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

e THE OMAH ‘,'."J" 1 ST AR | (i DAiLy BEE i THIRTEENTH YEAR. HARMONY AND HIGH TARIFF, Vith a Sprinkling of -“Genuine, Deep- Reaching Civil Service Reform,” Platform Poluts to Which the De- mocracy of Pennsylvania Lie— Proceedingsjof the State Convention.} Harrissure, Pa., August 1.—The democratic convention assembled at 10:16 this morning, and was called to order by Chairman Hensel in afew remarks. The list of delegates was called, and for the first time in many years nu contested seats wereannounced. Robert E. Wright, of Lehigh county, was chosen temporary chairman by acclamation, together with the necessary officers for the transaction of preliminary business, A resolution that the commiittees on_credentials, por- manent organization and resolutions con« sist of one delegate from each congres- sional district, to be named by the dele- gatos, was adopted and the convention adjourned until 2 p. m. The conven was very harmonious, and indications point to transaction of business with dis- patch. The convention reassembled and Robt. E. James was elected permanent presi dent. The customary vice-presidents and secretaries were elected. Upon taking the chair James paid a high and eloquent tribute to the democratic party which he claims was instrumental in re- deeming the state] from the iniquity into which it had fallen for years past. The nominations for auditor-general were as follows: W. Hayes Grier, of Lancaster; John Swan, Alleghany; Geo, R. Guss, Chester; Jacob Seigler, But- ler, Robert McCochran, Cumberland; Robert Taggnrt, Warren; J. K. Duff, Allegheny; J. L. Brown, Elk; Robert J. Nicholson, Jefferson; William N Hunt, Philadelphi McKerran, Armstrong. On the third ballot Rob. ert Taggart, of Warren, was nominated by a vote of 163 to 77. The nominees for state treasurer were Thos. McReynolds, of Bucks county; Joseph Powell, Bradford; McCool, of Schaylkill. On thesecond ballot Powell was nominated, receiving 275 votes.. The nominees were presented to the convention and accepted the nomina- tions in short specches, The report of the committee on plat- form was read and adopted. 1t reaffirms the faith of the democracy of Pennsylvania in the true principles of their party, upholds the sanctity of personal liberty and rights of local self government; favors genuine deep- reaching civil service reform; advocates such taxation of the people as is requisite for the necessities of the government economically administered; that import duties should be readjusted in their application as to prevent unequal burdens, encourage productive industries at home and afford just compensation 10 labor, but not create or foster monop- oly; denounces the proposition of the re- publican party that the people should be taxed to raise surplus fund for the federal government " to distribute among the states; the existing surplus in the treas- ury should be faithfully :{»}Llied to the payment of the public debt, and the money not needed for the expenses of the government should remain in the ¥ockau of the people. To this end we avor the entire abolition of the present system of internal taxation as a measure of relief demanded by the people from unnecessary unequal burdens The plat- form demands the government should re- deem all its implied obligations as to coinage, and insists on the necessity of mervin% public lands for actual settlers, not another acre for corporations. The administration of Governor Pattison is heartily endorsed. He has vindicated the pledges of reform upon which he was elected. His upright, intelligent, cour- ageous exercise of the executive power deserves the unqnalified approbation of his party and the people of the common- wealth.” The platform concludes with a series of ten resolutions commending the administration of Gov. Pattison to the people of Pennsylvania, endorsing the extra session of the legislature and the abolition of a number of useless state of- fices. After adoption of the platform the <onvention adjourned THE REFORMERS. ANNUAL CONVENTION AT NEWPORT. Newrorr, August 1.—The civil service reform association met in annual conven- tion this morning at the Channing me- morial church. A large concourse of dis- tinguished people were’ in attendance. George William Curtis delivered the an- nual address. In the course of his speech Curtis said: ““In the removal of the late naval officer of New York. one of the most eflicient and experienced offi- cers in the public service, there was a flagrant disregard of the essential princi- ples of reform, but the ingenious man- ner in which this disregard was veiled in the apparent desire to promote the interests of reform was in itself evidence of the president’s consciousness of public expectation that tried and capable of- ficers shall not be removed under plea of expiration of their terms, At a business meeting after the ora- tion, Curtis was unanimously re-elected president. Hitchcock, of St. Louis, pre- sented a resolution to admit to mum{)ur- ship all civil service reform associations thus applying. The convention soon afterwards adjourned, POLITICAL NOT BUFFALO COUNTY POLITICS, 8 pecial dispatch to the Bir, KearNey, Neb,, August 1,—The re- piblican j al committee for the Tenth district met here to-day and issued a call for a convention at Kearney, September 11th, The democratic ecentral committee issued their first address to the people to- day. It denounces the republican party roundly and calls upon all voters in favor «f good government to co-operate with taem. