Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1882, Page 1

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Beferonces all Reputable ysicians of Omaha, 4% Office, Corner 16th and Farnham 8is Omaha, Neb e ¢ J. L. WILKE, MANUFACTURER OF PAPER BOXES. 1408 Farnham St. OMAEIA, - -~ NEB. jantidin RESOLUTION ORDERING SIDE WALK by the City Conmell of the ety of within fifte tructed and laid 1city, following describid premises, viz Lot 7, north side of Dodge St., in Do w0, ¢ Lot 4, cast wide of 12th St , ropaired in block 102, t be N vers f tns al wiehicreby roquired £ construct the s, Passed Jan. 34, 1852 3., L€ JEWETT, ____ City Clerk, _ NEBRASKA State Gazetteer and Busi- ness Directoy, Containing o _descripti business wen in_th early n and alist of all he state, will be issued, 0 1882, Price $4,00, J. M. WOLFE, Publisher. 0 Bouth Fourteenth Btreet, Omaha, Neb NOTICE. T The part p hertofore exialin Charlos Kuhlmaiy, of th B L olved first | waid | , baving purc o second part, ug indebtedness shall be paid by sald Kub wany of the first part, and all accounts due said firm st ull be paid to him G AS, KUHIMANN £, L. SIGGING, N dward W. Simeral, ELEVENTH YEAR. inch pine | fow nooxiste Cde: | 1803 provides for the w | port THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Proceedings in the Senate on Testerday. He Will Call up His Three ‘Per Cent Bill Monday. He Will Antagonize it . With His Tariff Bill, tonal Capital CONGRESS. National Associated Pross PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE, WaARHINGNON, business of the morning hour went t6 business on the calendar. Mr. Hale's resolution for a select presidgnt and vice-president was re- ferred Yo the committee on privilegos and slections. Soveral resolutions were passed over and Mr. Davis’ (W. Va.) resolution calling on the secretary of the interior for information in relation to pension frauds was taken up, and Mr. Kd- munds took occasion 1ncidentally to administer to the heads of depart- meuts a rebuke for suggesting legisla- tion to’ congress, a prerogative exclu- sively belonging to the president under the constitution, Mr. Hill (Ga,) took 1ssue with Mr. very remarkable and extraordinary take. After finishing the discussion the resolution was adopred. Ex-Senator Sargent, of California, prospective secretary of the nterior, was on the floor of the senate versation, Mr. Maxey introduced a resolution the report, 1f any has been made. by the United States ana Texas bound- act of June, 1858. In explamning the claimed the north fork of the Red the south fork was the boundary line. tion of disputed territory be settled. to provide for the issue of 3 per cent. bonds be taeen up. Mr. Beck objected to the bills eommittee. Mr. McPherson otfered an ame: at 1889 instead of 1887, would call it up on Monday, and Mr. Beck gave notice he would antagonize it with the taritf commission bill. The president sent in the nomina- tions of Samuel C. Parks, of New Mexico as associate justice bf the su- preme court of Wyoming, and Juseph Bell, of New York, us associ- ate justice of New Mexico. Sevator Hoar sent to the clerk’s desk to be read a newspaper clipping which stated that Senator Hoar, chairman of the comumitteeon claims, was taking a y unusual course, sending out to southern claimants in which he stated that congress was not averse to the pay- ment of southern claims, and that if claims were presented they would be favorably considered. The senator said he was not, never wag, and never expected to be chairman of that com- mittee; he never sent out letters on the subject, but might have said in reply to inquiry that claims presented would have legitimate considoration, but he had no recollection of even that. At 1:10 p. m. the senate went into executive session, referred to nomina- tions, and adjourned two Monday. MISCELLANEOUS, Judge Wylie, in the equity court, this morning granted the motion of Mr. Christiancy’s counsel to allow the testinfony of Mr, Christianc) in Lansing, Mich., to be taken by commirsion rs Gossip i« quite common to-day o1 the nomination of ex-Senator Sarcent a8 seeretary of the mterior, It is at tributed to a friend of J. F. Wilson, who, it s alleged, desires he shall be teleeted senator from 1 [ retary Kirkwood is 10 i A vather cavious suate of facts was recently divaleced by the expiration of | the charter of the First National bank of Pontiae, Mich The charter ox [ pared on the 1 cennd the la: ling up of | bauks in liquidation putnot for banks whose ixistence is terminated by reason of the expiration of charters. In this case another bank of the same name has been organized, which will probably