Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 22, 1882, Page 1

e e ——— e squeyg N THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FLEVE NTH YEAR. OMAHA W IDNESDAY MORNING, MA "PROHIBITION POLITICS. The Campaign Opened in the Capital City. A Sound Bit of Advice to the Leaders of the Move- ment. The Grand Army Reception to Gen Morrill and Re- unior Tents. Other Notes from the BigB. & M. 4 Town. Cerrespondence cf The Pee. Linconn, March 21, —The first gun of the appronchng temperance cam- paign in this state has been fired here in Lincoln, and the conflict is ex- pected to rpread rapidly over the neighborirg counties. Lincoln is the center from which the agitation al- ways starts, The warfare upon the liquor interests here took the form of uigent remonstrances against the re- newal of any of the existing licenses for the coming year. THERE I8 NO DOUBT but that two or thres of the drinking places in this city might be closed up to the benefit of the peace of the place, but the majority of them are about as orderly and reputable as such places ever can be. The press. ure bronght to bear upon the city council has been 80 great that all of the license petitioners have withdrawn their requests for a renewal, and in theic steud app'icitions have bern made by a nnmaer of unknown par- ties who are desirous of cirrying oo the busiuess at the o!d stands. While the temperancs Jenders are so ACPIVELY ENGAGED in an effort to suppress thesaloon interests they had better turn their at:ention to the fact that there isa rich gambling house keeper here, John Sheedy by name, who has gone on unmolested for years, while the smaller and poorer of his ' profes- sional brethren have bean summoned out of town forthwith by our jealous police. The sunpression of the mon- ster evil wonid be a fine feather for the reformers to adorn their cips with, Prominent men are not wanting here who boldly declare that the chief of police connives at the misdseds of this sporting element, and that gimblers trail were moon obliterated, and as the outline of the mountains were not disinguishable through the descend. ing snow wnd alect Herninghouse was foced to go considerable by guess. M scalculs ing the istance over which te had traversed ho turned off the rosd too soon, ascended tha bleak wild mountains to the north, and must have followed the precise course of the unfortunate Allen who perished on a similar trip a few weeks ago. Upon reashing the highest point no familiar land mark met his vision and not daring to descend without being sure of the way, he wandered about for hours in search of some clue to his whereabout:, Night set in cold and dreary, and, as he was about to give up from exhaus ion and lay down to reat, the dismal howl of & wolf was borne to his ear. Roused by this ominous sound, fenr leant strength to his weary muscles, and he started along the ridge—he knew not whith- er. Soon other wolves were heard, and from the distinctness of the sounds, ha knew they must have scented him and were on his trail. Now thoronghly awakened to & sense of danger, he hurried forward, wild- ly peering cut in the darkness, hop- ing to see the fricr dly light of some rarcher’s ot miner’s cabin, Nearer came his pursuers and W8 no ligh: app-ared the howling, saarling tiends upon his track scemed to be sounding his déath knell. Soon he cou'd heav their lond breathing and the pat, pat, pat of theic many feet a8 they cune swiftly over the ifrozen snow. yes staring Wild'y into the great black, blank before him, and the perspiration i-sune from every pore like riin he hastoned forward, At last he felt instimctively that the gams was up, thas pur suers were upon him, and as he was about to halt and face theada wolf sprang upon the heel of his snow- shoe and threw him. In his great fright he had not tho ght of dropping his heavy burden of muil, but as he fell it was hurled many yards away and immediately se: upon by the famishing wolves. Taking ad- vantage of the moment Henninghouse struck a light, and drawing some pa- pers from his pocket. set tive to them, and the glare of the flames frightened the wolves. This gave him time to mount his shoes, and turming them down the steep mountin side, he flow forward with the speed of the- wind, knowing nothing of the course