Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1882, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY ELEVENTH YEAR. oo e | OGS, = EARMS, 50,000 Laborers Can got Immediate Em- La;nds. ployment, at Good Wages, on Farms +For Sale By. BEMIS, THE EVIDENCE ALL IN And an Adjournment Taken to Seturday. To Allow the Counse: of Both Sides Time to Prepare Their Arguments, Yesterday's Session Devoted Principally to a Continuous The Snuthwasfimmmigmiun Co Will mail on application, free of cost, potage prepaid, hooks with maps, eiving . suthentic and reliablo information of Texas, ATknnsss, or Wrangle, Western Louisiana. Those meditating & change €0 & new country, addross s B. G, DUVAL, 8¢ While Guitenu Amuses Himself by Flirting With the Ladien 5 60 BA0L:" 20! Wi a4 W, Portland, Maine. . Western Horse ana Uattle In- $Urance UnmpanL OMANTA, N Capital, = -~ 8100,000.00 lusures Horses, Mules and Cattle against loss Ly acoldent, deconse or theft. Agencies in all coun- tien of the State. Send fov civoulam #ed0wly T PROBATE NOTICE. - National Associated Proes Wasmineroy, January 4. —Mrs, Scoville, Who has been absént, from court for a week, has resumed her place at the connaels’ table, ~ As soon as the court opened Guitean said: ““This would bo a good time “to make a speech, but I promised Marshal Henry to keep quipt, and I will try to State of Nebraska, Douglas County, &s; to do ' - A5 Gounty' Goutt, hed at the Youtey Coufr | { & Scoville read an_ affidavit to the ‘Room, in and for said County, August 1st, A. s : B olkol, - Prosont, HOWARD . SMITH, FIFTEGNTH AND DOUGLAS STS,, |effect that he had learned of a wit- ey County Judge. In the matter of the estate of Joseph R Nel wou, deconsed: ness, .who could, testify as to the No®25%, Full fof feneed and with small Luila | prisoner’s insanity'at the time of the On reading and fAling: tho, on of Martha | i,0n Capitol Avime near 35th vtrect, €00, | ahooting. o i Sy i (o0 et | N ar e ot ook By o Tekon | T Mvoa admibted | that - thin porting to be n duly authenticated copy of the | “GTT0 il Corner Jot on Jones, near 16th | motion to add additional testimony st will and testament of said deccased, and of the probate thereof, by the Circuit Court of | Street) £3,000. ‘ e rests entiroly with ‘the diwscretion of Fonnlabn County, Seato of Indiani, and thla g | No¢ 28T wo lots on Cunter strect, near Cuin | FHate SELROY unfl‘h it should be flod in this Court, may be allowed and recorded, | Ingstrseb 000, G © court, s 3 ‘as tho last will and testament of said Joseph H. | . NO- 2% Lot onSpruce struut, near 6th street, | allowed in the interest of ji He Neleon, deceased, in and for the State of Ne- ‘brasks o, @rdered, That August 27th, A. D. 1851, at 10 o'clock a.in Issedgod fof Hearlng mid potition, when all porsons & in sal r may ‘ppearat o County Court to be held, in and for sald County, and show cause why the prayer of petitionershould not be granted; and that notice 1 the pendency of aid petition and the heart hereof, be given to all persons interested in sai matter, by publishing & copy of this order in Trn OwmasiA WAKKLY BRE, & newspapor printod in mid | o County, for throe stccossive weeks, prior to said day of hearing. oxtolled Mr. Scoville's actions in the. case, and begged, in the name of jus- tice and humanity, that the court grant one'more day to the defense to get additional avidence of what he termed the creature’s insanity. Mr. Davidge contended that the motion was simply ‘a reopening of the case and protested. that the prolonga- tiof of the trial was simply a delay of $460. No. 251, Two lots on ‘Seward, near King street, 2850, Loton Seward, near King strect, No. 249, Half lot on Dodge, near 11th street 100. No. 24, Four beautiful residence lots, near Creighton Lollege (or will sell scparate), #3,000, No. 248, Two lots on Charles, near Cuming 100 each. 24}, Lot on Idaho, near Cuming stragty 400. i No. 248, One acre lot 08 Cuming, néar Dutton' [Atruecopy') HOWARDB. SMITH, | "0t ot an Farnhow, near 18th ‘street | justice. He said there wasno good 940004 reason for reopening the case by any LEGAL To Johanna Havlicek, non of Nelriak You are hercby notified that oseph Havlicek, your husband, has commenced his action of dit vorco againgt’ you, by filing his petition plaintiff, aganst you, as defendant, in_he ¢ trict court, within “and fo- Douglas county, N braska, tho object and prayer of which said pe- tition 18 to obtain s divorce from you, on the ground of your willful abandoning said plaintift without just cause, for the term of two y ars andmore. Youare required