Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1881, Page 1

R M e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. WASHINCTON NEWS. Morgan Declines the Secretary- ship of the Treasury on Ac- count of I1l Health. .Judge Folger, of New York, to Be Nominated For the Posi- tion To-day «On Condition That He Geta the First Supreme Court Vacancy. JHowe Conceded to Have the Attorney-Generalship at His Command. *Tyner Sends His Resignation to Postmaster-General James. +Senators Dissatisfled at the President for Delaying Adjournment, ‘The Senate te Make No Delay in Confirming Nominations Sent In, * The Grand Jury Returns \nrn In- dictments Against Howgnte. SENATE PROCEEDINGS. National Associated Presa. WasniNgton, D, C., October 26, — ' The senate met at noon and passed a resolution continuing the examina- tion of the Potomac flats by the com- mittee on commerce, inquiring ‘into the delay in the publication of the - agricultural report and directing an nvestigation of the disbursements of he contingent fund of the several ex- ecutive departments, NOMINATIONS. The following nominations were -sent Lo the senate to-day: Navy Pay Divector James A, Watti- naugh, of Pennsylvania, to be chief of he bureau of provision and clothing n the department of the navy, with the relative rank of commodore; Chas. W. Seaton, of New York, to be super- vi ntendent of the census; Frederick Knefier, of Indiana, pension agent at Indianapolis; Tipton Lindley, of Cali- !.ornia, receiver of public moneys at Marquette, Mich. ; Meflin W. Gib of Arkansas, r of the lan «o flice at Litt le Rock, Arkansas. Post- masters—Mrs. Jane Baldwin, Coun- il Blufls, Zown; Loyt Shenn, Dvdre City, Kansas. Treasury—Henry M. Cooper, of Arkansas; collector of in- % ernal revenue for Arkansas; M. H. Wagar, storckeeper first district of Illinois; Stephen Mayhill, storekeeper first district of Calafornia; Joseph Maxwell, gauger fourteenthdistrict of Pennsylvama. CONFIRMATIONS, The senate in executive session to- day confirmed the following nomina- 1tions: Wm, C. Baum, United States Mar- hal of the southern district of Mis- issippi; Henry M. Cooper, collector f internal revenue at Little Rock, Ark.; Tipton Lindsey, receiverof pub- {1 ic moneys at Visalia, Cal.; J. M. Wilkinson, receiver of public moneys at Marquette, Mich.; Postmasters Henry C. Russell, Eufaula, Ala; Lloyd Shinn, Dodge City, Kas.; J. C, Me- Bride, Lincoln, Neb, o be civil en- gincer, G. C. McCallam, of Pennsyl- vania; to be passed assistant surgeon, -4 ohn W. Ross; to be asssistant sur- geons, Wm. Wright Jaggard of Penn- sylvania, Johu W. Edwards of Penn- sylvania, Thos. Craig of Pennsylvania, Phillip Leach of Kansas and Harvey W. Whitaker of Tennessee. At 1:10 p. m. the senate adjourned. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. STILL WAITING ON MORGAN, WASHINGTON, October 26,—Nocabi- net noniinations were sent to the sen- ate to-day. At midnight last night the Morgon matter nad not been scttled. The president is still await- ving an answer to his last appeal to Morgan to reconsider his declination. If a refusal results the president will vt hen send in the name o} Judge Fol- ger, of New York, and he has the nomination of the latter all ready to send in at a momen:'s notice, This nomination may not be made to-day as the president will use every means to secure Morgan’s consent, TYNER RESIGNS. WasHINGTON, October 26,—First Assistant Postmaster-General Tyner tendered his resignation to the presi- dent to-day, and it was accepted in such & way as to reflect in no manner on the general’s character. THRER INDICTMENTS AGAINST HOWGATE, The grand jury to-day returned ‘throe indictments” against Howgate for forgery. The first is for forging the name of R. H. Rochester, treas- urer of the Western Union telegraph company, to an alleged receipt of 8800 for reports in nriitnry cipher, The second and third are for the for- gery of the same name to similar re- -ceipts, one for 812,490 and the other for $12,100. Cn'i)t. Howgate will be called on to plead to them to-morrow. SENATORS DISSATISFIED, Many of the senators are greatly disappointed, if not dissatisfied, be- cause the president has delayed ad- journment so long, Some of them are disposed to find fault with the president for nct promptly coming to some conclusion as to what he wants in the way of a cabinet. OTHER CABINET POSITIONS, It is stated to-day that not only Jamos, Lincoln and Kirkwood have been told that they will be renomi- wated, but Hunt, too, is to be