Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1884, Page 1

THIRTEENTH YE AR. TuE OwMAHA DAy BEE OMAHA, NEB. T Browster Cameron, general agent of the department of justice, miade on the Hth inst. The senate resumed consideration of the new rules, and the twenty-sixth,which provides for a committee of nine on in- ternal improvements to have charge of all subjects relating to improvements of rivers and harbors, also the river and harbor bill, was taken up. Mr. Vest (dem., ¥o.) would strike this provision out, as the committee on commerce always faithfully performed the work. Mr. Frye (rep., Mo.) thought the com- merce committee had made a very color- less record for the last twenty years in the matter of our shipping, while Eng- lish statesazen had been intensely active, Without reaching a_conclusion on the rule, the senate went into executive ses- sion and soon after adjourned. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Congress Going Slower and Doing More Talking, The Matter of a Successor to Judge MoCrary. John Sherman and the Northern Pacific Presidency. Belford Says the Speaker and Holman Object Too Much, Mr. Hill Wants Uncle Sam to Build More Extensively. e i s FROM WASHINGTON. THECIRCUIT BENCH, Special dispatch to Thi Bk, WasniNaron,January 9.—The opinion here generally is that if Senator McMil- lan wants the place made vacant by { Judge McClary, he will have it. Mr Kasson said this afternoon that the Iowa delegation were talking of McCord one of their members for the position. The Nebraska delegation is ng the action of the Nebraska bar, particularly of Omaha. Senator Van Wyck says who ever is endorsed by the Nebraska lawyers will be presented to the president. Judge Lake's name is mentioned in connection with this. Mr. Laird expresses himself strongly in favor of him, Kasson awaiti leaves to-morrow. for Des Moines to attend the capitol inangura- tion, CreMENT CHASE. THE TARIFF REDUCTION, General Press Dispatches, WasniNaroy, January 9.—Nimmo, chief of the bureau of statirtics, has sub- mitted to the secretary of the treasury a statement in regard to the operation of the tatiff act of March 4, 1883, for as far as the same can be shown from available data at the present time. Itappears that the reduction of the average advalorem rate of duty on dutable goods for the quarter ended September 30, 1883, as compared with the corresponding quar- ter of 1882, is only 2.12 per cent, after making due allowance for changes in the law with respect to valuations of casings and coverings. The reduction of the average advalorem rate of duty on sugar is only 2.7 per cent for the quarter end- ing September 30, and somewhat less for the months of October and November. The reduction in the average advalorem duty for clothing wool is 9.7 per cent; combing wool 7.8 per cent, carpet wool 2.46 per cent. Nimmo says the reduc- tions are very much less than was ex- pected either by the friends or opponents of the new law. He adds, however, that the results ascertained thus far are to some extent vitiated by excessive impor- tations, prior to June 30th, of goods upon which the duties were increased and a postponement of importations of goods upon which duties were decreased by the new law, and to some extent, probably, by an increase of rates actually laid upon sugars in consequence of a more accurate ascertainment under the new law than under the old, of the qual- ity of sugar in respect to saccharine strength. SHERMAN AND NORTHERN PACIFIC, Sherman’s attention was called to a report that the office of president of the Northern Pacific railroad had been ten- dered him and declined. He said the office had not been tendered him, but the matter had been mentioned by leading stockholders and directors. I have said, ‘“While I would gladly undertake the duties of the office, and have the highest opinion of the value and success of the road, yet I could not, with due regard to my duty to my constituents and col- leagues in the senate resign my position as senator, nor could I properly, while senator, act as president of the company.” BUILDER HILL, Mr. Hill introduced a bill to require a government building to be constructed in every town and city of the Union in which the postmaster draws a salary of $1,000 and over. Hill says this policy will save the government §1,000,000 per year rent. OUT OF MONEY, A letter from the secretary of the in- terior, with a telegram from the governor of New Mexico, saying the legislature of the territory is about to meet, and that there was no appropriation for expenses, were laid before the house committee on appropriations to-day. The secretary recommended action on the communica- tions, which were referred to a sub- committee. FORTY-EIGHTH OCUNGRESS. SENATE, WasHiNGTON, January 9.