Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1881, Page 3

—— _ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:. SUNDAY,. OCTOBER. 9 ~y 1881—-TWENTY PAGES. 3 piood. which extended on the left into a regular epace rent in tho adjoining adipose tissue. Benind the peritoneum und above the pancreas se plood bad worked its way to the left, bur- owing finully through the peritoneum behind the spicen into tho abdominal cavity. Tbe Teadini of the tissues by the extravasation of this blood wa: undoubtedly the cause of the par- oxpams of pain which occurred a short time pefore death. ‘This mass of couguilated blood was of irregular form, and nearly as large as a man's fist. It could be distinctly scen from in front, through the peritoneuis, after its site bebind the greater ureof the stomach had been exposed by section of the greater omentum from the Homacb, and especially after some delicate ad- pesions between the stomach and part of the peritoneum covering tbe blood-mass had been proken down by the tingers. From the relations of the mass, as thus secu, fiwas believed that the hemorrhage had pro- feeded from one Of the mesenteric arteries, but, ae it was clear that 1 minute dissection would required to determine the particular branch jrvoled, it was agreed that the infiltrated tissues and adjoining suft parts should be pre- served for subsequent study. ‘on examination and dissection made in ac- cordance with this agreement, it was found that the fatal hemorrbage proceeded from a reut nearly four-tenths of an inch long in the main qrunk of the splenic artery, two inches and a paif to the left of the cecliac axis. ‘The rent must have occurred at least several days before death, sitice the everted edges in the slit iu the Vessel were united by firm adhe- gion to the surrounding convective tissue, thus forming an almost continuous wall, bound- ing the adjoining porfon of the bivod clot. Moreover, the peripheral pertion of the clot in this vicinity was disposed in pretty firm con- centric layers. Ss Jt was further found that the erst below the jower marzin of the pancreas, in which the bul- Jet was found, Was situatea three inches and a nalt to the teft of the cveliac axis. Besides the mass of coagulated blood just de- scriled. another about the size of a walnut was found in the greater omentum, near the splenic extremity of the stomach. ‘The communication, if any, between this and the larger hemorrhagic mess could not be made out. The examipation of the thoracic viscera re- sulted as follows: The heart weirhed eleven ounces. All the cavities were entirely empty, except the right rentricle, in which a few shreds of soft reddish coagulated blood adhered to the internal sur- face. Ou the surface of the mitral valve there were several spots of fatty degeneration. With this exception the cordiac valves were normal. ‘The muscular tissue of the heart was soft, and tore casily. Afew spots of fatty degeneration existed in the Jining membranes of the sorta, just above the scmilunar vaives, and a slender clot of fibriu wastoundin the aorta, where it was divided about two inches from these valves for the re- moval of the heart. On the right side slight pleuritic adhesions ex- isted between the convex surface of the lower Jobe of the lung and the costal pleura, and firm adhesions between tbe anterior ede of the low- er lobe, the pericardium, and the diaphragm. ‘The right lung weighed thirty-two ounces. The posterior part of the fissure between its up- per and lower lobes was congenitally incom- plete. ‘The lower lobe of the right lung was hypostat- feally. congested, and considerable portions, especially towards its base, were the seat uf the broncho-pneumonia. ‘The bronchial tubes contained a considerable quantity of stringy muco-pus. Their mucous surface was reddened by catarrhal bronchitis. The lung tissue was cedermatous. {A foot-note bere says: “A part at least of this condition was doubtless duc to the extrava- sation of the injection tluid used by the em- balmer."*] ‘The lung tissue contained no abscesses or in- fureauons. Unthe left side. the lower lobe of the lung was bound, bebind to the costal pleura, above to the upper lobe, and below to the diaphragm, ‘by pretty firm pleuritic adbesions. ‘The lett lung weighed twenty-seven ounces. ‘The condition of its bronchial tubes, and of the lung tissue, was very nearly the same as on the right side, the chief difference being that the. xrea of broncho-pneumonia in the lower lobe was mauch less extensive in the left lung than in the richt. In the tateral part of tne lower lobe of the eit lung, and about an inch from its pleural Furt there was a group of four minute areas of gray hepatization, each about one-eighth of an ineh in diameter. There were no infurcatio in any part of the lung tissu The surgeons assisting at the autopsy were unanimously of the opinion that, on reviewlng the history of the case, in connection with the autopsy. it is quite evident that tne different guppurating surfaces, and especially the fract- ured spongy tissue of the vertebra, furnish a fuficient explanation of the septic conditions which existed during life. ‘About un hour after the post-mortem exam- ination was completed, the physicians named ut the commencement of this report assembled for further consultation in an a@joining cottage. A brief outline of the results of the post-mortem examination was drawn up, sicned by all the physicians and handed to Private-Secretary J. Stanley. Brown, who was requested to gurnish copies to the newspaper press. DW. Br J. K. BARNES, J.J. Woopwarp, % Ropent REYBURN, D. S. Lama. AND HAMILTON ARE THE As the above report contains paragraphs detailing observations made at Washington on the pathologica! cimens preserved for that purpose, the names of Drs, F. I. iam- iltowe D. Hayes Agnew, and A. H. Sinith are not appended to it. -It has, however, been submitted to them, and they have given their ssent to the other portions of the report. eurvat tne dis and no abscésses WHY. AGNEW NOT CLEVELAND. THE BURIAL QUESTION. CLEVELAND. O., Oct. 1.