Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 29, 1881, Page 1

s & WhueIg A THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. WASHINGTON NEWS. The Lynchburg, Va., Postmac- tership Considered in Exec- utive Session, The Democrats, by Dilatory Motions, Prevent a Vote Being Reached. Logan and Voorhees Have a Debate Over Their Devo- tion to Union Soldiers. The Senate Still in Session at Midnight—An All Night Session Probable. A Final Adjournment Not Con- sidered Probable Before Next Weel. James Sworn in on His New Appointment as Postmas- ter General. Folger to f'ake Charyge of the Treasury Department No- vember 1st. Howgate Pleads Not Guilty to the New Indiotment Against Him. SENATE PROCEEDINGS: National Associated Pross, WasHiNGTON, October 28, —After the transaction of some unimport- ant business, the senate, at 12:25 p. m:, on motion of Edmunds, went into executive session. The Lynchburg postmastership will come up as regular order. Immediately upon closing the doors for the executive session of the senate this afternovn, Senator Edmunds called for the order on the calendar, which wasthe nomination of Stratham to be postmaster at Lynchburg, Va. The democrats at once began dila- tory motions to prevent thevote being reached, 5o no business was transacted. The republicans nsisted on the or- der of the calendar, and seémed deter- mined to put in Mahone’s calendar. This, it is alleged, is in pursuance of the bargain last spring. The demo- crats stick to the unjustness of un- seating the present incumbent, and swear that they will not let 2 vote be reached before November 8. the day of the Virginia election. The debate was opened by Hill (Ga.) who, in opposition to the instructions of . his pgyaicinun, spoke for nearly two hours. ‘Morgan favored the senate with a dissection of Virginia polivics of some- thing over an hour. { Logan and Voorhees had a spirited bout over their relative devotion to the interests of Union soldiers Hoar also spoke at some length and a number on either side more_ briefly. About 6 p. m. the fillibustéting be- gan and the want of a quorum was developed, A call of the senate was ordered with a direction to the sergeant-at- arms to request the presence of ab- sentees which had the effect to leave a bare half dozen senators in their seats. As an incentive to an attend- ance an elegant lunch was spread early in the evening in the room of the committee on appropriations, At about 8 o‘clock, by common consent, business was suspended and an hour was spent at lunch., After 9 p. m, debate grew desultory. Only about forty-five senators were prescnt, At 10:45 p. m. the lantern in the dome was still burning, showing that the Virginia campaign was still being paggecuted. proceedings were now only en- liveded by motions to adjourn, which there is little likelihood of being car- ried for some time to come, A repuhlican caucus, it is reported, will be held at the first opportunity. Conjecture assigns as 1ts cause an of- ort to hold certain senators who are tired of delay and threaten to go home unless a final adjournmect is reached speedily. All confirmations heretofore made, including Folger and Hatton, have een certified.to by the president. Just after 10 o'clock a democratic senator came out and said thore was little prospect of an_adjournment to- night, and a final adjournment would be very unlikely for a week or two. RECALLED. Ernest Dichman, the minister at Bogota, Columbia, recently recalled at the inftance of that government, was at the stato department to-day. He had a herd time at Bogata and did not get along with the authorities who accused him of being in league with their enemies and of using his oflice to advance the interest of the Panama canal scheme. Soon’ after his recall Dichman had a personal en- counter with the ex-secretory of state at Bogato whom he accused of being the cause of all his troubles. George Money, who4vas nominated and con- firmed as his successor, is now fully established in the office. A LEGAL DECISION, The opinion of Attorney-General MacVeagh, published to-day, upset- ting the decision of Judge Lawrence, of the treasury, in the matter of -whether the appropriation of 817,600 for artificial limbs should be expended by the war or interior department, has caused quite a stir in official cir- cles, " Mr, l{uwrunm-, who is said to consider his decisions infallible, de- cided againgt tho secrotary of the treasury and in favor of the interior department. MacVeagh reverses this and leaves the matter in the hands of