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONTEST, Coxcorn, N, H., August 1 —In the 30th ballot for United States senator to- day, Pike gained 9 over yesterday's vote, Burns 10, ton 2, Chandler lost 9. A COMBINATION, WASHNGTON, August 1.—A prominent reasury officer to-day received a tele- gram fron Concord reporting a combina- tion was being formed witn electing Col A, F. Howard States senator. — — THE IRISH LEAGURE, ANIMPO RTANT MEETING OF THR EXRCUTIVE COUNOIL. New York, August 1. The executive council of the Irish National Loague of Amerien, met to-day. There were also present Patrick Egan and Matthew Har- ris of Ireland, and Rev. Dr. Chas. O'Reiley, of Detroit, treasurer of the an{lengue of America. President Alexander Sullivan occupied the chair. The league disposed of & large amount of routine business, and received roports from various sections of the country. Among the subjects considered was that of the socalled land grabbingin southern and western states andin the territorics by English aristocrats and corporations. cominittee was appointed tosecure a plete report in each state and terri- tory of the quantity of land purchased, the namen of the pufchasers, and stato: ments showing whether such purchasers are citizens of the United States. A resolution was adopted declaring the league would give no aid to any lecturer, no matter whence he come, whose R o ‘0, of % ad lectures were for any other than league purposes, recommending to branches that 1o invitations be extended. to lecturers unless the proceeds of the lectures are given to the National League fund. A constitutional amendment was adopt- | estion of Rev. Father Mc- Kenna, of Mass., so as to provide for election by state conventions of a vi president for each county in the seve states; also 8o as to provide that in muni- cipal councils the basis of representation should be from each branch: first, the president of the branch and then a dele- gate for each branch having over fifty members and less than two hundred members in good financial standing, and one additional delegate for each one hun- dred members in excess of two hundred. A resolution was adopted urging state committeemen to call state fconventions to secure as complete organization as practicable. ed at the su, e —— RAILROAD MATTERS, RECEIVER APPOINTED. CH10AGO, August1.—In the matter of the application for receiver for the Tol- edo, Cincinnati & St. Louis railway, made in the federal court yesterday, Judge Drummond to-day appointed Ed- ward E. Dwight, general manager of the road, to be receiver. Dwight at once qualified, and has taken possession of property. THE CHICAGO AND ALTON. Cmicaco, August 1,.—The quarterly meeting of the board of directors of the Chicago and Alton road was held here to-day. A semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent was declared, payable Septem- ber 1. Transfer books close August 15, The by-laws were amended to allow the exchange of stock_certificates to bemade in this city as well as in New York. The returns from the vote of the stockholders on the proposition to purchase the St. Louis, Jacksonvillo and Chicago railway, now operated as a leased line, showed four-fifths of the entire stock voted all afirmatively. The question will next be submitted to the stockholders of the leased lines. e —— SPORTING NOTES, BASE BALL, CrevELAND, August 1.—Bostons 12, Clevelands 3. Cuicaco, August 1.—New York 5, Chi- 08 0. UFFALO, August 1.—Buffalo 3, Provi- dence 1, Derrorr, August 1.-- Detroit 7, Phila- delphia 2. SARATOGA RACES, SARATOGA, August 1.—First race, mile, for three-year-old fillies, was won by Tmogene, Pri Louise second, Sallie McCoy third; time, 1:454, Second race, three-quarters mile, heats. First heat won by Capis, Wellington second, Mandamus third; time, 1:17. The second heat .and -race was won by | ¢, Capis, Mandamus second, Boz Sedam third; time, 1:17. Third' race, mile and a quarter, was won by Ella Warfield; Owen Bowling second, Brad third; time, 2:11}. MINNETONKA REGATTA, MinNearonts, August 2.—Five thou- sand people gathered at Lake Minne- tonka yestérday afternoon to witness the rowing race between Hanlan, Hosmer, Feemor, Lee, Plaisted and Riley. Race course one and one-half miles and turn. Hanlan won in 21 minutes 38} seconds, Hosmer second, Rilux did not finish, The German Teachers' Convention, Cuicaco, August 1.