Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1882, Page 1

—— s e —— -~y THE OMAHA DALY BEE ELEVEN FIELD DAY IN CONGRESS. The Polycamy Bill Carried in the Senate. But Not Until It Had Been Fought Hard by the Dem- ocrats. The Anderson Apportionment Bill Adopted by the House. Making the Number of Mem- bers Three Hundred and Twenty-Five. Misocellaneous Notes of a’ National Character, CONGRESS. National Associated Presa. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE. WasniNarow, D, C., February 16.— The chair laid before the senate & communication from the secretary “of the navy suggesting the publication of a secoud edition of the account of the Arctic exp edition made by Captain C. F. Hall. Also a communication from the secretary of war submitting an estimate for the construction of two barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., and a communciation from the secretary of the interior recommend- ing an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the exploration of Alaska. Mr. Ferry, from the committee on E\oetoflice and post roads, reported avorably the bill authorizing the postmaster general to adjust certain claims of postmasters from loss by burglary, fire and other unavoidable casualties. The bill to establish a post of de- livery at Denver was reported tavora- bly from the committes Mr. Sherman introduced a bill pro- viding for the inspection of the hulls of steam sailing ships. On motion of Mr. Edmunds, the senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, B0 as to suit the convenience of those who desired to speak on the Utah bull, No confirmations were made in the executive session. It was agreed to sit out the Utah bill, The military committee made a unanimously favorable report on the nomination of Colonel Rochester as paymaster general of the army. The report was placed on the calendar. hen the senate resumed open ses- sion the anti-polygany bill was taken up. PMr. Morgan opposed it on the ground that 1t contamned grave con- stitutional defects. The section un- discussion would have the effect of expelling the present member for the territory from the house and be ex post facto. - d Mr. E¢mt remarked he had no doubt of the proper legal effect of the measure. Mr. Pendleton asked how a Mor- mon with more than one wife could cease being a polygamist? Mr. Morgan replied that a Mormon might get himself convicted, and be subsequently pardoned under the provisions of the proposed measure. In the discussion on the Mormon bill both Messrs. Vest and Brown op- posed Mr. Edmunds’ on constitutional grounds, both saying its effect would be ex post facto. Mr. Jones said three-fourths of the human race praacticing polygamy from religious principles showed that people should not be hasty in_assert- ing that the claim of religion in Utah was all pretense, Mr. Brown concluded by offering an amendment that only polygamists or bigamists who had been legally convicted of practicing the same should be disfranchised, and not more than three members of the buard of commissioners should belong to one litical party. poMr. J ul::as (Fla.) could not not see the bill interfered in religious belief, and contended the power propomé by this measure to provide rules for the wholesome government of terri- tories, and prescribe conditions under whioh inhabitants shall vote or hold office was in no sense an exercise of legislative attainder. o%ir. Balisbury said proper time should be allowed the polygamous Mormons to arrange their re- lation with their wives before being subject to the penalties sought to be imposed. It was also unjust to legislate existing oftice hold- ers out of office and unsafe to confer extraordinary powers on & board ot commissioners, and urged that those ol fictiunnble features be moditied, Mr. Call denounced the bill as a violation of the priuciple contained in our form of government. Mr. Pendlcton offered amendments to soveral sections to limit operations to persons living in bigamy or polyg- amy at the time it goes into effect. Mr. Sherman said he had no doubt a board of commissioners would se- cure a fair election, but what assur- ance was there, in view of the fact 'H YEAR. mildest measures first, Statistics showed botk branchoes of the territo- rial assembly were and had been in the hands of pulygamists and much the sime state ot affuirs existed in the executive offices. The