Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1881, Page 1

VOL. X. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1881. Established 1871, MORNING EDITION. WASHINGTON. Disposition Among Demoorats to Compensate Gen. Grant in Some Manner. Conkling Considers Hamburg Butler a Sgirt-Gun of Very Small Calibre. The Senate Proposes aeveril Amendments to the Pension Bill. CAPITAL NOTES. SENATORIAL REPARTEE. Bpecial Dispatches o The Boa. ‘Wasaiserox, February 6.—Sena- torlal dignity wasagain at a dleconnt ‘:fiflhy. Senator Batler, who has n smarting under Conkling's crit- Sclsms of the South Carolina census, In the latter's speeches hd':rln' the campalgn, gave vent to his indigna- uonpk: dhi‘nglng a volley of insult- ing personalities agalnsi the New York senator in & set speech, Conk- ling retaliated by intimating that Bat- ler was too small fry for him tc notice, and there the matter dropped. The senate did not appear at all distarbed by this manifestation of senatorial liteness, and immediately resumed e ey ‘proceedings. Congressmsn _Page and hls brother returned yesterday from New York, ‘whither they had gone to attend the funeral of thelr father. Ttis e that the senate will th:m on the ratification of the Chinese treaty Thursdsy or Fri- dsy. Friends of the treaty are quite confident that the instrument will be ratified without amendments, The point ralsed by the house tha the senate had no right to originate an appropristion bill for the relief of the stesmer “Jesnette,” has been overcome by completely ignoring the senate bill, and starting the matter In the house. A similar bill to the sen- sto bill has been offered and referred to the appropriation commlttes. The house will adopt the bill, and will send it to the senato for concurrence. As there is no opposition to the mess- wre it will be speedily passed by both houses. BARELY DEFEATED, Wasmixatox, Februsry 8—1s. m. The shadow of the next sdministrs- tlon fell across the house yosterday. The bill to elevate the commissioner of agelculture to the rank of cablnet officer, was brought up under a sus- penslon of tho rales. Active prepara- tlon had been made to pass this long- ding measure, and 1t was folly be- Bovea before 1t was. attomptod, thata sufficlent number of votes had boen socured to insure fts The roll call, however, showed a deficlency of two votes. The action of the Mass- achusetts delegation csused the de- feat. They voted solidly agsinst the measure for the curlous resson that Dr. Loring, & representative from that state, Is & prominent candidste for commissioner of agricultare under Gen. Garfield. Should the bill pass raising the officer to the rank of & cabinet officer, they all folt cortaln that Massachusetts would not_recelve the position of minister commissioner of agricltare, slnce New England is supposed to be fully provided for in the next cablnet. GEANT'S BEWARD. ‘Washington Special to The Chicago Times. The general bellef prevaiis that some bill relating to the retirement of Gen. Grant from the army with the rack and pay which belonged to him when he ed to accept the presl- of the United States, will be withdrawn to such an extent as to allow the passage of the bill before the expiration of the forty-sixth con- The democrats who vote for ‘that messare will, however, insist that the bill shall contain the provislon conferred on Grant a command in ac- cordance with his retired rank in the event of an emergency. This change of front on the part of congresslonal democrats Is accounted for by the pre- sumed fact that they are somewhat afeald of the general in politics, and wish to shelve him, s t:ey h:hl.n: per. ‘manetly. It is expected that the bill will come up again in the senate this ‘week, and that, with the active service emergency clsuse stricken out, it will pass by s small majority. Many dem- ocratic men, as wsll as sena- tors, think it would be shabby, in spite of Grant's partisan services dur- the iste camprigo, to deny him some kind of inancial reward of a por- manent nature at the hands of the government. COMMITTEE WORK. At meeting of the ways and means committee the bill repealing the stamp on exporta of tobasco, and repealing the Internal revenue tax on matohes, ‘was ordered favorably reported to the ‘house. The forelgn relations committee ordered the Orapo bill on the canal favorably reported, and also recom- mended the adoption of very strong Monroe doctrine resolutions. Oapt. Eads was before the senste forelgn relations committee sgain to- sy, on his proposed inter-oceanic rail- rosd. The committee took no action on his bill. The house appropriation committee refused yesterday to grant money ask- od by the state department for & con- tinuation of the monthly consulsr de- ents. The senste committee on postofiices and post roads agreed to an sppropri- ation of $1,000,000 for the encourage- ment of the foreign mall service dur- ing the coming year. It is to be used to compensate the various lt«:mhlp companies for carrying nul.! n ac- cordsnce with the recommendation of the Postmester-General. The only condition {mposed is that the steamers ‘must be iron, and manned by Ameri- cans. Theattempt was made to re- uire them to be American bullt, but falled fn the cemmittee. ‘The house committe decldes to re- adversely on Fernando Wood's joint resolation relating to treaty power. ‘The senate finance committee in_ definately postponed farther consider” atlon of the house bill imposing fic duty on malt of twenty-five cent’ per bushel. STANLEY MATTHEWS. It 1 reported by some of Stanley Matthews' friends who have beencare- the situstion that the Matthews cannot be oconfirmed, and president. early this week will probably withdraw his name, SENATE, Special Dispatch to The Bee. 