Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 2, 1883, Page 1

e — g Vi3 TWELFTH YEAT. THE OMAHA DALy BEE an I'o.-, THE INSANE ASYLUM, Dr. Mathewson's Management of the Institation. Review of the Teetimony Ta- ken by the Legislative Committee, The Alleged Abuss of Inmates Ex- plained. Oorrespondenc: of Omaha Bee. Li~cory, March 1.—The manage ment of the inesne is a subject to which few persons give any sttention, It sends a thrill of horror through us to here of knocking a crszy man down and Inflleting severe bruives and wounds on him, but when we cowme to consider the subject attentively, we flud that In some cates this ia an abeo- late necessity. When & man jumps up without warning of any sort, throws an attendant to the ground endeavor- ing to kill him, another must come to his rescue, snd this infarlating the crazy man makes him fight as though the strength of his lost reason had be. come muscle and physical power, He must be qouieted. In cannot be done by reason, it must be done by force He cannot be lald gently down and and carried away—sufliclent force must bo used to overcome his strength— he must remaln overcome till the pas. slon has spent itself. It is a difficult matter for any outsider to say such and such a thing is cruel, and as far a8 the charges against Dr. Mathewson are concerned, the records of the in- vestigation prove how futile were the attempts to convict the doctor of cruelty. With respecot to general managoment, no testimony could be more satisfactory. In every lustauce, where attendants coming here from othor asyluma been questioned, their testimony is that this is the bet- ter conducted institution, particularly 88 regards oleanliness, the promotlon of a family feeling as far as is poseible with these poor peoglo, and gentle treatment of them. In glancing over the testimany, the character of the witnesses who bring up these cases of choking, striking, kickiog and other- wise cruelly treating patients, attracts attention. In many instances, the adverse witness 1is a carpenter, mason or some sort of a builder, or an ex-attendant. Very well. Now, for the first class of men, it appears that while the bullding was going on at the asylum, Dr. Mathew- son with a conscleatious idea of per- forming his duty as superintendent of this state institution saw things going on in a way which would have been unsatisfactory to him, had the butld- ing been his individual concern, and endeavored to remody this evil. Nat. urally enough, as human nature goes, these workmen would put an ugly construction upon things they saw done after that. Bat, should the people of this state reward thelr ser- vant for an anxious interest for' their benefit] by lending & ready ear to re- proaches from those be has seen fic to chide for their lack of zeal ia our be- half? We think we are not so un- rateful and that the officer endeavor- gng to do his duty to the best of his ability shall find his right hand sopporter ia the state. Then too, when the pro- per amount of violence neceesary to be used with insane people for thelr own best good hos beea o matter of life study to great mlads, is 1t to be sup- posed that a man whose thoughts have nover been turned in that direction ¢l he came to work in the capacity of 8 builder on an insane syylum 1s a proper judge of whatis crul and what is just? Wo must not forget that dis* olpline is more & necessky there than in our homes. Then, arto the second class of witnesses, we wil say only— Gentlemen, how manyof you are will- ing to submit your clgm for integrity of character to the gerk you dlsmias- ed for incompetencyo fill his position? For the rest of the’ Witnosses, divide them also into two classes, for one, we will say thz! are men whose minds are diseasd on one particular, the poor creaturs are mono.maniacs, Their world is puffed with saw-dust and they must ave a row over it with somebody. A popvlation increates and there argnough of 'em to make it pay, we W/ build ‘an asylum for them and le/them grumble it out with each other. There ap/for the second class some honest witesses who believe they speak theruth in a good cause. They tell us offruel things which happen- od. Thee chings, never very long in coming / the knowledge of the watch- fal ® um‘iant, dismiss the at- daninstantly. unh fr Instances of the general run of theestimony at this investigation we spcribe abstructs of two of the ‘Alon Houser, laborer, saw patlent at yrtar box; attendant took him by therm; second attendant punched hi/in stomach; third attendant came a threw him down; the attendants eked and strack him; patient's face /d neck were bloody; walked to lum- or plle and sat down; thought third ittendant choked