bill would have the effect of displacing their political supremacy, provided unat the presi- dent and the senate selected for the administration and judi- cial officers of the territory men who are wise and bold enough to enforce the laws. He contended that there was nothing unconstitu- itonal in the measure which rested on the principle that congress had a right to determine who shall exercise political franchise in & territory. The bill was only one step. The commit- teo on judiciary had under considera. tion further provisions which would be reported in due time, and which would help this measure to eradicate the practice of the Mormons. In answer to Mr. Butler he said the measures under consideration, would provide for women compelled to abandon polygamots practices. This bill did not leave any polygamous woman in a worse condition and 1t left the children in'infinitely better Jayndition since it legitamatizes the is- (wre.of plural marriage. It had often been decided that congress had com. plete power over the territories and the right to abolish a government and determiue all questions of franchise, and the committee thought it had not loat the power after it had once exer- cised it, Mr. Brown's amendment that not more thau three members of the com- mission should belong to one party was adopted. The provision thatithe commission shall not refuse the vote of any per- son on accourt of opinion on the sub- ject of polygamy, was also adopted. Mr. Saulsbury moved in addition to' the eigth section, which declares the registration and election of ofticers vacant, to the etfectthat persons hold- ing office now, either by election or appointment, should not be disturbed during their term. Mr. Edmunds called for the nays and ayes, stating that if this was adopted the enacung clause might as well be struck out. The motion was lost—yeas 19, nays 41, Those voting in the aflirmative were@essrs. Brown, Camden, Coke, Davis (. Va ), Hamp- ton, Jonas, Lamar, Pgndleton, Sauls- bury, Vance, Vest, ker and Wil- liams, Other amendments of Messrs, Sauls- bury, Morgan, Pendleton and Vest wus voted down by large majorities, and the bill was passed. The gallery applauded. The chair expressed amazement at the noise, but in an aside said, *'I won't order the galleries cleared, though.” Adjourned at 7 p. m. PHOCEEDINGS IN ¥HE HOUBE. The committee . on territories re- ported favorably tho substitute for the bill admitting Dakota as a state. Bills wére favorably reperted for the erection of government buildings at Columbus, O.; Boise City, ldaho; Erie, Pa.; Macon, Ga.; Leavenworth, Kas., and 8an Antonio, Texas, The bill reducing the salaries of membars ot the cabinet and congress was The house then resumed considera- tion of the apportionment bill, Mr. Prescott offered a resolution that when the number of members is decided upon they shall be distributed by the old method. Mr. Bayne offered an absolute reso- lution that they be distributed by the new method. Mr. Conyerse offered a resolution substituting his method of distribu- tion as detailed in these dispatches on Tuesday. ‘I'he house refused t> con- cur in Mr. Converse's resolution, Mr. Bayne's resolution was then rejected, the vote standing 148 to 9. Mr. Prescott’s resolution was then adopted. The previous question was then or- dered on the apportionment bill, -when several brief speeches were made. A vote was then taken or Mr. An- derson’s amendmeht providing for voted aye except Mr. White (Ky.); of demperats voting all voted no except Messra. Aiken, Beltzhoover, Bragg, Culberson, Davidson, Dempster, El lis, Evins, Finley, Hoblitzel, Jones (Tex.), McLane, Rice (Mo.), Richard- son, Robertson, Speer, Upson, Well- born 21in all. | Mr. Beltshoover's amentiment to prevent gerrymandering: was de- feated—136 nays to 117 ayes. One or two other amendments of minor importance were voted down, and at 6:17 the house adjourned un- til to-morrow, the proposed evening session having been dispensed with CAPITAL NOTES. National Associated Pross. MISCELLANEOUS, WasuinatoN, February 16.