al- « who lowed to remain, so that the replace- ment of Blaine willbe the only change in " The double representa- tion of New York would only be until the t of Folger to the supreme bench. o above is not offional, however. THE ATTORNEY-GENERALSHIP, The oabinet expects to hear from Senator Howe to-morrow. On the nature of his communication will de- pend any proceedings in regard to the attorney-generalship. It is undorstood that Howd'oan have it if he wants it, but it is not ¢ortain that his name will be sent if now, as MacVeagh may hang on till the star route prosecutions progress a little. MORGAN'S DECLINATION DUE TO ILL- HEALTH, The president says Mr, Morgan's declinatioy was due to the imperative advice of his physicians who thought it unwise for him to assume such duties. Jw Folger’s name will be sent to the Menate. . He is understood to have acoépted conditionally. The condition is said to have been that he would be transferred to the supreme bench at the mext vacanoy, and be gnid for surréndering his life position. uch a vacangy is not likely to ocour until JudgeIEunt'l retirement in 1882, ! NO DELAY IN CONFIRMATIONS. There will Be no delay in confirma- tions except pssibly in the case of Paymaster rough, nominated for paymaster. . Paymaster Stev- enson, one of flis rivals, promises to make a ltrongfi tht against him This may possibly lnfi to a ‘postponement of the case parfieularly since the sec- retary of the niiv'y has to~dn§ appoint- ed a new boar examine Stevenson for promotionie’ Other nominations are sure to go firough rapidly. From the tone of the'presidents remark the senate expect the cabinet nominations to-morrow. IN REGARD TO ADJOURNMENT, In execeutive session a motion to adjourn sine die, was offered but the mover was inddced to withdraw it. The motion provoked some talk in which the senaors expressed impa- tience at the delay. Several senators had been igreatly inconven- ienced thereby called on the presi- dent to learn when he theught they could adjourn. #Heis said to have answered that it might be possible for them to adjourn to-morrow, certainly by Friday. This was, of course, as as far he was concerned. THE SPEAKERSHIP, Representative Hillman, of Indiana, was interviewed to-night on the speak- ership question. He stated that the Indiana delegation, would stand by -Congressman Orth, iwho is a candi- date. Mr. Hillman thought Hiscock would decline. Hillman did not think Kasson had m{chum‘ «~He regarded Keifer as much stronger. CORREAPONDENCE BETWEEN JAMES AND TTUUTYRERS The following is'the correspondence which was followed to-day by Assis- tant Postmaster Tyner's resignatio: ‘‘WasHINGTON, D. C., Qctober 26.— To Hon. Thos, L. James, Postmaster- General-Sir: I enclose herewith, in response to your letter of the 14th inst., my resignation of the oftice of first assistant postmaster-general to be delivered to the president on the con- dition that the request for it was not based on any charge against wy ofticial honor or integ- rity, especially in connection with the alleged star route frauds. If such chargeshave been made or im- plied it is proper that they should be clearly stated and that I should have an opportunity to reply to them. Ibe- lieve he and you wiil approve of the suggestion. Very respectfuily, your obedient servant, Jas. N. TYNER. The postmaster-general replied as follows: WasuiNaron, October 26. Sir--I have the honor to acknowl- edge the receipt of your resignation of the office of first assistant postmas- ter-general which I have just handed the president. In reply to your in- quiry T have to say that the request for your resignation was not based on any reflection on your personal or ofticial integrity. Very respectfully, THos., L. JaMEs, Postmaster General. To the Hon. Jas, N. Tyner. Mr. Tyner says he has not recently tried to hold oftice for the sake of the place but only to protect his reputa- tlon. He foared that a retirement pending the star route investigation would expose him to misrepresenta- tion and scandat just as it has done, The desire of Mr. James to have him 0 out was in consequence of the ex- istence of ill feeling between them. Tyner says the last sixteen months of his term in that office was freer from unnecessary expenditure than any sim- ilar period of late years. The most im- portant expenditures were ordered by Postmaster-General ~ Jewell and the orders were signed by him, Monthly reports were made to Jewell and he was consulted abort every change of consequence and approved it. Sumilar