deposit the lawtul money for the redemption of the circulation of the old one. Henry F. Mahler has been appoint- ed storekeeper inthe First Illinois district and J. C. Richards in the Sixth Kentucky district. The comptroller of currency has called on the national banks for a re- showing the condition at the close of 31st of December, 1881, Secretary Kirkwood to-day decided in the Ranehoo-Alisil case, which has been pending for several years, that he commissioner of the general land offico must issue a patent in con- formity with the decree of the court of California. The secretary further decides the decree of a court of the United States on a proceeding sub- stantially in review where the United ATICRNEX AT-LAW States is & party is conclusive on the subject matter unless reversed on ap- Sherman (@ives Notice That And Beck Gives Notice That Misoellaneons News From tho Na- Janumy 6.—The was light gld unimportant and the senate committee on a mode for voting for Edmunds, declaring the position a on for the distinguished senator to this morning and spent some time in con- which was adopted, calling on the secretary of the interior for a copy of ary commission appointed under the object of the reselution he said Texas river, whiloon the United States map Tt was desired, he eaid, that this ques- Senator Sherman asked that hisbill ping takenupinthe absence of Mr. Bayard. The latter is chairman of the finauce d- ment making bonds redeemable in- stead of payable, and fixing the date Mr, Sherman gave notice that he of October and it his | onnctedin | | Philadelphia and bound over for trial business on Saturday, the | | ry steps to wind up thewr business, OMAITIA pealing to a higher judicial tribunal. STAR ROUTE PROSECUTIONS, Corkhill and Bliss, apecial attorneys in tho star route case, were closeted with Judge Soell to.day for a long time. It is authoritatively stated in view of Judge Cox's recent decision that information will bo filed in the police ocourt and not the supreme court, that the government has de- cided to proceed by information before Juage Snell and that papers are all ready to be filec. None of thepartios interested will talk on this subject. The presidont sent to the senate to-day tho letters from the late post- master genoral, and accompanying it a letter from George Bliss, special counsel, and the report of Inspectors Shancross and Ledball, of the inves- tigations under ordess of the alleged irregularities on the part of certain persons in bidding for mail contracts with evidence, on which action is based The dodument printed pages, mainly to portions what was known as the United States Tnland Transportation company, organived in January, 1879, and of their successor, all of which has heretofore been made publie. In his lotter dated January 3, Mr. James says: ““There is reason to believe that some parties will present a largo num- ber of proposals at the letting of mail service west of the Mississippi river, which is to take place on the Tth of this month and 1 am advised that the postmaster genoral would have 1o authority to reject such bids, if regular in form. While it is impossi- ble to properly investigate the respon- sibility of the sureties befcre the time when the contracts must be awarded, to make the remedy effvctive at tho next hidding immediate action will be required. 1 call your attention to the matter instead of leaving it to my successor.” KIKKWOOD AND THE TOWA ELECTION. It is expectod the nomination of ex-Senator Sargent to be secretary of the interior will probably not be sent to the senate for two or three weeks, probably not before the 1st of Febru- ary. The coming senatorial election in lowa has been virtually settled in favor of J. F. Wilson, and to avoid a disturbance of that arrangement Sec- retary Kirkwood will be permitted to retain his present position till the election is over. It is ropre- sented this plan s agrecable to Kirkwood. Kirkwood, it is understood, knows his service as secretary will be terminated betore long, but has no desire to enter the senatorial race. On the contrary, ho is anxious to koep ont, b he leave the interior dej apprehends that his fricnds would in- sist on an attempt to elect him. He does not care to bo put in a position to have to resist their appeals to run and this can be avoided only by his remaining where he is until atter the clection. The friends of Wilson very willingly assented tothisarrangement, as they don’t want the possible com- potation in Kirkwood’s district. AMBNDING THE IENSION LAW, Senator Logan has introduced a bill to amend the pension law, which re- peals the act limiting the allowance to attorneys