Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 20, 1884, Page 1

e Ty — S THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, STORM AND FLOOD. The Flooded Valleys Swept By & Tor- rific Gale. Carrying Destruction and Death On Its Wings, The Northwest Blizzard and Its Viotims, Los Angelos a Heavy Sufferer By a Dam Giving Way, Notes From the poded Valleys and ched Cities, SEVE STORMS, A TERRIBLE FATE. Cuicaco, February 18 News' Lousville, Ky., special saya: worst gale ever known is sweeping this part of the Ohio valley from end to end, carrying destruction and death with every blast. About 6 o'clock the pouring rain changed to a drizzling sleet. The wind is now blowing with a velocity of forty miles an hour, A party, just returned from a visit to the life saving boat, in company with a Courier-Jeurnal reporter, says tho waves were surging and swelling to such an extent as to make our transit in the yawl from the shore to the boat almost an impossibility. Captain Devan, one of the most fearless, bravest, reliable officers in the service isin charge of the life saving station. From him it was learned that the houses onthe submerged portion of Loulsville known as *‘The Point” are falling by the score. The upper storjes of many of these houses, occupied at least by two hundred and fifty people, are in this flooded portion. Captain Devan says: ‘It is impossible to reach any more of these people with the boats. We have already removed some but can take away no more. No boat can reach them. No boat could live to reach them, They are surely docmed. I wouldn’t venture ten cents on their es- cape. Every packet on the Ohio river that cannot putin shore to-night is bound to die. Below Evansville there are miles and miles of flooded country where no steamar could possibly make the shore. The timber skirting the banks of the river is under water. To strike uponitin a calm means death in this atage of water. There is but one fate for any vessel loose upon the waters of the Ohlio to-night. A flat boat which ven- tured out to take off some people on, “The Point,” was overturned by the gale and part, if not all, of the occupants drowned. It is impossivle_to learn any- thing definite of the condition there to- night. All submerged places must be inevitably swept from existence to night. The loss of life is apprehended to be positively incalculable. . LIMBING TREES FOR SAFETY, EvansvirtLe, February 19.—The gale continues at midnight. The farm house and barn of Larkin Fitzgerald, across the river, were swept from their founda- tions and wrecked. The house of Charles Ware, in the bayou above the city and swept away with its three occupants was wrecked against trees, by means of which the occupants escaped. A boat manned by two men who went to their assistance was also wrecked, its occupants also climbing trees. All were rescued after remaining two hours. Relief boats, one for above and one for below, will start at six in the morning to ascertain the damage and 1oss of life. The river came to a stand at six to-night, and is now falling slowly. The fall last year began the same day and almost the same hour, EFFECTS AT EVANSVILLE, Evansviieg, Ind., February 19.—The terrible wind storm all the afternoon and still blowing a gale, came out this after- nonn almost a hurricane from the north- west. Not much damage to shipping here, but fears that news from the sub- merged districts to-morrow will rep.rt much loss of life from drowning among those still in the second stories of sub- merged hcuses. 1t is growing very cold and snowing, with no signs of the wind abating Relief boats will patrol up and down the river as early as they can start in the morning to relieve the suffering. WRECK IN COLUMBUS, GA. Corumpus, (ia., February 19.— A se- vere wind storm struck the eastern por- tion of the city at noon te-day, causing wuch damage. The Baptist church and county jail and the Columbus ol mills were unroofed. The round-house of the Central depot .was utterly demolished, s1x engines badly damaged, two wrecked aud many machinists narrowly escaped. WRECK AND DEATH IN ALABAMA, Rome, Georgia, February 19.—A se- vere storm struck Amberson and Ladigo, Alabama, this afternoon. Some 14 per- sons are reported killed. Houses were blown over in large numbers, Every house in Amberson is reported down, At Cave Spring several houses were demol- ished, and an old man named Gaillard killed. Uaptain Lapsley’s house was blown down, and his sister-in-law, it is supposed, was killed. Ten or 12 neigh- boring houses were destroyed. Great ment prevails, and reliable infor- mation is hard to get. SNOWING AND BLOWING. Omicaco, February 19.—The Inter- Ocean’s Decatur (Iil,) special says: A terrific snow storm has been prevailing here since early this afternoon, accom- panied by strong winds, Several inches of snow have fallen, A HOWLING BLIZZARD, CricAdo, Fobrulrf 19.