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

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Yosterday's Proceedings in the Senate, The First Bill Passed Gives the Franking Privilege to Mrs, Garfleld. Proposed Changes in the Oabi- net the Prevailing Sub- Jject of Rumor. Benate Comxittee Chairman- {ship Still in Unsettled Condition. Miscollaneous Notes from the Na- tional Capital. CONGRESS. Natlonal Amociated Pross. \ PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATH. ‘WasHiNgToN, December 8.—--On motion of Mr. Cameron, the senate voted toadjourn to next Monday at the close ot to-day's session. Pendleton introduced a bill to pro- vide seats on the floor of the senate for the exccutive officors of the sen- ate and house, and moved its refor- ence to a select committes of ten. Carried. g Vesl's bill to-make wives witnesses in casesof bigamy in the territories was referred. Maxey's bill to regulate the salaries of persgns iu the railway mail serviee was reforred. Davis' (0f W Va.) bill to relieve the treasurer from certain amounts now charged to him as loaned to the stutes is intended to make formal the donations to states made 1n 1836, At 12:50 o'clock Mr. Morrill called up his bill for a tariff commission and proceeded to address thereon. He said that yesterday he was so dis- eourazed by the avalanche of bills iu- tended to draw money from the treas- ary that he began to think that in- stead of reduciug the duties they should devote their attention to the modes of raising more revenues, but on reflecting that out of over 10,- -bills introduced at the last session only from 600 to 700 became a law, he felt encouraged to go on. At the conclu- eion of Morrill's speesh, which occu- pied two hours and a half and wna devoted to the advocacy of a protec- tive tariff, Mr. Garland obtained the floor to speak upon his tariff commiis- sion bill. He, however, yielded to a motion to adjourn, pending which he introduced a_bill which provided for filling the ofice of president in the event of death or disability of the president and vice-president on which e will speak hereafter. i Voorhees introduced a resolution referriug 80 much of the president's messaze as related to the silver ques- tion to the finance committee, as a text for a speech on that subject. Ferry, from the committee on post- offices and post roads, submitted a wunanimous report. The Ingalls’ bill extending the frank- ing privilege to Lucretia R. Garfield, was unanimously passed, the first bill to pass the senate in this congress. ‘I'he president pro tem., ina brief speech, complimented Assistant Ser- geat-at-Arms Isaac Bassott, on the completion of his fiftieth year of ser- vice in the senate, wishing him health and happiness, and at 3:20 p. m. the aonate adjourned to Monday. CAPITAL NOTES. BEPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA, WasHiNGTON, December 8. —A eommittee of eight, including the New England senators and Congress- Paul and Fulkerson (of Virginia) havo called on the president in rela- tion to the election of a senator in Virginia on the twentieth, and asked if tho present use of his name in Richmond in favor of the readjast- era’ candidate instead of a re: publican is by authority, and old that Mahone was helping the movement. Arthur showed perfect familiarity with Virginia politics, said he thonght the republicans were entitled to a eenator and thought Mahone would support a republican candidate. The committee sent a special messenger to Richmond to con- vey the words of the president to Ma- hone. Pauland Fulkersoninsistthatthe ELEVENTH YEAR. Aldrich and Beck, and a number of members of the house. KIRKWOO, The impression prevails here that Secretary Jof the Interior Kirk- wood will retain his position in the cabinet, received now force by the die- covery to-day, whon it was announced that Kirkwood had renewed the lease upon his house for a year, that fact having been accepted in conclusive evidence that he will remain whero he is. The fight for the position of govern- ment printer continues with unabated vigor on the part of De Frecs, pres. ent incumbent, and Col. E. W. Oys- ter, late of the Record department in the government oftice. Friends of Colonel Oyster say that the Pennsyl- vania delegation called. on