—A con- ference between Scerotary Hunt and the house naval committee and the advisory board was held last evening. Mr. Harris, chairman of the commit- toe, said he had determined upon the outlines of a bill for the improvement of the navy, which proposed to imme- diately construct eight war vessels at a cost of §10,000,000. The bill of the house committee on naval affairs as designed at the con- ference on naval affairs, authorized the secretary of the navy to employ an expert on naval architecture and ordnance for his assistauce and advice, and appropriates §50,- 000 for the purpose. The committee has determined upon the construction of a steel cruiser of not less ‘than 5,780 tons, speed 16 knots; of two steel cruisers not less than 4,600 tons, speed 14 knots; two stoel cruisers not less than 3,060 tons, speed 13 knots; one steel ram, speed 13 knots; one torpedo gunboat, 4560 tons, speed 13 knots; one steel cruising torpedo beat, 126 feot long, speed 21 knots. The armament of these boats is to consist of six 8 and 10-inch guns. At the conference were present, besides members of the naval committees of both houses, Secretary Hunt and Ad- mirals Porter and Allen. All favored the greatest dispatch in the recon- struction of our navy. John Korbes has been appointed storckeeper for the First district of Wisconsin, J. R. Robinson, of Vir- ginia, has been apponted storekesper and gauger in the Second district of Tennessee. The house committee on commerce designated the first Weducsday in March for hearing arguments oo Mis- 326 members of the house apportioned by the old method and it was adopted by a vote of 162 yeas to 104 nays, The bill as amended allots members to the states as follows: Alabama, 8, Arkaneas, 5, California, 6. Colorado, 1, Connecticut, 4. Delaware, 1 Florida, 2 Georgia, 10, Ilhinos, 20. Indiana, 13. Towa, 11. Kansas, 7. Kentucky, 11. Louwsiana, 6, Maine, 4. Maryland, 6. Massachusetts, 12, Michigan, 11, Minnesota, b, Mississippi, 7. Missouri, 14, Nebrasks, 3. Nevada, 1, New Hampshire, 2. New Jersey, 7. New York, 34, North Carolina, 9. Ohio, 21. that the Mormons were in such a large majority in Utah, they would not elect a legislature and secure control of the legislative machine of the territory. He did not see much grounds for hope. Prosecutions for polygamy would still be difficult and convictions almost impossible and the whole measure would be ineffective, The only remedy for this evil, continued the senator, which people will grapple with some day is to place in power their government, that 18, a nation coutrolled by Mormons. Mcr. Lamar says he was not only op- posed to the provisions, bat to the policy of the biil proposed, Mr. Edmunds reviewed the debato in a twenty minute speech. He said the senator from Ohio (Mr, Sherman) was quite right in intimating that the measure might net take the govern- ment of the territory away from this hierarchy. They were trying the Oregon, 1, Pennsylvania, 28, Rhode Island, 2. South Carolina, 7. Tennessee, 10, Texas, 11, Vermont, 2, Virginia, 10. West Virginia, 4. Wisconsin. 9. This gives one additional member each to Arkansas, Georgia, Tllinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and” Wisconsin; two each to California, Towa, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota and South Carolina; four to Kansas, and five to Texas, and re- duces the membership of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont one each. On vote for the amendment of Mr. Anderson 266 of the 293 members voted. Of the republicans voting all sissippi river improvement. The president gave a state diplo- matic dinner to-night. The state dining room was opened for the first time during the administration. The president escorted Miss Frelinghuysen. The band, which was expected to be present, did not put in an appearance and the president was much annoyed thereby. The ministers themselves and the heads of legations with their wives only were invited. The floral decorations exceeded anything ever seen at the White House. s — A Crasy Abraham. National Associated Fress. Provipesce, R. I, February 16.— Enos Sylvester, of this city, under the hallucination that God has com- manded him so to do, last night built a pyre of wood in his house, saturated it with oil, bound his infant son, placed the child upon the pyre, while he himself knelt down to offer up a prayer for a blessing on the innocent sacritice, Just before applying a match to the pile he was discovered and arrested before he could strike the match. —_——— Suticided. National Associated Press. N Derrorr, February 16.