Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1884, Page 1

BEE. NC. 200. 00 on The majority of Vo g u! o v " oy L J y AP y JIN n _—, 3 HIRTEENTH YEAR OMAHA, NEB. SATURDAY MORNING, EGBRUARY 9. 1884, R ——— - e — " e ——te —— —— el ] - i ] over any barries Mterposes to hold them. | Cincinnati Saturday. The fleod will l?‘.in\ Ao truo and that he is not held for|dae morning for Hazelhurat, the county B THE DELUOED OTIES. | oy e o e aanerron: | oy s mainues ot Cineioncii| THE NATIONAL OAPITAL, |totts trun and thab be o oo oF OoDI ooty et ¥l ety s m\(“‘twu nan\)'nldwell's ruln vrm clflr“ Sunday morning. i \ Mr, Wiilis, (dem. Ky.), iu:rm]!u.».d afon fllr“l(‘r“||rn|l'm;({in!;g\ uly....’ mim),l ) AR i ried away. he water reaches from hi ” — N nihnto v ill temporarily praviding for the sup- | Sessions will be held at New Orloans and Gincinnati Stll in Danger of @ TOITIbIE | to nill st the south end, and in many e The President’s Tridate 10 GE4BLAl{ pors of Bommen sebools. CReforred. Kt | Jackson, Miss. i places near the city the river is a lake TELEGRAPH TOLLS, provides for an annual appropriation of L —— wasmng' from one to three miles wide. The B. & Mr. Hubbara's Argument, Suprman. rom 810,000,000 to $15,000,000, the ap- Favor a Commission, —_— 0. railway is under v:lnlcr :nr miles, ;mnl Wastibearbr, FeUriiy BRI nE —— propriation to bo reduced £1,000,000 \\'.\MII!N"TUf.\', ]Fo\}:r\mry 8.—A numbor ' ' 3 there is no railroad traffic nearer than| S LAl b Il N each succceding year. of mombers of the house comm The Scenes in Pittsburg Sirice the| ton mites to the city. Many peoplo_aro ‘t;'“"“"“i“.“t‘l 3’“{‘:‘" poab ’:{'f:;‘“;:;f(l“;“;‘;“ Tho Outrage Commit'.ee Qoing|” Mr, Finnerty (ind., 111.) offered the|commerce to-day expresssd their views camped on the hill-tops, besides those | the couimitte postofiice post- ! following preamble and resolution: bofore tho committee on_the subjoct of Water Left. ncm\mndn(rd in churches, schools and [ ronds to-day “!‘f"l‘ ”l“ subject of 1‘“{;'}‘ South to Invest 1gate. WitereAs, The death of Wendell Phil- | intor state commerce. TR markets, and many aro i;\ pril;-llw stores. tg},:;::;’:l:!',x";[::‘\rll‘;‘l(’\\:m)\i'l“l. h:';fl""“fldrs*‘;‘m;- i lips has dq-ri\‘:\d A}m;'rivn of an orator | members who hln\‘u apoken on the sub- ildi ] The blast furnaces are chilled in many | sreen, Helsaid r pres. ' . : +.p| worthy to rank with her greatest, from [ jeot express themselves in favor of a Bmldmg§ G“"’f’d Awey and) o M vator ronohing tho fires, | The |suro of g MISUEGH I Weace Webb's Ghm.gos Againgt Ohief| Bateick Honry of Virginia o Danicl | sommission, and soom to favor immedis Piled up in Hoaps, watet is falling at the rate of an mch an ll“::iu;,':l\'cr;v‘r:lluli:(l‘:;‘ tho ,.‘}n:.:.l:.ni:‘-fd:s Justioe, Astell, Webster of Massachusotts; and, ato legislation to provent discrimination i dent, had been forced to begin the | Much Suffering Among those Driven from Home. Cities Toward Which the Wrecking Waters are Rushing, THE YLOODED DISTRICTS. REPORTS FROM ALL POINTS, CivotwNaTr, February 8.—At a mcet- ing of the execative comwitiee nppoiated by the chamber of commerse this morn- ing, they ‘unanimously deoterminet that all money received frora other places shosfd be used for the relivf of suffering in ocalities outside of this city, it being the purpose of the commitbes to oxpend for the welief in Ciacinnati owy such fumds as may bo contrilouted here. 'I'he wiver nt Ironton at LiL o’clock s fifty- dix fost nmino i ané rising itwo ‘daches an howrs. At Gallivolis dtishigher than the highest previous irecord, and rising 2 iaches an hour. The \Cineimnati, Washington & Baitimore road /hasa washout of "looded track near Athens stopping through treins. TIhey wexpect to have sheitrack opea to-night. L@iNoINNATL Tderuary #&:-~The river 'is rising more wapidly since’ a. m. At imoon it was 62 Fedt aix inches being a rise Hf two inches anitkree hours. No addi- 1tional losses pgported, and 1o loss on this ssidef of the miver. 'In Newport, Ky., vearly this morning, Wm. Brchert, bugler +of U. S.troops at Newport barracks, t fell from & ekifZ while trying to reach - ' the second rstory of the barracks A ! building and wae drowned. He was 27 ’ ears old and helonged in Baltimore. ’f Irs. Waddle,.z widow, living at New- port, becamo raving maniac on account of the leod. “Fhe is a peor woman with several children, living in the flooded district. Tho neighbors took charge of her childven-and of herybut being unable to sco her «children, ahe imagined them { drownod, and to-day is kopelesely insane. CiNcesvur, February 8.