Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1883, Page 1

p - THE OMAHA DAILYy BEE TWELFTH YEAR. THE OLD WORLD. The Terrible Work of the Floods in the Rhine and Dannbe Va'leys. Dozeas of Villages Totally Destroyei and Thousands of Peopls Homeless, Additisnal Particulars «f the Loes of the City of Brussels in the Channel. of Genersl News. A Verlety Forelan THE GREAT FLOOIDS Special Dispatch to Tus Lun, DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROVERTY. New York, Jauuary 8.—A cabie from Berlin about the floods in Eu- rope says: By New Y.ar the Danube had overflowed its right bank, flood- ing the railway and station and driv ing the ofticials into the upper floors and offices. The Danube Navigation company had boats and eailors ready and detachments of pontooners on daty in the Prater. The water flooded the engine which drove the electric light of the Karl theatre, and tho aa- dtence had to leave, In some towos deer took refuge among the housee, and quautities of game, pheasants, hares and partridges drifted down the river. There is scarcely any abate ment as yet, the water standivg 500 centimetres higher than its normal level in Vienna, 668 in Peeth, and 678 in Pressburg, Linzo and Pesth suffered most among the larger towns, 95,000 acres of cul- <ivated land lying south of the latter being entirely submerged. Tho coun- try folk saved their herds with diffi- culty, but left the houses to the mercy of the water. The damage to propurty is secious everywh tha lossof itfe is not as Iai acted, uwing to toe preciations in good ume. Ia Gormany, aliy tha Rhiae provinces, th a8 might taken ations were more destructive many yoars. Thoe city of Mayencois in a crliical positica. T Aannheim and and 250 entire ploin between Worms is a great la Five v arn destroyed ho llon. Ie Ried dist Worms, twelve villages are stroyad ond 690 hoctues ! il Ton thousand peopls are complatoly destitate. At Macnheim motiing is visihla irom the observatory bat the water with a few treea and roofs, poster of Worms and heim left in boats. A number % were lost. At Heidatherg 1 lines of rallway wera desiroyod. er has rizon to the ceilings in the Jowest part of towny Everywhere churches and public butldings were opened to shelter the sufferers, the authorities are sapplying food from Worms to Badenheim and Lampert- heim. At Bergstrasie, tho Rtuine burst through the dams aod swept away houses sud herds. All streete of Cologmay adiseort to the wharses, are under water. The suburbs form an extensive lake, Five huundred people are homeless. From the warehouses goods are being moved away, the police and fite brigado laying trestle walks to facili- tate the escupe of residents, while boats laden with household effects as sists in the work of conveying moer- chants to their offices, into which they creep through windows. Below Co logne the littla towns of Malheimer, Woiden and Warringic are entirely under water, In Friesenlieim the honses have fallen and the furniture is fluat- ing about., THE WRECKED 8TEAMER. Speciat Dispatehes to Tuw Brr. THE STEAMSHIP DISASTER. LoNpoN, Janvary 8 - Further de- tails of the disaster to the steamer City of Brussels say that Captain Tand was one of the first picked up by the boats, although he, with the chief engineer, had been the last to leave the rigging. When rescued he was in the act of passing a life buoy to a drowning comrade, As showing the torrible naturs of the collision, the puraer says that the roain compartmont of the City of Brussels was out right in two. Afier the colllsion the fog thickened und it was dangerous even for the boats to move about. The howover, appreached the sinking g2l and found & boy camed Hamilton half drowned, elingicg 10 the mizzen | orosstrees. The vwo D'aliane drowned acem to have lost their wits from te ror and jumped overbiard without waiting to see what ¢oald be done fo their safety. The persons lost inclode Conner, the quartermaster, and Coch- | ran, the stewart of the skip. Neither the paseengers nor tho craw were able to eave anything, and many persons were obliged to loave the ship with bat littls clothing. There is no doubt but that if the fog had cleared a Jittle sooner all would have been saved. The theory concerning the drowning of tho seamen is that when the veasel lurched they were struck by the rig ging and rendered insensible. Oae man was found dead In the rigging The passengers of the City of Brussels have drawn up the following mem- orandum: “We, who have