Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 25, 1881, Page 1

nquvid B THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ELEVENTH YEAR. 124 Houses LOTS For Sale By BEMIS, FIFYRENTH AND DOUGLAS 818., —— e Jo. { 48, 7 rooms, on Curaing streott " No. 9 réoms, well, clstern and baro, Webster, nees 166h stroct, F2003_ No. 4, Houss of 10 "y, near No, house of 11 rooms, on Webster No. ‘;'Ta'»..n?%"u._,..'&?m 17¢h| No. 14, House of 5 rooms and summer kitchen, on 20th street, near alark, $2300. No. 15, Hoflso of 8 rooms, on Sherman avenus (16th strect), near Nicholas, 82250, No. 16, 1 j-story house of 4 rooms, cellar, ', On Davenport, near 22d street, §1600. No.'17, $-story brick house of 6 rooms, near ‘end of red street car turn table, 32850, N:‘.“l& THouse and # lots, 4 blocks west of High No. 10, House and 3 lotd on road to park, near head St. Mary’s avenue, $3500; No.20, House and 11§ lota neas Hascall's, South No. 21, House and lot on Davenpirt streot, near 16th street, 85500, No, 22, 2tory house and- 11 32x66 feet, on Davenport, near 12th streot, $1300, o123, Tt of 4 fooma’ and '8 lota on 17t near Isard, §i No,'25, House and } lot on 10th etreet, near Ve b, Houss and 1ot on 10th street, near Capitol 1450, i s Mioca andt 108 o0 Jackson, nose 13t strist, $4300, No.'20, & houses and 11ot on California, near e 90, Tasiory brick house of 4 reoms with o o Job 852380 to, on Bherrans wvenio (106 srooth near Lznrd, $5000. No. 31, 1)-story house and 33x66 feet, on 18th streect, near Howard street, ). No. §2, s-story house of 6 rooms and two lots on Mason, near 15th street, $3000. N5, Large house and full lot on Capitol avenue, near 13th street, $2800. No. 36, 2 threo-story brick houses with lot 44x 218 feet, on Chicago, near 18th street, 85000 each. 0. 37, House of 7 rooms with 1} lot Paul street, noar 18th street, §2750. House and lot on 18th street, near Sherman, $1850. quso of b rooms with 44x66 foet lot, on 18th street, near California, $2500. No. 42, House of 8 rooms with lot 150x150 feet, on Coburn, near Colfax street, $3500. No. 48, House and 2 lots on’ Chicago, near 20th street, §76)). No. 45, Latge house of7 rooms, closets pantry, ‘well and cistern, on 18th, near Clark strect, $3500; No. 46, Larce house with full block, near. new shott ower, $3000. No. 47 House of 9 ro>ms with } lot, on Pacific, near 11th strect, $3000. No. 40, Brick house of 11 l'omnlim\:c", c'stern, mtnr@ugzwz the house, good barn, etc., on mham, near 17th street, 86000, No. 60, House of 6 rooms, cellar, well, etc., on 19th, near Paul street, . No. 53, House of 6 rooms and cellar, lot 38x132, off St. er('l avenue, near convent, $1500. No, 65, Four houses and 88x120 feet, on Daven: port, near 16th street, 85000, No, 56, House of § or 10 rooms, on California, near 21et street, 86500, No, 57, Housé of 8 rooms, summer kitchen, Cistero, well, good barn, etc., near St. venue and 21st street, §3000. 5. New house of 7 rooms, good barn, on ster, near 22d strect, 2600, No. 59, Four houses with } lob, on 12th street, near Case $2500, No, 60, House of 3 rooms on Davenport, near 23rd atreet, 9900, No, 61, House of 9 or 10 rooms, on Burt street, near 22nd street, 85000, No. 62, House of 4 rooms, 1 story, ‘porch, cel- lar, cistern and well, on Harney, near 21st street, No. 63, House of 4 rooms, closots, basement and collar, near White Lead tWorks, $1000. No. 84, Bullding on leased lot, on' Dodgestreet, near post office, Wote below and rooms Above, No. 65, 8lots with barn and other improve- ments, near street car turn table, §2000. No. 67, New house of 6 rooms on 17th, near Cuming itroot, F1000 No. 60, Large fine house of 12 rooms, every- o0 18th, near Chicago, 0000, thing coin] No. 70, House on 18th street, near Uavenport, store below and rooms above, barn, etc., $1600. No. 71, House of 8 rooms, fine cellar, all com plete, on California, near 21st, §7000. "No, 72, Brick house, 10 or 11 rooms, on Daven oy n"x‘]‘?