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

THE , OMAnA DarLy BEE. W ELFTH YEAR. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Sonate Suddenly Sits Down on the Holiday Recess Scheme The Democrats Bodily Desert Pendleton’s Reform Bill. Lively Folitical Speeches by Senators Conger, Williams and Otrere, The California Railroad Tax Oases Argued in the Su- preme Court, Synopsis of the Fpeoches of Ed munds, Sanderson, Hart and Brawster. The Land Grant Rallroad Lobby Too Numerous to Mention. CAPITAL NOTES Special Dispatches to Tun Ban. OUR OWN LAMBERTSON. WasHINGTON, Dacember 21.—The president nominated Geo. M. Lam- bertson to be United States attorney for Nebraska, MAIL BURNED, A telegram recsived to-day from the superintendent of the matl servics says the storage car on trsin 19, New York and Chicago railway postoflice, with contents, buraed about 2 o'clock this morning, six miles west of Sche- nectady. It contained moastly nows- paper mail for the Toledo and Wabash oonnection, but part of the papsr mail for Iowa, Wisconsin and Ne- brasks, three pouches of letters for Chicago, from New York City, two pouches of letters for San Francirco, and much of European mail for Chi- cago and San Francteco, which arrived by the Bothais, City of Chester and the St. Laurient, - BROKEN ENGINES The engine of tho United States steamer Ranger broke down off Mex- ico. Sheis going to San Fran under sail for repairs. This stops surveying in the Pacifiz for the re- mainder of the season. A FENCE BILL. The public land committes to-dey adopted a subatitute for Pacheco’s bruah fence bill, Its provisions apply particularly to California lands, THE SUGAR DUTY. The ways and means committee this afternoon approved the olassification of tho sugar schedule as made in the tariff commission's repor:, and alse agreed to recommend the adoption of the polariscope test, hut raachad no decision as to rates. THE CALIFORNIA TAX CASES, There was a good attendance at the supreme court to-day, but at no time one-half as large as on yesterday. Members of the bar made up most of thoso present, though there were sighc seers dropping In_ during the day. Attorney General Hart resumed and finished his argume=v Ly one o'clock, Ho devoted most of hs apeech to the elaberation of two of the leading points of his brief, to-wi.: that the power of the statu in apportionment of ita texes is one which has hitherto 1 held to be unlimited by any pro- vision of the federal constitution, and iikewise tho right of apportioning its taxes hos boen o within the exclusive juris, Loaviug this, he dwelc considerably on his concluding point, that under the tion of Califoria corporations j 20t to absolute and uarcssra od cantrol of the legislature, and this control involves a1 ualimized exercise | of the taxing power. Hart's argu- mwent was s thorough presentation of the principles of the case, devoid of sensetion. It was a cavefui and strong offericg of the state’s side of thu caeo, and, as such, deserved the commenda- tion recetved from il who heard it. Senator Klmunds then bogan, speaking 40 minutes, Ho argued that the railroad had boen denied the right to be heard bafore the board of equalization, explaining that to deny is not only to refus> when 0aght, but it iz o omit to extond, to feil from any canse to do equal justico and se- cure squality of purdens, The court could do what whe railroad assed for (give thom a hesring without any {nva. slonof states riglhits), He contended that in respect 6f the parsonality of a corporation under the constitution, the rights hero drawn in question aro as completely personsl asaf the corpora tion were o private partnership, for, in respect of such questions, a corpora: tlon is meraly an misd ) of private persous with thelr ageregate means for the accomplishment of just objects of public value, That could not be sc- complished without such aggregation of capital and co-operation of individ- nal enterprise. The argument of Judge Sanderson differed from others in thst he at- tacked more severely section 3664 of the polittcal code of California, hold- ng that it was not law, not having been pacsed by a ms jority of the mem- bers of the legislature, and therciore muat be disregarded by court in dis. posing of the question before it. Next he insietad that it was clear the defendant wes a person within the meaning of the federal constitution; that the revenue laws of Califoxnia, 50 far as they discriminated sgainst the defendant they isolated the tourteenth amendment; that the franchise en- joyed by the rosd did not come from Oulifornia bat from congress, and that the tax was illeg 1go Sanderson got two or three extensions