Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1884, Page 1

I N e e b ' THE OmMAHA DAILY BEE s e 1 Rt THIRTEENTH YEAR. 'TALES OF WOE. ! Suftring of the People Kade Homeless By the Floods, The Rise Continues Steadilly at Cincinnati, * A Vast Inland Sea Forming Near Memphis, Pittsbarg and Allegheny in for a Seoend Sousing, o Near Bpomting ‘Geysers Formed ‘Whediing—Latost Facts. THE FLOODED DISTRICTS, SFTUATION AY* CINCINNATL JiNernanri, Febraary 12.—For the flirst time since the flood began ‘the sun was shining thie morning, and the wreather was spring-like in temperature. These ‘frcts gave some encouragement, 'but after noon tke sky becamo overcast again, end there was fear of still more rain to swell tho river, At 3 o'clock, howover, the river was 8 feet, G inches, but tke sky was again clearing. The conditior: of things et Newport is growing still more frightful. The worst fears about damage to foundations are realived and esveral buildings were de- molished, among them atine residence building which lust year cost $10,000, toppled over and is a complete mass of tuins. Fottunately the family had re- moved befere the crest. Many more ‘buildings are in danger, and it is feared ‘that many will briag calamity of the ‘worst* natere. Many people in endan- +gered houses are unabled to move away, -and must be lost if the'houses fall, The relief committee is recciving more generous contributions to-day. Mr. Dueber, who apperled to the jewelers of the country yesterday, has already re- ‘ceived 8600 from Chicago. Ho is erect- ing a tomporary structure on high ground, and after the flood will give the timber to the homeless for rebuilding houses. Mrs. Ducber, who has been feeding fifty children at her howe to-day, increased the number to 100. The city has taken a_proud position in refusing” help from abroad. The Times-Star has started a popular dime subscription, heading the list with $200. The troublesat the postoffice and of mail carriers increase. All through northera, eastern and northwestern mails must be carried by wagon to Chester! Park by way of Clifton, directly north- ward from the city seven miles. The situation is more gloomy than ever. The river has risen almost con-| stantly fromone-half an inch to an inch an hour, and .is three feet above the| highest stago of last year. 1 It is uncer-;| ‘sain when the rise will end. This is sig- nificant because of the vastly increased | ‘territory comered by the tlood, and be- +eause of the greatly increased leverage the-swaying water has on buildings, as| well as the injury to foundations. Sev-| -eral - one two story brick business houses an Sixth street fell with a great verash, owing to the weakened founda- tions. ‘he buildings were weighted with: .a quantity of hemp, which aided in eaus- ing the destruction. Thisis only & be- :ginning. There is much appreheasion on this.account in Covington and New port, where the native soil makes the +danger greater, Contributions are much slower than ilast year. They have now yeached §25,- 1000, exolusive of €5,000 appropriated by the council. George W. Childs, of Phil- adelphia, gave §500, and Henry Iewing #2060, The committee will persist in its determination to disburse all contribu- >tions *frex: .abroad among sufferers out- side of Cincinnati, To-nigkta high-wind 18 blowing almost a gale and there is great danger from wagitation of the water, The high wind will loosen houses from their foundations. Mioveral more houses in Newport kuse lieft -thoir foundations and some are stumbled over. The occupants of many water-bound housos are without lights to foroakithe gloom. News from more ex- posed places like New Richmond, ., and Lawrenceburg, Ind., are awaited with dread. The Masons of . this city have found it nacessary to take decisive action, aad issue the fullowing appeal to the Masono of the United States: “QOincinnati represents a calamity, grester than.ever known now upon the| Ohi¢ willoy for a hundred miles. Not! only are persons in great numbers in| need, but thousands of mew, women and childsen are homaless, cold and hungry. Every source of charity must be called | on for zeiief of their distocss, If the Masonie body desires to contribute to this noble purpose, remittances may be sent to the Masonic Flood Committee, Masonie Temple, Cincinnati,” All Masonic bodies in the &ty meet to-morrow to perfact arrangewents for systematic ralief. “Lhe river is aow /(10 p. m,) 68 {set 10} inches, aud rising half an inch ae hour, 41t is raining hard, THE SIDUATION 48 TOLEDO, ToLepo, February 12.~-Rain has tallen salrost constantly during the twenty-four thouss ending at 6 d'clock this evening, freering as it fell, and streots, sidewaks, 8 { heavy rains have swollen all the streams, |above the danger line and the proupect panic stricken inmates. Donations for the benefit of the flood sufferers, are comingsin liberelly, but the committee is at heavy expense yet. Senator Payne of Ohio, telegraphed a subscription of §1,000. A telegram was received from the secretary of war, authorizing the mayor to expend $2,000 and draw on the department. The relief committee ro- ports the worst need to be clothing and bedding, PITTSBURG'S SECOXD DELUGE, Prrrspure, February 12.