Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1882, Page 1

R — (T L=t s t\““““ v THE OMAHA DALY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. THE TARIFF TINKERS. The Oommission Bill Being Dis- oussed in the Homse. The Liability of Its Being Adopted Btill a Matter of Doubt. The President Not to Touch the Chinese Bill Before Fri- day's Cabinet Meeting. The Nomination of Teller to be Becretary Again Postponed Till Next Week. Misoellaneous Notes of a National Character, CONGRESS. Kational Amociated Pross. PROCEEDINGS IN THE RENATE, ‘W AsHINGTON, March 20, —Mr, Cock- rell presented a resolution of the St. Louis land league concerning Ameri. oans in Trish jails. The bill establishing the eastern ju- dioiary circuit of Kentucky passed. The Indian appropriation bill was taken up. Me. Miller presented a bill to es- tablish an assay offize at Deadwood. Mr. Cockrell offered a resolution directing the secretary of state to ascer- tain if American citizens are impris- oned in Ireland and why, and what steps for their release have been taken vernment. ndl ton reported from the committee oa civil service retorm his own bill for reform 1 the civil ser. vice. Mr Pugh offered a resolution that it is the first duty of congress to re- verse and readjust the tariff this sea- sion and that the power of congrosa to kvdy taxes was for revenue power only and not construable as a po er to re- atrict importations, He added a third resolution that congress should make a free list that would embrace all artioles not made or produced in this country, and gave notice he would call it up at an early day. Consideration of the Indian appro- priation bill was continued till 4:156 p. m., when executive session follow- ed and the seaate adjourned at 4:50 m. The senate to-day confirmed as post- master, Harry F. Griscomb, at Chat- tanooga, Tenn ; Matthew H. Fulton, at Bucyrus, Ohio; Frank L. Evestover, at Bay City, Mich.; John Anderson, at Paris, Tenn. . PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. Mr. Stephens presented resolutions inquiring into the speaker’s conduct in removing the house stenourapher, . G. Hays, and appointing Dawzsn without furnishiog the house his rea- son, as rcquired by the rules, and iu- structing the judiciary committee to iaquire 1nto and report. Stephens presented a lottor of Hays' demanding the reasci.s for removal, and Keifer's reply, saying that he would receive neither public nor private persons to give his reasons. Stephens asked unanimous consent to speak on the resolutions, but was shut off by Mr, Robeson objecting, andfthe resolutions were referred. Bills were favorably reported, per- mitting exchange of gold for gold bonds, for the sale of the Cherokeo reservation in Arkansas, making St. Louis and Kansas City ports of de- livery, for the survey ot the ship eanal across the state of Michigan, abolishing all internal revenue es except those on liquors and tobacco, and reducing these. The house at 1:16 p. m. went into into committee of the whole on the tariff commission bill, Mr. Carlisle re- suming his speech. Keifer privately said he removed Hays because he had employment outside as agent of the Associated Press and that employment made it imposeible for him to properly attend to the duties of house reporier; be- sides, the rule orders employes of the house to have the approval of the speaker, and Hays' was appointed before Keifer became speaker. The bill paying ten claims for losses | by the depredations in the White river massacre of 1879 passed, The senate amendment to the bill pensioning Mrs. Garfield, including widows of other presidents, was con- curred in, Bills were passed gran‘ing tho ri of way to the Polatka & Indian ri railroad over public lands and provid- ing tor setclement of estates of de- ceased Indians in Kansas. Mr. Ecrett foliowed, favoring the bill, holding that a commission of ex- perts and me nbers could do the work better than a commitiee of congress or the two bodies of congress them- selves. Mr. Russell (Mass, ), epoke in sup- port of the bill favoring a protective tariff, The army appropriation bill was re- ported from the committee, atightly amended. A communication was received from the president, transmitting statements of tfle secretary of the interior on lands granted to railroads and un- earned by them; also a communica- tion from the