of time from the court, 1eceiving in this way, fifteen minutes time that should have been occupied by Attorney-General Brewster in closing the case, Still, Breweics us:d L ze he did get to such good purpose that no harn was done. He was entitled to thirty-seven | minutes, but occupied hut twenty five In opening, ho said Lord Coke had by G d; that sorporations were created by the king, and therefors corpora- tions had no sonl. No such rights, he asserred, belonged to corporations | a8 belong to privato partiea, for corporations were creatares and mer- vants of the atate and could not by any torturing be regarded as human beings. The right of tax was the soul of legislative right. There was no good ground for any lawyer to say that a otate did not have a right to its own mothod of taxation, and to colleot its own taxes for intenatce. The law of the state gave these corpora- tions notios of their indebtedness and liability to taxation. They had their day in court, and because they did not accept the notice they had no right to come here and try to get the ocourt to give them another day. Rail- road property was a class of property that owes its life to the favor of the state. It in evident, said Brewster, that this railroad has no other ground to rest its case upon except the amendment to the constitution; the surrender of all other and their appeal to that shows 1t, yeot the court must hold that this doea them no good, in that it does not ap: ply to their case. Dwelling further on the point that there was no feder- al franchise involved, Brewster con- oluded. As he wasabout fintshing, a fanny incldent ocoured, Oonkling and Juddgn Sanderaon sat immediately bo- hind Brewster. remark of some kind in regard to the point made by Brewster. The remark was loud enough for him to hear it. He turned, facing Conkling, and said to the oourt, the learned adversaries had taken a parting shot at him, but that it was in the back. Conkling, smiliog, sald, ‘‘Shake uot your gory locka at me, thou canst not zay I did it,” Brewatoer said It was between thom both. The court smiled, a very unusual thing. RAILEOAD LAND GRANTS, Judge Holman, who leads the op- position in ths house to the Paoific railroads, eays that the next session of congress will declare all unearned land grants of those roads forfeited to the governmant He says also that owing to the organized strength of the various roads here operating agsinst legislation the present conuress will not ba able to acaomplish that result. The book irade to-day adopted = resolation inviting the varions p:otec- tive associations of the country of a kindred nature to join in demanding a hearing before the committee on ways and means of the house of representa- tives of the Untted States. The man- ufacturers of pig iron, bar iron, plate and sheet, aud other kinds(f iron in states east cf the Alleghanies decided to submit a statement to congress express- remarked that souls were only created 1 @ other entirely irrelevant inqairy. He | was in favor of real reform, but he would not vote for this little sham, for the same reason that he deolined 1o vots at the last session for that other sham, the little reve: bill This b1l proposed gystem of com- petitive examinations for the lower offices, a wori of sausage through which each man must pass before he conld got into the general string. [Laughter.] There was a great deat of nonsense talked about civil mservice reform. Real reform would conaist in putting decent anc honest men in high places and letting them briog back the government ot the republio to principles and prac- tioea of its earlier and bettor days. He would like to see the demooratic member of oconpress who would go back to his conatituents and tell them he had voted to make the tenure of the present offive-holders permanent in order to keep his frionds from being tempted into office-seeking. [Laugh- ter]. How many votes would that magnetizy? Why, he would hooted; people think, and I do too, that whichever party is in* power has the right to putits friends in office. As for this poor little thing that 1s be- fore us, I don't think it amounts to anything; ‘*Old Hickory” Jackson would put his foot upon it in a min. ute. [Leughter] I don't think it wouldgbe law if we passed it; yet it might bother usa little when we come in, and I don’t want any obstructions in our way. [Laughter] The only Oae of them made a | way to reform ia to select an honest | P* president in 1884, turn on hose, give him a big hickory broom and tell him to !iwenp the platter clean, [Laugh- ter]. I'he amendment proposed by Pen- dleton striking out the provision that entrance to the service shall be at