—The river began swelling again this morning at the rate of two inches an hour with 18 feet 8 inches on the Monongahela and 19 feet on the Allegheny. Dispatches received from points above report continued ruins, the water rising and people living on bottom lands are filled with appre- hensions of another flood. Many have not yet rocovered from tho late deluge and the discouraging outlook tends to increave the uncomfortable feeli With 19 feet of water now submerging the lower districts of the two cities it is quito probable that tho situation of af- fairs among the sufferers in Allegheny will be worso if possible than at any timo since the flood abated and numer- ous additional cases of deetitution re- ported. Many of che victims in addi- tion to having been systomatically plun- dered by the waters are thrown' out of employment by the work shops boing devastated and under any circumstances this fact alone is productive of more or less want among the poor classes, At least 3,600 people were supplied with food yesterday, an increase over any previous day. THE OVERFLOW AT MEMPHIS, Mewmruis, February 12,—The river here to-night is one foot seven inches below the danger line, and three foet seven inches below the extreme high water mark., The rise during the past twenty-four hours was only tour inches, due to the factthat the river has gone over 1ts banks above hiere and is filling up sunken lands. The St. Francis River railroad i nging for lines of steamers when the filling obstructs trans, They have issued an order not to rececive any more freight, but passenger trains are Tunning rogularly. The coun- try betweon here and Vicksburg, not protected by levees, will all probably be submerged and scveral newly built levees will be put to a test. The rise from now on will be slow owing to the water sproading out in the interior. The dan- ger Kno will scarcely be reached by Sun- day. The weather continues threaten- ing and it has rained heavily all the after- novn_with a promise of more before morning. NIGHER THAN FOR YEARS. TurrLe Roow, February 12.—The | Fattle Rock & Fort Smith railroad by Adge" over the bayou this side of Ozark is washed awayand one-fourth of a mile of | traok covered witl: water. A stowdy | rain prevailed all night and this momn- ing. By night the water will be higher ‘here than for years. FORT:SMITH DRENCHED, Forr Snurxz, Ark., February 12,— The The Arkansas river has risen 11 feet.and is riging 9.inches an hour. It is3 feot is for higher water than since 44, RISING AT CAIRO. Carro, Ill., February 12.—The aiver atth o'clock was 47 feet and rising -very slowly. 1t lacks eight feet on the Missis- sippi levee of being as high as ast yoar. The Iron Mountain road is shut out. CALL FOR AID, «Corumpus, February 12.—The «gov- ‘ernor this evening issued a proclametion to the peoplo of the state, calling for im- mediate relief for the thousands of :ome- \less and suffering people, RILIEF FUNDS, ‘From the Philadelphia relief fund for f'ood:sufferers raised last spring #4000 now on hand will be immediately ap- plicd. ‘A thousand dollars was telegraphed to Pomeroy, 0., yesterday for relief of: suf- ferers by the citizens of Cleveland,.and £E00 to Wheelirg, ‘In Boston a committee of citizene will make collectione for the sufferers. The Pennsylvania Railroad compeny has contributed 4,000 for the sufierers by:the western £0o1s, ‘Robert Garrett has ordered free trans- portation of provisions or other gifés on theBaltimore &4Ohio road for the.axf- fevers by the flonds, also the free mse of thoiEaltimore & Ohio telegraph. L FROM WASHINGTOX, RELIEVING RUE DISIRESSEL. WagtiNG1oN, February 12.—- Theiace- volary of war hac inaugurated .active measures looking te the immediate relig of the asufferers by the overflow of the ‘Ohio and tributariee. Ta accordanee svith the act .eppropriatin:; §300,000 for that, purpose, orders wess issued to<Lay-for (Zen. Amos Beckwitk, assistant commisy «ary geneval, stationed at St. Lowis, to | pvageed te Cincinnal here he will have general.charge of the d’stribution of syp- pliea and act directly vi:des the orders. of the saecretary of war. (Orders were also issued for tho purchase cf supplies and to charter a sufticient nuwber of boate to distribute #om where meat needed. (It has aleo beer arranged :at an officer of the azmy shall accompany.each boat and superintend the issue of wupplies, The general plan of relief detexmined upon is the sare as pursued in affording relief to the sutferers from the overflow of the Mississippi last year. In crder to give his personal attention to this subject, Secretary Lincoln has abandored his pro- trees aud wires are keavily coated with sce. Many of the latter have been proz {zated, and some. routes are temporarily disabled. The river above the city hae been riging slowly all day, but is still be- lew the point reached last week. The ice gorges remain firm, and the flood sit- uation remains unchanged. LHE S TUATION AT WHEELING Wagering, Febroary 12,—The river has fallen slowly since Wednesday night. The weather iz clear and warm. Slow progress is made in clearing awasy the debris left by tha