the pr dent in his interest, THR INABILITY, ETC., RILL, Senator Garland’s bill relative to filling the office of president in: the event of the death, resignation, re- moval or inability of the president and vice president, provides that the duties shall be for the time being, as provided for by the constitution, bo dischargod by the secretary of state, and in case of his, ete, by rhe socretary of the treasury, and in the event of his death, etc., by the sec- retary ot war. The case of the Now York senators was not disposed of by the committee on privileges ang elections this morn- ing and an order{was made in the sen- ate during the ion to refer the ad- ditional papers pa filo to the commit- tee. Am-lom*pw PETITIONS. Petitions for legislation against dis- criminations by railroads, were presented in the senate to-day by the chair and by Senators Ingalls, Haxri- son, Veat and Coke. SENATE COMMITTEES. Messrs, Hoar, Allison, Edmunds, Plumb, Hill, Goke and Windom, of the sub-committee of the republican caucus committee held a mecting of over three hours’ duration after ad- journment to-day to consider the re- organization of the rapublican element of the standing and select committeer, Thero are, inclading Mahone, 39 senators and_ but 33 committee chairmanships ‘to bedistributed nmung them. - Changes which have occurre since last organized, Edmunds hastwo important committees —judiciary and foreign relations, McMillan—Com- merce and revision of laws, and Rol- lins---public buildings and grounds and enrolled bills. White, McDill, Miller, (of California,) Van Wyck, Sewell, Miller, (of New York,) Lap- ham, Aldrich and Windom have none. The last four are juniors coming in since the beginning of the session aud under the practico of the senate the committees go to the older sena- tors, Itis understood to assist in harmonizing matters, Allison, who is chairman of the sppropriation com- mittee, volunteered to surrender his place on the tinance to Windom, The democrats may wish to make some changes on theif sids of the house. THE HOUSE will adjourn to Tuesday soon after coming together to-morrow. COUNTERFEIT BILLS. The treasury department has re- ceived notice that a §5 counterfeit note on the Boylston National bank of Boston is in circulation. Ths face of thé note 18 good, and the pink seal aud figures excellent, but the green border and the ends on the back are badly engraved. The state arms and eagle in the right oval aro badly en- graved, A pen made counterfeit of a §1 sil- ver certificate is also atloat. The secretary of the treasury has already authorized assistant treasurer at New York to redeem five million of bonds of the 106th call in each week until further orders bLeginning with Wednesday next, and to pay in- terest on bonds to maturity January 29, 1882. THE COINAGE. The director of the mint has caused examination to be made ot accounts of the United States coinage at the mints from July 1st, 1878, to June 30th, 1881, to ascertain ' the exact amount and cost of silver purchased by the government and the profits on coinage of silver. During the three fiscal yoars named the profits havo been £9,752,210.54, which with profits on hand at the mints July 1st, 1878, ($424,725.47) and 84,660 30 profits on trade dollars and surplus bullion credited to the same ar- count made a total of §10,182,496.30; of this amount $774,374.81 have been deposited in the treasury, $221,124.78 aid for expenses of distribution, and logic of the recent campaign in Vir- ginia is that Lieutenant Governor- Elect John F. Lewis, republican, is entitled to bo elected senator and that the consideration promised the repub- licans for joining the readjusters was shey sh: have the senator. BX)T HUNT, It is now said that a change will soon be made in the head of the navy department. Rumor gives the place to Boutwell, and in the light of this report the fact that Hunt and Bout- well were closcted yesterday for two | ad hours at the department is looked upon as significant, ADDITIONAL POSTAL FACILITIES, The president has signed a postal convention for the exchange of money orders between the United States and the colony of New Zealand; also one between the United States and the colony of Now South Wales, Both conventions take effect January 1, 