the lowest grade and substitution of one that appointments sk all be apportioned as nearly as possible among the atates and ;errltories and diatriot f Colu- bia upon the basis of population was agreed to. Senator Ceckrall made an argament to show that this bill, if passed, would not give the president or head of the department any more power to reform or purify the sexvice than they had already under existing laws. The re- publican party had had full power for years to enforce these Juws and to pass others if these wers not sufficient, but they had not dcne it because they had had no ‘real desire for reform. The ctticacy of this bill wonld de- pend upon the executive, and he did not believe that under a republican adminiatration it would accomplish snything in any way of reform, Ina democratic administration it would, but a democratic administration would raform the service without any auch law. Although he he had no faith in the value of this as a reformaf g satisfaction at the appointment of the tariff commiseion. and contin- uing, “‘while not approving all the changes proposed by ths comimission :e believe thatin the main sach re- ill not: - focttons T Ipyogrypathe indos: further respectfully represent that the development and prosperity of the leading manufacturing industrles of the ccuntry are very greatly inter- rupted by the feeling of uuocertainty which prevails in the public mind concerning the action that is to be taken by congress upon the question of tariff +ev tsion,” CONGRESSIONAL. Spesial Dispatch to ThX Bsx, SENATEK PROCEEDINGS, WasHiNGT0N, December 21.,—Sen- ator Saunders offered a reeolation de- claring it tho sense of the senato that the pro-emption law which alloms lande to be entered or purchased at 1.25 per acre, without requiring per- wmavent settlomout, should be re- pealed, and that hereafter all govern- ment Jands shon'd bs held and re- served for actual seitloment only, Raferrad, The resolution providing for ad- journment over the holidays was taken up end dicongsed at longth, Tt as finally defeated by a vote of 23 to 36, Consideration of the civil aervice bill was then reaumed. Senator Couger said the eenator from D:lawaro (Bayard) need not be ar o loss to understand the ressons whic's made the republicas senators #0 varieat in their desire to advance public business at this time. They had boen taunted by the senators on the other sida in languago fit only for ehoeblacke, aud had been told thut the people had condemned their past ac- tion, He would admit it. The peo- plo 1ust certainly be in a strange and ungry otate of mind if they could contemplate setiing aside even temporarily the republicun party, which had saved the country, and en- trasting the' goverument to the hands of the democracy. [Laughter.] He had seen with intense sympathy the senator from Ohio (Pendleton) as he stood in the camp of the enemy [laughter] and begged his fellow dem- oorits in vain to let the senate proceed to act upon his civil scryice bill, There waas something heroic in the at- titude of that senator in standing there trying to save the the country from hs political friends ftaughter] but the senator from Georgia (Brown) alau occupied a heroic position when he deciared it was mo time to pass a civil service bill, which would keep the republl- cans in office and keep the democrats out, [Laughter.] That senator was logical and the senator from Ohio (Pendleton) could not answer him, Indeed, the senator from Ohio him- sclf was now ecarried forward in sup- port of his eivil service bill by the momentum which he acquired In his past efforts for its passage st a time when he had no dream there was any prospect of his own party coming into power and having a chance to fill these offices. [Laughter | Senator Willtams oppesed the eivil service bill as lmpracticable and worthless. The ouly practical attempt he had seen made to reform the sor- vice was the proposition of his col- leage (Beck) to inquire into the abuses perpetrated by the republican ofticials I measurs, he would votd for 1t because the republicans wished to haveit, and he was willing to give them one more opportunity to reform the great abuses for which they were re:ponsi- ble. In IPBIH:IQ !'Jf the awsessments, Srnsror Ginarat Od8L S Moratteg the law against it. Senator Hawley said he wished to do justice to honorable and brave men, General Curtis was treasurer of the state committee against his will and protestedagainst assessmenta. He was only technically gnilty. In spirit he was against these assers- ments and when he controlled men himselt he told them not to pay as- sessments unleea they desired to do 50, Senator Cockréll maid he