just been rescued from watery graves, wish to express our sincere gratitude and admonition of e, promptl- | tude and eooluess in danger exempli- | fied by the captain, purser and other | officers of the il fated vessel which has just gone down so near the te nationof hervoyage,” Many pass The bur Mar aro suffering greatly from the Besides the breach in the hull, the bulkhead of the City of Brussels was | shifted by the violence of the lision, thus ¢ apeedy sink » Kirby Hal engines on the 4 histles. The Oity of lued at §350,000 | and the veaeel at §300,000, [ day foe OMAHA NEB T UESDAY MORNING Blanber! Salvage as of the collision and markoi of the diraster, which is six miles from the light ship. Thora is no hove of saving the hull. The divers exoect to save, weather favorable, a good por tion of tho cargo. O:iher portions will doubtless wash out. THE CARGO New Yonrk, January 8. - The cargc of the City ot Bruwsells consisted of 185 balea of cotton, 146 hales ot hops, 6,027 boxen of bacon, 2,143 boxes of cheocse, b tiercen of salt heef, 100 tors of freah baef aud muatton. There was no specio on board the vossel, The steamshin carried out 41 bags of let- tera and 86 bags of newspapors, for Thero were 2,419 which were rogic- ry ut Qaeenstown, 30 604 letters, tored, TME INSURANCE, | Bostow, January 8.—The insurance | o1 the cargo of the City of Brussels is reported from 875,000 to §100,000, i the Boston marive companics, and distributed among the China, Boston, Boylston, India and manoficturers’ oflices. OBSTRUCTING NAVIGATION, Livekroor, January 8 —The masts and tunuel of the City of Brussels are obstrucing navigation and will be re- moved. HOW IT HAPPENED. Capt. Land statea that after the City of Brussels had been stopped for 41 minates steamers’ whistles were heard on the starboard and port sides. He coucludod tho steamers would pass in parallel lines. Suddeunly a white light appeared en the starboard bow, and a minute aud a-half afterward tho vemsel ran _into the City of Bruseels. e nmediate- ly oraered the bon'a tu be lowered and a eparo sail plased over the hole, but before the latter order could be carried out the carpenter reported there was fourteen feot of water1n the forehold and the engineers statea that the fices wonld be out in sBout a min- ute. Tho pansengers then took to the boats and the crew, without orders, filled the other boats, When the shio sunk us far as the bridge, Captain Laund callod out for everyono to save hiraself and jumped iato the water, Ho aud ot floated upon a spar untl rescue THE CAPTAIN OF KIKEY HALL statcs his vacsel wae the time of the coll ing her to anc tle was blown eontinually, lookout kept on board the Kirby Hall, barely moving at , and GENIRAL FOREIGN NEWS. pcetal Disgatches to Tuw Bar. ITALY AND EGYPT, Rome, January 8.—The resignation of Baron Blanc, sccretary seneral of foreign atlairs, and formerly Italin to Washington, wre finally divergenca of op Esyptisn affairs, The baron tendered his resiguation Jauu ary lst. Ho considered the prepon- derance of Eogland in Egypt the best solution in the Interest of peace and Ttally. TRIAL OF ANARCHISTS, Lyoxs, January 8 —The trial of the anarchists commenced to-day. The approsches to the court were guard- ed by troops and gen.d’-armes. All prisoners interrogated thus far admit carrying on & socialiet propaganda by speeches and writings, but deny the chargo of conspiracy. They disavow any complicity in the recent explosion in the restaurant at Chalone, BAD MEN, Magsenuies, Jannary 8,—Daring the night a party of Italians placarded the Ttalian conculate as follows: ““Deah to the emperor of Austria: we will avenge () verdank. RESIGNED HIS SEAT, Loxnow, January 8.—Playfair, the member for the inburgh and St Andrew's universities, has resigned his seat in tho howse of commone, A SCOTTISH FATLY January 8. —W , the Turkey red dyers, Glesg: have fatled. Theic labili- ttes are £12,000. RE-ELECTED, LoNpos, January 8,—Sir Charles Dilke has been re-elocted to parlia- ment without oppozition, GLADSTONE UNWELL ., (*ladatone’s medical advisora report that heis suffering from overwork and ueeds reat, (iladstone has abandoned his proposed visit to Midlothian. THE DEAD POET, Tunis, Januaey 8 —The remains of John Howard Payne luft here Satur- route to the the on Uit 8§ TO KEEP QUIET, January 8.