Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 6, 1881, Page 1

i ¥ t | | ) " BLEV XLVII. CONCRESS. The Senate Already Proceeding in Its Sedate Course. Keifer Elected Speaker of the House by the Full Party Vote. All the Other Republican Nom- inees Bucceesfully Placed in Position. The Meesage to be Delivered to Congress at Noon To-day. Miscollaneous Ngtes [From tho Na- tional Capital. CONGRESS. ational Associated Prose PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE, Wasnixarox, D. C., December 5. — At the opening the senate was not as fall as usual, but filled up soon after by the overflow from the house. The senate was called to order at 12 o'clock. Senator Windom's creden- tials were presented and he was sworn in, The usual committoees to notify the house und the president were ap- poiuted, A large number of bills, mainly those which failed in the last con- gress, were introduced and laid on the table to be referred when the committees arc appointed. At 1:10 p. m. the senate took a re- oess until 2:30. The most_ interesting and only in- cident of political interest in the pro- eecdings was during the three minutes the senate was in session after rocess. Edmunds offered resolutions review- ing and continuing the committeos as they existed at the close of the last session, and asked that they lie over under the rules. Pugh was ready with another resa- lution mtended as a substitute, leav- ind it to be divided by the president pro tem. whether the committees should be equally decided between the two parties, and if he so decided them to designate which of the com- mittees shall be constituted with a majority of members democrats, and which, with a majority of republicans, and that the senate proceed to the election of committees on the basis in the usual way. Edmunds made a point of orer that this resoulution was not in accordance with the rules of the senate. Without decision, both resolutions and the point of order went over until to-morrow and the senate adjourned. PREOOERDINGS IS THE HOUN The house proceeded to organize by vthe election of officers. Mr. Keifer wwas elected speaker, the ballot being as follows:” Whole number cast 285, neoessary to a choice 143, of which Keiter received 148, Randall 129, Ford 8. Mr. Kelly, senior momber, admin- istered the oath. Mr. Keifer, on taking the chair, veturned the usual thanks. He said that neither party had a majority in either house over all oth- ers, a thing which had not ex- isted since the period before Lincoln's first tern. There had not been dur- g the interval 8o few vital questions of nat importance left unsettled to draw party lines upon as now. In purely party matters he would always be found a republican; in all othe; impartial. As tho prosperity at pros- ent w s greater than the country, ho hoped the present congress would be a purely busivess congress. Objection was made to the swearing i of Mossrs, Wheeler from Alabuna, Van Voorhis and Wadsworth from New York, and Chalmers from Miss- issippi. The first and last named were by rule ot the chair made to stand asido temporarily and the swearing in of the other members was proceeded with. Nearly two hours were consumod in swearing in juem- bers. One of the most interesting features was the retaliation of Mr. Brage (of Winc-nsin) to Mooro's (of Tontesee,) abjection to Chulmers (of Mississippi) being sworn, imitazing Moore's pom- Pous manner, Mr. Beags appealed in the nume of humanity to the great American peo- ple and to the memory of his do- featod frioad, Casey Young, against the present swearing in of Mr. Moore. Finally, however, these cases were all disposed of and allmembers exept Scales, «f North Carolina; Morse, of Massachusetts, and Duester; of Wis- consin, who were absent, were sworn in. The house procekded to tho com- vletion of its organization by the election of clerk Mr. Kasson nowi- nated Mr. Edward McPherson, of Penusylv: Mr. House nominated Hon. George M. Adams, ex-clerk; Mr. Murch nominated Hon. Gilbert DeLaMatyr, of Indiana. The ballot was as follows: Whole number of wotes, 286; necossary for a choice, 144, of which McPherson received 145, Adams 120, 'and DeLaMatyr 9. Mr McPherson was then sworn in, Er rett and Bingbam, of Pennsylvanis, did not vote, George Hooker of Vermont, John F. Thompson of Ohio, and Leo Cran dall of the District ot Columbia wore nominated for