1882, THE OBJECTION TO MILLER AND LAFIAM. The committes on privileges and elections this morning considered the objecting memorials in regard to the election of the New York senators, but arrived at 1o conclusicn, WHITE HOUSE CALLERS, There were two hundred callers at the White House to-day, none of whom were denied admittance. Among the number were Benators Cameron, Platt, Logan, Windom, Garland, Miller, Harrison, Walker, 4,351.20 paid for mortgage and losses by the sale of sweeps; leaving in the mints July, 1, 1881, $1,101,- 645.43, which was verified by actual count on the 30th of June last by rep- resentatives from the treasury depart- ment. National Base Ball League. Natlonal Associated Press. CHicaco, December B8, — At the meeting of the base ball league, the following amendments and rules were opted That only one league allianco club shall be allowed in one city, and league clubs are prohibited from playing any other than league clubs in cities where one is located. A new rule was adopted requiring that a players’ bench with hat racks at each'| end be furnished. New rule 46 was amended so that in case of accident to a player time shall not be called until the ball be held by the pitcher. New rule 66 wae amended so that in case of col- lision between a base runner and a fielder the umpire shall decide which fielder was entitled to the ball, Now rule 69 wasadopted giving jurisdiction to umpires, not subject to appeal, to for the season of 1882: Charles Mad- dock, Clevoland; John Kelly, Now York; James Quian, Cambridgeport, Masa.; Richard Pearée, Brooklyn; Donovan, Boston; Richard Higham, Troy; Joseph Dunnigan, New York; Charles Briard, Lawrenoeburg, New York; William McLean, Philadelphia; William Bornie, Brooklyn; William Hames, Lowell, Mass.; John Dailey, Brooklyn, and Nickerson and Cross, Providence, R. I. Completion of the staff umpires was deferred until the noxt meeting. Hotchkiss, Hulburt and Winship wero appointed a committeo to adopt uniforms for clubs, A committee consisting of Hurlbut and Sodan was directed to prepare a schedule for 1882, It was decided to hold the next an- nual meeting at the Dorranco House, Providence, R. I The meeting will reconvene to-mor- row at 10 o'clog Board of Trade Banqnot Special Dispatch to Tiun Bin. Prarrsmovri, Nob,, December 8, — board of trade, of this city, to-night, of Plattamouth. About three hun- dred guests sat down to a rogal sup- press, includipg the editora of every paper in Omaha. Numerous ftoasts were happily responded to. The board organized two years ago, event in the history of the town, airs and appearances. e S ‘What Frioction Does. National Associated Press. BosroN, Mass., December 8.—A curious and unexpected result of the new system of gold transaction be- tween Boston bauks has just come to light. Until within three weeks the Merchants’ bank acted as repository for all others and transactions were carried on by means of certificates, but at that time the Merchants’ bauk decided to refuse to longer assume the risk of storing $7,000,000 of gold in its vaults, and as no other bank was willing to undertake the task the sys- tem was given up and all transactions sinco have been effected by carrying coin from bank to bank. It has been found that this transportation of coin is gradually reducing its weight and that if the practice is continued the gold will within less than a month cease to be legal tender. It is found that the average weekly depreciation of the $7,000,000 is 830, orat the rate of 315,009 per year, . John W. Forney Dying. National Associated Pross, PuitapeLrHIA, Docember 8. —Hon, John W. Forney, who has for the past four days been confined to his mansion in Washington square with Bright's diseaso of the kidneys, was pronounced by his physician at 10 o'clock to-day to be at the point of death, WasHiNGToN, December 8.---Ex- Speaker Randall has been summoned to his death bed to receive some per- sonal communications which the jour- nalist has expressed a wish to make to him. Mr. Randall has gone on a special train, Marine Intelligence. National Assoiated Pross. New York, December 8.