—At the second day's session of the German-American teachers’ association a lecture was given by Prof. H. H. Fick, superintendent of drawing in the public uc‘nmls of Cincin- nati, on poetry in German and American schools, ~ The speaker argued that one of the chief defects of the American school system was the inculeation of nothing but praetical knowledge to the entire ex- clusion of cultivation of the beautiful. Prof. Felix Adler's report on behalf of the committee on manual labor as an im- portant educational factor, _referred to the system now followed by Prof. Ad- ler's Working Women’s School in New York city. The afternoon session was devoted to discussion of the kindergarten system. The leading points made were that the system should not be used for inculcating any special religious belief; should not be considered preparatory to any course of education, and that all kindergarten schools, public and private, should b subject to supervision by committees of mother There was also an exhibition of appliances for kindergarten and man ual {raining, and specimens of work done in the manual school of w York, The evening was spent sc N — Collision of Trains, Tuoy, August 1.—The Troy and Bos ton freight trains collided this morning at Pawnal, Vt. The locomotive and trains wore wrecked, It is reported six men were killed, all employes. One named Sullivan, of this city, another named Barrett. The wreck is on fire, — Convention of Total Abstainers. New York, August 1.—The thirteenth | d annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union was held in Brooklyn to-day, 580 dolegates being present. Rov, B. Coulter of Winona, Mo, pro sided. Bishop Laughlin delivered the address of welcome. Little beyond the routine order of business was transacted at the initial session. OMAHA, N THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, “o Hoge Vanlts of the Nation Over- wowing wih the “Dollars of the Dads.” The Public Debt Reduced a Trifle— Imported COattle to be Quaran- tined—Pension Points and Other Matters. CAPITAL NOTES. TOO MUCH SILVER, WasniNGToN, August 1.-—The Star says the accumulation of silver dollars has become 8o great it is now quite a seri- ous question to dispose of them. All storage capacity at the various vaults and sub-treasuries throughout the country are already over-taxed, and the addition- al vaults built recently ave also full. The last con appropriated §100,000 for the purpose of defraying the cost of providing additional storage, room. No places have, as yet, been sel- ceted where the new vaults will be built and the entire matter is held in abeyance until the supervising architect can report upon the most available places, where extra room in public buildings can be had. It is probable a vault will be built in the basement of the treasury depart- ment. The basement under the east wing has never been excavated, and a vault can be built there. TOTAD COLLE oNs from internal revenue during July, $9,- 278,685, which is _$3,600.000 less than the total collections of July, 1882, THE DEBT STATEMENT shows a decrease of the public debt during July of $1.900,680. Cash in the treas- ury, $351,636,345; gold certificates $8,- 345,204; silver certificates, $89,271,411; certificates of deposit, $12,910,000; re- funding certificates, $337,700: legal ten- ders, $346,539,926: fractional currency, ,900,241. Total interest bearing debt, $1,338,232,000; total without intorest, $609,372,618; total debt, $1,884,872,383; cash in treasury $351,536, THE PENSION OFFICR sent out during the month of July 115,- 168 lotters, an average of 4,607 per day. July heretofore has been a dufi month in the pension oftice. Indian Inspector Henry Ward has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Creek Indian commission, caused by Representative Haskell’s illness. CATTLE QUARANTINE. The withdrawal of ‘all neat cattle arriving in the United States from any part of the world, except North and South America, will be subjected to quarantine for 90 days counting from date of shipment. This order does not include Canada. THE HILL INVESTIGATIONS, WasHiNGTON, Aug. 1.—King testified that the specifications for the Chicago custom house boilers called for 97 tubes. There are but 92 tubes in the boilers. He examined the hot water coils of the 'NEB. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGU ator, who, in his ignotance, al'owed the train to pass. & ROAD AGENTS UAPTORRD, Oanex, A L4The road agents who l‘npi.fl e Door kodgo and Helena conch a fow days agoy were captured to- day near Gallatin 7y Montana, Part of the stolen was recovered The robbers were' brought here and jailed, | BUSINESS PAILURES, Lancasten, August L—The Lancaster watch company suspended to-day, throw- ing 250 hands out of employmont. The suspension was oceasiatied by tho failure of A. Betner, late taadager and principal stookholder of the The direc- cotL. y. tors state the s on is only tom- | porary. Bosrox, August h==The Journal says s boot and shoo n and Brocton, F. Charles H. Ward & manufacturers of to-day made an ent to M, Dickinson for the' Benefit of creditc Liabilities in the neighborhood of §75 000; assots at present wnknown. Shaw & Bros. owe the firm about $200,000. The Spring Valemill company, Spring Vale, aine, man turers of print cloths, are reported ‘Stispended. Tt was supposed to be makig money. E. W. Holbrook, New Yorkys was largely interost Carats, Me., August 1.