secretary of the interior urzing legislation to prevent trespass ing on Indianreservation. The former was in response to a resolution of in- guiry by Mr, Cobb (Ind.), who has a bill pendiug repealing the laws grant ing public lands to railroad companies where the lands have not been earned by the compaies in accordance with the act muking the grants, declaring their right in the lands forfeited and the lands to sale as other public lands, the net prooeeds to be dlstributed amung the soveral states and the District of Co- lumbia, in proportion to the number of children in each, to become a por- mauent school fund. The report is vory voluminous, giying the provis- i | of land granted; the amount oleared; where located, etc. The following table gives the number of acres finnud and the number patented or eeded to the companiea by the gov- ernment, they having, in the opinion of the Interior Department, earned such portions by the constructions of portions of their roads, which they have been given title to. The full amounts granted them in the land grants aro not included in the report, the resolution of in- quiry, only asking for those which have not earned the full amount of the orants, The following table shows amount patented to the roads: | Acres | Acren Road, | Granted | by Acts. | Patentd orn Pacific, .. tic & Pacific....... xns - acifie Routhern Pacific. Origon Centoal... Calirornia & Oregon New Orlean+ Pac fic Take Superior & Mississippi Hastings & Dakot: Southern Minnes Sioux Uity & St. Westo n Wiscor i 1085 600] 812,80 Nor hern Wisonin 1,408 452! wa3ic07 Wiseoisin Central 1,8 15 St Vincent Ex ten on o Detroit & Mil vankeo. i Port Huron & M iwaukee. . Jackson, Lansing & North | ern Cetral of Mohiga Murquitto & Ovawa Outario & Short Line, . Little Rock North Lou Florida, Atlantic & G. ... o & Tennesseo. Mobile & Girard 140,100 858 624 504145 Mr. Carlislo closed his speech at 2:10, and was followed by Mr. Speer (Ga.), who opposed the “bill, saying that the country and the people wer suffering from the present tar.ff sys- tem, and should be rclieved by the immediate action of congress, and not be delayed by the long action of the commission bill proposed. He de voted much time to denunciation of the revenue act, saying that its bur- dens were unnecessarily heavy in their requirements, and that this gen- eration was besring a burden properly belonging to that which 18 to follow. He referred, especially, to the effocts of the revenue laws in the south, de- nouncing them as burdensome and unjust to the people of that section, aileging that most of the so-called capture of illicit distillerios in the south are founded on distorted state- ments of facts and in many cases were outrages on the people concerned. The tariff bill went over and the house adjourned. CAPITAL NOTES. Nattonal Associated Press, COUNTRY POSTMASTERS, WasHINGTON, March 29. —Postmas- ter General Howe has recommended to the house appropriation committee that postmasters of the fourth class be allowed to act as disbursing offizers under certain restrictions. This will save money in printing and signing of warrants. TRESCOTT'S INKTRUCTIONS, Referring to Trescott’s complaint of the premature publication of his cor respondence, the Post of to-morrow will say. editorially: ‘‘A gentleman who is entirely famihiar . with the Peru-Chili controversy and who takes great interest in South American affairs, declares that the instructions to Trescott were mado against the most carnest and repeated protests of Blaine; that the president had prom- ised Blaine the instructions should not be made public and that he after- wards yielded to Frelinghuysen's de- mand for their publication; that Blaine told the president that prema- ture publication would lead to failure of the mission and that Trescott’s last request before leaving was that no communication to him or from him should be given to the press until after his return from South America. Hence Trescott’s complamt to Fre- linghuysen for violating the under- standing under which he set out upon his mission. Tt is highly probable that the whole subject will be investi- gated by the house committee on for- eign affairs,” MISCELLANEOUS. ‘I'he Sac and Fox Indians conferred with Secrotary Kirkwood to-day re- garding removal to Indian territory, but came to no conclusion and another confereuce