—Mr, Plumb (rep. Ks.) presented a petition of 20,000 ex-soldiers for the establishment of a sol- diers’ home in Kansas. . Mr. Anthony (rep. R. 1.) offered a res- olution instructing the committee on for- eign relations to inquire as to the ex- pediency of legislation to enable the ex- agutive department to protect our inter- ests against governments which have prohibited the importation of healthful meats from the United States. Laid over till to-morrow, Mr. Slater (dem. Ore,) presented a petition from citizens of Oregon praying that lands which were granted the Oregon Central railway, which have not been earned, be taken by the United States. " Mr. Logan (rep. 111.) presented a peti- tion praying for the passage of an act pensioning ex-prisoners of war. Mr. Logan introduced a bill for the construction of a bridge across the Mis- souri river by the Chicago & Rock Is'and railroad at Kansas City, Mr. Morgan (dem, Kln.) offered a roso- lution, which was agreed to, instructing the attorney general to transmit docu- ments, papers and reports by the exam- iners of the department of justice, con- cerning the busineis of the United States courts in Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and Texas, which relate to abuses by officers of said courts, in the matter of collecting and accounting for fees, ete. The resolution refers to the report of constant objection, ferred to the river and harbor committee. my draft of the bill to allow Indian home. stead entres in certain cases without pay- ment of fees or commissions. gard to the resolution respec alleged distribution of circulars in some departments The executive session was devoted to a desultory discussion of the propriety of receiving in open session any memorials or petitions concerning the Mexican reci- procity treaty still pending before the senate commitvee on foreign relations, The ruling of the presiding ofticer that such memorials cannot properly be en- tered on the legislative journal is not generally dissented from, but the course of the discussion showed a strong senti- ment manifest on the part of the major- ity prosent, that the discussion of the treaty bo conducted with open doors. HOUSE, Mr. Kasson (rep., Iowa) offered a pre- amble and resolution reciting thatcertain foreign governments with which the Uni- ted States have commercial treatiessecur- ing to the United States the samo treat- ment assured to the most favered nations in regard to the importation of American produce and manufactures, have made an apparent violation of such treaties, and prohibited the introduction of certain food products of the United States under regulations not applied to like products from other nations, and directing the committee on foreign affairs to inquire into the facts and report what legislation or other action should be taken by con- gress or the executive to secure the due observance of such treaties to protect the rights of United|States citizens in respect thereto, whether by retaliatory legislation or otherwise. 3 Mr. Deuster (dem., Wis ) offered a resolution directing the committee on commerce to investigate the alleged rea- sons for the exclusion of American pork from Germany and France, and recom- mend such legislation as is warranted by the facts. Referred. Mr. Gibson(dem., W.Va.)asked leaveto offer a resolution declaring that all laws of the federal gcvernment authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquors in the states, at wholesale or retail, be made dependent on the parties authorized, first obtaining license from the state authorities. Mr. Deuster (dem., Wis.) objected. Mr, Slocum (dem., N. Y.), from the committee on milltary affairs, reported a bill for relief of Fitz John Porter. ferred to committee of the wholo Re- Mr. Slocum also reported back a reso- lution calling on the secretary of war for information as to the average number of commissioned officers in the army from the 4th of March, 185 to March 4th, 1861, and March 4th, 1877, to March 4th, 1881, together with a statement of the number tried by court martial, the number of convictionsin which the find- ings of the courts were dissaproved, and sentence remitted. Adopted. Mr. Steele (rep., Ind.), from the same committee, reported a bill to provide for the pay and muster of certain officers and men of the volunteer forces. to the committee of the whole. Referred Mr. Vance (dem., N. C.), of the com- mittee on patents, reported a bill to en- able Unifed States courts, in cases of im- proper grants of letters patent by reason of fraud or misrepresentation, to declare such patents void on application of the attorney general, The speaker laid before the house the message of the president submitting the annual report of the Mississippi river commission. Reference to this report called out an extended discussion. Mr. Willis (dem, Kfl) moved to refer to the committee on Mississsppi levees. Daring the course of the debate on reference, Mr. Belford (rep. Col.) eriti- cised the rules of tho house, which gave the committees on ways and means and appropriations the predominant influ- ence. 000,000 but $3,000,000 for the advantage of