—The matter of final interment of the late T'resident Gar- field's remains at Mentor or Hiram having been agitated by some people in his old dis- trict, Dr, Robinson has talked with the wid- ow. Mrs. Garfield said that if the Trustees had not offered a Jot she should have vur- chased one in Lake View Cemetery, as she believed, if alive, the late President would sohave directed. She thought it his wish tobe buried there. She added that the ques- tion of burial is no longer open, and will not beopened. THE GARFIELD MONUMENT FUND Bow aggregates nearly $5,000. A dispatch was received today from Portland, Ore., stat- ing that $40) had been sent from there, and Collections ate still being taken up. —— WASHINGTON. RED-TAPE. Wasnixeray, D. C., Oct. 1.—Owine to the ted-tape process in. the transmission of or- ders through the War Department, the order to the arsenal commandant here to fire daily asalute in honor of the late President Gar- field was not reeived until last night. ‘This moming the troops at the arsenal were drawn up, and the official announcement of “he President’s death made to them, and for he first time the firing of a salute was dove oday, eee es THE ATLANTA PROGRAM. Arianta, Ga., Oct. 1—The program for the opening-day ceremonies of the Interna- tional Cotton Exposition is just out. The Ruests will assemble at the Union Depot Wednesday morning, and be conveyed by special train to Oglethorpe Park, where they will be received by detachments of regulars and volunteers and escorted through the rounds to the grand stand. The exer- cises will commence with music, after Which “prayer will _be offered YY Bishop the" Rt-Rev. Elliott, of Texas. Director-3eneral Kimball will turn over the buildings and grounds to the Exposition, and Gov. HI. H. Colquitt, President, will re- ane them, ‘The Hon. Z. B. Vance, of North olina, “will welcome the guests 10 the South, ‘The Hon. D, W. Voorhees and others of National fame will sae er addresses, An ode, written by Pau layne, will be read; instrumental and. Yocal musie will follow. | Gen. Gordon wi Chief Marshal and Master of Ceremonies. aa eey will be generally observed as 2 y : z WASHINGTON. g The Gossips and Wire-Pull- ers Remarkably Busy Just Now. Jones Represented as-a Mutual Friend, Striving for Peace. The President Dreaded’ Going to New York, Fearing the Busybodies. Perhaps Blaine Can Be Helped : into the Senate by Arthur. Logan Thinks He Could Ease Things by Getting Davis into the Cabinet, As for Hunt and Kirkwood, the Terri- tories Invite Them to High Places. Debt Oct. 1, $1,798,855,925 ; Decrease During Septem- ber, $17,483,641. Brady Is Still Proudly Defiant, and Talks Louder than Ever—The Warrants Served. POLITICAL GOSSIP. DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, _ Wasiineroy, D. C., Oct. 1.—It is now the intention of the Democratic Senators to hold a conference some time the latter part of next week preliminary to the caucus which will be held. The Democratic Senators will all be here, unless accident prevents, with the exception of Fair. and possibly Slater. The general impre: n today is that the Democratic Senators in the caucus will nominate Senator Bayard, and probably re- nominate Sergeant-at-Arms Lright. There are several candidates for the vacant Clerk- ship of the Senate, but none of them have had as yet any opportunity to make such a canvass as to warrant any estimate being made as to chances. Some of the Senators in the city are of the opinion, which Senator Johuston, of Virginia, is willing to be quoted as holding, that the Demo- crats. are net only entitled to the Presidency of the Senate, but also to all of the offices. They are willing to come to some understanding with the Re- publicans about the committees, but are will- ing to yield. no more than this. AN INTIMATE FRIEND OF SENATOR JONES says that he knows that the President was not aware of Senator Jones’ visit to Mr. Conkling until he saw-the statement in the newspaper dispatches. He thinks that it is quite likely that Mr. Jones went on a self- appointed mission to Conkling, partially to get the ex-Senator’s views as to many mat- ‘ers of public interest, and especially to see whether Mr. Conkling was not ready to meet Mr. Jones’ own views regarding a settlement of the factional differences in the purty. Senator Jones is known to have deprecated these differences, and to have been very desirous to see peace restored in the party. Mr. Jones is on friend- ly, though not intimate. terms, with Mr. Blaine, and -is greatly respected, notwithstanding his extreme Stalwartism, by many uf the leading men who are not Stal- warts. Lis intimacy with Arthur began months ago, and was continued and. in- creased when Mr. Arthur came here as Vice- President. With no man, not even Conk- ling, was Arthur more frequently seen. During the early spring months it was his custom to take his daily drive with Senator Jones, and their evenings were frequently spent together. Mr. Jones’ friends here say that he dues not desire a Cabinet place, and that he would not accept the offer of one if it should be made to him. THE PRESIDENT is expected back here either on Monday or Tuesday of next week, and will remain in the city until the called session of the Senate isover. A very close friend of the Presi- dent said - that Gen. Arthur would have greatly preferred to remain in Washington until the Senate. met, and it was only because private business and domestic arrangements which could not be slighted compelled him to make a brief, visit to New York that he finally decided to go. He was very much afraid that his visit at this time would be liable to be misconstrued, and it was his purpose when he went to avoid as far as possible any act which would give the slightest ground for the belief entertained by many that his visit had anything to do with the local politics of the State of New York. ‘This friena says that he gue: ly what may be the result of the Cabinet changes, and that he believes thatis all that even the nearest friend of the President has been able to do. Mis guess is that the Presi- dent will so constitute his Cabinet as to strengthen himself and at the same time compel the admission from