—1The Berlin Germany will ignore vatrations at Gambetta's d avold everything likely to reh publi i Booming Butler. Bpecial Dispatches to Tus Bra. Boston, January 8,—At a demo- cratic dinner celobrating the battle of New Orleans, Gov. Batler in his speech sald: The cfvil service re- formers of to-day, not remembering history as well as they do their own political interest charge him (Gen, Jackeon) with adopting the maxim, “Tho the vlotors bolong the spoils.” Far from it. Every officer holder had assalled him and the princlples of the party he ropresented with viru- lence, with bitterness, with injustice and with personal vituperation, and he emulated this doctrine, which in this day 1 adopt, for one—not that to the victor ng the epoils, but that the government belongs to its friends,’ This portion of the speech was I ceived with uprarions applause. Rapre ative Carlisle, of Ken y, aent a lettor regretting his en- 1 absence. The sentiment of the was upiversally in favor of he nomination of Goy, Butler for the presidency in 1884 funeral. an belc tuc fore A Railroand Wrack. 1E DIVERS AT WOE Livi , January & —Officials of the Mersey Dock board and Liverpool 1 N's BRONCHIAL TRoCiES for Coughs | and Colds ‘The only artic f the kind | which has done e servica ant, nothe i tter,"—Roc, B, H. Craig, Otisville Cedar Ranids & near Norris four gion, srthern collided milos north of Cedar Fall. The en w8 wera wrecked. The proporty car of the Lights o' London show uext to the engiue of the St. Louis express was telcssoped by the baguage car and four preperty mon in the car aoverely injured, one probably fatally The scencry and property of the show aro wrecked, No other passengers wero tnjured, The firemen and on ginecra of both eugines saved thewm- solvee by jumping Sensatien at nteal City, Special Disvatch to Tk Dus, Cextrat Crry, Neb,, January 8.— Harly this morning a report reached town that a family of three were found dead in their home, several miles from tho city. The eheritl and coroner have gone to investigate, It is not known whether they wore murdered or frczon to death, Definite news had not been received up to six p.m. Pollk Wanted. Special Dispatch to T e SAN Axtonto, Tex , January 8, — a one-logged man, glving his name as Tate, wus arrested yestocday on sus piclyn of being Polk, the Terneesee detaultivg state treasurer. Officors not receiving instructions from the Governor of Teunessee, raleased the prisoner. Itis thought the officers had the right man, New York, January 8.—Captain Farrell, of the detective agency, this morning receivea a dispatch from Gov. Hawkins, of Tennessee, instructing him to hold Treasurer Polk a prisoner until a requisition could be forwarded, The detectives say they cannot hold the prieoner on the governor's dis- patch untti Tennessee authorities reach San Antonio. Polk passed through this city Faday. He pur chased arms, ammunition,- blankets, drugs, ete. Telegraph Office Buraed. Spoctal Dispatch to Tus Bur, Derorr, January 8.—A fice in Tel- egraph block ot eéven this evening commenc>d at the foot of the eleva- tor and almost instantly spresd to the two upper stories, which with the roof, burned out. The ht forca of s found crcapo by tho stair- t off, but all wore rescued with iro eacape laddcrs, M 8, Corbl chiet nizht ope r, was quite se burned about tho face, T large operating roorm of the telegraph cfiizo, with the book-keepers' toom, | battery rooms sud tntendent's | office w in misfor tune tempo: 8 the work of : Union wites, but men are already at work to secure new quariors and rostore communication, The loea cannot now be stated. al Dispatch to Tus biKe. Torkka, January 8 —A specisl meeting of the Cherckee Stockmen's associstion wes held heras to-day. Ten willion dollars worth of catile was represented, Resolutions were passed atking the secretary of the interior not to carry out the order recently is- sued by him to remove enclusures and cattle until after the matter had been investigated. A committce willbe sent to Washington. Small Pox. LyNcHevra, Va,, Jannary 8.