was glad to find General Curtis did not levy assessments of his free will, but he was sovry the republican muchine was 80 atrong that an honest man could not withstand its pressure aud that, therefore, General Cartis had to vio- late his own conviction of right and make these collections, He then went on to quote from the ropublican campaign text book for 1882, when he was interrupted by Senator Hoar, who stated that the sacond Hubbell circular and the Cam- pnign Hand Book were the act of one ma (chairman of the congressional committee, it 1s true), binding no por- son but himself, Senator Hawley—Lst ma add that especially in the matter of Ohinese im- migration and tn various other things I rapudisted the Hand Book. Sunator Cockrell way glad the sona- tors had an opportunity to make their explanations. He did not desire to cast any reflections on any senator who was opposed to those raids. In the course of his remarks, Senator Oookrell guoted from a letter from David Davis to a gentleman in Wash- ington, deéelaring that the govern- ment, which had long been in the hands of the republican party, needed new blood. Benator Conger inquirad whether it was in good taste to quote the letter of the gentleman from Illinvie in his absence! Senator Vest said he was rosponsi- ble for bringing that document, hav. ing read it yesterday in the presence of the geutleman from Illinoia, Senator Conger said in that the senator showed good taste. Senator Vest replied that he would not allow the senator from Michigan to determine that question for hiwm, A sonator who had said the language of bis colleagues wae worthy of shoe: blacks, could not teach him good taste, stutter, | torial were on the free list, This is remedied in the present bill, Adjourned. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS, WasnivaroN, Decembar M Kelloy (Penn.) ebairman of wags and means committee, | ported a resolution d ing 1% sonso of the house tha case the internal revenuo laws be so smended as fo abolish the tax on tobacco, snufl and cigars, other provirion should be made for nllofing rebate tax paid on atock on hand at the time such law goea into effect, provided such stoock is stawped and im unbroken pack- agen, Mr., Kasson, (Iows), on behalf of the minority committes, reported a subati- tute resolation di ing that in the judgment of the hovse no farther re duction of taxes on manufactured tobacco will " be made than that provided for in the house bill to reduco internal revenue taxation, now in_the senate. Mr, Kolly gave notics that he would ask ojnsideration of the reso- lation to.day or to-morrow. Affer introduction of a number of bills for reference the speaker latd before the house the report of the col- lector of customs of Bitks, Alaska, justifying the shelling of an Indian village by the revenue steamer Cor- n, The house shortly afterwards went into uummitt:io lnf tzel whole on the army appropriation bill, which appro- inton §24,081,700. W After explanation of the bill by Mr. Butterworth (Ohio), Mr. Hewitt (N. Y.) addressea himself to considara- tion of the provision that for army tranaformation the land grant roads which have received government aid by loan or guaractee of bonds shall be allowed compensation of not exceed- iog 50 per cent of the amount paii by private parties for the same service. Mr. Hewitt said the provision attach- ed to this bill was in substanco the same as the one attached to the post- office n?pmpfinuon bill by the amend- ment of the geutleman frm New Jer- sey (Robeson), 1t was a curious and suggestive fwot that the gentleman who represented the poatc#fice appro- priation bill opposed the wmendment which was forced upon it, and that the wentleman who reported this bill to- day aunounced he was opposed to this provision, Mr. Butterworth said he had ex- pressed his unwillingness to give his aosent to the doctrine that the gov. ernment mig&% arbitrarily fix com- pensation to the Pacifio ni{vuy onrry- ing government supplies. General debate then alosed, but withont farther action the committee rose, aund after granting twenty five members leave of absence the houee adjourned. e —————— A BUFFALO BLAZE. The Office of “The Commercial AR TR A Fatal Explosion of Gas Adds to the Exoltement of the People. Bpecial Dispatch to Tue Bun, BurraLo, December 21, — At & o'clock to.night a fire broke out in James D. Warren's butlding, in the offica of The Commercisl Advertiser, corner of Washington and Division streets, The flames lighted up the sky for wiles around, Under Main street, a block away, are situated three largoe cisterns of water aud when onoe of them was opened a tremendous & Sons’ type foundry for & new