the country that the Cabinet isa strong representative and popular one. While he will accept the resignations of all the members of Gen. Garfield’s Cabinet, he will not suffer them to retire to private life without first having had an opportunity of serving their country in someother important official capacity. ‘That Mi, BLAINE will be asked to represent this Government cither at the Court of St. James or to accept one of the other first-class missions, this friend guesses, will be one of the tirst steps taken by the President. Ie does not think Mr. Blaine will accept such a mission, but is inclined to think it possible that Mr. Blaine may, with the help of the Presi- dent, get back into the © Senate. Whether that help involves Eugene Hale or Senator Frye is a question. Mr, Uale would not aceepts 1 Cabinet position some years ago, and, having begun’ aterm of six years in the Senate, is not likely to do so now. Mr. Frye, on the contrary, would have been glad to have gone into the Cabinet at one time, and, as he has less than two. years ot his present term to serve, a temptation of that kind miht be considered by him. Itis surmised that Secretary Hunt will be offered one of the Territorial Judgeships, and it is said that he will accept it, unless a higher ambition of his—to-wit: the Supreme Benchi ~—should be realized. Ig Secretary Kirkwood retires from the Cabinet and does not make a canvass for re- election to the Senate for his own unexpired term, he may be tendered the appointment of Governor of oue of the Territories. It is understood that Governor Sheldon, of New Mexico, is greatly dis: atisfied with his place, and fears that now the only inducement which caused him to accept the appointinent has gone. Gov. Sheldon hoped, within the next year or two, that New Mexico would be admitted as a State, and by Administration influence he would be chosen one of its Sen- ators. Itis said that SENATOR LOGAN y has conceived a plap, which he will at the earliest moment lay before the President, by which several advantageous points will be gained. ‘The only difficulty, perhaps, in the way of the plan would be the consent of ono of the parties involved, as well as that of. the President. Senator Logan’s bit of strategy is to ehave Senator David -Davis asked td come into the Cabinet as Attorney-General, and ‘then the Legislature of Lilinois would be requested to elect Secretary Robert Lincoin to ‘fill. the vacancy egused by David Davis’ resignation. This plan, if successful, according to Sen- ator Logan, would give the control of the Senate to the Republicans, would relieve the President of a slight embarrassment respect- ing Secretary Lincoln, and would give the President a very sound and superior lawyer at the head of the Department of Justice. «As Senator Davis, however, resigned a life position on the Supfeme. Bench to accept a seat in the Senate, andas his intimate friends have known for some time that he has been desirous of retiring entirely from public life, it is regarded as rather. doubtful whether Senator Davis could: be made a party to any such compact as this. THE STAR ROUTES. BRADY DEFIANT. Wasuixctoy, D.C., Oct. L—The parties accused in the star-route. conspiracy con- tinue. to be confident and defiant. Brady says the informatién presented to the court yesterday is the same document as that read to Garfield in March. last, and that it was pronounced by him as entirely too frivolous to proceed upon. He says, also, that Gar- field positively forbade a proceeding by in- formation, as it would appear that the Gov- ernment was afraid that its case was not strong enough to go to agrand jury. Col. Cook denies Brady’s story, and asserts that an information*was never thought of till after the adjournment of the grand jury on Sept. 12. ‘This was a total surprise to the Attorney-General, and none of the Govern- ment counsel hesitate to impute a desire to shield the star-route ring to COL. CORKIILL, THE DISTRICT-ATTORNEY. ‘They say it was early ‘found necessary to conceal details of the Government case from him. So far from being afraid of the grand jury, the prosecution is ready with six bills ot indictments which will be presented at latest. by Oct. 10. Among these is a bill specially framed to cover the Dorsey pro- ceedings. Attorney-General MacVeagh says that, although there were well-grounded suspicions in regard to Corkhill’s fituess for his place previous to the shooting of Gar- field, had that event been deferred but one week a new District-Attorney would have beer appointed. As soon as Guiteau’s trial is concluded a change will be made. Cork- hill is one of Hayes’ appointees, and owes his place to the solicitation of Justice Miller, of the United States Supreme Court, whose daugiiter he married. THE WARRANTS ERVED. The warrants for the parties accused of complicity in the star-route rings, upon in- formation filed in court yesterday, have been served and return made, Brady, Turner, and French are in town, and are to report to the Courtthis afternoon. McDonougn is in Dakota, and Brown is out of town. TUE DEBT. A PROSPEROUS MONTH. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasurncton, D. C., Oct. 1.—September was an unusually prosperous month for the Treasury. During the month the interest- bearing debt was reduced over $10,240,000, and matured bonds, on which interest had ceased, to the amount of about $4,150,000 were paid, making a total reduction of nearly $14,400,000 of the bonded debt. ‘The actual reduction of the total debt, however, was only $7,295,000... But there was an increase of the cash in the Treasury to the amount of over $10,187,000, so that the debt, less cash in the ‘Treasury, was over $17,000,000 less on yesterday than on Aug. 31. ‘fhe increase of cash in the. ‘Treasury was owing vartly to the large re- ecipis and also to the fact that during the month the payments by warrant were unus- ually small. . oct. 1, 1851. ‘to the Western Associated Press. Wasutnetox, D.C., Oct. 1.