to 810, and restores the section fixing the limit at 25, ‘but provides when no agreement is made the fee ie $10. It aiso directs cer- tificates bs sent for delivery to the pension agent, whe the pen- son is nade payable with a copy of the attorney's argument, Section 4714 of the revised statutes is amended 80 as to permic declarations in pension cascs to be made boforo any person authorized by law to ad- winistor oaths for gencral purposes. Section 4698} is amended to allow in- crease of pension from the date of tiling the claim. ~ The bill also allows to the widow andminorchiidren whose | claim has been filedsinee July 1,1850, or on the date of the death of the per- s0on on whose sccount tho pension is claimed payment from that date, pro- vided the claim is made within “five years after death oceurs, It further provides that atter July 1st, 1882, no | person shall be permitted to practice a8 & ponsion agent until ho shall have satistied the secretary of the interior of his character and’ ability to dis- charge the duties of claim agent. e Eleotric Briefs. National Ansociated I'ress. The Indiana state board of agricul- ture closed its session yesterday. The officers elected are: President, Henry C Meridith, Cambridge City; Secretary, Alex. Neomon, Indianapo- lis lis. A fecight brwin was ditehed on the Wiish ‘road at Hadloy and w brak wan paned Bredell Kiled on Thurs- day. It wae stated by Mr. Franklin B, Gowen in Philadelphia Thursduy afternoon that at a conferonce with Vanderbilt he had been promised tho | g\<lmuum|m us that wenare nov honest | strony support of the latter at the at the next term of the United States circuit court on the char ending an application to the commissioner of pensions in Washington for & bounty 2 the nume of John Ingram, who served in company C, First regiment, Vermont cavalry, during the rebel- lion. Iuvestigation proved Curtis was porsonating Tngram, the latter now residing in Canada, Torence O'Neil and Sterling Bere (colored) will be hanged for murder at Franklin, La., to-day. It is stated the directors of the Frauklin Life TInsurance company of Indianapolis arc taking the prelimina- They state the mortality for the past year has been unusually heavy, poli- cies to the amount of 830,000 in ex- cens of the national and anticipated eath rate having become due. In order to strengthen the compuny, ite agents have for some months past been buying up policies. The Indiana state wool growers’ as- sociation is now in session at Indian- apolis. The officers elected are: covers Bb| apolis; Becretery, J. W, (ireencastle. The annual exhibition of the Indi- ana state poultry assaciation is now in progress in Indianapolis and will con- tinue the remainder of the woeek. In the Ohio house yesterday Mr Brunner offered a funny resolution thanking the members of the pre. ceding legislature for their disinter. ested labor of love in helping to or- ganize the present assembly. The forthcoming annual report of the Wisconsin railrond eommissioner will show & trifle over 300{miles of new track laid during 1881 and an increase in earnings of £8 000,000, The Chicugo Railway Age yosterday contaired a recapitulation of the known foreclosure of sales of railways in the Unitod States during the past yoar. Twenty-nine roads, with anag- wate mileage of 2,617 miles, and with an apparent investinent of £51,- 277,600 m capital stock and £76,044,- 900 in bonds and other indebtedness, were 80ld to wind up long outstanding Roberts, obligations. Three lunatics, TIsaac Franklin, Martin Casey and Frank Flotcher, were burned to death in the fire which dostroyod the Macon county asylum buildings at Decatur, 11i; They had been taken out by the guards, but rushed back into their cell. The body of Perrin Holloway, well known colored planter, with the tlesh all caten off the bones by wolves, has been found in a swamp near his home at Pine Blufl, Ark. The identity was ostablished by pa- pers. He had beon mssing about six weeks, Thomas Egan, the Sioux Falls Dak.) wife murderer, will not be hanged January 3, the day fixed for the execution. The case has been taken to the supreme court on a writ of error, and the hearing ia set for May 9 There were 1560 failures throughout the United States and Canada re- ported by Bradstrect’s in the past weck, a decrease of 18 as compared with the preceding week. The great- est decrease was in the western states, while New England showed a large increase and the southern states a smaller increase. The middle states had 39 faflures, Now England iwestern 31, Califor- a and the territories 7, Canada and the provinces 8. e — The Demand for Corporate Repres. sion. New