—To-day has been one of -zanxious ‘supense and con- stant speoulation as<tc the continuance of the rise of water. The aveiage dur- " ing the dayiias been - slightly over half an inch enshour. The weather has been cloudy, with oceasione! drizzling showers. All eyes.aro turned to.cp river prospects and there nthe outlock is not encour- aging, thonzh it is 4rue the fall is pro- nounced et Pittsburg, and actual, though slow, at ‘Wheeling. ‘Thence downwaid 1o news is obtainable until Gallipolis is reached, :200 ‘miles above Cincinnati. There is still no eemmunication with Parkersburg or Mavietta, News comes from Zanesville, howerer, that the Mus- singum ¥iver was .at an unprecented height and still rising, which showed that ¥ the chanca for a fall .a% . Marietta would be small“or the Muskingum enters the Ohio at that. point. The miver 18 rsing at the rate of a quarter of 2n inch an hour. The relief work continues prompt. Large sub- seriptions are made daily on ’change. 'Fo-aay 1000 hams, :2,600 pounds of corned beef,.6,000 loaves of bread were distribeséd. Two thousand people are sleeping te-night in school houses, The gas is still burning but it is expected will notcontinue till morning, i Prrrssiea, February:2,—At noon to- day both 'this city and.Allegheny were almost entirely clear of water and people in tho submerged district busy cleaning houses anc. streets of tke yellow, slimy mud and debris left behisd as unpleasant mementose.of the largest flood in ffty years. With the decrcasing perils from ‘water como lurking dangers from weak- ened fowrdetions which may overthrow |’ buildings, @nd from streets and pave- | ments cavizg in whore they have been undermined. ‘There is grave cause of apprehession from this aud every pre- caution will ko taker to prevent disaster. Several swzll . cave-ms havo eccurred in different portions of the city:but no acci- dents yet :reported. Trawel by street cars was reswmed this morning between all sections of wllegheny, Piltsburg and the South Side. The railreads are also getting into shapeand before many hours .all roads, it is thought, will be munning trains as wsual. The Pitteburg, Fort ‘Wayne & Chicage road commencedl send- ing out through trains this morning. Relief committeas have been hard at work distributing food and fuel ‘to the needy. Liberal donations of unoney, food, clothing and ffuel continue Kyauriu? in from citizens, and no outside sid wil be necessary. Many families ave still wquartered at public halls aud it willibe ‘soveral aays before the houses willl be .in it condition for them to return to their thomes. WareLiNe, W. Va.. February #.-— Wiver b1 feet and falling slowly. The steamer Belle Prince werc to Benwood to wransfer passengors to Meundsville. The weather is cloudy and codl. WareeLiNG, Febouary £.-—The water is falling rapidly. The distress caused by the tlood is hourly growing worse. The peliof committees are unable to find the destitute as fast as eupplies sre necded. | The glass house, stores, achools and chnreber are converted inte homes for ceg, Five immense es cover hour, Memrnis, February 8.—The river at noon to-day was five feet seven below the danger line, and rising at the rate of one inch an hour. From the present outlook, unless the Tennessee and Mississippi commence rising to add to the flood now pouring out of the Ohio and Cumberland streams, the Mississippt valley will no be subjected to a disastrous overflow. It is thought the danger line hero will be reached by Wednes- day. Warnings have sent to far- mers below to remove their stock to places of safety. 1t has been raining steadily since last night, wnich increases the apprehension of disaster and propara- tions for tho worst are being made. The river lacks seven feet eight inches of at- taining tho high water mark of 1882, when the entire cowntry between Cairo and New Qrleans net protected by levees was inundated. At Gullipolis at 1:30 the river hed risen tem inches sbove the high water mark of last yearand was still rising at the rate of four inches an hour. Specials to-night to Mhe Commeroial-Gazette show that the Kanawha is rising at Charleston, W. "Va., thus giving another heavy feeder to the Ohio. A heavy rain | was prevailing at Catletsburg, Ky., at noor, and the storm appeared general. These facts inficate that the fall cannot be repid, andat best cannot reach Cin- cinnai before Monday or Tuesday next, and indicaves that the rise will be great- er than last yoar's flood. Lovisvisns, February 8.—The river came to a stand at noon, but has been awr hour. itis raining slightly, but it is thought no further damage will be-done, The Kentuck y river is falling at Feank- fartand.all danger is passed. At Cat- lettsburg, Ky., only one hotel and one grocery .33 open, Three hotels and thirty business houses are closed by the flood. Peoplo are occupying the court houseand the school house, The river i rising two inches an hour. Fvarsviiie, Ind., February 8. ziver rose eight inches last night, and 7 inches on the guuge. Drizzling zain ard heavy fog Prospects still gloomy. Boats and barges are saving ots of atock. Families sre moving. Ko loss of life is yet reported. Arrived, the Dextor and Ariadre, the latter spent two days below, helping sufferers. Pack- { cts are helping sufferers and doing good. The fog last night prevented all boat runving. SzwuBeNvILLE, O., February 8.