—Public debt statement: Six per cent bon Five per cent bon Five per cent bond: Fourund one-hult pe Four per eent bunds. Refunding certiticate: Navy Pension Fund.. J,egal-tende ‘ertiticutes of deposi Gold und silver cer! Fractional currence} nw Total without interest. © otal debt, ‘Total cash in Treasury. Debt less cash in Tre: Decrease during Septem Decrease since June W, Current labilities Interest due and unpal Debt on which interest has cased, urs. S81. Interest thereon. Gold and silver 5 ates notes held for ruficates of bi Tnterest repaid by eumpanle: By transportation service. . By cash payments 5 per cent net earnings. Malance of interest pald by United States. MALSTEAD AND ARTHUR. AN INTERVIEW. Special Dispatch to The vntcaso Tribune, Crxcixxatt, Oct. 1.—Mr. Halstead had an interview witn Pfesident Arthur in New York today, and telegraphs as follows to the Commercial: “President Arthur, in con- versation today, expressed his strong inter- est in the success of the Republican ticket in Ohio, and said very earnestly that, under the circumstances, he thought the election especially important. He added that the de- feat of Foster would bea great misfortune. Tie was very cordial and emphatic, and, while he did not think his opinion important, he authorized ine to make this statement, as he certainly had no concealments on the subject. Itis not true that Arthur is in New York to exert his influence upon the contest going on inthis State. Le is not in the least occupied in them. UE IS NOT VERY WELL, having a severe cold, which, while he was in Washington, was near resulting in pneumo- nia. LHe is getting over it, and returns to Washington on Monday, He came here on private business, for he had refused up to the hour of President Garfield’s death to take any steps that recognized that contin- gency. There will be no news about the Cabinet before the extra session of the Sen- ate, and perhaps not before the regular ses- sion of Congress. Conkling says that he will not attend the State Convention or per- sonally take any interest in its proceedings, SOLDIERS GOING TO YORKTOWN. Wasurxetos, D. Oct. L—The event of the day 1s the passage of Battery C, Third Artillery, Capt. Sinclair, through the city en route for Yorktown. ‘The battery has had a pleasant march from New York although hot weather has interfered somewhat with jts rapid progress. lt leaves here with Bat- tery A, Second Artillery, Capt. Pennington, and for the first time since 1865 United States troops are marching over Long Bridge into Virginia. The two batteries will proceed together, and expect to be about one week in reaching Yorktown. KALAKAUA. Ws MOVEMENTS. Wasurxetox, D. C., Oct. 1.—A telegram received from King Kalakua, at Norfolk, says he will arrive here this evening on the United States steamer Dispatch, and he will jeave here tomorrow morning for Cincinnati, pence he will go to Lexington, arses. : : Ky., to buy NEW YORK. A Majority of 94, Votes Against Conkling in’ the ‘Con-_ vention.’ - President Arthur Busily Engaged in Settling Up.His Pri- vate Business, ~ Great Activity Being Displayed by Dealers in Real Es- tate... Theodore Thomas: Thinks Chicago Musi- cal Audiences More’ Appreciative than New York’s. Gratifying Exhibit of the Conduct of the Post-Office for the Past Quarter. A Merchant Receives a Letter Which Me Construes into-a Threat to Assusinate- Conkling. The Enormous Number of 38,000 Deaths in One Year, 6,000 More than in _ 1880. CONKLING, HE WILL BE IN A HOPELESS MINORITY IN THE CONVENTION. Srectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. New Yorks, Oct. 1.—The Republican pri- mary elections in New York State are now concluded, and the result of the contest so. strongly waged between the two wings of the party for some time past is known, ‘The out- comeor the fightis not at all favorable to Mr. Conkling’s chances for supremacy in the State Convention to be held next Wednes- day. As has all along been predicted in these dispatches would be the case, the Stal- wart wig of the party has suffered acom- plete defeat, and the rank and file of that ele- mentin the impending struggle find them- selves tonight IN A HOPELESS MINORITY. no matter how the figures are totaled. It was at one time felt that it would be neces- sary to secure the delegation from Kings County for the anti-Conklingites in order to give them a majority, but without these dele- gates there was tonight an anti-Conkling majority of US, About midnight the re- turns from Kings County came in, showing anearly evenly balanced delegation, the re- sult being twen Conklingites and twenty-seven anti-Conklingit ‘This made the total figures Conklingites 180 and anti- Conklingites 314, the entire number of dele- gates in convention being 496. This would GIVE THE ANTI-CONKLING WING A MAJOR- ir of 152. Now, there are three districts from which the Conkling element will send down contesting delegations—Oneida, 12; Oswego, 4: and Kichmond, 3; a total of 19. Li we allow these delegates to the Conklingites the convention will stand 201 to 5, or a clean working majority of 94 as opposed to the Stalwart rule, against when counting the contestants out. ‘he result of this victory for the opponents of Mr. Conkling is received with gratification, and it is most clearly shown that the ex-Senator’s hold on the politics of the State is in even a more uncer- tain condiuon than it was when he came home last spring to have his course justified by the Legislature, and in which, a5 is well known, he signally failed. With the large majority to back them, the so-called Half Breed leaders will go into the convention fortified in a manner that will insure a victory no doubt in the coming campaign. PRESIDENT ARTHUR SETTLING UP HIS PRIVATE BUSINESS. New York, Oct. 1.—President Arthur re- mained at his home on Lexington avenue today with his clerk settling his Jegal inter- ests. le was visited by Gen, Grant, Simon Cameron, De Witt C. Wheeler, Edwards Pierrepont, ex-Minister Stoughton, ex-Col- lector ‘Com Murphy, Ex-Congressman John D. Lamson, Judge Cowing, District-Attor- ney Rollins, Attorn yeneral MacVeagh, and othe! Senator Jones, of Nevada, did not call, and -it was ed that he had not geen the President since his return from ica. A SUPPOSED PLOT TO ASSASINATE CONKLING DISCOVERED. ‘Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. w York, Oct. 1.