sergeant-at-arins; Wal ter I’. Brownlow of Toenr: s, Chas W. Field of Georgia, H. B. Wil liams of Missouri, and H. Sherwood of Michigan, for dourk 0. W ©. Kunowlin of Florida, and W, C. Moore of Ponnsylvania, for postuias r. Mr. Hooker was electedas sorg at-arms, Mr. Brownlow as doork and Mr. Sherwood as postmaster. The following nominations for chap- lain wore wade: Rev. F. D. Power of the District of Columbia, by Mr. ENTH YEAR. ver befsre in | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE Robeson: Rev. W, P. Pa Georgin, by Mr. House; Rev, Ingalls of Towa, by Mr. Murch Power was electet. The speaker appointed Messrs, Hiscock, Orth and n to inform the president that the house was now in session, and would receive any com- munication he might make. Tho house, at 5:20, adjourned. Tbe presdent's message will, of course, be presented to both houses to-morrow. CAPITAL NOTES MOVED INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, Wasmixaros, December 5. - The president will remove from the Grey house to the White House to-day. The White House is in very good con- dition for his retey tion, save that an odor of paint prevades it and some mlmnr arrangements arc as yot incom- vlete. EMILOYED FOR IALF A CENTURY, The honorable assistant doorkeeper of the senate, Oaptain Isaac Bassott, comploted his fiftieth year of service in the senate to-day, having ontered the service as a page on the recom- mendation of Daniel Webster, from Massachusetts, on December 5, 1831, There were six senators who didnot accupy their seats to-dav : Mossrs, Groomie, Hampton, Jones (Nevadu), McMillan, Van Wyck and Williams, PAY FOR DAYS LOST. The question having beon submitted to Comptroller Lawrence, of the treas- ury, as to whether employes in the government printing. oftices should be paid for time lost while the dopart- ments wero closed on account of the death of President Garfield, he ron- dered a decision to-day in cffect that they were entitled to pay for the tima in which the departments were closed by order of the puilic printer, but not on the day of the funeral appointed by the president to be ulmer\'us as a day of mourning and humiliation, AFTER THE PERSIMMONS, All indications now point to a viz- orous ouslaught by southern repub- licans on the postottices throughout the south. Many of these offices are now filled by democrats and lukewarm republicans, A move in_this direc- tion has alrendy been made by Scna- tor Keliogz, of Louisiana, at whose request a list has been prepared of employes of the postoffice depart- ment, showing the compensation they receive and the states they hail frem. An effort will be made to have the oftices of this department and all other departments of tho government apportioned out by states, and thus secure fair represontation of southern republicans to office. This pro- gramme has received an impetus by the success of the southern republic- ans in electing Brownlow as door- keoper of the hoase, COMMITTEE RUMORS. It is confidentally ssserted to-night that the senate committees will remain unchanged, and that Kelly will haye the ways and means chairmanship in the house, Kasson foreign affairs and d elections. Supposcd Sutolde. 8pecial Dispatch to The Bee. SrerwiNG, Colo., December 5. -M. J. King, a druggist of this place, was found dead in his store here this morning. He and Frank Mar- shall, & carpenter, who had been baching together, went to dinner Kine was feeling appar- but secmed sleepy, and Marshall Return- about noon, ently well, said he would lie down. left him and went to work. ing ahout 5 o'clock, he found King on the He | slecpy, but was conecious and would not tulk. Marshall went for assist- nd took King to his store, iim to bed, supposing him to e ence of liquor. They found floor. seemed somewhat an and pu under the inf returned about 8 o’clock and him dead. He is supposed by some to have died under the intluence of some dri { . Failures National Assciated Pes New York, December 5H.