the people. erned by New York influence, which held in the vaults of the treasury $100,000,- 000, kept there, in his judgment, for some pur] of New house to-day is in the control of the south and west, and he thanked God for He favored voting not only $1,- The treasury was gov- ose of advancibg the finances ork and Peonsylvania, but tho The country had submitted to the t, sominution of two states and a litle sec- tion not as large as one of the countiesof his state, yet large enough. New let southern and western men stand to- gether and say they would unlock the vaults of the national treasury, use the money to improve the waterways of the country to the end that the interests of the people be not overborne and torn down by the railroad corporations of the republic. Two men under the present rules controlled the house, the speaker and the gentlemen from Indiana (Hol- man), who exercised the veto power by The report was re- The speaker laid before the house the @ of tho president transmitting o Referred. He also presented the message in re- ng the asking contributions for political purposes and the reply of the secretary of state thereto. Referred. Also a letter from the secretary of the treasury asking for a deficiency-appro- priation of $150,000 for printing one and two dollar bills, Referred. Mr. Bagley (dem., N, @ ) introduced a bill appropriating $150,000 for the statue o, {ibrrly «n{‘ightumng the world to be erected in New York harbor, The speaker laid before the house the president’s message in regard to the Heanepin canal. Referred to the com- mittee on railroads and canals, A resolution by Mr. Ochiltree (rep., Tex.) was adopted declaring that the house heard with deep regret of the death of the eminent German statesman Edward Lasker. On motion of Mr. McCoid (rep., Ia.) a bill was passed for holding térms of the cirewt and district courts in the northern district of Iowa. STORM AND DISASTER, Effects of the >Hcévv Snow Bast and South, Jreat Destruotion of Property on the Jersey Coast. Trains Delayed and Acocidents Prevalent. Snow Shovelers Killed In Penn- sylvania, The Effect of ;I: Gnlo; onthe Atlan- tic Coast. TEMPEST TOSSED. GREAT DAMAGE IN NEW JERSEY. Aruantic Crry, January 9.—The gale and high tide last night carried to sea |Sneuffe, of Cedar Rapids; Fitch B, Stacy | the Transcontinental association, com-cattle and all swine boarding houses, dwellings, stores, bath houses and other buildings. Howard's pier was more than half washed away. Much damage was done on the South At- lantic City and West Jersey railroads, their trains not running from this place to-day. Coney Island suffered terribly. Residents were up all night, dreading a tidal wave that might submerge the place. The water flooded the meadows, and the loss is ecstimated at betwoeen $500,000 and $1,000,000. The track of the Marine railway, between Manhattan and Brighton Beach, is almost entirely deatmyofi; also the culverts, and the iron pier is wrecked at the outer end, and up- wards of a hundred feet carried away. The old iron pier also suffered to a con- siderable extent. All the houses and sheds nearest the beach are either entire- ly or partly demolished. Bath houses, believed to be at a safe distance from the sea, were borne out to the ocean, Brighton Beach hotel and the surround- ing property is damaged to such’'an ex- tent, it is said, as to suggest their possi- ble demolition, should there be another such visitation. The promenade suc- cumbed during the night, and the music stand and drug store sunk into the sea and sand. The piazza in front of the hotel and the lower part of the building were also demolished. Engelmann’s pa- vilion was destroyed. THREE KI Prerspura, January Brinton Sta- tion, on the Pennsylvania railroad, eight miles east of this city, was the scene this evening of a terrible accident, which re- sulted in instantly killing two men and seriously injuring five others, one of whom has since died. All day a large force of men had been employed on the Pittsburg division clearig snow from the track. At a cut just east of Brinton 15 or 20 men were engaged this evening, when a train suddenly rounded the bend at Brinton and they were run down, The dead and dying were scattered along the track for 50 yards. The bodies of two of the men were found badly man- gled and life already extinct. After the accident, the men crawled out of thesnow in all fdirections, and it is nct unlikely that bodies of others may be discovered. The accident was caused by the failure of the men to have a *lookout” to warn them of the approach of trains. It was dark, and a locomotive standing noar with steam escaping made it impossible to hear cr see the train. DEATIL IN THE SNOW, KiNasToN, Ont., January 9.