Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 12, 1884, Page 1

Rl > oge "flfl-\i,‘q patacy THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA DAILy OMAHA, NEB. SATURDAY MOl o NG, JANUARY 12, 1884. e »m«.‘\".v-—- o e S e e A BEE. NO 176 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Senete Lisens o M. Callom on Mormonism, Who Proposes Some Radical Legislation, Sonator Anthony Declines the Presidency of the Senate. Woller's Bill Regarding Diseases of Cattle, The Little Job For the House Com- mittee on War Claims, FROM WABHINGTON. THE DISEASES OF CATTLE, WasaiNaToN, January 11.—The meet- ing of the cattle men and members of the house committee on agriculture, con- tinued the general discussion of the con- tagions diseases of cattle to-day. It was stated that the disease existed in Dela- ware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, New York, and possibly in other places. Hunt, of New Jersey, said his state would stamp out the disease in six months if congress will make an adequate appropriation and protect the state from the importation of the disease. Dr. Law, of the cattle commission said it could be eradecated within twelve months. Judge Carey, ot Wyoming, gave the history of a disease like Asiatic cholera, which spread through Europe and reach- ed America forty years ago. 1t had not yet reached the western plains, but if it did so it would spread all over the land. A hundred million dollars is involved. Representative Hatchsaid Singleton, of Illinois, had offered $1,000 reward for. an animal afflicted with pleuro-pneumonia, but no one had accepted. Several members offered to show him a specimen of the disease. Representative Weller gave notice that he would offer a bill appropriating $10,- 000,000 by the government for the sup- prension of diseases, to be distributed among the states and territories in the ratio of representation in congress, pro- vided sach state appropriate equal amounts. The legislation proposed is to make the ship'aent of cattle known to be diseased a penal offense, to establish a cattle bureau in the department of agri- culture, to increase the powar of the commissioner of agriculture, to provide funds for the elaborate investigation of diseased cattle, to provide an appropria- tion for the purchase of diseased cattle 30 they may be destroyed, the appropria- l‘on to be asked for the first year to be .. If a million, THE NKW PENSION BILL. The sub-committee of the appropria- tion committee consisting of Holman and Follett to-day prepared a pension appro- priation bill which they will report to the full committee Monday and it will probably reach the house the same day. The bill as agreed upon provides for a re-appropriation of the unexpended bal- ance of the appropriation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1883, amounting to $39,000,000, the balance of the appro- priation for the present fiscal year unex- pended at the close of the present year, estimated at $2,600,000 and a fresh appropriation of 815,000,000 making $80,000,000. PLUMB'S PLAN, Senatar Plumb believes discussion of the Mississippi improvement will finally result in building levees, and if levees are built, that they can be only maintained in ons way, namely, by tra- versing them by railroad. It is capable of demonstration that a railroad can be built along the bank of the river, and he believed this method would prove the only practicable one of keeping the lev- ces in repair. The railroad would at the same time greatly increase the transpor- tation tacilities of the Mississippi valley. SENATOR ANTHONY DECLINRS, A committee representing the senate republican caucus held a consultation with Senator Anthony relative to the residency pro tempore of the senate. 'he senator said he was compelled to de- cline the proposed honor, believing it inexpedient owing to the present state of his health to undertake the duties of the oftice. LAND FRAUDS, Upon reports of special agents show- ing frauds in entries, the commissioner general of the land oftice held for can- cellation the past week 3 entries in Cala- fornia, 36 in Colorado, 9 in Dakota, 32 in New Mexico and 1 in Minnesota. UTAH LEGISLATION, At the meeting of the house committeo | V" on the judiciary the bill for reorganizing Utah territory under a commission by a vote of 9 to 6 was sent to the committee on terii o.des. Itis intimated that this committee is unfavorable to the measure. WAR CLAIMS, The house committee on war claims to-day referred 110 cases, for considera- tion, to various members of the commit- tee; 690 bills and petitions have been re- ferred to the committee. The members expect 5,000 by the end of the session. NOTES, The secretary of the treasury will call for ten millions of threes to-morrow. At & meeting of the house committee on postoffices and postroads, Mr, Mooney was authorized to report to the house for favorable action a bill making public and highways post routes, and giving the postmaster general power to establish the postal service whenever i his judgment the public welfare re- uired it, FORTY-EIGHTH CUNGRESS, BENATE, WasiNeroy, January 11.