—Isnac Farwell & Co., manufacturors of so iug eilk, this city and Boston, have presented a statement at a merting of creditors held in Boston, showing their Habilities to bo 840,688, and the nominal assets 54,011, No settle- ment was effccted at the meel The Now York creditors of Grain, Rising & Co., boot and shoe mand- facturers, Boston, have received notice of the fuilure of the firm.. Liabili- ties, upwards of $200.000; assots— machinery and outstunding accounts— valuo unknown. Dispatches received this afternoon announce the failure of Little & Moul- ton, manufacturers of boots and shoce, Georgetown, Mass. The liabilities are reported very largze, but no esti- mate has been received. Baltimore dispatches state O, H. Manko & Co , manufacturers of boots and shoes, have made an assignment. Liabilitics, $70,050. . Canada Kioki National Associated Pross, Toroxro, Ont., December 5 Tt has been announced that the Cana- | dian Pucitic railway syndicate had | secured control of the Credit Valley radroad, which has obtained the ruu- ning powers of the Great Western railway. It causes considerable talk hers, The syndioate are also reported |to have sveured and consolidared M iy 1vay system to two eat outery in cail :d tho syndi every important line in Ontario, ot the Grand Trunk, thus reduc the Canadian v lines. Thero is way circles, as it 1s fea cate's lmmense resourc | them to compel the Grand Trank to amalgamate, thus placing the Domin 10a in the power of a giant monopoly The Cotton Producers. N tional Associnted Prow Aruanta, Ga., Docember b6, —This city is filled with distinguished men who come to attend the exercises of the planters’ and manufacturers’ week at the exposition,, * will enzblo | THE COMICAL CUSS. Keeping Himself and the Spec- tators on the Grin, Yestorday an Amusiog Day in the Amusing Trial of the Assassin. Guiteau Prefers to be Hanged asa Man Than to be Con- sidered a Fool. A Buggestion to the President Regarding Reconstruction of His Oabinet. The Groat Messinh From Saratoga Promptly Santched. GUITEAU National Amociated Press. CRANK TESTIMONY, WasniNaroN, December . —The court room was crowded when it opened at 11 a. m. Guiteau made a speech, saying he wanted the insanity experts to understand he claimed to have been impelled by a power he could not control to do a certain act. ‘The question wus whether that was insanity, Jumes B. Kiernan, an ineanity ex- pert, said he was editor of The Chi- cago Medical Review aud had studied mental diseases as a spocialty since 1874. In reply to a question iy Sco- ville, he said if it was true that the prisoner’s habits were rally as de- scribed, if insanity prevailed in tho family, if many persons had declured him insane and if it was true he had was inspired, that the witness on such assumption would regard the prisoner as insaue. Guiteau looked around approvingly. He got excited because Davidge, in a (question, used the word ‘‘vulgar,” and said that there was nothing vulgar in the case, but everything was high- toued. [Laughter.] Guiteau smiled approval upon the laughter. The witness said a person who be- lioved he was inspired by God would, in acting out the inspiration, act with his usual peculiaritics. Guiteau here broke out about some utterance by his ex-wife, which he had just seen in a paper, and he wanted the court to know that it was all lies. After one question he askec, “Where hereditary insanity exists in a man, does it not have to show itself sooner or later upon suflicient cause?” ““Yes, sir,” replied the witness, ““That is all,” said the prisoner. The subject of emotional insanity, inspirational and hereditary insanity, was further discussed and Guiteau broke out with the remark: “Well, if the political situation had not been what it was during last spring there would have been no occasion for my inspiration,” ‘The audience laughed at this remark and Guiteau looked around approviugly. The witness stated that probably one person in five are insane. ‘‘Ah,” said Mr. Davidge, ‘‘that does not leave much chance for many of us.” “No,” troke out (Guiteau, *‘that takes you in, judge.” “Well,” saia Mr. Dayidge, “‘if one person in five are iusane, o of the Jurors in this caso are doomed.” Mr. Scoville—*Probably the law- yers will tako their placos,” This sally was greoted with a loud peal of laughter. Guiteau grinned again and patted Scoville on the back approvingly. At 1 o'clock a recees was taken for half an hour, The first witness after recess was Col. R. J. Hinton, of The Washington Guzotte. He remembered seeing the prisoner at republican headquarters Formed the opinion that he was a de cidedly ill-bulanced, cranky egotist. Ho thought tho prisoner’s ~speceh a ridiculous construction Guiteau interrupted him: “It was nothing of the sort; it was highly spoken