Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 21, 1882, Page 1

TWELFTH YEAR. " POUNCIXG ON PORT SAID.| * Wolseley Effectnally Pulls the Wool Over the Eyes of the Enemy. Baturday’s Ruse Results in the ' Qapture of the Remaining Canal Towns. ' | Bands of Street Arabs Routed i “Ovel by the ¥ arines and Many Captured. The Briliiancy of the Maneuvre adows the History of Modern Warfare.” , The £kirmishing at Ramleb, of Course, Bnds In a Victory for the British. Oountlesa Numbers ot the Ene- my Kilod, While the Lat- ter Hscape Unhurt. The Turkish Plan for Joint Operations Rejected by Dufferin. DeLesseps Vigorously Attacks the Invaders and Spills Much Ink. All Trefilo on tho Canal Stopped by British Gunboats. Another Smaclated Crew Returns from Northern Ice fields. #pesial Dispatches to Tun Bax. CAPTURING THE CANAL. TLoxpox, August 20.—The Eastern telegraph company annoui ces that Port Suid was ccoupied at 3 o'clock this morning by the English forces. At 2:30 o’clock this afternoon earth- works had been thrown up between the European and Arab quarter of the town., Seventeen transports and five men-of-war are at Port Said and Ad- miral Seymour and Gen, Sir Garnet Wolseley are both there. This morning Ismailia also was oc- cupied by the British, and the rebel troops were driven from Nefick, The British have possession of tho tele- aph line from Port Said to Suez. PORT SAID OCCUPIED, A dispatch from Port said dated 7 a. m., says: Sailurs are landing and dissrming the natiyes, who offer no resistance. Several trmusports and men-ot-war are snchored here and a fleet numbering seven is coming 1n. The gunboats Dee and Don have en- tered the canal. It issaid Rear Ad- miral Hewitt has stopped canal traffic. LANDING THE CABLE. Port 8a1p, August 20.—The Brit- ish admiral commanding here has granted permission to land the shore end of the cable, which has hitherto been worked from on board the ship John Pender. The German gunboat Kabieht has returned to ‘Alexandria. THE KHEDIVE'S POWER RE-ESTABLISHED, The occupying force numbers six hundred. Two hundred and fifty Egyptians soldiers were diesrmed without resistence. The government of the khedive has been reinstated. The commanders of the Kgyptian troops are prisoners in tho oflices of the eanal company, and their telegraph office is occupied by the British, THE CANAL HAS BEEN CLOSED to merchant vessels and the dredges in it have been seized, The bombard- ment of the Ghemilch fortifications will probably take place to-day. The French dispatch boat Asia left there yesterday to take the place of the corvitte Forbin at Suez. The Forbin has gone to Massowak to protect French subjects there. The British man-of-war Tourmatine entered the canal this morning together with the gunboat Dee and cleared for action. THE FRENCHMAN'S FURY, IsmarLia, August 20,—De Lesseps wrote Rear Admiral Hewitt yesterday as follows: “It is said that British troops will land on the banks of Suez canal, I appeal to your honor as a British admiral that vessels to which, acoording to the by-laws of the com- pany, we cannot refuse pilots, be not employed for the purpose, in violation of the neutrality of canal which has been secured by the sultan’s firman and the recent declarations of mari- time powers,” De Lesseps, in another letter, says: “The British admiral has informed the chief transit agent of the caual cempany that in consequence of his instructions from the British govern. ment he will prohibit the entry into the canal until further orders, of all vessels, even the canal company's boats, and that in case of need he will resort to force to prevent such en- trance, The admiral has further placed an armed gunboat at the en- trance to the canal, I protest against this act of violation and spoilation,” OFF %0 THE FRONT, ALEXANDRIA, August 20.—-The troops landed from the transports which arrived to-day were immedi ately sent to the front, There was a reconnoisance in force this afternoon at 4 o'clock along the Mahmoudich canal by the Thirty-eighth, Forty- ninth, Seventy-fifth and Seventy- ninth regiments. The enemy kept within his entrenchments, firing a shell at the British advauce, but there ‘were no casualties, A RUSE, Lonpon, August 20.