& et e 6. -story house, 6 rooms, 'rn, on Jackson, near 12th, §1800, , Brick howse with 2 lots, fruit trees, ., on 16th, near Capitol avenue, §15,000, No. 76, House of ¢ rooms, basement, lot 174x 133 {eeton Marcy, near 7L, 907G, No. 76, 1§-story house, 8rooms, on Cassstreet, near 16th street, $4500, No. 77, Sutory house, 11 rooms, closets, fur- naco, frult trees, barn, etc., on Faruham, near collar, w.1 800, ’ house on Harney strect, near 14th stroet, No, 100, {fouse, 4 rooms, cellar, well and cistern, barn for 4 horses, near 16th and Lzard, §2000, No. 101, 1 story house, 8 rooms, etc., on South avenuo, near Mason stroot, $1600. No. 102, % houses of 7 Fooms each, cellars, ete., near 15th and Caas streets, . No. 103, 1j-story double house, 5 rooms in each, on Webster street, near 17th, 92600, 'No. 104, House, 4 rooms, brick foundstion, cellar well' and cistern, on 15th, near Bauman's 'No. 105, 2 story house, 8 rooms, 4 closets, with 1 lot, clstern, with fiter, collar,coal house, etc., near fed street car turn table, $2500, 'No. 106, House of 3 rooms, with lot 61x198 foet, on 14th, near Mason street, 8000. No. 107, 1'story house, 6 rooms, 2 closets, well and cistern, near 17th and Izard streets, $1500, No. 108, Large house, rents for 845 per month, near 16th and Harney streets, $9500. No. 10f, 2 houses with lob 0x132 feet, on Chi- 0, near 15th stroet, \ 05,110, 2atory brlck house, store below and roons above, near 16th and Cass streets, $3000. GEO. P. BEMIS' Real Estate Exchange 16th and Dougl as Street, WASHINCTON NEWS. Morgan Oonfirmed as Secretary of the Treasury Yesterday by the Senate, But He Has Not Yet Signified His Intention of Accepting the Position: The President Desitous of Re- taining Attorney-General MacVeagh. The Treasury Investigation Re- port Read to the Senate Yesterday. . Treasury Employes Dlink Lem- onade at the Expense of the Governmenty, - A Brilliant Reception :l'gndered the French and Germah Vis- itors Last Hvenitig K Distinguished Ame Pay Their Respscts to}the Nation's Guests, Resignation of Walken, ent of the Cemsus. /. KNational Associated Press. ‘WasHINGTON, October —The nomination of E. D. Mo 0 b secretary of the treasury was %: only u&ai:m no“TiMw sent'to the senate to-day. e report of the tresaury investigation was sent to the senate on motion of Senator Edmunds, who said he made the motion merely as an individual, :and on bohalf of 6 com« mittee no party. b T. E. Shoober, chief clerk of the senate, was, by a unanimous vote, de- clared acting secretary of the isenate until the vacancy in that office be filled. At 12:15 the senate [went into ex- ecutive session. In his commucication to the senate the president in relationto the Paama canal the secretary of state refers to the rejection of the proctocol hego- tiated between the two countries and a desire on the ‘part of the United States of Columbia for a repeal of the treaty of 1846 in order that they might appeal to the powers of Europe for a joint guarantee of the neutrality of the isthmus and the sovereignty of Columbia. These facts having gome to the knowledge of -the ment on the 4th of ‘June last addressed a letter of instructions to the United States min- ister at London and sent a note to each Americau minister in Europe. The letter refers to the possibility of the great powers of Europe having under consideration the neutrality of the inter-oceanic canal and while re- cognizing the propriety of the paper which guarantees as a necessity the construetion and successful operation of any highway across the isthmus, asserts that . more than a third of a century ago this government took every step that it deemed requi- site in the premises, as shown by arti- cle 35 of the treaty of 1846, and says . | that in the judgment of the president this guarantee does not require rein- forcement or assent from any other power. Hesays: “If the foreshadowed action of the European powers should assume a tangible phase it would be well for you to bring to the notice of Lord Mandeville-the provisions of the treaty of 1846, and especially of its35th article, and to intimate to him that any movement in the sense of supple- menting the guarantee contained therein would be regarded by this gov- ornment as an uncalled for intrusion into the field where the local and gen- eral interests of the United States of America must be considered before thosé of any other power, saye those of the United States of Columbia ‘alone, which has already de- rived, and will continue to derive, such eminent adyantages from the guarantee of this government. He then proceeds at length to set forth the reasons which lead the gov- ernment to maintain this position which, he asserts, is by no means to be considered as a new one. CONFIRMATIONS, The senate in executive session con- firmed the tollowing nominations: Edwin D. Morgan, to be secretary of the treasury. Registers of land oftices —Charles M. Webb, of Wisconsin, at Deadwood, D. T,; Charles W. Piorce, of Ne- braska, at Lincoln; Alexander Megett, of Wisconsin, at Eau