before him, whether it led to safety or over a precipice handrods of feet in depth An angry snarl told him that the yni mals were again up n_ his track. Ta about twenty seconds he p'aced half a mile between himself and pursue s and as he rode out iuto the valley he beheld a light only & short distance aheud. Screaming for help he push ed on and was goon met by the in- and prosiitutes consider Lincoln A CHOIOE S§POT for their operations on this very ac- count. Speaking of the temperance cam- aign, thero in every indication that it is to be a lively one. The more lo- quacious of the temperance leaders assert that they will put up a full state ticket of their own. In suchan event Finch, who is now out of the state, wi | be the candidate for gov- ernor. Such talk as this seems ab. surd, and no aoubt such an undertak- ing would meet with overwhelming defeat, mainly from the fact that the old party lines hold the people too closely. TIf the question were to be closely drawn between PROHIBITION AND LICENSE in this state the fight would be a close and bitter one. The G. A. R. holds its pow-wow this afternoon and evening, the occa- sion for the celebration being the re- cention given 10 General Merril Adjatant-General and Ewmbry’s can- didate for Gvernor, Alexander, will be on hand getting the wires in work- ing order. The last of Lincoln’s small pox pa- tients died yesterd.y and the county is now free from the loathsome dis care, Warm weather being close at hand, it is hardly probable that any more cases will ocer, A telogram from Washington to the adjutant general announces that the senato has PASSED THE BILL lending six hundred cents to the so'- diers for their reuvion at Grand Island next August. The celcbrated Atkins divorea case, which has been in court here f r the Jast four years, was decided by Jndwe Pound in favor of the defendant, Mra. Atkins, granting her $5,000 per- manent alimony, and 82 000 lawyer's fees. Tone thick-headed husband will appeal to the rupreme court, Wolf hunting is bacoming a recog- nized pastime hereubouts. On 8u day one of our local sports ran a big, gray fellow several miles with his hounds, but failed to catch him. ARGUS, e A e B0 A RUN FOR LIPE. The Bullion Mail Carrier Lost in the Mountains and Chased by Woives, Wood River (1daho) Gazette, Thursday afternvon George Hen- ninghuuse, a short, thick set German, who is employed to carry the mail between Bullion and Hailey at such times as the road is impassahle for teams, left Hailey with a sack of mail weighing about seventy pounds, for Bullion camp, which is seven miles almost due west of this city, As Henninghouse started down Bullion sireet toward the river, mouuted on snowshoes aud the sack of mail swung over his shoulder, he remarked, ‘‘A heavy saow storm is approaching and I wust make haste or I'll lose the way.” The course taken from Hailey to Bullion by snowshoes is over the mountaine, and the well worn trail is easily fullowed except during or just after a storm, when fresh snow oblit- erates the tracks made by the shoes. Henninghouse had gone as far as the road which turns off to the Warm springs, about two miles, when a inding storm set in blowing almost agale. All mgos of the road and mater of Virgil Lamb’s cabin. As they. came up to bun he faiuted from exhaustion and was carried in and MISSISSIPPI MISERY. Government Relief Being Rap- fdly Distributed. Number of Families Slowly Dying of Starvation and Disease. Off in a Couple of Weeks the Afilioted People. National Ameociated Press. Mewmeuis, Tenn,, March 2L.—The steamer (en, Bernard passed down to day with 50,000 rations for the overflow suff rers. The «flicers report haviig found nine fami'ies at & land- ing forty miles above on the Arkansis side, all without a mouthful to eat and slowly starviug to death, One of the children had jist died of pneu monia and another of scarlet fever, which has broken out among them. None had any morey to buy supplies, and the Bernard furnished two bar- rels of bread and other supulies. At some places cattle were scen in the second stories of houses, The water fell eighteen inches at Osceola, nine miles ahove, and two feet at Council Bend, fifiy miles be. low. The fliod here is about over, The water is wenerally receding and dry land is beginuing to be visib'e all the way to Ackansas City, 300 mile south Tt is expected the water will run off in ten days sufficiently to allow plowing. The western edea of the flooded country in the St. Francis river bt- tom is beitg rapdly relieved. - The steamer Parts C. Browan, just passed up, reports having moved several des titute families to 1 1ices of safety, and also much stock. Persons on hoard saw five corp:es of white men floating in the river, three being together in an eddy of the current. Litrue Rock, Ark., March 21.