patient. Christ. Kulr saw patlent at mortar box; took the hoe; two attendants took hold of him, led him away, punched him in stomach with fiats; third attendant came, threw him down, choked him; put knees on hie breast; I told him to let him alone; attendant threatened to whip me; pa tient sat down on lumber pile; did not lookslckly. * * * Didnot report the case to officers at asylum; occurred about July, 1882, Dr, Matthewson, superintendent of insane asylam: As to the case of Hedrick, I learned there had been difficulty with him on thelr coming in; went In and saw the man right eff; no marke of violence visible; did not seem to be a matter needing investiga- tion; no brulses of any consequence; man had had none while there; he did not complain of being hart; I did not nndress him; didn't appear to suffer; don't know date; it was while build- ing went on; my orders were for pa- tlenta to be kept away fromnew bu(T:L ing, so that they wouldn't get hurt; they pass out close to new building; only knew of It what attondants said, nawmely, that they had had a little trouble with him; knowing him to bs a little off that day, aud mseeing no bralses, T thonght no more of it. See pp: 17, 18, 19, of Dr. Matthewson's testimony. R. C. Ohriiner, attendant cn sacond ward: Mr, Hetrick picked up hoe and began to mix mortar; I went up and took him by arm: he dropped hoe; Itold him to go into yard; he strock at me; Mr. Burns and I then not him fnto ysrd, throw him down, 1oft hiw a mioute and let him up; no peravn struck, kicked or choked him; Mr. Burnes was there; Mr. Slatterly wa#, bat did not assist; have told all 1 eaid to him, I belleve; don,t think he spoke of getting a drink; didn't see him kicked or etruck; no one stamped on him; threw him down because he made great realstance; he was strong; nothing further ocourred. Pp. 49, 60, bl 0. B. Keller, gardener: To like effect he testifies, pp. 77, 78 Dr. Hay, aeslstant physician at in- sene asylum: Roemember patient; don’t remember clencly theccourrence; don’t remember his being hur: or see- ing any marks on him; my businaes to oheerve patlents dally; never had any marks that I romember of. See pp. 13, 14, testimony. Thomas Jordon, attendant: To like offect; pp. 45, 46, b4, b5, 66, b7, b8 No. 2, Mary Sisson: (Ex-attendant) .Was attendant at arylum from February to August, 1882; saw patient struck with leather belt on Third ward; went on Second ward in one week; one even- {ng called superintendent up—one pa- tlent run out towards him; superin- tondent said let her alone; he put up his hand and took her by the throat; I thought he choked her; patlent's name was Anna Erickson; Dr. Ma- thewson visited three rooms after night; had trouble with patient in afterncon; locked her in room; in evening, doctor came In; woman was talking under door; woman stopped talking; dootor told me he went to room; next time girl had hysteria, was crying and screaming; doctor went to her room, she stopped; patlent said doctor choked her; next time woman was screaming and ur{lng, doctor went to room; she sald “Oh!” and stopped; there were two women in each room; one sald dootor struck her; now noth- fog else; * * * food compared JUMAHA NEB FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 2 1883 Sarah Gillmora, att, effect. Pp. 73 74, 76. A RUINED COUNTRY. Ballatin County, Illinois, Al- mest Wholly Under Water, aot: To like Orops, Stock and Other Prop- erty Destroyed, and the Peo- ple Hungry acd Bick, ‘The Bituation Terrible Beyond the Power of Pen to Describe.” ‘The Ruins of Shawneetown. Special Dispatch to Tin Bra. Evansvitig, Ind,, March 1. --Fred H. Winess, sent by Governor Hamll- ton to Inv te and report apon the state of affalrs at Shawneetown, Iil, arrived here from that place to day and at once telegraphed the governor that help for the dlstress ls impora- tively demanded; that to be effective it should be iImmediate. He says the situation there Is terrible, beyoud the power of any pen to describe, There are between 500 and 600 houscs in the town, every one of which are under water, Ounly thirty are habitable, those only in upper storles. More than 100 houses have floated from their foundations, Five hundred people are receiving re lief. Oue-half to two-thirds of Galla- tine county s flooded. Fences are gone, corn destroyed, stock drowned and the people driven from home. Dysentery, pneumouia and malarial fevers prevall and oro increasing. The river at Shawneetown, up to midnight last, had fallen abou: ‘three feet in four days. It is now falling half an inch an hour. The retief boat Isa- bella arrived at Evansville to-day, af- ter supplying the needs of the suffor- ora above. The Petitlon of Millionaires Special Dispatch to TuR Bxa. ALBany, N. Y., March 1.