—Mr. Van Wyck (rep., Neb.), from the committee on i.aprovement of the Mississippi river, aubmitted a joint resolution approprlat- $1,000,000 to continue the improvements begun by the Mississippi river improve- ment comm ‘ssion, After. dobate it was amended to give it the form of a bill and then The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Call (dem., Fla.)—Providing for the establishment of & university of medicine at the capital of the United Stafes for the advancement of science and discovery of improved methods in the treatment and cure of disease. It appropriates £1,000,000 as a perpetual onSOWment. the interest to be paid for the salaries of professors and cost of ex- periments, and $100,000 additional a) ropriation for the purchase of grounds or the erection of buildings; also pro- viding for the establithment of postal savings banks. It requires their estab- lishment at all postoftices where the re- coipts equal §1,000 annually, deposits to be received for all sums under 8100, pay- ment being guaranteed by the govern- ment. By Mr. Edmunds (rep., Vt.)—For re- lief of the survivors of the Jeannette ex- pedition, Mr. Anthony’s (rep., R. L) resolution instructing the committee on foreign re- lations to inquire into the expediency of legislation to enable the executive to protect American interests against those governments discriminating against healthful meats from the United States, was taken up. Mr. Van R’yck (ref.. Neb.) moved to amend by adding: ‘‘Except governments whose manufactured goods or products were previously restrained or prohibited free access to our ports.” During Mr. Van Wyck's explanation the morning hour expired and the matter went over. Mr. Cullom (rep., I1l.) then addressed the senate in regard to his bill to reor- ganize the legislative power of Utah, It provides that the government of Utah consist of a governor and council of nine, to be appointed by the presi- dent and confirmed by the senate, and that citizens be (ualified voters in the territory. Mr. Cullom said that every phase of Mormon_history marked the same foul deed. The system was founded on fraud and most notorious deception, Itisatwar with good government and society and cannot be permitted to proceed as it has been for the last thirty years. It is building up a system hostile to the United States and instead of having a republican government, either in form or spirit, is essentially opposed to every principle of republicanism. It is a gov- ernment of arrogant priests, who teach that Gentiles are foes of the Mormon people and consider it proper to use every device for their overthrow. They aro bringing to this country every year thousands of paupers whom they teach to hate the United States government. The Mormons have the balanceof po- litical power in Arizona, Idaho and per- haps in Wyoming, in addition to their strength in Utah. If not checked soon they will have control of five or six states and territories west of the Mississippi. They have trampled under foot all laws of the United States. In the present condition of things the United States government has utterly failed to use its ower to punishthe crime of polygamy. 'he acts of congress creating a commis- sion had done some fom\ but it was not adequate. It would be a mercy to these misguided people to adopt measures necessary to relieve them from the domination of the priest- hood We do not desire war, but if the Mormon question is not settled soon it will end in war. His bill, he said, was only a temporary measure, as all bills for the remedy of such a grievance must necessarily be. The people of the terri- tory should, when the evil is eradicated, control their own affairs. Meanwhile let the government take the management of Utah into its own hands, discharge the incompetent and unreasonable agents of the M%rmcm whe are officers in the ter- ritory and purge out of its civil code every vestage of ecclesiastical polity. Mr. Cullom maintained that it was the perfect constitutional right of congress to do this under the clause of the constitu- tion giving the right to make rules and regulations to govern territories, and cited the fact that congress revoked the right of uuffnia in the District of Colum- bia, and established a government by commission. Mr. Brown (dem., Ga.) opposed the bill as one which declared all the recent legislation of congress on the subject un- constitutional and indefensible. If con- gress could destroy one territorial gov- ernment, Mr. Brown said, it could de- stroy all, and if for one year, it could do it for one hundred years and congress could therefore make the territories satraps or provinces to be plundered at will by men in power. If it could crush out one religious sect why not all reli- gious sects. The senate after debate adopted the new rules, and after an executive session adjourned till Monday. —————— The Texas Stockmen, Avstiy, Tex., January 11.