Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1883, Page 2

/ { t ) "*n stock raising is preferable to THE OMAHA DAaiLy BEE TWELFTH YEAR THE SCENE CHANGED, The Boy Governor Retires Before the Inflated Warrior from Orete. The Ealine Statesmen Takes the O«th and Talks Benignly. Other State Officials Hlevate the Ovtics and Swear Profuse'y. Complete List of tho Standing Committeos of the Sonate. Detalled Proceedings of Both Houses, THE JOINT CONVENTION. Special Dispatch to T Bra, LiNcoLN, Jauuary 4 —Tho joint couvention asgembled at 10:30 a. m, to-day. The commiites appointed to canvass the vito asked for wore time, which was given to them, the conven: tlon adjourning one hoar for that pur- pose. At 12:45 the joint convention again sssembled and made their report, THE ONLY QUESTION was a8 to who was elected distriot at- torney in the Kifth district, It ap- pearing that W, 8. Morlan received 3,814, and J. M. Abbott 3,800, Mor- lan was declared electod. Tt also appeared that W. 8, Morton received 267; John M Abbott, 1571, W. 8. Morton, 636; J. M. Abboit, 213, Webster 8, Morton, 1 516; W, S, Morton, 77; and John Abbott 97, Tho state officers, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS and district attoriey, az heretofore published in Tae By ete all de- clared elected by the epoak The joint convention adjourred at 2:30, They will meet at 2:30) o'clock this afternoon to hear the inaug address of the governor loct, J. [awos, It is known that VIC. BIERBOWER, of Sidney, will be chuirman of committee on judiciazy i: It is thought that the ley adiourn this afterncon to ancet again Mouday at 2 o’clock. the f16 house, slutare will JAMES THE SECOND. Inguguration of Governor Epecial Dispateh to Ta B, LiNcouw, Neb.,, January 4.—The ioint convention assembled at 2 p. m., when, after the uena! committees and formalities, Goveraor Dawes was in- troduced, sworn, and delivered his Dawes. inaugural address. Thoe new governor pLe expresses himself satinfied with the condition of the state of affalrs, He davors legislation to encourage immi- gration; thinks the militia of Ne- brasks needs looking after; favors a id law on the patent right .11.151 T aBolishing feee yeilrond prases; thinks geain growing in Nebraska; favora reilroad legislation, ete. After the inaugural addrees the re- maining state cflicers were sworn in sed the joint convention adjourned, DOINGS IN THE OWAE. After the adjournment of the jolnt convention, the houee was called to order, and Mr. France, of Cuming, introduced a resolution that it was the sense of the house that the committee on privileges and elections bo appoict- ed as speedily as poasible Mr, Sessions moved that the further aonsideration of the question be in- definitely poatponed. Mr. France called for tho yeas and nays, and the vote standing 64 yeas to 30 nays, the motion of the gentleman from Lancaster was declared carried. Mr. Palmer, of Dixon, called up his resolution for four hundred copies ¢ the Legislative Manual, applicable to the present session, which upon being put, was carried. Adjourned at 3:45. THE SENATE cqnvened at two o'ciock p. m,, but fm- medistely repsired to the hall of the house to mest in joint ¢onvention, af- tor which they reassemblod in the gen- ate chamber, when |Sonator Brown, of Douglas, as chairman of the committee | to maze up THE RTANDING COMMITTEES made & report which was adopted, ‘They are as follows: Judicias Kincaid, Conner, (ase, Brewn of Lancaster, Novis, Brown of Douglas, Bomgarduer, Schoenheit, , Hetst. Finance, ways and means—Conk- ling, . Barker, Butler, Rogeas, Dye, &ang, Brown of Clay, Agrioulture—Fisher, Erown, Colfax, Hanls, Rich, Filly, Howell, Rogers. . Bridges and ferriea—Brow of Clay, Dumphy, Deck, Dolan, Brown of Doaglas. Accounts and expenditures field, Sowers, Hatel:, Dock, Day, itary _alfatre—Harris, Counor, Patterson, Butler, Canfield, Poblic lands and buildings —Powell, Roynolds, Heist, Cantieid, Harrizon I1¥* gers, Walker, W BlLanben | abec OMAHA NEB FRIDAY MORNING JAN ARY | Brown of Colfax, Rich, Hatch, Sow- ers, Dumphy. Mines and minerals — Sh enheit, Oase, Walker, Fishor, Canfield. Edueation — Rogere, Shoeinheit, Sang, Dey, Sowers. Library—Filley, Sang, Shoeuheit, Dey, Rich, Olaims— Roynolds, Rogers, Harris, Howell, McShane, Baoks and Qurrency— Dolan, Pat- terson, Filley, Bomgarduer, Harrie, Ratlroad—McShane, Barker, Duy, Reynolds, Brown