—Shaw's tan- nery suspended; -employes refusing to go to work unlesk were paid in full to date. It is 6xpected the Prince- ton employes will follow. It is feared the bark peelers, wha usually remain in until about the last.af August, will come out. The managers endeavoring to compromise with the hands, in order to save stock on hand. *This failure is the heaviest blow. to Ci in years. Calais I interests exceed $1 .~ Ttis thought | New Brunswick banks will weather the | storm, but_holders &re anxious to ex- change their bills for greenbacks. The Rcurv_:do= Omr;mhnlun. Cuicaco, August 1.--The congres- sional aumm.ininfi isting of Senators Dawes, Logan, %‘\'un, and Rep- resentatives Haskell, Cameron, and Dele- te Maginnis, charged with investigat- Fr:g the condition of ®eservations Indians in the northwest, aid reporting to con- gress the advisability' of opening up to settloment some of the lands now reserved to Indiaus, et hore to-day. It waa arranged that the commission should leave the city Friday morning for St. Paul, and proceed from that point to the Crow agency, thenge to Helena, Mon- tana, where it will divide into sub-com- mittees and. visit all ‘peservations in that section of the country, cently assigned, e ———— < Amateur Bluggers, Cricaco, August 1. —A large representation of the sport- ing fraternity ~ took hacks at 3 o'clock this morning to witness a prizo fight Between two ambitious hitters, named O'Connor and McClure, and a ring was pitched alongside the track of the Panhandle railroad” sixteen miles from the city. The mill was brought to a sud- den termination, 0'Connor getting a g heating aparatus, They were six inches short. e iron tanks in the other were | Was fall in the first round by which his arm broken. The Yuiice pursued the not as thick as the_specifications called | Party inpatrol wagons, but arrived on for. King described ow the heating the scene after the departure of the con- aparatus utterly failed to heat the build- | testants and spectators. ing the first winter. All ventilators had to be kept closed in or- der to insure any comfort to the occupants. Coleman announced he had no more evidence to submit to- day Totten expressed surprise, and asked why Wolbridge, of Chicago, had not been called. Coleman replied he had proved a fraud without Wolbridge. id not care to examine him as he feared anythin, he might draw from him would jeopardize his (Wol- bridge’s) position as an employe of the government, wheroupon Totten called Wolbridge to the stand. The latter tes- tified that the heating apparatus did good service considering the fact that the building had settled, ete. Coleman again demanded that the committee visit hicago. ——— CRIME AND CASUALTY, Special Dispatch to Tuk Brx. ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY, Kearney, Neb., August 1.—An unsuc- cessul attempt to rob the Bufialo County bank was made last night. An alarm caused the would-be robbers to decamp. A FATAL FIGHT, 1. Lours, August 1.—Mace Jones and Richard T. Elsey attempted to drive a man named Wilson out of the colored village of Brooklyn, IlL, near East St. Louis, last evening. Marshal Green, in e ——— Bounced Operators, BroomiNarox, Ills., August 1.—-Eight operators of the Chicago and Alton rail- road at Bloomington were discharged yes- terday for refusing to handle commercial business. Their places were filled with non-Brotherhood operators. The super- intendent of the Chicago and Alton says every operator on his lines refusing com- mercial business will be promptly dis- charged. A number of new operators sent_here were captured by the Brother- hood. The Brotherhood is sanguine of success. — Preparing for the President. CH10AGO, August 1.—President Arthur and party are expected to arrive here to- morrow forenoon. A committee of cit- izens will meet the presidential party out- side the city, and a reception will bo ten- dered the president at the rooms of the Union club in the evening First . bri- gade, state troops, will escort the party from the trair, Militia Ordered into Camp, Cricaao, August 1.—Adjutant General Elliott announces the Third regiment of Illinois National Guard will go into camp at Geneva Luke, Wis,, August 3d, on the grounds recently vceupicd by the First regiment. The Fourth regiment ST 2, 1883, THE OLD WORLD. The Asiatic P]f;fllfl Continaes Harvest- ing Humanity in Egypt. Jurisdiotion tn the Case of O'Don. nell—The Searchjtor{the Karth- quake Victims—Miscella- neous. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, JURTSDICTION 1IN 0'DONNELL'S CASE, Loxpoy, August 1.