the war department. In commenting upon the matter the attorney-general says he can't see how the opinton of & subordinate of- ficer in any department oan be bind- ing upon the head of that department until force is expressly given to his decisions by plain and unambitious aw, and he cites also Richardson’s J. 16, court of claims, as follows, Comptrollers are as much subject to the rules, regulations and general directions of the secretary of the treasury, and as much bound to obey and be governed by them as are all other subordinate officers in the treas- ury department. The first comptroller is naturally annoyed at this, and will no doubt take occasion to say a word in rela tion 1o the matter. JAMES AND HATTON SWORN IN, Postmaater General James was sworn in to-day on his_new appoint- ment, as was also First Assistant Postmaster Hatton, The latter goes to Towa for a short time before assum- ing his duties. TO TAKE CHARGE NOVEMBER 1sT. Judge Folger is expected to tako charge of the treasury about Novem- ber Lst. PLEAD NOT GUILTY. WasHiNaton, October 28.—In the criminal court this morning Capt. Howgate plead not guilty to the new indictment found against him, and in default of bail was sent to jail. After he had been taken back to jail, Col. Corkhill saw that still another indict- ment, for the embezzlement of $40,- 000, would be found and probably be brought in next week. The delay was on account of the absence of wit- nesses, who had asked for time to at- tend to other important matters, which time had been granted. EXPLOSION, ‘WasniNaToN, October 28. —Just be- fore 3 o'clock this afternoon an ex- plosion took place in the government ordnance department at the navy yard, and resulted in the instant death of George L. Lawrence and injury to another. The accident happened in the hydraulic press room, and the building was totally demolished. Law- rence, with George W. Gates and Marion Thompson, were in the build- ing engaged in operating machinery used in charging rockets. Lawrence was boring a rocket, when it exploded, and was followed by the explosion of two others. He was terribly lacerated, the back of his head being blown off, and Thompson was badly bruised, but not seriously. Gates’ injurics are not serious. Lawrence lias beeu employed at the navy yard for twenty-eight years, and was sober and industrious. He leavesa wife and four children. BUREAU OF STATISTICS. The chief of the bureau of statistics reports to the secretary of the treasury that the excess of exports of merchan- dise from the United States during September was $6,769,250, against 817,997,246 in the corresponding month of 1880. The excess of im- ports of gold and silver coin and bul- lion was $10,200,865. CONDITION OF TRADE." General Trade Reported Favor- able Throughout the Country. A Slight Decrease in Failures Re= ported to Bradstreet’s. National Associated Press. GENERAL TRADE. NEew York, October 28 —The gen- eral trads throughout the United States may be said to have taken sev- eral deep breaths during the slight re- laxation recently noted. There is be- ginning, however, to be displayed re- newed activity. This is in conse- quence of the approach of cold weath- er and more confidence due to the check put upon speculation of late. The notable feature in the distribu- tion of staples is that of dry goods, for which there appears to be an un- recedented demand at western cities. he most pronounced increase in re- ceipts of orders is reported from Kan- eas City and St Louis. At these points, however, as at Chiargo, Pitts- burg and Detroit, transportation fa- cilities are inadequate, and serious drawbacks are suffered in consefjuence. The decrease in freight rates is expect- ed to materially improve the situation. BRADSTREET'S, One hundred and twenty-one fail- ures , throughout the United States and Canada were reported to Brad- street’s during the past weck, a de- crease of 1 as compared with the pre- ceeding week. ‘There is considerable increase in the New England and western states. In tho middle states there were 27 failures, a decrease of 4; New England states 32, an increase of 10; southern states 17, a decrease of 8; western states 33, an increase of 13; Californis and the territorios 8, a de- crease of 3; Canada and the provinces 4, a decrease of 2, e FLOOD NOTES, Natlonsl Associated Press. ANOTHER BREAK IN THE SNY LEVEE, Quincy, Tlls., October 28.