to answer said po- tition on or before the Gth day of February, A. D, 188 JOSEPI HAVLICEK. YTIC No. 243, Lot 66 hy 183 fect on €ollege stroet, near Bt. Mary's Avenue, $560: No. 242, Lot on Douglas, mear 26th stréet, 470, No 241, Lot on Farnham, neut 20th o'reet, 240, Lot 60 by 09 fect on South Avenue, 50. near MasoBstreet, $650. . d No. 239, Coruer It on Bur'; near 92 street, o mere testimony on the theory of Gui- teau’s insantity. The case had been ‘dragged out by the examinations of the prosecution experts. To reopen it now would be scandal. Scoville alluded to the ditficulty of securing witnesses for the deténse and said Guiteau owght not to be denied a fair trial, as the prosecution hashad the use of the treasury at its back, Corkhill said every opportunity had been afforded the defense., ° ° . fect on Hamey, near 24th 2,400, on Sherman Avenue e, €1,000, ¢ wlas strect, near 25d Lot on Pier sircet, near Seward, 8600, Lot 40400 fect, near C pitol Avenus To Karc r, non-rexdent of Nebraska: | S 220 street 31000 0 ipenontreet, | | Ouiteau, during all 'arquments, b e O, e or | £ b 7 e ' | stood toying with his eye-glasses and Yorco uguinstyou, by flms his poticion, as | 4Ot Z2 Lot 1A BOALE L w1 feot of Sperman | fixted with the ladies, © - * 3 plaintifl_againit you, ‘3 defendant, in the dis- | A\CTU9UU R A5Gt ot on Dodge, mesr 18th | _ Col. Corkhill said never béfore in trict court, within' and for Douglas 'county, Ne- braska, the object and prayer of which said pe- tition is to obtain a divarce from you, on the ke an offer. LA aer o this country had any defense been allowed such latitude. v Clark, 2500. No 216, Lot on Hamiltor, Ingy 4800, round of your willfully abandoning kaid plaint— J 3 i & TR thoies s Sevisos 16 LS tarin of Twe s fee 09, Lot on 15th, near Nicholas, street; | = Guiteau broke out that there was no necessity of showing the state of his mind on July 2d, and when the guards attempted to keep him quiet, he told them he was his own counsel and would slap their mouths if they did not keepquiet themselves, The court rendered a long decision to the effect that while he appreciated and more. You are required to answer said pe- tition on or beforo the 6th day of Fabruary, A D. 1882, MAX WINTHER, W. J. CoxskiL, Attorriey, dee? MASTER’S SALE. 1in the Cireult Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska: James K. 0. Sherwood, % : . N&o 207, Two lots on _16'h, near Pacifiostrest, 1, ‘ 0. 205, Two lots on Castellar, near 108h stroet, 204, beantitul residence lot ou Division | strect, near Gaming, ¥850. No."208, on’ Saunders, near Hamilton , 8850, No. 1894, Lot 16th street, near Pacific, §500. hree lots on Saunders street, near veeklydt VB, Soward, $1,300. ifhiculti Calvin Butler & Robecca Butler (10 Chaucery. Nor 1, Lot on 20th street, near Sherman | the difficulties the defense had to G. W. Dunn & Henry Felber. | v &5 S ; 4 Vi s labor under, he did not see any neces. JORECLOBURN OF MORTGAGH. > ,Two lots on 221, near Grace Btreet | ui " H 2 R e darsnancs | 96080 iE T o © sity of allowing any testimony in the line indicated. The evidence' pro- posed was vague and of uncertain and by virtuo of a decree entered in the above the 2nd day of September, 1881, I, No. 191}, two lots on King, near Hamilt cause, on th 5 ! KLLIS L. BIERBOWER, streot, §1,200. Special Master ' fu .11}, two lots on 17th’ street, near White i ik B D ot iy o | Liaa Wt .0 character and did not strike the court January, 1852, atthe hour of 10 o'clock in the | = No. 185}, one full hlock, ten lots, near the bar- | as admissable, forenoon of sald day, at the west door of the United States Court House and Post Office bulld ing, in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Stato and District of Nebraska, sell at auction the followin rihed property, to wi The southwest quarter of the houtheast quae- ter, section numbered nineteen (19), and tho east Dalf of the northeast quarterand the northwest qquarter of tho northeast quarter of section num. berod thirty (30), all in township numbered thirty-one (31) and range numbered two (2) cast, rcks, $400. No. 191, ot on Parker, negr Iren No. 18, two lots ou' Case, near (ilt edge,) 26,000, No. I51, lot on Center, b 0. No. 150, lot on Pier, nere Seward strect, #0560, lot on- Shirmau avenue, near’ Lzard i, L lot on Cass, near 14th, #1,000. 