—A dispatch either a ruse or was abandoned at the last maoment. The fleet and trans- ports went to Aboukit Saturday after- noon, but at 10:30 o'clock at night quietly steamed ecastward, leaving the Achilles and two other vessels in Aboukir bay. These are this morn- ing still anchored in the bay, south of Nelson 1sland, from which point they control the railway to Rosetta, but the cosst from Aboukir to Rosetta shows no sign of any lanaing having been made. The white flag is still flying on Aboukir forts, AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. Loxpon, August 21, —Rear Admiral Hoskings, commanding at Port Said, reports: Port Satp, August 20th, 7 A m. “We have made all our arrange- ments yosterday for the advanc Communder Edwards, with the boats of the equadron, during the night oc- cupied the caval, taking possession of the drodges, barges, etc , and also oc cupied Kantara. Before daplicht Captain Fairfax occupied Port Said and Captain FiizRoy, of tho Invine ible, held Ismatie, All went well and there was no difficulty. Captain FizRoy shelled the enemy out of Nefick, Commander Kans waa slightly fujured Telegraphic communication with Kantarp and Ismailia has been restored. Three hundred and forty marines are on board the gunboat Dee, roady to bo sent to reinforce Captain Fitz Roy. Oneship is ashore in the canal, but the vessels can pass. The ships with Admiral Seymour and and General Sir Garnet Wolseley on board are in sight.” From this it would appear that the occupations were effected by naval forces before the arrival «f transports. A latec telegram from Port Said says the troopship Serapia and some ot the guuboats have already entered the canal with troops. A SKIRMISH, ALEXANDRIA, August 20.—In the skirmish yeeterday the Egyptians fired Shrapnel shells ineftectually at an outpost of the Korty-sixth infantry numpering 300, who were occupying tomporarily an entrenchment. The Egyptian iufantry then advanced to within about 800 yards, Thep were comitg from Kafr Bl Dwar. Some cavalry also appearod from the direc- tion of Aboukir. The Egyptian lines were most irvegnler and_some of the men apparently unarmed. ALL QUIET AT CAIRO. ALexANDRIA, August 10.—Advices from Cuiro report all quiet there to the 16th inst. KEPT IN THE DARK. It appears that the generals com- manding the brigades were not in- fornwd of the intended movement on Port Said. Major Gen. Sir Edward Bomiey had been ordered to support the bombardment of Aboukir forts by a fiank attack from Ramleh and was unaware of the real plans until he opened this morning sealed orders he had received. BILENCING THE KEBS. The reconnoisance by the armed tima maidoe this attarncan drew fire from the Egyptian 15 centimetre Krupp gun, but the aim was bad. The British 40-pounders on the train replied and silenced the enemy. The fortifications at Ramleh are being strengthened by Arab laborers. THE ATTACK ON ARABL LonpoN. August 20, —The exchange telegraph saye: Dispatches from Alexandria report that Arabi Pasha’s entrenchments will bs attacked Mon- day morning at 6 o'clock. ' A REBEL RUSE. Loxvow, August 20.-—-The Daily Telegraph has the following from Alexandria: Within the last few days one of Arabi Pasha’s cflicers visited Fort Moka and proposed to surrender with a large body of men. He prom ised to return Monday and muke known the decision of his men as to whether or notthey would accept the terms offered. It is believed this proposition of the officers was only a ruse, Some English ofiicers thought they noticed Europeans directing the enemy during the skirmish yesterday. The distance between our outposts aund the emeny’s entrenchment was about 2000 yards. It was discovered that Arabi Pasha has deep cuttings well in advance of his entrenchments A person ot position in Alexandria, sup- posed to be French, has been arrested on the charge of communicating with Arabi PPasha and sent on board a gun- boat. FIRING IN THE DISTANCE, ALexaNpRIA, August 20.—The se- cret of the destination of the first division and ironclads was well kept until Sunday. The general opiuion that Aboukir will be bombarded is now an open seoret, War vessels have all gone to Port Said. The Second battallion Highland light in- fantry and Furst battallion of Irish fusiliers have landed from troop ships France and Arab, respectively, and proceeded to Ramleh to join General Allison’s division. now going on at Ramleh, The firing is distinotly heard here, Therc has been numerous cases of suustroke among the troops recently. AROUND THE MOUTH. Porr 8aip, August 20,—The iron- clads Ioflexible, Temeraire, Argin- court, Monarch, Penelope, two gun- boats and twelve troop ships are still lying in the harbor off here, The marines and sailors occupy the town The fleet is about at the entrance of the canal, BACKED BY BAYONETS, LoxpoN, August 20,--The Daily News has the following from Port said: The Kgpptian soldiers are do- ing duty with the police in the town, which is porfectly quiet. The khe- dive's government has addressed the Egyptian troops, telling them those who were tor the khedive could re- main and would not be motested, but those who were for Arabi Pasha had better go and seek him, Two officers, well known partisans of Arabi Pasha, have been arrested and sent on board a vessel of the!fleet. The commander of the Egyptian treops, a fanatic of Heavy firing is from Alexandria to Reuttes says: The intention to bombard Aboukir, which was officially announced Friday, was the worst class, who has been acting a8 vice governor, has escaped to Fort Cihemil with 120 soldiers, Arabi Pa- OMA HA NEB., MONDAY MORNI h4. sha’s governor lett for Ismailia three days ago. FAILED TO AGREE. Towpox, August 20.