—This morn- ing a store man named Thomas Mc- Eually, 256 years old, committed sui- cide by taking morphine. His com- panions had been taunting hun about having served a term in prison for stealing a watch, although the offonse was committed while in a state of in- toxication. ——— The Jeanunette Rescune. National Associated Pross. "OMAHA FRIDAY MOl James Brown, a Painter, the Vic- tim, It Ocourring &t Ogden. The Owner of The World Build- ing Must go Beforo the Grand Jury, The Adrian Bond Swindling Still a Very Absorbing Subjeoct. & A Chiocago Buck Sent Up for Seven Yeara for In- cest. General Notes of Orimes and Crim- inals, Spocial to Tin Brk, OcoEN, Utah, Februazy. 106, - James Brown, a painter, & former resident of Omaha, whore it is understood he has & small property, wag shot dead last night by a man named Catlin, also a painter. The oatise wasan old grudge. 0 New York, Febr 16.—Orlando B. Potter, the o...,"r'a the destroyed World building, has béen ‘summoned to appear befor the corones to furnish bail to await the actioh.ofjthe grand jury. i Derrorr, Mich., Febsmary 16.— Last night two foot tried to rob an.old man named Collier at Adrian and struck him. on the head with a hrick, inflicting, fatal injuries, They supposed h3 two months’ wages with him. Cuicaco, February 16,—The family of the late Luke Ransom, whose vio- lent death is shrouded in so much mystery, claims to-day to have a clue to the supposed murderer. WasniNeToN, February 16.—The star routers, Cabell, Dixonand Minix, were committed by Judge Snell for action by the grand jury. New York, February 16.—Presi- dent King, of the Union Trust com- pany, City Attorney Watts and Alder- man Stearns, of Adrian, Mich., wcre 1 conference this morningatthe office of the Union Trust company, in ro- gard to the Adrian bonds. At 1 p.m. Alderman Stearns left the city by the Pennsylvania _railroad. Mr. Watts could not be found and at is believed he will follow Mr. Stearns to-day. President King said that these gentle- men say the bonds are not a legal is- nmladnnd the citly ;)FMM eTa;:ng b‘: held responsible for them. e Trus| company holds the mowsy aud Mr. ‘WasHiNGTON, February 16.—Becre- tary Hunt has received a message from Lieutenant Harber, who is now in Paris, stating that Mr. Bennett is in Spain and asking whether he shall or not wait the latter’s return, No an- awer has yet been sent. Secretary Hunt this afternoon cabled Lieut. Harber to use his own discretion as to whether or not he should wait in Paris until the return thither of Mr. Bennett. The Jewish Persecutions. Natlonal Amociatod Pross, LonpoN, February 16.—The Times understands the reports of the British cousuls in regard to the outrages against Jews in Russia will be issued by the foreign oftice. Thoy do not show that any cases of violation of women have been clearly proven, NasuviLLe, February 16, — Seventy- one Russian exiles will arrive here to- morrow. The Jews are preparing to take care of them, Vienna, February 16.—News has bsen received here of the sacking by Russian peasants of the Jowish vil- lage of Kisheneff. Testing a Non-Explosive Apparate us: National Associate ] Pross. Prrrssura, February 16,—To-mor- row experiments will be conducted at the Munhall farm near this city to put the invention of Mr. D, T. Lawson,of Waellsville, Ohio, to the highest tes and determine whether the 1nventor is right when he says that a boiler pro vided with his apparatus cannot be bursted. The secretary of the treas- ury has appointed John A. Ahren- batch, supervising inspector of the Cincinnati district, GGeorge H. Atkin- son and A, 8. Batchelor as experts to witness the experiment and report, and the secretary of the navy has de- ::‘nilud three officers with like instruc- ions, King says they will not deliver it to any one until they aré properly and legally protected in so doing. ATLANTA, Ga., Fel 16.—Tax Collector Jacob of Decatur county, has di ‘with about $5,000 belonging to the county. He was under no bond, and the people of the county are indignant and much excitement prevails, Prrrssure, Pa.,, February 16.— James Allison will be hanged at Indi- ana, this state, for a murder commit- ted over a year ago. ‘The condemned man refuses to confess his guilt and also refuses the good offizes of a priest or minister. The shenfl expects to have to use force to drag the man to the gallows, LaNcasTER, Ky., Febrvary 16.