—A pe- titlon signed by some thres hundred citizens of New York, representing over one thousand millions of capital, was presented Governor Oleveland to-day. Petitloners say they beg leave to represcnt that the bill now before the governor known as the “five cent fare bill,” is regarded with great apprehension as a breach of good faith on the part of the state well with other hoapltals where I have worked; general care and manage- ment are good; the peculiarity of Anna Erickson’s insanity is in hugging the %sntlamen; I got a black eye once from patieni; was new one; did not know she was violent when brought in, Dr. Mathewson (superintendent of the insane asylum): Have a patient, active person named Anna Brickson—nymphomaniac; insanity is ty for g g! peculiar as to propenaity gentlemen; went into ward one on errand with attendant; supposed pitients were locked in, but Aunna Erickson ran into the hall with night dvess on towards me. Knowlng it would be difficalt to get her away in this dress, I extended my arm sc as to catch her throat between thumb and fingers as she came up, She struggled for a little while, they backed off from my hand, which she could have done at any time; did not tighten my grip on her throat; did not choke her; whon she relaxed I put her in her room and the girls locked the door; Am a very light sleeper and when awakened by nolse, step into the hall where I can hear plainly, and if I do not see or hear the night watchman, call and send them. If the case seems urgent, and I see no light, (vight watch carries lantern) and hear noth- ing, I go, but only in the male wards. We have a way of calling thent when we wish to go in, On the occasion mentioned, watch was sick, and in this ward was an old lady sick, and ac- customed to receive nourichment at night. I wished to attend to her in the night, feeling it to be my daty to do so in the absence of the watch, so Itook the night watch's key. I took the trouble to go myself as the girls worked hard and I didn't feel like calling them up in the night; b{ ‘girls” I mean attendants; when went inthistime some one was speaking across the hull, when I unlocked door, they said they wanted drink of water; I went to dining room door, unlockea it; got cup of water; tock it toopatient who drank it; took back cup to dining room and locked the door, She says another patient slept with this one; I belleve this Is correct; that Is all of it. See pp. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 of Dr. M.’s testimony. We have hysteria girl who cries and screams very loud and nolsy; if we can stop sound once, she ually stops for that time, so we us- ually put hand over her mouth; while here was no night watch I went in and told her to hush up and put hand over her mouth ¢s aforesald; no vio- lence was necessary or used in hushing her up; the object wasto stop the sound, which seemed to keep up the desire to make it; on that night was In bed, heard her and got up and dressed to go; knew by eound who it was, as we do usually get accustomed to their peculisr cries; that is all about this girl Remember other case well; was awakened by screaming and quarrel- ing; we sleep many patients two in a bed, and they somteimes quarrel; this sounded ltke an urgent case; I jumped up, slipped In my pants and went into the hall where I could tell by voloes who 1t was; they were old patients, and I knew I need fear no serlous trouble; rapped on door and told them to hush, they quleted, and 1 went out; belleve I just had on pants and slippers; that 1s the whole story; when heard screaming was in bed In center bullding on same story as these women. See pp. 14, 16, 16, 17 of Dr. M.’s, testimony, Will H. Green: Painter; have seen superintendent with this woman when she needed restralnt; manner kind and gentle as possible; locked her toa and en attack upon the rights of prop- erty injurious to holders of stocks and bonds issued and sold, based upon the chartered rights of corpo- rations of the state. Therefore they earnestly beg the governor to with- hold his signatare, Not one of the petitioners is a stockholder. -— Milwaukee’s Fire Chief Risigns Special Dispatch to Tx Bxs. MiLwauxee, March 1 — Henry Ly chiet of the fire department, widely known, resigned to-day, giving ill health asthe caunse. His friends atate the mean attacks since the New- ball fire are the wain cause. The mayor tried in vain to persuade Lippert to reconsider, offering him several months vacation for recuperatin. Papers in the sult of John Gilbert sgaluet the owners of the Newhall were filed to-day; $20,600 ere asked as damsge. o The Senator from Miohigan. Bpecial Dispatch to TN LR&. Detrorr, Moarch 1,—Five votes were taken Lhia eveniog for senator. Oa the fourth ballot a break was made in favor of Palmer, Stockbridge’s forces diraolving and Palmer's vote going to 40. Oa the tifth ballot Thos W. Palmer, of Datroit, recelved 75 votes, and was declared oleoted. Stout raceived 42 fusion votes, Ferry 2. The contest s unprecedented in the his- tory of the g:flhica of the state, 81 votes in all belng cast. A Great Event in Turf Circles. Special Dispatches to Tax Bus. LovisviLLe, March 1.