'WasnING1oX, Febraary 8.—A jolnt resolutlon providing for the enforoe- ment of the eight hour law, was re- pon:g adversely and IndeGnitely post- ond 4 A resolution, offered by Mr. Conk- was adopted wishont ob}éTtea, directing the secretary ef iho tyoas- ary to report to the sena‘e the baipag of all persops nominsted 2 sul- lector of the ;3;rt of New York, be- twee and December 188(; for appolntment in the New York custem honse, and whether auy had been appointed in violation of the clvil ruies, sto. o morolng hour having expired sscussion on the pension sppropria- tlon bill resulted, the question being. on an amendment to {ncrease the pen- slon clerical force. (easrs. Kernan, Wallace and Beck, epoke upon the bill. Wallace advocated and explained the provision which he had read, the object of which, he sald, was to pre- vent frauds and expedite the doctsion’ of pending cases, by empowering local courts ln the m in whish :h- penslon applicant to examine and report upon cases in which the commiesloner alleges there is frauds. It also centemplates the hearings of the United States district cour.s or any other court of record tn a locality in which the spplicant or pensloner resides, of cases ln which evidence was required by the penslon burean. He remarked that the proposition was liable to bea question of order, upon which Mr. Withers' smendment would be raled out, and could be sppended to the presentbill only by unnnimous consent. #Mr. Hosr objected, and Mr. Wal- lace’s proposition was withdrawn. @M. Beck o Mr. Plumb's amendment as inadequate to reach the real trouble in the penslon office, and is not called for by the commis- sioner. He thonght the senate ought not to adopt a half way measure to hurry up the {nvestigation of losses 1n the Interest ot pension agents, but it should devise some way by which traudulent olatms may be aseertained and the honest pensioner recelveev- ery dollar to which he is entitled. Finally Mr. Plumb's smendment was agread to by 39 to 21. The committeo rose and reported the bill, when the lm::;nu, with two exceptions, upon which separate votes were asked, were agreed to. Plumber's amendment sppropriat- Iag 8200,000 for ity examiners, pro- ing for clerks, etc., was discussed. TUpon this proposition no result was reached, and It was laid aside inform- ally, Resolutions from the house an- nouncing the death of Evarts V. Farr were considered, and concurred In. Adjourned. Bitsen by a Mad Dog- New York, January 8—1 8. m.— The Sunssys: Mianie F. Lee, aged nine years, of Newark, N. J., was bitten by & mad dog a month ago, and is wild with hydrophobla. Her two brothers were bitten by the same dog st the same time. Her father ls overwhelmed with grief, and it is fear- «d his mind will be unsettled by the shock. — ———e— Satisfled With Garfleld. New Yo, January 8—1 a. m.— Senator-elect Miller, of Oalifornla, who passed an_ hour with President Garfield Monday, said to » Times ro- porter yesterday shat he belleved General Garfield would make s presl- dent with whom the people would be amply satisfiod. Ho declined to state the nature, or the substance, of his Interview with him, on_the ground that it was entirely confidentlal. ELECTRIC BRIEFS: pecial Dispatches to The Bes. The large pork house of J, O, Fer- | dropped. guson, Indisnapolis, was eatiroly de- stroged by fire last ovening. _Loss on stock, $375,000; insured for $325,000. P. A. Collins, of Boston, president of the Amerloan branches o the rish 1and league, appeals to the American people, and the Irish in America for practical aid. One hundred and forty-elght deaths from small pox wers reported o New York yesterdsy, nearly double the average number of deaths. Caleh T. Fay, representing Cali- fornia merchants Interested In the Geneva sward fund, addressed the Chicago board of trade yesterdsy,and will spesk In other citles shortly, the object being to urge congress to dis- trtbuto the residus of the fand forthe with to actual sufferers Asylum Atrociues. Burraw, Fobruary 8.—A former sttendant of the new Buffalo ssylum, Francis B. Churchill, charges two keepers, Jones aad McMichael, with oruel) tients. John Tarn- ey had his mouth stuffod with towols antil almost suffocated. His head was heldunder water, and he was then unded into insensibility. Onco Rarney was fiung with suck force nto » chair that the wall was broken, which they explained to Dr. Andrews by saylog the patients dld it while frantle. When the doctor loft one exclaimed to the other, I got out of that pretty alick, didn't I The doc- tortook it all in.” Abraham Vedder, Archibald Farmer, and a conductor named White, who became orazy through overwork, were treated fn & similar mapner. Churchill stated that when he threatened to report matters Bo was tald, withan oth, to repart, a8 the doctor would not believe him, witness any more bratallty. The in- culpated keepers were previously em- ployed in the Utica inssne ssylum. POSTOFFICE CHANGES In Nebraska during the week ending Febraary 5, 1881, fornished by W, Van Vieck, of the Postoffice dspart- ment: Postmasters Appointed — Millard, Douglas county, John H. Braner; Blue Springs, Gage connty, James H. Clapp; Plaiavlew, Plerce county, C. Harrington. GRAND CENTRAL GALLERY. 