—A dispatch from Constantinople says: Lord Duflerin, in an interview with Said Pasha and Asym Pasha, declared ke was unable to accept the Turkish pro- posal for a military convention even in their new form. Said Pasha and Asym Pasha are understood to bo strongly in favor of an understanding with Eugland. The Tarkish proposal is as followa: Firat, An English general shall be attached to the Turkish camp to fa cilitate the interchange of communi cations between the Turks and the British. Second, The moauvers of Snglish aud Turkish forces shall mu tually be carried out in such a man- ner as to avoid the interforence of the one with the other. Third, That the date shall be fixed for the evacuation of Egypt by the Eoglish forces. THAT REBEL PROCLAMATION. The sultan is understood to be more averse than ever to the issuance of a proclamation against Arabi Pasha and the acceptance of the proposal for a military convention. The fanatical party are for the moment entiroly in the ascendant. Tho growing sym- pathy of the people hero with Arabi Pasha is daly causing increased anxioty. Soveral arrests have already been made of persons too strongly outspoken in their support of Arabi. Tuflammatory religious preaching hns been prevalent in the moques, no- toriously in that of St. Sophw during ramazan, or annual Mohammedan lent, which is now being observed. A PROT Paris, August 20,—At a meeting of the Suez canal company held here to-day, resolutions were passed de- claring it is the duty of the company o uphold the claims slready made in favor of the neutrality of the canal and to oppose all warlike measures taken by England, actiog in her as- sumed characier as the supporter of the khedive. The resolutions state that the company’s concession cannot be disturbed ven by the sultan, and that the company reserves to itself the right to claim, bafore a competent tribunal, compensation from England eventually. A GOOD WORD FOR THE ENEMY. ALEXANDRIA, August 21.—The rec- onnoissance made this afternoon seems to show that the enemy’s artillery and infantry have been weakened since yesterday, but their big guns are still i position. The khedive watched the progress of the skirmish yesterday from a villa within range of the enemy’s hoavy guna. The reconnois- sance proves the excellenco of Arabi Pasha’s earthworks and the accuracy of the fire cf his artillery. Reports from the nterior ehow thut Arabi Pasha is making the entire pop- ulation labor on the earthworks. He declares that Kafr El Dwar shall be ANOTHER PLEVNA. The British cavalry were confused from restlessness of horses. About & v'olock in the evening the British 1ronclad train sent out a car with a 40-pounder detached and sent about forty yards in advance of the engine and fired two shells upon the Egyp- tians, who endeavored to execute a flanking movement. The 40 pounder, after this movement was frustrated, fired towards Kafr El Dwar. The Egyptians replied with a shell, which burst between the train and engine. The train then retired, firing during the trip. Another shell exploded near the train between the rails. The train finally retired without damage. The British infan.ry meanwhile fired from the entrenchments, causing great loss to the Egyptian cavalry, estimated at 800, The fighting ceased at sunset. CONFIRMATORY. LoxpoN, August 20 —A dispatch to Lloyds from Port Said, says: Entry into the Suez canal is forbidden by the Engtish at both ends of the canal. A SPY IN CAMP, Information from headquarters state that a prominent person has been discovered to be in constant commu- nication with the rebels, He will be arrested and confined on board the Egyptian man-of-war. Tt is reported that the person referred to 18 Hassan Pacha, Cherei minister of Nakfs, ARRESTED, The arrest of the person mentioned a8 having been in constant communi cation with the rebels, was made this morning, THE AMERICAN CONSUL ASSAULTED, M. Long, the American consul, was attacked yostorday inside of the Ga- barrigate, by about forty native. Sol- diers arrived and dispersed the crowd. The ringleaders of the assaulting party was arrested, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Special