—A supposed plot to kill ex-Senator Conkling has been discovered in this city. The alleged plotter is a person living in Utica, where he has done business for fifteen years or more. ‘The police’s informant is a. shipping merchant who does business on the East River. Mis name is Jackson. Ile is a respectable business- man and a Stalwart Republican, Mr. Jack- son, whose address is withheld at his own request, received on Wednes- day, Sept. 3, a letter post- marked Utica, and mailed on the 27th. At was written bya man whom he had known and worked for fifteen years ago, and whose acquaintance he had casually renewed. last spring While on a visit to the interior of the State. - The letter was a calm argument ap- parently to justify THE ASSASINATION fat OF EX-SENATOR CONK- LING, who was accused of being the direct cause of President Garfield’s death. ‘The writer also said that he was coming to New York to the State Convention and that Mr. Conkling should not -be admit- ted be the consequences what they night. Immediately Mr. Jackson started for police headquarters. All the Commissivn- ers were out, but he told what his errand was about. Mr. Jackson called upon Commissioner Mason. Ile surrendered to the Commissioner, the Utiea letter and told him what he knew about the writer. Commissioner Mason | pe- rused the letter in silence, and obserying that it had been written by aman of education, inquired if the sender was EITHER INSANE OR GIVEN TO DRINKING. Mr. Jackson said he was not. The Com missioner promised’ to take entire charge of the affair’and to consult about it with Mr. Conkling and President Freuch, and if necessary with President Arthur. Mr. Mason, when questioned about the letter by a reporter, said that he was convinced, after studying it carefully, that it should be construed into an intem- perate expression of the opinion that Mr. Conkling should be hissed out of the con- vention. THEODORE THOMAS. WIS SUCCESSFUL SUMMER SEASON’ IN CHI- CAGO. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Oct. L—Mr. Theodore Thomas, now here, speaking of his Western concerts, says that everywhere he met with the sup- port which made the series of concerts a financial success far beyond what could be expected here. Mr. Thomas attributes the difference between New York and Chicago in this respect to the fact the fashion of go- ing to the country during July and August has grown to be almost universal among the educated well-to-do classes of this city. In Chicago the people. who would gq.to the symphony concerts, if there were.such con- certs to go to, remain in town and.are STEADS PATRONS OF GOOD MUSIC. Says Mr. Thomas: ‘‘The people of the ‘West waut, it seems, a better class of music than our summer audiences require. Icould not give them symphonies enough, and never thought of putting more than one waltz on the evenings program. Som¢ of my friends laughed, and said that it served me right. I had been talking and playing good music for years, and now the public wanted ‘nothing else, and I had to work my men and my- self pretty hard, .fof such music re- quires rehearsals, which are not usu~ ally -needed for .. light. . summer concerts. But the satisfaction of playing be- fore large audiences: who appreciated what | yond Mr. Thomas’ exp dwe i i played repaid ns, and I must sa; summer I would much yt 2 RATHER GIVE CONCERTS IN THE WEST THAN HERE. I£I am not too tired next spring, and can resist the desire to hear *Parsifal,’? 1 shall ive another series of concerts in Chicago, having already been invited to return.” During the coming winter Mr. Thomas’ time will be tuken up chiefly as follows: He will have the New York ‘and Brooklyn Philharmonic concerts, six concerts each, with rehearsals; a series of five concerts at Orange. two concerts and the “ Messiah” in Cineinnati_in December, and the same pro- gram in. Chicago, together with a dozen other concerts in Western towns already con- tracted for; three rehearsals in Cincinnati, and three in Chicago for THE SPRING FESTIVALS. Besides all this work, Mr. Thomas will give two rehearsals a week all the winter for the May Festival, one in New York and one in Brooklyn. Ile will also go to Boston at the ent of this month to direct Berlioz’s “Romeo and Juliet”? which will be given by a Boston orchestra — and chorus, the latter under the training and direction of J.B. Scharland. The prepara- tions for the May Festival are going on satis- factorily, and the body of soloists wiil be a strong one, The enthusiasm for the enter- prise manifested by the chorus has been be- ectation. REAL ESTATE. GREAT ACTIVITY AMONG DEALERS. Spe:tat Dispatch to ‘The Chteago ‘i New York, Oct. 1.—There is great activity at present in the offices of all dealers in real estate, whose business now is largely nego- tiation and the answering of inquiries, rather than the actual exchange of property. ‘There is a disposition to push auction sales on the Dart of experienced agents, who consider this an excellent time for selling. Sueh sales of ordinary property in the last ten days have been very satisfactory. The number of bidders present has been large, and the amount of capital represented yery unusual, while the prices obtained have been so high as to surprise the sellers and auctioneers. It is remarked that payments are made largely in cash. ‘This demand for ordinary real estate is attributed in part to the fact that the low interest on Government bonds and other safe securities makes the outlets for DESIRABLE PERMANENT INVESTMENTS yery limited. Another reason is the fact that the general advance in the values of all kinds of property since the revival of busi- ness prosperity has been less ou real estate than on anything else, excepting, of course, Fifth . avenue, Wall street, and other very “fancy” . property, which can searcely be reckoned in the market. Building of all kinds still. continues very active in various parts of the city. ‘The demand for houses to rent is yet unlimited. and the supply very inadequate. For fi class furnished houses, to be rented till next May, owners can command almost any terms they name, and but very few of such dwell- ings can be obtained. ne. THE POST-OFFICE. QUARTERLY REPORT OF POSTMASTER PF Ne Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Oct. 1.