—The third break in the 8ny levee occurred to-day, and the Sny bottoms are all flooded. A large amount of damage will result. HOCK RIVER STILL RISING, Gexeseo, Ills, October 28, —The Rock river continues to rise, and much damage has been done to hay, corn and. pasturage. King's ferry is unable to ru - Ol National Associated Pross. * MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, Derrorr, October 28,—The cele- brated Norris murder case ended in the Wayne circuit court this after- noon with a vérdict of murder 1n the first degrce against Isaac Clark and Daniel Graham, HANGED, Davras, Texas, October 28, —A spe- THE WATER WAY. The River Oonvention Perfect Their Plans for Improving « the Mississippi. Immediate and Liberal Action by Congress a Commercial Necessity. River Navigation the Best and Surest Way of Regulating Rates. A Voluminous Array of Faots National Associated Press. 8. Lous, October 28, —Major H. E. Dunnell, of Minnesota, was made permanent chairman of the river con- vention, Upon taking the chair Mr, Dunnell, in a few brief and general remarks, said as delogates they were here from twenty different states and territories, extending from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the eastern seaboard to the Rocky moun tains, to discuss the question and to devise means for the improvement of the great rivers of the Mississippi valley, whose productions had given the balance of trade to this country. The question was not only ona of groat interest to the Mississippi val- ley, but to the whole nation, and should be treated with deliberation and with the view to impress its im- portance upon congress, and of in- ducing that body to extend the aid so much needed. 3 There was read a paper written by General Gilmore, presidemt of the river committee, in which he ex- plained the two well known conditions which characterize the entire length of the river below Cairo. First, that bad shoals, bars and dangerous navi- gation are always accompanied by low water, the width exceeding 3,000 feet, and, second, that when the width does not exceed 3,000, there is & good channel all the year round. In other words, bad navigation is produced by wide rivers, and good navigation by narrow ones. The same principle ap- plies to the river between the mouths of the Missouri and Ohio. Present remedies are, first, to prevent turther enlargement by protecting the caving banks, and second, to narrow the stream to a suitable width when the widths are excessive and the navigation bad. Wherever this is necessary, therefore, the caving banks will be graded to the proper slope and protected by suitable revet- ments against further invasion. Where the widths are too great the channel will be narrowed by forces developed in the s*ream itself through the agency of high dykes placed either longitudinal or transversely to the channel, as circumstances shall re- quire. By these dykes open works will be constructed, largely of poles, wire and brush. The works are ex- pected to secure a low water depth of ten feet, with a possibility considera- bly beyond that limit. This is a work of unparalleled magnitude, and the result depends as much upon the sup- port and co-operation of the people as upon the efforts of the commission or agents of the government, Judge Taylor, representing theriver commission, addressed the convention. He said that the river commission looked with great anxiety to the re- sult of the proceedings of the conven- tion, There must be universal per- manency. There were various ways to improve the river. The right plan was to compel the great stream to build its own banks. This had al- ready been done at Horsetail bar, just below St. Louis, where it had been compelled to build banks at least forty feet in height. THE RESOLUTIONS adopted by the convention are as fol- lows: The representatives of the eommer- cial interests, and of the agricultural and other productive industries of the Mississippi_valley, in convention as- sembled, believing that the Mississippi river and its navigable tributaries, the great inland water way prepared by the Creator for the use of the people, are a most important and valuable part of the national domain, free to all, beyond the reach of monopoly, and affording to the whole people that competition in transportation which benefits the producer and con- sumer alike; and further, that cheap transportation is the great necessity of an agricultural peo- ple, the indispensible condition’ of easy conveyance to distant inarkots of therr staple products, bulky in propor- tion to value, and the familiar econ- omical truth that the cheapest trans- portation of such products is by water, s