—The small pox is reuing at Salem, Roavoke county, Thicty cases are already raporied. The towns of Roanake and Wytheville are quarantined sgainst Silem and other southwestern towns likewice, The Roanoke college has susponded and the students have gone home. The pubiic schoolshave closed and business is at a ntandstill, £ Stir Route Spocial Di patch to Tik Brx, WasnineToN, January 3,—Judge 11 has rendered his decision in the Dickson cae. Lo held Dickson in 0 to appear before the grand to answer for embracery in vio- lation of section 5,404 of the Rovised Statutes, in regard to jorles. He Is til to-morrow to renew bail Bagged. A Tuneless Musician. Bpectal Dispatch to Tux Bun. Cuicaco, January 8,—The Inter- Ocean’s Adrian, (Mich.) spectal saya: Prcf. Adolph Wedeles, musician, & well known tn New York and San Francisco, died yesterday in ludigent circumstances, He has two well-to.do brothers in Sacta Fo, New Mexico, 0id Hickory's Day Special Dispatch to Tur Bex, New Youk, January 8—The vot- orans of 1812 commemorted the battle of New Orlenna by hoiating the flag at the old fort in Contral park and bat- tery, Dinners followed, sfter which the voterans marshed to witness tho performance of a patriotic play. The Melville Family. Special Dispatch to Tig Brs, Mepia, Pa., January 8, —Mre, Mel- ville, wife ¢f Eogineer Melville of the Jeannette oxpedition, was in coart with her children to-day to answer the writ of habeas corpus to determine whether she or Melville is entitled to the custody of the children, Bon Will Sse to It. Special I"apateh to Tur Bk, #ostoN, Jauuary 8, —The board of aldermen petitioned to have tho lion and unicorn figure removed from the old state house, and the eagle eub- atituted. Andrew Jackson's Death, Spocial Dispatch to Tin Bek GiaLvesTo, January 8 —The News Henderson special says: The negro, Andrew Jackson, who attempted to outrage a young lady, was tuken from jnil by & nob and hanged ia front of the Hotel Don Juan, Ex-Senator Morri!l Dylng, al Dispatch to Tur bus. Avcusta, Me., January 8. —Lot M. | Morrill is not expected to live through the night, Bpe - | Special Dispateh to Tux Okpar Rarps, Jannary 8.—At| 12:40 this morving the St. Louis ex- press and the Minneapolis fest express 1d nly in boxes, Fric THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Congress Consumes the Day Dis- cussing Prosidential Succes- gion and Shipping Bille Oaliforoin and Oregon Receive Their Reward for Services in the Modoc War. The Tubicco Men Vainly Labor to Units and Bring Forth a Policy: Princess Louise Potitlons for Per- misgsion to Winter In Charleaton. CcAPITAL NOTES. special Dispateh to Tik Brx SUPREME COWRT. Wasnisaron, D. C., January 8,— The supreme court will take recos from February Hth to March bih, PENSACOLA NAVY YARD, The secrotary of the navy asks tho senato for farther appropristion to put tho Pensacola navy yard in a state of officiency. PRINCESS LOUISE, The marqnis of Lorae wrote Gen. Sherman, asking if 1t would be safe for Princess Loutse to winter in Charleston, General Sherman prompt- ly replied in his opinion there was no eafer or pleasanter place. THE MODOC WAK, The president has approved the act to reimburse Oregon and California, and the citizons thereof for the moneys paid 1n the suporessing of In- dian hostilities during the Modoc wars. Also the act to provide for the holding of the district court of the United States at Witchita, Kansas, THE TOBACU) MEN, The Nstional Tobacco Manufac turers’ association had a secret seseion wo-night, The policy to be pursued with reterence to pending legislation rning the tax on manutac tobaceo was discussed, Much diver vity of opinion was shown. The principsl questions disoussed recom- wend reduction of the tax on toba arebato of tax ady paid rod t entira sbolition of the tax, Tho old i of tho usscciation were re elected. CONGRESSIONAL. pocial Dispateh to Tos SENATE PRCCEEDINGS, Janoary 8 —Van Wiyck has introdused a bill to repeal s0 much of the law in August last as provided for casablishment of post routes from Niobrara to Deadwood, and from Chamberlaln to Rapid City and in connection therewith ho offured and asked the immodiate consilera- tion of the resolution, directing the postmaster general to suspend the ap- proval of contracts for the mail aer- vice on those routes. Until the bill was disposed of Edmunds preferred it to lie over, and 1t was ordered y sint- W ASHINGTON, ed. T'ne bill to prohibit the use cf cap- ital for other than the legitimate par- poses passed. Senator Beck said he would not ocapy any time upon this bill, but for that rince ho epoke npon the sub jeot in 1881, his views had somewhat changed, Then he was inclived to think the chief f justice of tho anpreme art the fittest succeseor to the powers of the presidency in the contingoncy contempleted, but now he preferred the schioms preferred n the pending bill, devolving thoss powera firat on the socretary of state and so on down through the cabinet. Wichout reaching a vote thotenato s journed. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS, After the adoption of a resolution to investigate the charges that the chici clerk of the house was ende i ot logialation [u the tutcrest of Washington gas company, the houss then resumed the consideratlon of the shipping bill Mr. Reagan, (Tex., was tho first epoaker, While favoring many pro- visions of the bill, he expressed op; sition to section eighteon, which pr vides for a drawback to be paid own- ers of ships constructed whole or part of native waterial. The tarifl’ laws built up a Chinese wall around the country, and it was proposed to rem edy the evil not by undoing the wrong but by committing snother wrong The average rate ot duty on ta: giods was about jorty.threo por cont. That tax of fo threo per cent, used for promotion of particular iutorosts, was so mon. stroas it ought not to be oncouraged by that section of the bill which, how- ever, iwitated it by putting a new tax on the people in order to raise the in dustry destroyed by the policy of t* government, He believed tho roal remedy for the droary shipping indus- try was a reduction of tariff The real remedy was to reducs taxation to a revenue standard, 1f 10 per cent could be taken off labor and material that went into ships tho proplo of the United Statcs wonld be euabled to ba- come ehip owners and countrol the for- eign trade. Ho opposed this system of granting bounties, From the building of a steamship to the catch- ing a codfish, nothing could be done without bounty Mr. Lord (Mich.) gave notice of an amendment to the 18th section, pro viding that the amount of drawbac'c shall not oxceed 2B per cent of the markot value of any articls on which such drawbacks 1a allowod, and tha the entire amount of s drawback shall not exceed the ammount of to nege tax in any one year Mr, Candler (Mass bor of the jolnt committee, advocated the pus sage of the bill. He would favor the amendment of the minority providi foe free ships if a proviso were ad ed, aud he would offer it as an am ment, applying it only t n more than 1,600 tons register, to employed exclusively in foreign oar- , mern rying trade and not In coastwise trade, sxcopting betweon ports on the At lantie aud Pao fis consts. Mr Cox (N, Y.) expressed a wil lingueas to mccept Mr. Candler's amendment, Mr. Guenther (Wis.), while favor ing tho gencral provisions of the bill s well as the free ship amendment of | the minority, exprossed his strong op position to the drawback provision I's effoct would be to tako §10,000,000 out of the troasney in five years aud o it to somebody, and the members could draw from their experionce the infarences as to who somebody wonld be, A fow men would be able | to wonopoiizs the buildivg of ships f years to como, The paople of the t 1 States were not in a wood to |creato additional monopolies. The people of the west had been fooled long enough; they had helped to bulid palaces for the railway meg nates 0 he oast, but their eyes wero openin. ad it would be woll to brar inmio ant when they wore fally waken: it would not be a wakenlng of api g but of a gisnt who, spring- fngto! feet would orush with one fierco t v the thieves who had riflad his poct. ‘s when asleep. The ! | then went over until to morrcw <ithout action, Mr. (' wley, (N. Y.,) introduced & bill, av horizing the Niagara river barge ¢ mpany o construct a bridge over the Niagara river, Roferred. Adjourned. ‘Taxation and Wages. Chivago T Luoe, Noar!y twonty years ago, congrees, in 1864, in the darkest hour of the robellion, invented and put in opera- tion the most searching and overshad- owing system of taxation that was ever invented in any government of modern times. The d rato noed of money necossitated suck an extraordinary measure. This war tax was justified at the tlie onthe ground that it was intended merely to covor the time needed towindup the war. It took saveral years, however, t0 rew ove 8o much of those taxes as were collested from the business of manafact- uring, but in time they were removed, Jeaving only the taxes collected from consumers on all the products of manufacturing Industry. This tax was intended to do doubly protective. It aimed to protect the home mauu facturer from competition hy foreign manufacturers, and 1t was intended that tho protection should also com ponsate the protocted pereons for such demandad exactions aa protection of them, The tax needed for this purpose, it can readily bo undorstood, was exclssive, and o frequontly dupli cated a3 t» be difficult to ale, In 1807 congreas made an enormous