York Times. First and foremost among the sub- jects that will require attention from the legislature, is the establishment of some degree of public control over the railway system of the state. One point at least may be regarded as definitely settled. There is a demand for a commussion to exercise super- vision over -railroad corporations, which has grown more earnest and emphatio with @very effort to thwart it. There is u recognized need of #sme public agyioy to secure a rigid scrutiy into the operations of rail- roads, to give the }nllent publicity to euch of their affairs as concern the public, to look constantly after the enforcement of the laws relating to them, and to suggest such modifica- tion of the statutes as the closest ob- servation and the most intelligent in- quiry may find to be desirable. Be yond that there is no doubt a call for judicious restrictions upon the power of railrond companies to mahe their own tes. | That unjust diseriminations aganst | persons or places, and socret ra’es { and robates should be absolutely pro- hibited does not admit of question. It s cqually clear that railroad tarifls | ught to be subjectod to some sort of authoritative regulation. They should be public, and not changeablo sud denly and without notice. Indealing with this branch of the subject carcful consideration i8 called for. The fact that the principal competition of the through lines which cross tho state really falls outside of its jurisdiction makes it difficult to deal with their tariffs, This can only be done prop- erly by national authority, but while these lines should by no geans be cripr]ed in their competition with rivals for through business, they ought not, on the other hand, to be alowed to make up by unjust local charges for losses entailo by a reckless cut-throat warfare, Cortain of the corporations have been forcing & new question to the front which is full of dufliculty, per- haps, but which should not on that account be passed over, and that is the protection of the rights of minor- ty stockholders, Tf all nen were honest and fair-minded, it might boe wafo to allow a few persons t con I trol of w majority of the slock of a | great public corporation and manage 1ts affairs throngh its board of direc- | tors without eheck. But exporicne: !in proportion to their financial su 4y | Readivg railroad cicetion on Monday | #nd a few rich rascals may manipulate [ next. This will insure the suceess of | Propoerty in which scores or hundreds the Gowen ticket. | of poorer men have an in t with William Curtis has beon arrestod at | B2 . Purpose but the satisfaction of their own selfish greed. In the pur- suit of that they sacrifice the interests of other and beiter men, debauch publich sentiment, disregard publie rights, and plead in their defense that the law gives them the opportu nity and affords them immunity from a just retribution, The rapacity and unscrupulousness of rich men in con- trol of the property of corporations calls for some measwre of defense for the rights of minority ownership and the interest of the community. s Sleeping Car Consolidation Donied Nadonal Ao latey Press. Ciicaco, January 6. —The facts re garding the consolidation of the Pull man and Wagner sleeping car inter- ests, as stated by the correspondent of a New York paper, are entirely false and wholly without founda tion. Mr. Pullman did say that negotiations looking toward i consolidatian were in progress and in fact had beon for the past two years, but he gave no intimation as to when the consolidation would take place, even yoing 80 far as to state distinctly that he did not care to discuss tho resident, Fielding Belcher, Indian- subject for publication. TRAVELING ZIONWARD. 8o the Soven Simners Said Be- fore They Left. Departure of a Number ot Mur- derers Yesterday for the Happier or Hotter Land Nearly All of Whom, as Usual, Met Their Fate With the Accustomed Firmness, Miscellaneous Criminnl Nows of the Day GONE TO GLORY Nationa Associntod Vros SEVEN MURDERERS WANGED, Marsiany, Mo, Jannary 6, John A. Phelps, the murdorer of Elijah Korton, was hanged at noon to-day in King's field, one wile from town The weather was stormy and slecting, but a great crowd gathered to witness the hanging. Phelps experienced ro ligion, was _baptized and on the seaf- fold said he expected to go to heaven, He slept very little last night, but this morning was more tirm and met death bra New Onrkass, January 6. —T ronce Achilla and Sterling Ben (col- ored) was hanged shortly after noon to-day at Franklin, La., for the mur- der and robbory of D. Lamond. The men died game. Tho deops were over four feet. St. Lovw, January 6.