—A private dispatoh from New York says the champion stallion stake orgauized by Pierre Lorillard for the world's fair, afterwards put up to be bid aesociations east of the Mississippi, and which has been recognized as the great tarf event of the present year, was to-day awarded to the Louisvillee Jockey club, its bid belng $10 575 The stake will be ran at the fall meet- ing of the club in September, and promises to be a great treat. . A Tie Pam. Special Dispatch to Tn Bxn. WatertowN, N, Y., March 1.—In a freight train on the Rome, Water- town and Ogdensburg railroad, a car In the middle of the train left the track three miles south of Adams, but it was not discov- ered until the train reached that sta tion eafely. The traln crossed a bridge 200 feet lorg all right. The ties were badly broken, and spike- heads and a thousand fish-plate bolts cut off, and had to be replaced before trains coald pass, An Indian Killing Bee. Special Dispateh to Tus pxs. Sr. Louis, March 1.,—A dispatch from San Antonlo, Texas, says a party of ranchmen surpriced an Indian camp in Chihuahoa, Mexico, a fow days ago, and capiured twenty-five squaws and killed ten bucks, s Bl The Passion Play. Epecial Dispatch to Tux Bxs, New Yorx, March 1,—Police Jus- tlee Duffy has decided that the case of Salml Morse, who was arrested Saturday for producing the ‘‘Passion Play"” without a license, should go be(oreniiury. Morse was held in $600 ball,, A spended Grooer: pecial Dispatch to Tus b, Jersey Oity, N, J,, March 1,—0, T, W. MoDonald, a grocer, has wsus- pendeded with liabllities at $60,000, y | to. o, e, n b ot b, 0| THE. NATIONAL GAPITAL. A Lively Night in the House Over the River and Harbor Bill. The Jumbo Bteerer Attacked and Vigorously Defended. An Oshkosh Widow Oaptures the Silver Plated Bena- tor From Oolorado. The Debt Statement, Confirmations and General News. CAPITOL NOTES. Spocial Dispatchos to Tiw Ban. NOMINATIONS, WAsHINGTON, March 1,—James Benedict, New York, surveyor of cus. toms, distriet of New York; Oharles K. Graham, naval officer, disi-iot New York; Andrew J. Perry, uenoral appraiser of merchandise, dstriot Now York; Merritt Wickham, aaslst- ant appraleer, distriot of New York; J. B. H. Smart, collector of Internal revenne, Fifteenth distriot; Albert Unitel States treas- urer, St. Louls; Elthu Root, United Southern district of New York; A. C. Tate, marshal, Eastern district of New York; Jos. B. Koogh, marshal, Western district of North Oarolina; W. H. Dewitt, attorney, Montana; Stlas W. Burt, chlef examiner of United States olvil nervico commisslon; Jno. N. Irwin S{u ), governor, territory of Idaho; G, Edwards, States attorney, obert J. Fisher, Jr., (LI}, examin in-chief, patent oftice. PUBLIC DEBT. Total interest bearing debt, § 1, . 805 750; total without interest, $518,: 243 404; total debt, prlnolrl, $1,881,- 11 001, 165; croase during February, .9.8’5,678; decrease sinca June 30, 1882, $102,. Pactfio rail- 451 099; total interest., ossh In_treasury, $306,266, 638,346; bonds issued to way companles, intorest payable by United States, princlpal outstunding, $64,623,612; interest acorued not yet paid, $646 235; interest pald by gov- ernment, $57,283,388; interest repald by companies by transportation ser- The provision for the payment of the westera Cherokee Indian claims re- pn:‘\ad from the committee was struck ou Senator Vest offered an amendment to the paragraph appropriating $40,000 for the protection and improvement of the Yellowstone park, providing for a superintendent at a salary of $2 600, and ten assistauts at $900 each be ap pointed by the secretary of the In- torlor to reslde continuously in the park and have the duty of protecting game, timber and other objeots of in- terest, the balance to be expended in the construction of suitable roads and bridges, under the direction of an engineer officer to be detalled by the secretary of war, Adopted. The committee having roported a provision authorizing the secretary of the Interior to lease for not more than ten years small tracts, not ex- oceeding 80 acres, for the erectlon of hotels, ete., Senator Vest moved to raduce the quantity of land to be so leased .n one tract to ten acres. Agreed to, Senator Vest offered another amend.