—The highest point, 40 feet, was reached yester- dayat 3 p. m., two feet higher {han in 1832, the greatest previous fiood. It has singe receded 18 inches and continues falling. Loss to private property here §150,000, and to railroad incaloulable. The river division of C. & P. road is all under water and there is a bad break in the®an Handle west of here. No life lost in this vicinity. = Betavia, O., and New Rickmond, O., srecut off from all commuanicetion ex- ocept by boats. The town hall is the only building not flooded. A messenger from there reports the water withinitwo feot of last year's flood. In mest vil- lages along the Ohio river the people have deft their houses and gone to the highlends. Great distress is reported at vacious points. Taxno, February 8.—The letest ad- vices from river towns are to the effect that the water has passed the highest point reached last year. A serious:fiood 18 empected but preparations are thorough, The damage is smell. The water .at South Toledo is seven feet higher than ever before. Sz, Louis, February 8.--The Iron Mountain railroad stopped taking freight for points southesst of Cairo and Bel- mont on acconnt of the flood. The tracks of the Paxas & &7 Louis narrow gauge are only:two foer above water, and prob- ably before evening they will stop recoiv- ing freight. RipLioz, O,, February 8,—The loss will be fully egual to last year's. Ma houses kave been swept from their foun- dations. Two hundred familios are homeless. The river is rising one and a half inches an hour to-night. The un- fortunate are cared for. IroNrox, 0., d'ebruary 8—6 p. ma.— River still riaing two inches an hour; all of West Irontan under water, AURORA, Fnd., February 8.—The river is rising half an .inch an hour anda drizzling rain is falling. A number of houses have been moved by the flood | and some turned over. People fear cold weather on aceount of a lack of coal. Garuorouts, O., February 8.—The river is twenty-six inches above high water mark of last year and rising two and a half inehes .an heur. No tele- graphic communication with Parkers- \burg, Marietta, Pameroy, Huntington, #shland, Riverton, Buena Vista and West Union, (Gosuocron, 0., February 8,—The flood reached its highest point at mid- night last night, being twelve inches higher than ever before knewn. No traing have arrived from the east since Weduesday. Three Nelson krothers were drowned to.day while boating, all under twenty years of age, a wile of the Baltimore & Ohio tween here and Moundeville, It will b2 & week after the falling of the water before trains can reach the city, Meanwhile passengers will be traneferred by boat. Three large tannerice were washed away, sud this loas will reach ,000. Ochier tanneries lose uearly as mach by the inundation. Thieves have bean detected ehopping holes in the roofs of sabmerged houses and stealing the gontents. One hundred extra police pave beea sworn in. At the present rate of falling the water will be below the danger line by day light. ref Tea. road the devastation becomes more apparent. | Houses are on their sides, baving been washed to some distance from their foundations or entirely carried away, barns are collscted in great massos wher- | As the waters recede the full extent of § Wueeting, W. Va., February 8.— Werd has been recei that peoplo at Wellsburg, twenty miles up the river are absolutely suffering from famine, At Benwood the situation is as bad, but a a relief party visited there on a steamer and loft a liberal supply of provisions, Evansvicie, Ind,, Febraary 8.—An- other gloomy, drizzly day and still driz- zling. The river rose one foot in twenry- four hours and is now 44 feet 1 inch on the guage. Boats all come loaded with stock, people and eorn saved from the flood, The situation is still critical but people are hopeful, ¥ 1, February 9 —1a, m,—The It river is rising half an inch an hour. hae been raining siuco midnight. The gas supply is not yot exhausted, Wastinarox, February 9—1 a, m,— The Ohio river will probably fall above rising sineo about a_quarter of an inch | nY | said the Western Union work of reducing rates and improving its mothods, aud between the years 1868 and 1878 a decided reduction had taken place. A change of policy had taken placo by which the Western Union Tele- graph company had absorbed other lines and a reduction of rates ceased. Was this the way to treat the public! It was this course of the company which led the public to ask if the stockholders had mot secured omough and demand the rights of the public. In promises, it was true, we now had new compsnics. Garrett would come before the committee to morrow and say that his company does not pro- pose to bo bought out. LF lines we ro built and managed as proposed in ‘the bill by Senator Hill, there would b an aunual deficit which the treasury would pny and privato lines bo swept away. fivarts had maintained that the govern- ment should not go into this mritter un- less it purchased existing lines. This ho (Hubbard) would agree to if the Western Union had been built by contributions of stockhelders, but this was not the crse. Not a dollar kad been so contri- buted. All was paid for by the public in addition to dividends to stockholders. In amswer to az 1aquiry by Senator Palmer, Hubbard #aid he supposed the stockhkolders of the Western Unien had actuatly contribeted in money about 300,000, that ths contributions of Wes- tern'Union stockholders and others who had built competing lines, not a part of the Western Union, were altogether about §500,000. Benator Hill ssked what ground the aker had for asserting that under his (Hiill's) bill there would be an annual deficit. Mr. Hubbard said in reply that the averago cost of sending a telegram was €20 cents, and 14 cents of this was for operator, instraments, etc, classing ex- penses which were proportioned in the ing 11 cents was for messengers and office expenses in resveot to which dis- tance was mot materiel. The average distance for telegrama was 300 miles. A message senf a shorter distance was handled at smaller expense, whilo for a distance of more than 300 miles the ex- pense of handling was above the sums named. As uniform rates would in- crease the volume of ‘business for short distances, because tho rates are already below the proposed rate, the increase would be entirely on messages for long distances. True, the policy under such a bill would be tohave two rates, one each for short and long distances Senator Palmer referred to what might be termed the moral aspect of the ques- tion. The most difEicult feature, ho snid, of the wholo question was that innocent purchasers hud invested their money in this stock. He asked, how should that matter b dealt with? Mr. Hubbard said in reply that when the innocent lay -down with the guilty they must suffer the consequences. Those purchasers had essociated themselves with the guilty. The Western Union for fifteen years had said that neither the capital stock nor konded debt should be increased except by consent of two- thirds of the stockholders. 'This was its pledge to the country. They changed their policy in 1881, No one would ob- ject to pay for this stock before these consolidations, Was iv supposed those “innocent stockhokiera” didn't get their share of this watered stock? There were no innocent stockhelders. Senator Hill remarked that no one would venture to assert that congress in the interest of the public eould not dis- regard these stockkolders and establish a tolegraph system for tho convenience of the people. There wers only about 2,900 stockholders in the Western Union, and one man owned more than half the stock. Hubbard, procesding, said, “‘when rates were too high for general public business the community were well served, but the people at large reaped no benetits from the telegraph. Evarts had forwarded mes- sages in the order in which they were received. This was only theoretically true but there was something of more \vital importance than anything yet pres- ented, What were the relations of the Western Union to the people and country iin their several and political interests. ‘| The Western Union was controlled by three or four gentlemen in Now York. It controlled the market prices, all polit- dical and general news sent over its wires, every single important personal com- munication sent in the country. This company was controlled by no law ex- cept the interest of its owners, No state should pass a law which ghould have any effect on this corporation, Was there any other like power in the world? It would Landle 160,000,000 messages in ten yewrs henco. Through its agency it collected market news in London and Paris. A fraction of a peany a pound on eotton was a fortune to any man. They admitted no partuerships in this business, He made no charges but he believed this was too large a power to_entrust to any man or any company. How is it with the press? The Western Union cowpxny and Associated Press wade a close ol nora- tion, He did not mean to say thete was any fault to be found in the prescuc management, Bometime ago two papers in San Francisco discussed the postal telegraph. Rates to those papers were increascd, one paper died in consequence and the other ceased to discuss the mat. ter. A paper which once criticised Orton’s course found the rates doubled wext day. This wae the power this cor- poration held. Dr. Green had said the | ¥ Western Usion would be glad to come in and bid for the service. He (Hubbard) would iagor the introduction of & pro- vision to permit this, Evarts had re- forred to zhe private contract between the sender o)’ a message and the Western Ugion company. What was that private contract? Why, simply if auy errors were made in transmission the cowpany would refund the sue paid for !rdl:nnniq~| sion, nothing else. Finnerty's "/hillips Resolutions CJbjected To. The Procmedings of Congre in Detail, FORTY-EIGHTH CUNGIIESS, SENATE. Wastivaron, February 8,—The chair "imid hefore the senate a r es-lution which Mr. Bock (dem., Ky.) offered yesterday relating to the .uau{mgu of Dudley, the colored laborer. Mr. Beck stated that he had ascer- tained that nothing ho could do would secure a reinstatement of the man and he did not care to go farther with the matter, Mr. Riddleberger (ind., Va.) offered a resolution providing for & joint commit- tee of both