—Sailed-~ The Deviana for Glasgow, the Celtic for Liverpool. Arrived—The Deruyter from Ant- werp. Loxnon, December 8. —Arrived- The Victoria from New York, Sailed-—-The Denmark for New York. Liverroor, Deeember 8,—Arrived —The Pennsylvania from Philadel- phia. QureNsTowr, December 8. —Sailed -The Adriatic from New York. - ——— Made an Assignment. Nattonal Associated Press, CINCINNATI, December 8,—Jamos S. Burdsall, propristor of one of the largest wholesale drug houses in the city, has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Liabilities and assets are unknown, but it is believed that the failure, however, is an excep- tionably honorable one, National Base Ball League. National Associated Press, Cuicaco, December 8, —The morn- ing's session of the national base ball league was occupied by a discussion of the amendments to rules of the game, It is probable the meeting will con- tinue over until Saturday. ——————— Obituary. National Amociated Press. New York, December 8, -Ex- Chief Justice Barbour, of the su- preme conrt, state of New York, died suddenly '.a-d:y of heart disease, Undoubtedly the best shirt in the United States is manufactured at the ity of material and workmanship, com- bined with their great improvements— that is, reinforced fronts, reinforced backs and reinforced sleeves —make their skirts the most durable and best fitting garment of the kind ever man- ufactured at the moderate price of £1.50. Every shirt not our make is guaranteed first class, and wo will re- fund the money if found nocessary. Shaker and Canton flannel, also che- im| malties for such offences as lou’l)ifln.:, x':zz taking their places in the field and pushing or interfering with fielders. A resolution passed suthorizing the president to reconvene the meeting April 1st, 1882, The following umpires wera elacted mo1s underwear, made up with a view to comfort, warmth and durability. To invalids and weak-lunged persons we offer special inducements in the Guiteau Takes Offense at His Brother afd Goes Demonstrations in the Court Now Being Applause in Ana Young Man r'anml Out Yos- torday When The grand banquet given by the National Asocinted Pros. TESTIMONY IN RELUTTAL, Wasuinaron, D. @& Decomber 8, — There was an unusui ing court this morniug. oner camo in aud théy handeutls were taken off, ho said: cago says 1 take withhun in regard to I don’t know tho man and the statement is false.” Mrs. Julin M. Wilson, nieco of is just over, and was a brilliant and successful affair, which would have done credit to a city ten tunes the size crank in Chi- per at the Perkins house, tho guosts including Governor Nance, Secrotary Alexander, Judge Dundy and federal officers, members of the bar of Omaha and Lincoln and ropresentatives of the | T,cadville, was the sk witnoss for tho She stafed hor wother 8 of insanity. operated on by bor, Michigan, never showed any si One of her sisters a mesmerist in Ann and was 8o much undér the influence that'any one could The witness could street by simply holding up her fin- with D, H. Wheoler president and J. B. Stode eecretary. It was an erate upon her. p her on the which is now assuming metropolitan One of the jusors complained of indi point and retired to 0 colored mau) mault a physi- Witness continuing, said: bly some unmannered boy called her “Foolish Abbey." conduct on the part of her wother up to the time of One of her sisters was in an insane asylum in Michignu, father was afilicted with softening of the brain before he died. The pritoner was unusually quiot during this\tdstimony, only interrupt- ing Judge Porter once when ho was referred to as a criminal —‘‘that word does not apply to mej Iam no crim- by God to re- move President Garfield.” During the cross examination by Scoville, the witness said she did not remember that her mother had any objection to going tip stairs during the latter part of her lifeg Guitenu ohjected to *‘luy- ing in persons’ who lation to the prisone! < Beoville said*he oh) ly to John W. Guiteau interrupting the proceedings with a view to show there was no insanity. The prisoner got excited, and jump- ing up and pounding the table, ex- claimed : ““I take the same view. wish John W. Guiteau would go back Ho has entered into this case to gain a little notoriety. has been a nuisance during the whole is not of the counsel and has no business to open his head here. He presumes on the fact that he is ot the same name to make