of Clay, Canfield, Howeil, Deck, Conk'ing Mincellaneous Corporations —But- lor, Fisher, Hoist. Kincaid, Walker. State Prison —Pattres)n, Shoenheit, Hatch, Case, Harris, University— Conner, Barker, Sow. era. Walkor, Fisher. Conntitutional Awendments - C Mowere, Bomgarduer, Brown of C fax, Walker, Norris, Brown of Clay. Public charities—Deck, Reyolds, Brows, of Lancaster, Harris, Brown, of Douglas, Immigration—Browm, of Douglas, Doy, Kencaid, Rich, Heist. Privileges a-d elections—Rich, Caso, Fisher, Paterson, Brown, of Colfax. Live stock and grazing interest— Thach, Heist, Batler, Kineeid, Filloy. Langtry and the Press. Special Dispatch to Tus Ban. Curcaco, January 4.—Since her arrival in Chicago Mrs. Lengtry has been 80 misrepresented by some re porters that the edict has gone forth that she will see no more of them. ‘The newspapors have religiously chron. icled her evory movement, published the bill of fare for her varions moals, and one peper oharges thw moerning that attempts have been muds to worm ivformation from her matds and private waitor. A last straw, how- ever, was added yesterday when let- ters which she sent ount to be mailed were intercepted and their alleged addresses pablished. Mrs. Langtry does not desire to fall ont with the representatives of the papers, but ahe insists that she is en- tttied at leaet to civil treatment from reporters, to whom sho has always acted with kindness and considera tion, Aside from this, Mr+ Lavgtry hua been very kindly treatod in Chi. cago. Her wudiences have bron very good, her besuty has been universally s0d, and her acting less soveroly criticised than elsowhare. ————————— Lncky Baidwin Shot. | speciat Diynten o Sax ¥ Baldwin, or capitalist, wis sho' woman, in the corr hotel, this morring. The woman's peme is Fannio Baidwin. She claims to be a cousin of Baldwin, has been toaching school on his ranch in Los Angeles county, and claims that while there Baldwin committed & criminal | asault on her, Baldwinsays she was teaching echool there, but hoe had her discharged for misconduct, since when has been trying to get money from him, The woman was arrested with some diffioulty, threatening the officers. She scemed to be under ex- ocessive agitstion of the mind sad t~ verge of dementia. —————e The Star of the West Sunk Special o - _f?:.'nx, m?-ry 4.—The bark SUFT 1ho West was lost with all on board on n voyage from this port for Bremen, |She carried 1he following i serufi [fccor® Capt. Joseph M. Fickott, Fortland, Me.; mate, H. M. Thiesen, New York; second mate, Andrew Carey; rteward, Ah Foo, Cains; cook, Ah Sian, China; sea men, Peter Rohario, native of Ans- tria; George Debar, of Spain; Poter Jdensen, W. Siemering, Peter Hoff, John Bangsen, John Haminoster, Oarl Peterson, R. Rehell, R. Lorri- mor, The Star of tho West was origivally the R R Cuyler, on block- ade duty during the civil war and later & privateer in the servica of Peru, inary 4 —E, J, " a well-knowa in the arm by a rof the Baldwin Spectal Disputch bo Tn MonTrEAL, Javuary 4.—Senecal, president of the North Shore road and jost from England, eays he and Charles Hosmor, the president of ‘the Canadian Mutua! Union, have formed a ayudicate Lo lay a cable trom Queens- town to Halifax with a capital of $5,000,00¢, all subscribed end con- tract awarded. The cable fs to be laid in Octobar, Rates will he 25 cents & word or less, The Canadian parliament grants the right. Senecal alio formed & ¢ mpany in Paris with a capital of 810,000,000, for coloniz- ing Quebe: migrant s, A Seminary Borned. Spectal Dispateh to Tak Bnr, Kxcxvicer, 11, January 4, —The St. Mary's Eplscopal school for yonug adies at this place, was barued to the ground esrly this wmorning, and most of the hundred scholars were asleep when the fiames were discoverad, and had barely timo 10 escapo whon the alarm was given, The bailding was an imposing brick, handsomely finished. The students are mostly from Illinols, The loss on the bulld- ng was about $£25,000, fully iusured. The Suger Intercats, Spocial Dispateh to Tuw Jxu WasHINGTON, January Kaason, the chairman of the house sub-committes having the Hawaiian treaty in charge, will preparve a bill for the relief asked by the sugar inter- oats by providing for a daty on cer-| tain grades of Hawailan sugar without | ting the trosty entixely. 