—-\ special to the Demociat says: Terrene, at the mouth ot the White river, caved in lust night. All the business houses and saloons i tiwn, which were many, tumbled into the river. Terrene is a coaling point for Missis sij pi aud other stesmers. The coul barges are safe. Terrene was built aftor Napoleon, at the mouth of the Arkansas river, timbled into the Mis- sissippt 12 or 13 years ago. There was » hewy rain s*orm here last night, and ali points along the Arkansas river heard from, It is not hikely, however, to affect the 1iver. cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Lamb. b’[‘he ?-oivkscfzumehcltnnn t: the mhil:‘i ut after a few howls they retrace their steps and dinpp-n‘..in the darkness. We learn that Henning- house is a1l right again, except a litile sore e of the muscles from over ex- ertion, He affirms, however, if he packs any more mail for Uuncle Sam in these parts it will be done during sunshine. Kansas Crops. National Associated P.ess, Kansas City, March 21. - From all over Kautas come reports of the most flsttering character in relation to the crop jrospects. Wheat is at least & month n advance of the sea- son, aud never looked better The unusually mild winter and frequent raint bhave iven plauts anoppurtu- nity to spread and strengthen their roots, and now as the weusther grows waim thy biades are pushiog rapidly, giving promise of a plentiful harvest Much of the spring erain has been sown and a large bresdth of corn ground p'owed, and insome instances corn has been plauted, The fruit prospects are most encouraging, snd unless unlovked for cold spells occur there is every reason to expect a fruit crop so at undant as to compen- sate in a good degroe a' least tor the almost total fuilure of last year. - Postofice Changea in Nehraska during the week ending March 18, 1882, furnished by Willlam Van Vleck, of the postofice depart. ment: NAMEK CHANGED, Nern, Washington county, to Vaco- ma; West's Mill, Seward county, to Norval. POSTMASTERS APPOINTED, Willer, d<flerson coanty, Alexander Noon; Fort Gulhoun, Washington county, Miss Nettie Slude; ILsla, Saunders county, Solomon Nistler ; Johnsm, Nemaha coun'y, John T, Buight; Pisinview, Pierce county, 0, J. Froa; River.on, Franklin county, A. J. Boujamin; Vacoma, Washing- ton, county, H. Dill Towa and Nebraska Patonts. The following patents have been issued to Iowa and Nebraska inven- tors last week: I0WA, W. Ireland, Oak Springs, and ¢! W. Bowen, Centreville, truss-bridge. W. W. Watkins, Bellevue, car- coupling, NEBRASKA, F. Banderson, Friend, retary cloth- measurer, Mary L Whaley, Lincoln, covering the slot of cable-roads. - The Elder's Case Still in Doubt. Natioial Associated ¥ross. 81. Paur, Minn., March 21.—The jury in the case of Elder Atwater, tried at Menominee, Wis., for adul- tery with Miss Kate Northrup, re- tired at 4:30 yesterday afternoon and came il court this :vening stating they were unable to agree upon a ver- dict, nine biing for acquittal and three for conviction, The result was what had been expected, very few be- lieving & vordiot could be found. — — Calicos, muslins, ete,, at Wiig & Westberg's, cor, 10th and Jackson. The riveris falling an iuch every #1x hoeurs, 2 At Arkansas City, Col. Wocdson, general manager of the Little Ruck. Mississippi- River and Texas rwlwuy. has sent a 1.age force of men to re- p.ir the submerged portion of his road, and expects to run trains to Arkausas City by Saturday uight. MILLER'S MASQUERADE. The Man In Petticcats Fails to Perf rm His Promi es of Marriage to Miss Presty. He Takes a Sudden Flight from Sweetbea: t, Landlord and Detectives. There have been some senrational developments made in the case of 1he anticipated murriave of Charles H. Miller, the male masquerader, and Miss Nettie M Pieshy, reported