ispath to Tux Bre, POLE HUNTERS PICKED UP, LoxpoN, August 20,—The steamer Hope, commanded by Sir Allen Young, C.B., which left here in June last, 1n search of the crew of the steamer Eira, has arrived at Peter- head with the entire crew of that ves- sel. The Hope picked them up in Matotsehin Straits, Nova Zembla, on the third of Augus, having lost their ship off Franz Josef land, and jour- neyed in boats to the srai through the ice. Leigh Smith, com] mander of the Eira expedition, gives the following accounts of its exper ience, “On July 13th 1881, we steamed through a pack of ico and ten days later sighted Franz Josef land, We proceeded toward Cape Ludlow, which was close to the pack, to the north- ward. On August 20d we went up Nightingale Sound and thence to Kira harbor, and erected a storehouse. On the 16th we started ewst to look for the Jeannette, but were unable to pass Berent Hook, On August 21st the Eira got nipped between a land floe and & pack of 1ce, one mile east of Cape Flora, and sank before we were able to save many stores. We built a hut on Cape Flora of turf and stones and covered with ) We wintered there and during the whole time no signs of scurvy ap- peared. Twenty-nine walrus jand thirty-six boars were killed and eaten, Wo loft Cape Fiora June 21, 1882, in four boats, and sailed eighty miles without secing any ico, and reached Nova Zembla August 2. When the Eira was nipped the leak gained so rapidly that in two hours after it had been discovered it was necessary to abandon the ship. Hardly had the last man loft the vessel when the ice eased and the Kira rapidly sank. A tent was first ercoted on the ice and the house was subsequently built,” All the boats of the Kira were saved, Mostof the crow saved some clothes and bedding, For sixteen nights the crew slept in a tent, from which they were at times almost float- od out by the rain. Notes, The fiing heard in ‘the direction of Aboukir Suturday afternoon was the Brit. ish twelve ton guns along t oh canal, Tn a private letter Rear Admiral Nich- olson at Alexandria denies_that he threat. ened to return fire if the Egyptians ficed on his vessels, and alo that he cheered on the English, Gieorge Otto Trovellyan, chief secretary for Irelund, speaking at Londonderry Sai- u Wi the. Trkth goverument. were beginning to feel a sene of hope, alo contidesce, to which they were strancers at the dark hour when ‘they commenced their labers, Lord Mayor Dawson, in & letter in which he enclosed ten pounds toward pay- ing Gray's fine, says he is , repared to take legnl steps as & member of the court which sentenced Gray to evince his want of concurrence in its action, It is stated that Earl Spencer, lord lieutenant fof Ire. lind, has received anthority to wct as he sees fit in the case of Gray, It isgenerally anticipated that Gray will shortly be re- leased . A letter from the pope to the Irish bish. ops, dated Augost 1st, is published in Rome. His hoiness expresses his pro- found regret that &mnqull!ty has not heen restere | in Ireland and that murders con tinue to be comwitted, anl say the Irish reu;nlu by following tho advice of th pre- ntes, may hope for alleviation of the ils from which they suffer. A just cause must be upheld by just means, T'he latter con- cludes by expressing the hope that the Engli-h government will do justice to the equitable clsims of Irish people, remem. bering that the pacification of Ireland con. tributes un element of tranquility in the whole empire. Mahmoo A Desert Flooded. Specal D spateh to Tux B, Sr. Louis, August 20.—The Re- publican’s Dallaa special says: Pas- sengers by the Texas & Pacific rail- road report one of the heaviest rains ever known, continuing three days and nights without intermission, stop- ped falling in West Texas last night. In some places the plains, where tra- dition says it never rains, have the ap- pearance of a sea and the rainfall 18 estimated at six feet; The flooded section begins near Abilene and ex- tends west for nearly 300 miles; in- cluding the country from Brazos to Pecos rivers. Miles of trach of the Texas & Pacific road has been dam- aged and in sbveral places serious washouts have dconrred. Four miles of track west of Abilene were washod away and trains cannot cross, Trans- fers have to be made in one #pot. Fonr hundred yards of track and am- bankment sre’ washod awsy »Ga /ill :| located there. have to be entirely rebuilt. Great drifts of dead prairie dogs are piled in the rubbish, Thous- ands of them have been drowned and thousands more can be seen struggling in the water. On those plaius the waters from such a flood flow southward and the only channels to carry them away are the Brazos and the Colorado, Concho and Pecos rivers and their small tributaries. Consequently it will bo several days bufore the lands become dry again Tho great washout referred to was che work of n water spout batween Abi- lene and Sweetwater A similar one is said to have occurred near Van- horn, nearly six hundred miles west of Dallas, and seriously dumaged the Southern Pacific track in southeastern Arizona. It will take soveral days to repair the Texas Pacific's track. It is feared that great loss of life and stock have ocourred. Striking Coal Miners. Spocial Dispatch to Tis ks, CuMBERLAND, August 20.