—The Inter- 's Mattoon (IIL) specal says: A howling blizzard is upon us, There is a furious wind, accompanied by a heavy fall of snow and sleev. Thethermometer is rapidly falling. ACOSHOCTON, 0., DAMAGED, Cosnocrox, 0., February 19.--A ter- rific wind and rain storm struck this luaw-niq;n, doing great damage to fm- and bulldings. It is feared that much damage has been done through the country. A SERIOUS VISITATION. Bax Francisco, February 19.—Ow- ing to the heavy rain storm telegraphic communication has been interrupted with Bouthern California since Sunday. Los Angeles dispatches received this eve- nig, via Deming and Ogden state that the Storm Wre dam at Los Angeles river broke Sunday evening, producing the most disastrous floods ever experienced. Tho lower por- tion of the city was completely inundat. od and a hundred famillies obliged to flee to the hills, Forty buildings were wash- od away. The loss amounts to £150,000. Hundreds of miles of railway are washed away and travel in all airections sus- pended. It will be two months before communication is properly re-established. Reports from San Joaquin valley an- nounce the heaviest floods ever known, PERISHED IN THE HLIZZARD, Missgarvons, February 19.—The Tribune's special says: Three out of four stages due in Lamowre, Dak., yes- terday have not been heard from, and it is believed the drivers and passengers perished in the blizzard. The Ellendale coach was found half way between La- mowre and Yankton, turned bottom side up, and the driver was found in a house two miles distant badly frozen. He had no passengers M. J. Sanderson started with a lady passenger from Lamowre about the same time as this coach, and they have not since been heard from. It is believed both perished. Search parties are looking for them in all directions. No tidings have been received from the Jamestown coach, and the worst is feared. Mixnearorrs, February 19.—A Trib- une special reports all roads in Southern Minnesota and Dakota blockaded. The storm has generally subsided. It is 6 degrees helow this evening and growing colder. BAD WORK AT CAIRO, Cairo, 1L, February 19.-—The river to-night is feet 4 inches and rising slowly. A heavy rain this afternoon was accompanied by a gale, which will prove o severo strain upon the new levee. A force of men are watching and placing sand-bags in washed places. It lacks a foot of last year’s flood. Bulkheads are being built at Mound City. ASKING ASSISTANCE, New Atpany, Ind., February 19.— Tho citizens here ask for money to re- lieve the sufferings of their fellow men. ANOTHER RISE, CixcisNatt, February 19,—It is rain- ing hard here and at points above. After falling to b9 feet 9 inches the river com- menced rising and rose a quarter of an inch between 8and 9 to-night. CRIME AND CRIMINALS, MRS, LARSON'S GREED, MuskecoN, Mich., February 10.—Mrs, Korun Larson, charged with poisoning John Guild, was found guilty of murder in the first degree this morning. Her husband awaits trial on the same charge. Guild was 60 years old, and deeded his farm to Mrs. Larson on condition that she should furnish him a home during his life. He died suddenly August lst, and a post mortem disclosed that death was occasioned by a dose of *Rough on Rats,” and the crime was imputed to the Larsons. DESPERATE FIGHT WITH TORSE THIEVES, Deapwoon, February 19.—Informa- tion from Stoneville says horse thieves had a fight with Deputy Sheriff Wel- lard’s posse. They killed Cunningham, who was a bystander. The body of Jack Campbell, one of the outlaws, was found five miles from the scene of the encoun- ter, perforated by fifteen bullets. Tuttle, a wounded outlaw, is not expected to live. Axelbee, their leader, escaped se- verely wounded. Deputy Willard and nine others are in pursuit. Jesse Pruden, the prisoner over whose arrest the trag- edy occurred, has been safely jailed. AN ESCAPED MURDERER CAUGHT. Curcaco, February 19,.—Luke Phipps, the escaped wife murderer from Wina- sor, Canada, was arrested at Pullman, 111, this evening. He killed his wife on a ferry-boat between Detroit and Wind- sor in August, 1883, and broke jail at Windsor. THE PULASKI MURDER, Sr. Louis, February 19.—1t has trans- pired to-night that J. H, Hall, ar- rested here last Saturday night, is one of the murderers of Charles McMahon, a wealthy farmer living five miles from Mt. Pulaski, Ilt, and his two farm hands, Robert Matheny and John Carloch, in August, 1882, The arrest was made b; the Pinkertons, who started with the prisoner to-night for Lincoln, Ill. They also had in custody, but whether under arrest or not could not be learned, a man named David Long. The murder was peouliarly atrocious, and created in- tense excitement at the time. The bo ies were found inMcMahon's house, wi their feet hobbled and mouths gagged. The crime was evidently committed for robbery, it being believed that McMahon had a large sum of money in the house. arrested. —— The Busted McGinnis, New