0, Tot on Pacific, near 14th streot; mako Guiteau said that one of the wit. nesses proposed was oneof the ofticers who took him tc jail after the shoot- ing and knew the state of his mind. He protested against the attempts of the guards to keep him quiet, and said if he had plenty of money he could get scores of people to swear he wag crazy as a “‘loon’” on July 2d. ! Scoville called Dr. Beard, of New York, to testify to the condition of the prisoner at the time of the shoot- ing. i Corkhill protested, but the court allowed the witness to answer certain questions, When Scoville asked him if the person described in the hypo thetical question of tho prosecution might not be sane, Davidgeobjected to it. The counsel got into a wrangle and Guiteau got noisy; when tho stroct, §300. st wtroet, ar Cuming s 1u tho county of Cedar and State of Nobraska. A ELLIS L. BIERBGWER, Spocial Master in Chancery. D.G, HuwL, 8o Icitor tor Complainant. 60, six 1ots on Farchau, near 24th streot )00 cnch, full block on futh wnd three Jots in G el Caseins sticets, o Callfornia street, 1 t o, nea 5 addition 000, v Creigh MASTER'S SALE. re 1ot, near the head of St. Mary's 000, bout two ncres, near the head of 8t Ve, 31,000, ton 15th strect, near White Lead ot Court of the Unitgd States for the | of Nebraska: ' Security Company V. *LN CHANCERY. Martha A, Conrad land Georgo P, Courad 4 $ YORRCLOKURN OF MORTOAGK. Publlc notice {s hereby given, th in pursuanco and by virtue of a decreo eutered in the above cnuse, on the 2n0d day of Septomber, 1881, I, [ 5 ar_ehot tower on the 2 lots) on 18th street, ,600. halt-acro lots in Miliand and ns on Sherman avenue, Spring ELLIS L. BIERBOWER, Spesial Magter in uard attempted to quiet him, he said: Aefeiede - ; and Saratoga streets, mear the end of green | BUB quie v : Wean ;yl':smcf‘;‘:"h:lll,lfl'm'{.‘?@’:g 485,98 | utreet car track, 40 to 51,200 cach. “You can’t keep me quiet. How are 0 No. 89, lot on Chicago, 1 strect, 81,6000 forenoon of the sald day, at tho wost door of | N, \s' jot on Caldwoll, near Sauuders strect’ the United States Court flouwse and Post. Offco | g.i; wuilding, in the City of Lincoln, Lancoster.Coun. [#0% L0 s e 7. 'B1aE3 and DIStclet of Nevtala, sell 2b Ao | N0, 80: cornvg ot on Charles, rear Baunders sion the following described property, to-wit: f you to do it/ Youshut up. - Wewant to go home. 1 am tired of this busi- ness. Let us end it.” Scoville then wanted Drs, Nichols + A lot on lzard, ne 21st, with two sm The northwost Quarter of wection numbered | g0 S 4" L and Godding, who were acquainted teh Qlatenpihip Bumiered Gaissy (00) andf S avo, with Guiteau’s condition at the time rang e.numbered six (6) east, in the County of #1,500, Dixon and Btate of '};‘Z’E’:;“E. BIERBOWER; No. 75, three lots on Haxney, near 19th strect, Erfl:hfl Master in Chancery, D 4. Hu, Solicitor for Complainan LEGAL NQTICE. To John 1. Greon: You are herohy notified that on the 26th day of February, 1 the undersigned duly pur &4, two lots on 19th, near Picrco street, of the murder, called, Davidge objected. ‘‘We want,” he said impressively, “to close this caso if it canbe done,” [ “Yes,” said Guit you are in gr hasto th close 14 vow, but T want wid | fair show and don't care . snap for ton 9th strect, near Leavens Pacifle, near sth stroct, 0. 60, H0A1: % 500, cighteen lot Douglar wtrect, near chased, at private sale, in the treasurer's oflice, | Naunders streets, near o race aid Saunders srece connty’ sul state aforesaid, the following de- | bridge, %400 v W the past testimony, but T want square | rerily real catato, couuty and - etato 0. 6, one-fourth block (1505155 feet), nearuine | rebutting wlimitted,” | o : Fasterly portion of Wt of Yoor Clai street, 0ie | Jame o of o ion 26, township 15, range ad of red stric | James iiof of tho seoret | Ounty, -8 srveyor—such pur No. 5, loi on M r, 81200, [ service of the treasury department, | chaso b r el 1t taxes, atate, county | No 3, lot on Cal wos then placed on the stand. Ho| and city, for year 187 st “aid proporty John 11, Gre wx- ! You aro further notified that the tme of re- demption of raid property from said tax salo 1 expive Fohruary 20, 1852, a mption ix made accordin will thereuvon be made to sai 7, duly levied and assossed nd assessed in name of J6t on Ciass, 1 "ot o Hardey, ots in Harbact's first and » also iu Parker's. Shinn's, & V. Smith's, Redick's, Gis's, additions, at &y prives and terns 302 lots in Hanscom V' detailed sever Heo wa Fo the sliooting, Ui | the shooting. conversations he had i Guiteau soon after ony, | had rr nd all loud at the narrative Scoviile eried and Gnitean said it near Hanscom Park; prices fron 5300 ¢ waw correct, and 0 i ) -(l:-wl,lm- | property. hundred heautiful rosi- | when the wity told Guitean of matis Doiibar 19, 1681, __decfl-wesklysh