eapecially u‘yplicu‘ule to the great water ways of this country, provided the same be kept from snags, sand- ol says that Jack Post was hanged at Graham to-day, for murder, in the prosence of several thousand people, bars, treacherous bauks and other ob- stacles to navigation, do therefore re- solve and declare: First, That it is the manifest and imperative duty of the government cf the United States to cause to be made such improvement of the Mississippi and navigable tributaries as shall per- manently secure safo and easy naviga- tion thereof, thereby cheapening fr rifiht. reducing insurance and other burdens and expenses, promoting the vast inland commerce of the nation, and creating new avenues of foreign trade, and thus not only inviting in- creased production and population, but assuring greater pruupurity to the whole people, Elé)ecinlly 18 this duty obvious and our demand justified in view of donations al- ready made by congress in land amwounting to pearly 200,000,000 acres, and in bonds issued or guaranteed, nearly $100,000,000 more, in aid of artificial highways, the property of private individuals, and nocessarily furnishing eveu at the lowest rates the most costly form of transportation on a large scale, as compared with an .ppra;&'iuuun not yet amounting to $25,000,000 in all” for the improve- ment of 15,000 miles of water ways, whose treedom for tax imposed for monopoly is protected by constitu- tional guarantees, while the cheap service and untestricted compotition they afford is the most effictual cor rective of exorbitant charges of any route to the seaboard; that ap- propriations for such improvements should be separately made, with due provision for assnring the peoplo of their faithful applications tothe same, and should be adequate to the in- tendod prosecution of the works bo- gun until they aro finished, so as to avoid the wasteful destruction of work partially completed by reason of the delay or stoppage thereof, for want of suflicient appropriations, And be it farther Resolved, That this commission recognizes with extreme satisfaction and emphatic approval the passage of an act of congress, June ¢85, 187! the appointment of the Missis: river commission, and in the com hensive and scientific surveys and the important recommendations made by the distinguished engineers appointed on that commission, as sot forth in their reports of February 17, 1880, and January 8, 1851, the first well-considered and efféetual step to wards complete and permanent open- ing of the Mississippi’ valley to the markets of the world; but would also strongly express its regret at the re- fusal of the last congress, after cres ing said commission, and notw: ing the deliberate and emphatic ap- proval of their plans by the house com- mittee on improvement of the Missis- sippi, to appropriate the amount esti- mated um{ recommonded by said com- mission for doing the work, by them curefully laid out and proposed. And be it further $ Resolved, That {n the deliborate and earnest judgment of thls conven- tion —delegated to represont the in- terests of the states anditerritories in the union inhabited by more than half of its entire population, from whom is collected above seventy per cent. of the entire internal reyenucof the nation, whose internal commerce United States, more than twelve times greater than the total foreign com- merce of the world, but upon whose industry is this year levied, by obata- cles to safe and easy navization of the Missisaippi tiver and ity navigable tributaries ~ a needless direct tax by way of increased freights and insur- ance, wreoks and - repuits, of nuot less than $10,000,000 —it is the imperative duty of congress and the right of the people for whom this convention is author- ized to speak, that the legislation wisely begun be made effec.ual and permanent by enlarging the powers of the river commission’ to include the native prosecution of the work al- ready recommended by them, and by regular and separste appropriations from year to year of such sums as said commission, acting under the reasona- ble supervision of congress, shall re- port as necessry to that end, so that this great and indispensible work, na- tional in every sense, no longer be delayed. And be it further Resolved, That the scientific and comprehensive system of river im- provement by the competent commis- sion thus inaugurated should be ap- plied to complete and permanent im- provement and the maintenance of all navigable tributaries of the great river. And be it further