—The Texas Live Stock association to-day unani- mously passed resolutions expressing full confidence in the legislature, discounte- nancing lawlessness, of whatever charac- ter, requesting the legislatwe to enact laws adequate for the protection of all pm?erty. grass included, declaring that hile not favoring the doctrine of free range they deem it injudicious at present to pass a herd law. The president, three vice presidents, secretary and fifteen members were appointed as a committee to represent the association at the Na- tional Live Stock cenventiom at St. Louis the coming spring. Adjourned sine die. e R ———— Malicious Prosecution, Burr, D. T,, January 11.—In the case of the territory versus James W. Shaw, charged with bribing Governor Ordway, the prosecution after being allowed a degree of latitude rarely ex- tended in cases of this character, this morning on their own motion dismissed the complaint, The costs were taxed against Gilchrist, the complaining wit- ness, the court finding that the prosecu- tion was without probable cause and malicious. e —— The Belleville Verdict. 8r, Lovis, January 11, —It is reported from Belleville to-night that the coro- ner's jury on the convent fire have agreed upon the main points of their verdict but have not formulated it yet. It is understood it will be long, and, while not directly censuring anybody, will make several recommendations, 1llinois Republicans, Cuicaco, January 11,—A number of Peoria gentlemen have been here the last two days to consult members of the re- publican state central committee to urge the holdingyol the state republican con- vention in Peoria, The matter will be decided st the next full meeting of the state central committee. FROM FOREICGN LANDS. The Chinese Bound to Fight France. The Occupation of Sontay the Casus Belli, The Canton River Now Block- aded. A Fomale Nihilist Hanged. Secretly The Murders Attributed to Schencke Confessed. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, AFFAIRS IN EGYPT. Carro, January 11.—The ministry of war has drafted a statement regarding the proposed evacuation of Soudan, showing 21,000 men and eighty-four guns in Soudan. The removal to Khar- toum of the ammunition stored at Mas- sala would require 4,000 camels, or 6,000 if the nmterinll on the Abyssinia frontier is also removed. It will be necessary to make the journey Ly river, which will take three montf‘:n and require 1,300 boats. Several Bedouin tribes along the Nile between Khartoum and Berber have declared for El Mahdi. Orders have been sent to Khartoum for the civil population to quit the town immediately. THE CELTIC UNDER SAIL, Loxnon, January 11. — The steamer Argosy, Capt. Marsh, from Now York, for this port arrived off Lizard; reports spoke BT tear OIS (RERREABIEYote several of her passengers and transfered them to a tug bound for Falmouth The Argosy spoke the Celtic in latitude 45— b8 north; longitude 37—12 west. Four passengers landed at Falmouth express much satisfaction at getting ashore, the voyage having been somonotonous. They state the Celtic sails slowly but behaves well under canvass. It is expected she will soon fall in with another steamer of the line and be taken in tow. GIVING THE COUNT TAFFY, Panis, January 11,—Notwithstanding the expressed wish of Comte de Paris, to preserve his incognito on the journey to Madrid, a large crowd of royalists assem- bled at the railway station upon his de- parture, and handed the jcomte an ad- drens in the name of the royalist league, and a few cries of “Vive Comte de Paris” and ‘““Vivele roi” were raised. Four arrests have been made. The Comte de Paris goes direct to Madrid upon the in- vitation of King Alfonso. "D THE MURDERS, Viesya, Jaruary 11.—Schencke, who was arrested charged with murdering four girls after promising marriage, and robbing them, has confessed. Schencke confessed that he murdered his aunt and niece. 1t is stated that a band of sixteen per- sons planned the murders. Eisert is able to give a description of his assail ants, One of his sons is dead. The elder of the two chilnren had her eyes de- stroyed. The mother returned home shortly after the murderers left. CHINA'S CASUS BELLIL Bresrav, January —The Gazette publishes the contents of a letter from the Marauis Tzeng declaring that the capture of Sontay by the French, has strengthened the war party in China and it is questionable whether China will ac- cept mediation for the settlement of the Tonquin difficulty, also that Cuina will perhaps double the tax on foreign goods to cover war expenses. GORDON GOES TO CONGO, LoxnoN, January 11.