York, February 1 nounced no statement of Mc(innis Bre & Fearing's aflairs will be made for some days as some of their customers are clos- ing up their contracts. It is understood more than half of the firm's liabilities are due to three creditors who have expressed themselves as willing to grant the firm any extension ot time desired. It has been proposed that a trustee be appointed e of the firm's assets in or- the expenses usually at- tending assignments. The Weather. For the Upper Mississippi vnlluf: Clearing and fair weather, gonarnly colder, north to west winus, higher ba- rometer, followed by slowly rising tem- perature, variable winds and falling ba- rometer, For the Missouri valley: Generally fair weather, variable winds and nearly sta- tionary followed by falling barometer, and by Thursday morning with rising temperature. A Devilish Deed, Cosnocron, 0., February 19.—A wreck occurred this morning at Trenton on the Pan Handle whereby three tramps were killed and one fatally injured, the engi- neer, conductor and two brakemen b:(fly injured. Two engines and twenty one freight cars were demolished. The scene of the mishap is at the foot of a long yrade, down which the first section of a freight was running at a hi speed. At the foot of the hill is a little station and side tracks. Some dev human form had moved the switch out disturbing the signal li engine crashed into two cars standing on the siding. Before the flagmau could Two or three other persons will soon be | an got far enough back to warn the section following it came crashing into the first piling the cars and_engine in & masy of undistinguwishable debris. e GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, THE CHOLERA GERM, Benuts, February 19, -The German sanitary commission, sent to Egypt and India by the imperial board of health, to study the nature, causes, ete., of cholera, has forwarded a report from Caloutta. The commission discovered a cholera germ in a water tank at Caloutta, and found, in a certain village where cholera made its appearance, the same micros- copic organism which had been discovered in the lower intestines of cholera victims in Egypt. A MASSACRE FEARED, Oatro, February 10, —T3e British re- lief force will reach Suakim Sunday next and advance on Tokar Tuesday. Rein- forcements were hurriedly dispatched from Gibraltar and Malta under pressure. Thero is danger of an Egyptian revolt and a massacre of Europeans if news of the British checks arrives and Cairo and Alexandria are denuded of English troops. BRADLAUGH RE-ELECTKD, Loxvoy, February 19, —Bradlaugh was re-elected by a majority of seventy-six, the largest he ever had. NOT CENSURED. Loxnox, February 10,—The debate in the commons on censuring the goveru- ment for its Egyptian policy was conclud- ed, and on a division defeated, 311 to 202, The Irish party threw their whole vote (34) on the sideof the conservatives, yet the government obtained a_majority of 49 in the house numbering 573, Both sides brought every available man to tho division, DIGMA’S THREAT, Svakm, February 19, —Osman Digma, in a letter to Admiral Hewitc, says as soon as he has finished Tokar, he will treat the English the same as he has treated the Egyptians, General Gordon advises that the tribes be assembled for a conference. THE BULL-HEADED DUTCH. Panis, February 19.—The News pub- lishes intelligence from Berlin which asserts that naturalized Gierman-Ameri- can citizens who return to Germany, are again being rigorously subjected t» mili- tary duty, and that the German foreign office ignores United States Minister Sar- geant and conducts negotiations directly with Washington. A SUCCESSFUL SORTIE, Suakiw, February 19.—Advices from Tokar state that two hundred of the gar- rison made, a sortio attacking the enemy, killing and wounding several of them, also capturing a number of cattle and camels. THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION. Loxpox, February 19.—In compliance with the request of Sir Evlyn Barring, the British representative at Cairo, the overnment has decided to reinforce the ritish army of occupation. THE RAID ON HUMBRRT, Rome, February 19.—Two versions are given of the attack on the railway train containing King Humbert. Ac- cording to one, it was an attempt to take the king's life; the other makes it an act of brigandage to secure booty. RELIEVING TOKAR, Loxnoy, Feb. 19.—Orders governing the expedition for the relief of Tokar have been issued. Troops will take b visions suflicient to last two weeks. They will bivouac on the line of march, each man carrying seventy rounds of ammu- nition, and there will ba a rescue supply of 260 rounds per man. THE PARNELLITES, Loxpox, February 19.