—The trial of William Austin for the brutal murder of his aunt, Miss Bland, and robbery, is drawing to a close. The evidence is all against the young man. HousroN, Tex., February16,—John Brailey (colored) was assassinated on the street last night. Officers are after Matthews (colored), suspected. SHREVEPORT, La., February 16.— Carter Stewar., colored, surrendered to the officers. He confesses he kill- ed Jim Martin. The men agreed to settle an old feud with bowie knives in a cypress forest alono. They had a terrifio fight, Stewart atabl Mar- tin to the heart, and left the body in the woods, At Bagdad last night a riot occurred between circus men and citizens. One man was killed and several badly wounded. ———— Obituary. National Associated Press, New Havex, Conn., Febraary 16. —Hon, Joseph E, Sheffield, proprie- tor of the New Haven & Northamp- ton railroad, and founder of the Yale Sheftield scientitic school, died this morning after a long illness. He was born in 1797, and leaves an estate valued at §2,000,000. s o ey Natlonal Assoclated i Curster,.Pa., February 16,—The Pennsylvania military academy was burned to the ground to-night, not- withstanding the rain. The students carried out all the moveable furniture and other articles and were then as- signed to guard the property. Col. Hyatt, the superintendent, was cool and good military discipline was shown onthe partof bot{n officersand students, The fire vriginated in the laboratory in the fourth story, Loss and insur- ance are.not known, It is thought no lives were loet, though one student is missing, The fire department was called out but could not save any part of the building, as water was insufti- cient. Mr, Barton has put on an extra force of police to guard the pro- perty, Over 200 students are thrown out of shelter by the fire, The building was entirely de- stroyed. The drill hall adjoining the building was saved. Loss on building, $100,000; oy furuiture, $5,000; fully uuvqrud by msuranco in several com- panies, Orr Ciry, Pa., February 16,—The extonsive woodenware works at War- ren wero partially destroyed by fire. The loss is fully coyered by insurance, The fire originated from the kiln, Louwsviie, Ky., February 16.-- ING, FEBRUARY 17 OMAHA MAN MURDERED. A fire broke out in the wholesale con fectionery and notion store of William Ehrman & Co., at 6 o'clock this morn- ing, which at one time threatened to mrr{; away the entire block, one of the handsomest in the city. The fire originated, it is thought, in a lot of old parlor matches which were stored on the first floor, and before the en- gines had arrived had gained such headway as to render it impossible to save the building. After two hours hard work, however, the firemen suc- ceeded in checking the conflagratiop. The total loas is about §100,000. COnicaco, February 16.—A fire this evening partially destroyed the build- ing, 300 South Clark atreot, owned by the Michigan Southern railway com- pany and ocoupied by the Chicago Steam Cooked Feed company, Dam- age to building and stock, $20,000; insured, Marine Intelligenoe. National Associated Pross. New York, February 16.—Sailed— The Westphalia, for Hamburg; the State of Ponnaylvania, for Glasgow; the Coltic, for Liverpool. Arrived —~The Canada, from Havre; the Lessing, from Hamburg; the Den- mark, from London; the Vaudalia, from Hamburg; the Dorset, from Bristol; the Citv of New York, from Liver- pool. Bautimork, February 16.—Sailed —The Leipsig, for Bremen. ANTWERP, Kobruary 106.—Sailed— The Hermann, for New York, Arrived—The Belgenland, New York. Hambura, Februar, ~~The Suevia, from New York. Laverroo, Feb 16.— Sailed— On the 15th, the,Helvetia, for Now York. e Arrived —The from New York. from 16.-- Arrived Lake Champlain, ate to Mr, Mahone. Natlonal Associated Press. Ricumonp, Va., February 16.—In the senate to-day Mr. Newberry of- fered a resolution that as the legisla- ture of Virginia, when elected, was undoubtedly believed by the people of the state fully competent to do the legislative work ot the commonwealth, and a8 Senator Mahone had been elected to go to Washingtgn to act there as senator for the state, instead of doing which he was spending his time in Richmond interfering with the proceedings of ‘the legislature, the legislature formally tender the said Senator Mahone a firm but polite in- vitation to go to Washington and there to attend to his own business. B IWilde and the Vdiots. National Assoclated Pross. Forr Wayng, Ind., February 16.