—James Carey was shot at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. ™ The stoamer Me ch the shooting oceurred, arri at Port Elizabeth at 2 o'dlock Monday afternoon, These facts seem to show that O'Donnell was outside colonial jurisdiction when he committed the crime, and must be tried in England. The press association reports that O'Don- nell, before embarking for Africa, boast- ed he had followed Mrs, Carey from Dub- lin F. Simmons, the wronaut, in company with Sir Claude Crespigney, crossed the channel in a balloon, landing in Holland. A SWELL HEAD, Brruy August 1.—The head has been placed in the colossal statue of Germania at Rudesheim and its comple- tion is assured in time for the imperial ng, September 28, Oflicials of the German universitios are prepaving rigid measures against duel- ing. CHOLERA VICTIMS, LoxoN, August 1.—-Twelve deaths from cholera_amouy the British troops in Egypt Tuesday. The disease is spread- ing among the Sussex regiment at Ismalia, where 20 men, including the captain and doctor, died within three days. Deaths among natives, Tuesday exclusive of those at Cairo, numbered 065, including 27 at Rosetta. SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD. Narres, August 1.—King Humbert decided that the search for victims of the earthquako shall continue, Six persons wore rescued to-day. Another shock was felt this afternoon. No damago done. Owing to the efluvium from decompos- ing remains, all but soldiers have ceased searching for bodies. FATAL SILENCRE BerLiy, August 1.—Private telegrams have been received stating there was a slight earthquake on the island of Ischia on the 23d of July, but the fact was hushed up by the authorities for fear that if the report was sent abroad visi- tors would be deterred from visiting the island, ALFONSO AND SPOUSE, Maorip, August« 1.—Ki Alfonso and Queen Christina arrived at the royal palace yesterday .evening. Tho kiny Cairo says there were 320 deaths from Cholera in that city yesterday. | — TELEGRAPH NOTES, The coroner's jury is now investigating the Carlton (N, ¥.) dissster. Miss Hriggs, of Salina, alwo Mrv. R. V. Munday, of Bay City, are failing. Tt in doubtiul if the latter en A certificate of incorporation of the Ex- ghango Telograph company was fled in Now York yosterday. The lino is to run from that diyto San Franciseo, Ci sital stock, ) The war ship Canad with Prince George on board has arrived at Halifax, The steamer Butte burned above Ft. Peck, Monday. T boat and cargo are a total lows. The was valued at 0,000, The passengers wero all landod safe | — ™ LOUTE CASES, Civil Suits to bo Brought to Recover on Routes Fraudulently Expe- dited, nal Republican, July 24 The preliminary work on the civilsuits which are to be brought against cortain of the star-route contractors for the re- covery of meneys paid for expedited ser- vico, where ll\\mr(llnrnf expedition is al leged to have been obtained through fraudulent representations, is so far ad- vanced the thit Second Assistant Post- master-Gen, Elmer has been able to not- ify the department of justice that he is ready to state the accounts against these contractors to thesolicitor of the treasury. "This is in accordance with the pr ions of 4,067 of the Rovised Statutes, which relates to the method of bringing suit to recover wrongful or fraudulent paymonts made from the funds of the post-oftice de- partment. Under thelaw the second assis- tant postmaster general has chargo of this ireliminary work, and under his direc- fion ehehiit authise of tio treasury for the post-office department prepares a statement of the amount paid each con- tractor for expedited service, where such expedition is Lulim‘u\l to have been fraud- ulently obtained, less any deduction from the several accounts that may have been made for failure to perform the expedi- tion, No allowance is made for any ex- pidition that may actually have been made on the route, suit being brought for the entire amount paid for expedition, where the department 18 convinced a case can be made of fraudulently securing said expedition. The 5apnrtment has been at work ever since the firet star-route criminal trial gathering the evidence on which to bring these civil suits, and has agents in the states & territories wherethe routes were located obtaining sworn statements in re- lation to the expedition actually perfom- ed on each route, the number of 1wen and horses employed, ete. The auditor's office has prepared state- ments of accounts against ten contractors, against whom suit is to be brought. Their accounts aggregate (omitting cents) $1,- 073,489, divided among the contractors as went to the frontier to meet his royal spouse. This fact disipates whatever may still remain of the theory that the two had quarrelled. DEATHS FROM CHOLERA, Lonpox, August 1.—Three deaths from cholera at Alexandria yesterday. HEAVY FIRE, BerLN, August 1.—A large building on the Kopnicker Strasse, this city, use for manufacturing velvet, burned last night. Loss heavy, Three firemen were killed by falling walls. THE LANDLORDS SQUEAL, LoNpoN, August 1.