sup- ply of type. Firen Elsawhere Special Dispatch to Tin N, St. Louts, Decembar 21, ~To-night afire broke out in W H. Hagerty & - [Nons auction houes, 511 Washington avenue, running through to St Oharlea street., It protty well de. atroyed a stook of miscallanenus mer- chandlse valued at £40,000, ineured €30,000. The two upper flsora of the building wha ocoupied by Ell Walker & Co, dry goods, whose main storo I8 on the corner of St. Charlos and Kifth street, and abate the Hagerty building. Thess floors hed about 875,000 worth of goods in them, most of whioh were de- wxplosion of gas followed, blowing one man twenty faet into the air and knocking several spectators down, The injured man was token to the hospital, The root of the Masonic temple caught fire and two floors were burned, At 7 o'clock the inside of The Commercial Advertiser's oflice was completely consumed, The Com- mercial building hes frontage on Washington street of over one hun- drea feet and cost 875,000 One- half was ocoupied by The Advertiser and the other halt by the wholesale saddlory house of Harvey 1) Blskes- lee. 1n the rear was a large building copled by the Jowett Manufactur- ing compeny for & box factory, the manufacture of bird cages and other articles, Although couriderably dam- aged by fire and water thie building was saved, The fire oripinated in the engraving room and was caused by an employe allowing some rags which he had been ueing for waxing a plate for transfor to estch in & gas jet. It Is supposed that in his excitement he threw the rags down and ignited some varnished plate work hanging on the walls Nothing wae naved The files of The Advertiser for fifty years were lost. When the alarm was gi ployes rushed from the buildin, . | committes at an early day, An effort doning their coats and hats. iu the job departnent, owing to the smoke, were unable to make thoir way down stairs. They got on the roof and crawle { along the parapet to the Jewett building, where they dessend- ed in mafely. Beveral men fainted when eafo. Out of the 110 em- loyes in the building only one man, %V'_x. Muhony, was injured. He was badly burnt. The loss on stock, fixtures and Senator Conger—I would never at- tempt that. Senator Vest—I think not, Senator Conger—If the geutleman has waited 24 hours to make that hit, I am glad he has the opporturity to- night, The gavel of the presiding officer put a stop to the colloquoy. Senator Cockrell elosed his speech with a prediction that the return of the democratic party to power was ouly & queation of two years, Sonator Sherman reported from the committee the bill proposed by the tarifl commission to further provide for the collection of duties on lmports, The commission found that mainy ar- ticles were belng appralsed tor import dnty under the geuneral provision re- building is estimated at $175,000, in- surance §125,000; Blakeslee loss es'i- mated at $70,000, tnsurance £50,000; The Miller & Greiner building, one of the finest in the city, was erected in 1870, at a cost of $160.000, Eighteen lodges and commanderies held their conventions in the temple above, The carpets aud furniture of the various rooms oost $12,000, and the jewels and paraphernalia $25,000 more, all of which are o total loss. The daw to Miller, Greiner & Co.'s grocery stook is estimated at 850,000, and the building is damsged £50,000 more. Tt is safe 10 estimate the total loss at $300,000, The hospitality of The Courier oflic was tendered Mr, Warren and The Commercial will be issued to-mcrrow se | aud seriously lnjured two other per- stroyed. The upper part of the main Store was alsc damaged about 000, covered by insurance, The building adjolning on the west was mnpios by G. Mayer & Co., hats, caps, gloves eto., and by Frank& Frauk, manufacturers and dealers in men's %ooth‘ Their loss cannot be ssoertained to-night. Mayer & Oo. were insured for £40,000. New York, December 21.—A fire broke out to-night in the book bind. ery ol Robt, Rautter, 116 and 118 east Fourteenth street, and did dam. age to the extent of $50,000, partly insured. Althongh the fire was di rectly oppoaite Tony Pastor's theater, the audience was anawars of the fact. Details of the Kingston Fire. Bpecial Dispatch to Tun Hwe. New Yonk, December 21 —Ad- ditional details are at hand this morn- ing of the recent groat fire at Kings- ton, Jamaics. It appears that had there been the simplest means at hand when the conflagration began to put out the fire it could not have spread tarther than a few yards, For some time aftor the alarm was givon but fow bundlea of shingles wera in flames, The fire brigade arrived on the scene ten minutes after tho alarm, but there was