addition to the protecidve tarift on woolen goods, nearly, if not fully, pro- hibitivg the importation varions clases of weols and woolena. Wo give o liat of the ratcw of tax on some of tho articles of prime necessity ag thoy were under last year's impor- tatione: ARTIOLES, Cotton cloths. ... Cotton thread. .. £ China snd earchenware Glagswore. ... e Common window ginss, Per cent of tax. Lodd to B8 Silk g ods. . Soap H Starch....... Varnish ‘Wools. . ONTPOLa. . oovveen o S Waoolen drew goods. ... Blankets e Flinoels Woolen. Y T These taxes oxtond to overy variaty of tho various classes of goods—the chioaper thy quality of the geods the greater the rate per oent. Thoeo taxes aro collectod on nearly the en fire product of the American manu- facturers, no that the American pro ducars of iron, stoel and copper woods, the manufacturers of woolen, cotton and silk goods, ace able by law to ex ort from consumers this enormous | bounty or tax on all they purchase, An none of this tax is paid iato the troasury, but is collected by the man- ufgcturers direct from the consumers, the sgeregate tax thus collected amounts anoually to a greator sum than all the other taxes imposed by tho government, including the whieky and tohaeeo tax, and if it formed part of the rovenue of the government it would boe nufliciont to pay the whole national dubs in a fow yoars. The recipients of this bounty are nosr deelarlng a: Washington throngh their a cya that if eongrees shull interfere with these taxes by reducing then th will close their busineas, rofuse to make any more goods, and foroe ie merchanics Lo go out from rikghops to rates corn wod t upon tao farms, aud thus ruia the furmers, At Pittsbarg and In other manu- foctaring districts they are passing rosolutions at public meetlugs and conventions declaring that even with this bounty of 50 per cent voted them iy congreas thoy esunot make iwon viad steel, nor cotton or woolen cloth, and live; and henco they annource o reduction in the wages of their labor of 95 per cont, They plead that the consumption of their goods has de- clined, and that they cannot pay the wages they have boen paying. It is notorious that the cost of labor did not exceed % per cent of the cost of manofactured goods, and that the wages pald the American workmen do not, in many branches, exceed thons pald in Eugland, and In others do not exceed au averago of 20 por cont. The Awcrican workman theret gets a nominal adva in wages on the pro | duet o por cent of the value of | manufactur.d goods, and pays for the manuafactured goods ho uses pel oent more than s his foreign com petitor. No wonder, therefore, that the American workwan fs, under this nysten of wages and taxation, redus to the bare means of subsistonse in the plaineat form of living, » protext that the Und THiO tax on the necensaries of lifoe was col lected for the purpose of distribution among the workmen in the form o highor wages this enormous tax been sliected annually for twenty years, The wages paid to the workmen are JANUARY 9 1683 ) now reduced 206 per cent, bu: the cost of living I8 maintsined. The averaze wages paid during the last year on all classes of vcoupations has boen $346¢ Thils is now reduced 834 or to a total of §262 n year or &) per week. While thus remorsely reduc ing workmen to starvatlon rates of wagos these same proteoted and privi. ‘egod classes threaten the country with ruin if the enormous tax levie on their behalf is reduced, and arc now actoally surging a revised tarifl whish inoreases the tax from 15 to 30 por cont More 'axes and less wages aro the outcome of twenty yoars' enormous proteetin, The reduction of wages atrips the workman of the means to pay tho taxes. Au annual compenan tion ranging from $240 to §360 a yoar for laboters who payatax of 50 parcent on all the manufactured articles they need, from a straw hat to an overcoat, from a poir of children's shoes to & pair of woolen blankots, can hardly bo reduced without a corresponding re duction of taxes. Tho fraud cf pro tection is, however, now acknowl- edged. Protection has no real intor- o8t or conoern in wages—the men aud women whu are laboring for a mere exiatonce may live or pertsh; the iron and steel manufacturers, the makers of cotton and woolen goods insist upon thelr protective tax of 50 to 80 per cent. The laborer must take ocare of himeolf. Protection was designed for manufacturers, and not for workmen, & wha TU RPIN AND TINKER. ‘I'he Battle Between Two