212 16th street near Masonic Hall guarante strictly “Grst claw work,” wud promptocss. Give us a trial. f4-e0d-tlm and he therefore resigaed rather than | oo DOMESTIC DOINGS. Three Hundred of Sitting Bull's Braves Surrender at Fort Buford. The Roof of the Buffalo Depot Falls ona Loaded Passenger Train. Forty Persons Drowned by the Sinking of the Steamship “Bohemia.” Steamehlp Disaster. Special Dispatch to Tho Bee. Bostox, February 8—1 a, m—A dispatch recsived by the agents of the Leyland line stated that only the sec- ond mate and tweaty seamen of the steamship ‘‘Bohemia” were saved. Among the lost Is_her commander, ‘Wm. M. Ganody. The whole number of persons aboard is estimated at about sixty, among whom were five men In charge of oattle and refriger- ators. Tho total loas of life by the disaster is about thirty-nine. ~ The sbip was probably worth half a mil- 1ion dollars when wrecked. The car- 80, valued at $237,675, was Insured. Surrender of & Portion of Situng ‘Bull's Band. Bpecial dispatch to The Bee. Sr. Pavs, February 8—1 s, m.—A Qlspatch recelved at the military head- quarters here yesterday, report the return of Soout Culberson, who fol- lowed Sittlng Bull's trail across the line. Culberson says the chief is now safe at Wood mountaln, after a hasty forced march. The trall indicates that his band number forty lodges, o some 300 persons. Heo crossed the line six days ahead of the scout. COulberson says the country is destitute of buffalo and when Stting Bull's present sup- ply of food is exhausted, he must re- turn or starve. Dispatches report the arrival at Buford, sud the surrender of Crow Kiug's band of 316 warrlors, They have given up thelr arms and ponies. Orow King s the next in au- thorlty to Sltting Bull. He says he is the first band to surrender direct from Sltting Ball's camp. A Depot Collapseat Srecial Dispatch to The Bee. Borrawo, Janusry 8—1 8. m,— Shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday morning, the arched roof of the old New York Central depot, on Exchange streot, overweighted with acoumulated snow, and weakened by the removal of former offices, which hsd formed a large portlon of its support, fell, bury- nga ‘number of cars and Ruman belngs beneath the taugled mass of iron, wood, snow and brick. The work ofl;vnlunli:g the rulns was im- medlately begun by the fire depart- ment snd employes of the railrosd. The first two bodies recovered are those of Oapt. Byrnes and Henry Walters. Shortly after workmen found the mangled body of Willlam Wells, a olerk for Car Inspector Howe, of the Lake Shore railro d two other bodles were found later, John H, Jackson, colored, was in the closet of the waiting room, and, im- mediately on hearlng the crash, smashed & window and jumped Into the street. Heo was followed by Wm. F. O'Dell, the agent, and a Wagner sleeping car copductor. J. Corry, who charge of the mbwa stand, escaped through a window, in smashing the glass of which he cut his hand severe- Ty. Fightihg Fate. Bpecial Dispatch to The Beol Hagrissurc, Febrasry 8—1s. m. —The twentleth {neffectual ballot was taken yestorday morning. A resoin- tion was offered that a speedy messure be adopted to bring about s definite result, and a substitute was offered that unless there be an election by Satarday, all present condltions be Pending actfon the con- vention adjourned. Independent Telegraph Service. Naw Yors, February 7.—The com- mitteo recently appointed by the New York produco exchange to confer with committees from other commeroial organizations with a view to_securing Independent telegraphlo service gave » hearing last week to a_comuittee of threo delegated by the Chicago board of trade to present to them a schemo for » now telograph line between that cltyand this. Mr. Crosby, chairman of the Chicago committce, explained tho project at length. A company hes been duly organized among the ‘members of the Chicago board trade with a capital of 81,000,000, of which it Is proposed to retaln’ $500,000 in Ohleago, offering $300,000 to tho membecs of the Now York produce exchange, and the remalning $300,000 to the members of similsr exchangos inintermediate cltfes. The stock s tobeso arranged that it will not be available for purchase by outsiders. To sccomplish this the orlginal cer- tificates will be sold only to members of the several exchanges, and esch one will cuntaln printed claase by which the holder binds_himself whenever,he may desire tosoll, or his heirs 15 case of death, to make the first offer to the company. As a farther precaation to make the stock unavallable for out- slde sale, the plan of the line between Chicago and Milwaukee will be adopt- ed. This line, upon which the new line, though ‘sn entirely distinct en- terprise, will be generally modeled, and with which 1t will work in har. mony, ls 90 mlles long, and cost 8150 per mile to construct. Its capltal Is only $16,000. During the first yesr of its existence ft pald 70 per cent. profit to {ta shareholders, on the basts of ten centa for a ten word mes- Last year the rato was reduced to four cents per message, and the ot smounted to 400 per ‘cent., bul toad of distributing 1t in the ordi- nary way, the plan was devised of setilng aside sixty per cent. of the grous earnings for expenses, and for & sinking fund, to wipe ont the stock, and returning forty per cent. as