himself con- spicuous here. The prisoner’s brother paid no at- tention to his harangue. Geo. C. Maynard testified ho had known the family of the for years and had heard of any member being insane third da and Northern Ilinois horticultural societies, the sulted as follows: Edw president, Dr. Giatesby of Morri After rocoss, Frank Bartlett testi- fied he knew Mr, and Mrs. Scoville and the prisoner. Prisoner —Tho only this is the witness met me in the sum- mer of 1876 at Scowile’s placo. cost the government two hundred bring this witness here and it is an outrage for the public funds to be expended in this manner. The witness said thero was nothing in the prisoners manner to attract The prisoner todk part in a tub race and conducted him- self as sancly as the other parties en- gaged in this r Florence R. Bartlett, wifo of the Last witness, said there was nothing in Guiteau's action or demeanor to indi- cate he was insane. upecial attention. doesn’t know about me,” interrupted the prisoner, “He thought I was badly crankod about my book. He looked upon it a4 o literary curiosity " Witness told about the prisoner engaging an office in Boston, - stating he would abandon theology. He got announcing himself as “‘Counsellor and attorne; ) Tl:ieolugy, the prisonor sai objected to evidence being |5 introduced at this stage as to the sanity or insanity of the prisoner, and claimed such testimon, have introduced in tho chief The court overruled the objection, Omaha Shirt Factory, The suporior. | YA€ it is not worth while to'go into Scoville--Then Twould like an excep- tion entered to any testimony offered on the part of the prosecution tending ity of the prisoner. not regard the prisoner insane, Prisoner—The witness was a Moth- odist minister and he did not like my- Besides I had no moncy Wo mako & specialty of all wool | 422 ho didn't like my stylo. Witness, continuing,fsaid he had a conversation with John who remarked thero was no well au- thenticated case of insanity in the manner these goods are made for their protection, Pa, GorTHrIMER, 1 1 1207 Farnhen Strpa Guiteau family, Prisoner, excitedly— My brother has the miserable opinion that it race to the Guiteau THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9. 1881, THE ASSASSIN'S TRIAL. Continuation of the Testimony in Rebuttal, Much of Which i8 Objected to by the Prisover and His Couuseil, msane. Two of my cousing aro in a lunatic asylum and probably T will be in one soon, [ Laughter. | Corkhill presented a communication from President Arther in answer to interroggtions of the defence. 'The document was not read but submitted to Scovillo for examination, John Farmer, of Saratoga Springs, was the next witness, Before he was questioned the prisoner said, T owe this man ten dollars for board. Tt eost the government one hundred dol- lars to brivg him here, 1 might have admntted this fact and spared this ox- pense to the nation. " Witness related the difficulty he had in collecting a board bill trom the prisoner, Meantimo Guiteau had read Prosi- dent Arthur's answers to Scovillos questions and doclared in an emphatic manner they should be published at once. The document was then read by Scovillo. The first question was: o you know the prisoner in the ase 1 President Arthur answered in the affiimative. He had seen him ton or probably twenty timea around the ro- publican headquarters at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York, but had no conversation with him except in ordinary salutations of tho day. “What politieal service did the prisoner render the republican party during the last campaign?” was tho next interrogation, *‘Nono that 1 know of," the presi- dent wrote in response, *“and 1 do not know that there was anything in his relations to mysolf, General Grant or Senator Conkling that wounld entitle him to beliove we would assist him in his political proterement.” Prisoner- ~That is a matter of opinion. Tho president added by way of postscript that ho had received a lot- tor from the prisoner, asking for a postponement of the trial, in order to nllow him to propare his defenso. Rov. R. §. McArthur, pastor of the Baptist church of New York, was then called. Ho testified that the prisoner brought a lowter of admission to him from the Chicaxo