will be had to-morrow, The house committee commerco to-morrow, Representative Black’s physician says that his patient is somewhat im- proved and says that now, while there is some hope of recovery, his disease | i8 of such a character that he will be wholly crippled in the lower limba, Tho prosident is deluged with ad- vice personally and by mail as to his duty on the Chinese bill, but will not act before the cabinet meeting Fiiday, Pacific coast members are confident he will sign it, The general impression is that Tel- ler and Chandler’s names will be sent in early next weck. Richard T. Merrick, prowinent counsel for Mr. Tilden before the electoral commission, has been re- tained in place of Brewster, who will, however, as attorney general, take part in the star route cases. The house post oflice committee agreed to & bill to increase the postal order limit from $50 to $100 and pro- vide money cards for small sums, Folger will make another bond call in a few days. The democratic excoutive congres- sional campaign committee consists of 2 Ros s (Cala,), Flower (N. Y), Randall (Pa.), Lefevre (0.), Qobb Tnd.), Thompson (Ky.), and Jones (Ark.) The ladies’ Garfield memorial hos. patal is organized, with Windom pres subject | dent. Fatal [Boiler Explosion. Nations! Assoclated Press. New Lexinaron, O., March 29, - The boiler of a portable saw will, be- longing to Reuben Dutro, exploded to-day, instantly killing one man and ions of the various grants; the amount mortally wounding four others, the amount of land granted and the|. & 2 destitution but little that the citizens heard Mr. Regau, who will conclude . | OMAHA THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, NOT 80 FRICHTFULLY BAD Statement Concerning the Floods by a Prominent Planter, The Destitution is Not as Gen- eral as People are Apt to Believe. And the Planters Can and Are Getting Ready to Put in the Usual Crops, A Good Deal of the Complain- ing is Done bty the Ohronic Croakers. And They are Golng Beok to Thoi ‘Wives' Relatives in the States. National Associated Press, Lrrrue Rock, March 20.--In an in- torview to-day Gen. D. H. Reynolds, s | a leading citizen and planter of Chico county, said the condition of affairs there had been greatly exaggerated. There was a big overflow and much of the county could not relieve. The planting of crops has commenced and nearly a8 much land as usual will be cultivated. The waters aro every- where steadily receding aud the spir tg of the people are on the inorease. He expects the entire county will be frce from flood watar very soon. KEvery- body is hopeful. Government aid was welome. but all who now waut to work oan get it. Gen. Reynolds, who is well ac quainted with the overflowed distriots in this state, Mississippi and Louisi- ana, thinks the effects will not be as disastrous asrepresented. Uapitalists from Boston and elsewhere are avail- ing themselves of the oppc:rtunities to purchase lands in the overflowed districts at unusually low prices. Many small farmers in the flooded portions of 8t Francisand othercounties, having everything swept away, are prep \ring to return to the states they came from. If no further rise oocurs Gen. Rey- nolds thinks this state wili come out all right. e e Marine Intelligenoe. National Asscciated Preer. New York, March 20.—Bailed— The Amsterdsm for Rotterdam, the Gallia for Liverpool, the France for Havre, the Elbe for Bremen. Arrived— The Geizer from Copen- hagen, the Canada from London, the Westphalia from Hamburg. Liverroor, March 29 —Arrived — The Alaska and the T:aly from New Yark. Loxpox, March 29.—Arnved--The Greeoe from New York. SovrHameroN, March 29 --Passed ~The Oder from New York for Bre- men, the Hermann from Baltimore for Bremen. Grascow, March 29 —S8ailed—On the Y8th, the State of Nevada for New York. Loxpon, March 29.—Sailed—On the 26th, the State of Indiana for New York, Murdered By a Drunken Man. National Associated I'ross 8t Louts, March 29.