a re. bate to s customers In proportion to the amount of business furnished. Its servioe has been far more eficient than that formerly provided by the Western Unlon company. An ax. tenslon is aboat to be built from Chicagoto St. Lonis. The new line between Ohlcago and New York cwill 'be 1,000 miles long, and will be_pro- vided, to begin with, with four No.6 wires. Tta eatimated oost at the outs sido will be $450 per mile, or $450,- 000, leaving $550,000 as'a worl capital. Messagee will be transmitt at the rate of twenty cents for ten ‘words, aguinst fifty cents now charged by the Western Unlon' company, customers will recelve a rebate at the end of the year, after providing for expenses and a slnking fund, out of forty per cent. of the gross recelpts In proportion to the number of messages they send. It is not intended to enter into any competition with any existing telegraph company, but to confine the business of the company exclusively and entirely to the transmission of produce exchange messages. No out: side business of any kind will be cepted, though aiter a while the bene- fits of the line may be extended to commercial men generally, and pos- sibly to the press. After a while also it may be deemed necessary to extend the facilities of the company to other commerclal cltles tbroughont the United States by the construction of new lines, aad to the outer world by the laying of cables. In mo event, however, nor at any time, does the company propose to transact a general telegraphio business. Murdered by a Rival. Bpecial despateh Clncinnat! Enquirer. Fort Rovar, Va., February 5.— The people of Farnham, Richmond county, are very much excited over the sansational death of Oapt. Noah Benford, of the oyster smack, ‘“Danc- Ing Jane.” Yeaterdsy morning Capt. Benford, In compsny with James Druggs and Lomax Pollman, started across the mouth of Farnham creek In a small ekifl. When the boat reach- od the other side Benford was not in. The other two men sald that he had fallen overboard, and despite thelr ef- forts to save him he was drowned, and they themselves had to straggle to koep the boat above water, When this intelligence was conveyed to the village of Farnham it CAST A GLOOM OVER THE PLACE. It seems that Benford had been very attentlve to Mlss Annle Flagg, but it was not known until now that his affections were requited. When the sad intelligence was conveyed to her she went into hysterics. As soon a8 she revived, however, she appeared to putaside her grlef entirely, and ssked her father to send for a notary public and constable. She dld not vouchsafe what she wanted with them. The constable was the first to arrive, and she immediately swore ont a war- rant charging James Druggs with the marder of Capt. Benford, Soon after this the notary appeared and sho made oath before him that she belleved the deceased haa been murdered by Druggs. The substance of her state- ment was that the day befose the death of Benford, Druggs came to see her, and asked him te become his wife. She declined, and he wanted toknow the reason why. She finally answered to the effect that In the first place she did not care for him enough, and in the second that she had plight- ed her troth to anowher man. At this Druggs turned pale, and asked, rather sarcastically she says: ‘‘And may I venture to ask who this fortunate man {s}” Perplexed, she sald: Benford, of the ‘D Druggs turned pale, and, hastily leay- ing his seat, said: “Damn him, he shall never cross my path again.” With that observatlon he rush ed from the house. THE YOUNG GIBL, fearful that he meditated harm to her affianced, wrote Benford a note warn. ing him, but the letter in some way miscarried. Her written statement 1s said by the oysterman who brought the intelligence hore to be -decldedly nalve and origlnal, giving the minute details of the courtship, and the very words of her ardent lover. In addi- tlon to Miss Flagga evidence, other witnesses have come forward, who prove that when Druggs loft her heu: he went to Pollman, and the two w seen In earnest conversatlon. Sho; ly after this they went to Benford and proposed that he should accom- pany them acrosa the creek, and he, suspecting nothing, went. Pollman and Droggs are now under arrest. The actors in this strange life romance move In an humble sphere, but they are none the less excited overit. Capt. Benford was one of the most popular of thelr-members, and has always boen prominent in the engagements which have taken place between the land forces and the oyster pirates of the Rappahannock river. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL, A SHAMEFUL, J0B. ‘Washington Special to The Chicago Tribune, The river and harbor bill Is by all odds the most shameful of the ‘‘log- rolling” jobs which, under the same Dame, pass congress year by year. The total sppropriation recommended by the house committee on commerce this yeer 1s $10,189,000, or $2,689,- 000 in excess of the estimates of the secrotary of war, Luat year the ap- propristions in_the -same bill were £5,015,000. The sppropriations for 1880 were abont 2,000,000 IN EXCESS OF THE ESTI- MATES, and, fnclading 81,730,894 for the jet« tiea at the mouth of the Mississippl, amounted to $9,752,494. These fig- ures show that a democratic congress, devoted to ‘‘economy” and eager to cut down the wages of government clerks and messengers a paltry $10 or $20 a month, continues year after year to_pile million