—A squad of the Consolidation company's im ported miners from Elkhart were sent to Pompey Smash this evening to smother the fire in the Astor mines On their sarrival they were attacked by a large body of strikers and driven back to their bar- racks, Fire sarms wore used freely by both parties, but so far as learned no one was injured. Information was received here late this evening that a large number of strikers from the vicinity of Frostburg wounld go to Lonaconing to-night and prevent the miners of George Urcek Coal and Iron company and New Contral company from going to work Monday morning. The eheriff, having been uotified, has o eaya: The rains have been excessive since the 8 h of July and the ground has been kept sonking wet. The re sult has been luxuriant plants at the expense of actual cotton, Boll worms have appeared in fifteen counties heard from, and probibly provails in all the rest. The damage by the worm cannot be definitely stated yeot, but the goneral opinion is it will be serious and the condition of cotton is regard ed s critical throughout the section mentioned, Nicholson's Denial. Special Dispateres to 11n Bxs. WasHiNGToN, August 19, —Rear Admiral Nicholson, commanding the Euaropean station, has wri vate letter to a prominent of navy department in which he takes oc casion to deny the statement that when the bombardment of Alexandria began ho notified the Egyptians if they fired on any of his vessels ho would return tho fire. Ho also de- nies the statement that after the ac- tion he steamed around the Eoglish floet and cheered the vossels upon their work, THE MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT, The seleet committee of the house of reprosentatives to examimne the work in progress on the application for appropriation, eto., for the mprove- ment of the Mississippi river intend to charter suitable vessels and proceed down the river from Cairo to New Orleans, thence to the jetties at the south ‘imns, stopping at such places as will aid the members in prosecuting the work to which they ace assigned. The work of the committee will bogin about the middle of November, WasHINGTON, August 20.— A tele- gram from Governor Roborts, of Texas, was received at the treasury depart- ment stating the suffering condition of those sick with yellow fever. Two thousand persons in Brownsville are out of employment on account of the quarantine and requesting aid. Act- 1ng Socretary French replied that the department would take charge of the hospitals and quarantine ot all suit- able stations if the governor desired it, but that the state of Texas must sup- port all persons not in the hospital If the governor accedes to this viow the surgeon general and the marine hospital seryice will at once muater into his services and pay the guards at the proper points to ptevent egress from Brownsville, and will, through one of his surgeous, take charce of the hospital arrangements. Surgeon joneral Hamilton has already mado arrangements by which hospital tents have been sent to Memphis, and in- structions have been given to the sur- geon of the services there to proceed at once, on receiving orders, to Brownsville and take charge of the yellow fever district. A Cirous Wreck. Spectal Dispatch to Tits Brs. Camro, Ill, August 20.—W. C. made preparations to weet any inter- ferenc . of this nature, A Prize Fight in Chicago. Special Dispaich to Tiie Bre. CHicaco, August 20, - Charles Hart and Geo, alias “'Piug” Martin fought a prize hght for $600 a side at day- light this morning, in the presence of a large crowd of roughs, who bad assembled back of a large lumber yard at the mouth of the river, where police Lever patrol, though within ven minutes walk of the heart of the city, The pugilists are a couple of local middle-weightsof considerablescience, The fight lasted ten rounds in forty- five minutes, Hart won the first knock down, first blood and the fight. Martin was badly punished, - A Lawless Acot, Special Dispatch to T'iis Brs, New Youk, August 20,—A letter from Havaua states that the Ameri- can