Olaire, Wiscon- sin, Postmasters—E. R. Shirley, Spring- field, Mo.; M. W, Bpofl‘or!, oplin, Mo.; W. 8. Woods, Stanberry, 1 Wm. A. Stilwell, Humbolt,” Tenn.; Stephen W. Hayes, Redwood Falls, Minn.; Henry F. Best, Texarksna, Ark.; Mrs, Belle M. Burchille, Fort Worth, Tex.; H. A. K. Pickard, Bueno Vista, Colo,, W. M. Van Osten, Irwin, Colo.; A. B, Emery, Park Oity, Utah; 8. B. Thompson, Breckenridge, Colo.; and a numbar of revenue, marine and naval promo- motions: THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION REFORT, In presenting the senate report of the treasury investigation committee, called for by the resolution of Octo- bor 21st, Secretary Windom reviews the discovery by him that certain abuses and irregularities existed in the department superintended by the custodian, and his abolition of the oftice on the ground of its ille- ality, and further says that hisinten- {inn to thoroughly investigate other branches of the treasury wus inter- fered with by the extra duties attend- OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1881, ant upon the assassination of the president. Accompanying the are the documents nting Messrs. J F. Meline, J. Walker and W, Hill as the investigating committee, a copy of the law on which the office of custodian was declared illegal and the subse- quent oircular by Seeretary Windom waich, he thinks, will prevent a re- currence of & similar irregularity in the fature, also the personal statement of Assistant-Secretary Upton and Ohief Clerk Power. The report is dated June 14, 1881, and is as fol- lows: Attention is just callod to the law roviding for a proper advertisement }’or bids to furnish all the depart- ments’ supplics, and the statement is made, but in this case the rule has ohly been observed in the purchase of fuel, ice and carpets, and that the ordinary business precautions of se- curing reasonable prices seem to have been neglected, while in many cases exorbitant prices have been paid, = In beginning the investigation the com- mittee undertook to make an inven- tory of the troasury store room and found that no set of books had been kept to show the amount of stock on { hand; also that no inventory of the The stock had even been made. com- mittee found that all the carpets baought out of the appropriations for the years 1870 and 1877 were satiafac- socounted for. During 1878, 1,314} yards of Brussels carpet and 3,237¢ yards of Wilton carpet were Iaid in the offices of the treasury. The amount was paid for out.of the -appro- priation for contingent expenses and this excess was unaccounted for by re- quisitions upon the custodian. Beu;fi h:!ormled o tel:iil dale:‘t he. 'iurnhh perly signed requisitions for allfox- E::t tig{lty-hm yards which he claims was laid in _his office. The Wilton t and border, he claims, | were Iaid in the rooms of the assistant sec- and chief clerk and n6 requisi- tions given. - I the fiscal year 1880 the investigation showed that 118}:|i yaras of Wilkon éarpet and border,, and the cost of making and layifig the same was twice paid for. The carpet was bought of Messrs, Hoae Bros., & Co., of Washington, and ' they have now repaid the amount of the duplicate payment. Taking all accounts into consideration the commibtee say there should have been 1,81677-9 yards of carpets found in tll:c lhren;orgo ;vl:)erm thcr}c: :Ilhl shortage of -9 yards which the storekecper claims was in the hands of W. B. Moses, of this eity., Mr. Moses had been paid for 6874 yards which already belonged to the treas- ury and on being notified of the fact he sent that amount of carpet to ' the department to make it good. A clerk in the oftice of a disbursing clerk has been paid out of the appropriation for fuel, light and water. The report says that Bradley Adams, of this city, was_paid 8502 for fifty-two dozen Woogufl' file holders out of an appro- priation for ice, but said the Sle holders have mever been delivered. Of this matter the custodian refuses to make any explanation to the commit- tee. The same kind of .a transaction was discovered with W. B. Reed’s Sons in regard to two bills of $182 charged as candles but the candles were not delivered. The custodian informed the committee that these bills were for lemons and sugar for lemonade for the secretary, assistant- secretary and chief clerk and a cer- tain lunch furnished in the treasury building last summer about the time of the Chicago convention. Assistant- Secretary Upton and Chief Clerk Powers stated under oath to tho com- mittee that the certain lunch had been