of dollars upon the estimates for river and harbor ““improvements,” and then votes away the tremendous aggregate without al- lowing an amendment or & word of discussion, On at least one occasion a number of representatives who de- sired to record thelr votes In the neg- ative were not permitted to do so, and the bill WENT THROUGH WITH A “‘HURRAR" on a viva voce vote. Of the money thus to be voted out of the treasury to-morrow, hundreds of thousands, probably millions, of dollars will be lt}nlndand on so-called improvementa of alleged crecks and rivers which no smount of “improvement” would make navigable even for ‘‘pole-boats." On some streams In the south more money Is expended in a year for such ‘““lmprovements” than would be re- quired to pay for every pound of freight that would be transported if the streams could be made navigable. Several years ago an officer of ~engl. neers reported that the improvements of one of these streams in South Caro lins, to make it navigable for ‘pole- boats,” would cost as much as it wonld to bulld and equip a railroad along the bank of the stream. The Im provement of ONE OF THE STREAMS IN VIRGINIA for which appropriations are annually made will, it is sald, cost from $25,- 000 0$40,000 & mile, snd, when the work is completed, the [stream will ‘Iq:noufing largor than a flat-boat. Avomparison of the appropriations for the improvement of rivers and harbors made in three yoars by # republican congross with appropriatlons for a like rlod with s demooeatlc congross oon, were republican, the river and harbor appropriations smounted to exactly u.mo,l(lm, although h:S appropriations for those pu: been mmade for fho procediog. year For the year 1871 the amount appro- printed was $3,945,900; for the year 1872 it was 4,407,500, THE AGGREGATE APPEQEEIATIONS for the thres yenrs amotinted to 310, 353,000, The apprepristions for riv- ersand harbors for the year 1879 amounted to $8,322,700; for 1880 to $9,752,494, and for 1881 to $8,976,- 500,—making a total of three years of 827,061,604, or nearly three tlmes as much as a republican congresa appro- priated 1o a like period. The amount Tecommended by the commerce com- mittee—and it fs more likely to be In- creased than diminished by the senste —for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, s only $163,600 less than the aggregate appropriated by a republi- samed with Oregon. the wires having been down more than s week. Telegrama from Portland state that the father of Lient, Schwatks, who rosldos at Salem, states that he has received a letter from his son, which says he will visit his parents in a month, Oregon farmersare moving to devise some moans [to put a_stop to the de- clinein the price of whest, and s con- ventlon is to be held at Salem soon to effect a combination In the farming Interests, particularly whest prodac- ors. The leaders of the movement propose: st the farmmers shall hold thelr graln {1l better prices rule, and say all the money need to carry out the plan can be obtained. A ukiff, contalning five Chinamen, waa overturned by the waves while passing a steamer near Broekfield, Oolumbla river, Feb, 3. Four were drowned. February 4th a heavy wind storm passed over Gervals, Marlon county. A number of houses were blown dovwn. A large school house with s hundred puplls and teachers in it was carrled eighty yards by the gale, and several ehll:;en were badly hurt. None were oan congress for the three years end- | fi ing Jano 30, 1872. CABLEGRAMS. Bpecis Dispatches to Tax Bxx. The debate In the chamber of depa- ties of Athens continues with a pacifie tone. Much oppoaition is manifested to hasty measures. A dispatch from Durban snnounces that the garrison of colonlal troops In the Teansvaal are still holding thelr posiilon, but are anxlously awalting the expected reinforcements. In the Madrld chamber of deputies yesterday the colonisl minister sald a5 slavory in Cubs was abolished, the government recognlzed the necessity of roplacing the slaves by free labor- ors. Banquets on the anniversary of the proclamation of the Spanish republic In 1873 aro prohibited. Some home rule members of parlfa- ment will visit Davitt In_prison soon. One thousand millors st Runsbon, Wales, havo struck for advanced wagen. LAND LEAGUEES LEAVING IRELAND, Special Dispatch to Tas Bax. Dusirx, Februsry 8—1 a. m.—Mr. Walsh, one of the recent|\traversers, has been indnced by his friends to leave Iraland. He will proceed to Australis immodiately. His ostensl- blo purposels to organize a land leagae, Other membors of the lesgue are going to Amerlca. It is probable that the meeting of the executive com- mittees here to-day will last for some time. APPEAL FOR IRBLAND, Special Dispatch to the Ban NEw Yok, Februsry 8, 1a m.— —Patrick Lagan, treasurer of the 1and league, telegraphs to the editor of Tho Irish World from _Parls, that ho is Inthat clty to mainfia._connec- tion between Ireland and America. Hesdds: “Ireland Is thoroughly or- gonlaods poopl o rsoluto and ua- isciplined priests and lay- men Uatholics and Protestant aro ss one, and never was such a spectacle of union witnessed. The substantial ald constantly wafted over to us from our kindred In the great republic, jolned with the sympsthy of the Amerlean people, expressed through the mouth of the United States con- geass, haa Infased Into Iralandja plrit of hope and determination to fight 1t out o the bitter end, till landlordism 1s dead and all forms of usurpation and tyranny aro Iald prostrate. Re- double yeur exertions, fellow coun- trymen!” Show to the enemy that the hope of our nation ls made [mprisk- able by the greater Ireland across the sea.” Shot by Her Husband. Spectal Dispatoh to The Globe-Democrat. Sr. Pavi, Minn,, February 7.