Hasiditon atecet, nalt way | Garlicld’s procavious condition Gui- AW §12 & day at home easily made. o GLIdi0red Kaash ar aid: {‘Poor fellow! T wi r 872! ontls oatay free Aqme sy e | and the waterworan ewrsior and addition, teau said: **Poor fellow! T wish T ha ’ 3 ust west of th v of the Susters Poor | given’ him the third b Augurta, ¥ Lilatro" o hinn's adultion: n tho third bullet and put Prices 1nge from 75 10 9100 each, and. will bo sold on_easy terme, Tracts of 6, 10, 16, %, 40 o B0 scros, with buildings and other improvenients, and ad jaluing him out of s misery,” This made Guiteau restless and he had several altercations with his PROBATE NOTICE. st 41, Btate of Nenrasks, Douglas County q the city, at all prices, 5 1 At County Court, held at the County Court | '8 600of th Jest residence lots in the city of | guards, He cried out: ““You sit down oom, in an id County, Dec. 2st, | Omaha—any location you de-ire—north, east, [and mind your own business. Y. A, M. ‘CHADWIC| y winess. You st, A D 1881,° K, | south or west, and at béd-rock price County Judge, 220 choice husiness lots in all the principal Inllht Im";h.’ of the estate of Thomas Gilbert | business streets of Omaha, varying from 3400 to deceased 1,000 cach. On ruding and Aling the petition of John B. | T'wo hundred houses and lots ranging from Snead, praying that administration of said estate | $600 to §15,000, and located in ciery part of the are nobody and I speak to fifty mil- lion people. T know my own business and you can’t keep me quier, 1 am happy boecause I have done my duty miay be granted to humsclf, as administrator. ity | to the Americy a0 dvel g Ordered, 25th, A. D, 1881, at | Large number of excellent farui in Dougla “;, the \lm‘rulm pe :];{u. Everything o 1o homriin satd ponlt | Barey akadors: I and | has gone as intended and ant tion, w ested in sald matter | other good counties | pated, and everybody is happy except may sppear at & County Court to bo held, in an for i County, st show cause why the of petitioner should not be granted, and pende a few miserable cranks whom 1 care B nothing about and would not spit up ¥ oo of y of said petition and th £ 600,000 acres 1f the on if they were present.” theroo «n to all persons interested in waid | ka for salo’ly this s R e T e : matter, by publishing & copy of this orderin Tin Scoville wished to place in evidence OxalA WrEKLY BRN, 3 newspaper printod in said Qounty, for four wiccesiye Weuks, prior (o sald day of Hearing A. M. CHADWICK dec-23-wit Examination of Teachers 1 will be present at my office in Crelghton block on the first Saturday of each month to= x. smine such applicants ws may desire to teach & photograph of Guiteau to show his ° , condition prior to the assassnation, but the prosecution objected | All the testimony was pronounced |in and the ocourt adjourned until | Saturday to allow the defense time to prepare their argument. in the public achools in Douglss county. Quar- - 5 tarly Eaaniattion tret Baturdsy In Fobraasy, HEAL ESTA A he intefval between now and Sat- I, A Rovemr TE RGENCY, | urday will be occupied by Scoville in County Bupt. bl Instruscn 16th and Dc agla Street, preparing points of law, Ho is evi- Apyté-lstand Slacia ONM.AELA DIIES- | dontly disheartened and it is not ex- FI.M he will make a long argument. uiteau is to be allowed to talk, but it is known he has not the ability to make a long specch. peoted by Tuesday. w_l.r.-l- Linooln tnl 1884 Amociated I'res. Onrcaco, January 4.—The Tri- bune's New York special says: A wvery decided improssion oxistsin some uarters that Gen. Logan s propar “ng the way for his own nomination in 1884, and that he has Lecn awaken- ed to the possibility of a very danger ous rivalry in his own state. Goen, iscredited with the nomination of §r. Lincoln by Gen, Garfield, and A vordict is ex- has wlways entertained the warmest friendship for the secre! f war. Lincola is a hard fighter, bt & s uare fich'er: there foraitis impossible to crodit him with the jealousy of Mr. Logan wich is now aseril to him. At the sawe time, it is $hought not unlikely that Mr, Logan fully realizes the advan tagey groat or smll, which Mr. Lin- colp might have in certain contingen- cies' and he would not be slow to counteraet them He would hardly, however, suggest a method which would be likely t bring Mr. Lincoln's npmé into special prominence. Gos- sip cpedits Presidont Arthur and his stalwart friends with an intention of making Mr. Lincoln in certain con- tingeneies the candidate of the con vention. The third term ides is dead, and there scems to be little doubt that, with the exception of an, the intentibn is to secure fa! . Arthur a renomination. The oondition of the party and the de- velopment at the republican conven- tiom iteelf might make * that renoml- nation impossiblo, or if possible, presage oertaindefeat. In thatevent, 1t is thought by some of the wise njen, that already these stalwart laaders Have in view the bringing forward of Mr. Lincoln. Mexioan Matters. National Associated Pross. Ciry oF Mexico, January 4.