Philadeiphia Bull Dogs. Philadcdphiy Press The result of the brutal contlict be- tween the bull dogs Turpin and Tin- ker, which took place within a fow miles of New York on New Year's day, was the sole topic of conversation among the svorting fraternity all day yesterday, It was probably the most stabborn flght in the same epace of time that has taken place for several yeare. When the pariy from Phila delphis reached the rendizvous at 12 o'clock, everything was in readiness for the battle, A pit fifteon feet long and nine foot wido had been built in front of a raised platform, on which there were chaira for the onlookers. The eides of the pit were 1our foet in height and eov- trod with blankots to provent the anfmals froms bruising them- selves, The handler of Tur pin had his iz headed pet in bed th Lim wrapped in n blanket, Tinker's csro taker was valking his charge abont to ¥eep him warm. As usual In such oaces, each side appeared to suspec: the othar of the most wicked intentions, To pre- vent any ry, the rules of the cx- nine riug, as laia down by an estima ble Eaglishman some yoars ago, re- quiro that the welghing and washing of the dogn shall be done by thaoppo- sito handlers. Soon after 2 o’clock Tuarpin was weighed and tipped the beam at thirty-two pounds, The weight of his antagonist is the same. Then the washing in warm water be gen. The handlers were obliged to taste the water to prove that it was not poisoned. A young man in the audience accidentally kicked over a bottle of milk aad almoat precipitated general tow in consequence. After n great deal of profanity and a cloud of tobacco smoke, the task of wash- ing and dryivg was completed. Tar- pin was put in tho pit. His opponent followed a few moments later, Odde of $30 to $20 were offered the white with a few takers At 2,97 o’clock the referos gave tho word “‘Lot them go.” The brindle was baying loudly, scomingly anxious for the co: flict. The white dog never uttered a nd. As tho haodlors loosenod their hold the dogs bounced forward and wet 1o tho middle of the it, Thoy raised on their hind legs and interlocked their jaws, The spec- tators became frantic with oxcltement tmmediatcly. The handlers threw themselves on the foor and sought by evory means to urge the brates on, The two handlers, who wore flit on their stomache, seemed almost benide thomselves, They shouted and clapped thelr hands, they danced on on the foor, they blew their breath in tho dogs' faces, on thelr backs and n thelr oars, Mennwhilo Tarpin and Tinker con- tinued to chew each other with the greatest choorfulucss. It was not a mattor of fighting at all. The brutes wimply obtained a grip on oach other’s thronts and chawed for at least five minatos. Thon Turpin contrived to got his opponent by tho ear and tnrn him on hie back. Again did the speotators go wild with excitemont, Acain did tho bandlers jump wbout pit liko madmen, The white dog rotained his hold and the brindle's mouth was empty. In attempting to slak hin fangs till deeper, Turpin lost the advant; ond the next instunt tho brutes’ jaws interlocked with & loud suap. In this position they con tinued fer ten minutes, at loast, de apite the frantic apponls of the gon- tlemen in the pit. The hold was broken at last, and the white se- curod & better grip on his op- ponent's throat. The brindle howled. Frowm that moment bis doom was sealed. Ho became weaker and weaker uutll, at 3:35 o'clock, he fell on his side and the white dog draggad the howling antmal all over the pit. At 6 o'clock the fight was practically ended. The brindle dog could not stand, With a refinement of cruelty the backors permitted the white d-g to worry at the thyoat of hie dying antagonist for threo (uurters of an hour longer. The moans of the poor animal were pitiful in tho ex- treme, At s few moments before 7 the white doz was coaxed away, taken to his corner and returned to the quiverlng hody at the word of com- mand. Again he was conxed away and the brindle was put on his feet, but he foll limp and lifeless with the blood pouriog from his throat. The victor walked to the cars, and tho dead dog wes tsken to Philadelphia in a coverad basket -5 Bargains in blankets and comforters atJ, J. Brown & Co's,, 14th and Douglas sts, " THE STATE CAPITAL. Reynolds' Resolution fir & Joint Railroad Gommittes Passed by the Senate. Speaker JHumpbrey Unfolds His List of Committees in the House, The Railroads Perf ctly Satnfled With that Gffic r's Work, the Work of Houses, Outiine