houses, three senators and five members of the house, to inquiro and re- port the causes of all removals of sub- ordinato officers made by the seorectary and sergeant-at-arms of the senate, the clerk, sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper and postmaster of the house, and further to report how many disabled soldiers have Given same way to distance, whilo the remain. | ei been removed and the states to which they and all other discharged and ap- pointed persons belong; also whether the civil servico act applies to congressional appointments, Mr. Riddleberger said he had heard intimations that appointments were made in the intereat of the senators from Vir- ginia and he wanted to show among other things the want of foundation for such charges. Mr. Fryo (vep., Mo.) reported the new shipping bill agreed upon by the commit- tee of commerce entitled A bill to re- move certain burdens from the American merchant marine and encourage the for- iun carrying trade.” Mr. Fryo made anoral explanation of the bill, and said it would enable Amer- ica to take a step in advance of anything dono for its shipping interests in the last twenty years. He hoped something would be done to recover our supromacy on the ocean. Mr. Vest (dem. Mo.) in behalf of the minority of the committee from which the bill was reported, said, although they acquiesced in the bill, reported. They did not believe the bill touched the main difficulty which struck down our com- merce, ~Other countries permit citizons to buy ships wherever they can buy them cheapest. It is reseserved for the United States to go back to barbarina- ism, and to the restrictions of the days of Oliver Cromwell, and ry to its peo- ple they shall not buy ships in the cheapest market. This and tho tariff systom of the United States are tho fun- damental causes for the decline of Amer- ican shipping, Mr. Vest submitted an amendment providing free ships and ma- terial. The bill as reported was replac- ed on the calendar. The following bills were introduced and referred. A bill providing for readjustment of the compensation for transportation of the mails on railroad routes. By Mr. Logan (rop., 111.)—Creating a commission whose duty shall be to in- quire into and report upon the material, industriol and intellectual progress made by the colored people of tho United States since 1865, and making an appr.- priation for the same. Mr. Hale (rep., Me.) called up the con- forence roport on the Greeloy relief ex- pedition, The chair snid the bill was in posses- sion of the house of representatives, and no wmotion or remarks could be made re- lating to it except by unanimous consent. Mr, Hale asked unanimous consent, owing to the emergency, to take the bill up. Mr. Ingalls (vep., Ks.) remarked that much had been said about ‘‘emergency,” whea in fact ne expedition could leave before May. He severely criticized the conduct of the socretary of the navy in impertinently attempting, as Mr, Ingalls said, to interfere with the legislation of congress by sending & communication to a member of one house on the subject of legislation while that subject was under consideration by the ether houss, and with a view to preventing an agrecment between the two houses. Mr. Hale defended the secretary of the navy. Mr. Ingalls also referred to reports he had read in the public prints to the effect already, and before any bill on the sub- ject of this expedition had been passed by congress, a ship had been bought by the secretary of the navy for that pur- pose. Mr. Hale said the sccretary of war and the nayy together had, on their own responsibility, arranged for the purchase of a ship, and if tho government did not want it there was no obligation on it to take the ship. Finally it was decided that the secre- tary of the senate take o communication to the house showing the condition of the bill, and the matter was dropped. ‘The senate next took up the Mexican Jand grant titles bill, and Mr. Bowen (rep. Col.) spoke at length on the amend- ment heretofore offered by him., Many other amendments were offerad, which Tor the most part were rejected, The debate was participated in by Mesrs, Bayard (dew. Del.), Conger (rop, Mich.), Plumb (rep. Ks.), VanWyck (rep. Neb.), Bowen (rep. Col.), Dolph (rep. Ore.). Sherman (rep. 0.), sud Coke (dem. ‘ox.) Finally the debate closed and tho bill assed. Mr. Hawley (cep. Conn) moved an executive session, but it was voted down and the senate adiourned until Monday. HOUKE, Mr. Davidson, (dem. Fla.) offered a resolution requesting the president to prevent the delivery of Benor Carlos Aguro, now in prison at Key West and held for extradition on the demand «f the government of Spain, until it shall lbu ascerlainod that the charges against Wieneas, His lifoe was an incossant and unselfish struggle for the liberty of mankind, irrespective of raco, creed, country or condition, bo it Resolved, by the house of ropresent. atives, That it laments the death of Wondell Phillips as a_national bereave- ment which at onco deprives the Amer- ican rostrum of a superb intellect