paid for by private contribution and pton suid he had once given Pitney $20 for lemonade furnished his room. Other discoveries made include: No- vember, 1880, $1,485 paid for over- coats for drivers of the treasury wag- ons was entered as having been paid for as billiard cloth for desk cov- ering. Fobruary, 1881, one barrel of bay rum at $30.05. This barrel con- tained 61} gallons, and was found in the stock. ~Pitney explained that this evasive course was pursued in order that the accounting office would not ?uestion the bills, and that from July , 1878, to May 4th, 1881, waste pa- per was sold to the amount of $5,- 092.66, and no deposit was made for the same. Mr. Pitney says he paid the costs of sorting out the sales, and put the balace in the safe to await in- structions. After this discovery the balance of $2,176.77 was deposited in the tressury by the custodian. The committee wore unable to find any books of the sale of second hand carpets and also discov- ered that Pitnefl had received $270 for government horses sold, $100 of which he claims to have paid for new horses and the balance, excert $16 still due, is in his hands. The com- mittee also state ‘that numerous per- sons had been paid by the department by special vouchers not provided for by an appropriation. Also that the above examinations by Pitney were not made under oath and that he re- fused to be sworn, One of the last discoveries made was that in January snd February, 1880, J. B. McMillen was fiud $7,200 for the right to use the Hazelton device to prevent de- composition on twenty-four boilers, but none of the devices have yet been time as an excuse for not continuing the investigation on other particulars. Assistant Secretary Upton, who wan chief clerrk during the time cov- ered by the report, in his accompany- ing statement recites the circum- stances that necessitated the appoint- ment of a custodian and states that according to the department rule he never signed a voucher unless . it had been certified by the eustodion. He denies, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that cxorbitant prices were applied. The committee plead lack of | b; paid for goods and calls attention to the fact that congress had never made such a complaint although it had a statement of these disbursements paid before them yearly. In regard to the file holders, Mr. Upton says that the vouchers were signed by him and were certified by the custodian as namu:? and by the store keeper as received, and hehad no further knowledge. Also that the double payment to Hoae Bros. was inadvertently made, and he understood that the reason the decom- ition had not been applied was for f::k of a riation, Thestatement of Chief Oletk Powers inof the same tenor with that of Up- ton. He declared that he signed no vouchers nmptlnk.dthou of things which were certil as received by the storekeeper and as neceseary by the custodian. Powers says he or- dered the bay rum returned as soon as he discovered the purchase and that he helped pay out of his privato funds for the certain lunch reterred to by the repert. THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, Wasnizaron, October 24 - Secre- tary Windom, now that Morgan is ounfirmed, does not feel thathe can act any longer as secretary of the treasury, and ha asked the president to designate Judgo Fronch as acting secretary until Morgan can -\unlif_v. Morgan's accession is viewed with very general eatisfaction here. Sec. retary Windom modestly eays that the country will have no reason to regret the change. The following is the true history of Gov, Morgan’s selection as the head ‘l’I‘ auc tkrlc_ugry de- tment: n Conkling’s posi- m: refusal to l:oep! the secrotary- ship, the president tendéred the ition fo Morgan, He .ern])lly g?l'lo\nd Conkling in declining. He urged as a reason that his private in- terests wt'umh “t‘:l nhi- ap- intment contrary to law as it was in rl?llnud A. T, Stewart. “All this ed before the president went to “Yorktown, hisintention beingto think the subject over and reach some do- cision before he got back. ore re- turning he had made up his_mind to m urer Gilfillan’ to :ho in' recognition of his merits - and integrity as a pul%fl officer and financier with the un that he should re- li'l_lurt'h:l‘ the fiollqwmzi Jan- u lea the ident_af leisure m.r& meantime 'Eu‘“ wlork Mi'{ Cn(x;l?. ing up to accept the place.; Mr. Gil- fillan, in case this Vi carried out, would then o fully with the ge of _»ficg!