Resolved, That this convention recognizes with great satisfaction the benefits already resulting to naviga- tion of the Mississippi and principal tributaries by the extension of the light house system thereto, and ex- presses the earnest hope that the par- tial lighting of these rivers may be speedily enlarged by an increasing number of districts and lights, to such extent as the light house board, in consultation with the river commis- sioners, shall find neccssary to render such seryice.completely efticient, And be it further Resolved, The president of the con- vention is hereby authorized and ro- quested to appoint at his carliest con- venience a committee of twenty-one, who shall be charged with the duty of preparing, as soon as practicable after the convention adjourns, a memorial to congress on belalf of the delegates to this convention and the people whom they represent, in support of and in accordance with the foregoing resolutions, embodying such statistical inrormation as said convention may deomn expedient; that they cause to be printed a suflicient number of copies of said _resolutions and wemorial, together with proceed- ings of this commission tor wide dis- tribution, and a copy thereof to be given to each member of the United States senate and house of representa- tives, as soon as practicable, and said commission to take such further action touching proper presentation of said resolutions and memorial to congress, and procure due consideration thereot o8 they may deem best. A resolution citing the importance of a connection between the upper Mississippi and the great lakes was offered in connection with the above, and action upon it postponed until to- morrow. Bpecial Dispatch to Tun Bax. NEBRASKA REPRESENTED, 8, Lours, October 28,—The river sponvention unanimously passed de- sirable resolutions to-day and ad- journed, Among the ofticors Nebras- ka had a vice president, Colonel C, 8. Chase, of your city. Hail Storm, Natlonal Associated Press. CoLumpus, Ga., October 28.—A hail storm in the natere of a cyclone passed over Ellaville yosterday, Tho store of Drew & Buck was unroofea and goods therein badly injured, Sev- eral houses were blown down and the handsomo new residence of Goy, Drew was consic ly injured, Boyton Bound For Omaha. National Associated Pross. Broux Ciry, Ia., October 28, —Paul Boyton resumed his journey down the Missouri river at hnlf-luul ten o'clock this morning, is alveady one-half that of the entire |1 ATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1881, DISASTER AT DAVENPORT Steamer ** Gilchrist "' Becomes Unmanageable and Strikes the Government Bridge. The Boat Careens and Many Persons are Thrown Into the River. The Crew and Passengers of, the Boat Wild With Fright, Bscaping Steam from the Boilers Scalds Many Per- sons to Death. Crowds of People onShore Un- able to Respond to the Piti- ful Cries for Help. Soventeon or Eighteen Persons V) Lowe Their Lives-Scenes and Incidents. National Amociated Pross. LATER PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER, Davesrorr, L October 28, The particulars of the terrible acei- dent of last night, whereby soventeen or eighteen porsons lost their lives, are as follows: The steamer Gilchrist left this point about 10:30 o'clock, in apparently good trim and condition, bound for all points up the river, loaded with a large and valuable cargo of miscellaneous freight, and carrying in hor cabins a full list of passengers. The number, as near as can be ascer- tained, was twenty-four, When the steamer had passed under the govornment bridgo spanning the issippi and connecting the cities of Davenport and R and, the connecting rods of the suddonly gave way, causing the entire machingry to become ,unmanageble and useloss. The river just now is vory high, owing to the “recent und extensive floods, and the current con- sequently extremoly rapid, so that the steamer Gilchrist had 1o longer her machinery to keep her bow up stream, The swiftly running mver cirried tho helpless vessel down stream at o rapid and alarmiog rate. She struck one of tho abutments with terrific force and carcened over, caus- ing the weights on tho safety valves of the steam chest to break from their fastenings and slide off, the valves no longer holdlng a check on the steam 1 the boilers, It poured out in huge volumes and enveloped the helpless crew and passengers,” who were wildly endeavoring to s preservers in the wain saloon and scalded many of them in an awful manner, . No sooner had the steamer rebounded