7Th Taternal improvemerts—Bomgazd- ar, Conkling, Dumphy, Dojan. Sohool lands—Dumpby, Conuer, | sowere, Harrison, Barker, Dolan, , Sohool Iands and school fands— Damphy, Conner, Tow Harrison, | Barke | Federal relation—Brown of Lan- caator, Kincaid, Reynolds, Norris, f Dougl prlnting—-Dye, Harrison, Butler, Brown of Qullsx, | and engrossed bills—Bar. | Dolan, Dumphy, u,n.hf 1 Hudisen 2tigs and county boundaries- | | waking repaira, is a strong sentiment in favor of its abrogation o Mills shut Down 8pocial Dispateli to Tum L, Curcaco, January £--D, C. Bra ley, the vice president of the Calumot | iron and stecl compsny, says that| these mills will elcss ou J b for | a month or six weeks on ac the low price of nails, About | men will be thrown oub | ment on aceount of this act nail manufacturers of the county, ba A part of thera have some erploymen 3.—~Mr. | MORRILL'S METHOD. The Fusing of all Revenus Bills Into Nne Sweeping Measure Outlina of the Tex Reduction Bi'l Reported to the Benafe. dleton Bill es if it Were Bourbon S8traight, Three Shipiof theNew Navy. Matters, CAPITAL NOTES. Special Dispateh to ik B THE NEW REVENUE BILL, WasHINGTON, January 4 —The bill reporfed to the senate by Senator Morrill from the finance committee to that body as an Internal revenus bill includes the one which passed the house at tha last eession with awend- ments including tariff schedules adopted by the committen, and the bill introduced by Morrill at the laat nession, “‘to provide a better system for trial of customs revenue cases'’ and the bill Introduced by Sherman the 21st of December, to regulate the collection of custom duttes, which forma the basis and last four sections of the new bill. As amended the ti- tle reade, ‘‘An act to reduce taxa. tion.”” Bectlon 1 of this bill is amended to read, *‘That taxes herein specifiod imposed by the laws now in force be, and the same are hereby, re pealed os hereinafter provided, pamsly, on capital and deposits of banks ana bankors, except such taxes a8 are now due aud payable, and on nd after the Lat of July, 1883, the stamp tax on bank ohecks, drafts, ocders and vouchers and tho tax en matches, peifumery, medicinal prapa tions and other artioles imponed by schedule follo#ing s-etion 3 437, ro. vised stetutes; provided that no dras back shall be allowed upon article ombraced in auid echedule that shall be imported on and after Junuary Iat, 1883; provided further that on and after Jaly 15th, 1883, matches may be removed by the manuiacturers thereot from the placa of manufacture to warehuws s without tho Unit:G States attachiug thereto stamps rcquired by law, ui. der sach regulations ns may bo pec seribed by the commisiioner of internul revenue. That from and afier July 1st, 1883, the tax on souff and wmao- ufactured tobacco shail he 12 cants por pound. Sections 2, U, and & of the internal revenuo bill, as it passed the license taxes imposed on manufac- The, gl asheduler i), L%y Chy That% o e 33 of the laws of the United States. day last. The schedule relating to THE NAVY dations for construction of a steel ment to cost estimated S1 b576,804; placement to cost each §38,000. Tho naval department aud advisory board agreed that the largest vessel should not be built, 8o large and expersive vesgel not belng now required and the secretary adds if finished would npot bo adapted to the present condition of the nravy. The secrotary saye: In beginuing & new modern sreel navy by commencing with only two vessels, it does not meem wise to start with one to cost §2 700,000 and another to cost €1,600,000. The consiruction should begiu neither with tho largest por smallest, but with medlam sized ships, The secretary of the navy, in another letter, informed the senato that the last appropriation for general maintensnce of yards and docks was €220,000, and of this sum $24,704 HL retaained urexpended January lat, 1883, The amount required to keep the yards open until the 3lst of March prex. s 838,010, The secre- tary suggests congress niake a specific provision for closing any of the yards if it proposes to curtail expenses, THE JUNBO BILL, 2 The secrotury of war to-day teans. mitted to the speaker of the house n report in respouse to a resolution eall- The House £ wal'ows the Pen-| iy machinery for its collection. Ho The Estimated Cost of the Firat|"" Proceed!ngs of Congress and Other [ bonded whisky bill, department for the