— About 5 o'clock last evening Chas. Grear shot his wife, known in theatri- cal clrcles as Nellle Walters, in a Minneapolls boarding - honse. The couple, who aresctors, had been quar- reling, he charging her with adultery, and threats passed between thom, About 5:20 Mrs. Grear left the sitting room and went to her room. He started to follow, but met her in the ball returning. He drew a revolver and threatened to shoot her. She re- lied. ““You dare not shoot,” when 0 fired two shots, one taking effect in her breast. She fell to the floor, and he made his escape. A physlcian was called, and while examining the wounds of the Injured woman the shootist returned and was arrested. Ho was oxoited by Hquor, and sald ho was not sorry for the shooting. Grear was formerly with Jghn Robinson’s cireus, and clalms he recently left his ife In Cblcago, where she was too accommodating to Thos. Curley. Mra. Grear, in her excitement, under the influence of abwmathetics, sald she never did wrong except with Curley, and wanted to see him, It s likely she will recover. TCO THIN, GENTLEMEN. SrELsY, Polk co,, Neb, February 5, o the ditar of The Bee. This (Saturdsy) evening blank petl- tions were distributed along the O. &R. V. rallroad (sald to be sent out by Reynolds), requesting the farmers to slgn them, petitioning the leglsla- ture to pass the Jansen railroad bill. This seems like an eleventh hour ex- cuse for railroad members to shield themaelves behind when they woald make farmers lobby sgalnst thelr own Interests, What right have our leglslators to guide their votes by a few petitions with the names of a very small minorlty attached? If they got & majorlty of their constituents to pet- itlon them, then they would be just!- fied In obeylng. Too thin, gentlemen. You only want an excuse to ald the rallroad by defeating all measures be- fore the legislature which would pre- vent them from extorting millions out of the producta of our state during the next two years. We have leglalators who are justly entitled to be named honorable; others are entitled to it on the ground thet “thera fs honor among thieves.” ~Therefore, the who wish an excuse to ald the rail- roads in oppressing the people are the fag end of honor. Aruianck Faruex. Paoific Cosst News. BN Fraxcisco, February 7.—Tele- geaphlc communication has been re- Heavy ralns have yhited Columbla aud other rivers. They were very high on the 4th and 5th insts., and rising at Iateat dispatch. Brldges on the John Days river were swept awsy, dolng much damage, but as yet the destraotion Is light. TELEGRAPH TAFFY. Jay Gould Unhosoms Himself to a Favored Reporter. The Objects Aimed at by the Telegraph Consolidation. New York, February 6.—A re- porter of Tho World was yesterday sent to get the views of Jay Gould in regard to the recent consolidation of the three telegraph companies and the results. Gould expressed his entire willingness to speak on the subject, and the following conversstion en- sued: Reporter. Perhaps you would not object tostating what was the object of the consolidation? Mr. Gould. Certalnly not; on the contrary, I am very glad to have the opportunity to say the object of the consolidation was to carry out & long cherished plan of developing in the U;:!M hsemnn efficlent l,‘l,l::l of telegraphy on a great scals, bo! lumfby land. When I was lnE‘::’« ope, in 1879, I was struck by seeing how much more freely the telegraph was nsed in ordinary private business there than in this country. This is especially true of Switzerland. Of course the distances to be covered in this country are so enormous and the population is &0 aparse that wo oanxiot, for some tlme to come, ex- poct to see the work of covering the whole country with a telegeaphic sys— tem done as cheaply here asin a little country like Switzerland, but I am very suro that under one system, with- out any conflicting interests o look after, and with the expenses of only one organization instead of three or four to be met, such economies can be Introduced Into American telegraphy that rates both to the press and pub- lio can be gradually and systemat- ically cheapened withont impairing the efficlency of the service. Reporter. Do you think, then, this will be the result of the changel Mr, Gould. Of course I do, for it will be the polley and purpose of the new company to effect this. I went into it with this view, and I shall cer- tainly use my constant effort and all my influence to make this polioy and thls purpose sacoessfal. Reporter. Of course you knmow thls Is not the general impression, and that there are muvements on the pro- duce, stock and eou;r exchanges looking to new telegraphio projects. W Gunli: You Lkues (b sud 1 am not surprised at these projects, nor st the solicitude with which mer- chants and business men have looked at the consolidation about which so many sensational stories have been sot afloat. If there had been any trath In these storles whatever, the exchanges would have very good 'res- son to set about organizing new com- nies; but when people come to un- erstand Gen. Eckert's prac- tleal and comprehensive plans for the future, which embrace estab- lishing direct special wires between business exchanges all over the country, and putting them Into direct communioation with each other and with the great markets of Europe, L think they will see mattersin a diffe- rent light. My idea of a telegraph is to supply everybody who wishes control of telegraphic facilities with those facilitles, giving private business houses wires and operators of thelr own_whenever they requira them, ard doing the same thing for newspapers, exchanges, rallways; in short, all interests. Train Wrecked. GaLvEsToN, Tex., Fobruary 7.