from the shock of the col- lision than she began sink- ing, in which condition she was carried past and below this city, the shrieks and cries for help uttered by the frenzied victimsbeing distinetly audible by large crowdsof citizons who soon thronged tho banks, but they could extend no assistance as the steamer was hurled past their eyes by the turbulent river. No immediate efforts to aid her conld be putforward, as most of the smull boats wero tied up for winter. The steamer Evans- ville was got in motion as soon as possible, however, and hurried to the rescue. The christ 1 the mean- time had drifted down the river with the crew and passengors, who were in- sanoe withterrorand excitement. Eight persons had taken refuge on the barge in_ tow of the Gil- christ. Those on the barge knew not whethor they were safe or in mortal danger. Arcund them was a thick eloud of steam suffocating them s0 thas their only chance to breathe was to lioc down on the deck, In the cibin of the boat they could hear the ories anl moans of tho fated pas- aengers who had stood there while the crew on the forecustle were calling loudly for help. They could bo seen and at that time no help could be given them. The sinking steamer and barge strand ed tor a moment opposite Paige, off. The Lvansville overtook her in about twenty minutes and rescued the following passengers and crew. Passengers—J. H. Ways, Mrs, Went, C. B Davenport, Thos. Harts, T. McClelland, W. G. Skellon. Crew—silly’ Brown, John Moss, John Shuber, clerk; John Gilchrist, captain; Dorrand and Herr, pilots, Most of them wero taken off of the barge and flat boat. Thoee who were scalded by escaping steam presented a most horrible sight. THE MISSING, Tt is impossible at this writing to, secure an accurate list of the victims, but the following sre known to be among the missing: Mrs. Camp, of Davenport; Miss Temple, of Le Claire; Mr. Wendt, of Le Claire; lady, namne unknoan, and three colored deck hands, Word was received from Rock Island late this afternoon that several of the passengers and crew were res- cued and taken to that city. An ef- fort will be made this afternoon to raise the wreck and search the cabin for the bodies. The wreck now lics a mile and a half down the river on its beam ends almost sub- merged. It is learned to-day that there wero twenty-eight on board, and that none were taken from the water. The number of the killed by steam and drowning will probably not be less than a dozen, Big Trip for a Little Craft. National Associated Pross CiNoinNarr, October 28,—Thomas French and two companions arrived hero from Buffalo in a lrttle craft called the Turk, en route for Florida, They came to Cleveland on the lake, thence to Portsmouth, Ohio, on the Ohio canal, They go down the Ohio Dixcn & Co's mill, but soon floated | | and Missiasippi rivers to Now Orleans, thence across the gulf to Florida. It will bo the first time such a trip was ever made, | —— RAILROAD RUMBLES. National Associated Press. KESION . Crrcaao, Ostober E. J. Cuy- loy, for many yoars superintendent of the Wisconsin & Milwaukeo division of the Chicago & Northwestern rail- road, has resigned. Charles D, Gor- ham, Jate of the Kort Wayne road, has been appointed his successor. FAST TRAIN New York, October 28 —One out- growth of the railroad war which soems to bo approaching an ond is the announcement by the Ponnsylvania railroad of their intontion to put on a new fast Chicago train which will leave New York on its initial trip Monday. A special feature of this train is that the time to Chicago is, to be very much shortened, the tra leaving New York at 8 o'clock in the morning and roaching Chicago at 9:40 the next morning, thereby making the timo between the two cities a little mora than twenty-four hours, as against thirty-six hours, the time now made by the Pacific oxpross on the Pennsylvania railroad, hitherto the fastest Chicago train out of New York. Accommodation on this train will be limited, or, in other words, there wil bo only such a number of cars allowed in the train as can be handled with tho certainty of making the running time. By this arrangement the chance detention to the train by adding cars at any point will be overcome. The Ohicago limited, as this train is called, will bo composed of a parlor, sleeping and dining cars only, and none but passengers for Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, Chicago aud points boyond will' be cnrried by it. Betwoeen New York and Pittsburg tho schedule only provides for three atops for the train. Break- fust will bo sorved immedintely after the n leaves Jersoy City, dinner after leaving Harrisburg, which will be about 1 o'clock, supper at 6 o'clock, before reaching Pittsburg, and break- fact the following morning before reaching Chicago. NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT, Cnicaco, October 28.