—The Times saye: That military authorities having refused permission to General (Chinese) Gordon to proceed to Congo river, ha has been compelled at great pecuniary sacrifice to resign his commission in the British army to fulfill an engagemeut with the king of the Belgians. He goes to Congo ina fortnight principally to suppress the slave trade in the district where the Soudanese slavers mainly procure their supplies. PEACE IN PERU, Liva, January 11—via Galveston,— A truce between Peru and Bolivia has been agreed upon. The conditions do not interfere with the settlement of the Peruvian question. The sum for the maintainance of the Chilian army of oc- cupation is limited to the praceeds from the Mollendo custom house, A TRADE DEPRESSION, Loxvow, January 11.—The iron mas- ters of Cleveland and Yorkshire, owing to the depression in the pig iron market, are making arrangements to extinguish the fires in twenty iron furnaces in the belief that they will thus accomplish an advance in prices, AN ICE JAM, Corxwart, Ont., January 11,—Heavy ice on the shere of the St. Lawrence river, just below here, caused the back- water to rise to an almost unprecedented height, floatlng the basement of cotton and other mills, causing considerable damage. The mills have stopped until the water subsides, SECRETLY HANGED, S1. Pererssoro, January 11,—A story is circulating that Jablousky and a sister of the man hanged for complicity in the murder of Alexander II., planned the recent attempton the czar. Itis rumored that the woman has already been socretly hanged. CANTON RIVER BLOCKADED, Hoxe Koxe, January 11,—The Chi- nese authoritics haye blockaded Canton river between the city and Bogee forts, leaving only a navigable passage ninety feet wide, Calls are made for recruits for the Chinese army, 'HIRED SHOUTERS, PAris, January 11,—A compromis- ing document, found on one of the men, arrested for participating in the demon- stration on the departure of the Comte De Paris for Spain, Two others declar- ed they were paid to shout Viye le roi, SUFPRESSING THE BEDOUINS, Caire, January 11.—The troubles in the provinses of Beniseuf and Fanoam caused by raids of Bedouins have heen quelled, JEWISH LAWS IN RUSSIA, Sr. Pererssusc, Janusary 11.—The sonate his docided to endeavor to obtain immediate abrogation of the anti-Jowish laws passed May, 1882, FENTAN THREATS, Loxno, January 11.—It is reported that owing to fenian threats the yarrison at Windsor castle] has been ordered to be ready to turn out at a moment's notice. REINFORCEMENTS, Catro, January 11,—1t is reported that natives have destroyed the telegraph poles between Khartoum and Sennaag; 84,000 men have left Elobeid for Khar- toum, MRS, CAREY. DusLiy, January 11.—Mrs, Carey deo- clines to go abroad and asks safe employ- ment in Great Britain, o — RAILROAD RATES. THEY ALL DO IT St, Pavr, January 11.—An investiga- tion by the Associated Press reporter of the charge of cutting rates between here and Chicago, referred to at yesterday's meeting of the east bound trunk line passenger agents in the latter city, shows that all roads here sell tickets from here to Chicago at §10.50, while the regular rate is §12 50. This rate not being satis- factory customers are sont to a regular scalper for the road, who is really the ticket agent of the road, and there a further reduction of a dollar is made, and if that is not satisfactory he is sold a ticket from here to New York and a fur- ther rebate given him when he reaches Chicago, where the purchaser di of the rest of the ticket. Investigation here shows that a ticket from here to Chicago may be obtained for about what- ever the purchaser will pay, and it is the same over all the roads. . THE PASSENGER RATE WAR. Cuicaco, January 12,—The Trans- continental Railway association, at the session to-day, devoted its time to a con- sideration of verious details affecting through passage traffic to the Pacific coast, and in formulating a schedule of special rates to govern the roads in car- rying large excursion parties, theatrical troupes and classesof persons to whom it has been customary to accord loss than the schedule rates. The day was consumed in this work, The freight agents of the same roads meet to-morrow. No further develop- ments are expected in the war on pass- enger rates from Kansas City east till Monday, when Burlington's withdrawal from the Kansas City agreement goes into effect. A NEW POOL. The meeting of roads interested in Utah business from the Missouri river, on which a sharp war has been in prog- ress for several weeks, was held here to- day. It was decided to form a pool and restore the old rates, taking effect Mon- day next. The new pool is named the Utah Traflic association, and includes the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, Burling- ton & Missouri, Denver & Rio Grande, and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Geo. H. Daniels was chosen commissioner. THE TRUNK LINES, New Yorx, January 11.