reports were made to Ty- ner when he became postmastor-gen- ergl, but the one for February, the last month of his term, was not pre- pared before he went out., It was sub- mitted to Judge Key. Within that period several costly changes had been made without his heard of them after he had gone out. He directed the attention of the new postmaster-general to them at once and suggested that they should be examined Regarding the report on the star route service that he made to Mr. Key after his return from the Pacific ita existence. It was the subject of a conversation with President Garfield before Mr. James heard of it. Mr. James asked leave to push it, assigu- ing as a reason that Mr. Brady called him a liarin the New York Horald and he wanted to quote Tyner or Brady. Tyner didn't give his con- sent. It afterwards appeared in the columns of leading newspapers with- out consulting him. Tyner says at the commencement of James' term ho offered his services freely and as his resignation was based on the condition that no charge existed against him for ne- glect of duty he says that the ao- coptance of it is an admission that his duty was well performed or at loast not neglected and asks then what be- comes of the statement apparently inspired by the department that the postmaster-general could not prosecute his reforms unless Tyner was out of the road. He is willing to rest his case upon any deliberate statement the'postmaster-general will himself make. Heo has not joined in the sweeping chnrfieu of corruption agawnst those who happened to have labored to secure an increase of service on a star route, nor approved of the plan of trying men on crimiual charges in newspapers before a court of competent jurisdiction had passed on their cases, yet he has not inter- fered with those who are engaged in the investigation, nor discouraged or impeded them. He has attended to his own business, and if the detectives and others around the postmaster- general had done likewise this state- ment would.not have been necessary. THE FRENCH GUESTS, The French guests devoted the day to making farewell calls, They first went to state department . where they paid their respects to Secretary Blaine. There were no speeches but simply an interchange of courtesies, the foreigners being very profuse in their thanks for the manner in which they had been entertained at the hands of the secretary of state. Leav- ing the state department the guests left for the capitol to pay their respects to President Arthur. Secretary Blaine accompanied them, Afterwards other departments were visited and the sec- rotariers called upon. The guests leave to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock for Philadelphia going thence to Boston. WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION ‘WASHINGTON, Uctober 26, — To-day's seasions of the Woman’s National Christian Temperance Union conven- tion were devoted to the reception of the annual regurts, including those of treasurer and auditor and a num- ber of papers relating to temperance. The sessions were largely attended. The convention will continue during the week. THE CHRISTIANCY CASE, In the Christiancy divorce case here to-day Steven Cheater, of Elizabeth, N. J., who was with Christiancy in Peru, testified, in contradiction of Haight, of Hartford, Conn., whose testimony was taken secretly, but who i8 known to have alleged Christiancy’s ill-treatment to his wife in Lima. Haight 1s also said to have testified that he never had familiar intercourse with Mra. Christiancy and Ches- ter was asked to-day is Haight had not made a contrary statement to him. The chancellor if considering whether this question shall be answered. GUITEAU'S TRIAL POSTPONED, WasniNgror, D. C., October 26— This mourning, on motion of M. Robinson, Guiteau’s trial was post- poned until November 14. Counsel said they would not raise the question of the jurisdiction of the court. Extension of time for preparation of the defensc of Guiteau was solely to suit the convenience of the assassins’ counsel. In the thre¢ woeks now left they have plenty to do but Judge Cox says the trial must positively hegin November 14th. The question of paying witnesses for the defense is brought nearer settlement by Judge Lawrence's decision that suc] witnesses' expenses will have to he paid by the government if the wit- nesses arc within a radius of one hun- dred miles of the jurisdiction of the court trying him. These expenses are to be paid upon the marshal pre- senting