flood. The number of destitute is materially reduced but sev- eral thousand are still dependent upon the relief committee, especially wemen and children, or old men. Since the fload receded a peculiar phenomenon is noticed at Powhattan Sand and water is thrown ww a considerable height there by three, reguiar geysers and attracts many sight seers, An immense land slide on'z hill in the 2nd wurd, resultivg from the recent raing, threatens four or five houges, Two tenements were descrted to-day by the posed trip to Chicago. NERDR) LEGISLATION, The house committee cn gomu.erce voted to-day on several propositions de- signed to express the sense of tha mem- bers upon the genaral question nespect- ing the advisability of providing iy con- geessional legislatios for the regylation of inter-state comwence. It was desided by 14 to 1 that thero ought to be zeme- dial Jegislation of some kind, O'Neill (rep. Pa.) casting the negative wote. Upon the proposition to extend such legislation to the water ways the vote was, yess 2, Boyle (dem. Pa.) and ('Neill, nays 13, POSTYONED TILL THURSDAY, It has been decided to postpone the commencement of the Virginia investi- gation by Senator Sherman’s sub-corm: mittee until Thursday. Subpwuas ar issued for twenty-four witnesses to ap- pear in Washington on that date. ces, N. M. Postmasters:—James II. Stowart, at Chariton, lowa, Charles M. Worthington, at Sterling, Ills. NOT LEGAL TENDER Treasuror Wyman to-day received from an Ohio bank two packages pur- porting to contain $1,000 each. One was found 0 short and the other con- tained two piecos of flannel, ONES AND TWOS SHORT. The supply of one dollar notes is ex- hausted and twos nearly so. FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE. The fol- wero intro- Wasuivaron, February 1 lowing bills and resolutio duced in the senate to-day: By Mr. McPherson, (dem., N. J.)—To suspend the coinage of silver dollars till January 1, 1886, By Mr. Voorhees (dem , Ind.)—A ros- olution calling on the attorney general to explain tho delay in advising the post- master goneral as to the interpretation of the law relating to adjustment of post- masters’ salavios, After debate, in which the attorney general was sharply criticized, it was agreed to, By Mr. Voorhees—A bill prohibiting assessments for political purposes on government officials and employes. 1t punishes both the giver and receiver. Mr. Voorhees said he was prepared to show that political assessments on gov- ernment employes were now being made, The bill was “referred to the judiclary committee. Pending debate on the bill to reliove the State National bank of Louisiana the senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned, HOU Mr. Potter (dem., N. Y.) introduced a bill to extend the bonded "debt of the United States at 2} por cent. Referred to the ways and means committee. A resolution was adopted dirocting the committee on the department of §ustico, in making an investigation into the ex- penditures on necount of prosecutions of persons charged with fraud on the gov- ernment, and especially in the Star route mail service, to inquira into the manner in which such prosecutions have been, and are baing condusted, and into the conduct, efiiciency and good faith of all officials er persons in pay of the govern- ment in connection with such prosecu- tion, and whether guilty partios havo been duly prosecuted. Tho followiby bills were roported and referred: By Mr. Dowd (dets,, N. C.) from the committee on coinage, weights and mess- ures—I'or the reticoment and recoinage of trade dollars. ‘Committec of the whole. By Mr. Murphy (dem., Ind.) from the committee on railroads and canals--To provide for the canstruction of the Mid gan and Mississippi River canal. Cem- mittee of the whale. By Mr. Wilks (dem., Ky.) from'the committee on -education—To aid tem- porarily in tho support of cesmmon schools, Ordered printed and eecom- mitted. By Mr. Hopkins (dem., Pa.) from the committee on Jdabor—To establisk: a de- partment of lebor statistics. Committee of the whole. The house sent into commitbee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill, and Mr. Caltins (dem,, Ind.} addressed the committeo on the subject of the in- efficiency of the American navy. He said the entize Pacific coast was at the mercy of the little government of Chili, which had five armed vessels, eny one of which could : sink our entire nayy. The governmenthas been compelded: to pocket many insults because it lacked the means of punishment. The committeo rose and «the house adjourned. GVER 1L 1OWA. PROKUSITION WAR HORSE HULLED, Buruingron, February 11.—David Loonard, a prominent cif of this county, was throwu from his sleigh this morning and killed. He wee chairman of the Da: Moines county temperance alliance, and well known over the state as an earnest advecate of prohibition. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEITWGS, Des Masties, February 12.