of Both THE DAY'S WOR Special Dispatch 8o Tin kxn, SENATE PROCEEDINGS Livcous, Nkw., January 8 —After prayer and the usual formalities, the resolution of Senator Reynolds, ap- pointing a special railroud committee, which was introducad last Wednesday aud made the special order for to-day, came up and was adopted, and sens- tors Reynolds, Dack and Brown, of Clay, elected as that committee on the part of the senate. The papers in the contested cases were ordered into the hands of the commitjee on contested elections. Land Commissioner Kendali was authorized to employ a night watsh for the cupitol, Grandison Miles, a colored man from Lincoln, was elected assistan’ jauitor, Seunate adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrow. b INGH IN THE HOUSE, The first thing fn order after the usunl formalitics was the reacing of the standiug committees by the spuaker, The following are the chair- mea of the committes as an- noanced: Judiciary, Bierbower; finance, ways and meane, Gray; agricultural, Walker; roads and bridges, Hall; miitta, Lee; public lancs and buildi improvements, G 8, Fizlde; 1i.ternal mes; fodersl rola- tions, Chapin; ¢nrolled aud en- grossed biils, Johnsoo; constitu- tional amendments, Nettleton; county boondaries, Daweon, Railroads (in full) - Grout, Nettle- , Stevenson, Hall, Britton, Gray, Jenson, Draper, of Kuox, Hollman, Chapin, Palmer of Saline, Cock of Nuckles, Qole, North and Fablinger. Privilogon and elections (in ful)) — Wheedon, Colpetzer, Robberts, Rus- sell, Cole, Dawson, Knoney, Howard, Warham, Davenport aud Payno, State penitentiary, Thompson; blind, Jeaf and dumb and insane asylums, Hollman; eorporations, Rotoliff; li~ brary, Frang; cities and towns, Col- peltzer; blanks and currenocy, Cox; uommuL schools, Russel; university and normu| sohools, Fablinger; public printl ,Ox:ololukolll; mines and vation, tol mine Denmav; i " 0 of the legislature $300 without quisites. A number of railroad bills were also introduced. A debate was had on the Reynold’s senate resolation No. 1, which was by a vote laid over till to-morrow. House adjourned till 10 a, morrow. It in generally understood that the railroads are satisfied with the house railroad committee, pare- m. to- Bridal Varleties. Joe Howard fn Philade!phis Times. 1 wonder if 1t is & peoullarly pairing time., However that may be, I have certalnly seen more brides and grooms during the past weok than In the six months previous, Oae couple came in arm-in-arm—he pushing shead, she hesitating and out of step. After thoy wero seat:d he held hoer hand and they waited for their fodder in oalm disregard of all the world be- slde. A pelo girl-bride in a lavender silk looked as if she had lost her last friend and pald no attention to the tripe and tenderloin of beef, which her very fresh lord and master had ordered for thelr breakfast. An old follow of 45 with his matronly bride of 40 took my eye. The old girl had been there before, and she took her chair as if sho had occupled it for a century, She ordered the breakfast, and shoe ate it, too, Her husband wos » beau and she knew it, Al- though they had boen spliced in Tren- ton but the day before, the rascal was 1p to his backelor tricks and would havo flicted before her very eyes if #hio hadn't caught and stoppad him in the very act. I wes also interested in two dear little people, slonder, slim, and delicite, Ho was about 41 an she 19, The happy couple may have had & quart of blood between them, but really he looked like a picca of tape and she like a faded lily. He peeled an orange for her and subse- quently induced her to try some buck- wheet cakes, with syrop, while he strengthened his iuner man by an oyster stew and braced up on cotfee. Preclsoly what they married for is a conundrum. He cannot hope to live more than a year, and her shrond will soon follow the bridal drese. Then again they may wax fat and dance at my funeral, A Curious Monstrosity. A young Gorman girl st the county poor farm at Madison, Wis , has given rth to an illegitimate child whose head, hauds and feet resemble the head and claws of a mud turtle. While she was pregnant sho was ter- ribly frightened by mischisvous boys, who suddenly thrust a turtfe before hor, sho having never before seen one of thecreatures, The head of the child slopes backward, and small, twiukllng eyes are set on top. It malkes no sound, but will anap st per- sons who touch it on the back, olaw the air over its head, and act gener- ally like a tartle.