his accounts therefor. Out- side of this radius the decision is that the expenses cannot be paid by the government. This, it is thought, will materially decrease the number of witnesses. The Malleys- National Associated Pross. New Havew, Conn., October 26,— James and Walter Malley were brought down to the superior court this after- noon on awrt of habeas corpus. Counsel for the Malleys stated in con- versation that the state attorney had agreed on $30,000 bail tor each of the accused. Subsequent information was to tho effect that the state attorney had finally concluded to oppose the writ., The petition will come up again to-morrow. Western Trunk Line Assooiation. National Associated Press, On1cAGO, October 26, —The westorn trunk line association met to-day to take action in regard to the evasion of back proportions by trunk lines due western roads. Answers to applica- tions sent were roceived from the Eric and the grand trunk roads so D) equivocal that unless satisfactory ar- owledge and ho rangements are made to~murrol?; all western tickets will be ordered off those roads by November 1st. A Wise Deacon ‘‘Deacon Wilder, T want you to tell mo how you kept yourself and family well the past season, when all the rest coast in 1879, he says he made an in- | of us have been sick so much, and vestigation upon Key's written order, have had the doctors visiting us so submitted the report to him and|often?”’ called his attention to what he be- lieved to be unnecessary services, and easy, I used ‘‘Brother Taylor, the answer is very Hop Bitters in time, to the remedy which he proposed for | kept ."{"m"u{’l well and saved the 1 i the evils of the star route system. He | doctor s, ree dollars’ worth of is willing to stake his roputation on|it kept us well and able to work all this report and address, The insinu- | the time. T'll warrant it has cost you ation that the report was suppresed |and the neighbors one to two hu d and afterwards captured by Mr. James | dollars apiece to keep sick th»“u::i:a is unworthy of anyl in the star route investig ation, The postmaster-general did not know of | hereafter," ly engaged | time,"” ‘‘Deacon, T'll use your wmedicine oct16-novl MAHA, THURSDAY MORNI BAFFLED EMPERORS. The Meeting of the Cszar and Emperor Josoph Again Postponed, e In Spite of the Greatest Se- orecy Nihilists Learn of the Meeting. The Czdr Growing Nearvous Ovel Continaed Post- postments, The General Disposition of the Irish People in Favor of the Lafid Act. The People Take Archbishop Croke's Advice and Pay Their Rents, The Governmeat's Action Ap- " proved by ajOonservative Member. —— Miscellaneous Fopeign Intelligence — THE EMPERORS. Natlonal Associated Press. Vienna, Octol promised inte and Emperor have taken place noon yeste: . very precaution had been made for interview and it was given up as tter of neces- sity. novios an Austrien town a short. dii from Oraccw. Prince Thurn had, to the town to look after certain res for the emperors but at the Werr last moment the alert advisers of the czar inform- ed him that theni were perfectly informed as to the mded meeting and that from prudential rcasons it ought to be 0 It is said that the czar was ama¥ed at this intel- ligence. Indeed, it is' difficult if not impossible to conjecture in what way the nihilist leaders keep themselves so correctly and so closely ' informed of even the most secrét movements of both the emperors. Alexander III. and Francis Joseph have been using the resources of the diplomacy of the two empires for several weeks toward the one object of effecting a per- long oen the czar Joseph was to Krzesnovice at sonal interview without ub- lic knowledge and have been bafled in every attempt, each time that arrangements have been concluded, by some uik 1own means. The whole programme-has been given the widest publicity, and men of known revolutionary disposition have flocked to the point of the intended rendezvous. very dimppuinhmmt has but added to the czar's nervous prostration, and the circumstances, which compelled him ‘yesterday to continue his seclusion at Gotzchuna instead of going to Krzesnovice, have depressed him much, but his advices were, as heretofore, right at Krzes- novice. At the appointed time of the meeting there suddenly appeared many mysterious strangers, who to- day are not to be seen” but who are not absent. * The enemies of the czar, fearing a tripart to the imperizl alliance just now more than anything else, are determined to prevent .at all hazards the interview which they believe will consummate it. Owing to the perfecs tion of their plans, tho confidence thoy felt that the impevial meeting would surely take place and the knowledge they had of what was then to be done, the nihilist leaders in various parts of the empire during the afternoon as- sured their followors that the thing intended had actually been done. From these assurances the most alarm- ing rumors were spread.. ORDERED TO BE READY, Berriv, October 26.