schooner Dauntless was searched, on the 1lth inst.,, by armed uni- formed men, who wero in quesi of & delinquentSpanish sailor. Toe search- g party had no authority to act as it did and the subject is to be investi- gated. Cotton in Toxas. Bpecial Dispatch to,Tux B, 81, Louis, August August 20,—The socretary of the Mirchants' exchange at Dallas, Texas, in making a report of the cotton crop in northern Texas, Coup’s cirous left here at 4 this morn- ing in two sections. When between Tunnel Hill and New Burnside, 47 miles north of this city, the engine of the second section ran into the pas- senger coach on thi rear of the froighit train, completely demolishing the coach, killing three drivers and wound- ing 25 or 30 others. They were going down grade from Tunnel Hill, the first section being heavily loaded while the latter section was rather light. The second train was running fast at the time of the accident. The stock and cars ahead of the coach in the tirst section and rear of the engine in the second section escaped unhurt. Relief trains with physicians were sent to the scene of the wreck. §Swindling the Poel Men. Special Dispatch to Tin Bun. New Yok, August 20 —The Times prints an interesting story of an in- genious scheme, by which'a syndicate of telograph operators connectod with the Mutual Union and American Rap- pid Telegraph, for several weeks swindled the pool sellers at Hunters Point, Long Tsland. Connections were made between the companies, lines from the race course to the office near the pool rooms, and as soon as it became evident which horse would win s dispatch was sent some 10 min- utes in advance of the official result. In the meantime one of the confeder- ates would invest heavily on the win- ner. The syndicate are reported to have won a large sum before the scheme was discovered. Striking Iron Workers. Epecial Dispatch t Tuw Bex, SeraverieLp, 111, August 20.—The proprietors of the rolling mills have notified the men to resume work at the old prices and in case of refusal all strikers will be discharced and their places permanently filled with new men, A reasonable time will be given the men for deliberation. The strikers on the above notice held a meeting to-day and appointed a com- mittee to confer with the officials to- morrow. = e A Frighttul Crime. Spocial Dispatch to Tun Lun, Asuranp, llls,, August 20.—At midnight last night six men forced an entrance to Elt Cox's house five miles north of the city, and secured $40 10 money. Upon the refusal of the old man "to reveal the supposed hiding place for a large sum, the rob- bers hung him up threo times, and then burned his feet and hands in a horrible manner. The robbers then left the premises. Back from the Park, Special Dispatch 1o Tus Brs, Div Montans, August 19 (G, W, Lininger, wife and daughter, R, Allen, wife and daughter, H. G. Clark and Dr. O, 8. Wood returned from the park last eveuning, all well M. M. Marshall, wife and others are expected hero from the park to- morrow night, We leave for Salt Lake this evening, A Fatal Shot. Special Dispateh to Tiik Bux. Oni0AGo, August 19,—Wm, Zine, & newsboy, had a juarrel with a young man named Herman Burling, and shot snd killed him this morning. The newsboy clalms that Burling threat- ened to kill him with a atore and he merely shot to scare him off, TO ABRAM. ADVIC! How the Chief Star Router Worrled About the Formation of Gar- flela’s Cabinet. WasiiNaTON, August 20,—More of Dorsey's letters to Gatfield were pub- lished to-day. One of them urges the appointment of Gov. Routt of Colorado, as postmaster general, The following are extracts from the letters dated February 24, 1881, Hon. James A Garfield, Mentor, 1y Dean Geserani—Goneral Ar- thar camo over last night from Was- ington and I had a counforence of sev- eral hours with him. He informed mo that Blame and his political ad- herents were very much provoked at what thoy called my interference, namely, because 1 had suggested with many others the namo of Judge Fol. ger for secretary of the treasury. Gen- eral Arthur says ho had never heard such a buzz and disturbance of feeling as thore has been among the Blaine people. He furthermore says that i kius, acting no doubt for Blaine, ia talking very noisily agninst the selec- tion of Judge Folger, because he was a tool of mine. Lhoe disappointment manifested by this feeling in Washing- ton 18 great and I think therefore that this manifesiation of bittorness is a thing of which you should take heed and I wrice what I have said to you more than once, that neither Biaino nor any other ambitious man should have control of the great places in your cabinet. If Blaine is to be made secrotary of