— Oscar Wilde spoke here to-night to the largest audience ever assembled here. A number of the giddy youth wsthetic appeared at the lecture at- tired in knee breeches, with the usual lily and sun flower acoompaniments. High Water in the Susquehanua. National Aw ociated Pross. ‘WiILKESBARRE, Pa., February 16.— The Susquehanna river hero is 25 feet above low water mark this afternoon, At Plymouth the flats are overflowed, the main street under water and the Avondale mine flooded. The damage will be considerable. Between this place and Kingston the ice is solid for several milcs, Ohio Legislature. National Associnted Press, CoLumpus, February 16.—John Evans' relief bill was defeated. Bills passed: Sheppard’s prohibiting dis- establishment of high schools; Met- calf, for legal notice in case of non- residence; Vanlandingham, for ser- vice by mail of protest in cities hav- ing carrier deliverd; Devereux, mak- ing the Hamilton county solicitor the advisor for the central board ot edu- cation, Failed. National Associated Press, NasuviLLg, Febraury 15, — Gal- loway & Burns, of Tressenante, failed for 110,000 a few dayssince. Assets, $100,000. Cause, cotton speculation. o ———— Small Pox. National Associated Pross. PrrrssureH, Pa., February 16, — Ouly seyen new cases of small pox are reported to-night. Allegheny had four uew caser —- Indications. National Associated Fress. ‘WasiiNeroN, February 17.—For the lower Missouri valley: Fuir westher, north winds in the south portion, lower temperature and higher pressure. International Sabbath Association. National Asacciated Presa PuirapeLruia, February 16.--The International Sabbath association has issued a call for an international con- fererice upon the question of Babbath observance, to be held at Pittsburg, March 28, Delegates from a'l parts of the country aud from Oanada will be in attendance. Disorimination Against Colored People. Nationa) Awoclated Prose. WasuiNaron, Febraary 16,—At the concert, of the Fiske Jubiles Singers to-night a publio statement was made that the company had been unable to get accommodations at any hotel in the city, and that they were forced to go to a colored boarding house or quarter thewselves on their friends, ‘Lhree hotels said they had room, but would not let it to colored people. Frod Douglass made a speech, regret. ting that the national capital should be the first eity to refuse that courtery which the singers had received all over the world, ———pa——— “ROUGH ON RATS.,” The thing desired fouud at last, Ask druggist for “Kough on Rats.” Tt clears out rate, mice, roaches, flics, bed Lugs; 16¢ boxss (] CASUALTIES. Fatal Bxplosion of Boilers in a Brooklyn Mill, Killing the Fingineer and Orip- pling a Number of Other People. A Freight Train on the Lacka- wanna Falls Through a Bridge. A Large Number of Miners in an Hnglish Colliery Killed by an Explosion, Miscellaneous Mishaps, Fatal and Otherwise. National Amociated Pross. Brookuyn, February 16.—Gilbert Stevens, engineer, aged 35, was in- stantly killed by the explosion of three boilers in the Jewell flour mills near Fulton ferry at noon. The for- ry boat Fulton with a load of passen- gors was reaching the slip at the time and Elias Baldwin, pilot, had a leg broken by flying timbers. H. R. Coone, truck driver; Ch Schott, William Cowan and Mil Welch, hremen in the mills and John Titus were all badly injured. The cause of the explosion wasan over accumula. tion of steam. The engine house be- ing in a separate small building the anlo-ion did not greatly injure the mills or adjoining property. BrookryN, N. Y., Febauary 16.- In the brick extension of Jewell’s flour mills, near Fulton ferry, used as a boiler room, the explosion of three boilers took place at noon to-day. The boilers were shivered and the shed entirely demolished. One boiler was hurled through a brick wall, and foll at a distance of 100 feet. Engi- neer Giil Stevens was alone in the room, and must have been instantly killed and covered with debris. The body is not yet recovered. The shock was very great, and 1t was thought by the inmates of the mill that the building was falling; they rushed out, escaping unhurt. Bricks the business interests of both coun trios is anticipated, Loxnow, February 16.