—Af- fawrs in the state of Tobusco, border- ing on Guatemala, are reported to be in a disordered state, consequent upon the uncertain relations existing between the two countries. Gen. Daniel Butterficld, who is now in Guatemala, has been selected as en- voy to endeavor to arrange the pres- ent difficulties between Guatemala and Mexico ; he has applied to the Mexican government for an escort of troops to the eapital. The Sonoro railroad has been grant- ed permission to extend its line from Hormasillo to Rogales on the Rio Grande, for the purpose of intersect- i;lg the Atchison, Topeka and Santa e. Ex-President Diaz, now governor of the state of Oaxaca, has recommend- od a reduction of the national army. In view of this move & ful ad- jultment of the Gautemala difficulty 18 anticipated. ' / A AT RCTO N ANE Marine Intelligence. National Amoclated Press. New York, January 4, —Arrived— The Bohemia from Hamburg. Sailed—The Gallia and the England for Liverpool, the P, Caland for Rot- terdam. . ANTWERP, January 4.—Arrived— The Weiland from New York. LoNnoN, January 4, —Arrived—The Alsatia from New York. RorterpaM, January 4. —Arrived — The Maas from New York. SounaMrTON, January 4.— Arrived —The Oder from New York for Bre- men, Livereoor, January 4.—Arrived— Tho Hibenia from Baltimore, the Lake Manitoba and the Arabic from New York. QUEENSTOWN, January 4, —Sailed — The City of Montreal for New York. Girascow, January 4. Arrived- The Circassia from Now York. b Murdersd His Uncle for Money. National Associated Pross P Toreka, January 4.— Phillip Agley, a farmer residing a few miles from this city, was recently murdered in his house, which was burned to concesl the erime. he coroner's -jury at the time decided he died by suffocation through the accidental burning of his house. On Sunday night, however, Henry Anderson mado” aflidaviv that he believed W. E. Graham, a nephew of Agley, committed the murder and Graham thereupon arrested, On Monday last he confessed to the crime, describing all the horrible details of its committal and acknowledged he killed his uncle for his money. This story aroused the neighborhood to such i degreo that on Monday night 1 party of two or three imdecd burst open th took G te nl, overpovered the guard, woand hanged him' to s in front of the jail. Al Small Pox ated Press, Wasmizeton, January 4.—The na- tional board of health called on the president today and presented an address niging somo action by the president und congress, if CBRATY, to enforce the recommendation of the national health congress which met at Washington some time ago, touching small pox, The recommeydation is that all emigrants not recently vacci- nated be compelled to undergo the rocess and quarantine be strictly nforced. The president will consider the matter and probably call the atten- tion of congress by a special message to the alarming state of the prevalence of this disease and recommending logislation similar to that proposed by the health congre Nautional Awso The Minnesota |Bond" Commission National Associated Press 81 Pavt, January 4. The Minne: wota bond commission have finished their work of adjusting old claims against the state and issuing new bonds to pay the same, The payment of claims is now going on. Selah Chamberlain, of Cleveland, received £200,000 in cash and $2,000,000 in new bonds, all of which he trans- ported to his home in a special car. One hundred and fifty thousand dol lars in old Minnesota railroad bouds were not presented, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Continued Insinuations as to Sherman's Shame. Statement of Reductione Made in the Star Route Service in the Year. I'he Work Mapped Out for the House Appropriation Com- mittee to Wrestle With, Miscellaneous Notes From the Na- tional Capital SHERMAN'S SHAME Nutional Associated Press. THE TRRASURY INVESTIGATION, Wastizgron, January 4. At to day’s meeting of the senate commit- tee to invostigate the expendituro of the treasury contingent fund, Mr. Meline, chairman of the commission appointed by Secrotary Windom, was examined at considerable length in regard to cortain testimony taken by that commission, Mr. Hesler, foroman of the cabinet shop, was then recalled. It is a subject ot remark that with the exception of W. Paul Brown, who Ryt HRYgeY employe, every wit- ness who has thus far appoared bofore the commission, although placed un- der no rostrictions by thom, abso- lutely refuses to say a word about the nature of the oxamination, APPROPRIATIONS. National Associatod Pros. WORK FOR SUB-COMMITTERS, WasuiNGtoN, January 4.