in the Tribune of yesterday. Miller is a gay youth from Chicago, who hus been livirg in Dunver for the past vear in femalo attire He has worked in the houses of many of the more prominent citizens in the capacity of & chambermaid, cook or servan: girl, and in the experience is supposed to have had numerous thrilling ad en- tures. He met Miss Presby hile working at Mr. Fiith's, on Cupitol hill, and the intimacy which eprang up resul'ed in love and promised ar riage. The coupls went to Central C ty, Miller retuining his female ha biliments. This was in September last vear A year later they returned ro this city and etoppsd at the Lin- dell, registerirg wod living in the samy room as ousing, From the Lindell the peculiar pair went to the Brunswick, and there remained a couple of days. A chambermaid DISCOVERED TILE ODD INTIMACY which existed, and commuiicved the fact to the cflicy. Miller « J Miss Preshy left peremptorily. Ther names yet stand opposite a dob of §10 out the books of the hou e Lhen tie couple separated, and each nc:epted a position aseervant, Meanwinio the intunacy continuid: hey mot c'an- dostinely, and corresponded almost daily. About & month ago Miller and Mins Presby weut to the Lindell agatn, and registered in the samo manner as they had before. They piid only a fow dollars of the accumulating bill, and three days since THEY RUDDENLY DISAPPEARED, toaving a large and well filled frunk in their roows, Mr. August Fries supposed that the two were cousing as represented, and never imagined that an imposter had been entertained in the couple until he read yestorday's expose of the case in the Tiibune, It was therein given as Mill: r's state- ment that he had riches in Chicago in bavk and real estate. Miller stood good for the Lindell bill, which was $70. Mr. Friese imumediately ob- tuined the services of Datect ve Chas, Hawley in the worviog and laid in wait for Miller at the First National ank, where 1t was presumed he would call to have cashed an slleged DRAFT ON A CHICAGO BANK, To return to the details, which led Prospect of the Water Going And the Outlook Brichtening for to the strange love, it appears that Miss Presby believed that Miller was wealthy as he represented. She p'aced the utmoat confidence in F\'t‘r{ thing that he said and promised the marriage she anticipated an easy, happy home. Her confidence war undoubtedly misplaced, and she, it would seem, is the great sufferer in the affair The couple have awaited the arrival of 8600 for several days, Miller repre senting that the draft for that amount on his bank account was en routo. He had the draft on Thursday, it appears, but for an obvious reason eould not get it cashod, Yesterday morning Mise Preaby went to the bank to as. ocertain why the money was not forth coming, and only then learned THE PERPIDY OF THR MALE MASQUER- ADER She returned to where they were rooming, at 174 Twelfth street, West Denver, only to find that in her ab. sence the lover and intended husband had incontinently akivmed out. Then there was a weeping and a wailing. Also a pulling ot hair that Othello might well copy in his mur. derous disposition of tho fair Desdo mona. Only the love-disappointed muiden did all the hair-puliing. She threatened to commit all sorts of dan. gerous deeds, including & bath in the Platto and the taking of a dose ol plain morphive. Winle thus she lamentd her folly, cursed the deser tion of her lover and TRIED TO LOOK DEATH IN THE FACE the detective arcived with papirs inn suit for avachwment for the Lindell hotel bill, Meanwhile Miller had wandered in- to the heart nf West Denver and ob tained & female app.rel. Ho sent word to his lady to meet him on the sandy baik of the Platte. Captiin lei’uy was present when the wes. senger arrived from Miller, and, to- gether with a constuble, ace mpanied the lady to the supposed sylvan re- treat, Muller was not found, however, that is tu suy, not tangibly tound, When the enst bank of the river was reached a human object was seen on the oppo- sito side, waiving & hat in: the lef hand. The creature was pursned DOWN THE RIVER until it, she or he, disappeared so mysteriously that not even a trail could be found. Miss Presby'announ ced in writing home her iut:ntion to suicide, but the officers iusisted thai FOREICN NEWS. Celebration in Paris of the Pardon of Nihilists, Che Coronation of the Czar to Take Place Harly in August, Bismarck Busily Hagaged in Preserving the Peaoe of Hurope He Says. Miscellaneons News that OCame Over the Cable. National Associated From. Party, March 21.