improvement of rivers and harbors for the next fizcal yoar, which have not previonsly been transmitted to congress The agare- ) ate eatimate is $33 889,000, CONGRESSIONAL. Special Dispateh to Trun Bax. SENATE PROCEEDINGS, WasHiNGTON, January 4. —In the ssnate, Morrill, from the ocommitiee on finance, reported the houso bil to reducs the internal rovenus taxa- tion with an smendment embrac ng the entire revision of the tariff aud of gavo notice that he would ask the sen- ato on Wednesday morning nex' to take action upon the bill, and consider it, to the exclusion of ali other busin.ss afil it should be disposed of. At the cloge of the morning hour Senator Sherman moved to postp ne the calendar in order to take up tha Senator Hale opposed the motion. Senator Sherman said the failure to pass the bill now would cause wide- spread distress, The motion to post- pone the calendar was agreed to ard Seuator Sherman moved to take vp the bonded whisky bill. Senator Logan thereupon askad 2 unanimous consent to take up the West Point appropriation biil and Sonator Sherman objected and in- sisted on his motion, which was lohi The West Point appropriation bi'l wersa cfisred by Senators Hall, Wik, dom, Morgan snd Sawyer, but all were rejected. The bill then passed —ayer 23, nays 20, % ) The presidential succession bill was made unfinished business for to-mor- row, Exeoutivosession followed. Ad: journed. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS, | WasHINGToN, January 4 ——In‘lib house petitions were presented b) Cox sud Mr, Buck, urging pram," tion of congress on the tol Mr. Rosecrans’ bill was pasect: au thorizing the payment of §2,127 to Aroma Worthinaton for furnishin; wator to Camp Dennison, Mr, Kasson, (Iows) ohairman of thd comumittee on civil serviee reform, va ported back the sonate bill to regulat and improve the civil s:rviee of thi N was then taken up. Amendmefits| | : cannor be {reated withtoo great marks THE OLD WORLD, Men of All Nations Honoring the Memory of the Dead Re- publican. Gambetta’s Remaivs Viewed by Thousawxds in Palais B urbon, Proparatioas For the Faneral Ta- day Viotor Hugo's Tribute A Varlety of Genera! News KFrom Other Points. [ ST GATMBETTA'S DEATH. Spocial Disps o5 to Tus Bra. THE FORTUNK OF FRANCE, Parrs, 10 sember B, — Duclere, presi- dent of 1 o council, in a letter to President {revy submitting the de cree for a iblic tuneral in honor of Gambetta, ~wys: ‘A great misfortune has befall. Erance. Sheismourning one of her ost lllustrious sons, The aervices he rendered are in the mem- ory of all. In the days of the sorest trials he hore the flag «f invadea France withiout despairing her future. fo was .ie of the most eminent mombers «f tho government, which, at least sav« d the honor of the coun- try during the difficult period which founded tbe republic, He helped to win those majorities which are now the bulwark of oor institations. A conscientious, upright citizen, a clear, intelligent, lofty mind, an orator cf incomparable power, this statesman ff esteem and gratitude, In propos "og a public funeral, wo aro sure we are responding to the feelings which you were first to expross on learning of the fatal news.” Gambetta being out of offfos at the timo of his death, Great Britain will 10t be ofliziglly reprosented at the fu- neral. The Britigh ambassador may, liowever, witend in his private ca- United States. Mr. Kasson stated h desired debate and cousideration o tho bill shoutd be concluded this week!i Mr. Calbertson (Texas) antagonized | the coustderation of the bill with a specinl order (made June 19:h, 1882), of cuuses from the state to the foders! courts, The houss decided not to tae op the special orde: Mr. Cox (N, Y.) said the shipning bl was alev a special order, but pro-! posed in good faith the Pendleton bill| be put upon its passage without d bate. [Loud applanse and orf “Vote, vote.”] Mr. Kasson--Is the gentloman wua-' turers of cigars and tobacco dealers | order. and peddlars, and the taxes on cigars | in committee of the whole, and cigarsttes,together with robate pre- vision, are rotsined without changeor|The Yendleton bill wea then read ' smendment, and constitute the corre- | length. At the conelusion of i)y sponding sections of the new bill‘. < e ';.:‘h’ra‘.';nmv_‘l&n.fi m‘:-i;w- The cotton schedule ia a duplicate of | hed determined the bill should not be