‘:ry of the troasury and enter the banking lew York, which he has long wished to do, and where several offers await him, The president, however, on his return from the centennial, received, much to his surprise, a commuuication from Governor Morgan: containing a request to allow him to reconsider his declination of a cabinet place. This at once changed all the figures on the chess board.. and made ‘‘pi" ot the sbove outlined line, The pressure brought to bear on Morgan in New York financial circles was 8o heavy that he felt compelled to wbandon private business and qualify himself under law for the tion which he at first declined. Under the circum- stances the president could ot ob- ject. For the past three days the president has been in constant com- munica'ion with Governor Morgan over the wires with the result already announced. WANTS MACVEAGH TO REMAIN, President Arthur still hopes to in- duce Attorney General MacVeagh to remain in the cabinet until the star route prosecutions are concluded and will withhold Howe's name until MacVeagh gives a definite answer. MORGAN MUM. 1t is stated late to-night that Gov. Morgan has not_yet accepted the sec- retaryship of the treasury, and also that Attorney-General Mac Veagh has not yet given President Arthur a definite answer in regard to his re- maining in the cabinet. This unsettled state of affairs leaves it very doubtful what nominations may be sent to the senate to-morrow. Morgan's family is said to be urging him to decline for personal and physical reasons, and the president is said to have gone 8o far as to say he could be relieved in Decem- berif he would only accept now. RECEPTION TO THE FRENCH AND GER- MAN GUESTS, The recestiun and supper given the French und German guests by Secre- tary Blaine at Wormley's was a bril- liant affair. The guests were received by Secretary and Mrs. Blalne, All of the French and German visitors were present, also Vice President Davis, Secretary Kirkwood, Secretary and Mrs. Lincoln, Secretary and Mrs, Hunt, Postmaster General and Mrs. James, Justice Harlan, Justice Mil- ler, Gen. Sherman, Admiral Porter, Admiral and Mrs. Worden and Gen. Drum, Senator and Miss Bayard, Sen- ator and Mrs, Cameron, Senator and Miss Brown, Senator Williams, Sena- torand Miss Voorhees, Senator Haw- lay, Senator Hoar, Senator Butler, Senator Hill, Nenator Logan, and many other prominent people. The hotel was handsomely (feconud. There was excellent music and a fine supper, all going to make up a fitting conclusion to the entertainment of the foreign guests in Washington. They go by a special train to Boston to- morrow. TYNER, e First Anil:u:t Postmaster General 'yner says he has not resigned, but ho declines to talk further on the subject, but says he will make a pub- lic statement of his position by and y. WALKER BESIGNS, Gen, Walker, superintendent of the census, has resigned on account of the work of the census being 8o nearly completed. The resignation was ac- cepted by the president in a hand- some letter, It is understood that Col. Seaton, now chief clerk, will be Agpolntnd his successor to complete the census. CANDIDATES FOR SPEAKER, There seems to be a gathering in ‘Washington of candidates for speaker. Congressman Hiscock, of New York, arrived to-day, and Congressman Kas- son also got in from the west to-night. Congressman Keifer will arrive the latter part of the week. ‘“I'ne Hevere tiouse ( ounct Blutfv is the best second-class hotel in the weat.” augl7-1m CRIME., Nationsl Amsociated Preas, KILLED WIS FELLOW LADORER. 'RESTORING RATES. NO. 106 Tows mogr Inborers st the ‘sayturs o | T101Ohicago, Pittsburg & Fort Wayne Takes the Initi- into an altercation yesterday aftor- noon which resulted in one stabbing the other to death, TENNESSER TRAGEDIRS. Morrisrows, Tenn., October 24, — A difficulty yesterday near Hunt's cross roads between Joshua Edwards (whita), and John Williama (colored), resulted in the shooting of tho colored man by Edwards, A negro named Garry Hill, of Tar- boron, was shot and killed last night by two white men named Ben May and John Gardner. KILLED HIS FATHER. CiNcINNaTI, October 24,—At St. Clairsville Gen. Weir, formerly an eminent lawyer, was lllur\lurm{ by his son James, The family is a bad crowd. George, a brother of the murderer, is in jail for the murder of a man named Riggs last Christmas, James has his sister appronticed to a dress maker so she would be away from the ovil influence of the family. The father refused to sign a paper and a row onsued, James strik- ing the old man a fatal blow. BANK BURGLAR IDENTIFIED, New Yorxk, October 24.