—K toski and Ellis both passed a very restless night, but the former mani- fested the groatest nervousness. Both wore up carly. Kottoski was groatly agitated and came near breaking up altogether. Ellis showed more nerve. Both ate sparingly, evidently with little relish. Late last night Ellis was visited by moembers of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion and asked two of them to accompany him to the seatfold. Kot- toski selected Father Brown, Catholic priest. Both men listened attentive- ly after breakfast to religious minis- trations and both expressed extreme confidence that they were going straight to glory. Thoy wero then led forth, Ellis walked up the scaf- fold with a smile. Kottoski was still agitated but managod to keep himsolf well in hand. At 8:60 the drop fell. Ellis died with one or two convul sions, but Kottoski's death was most revol His chest quivered and heaved; his hands and arms shook violently, and his legs were drawn up until his thighs were in an almost horizontal position. Finally he be- became quict. He was in four min- utes pronounced dead. Ellis' pulse stopped at the 13th minute and in 20 minutes the bodies were cut down. Jersry Crry, N. J., January 6.— Martin Kankowsky, who killed Mina Muller in May, 1881, was hanged at the county jail in this city at 10:30 a. m. to-day. He was firm and com- posed and died protesting he was in- noocent. ra, N. Y., January 6. —Joseph Abbott, aged 20, was hanged in the jail yard here this morning, for mur- der, | GENERAL CRIME. | CHE TRIPLE MURDERERS, | Mavsvinie, Ky., January 6.—The troops are maintaining order here to- duy and thoro is no danger of lynch ing the murderers. Thousands flocking to the jail to look at the murderers, Kllis still sticks to his confession, but the other two dony all knowledgo of the crime, John Koating, an election oflicer of Philadelphia, yoesterday ploaded quilty to the charge of making false olection returns for mayor, and was sentenced to six months’ imprison- ment and to pay a tine of $500, to be disfranchised and bo Dbarred from holding oflico under the common- wealth for soven yoars, Brief Blazes. National Associated Pross Puitapeirura, January 6, —The fire in the Seville Schofield’s cotton and woolen mills at Mauch Chunk was conlined by the firomen to two of the buildings, which with their contents of matsrial and valuable machinery were destroyed, The main building, with $2,000,000 worth of property, was saved, The total loks will not exceed $100,000; fully in- sured, BROOKLYN, Y., January 6, Botwoen 12 and 1 k this morn- ing a fire broke out in John A. Bald- win's furniture storo, No. 48 Fourth streot, Williamsburg, Most of the stock wes dostroyed, the loss being about 40,000, The building, which s owned by John Wilson, was dam- aged about $30,000, The stock was insured, but there was only &l10,- 000 insurance on the building. The Eastern District Library asseciation had 25,000 volumes stored in the cel- lar of No. 50; as this was tlooded the books were badly damaged. Small Pox National Assoclated Fross, 8r. Pavy, January 6. Dr. J. A, Dubois, the special commissioner ap- pointed by the board of health to visit Stearns county and take such meas- to stop the ures a8 he decined proper spread of small pox, rep dition of atfairs as ap) population is mado up largely of for- eigners, who have a rooted prejudioe against vaccination. Rigid quaran tine has been established and nppre hensions are quieted. Thero are now 163 cases of small in Sp Hill, Stearns county, and 103 in the adjoin ing townships, Small-pox reports to the national board of health show fifteen cases at ullalo, N. Y,; one case at Milan, Tenn. ; one death at Lake, I1l.; ono at Kunsas City, and twenty-five at Chi cago, for the week ending Decom- ber 381, The schooner Shelldrake, plying in the canned wade botween Baltimore and Havre de Graco, which has been missing for a ovoral days, was found y(\atnnln{ by her owner, John 8. Wil son, tied to a whart at Canton and desorted, the eabin locked, and when it was forced open Captain Casper Smith waa f:-\\lul dead in his bunk, with the back of his hoad crushed in, as if by a heavy blunt instrament. “Sailor Dick,” the captain’s only as. sistant, is missing. WHuporintendent Thompaon, of the railway mail sorvico, has issued the following order: ‘I desire to call your attention to order No. 75, of the postmaster general on page 23, of the Decomber, 1881, guide, in action which should be taken by this depart- mont to provent the spread of small Y.»x or another contagious Jiscase, n view of the provalence of small pox at present, you are instructed in overy caso