the schedule adopted by the waps and [seut back to the senate on that ac- means committos of the house, Tues-|count, silk placen the duty at 30 per cent ad | debate should be allowed, Mr. Reagan valorom on brown silk and em silic | (I'exas) spoke in opposition to the threads or yarns of every description. | bill on the ground that iv was not an he other features of the bill were| efli published frow time to time recently. | plained of A communication from the ssere-[also Mre. Buckuer (Mo.), Mr. Calkins tary of the navy was to-day laid be-[(lnd ), with the closiug spoech in fore the senate rogarding rocommen- | tavor of the measure by Mr. Kasion, cruiser of about 4,000 tora displace- | nays 47, as followe: three steel cruisers 2,500 tons dia- | Baar, Bayne, Boach, Belford, Beltz- eatimated | hoover, Belwont, Borry, Bingham, $1,051,226; one iron dispateh boat or | Bisbee, Blanchard, Bowman, Bragg, fast olipper of about 1,500 tona dis- | Briggs, placement to cost astimatéd $460,000 | (Micn.), Burrows (Mo, ), Butterworth, and ono cruiser torpedo boat to cost | Calkine, Campbell, Candler, Cannon, ing fox ation as to whether in|(Ky.) Thompson, (lowa) Townsend, the river sud Larbor bill of last sey. [ (Ohio) Tyler, Updegrsff, Urner, wt benefisial to commerce and|worth, Weit, Walker, Ward, Wash. | viiouhor any appropriation had boen | buin, Watson, Webber, Williams, withheld by any department, The|(Wis) Wills, Wilits, Wilson, (W, | tary sy y instances the | Va ) Wood, (N, Y ) | resul tial benefita s—~Mossra, Aiken, Atherton fap ® wero 0 | Atkine, Blackburn, Bland, Bliss : the mss o the other in tary says the mppro at priaitons have baen withheld from new works in some cases whera the ment would not nubstantially delay completion, itly ineignili- | Blount, Bunn, doubi| Ciements, Calberson, Du 10, ¥ernoy s of represent- | Giarrison, | Hardenborg, Hoge, Tho secretiry afso | U answmits entimaies of the englneer's | horne, Willisms (Ala.) and Wise (Va.) thorizod to speak for that side? Ciics of ‘yes,” “yea” from the house, embracicg the wpociat | democratic side. Mr. Bland (Mo.) rose to a point o The bill must be considera The speaker the po(fl A vious que, COarried by a storm after January 1, [of “‘ayes,” amid applause, 1883, in liou of Title 33 of the Revised | Mr. Kasson stated it was duo the Statutes of the United States, the fol- | committee to state thero was some lowing soctions shall constitute Title | slight errors in the bill, but yielding to vhe mauifest wish of the house he The spesker ruling thirty iminutes ent remedy for the evils com- o wus followed by Mr. Townsoud (Iil) in favor of tho bill, The bill then pasied—yeas 150, Yeas—-Mevsrs, Aldrich, Arderson, Buck, Buckner, Burrows Carlisle, Carpenter, Cassidy, Caskel), Chase, Clark, Cobb, Cox (N, Y.), Cox (N, € ), Crapo, Cravens, Callen, Cuctis, Davis (Mo.), Deering, Do- wott, Dezuster, Desendorf, Dingley, Eementrout, Errett, Farwell (lowa), Fiehor, Flower, Ford, Frost, Goorge, Godabalk, Grant, Guen- ther, Gunter, Hall, Hammon, (N, Y.), Hendy, Harmer, Harris, (Muss ), Hazoltine, Haskell, Hatch, Hepburn, Herbert, Hewitt, (N, Y ), Hewit, (Ala), Hill, Hiscock, Hob- litzell, Hutt, Holman, Houck, Hum phrey, Jacobs, Jadwin, Jones, (Tex.), Jones, (N. J.). Jorgenson, Kasson, Kelley, Kotckam, Klotz, Laooy, Liow- is, Lindsey, Lord, Matson, McClure, McCook, McKinley, MoLane, Mc Lean, Miles, Miles, Miller, Morey, Morrison, Morse, Moulton, Mutch. ler, Neal, Nolan, Norcross, O'Neill, Payeon, Peele, IPeirson, Pettibone, Phelps, Pound, Ranney, Reed, Rice, Rich, Richardson,” (N, Y.), Richie, Robeson, Robinson, (Mass ) ]§<nblgxsun, (N. Y.) Ronecrans, Ryan, Scoville, Sorauton, Sherwin, Single- ton (Mi Springer, (Pa.) Smith, ( poorer, Suock- Taylor, Thompson, Buchanan, Caldwell, Geddes, Hamwond (Ga.), Hubbs, Kouns, ott, Leedom, Lefevore, Man. ng, Marsh, McKenzie, McMille Mills, Moore, Oates, Reagan, Robin. n (0.), Ross, Bmills, Sparks, Stesle, Thomus, Tarner (Ga.) Tarner (Ky. ), pson, Warner, Wellborn, Whitt. being the bill to regalate the removal| ¥ Gumbotta’s father demands religious interment at Nice, The weight of Gambetia’s brain is | oicven hundred grammgy, A HINT T) GEIMANY, Tha Siccle, replying to articles in Gurmen press on the doath of hotta, seys, ‘‘Lhose journa's are mustekon if they suppose the juat claims of France dle with Gambotta,” | sdame Geevy placed