of by the best men of the na- tion. You,” to witness, ‘‘don’t know what you are talkingabout. Scovillo had no business to pus you ou the stand. T am mno fool. Sco- ville cannot rove me to be a fool. 1' would rather be hung as a man thau acquitted as a fool. Putting such a man on the stand is an insult to me. If you (talking to Scoville) had not put Davis on the stand it would have been bet- ter. Ithought you were a smarter lawyer than you are.” This outburst caused considerable excitement. The prisoner gesticulated wildly, and paid no heed to Scoville's ondeavors to quiet him. Charles H. Nicols, superintendent of the Bloomingdale asylum, was then called, The hypothetical condition of the prisoner's mind at the time of the assassination was propound to him, and the witness stated Guiteau was & fit subject for a lunatic asylum, Guiteau brandstied his arms fircely and said : T rest my case on the fact that T was inspirod by the Deity. 1 will not allow any other defense.” **Had the prisoner,” asked Scoville of the witness, “*knowlodge and men tal capacity to ju between right | and wrong, to understand thy nature of his act 1" Witness—In my «opinion, ( was iusane at the me he tho president, Dr. Wooster, of Salem, Mass,, in| rezard to the prisoner's insanity, said | he was a little dubious as to the exact meaning of the word “inspirved.” Guitean exclaimed: ““Insy this case, means the interjecti something into the mind foreign to it A hypothetic case was explained to Drs. Golding, McBide, Chatting and Fisher, who said, if the suppositions were true, Guiteau was insane at the iuiteau shot OMAHA, TUESDAY boen dominatid Uy, tlis! IANE that ho | R At s | liwve largo backing for the senate time he shot Garfield. Scoville said ho expectod President Arthur to testify, but'he was too busy with his message to congress to attend MORNIN court. He expected Clifford, of Chi- ©ago, to be present to-morrow. There were only two or three more witnesses for the defense. Prisoner—I want General Grant and Senator Conkling and other prominent men who were engaged in litics last spring to eomo here. 1 on't care for Seovilles upinion 1 know what I am about, and 1 would like your honor o sabpena these men, I wan to tell about the political situation. It is very jnportant for me to show this and [ want these men subpanaed, and T elaim I was on friendly relations with all the promi nent men of the republican party The removal of President Gartiold was owing to the political situation [Pounding on the tablo und shouting, | 1t is important that the fucts shouly come out. Scoville i8 a good man, but he has & narrow view of the cuse. He is & good lawyer, buta poor pon- | ticiun, Scoville thought Arthar would be sufticient for the purposes of the e funso. Prisoner--Oh, no. T want Grant, Conkling, Platt and othess who wer interested in the politics of tho ti 1 want your honor to #yn an oider subpanaing these men. | want Storrs, of Chicago, hereals, 1 con sider himn one of the most brilliant men of the bar. He has the true thecry of the business, and he docsn't take any stock in the idea that 1 am afool. Storrs says T am thoe ableat lawyer in this case, and T do not quar- rel with him for his Jopinion [laugh ter], and I want to say right here that I would be pleased if Arthur would recognize Storrs’ abilitios apd make him attorney general. 1 make this announcement publicly, T am not looking for any favors, and 1 thiuk it would be an honor to Arthurif he would make Emory Btorrs attorney general. Kxtracts Guiteau's book, Scoville, and 10 a m. to- from court adjourned unti MOSTOW. ANOTHEN ANTMAL FOI SHE MENAGERIE Prof. J. W. Buively, f Saratoga Springs, New York, was arrested thns morning on the charys heing crank. He claimed #0 be (.o true Mossinh to come here, said, for the purpose of casting out the devil from Guiteau. SAraT0oGA, December b.