—Alexander P. Wingate, of Lexington, Ky., was shot iv the bowels and killed this morning, at 1:35, ou an Ohio & Mis sissippi train, between Sharpsville and Medora. His assassin was an un- known man who was crazed by drink and had no provocation for the shoot- ing. After th-tragedy the man jumped from the train while it was going at a rate of forty miles an hour, landed safely, walked half a mile to a creek, stripped himself naked, and jumped into the stream, where his dead body was found this morning. The clothes wero found hanging on a bridge and contained $90 in cash, a gold watch, and express receipts for $400, sent from Bl Paso, Texas, to New Salem, Ohio, and & quart bottle of ginger brandy about half full. Both bodies were brought to this city and an - quest will be held to-morrow. g Acoident to the “Fiying Dutoh- man.” National Associated Pross 81, Pavi, Minn,, March 29, —The sxpress traia on the Minunesota & St. Louis road, commonly called the “*fly- ing Dutchinan,” had an extreme nar- row escape from catastrophe at a late hour last u ght. On entering a cut a short distance this side of Hastings she ran into a boulder weighing a ton which has accidentally detached itself from the overhanging oliff, and lay across the track, Tne boulder was partially pushed aside by the cow catcher, but the engine was badly used up, the journals of every car broken, and the baggage car derailed, Brakeman Esterl rook jumped from the train and was bruised. No one else was hurt. The escape from a plunge into the river bordered on the miraculous, Passcugers were delayed throe hours Aococessory to a Mail Robbery. National Associstod Press. 8r. Paur, March 2%:—W. W. Day, of Janeaville, Wis,, was brought to this city by the postal authorities, charged “with being accessory to the mail robbery committed by Austin ‘Tobdell on the 7th inst., on the route between Janesville and Alma City. Day was sub-contractor of the route, and knew Tobdell cut the pouch, He took money from Tobdell, keeping it in his possession twenty-four hours bafore reporting the same, thus al lowing the latter to escape. Day waived an examination, and in de fault of §1,000 bail was committed to Jjuil to await the next turn of the dis- trict court. A Crazy Woman. Natlonal Assoclated Fress. Piveg Buorws, Ark., March 29, Mrs, Ballard, of Liucoln, Lincoln county, after a row with her husband, took their children, seven and eloven | Land, who is now in jail in Tndepend- years old, and an infant to a pond, Bhe broke the necks of the two eldest, threw the bodies into the water and then drowned herself. st The Misouri Train Robbers. National Amociated Press Kawsas Orry, March 29.— Dick Little, one of the leaders of the Jamos gang of robbers, has been in the hands of the officers here for some time and the past operations of the whole gang are known. They were all engaged in the Winston robbery of the Rock Tsland train and it was Jesse Jamos who killed Conductor Westfall. They were also engagod in lhe.mbber{ of the Chicago & Alton train at Blue | Out, September 7¢h. Bince then it ix bulisved Jesse James has killed Wood Hite, brother of Jeff Hite, who was recently sent to the pen. itentiary for participatioen in the Winston robbery. Fall particu lars cinnot now be given, John once, gives the names of the follow- ing parties as partioipants in the Blue Cat robbe: Jesse and Frank James Jim Cummings, Ed Miller, and Dick Little, of the old James boys' gang; John and Wm, Bulger, Ored Chap- man, Frank Armstrong, Charles Den. dorf and John Motts, all of the Cracker Neck neighborhood in this county. John Motts was_the tele- graph operator ac Glendale. The trial of Motts, the Bugler brothers and Cred Chapman will begin at Inde- pendence to-morrow if a jury is se- cured. John Land is the principal wituess for the prosecuti Fires. Watlonal Assoclated Press Hixpssoro, Ill., March 29,—A de- structive couflgration originated in A CHANNEL INVASION. The Nightmare that Haunts the Boglish Mind Protest Against the Construc: vion of the Great Engi- neering Scheme, Rumor that the British Gov ernment Will Pu* a Stop to Work on It. German Army Officers Con- tinue 8ending Challenyes to General Skobeleff. Misoellancous Nows that Came Over the Cable. Natlonal Amsociated Vress Loxpox, March 80.