and human froedom of a devoted friend. Mr. Eaton (dem., Conn.) objected. Mr. Randall (dem. Pa.) submitted a conference report on the Greely relief bill announcing a further disagreeement. Agreed to. The house proceeded to the considera- tion of the report of the committee on rules, Mr. Cox's (dem. N. Y.) amendment creating a solect committeo on the tenth census, pending when the house ad- journed yestorday, was agroed to 160 to 90, The rule regulating admissions to the floor was amended by excluding ex-sona- tors from the privileizos, 119 to 2 An amendment offered by Mr. Reod (rep. Me.) fixing tho order of busi- ness was discussed one hour. The dis- cussion ran principally in the direction of pointing out tho utter impracticability of having any public business done in the house except the passage of appro- priation bills. Mr. Randall, from the committee on appropriations reported the naval appro- priation bill and gave notice that it would Berouan up next Tuesday. Mr. Randall, in closing the debaté on the rules recognized the impossibility of congress transacting more than a very small per centage of the business before it. In the 38th congress the whole num- ber of bills introduced was less than 1,000, in the last congress more than 16,000. He opposed the amendment becauso it would tear down every ra. straint between extravagance and econo- my. Ho suzgested that the remedy was not to be found in the rules but in such legislation as would provide tribunals for private claims and for pensions. Mr. Reed’s amendment was lost, 126, nays 137. Tho report of the committee on rules was then adopted. The house went into committes of the whole, Mr. Cobb (dem., Ind.) in the chair, on the private calendar. The first bill on the calendar was one to provide for the muster and pay of cer- tain officers and enlisted men of the volunteer forces, It authorizes the sec- retary of war to correct the muster rolls of the volunteer forces so that the muster of officers and enlieted raen shull cover the whele period duting which they were regularly commiseioned and actually per- formed the duties to which they were coamistioned, or were prevented from performing their duties by reason of wounds received, ete. After a short debate the committee roso and the bill passed. Tho speaker announced the appoint- ment of Hopking, Ward, Lanham and Wilson (Ia,), a8 a committee to investi- gate tho charge against H. V. Boynton, Washington correspondent of the Cincin- nati Comnmercial Gazette. Mr. Goff (dem., W. V.) introduced a joint resolution appropriating £100,000 for the sufterers by the Ohio flood and tributaries. Reforred. Adjourned until Monday. e General Sherman’s Eetirement, WasuINGTON, February 8. —The Presi- dent to-day issued the following ordor, snnouncing the retirement of Genral Sherman: “General William T. Sherman, gener- al of the army, having this day reached the age of 64 years is, in accordance with the law, placed on the retired list of the army without restriction of pay and al- lowances, The announcement of the re- tirement from command of tho army of one who has been so many yenrs its dis- tinguished chief, can but awaken in the minds, not only of the army, but of the people of the United States, mingled emotions of regret and gratitude Re- gret at the withdrawal from active mili- tary service of an officer whose lofty wonso of duty has been @ model for all soldiers since he first entered the army July, 1840, and gratitude freshly awak- ened for services of incaleulable value rendered by him in the war for the union, which great military genius and daring did 8o much to end, The presi- dent deems this a fitting occasion to give expression in this manner to the grati- tude felt towards General Sherman by his fellow citizens, and to the hope that Providence will grant him many years of health and happiness in relief from the active duties of his profession,” e —— The Dakota Donstitution, in rates, and the appointment of a com- mission to which questiona of dispute will be referred for tinal decision. ——— FROM FOREIGN LAN LAY EECH IN THE COMMONS, Loxpoy, Fobruary 8.—In accordance with previous announcement Parnell moved in the commons to-day an amend- ment to tho address in roply to the queen’s speech, The amendment so- voroly condemus the policy of the gov- ernment in Ireland, asserung that it has failed to tranquilize the people, has wantonly prohibited public meotings, has interfered with the freodom of spooch and has permitted magistratos to bublicly applaud the conduci of Lord Rossmore, who had been suporsodot ico ot tho peace for public order and inciting il will and strife in Ireland. Tho amendment further demands the immediate aban- donment of the policy as stimulating atate emigration of the Irish. In the courso of his remarks, with which he accompanied his motion, Parnell asserted that the recent visit of Northeote to Ire- land had been the exciting cause of civil disturbance, Orange outrages were in his opinion a grave misfortun to the con- servatives whom Northeota had dragged at his heels to the