—-Prof. J. W. Shively, of Saratoga, the great Messiah crank, arrested at Wash- ington, D. C., to-day, is believed to be Jonathan W. Shively, ot 136 Beekman street, this place. He 1w down in the directory asa photograph- or, but his wife says he isan oil painter. While the family makes it permanent residence here, he travels from place to place in the pureuit of his profession. Mrs, Shively says he left home in September and the last she heard from him he wasin the west and she expected a lettar from him from Chicago or Cincinpati. She adds that o number of years ago he suffercd soverely with neuralgia rud.at times when excited would conduct him- self in a peculiar but harmless maoner. These perwods would cover two or three days, after which he would become perfectly rational. About a month ago, in Cleveland, he sustained an accident by which his head was injured, and she fears this may have caused temporary aberration or insanity. Mrs, Shively did not know her husband intended visiting Washington. He isa son of a cler- gyman, and born in Jackson county, Virginia, Mrs. Shively is a native of Alexandria, in that state. She is considerably alarmed about himi. The Shively family have resided here for upwards of ten years, but within a year or two passed the winters in the soufh, e Marine Nows. N tionnl Asa-ciatod Press, New York, Decomber b, — Arrived The Waesland from Autwerp, the Italy frem Liverpool, the Saratoga from Havanua. Axtwenr, December 5.- -Sailed On the drd, the Belgenlaud for New York Hasnura, December 5. Arrived --The Bohemian, from New York. Havie, Decomber b--Arrived The Culida, from New York, Sailed On the Srd, the Amerique, for Now York. Prysovti, Dec The Cimbria Hamburg Lavexroor, December 5 - Arrived The Sarmatiun from Boston, the Texas fro n Montreal, the Spain and the Germany from Now York. Sailed On the 3rd, the Alaska, for New York, direct. QuerssTows, December 5. On York. Losvow, December 5. Sailed The State of Georgia, for New York. Grasaow, December b, - Arrived The State of Penusylvania, from New York. omber 5. Arrived from New York, for Sailed the 4th,” the Scotia, for New Lospox, December 0. — Sailed On the 8rd, the Egyotian Mouarch, for New York. QureNstows, December 5, - The German steamer Alumana, has put into this port'with her shaft broken, i The Virgioia Legislature, Natlonsl Amociated Pross, Ricivosn, December b.-~The log- islature will assemble next Wednes duy. Nearly all the readjister mem bers arvived to-day, but very few of the democrats have put in an” appea ance, and those who are here do not secin to take any interest in the situa- tion. The readju ters hold their cau cus to-morrow night to nominate candidate for speaker of the house, and a candidato for United Statos sonstor. ‘There is no opposi tion to Fowler, of the Bristol News, but Riddloberger and Masscy large number of senators from the southwost are avowed Masseyites, but itis gonerally concedod by disinter- ested persons that Mahone's choice (Riddleberger) will be elected. As the readjusters exprossed it to-night, Mahone's organization will boat Mas- sey's popularity, | | pire mill, §70,000; D. R DIECI SKINNING A BUCKEYE. An Ohio Editor Who Saw the Royal Bengal, Price 81,000. The Brutal Murder Committed bv a Georgia “Trusty” Yesterday. Being Unable to Meet Ex- penses, a Chicage Man £ Diminishes his Family, Fhe Day's Collootion fof Crimes, Unsualtios and Fires CRIME. Natlonal Arsociated Pres. MBERS, 188 AN OHIG EDITOR VICTIMIZED, New Yok, December 5.—Mr, Harris, editor of The Ravenna (Ohio Denmon , who with seventy-tive oth er editors are stopping at the Grand Central hotel and “doing” the elty, and who was taken in- by confidenco men on Saturday nightlast and robbed or rather lost i gambling nearly &1,000, remains in the ity and is now busily engaged with two dotectives from y headguarters in searching for the place where tho bunko men relioved him. Superintendent Wal hag taken an interest i the case. Mr. Harris i certmn that it was in the vicinity of Washington Place. A ence man was arrested yester- day and Mr. Harris positively identi- fied him as one of the men who vie timized lam. Mr. Harris is about 60 years of age. The bunko men re- lioved him of all his moncy, with the exception of $4, but he clamored so loudiy for justice that they at last con- sented to uive him §20, A FRAUDULENT CONCERN, Wasuizaton, December 6,—The firm of Dunlap & Co., dersey City, N. J., wan to-day declared by the postmaster genoral to e a frandulont 1, avd matter addressed to it od withheld. A SAD CANE. Careaso, Doceml o. — Frank Bavks, ¢ German laborer, killed his infant son, beautiful little boy, this morning, and then cut his own throat, but wili probably vecover. Ho was despondent on . ~ouat of his ina- bility to meet family bili. A BRUTAL BEEI, ATrANTA, Ga., Decewber b,—To day n bratal killing took place in | Horolson county. A convict