--A protest is published in the morning papers ag dust the construction of the chan- uel tunnel. It is signed by a number of peers, conservative and liberal members of the house of commons, Messrs. Tonnyson, Browning, Her. bert Speucer and several other authors, Generals Simmons, Have 1889, pf guns, but the guns have not yet oeen delivered. One of these laws, bassed 12 years ago, gave 650 guns for ihe West Point monument; another, 8 guna to be placed around the monu- ment in memory of Gen. Lyon. By uther laws of that year, an indefinite number of gnna were given away for use in making an equestrian monu- ment in memory of Gen, Rawlins,and an ivdefinite number were given to the Lincoln Monument association. In obedience to this law 12 guos have been delivered, and application has been made for 240 more, or nearly 800,000 pounds of bronze. Under a similar law only 35 guns have yet been given to be used by the Gettysburg Battle-tield Memorial association. Among the many associations which aro ent'tled to guim under lawa passed since 1870 are those in Providence, R, I; Eusiford and Ledyard, Conn; -;(vru\ry City, N. J., and Syracuse, REDUCTION OF THE NAVY, T'he experience of Senator McPher- son, who was chairman of the senate committee on naval affairs while the democrata were in power, has led him to believe that the naval establish- ment can be reduced with benefit to the servico, and a large swing to the government. He has, therefore, pre- vared a bill which he will presently introduce. The preamblo declaren that thero are now in the several staff corps more officers than are neede?, or will be needed in future. It also declares that the government ought not to maintain, at a large annual ex— tock and many other prominent military gentlewan, numerous finan- ciers aud several journali It is reported the government intends to put a stop to the work. BeruiN, March 20 --Extentive pe- E. W. Helm's dry Qoodu store, spread- ing to Abe Miller's store, then to Stork & Hearna' drag atore and hard- ware store, then to Taylor & Simpson's dry store, completely destroying the houses invaded. Loeses - Helm, 86,000; Taylor & Simpson, $8,000; Stork & $4,000; smaller losses, $1,000. Tnsuranoce about one- ToroNto, March 29.—Jokn Olmer & Co.'s planing mill at Saho, the foundry and a car manufactory com- g.ny;: premises were destroyed by re t| troleum wells have been discovered at Linden, a euburb of the city of Han- over. The police of this city broke up a secret meeting of social democrats and arrested twenty-sevem of t!em, Beveral, German cfficers hrve ent challenges to Gen. Skobeleff to fight duels. Maprip, March 29.—A demonstra- tion occurred throughout Catalonl against the French treaty. Industrial taxwmasters have com- menced a general lock-out, whioh af- morning. ,000. Killed While Drunk. National Associated Press. Kaxsas Criy. March 29.—Eugene Ohilton was murdered on Tuesday night Jast by Thomas Eddington near Independence, this county. ~ Ohilton was spending the evening with Ed- dington’s daughter. Ho had & flask of whisky witn him and became intoxi- cated. In that condition he quarrelled with Hddington and attewpted to shoot the latter, but was prevented by the daughter The father procured a pistol, put Ohilton out ot the house and fired at him. Chilton was heard toexclaim: ‘I am shot,” but ran away. The next morning his body was found lying in the road where he had died. - ,‘me of an Old Feud, Nodionag Assoclated Press, * W o0+ Wadenuy, Ohio, » Jasper: last evening Gilbert Shopshire shov and instantly kiiled John Ryder and his son George and put_a bullet through the arm of Dave, another of Ryder’s sons. The tragedy 1s the se- quel of a feud between the families for years Tho trouble grew out of the alleged ceriminal intimacy between Shopshire’s wife and Jim Ryder, son of John and brother of George. Great bitterness has grown out of the trial of the case in court. Mexican Matters. National Associated Proas, Crey oF MExico, March 29,—The authoritics have determined to raise by the issumg of bonds $18,000,000, to effect city improvements by the in troduction of a system of water pipes, relaying pavements of streets and building of slaughter houses, to be conducted under the management of the city authorities. Forman’s calendar stone, which has remained for 100 years on the outside of the cathredral, is to be removed to the national museum, =Governor Moses Natioual Assointon Fres. New York, March 29.—Franklin J. Moses, ex-governor of South Oaro- lina, was arrsted to-day on the charge of wwindlivy Freeber W. Smith, a piano manui weturer, to whom he rep- resented himself as a brother of Gov, Colquit, of Georgia, out of 876, There are quite a number of similar charges against him, and during the day he was identified by several of his vic- time, To-morrow they will appear sgainst him in the Tombs court, Murderer Caught. National Associaven Fres Kansas Ciry, March 20.