—The joint exccutive committee (freight department) held a final session to-day at Commis- sioner Fink’s office, representatives of nearly all the roads being present. The relations of the Delaware, Lackawana & Western to the lines in joint executive committee were further discussed, and the action already taken by the commis- sioner was approved. At the meeting of the passenger agents of the trunk lines to-day Fink was authorized to take any action he might deem necessary to meet the cut in mates from the west. There are mnegotiations pending between Fink and the managers of western lines, and until settled no action will be taken. The representa- tive of the West Shore road was present. Rates were adjusted to several points, A TARIFF FIGHT, Nasaviuie, January 11.—The circuit court commenced a hearing on the mo- tion made by the Louisville & Nashville, and Fast Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railroad, to make perpetual the injunc- tion against the State Railroad commis- sion, restraining them from revising their tariff freight charges, e — The Lord's Lingo, ToronTo, January 11.—The governor general returning from Niagara falls last evening, was entertained at dinner by the Toronto club. In a speech, he said he hoped he would be brought in contact with those who were ready to extend their personal friendship tohim and to whom he would be something more than a foreign governor-general. Speaking of the relations of the dominion and the motherland, he said the reason, not far to seek, was because they knew and un- derstood each other better now than they had in years past. Mayor Boswell, in behalf of the cor- poration, read an address tothe governor general at the city hall this afternoon, expressive of loyalty to the crown and tendering his excellency a hearty wel- come to Toronto, The governor general in reply exprossed admiration for the progress and prosperity of the city, Ite- ferring to the question of emigration he said the home government was giving due attention to the class of emigrants sent to Canada, Tomight Lord and Lady Lansdowne atténded a ball. o — Sensations Made to Order. Lowery, Mass,, January 11.—The Times notes some stories sent form here recently to newspapers to different parts of the country,giving details of the elope- ment, tripple tragedy, and doubly fatal issue of a fight between the English ear] and Shebear, and the experiences of a physician with & ghost, and adds: “There is mot one iota of truth in any of the yarns referred to and all originated in the fer- tile brain of one Thes. Addison, who, being interviewed byfl;w ‘Times reperter, admitted the authorship and said he sent them simply to cater to the morbid and sensational tastes of the people, He got well paid and that's all he cared for,” T —— Tremendous Ice Gorge, Baurivoke, January 11.—A tremend- ous ice gorge is forming in the Susque- hanna river at Pors Deposit, The river is rising rapidly and o of the town are flying with their effeots to the highlands, The situation is very grave. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad hridgn, building at Port Deposit and the big bridge at Havro de G are threatened. ;c x: raining hard and the snow is melting s THE EVIL DOERS. Going to mcflfialluws Smoking a Cigar. The Jesse James of Arkansas Bites the Dust. Btealing Bodies With the Coffins and Shrouds. The Oyster Bay Fiend Fully Identified. The Trial of Nutt—A Confession on the Scafreld. CRIME AND CRIMINALS, THE RESURRKCTIONISTS, Onrcaao, January 11.—On the night of January 2nd the bodies of four male paupers were stolen from the Cook County Infirmary morgue, located at Jetferson, The matter was kept quiet by the officials of the infirmary until to- day, It seems to have been the practice of the morgue officers to hold the bodies of paupers two or three weeks during the winter season awaiting friends to claim them. On the night in question the watchman was asleep, the thieves drove up with a wagon and deliberately stole the coffins, ies and shrouds. The county commissioners were informed at their meeting to-day, and concluded to offer a reward of 81,000 for the appro- hension of the thieves. A SCAFFOLD CONFESSION, CrArirstoN, 8. C.,January 11,—Isaac Anderson, colored, was hanged to-day at the Cornwell court house for the murder of Owen Williams, white. After the black cap was adjusted Anderson con- fessed the crime saying he killed Wil liams because the latter killed his dog. THE SECOND DEGREE, Magrsnavitowy, Ia., January 11— The jury in the case of Eugene Shelton, on trial for the murder of Billy Swanson, November 27, after being out twenty hours, returned into court at noon to-day with a verdict of murder in the second degree. The majority of the jury voted for the first degree. A DESPERADO FINISHED, Faverrviuee, Ark., January 11.