—The house committee on appropriations will hold a meeting to-morrow for the appointment of sub-committees and the assignment of tho several general _appropriation bills to the same. During the recess Colonel R. C. Stevens, who has had the position of clork to the committee for many years, has prepared twelve of the fourteon general bills, and had them printed with wide borders for marginal notes, and appended such foot notes in relation to previous cstimates, ap- propriations, ote , as are required for the information of the committee. This gives the work beforo them to the sub-committees well in hand, and saves much labor in reference to the necessary data. The bills thus plac in a atate of forwardness are the legis- lative, judicial and executive, the ary and navy, the consular and dip- lomatic, pension, Indian, mllitary academy, fortifications, ture, and the District of Columbia. The two remaining ones are the sundry civil and the deficiency, which cannot be drawn up_until the close of the fiscal year, ~The river and harbor bill receives i'a firat consideration by the committee on-edmmerce. = ., CAPITAL NOTES. NatlonalAssociated Pross. STAR AND SLEAMBOAT ROUTES. WasuiNaToN, January 4.—Sécond Absistant Postmaster General Elmer, iu a report to Postmaster General James submitted to-day, reviewing the work of his oftice, says : “I have the honor of informing you that dur ing tho month of Decomber, 1881, the tollowing charges in tho star and steamboat sorvices were made: TIn- crenso in the sorvice, 38 881; do crease in the star service, $210,831; leaving a star reduction of $171,950; decrease in steamboat, #8,460. The gross reduction in star and steaniboat service from March st to Decombor Ist, 1881, amonnted to $2,047 422, while the increase during that period amounted to $68,259, leaving . net reduction of §1,439,163,” MOUSE COMMITTEY CHANGER, So much dissatisfaction is felt hy members at the way they have hgon treatedin the commmtteo appointments, that efforts are being made to heal the sore heads and wounded hearts, Speaker Koifer was closeted all day, listening to the waus® of the unfortu- nates, and further startling aunounce- ments are expected. The desire of members to swap places on com: mittes will _be respected and the present committeo slate will o well seratehod, MISCELLANKOUS, Postmaster General James left Washington for Now York lust night, and Hon. T. O, Howe who him will be sworn in to-day, first oflicial appointment will b that of his son, Frank H., as chief clerk of the postoflice department, vice Vanwormer, At 3 p. m. to-day the outgomg introduced the incoming postmaater general. Mr.James signed a dozen or Jmore dismissals and ap- pointments to fill their places, Among the changes thus made was the re- moval of Mr. Judd, postal card agent at Castleton, Now York, and a man named Tanner in his place. ‘The salary of the offico is $2 »{)b Acting Indian Commissioner Ste- vens denies the reports printed in westorn papers that the Southern Utes are on the war path because the government will not pay them money due. He says that there is due the Southern Utes $11,400, and that as soon as a4 new agent arrives the money wiil be paid. Seeretary Hunt has directed o do tal of half a doz men from the ranks of under navy officers to he olaced on duty in the Smithsonian institute that they may make a study of scienco, case that the government has boen mpolled to go outside of its em- ployes to obtain scientists for many tripg and enterprises condueted through the army and navy. The statement that Hon, J. C New, of Indiana, has been tendered the Russian mission is positive, though it not known whether Mr. New will accept or is looking for something at home, Hitherto it has beon thic | o | train, thereby killing the engineer and | day and were committed to BEE. Elootrio Briefs. National Amsociated 'reve. Capt. Wi Metzgen, o pioneer steamship commander died in San Francisco on the 2nd inst., of pneu- moni The miners and other workmen at Regent mune, Silver City, knocked oft Saturday afternoon and attached the property of the