—The Northern railway company of Austria have been instructed to keep in constant readi- ness to depart at a moment’s notice a decorated train of thelr best cars to convey the emperor of< Austria to Granilza, It is believed that arrange- ments are being made to have the im- perial meeting take place here, IRISH AFFAIRS. CORRUPTION IN THE LAND LEAGUE. Lonpox, October 26,—~The Fnglish press says that the flight of some of arnell’s lieutenants has convinced many Trishmen that some of those who have talked the loudest have not been honest. Some of the leaders were secking government positions for their friends and others were negotiat- ing for government jobs as prices of silence. Official investigation shows, it is said, corruption everywhere among the leaders of the land league. INDIGNATION AT BROOKLYN., New York, October 25.—Mayor Howell presided at the Irish land league meeting at the Academy of Music at Brooklyn to-night. Wen- dell Phillips sent a letter saying if Ireland would listen to Parnell she would carry her point. The follow- ing telegraphic lotter ot regret was re- ceived from Vicar General Riordon, of the diocese of Nebraska, and the request for a Tipporary cheer was heartily complied with: Omana, Neb,, October 24, 1881, The Hon. Judge Walsh, City Hall, Brooklyn New York: The generous and patrivtic citizens of Brooklyn who honor themselves hy filling your Academy of Music to-mor- row evening to express their sympa- thy for hundreds of imprisoncd Celts, struggling against their hereditary op- pressors in Old Fatherland, Lave the very best wishes of every friend of humanity among the various national - ities that have secured here the hap- piest homes, within the limits of the banner state for expatriated Irishmen. Might I ask you to give & Brooklyn cheor, with a Tipperary ring the echo, for the brilliant and patriotic Arch- bishop Croke, who feels for Irish cap- NG, OCTOBER tivity like your western friend who shall ever as proudly remember ‘‘the city of churches,” as any exile from Erm in this free land. Mionarn Riorbaw, Vicar-General, At the Parnell central Jand loagne to-night, a lettor was read from Miss Aunna Parnell, in Dublin, in which she said sho had received a report thero from the committeo appointed in this city to sceure employment for such of the loyal Irish constabulary who de- sired to resign and . emigrate, She thought it would be well if such a committee were appointed to have emigrants bring wilgn them their dis- charge and cortificates from the local land leaguo, PAYING RENTS, Loxnox, October 26.—The nows from Ireland continues to be very en- couraging to the government. The goneral disposition of the people ap- pears to be in favor of the land act. The Tuam tenants who have lately been recalcitrant, are now ap- plyg to the land commission court to fix their rents. Many other tenants are coming forward to pay their rents and their arroars. The letter of Arehbishop Croke seems to have been a death blow to the ob- i\'cln of the land league. The Most Rov. Wm. Fitzgerald, Bishop of Ross, has published an address condemning the manifesto of the land league, and telling his people that they must not make themselves dishonest rascals by declaring that they will pay no rent. APPROVING THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. Mr. Plunkett, conservative member of patliawent, andjformerly solicitor- eneral for Ircland, addressing a meet- ing at Chelsea, approved the recent action of the government in Ireland; declared that the partisans of the league must be shown that they would find all of every party against them, and that the vigorous actions in the present crisis should not be abated un- til every sign of resistance to law be overpowered. These declarations and that of Mr. Chamberlain at Liverpool, made at almost the same time, attract much attention, as they demonstrate o practical agreement of the various sectious of politicians on the present treatment ot the Irish question by the government, OTHER FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE BERWICK ELECTION, Loxnon, October 26, —The Berwick clection resulted in the election of Mr. Jerningham, liberal, who received 1,047 votes, Mr. Trotter, conserva- tive, getting but 320. GAMBETTA IN FALSE PLUMES, Berlin papers intimate very plainly that Gambetta is endeavoring to ap- pear in false plumes if he wishes it understood that be has had an inter- view with Bismarck, and insinuates that he not only had no such pre- tended interview, but tried unsuc- cessfully by every art of diplomacy.to effect one. CONTRIBUTED TOWARD THE RATIFICA- TION, A dispatch from Durban says that the firm attitude and vigorous prepara- tions on the part of the British have doubtless contributed toward the rati- fication by the Volksraad of the con- vention between England and the Transvaal. ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL TREATY. A Paris correspondent of The Times says that no immediate importance should bo attached to the resumption of the negotiations for the Anglo- French commercial treaty. A Chicago Lawyer Takes Charge of the Guitean Case. National Associated Pross, Cuicaco, October A. 8. Trude, the well known criminal law- yer of this city, has consented to take charge of the Guiteau case, The let- ter written by Scoville making the re- quest is as follows: WasuiNaroN, October 17, 1881, A. 8. Trupk, Esq:—My Dear Si Cannot you come and help in the Guiteau case, Butler declines solely, in a fine letter just received, on ac- count of actual engagements for the next three months, The conrt will assign a young lawyer here to-morrow and that is all the assistance I have. You can have principal charge of the case, with us to help. I am poor, can’t tell when, if ever, I can pay you, ang Tappeal to your chivalry to help me out. If you can and will come, let my son know who will telegraph me, “He will come,” or something to that effect, or you can write. You .can work on the case there until the day of the trial, November 7th, Yours truly, GEORGE SCOVILLE, Trude says: “I appreciate Mr. Scoville’s situation and can under- stand the motives which_induced him to go into the case. I sympathize with him and regard him as the peer of any of the patricians of our bar.” el e i St. Louis Stock Board. Natlonal Associated Press, 8r. Lours, October 26.—A new stock exchange known as the 8t. Louis stock board was organized lasc night, President, J. W. Donaldson; vice-president, W, O, Little, of W, O, Little & Co.; secrotary and treasurer, Charles Hadgeman. The movement will eventually embrace all the leading brokers of the city and has fine pros- pects, 1t will call stocks at the Mer- chants Exchange daily at 12:30 p. m, Coast Nows: National Associated From 8aN Francisco, October ~The British bark Estrellide Chile is thirty days overdue, There are fears that she is lost. Heavy rains along the const. 3 Eighteen cases of small pox in Portland, Oregon, The public schools are closed in consequence. 5} Mr. Mirabile Diotu. “Your Spring blossom is » success, 1 cortainly think its effeots are wonderful; all the dyspeptio symptoms 1_complained o hiave vanihed; ny wifo 1s alio ehthusi- astio in praise of ~it; she wis disfigured by blotches and pimples on her face, and hid @ continuous headache. She in all right now, and all unsightly eruptions ave gone. | You may refer any doubiing parties to me, , K. M, WiLLIAMKON, YEIK street, Butfalo,” Price, 50 cents; trial bottles, 10 conts, f17-e0d1w) RIVER IMRROVEMENT. Assembling of the Mississippi River Improvement Conven- tion at 8t. Louis. Able Address by the President of the 8t. Louis Mer- chanta Exchange, The New York Central Fatab. tablishes Old Rates to the West, Death of an Old Member of the National Associated Press. A Noted Chicago Criminal Lawyer to Take Charge of Guiteau's Case. Miscellaneous Telegraph News From all Over the Oo'nntr’. National Associated Proas. 81, Lous, Octobee 206.