—At a dinner eiven i this city last evening, at which A number of prominent gentlemen were present, Victor Hugo, in reply- ing to a toust took occasion to toast the ezar and in an_emotional rpeech rhanked him for the pardon ot five condemned uibilists, Maprip, March 21.—Cortes was opeued to-day. The opposi ion de cided to attuck the financul policy of he government and aleo the commer vial treaty with France, BeruiN, March 21.—Tt is reported that a deputy of the Pruesian diot, privately speaking to Princo Bismarck ou the question of inteiral atfairs of the government, was told by the lat. ter that all his time and strength were vecupied in preserving peace of Europe. Wheiher or not he would succeed, the prince did not say, tut intimated that the aspect of affairs was quite serious, .St PETERSBURG, March 21.—The coronativn of the czar hus been fixed to take placo at an early day in Au- gust, Loxpon, March 21.—In the house of commons last evening, during de- bate on the vew rulis of procedure, the Marquis of Hurtington intimated that the government would stand or fall by the cloture pro wsals, With- oat coming to any conciusion on the cules further than deba vig the mat- ter, the house adjoucned, VienNa, March 21 — \ustrian offi- cinls stute that Buropean diplomausts are likely to convene a congress for rthe purpose of se g the Bosuian- she return to the city with them, which she did. At Jast report Miss Presby had gone out into the streets wich ghe deter- mination to die. " Icis truly a strange case, The al- leged mau 13 an oddly cunstructed her- waphrodite. — CONGREDS, Vatlonal Amaciated Frew, PROCKEDINGS IN THE BENATE.® ‘Wasuinaron, March 2L —Mr. Mor- van mave & sperch ou the tarift com- mission bill, p inting vutthe necessi'y for revi ad hoping that debate would lead to that result., The bill am ending the act to pro- vide for the rale of the remainder of the reservation of the contedera'e Otoe and Mistouri Tudiuns in Ne- braska aud K wnsas was passed. Adjourned at 4:56 p. m, PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. The Chinese bill came up in regular order, and Mr. McClure urgued thut the dense population of Chiva ren- dered » teudency to migrate danger- ous, and 3ha’ the Pucitic vuast was on titled to be heard. Mr. Bayne opposed the bill, argn iny that the rignt of Awerican labor mo 1 be protected. Mr. Scranton (Pa ) favored the bill Dovate was continned pro and con uaul shortly before 6 o'clock, when he minority of the committes on ter- ritor @ presen ed a repors adverse to he aduussion of Dikota #s & state, At b p. m. the house adjourned, Miscellaneous Tolegrams, National Assccat d I'res, o SAN Francisco, March 21—\t the Mrysvills oty oleotion yester lay the republicans made u clean sweep Tucson, Arizons, was successfully illuminated by gas last pight for the first time, The snow blockade in the Sierras hus been cleared, ¥ive hundred and seventy eight wurrents have been sworn out ngainst Sunday law violaters in this city, Corompus, Ohio, March 21 —-The ne court rofused & mandanue iuer 8 wie Superintendent of Tipurir ce Mocro songhe by the ¥i delity Mutusl company of Philsdel- phia, The yrounds of the deci was that the e nunany’s busin ss was not in aceord with the Ohio statutes, Btar Route Dorsey. atlonal Amociated Prow Kansas Crry, Mo, March 21.— cnator 8 W, Dorsoy spent tos city und left “to uight for He was wecowpiniod Woolworth, of Sioux City, by C. D and J. H. Boancll, of Punnsylyaiia, whoare heavy stochholders n the great cattle ecompuny recently or- gunzed, which 1akes in the Dorsey ranch aud ali tho siock, Mr Dorsiy was not disposed to talk much about ‘he star route business, but said the indictment found against him was bawed upon esparte testimony which would bs quickly seattered when the cane cume to teial, for which he will be ready whenever the government is, Marion Latellizonce. Nasional Associated Fros New Yok, Murch 21, -8 iled— Tho Alarka tor Liverg Arnived . The Gallia and the | Eng- land from Liverp wl. Amstekoam, March 21, —Builed— The Pullux for New York, Gruasaow, March 21 -Arrived— ;i,» State of Georgia from New ork. Herzegovinian quesiion, LoxpoN, March 2L.