church. Guiteau complained of poverty, re- sulting from the Chicago fire, and witness’ heart went out towards him T [ and he loaned him ninety-five dollars. There was nothing in the prisoner's manner to indicate insanity. He ex- plained the prisoner's wife represent- ed to him that herself and husband would bo placed on the sidewalk if they could not raise a little money. The prisoner was expecting to get a ministry at that time. It was the Swiss missio that, however, it did not amount to much, it was only $5,000 a year. It was expected Witness then stated thatthe prisoner was brought up before the committee of thoe church in regard to certain immoral conduct. Hiws wife claimed sho supplied him with money which he spent with other women, The prisoner again became exoited, stating that his conduct in this regard was prompted by his desire to procure sufficiont grounds for a divorce from the Wwoman whom he ‘married* on ten hours’ notice. Corkhill said the government in- tended to show that what was claimed to be insanity on the part of the pris- as nothing but outrageous de- remark was loudly applauded by the sudience and a young man who started the demonatration was put out by an officer. Witness, in answer to other ques- tions, suid ho never regarded Guitcau as insane, Prisoner--T huve been atrictly vir- tuous for six years. Court adjourned at 3 o'clock to to- morrow morning when examination of Mr. McArthur will be resumed. s The Hortioulturnlists Cnicaco, Decomber 8.—At the meeting of the State tion of officers ro- Presidont, Captain Alton; b Humphrey, of cerelary, 0. B, Galusin, trewsuror, T, G, Minkler! Tho next annual meoting will begin d Hollist ou the the second Tucsday in Decem- ber, 1882 The Northern Illinois society elect- ed officers for the ensuing year with the following result: President, Arthur Bryant, Jr.. of Princoton; vice presidents, James Crow, of Crys- tal Lake, 8. Kdwards, of Mendota, and Arthur Bryant, Sr., of Princeton; recording secretary, G B. Golusha, of Morri D. W. L. W. Woodward, of Marengo. corresponding secretary, ott, of Gnlena; treasurer, > Adjourned, An Important Suit National Associated Pross. New York, December 8.—The trial of the suit of Mra, Julia Arm- strong va. the Montreal Life insur- anco company, to recover 810,000, the amount of a |ml|c‘{ issued upon the life of her husband, who was mur- dered by Benj. Huater, at Camden, N. J., was concluded in the Brooklyn United States court to-day. The jury ave a verdict for the plaintiff for $10,671.30, the full amount of the policy with interest, A Canadian Epidemio National Aswoclated Fross. MoxtrsaL, December 8.-—Resi- dents of the townships of Gurthby and Southam, have been thrown into terrible excit of an cpidemic. tacked so suddenly as to fall from a chair and lose consciousness. The sympoms bear certain resewblanco to thoso of diphthoria. t over the outbreak The patient is at e —— The Cotton Planters. Natlonal Asociated Fress. ATLANTA, Ga., December 8.—The National Cotton Plantors’ association adjourned to-night. The next meet- ing will be held at Little Rock, Ark., commencing Octol o 17, 1882, Suioide. Natlonal Associated Pross, | CRIME AND CASUALTY. A Cold-Blooded Kansas City Mur- derer Sentenced. Frightful Calamity on the St. Charles Bridge Over the Missour:, Miscellanoons Criminal and Cas- ualty Notes of the Day. Natlonal Asociated Pross. BOND THIKF ARRENTRD, CLEVELAND, O, December 8, been arrestod at Buffulo, INDICTED FOR MURDER, Kaxwan City, December 8, —The [ nected coronor's jury to-day roturnod n_ ver- | thereby causing total darkness. At dict indicting A. J. Wagoner for mur- | midnight threo hundred dead bodies der in tho first degree of Norman [ had been recovered and soveral hun- The latter had 84,600, and [dred more were yet 1oft in the build- to obtain this for this six months on |ing, which was yet wrant in flames. ifforent occasions Wagoner has boen giving Bauder jdrugged whisky, and [lifo is upwards of 500. forciug him to sign checks and drafts whilo under the influence of the| ficial information from S Bauder died Thanksgiving. | states Russia is preparing to largely CRIMINAL NOTES, Burraro, December 8. — Burke, the Cleveland bond robbor, waa taken [ clorgyman, was to-day arrested on tho He is | chargo of