tho firat | m Gambetta’s coffin, e 5 1883 twonty familio There was not a morsel of food in any house. A GOUTY FRENCHMAN, Pawts, Dacomber 4, —Leon Say is suffering from a violent attack of gout. His condition causes anxiety. ‘The Seine has again roached the level of the December tlood. THE RHINE SUISIDING, The Rhine teen per- isenheim, 1 lost by the water penetrated the foundations of the fortifizations at Mayenco. The barometer is rising. TRIAL OF SOUIALISTS, Pauts, January 4 --Tho trial of sixty six sociilists bogine at Lyous on Monday. Thirty-olght are charged with belorgiug to tne International assoclation; the remainder, including Pri; Khapolkine, with being cflicers of the aseociation, sons were drowned at F Tn all sixty livos have be floods. The B)OTH IN BERLIN, Beruy, January 4 —~Edwin Booth arrived, It i3 probable that he will acdopt an ongagement, THE SUE4 CANAL, Loxoon, December 4 —The Times says the government invites the poworn to recognize dcfinitely free navigation 169 BUTLER'S SECOND BIRTH. The Stone Which the Builders Rejected Became the Cor- ner Thereof, A Glorious Day for the Famous Political Acrobat of the bay State. Boston Bends its Starched Bus- tle to Honor Bourbon Ben. A Soene of Uncommon Brilliancy in the Common -The Addross. The Republicans of Michigan Hope- lessly Divided on the Sona- © torsbip. Bon Butler's Inarguration Spacial Dispateh to Tan Bek. Bosron, January 4. —In rocent years no inaugaration has been so of Suez canal by the ships of all na- tions, GUARDING DESERTED VILLAGES, Mave: December 4. —Frequent robberies in houses abindoned on ac- count of the flods have induced the authorities to station troops at each deserted village with orders to shoot persons atterpting to escape when challenged by the guard. The em- prees gent 1,000 marks to the sutlsr. ers, TERRIBLE DISTRESS BY THE FLOODS. BeruN, January 4.—The inumda. tions aro taking tho form of a great public catastrophe and the distress is increasing hourly. The military and civil authoritios are making the great- o8t oxertlons to mitigate tho misery of the disster. Tho high temperature and rains continue st Ludwigshafon opposito Manukeim where the great Rhine dam gave way last night. The lives of hundreds of people are im- periled. A steamer resoued many huudreds including the sick, The decpest distreas prevails HIGH WATER, 3.—The rivers Paus, Januoary Saone and Doubis have inundated soveral villages, Thirty-two housos havo fallen at Longpierre. THE WHEAT $TOCK, Liverpoow, January 4.—The stock of hore on the 14t i was 3,000 000 contals not 10,000,000 ns was pre viously reported, The Joureal D2 Pariz declares there in conviicing proof that domestic af- Lirs had nothing whatever to do with 10 pisiol shot wound of Gambetta, \iho facts will ba published when the proper moment arrives, It {8 eati iated between 200,000 acd 300,000 wrsons will be present at the fu- b oral. The markets will be closed. i THE BODY TN STATE! 'l The coffin Yies in the ball room of ' 4 covered with Palais Bour veaths. . Three; hundred republican of tho chawber of deputies, et i»"fil&! et Reisaon walkod sround the eofil, The pall hesrers will ba Doeloi president of the oonnell, or LM ather weprenentative of the ministry; Lereyer, visa pics dent of the senate; Brisson, president of the chamber of depatiet; the mayor of Belloville; Ranc, from the Ripub- lique Francaise, and the delegate from Cahore, Victor Hugo brought a wreath to the Palais Bourbon, but before he reached the room containing the coffin his strength gave way and he was an- able to peraonally place the wreath on the ccffia, The secretary of the British embassy will represent the prince of Wales at the funeral, The American legation have had a wreath placed on the coftin, MEMORIAL BERVICES IN NEW YOXK, NEew York, Jauuary 4, —Gambotta funeral service in this city takes place Sanday in Tammany hall. A detach- ment of the Garde d’Lafayette, will be on guard at the catafalque, The Al- sace Lorraine socloty cabled a meseage of sympathy, and that a floral crown be placed on the coflia, GAMBETTA'S FUNERAL. Pars, January 4 —The roason for postponing Gambotta's funeral was to enable the deputies from Alsacs, Lor- raine and other distant departments to attend. The public will be ad. mitted to view tho catafalque to-day, The heareo to be used was formerly engaged in the obsequies of the Duc Da Morny. 