named Rautterrel, a *‘trusty,” was sout away from the camps to attend to a matter of business. He went to the houso of a respectablo farmer and made im- proper proposals to the wife of the farmer, who was ulone, -She started to run when he shot and killed her. . CRIMINAL SOTES, Loxa Brancs, N.J., December 5. John Tabor was found dead last night at the residence of Miss Nellie Morris, with whom he kved, Evi- donce adduced points to foul play. Suspicion rests on the woman, and a post mortem will be held. Norrisrows, December 5. Thos, Downey, engineer of the Pennsylvanin railroad com who was tried at the last term of the criminal court for wanslanghter in - killing Miss Rutta of Bryan Maur, by striking her with his locomotive, withdrew his plea of not guilty this worning and entered a plea of guilty. At the former trinl the jury were unable to agree. Judge Ross sentenced him t) the lig penalty he could — five days in 1 and to pay the costs of the prosecu tion, Prrrssuna, December b ning ina broil in a saloon Leslie was shot and Killed named Abernathy alins *¢ This cve Samuel ) Judy. Cieaao, Docember 5. —Tho habeas corpus case of Caldwell and Batl farged with the jewelry robbe andotte, Kavsas, will be he [ i to- ow. Governor Cullom has decid- worr stting on to the trains forp; ednot to disturb the warrant | Keppell assaulted Flinn by Monreear, December 10T | Bingin the mouth, whoreupon Flinn lave been no further developmentl r anrding the inferoal machine. aflair cansed great excitement, Analy- | sig will be made of the machine by ex- | perts, The thieves who Smith's items are safe across the bor- de . Mr. Smith efiers o reward of £1,000 for the captire of the thioves and an additional §300 for their con viction, stole Melvio CASUALTIES. LOST IN THE LAKY, Dernorr, December o - The names of those aboard the propeller Jane Miller which has been missing since her departure from Owen Sound, On- tario, on the 24rd are ascertained to be Caprain Andrew Port, Richard | Port, Froderick Port, J. Christian, | Alex. Soales, G, Cornett, and four deck hands (names unknown), com prising the crow; passengers--dJ., Walker, 8. Vader, Jamen Hollock, James Gillespic, L. Burthart and wife, and ten unknown lumber labor- ors, . Al the above belonged to the city of Owen Sound and are believed to be lost. THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE Natioual Awocited 1'res, T L MixsearoLts, Docomber 5.—The | atest statement of losses by the great | will five of Sunday morning foots up £416,000, distributed as follows: Pills bury & Co,—On “B" mill §100,000. stock 1 same 86,000, stock 1 sior mill 5,000, stock in Kmpire mill | £0,000; D. Moreison —Excolsior mili | £80,000, on cotton il §40,000; Crocker, Fisk & Co. On Minnespolis | will, £3,000; Lo K. Watson — On B Barber & Co.—-Onstock, $5,000; Sidle, Fletcher, Holmes & Co--On stock, $6,000; H, Hompkert —~On stock, $8,000; to rail- road property, $20,600, THE INSURANCE in $207,000, divided in swall amounts awmong a number of vastern companies. At this time it is known that four men were killed - Neil assistant chief engineor of the fire de- partmot; K. R. Robinson, millwright in the Minneapolia mill; John Tubey® (member of the hook and ladder com+ pany,and Alexander Burke, s aweeper) SMALE NLA Sakarcon, N, Y., Decomber b, — The Milton Centre tannery, owned by Samuel Haight, of Ballstom, was burned last night. Loss, $100,000; insurance, £60,000. One hundrod and fifty hands arc thrssn out of employ= ment, Atranta, Ga., Deecomber 5.—Two h fires occurred to-day—one at Flowery Branch, a small town on the Air Lino railroad, by which half She place was destroyed; tho other wasa very heavy firo at Marrwtta, destroy- ing business houses to the amount of §30,000. Cixersyary, Decembor 5, A spocial says the machine shops of the Ten neaseo penitentiary butiied this oven ing. Loss, 20,000, 'There was great consternation among the 744 convicts, many of whom eseaped The Pacifio Connt. Natlonal Awocintod Frows. SAN Fraversco, Decomber 5. —The city oflicials clect tako their seats to- y. Their will bo several contests on account of oflicials not tiling their bonds in the time required by law, principally for the offices of sheritf, tax collector and treasuroer. The Freneh consular agont at Los Angoles entertained the French visi tors in a royal way. They loave for the east to-day: The new board