—The north-bound express was wrecked nine miles north of Hempstesd, on the Texas Central railrosd, Saturday ovening. The engine fell through Cedar Creck brldge, throwing the ox- press and two and two passonger ocoaches down s ff- teen-foot embankment, bottom up- wards. The sleeper kept _the treck. The Steakosch and Hess Eng- lish opers troupo was among the pes- sengers, Blghtoen persons were In- jured. The most serious are Con- duotor Littlg, side and hip; Rose Marlon, oborus singer, thrown through a window and badly cat; one cormet player has a broken arm; Levl, of New York, » broken nose ~The Injured were sent to Houston. Undoubtedly the best shirt In the Unlted States Is manafuctured at the Omaha Shirt Fagtory. The supeelorlty of Miteral aad o p, come vined with thelr grest improvements that s Reinforced fronts, Reinforced backs and Relnforosd. makes thelr shirt the most durable and best fitting garment of the kind, ever manafsctared at the moderate prios of $1.50. Every shirt of our make fa guarauteed first-class and will refand the money If found otherwise. Wo make a spectalty of all wool, Shaker, aund Osaton flanuel, slso chemols underwear, made up With & Jlow o comtuc wamth o dumbi tty. To lu snd_ weak- ersons we offer spesial inducements the manner theso goods are msde for thelpyprotetion. PR NO- 199. Price Five Cents T0O SWEET TO LIVE. Kaley’s Sugar Lump for Capitalists and Cor- porations, Henoe the House Laid it Gent~ ly Aside for Future Digestion, The Future Full Bench to Comprise Eight Ermined Luminaries. The House Liens Kyner Rough- ly on Mr. Muilen’s Bill, Special Correspondence of Tuz Brg. MONDAY MORNING. Lixcowy, February 7.—Among the petitions presented this morning was one from Omaha praylog for woman's suffrage; one from Wells county ask- ing that Mr. Montgomery's bill for the rellef of setslers in the western part of the state be passed; one from Oass county for prohibition; and ome from Olay county praying for legisla- ture sgalust extortionate rallroad tar- iffs. Mr. Whedon, as chalrman of the committee on judlolal spportionment, reported back house bill No. 10, as amended, with the recommendation that 1t bopamed. It fixes the dis- tricts as follows: Flnl.—Rl'ch;vdwn, g:llllmnr, h:’.'. nee, Gage, Jefferson, Saline, Thayer, Tenton e Gifces wsiite ‘Second—Nemaha, Otos, Oass and Lancaster counties. Third—Dovglass and Sarpy conn- ties. Fourth—Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk, York, and Seward. Fifth—Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Greeley, Valley, Sherman, Custer, Dawaon, Kearney, Phelps, Lincoln, Keith, Cheyenne, Sloux, and the un- organized territory north of Keith, Lincoln and Custer countles. Sixth—Dakots, Dixon, Wayne, Cedar, Knox, Plerce, Madison, Boone, Antelope, Holt, Wheeler aud the ter: ritory embraced within the Omaha and ebago mnmd::nlé Seventh—Saun atler, Dodgs, Colfax, Washington, Burt, Gamings, Stanton and Platte counties. Elghth—Webster, Nuckolls, Olay, Adams, Franklin, Harlan, Fornas, Gosper, Frontler, Red Willow, Hitch cock, Hayes, Chase and Dundy coun- The bill further provides that the {E1t Sadg sod ons skt aiocaey trlct judge and one attor foe the Seyenth uod Kighth ditricts The judges shall hold that office for two years and the attorneys for one year, after which period the sald offi- ces shall be filled as provided by law, Mr. Kaley, of Webster, Introduced » resclution to establish a atate rail- road commission, and sald the object of it was to lump all tho mfid il road leglslation now pen ore the house, that thers might be no fallare to_pass such laws as the people demanded. Mr. Whedon, of Lancaster, object- ed to the resolation, and ssked the gentleman from Webster if the reso- lution waan't just what the railroads wanted. Mr. Kaley didn’t know. The speaker was in favor of letting the bills for rallroad restriction now pending be acted upon In the regular order. The house could adopt or re- ject any orall of them. Some rall- road legislation was needful. He did not_believe, however, that the rall- road tariffs were too high. Bat he did belleve that when a rallroad company would say o coal merchant in Lincoln thst he must pay one- third more freight on his conslgn- ments than another merchant of the same place had beonpaying; and when one corn merchant was recelving like favors to the ruln of others, It was high time for some leglslation In the premises. [Loud appiause.] Moore, of York, took substantially the same grounds. Case, of Clay, thought this kind of a discussion out of place on suchs resolution. This powder should be re- served for the bills on the general file. Ransom, of Otoe, opposed the res- olution, for the resson that the eom- mittee on railroads was now N ona bill which embodied the Towa and Illinols railroad law, which weald cover about the same ground as Ka- ley's resolution. On