—The statement signed by Lords Dunraven and Mount, Earls Litford, Gough, Castletown, Fortes- cale, and other landlords of Ireland, has been sent to Gladstone, pointing out the losses of rent and depreciation in value inland that has taken place in conse- quence of the passage of the land act and suggesting state aid in the shape of a loan for the relief of land owners. The agricultural holdings bill passed its third reading in the commons to-duy, ANOTHER NIHILIST' CONSPIRACY. Lonox, August 1.—The Times says: We are ablo to state that oflicial news has been recoived from the Continental capital that the most dangerous nihilist conspiracy has been discovered in Rus- sia. A great number of peoplo are im- plicated. Many arrests were made, THE DEATH OF CAREY, Carerows, August 1.—At tho pre- iiminary hearing of O'Donnell, who shot Carey, Mrs. Caroy deposed that after the murder she asked O'Donuell: “Did you shoot my husband 7" and he replied, “Yes, 1 was sent todo it.” Carey’s iden- tity was suspected by the steward and will follow the Third in the same camp August 11, Both regiments. will rendez- protesting, had a quarrel with Jones in which threats of shooting were freely in- dulged. About 11 o'clock Marshal Green and Jones again met, each being armed. Four shots were fired, one en- tering Marshal Green's groin, producing death this morning. Jones received two wounds in the arm, one in the head and through the left breast, which are pro- nounced fatal, BADY FARMING, Bay Crry, August 1.—This morning the bodies of five dead infants were found in a H)riv vaultin the rear of Mc- s block. The matter will be thoroughly investigated. DEFAULTER CAPTURED, New Brusswick, Mich.. August 1. Levi D, Jarred, the missing ex-postmas- ter and defaulting ex-county collector of 349,000, was captured at Niagara Falls, Ontario, yesterday, SUICIDE OF AN ARMY OF FICER, 8aN Frascisco, August 1.—B. F, Semig, assistant surgeon, U, S, army, wusg found dead this morning in his room in the Occidental hotel, The de- aased was lying on the bed, a bottle labeled *‘poison” by his side, Army ofticers reject the theory of suicide and say that death resulted from heart di- sease, An autopsy will be held, He had a brilliant record and lost a leg in the Modoc war, THE POWNAL WRECK, Trov, August 1.—The names of the six persons killed in the Pownal collision are Mark Sutherland and Charles Martin, engineers, of Troy; John Barrett, con: uctor, Troy; H. H. Bruce, operator, of the Troy and Greenfield rmmd. Twelve cars burned. Kngines were sent to the rescue from this city and Hoosac Falls, Johnson, night operator at Petersburg Junction, is blamed for the collision. He had been given orders to hold the train at the Junction and neglected to transfer his instructions to the day oper- vous in this cty before leaving for the camp. — Editors on a Junket, Cuicaco, August 1.—The Associated })reu excursionsts to the Yellowstone had a handsome sendoff on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad this morning. Word was received from Harvards that the train was on time and everybody happy. The party is in charge of Mr. Hair, of the railroad company, and Majo: W. D. Bickhaw, of the Dayton Journal. o ——— Prison Retormers. New York, August 1,—Ex-President Rutherford B, Hayes, Howard Potter, Theodore W. Dwight and Morris K Jessup, of Now York; Charles . Coflin, of Richmond, Ind., and Fred H. Wines, of Springfield, I11,, unite in a call for ali orate of the Prison associution, and others intercste in prison reform, to meet in Saratoga, Beptember 7th, to reorgan Closing the Mills, Cureaco, August 1,—1It is stated this mornjug, as a result of the strike of the workmen in the rolling mills at South Chicago, where 1,800 men are usually empliyed, the managemen, has decided to shut down for an indehnite period. e — e Melted Buuwer, Des Morses, la.,, August 1,—The building on Walnut street occupied by E. 85 Todd as a butter warehouse, burngd, Loss on building and contents, $21,000; insurance, $7,000, R Off for Kurope, New York, August 1.—Gen, Trevino sailed for Europe to-day, acoom}a‘niud members National another of the crew of the steamer Rin- frauns Castlo, who noted his likencss, although shaven, to the portrait ol the informer, and the number and nuwes of his children, Carey's dem vauor on board the steamcr was im- pudent. He lived very frecly. Heo pro- voked & row at Capetown hotel by abuse of the English, Beforo quitting England Carey provided himself with @ vevolver for solf defense. This weapon ho per- sisted in displaying. PERUVIAN ROWS, Lima, Prrv, August 1.