state and a protege of hia secretary of the treasury and another secretary of importance, I have great fears that the administra- tion would greatly suffor, with an even chance that disaster would follow in the near future. I do not wish to say an ankind thing of Blaine, although he is chargod with the re- sposibility for the most unkind things anid of mo within the last week, and the most untruthful and malignant over utterod by man. If what General Arthur has heard is true, it is cloar as daylight to my mind that he expects to have his friend in the treasury de- partment; another friend either in the postoflics or tho interior, and that through them and by them he intends to doone or two things—either to make your administration a campaign ground for his own aspirations, or ho has some other object no less danger- ous to the party in view. I cannot bring myself to believe that Blaine is in tho state of mind he ia reported to bo, and Isincerely trust that General Arthur has been misinformed. Isay to you that for your administration and the republican party and for the country the appointment of Judge Folger to the treasury department, is the most important one you have to deal with, Your failure to appoint him, it seeras to me, will be a monu- mental mistake of your adminiatra- tion. I believe the republican party of the country think well of Blaine, and I think his selection as the head of your cabinet is » wise one, but Blaine is_not iy position to_be the chief of tHe osl then_ diotate | the other important pl in it, and what is of more importance, you are not in a position to allow him to do it. A Wreok. Special D'spatch to Tux k. New York, August 19.--It is re- ported at the Blenheim that an Eng- lish steamer, from Nassau to Balize, was lost on Elenthara. All the pas- seng.rs were saved. —e Tuannel Accident. 31 Dispiteh to Tue Drs, New Yok, August Z0.—An acci- dent ocourrred on the New York side of the Hudson river tunuel this sfter- noon by *he blowing out of o bulk- head. No person injured but the wora will bo dolayed several days. — ——————— Suioide. Spocial Dispatch to T Bux, Duxrar, Towa, August 20.—At his residence in this place, Sunday morn- ing, August 20th, Ned O'Brien, an old resident, suicided by hanging, A HERO'S WIDOW, The Wife of John Brown of Harper's terry Passes Through Omaha Among the passengers brought in from the west yesterday by Pullman Conductor Sam Minton, was an old lady, whose name has recently been reviged by the press of this entire country after resting in compatative obsourity for years, This was nono other than the wife of John Brown, the hero of Harper's Ferry and one of the greatest friends the colored race ever had, Mrs, Brown is a quiet looking, modestly dressed old lady, who car- ries her sixty years of life remarkably well. Her home at present is St. Clair county, California, though it was for mary years in Humbolt county. She resides there with her daughter and son-in-law, but she has three other children in that state, one son and two daughters, These are her own children, and her four step children, who reside in Ohio, she is now on her way to visit, 7 Mrs, Brown is making her first visit oast for sighteen years, having crossed the plaine with ox toams in 1864, sev- eral yours befors the completion of the Union Pucific route. Her rela- tives in Ohio live at Putin-Bay aund Akron, snd after paying them @ visit, she will return to her home in the Golden State, 9pe . — For Bronchial, Asthmatic, and Pul- monasry Complaints ‘‘Browu's Bron- chial Troches’ manifest remarkable curative properties. Like all other meritorious articles, they are fre- quently imitated, and those purchas- ing should be sure to obtain the genuine. d&wlt Wantep,—A good second-hand bicycle. Address box X, Central City, Neb. 16-3t AN ORCAN OUT OF GERE. The Charitably-Dispoced @row- ing Tired of the Tune- locs Crank, Politlcal and Pecuniary Un- dercurrer te Destroying Its Usefulnesr, Reliof from the Legialature Neoes- sary for Its Salvation. Congressional Aspirants Multiplying. Correspondence of T Lincory, Neb., August 10, —To-day is the date sot for the republican pri- waries, and while there are no indica- tions of a red-hot fight, much dissat- isfaction exists at the course affairs have taken, As usual, the railroads have taken up all the isma known to defeat legitimate issues, In temper- ance wards they are howling prohibi- tionists and in whisky wards they are for the ‘‘straight goods” and almost anything to cover up with. The State Journal company have some old stat- utes, 8o called, that are wofully done up, and they are raising heaven and earth to secure a legislative ticket that will securo a