—The Mis- sissippi river improvement convention met at the grand opera house at half past 11 o'clock. Five hundred dele- gates wore present from all states in the valley. Michael McEnnis, presi- dent of the local executive committee and also president of the merchant’s oxchange, called the convention to order. George L. Nright, secretary of the executive committee, read the call for the convention, Mr. McEn- nis spoke as follows: It is strange that at this late day there should be a neceasity for calling the people of this valley together to urge upon congréss the duty and obligation to enact meas- ures for the improvement of the Mississippi and its navigablo tributar- ies. The people of she United States. are tamous for their public spirit and enterprises, Lvery subject involving the interest and happiness of the people has received due attention except the improvement of our great watorways, We have fritted away much time and money over small schemes and purely local questions, It is time we alter our course, This valley of ours - cludes eighteen states and three terri- tories, capable of preducing sufficient to feed, clothe and house the world. It now contains onme- half the population of the United States and could sustain ten times as many. production that has turned the bal- ance of trade in our favorighd makes us a creditor instead of & 'debtor of the nation. Its product will soon enable us to control the financial des- tiny of the world, We must go be- fore congress with such overwhehn- ing proofs of the necessity of improv- ing these rivers by deepening their channels, removing obstructions and giving us a free outlet to the sea, that our petitions (I would rather say demands) will meet with immediate and favorable considera- tion, The government engineers have completed theirsurveys. Their recom- mendations have been approved and adopted by congress and the war de- partment, A commissioner has been appointed and is now at work within the scanty limits of the appropriations and doing good work. The timne has now arrived when we, the people of the Mississippi valley, must unite and insist that these improvements shall be pushed forward with vigor and thav sufficient money shall be appro- priated to permit the work to be in- augurated at all tho necessary points at one and the same time, Weshould not tolerate any more ten or twenty years delays. We want a systematic, far-soeing, statesmanlike management of the great work, W}th the labor and cost of property im- proving these streams would not be one-fourth that necessary for the build- ing of the railroad to the Pacific. The one was a private enterprise, upheld by the credit of the goyernment, the other is a great public undertaking, designed for the good of all and des- tined to pay every cent of cost in u fow years in increasing revenues to It now yields a surplusof { A recess of fifteen minutes was then ' taken for eonsultation, The ¢ onvention adjourned till to- morrow. This evening banquets were given in honor of the work of the convention. To-morrow will be a very important and probably exciting session, e - Passonger Rates. National Associated Pross, New York, Octobor 26,—The New York Central & Hudson River rail- road to-day announced a new sched- ule of passenger rates from this city to the west as follows. Cleveland 13, rebato $4.75; Cincinnati $18, robate 88.756; Chicago 820, rebate $10.65; Columbus 816.25, rebate 87; De- troit 815, rebate, &5.75; In- dianapolis, 810; rebate 80.75; Milwaukeo $20, rebate 810.75; Quincy and Hamilton 825, rebate 810.756; St. Louis 824.25, rebate 813; Toledo $16.25, robate 87; Kansas City 825, rebato 810.85. The Erie rnng con- tinuos to sell tickets over the Grand Trunk to Chicago for 87, Other rail- road men expro'sed the opinion that the Eric will continue to sell cheap tickets as & game of bluff. There is no change in freight to the west. Death of a Journalist. Natlonal Associated Press. New York, October 26.--Mr. Samucl H, Glass, who has been coun- nected with the National Associated Press since its inception, died at his residence in this city early this after- noon of consumption, Mr. Glass was 36 years of age, kit " A it CONDENSED LIGHTNING. CiNorNNary, October 26.—Col. Ges- sort, chief of police, resigned to-day. The trouble grew out of the appoint- ment of n detective by the mayor who was distasteful to the chief, Louvisvitie, October 26.—The lodge of the Kentucky I. O. O. . elected to-day W. H. Holt, of Mount Sterling, grand master, and ‘Wm. White, of Louisville, grand sec- retary, KinastoN, Ont., October 26.—The pr«gmller Dromedary struck a rock to-day and sank. alued at $14,000. NASHVILLE, October 26, — At Athens this evening a difficulty oc- curred between Col. J. G. Cox and John W. Crawford, two leading citi- zens. The former was slightly cut. The latter was shot in the abdomen, HIGH WATERS. The Miesissippi the Higheat Known for Years. National Associated Press. Onicaco, October 26.