1t is ornamented with silver and with a dome of plumes, The municlpalty of Stetienne, where the socialist element is strong, has re- fused to sond a deputation to joiu the funeral procession. WAITING TO SEE GAMBETTA, At 9:26 o'clock this morning im. mense crowds have already assembled at Palais Bourbon, waiting to see Gambotta's coffin, Daputations from Alsace and Loraine will form conspio- uous figures in the funeral procession, Insulting domments from some Lona- partista’ reactionary papers, caused an intense indiguation, The offending journals are torn to pleces and stamp- ed upon in the cafes. Vietor Hugo is expocted to attend the funeral and eliver a short oration, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, Bpecial Digpatchos to Tur Bxn IRISH ITEMS, The trial of Dunuiy, January DoViane, Dowl o for the wurder of C Cux, s post poned until the next term of the com mission court, The wurder of Carney AN UNWELCOME LETTER, Loxvox, Januury 4 —A Berlin eor- respondent saye: Private Jetters from 8t. Potorsburg state that the ezar on Sunday morning found in his bed room a lotter from the revolutionary committes, demanding the commence- ment of the promised reforms, and adding that the committee possess the power to forcibly obtain the conoces- sions. AN UQLY INDICATION OF "VAK. . Loxvon, Jeutary 4. — The Pall zu;}n Gazette snys: Tt fs r:r;md that Bt 1128 heon igaw 4, the Goe. man rosidents in Ly g, hlv.e ro- ‘wiud notice from t ... wnfiu- oritles to hold themselves y o repairto Germany to fulfill thelr terms of milltary service. THE DANUBE ON A RISE, Pesti, January 4.—Tho Danube has inundated Prossbarg, thirty-four miles from Vienna. TOWNS WASHED AWAY, GikxEva, January 4. Peris and Linconarr, on the French frontier are washed away. Direot railway ser/10e between Switzorland, Franco and Ttaly Is interrupted, Canadiau Notes Special Dispatch to Tus Lun. Orrawa, January 4Tt is stated thet the government has* decided to permit homesteading and pre-emption upon lanca now leased for ranch pur- poses in the northwest, The lessces will bo allowed a proporttonate reduc. tlon of rent for lands taken. Ranch. ing muk’ not be interfere with nor pravent legitimato settlement. MonTiEAL, January 4 --8ir John Rose telegraphs that the Oanadian Pacific rallway will get all the capital required in London, A syndicate was formed there to buy up shares, e i e An Apostle's Fall. Special Dispatch to Trix Lxs, Bakersvienn, Cal, Janoary 4 — This morning, when the northern bound traln, on nearing Caliente, J, L. Smith, the Mormon who is under sentenca for life for the atrocious murder of his little sou a fow weeks ago while claiming to be undor the the “inepiration of (iod,” escaped from the keepers and leaped from the train, He fell in such a way that the car wheels passed over him, cutting off one of his legs. Smith was on the way to the ponitentiary at the time. His recovery is very doubtful, A Female Dovil. Apocial Dispatc to Tur B Crxorsnar, January 4. —The Com- mercial-Gazotte's Mouut Vernon, O,, special says: Mrs, Stillwell has made a still further confession that she mur- dered her mother at Ottumwa, Iowa, after she had been injured In the ralls voud aceident. Sho says she is guilty of other crimes which she will not divulge. When asked of what her father died, she said, “‘cut throat.” Hor father mysteriously disappeare Ph; na declare her of sound mind, Boller Explosion. Hpeclal Dispatch to Tu Lir, DErgorr, Jaruary 4, --A the box factory of the manufacturing company, or in insular North Mus. of Ireland in an inspection of the par- fsh of Glen Columkill. They visited was tho result of a drunken quarrel, | kegon, exploded to-day. Four men The National League will pros ere kiiled and as many more soriously Patrick Kagan, ireasurer of tho late | iujured. One end of the factory was Land League, a eorvico of plate, in |demolished, The wholo building was recognition of his services, badly damaged, Low water was the FAMINE STRICKEN HOME oauss, . : Dusuin, Janusry 4 —A Donegal Reminisoenoes of Tweed priest accompanted the chief secrotary [Special Dispatch to Tiw B, Niw York, Jaunary 4.