—Postmaster Pearson has forwarded to Washington his quarterly return of the business of the post-oflice in this city during the past three months. ‘The receipts from box rents have been $15,- 359, ‘and the sale of postage-stamps, stamped envelopes, postal cards, etc., 5827,- 403. ‘The expenses of office during the quar- terhave been $217,802, and the net revenue to the United States (the expenses being paid out of. the receipts) are 159 ‘The business of the office shows an rease of receipts in 1881 of $96,931 over 1580, anda net gain in revenue to the Government of over 11 per cent. ITEMS. THE SCOTCH YACHT MADGE RACE. New Yonk, Oct. 1.—The match between the yachts Madge and Schemer was not sailed today, as the latter was disabled. The cutter Orion, however, sailed over the course with the Scotch yacht, the Iatter rounding the light-ship thirteen minutes.ahead of the Orion, and it seemed that the Madge was about to addanother to her casily-earned victories, but on the return the Orion caught up with and passed the Madge as if the latter were at anchor, and beat her home by four minutes, thus gaining seventeen ininutes in the last hine miles sailed. PEDESTRIAN MATCH ENDED. The seventy-tive-hour walking match was concluded tonight at 10 o’clock, Harriman covering 255 miles to Krohne’s 239. 38,000 DEAD! IN ONE YEAR, + New Yors, Oct. L—The Tribune says: “Present figures indicate that the total num- ber of deaths in the city this year will reach 38,000, or 6,000 more than in 1880.” ——<$——— THE JEANNETTE. Arrival of the Schooner R. B. Handy at San Francisco from the Arctic Sea— No Tidings of the Lost Steamer Jean- nette. San Francisco, Oct. 1—The whaling- schooner R. B. Mandy, Capt. Winants, which arrived today from the Arctic Sea, brought down Capt. Gifford and the crew of the whaler Daniel Webster, crushed by ice near Point Barrow. Capt. Gifford confirms the report contained in the cablegram published by the New York Herald Sept. 21 that natives had seen a wrecked ship far to the eastward. and that four white men were among the natives. The conversation between Gifford and the natives was conducted principally by signs, and was difficult to understand. From the signs made these men were either dead or sick, as the native in speaking of them indicated their condition by placing his head on the ground in the attitude in sieep ordeath. ‘Lhe similarity in the narrative to that of the Siberian Esquimax relative to the location of the wreck of the Vigilant and the number of bodies correspond, but the dis- tance between the two locations is so great as to make it impossible to the minds of the whalers that the two stones apply to the same vessel. Capt. Winant, in 2 letter to the Bullctin, advances the theory that the Jeannette has sought the northeastern pass- age around North America, and mentions as a thread of evidence leading that ay that the Indian who reported to Capt, Gifford a wreck to the eastward produced a new brass kettle whieh he said had come from that wreck. ‘The kettle was) as new and bright as though just from the store, having-on it the maker’s name and place of manufacture, which the Captain thinks was Waterbury, Mass., but has lost the note he made of it. No whaleships have been in the vicinity of Point Barrows for the last two years, and it would seem that if the natives had obtained such an article in trade from a ship they would have made use of ‘it, for soon after the native brought it to’ Point Barrows he traded it off and it was immediately put in use. Capt. Wenant states that when he left the Arctic fleet in August they had the follow- ing catch: Steamer Belvidere, Whales; schooners Coral, nine; Pacific, six; Francis Palmer, four; Sea Breeze, eight: Sappho, two; John Howland, twelve; Rainbow, thir- teen; Northern Light, ten; Progress, ten; Eliza. three; Dawn, seven and a half; Abra- ham Baker, nine; Helen Mar, seven and a half; Atlantic, six; _Fleetwing, seven; Hunter, ten; and_brig Higlado, three. * The season. was open, but the weather unusually stormy. BEATEN IN A ————=—$_ STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxpos, Oct. 1.—The steamships Repub- lic, Labrador, Gallia, and Parthia, from New York, have arrived out. £ Yiampune, Oct. 1.—The steamer Suevia, from New York, has arrived. New York, Oct. 1.—Arrived, the Assyrian Monarch, from London, and the Britannic, from Liverpool. * é "QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 1.—Arrived the Brit- ish Queen, from Philadetphia. - ———————__— YALE ADOPTS THE NEW VERSION. New Haves, -Conn., Oct. 1—The Theo- logical Faculty nf -Yate College has wni- mously adopted the following resolution: WHENEAS, We belfeve the ‘revised version of the New Testament to be better than any other English version, because it fellows more exactly the Greek.text ‘ae originally written. and. is a moro clear and correct translation; therefore, Foted, That hereafter it be read instead of the version of 1611. at morning prayers. and other | devotional services of the . Yale ‘Theological School, THE TORNADO. | Some Idea of the Great Stretch of Country It Traversed. The Havoc at the Towns of Stanton, Neb., and Madison, Ia. Miracnlous Escape of All the Bad Boys in the Reform School at Eldora, In. Queer Freaks of: the Wind at Orystal and Sandbar Lakes: in Wis- consin, THE STORM IN GENERAL. Omana, Neb., Oct. 1.