—-William Stock, who shot Mike Monohan in.a #aloon in West Kaneas City last night, was captured this evening in Kansas About one thousand of Monohan’s friends assembled and attempted to lynch the prisoner, but the officers succeeded in grabbing him and lodged him in jail, where he is now safely oconfined, = .- - Shoes Made Out of a Negro's Hide. National Asscclated Pross. Micwavkkg, March 29.—Quite a breeze has been occasioned here by a di f‘wh that a prominent physician wears & pair of shoes from the hide of the negro Sawuel Bternberg, who was not long ago hanged near Albany, N. Y. Sternberg willed his skin to the physician’s father, an at. torney, for defending him. - - Sergeant Mason's Wafe, National Associated Fross. WasHINGTON, March 29, The Mrs, Masou fund amounts to nearly §1,000, She is out ina card of thanks and says where further donations may bo soent. Minister Lowell, National Asoclatod Pross. Aupany, N. Y,, March 29,—In the house J. J. Castello offared & resolution for the recall of Minister Lowell be- osuse of his indifference conocerning Irish- American subjects. fects several hundredthousand opera- tives in Barcelonia. There has been serious rioting. Rome, March 29.--Ttaly has sus- nded diplomatic relations with the o1 @ i(®) government on account « their decining to render satisfaction for the ill treatment of two Italians by the police. Loxpox, March 29.—A Viennadis- patch says the powers have agreed to entrust settlement of the Egyptian question to England and France. A dispatch from Mentono states a balloon, in attempting to cross the Mediterranean, fell into the sea. The mronauts were rcscued. Deaths Caused by the Blizzard. National Associabad Pross, 8r. Paws, March 29.—The recont bligzard was very seyere ov the Wino- @ & Bt Peter ro .l;lflpmfi’aqd etk doishe | atndiously pressed h;’t 1&: e and the rnilt:!; authorities, in the ¥icinity of Wak.e- town, Redfield and Ordway, are just coming to light. Many lives were doubtless lost on the prairies which are not known. The following is defi- nite information: A lieutenant, name unknown, from Fort Sisseton, Dak., cn his way home to Germany on a furlough, started in company with a stage driver named Howard to take the cars at Watertown; both perished. A Mrs. Long and son Aibort, aged 19, living near Krauserburg, startod with a team to visit & sick neighbor on the prairic; both were found dead three miles northwest of Goodwin, Dak. On Monday twelve land explorers, riding ponies, left Aberdoen for Water- town, and have not since been heard from, but two of their ponies have been found A few days more will probably develop additional cases of daths from the storm. e Southern Military. National Asociaiod Fress. Birrue Rock, March 29, —The Qna- haw Guards, of this city, have decided to contest at the inter-state mlitary drill at Indianapolis in July next, provided the other three noted _om paies of the south—the Chickasaws, of Memphis, the Porter Rifles, of Nushville, and the COrescent Citys, of New Orleans—will be present, It these latter do uot appear at Indian apolis the Quabuvs will go to Boston, anud thera meet the famous Chicka saws, and determioe whip of the south and the country Bronze Guus For Monument, Congress began Lo vnact laws twelve or fifteen yews age brouze or 1ron cant ‘n to VArious asso ciations, to be used iu the soldiers’ monuments or in casting sta tucs in honor of distinguished gener- als of the cival war. A large number of bills which gave away cannon have been introduced are on the calondar, A hill of this sort in behalf of & ¢ ument to President Garfield was in- troduced, but the committee decided to give a sum of money ivstead of the guns, Congressmen and the peoplo who urge them to introduce such bills ought to know the real condition of the supply of useless cannon. The government has now only 281 con demned bronze guus, of which 217 are in the arsenals and G4 in the forts There are, however, 646 other brorz guns, so rviceable but obsolete. An of theso bronze guis can bo use in manufactures of the ordnance de, partment, They are worth 16 conte a pound, or about 136,000, Thery are also 774 cost-iron guus, which ard either unserviceable or of obsolet- model,and 98 guns of steel or wroughe iron in the same condition, Thest can not be utllized in wanufacturd by the ordinance department, The iron guns are worth 1} cents a pound, or about 865,000, and the wrought iron the champion- | pense, nine navy-vards, and stations on Atlaotic and gulf seaboards. Some of these are characterized as worse than useless, and others, it is said, should be established as permanent institutions, and put in condition of efficency necessary for comstruction and repaira of vessels of the United States. 