where report is made to you in regard to the matter with a re- quest that mail communication be suspended botween the infected dis tricts and others to take necossary ac- tion without waiting to consult this oflice, but report action taken by you to this oflice. This is necessary inor- der that tho departmoent shall not in any way bo responsible for the spread of any contagious dixeaso.” = e Guitenu's Trial National Amsocintod Pross WAsHINGTON, January villo and John W, Guiteau called on tho assassin at the jail this morning, They found him in good spirits and well satistied. The prisoner was told to prepare for the worst, but he still predicts an acquittal. **Why," said ho, in an “‘ecstatic” way, ‘‘that jury will never hang me. The membors are honest, conscientious men. The American people believe 1 was insane when 1 removed the president and there's no reason for them to believe otherwiso, That my act, which was inspired, is tully countonanced by the Deity will be vindicated in overy re spect.”” One of the visitors asked if therc was not apossibility of conviction. C“NO," said Guiteau, I can't bo and I will not allow myself to think such a thi 1 possible, but if T am mistaken T will send out a state- ment to the world that will astonish it. T made Arthur president. There in no reason why he should want me hung. T have helped a number of peoplo to oflice and_ why should they want me hung’ I acted under a grinding pressure imposed on mo by the Almighty. I was not responsiblo for my acts, and, while T am sane now, T was insano by reason of the Divine inspiration when T carriod out the Lord's will.” The prisoner takes kindly to his change of diet. He is more nervous in mauner than he has been; ho is restless at night and tho guards say THE OMAHA DALY BEE SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY © 1882 FOREIGN INTELLICENCE. The News That Flashed Across Last Fight. How Wilhelm Tickled in Re- turn the German Council For Their Tickling Him. Some of the Jail Restrictions on Michael Davitt Now Being Removed. Misoellanocous News From the Old World Cnblegrams National Asociated | ress Bruuiy, January 6.—A letter from the Empersr William was read at the meeting of the Berlin town council yestorday, replying to the council’s concratulations of the new year, in which he expressed the hope that the removal which has been commenced of the difticulty weirhing on the trade of the country may rapidly continue until the business prosperity of the country is fully restored. The em- peror alsopledizos his support to any measure which the council may drafi to be submitted to parliament looking to the further relief of the business prostration of the country. Loxnos, January 6.—In Boyd's match with Hanlan the stakes are )0 short and the committee are ap- plying to the brewers and distillers on the Tyne to supply the deficit. Hon. John Bright, in speaking at Birmingham yesterday, said the gov- ornment meant to make an earnest ef- fort to amend the land laws of Eng- land, hoping to benefit both the occu- pants and tho owners. Mr. Lowell, the American minister, in a lotter to the Shipwrights' com- pany, states that Mr. Blaine has issued a e to American shipbuilders recommending that the company's in- tornational exhibition and dinner be given at Pavis at the United States legation, In the trial of Dr. G. H. Lamson, on the charge of murdering his young brother-in-law, Pearcy Malcom Johns, a student at Blenheim house school, Wimbledon, on the 3d of Decem- bor, eyidenco has been brought out that shortly before the alleged crime the doctor purchased atsophia aconite at a drug shop in Ventner. A telogram from Edenburg says that a violent hurricane accompanied by a furious rain storm is sweeping over Scotland and the streets in many of the towns are floodec. Paris, January 6.—M. Gambetta he is extremely anxious that the trial should end. The warden thinks that he will break down entirely if the verdict should be one of guilty: it is also believed he will cause an unusual scene in court when Judge Porter do- nounces him on his imposing major. Mr. Reed thinks there is a fair chance for the prisoner's acquittal on the question of jurisdiction. Mr. Scoville is not so sanguine and J. W. Guiteau seems to be con- vinced that his brother will dio on the scatlbld. Public sentiment is divided as to the verdict. Whilea strong feeling is apparent that the jury will fail to agree, many are of the opinion that a verdict will be reached within two honrs, that such a vordict will bo one of murder in the first de- gree. Persons are not wanting, how- over, who are firm in the belief that two members at least of the jury be- lieve ininspiration,"and on the ground of the prisoner's repeated and ap- parontly sincere assortions of divine pressure will refuse to conviet, Gen, Crocker, warden of the says that hercafter until the termu tion of the Guiteau trial, his counsel and hin brothor and sister aro the only persons who will be permitted to seo the prisoner. s Real Estate Transfors. The following are all the real estate transfors recorded at the County Clerk’s office, Thursday and Friday, as reported for this paper by John L. McCague, real estate agent and conveyancer: James Quinn and wifo to Joseph Le Parcel in block 3, Quinn’s ad dition, w. d.