--A mesrare from the queen regarding the nuptinl wrant from the government to Prince Leopold iu bis approzching murringe with Princsss Helena of Waldeck, was read in both houses this afrer noon, and will be called up for con- sideration on Ti u sday next. ‘I'he United States governmen'* has adhered to the Geneva Red Cross convention, OSCAR WILDS. The Gre t Zsthetic Lecture st Boyd's Last Night. The opera house was filed with a cultivated and intellizeut audience last night to see and hear Oscar Wilde, the cslebrated discipls of m thetiism, who has been attracting 8o much at- tention throughout the country dur- ing the pust few wasks. Pceomptly at eight o'clock Me. Wilde appeared and was heartily wrcoted with applauce. He was dressed very exquisitely b.t withal becomingly. Tu opening the locture, he said that in every great country there is pro- duced every year a certain amouut of artistic work, and that he thould ~peuk of the men and women who have the power and the knowledga aud the faculty to prduce it. The beautful of Iife which we oall it is not for us to learn or choose as we will, but it s a very necemity of our lives, The groat diffisulty yon have to con- tend with in Americs if you want to produce any art at all is not a lack of intorest in - art, not & luck of love for wrt, but that you do unot hold the handicraftsmun m the richt position and do not reeognize him u you ahculd, You musc reinstate him inwe his pght position and until you do so art will bo confined to the fow. ‘I'his 15 the reason I contend that you are aut a practical people. Tho spesker here dexcribed his im- pressions f wany Amencan houses, badly desigoed, snanged with poor raste, filled with horrible aud dishon- est fucniturs, oruamented with vul- gar paper upon tho walls and vulgar carpets upon the flor Weo do not want to be lelastr.y hy a shalow opposition to what 1s bewutiful. The work of beauty shows that the man who did it is a wan and not & machine, Do not tuiuk you can get any good work done from a'y of the handierafts unliss you have yood snd b & tul d a'gns. The bust useun you o have is not the museum founded by, the geologut or the zoologist, but the museum of the fine arts, of designiug and desorative urt What you need in Amorica isu school of design. Lt is not enough to live in healthy surroundinsg, but you wust have an are school. Do not ask doigner to plan for you # beautiul home and then Jlace bim in & dreary, wuinviviog, Ciamal room in which to do i and from which he wiil derive na inspiras fion, Art roquires & clear, healthy wtmosphere, hoalthy and joyous sur- ronodings. ‘The handieraits wan and (he ar ikt are imseparable, Part thew your stands first where to place them t pleaso the eye. The American young lady decorates her toup tureen with [y beautiful moonlight noeny and her soup plates with a series of sunset econes. Her desire for the beautiful is right, but her material in wrong. This is incongruity in art. The speaker closod with an appesl to his audience toregard the beautiful in art as they would regard the beau- tiful in nature. The establishment of art schools, in which true taste and sympathy of color and form shou'd be taught, would tend to elevate, purify and even produce pure thought and correct morals, Beauty was the ossence of goodness, and its cultiva tion 1 art would make us indeed a great and intellectual nation, THE UNION SPY. Preparations for This Grand Spectac- ular Drama, For several wecks past Col. E. B. Temple, the author of the great mil- itary allegorical drama, “The Union,| Spy, and who has been engaged in the work of producing it in all paris of the North for many years, has been - Owmaha making proparations to ¥ive it at Boyd's opera house, under the nuspices of Custer Post G. A. R., of this city. A cweful selection of the caste has been made, aud daily und nighdy rehearsals resoried to, to wake the rendition perfect in every detail. All the staye and scenic “ccussorios wro brought in to play, miniature gun boats nave becu made bomb shells manu- factured and to make the batile sceues wore realistic, & detail of regulars rom Fort Omaha have been kind'y permitied to 1ake part, Itis