of supervisors marched into the court room this morning and took their seats forcibly and_elected John A, Smith and J. B, L Davis fire commissiomers. While the new board was voting the old board was holding n caucus in a committee room. Shortly after they entered the chamber and finding the new board in session took seats cn the side. Aftor tho new board adjourned the old one took the desks but the olork took away the books and put thom under lock and key. The ser- gont-at arms _refused to act, The board then adjourned to this evening, after declaring the position of clerk and sergont-at-arms vacant and filling the vacancies. Dermond, the sheriff, retired quiet ly with the rest of municipal offears Another Go-As-You-Please. National Awmocla ted Froas, 11eaGo, December b, —The twen- ty-8ix hours go-as-you-plense pedes- trian match for $1,000 a side, bo- tween Charles Rowell, of England, and John Dobbler. of Chicago, com menced at 9 o'clock this evening at MeCormick’s hall. The men wer good condition and kept neck an neck -for the first ten miles, which were malls in one hour, twelve min- utes and sen seconds. Betting is five Froderick, | NO. 142 FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Discouraging Features of the Irish Troubles. A British Ship Whipped by & Slaver Manned by Arabs, Thoe Marquis of Lorne Denies the Report That He is Not OComing Back, The French Probibition of*® Auwrican Pork teo be Con- ditionallly Rescinded, Miscelinmoons Iatelligence Via the Cable. FOREIGN INVELLIGENCE. Notional Associnted Pross, T IRISI SO9UATION Dunuiy, Becomber b, Tt is gener— ally bolieved here Shat the presents crisia is the most important of the whole land movement, for the people: havs clinched with the govemment and have thuy far successfully resisted all the strength of coeseion.” 1% is a startling fact that twosthirds of the reuts are not being paid and that the tenauts have ne intention of paying them, without a hearty roduction, which] landlords refuse: The land courts aro 8o slow that the act yet is: no remedy whatever for She trouble. The government: did not expect thiss delay, believing that aftern fow deci- sions the landlomsand temants wonld settle it botweon themselves. The actunal_significane of the situation is this: The governmont haemployed the force demanded by the landlords and the conciliation demanded by the liberals and both Bave thus far failed. The peoplo did not wonder at tha strength of the land loague while per- mitted to have its own way, but now that force has beeniused the disorder continues and the country is experi- encing a “‘reign of terror.” FIGHT WITH A SLAVER. Loxvox, Decemben 5,—A dispatch from Zanzibar, on the east oonst of Africa, suys: Ou Ssturday last Cap- tain Brownrigg, of hor majesty's ship London approahed a slave dhow flying the ]~’runc¥| colors. Ho fired a gun across her bow to compol her to sur- render. The dhow allowed the Lon- don to draw near, and on her comng to close quarters opened firo on her. The dhow was manned by an Arab- crow, who were armed with nifles. Their fire killed Captain Brownrigg to four on Rovell. At the ¢nd of . he 16th mile Dobler claimed he had isen injured by a drunken mit who cains on $pe conrse, He vetired fwlv fo: o oo minutes, and finally at 126 % Jowell com- ted the 23d mile nt 12:2:64, The h mile was finished {8 honrs, 54 minutes and 42 seconds by neck and neck. Rowell will now win ensily. e Blair Items. Corre pondence of Ttk Br. Brair, December b, — Diatrict court hero this week, JudgeSav- with his usual dispatch Very little criminal The grand jury Sutton, one for burglary and one for shooting at an ofticor. He piead guilty 10 1he charge of burglary and was sentenced A five year's term by the judge. sral important trials are heing triod and a number of non-resident attor- yu are here, Donavon's Tennessee last night to an audience of four hundred people. Laost Saturday Juke Keppell, « the Keppell house, and Walli Flinn the city hotel, had quite an tercation at the depot, in re i in scss age presidin and - efficiency. business at this toru:. found two indictments agai uns sang here about struck Keppell over the head with a pioce of iron, inflictin very serious wound. Keppoll was fined and Flinn hound over to await the action of the grand jury, but that body failed to find a bill against him. Trainmaster A, T. Potter's head- quarters