—Thurs- day last William and John Sherlock, of How Island, left Clayton, N. Y., for home on foot, when a snow storm came on they lost their way and became separ- ated. John became exhausted, dug hole in the snow and crept in. On the next day he was found, by some fisher- men of Grind Stone Island, nearly un- conscious and terribly frest bitten. His hands and feet dropped off in the house. A search for the missing man resulted yesterday in finding his body buried in the snow. HEAVIEST FOR YEARS, Burrro, N. Y., January 9.—The snow | storm continues. The fall is the heav- iest in this section for two years, An accident occurred on the Buffalo Belt Line road this morning, A Michigan Central train, due at 4 o'clock, came in collision with a New York Central en- gine which was stalled, badly wrecking the two engines, Engineer Brown, of the Michigan Central, had a rib broken. Fireman Johnson was internally injured. All trains are from three to four hours late. The Grand Trunk and Baltimore, New York & Potomac abandoned their trains. The Canade. Southern brought one train in with seven engines. HAVOC AMONG THE FISHERMEN, Porrsmours, N, H., January 9.— Three fishing schooners were wrecked in the harbor last night. The crews were saved. Twenty coasters slipped their cables, losing anchors and came into this port for refuge. The gale was one of the heaviest known. A TERRIBLE GALE. WiLkkspArrg, PaA., January 9.— Since midnight the storm has increased to a terribfia gale, which is raging throughoui the Wyoming valley. The winds are blowing with violent fury. The atmosphere is filled with sleet and many buildings in the courae of erection are threatened with demolition, The roof of the Methodist church was seized by the wind and hurled through the air. In the rural districts, barns, houses and collieries are damaged. SCHOONER AND CREW LOST, Porriaxp, Me., January 9.—The schooner Etna with railroad iron from Bath for Wilmington, went down near Bangs’ Island in the storm last night. The crew has not been heard of since. CYULONES, Quirmax, Ga,, January 9.---A terrible cylone is raging here, Rurraxn, Vt., January 9.---A terrific wiud and rain storm raged this morning, Fences and chimneys were blown down and houses unroofed. The roof of the Bomegen house at Castleton was blown off, In the surrounding towns a number of barns were levelled, OMIO ENOWED UNDER, CreyrLaxn, January 9.—Railway travel throughout Ohio is seriously impeded by the suow storm, which has lasted two days. ED. A Great Mortgage, Cororano SrriNos, January 9, —The Denver & Rio Grande railway filed a louse committes on morning discussed in a general way the subject of plouro pneumonia in cattle, Mr. Loring, commissioner of ariculture, | reo oxpressed his views on tho subject 1 | go.day,=that the Chicago & Alton had short spoech. - chairman of the committeo appointed by eago, to visit Washington in the intere %1 complete record of the case while before | roads or the public, and if the railroads HURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1834, Ipaso county, this morning, bonding all its lines, rolling stock and lands, to the COME INTO MY PARLOR, Union Trust company of New York, for - D o run thitty yoars st G per | Gave Mr. Clark, Bt Burlington Buzzes Afar, | — Accidontally and Fatally Shot, Special Dispateh to Tiu Brr, And the Pool Web Does Not Entangle It. Krarsey, Neb., January 9.—Walter McKinney, a young man, aged 20, fatal- ly shot himself last ovening while pulling a gun out of & wagon, The shooting was accidental. McKinney survived the ac- cident but a few hours, He lived twenty miles northwest of Kearney. The War of Rates Makes Things Lively, — i OVER IN IOWA. THE NEXT STATE F. Des Moixes, January 9.---The annual meeting of the state agricultural socioty | q, Slo ¢ Wil el to-diy, sud repurta of the sec. The Trunk Line Dictators Meet With retary and treasurer adopted. The ofli- cers elected are: Col, J, Smith, of Oska- loosa, president; H. C. Wheeler, of Ode- bolt, vice-president; John R, Shaffer, of Fairtield, secretary; George H. Maish, of Des Moines, treasurer. Directors: J, J. And There Is a Hurrying To and Fro, ' Sharp Opposition, RAILROAD RATES. STILL HELD AT DAY, Onicaco, January 9.—The meeting of of Stacyvillo; L, C. Baldwin, of Gouncl | prising lines west of the Missouri river Bluffs; I'rank N, Chase. of Cedar Falls; | to the Pacific const, was held here to-day, L. S. Coftin, of Ft. Dodge and L F.