- rent, providicg that not more than ten acres shall be leased to any one of | person or corporation; that no tract ehall be leased within a quarter of a mile of any geyser or the Yellowstone falls. Agreed to, The bill, as it came from the com- mittes, contains a paragraph Instruct- ing the public printer to employ the highest character of workmen at the prices now fixed by law, and authoriz. ing him, in case he is unable to obtain a sufficlent supply on these terms, to expend a portion of the appropriation for temporary executive work outside. Senator Voorhees made the point of order that the latter provision would change the existing law, which re- qulres that the whole work shall be done in the government office. The chair sustained the point‘of or- f|der, and the provision was stricken out. On motion of Senator Alllson the preceding provisison directing the employment of the highest character of skilled workmen, &o., was struck out upon the same ground. Mr. Oockrell made the same polnt of order on the committee amendment making the salary of the clerk of the court of claims £3,600. It was struck out, and Sentor Hale asked Cockrell to withdraw his point of order. Cock- rell declined. Senator Hale advocated the increase and (allading to Chief Justico Drake, L. of vice, $16,370,190; by cash payments | who was present) expressed his indlg- five per cent net earnings, ,108; | nxtlon at seeing the ochief jus- balanca interest pald by government, |tice of the court of claims $40,267,998. MARRIAGE OF BENATOR TABOR. Senator Tabor was married ¢o-night to Mrs. Eiiza B. MoCoust, of Oshkosh, Wis., by t'ather Chappilll, pastor St. Mathews. The pr elect, Sscretary and Adams were among the and Mrs. Tabor will re: will then for a_ bri Oolorado. 0o to New in the private parlor of Willard's ho- te!, which was maguificently decorat- ed for the occaslon, and an elogani supper spread in the adjolning room Presents were numerous, and of great President Arthur remained | 67 an hour after the ceremony and oth- or gueats untll late In the evening. Among tho relatives present were Maxey Tabor, son of the senator, the father and mother, and two sls- tera and two brothers of the bride. One of the senators presents to his bride was a dlamond neckisce valued value, at §76,000. NOTHING DONE. The conference committee on the tariff bill adjourned at midnight tili to morzow morning, leaving almost all important points in controversy in re gerd to the tariff rate still unadjusted. CONGRESSIONAL Spocial Disp:tch to Tas Exs. SENATE PROCEEDINGS WasHINGTON, D, . March 1.-~Sen- utors Bayard and Beok were excused from service on the tarlff committes by 49 ayes and 6 noes, Senator Morrill asked consent that the chair should have authority to fill Agreed The president then appointed Sonators Voorhees and McPherson, Both the latter asked to be excused. vacaucies on the committee, Graated Senator [Garland offered a resolu- senate con- torees to withdraw from the confer- tion” lnstructing all ence. Allison objected to the present con- sideration of the resolution and went over uutil to-morrow. The president said he wished some democrat would advise him whether there was any democrat who would consent to serve on this committee. Such information would relieve him from embarassment. Senator Harrls thought the chair would be warranted by his experience 0 far In assuming 'h .. no democratic senator would serve. The president thireupon appolnted Senators Ingalls and Mahone, Ingalls sald his engsgements were such .he [Laughter, ] Iogalls was excused. The pml%;m Al ler, after corwulting with a few other president then appointed McDill and Mahone, and MeDIIl accepted the appolntment must ask to be excused. then appointed Miller, (Cals.) senators, declined. The on the conference committecs. ‘I'be prealdent appointed as the com- wmittee to inquire Into the Improve- ment of navigation of the Missiaatppl river, Senators Logan, Jones ENuv % McMlllan, Jones and Walker, (Ark as visitors to West Polnt, Cameron, (Wis.) tors to the nav Lapham and Cawmden. The president laid before the senate a communication from the secretary the com- pletion of the list of pensioners with thelr addresses, rates of pensions, &o. Senator Anthony sald 1t would cost over $60,000 to print the dooument, oration of the sundry olvll appropriation bill. of the Interior announcin The senate resumed oonsid senator ra, Teller, Sen- ator and Mrs., Hill, Representative and Mrs. Belford, Senator Sawyer, ox-Senator Chaffee and Gen. Oharl ests, Mr. in Wash- ington till the oclose of the sesion, York Senators and Harrle; as vlsl academy, Senators on the floor of the senate lobbying against an