency ot of caba pies JES MOINES la ia 33 13 in the U 8 circuit court today to day judge villon gave a dec dez decision ision islon in in the union pacific railway terminus case which was argued belote him last F fall fali all ali he holds that ahat the legal and stipulated terminus of the road is oil orl the iowa shore of or the missouri river as to the bridge he decide that the owners hadean have an undoubted right to charge reasonable tolls A supersedeas wa wai i issued in the cas case cage c and the right of appeal will be argued before the supreme Au preme court in october NEW YORK 14 A special dispatch from rome states that the popes birthday anniversary was celebrated with extraordinary re jol jo icings eings and that thai tha deputations letters and con congratulations g ratu lations arrived throughout t the he day twelve preceding C pontiffs rs reached the age ago of 81 84 but pio plo nono norio alone surpasses th eyears of saint peter in his chair an investigation of the opera eions of the silk conspirators snows shows t that h at of the silk placed upon the market in thir this city the government has been deprived of a million and a half of dollars TRONE par pai 14 about hau the men at the powellton Pow ellton mines were compelled by the strikers to stop work lat night there seem s to have been an open rupture between the panama and pacific mail uail companies the P panama anit unit ap company kompany has been discharged from the further r e f r je le ration of freight sand the pat pac ne ic alaia ma managers dont seem di disused used to grant any concession CHICAGO 14 the raid on the illicit distilleries ibi isi being 0 vigorously kept up an information to condemn for the tho nonpayment non payment of revenue taxes was wa alleq led yesterday by the U B S district attorney against the union copper ciril lery at ht calumet alethe distilleries at hii ali milwaukee waukee walkee released on giving bonds boudy ly toy order orthe of the U S circuit court cereto d suspended ay by orders from washington until newbolds new bonds can be issued the old bonds having been forfeited by the first bel pel zure the distillers held a meeting last iao night and telegraphed the distillers in chicago cincinnati and bt st louis asking them to join in the expense of prosecuting a suit against the government contesting the constitutionality of the laws lowing allowing ai these seizures and for darna damages es A boston special says the wholesale liquor dealers in that vicinity are rejoicing over secretary bris tow tows a raid on the whiskey ring and the results they have bave realized damage to their business by the frauds the ejects of which put prices su low that the new now england people had no show to compete compelo with western distilleries the pekin alcohol co and a rectifying rectify ing establishment were seized ut at pekin ills by the collector yesterday reports from portions of missouri minnesota kansas and nebraska state that the grasshoppers are already devastating the tle country pr every green thing and that the farmers are greatly discouraged the pests seem to be young at least east they are very small smail ranging ion ron the size of a flea to that of a common house fly but their des tive tige powers appear to be quite as US great as those of the full grown insect e t A gentleman who has recently 1 been on a tour in southwest missouri says the grasshoppers are devouring every thing green in that section cattle and horses are dying by hundreds eds of starvation they can find ond nothing to eat not even in the woods as the hoppers havee have eaten atan the buds bucs and leaves from the trees in minnesota an investigation by a reporter of the st paul pul press sent out specia specially lly ily for the purpose shows that so far only anly a portion of four counties Is rou bled bied ath the pests but de posits bosits of eggs are found in other sections and serious damage to the crops is feared montgomery ala 14 chas davis late postmaster at union springs has been found guilty of embezzling money from letters and at the request of the district attorney who states that there were extenuating circumstances has been sentenced to the least allowed by law namely y six months in prison and fined to the amount taken ldavis davis was a member of the legislature in 1872 N Y 14 while the engine attached to ti the freight train goi got going g to new york city was passing through the arch at sing sing state prison this ahls morning four convicts jumped on the engine presenting revolvers at the engineer and fireman compelling them to get onn off ff they then cut the engine loose from the train and started southward louth ward abandoning the engine three miles north of tarrytown where it was found with both the cylinder heads broken T tyrone pa 14 fifty men inen went to work at the sterling mines minel this morning and at about eleven oc locka a fight took place with a few police and the strikers and two of the tho latter were arrested the police force wan was not sufficient to protect the willing work workmen men L G contri i editor of V who on na monday 0 n day was captured by the strikers is at tyrone with forty italians determined to put them at work with proper protection military will be necessary to sup press diess the outrages COLUMBUS 0 14 the extensive works of the columbus I 1 lumber umber and barrel company were burned this rno roo morning ining loss idis insurance t 14 the evening telegraph says it is alleged by reliable parties es that S gross fry president of af the philadelphia darty darly darby and spruce and pine plue streets ets It ballway railway allway companies b has las made an ark over issue of darby stock of from flom to chaes fry whom these allegations of wrong doing so seriously effect is 11 a man who has been favorably known in this city and is the son of the late hon jacob fry pry many years member and once auditor of this state staw it charleston 80 so 80 14 to joseph joeeph seph ceph frazer colored wak was as hanged at camden today to day dav for tho ilia murder murde ruf rut af benj beni cooper in december I 1 ast last b he ewas evas was convicted on el circumstantial reu m s tan evidence and afterwards confessed the crime crimo on the scat scaffold nold rold today to day he confessed that ho he had murdered his him wile wife and child and woman andrad and jaad burned many barns warris and und houses hot fot pauli PAUI minn butin 14 11 gen terry today to day received a d di patch from ft Rat raf bandall idail idall announcing that Arru arrn armstrong strong had bad j just jush uit brought in the theAndrew andrews andrewa fi wharton party en route to the black hills from bioux Sioux city consisting of 42 men 0 wagons and 22 horse borse the party had pro prot t ceedee within GO 60 miles of harneys hanneys Har peak WASim groy wroy 14 the whiskey frauds are still receiving the atten tion uon of the treasury department ami anti L solicitor wilan is eoll continually unearthing new now frauds further record evidence was discovered tb day against the tho union copper distilleries till eries erles s of chicago 1 and one hundred and fifty barrels bf spirits wele seized at tit their works three hundred ib baerreis arrela wore were also seized belong igho bemis and frazer in bt st louis fresh proof having been obtained against L them photographic copies of or the internal revenue returns nie aid being made at the treasury department and forward vard ed to the meers officers omm off in hi different cities elms to 0 aid 1110 in liy substantiating their chi ch i rg arg es amon among 9 those made today to day as one from a gauger gaugen gau genat gerat at drying that a certain number of barels i of spirits had been emptied and the stamps desti destroyed oyed in accordance with tite via law jaw and upon a further search the same lot of spirits was found in chicago in the original packages thus thu i conclusively showing collusion of the gaugen ganger with the tho distillers on april soth mr I 1 wilson called upon the collectors of internal revenue in different localities cali ties to furnish certain information concerning transactions in their districts but up to last night very few of them had responded and |