—A police ative Step Of Restoring the Old Rates From Chicago to New York, Nothing Known as to Whether Other Bastern Roads Will Follow Suit. Kirkwood Writesa Letter Fav- oring Wileon's Election as Senator From Iowa, head with a cane, which broke to pieces and the row This was & most shameful and cowardly trick, and for {mn, unadulterated cussedness equals the Curry aflair, Ledwich is a gigantio fellow, nearly seven feet high, while Wehn is & man of ordinary size. —et THE IRISH AGITATION, National Asociated Press. PARNELL'S PHYSICIAN ARRESTRD, Dupnin, October 24.—Parnell is closely guarded. He has been refused permission to see hw lawyer. The prison board are now trying to ascer- tain how tho signatures to the ‘‘no rent” manifesto were obtained. Par- nell, Kettle, Dillon and Brennan re- fuse to answer. Dr. Kenny, Parnell's physician, has been arrested, charged with using his office to get the signa~ tures. Miss Hobett, of Ballydehof has been arrested for nailing the ‘“no rent” manifesto to the window of her house and refusing to take it down at the order of the police. Her father, Senator Davis Going South Af-| 4 member of the league, was previous- ter the Adjournment of the Senate, The Mississippi Still Rising— Railroad Iravel Greatly officer arrived to-dsy from Detroit Mich., and being confronted with Impeded. Manuel Marks, the bank robber, who e is charged with robbing the First|Miscellaneens Telagraphic Intelli- National bank of that city, promptly R geneh, e identitiod the prisoner as the man who L& e was wanted, The papars being in readiness, Marks started weat to-day in chargo ot an officer. POISONED FOR HIS POLICIRS, Harrissura, Pa., October 24.— Honry Stewart, a negro, aged about eighty yoars, who at one time was insured for $126,000, died last night in this city. Last summer Stewart came near dying, and the sym of his disease strongly indica s oning. His illness was due to drlnti’ng whisky adulterated with strychnine, Beveral of the persons who policies on his life are said to have given liquor venders orders to give him all the whiskey he wanted and charge the amount to them. This is about all he received for allowing him- self to be insured. Relatives of the old man intend to enjoin the compa- nies in which he has been insured from paying the money to the men who had policies on his life. ik S TR FEE The World's Fair, Natlonal Associated Pross. BostoN, October 24 --The general committec on the proposed world's fair in Boaton, mat to-night and ap- pointed a committee of thirteen gen- tlemen to canvass for funds sufficient to guarantee . the undertaking, The various railcoad lines guarsutee to contribute $5600,000,. which is but one- tenth of the $5,000,000 which it is es- timated will be necessary. CONDENSED LIGHTNING. OrrAwA, 111, October 24.—-A well dressed stranger calling himself Dr. Bogart, of Laporte, IEI., was taken violently with delirium tremens this morning and sent to the asylum, INpIANAPOLIS, October 24.—Two ice houses were burned yesterday. CoLumia, Tenn., October 24.——Al- company are closely guarded by em- ployes and it is generally understood that any effort on the part of the re- ceiver to take pomsession will be forcibly resisted. Point ForTung, Quebec October 24. —The first crib of the Carelton dam work has been sunk and the super- structure will be finished in a fort- night. It is one of the most import- ant public works now in progress, and will greatly facilitate the passage of rafts of tunbers, CINCINNATI, October 24, —At Den- nison, 0., the Bovey eating house was destroyed by fire, Loss, §8,000; well insured. Prrrssura, October 24, — The pink- eyo distemper, which broke out among the horses of the city last week, con- tinues to spread. There are now over thirty cases ill’lhu city. A High Stepper Purchased. National Associated Pross. PriuapeLrais, October 24,—The celebrated trotting horse Santa Claus, with a record of 2:174 and winner of the stallion races at Boston and Fleet- wood Park this scason, has been pur- chased for £25,000 from Mr. F. A, Finnegan, of San Francisco, by Capt. Wm. Kohl, of the same place, and John W. Shaw, of Brooklyn, the latter gentleman being also the owner of Trinkett. It is understood that Santa Claus and Charlie Chaplin will be hitched together by Mr. Shaw and an effort made to beat the best double team time on record, His Bond. National Asociated Pross, CoLumbus, 0., October 24,— W, H, Clement, the newly appointed re- cever of the Bee line, appeared in ma { the train at Cleveland. RAILROAD RUMBLES. INJUNCTION HERVED, Corunsus, 0., October 24.