logislative endorsement of their legal (1) monstrosity, and to thus throw discredit vpon the correct edition ably edited by Hon. Guy A. Brown. The railroad company are doing everything to ‘‘please Gere” and Gere is doing all he ean to give Guy Brown's book a black eye. The Tribune Printing company are doing & great amount of job work, which would otherwise go to The Journal, and are consequently an eye- sore to the railroad organ. The ghostly Gere is & silent backer of Church Howe, and about the only one in the town orcounty, Howe as- pisted them once in securing the famous §8,000 steal, and now he ex- pects to got his reward. But he wont. The congressional delegation from this county will be nominally for “Denr Galay,” but really for Judge Weaver, who is the ‘‘coming man,” without a doubt. There is a strong under current for Tom Majors. The indications are that Tom will have Gage to start with, and will ba followed closely by other counties. Weaver counts on Richardson and Pawnee, and will be second choice of Johnson and Lan- caster. Just where Saunders will go is doubtful, Itsa “‘pigin a poke” yet, however, Un the state officers it is dificult to tell who will get the Lancaster delega- tion, I thiuk no one will get it solid. Burr, for attorney general ml{lh; it, but Roggen will be without following. Willard, for treasurer, will stand a good show to have a few of them— probably half, . Nzwank, TELEGRAPH NOTES. The tariff commission will sit at Cleve- Iand August 3lst, Detroit September lt, Indianapolis 2d, Cincinnati 4th and 5th, Louisville 6th, Ohicago 7¢h to 9th, Senator Hill, of Georgis, was buried at Atlants, Saturday afternoon, The funeral escort consisted of the Atlanta bar and congressional committees with a long line of carringes, Fully 20,000 people assem- bled on the streots to view the procession, At Anoka, Mion,, Friday night, the north-bound passenger train on the Mani- toba romd struck a carriage contai Willinm Huckett, Basper Coal, Florence Parker and Miss Lillie Dawson, whowere all instantly killed snd their bodies terri- Lly mangled, The «fficials of the Chicago, Rock Ts- Jand & Pacific railroad have ixsued = sohedule reducing the passenger tar f not only to all the competitive points in Iowa, mentioned in the Ohicagy, Burlington & Quincy _schedule, but the followine : reon, $14; Daven) $5 2 Moline, ; M catine, 86 , 8 65; Sigourney. $8. The loss by the burning of the Dowling & Peok piano factory, in New York, Sate urday morning, is $250,000. Fifteen hun- dred pianos, in process of manufacture, were burned. four hundred men are thrown out of work, ‘Two men were badly scalded, and four others received injuries that may prove fatal. Definite steps huve been taken to estab- linn o Spanish-American and Mexican ex- chango in 8t, Louis, and headquarters will be opened about the middle of néxt month, Numerous applicati ns for membership have already been received, and all large western and_several eastern cities will represcuted by some of their heaviest man- ufacturing concerns, ‘Awong the subscriptions recently re- ceived for the Giarfield memorinl hospital are the following: Wm, Windom, $100; president of Hayti, $100; minister of state of Hayti, The contributions from Hayti were accompanied by letters express- ing sympathy with tho pr.ject f erecting the meworial hospital, President Arthur has given § N. C, Bi editor of the State Journal at Jefferson « ity, Mo, putlishes a card to the republicans, saylng that since the shairman sud secretary of the state com- mittee has determined to prevent the call. ing of the state convention, he asks al publicans who favor one to send bim their nawes and he will call the con sention, if at their meeting on the 24th the state com- mittee do not do so, The Utah commissioners arrived in Salt Lake City on Fridey night and were given a reception by the citizens ot the McKenzie parlors in Walker's opers house, The recep tion was attended by all classes and was quite informal, The Mormon church bas employed four leading firms of Salt Lake to defend the county officials who are soon to lose their positions under the new law, wiving Governor Murray power o appoint by reason of the August election lapsiog, caused by the failure of the commission to arrive and place the wachinery of election in motion under the Edmunds isw. Ten thousand dollars was put up by the church to fight the new law. The President’s Trip. Special Dispateh to Tus Bek, New York, August 19— President Arthur is visiting Goneral Hancock to-day. New York, August 20,— President Arthur went riding this afternoon with James O, Reed, his former secre- tary, and was visited by Secretary Chandler and others,