10WA ITEMS. Rev. A. 8. Houston, of the Micro- nesian mitsion of the A. B. C. F. M, waa orduined an ovangelist at Grii.nell on Friday evening last, by a council of churches of the Congregational %9 MONOPOLY MONcY. The New Jersey Railroad at Their 0ld Bame. An Assemblyman Oharges an Atten pt Was Made to Bribe Him. To Gain His Vote Towards Oarrying a Bill Over the Governor's Veto. And Then Help jto Donate the Jersey City Water Front to the Robbers, His Tostimony Fally Corroborwted at the Investigatien. National Awociated Pross. Trextov, March 20.—When the railroads’ Jersey City water front bill. cime up in the assembly this after- noon, Assemblyman Shinn made charges of bribery, saying he was called out by John J. Cramer, keeper of the Arlington House at Cape May, and handed 8500 by a_stranger and promised $500 more after his vote had been cast in favor of the hill, the party saying the ruling figure for votes was §500, and the bill had already cost a good deal of money. Shinn turned the money over to the committee apointed to investigite the matter, and at the session this evening testified to the matter, and soveral wituesses corroborated Shin and showed that money is bein, to influence;vo.es, 8o asto override the governor's veto, the bill having al- ready passed the senate. Brief Telegrams. National Asociated Pres. 8AN Francisco, March 29.—The custom « ficers seized fifty pounds of opium found hidden in an air pum&in the engine room of the steamer Uity orler. A prominent citizen of Marshall- town awoke the other night and thought he saw a burglar in the reom. He pulled his revolver outfrom under his pillow and taking careful aim, pulled the trigger. Henow has a bul- let hole in his Sunday pants, which were hanging on a clothes rack in the room. Mr. Grosvenor Kuapp, for several years boss of agang of menin the C., B. & Q machwne shops at Creston, has been appointed to the forsman- ship of the vompany's locomotiveand car department at Pacific Junction, Joe Phillips, who has been indicted at Vinton for wrecking a train at M Auburg some time ago, has plead gu ty of manslaughter in the second ¢ gree, and will be sentenced to the pen- itentiary for a term of ten to twenty The Pioncer and Old Settlers’ As- sociation of %M&ibel county num- bage 607, . Of the P N ':K“thg'Li:ly anes OF years following, and fifty-eight in the year 1837. As a freight train on the Ilinois Central railroad was rounding a curve near Dubuque, it struck a man sitting on the track with a pick-ax in his hands, striking him in the breast, breaking his bones, and mangling his body in a terrible manner. He was about sixty years of age, and was stu- pefied with liquor. Mrs, Van Pelt, well known in news- paper oircles in Towa, has been ten- dered a position in the office of a man- ufacturing company at Kikhart, Ind,, to take charge of the correspondence of the firm, and is soon to assume the duties of her position, According to the figures given in the cansas report of 1880, there wero in this siate 282 villages wnd towns | containing from 200 to 600 inhabi- | tarits; 120 towns containing from 500 to 1,000; 49 between 1,000 and 2,000; from 2,000 t» 5,000 there were 29 cities; batween 5,000 and 10,000 there were five cities; while within our | borders there were three cities each sontaining over 20,000 people. Atlantic has a building boom. New buwildings are being erected in all parts of the city, and this year promises to bha more lively in that line than auy previous year in the history of that enterpriciog ¢ v Thomas Spii 3, living near Missonri Falley, was determined to rako his Ife. Hofies cut his thoost with o knif and then hung bivsclf by juuip- ing 1'a log, haviug [ ¢ W rope | jahon tra tree mod o c « uOLse asound his osck. D. D W. tarver, of The Dubuque Herald has purchased 5,100 acres of land, and a Texas paper auys he will stick it with shoep and cattle, J. C, MeNell, of Waterloo, has purchased 2,000 acres in the same neighborhood. The land is on the line of the Austin & Northwestern railroad. Indications. National Amociated From, Wasminaron, D, C,, March 80,— For the Lower Missouri valley: 1833, arenow living; twelve came in | yesterd: 183b, thirty-four and thirty-one in the [ sledge of Tokio. Gorp Hiut, Nev., March 20.