putting 1emild to say that no such oof et and thnilling a deawa has ever been played before an Omaha audicien, Cul. Lemplo is nov ouly a aclcicr and an wuthor, buta rewwkably tine actur, aud ho bas the ceputaion of being the best man in the country at handling awmat urs, Tue play is billed here for threo nichts, Monday, Tues- duy and W, sday nexe for the ben- it of the witows' and orphans’ relief fund, Amoug the scenes and inet- donts are the following: A northern home in 1861: war declared; the spinit of the south; fuing on Fort Sumter; wprising of the vorth; re- cruting for the war; awkward squad druly wwrehing to the front; thenght d roundr; that contrne grand review by the gen eral; rebels advanciog on Shiloh; the capture of the umou s, y; charge on 1evel outpost; spy relessed; the skir wish; geano battie seone; uight scene ou the vartleticld of Shiloh; gunboats sheliii g the woods; horeots of Ander- sunvilly prisor; home ayain; soldiers’ 1o urn; graud tableau; surrender of 28, — THROUGH.THE SNOW BANKS. Arrival of Paesengers From the Blocked Trains on the Central Pacific, The overland train from the west last evening was about four hours late in arriviog at this city., This delay wus caused by the snow blockade on the Central Pacific rai'road, which has prevented any trains from getting through to Ogden until the day be- fore yesterday. The firattrain to pull was eleven hours bebiid schedule time, and the run of the Union Pacific train in which seven hours were made up was quite credit- able The tirst train through the snow | drifts eonteined all the passengers from three trans which had been blocked at the same point. There were about 100 firet class passer gers wnd wbout as wmany who traveled second class, Among the former was M. Buraett, French coneul to' San Francisco, who is on his return home- ward. A party of distinguished Ital- inus on a round-the-world tour were on bowird, und expressed their ideas of American snow Llockades 1n no very complimentary terws. Among the other patsenvers was an old sea eap- tain named Veysey, who was on his wity eust sfcer o disastrous voyage off the Pacitio const, in which he had lost his vessel wud been obliged to flat ashore with his erew in open boats All expressed 1hemselves as having been gready unnoyed by the delay, but there we sutferivg, ard they were uost kindly und conrteously trentvd by the riilroad empluyes, Avother train is still blocked 1n the snow, but it is expected that its pis- wonpors will got theough by to-morrow or ue xt day, 1f no more snow falls to through ANTIPODEAN ADVICES. Drouth in Some Places and Freshets Elsewhere, General Prosperity and In- creased Railroad Building in New Zealand. Fresh Wold Di coveries Made in the Province of New South Wales, General News from the Sonth Pa- oific Conntiy. National Amoclated Prese, SAN Frascisco, March 21.—The steamshipZnlandia arrived from Syd- ney and Aukland th's morning bring- ing later colonial exchang Extremely hot weather is reported from the Cowra district. The Lach- lan river is only a chain of water Grass is disippesring. The drooght cxtends over New South Wa'es. Newecastle coal companies agree to charge ten shillings a ton at the pite. A partial strike of colliers is noune: d. Heavy floods are reported in Bulloo river, Queensland, and freshets in other places. The scarcity of water in the country districts of Victoria is becoming very sericus, The government ordered the railway department to place special water trains on the line for the wowns where the scarcity of water is moat folt. In other towns centrifugal pumps have been erected te bring water a long distance. The Main cable across Cook strai New Zoalend, is broken, A Goulbourn, N. 8., diepatch, Febrnary 20th, says the drought con- tinues unabated, and most dire re- sults are looked for. A heavy west- erly gale blew on Fridey, and tresh fires are raging on all ‘sides. There is much sickness, Advices from New Zealand speak in glowing terms of the prosperity and progress of that colony. The government is not building railroads tast enough in the north of the 1land, and private enterprise is ahout to build an extension of the Waikats railroad into the interior, Fresh gold discoveries have been made 1 New South Wales and Quensland. Phylloxera 1s spreadiogin