having poisoned his brother henco to Cloveland to.day. wanted at Albauy and Cohoes for forgeries, also, the prisoners in the county jail, twelyo in number, mado a dash ~for liberty last night, and succeeded in making their escape. FauL River, Mass,, Docomnbor 8, — At midnight last night Raymond P. Dennis, an old man, was slot and in- stantly killed by a party of young men who were tormenting Dennis by rapping on the windows of his resi- He went outside armed with ashot gun and drove them away. One young man took the gun from him and blew his head off. CoLumnus, Ga., Jno. Moore, of Thomasville, Ga., was enticed into a thicket near Troy, Bass and one Boyar. Bass hold him while Boyan shot him three times, killing him, then robbed Moore, Floridu, by Jack They have been There are threats of lynch- AvousTA, Ga., Decombor 8,— There | 5 | has been a horzible murder, cow, Lamar county. seized a child of Armstrong, who attempted to rescue She was dealt a blow on the head with an axe and killed. of Mra, Armstrong was also killed, Mr. Armstrong came up and shot the WASHINGTON, case of Capt. Howgato will bo called up on Saturday in the circuit court for argument on the question of suf- fici f Capt, Howgate is The cusos of Brady, French and others, alleged to bo implicated in the star route frauds will probably not be called until the Guiteau caso in dis- Harnisnsura, P Deputy Attorney-General representing the state insurance com- missioner, to-day made application in court for warrants for the arrests of the officors of the State Capital Mu- tual Aid Association death-bed companios, on t of conspiracy. ., December 8.— The request was made for the double purpose of prosecuting the officers criminally and to securs possession of the books of the com- NO. 145 Chicago & Alton railroad this morn- iug six miles from this city, Engines and cars were completely wrecked. Six mon were injured, two of whom will probably die. Siknoveay, Mich,, December 8. The tug, C. E. Pendall, towing the schooner Hart, was wrecked yoster day eight miles below this port. She beeome disabled through the breaking of her stern pipe,fand abandoning her tow mado for the shore, but grounded before reaching it. The crew jumped overboard, and swam in with great A Freight Train Goes Through | difficulty, there being a heavy sea at a Span and is Complete- ly Wrecked. the time. When last seen the schooner Hart was laboring heavily in the trough of the sea. She has not sinoe beon heard from, FOREIGN INTELLIGEN Natlonal Assoclated Pross. BURNING OF A TUEATRE, Viexsa, December 8.—Fire broke out in the Ring theatre this evening just as tho curtain ascended on an opera. There were upwards of 2,000 The [ persons in the audience, and whon the- man who adroitly robbed Presidont | flames burst out around the stage on Ellis, of tho Commercinl bank, of | which there woro 200 porformers, a tre- bonds to tho valuo of $10.000 has| mendous rush was made for all parts No bonds|of the house wero rocovered, butit is supposed they [ Many of tho panic stricken people are atill in tho possession of his con- [ loaped from windows, while the shouta foderates, who are not yot apprehond- [and shricks of those who were The men aro professioral bauk |unablo to make thor escape order to escape. was heartrending, During the great- eat excl ut the gas metro con- th the theatre exploded, It 18 now estimated that the loss of LoNvon, December 8.---Some of- . Petersburg increase her fleet in the Black sea. Doctor Lamson, son of an American during a visit to him atschool at Wim- bledon, 8ix men on Calf Rock, who had oc- cupied a light house which was re- cently washed away have been res- cued. In consequence of Bourk, the Eung- lish bondholders’ agent, declaring to the Turkish financial commission that he could accept a settlement only un- der tho approval of the bondholders, negotiations for a settlement, which have been going on_ for some time, aro likely to be broken off without any terms for the liquidation of the debt being arrived at. EviNsura, December 8, --Search for the mon who stole the body of the earl ol Crawford is being actively prosccuted. It was suggested that the trail of the men might be dis- covered and followed by hounds, and a leash of bloodhounds are now being employed for that purpose, but there in great doubt s to the success of thia. oxploit, and the case is now rendered tiTl more mysterious by the report that the motive of the robbery of the hind facts so far as discovered, there remains & very strange romance. Roumg, Decembor 8,--To-day, in the presence of 350 ecclesiastics assem- bled in St. Peter's, Pope Leo XIIL canonized the monk urent, the pilgrim Sabre, Canon Rossi, and Sister Clara, The ceremony was conducted with great pomp. BERLIN, q)ccumher 8.