are now at Norfolk, where he wpends the mostof his time. Mr. Potter has mado many frionds here, sople of Blair are sorry to lose him as a resident, The Pilot of this week notices our communication in Tue Bre in rather a rpugh-shod manner, stating that by signing ourselves as ““Hi,"” wo are try- ing to lead the people hereabouts to believe that Hi. Clark is the cor- respondent, and speaks of our indif- ferent communication and luck of learning, ete. In our occasional short and hasty written communications wo have undertaken to give the news in a genoral and briefl man- ner, without coloring either ride, Asto trying tolead the peopiotobelieve that Mr. Clark is the corrosponde t wo have to suy that uothing of the kind was our intention and we are somewhat surprised that The Pilot should be disposed to notice our inof fensive communication, We will sy further that of we were permitted to give our view of the causo of ‘The I’ lot's noticing our communication it would greatly reliove us and give us| amount of satisfaction, | but knowing that as a corvespondont we would not be permitted to take up animmense the spiee of Tiv Beg in that way wo will elose, hopivg in the future that onur communications will not at tract the attention of The Pilotin| such a glaring manner, Hux, - Indications Natioval Awsociated Prows. and three of his sailors, and in the confusion that followed the dhow put. up her helm, veered: around, and es- caped out to sen. u nldl,wnn,_ wr thes hagi.lgn 3 ‘ aoL 3 oy dulies carly n the spring. He will Ppositively weturn agcom- panied by Princess Louise. A dispatch from Dunbar says the Transvaal burghers aro Boycotting the- English, and all engagements signed in the Transvaal forbids the employ- ment of English trades or settlers, MISCELLANEO U8, Brryg, December Comnz has. hoen elected president and M. vice president of the Swiss council of slate. Both are radicals. Panis, December b.- M. Rouvier, ministers of commerce, has informed the French committee on the commer- cial treaty with the United States, that France would reseind the probi- bitian on American salt pork provided the United States government would give guarantees of inspeetion prior to- exvortation, Panss, December . —Prof. Nor- denskjold has written to M. Danball, director of the school of mines, an- nouncing that he is preparing for new expedition to the Arcti Now Kansas Railroad. Nationml Awsociated Pross Leavesworth, Kan., December b, The chartee of the Leavenworth, Olatne & Southern railroad was filed at the office of the secrvtary of state at Topeka to-day, The road is to run. from H.mwvnwnrth to Olathe, crossing the Kansas river at DeSoto, sixteen miles east of Lawrence and from Olathe into southeasternfKansas. The incorporators are E. P, Wilson, Jas. Whittuker, H. D. Rush, 8. F. Neely, Matthew Ryan, J. W Crancer, M. H. Insley and T, A. Hard, of Leaven- worth; J. Harris, of Olathe; Henry Hopkins, of Lunsing, and T. Anderson, of Topeka. Pity for Sylvester Franklin Wilsen. National Associated ['ross. Puicapkuriia, Docember b, —Two hundred paople responded to-night to the call for a mass meeting at the assombly building to protest against the severe sentence passed last weck on_ Sylvester F. Wilson, the railroad tickot broker. Speeches were made by John DeMorgan, of New York, and W. E. Vaughan, of Virginia, and res- olutions denoancing the sentence were adopted. The Bello of 8t. Louls Marriod. Nutional Awociatod Press Pritanenria, Desember 5. At 2 m. to-day Miss Nellie Havletine, well known as the “Belle of Si, Lowis,” who a couple of summers ago was reported as betrothed to 8. J Til- den, was married to Mr, Fred, J. Par- anore, o wmilliovare residont of St, Louis. Tho eoremony took place at the mausion of hev aunt, Mis, Ela devan. Rov. Nolson MoVickar oft cinted, s & e Will Havs to Pony Up. Natlonal Amociated ties JartstoN, Docember 6.--The gen- eral term of the superior court hav- ing decided that Saratoga county must pay $118,000 on an alleged WasninaroN, Decembor (., — the upper Mississippi and lower Mis- rouri valleys: Partly cloudy weather, local rains, south veering to wost winds, stationary or higher tewpera- ture, followod by rising barometer. over 1ssue of bonds, the supervisora™ committeo on that matter decided to- day to appeal to the higher courts to determine the county’s liability and. its exteut in the premises.