Victoria, although all vines for a radius of twenty miles around Guelong have been destroyed. Syduey has been proclaimed a olean port. Nomore cases of smell-pox. The first election iu Sydney under the local option law has been held; of eight wards, seven have decided that no more license be granted fur publie nouses. One has, by a small majori- ty, decided that other licenses may be granted without offunse to rate payers. In consequence of this vote iucrease the blockade, LS ‘The Striking Spinuners. LAWRENCE, ., March 21,—A mass weeting of spinners wes held last evening and a uuion formed, over four hundred siguing, It was unani- mously voted nut to return to work untit assursnce was given that the old wages would be restored, 3 Baperintendent Parker informed a commitiee appointed to wait on him vhat the suthorities would maintain their position, but the wmills were open o all who chose to go to work. Weavers to the number of six hun died wlso & held @ meeting, and a committee reported Buperintendent Stone as saying that the wawagers do month. No ecompromise would be and you rub both, E Wo reverence machinery when it relieves man from labor which is ig- nohle, Tne steam engine aud the ol phine are ouly benvticinl to evil Lorse, March 21. - Bailed--On the ly{l h, the Btato of Florida from New ork. Livesroor, March 21— Arrived — The Bgypt from New York, igition iu the manuer in which they are uged, The Jupauese artiss, in placing » suall spray of flowers or & bird in flight upou his fen or screen under- wale save on corporation terms, and those who refused to return to-mor- row would be discharged, not eare to run the upper will for a | icld, in seven wards of the city, there can be no more hotels or renewal of li- censes for a periud of three years. Ouly 731 votes were cast against i suing Jicenses and 289 fur it, a total of 6,806 votes. The public viewed it with inditforence. SR A BIG TRANSFER. Ten Thousand Head of Cattle vo be Grazed in North Prrk. Mr. Haas, of the firm of Evans & Haas, of . this city, who mike cattle raising @ busivess, has just made the purchase of the large herd of Balch & Bicon, at Laramie City. This herd which grazes among the foothills about wightesn miles from Laramie City, is composed of about 10,000 and *he transaccion represents ub_ut 8200 000. Messrs. Evans & Haas will put this Jarge herd in the North Park this summer, where they have had a large vumber grazing during the past win- ter with quite satifactory result, although the suows durin: the winter have been much heavier than might be desired. However, as a conse- quence, now tho spring feed is excel- ent, and tho cattle aro wmore than waking up for their enforced absti- neuce during the winter seasun, The puk 18 » five grazing ground during the summer, & fact lung sppre- ciated by immense numbers of ante- lope, deer, eik, &, which have made it until late yenrs a favorite huntiog weound. both frr Indians and whites. However, the experiment of wiiter- ing stock there hus been regarded as ot donbiful expediency un'il wi hin the pust two yeirs, when it has been successiully done, - Fatled. Naslonal Amoiated Press. New Yokk, Maich 21, —Dispatches received by Bradstreei's statv that T. H. Maher, banker, at Freeport, Pa., has suspended, He was also in the coal business, The suspension of John Ralston & 00., bavkers, at Rlderton, Pa., is an- nounced, the result of the failure of Ralston, McQuaid & Co., bankers, st Fairview, Pa, ' e Small Pox. National Associated Frese. Swrinariewn, 1l March 2L —The state bourd « § health has information of one death from small pox in Penn township, Shelby county, and of & new case of varioloid ana oue of small pox at Quincy, There are two more cases of small pox tu-day in Spring- e o0 aaytimein the ‘Who that has eves lived anytime country hut must bave Leard” of the vir- tued of Burdock s & bl od purifi-r, Bus Peter McCoy, editor of the Catholic | pock Broon ITrens cure Herald, meetiog, not sympathige with the spea and others addressed the urging calmness and a ro- tarn to work, but the mnjurlt{ did ore, Lok o biliousness and il disorders i rom hnt:n haud or dnrun‘.dlllv;lnohr Yo trial bottles 1u o Floa oy meh2l-1w LT The meeting adjourned till to-lay to Frrxou's Gord Mepas Corves. decide what course to pursue. M2L-8