—After the vote upon Stafford Northcote's motion censur- ing the government’s Egyptian policy, Parnell wi'l go to Cork to assist John Deasy, candidate for parlinment of the Irish National league. He will probably address the electors upon the general policy of the government. A meeting of Parnellite members of the house of commons was held this morning, and de- cided to vote against the government ¥ | upon Sir Staflord Northcote's motion of censure, e e——— Relmbursi.g Distillers, CHicaGo, February 19,—The Weatern Export association met to-day for the purpose of reimbursing such distillers as have accumulated product in_providing for cattle attached to the distillery. The pool allows running to the extent only of thirty per cent of their capacity, but more is required to care for cattle. The surplusage was adjusted, Distilleries in around Cincinnati have been unable to run for fifteen days, and their capacity amounts to 160,000 bushels of grain. It was agreed that they be paid $80,000 therefor, additional to the $60,000 set aside to take care of the surplusage. The price of high wines was Urvnnced from 1} to 15 cents, the Clncinnati basis Another advance is probable in a short time, Tho Batue of Cold Harbor. Torepo, Ohio, February 19.—The Blade has received another communica- tion from General Grant in relation to the controversy over the battle of Cold Harbor as follows: “In further reply to yours of the 31st ult., in relation to the battle of Cold Harbor, since writing you on the 7th inst, I thought about it, and have a sort of indistinet recollection that I did issue orders for another attack, but came to the conclusion myself, and without consultation, that it would prove » fail} ure and have no compensating result:, and I simply sent word verbally to the corps commander before thetime ordered for that attack to suspend, and then made my arrangements for a final left flank movement north of the James,” o — Fourth in Command, 81. Louis, February 19, —Colonel A. A Talmage, general transportation manager of tha Missouri Pacific railway system, has been appointed fourth vice president of that system, with jurisdiction extend. ing over the eutire Wabash line. Colonel Andrews becomes consulting engiueer. e — A Railway Fatality. Pirtssure, February 19.—A passen- ger train on the Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad ran into a handcar-load of track- men, and the following were seriously hurt: John Marrion, probably fatally, l’nt;wk McDonough and John MeDon- ough, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Purther Testimony In the Danville Riot Investigation. Our Brother In Black Presents a Dark Picture. Unused Military Reservations To Be Disposed of. The Closing Scenes of the All Night House Howl, Various Matters of Interest Rriefly Noted. FROM WASHINGTON, THE DANVILLE RIOT. WasHiNGTON, February 19.—In the Danville investigation to.day, W. P. Graves (white), a comuission merchant of Danville, testified that he was armed on the day of the riot,and fired four shots into the crowd of colored people. The colored men fired in his direction, and he returned the fire. He did not, however, se0 any pistols in the hands of dolored men, ‘There was no conspiracy on the part of the whites to bring on a riot, but on tho contrary the influence of the whites was exerted to the utmost tu pre- vent a collision. A letter had been in- tercepted conveying the information that it fighting took place down town the women and children in the borders of the town wguld be murdered in their houses. Adams (colored) testified that after he was subpaenaed to Washington he was approached by Barksdale, Hatcher, Lea and others, who told him he had better know ‘‘damned little” about the riot when he went to Washington, Charles Adams (colored) testified that Graves, the first witness, shot him on the day of the riot. He rolled up his sleoves and showed the scar of the wounds. Adams, a colored policeman, said that two months before the riot the grand jury indicted the whole force, and some others, white and bluck, for carrying concealed weapous. The colored people were poor ana could not pay their fines, and the white people were able to pay. The outcotne was that the colored people ceaeed carrying arms and the whites con- tinued Jefferson Hubbard (colored) witnessed the riot. He thought three hundred pistoly went off, “just like a pack of squibs,” The whites then commenced callin’, ‘““Heah! heah! heah! em! kill ’em! kill 'em! just like dat.” He saw Captain Graves *‘wid a big, long pis- tol,” which Graves discharged at wit- ness. The colored people having run every which way, the whites came from every direction with shot guns. Other witnesses added nothing new to the information of the committee. Adjoumed. USELESS MILITARY RESERVATIONS The bill reported from the committee on military affairs for the disposition of abandoned and useless military resétva- tions, provides that land included within any reservation which has or may become useless for military purposes shall be placed under control of the secretary of the intetior for appraisal and public sale, such lands not to