—The Yellow Jacket pump stopped at 8 o'clock yeeterday afternoon. Ballion bulkhead is so mnearly com. pleted that it can be finished before the water rises to 100 feet necessary to reach it. Cricaco, March 29. —A car load of Malaga grapes that were shipped to Denver last fall to keep till apring has arrived here in good condition. The air of Colorado being dryer, fruit cam be kept for a long time. As very few grayes are to be had at this season the shi per will realize a good profit out of #91 exeriment. o March 29.-—The budy of ) 1.\, ke, aged 45, was found in tus caver a' thezdudia street brid, wn o Shef A been partially in- Py o time It is thought Tt e Soutmtbied duiete, KAN; I, Murch 29.—F, Iml:m’ 8 prominent farmer of 8a- haa, ty; had his ghull crnshed an accidental blow from mer in the hands of his son-in They were driving fence posts, the old gentleman standing on the ground holding the posts, while the young man stood in & wagon and a hamuer, Davrox, O., March 29. —A. E. Gra- ham, sged 21, of Van Weri, Ohio, & brakeman on the Toledo, Dulphus & Burlington road, was instantly killed by falling from the top of a freight car to-day, while in the act of trying to save the life of another man. Gra- ham had intended to quit railroading and was making his fiual trip. Fraunk Valieker, a saloonist, was struck in the head with » stone by John Flanuery, on Sunday, during a row in the former's bar room. His physician says he cinnot recover. Fzannevy has been arrested. The facts have just come to light to-day. Derrorr, March 20, — Williams was convicted of an attempt to poison Wm. Allen in the Wayne virenit court this morning. The Evening News special says a terrible tragedy occurred at Crawford, a settlement about eight miles south of Farwell, yesterday,in which a man named Jacob Smith, aged about 6b years, was kilied in a most brutal manuer by a man named J. Bucher. 1t appears that Smith, who is a resi- dent of Harrison, went to Bucher's with Mrs. Bucher, who has beeun di- voreed from her husband and went to his placy to get hee children, Bucher retused to givoup the children, Smith tureeo to loave, whereapon Bucher stk hee with his st and followed it up with & wooden ma'ler, crushivg his viotim's th !, v hilling him on the spot. Bucher's son, whois a lad of 13, says his falher subsequently burned the man, and cleared up the bloody evidence of his guilt in the door yard, Cnicaao, March 29,-~The fact has leaked out to-day that Arthur Seaver, book-keeper for ¥, F. Dwight, com: mission house, and James Kerz, book keeper for Howell & Cropser, also in the commission business, decamped on Monday. Seaver is short about $500. Kerz went through the office safe before leaving, and seoured asmall Fair weather, colder northerly winds, shifting to warmer east to south, ris. ing followed by falling barometer, Prohibition Agein Def National Amociated Fross. Boston, March 29.--After a short debate the house of representatives rejected the prohibitory liquor bill by @ tie vote, BKINNY MEN “Wells' Health Renewer,” greatest remedy on earth for’ impotence, lean- neas, sexual debility, &e. One dollar at druggist’s. Depot, U, F. Good- an, (b) e Political and steol guns 10 cents & pound, or $10,000, Bixteen laws were enseted n 1870, and many others since that 1tme, providing for the eontribution National Amocisted Frese. Haxrissvre, Pa., March 20.—The next Greenback State convention will be held in this city on May 18th. amount, A Swindling National Associated Froes, INviaNAPoLis, March 20.—A, Mul- ler, teller of the Central bank, left the city on Saturday and it now ap- pears he is short in his accounts with the bank $22,000, and has various debts. Last weok hesold his property 10 his mother for $16,000. Assigued. Natlonal Amociated Press New Youxk, March 29, —Dispatches received by Bradstreet from BSan Francisco state that G. Mosgrave & Bro., dealers dry goods, have as- signed. Liabilities estinated at $100,- ler. t'uke BLACK-DRAUGHT " and yoa will pver R R