discredit of the Irish faction. He denounced in strong terms the oratory of the Orange platform dur- ing the recent attempt to introduce the National League into Ulster, Continuing, Parnell said: Tho Orange domonstrations wero not spontanecus but were attended by hirelings paid by landlords. The Orange opposition to the nationalist meetings was violent and seditious. [Cries of *“‘Oh.”] Recent events in the north of Ireland, however, would hasten the time when Ireland would legislate for herselfi on her own soil, WAR NOTES, Toxnoy, February 8—The French ambassador in conference with the 3ritish foreign secretary offered the co- operation of French forces in Bgypt, proposing that French troops bo landed at Suakim and march thence to the re- lief of ilhartoum, the ultimate settle- mont of the Soudan «nastion to be left ton conference of the powers. Barl Granville reserves his reply to the offer. Advices received here state that Gen- eral Gordon was heard of a number of mules on the Korosko route beyond the place where it was reported he had been captured. The Ashmaries around Korosko are showing symptoms of re- volt. Fears therefore are entertained for Gordon's safety. Officials at Cairg are confident thut General Gordon will succeed in resching Khartoum, Some Aldershot regiments have been ordered to prepare for foraign service and moroe marines have been dispatched to Egypt. Advices from St. Paul do Landa, dated January 16 states that atincks have been made upon whites by Muculla natives, and during the fighting an explosion of gunpowder killed forty natives. Fng- lish and Portuguese guuboats landed the marines. The powers are about to come to an agreement for carrying ous the work of civilization begun in contral Africa by the king of the Belgians, CURT REPLIES, Loxvow, February 8-—The corres- pondence between the British foreizn nocretary and the American minister, on the sentence of Patrick O'Donnell, was presented in parliament to-doy. (iran- ville’s roplies to Lowell ave curt and | formal, ench lotter being limited to a single sentonce. GORDON IN THE DESERT. Catno, February 8.—The governor of Berber telegraphs that General Gordon has hus arrived in that province, A STARVING GARRISON, Suakim, February 9.—Spies from Sinkat report the garrison there as hav- ing eaten up camels, cats and dogs and are now devouring tho troe loaves, FRANCE AND OTHER POWERS, Loxoox, Tebruary 8, — Papers have been laid before parliament explaining the nogotiations between England and other neuwral powers concerning the course to be pursued should war ariso be- tweon France and China, This has twice formed the subject of inquiry on the part of France. Grauville, foreign secretary of state, informed Wmfdingtun, French minister at the court of St. James, last December, that thg powers having vessels in Chinese waters pro- posed to instruct commanders to unite in adopting measurcs WasHiNGroy, February 8 —A com- mittee of fifteen citizens, of Dakots, ap- pearad before the senate committee on territories to-day to advocate the passage of a bill providing for a constitutional conveation for the territory and oppos- ing recognition of the recent convention at Sioux Falls on the ground that it did not fairly represent the people of the whole territory, * S ——— The Pay Duplicators, Wasnisaron, February 8.—The presi- dont has approved the sentence of dis- misgal in the case of First Lieutenant William L, Clarke, of the Twenty-first infantry, and First Lieutenant James ¥. Cummings, of the Third cavalry, con- victed of duplicating pay accounts. L — Trade Dollay WasuiNaroN, Fubruary 8.—Repres- entative Ermentrout is instructed by the house committee on banking and cur- rency to report a bill for the exchange of trade dollure for standard silver doliars, at par, by January 1st, 18t — The Outrage Lnvestigatinn, WasniNaron, February 8.—The tub- cominittes of the privileges sud elections committee, appointed to iuvestigate the causes thot Jed to the death of Matthews in Cupiah county, Miss., held a meoting this morving wod decided on a plan of action, Tney leave Washington Tuwe- to insure protection of foreigners and continuance of a friendly spirit towards France and China, Wadington svid, in reply, that France would not exceed the programme already announced by either interforing with foreign trade or block- ading treaty ports unless forced to do so by the action of the Chinese. Advices from Suakim announce that a state of seige has been prociuined, DYNAMITE AND SEDITION, Vienna, February 8,—In the lodgings of Stellmacher, assassian of Detective Block, dynamite bombs and sediovs writings were discovered by the police. The landlord has been arrested. AFFAIRS IN MADAGASCAR, Loxvox, February 8,— Advices frow Tamatave, January 25, state that the Freuch had sent out w reconnoiteing party which the Malazassies strongly o sisted, Ths American mun of war Pen eacola arrived froim Batavia aud prooeeded to the sauth coust of Madugascar. e —— To be Trica by Court Martial, AxNaroLs, Md , Fabruary 8 —Under the act of conyresy to preveut bazing at the nuval