be subject to location by warrant of any description, and not subject to the homestead, pre-emption or timber culture laws. The table accom- panying tho bill shows 179 such reserva- tions, with an aggregate of nearly 3,000, 000 acres. STOUK AND MEAT INSPECTION, Senator Logan introduced in the sen- ate to-day, by request, a bill to provide for the appointment by the president of one inspector of live stock, dpmned meat and hog produots for foreign shipment. It provides that it shall be the duty of the inspector, on application to inspect stock, hog products or dressed meats submitted for his examination, and upon payment to him by the person applying for his services reasonable fees and charges, to furnish written certificates of such inspection, setting forth the time and place of examination, and the condi- tion and quality of such article exam- ined. RELIEF WORK. The secretary of war continues to re- ceive numerous telegrams showing satis- factory progress in the relief of the flood sufferers of the Ohio river and tributa- ties. The general tenor of the telegrams is that the supplies already distributed are amply sufficient to meet all present needs, There remains yet unexpended $100,000 of the $500,000 appropriated, NOTES, The British government has tendered EB. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1884 (dem., Ala.) said he proposed to offer an amendment to the amendment of the Senator from Kansas to provide that “whenever any portion of the circulation of anational bank shall be surrendered in consoquence of a call and payment of bonds by the United States government, an oqunfnnmum of treasury notes shall be issued by the government in lieu thereof 8o as to prevent a shrinkage of circulation.” The debate was lengthy, and was par- ticipated in hy Measrs. Bayard, McPher- son (dem., N.J.), Plumb (rep., Ks.), Vest (dem., Mo.), Allison (rep., la.) and Mitchell (rep , I’a.) Mensrs, Bayard and Allison’s opposi- tion to Mr. Plumb’s amendmonts, was based Jupon other things than upon the fundamental charges which these propo- sitions would involve in the character of our government, Mr. Plumb withdrew his modification of yesterday to the amendment for pro- posed modification, provided that the true intent and meaning was that the volume of paper money outstanding, ex- clusive of gold and silver certificates, should remain as now existing. The senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned. HOUSE, WasHiNGroN, February 19.—In the house during the early hours this mornin; there was a scene of great confusion an excitement, Hiscock attempted to have the Mexican pension bill read, and the democrats objected with groat emphasis. Hiscock was standing full in front of the speaker's desk where he was surrounded by an excited crowd of adherents and opponents and finally the disorder be- came 80 great that the services of the sergeant-at-arms were required to restore aome degree of order. Tucker approaching to within a couple of feet of l{incuuk addressed him directly and called him to order. “The gentleman calls me ta order!” exclaimed Hiscock excitedly, ‘‘because his side is unwilling to have advertised to the country a bill which they attempt to force on this house,” Hiscock atone point in the debate understond Morrison to say that seventy-five democrats had been here and skulked away. He was proceeding to muke a strong point on this under- standing of the case when Morrison in- terrupted to say that such assumption was untrue. Mutual explanations followed and the houss again settled down into a state of comparative quiet. At 6 o'clock & motion was agreed to revoking all leaves of ab- sence granted for;this legislative day. At 8:16 a quorum was obtained and Hewitt's motion making the Mexican pension bill the special order for the 21st inst., was seconded 165 to 1. The res- olution was then adopted; yeas 175, nays 5. The announcement of the result was ved with applause on the democratic side and at 8:00 the house adjourned un- til Wednesday. e R Another St. Louis Mystery. Sr. Lovns, February 19.—Miss Grace Kean, a young lady aged about 20 years, daughter of a New York carriage manu- fasturer, who has been visiting her sister, Mr. Charles E. Norton, of this city, the past two months, went out to do some shopping yesterday afternoon, and has not since been seen or heard of The family are in great distress, and every effort, with the aid of the puli»oqr,i_pwn‘g L made to find her. " Miss Kean has returned to her sister's home, who has given out that the young lady simply spent the night at a friend’s house, but relatives are extremely reti- cent regarding the matter. —— A Train Wrecked. Cnicaco, February 19.