company duo them for wages, The shipments of gold from Vie toria, B, C., for the year aggrogate £808,000, The victims of the Shanesville, O, disastor wore buriod yestorday. Four or five others will die. Noarly overy house in the village is a hospital for the injured. At North Vernon, Ind., last night Benjamin Hargreaves' littlo boy was acked by a vicious dog and mangled wdly that he will die. Captain J. Morgan Shaw was killed last night by his brother at Olney, NUARY 5, 1882. Mo, Morgan had previously killed his brother Parron in a fight about property. The Vine Streot opera house, at Cincinnati, a woll known varioety thea ter, run by Colonel Tom Snellbaker, was destroyed by fire this morning A Polish family named Diminosky, living at Barrington, a few miles out of Chicago, wore burned out Tuosday. A thirtoen year old son porished in the flames. Two hundred invitations will be issued to-day for the banquot to bo tendered by tho Philadelphia bar on the 12th to Attorney General Brewa- tor. Kate Morris, who was soverely burned at Philadelphia Saturday even: ing by her clothes becoming ignited whilo trying to save her invalid ister, who wasalso on fire, died at the Penn- sylvania hospital yesterday morning. The Chicago & Alton railway com- pany yesterday filed at Springfield a protost againat the now treight taxifl ordered by the board of ralroad and warchouse commissioners. Dr. John W. Draper, author of the History of the Intellectual Develop- ment of Europe, The History of the Amoerican Civil War, and The Con- flicc Between Religion and Scienco, died yosterday, nged 71, at Haatings, on the Hudson, Governor Overton and others called on the secrotary of the interior yos- terday to protest against the ratitica- tion of theact of the Choctaw nation granting a right of way to the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad. Mr. Overton said he was spokesman, The sccrotary hoard the protost and said he would consider it. A sulphuric acid gas generator be- longing to the Edison Electric Light- g company exploded as it was being removed from a wagon by two men on Pearl near Pine street, in New York shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday NO. 163 NANCE'S NEPHEW In Jail at Sidney, Charged With Murder. It is Said He Placed a Revolver to a Man's Head and Delib- erately Fired. But He Puts in the Defense That the Murdered Man Committed Suicide. Miscollaneons Crime That Came the Wires Last Night Murder at Gamp Clarke Special to the Tee Sinxey, N Cla the scene of asad eb., Junuary 4.—Camp , tifty miles north of here, was night Con Schlegel, an employe of Charloy affair last Moore's was instautly kitled by a pis tol the head. Harry Hall is now in our county jail charged with the crime. Ho claims that Schlegol commited suicide, but a stock tender of the Black Hills Stage shot through company says that Hall placed the muzzle of the revolver close to Schlegel's hoad and fire. Hall was immediately arrested by Harry Clarke and brought here. Full particulars cannot be asce rtained, as the coro- ner’s inquest will not be held until Friday. Hall states he is a nephew of Gov. Nance. s e Miscellancous Crime. jonal Associated Pross, In the Cameron county ([lexas) court, on Tuesday, Antonio Lopez and Aljos Garsoa were sentenced to death fjnr murder, In the Mattamoras (Mexico) court, on Tuesday, Christobal Foernandez, a corporal, was sentenced to be shot for murder. At Auburn, Canno county, Ten- nessee, yesterday, 4lnrin§ a fight in Bethel's store, young Bethel shot and killed Andrew *Juston and Char- ley Adams mortally shot Budd Me. Addo. The trouble arouse from old foud At Camden, N. J., yesterday, Hor- ace Hammel, whose defalcations have previously been reported, was re-ar- rested on fonr warrants charging him with forging orders for money on the treasurer of Newton Township Build- ing and Loan association, and with is- suing spurious certificates of stock to a tof of $65,000. He was com- mitted without bail. afternoon. Fortunately no one was| John Toohy, of St. Puwal, injured. Several panes of glass di- |Minn,, a laborer, stabbed and rectly ;R;pmiu were shal ; anide | killed his wife last evening while in a from this no danuge done. In the Ohio house, yesterday, Mr, Kithcart introduced a bill making grave yard insurance a felony. The commanding oficer at Fort Custor has been ordered by Gen. Terry to send a troop of cavalry to protect the working party of the Northern Pacitic and prevent the In- dian outbreak, A farmor named Peakes and the team he was driving were killed yes- terday at Nowark, 0., by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train during a blinding snow storm. Tho commisgion of Postmaster Goneral Howo was signod by the prosident yesterday. Henry Coffoy has been nppointed storekeopor and guager for the Fourth district of Toxas, It is announced that tho great corn canning firm of Winslow, Johns & Portland, Me., failed. IAabil- £182,000. W. B. Duly & Co of Now York, have £25,000 liabili- ties, and there is & mor gage of $100,. 