—In a quarrel between Jefl Gilliland and John Malone on the way to their homes in the country from this city last night, Malone shot and killed Gilliland. The latter was a noted desperado, known as the ‘‘Jesse James,” of Arkansas, THIRTY-ONE CASES, Daruas, Tex., January 11.—Joseph Lohnstein, under indictment for huge swindles perpetrated by means of Texas Pacific railroad cotton way bills, was al- lowed to give a new bond to-day in the thirty-one cases pending against him of §760 in each case. A PAINLESS DEATH, Norroux, Va., Janu 11,—John Jarvis, the murder of Claudius W. Boti- ney, was hanged this afternoon at Prin- cess Anne court house. He went to the scaffold calm and collested, His neck was broken and death painless. THE OYSTER BAY PIEND, Ovster Bay, L. I, January 11.—Mre, Townsend, the old lady who, with her husband, was nearly beaten to death a few nights ago, recovered sufficiently to make a deposition. She asserts that Simon Rapaylee, colored, now under arrest, committed the outrage. Her husband is still unconscious. HIS LAST CIGAR, Aunuky, Cal, January 11.—Stephen Richards was hanged to-day for the murder of Thomas Nicholls. He treated the affair coolly and mounted the scaffold smoking a cigar, THE NUTT TRIAL. Prrrssura, January 11,—The trial of James Nutt for killing Dukes begins next Monday. Nutt will be brought here to-morrow. Mrs, Nutt and daugh- ter will come at the same time. ———— AFH NOTES, TELE Another iron elad for the Chinese navy hay beon launched at Kiel, The Russian treasury yesterday paid fifty million roubles of the public debt. J. Bluhm, of Columbus, Miss., dry goods, bas failed. ' Liabilities $50,000; ashets un- kuown, Tho wealth, fashion and culture of Peoria, 1ll, welcomed Clara Morris at the grand opéra house last night, M. A. Engeman, founder of the Cone Tsland and proprietor of the Brighton Beac raco tracks, died last evening, Firein Ostend, Belgium, to-day destroyed alarge granary and a portion of the great Belgiumrallway station. One man was illed and three injure The Farmers' bank at Wapakoneta, Ohio, closed yesterdny. Tho linbilltics and assets are not ascertained, but it is belioved that all the indebtedness will be paid, Nubar Pashs, prime minister, has approved Clifford Lloyd’s proposed reforms for the city of Alexandria whereby ita sanitary affaiis will be remodelled in accordance with British ideas, Count Herbert von Bismarck, chancellor of the German embassy in England, has veen transferred to the Germun embassy ot Bt. Potersburg. The count leaves London in & week, Snow and ico crushed in the roof of the roundhovse in the yard of the Dolaware, Lackawanns & Westorn railway, at Hoboken, N. J, yesterday, fatally injuring John Gior: don, an employe, and wrecking two engines., The 8t. Potersburg police have seized documents showivg that revolutionary league exists smong the students at Moscow, Al officials of Gatchina are under strict con- trol, The police are uuable to obtain a clue to the whereabouts of the nibilist, Joblousky, the principal murderer of Col. Sudeikim. —— ‘Watching the Water, Trextoy, January 11.—Watermen are watching the Delaware, which presents a marked similarity to that of the winter of '07, when a backwater freshet did un- told damage on both sides of the river, Tuesdsy's rain and last night's thaw caused an overflow cn the Pennsylvania shore for & considerable distance inland, Farmers along the Manor found horses aud cows standing waist-deep in the water in their stalls this morning, — The Kentucky Seastorship, Frankrorr, Ky., January 11,—There are no new dev [’menu in the senato- rial contest save that the republicans held a caucus and decided to oast their first ballot for John Bennott, of Madison county. This is merely complimentary. In an interview with a prominent mem« ber of the legislaturo, he opines that no legislatic * will be made. The demo- cratic caucus ocours Monday. —— HOW AR THE MIGHTY FALLEN! A “Boss" Whose Career Bids Fair to Term e With a Vio. lent Death, Correspandence of Tk Brk. Ocory, January 9.