—The house to-day tramcacted but little business of importance. Bills were iutroduced to prohibit veting taxes in aid ¢f railroads, to promote state and loca! boards of hoalth, by Mr, Oulbertson to compel railroads te grant frec passee to nearly everybody, to increase the appropriation for the support of the inevitution for feeble-minded children, te prohibit the sale of fireerms to mnors, ina elation to compensation for real estate taken for public improvements. The subject of the employmeent of additional«<ommittee clerks occupicd the remain€or of the afternoon, In the senate very little of interost dranspired. The bills introduced were mostly local or similar to, bélle already rending. A bill to locate thewupreme court at Des ¥oines was repo fay- orably by the committee. The bill to egtablish the ofiice of state emtowrologist was defeated. To-morrow will be ocou- pied by a debate on Donnan's bill to re- pail the wine and beerexemptionclause, C——— CRIME AND CRIMINALR. THE MERIAPOLIS MURDER. Euunaroy, Ia,, February 12,— Yes- torday afternoon John and Frank Kline, and .£ames and dfenry Downes, living near Mediapolis, were arrested ehered with/txe murder of Gideon Hall, & rich old hermit farmer, wiho was found dead ia his cebin two weeks ago. Prelimigery examinetion to-morrow, CROUCH [AJLED, Jackson, Mich,, February 12,—Judf Crouch, arrested last night charged with the attempt to murder Detective Brown, | swrangling, was alterwards released on fail of §5,000. 4 Gerrymaunder, Ricumosn, Va.,, Februmy 12,—The senate «nd house to-day, by a strict party vote, paesed a bill redistricting the stato for representatives in congress, The redistricting shows eight distriets demo- cratic and two coalition, FortBally Burniog Up Pierre, Dak., February 12.—This af- teraoon fire broke out in"Fore Sully at b o'elock. Three companies were burned out and the fire is still raging, No as- sistance can be rendered as the nearest CONFIRMATIONS, Confirmations— John R, McFie, of [ls., register of the land office, Los Cru- water i in the Missouri, noarly a mile distant. The barracks will all be burned, unecessitating camping out with the mer- cury 25 © below, OMAHA, NEB. WEDNESDAY “STARFISH." The Romantic Yarn of a Califorai “Norh Beacher.” The Mystery of Light—Buried Troas- ure Under a Whart, San Francisco Bulltin. Yes, the scalawags around here cali me *‘Starfish;” that's because I've such a grip on this locakity. Been here a long time, T reckon? Reckon so. Since I tirst struck the beach, is now oxactly thirty years ew! It makes me whistle, That's o lifetime! Throo decades, exactly. A long timo, and in your case probably brimfal of in- cident, # T've soon a little. A year in Califor- nia as it was twenty years ago was equal to half an age elsowhere. 1've scen onough., Now all T want is quiot, You get it now; the Leach is dull as the averago political speech. Yo, it's quiet; the hoods have gono to the southern dumps and the chip-gather- ers keep better order sinco the harbor po- lice were stationed on the sea-wall. It's quiet. That's why I like the beach, I can squat here and calmly smoke my pipe, or lie down under the shelter of a lumber-pilo and listen to the wash of the breakers, which is my pet music. 1 tell you there's nothing like the swash of sea water to set a man’s thoughts agoing, al- lowing him to have such things. You are right; the murmurof the ocean is a powerful incentive to reflection. 1t's the only musio I appreciate. 1 can lie hero for hours, just listening to that sound. It keeps me thinking,and conse- quently improves me every way; for the more u man thinke the better he becomes providing his thoughts are of an elevated character. You ave a philosopher. That's what Starr King said when he was down thés way many years ago. I got a talking with him "about life, and told him that a man shouldn’t accumu- ate more here than he could take away. He said that was his opinion, but it was a hard doctrine to carry out, especially when people insisted upon making you rich in spite of yourself. He spoke _correctly. Yes; but I should like to find scme one willing to give me move than 1 need. I nevor had much in the world, and 1 never will; I'm only a North Beach catch-what- you-can, and shall dieas 1 have lived, friendless and penniless. Not necessatly. You may strike a lead yet. No, friend; the chance 18 past. 1 had one chance, & big chance, but like an utter fool, let it slip. - Yes, I made a for- tune right where [ #it now. Several thousand dollars at a lick. How wag that? It's a queer story, and has never been told. However, I rockon I can trust you; besides, its telling can't hurt mo, any- how, seeing all who figured 1n it have gone to their graves, You see, I'm a calker by trade, and consequently had a good deal to do with shipping, and, of course, with seafaring men. I camoifrom Nantucket in '49, striking San Francisco in July of that year. At first I tried the mines, working six moaths on Bidwell’s bar, where I cradled enough dust to make a tilt with the tiger possible. Then I returned to the gelden city and, you bet, saw the ele- phant’ Ipleyed my last card in the “New World,” a high-toned saloon run by Elesie Bilébard, the eternal enemy of vigilance committees and present efficient chief of « Barbary coast deadfall. I went in flush and came out broke; yes, had to strike Capt. Bunker for enough pewnertogetaay supper. Of course, I had to make a tresh start. There was a big stampede up the river, which played intoampy hands. 