some difficulty in attaching the hoee to the hydrant. Meauwhile the flamos ascended and caught the tall building to the north of the savings hank. The water was now pretty well brought into play, but the sparks from this high house blew wildly about, and in a few minutes eight distinet houses in va- rious parta of the town were ablave and sending sparks to other houses, by which means the de- stroying element soon surrounded several distriots, literally defying the efforts of the firemen. The poople are homeless, and hundreds are sleeping in the open air at Central park aud the race course, where the governor is endeavoring to get tents belonging to the military erected for their covering. J. 0. Kretchmar, United States consul at Graytown, in an account of the fize at Kingston, said everything The entire business part of Kingston wan a massof rains and the suffering and want indescribable. The steamer Alvo was compélled to ocut Jooso from the dock and lgand{lt populids™ tkahmou™ 'ttt Wia AGA ! wharves In their efiorts to escape the flames, The Alvo’s boats were eent ashore and upwards of 250 refugees were fed and cared for on board the steamer. The authorities of Kingston have ordered that shingle roof buildings shall no longer he erected. As to the origin of the conflagration, 1t seems that & number of boys were smoking in a lumber yard, when one of them, frightened by the approach of his father, threw hie cigar in 2 pile of shavings and chips, and with his companions fled. The fire communicatod to the lumber pilen and in an instent was heyoud control, id burning flercely, Several daya hefore the fire tho residents were told the city was to be destroyed by fire, and their only safety lay in flight, Several peraovs perished in the flamen. Beer Tax Abolishment. Special to the Cineinnati Commercial. WasHiNoToN, Docember 19, --Mr, Nolan, of Albany, to-day introduced in the houss a bill to abolish the in- ternal revenus tax on fermented liquors, and for other purposes, Be- #1des abo'ishing the tax, ho would re- peal all of the statutes regarding brewers’ bonds, and prescribing the methods of coliecting the beer bax, It in proposod that it shall take effect on March 1, 1883. Mr, Nolan, who represents a great brewing interest, snys that he has recoived many com- munications asking him to use his good oflices to seoure consideration of this subject by the ways and 1nssns eom- mittee, and he found that the best way to direot attention of the commit- tee to the matter woold bo to intro- dnce a bill to repeal the lawa impos- ing the tax. Mr, Carlisle, of the committes, has assored Mr, Nolan that he will be given a chance to pre- sont his views to the members of the will ba made to secare au abolition of the tax, but if the cummittee should refuse to abolish it an attempt will be made to get & substantigl reduction, Advirted to Go Home, Speclal Dispateh £ Tun Bus, 8r. Loursy, December 21, — The committee of the greenbackers ad- journed sino die shortly afier mid- night, Lee Crandall, tho secretary of the committee, says there was astrong fusion element after a full discussion of all the qucstions bearing oa the weolfare of the party, All the oppos- ition for fusion with either the old parties or the organiwstlon of a new party was equarcly beaten aud the members were directed to return home and go to work to still farther build up the party under s permancut organization, that being deomed s perfect as it can be made, Twenty- two atates wero ropresented in the meeting, A Massaore 1u Brooklya. Bpecial Dispatch to Tus Brs New Youk, December 21, —Alex- ander Jefforson (negro) committed a double marder in Brooklsn to-night, sons, The faots are: At 176 Bufialo avenue resided Mrs. Kmma Jackson, /MAHA NEB FRIDAY MORN G DECEMBER 22 1882 yeara old, the brother of Alexander, who loved Aunnio, wan jealous of his brother Colestinl end Hioks. On several oocasions he threated t5 kill the entire family. To-night he stealthily ap- proached the house and discharged the contents of a double barreled shotgun through the window., The firat barrel struck Hioks in the side, killing him iostantly. The second struok Celestial and soverely wounded him. The murderer next cat Mrs, Jackson's throat from ear to ear, oausing immediate death, and after severely catting Aunie Jackson in the breast the man made his escape. Jefloraon, tho murdarer, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Spectal Dispatches to Trin Ban, THE PRINCE'S HOLICITUDR, LoxpoN, Decomber 21.