--C, J. Wil- liams, chiof engineer of the Chicago Atlantic road, says to-day: ““There no truth whatever in the report as to Vanderbilt’s control of the road. The company which set out to build the road still has, and intends to keep, control. T have o large force of men at work grading the entire length of the road. Steel rails have been bought, and the work of laying will be begun in the spring. It is well known that 1t is mortgaged and its bonds are on the market and can be bought by any one; but its stock can- not be so bought. That is to say, the company has no present intention of selling out, We have a sealed con- tract with the Chicago & Western Indiana for entrance into the city.” St FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Natlonal Associated Pross. wt WILL SUPPORT THE ‘‘NO RENT” MANI- FESTO. Dunruix, October 28,—The Leitrim and Fermon branches of the land league have announced their deter- mination to adhere to the ‘‘no rent” manifesto of the central league, Tha applications made to the land court for reductions of rent are, however, inereasing enormously, and the chances of the league defeating the act are growing slighter every mo- ment. FRENCH OCCUPY KAIRWAN. Loxvox, October 28.—~The French have cecupied Kairwan, and the in- surgents havo fled, having pillaged the city before departing from it. NG PROXIES. Franklin B. Gowen has published a long circular lettor soliciting Reading prosies from tioso who fayor the re- ascendancy of his influence in the managemoent of the affairs of the Reading Railway company. GERMAN ELECTIONS, The St James Gazotte, comment- ing on the German olection, says: ““The result is a drawn battle between Prince Bismarck and his opponents. The prince’s home and financial pol- 1ey have not obtained that approval from the elcctors which he sought, and the co wtives, whilst ac- knowledging their comparative defeat, oico over the proofs of gradual con- servative reaction which the returns show has set in, In Alsace and Lor- raine the French delegates retain their seats despite tho efforts of the govern- ment to defeat them. The socialist poll a largo vote in some places, but in large towns throughout the coun- try the liberals have about held their own, while in small districts the con- servatives have made gains, tho man- ufacturing classes favoring France's protective policy and the people of the agricultural districts opposing it Further advicesfrom Berlin describe the defeat of the conservatives as be- ing complete, and not one will repre- sent the capital in the next parlisment. The socialist vote has been greatly in- creased, and the opposition may prove strong enough to necessitate the dissc- lution of parliament. COMING TO AMERICA, The Irish World to-morrow will publish ti following cable: Paris, October 28.—To Patrick Ford, editor of The Irish World. Rev. Eugene Shechy, recently released from Kilmainham jail, and Mr. T. M Healy, M. P., for Waterford, will leave Paris for Now York to-morrow. A furewell supper by the Trish resi- dents of Paris, presided over by Patrick Egan, treasurer of the land loague, was given the gentlemen this evening. PROCLATMED PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT, Panis, October 28,—After a very stormy sitting of the chamber of deputies, M. Gambetta was pro- claimed provisional president by 317 votes out of 364, ENTERED UNOFPOSED, A dispatch from Tunis says the French troops entered Kairovan un- opposed, NO. 11 ROMANTIC SUICIDE. Baicide at Brooklyn, N, Y., ofa Young Man From Quinoy, 1llinois, Photographs of Young Ladies and Sweotly Worded Missives Founa on His Person. National Associated P'ross. BrookryN, N, Y., October 28, —In a little room in the top story of a frame house on Singleton street was found this morning the body of a young man, who committed suicide under circumstances of A romantic na- ture. His name was William A. Bowles. Until very recently he was employed as a clork in the clothing store of Rosenberg & Son, Fulton street, He came to Brooklyn three " months ago from Quiney, Illinois, where he was engaged in the dry goods business and where his friends and relatives reside. Yesterday fore- noon he returned from the store, and not