—-The oty debt of New York is §96,000,000. popularly attended as that of Govern. or Butlor, at the atate house to.dsy. Hours before the time for him to ap- pear, the house and passagoways were crowded s> that motion was difficult, and the throng overflowed the broad stops and extended to the common. The joint convention for the inaugura- tlon took place in the hall of the house of representatives, which was packed full of people, ladies and membars, The galleries were opened for Iadies, but the pudlic gallery was reserved for fnvited guests, At 12:30 the su- preme judioial court entered, followed by Gen. Butler, dressed In an evening ouit aud carrying a gold-headed cano and wearing his usual button hole bovquet. He walked up the aisle and eat ut the ‘speaker’s desk amid the applause of his friends. Distinguiehed guests followed, and soon the hall of the house was packed to tho last inch, President Crocker of the senate ad- ministored the oath of oftice and Gov Batlor read his address, Gov Butler, in his inaagural ad- drees, presents his views upon free and cqual suffrage at great length, He euggeats a that nominal poll tex for state purposes be ais ssed as now on the polls of citizons, and then if any citizon chooso to pay it by doing his duty s a citizen by voting, let that act caucel the payment of such tax. He commends the revision of the reglstration laws and thet they be sufliciently guarded to pre. vent frauds without being an sctusl obstruction to and a burden upon the voters, Rogardivg free bdr:l and fair vount, the governor says: ““Why not provide that »il votes hall be enclosed in seli-sealing envelopes of tho same size, quality and eoloz, 1o be furnished by the state, then ti iza and *complexion of the ballot ‘Rould be immaterial,” The s g.nn'-.h‘ mado that @ w mun to vote un der the same ngumlou aa men manioipal elections, which law ' :k( vl:u ‘i: shall be accap!ea i majoril ~women | at sorp Mhfl. & pro o be *ande Mflng’m objection that womdn may have v gn intc roorus aad voting places fok t1e pur- pose of exerciaing the right§of waf- frage. The governor recfmmends that the electioft of city govlrnments take place on the same i y as the electlon gencral and that elec- ton duz be made a iegal hol- iday. Considerable space is deveted: to tho question of onmes. ' andi the legislature is asked to pase an act providing that whoever is convicted of, wilfully attempting to derail a moving rallway train shall suffer death, The evils of dealing in futures and corner- ing wheat, corn, etc., are dwelt upon, and the legislature is rocommended to stop the abuse. Considerable atten- tion is glven to reformatory, correc- tioual ‘and pauper institutions, and it s shown that the exponses for salaries and agents are more than all other expenses,for supporting the poor by $12,000. Logislation is suggested for looking to the improvement of the discipline of che state prison, and meuking the institution efficient asa reformatory, causing the labor of prisoners to bo self-supporting, and providing that every prisoner may work off a portion of his sentence every month, and an investment of a cerlain per cenwge of the prisoners earnings in & fond to be given him when discharged to start him in the world again, The employ- ment of convict labor in a certain houso of correction outside of the walle, in raising the focd they con- sume, is spoken of as profitable.” The following institutions, the governor says, should be abolished: The State Roformatory Prison for Women, Re- form Sohcol for Boys and Industrial Schoul for Girla. They are too costly for any supposed good they do. The Senatorial 8plit in Michigom. Special Dispatch to Trim Bxe. LANsING, January 4.--Republican members of the legielature to the number of 57 assembled in caucus this ovening to nominate a candidate for United States senator, and all but one partisipated in the procsedings. On the first informal ballot Senator Ferry received 4G votes, and 10 scattered, On the formal ballot hé received 50 to 6 ecattering. ‘The nomination was then made vrenimous. The situation now stands thus sur ropub- licans did not at oug, and declare themselves as not bound by tho proceedings The situation is al- mot entirely similar to that of 1775, when the late Senator Chandler was Jdefeated and Judge h i y clected, except th opposition to e lurge now as ther t the margi is nearly twice as A High 01d Wind. Special Disputeh to Tk Brre Mr. Waskiaron, January 3.—A terriblo storm of wind and snow is raging here. The wind is blowing at the rate of 144 miles an hour, and the temperature is at zero, o e