academy, & court wuriial was ordered to-duy to couveno to morrow, to try such cadels as roay be ordered before it It is nnderstood thet eadels Maxey, MoLean, Jasoremeke and Farker, will certainly be tried. " A REICN OF TERROR. The Niobrara Vigihntes and their Storn Parmse. The Whistling Fost Ornament Not Kid Wade. That Worthy to be' Worked for Furthor Captires, The Feeling Among CO'fizens Re- garding the Vigilantes. The Murder ot a Farmer atd Wife by a Hired Man, CRIME AND ORIMINAILS, KID WADE NOT HUNG, Stovx Crry, lowa, February 8—Tho dispatch sont from here yesterday rela- tive to Kid Wade and the Nebrask vig- ilantes is confirmea by a citizen wlo ar- rived to day. He says the man hamjing at Bassott was a large, full-grown man, while Kid is small and boyish looking, 1t was true, however, that the sheriffiof I'rown county had possession of the Kd for a vhort time, having taken him froh two vigilantes, who took him to Long Pine, but the vigilantes were soon noti- fied, camo in force and retook him, It is claimed that the vigilantes will not hang Kid until they cndeavor tv.compel lum to divulge the names of the members of the gang of horse thieves with which he has been training. The man hanged at Bassott is belicved to have been a victim of the vigilantes’ vengeance and is a horse thief. People at Bassett station knew nothing of the affray till they saw the body dangling from a whisiling post. They eyen feared to cut the body down. The whole country is terrorized, and people aro afraid to say a word. MURDERED FOR MONEY, naNsas City, February 8.—The Times' Frankfort (Kas.) special says: John Hennington, a farmer living six miles west of here in a sparsely settled district, came to town Tuesday last with a load of hogs and returned home that night, but hus not been seen again until to-day, when his lifsless body, with that of his wife, was found in a barn_on the premises. The hired man in Henning- tong's employ s missing, together witl a horse and saddle. Parties are now in search of him, A CRANK'S VICTIM, Mixnearonss, February 8.—The Tri- bune’s special from Gould’s lumber camp, thirty miles up Pine river in this state, says Adolph Brooks shot Gould’s aister it is supposed fatally and also fired once at Gould, but missed him and then fled. Gould followed, but soon run across Brooks' dead body, he having blown off the top of his head. Brooks is supposed to have been crazy. FILLED FULL OF LEAD, SAN Anoie, Texas, February 8 — Julius Ovasio, the murderer of J. R. Burnett, was tracked by officers, refused to surrender, and was riddled with bal- lots, e — The Iowa Legislature, Special Dispatch to Tie Bk, Des Moises, Ia., February 8.—It was reported in the house to-day that Rapre- sentative Weaver, of Hardin, sustained severo injuries by o fallon the ice and will not be in his seat for several days. This, with the death of Holbrooh of Delaware and sickness of Hamblin of Taylor, leaves the repnblicans with a bare majority of one in the house, General Press Dispatchos, Des Momes, Ia, February 8,—The senate convened at 3 o’clock, few more thun a quornm being present. Bills. ' antrodueed to locate an additional insene hoepital at Boone, to regulate the organization of mutual assessment com- pumes, to establish an additional normal school. A bill toprevent persons against whom a divorce is obtained from marryine dur- ing the sivg!= life of the other pary was defeated, The bill £) pxshibit bucket shops was made a ; eial order for Wednesday, Adjourned. n the house no important business was transacted. A memorial from the president and secretary of the Woman's Christian Tem- perance Union was presented, asking for a prohibitory liqaor law., A joint memo- rial to congress was presented looking to giving free homes to all living soldiers and sailors of the union army in the late war. A bill wus intreduced by Dens- more of Jerro Gordo to prohibit the sale of ale, wine and beer within three miles of the agricultural college at Ames and the stato university at Iowa City. The remainder of the session was oc- cupird in discussing the number of cop- ies of the governor's message to be print- od in foreign languages, A report reached hore to.day that Reopresentative Weaver, of ardin county, had fallen and broken his leg, and that his injuries would prevent attendanco during the present session, but it proves to be the fuct that he is not seriously injured, and will be in his seat the coming week, PURIFY T BL0OOD. . TVME marvelous results of Hood's Sarmspariila upon all bumors and low conditions of the blood prove it the hest BLOOD MEDICINE, Such has Loen the success of this article that nearly every family, nelgnborhoods have been the samo time, It PURI~ and enriches the blood, #la, billousness, andall the aloniach caused by or puysical care Labor or dissipation, eradicates Sorof ‘ula and all foul unu:. anl restores and renovates the whole Fystem. peculiar point in Hood's paril. 1a 18 that 1t cieates an ap- petite and builds up aud strongthions the #yetem, and proves inyals a4 8 n_from S s Erigi of ¢l Juod & Co.t G :torvcom