000 in favor H. K. Thurber, of New 1 y families will loso all " who hears very often from Mrs, Gartfield, says the family is quite well and that the health of the president’s mother has been excellent his winter. A goneral strike was inaugurated yesterday among the lasters in the shoe factories of OCincinnati, Four hundrod lasters go out and 7,000 hands are thrown out of employment. Tho senato committeo inyestigating the-treasury contingent expendituros ed Deputy Comp- troller Turbell through whose oftice the accounts of the custodian passed this morning oxam as to the mede of settlement. published as a party to a prospective duel with Congressiman Bluckburn, of Kentucky, wont to Washington from Philadolphis yesterday for the pur pose of pru‘lnl'img a statement to the ruh]n: vxplaining the origin of the ong standing foud betwoen the two. Frionds of Burbridgo say the publica- tion will contain some unwritten his tor; and based entirely upon records anc lettors, After a most enjoyable visit the nation’s Yorktown guests from France sailod from New York for home yes: terday. Articles were signed yosterday for a match game of billiards, cushion carom, 600 points, for $2,5600 a side, between Sexton and Schafer, to take place in Now York April 27th. e Train Wreckers Committed National Assoclated Vross. 0., YoUNGSTOWS, January 4. Emanuel Evans, Nathanicl Lowis and Jno. Shaughnessy, charged with mup- dor in the first degree in wrecking fireman, on thoe Pittsburg, Fort Wayn & Chicago railroad last Septembe near Alliance, Ohio, had a hearing to juil b await the action of the prand jury Gieorge, son of Nathaniel Lewis, aged 10 yuurs, saw the wrecking and graph ically described the part each took on On his evidence that oventful night. they were committed. J. Burbridge, who has been of n decidedly spicy oharacter drunken frenzy, because she refused to allow their whisky. Mrs, Marion L. Dow, the female stock broker, of Philadelphia, againat whom a number of cha are pend- ing, was yesterday morning taken be- fore a magistrate to answer to the charge of obtaining $2656 from Mrs. Coleman by fraudulent representa- tions, and a hearing was postponed until to-morrow. ughter to go for more * . She Wanted a Natlonal Associated Press. Puriaperenia, January 4.—Mrs. Maria Leatherman, aged 41, educated and accomplished, and the wife of Edmond D. Leatherman, one of the richest farmors in the county, ecloped with Dave Germaine, aged 27. & poor uneducated, ugly looking tenant on a neighboring farm, The recreant young man leaves a wife and two children in want, while the rich woman leaves a husband frantic with rage and four children, two of whom are nearly grown, Mrs. Leatherman had been married twenty-two years, but had be- come weary of the humdrum life of the farm and desived to visit other scenes. The illy mated but loving couple de- parted on the train unobserved and wore seen subsequently at Danville, but quickly disappeared. Leather- man offers a large reward for the ap- prehension of Germaine. It seems ¢ | that Mrs. Leatherman carried off with her three trunks filled with silverware and valuables and $1,200 in money. Germaine is described as a young Frenchman, with a frightful scar on his cheek and neck, resulting from & burn. Chanj Cablegrams- National Associated Press, Loxpow, January 4.—Hon, John > | Bright, in speaking to his constituents at Birmingham yesterday, said that all the troubles of Ireland weredue to the Tory principles, on which the country » [ had been governed since 1691, He *| defended the recent coercive measure of the government on the principle on which a captain restrains a mutinous - | erew. The present excitement, he said, was largely due to American agita- 1]tion, but England was determined to treat lreland with liberality, and would, in time, subdue the Irish dis- content. | Paris, January 4.—A ministerial council was held at the Elysce yes- terday, at which the Anglo-French treaty was discussed. It was finally dooidyud to refuse the English de- ) mands. - Indications. Natlonal Associated Press. 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