—To-day’s pa- pers publish full particulars from Col. Buasez, of the killed and wounded at Huamochereo, giving the names, which wo very numerons, Gen, Silva and Col, Autonio Praddesgam, are mentioned wmnong the killed, " @ol. Lonne Prodo, who was wounded, is said to have com mitted suicide on learning that Caceres was dofeated, THE EARTHQUAKE RUINS, Loxpoy, August 1, from Cassimicola ay lishand Aericans o of friends and relatives supposed to be victims of the calamity. An American lady reports hor aunt missing, it is fear wd she 1s buried in the ruing, One fam ily wore rescued after being thirty-six Latest advices number of Eng- there in search hours entombed, A Swiss fawily, waned Pascal, numbering cight, ouly one dsughter survivs. She states she heard her father groaning several hours before she herself was res cued, The syndic states 1,000 are dead w Lacco, 1,000 at Forie, and 2,600 at Cassimicola, The damage to property is incalculable, Later dispatches estimates the deaths by the earthquake at 5,000, APOLLOS IN PARIS, Pans, August 1.—Members of the Apollo commandery, Knights Templar,of l}.{y the surgeon of his staff, Dr Rocha. e rqgretted being unable to visit West Point, where he was cordially invited by the spcretary of war at the suggestion of Licul Gen, Sheridan, A YT e o ious objects of interest in the city. THE MORTALILY IN CAIRO, follows: Against John W. Peck, on seven routes, in California, Oregon, Nebraska and Utah torritory, $§271,216; against John R, }giner, on five ronm'll,sniuula- rado and Dakota tarritory, $120,812; a- gainst John W; Dorsey, on six routes, in Colorado, Arizona and Dakota territory, $112,080; against O. J. Balisbury, on three reutes, in Nevada, Montana and California, $126,046; against O. J. Salis- bury and M. V. Nichols, on one route in California, $83,266; against V. W. ker, on one xoute in the Indian territory, $179,340; against E. W. Parker, on one route in Arkansas, $38,616; against W. M. Grifiith, on one route in Arizona, $06,244; against B. H. Peterson, on one route in Louisiana, $35,679, and against Lake Voorhees on one {route in Dakota territory, $21,399, 8 In stating these accounts the sixth auditor presents with each _contract the names of the surcties being liable where collection from the contractor can not be made. It appears from the auditor's ta- bles that Samuel N. Hoyt of Washington, D. C., and D. W. C. Wheeler of New York city are suretios for John W, Peck, John R. Miner and John W. Dorsey on the eighteen contracts on which suit is brought against these men, and on which the government claims in the aggregate 513,109, Inthe case of O, J. Salisbury’s three coutracts he has three sets of surcties— on the first, for which the government ¢laims $40,728, Lyke Yoorhees of Chey- enne, W. T., and M. Salisbury of Wash- ington, D. C.; on the second, on which $14,933 are claimed, H, Wadsworth of San Francisco, Cal., and Wm. K. Sloan of Hilliard, W. T., and on the third, on which $70,302 are claimed, Wm. K. Sloan of Hilliard, W. ., and John W, Kerr of Salt Lake City; on the Salisbury & Nichols contract, R. C. Chambers and John W. Kerr both of Salt Lake City are the sureties; on V. W, Parker’s ,con- tract, R, L. Pease and R. A, Park, for whom no address is given, are the suret- ios; on K, W. Parker's contract, James H. Parker and D. T, Parker of St. Louis are suretics; on W, M, Griffith's contract, Jesus Redondo and Lyman A. Smith, for whom no address is given, are named as sureties; on Peterson’s contract, Charles E. Hovey of Washington D. C., and Geo, F. Boot of M ew Orleans, La., are sureties; and on Luke Voorhees' contract, . J. Salisbury and J. T, Gilmer of Salt Lake City are sureties. Garfleld’s ¢ Cincinnati Commerciul Guz Garfield was murdered, and is ma- ligned, because the estimation his ene- wies placed upon his character was un- true, not because he was time-serving and trugkling and false, but because he wasn't; not because he lacked indepond- ence and self-contidence, and the courage of conviction, and the most exalted ap- preciation of the obligations that rested upon him as the holder of that great of- fice, and were duo first of all to the pe - ple ut large, but because he displayed in the presidency the very qualities his de- tractors had denied him; not becauso he evaded or neglected the work before him, but because he did his duty, 1f he had been the sneak his slanderers say he was, according to the proclamation of the star route claimants of sacred sovereignty for special service, he would have been pres- ident to-day, with the full confidence of every scoundrel who defiles his memory. Missouri’s Favorite Medicine, From the Waco Exawiner, In most of the Missouri towns the saloons were closed last Sunday, but the drug stores did a land office business in filling pruwriyhunm Nine out of ten of these read: “‘Spts, frumenti, qts. Soda Loxpox, August 1,—A dispatch from water, Kix ounce Take at once,” NO. 39. SHOCK-ING EVENTS. The Reaper Abroad in the Land De- vouring Filds of Grain Progress of the Harvest in Iowa and® Nebraska—CornStill Lags Behind All Competitors. Special Dispatohes to the Brw. NEBRASKA, Finrn, Laxcaster Co., July 81.