Incresse of this clerk’s salory. Judges had no more right to 053 with th sjandjrecommeddations of the pl river commission, The speaker announced the appolints ment of Mossrs, Steels, Townsend and Sparks as members of the board of visttors to Wost Point, and Mesars, Harmer, Updograff and Mills as mem. bers of a similar board to Annapolis. Mr. Moore offered a resolution call- ing on the secretary of the Interlor for lnformation as to the smount of Indlan trust funds Invested in Tonnes- nee bonds, and whether Tennessee has made any proposition looking to thelr sottlement, forred. Recess. Evenine Seesion—Me, Hisoock moved to suspend the rules and the deficlency appropriation bill, ?1:: motlon was agreed to and the bill passed with amendments, The only ameudment of any importance s one authorizing appralsal of all naval ves- sels stricken from the navy reglster under provistons of the last naval ap- propriation bill, and also puthorizing the secretary of the navy, if ho shall doem it for the best uterests of the United States, to sell such vossels, to advertise for proposals for the pur- chase ot the same. Houso then resumed in committee of the whole on the ccnslderation of the river and harbor bill. Mr. Van Voorhis moved to strike the item for the improvement of the Sacramento river, He claimed If the chalrman of the committee had not from Call- fornia no such item would have been put in. It is ontrageous, he continued; #0 damnable that nobody but a gam. bler and out throat would think of tacking such a thing as that to such a biil as thie, Mr. Horr demanded the words be taken down. Mr. Page—Oh I hope not. Mr., McLane.—It is Insult to the house. The words wore read at the clerk's deek and reported to the houee. @ Mr. MoLane immediately cflered a resolution of expulston, Mr. Hiscock obtained the floor and asked the house not to thus hastily suspend his colleagne, Ho in a meas- ure apologized tor Van Voorhis. Mr. McCook did llkewlse urging the words as the result of the heat of debate and demanded the house glve ‘Van Voorhis a hearing in his defence. Mr. Robinson (Mass.) ed the house to pauso and give Van Voorhls an opportunity to apologize. Mr. McLane sald it had never en- ered his mind that a vote should be taken on the resolution before the gentleman from New York should have the amplest opportnnh{ to make an explanation, ‘‘but it never entered my mind that what he could say can excuse him before the country, or before the house. interfere with the salary of clerks than elerks had to interfere with the salary of jadges. It was as offensive to him a8 1t was to other senators to see this justice importune senator after sena- tor, among whom he believed the sen- ator from Missourl. Senator Cockrell—‘‘He did not, sir; Isay he did not.” Senator Cockrell insisted on his polnt of order and the amendment ma ruled oat. . o a _motion of Senator Harrla item of $26,000 was for the national fird of heall The bill was then reported from the committee to the senate and the amendments adopted in the committee eed to and the bill passed. The rivor and harbor bill having been recelved from the house, Senator Edmuunds objected to its second read ingand it was erdered printed. The aenate went into executive sesslon and soon after adjeurned. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS, The conference report on the forti- fication appropriation bill was agreed to, It appropristes $295,000 more than when it passed the house. Mr. Page moved to suspend the rules aud adopt an order llmiting de- bate on the river and harbor bill (ex- cept in regard to items for the fm- provement of the Mississippl river) to one minute. Lost—yeas 133, nays 83—not the necessary two thirds in the affirmative. The house then went into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, but Hiscock objected to the river and harbor bill, and the commit- tee rose and reported the objection to the house. The house, yeas 124, nays 107, or- dered that consideration of the river and harbor bill be resnmed, and im- mediately went Into committee on that bill. Mr Randall move to amend the proviao which probibits the expendi- ture of any sppropriation until & com- miseion of five, three of whom shall be civilians, shall report whether the it | interest of commerce warrant comple- tion of the object. After reducing the membership of the commisslon to three, all of whom shall be engineers of the army, it was adopted. At this point s message was read from the senate, announcing the appointment of Senators Mahone and McDill as conferees on the Internal revenue bill to fill vacancies occasioned by the de- climation of Bayerd and Beck. The snnouncement was recelved with laughterby the democratic side. 