1 joined Harry Ratiiff and ran the first plunger on the Sacra- mento, ‘We took passengers at half fare —&7¢ .a hoad—and salted dowm some. coin. But the cush soon fell off, and we, had te discontivue the business, turned boatman, and I did chores for o living, now and then getting a chence at my trede. I worried along this way will Harry Meiggs got the idea of building a wkaylat Norchdleach, Capt. Swett was the centractor, and he gave me employ- ment es-spiker. .1 worked hard on that stouckure. It was put together in good styla;d ut look ab it now—it's a ruin, like myself. When the wharf was about half finiohed a queer thing ocourred. § have never been able to explain ir, and guess it willalways remain a mystery. Listen, Byett ‘had a wan named Barnes s watchmen, He wes a wide awake, hon- est nan, who did kis duty in every ve- spect. fle lived with his sister in a lit- tle shanty on Telegzaph hill. One Satas:- day he acked me to watch the wharf that night, ‘as his sister was unwell, and he wished o attend ther. 1 agreed, and weat on as the men quit work. The: night wascalm, witk a clear sky and full mean, [ sat where I almost sit now, looking out to sea. when I saw a topsail | schoaner ceming acrezs from Saucelito, There was & very lght wind blowing, | and, a8 she.carried bt little sail, it was past midnight before .she came abreast the wharf, There she hove to and low- erea & boat. In the beat were two men, | who palled directly for the wharf, As they approagiced I concealed myself, but kept them i wiew. I &alt a singular in- terest in their movements, Why? Let philosophers.ecplain, Tke men ran their boat ashore a little west «f the wharf, in that cove where you hear the waves rip- ling 8o noisily, made fast {0 a pile and Petid “Thels' astions aneitad my sus. picions. They wcanned the locality nar- rowly, but finding all sereme went back to the boat, returning with a couple of spades and & sledge hammer. After some 48 I jufiged from the gestures, they begun digging a hole in the sand, § now moved near to them, still out of sight, and watched their action closely, They worked hard, sad in the course of a few minutes had adeep trench smade, inte which they rolled a barrel taken frow the boat and covared it with sand, I now moved near to them, still out of sight, and watched their action closely, They worked hard, and in the course of a fow migutes had & doep trench made, into whieh they rolled a barrel taken from the buat and covered it with sand, The barrel swemed heavy. I belieyed it contained gold. After planting the bar- rel the men drsve a stake over oit, as 1 supposed] to mack the spot. Thik stake was drivon in un‘il its top was several feot bolow the sand, thus hiding it from vight, although 1t could be easily found MORNING, FEBRUARY | 3, 1884, T by scraping oft the sand above. The men next went down to the m n of the beach and gathered a lot of flotsam, which they soattered over the place where they buriad the cask, in order to make it look as if it had not been dis- turbed. After this, being fatigued, they sat down on a piece of timher to rest thomselves, meanwhile produsing a bottle, from which they drank fre- quently. ] Tho bottlo contained wine. Wine heats the blood and hot blood loosens the tongue, aye, often ongenders strife. The men bogan to converse loudly. They spoke in Spanish, but T knew enough of the lingo to get an idea of what they con- versed about. I learned enough to set my thoughts into a fermont, The barrel contained gold, One man, a black-beard- ed fellow, wanted the other, a little long- haired man, to stay ashore and divide the contonts botween them. The long. haired man refused, saying he must re- turn to the schooner. The black-bearded fellow insisted upon his staying, The little man rofused. One word led to another, ending in a tussel, in which the littlo man was thtown. The big man then took the sledge and ran to the boat striking it with the sledge and holo in the bows. The little m grabbed a rock and ran up to the big man, throwing the rock at him. The big man dodged, raised his sledge and turned upon the little man, The latter caught the hammer as it fell and saved himself from a death blow;a struggle followed, in which the littlo man was again thrown. He picked himself up, however, ana started to run, followed by tho big man with his sledgo raised. The little man had got as for as the shoro end of the whart, when he stooped to pick up a rock. As he did so the big man hurled his slodgo at him. Ho gave a groan and dropped in his tracks. 1 believed him killed—and resolved to capture his mur- dorer. I came out from my hiding place, and, covoring him with my pistol told him to surrender. He started in sur- prise, but as quick as lightning dealt me a heavy blow botween the oyes, 1 fell, pulled the trigger, but the cap snapped; the rascal, however, scurried for his boat, jumped in, and shoved off before I could reach the beach. I again tried to shoot him, but the old pistol wouldn’t work. It was one of those old-fashioned ‘‘pop- per-boxes,” in use in those days, and was ulways getting out of order. It wouldn't rovolve, 80 the scoundrol escaped with a whole skin, but his time had come, never- theless. Ho forgot in his hurry that he had staved the boat, consequently had not gone many yards from the shoro when he found it filling. He was afraid to return, for he saw me on the beach; 50 he pulled madly for the schooner. By this time the weather had changed. The moon was setting, a strong bre had risen, and & heavy fog was coming in through the Golden gate. A thick waft hid the boatman from sight. 