—All old Nebras- kans will remember the prominence which the name of General E. E. Cun. ningham occupied in the public prints for several years, about 1870 to 1876, He was 80 conspicuous in the political af- fairs of the republican party in connec- tion with the defunct senatorial ring that he was called the *‘Boss.”” Nebraska, 1 believe, has not yet fully recovered from the surveying frauds perpetrated while he was surveyor genoral of the stats, and of which Tur Ber made a pretty full showing at the time. With the defeatof his leador as a candidate for a second term in the United States senate, Cun- ningham drifted into the Black Hills country, deserting his own family and taking up with another woman. Three years ago he was an operator iu a stock operation, claiming 1nmense placer mines on Salmon river, at the mouth of the Yankee fork in Idaho. Next, in connection with the notorious ex-postmaster of Deadwood, B. 0. Adams, woe find him in the forwarding business, an_enterprise which proved a failure. This loft Cunningham in Idaho with his woman still hanging to him. A few months ago his wife in Nehraska got adivorce and he at once was marriod to the woman who had been his mistress for years. Of heritis enough to say that she is dissipated and 8o coarse in hor life and actions that Cunningham’s acquaint- ances wonder why he should be so in- fatuated with her, and yet sinco he is de- termined to cast his destiny with hers, they admire him for doing what he can to shield and protect her. = A few weeks ago a man predicted to the writer that Cunningham would yet kill some one cr got killed himself over the woman with whom he was so infatuated and yet was 80 jealogs of. The man had seen him p¥k the woman up out of the ditch in her drunken spells, and heard him utter words of sympathy for the “‘poor girl.” The prophecy of the man appears to have been nearly ful- filled a few days ago, as will be seen by the following clipping from the Bellevue (Idaho) Chronicle of January b: ‘A shooting fracas occurred at Tilkura, a railrond station about twenty miles be- low Bellevue. The report is that a man insulted Mrs. Gen. E. E. Cunningham, and her husband compelled the follow to apologize on his bended knees and sub- sequently ordered him to leave the place, Instead of so doing, however, he secured arifle and shotgun, and at the first op- portunity opened on Canningham. On{y tho shot from the shotgun took effect, and that in Ounningham’s right wrist, making a severe wound. Cunningham tolegraphed Constablel’ollard at Sho- shone, and the latter came up on the next train, arrested the criminal, and this morning the whole party to the row passed through to Hailey.” We might draw a very interesting moral from the life of the chief actor in this affaiy, and Eoint our some prominent features in the history of the old politi- cal ring in Nebraska, and tell where a few of them have gone, but most of your readers are familiar with the facts, "The old adage about evil communications has had illustrations in the lives of many of that ring, E. 8. C— A Gubernatorial Reception, January 11,—The largest recoption ever given a governor of Utah, was given at the Walker opera house this afternoon, by his Gentile friends. At the previous sitting the legislature, one was gotten up for the purpose of assuring Governor Murray that Americans are the law abiding portion of the community and heartily with him in his endeavors to enforce the laws of Utah, The governor, re-pondilg to a toast OVER THE RIVER. lowa Legilators Gathering ot the Capital, No Opposition to the Election of Allison, Innumerable Candidates For Other Offices. The Farmer's Alliance and Its Objeots. The Horse Breeders' House Burned, Meeting—A IN TOWA, THE LEGISLATURE, Drs Moines, Ia., January 11.—Nearly half the members of the senate and house, which convenes in biennial session Mon- day, are already here, and candidates are innumerable. The corridors of the hotels are crowded with the latter and their friends. Probably about all the members will arrive by noon to-morrow. There will be infonm{ meotings of both parties to-morrow to talk over matters and the position to be taken in regard to general legislation. A senatorial cau- cus of republicans, in the opinion of many of the leaders, ot thought at all necessary, as there no opposition in the party to the re-election of William B. Allison, although the matter may be brought before a caucus out of deference to old time usage. Ropresentative Wolf, of Cedar county, will probably have no opposition for speaker of the house. THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, The executive committee of the State Farmers' alliance, in session to-day, adopted a constitution, The object of the all'ance is to work for the elevation ?riculture. the mental, moral and social improvement of members and their homes. Mentally—By urging the practical use of the provisions of the present common school system and the agitation of a pub- lic sentiment in favor of compulsory edu- cation, Morvally—By raising