- (G0, H. I and J. P, Smith to John B, Maxfiold: North 42 feot of lot D block 221, w. d.—§1,700. 8. E. Rogors and wife to Hascall: Block 7 in Rower, w. d.— $1,270. P. Borquist to J. G. Althaus: Lot 6, block 86, Credit Foncier's addition, Isnae S, apdition, 1es McElroy and wife to J, G, Althaus and Lows Eckstroom: 8. w, Lof o w. | of section b, town 14, ranbo 13 east, w. d. Jos. Megeath to Roman Ols; Parcol in n, w. } of 8. 0. | of 28, town 15, 8070, Johu 1. Redick and wife to Rev. Jan, O'Conner: Block 12, Redick’s subdivision, W. D,— 81,5600, waki: ctiyn range 13 east, w. d.— e Marine Intelligence. National Associated Fress. Nrw Yok, January 6, —Amved— The Cassius, from Hamburg; the Lake Huron, from Liverpool: the Corn- wall, from Briston; the Victoria, from London. Aarriokk, January G, - Arriy | The Hohenzollern, from Bremen, PHILADELPIIA, January G —Ar- | vived—The British Queen, from Liv- erpoul Rovikuoas, January G, Arrived The Muas, from Now York Axtwenr, Junuary G.—Arrived The Bergonland, from New Y Laverroor, January 6. —Arnved has offered to reopen negotiations for tho Anglo-French commercial treaty and has offered a concession granting slight reduction in the import tax on English cotton and woolen goods. It is expected a commission cousisting of throo representatives of both countries will be immediately appointed to draft outlines of the treaty and that a new one which will be acceptable to both countries will be agreed upon b{ the commission and finally ratified by both government. M. Flouquett succeods M. Herald as assistant profect of Seine. Viesna, January 6.—There has thus far been no confirmation of the rumors tolographod last nights that Warsaw was burning, having been fired by the revolutionists, Duntan, January 6, —Mi vitt, confined in Kilmainham, who hus not hitherto been permitted to soe visitors, has now been granted that pri Ho will be allowed to converse with those who call on him, but only in the governors presonce. — - —— CAN IT BE DONE? An 0ld Steambout Captain's Opinion of the Missouri Improvement. There is an old steamboat captain up at Sioux City,named Grant Marsl:, who has a decidedly unfavorable opin- ion of the project to improve vhe Mis- souri, He was interviewed on Thurs- day, and thus gives his ideas on the subject: Wo have howrd of a proposition to expend 10,000 a mile in an effort to inprove the whole course of the Mis- Such a proposition is simply preposterous, for the very important reason that no amount of money, not even the extravagant sum proposed, could ever permanently improve the Missouri. Fornatural reasons whichcan not bo overcome the project of tow- ing barges would be a failure; and after the best and most expensive | efforts the result would be the same, that the barges would tow the tow- boats mstead of the boats tuwing the barges. Besides, whatever produce is shipped from this section by way of New Orleans must be b{, the Mussi sippi, upon which the barge proj has proven a success, On that rver grain 18 shipped to Liverpool via New Orleans at 11 cents a bushel, and on the Missouri, so full of obstacles, with the Mississippi which is clear and navigable from the hand of nature compoetition is simply out of the ques- tion, The captain thengoes on to statethat the only feasible plan for improvement at all is for cach vity along the Mis- souri to perfect a river front, build levees above on both sides and trust to Providence to make a channel whereby steambonts and barges can be tloated. > - Ymmense Firo at Philadelphia. National Associated Press. ADELPITLA, January 6.—A ter- at the cotton and The Brooklyn, from Portland; the Bothuia, from Now York. QUEENSTOWN, January 6. —Bailed The Brittania, from New York, . s ~ ~Vageine Virus with full direction for wing, at Kennard Brothers, jo-tf of Swille Scofield, Munjunk, a suburb The works are seven storiee high and covered an entire block. Two-thirds of the available force uf the fire department have gone to the scene. wasto mills located at of the city.