—The Vienna Presse authoritatively denies the truth of a dispatch reporting that Austrian order not to offend Russia has entire- ly abandoned the plan of a partial or temporary negotiations were proceed- ing with Prince Nikita for the passage of Austrian troops across his territory if nocessary. The assets of Pliester Bros,, Munich, whose failure is reported, are £200,000. A compromise of 70 per cent ia offered. There are appre- hensions that this failure will cause others. At the election held to-day at Taunton, Mr. Alsapp, conservative, was eleoted by a majority of 227, MEXICAN ROBBERS. Plcturesque, but Delish When They Put in Their Work. New York World City of Mexico Letter. The road from this city to San Juan del Rio used to be the worst part of the jouraey to the interior, when one was obliged to travel by i telligence, aud was tho part most in- fested by highway robbers. The highway robbers are by no means extinct as yot, buti wth the railroads one hears much less of them. When I arrived in this country for tho firat time, some nineteen years ago, I had the pleasure of being robbed two or three times, both on the road to San Juan del Rio and on the road to Vera Cruz. I am rather glad of it now, as being robbed on the highway by a genuine Mexican bandit is a sensation soon to bea thing of the past, and I like leaving the track occasionally and being shaken by new emotions. I was doubly shaken that time, I remember, by the awful motion of the diligence and my fright at meeting the ‘“com- paneros, " as they call them here. It is a picturesque sight to see a band of Mexican *‘banditti” galloping down a mountain path on magnificent horses; their large Mexican hats, trimmed with gold and silver, shading their faces; their pantaloons buttoned down the side with large silver but- tons; their pistols in their belts be- hind, their swords at their side, and their ‘‘serapes”—a sort of plaid of bright and variegated colors, artis- tically thrown over one shoulder and hiding their entire face with the ex- ception of one eye, which glares fero- and timber flew about, filling the streets and adjoining lots with rub. persons, were injured, besides the engineer. The ferry boat Fulton had just got into the slip, and as Pilot Elias Bald- win left the pilot house he was struck on the head with a brick, knocked down and hurt on the hip and legs. were much alarmed and the boat was damaged so that she had to lay up for repairs. The ferry houses were also damaged and the windows of neigh- boring buildings shattered, At the time of the accident47 to 70 pounds of ;t:;m ‘Wwas on thshb.fll‘enr;, although t:-i iler inspector rmed Jew Broa, 1hAt. they ehouwld aok’ more than 30 to 35 pounds. were insured for $10,000 in the Hart- ford Steam Boilers’ Insurance com- ny. Dyumnue to building about $5,000; insured. No explanation is given of the cause. Damage to mill and sur- rounding property, estimated at $30,- 000, ScrANTON, Pa., Februaay 16.—-The Bell bridge, an iron structure over Broad Head creek near the Delaware Water Gap, on tho Dolaware, Lucka- wanna & Western railroad, broke to- day and fell into the creek. Twenty loaded coal cars were on the bridge bish, doing serious injury to several | hoad an As far as known ten men | g iver of Persons on the ferryboat Fulton |« ciously on the unfortunate passengers of the diligence they are about to rob. Their captain gallops at their d “shouts imperiously to the the diligence to ‘“‘stop.” In one trip in which I encountered them there wasa lady among the passen- gers who wore a handsome diamond ring rather tight for her finger. In her fright sha eanld not get it off, and one of the briguuds said to his leader: ‘Captain, the lady cannot get her ring off. What are we to go?” To which the Mexican *‘Fra Diavolo” answered very coolly. *‘Cut her finger off.” You can easily imagine the cold shudder that ran through us all. For- tunately she at last managed to get it off, and we were not forced to wituess In another journey & more amusing There s They ( incident - occurred. was bishop in the diligence, and they robbed him of his ring, When thay had got through their operations and taken everything of value we had, they knelt down and asked the bishop to give them his blessing. He told them it was impussible to bless them withoutshis ring, hoping in that way to got possession of it. They re- turned him the ring and he solemnly blessed them, but when he had done se they again took his ring and gal- loped off with it, leaving his grace in the middle of the road, exclaiming: ‘‘Bandidos perveros ! they have and fell with it. The engine passed | robbed me even of my blessing ! safely over. A tramp who was steal-| Robberies on the Vera Cruz road at ing a ride lost a leg. Passenger traius | night time were daily occurrences, and are being dulnyed. as the brigands possessed themselves LoxpoN, February 17.