—On the news reaching the Prince of Wales that Gambetta had had a rela) telegraphed inquiring after &“‘ condition of the sufferer. A reply was forwarded that Gambetta's wound had thoroughly healed and a careful examination satisfied the pnysiotans that the condition of the patient ia Batisfactory. CHAMBER OF COMMERCR ABOLISHED, Brruy, Doocember 21.—The Rus- slan government Intends to replace he real *[the chamber of commerce by the chamber of economists to comprise the artisans and representatives of manufactories, agrionlture and com- merce who will be chosen by their con- stituencles. These chambers are to hose a counoll to act as a central association A CICILIAN TRAIN ROBBERY, Narues, December 21.—A passen- gor train was stopped and robbed by an armed band of men. The govern- ment has offered a reward for the ap- prehension of the robbers. A RUSSIAN BARON BENTENOED, InNserRRUCK, Docember 21,—The severity of the sentence of Baron Rammingen, seven years imprison- ment abd doprivation of title of no- bility, is explained by the fact that his previous conviction and deception lasted five years, FRENCH TOPICS, Paris, Dacember 21.—The cabinet to-day considered the expedition to Tonquin. President Grevy assented to the proposal of the minister marine Aqd it was adopted. The government will demand a oredit of 11,000,000 francs for the expedition, Three more deaths in consequence of the explosion in the Oarthage factory at Mont Valerian, The re- mainder of the injured women are suffering fearful agony. GENERAL NTONE COMING HOME. Carkoy, Decomber 21, Goneral Stone pasha, late chief of stafl of the EP tlan army, has resigned his com. mission and intends to return to America, ROBBED AND TURNKD OUT, gfimbu 21 —The secre- o8 emigration fund - fon aid tv omable the u.m"' IRISH MANUFACTURES, A company is forming, with a oap- ital of £1,000,000, for developing Irish manufactares. DIAMOND ROBBERY. MonrreaL, December 21, —The chief of polica has received a notice from Scotland Yard of a great diamond rob- bory in London and offsring a reward of $2,600 for the capture of the thief, EICK FRENCHMEN, Panis, Dacomber 21.—1¢ is thought desirable to remove Gambetta to Paris at the first opportunity, as the country house is damp. The erchbishop of Bordeaux, re- ported dead, is only seriously ill. EARTHLY AGUE, Havana, Dicember 21.—Two slight shocks of eartbquake at Santlago de Cuba wers felt on the 1lth inat, Another shock, very violent but short, oceurred on the morning of the 12th, WESTGATE THE LOON, DusuiN, December 21.—All wit- nessca in connection with the Phoaix park murders, examined and instruc- ted will atteud to-miorrow at Kulmain- hsm jall to see if they could identt{y Waestgate as one of the assaesing, GERMANY AND RUSSIA, Beiruy, Dacember 21, —The Bourse has recovered its normal state ani confidence is again displayed. The result of the newspaper storm which has just passed is that it hes enabled Europe to see the relatious between Garmary snd Rarsin are mach more cordial than previously supposed. A Broken Bank. Bpocial Dispateh to Tiis 1k, Roonesrek, Dooember 21—Wil liam € Moore's private bauking house at Victor, New York, has closed its doors. The suspension was caused by the failure of the Oity bank at Roch- eter, The liabilities are estimated at $100,000. Moore made the gn- ment to Josiah Aplon, Tae bank will hardly pay wore than sixty cents on the doilar, TOW PATH TOPICS. Echoes of the Jubilation on the Banks of Kearney's Canal. Water Powerfal Boom to the Basinesa of the Town and Oountry. The Buffalonians Pashing eneral O'Conner for the Senatorship. Dr. Oollins' Reformed Arithmetic and. Other Matters. Oorrespondence of Tns B, Krarney, Neb., Decemnber 10, — The people of this place are feeling unusually jubilant just now. In the first place they are feeling good over the success of their canal project, two miles of which is completed, and when put to the test worked like a charm, This canal is to furnish a five hundred| horse water puwer, and also to furnish the city s splendid system of water works, and have water soffi- cient besides to irrigate all the adja- cent country, The Canal companyis crganized with a capital of $100,000, twenty-fivo per ocent of which is paid in, In addition to this the ity voted $30,000 in bonds, and at a meeting of the conngil last night it was ordered that the bonds be issued and turned over to the compiny at the rate of $2,000 xennlle as fast as finished. I tind that everybody here is in favor of General Couner for the United States senate. In faot this feeling extenda all over western No- brask, and I apprehend that there are not half a dozen mem in all Baffalo county, outside of a small U. P, rail- road ring, who would not do their level best for him. The reform school at this place now has thirtyweven pupils, accord- ing to the statement of