—A terrible tornado started yesterday morning in Nebraska, and, taking a northeasterly course, swept over Minnesota and the western portion of Wis- consin, In Nebraska the Town of Madison, a place of 1,000 inhabitants, was almost com- pletely demolished, and hundreds of people were rendered homeless. At Stanton, Neb., twelvo buildings were blown down and twenty people injured. The cyclone swept through the southern part of Minnesota, doing great damage at Owatonna and else- where, but happily causing no loss of life. A Diack cloud, the size of an eighty- acre farm, appeared on the sky, thick- ened, contracted, and swooped down upon the earth, in. myriad convolutions, the tornado that followed making a tract halfa mile wide. Great damage was done in the northern part of Wisconsin, devastat- ing a track of eighty rods in width. About a dozen ‘persons were injured near Wau- toma, and the Town of a suffered great loss. Branches of the same storm swept through Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Illi- nois. A passenger train on the Fort Dodge & Des Moines Road was blown over near Farmerstown, la., and a number of passen- gers injured. In Kansas-it swept the Cot- tonwood. and Neosho Valleys, destroying property, injuring people, and killing four persons near Emporia. Maryville, Mo., felt the storm severely. Great damage was done by wind and rain near Bloomington and Yorkville, Il. STANTON, NEB. Omama, Neb., Oct. 1.—The Republican special from Stanton gives a graphic account of the damage done by the cyclone. Rail- road Agent Avery says that, alarmed by the force of the storm, both he and his wife arose from bed .and partially dressed to await the crisis which all seemed in some way to have felt was near at hand. Rain began to fall more heavily, and the wind in- creased to a hurricane. At this time asound like the rapid approach of a heavy stock train was heard. Mrs. Avery said: “Why, there comes a big stock train.” He replied: “TI guess not.” The rushing, roaring noise passed by the depot swifter than steam could drag atrain, and was gone in an instant. Both then went to a window, from which they saw, by the glare of the electric fire, the ground in every direction strewn with timber débris of all kinds. The air was stu filled with flymg splinters, which, like arrows, penetrated whatever tney came in contact with. Mr. Avery dressed and ran for a light. He ran across the street, and A TERRIBLE SCENE met his eye. The Central Hotel, a new two- story wooden building, was leveled to the ground, a mass ‘of shapeless ruins. ‘The voices of women screaming and men halloo- ine fur help were heard, mingled with the driving ‘rain, and beyond the wreck of the hotel was seen a knot of people. in the cor- ner of the hotel garden. Going to thei first, it was found to be Frank Severin, the butch- er, with his wife, little boy, and infant girl, who were huddled together in the cor- ner, or rather in a -portion of it, for a piece of the floor and roof only was there, and on this they nad_ ridden about 900 yards, clear across] streets and fences, landing in the garden. A heavy buteher’s block, 2 sausage grinder, with six gleaming blades, and several butcher’s knives and the paraphernalia of the shop had ridden with them, and lay by their side, not only as witnesses to THE TERROR OF THAT RIDE, but to the mercy which had preserved them from death.” Mrs. Severin was almost en- tirely naked, and was trying to cover her baby and shield it from the storm, and both she and her husband were, for the moment, crazed by the sudden and awful awakenin: Not one of the family was seriously hurt, however, and they were taken to the depot and temporarily given’shelter there. Women ran to -and fro, naked or drenched with rain, their faces covered with biood and dirt, their hair flying in the wind, and terror stamped on every feature. Men, par- tially clad and wild with excitement, ran about with lanterns looking for missing mem- bers of their families, and for their homes, which were leveled to the earth. So peculiar was the effect of the cyclone that it deposited the dwellings of Nye and Psota, the black- smith shop, and Dr. Bowman’s residence and office in on one heap between the sites of the two former. Adjoining the tailor’s residence was that of William Lehman, which, though wrecked, still had its walls standing, and over its ridge-pole, cutting off the chimney as if by a knife, a sixth house flew, to be flat- tened out on the ground beyond. It was Psota’s daughter who sought refuge in Leh- man’s dwelling, and Mrs. Nye and her infant child are the two who are PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED. Beyont this, at some distance, and across the railroad track, stood a new house, occu- pied by L. C, Lehman, one of the County Commissioners, who, with his family, were sleeping in the lower story. The house was lifted from’ its foundation and deposited twenty feet furtheron. The roof was car- ried away, and the furniture thrown in heaps in the northeast corner of each room. ‘The outer door was broken open by Mr. Lehman’s son with an ax. No one was hurt, but the little girl asked “What made all that noise 2” LIST OF WOUNDED. Wesley Loney, internal injury, probably of the lungs, external bruises and cuts, con dition critical. Mrs. W-. Loney, fracture of the forearm and bruises about the head and face. Edward Loney, face and head cut and bruised. : S. L. Ifollman, face and shoulders eut and bruised. a ‘Drs. William Nye, bruised about the hips, side, and shoulders, two ribs broken, and in- ternal injuries, very seriously—will probably die. i ‘The 10-months-old child of Mrs. Nye, face and head cut, inflammation of the brain speedily following, injuries probably fatal. ‘August Wazner, arm fractured and shoul- der dislocated. tis family of five members all more or less cut and bruised; the baby had forearm frac- tured. Dr. W. L. Bowman, hurt externally’ and bruised all over by being rolled about in his office. Psota, injured externally. WAUPACA COUNTY, WIS. ‘Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Wavraca, Wis. Oct, 1—Your corre- spondent hag returned from an extended ex- amitiation of that section of Waupaca Coun- ty that was visited Thursday night by the heaviest wind and rain storm ever known in this locality. ‘The line of devastation is from northeast to southwest, about twelve miles long and fifty rods wide. - ‘The wind had been blowing: with more or less force all day, when at 6 o’clock the heavens became alarmingly black, the tree- tops bent nearly to the ground, and then tbe sad aspect commenced. ‘The people saw the approaching danzer,and. some of them seemed to comprehend it. Houses were