—Count Kal- anky, Austrian foreign minister, in conference with Prince Bismarck in this city to-day, announced it was the intention of the policy of Count And- rassy and Baron Haymerle, his prede- cessor, and wished co-operation and friendship of Germany. Dustiy, December 8.--A circular has been issued by the government to the Irish constabulary, instructing them to use every effort to induce pevple to give- private information concerning intended outrages, in re- turn for such information rewards of from £20 to £100 are promised, and the incognito of the in}urnmuz guar- anteed. Indicntions National Associatcd Prese. CASUALTIES. National Associated Pross, FRIGUTFUL ACCIDENT, Freight train No. 9, east boung, in charge of Conductor Durfield, Engi- neer Kirksby, broke through an iron span of the St. Charles, Mo. over the Missouri river. at The engine and thirteen cars fell with the span about eighty Engineer Kirksby, Chamberlain, and a brakeman went down with the engine; Kirksby was killed by the fall, but Chamberlain and the brakeman consisted of thirteen cars of stock and eighteon of freight; only the stock cars went down, The cause of the accident is not re- Arrangements made for the trausfer of passengers All telegraph communica- is cut off on account of the WasuisgroN, December 9.—For the upper Mississippi and lower Mis- souri valleys: North winds, generally higher Yorcme! THOROUGHBREDS. We are much pleased to hear that the demand for thoroughbred Jersey stock is increasing amongst our citizen neighbors, and gratifled as well that our young friend, Graham P. Browne, is reaping solid reward for his active exertions in bringing many valuable specimens to Nebraska, In his last herd, which arrived a few days ago from the east, the fol- lowing have already been sold: “Blulu'}mll," lullul dn:}( l'sbwn, 2 ears old past, and a ect beauty, tyo Dick ‘J’Illllle“' Eul.pe 7 “‘Silver Leaf,” orange fawn, little white, daughter of ‘“‘Reception,” sold here about one month ago to Milton Rogers, Eeq. *Zoie,” orange fawn, little white, coming two yoars old, a perfoct gem wires going down with the bridge. 5 i It is two ;‘elu and one month lix%w America, to John McCormick, Fsq. the same bridge fell. 4 A i JATLANTA, Ga., Docember 8.--Ad- | ray, 4 years old, with fine del Too itional particulars of the accident of | and looks like a deer, is held by N the Air Line railroad at Suwanes has | Browno to fill an order in this city. The men were not|Be also has in his yards several fine A passenger train ran into | Jorseys, all thoroughbred, and will a caboose of a freight, John P, Dean was discovered under the mail car dead, and Charles Hursh was burned to death in the caboose. At the beiler explosion of the gin house of W. B. Joues, near Ellerton to-duy the head ot Clif years old, was blown off and picked been received. ones were killed, Morrison (colored) had both legs and arms broken and will die. MINOK CASUALTIES, Kansas Crry, Decomber 8.--Fred CiNcanNaTi, December 8,—Joseph Nicholas Clark, aged 18, committed suicide in Eden Park by shooting him- dead in this city this morning, having from the finest butter family in Tsabella,” a very handsome silver by Mr, receive in January a car load to which attention will be called by a future advertisement in this paper, —— SILVERWARE ! SILVERWARE !! CHOICEST AND BEST, Qur stock in this line is very com- plete indeed, and embraces a number of the very latest and most elegant designs ever made. We are particu- larly careful in our selections and buy only from the standard manutacturers whose trade marks are guarantees and a warrant for durability and genuine- ness, Before buying ga ure and see this stock, which for novelty in design andsterling worth cannot be lllrpllli Respectively yours, Epnowx & ERicksoN,