—A, Quiney, , special says: ‘‘The water now stands about onq inch above the high. est point mar}ed here since 1851, The levee north of Quincy still holds out, but the breakwater from the south end, which has never been closed up, has flooded the greater part of the in- closed lands. Nearly all the corn rown in the district is lost, and a arge amount of the wheat sowa is also ruined, In the Sny district the ruin is almost complete. In the places where the water is shallow enough to permit it, large numbers of men were engagd.-yesterday in skiffs gathering corn, n the Missouri side the de- struction has gone as far as it can, un- less it lholllg break up the railroad tracks. Besides these there is nothing left in the bottoms there to destroy, the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific having necured the overflowed portion of it. The train sent west last evening was the first train which has passed over its road in five days. Other ronds continue to operate with difficulty. The Gem City tobacco works, the new mill of the Quincy pa- per cum{umy and Philip Thomas' stove factory have had to close down on ac- count of the high water, which has reached the engine rooms and cellars. The Vandever corn planter works have been kept running by using their pumps night and day and constructing an em- bankment around three sides of the shops, Business in the city is se- riously affected on account of the Mis- souri trade being cut off, BuruiNaron, Ia., October 26,—The river at this point continues to riseand has now reached ahout four inches above the high water of June, 1880. The loss along the river bottom is en- ormous, A great many people have the government and in the enhanced value of the products that would tloat down on their waters to the sea, We will compile and print the correspon- dence, resolutions and acts of this convention with statistical information that shall sustain and justify an agita- tion that shall not cease until justice is done to this valley. Henry Hitchoock delivered an ad- dress of welcome, He said: The call tells you that 90 per cent. of the corn, 87 per cent. of the wheat and 43 per cent. of the oats produced in 1880 in the United States came from the Mis- slasippi valley. The millions of bushels of grain grown upon more thanfl,- 500,000 of square miles neans millions ot prosperous and happy families. long ago as 1846 the first river convention was held at Mem- his, John C. Calhoun presided. 'wo years later & great river and harbor convention assembled at Chi- cago and other conventions of a_like nature were held at Burlington, Towa, Dubuque and other places, ‘The im- provement of the Mississippi is no new project. In accordance with a reso- Jution intreduced into congress by Charles Gibson in 1879 this Missis- sippi commission was appointed. Saon nflh.'r occurred the opening of the jet- ties. These previous attempts con- tained valuable lessons for the future. Mr. McEnnis appointed Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, temporar; chairman, He was received with cheers and delivered a long address. Mr. Frank Gainnie was appointed temporary secretary. A resolution was passed that the roll of states be called, and the chair- man of each delegation be instructed to nominate a member of the commit- tee on credentials, been compelled to abandon their homes whi?: all crops in the fields haye been destroyed. Many farmers are compelled to sell off their live stock for whatever it will bring as they have nothing to feed them through the winter QuiNcy, October 26-—-The river continues to rise. It is now at the highest point ever known. All rail- roads weat are blockaded. Krokuk, Ia., October 26.—The Mississippt and Des Moines rivers are still rising, They are two inches higher to-day. The railroads have abandoned all freight business. Alex- andrin_will soon be depopulated. Many families have been ruined by the flood. Quincy, IlL, October 26.—The riv~ er here has risen over aninch in twen- ty-four hours and is now higher than at any time since 1861, Trains on the Q., A, & 8t. L. branch of the C., B. &. had to be abandoned on account of the weakening of the bridge over Curtis creek, one mile south of this city. Trains are run to and from Hannibal via Palmyra, over the H, & 8t. Joe. ———————— Indications: | Mational Associated V'ress. Wasninaron, D, C., October 27,— For the upper Mississippi and Mis~ souri valley: Fair weather, south winds, lower barometer, stationary or higher temperature, \ KeNrueky Whiskigs, — If you want raight, good Sour Mash ntucky Whiskies, call only for O, Conrad & Co.'s Moss Rose Bourbon or Gov= ernor's Choice Rye, Ask your groces for $hem,