—The injunction obtained before Judge Colmell at Clevelind by the Vander- bilt faction was sexrved on H, J. Jew- ett here this morning and on Clem- ent, the receiver, as he stepped from It is thought the case will be heard on its merits. NEW RATLROAD, / SeriNarFierp, I, October 24,— Artioles of organization of the New York, St. L company were filed to-day with a cap- ly arrested and is prison now. OTHER FOREIGN AFFAIRS National Associated Press, EXTREMELY CRITICAL. Paris, October 24.—Official dis- patches from Tunis say that the posi- tion of Ali Bey is extremely critical. Hia troops have mutinied and refuse to allow him to return to Tunis, UNBASINRSS ABOUT FRRNCH TROOPS. The uneasiness here about the situs- tion of tho French troops in Africa increases and there is a growing feel- ing of opposition to the government's African policy. » GIBRALTAR TO BE PURCHASED, Mabriv, October 24.—A subscrip- tion is being made actively all over the country for the purchase of Gib- raltar from England. If England re- fuses all the money will be used to: build fortifications along the straits between Spain and Africa. FOUND GUILTY. LoNpoN, October 24.—The jury, & Chicago railroad | after disagreeing and being locked up this afternoon rendered a_verdict of ital of 85,000,000. The principal office %zilfy in the case of Miss Mabel Wil- will be in Chicago. TRYING TO RSTABLISH OLD RATES. COurcaco, October 24.—At last a break occurs in the cut rates to the east, the Pennsylvania road taking the initiative. ~ This mormng the Chicago, Pittsburg & Fort Wayne road announced its new rates as fol- lows: To New York, $17.60, with a. rabate of 85; to Boston, $18.50, with & rebate of 85; to Philadelphia, Balti- more and Washington, $17.50, with a rebate of §6. This is an advance of $7.00 to New York, Baltimora, Wash- and _ Philadelphia, and of $8.50 to Boston. &'ho reason rforce, and she was sentenced to nine months imprisonment. BETTING ON CAMBRIDGESHIRE. The betting at midnight on the race for the Cambridgeshire stakes, which takes place to-morrow, was 4 to 1 against Incendiary, 11 to 1 against Foxhall, 11 to 1 against X;\;gv Glitters and 15 to 1 against Montreal, AT Ay R R T FLOOD NOTES. A RLIGHT RISE AT DUBUQUE, DysuruE, Jowa, October 24.—A st rain all day Sunday and last night swelled the river ome inch, showing twenty-one feet above low assigned by the Pennaylvania folks| wqter mark, veral families, for takin this restorative| whose homes were lmnhd by step is t they are tired|yater have taken refuge in the ci of Sarying | itiestjrers for noth-| pall, ' All railroad tracks are cove ing, When the ens travel was| with water, and the switchingof cara booming the rates pald‘® profit, but|haye boon abandoned. there 18 no money in it pow. Every- body who has wanted to go east has gone and got back and now, with only the average travel to depend upon, 85 a passenger to New York or less than half a cent per mile, don’t pay the expense of running the trains, trunk lines will respond to the ‘‘feel- er,” although doubtless all realize the good policy of doing so. The Balti- more & Ohio are more directly inter- ested than the Vanderbiltlines but no advices of any change have been re- ceived at the Chicago office of this company. They will probably be the first to follow the Pennsylvania lead as the grand trunk will naturally wait tosee what course the Vanderbilt roads pursue. The action of the Lake Shore and Michigan Central is_waited for with much expectancy. Tt will now be seen with definiteness just whom the Vanderbilt interests are fighting. The Pennsylvania road claims to have sent out well filled trains to-day. ALL QUIET. Oorumaus, 0., October 24,--Noth- ing whatever has transpired here in the Jewett-Vanderbilt contest. The coterie of Jewett attorneys will re- main until the end. The Vanderbilt faction claim, with seeming truth, which makes the contest ridiculeus, that there is not and never has been an Ohio statute against the consolida- tion of competing railroad lines. The stutute is in reference to leasing parallel telegraph lin POLITICAL. KIRKWOOD FAVORS WILSON'S ELEGTION, Des Moixes, October 24,—A lettor to Jacob Rich from Samuel J. Kirk- wood, dated October 3d, says that he will not permit his name to be used to the prejudice of Hon. James F, Wilson, and that he desires the elec- tion of Mr. Wilson, SENATOR DAVIS GOING SOUTH, THE SITUATION AT QUINCY. Quincy, 111, October 24.