motlon the resolutlon was lald on the table by an syeand nsy vote of 36 to 14. Me. Mullen's bill to prevent eva- slons on the ex-emption laws, which was_gotten up, he claims, solely for the laboring man, was the special or- der for 4 o'clock. Mr. Slocumb, of Jefferson, apposed itand said a lsw to prevent a man trom selling paper for which he had glven value received would be uncon- stitutlonal. Mr. Kyner, of Douglas, sald it might be expected that shysters and third-rate lawyers would object o & bill of this kind. Bat he thought It s good bill and would support . His calleague, Bartlett, rose and sty tached Kynor for his Inconsistency, saying that the latter m.l..,m.?. such great pretensions In his support of soldiers for federal office, yet be re- fused to vote fora general in the re- cent senatorlal election, and the speaker knew of another instance wherein Kyner had voted fora rebel democrat In preference tos republi- ‘The bill was postponed HIl the reg- ular order, Weinosday,—after whish some wag sent up the following reso- Tation to the clerk: ResoLvED, *“That some mechanic be immediately Instructed chalr of the glas.” No sction resolation. Rallroad lon does nct abste, o the desire Threo bills wers introduced _ agalnat discrimination which will be reviewed when they come before the house for discassion. One of them prevents rallrosds from giving railrosd 1o the leglsla- tors, and the latter from recelving them; tho othors are to regulate tariffs of rallroads. . B. H. Fires. Graxp Rarms, Mich., February 7. —A fire hero to-dsy destroyed the s e | Ouie—Higher at 32@32}0 forMarch; . GRBEAT SALE OF DOMESTICSI A. CRUICKSHANK & CO., Have JUST REOEIVED and will offer this week TWENTY BALES AND SEVENTEEN CASES st fer them at the = TR Regular Jobbing Price, contenting ourselves with a jobbers’ profit. The following is a list of the Goods in this lof: PRINTS, PRINTS, Laacaster, Berwicks, Harmon; PRINTS, PRINTS, Pacifics, Anconas, Maachester, erbookers, GINGHAMS, CINGHAMS, CINCHAMS. Lancasters, Bates, Household and Amoskeag. BLEACHED MUSLINS, BLEACHED MUSLINS, Lonadale, Fruit of the Loom, Wamsutta and New Yorlk Mifls. UNBLEACHED MUSLINS, _ Indian Head, Great Western, SHEETINGS ‘Wamsuttas, New;York Mills, Pe Mills an awrence Pepperel O and Pepperel BLEABHED UNMUSLINS, LI.:"Ahhmq Grsnite, BLEACHED. Boston, Ellerstown New SHEETINGS UNBLEACHED. Lowell, Boston, Peppers! and There can be no better opport than NOW, aa there Is little chance of oce. Lawiston, unity to make purchrses ol our belug agats able so dupliats FOREIGN 'GOODS. Wa are offering the most complete we have evee shown, Including lne of HOUSEKEEPING GOODS lendid line of TABLE CLOTHS sad NAPKINS sod TOWELS. and a splendid line of EMBROIDERIES, in sa- tirely N ow Desigus, end st most reasonable pricss. A. CRUICKSHANK & CO. A. B. HUBERMANN, THI RELIABILE EWELER, Cor. Douglas and I3th Sts. Gives Great Bargains In Ladies' and Gents AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER WATGES All Kinds Of JEWELRY, SILVER WARE AND DIAMONDS. We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least m AUG. DO Man sctarer RMA NN, B Summer Bologna (Cervelat Wazst): 8 ialtiy, ‘prom SAUSAGE, =5 5w et resldence of Joha Smith and contents on Grand Ville avenue. Loss about $1,000. Insurance small—not stated. ‘The cause of the fire Is not known. Bavrmiorz, Februsry 7.—The of- gar factorles of Baron & Co. and Heloman By ErEreT e MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Milwaukee —mncfl Market. Muwavxsz, Febraary 8. Wheat—No. 1 Milwaukes hard, nominal; No. 1 Milwaukee, : .3 ebruary, 87Z0; March, No. 3 Milwaukes, ; Noul4, Toye; rejocted, aominal. Corn—46}c. Rye—FirmJr at 88c. Chicago Produce Mariket. Omtcaco, February 8. Wheat—983@98jo for March; 9ige for Aprl; 81 0246103 for May. Corn—36%0 bid; 313@31§c for May; 31c for June. ata—Higher; 20%c for March; 298¢ bid for May. Pork—Essler; $14574@14 60 for March; $4 72§@1475 for April; $14 85 for May. Lard—89 624@9 55 $9 624@9 65 for April. Chicago Live Stock Market. Gntcaco, Pebruary 8. Onte—Exporct omianl 3 8 1 @5 65; good to cholos ing. $4 50 5 o e o gt 35 06k 50, butchers steers i i fall prices; cholos, $4 1084 40; falr %0 good, §3 50@4 00; cows and hlfers, £25063 00; stockers firm at 82506 3 25; feedess scarce IIIMIBH at 500455, 5 Sheep—Dall; edhin to good 43 50 @4 50; cholce to fancy heavy, $4 75@ 550, Recolpts, 400. Hogs—Yorkers, §6 2085 35; mixed 85 00@5 40; butchers’ to 50@5 70. Recelpts, 3700. % St. Louls Produce Marxet. T bid. Corn—37@37}c for_cash: 373@37% for Febraary; 373@374c for 3 384@38§c for Aprll; for 394e for June. 31@31jo for cash; Pork—Stesdy; $1450 for oash; $14 60 NsddloI’M-fi. .Salt Mests—Hold ; shouiders, §4 60; short ribs, gn 7 25; short clear, §7 40@7 0. Lard—Higher at $9 37} bid. AGENTS WANTED FOR OUR NEW BOOK, “Bible for the Young, Being the story of the Scriptares by Rev. Ges Alexander Urook, D. D., in and sttree e ey L - e e s . ey o T el A & . e e, THE CELEBRATED Oval Steel Tooth Harrow Masatacared by DA GB00T & GEADDISGS, Fon du Las, Wia r. COOPER " ;'fl\; for prices Afln* Web. OMAHA AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY. ANNUAL MERTING. Tho snnual mesting of the Steckhoidems”s xho—l-nll_h'—l.' Railroad | - for Maroh; | Sarem PROBATE NOTIOB. Btate of Nebraska, it 8 Comnty Court heid at the Conrs Boomin and for mid County, Dec. b, 4- D., 1880, Present, WiL. 0. 3 County Jadge. 330 bid for AP | st yestvem