—The outlook for wheat, barley and rye, could not be better. The growth is large, tall and heavy witle large and well filled heads, consequently, must yield well and is now all cut and about being gathered here and in Gage county adjoining, A fow small pieces of winter wheat were sown here and they are No. 1. Flax acerage more than usual, with o large growth of straw, but will yield very poor. It has but a few boles on, and they are not filled. Tame and natural meadows are good. There_ will bo an average crop of apples and no peaches. Strawberries, raspberries and. blackberries cut off by hail. Potatoes are all o, k With favorable weather from now un- til lato in the fall, we may gather two- thirds of a crop of corn, and we have as good a locality for corn as any in Nebraska, Oscrord, Polk County, August 1,— Rains during the last week, and especials , ly yesterday and to-day have been with- out violence or severe wind, but plenty of water. Recent reports from all of the county areall inditative of best crops ever grown in the county o no insects to trouble them. Corme] coming on fast. e and barley are being threshed ield. Wheat and oats will molt&y be gx the next 10 days and is well filled, The present rain, ih«ngmrb may injure some in the shock. Plenty of green from flxfilmlywdoui‘.u now. found ‘en the table, " O'Nxiut, Holt Co., Neb., July 31.— ‘Woe are harvesting the best crop of small. grain ever produced in Holt county. The corn crop is far better than I pected to see it by thistimeé, A le fall would give us a faif crop, 3 flax crop has received co! iderable t- tention in this county the present sea- son. Mr. Ru i lubout fo n of O'Neill, has fifty m R miles northeast of flax as any one of as fine a croj e sowed it on new break-% wish to seo. ing. Many others have patches: ranging from five to twenty acres. i TOWA. o SiLyer Crry, Mills County, July 81.+= | orn is in excellent condition and grow-: ing finely; promises to be an average crop. Spring small grain is better tham g,m:.hbeen I‘or fuurdye-n p:aut The very plump and fine, wi s and as harvest is pretty well dvfl& we can say with certainty that wheat will avel twenty bushels to | L ST S Potatoes are very fine and promise a large yield. July .31, 1883.—Hari has just begun. et is will be fit to cut as soon as wheat harvest. is over. There will be a large crop of oats. Corn is doing well. .wmn thecon- tinued warm weather corn will make a fine crop. Obpesorr, Ia., July 31.—Farmers in this county have commenced harvesting their wheat and oats and pects are i;uodfor-hrg.m.’l.‘mi.,vu-y ittle blight in the wheat. . Corn is be- ginning to tassel at this time, altho thero is_considerable’ that will not be in tassels for several weeks on aocount of the replanting that was'done this spring, making it very uneven in growth, . LocaN, July 81.—/The farmers 'have got about half through hnrveufinug); and all gay their grain is good, and wish they had sowed more. Corn . is doing well. Wo had a nice rain Sunday, which corn and late potatoes meeded badly. Pros- pects are improving every day for the corn ¢rop. bl:nmurn all feel good, which makes the merchants smi vk o — THE BIG SHOW, OPENING OF THE SOUTHERN EXPOSITION. LouisviuLe, August 1,.—With thé*first streak of daylight crowds of people began pouring into the cily from évery. point of the compass. Trains were doubled up and then packed and b 'l the streets were filled. e president and party left the hotel in eflrriufal escorted by a body of polipe; and local military organizations, moved by the most direct route to the exposition building. There was a per- fect ovation the entire distance. o great main building, capable of holding 20,000 people, was filled completely.’ President Dupont, of the exposition, welcomed the {n-ulidant in a fitting speech, General Arthur gracefully re- sponded and concluded by starting ther vast machinery and . pronouncing the ex- position open. Fires. Cuicaco, August l.—~The Journal's McGregor (lowa) special says: A fire this morning destroyed & block of buildings oppesite the First National bank, which strueture was also in great danger for a time, Ten firms in various lines are among the suffevers. Total loss 35,000 fully covered by insurance. Easr Tawas, August 1.—The Oscoda Sult and Lumber company’s saw mill burned early yesterday morning. §00,000; insurance $50,000. Buivaeronr, Conn., August 1,—Dex- ter's hat factory at Danbury, Conn., burned last evening with contents. Loss nearly $100,000; partially insured. Shliicn L. Editorial Junketeers. Sr. Pavr, August 1.—The members of the associated press bonnd for Yellow- stone Park, arzived this evening at 6:30 in a special train of Wagner sleepers and dining cars. The train is in charge of R. S. Hair, traveling agent of the North- western railway. e s No Ordinary Btrike. Hartford (Coun.) Times, The New York Times says: “this is no ordinary strike.” 1t isn't. Touching a- \mui every mwru): indun country, it strikes more people and more including sixty millions of uul:o Mnd}.‘, property, thau any other twi strikes could possibly strike. It strikes below the “water line,