|The meeting began at 3 o'clock and lasted Newell, of Agency City, This city was | till evening. Tho main object of the meot- solected as the place of holding the exhi- | ing was to consider a proposition to change bition for 1884, at such time as the di- | the terminus of the association from the rectors may decide. Dubuque made|Missouri river to Chicago by admitting o hard strugglo to sccure tho fuir but the |#llied connections of the Union Pacifie voto stood 71 votes for Des Moines and |under the recently ratified agroement. B8 towDUbENENS Tho effect of this would bo to combine o (T all the ronds wost of Chicago to the Bt R gt L Pacific coast against the Burlington and The littlo two year old child of Fred | jts allios 1 Colorado and Utah, or foree Cramer, while playing with a knitting| Burlivgton to join the alliance and pool needie and running across the_floor, fell, | all its compotitive businoss west of - the sticking two inches of the neadle into the | Migsouri river, which it has thus far ro- roof of her mouth, from the effects of | fused to do. Little progress was made which she died this morning. in the discussion at issue. At the opening of the meeting Clark, of the Union Pacific, presented a rosolution to the effect that the Rock Island, North- westerg, Wabash, Alton, St. Paul, Bur- lingtorf, and St. Louis and San Francisco roads be admitted to the Transcontinent- al association on equal terms with those already in, This was laid over without action, till to-morrow. The remainder of the session was occupied in considera- tion of the rules of the association. It is belioved the session will cover several days. The impression is that unless the Missouri river lines are admitted to the Transcontinental association the Union Pacific will withdraw therefrom. It is not believed they will be admitted, as it is argued that it would raake the associa- tion unwieldy in size, and would involve the Central and Northern Pacific in a war with the Burlington, and would subj. the former to the danger of havi lines paralleled to the Pacific const. THE BARE WIRE §U Krokvk, January 0.—The parties in the barbed fence litigation appeared with their counsel this. morning in expecta- tion that the eloven suits that had been assigned for a hearing to commence to- dry would be argued. The court, com- posed of Circuit Judge McCrary and Dis- trict Judges Love and Shires, were una- ble, in consequence of their other en- gagements, to give now all the time that would be reqyired for the cases, and or- dered them postponed for o later assign- ment. 1t is expected that the hearing will be had soon after the appointment of Judge McCrary's successor, and proba- bly as early as the month of May next. o —— WASHINGTON WAIFS, IMONIA, WasniNaron, D, C., January 9.—The agriculture this S. THE WAR OPENED, d at the trunk line headquarters Mr. Grinnell, of Towa, | cut passenger rates from points on the Missouri river eastward, to the extent of €1 on through tickets. It is supposed to visit W 5t | this reduction is made in a spirit of re- of legialation in reforance to decensod | iimtn tor ootaiy maiia e Of X6 cattle, was present. It was arranged|ho trunk lines to prevent the payment that a sub cumlr:tWe, consisting of Con-| of commissions to scalpers, the demoral gressman Hatehyo Dibrell, Williams, | sation of passenger fares and a reduction Winans, Wilson, and Ochiltree, shall|,f the revenue of railroads. The position meet ropresentatives of the cattlo inter- | of the trank linesis that they. have a est in the agricultural department to- | jght to name the condition under which morrow. Pleuro pneumonia among cat- | thoy will sell tickets for western roads. tle will be the first subject considered by | [¢ “yestern roads were to sell tickets the committee, and it is expected that | through other agencies on more favora- the convention of cattle men, at Chi- bill will bo reported at an culy day. ble terms than the trunk linos AN INDEMNITY ASKED, can_sell, it js thought it would The commissioner of the general landjlead to discrimination between oftice has submitted to tho sccretary of [ connections of the trunk lines, and fin- the interior the papers relative to the ad- [ally to a war of rates and great loss of justment of grants of public lands in the [revenue. The trunk lines think the state of Kanas for the Atchison, Topeka | payment of commissions to middle mcn & Santa Fe railroad, together with a|pernicious and not in the interest of rail- can transact business at less than pub- tive opinion on the questions involved. | lished rates the public should have the His conclusion is that thestate of Kansas | benefit and not middlemen, There is should be called upon to request the|also a suspicion expressed that railroad Atchison, Topeka & Santa Ie railroad | agents and commission agents are often company to return to tho tod States | in collusion, and defraud railroad com- by proper relinquishment or conveyance | panies and the public of their just dues. of the lands last certified by the state|The best railroad officers in the country, as an indemnity for the use of the lands, | they say, are utterly opposed to the com- equal to the 15,170 acres certified in ex- [ mission system. The trunk lines, cess of the total arca of odd numbered |it is claimed, arc supported in thei sections in the granted limits, the 40,080 | position by and act with the roads in the acres certified in excegs from or on ac-|Joint executive committee, embracing count of lands south of the road in the | nearly all tho roads east. of the Missis- granted limits in common with the Mis- | sippiriver and Chicago, and by ‘u wost- souri, Kansas & Texas ratiroad company, | ern