getting up the door was broken in this morning. The body was found stretched at full length on the bed, his imMmaculate shirt front adorned with neat gold studs and around the collar was a spotted lavender neck tie. The clothes were of fine material and elegant make, tho hair neatly combed and the lips compressed, In a tumbler by the side of the bed were dregs of sulphurate of morphia. In a pockot of the coat suspended from the wall was the drug itself, labled *‘Poison.” There wore other objects of interest in the room. The most interesting was the picture of a nlondur]ybuift girl, with large black oyes, and hair that fell in curls over her forehead. A lace veil was thrown negligently over her head and shoulders, and in her hand was held a bunch of flowers, 1t was a pretty pic- ture, full of grace and expression. On the back, in a girlish hand, were written these words: ‘‘Your ever loving wife, Annie E. Adams.” Be- sides it, there were pictures of other girls, but none so attractive as Annie’s. To one the name of “Lizzie Furlong” was attached, and to another the au- tograph of *‘Lilhle McCoy.” Miss McCoy had written the words “Quiney, Il,” under her own signa- ture, her picture being takenin highly sensational style so popular with many actressesof the day. On the table were letters, one of which was ad- dressed to R. L. Bowles, 423 Ver- mont street, Quincy. There was one bearing & Chicago post mark, ad- dressed to the young man who lay on the bed. It read as follows: Qctober 22, 1881.— Dear WiLL: I am not 1 writing hu- mor and I can't write much to-night, as it 1. qnite late. Your letter came to-day, and you are just as lovely as you can be. I expected a letter and was s0 glad you did not disappoint me. How I would love to seo you. The day has been perfectly lovely. I never saw such.a day for the middle of October, and the ground is just moist enough to be pleasant. The grass in our yard is truly beautiful. I have been tempted several times to go out and roll on it. I just tell you that I really don’t know where to begin, but will start with what I did Thursday. I have been anxious for a long time to have my fortune told, and I heard cousin Anna say she would also, and so we eaid “let’s go,’” and we went to Western avenue and we found madame in, and I went in, and she took my hand and cnmmoncaé to read. She wouldn't let any one in the room w.th me. She told me all about past circumstances, said we would redeem everything and in a very rhort time be very wel off. I was placed in a very embarrassed po- sition, She said that I was of a very roud nature and would do asT liked, }vut she said, “You will come out all right.” She said, “There is a light complexioned gent in love with you, d you love him.” In her letter sho refers to their mar- riage in the future, and closes with “I'am always your loving Annie.” The coroner has made grrangements for the inquest to-morrow. There ap- pears to be no doubt that the young man was prompted to commit snicide by despondency praduced probably by lack of means. His relatives in Quin- cy have been telegraphed to, and it is expected that they will come to Brooklyn and claim the body. b Chief Justiceshiv of the Court of Appeals. Natlonal Assoctated Press. Brookiyn, October 28/ —There is a movement on foot to secure the ap- pointment of General Benjamin F. I'racy to the chief justiceship of the New York court of appeals, made va- cant by the acceptance of the secreta- rvship of the treasury by Chief Jus- tice Folger. General Tracy was the regular nominee for mayor of the city, d resigned, in conjunction with Ripley Rogers, the young republican faciion of the Fnrt.y, in favor of Seth Low, General Tracy was one of the Beecher counsel, and made the open~ ing address to the court in the case, el sl Indications National Associated Press. WasniNaron, D, C., October 29.— For the upper lakes: Cloudy weather and rain, south winds, followed by rising barometer, stationary or lower temperature For the upper Mis- sissippi valley: Cloudy weather and rain, south shifting to west winds, higher barometer, stationary or lower: temperature, KFor the Missouri val- lev: Clearing weather, northwest winds, higher barometer, lower tem- perature. The Mississippi river will rise. - Prospective Prize Fight. National Associated Préss. New York, October 28,—Articles of agreement have been ed b) Jem Mace, of England, nml Ed- wards, of New York, to fight a prize fight with hard gluveu for $2,000 a side, on the 13th of November, with~ in twenty-five milga of this city,