deserted by the dozen, and men, women, and children took refuge in cellars and other places of safety. A son of | Joel Stratton, of the town of Crystal Lake, > Was returning home from a neighbor's, and the whirlwind struck him. He told your correspondent he could not keep on his feet,~ and wus making for shelter under a larxé black-oak tree, «and ~~ had nearly reached it wken the wind wrenched its trunk and roots trom the ground and hurled it twenty feet high. He. then ran to a pileof fence-rails lying on the ground and laid flat upon them, holding on with hisarms. Justas he was beginning to feel safe, the rails bezan to rattle, and in less than three seconds he was flying through the air with fifty rails in close proximity. Strange to say, when the stor had passed over he picked himself up, and found he had escaped with but a dozen or two bruises. Along the storm-belt hundreds of trees are prostrated, and fences are leveled to the ground, Oren Harrington, 2 farmer inthe ‘Town of Lind, ha:dl the addition to his house blown twenty feet, and the main part twisted out ofshape. A log barn a short distance away was taken up bodily and carried off, leaving aspan ot horses ticd to the manger, which was fastened by stakes driven in the ground. «\ bridge across the river was taken up and Janded entire four rods down the road. Joel Stratton, a farmer in Crystal Lake, was especially unlucky. Mis houseand barn were totally demolished. An iron pump that was fastened to two-inch. planks over the broken off and the well caved in. venteen acres of corn that had been cut and set up in shocks, nothing coula be found but less than twenty shocks ou the field. Will Allen’s house was taken from its foundation, and the whole family being in the cellar were eye-witnesses, and compre- hended their hair-breadth escape. A. Custard, of the Town of Waupaca, who owns tne finest and largest barn in the town- ship, had the misfortune to have the build- ing entirely unroofed and its contents scat- tered to the winds, His damage will be $2,000. : James Murant had five buildings unroofed. Mareus Iurnham saw his wind-mill and barn give up the ghost and depart heaven- ward. The wind-mill hasn’t been found vet. Buckwheat and corn that stood in stocks throughout the track of the tornado were at its merey, and many farmers are heavy losers thereby. 3 'The damage in full cannot. be estimated, but it will reach up among the thousands, Numerous escapes, but no deaths, are te- ported. A man by the name of Bates had his barn, with four horses, blown off, and, when found, one of thé animals was out in the field, and two others, strange to say, were found in the scaffold of the barn, covered up with hay. A windspout struck Sandbar Lake and threw a hundred fish upon dry land, besides bringing up an old water-soaked log and leaving it in front of a farmer’s house on the lake shore. SIGNAL SERVICE. OFFICE oF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasutnetoy, D. C., Oct. 2-1 a.in.—For Ten- nessee and the Ohio Valley, fair weather; in ‘Tennessee partly cloudy weather and rain; in the Ohio Valley variable winds becoming southeasterly, stationary or lower barometer, and stationary or higher temperature, For the Lower Lake region, partly cloudy weather and rain, southeasterly winds, sta- tionary or lower barometer, and stationary or higher temperature e . For the Upper Alississippi and Lower Mis- souri Valley ir weather except rain in the southern portion, southeasterly winds, lower barometer, and stationary or higher tempera- _ ture. ‘The Chief Signal Officer of the Army furnishes the following special bulletin: The barometer is highest in. the Lower Lake region, and is lowest in Southern Texas. ‘The temperature -has fallen from 1 to 17 in New England, from 6 to 17 in.the Lower Lake region, and from 7 to 9 inthe Ohio Valley. Elsewhere the temperature has risen or remained nearly stationary. Rain has fallen. in the Lower Lake region, the Ohio Valley, and the southern portion of the Mississippt Valley. A rainfall of 1.25 inches is reported from St. Louis in the last eight hours. The winds in New England, the Lake region, and "Tennessee and the Ohio Valley are variable. in the Middle Atlantic States they are from south to west, in the South Atlantic and Guif States from east to south, and in the ‘Upper. Mississippi and_ Missouri . Valleys from the southeast, Fair weather is indi- catedtfor the Middle Atlantic States today and tomorrow. : LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. CHICAGO, Uct. 1-10:18 p.m Fine, jars) Ther. Hu] Wind) Vel] H’n.| Weather $6 6] -dljCloudy. a1 8) coulétondy. 3 6{ <00/Cloudy. st 6} {0o]Fatr. 2 6] -oulcioudy._ “Barometer corrected for temperature, elevatiun, and instrumental error. ‘Mean baromets x ‘Mean humidity Maxinuut temperature. 5.0. Minimum temperature. Sith GENERAL ONSERYATIO: Ba Bi 6 4 eS <= uw alr: i ; 2 9 Fa qi fi a ot qi tL Qi 8 Ml a 9 58 | a Br) 0% AER a 2 RE HABE Boose efoocece’ a aI *Too small to measure. ELDORA, TA. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MARSHALLTOWS, In., Oct, 1.—Particolars of the damage occasioned by the wind-storm of Thursday night in the vicinity of Eldora were received here by mail this morning. ‘The roof was torn from the immense brick building of the State Reform School and the walls demolished for twenty feet from the top. The immense weight of brick falling in crushed through the floors, and the rain drenched the building throughout. ‘The children and officers were in the dinine-room at the time, which is on the lower floor, and all thus escaped serious injury. With the damage to other buildings in the vicinity, the loss will aggregate $50,000. Auditor Lucas, of the Executive Council, passed” through the city tonight to oversee the re- pairs, which will: be put through with all the haste possible. NEBRASKA CITY. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. .Omasta, Neb., Sept. 30.—A terrible wind and rain storm prevailed in this section Weduesday night and Thursday. At Ne- Teak City be blind sey tim ms ubroofed. and Hall’s store injured; also y Block and the Gilbert Block, hereasog :