roads, except tho Chicago & Alton and tho 4,069 acros north of the road [and Chicago & Rock Island railroads. which passed to the Missouri, Kansas & | Although the advices reseived did not Texas railrond company, and for which |state that the Rock Island had made a the Atchison, Topeka & SantaFerailroad | similar reduction in rates, it is thoughtit company has reccived an indemnity of | will soon follow the example of the Alton 60,180 acres. if it has not already done so. A war of THAT SPY BUSIN passengor rates west, which this action will possibly procipitate, is viewed with In regard to the resolution adoptod|p, llm.lu apprehension among railrond yesterday by the house calling on thel;on, 1t 18 not known what action postinaster-general to examine the truth | gij) },e taken by the roads in joint execu- of the statement te tho eflect that a Brit-| iy, committeo to meet this reduction, ish spy numed O'Prien was allowed to},,4 it iy said assurances are given by all "‘"‘E"r with the American mails in New | ;¢ them that they will refuse to transact York, withplans to entrap unfortunate | v through business with non-conform- men, some of them American citizens ing roads. recently tried aud sontenced in Liver: | Gommissionor Fink announced that on pock, , Postmastar-Genoral Giroshun said | und attor Monday tho roads in joint ex- he had absolutely no knowledge of any- | gujive committee will not bo parties to thing of the kind having taken place. | 4,y billy of lading issued by o Dela. Sharpo, chief postoftice inspector, has|ware, Lackawans & Western railroad, bean directed to proceed immediately 0 | Dhis'ia i accordance with a decision of New York and personally make a thor- | ¢ho meoting of the trunk lines exeoutive ough investigation of the truth of the | oommittee of December S1st not to ad- charge. mit the Delaware & Lackawana into the REFERENCE, pool on account of its exhorbitant de- In refusing to vefer the Mississippi|mands. river commisaion's report to the comiit- tee on Mississippi river improvement to- | gyroao, ay the house reversed its rule of the| ¢ Kuysas Of oast. That report has alwsys been ro the intsrior department, and an_exhaus- A REFUSED MEETING THE CUT, January 9,—A out in rates ity on passenger business to 4 New York was begun this morning, and ferred to the committeo on levees and | yoyltod in & meoting of the goneral pas- improvements and it was particulatly | gon00r agents of the Missouri river lines desired by the friends of continued and|}opg to.day, for the purpose of consider- steady progress of the works along the |y the question of maximum commis- M “'l"l’f river to obtain the same re-| giong to gommon points, No conclusion ferenco thia year as it was deomed im-|yay roached, Tho meoting will bo con- portant to keep the Mississippi river ap- | inued to-morrow, Information was re- ropriation apart from the river and har-| ceived here to-day that the Wabash, r Sppropriation, Burlington & Missouri and Pacific roads met the cut at Kansas City mude by the Alton aud Rock Island, 10 REONRGANIZE, NOTES, Among the nominations sent to the senate to-day were the fellowing post- masters: George W, Cox, Vinden, Illi-| Boston, January 9,—Subscribers to nois; Wm, Hooper, Walnut, Ia.; John |the Corbin plan for reorganizrtion of the R. Stebbins, Laporte Cily, Iowa; Thos. | Daneville, Olney & Ohio River railway, L. Stephens, Glenwood, Towa. formally adopted the plan which provides Brewster Cameron, general agent of | for a foreclosure sale and purchase in the the department of justice, has tendered |interest of the first mortgage bond and his resignation to accept the position of | certificate holders, The new company recoiver of public moneys at Tucson, | will issue 75 per cent. incomoe bonds for Arizona, thy present mortgage bonds, snd 20 per It is understood that Medical Director | cent. in stock, and also stock at par for Grinnell, U, 8. N., will be appointed |all accrued interest. The amount of in- shall not exceed £1,000,000. New first mortgago thirty yoar 6 per ocent. bonds will bo issued, not exceeding £500,000, for the purposo of paying all existin claima and putting the road in good cont |8 Crimes and Repeated Attempts to Murder. — The Story Told In Court by His Uncle. A BAD BOY. —_—— The Diseases of Cattle, Wasminaron, January 9.