1 heard a cry—when the mist cleared the boat had disappeared. Its occupant was drowned; slain, 1 might say, by his own hands; a judgment upon him, 1 have thought, for Harry | @ld his attempt to kill his comrade. ~ When he was no longer seen I ran back to where the stricken man lay, expecting to find him dead. 1 was surprised at find- ing him sitting up, though moaning with pain. It now occurred to me that 1 would use this man and solve the mys- tery of the buried cask. If it contained trensure, 1, of course, expocted to get a fraction. In a word, I lifted the man up and carefully led him to my den, where I put him to bed and did what I could to wmake him comfortable. My den, as I called it, was a ship’s caboose set upon the ground near the beach. I lived there alene, doing my 'own cooking, for I wasa hermit then, and could never tolerate a chummy—in fact, was not a social cuss, seldom allow- iing.a human ctitter to cross my thresh- lold. I knew human nature, and didn't wrant anything to do with it, How about a wife! Well, that was an expensive luxury in those days, and is new out-of the quos- tion. However, to continue, 1 got old Dr. Ewer to attend the wounded man, aho had received a severe contusion back of the right ear, It nearly killed him, Ewer crowed a good "deal over the cure, though I guess nature did the biggest work, 1'm rather dabious on doctors; never use thom. When I broke my leg stumping a bear-flag to a polo at the celebration of the admission of Cali- fornia into the union, I got Dan, the rig- ger, to set it, and there's not a better joint in the frame work of man living, But to return. After I got the wounded man into my bunk I went back to the wharf; the fog had lifted and I saw & boat pulling ashore, I again secreted myself, anxious to kmow what was rc happen next. The boat was filled with men, avho landed and began to scour the beach. They whistled, evidently to eall the two men, and seemed perplexed at receiving no reply. They scattered in every ditection, forcing me to dodge con- siderably to avoid detection, At last deeming further search fruitless, they into the'boat and pulled off; the fog again hid ewerything from sight, but an hour afterI saw the schconer beating out. A heavy bank of vapor again veiled her in ite folds, and I saw her no more, Day was now beginning to bresk, and having nothing to keep me on the look- out, I'returned to my cabin, where I found the wounded man groaning con- siderbly. K sent a boy for a doctor, and then went down to the wharf, keeping an eye on the rlace where the cask was buried. Barmes relieved me at 6 o'clock. when I went home I found the doctor there, and did what I could to assist the patient, I hoped when he recovered con- scipusness he would let me into the secrot of the buried cask; but T was dis- appointed. He was laid up for a week, during which time I tended him care- fully, but could never get a word out of him, He was the most taciturn fellow I ever met, He never spoke--never thanked me and never seemed pleased, I fancied the blow he received might have something to do with this; at all evente, he never answered one of my questions. On the eighth day, however, 1 intended fetching him to a focus, but when I went home at noon he had disap- peared. I never saw him again. | His levauting caused me considerable uneasiness. I felt sure he would join gomo of hiy confederates and unearth the cask, All this time it had remained where it was buried, I always keeping an eye on the spot. I now resolved to se- cure ite contents without delay. Luck was in my favor. Barnes had joined a Maganic lodge and had to leave his post to be initiated, 1 took his place, The night was blustering and I.ogzy‘ ust suited towy purpose. At 1) o'clock T set to work to digging out the cask. It was a tough job; almost more than 1 bargain. «d for, but 1 porsevered, and by the aid of levers and rollers got it into my ca. boose, Then I knocked off the lid,” The barrol had a layer of tallow on the top and bottom about six inches deep, Be- twoen the layers was & powder kog. I opened the keg—it was filled with gold dust. You may bosure 1 cut a_caper when 1 mado this dise wvery, 1 had onough treasure to start in life with a full sail—in fact had enough to keep me com- fortably at intereat, far the balance of my days, It I had been o wise man I would have lle\m d it in some remunera- tive and logitimato businoss. But what did Tdo? I put it in a faro bank! Gam- bling was my ruling passion. 