Dr. Collins, the superintendent of thoe inatitution, although it was oalculated for but thirty, Bat the doctor's arithmetic 18 not looked upon as good authority, especially when it is remembered that he vnoe decided, while speaker of the house of representatives, that twenty- one was two-thirds of thicty-two when a cortain salt land bill was pending; and he not only declded it, but he stuck to {t, and, according to the journals of that body, twenty-one 18 two-thirds of thirty-two, although this proposition disagrees with all the arithmaetics now in use in our common schools, Mr. Grimes, the postmaater here, in in Washiugton as » witness in the star te oses. knows in the matter is i sack waw delivered at this . post- uf% aubryie-fonwhane ahesd of uko.d- the government will have o pay about five hundred dollars, and as they have already had the same thing on the fieat trial, this information will cont the United States at least one thousand dollars, to sty nothing £ the marshal’s fees in subporaaing him. The Kearny county sheriff mur- derer, Mat. Zimmerman, was confined in jail here Sunday night, on his way to Lincoln, Already the people here are speculating on another probable circus at Minden, like unto the Rich- ards affair, and many people aro mak- ing calculations to attend, and it is publioly stated by soma that if they do not tucceed in getting & ticket they can at least tesr down the enclos- ure. Tho senatorial candidates from the eastern part of tho state are making frcquent trips to this part of the vins- yard. General Manderson was In Hastings last week and rumor has it that D: Sowers, the senator eclect from Adams county, is now an out- spoken Manderson man, Other can- didates are looking around and no candidate imagines that he has less than ten or fifteen votes, and as there are about thirty candidates and only one hundred and thirty-three votes, it is possible that there will bo some disappointed men, s S e Pugilist Sullivan. Speciul Dispatch to Tus Bus. Cuivaco, Dee, 21,—Jere Dann, maoager of John L, Sullivan, pugi- list, states the reason why no arrange- ment for a glove fight between Salii- van and Eiliott for rome other city was not made after its prohibition here, is the fact that Elliott is really a sick man, suffering feom paralysis of the brain, They will probably never mect, as their personal animosi- ties have been settled and they have become fast friends, Sullivan goes to New York after a few days, thence to Hot Springs for six weeks, thence to San ¥Fra 0, where he will appear. ‘The Broken Bank Spocisl Dispateh to Tiuk Bk, Bosron, December 21.—A large and excited meeting of stockholders of the defunct Pacitic bank was held A resolution was urging suits to be brought against the directors of the bank and the United States attorney be requested to pros- ecute them criminally, 011 Mo Bpecis! Dispateh to Tus L, Prrmssura, Dacember opened etrong this morning ] and advanced to 830, Then it beoawe woaker and declined to 820, Closed at noon at 824e, The session was at- tended by pvo excitement, awd the trading wes light, The Spirit of J, Bpectal Dispatch to Tus Bus, Hagrrorp, December 21,~The Ford brothers were advertieed to lec. ture here to-night, with an illustra- tion of the manner of killing Jesse from The Courier oftica, Lt is stated on the last campaign and that was|lativg to articles not specified, while | that Warren intends to rebuild and smothered by coupling with ik aw-|their substantial equivalents in ma-[that an order has been given Lyman an aged colored woman, hor daughter Annie, 24 years of age, Henry Hicks, (oolored) 41 years old, and Oeclestial James, Just two dollars were taken st the door, wnd the lecture was post- poned. Fork Over the Soads, Bpectsl Dispatch to Tun Bus, CHica00, December 21, —Judgment was obtained here agaivst the Key- stone Building company for §159,000 in favor of Z Elkins, of Qolorado., It appears thac the company contraoted 0 build a railroad from Lebanon, Mo., to Fort Scott, Kas., and Elkins ad- varced them money, taking bonds as collateral, B Demanding Their Pay. Special Dispatch to Tk Brx, Micwavkig, December 21,—About two thoussnd employes of the OChi- cago, Milwaukee & Si. Paul carshops threaten to strike if not pald before the holideys. The company is dis- posed to wait till after that time, The rule has been to pay the men before the 20th of each month, while the charter calls for on or before the 15th. Thoe action of the employes was taken simultaneouely with that of the men employed in the Ohicago shops of the cowpany. The pay car at present is in Chicago. Public opinion favors the action of the men, No serlous trouble 13 anticipated,