—The assis- tant sccrotary of the treasury has trans. mitted to the house the report of the cattle_commission consisting of James Law, E. F. Thayer and J. H. Sanders, for the past year. The commission recommended that the national govern- ment prevent the shipment northward out of tho area infected with the Texas fover, all cattle whatsoever, excepting from the beginning of November to the beginning of March. Special attention is invited by the assistant secretary to the recommendation of the commission Trying to Poison Family, a Whole Secking to Cut the Throats of Sleeping Children. e — t Pwo daughters of Samuel Scaling, Agnes and Mary, children, a prominent live stock dealer of this city, are not yet identifind, lmld there will be no hope of v York, J 0,---Noti o recovering them. O Ay Nobico was |\ odies will be burried fo-morrow, others will ke held till next Mounday. portion of the prohibition party of this stato, who believe in the organization of a separate political party met in mass convention at Jackson to-day. 200 were present, three-fourths from the three counties, Jackson, Washtenaw and Hillsdale. the committee union party, favors constitutional prohi- bition, denounces polygamy, favors a tariff with incidental protection, but not sufficient to encourage monopolies, and contains some minor features, roported by the committee favoring hard money was finally i ing was said on that point, nor on female suffrage. new convention will be called to nomi- nate full state and electoral tickets. season tickets and boxes for the Abbey opera season of two weeks at Haverly's, beginning the 21st inst., opened to-day. The receipts are nearly $10,000. manager, Will J. Davis, who conducted the season sale for Mapleson four years ago, the most remunerative operatic r [ 50n sale is over three times as large, and applause, that the secretary of the treasury be ompowered to order the slaughter and safo disposal of all imported herds that may be found infected on their arrival in the United States, or may develop dangerous contagious diseases during quarantine; that he also be empowered to have all ruminants other than imported into the United States subjected to inspection by veterinary surgeons, and if necessary to prevent the spread of contagious di- seasc, slaughtered or submitted to quar- antine until they shall be considered un- infected, and that an appropriation of $1,600,000 be made to defray the ex- penses of preventing thefurther spread of the lung plague ameng the cattlo of this country and stamping out the plague now existing. Ot Ma oth — The Coavent Holocaust, St. Louis, Mo., January 9.—The lat- est reports from Belleville is that one more body was recovered to-day, but not recognized, Three additional identifica- tions were made-—Gertrue Schunck, of DuQuoin, 111.; Hillda Hagmel, of Tren- ton, I11., and Katie Urbana, of Vandalia, 1L The inquest will be kept open until the bodies are recovered. The latest advices from Bellville state that two more bodies have been identi- fied. A roport has been made by the surviving sisters, and accepted by the coroner as authentic, to d\u following effect: There were (3 persons in the convent at the time the fire broke out. Of these 26 were sistors, 22 of whom were saved; 32 were boarding pupils, ten saved, and five candidates in all were saved. The totals are: 37 saved, 27 lost. It is claimed that all of the lost have been found, but several little heaps of charred bones remain still unidenti- eed, and it is more than likely that it will never be known who they represent. ! in ars 800 Th Only the identified The | ¢4 to QT The Michigan Prohibitionists, Derrorr, Mich.,, January 9.—That About The platform reported from opts the name of the A plank stricken out. Noth- At a later period of the year a Sul ne e ——— Chicago Orazed on Opera. Cuicaco, January 9.--The sales of The manager ever here, says the present sea- | an that the Chicago club took over $5,000 worth of seats, Haverly's theater was completely filled to-night on the occasion of the first ap- pearance here of Miss Terry, who played the part of Portia to Henry Irving’s Shy- lock in “The Merchant of Venice.” Miss Terry was welcomed with unstinted to to o —— The Texas Stockmen. Avstiy, Tex., January 9.—In. the Toxas stockmen’s convention, to-day a resolution petitioning the legislature not to pass a herd law occasioned a lengthy discussion and was finally tabled, 63 to 48, Hon. Joseph Bayers, presi- dent of the convention, was much ap- plauded during his address counseling stockinen in attempting to secure protec- tion of their own property to remember first to be just to t‘m people at large, Reselutions were adopted requesting the legislature to pass such a measure as to correct the grievances the public suffer at the hands of pasture owners; a law making fence cutting a felony, It is ascertained that the legislature on joint ballot will probably vote 32 for free grass and 106 for property rights, o —— na na of to The Pork Pack, A Cincinsari, January 9,—The Price Current to-morrow will publish its Jan- uary preliminary report on pork packing in the west, showing for all points to date from November 1, a total of 3,845,- 000 hogs, against 4,025,000 a year ago, & deficiency of 180,000 hogs to date, “iu estimates for the entire season foot up 6,085,000 hogs, against 6,142,000 last ear, 1t is believed the average weight will be below last year’s. . e ‘Went Wror Easron, Pa, January 0.