1 let the dealers havo a handfull of dust every day; before the end of a year I was strap- ped, T have been strapped over since, I shall bo strapped till 1 light out. But there's tho whistle. The ship carpen- tors are knocking off work and it's time I got my supper, "uu have heard my story it's a queer ono, you bet, and 1 guess will do to publish, but remember, don't give me away, e — Opéning the Arthur Oampaign Cmreaco, Fobruary 12.—The republi- canstatecentral committoe held a session here beginning at noon to-day, and which was attended not only by committeemen, but by prominent republicans through- out the entire state. nong other present were Governor Hamilton Governor Oglesby, Congressman Gec R. Davis, State Treasuror John O Smith, David Laittler, General Rowell, Goneral Smith, D. Atkins, General J. B. Haw- ley, all of whom made speeches. A reso- fution, offered by Congreasman Davis, which endorsed the administration cf President Arthur in strong terms, was adopted unanimously. A resolution de- nouncing democratic ‘congressmen for passing the Fitz John Porter bill, and urging Senators Logan and Cullom to fight it in the senate, was also adopted. The preponderance of sentiment from thoe country. districts appeared to be in favor of Logan for president, with strong opposition trom Chicago. The exciting event of tho day was an_intimation by Congressman Davis that Genoral Logan could not command the support of Cook county, which was followed by a oulogy on President Arthur's administration, The indications seem to be that the con- vention wiil go to Springfield, and that it will be held beforo the middle of April, At the evening session the question of a place for holding the next state conven- tion was decided in favor ot Peoria, and the date was made April 16. Threo bal- lots wero taken for the place of holding the convention, The firat stood: Spring- field 13, Peoria 12, Chicago 1. The sec- ond: Springfield 13, Peoria 13, Third: Peoria 15, Springfield 11. An earlior and a later date than April was debated, and finally the matter was compromised by the selaction of the 16th. Lo The Wheat-Growers Win, > e " FROM FOREIGN LANDS, A Severs Arcaignment of England’s Palicy in Reypt, Saulsbury Charges it is Invested with Blood Guiltinesa, The Horrors Which Followed the Capture of Sinkat, Its Brave Defenders all Cruelly Massacred, The Bradiangh Thorn Stiil Pricking the Commons, L FOREIGN NEWS, A SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT, Loxnoy, February 12,—~In the house of lords tho marquis of Salisbary moved a vote of censure of the government for not taking more vigorous steps in Egypt and arvaigning the government very bit- terly. Ho said Hicks Pasha’s loss was due to its vacillation, indifference andin- consistency, ending i panic. The nows would run through the whols Mahomme- dan world that England had been beaten over and over again and was being driven out of Egypt. England’s name would be a legacy of hatred and contempt to the Egyptiau. The abandonment of gorrisons to slaughter and the demands for the surrender of women and children to the horrors of Oriental victory were invested with blood guiltiness, and he exhorted the lords not to be accomplices in the dishonor. Granyille, foreign secretary, replied that Salisbury was mistaken. ~No Euaro- pean power had remonstrated with Eng- land, Thegovernment wasnotresponsible for the results because Egypt chose Eng- lish officers. There would be no ecoun- omy of blood to send English troops 1o Scudan, England and India had no in- terest in Soudan, nor even permanont interost in Egypt. Why this great sy~ pathy for Sinkat and Tokar, which rep- resented not more than a fifteenth part of the troops in Soudan? It was neces- sary that the government be careful so s hot to clash with the larger views of General Gordon. Without interference a force might be sent trom Suakim for the relief of Tokar. It wasimpossible 10 relieve Sinkat. The government had no intention of annexing Faypt. In the house of commons Nrtheote moved & vote of censure, and strongly denounced the sacrifice of Hicks Pasha. Gladstone rising to reply was long and loudly cheered. He denied that there had been vacillation or inconsistency in the government's policy. It had been the endeavor to preserve the interest of St. Pavz, Fobruary 12.— The%wheat- growers of the northwest go home tc- night, having socured the concessions asked. These include cars for through wheat haul when they can be got; when not, the road will pay the expense of shoveling, It allows the building of elevators of 5,000 bushels capacity on the line of its road, and guarantees lower froights on fuel and lumber for the northwest and grain east. e —————— Notes fromi Lincofn, Lixcorw, Neb., Febraary 12 —A Bar- tholdi statue committee for the state was formed to-day, and George Dawes made chairman, Dollar subscriptions aro called for. The state weather service held a con- vention this morninz, The meeting showed great interest, ind several inter- esting papers were read. o —— COrowding Out the Lotteries. Ciicago, February 12.—The agents of the Louisiana State lottery announce that in view of the prosecution in state and federal courts, mfmy. will no longer attempt to sell tickets in Ilmois. ——— Logan Endorsed. Muxrvian, Conn,, February 12.