higher the stand- ard of morals in the home circla. Socially—By frequent meetings with each other, and the free discussion of home sentiment. As a further protec- tion of home and soctety in general they favor the right of woman suffrage. By the exercise of more brains—To adopt the rational system of tillage that should accord with the experiance of ad- vanced agriculturalists and scientiflc analysis, and tho practical teaching of fxparimem.ul results by agricultural col- eges, he old officers wero re elected. Ad- journed, THE HORSE BREEDERS, The meeting of importers and breed- ers of Olydesdale horses held here to-day, formed the Iowa Clydesdale Breeders’ and Importers’ association, Officers olected: Aun, Post, of Monl- ton, president; William Buchanan, of Cedar Rapids, vice-president; M. L. De- vin, of Des Moines, locnha; J. B, Fagin, of Perry, treasurer; the presi- dent, secretary and treasurer constitut- ing an executive committee, ' Addresses werp dalivered by A. B. Mat- thews, of Kansas City, and Z. R. Aus- paugh, of Ilillsdale, Mich. Resolutions were passed asking the State Agricultural society to make the American Clydesdale stud book and Sootch stud book authority for the ad- mission of Clydesdales to compete for premiums, Adjourned to meet here the week of the next state fair. A DWELLING BURNED, The dwelling of John Hughes, of this city, was destroyed by fire this after- noon. Loss $2,500; insured. THE BTATE FPAIR, The directors of the State Agricultural society decided this evening to hold th annual state fair in this city, commenc- inz‘Auguut 20 and ending September 5, said that the most conservative people he | 188 had met the past fow weck wereGentiles who were accused by the dominant church of desiring to rob the Mormons of their property. He found the people east far more radical, But one sentiment prevailed and that was that the laws must be enforced in Utah, as they were in other states and territories, Ho pledg- ed that they should be. The reception was attended by republicans and demo crats, who assured the governor cordial support The legislature meets Tuesday and will be tho most eventful in the his- tory of the territory, A Mystery Oleared Up New York, January 11.—The police have cleared up the last shadow of the mystery investing the Elmira murder, rs, Lysson, 89th street, in whose ser- vice the girl, Kate Broadschoff,had been, fully identified the jewellry found with the prisoner Morrihew as having been worn by the murdered girl, W, Merri- hew, the alleged murder, was to-day handed over to the Elmira officers and taken there, - —— The Missing Delmonico, Purvavkrrats, January 11,--Inquiry at the office of the board of correction shows no truth in the published story that Charles Delmonico was admitted yesterday to the house of correction, the only asylum for destitute at Holms- burg. It is positively stated that he 1s not, and never was an inmate of that in- stitution, — Corporation Negligence, Puassuio, January 11,--The verdict of the coroner’s jury in the Brenton dis- aster is, thatthe men came to their death through negligence of the Pennsyl- vania railway company in not supplying sufficient protection against accidents while the men in their employ were shovelling snow. Disfranchisement of Aliens, Bos10xn, January 11,—The senate to- day ordered the judiciary committee to consider the oxpediency of expunging from the public records the sectious of the resolutions of 1856 which provide for the disfranchisement of aliens, and ask congressional assistance in all offices of the government in the of unative born citizens. f e ‘Work and Wages. Bosron, January 11,—A Wareham special says: All arrangements have been made among the workmen in tl nail establishments of Wareham to strike to-morrow, The atrike will include the nail workers of the Wareham company's works and the Parker Mills Nail com- pany’s works, The nailers say they will not continue to work at the present re- duction of 10 per cent. The proprietors do not object to the shut down, ss the store houses are full, el L Murder and Mule Theft, Larepo, Texas, Jauu 11.—Fifty mules were stolen yesterday near New Laredo, Mexico, and the corpse of the lad herding them was discovered to-day in the same vicinity. The mules were captured this evening near Catulla, Texas, by the state rangers. The bandits escaped. Failures for the Week, York, January 11.—B New usiness . failures for seven days in the United States and Canada and the provinces, were J33 against 348 the previous week. SCROFULA Probably no forta of disease Is so generally dis- ing bis velns, The terriblo sulferings endured those afflicted with scrofulous sores caunot be understood by others, and the intensity of their gratitude whea they find a remedy that eures thew, wstonishes