—An east bound coal trainon thed ersey Central rail- way last night at Hamton crossed over a switch and struck the third car of a pas. senger train approaching. Thomas Green, conductor, had his skull frac. tured, John Forgas, fireman, was scalded, and a lady, name unknovn, was seriously hurt, L m——— Moody Necas a Dentist, Loxpoy, January .—Moody is suffer- ing from a tooth aboess and is absent from the mission services at Clapham to- day. At the meeting Sankey read a surgoon general of the navy, to succeed | come bonds, therefore, will be §6J1,7560, mortgage in the county clerk’s oftice, Wales, It is prouided, therefore, that the stocck ram that Moody hoped to resume work to-morrew, R e OPIRES AR Axperson, Ind., Japuary 9.—Perry feased the murder of Susan whose body was discovered concealed in & ravine near town. Threats of lynching are made. WasniNaroy, Januas vicious looking color phonzo Nell, fifteen yoars of age, was in the dock of Judge Snell's court this morning for committing a series of atro- cious deeds, respectable colored man, who testified that about the 20th of last month the boy bought a box of ‘“‘rough on rats” and a quantity of arsenic. and put the contents in three quarts of milk with the intention of poisoning the fami gl. but failed in the attempt. Next day he renewed the attempt, putting poison in a bucket of water, nns Ben- amin’s eight children drank from the bucket and were taken with violent pains also gave arsenic to the cattle which made them sick, and killeda pig. He sprinkled discovered 1t and threw the bread away. Ho also attempted to set fire to the barn, but the corn shucks burned so slow he thought he would be detected, and put out the fire. attempted to cut one of the children’s throats while she was asleep, but she ;lvoku up just as he raised his hand to cut her. ridges into the fire and ran away, hoping she would be killed by the explosion. soned his mother and aunt, who from the effects, and at one time attempt- also said that while in Baltimore he used SravsroN, Va,, January 9.—E, D, Atchison, incarcerated for stabbing Sid- ney Ruckman, was taken from the Mon- terey jail by a mob, and hanged. body was then riddled with bullets, Bosron, January 9.—The annual re- Fort of the president of Harvard col- lege shows a considerable.decrease in the number of students from tho New Eng- land states and a remarkable increase in the attendance from the middle states. An endowment of $100,000 is intended for the law school. port shows general investments of $4,- 626,000, giving an income of $248,000. crease old ones made during the year are ate use amount to $63,000. Poruapenraia, January 9.—The Boat club of the University of Peunsylvania in a circular says it challenged Yalein '82 and Harvard twice in challenges were declined. lenges any college or university to row for the champhionship, over any dis- tance or water, and at such time and place as may be mutually agreed upon. Failing to receive an aflirmative answer days it is proposed to claim the Ameri- can college championship for eight-oared shells, John J. Augur, of the United States ble storm, and this morning his body was foundin the rondway. Death was due to cold and exposure. dead lieutenant is is in charge of the military post at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, ' Licutenant Augur has been in the navy since 1870, and was Jeannette. summer, December last. river provails, and muchj property has been swept from the wharves. loaded with corn was cut through by the 1ce and sunk, her Deeds by Other Hands That Deserve Condign Punishment. CRIME AND ORIMINALS, MURDER CONFESSED, anizo, who was arrestbd to-day, con- elson, ar to He alleges that hors are implicated in the murder. WORST BOY LIVING. 9.—A depraved boy named El- He lives with his uncle, a © then went home the stomach, but all recovered. Ho enic on Mrs, Benjamin’s bread, but she Just before Christmas he . He built a fire, callec. his aunt to it, and then threw a handful of cart- o boy while living in Baltimore dpoi- lied to set his mother's house on fire. He poison persons and cattle for spite. THAT SETTLES IT, The ———— Harvard Finances, The treasurer’s re- bscriptions to found new funds or in- arly $100,000, while gifts for immedi- AR Bound to be Champions. , and the It now chal- eight-oared shell race, with coxswains, this genera) challenge within sixty They will call on public opinion support their claim. et Sad Death of Licutenant Augur. New York, January 9.—Lieutenant vy, escaped from the Bloomingzdale lu- tic asylum last fight during fho terri- The father of the General Augor, who the officers sent out on the expedition search for the Arctic exploringsteamer The hardships affected his ind, and he has been oft du:‘ since last He was placed in the asylum e —— Disastrous Kreshet, Freverickssure, Va,, January 9.— destructive freshet inthe Rappabanock A vessel Huw's GARSIPARILLA s carefully prepared extract of the best remedies of the vegetablo known to medical scl- ence as Allrutives, Blood Purifiers, Diuretics falled to reach. 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