'he item relative to the Mississippl river having been reached, Mr, Rob- inson (Mass ) offored an amendment prohibiting the further constraction or repair of levees, except in the per- formance of exlsting contracts, Mz, Hatch, in opposlag the amend- ment, ssid the west had grown so strong that if it were necessary to build & granite wall from St. Paul to New Orloane in the name of the people of the west, it would b done. A long discussion on the levee systom fol- lowed. Mr, Robloson's amendment ); | was lost, 34 to 79. Me, Updegraf moved to strike out the entire item, Lost. The clause, as flually agreed to, ap- propriates $1,500,000 forimprovement of ‘the Mississippl from the head passes to Oalro, including the harbor of New Orleans, Natches, Vicksburg, and Meraphis; $500,000 from Oalro to the I.lllnofl river, including ths Alton harbor, and $150,000 from the Illinols river o Des Moines Raplds, the ex- penditares to be under the direotion of the secretary of war in accordance of The meanest, commonest oriminal in the land has a right to be heard out. When I came to ask this house to pass on this resolution, when I take the responsibility of moving it, I have & duty to peform, I to the house that the gentleman from New York previous to the words which were ‘taken down and addressed to the gen tleman from Oslifornia, as chsirman of the commerce committee. He knew rtectly well whom he addressed. gkhnwgo is fresh in the mind of ‘this same member from New York. then addressed the chalrmsn of the commerce committee in lan- uage that, though? it could give no ghguoe to the gentleman from Call- fornia, gave Infinite disgrace to this house and to the gentleman from New York who uttered the language. Last pight he made the same refer- ence to the gentleman's early life and spoke of him as a “‘mule driver” and “stago driver.” It would have been quite in the line of current retort if the gentleman from California had sald to the gentlemsn that {f he had been born a mule driver or a stage driver he would have remained such probably to the present hour. [Laugh- ter and applause.] T eall the gentleman himself to or- der,” interrupted Hiscock. Mr. McLane—I am quite in order. The speaker—The chair must cau- tion the gentleman that It ia not in order to make personal remarks, “Take his words down,” suggested some member, while Mills and Ather- ton, in an excited mauver, held an in- dignant colloquy with McLane, who, folding his arme, defiantly sald, “‘I know what I have said, Take my words down,"” The demand was withdrawn, Mr. McLane, continning, sald he only referred to the largungo used by Van Voorbls last nlght i order to show tho suimus which had impelled him this cveuieg Ho (MoLaee) was patitfied the homre had mot ouly reached & puint of order where an ex amplo was necessary, but, he rogret- ted to say, it had found an fndividual who ought to be made that example. [Applause ] Brr Miils vehemently protested against 4 man belng trled without & hearing. Some apparently sharp words passed between him and M- ontered ‘‘Appetite Bill's” something to eat. Shortly after Dunn entered. Acoounts subsequent proceedings. One account Lane, which could not be heard on aoccount of the great confusion, Finally Van Vorhis was accorded the floor, and standing in the center alsle said he had been very earnest- ly opposed to the river and harbor bill. In opposing it he had found it very difficult to be heard in con- sequence of the confusion in the house, so that in addressing the chalr he had always found it necessary to speak with & good deal of power and difficulty. In other words, he had been compelled to raise his volce to its extreme strength, He was not an orator, as his triend from Mary- land (McLane) was, Hisvocabulary was far more meagre than the gentleman’s, and sometimes he might express his opinlon in words other thun a gentle- man would uvse, What he intended in this instance before the house was slmply to characterize the measure under conslderation, He had not the slightest intention to be personal to anybody, nor had he supposed he was using language different from what others had used with perfect imapunity. 80 far as the chalrman of the com- mittee on commeroe was conoerned he had not the -ll!hufl. feellng toward [Concluded on fifth page.] PUCILISTS AND PISTOLS. A Shooting Match in Chicago Rosults in the Death of James Elliott, The Hx-Ohampion Laid Out With a Ball Below the Belt, A Lively Passage of Bullets in Ap- potite Bill's Crib. Spocial Dispatch to Tus Brx. Onicaco, March 1,—~Between 8 and 0 o'clock to-night James Elliott, the pugilist, and Jerre Duun, a well known sporting man about town, met in the saloon and restaursnt of Wm, Langdon, allas ‘““‘Appetite Bill,” the ex-bunko and confidenca man. Dunn began shooting, with the resalt of Ellfott betng killed and Dunn wonnd- ed In two places, The trouble dates back to the timo when Harry Hill and ot!