—The Lincoln club, composed of leading col- ored mon of Conuecticut, has indorsed Logan for a presidential candidate, TELEGRAPH NOTES, 'I'ne weavers at Crescont Mills, Fall River, Mass., have struck, The man recently shot in a New York clevated railway station admits knowing the woman who shot him but refuses to explain the cause, Spencer & Co.'s carringo and saddlery hard- ware store at Oneida, N. Y., was burned yes- terday, Loss $50,000; insurance $35,000. Potitions are circulating in San Francisco requesting cougress to pass without amend. ment Bumner’s postal telegraph bill, Gordon is confidont of success in Egypt. An earthquake has destroyed buildings in Bottles, Asiatic Turkey, ————— FYostoflice Ohanges In Nebraska and Iowa during the week R — ending' February 9, 1884, furnished by Wm. Van Vleck, of the postoffice depart- ment; NEBRASKA, Establiched—Cleoria, Sherman coun- 3, Mrs, Mary E. Zimmerman, p, m.; merald, Lancaster county, Stewart Quick, p. m. % Discontinned —Berg, Buffalo county; Mirago. I{varney county; Valley Grange, Red Willow county. Names changed—Douglas, Douglas county, to Elkhorn; Elkhorn Uity, Doug- las county, to Gelston. Postmasters aj ppointed—Arcadia, Val- ley countyy Mrs, Silvanias Galchriat; Ohiowa, Fillmore county, Ryland L. Clemons; Phelps, Phelps county, W. B. Albertson; Walker, dolt county, Orre- lius A, Hering, 10WA, Established—tiambil, Scott county, Robert C, Martin, p, m.; Knox, Fremont county, Jawmes Knox, p. m.; McCaus- land, Scott county, Davis McCausland, Postmasters appointed—Butlalo Grove, Buchanan county, Robert Campbell: Newburgh, Jasper county, Sarah J, Clay; Ozark, Jackson county, T. Boyd; Valc- 10, Jasper county, C. A, O'Brien; Van- dalia, Jasper county, Henry C. Deakin; Pempleton, Carroll ‘county, Peter New. G — ’ Majolica (2:17) is doing well. He was fired $lree mouths ugo, sud 18 going sound on the lvg which cwused him to flinch last summer, Ho will ho entered in circuit races the latter ' part of the season, GV P —— 300,000,000 British people they had in that country. THE EGYPTIAN ETVEPHANT. Loxpox, February 12, —It is reported ‘that the rebels have captured Sinkat. The cabinet has been summoned to coun- cil to discuss the Egyptian question, and dispatches to it confirm the report. The cabinet is painfully impressed, and it is probable large reinforcements of troops and marines will be dispatched. Tokaxr has fallen into the hands of the rebels. News of the fall of Sinkat reached Sua- kim this _morning, brought by a friendly Arab. The garrison made & sortie and' for a long time successfully repulsed the rebels, who completely destroyed the garrison, except a few made prisoners. The fate of the women and children is unknown. The streets of Suakim present o heartrending appearance, being thronged with women weeping. Further advices of the fall of Sinkat state that Towfik Bey, preferring death to surrender, blew up the fortifications, spiked the guus and made a sortie. His six hundred men were all massacred, Seven men-of-war belonging to the chan- nel squadron have been ordered to Egyp. tinn waters, The greatest activity pre- vails and preparations for the dispatoh of= ferces to Suakim for the relief of Tokar are being rapidly pushed. Contingent infantry and cavalry will be sent forward as soon as possible, TROUBLESOME BRADLAUGE, LoxvoN, Fobrusry 12.—In the com- mons to-day L:louchere moved that a new writ be issued for an election in Northampton to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Bradlaugh. Churchill moved an adjournment of the dobate on this motion in order to prevent the house being ]Elaced in an unpleasant position in case Bradlaugh ahuufii be re- elected, Tho motion wes rejected by a vote of 203 to 145, After some discus- sion the writ was issued. THE TONQUIN MASSACKE. Pans, February 12.—La Liberte uays - the massacre of Chnistisns in Tenquin announced {nlterdny occurred in the province of Phanhoa, between Hue aud, the lower delta, some time ago. e e— Shot on the Bpot, . . New Youk, February 12.—This morg- ing at the Ninth street station of the Third avenue railroad a woman, un- kuown, in the presence of other passen- g;-;l. shot & man who gave his name as ictor Grafton Andree, in the thigh, Thinking she had killed him, she put the pistol to her temple and blew her brams out, falling dead on the spot. e ———— A Witness Suicides. SeuiNarieey, 1., Febraary 12 —Geo, Smith, a witness before the United States commissioner in an illicit whisky case from Lazowell county, shot hinself in the court house. Thy doctors consider the wound fatal, Cause unknown. 1lg g is eupposed he testified untrurhfully in the cuse and feared the consequences, e —— Killed In & Collision, Rockwoon, Tenn., February 12 — P'wo seetions of u freight train on the Cincinnati Southern collided this morn- ing. The caboose, ears and engine were badly damaged. F. Burke, brakerssn, ;:"A:M .illud and another man serious!y in- Bteamer Burned, S1. Louts, Fsbruary 12 —The stewuer W. P. Haliitlay, of the New Orieans An- chor Lineg, burned to the waters' edge up four o'clock this iworning. Fewvute Watchman Brown wus the ouly prrscn o board ut the time, He was bususe (LIET A The tuss w21 roach nearly §100,000 ) -