—An ex-|of the passengers’ clothes I have very plosion occurred yesterday in Wen- | often seen, from my balcony in the tham Grange Colliery, near Hartle- [ Hotel Iturbide, men and women ar- pool. There were 100 miners in the | rive completely naked. An Engli conl seam at the time of the explosion | man said to me once: *I generally and up to a late hour last night only | travel with two or three copies of the 60 had been rescued. lLunn:lon Times. You know it isa very Derrorr, February 16.—A brake- | 1arge newspaper, and in case ot these man on train Ne, :H? of the Michigan | confounded blackguards taking all my Central railroad, named Thos. Dum- | clothes, ceck, was fatally hurt at Ann Arbor this morning while coupling cars, ATLANTA, Ga,, February 19.--Last night & man named Neal was run oyer by a freight train on the Georgia railway, about 16 miles from Augusta, and killed. AxroN, 0., February 16,—Two freight trains collided on the Valley rond near hero last night. John Johuson, a braheman, was killed and soveral badlv iniured. Miscellaneous Nows From the Eu- ), by Jove! the Times might be useful,” i Rapid Breathing as an Aasethetic, Richmond (Va.) Religiouy Heruld. Dr. M. T. Yates, in a lotter pub- lished in the Biblical Rgcorder, says of the surgical operations to which he has recentlp submitted: ‘My doctors said they had seen it stated by an American doctor that if a person breathe as rapidly as possible under an operaiion, he would not feel the pain of cutting, und they wished to try it on me, to which proposal I as- sented, Dr. Macleod superintended ropean Capitals, National Associuted Press LonooN, February 17.--In the house of commons last evening the Irish members, on a motion to report an address in answor to the queen’s speech, resumed their attack upon the goverument's policy of coercion. Mr. Gladstone, in replying to the challenge the breathing—which was like that of a dog on & hot summer day—hold- ing out of my sight a handkerchief to be dropped as a signal when he saw the color come into my face, for Henderson, the operating doctor, to go ahead, When Macleod told me ‘I'hat will do, I was surprised to find that the operation had been perform- ed. This I have tried three times, and have not, at either time, folt more pain than is usually inflicted in the caso of vaccination, I heard the knife rip through the flesh, like the sound produced in cuttig leather, but I did to speak out plainly on home rule, said Irish affairs were under purely Irish control and it was not a dangerous proposition to those who proposed it, but they must main- tain the supremacy of the imperial parlisments, They would not give | not feel the pain.” What is the phil- anythiug to Treland which he would | osophy of this kind of an ansmsthetict not give to Eugland or Scotland. In ]y it simply a diversion of the concluding he denied the claims of | yindi We presume tho rapid Irish landlords for compensation. De- | breathing ucts very much like the in- bate then adjourned. halation of laughing gas; that it oxi- Panrs, Febrnary 16,—M, Tirard, |dizes the blood highly and makes French minister of commerce, has|the heart beat faster, as shown by been opposing concessionswhich Kng- | the color in the face, and this exhila- lish commissioners were instructed to | ration produces insensibility to pain. demand from French commissioners | A man slightly wounded in battle before concluding termsof the Anglo- | often does mnot know it at the time, French commercial treaty. This | partly, perhaps, of mental preoccus opposition of Tirar ended | pation, but.mainly, we suppose, be- to-day by the negotiations being | cause he is toned by the excitements broken off and all hope of an Anglo- | of the conflicts. But, whatever may Fronch commerce treaty being coa- | be the explanation, Dr. Yates' expe- summated in the near futureis ended. [rience is an instructive instance of The present treaty expires in Febru- |the connection and interaction of ary and considerable annoyance to|bod y estate and mental sensibility, et