-w came here from New York to meet Jem Mace and Slade with a view of ar- ranging a wmatch with John L Sulli- van, whose backer was Jerre Dunn, At the same time Elliott, backed by Parson Davles, was seeking to make a match with the ‘“Maorl.” Harry Hill when somewhat mellow was interviewed and In the courss of his talk reflocted severly on Elliott's cour- age Killott bofm hunting for Hill, who immediately took the traln for New York. Elliott in an Interview, sald Dann had inclted Hill to make theso remarks in order to cause a quarrel between himself send Hill, in order that Dann might have an ex- cuse to shoot him, (Elllott,) Dunn in a snbsequent Interview let it be un- derstood he would shoot Elliott on sight, and as he 18 a man of questioned nerve tion, s shootin, whenever the men met. un- nd determina- doubt was felt that match would occor To-night the oaraman, place to get no Elliott and Plalsted, differ as to the says Dunn made a threatening demon- stration, whereupon Elllott arose from the table, took up a ochalr and went at Dunn with it, nn In the meantime emptying one revolver and drawing another. Dunn’s own state- ment and that of an eye-witness is to the effect that he was not aware of Elliott's presence until the Ilatter fired one shot, the ball passing under the ecalp acrosa the top of his head, and another passing through the left forearm. Daunn then drew his revol- - ver and jolned in the fusiliade, crawd of twenty-five persons In the place making a hasty exit. Dunn firod five shots and Elliott four. The police arrived, arrrest Dunn, Elllo‘ tt, ‘::l E dyllnq oon- n patrol wagon and started for’the county hospital. Elliott died on the way there and the was taken to the me. The Dunn is the partner af breeding fatm on an island inthe De- trolt river, where they own a number of promising thoroug horses. ———————— TELEGRAPH NOTES. Speclal Dispatches to Tn Baw, John Goodwin, abrconding Ohicopes &l\l&u:)cuntnubor, owes from 875,000 te At daylight Obas, McDonald and Wm, Mitchell fought a prize fight nesr Rich- mond coal wharves, Philadelphia. Both are very young Twenty rounds fought, Mitchell outfighting McDonald, C. E, Douglass, of Crockett, Texas, was fatally shot in the Opera house by a pistol nlimpped from the pocket of Sheriff Blake- oy. The enginein O, Hatton’s box factcry, ‘Westville, Ind., exploded, killing Hatton and his engincer, Henry Hilton, and se- yerely wounding Arthur Reynolds and James Hilton. A deputation of lndlns New York dry goods houses appeared before the executive committee of the trunk lincs to urge re- claseification on weat Found traffio, The Chicago and Northwestern railroad announces that all through trains will be ranning through to Dakota points Satur. doy next. Over seven hundred car loads of emigrants and_baggage are awaiting transportation to Dakotn, It is said the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad will huild a line from Celar Rapids, Lwa, avd Kan e Oity during the summer, The a‘hletic and nilitary entertain- men* arranged by J Lafin, in New York, inaid of The Herald fund for the benefit of sufferersby the western floods, netted a counidersble sum, The set-tos were between Sullivan and Prof Lafin, Mike Donovan and Billy Edwards, Joe Coburn and Prof, W, Clark, A Tale of Galoonda. Special Dispatch to T Bxa, Vicroria, B, O., March 1.—A pros- sector, who has just returned from the Kootenny district, brings a speci- men ot lesd and silver ore of marvel- ous richness and nearly pure. He says the mines are of vast extent, and it is estlmated that In one location there are twe hundred and fifty thou- sard tons of ore in sight. The value of ‘he mines at present discovered is $060,000,000. One seam is ene hun- dred feet thick. He tells of great veins of pure copper, which are vis- ible in the hillside. These mines are within sixty miles of theroute selected by the Canadian Pacific railroad via Kicking-Horse pass. Instantly Killed. Bpeeial Dispatch to Tus Brx, Hourrow, | Me,, March 1.—Two men, McInelly and Brown, with their wives, attempted to drive acroes the New Brunswick rallroad crossing at Oantonbury, N, B,, yesterday in front of an advanclug train, The train struck the wagon, killlng both the ladles almost instantly, and serlously tnjuring MoInelly, S— Two Year Terms. Speclal Dispatchos to Tan Bas, Boston, March 1,—The oonstita- tlonal amendment providing for blen- nial electlon of state officers and blennial sesslons of the leglalature the house and senate.