—The river fell half an‘inch last night but a big. rise is coming out of the Des Moines. Destruction on the low lands is com-- plete. There has been no trains om bert White, a farmer living six miles | That the Pannsylvania company will | the Qumcy,r Missouri & Pacific for from Columbia, was found dead yes- |maintain _these advanced rates (five days. The Hannibal & St. Joe terday morning. without the other lines following [railroad is getting through yet but CLEVELAND, O., October 24.—The|suit is mot to be expected. Uplcannot stand much more. general offices of the Ohio railroad [to the present time there is no RTI4TN ST indication that either of the other Real Estate Transfers. The following are the transfers re- corded at the county clerk’s oftice yes- terday, as reported for this paper by John L. McCague, real estate agent and conveyancer: Norman T. Leonard and wife to Henry B, Lewis: parcel in n. e. } sec. 6, town, 10, range 10 east, q. ¢, d.— $200. Charles Noyce and wife to Henry J. Noynce: e. § 8. w. § sec. 8, town. 16, range 12 east, w. d.— ) State bank of Neb. to Sarah Bern- stein: south § lot 4, block 91, Omaha, w. d --$600, Addison Roads to David Turacy, e. 4 of n. e. } sec. 18, town. 16, range 11 east, q. c. d.—§10.90, Edmund Lowe and wife to John B. Evans: s 4 lot 3 and all 4, block 1, in Perk sub-division; lot 5, Capitol addition, w. d.— 81,450, Wm, Preston to Heury Lage: lot 4, blm:ik 10, Dwight & Lyman’s addition, w. d.— 860, Mary Schultz to Allen Koch: lot 1, Jacobs’ addition, w. d.— 81,200, 0. J. Johnson and wife to L A. Puffer; lot 4, block 48, town of Val- ley, q. . d.— 8400, LML R Sympathbizing With Dr. Thomas. Natlonal Associated Press Hamivron, Ont.,, October 24,— Rov. Dr. Burns, principal of the Wes- loyan female college, created consider- able excitement here by publicly en- dorsing and sympathizing with Rev. Dr. Thomas, of Chicago. Proceed- ings will be taken against him, Indications. Natlonal Assoctated Fress. ‘WasniNoToN, D, O,, October 24.— BroomiNaron, Ill, October, 24— court late on Saturday and filed his bond, which was signed by Gen. Sam- uel Thomas and David Gray, of Columbus, A. E. Ferguson, of Cincin- pati, and Hezekish Woodward, of Morrow, Ohio, The clerk required each 0{ the gentlemen signing the bond to qualify asto his financial standing, yDon't Know Half Their Value.” ““They cured me of Ague, Bilious- ness and Kidney Complaint, as re- commended. I had a half bottle left which T used for my two little girls, who the doctors and neighbors aaid could not be cured. I would have lost both of them one night if T had not given them Hop Bitters. They did them so much good T continued their use until they were cured. That is why I say you do net know half the value of Hop Bitters, and do not re- commend them high enough.”—B., Rocheater, N, Y, geo other column, ~—American Rural Home. oct, 16-nuv, 1 It is understood that Senator David Davis will spend a few weeks in the south after the adjournment of the senate. He will return to his home in this city as soon as the senate ad- journs. During the senator’s absence in Washington his house is presided over by his daughter, Mrs, SBwayne, of Toledo, O, ORLANDO DECLINES THE HONOR. New York, October 24,—Orlando B. Potter has declined the nomination for congress, made by the New York county democratic convention of the eleventh cungressional district, on Saturday last, e A Cowardly Assault, Wirser, Neb,, October 22,—Yes- terday James Ledwich, clerk of the district of this county, for some real or fancied insult in the Opposition, assaulted J. W. Wehn, jr., editor of that paper as he left the train at the depot, and without a word of warn- ing, commenced to beat him over the For the upper lakes, the uy per Mis- sissippi and Missouri valleys: Fair weather, southwest winds, stationary or higher barometer and temperature. —————— A Wise Deacon ““Deacon Wilder, T want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors visiting us so often?” ‘‘Brother Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time, kept my family well and saved the doctor bills, Three dollars’ worth of it kept us well and able to work all the time. 1'll warrant it has cost you and the neighbors one to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick the same time,” “Deacon, I'll use your medicine hereafter.” octlb-novl ——— Atkinson & Co. uknovlndsod lead- ingmilliners, Creightonblock, Fifteenth street, near the post office. oct18-tf o0