—The Inter- Ocean’s Keokuk (Ia.) special s Early this morning a train on the Wa- bash, St. Louis & Pacific, known as tha east-bound ‘‘cannon ball,” was wrecked near Glenwood, Mo. The rear coach was thrown from the track by a broken rail, overturned and hurled a distance of a hundred yards and completuly demol- ished, The passengers were all more or less bruised and shaken up and six were badly injured. One had his collar-bone broken, an old lady had her side and hips injured, two men were internally injus two seriously hurt and Con- ductor Williams had his hand smashed. San Francisco, February 190.—It is stated that a syndicate of prominent California capitalists, backed by & wealthy German house, has completed contracts with Hawaiian sugar planters for their sugar crop, instead of building an im- mense sugar refinery in this city in com- petition with Claus Sprockels. © The world's fair committee have pre- pared a memorial to congress, asking an appropriation of $2,000,000. A com- munication has been sont all governors of atates and territories, requesting them to appoint commissioners to the fair. intention of sured, investing., Success is as- T 1-Tale Lettor, SAN Frascisco, February 19,—The Chronicle has secured possession of the confidential letter which accompanied the ciroular announced yesterday as issued by John Livingston, president of the Railway Sharenholders’ association, of New York. 1t is addressed to an officer of the California road, who promptly re. mitted 8150 on demand. It is positively known that one other shareholder also remitted the amount asked by President Livingston, A passage (confidential), which is largely composed of commenda. tory oxtracts from prominent railway officials, states that the association is de signed to work secretly, and allow the mum\gu of large railroads to keep in the background. Under no ocircum- stances will the names of the contribu- tors be divulged except they consent. It adds that supporters of the movement will bo supplied with particulars of all transactions, and furnished with full statements, duly audited, of its expendi- iures, Pennsylvania Municipa! Prrrsnurg, February 19.—An unusu- ally large vote was polied in the munici- pal elections to.day. Andrew Fulton, republican candidate for mayor, defeated Hon. Robert Liddle by 7,000 majority. In Allegheny City J. ;. Wyman, repub- lican, was elected mayor over John Swan, democrat, by 600 majority. The repub- licans have a majority of “the councils of both cities, Puitaneirnia, February 19.—Smith, ropublican, was elocted mayor by about 9,000 majority, and Warwick, republi- can, city solicitor, by about 13,000 ma- jority. Hunter, for receiver, had no or- anized opposition. The select council, with the members chosen to day, will be composed of about 19 republicans and 12 democrats. The common council will be overwhelmingly republican, with fowor members classed as reformers than are in the present body. e — The Livi New York, February 19.—Inquiry was made here to-day anent the ‘‘con- fidential circular issued by the Railroad Shareholders’ association and John Livingston, president, New York.” Railroad men say the circulars which Livingston has spread broadcast over the land receive no attention. The Cen- tral Pacific railroad officials and hii pany took no stock in .:1 of Livingten's schemes. . The Railroad Shareholders’ association is presumably composed of Livingston who sllyl the part of presi- dent of the board of directors, secretary and treasurer. The Central Pacific is not identified with certain eastern rail- roads or other lines in raising funds to defeat legislation, The city directory gives the office of Livingston as Temple Court. In that building a reporter was informed that L ton had never oc- cupied any oftice and had never engaged one. — Helped Out By Gould. New | York, February 19, —MoGinnis | ™ Bros. & Fearing, whose suspension was announced yesterday, effected a satis- factory settloment to day Jwith their priucipal creditor. Now no sevious ob- stacle hinders their ra:umpfion. Their for an amount more thanenough to meet the present and immediate demands. - —— A Reception, Cuicaco, Kebruary 19.—Archbishop Foehan was tendered a recoption to-night by the Catholic clergy and societies. A teature was the presentation of costly vestments, IS THIS TREASURE? Silver Vessels, Sword Hilts, Colns, am | P a Box of Gold Discovered. Brivgerorr, Conn., February 156.— The residents of the hamlet of Berkshire, two miles north of this city, are excited over the reported discovery of hidden treasure by a gang of Italians who have been excavating for the Olmstead paral- lel railroad near the head of Poquonnock river. There was once a somewhat famous ship yard at the spot. Close by is the shallow brook in which, nine years ago, was found the dead body of Helen Lucas, for whose murder James E. Latin was sent to the state prison for life. One of the gangs of workmen had been working at night time. None of the people could understand their dialnot, but they noticed that some of them acted queerly, Ome of them, the story goes, struck his pick into a crevice between the rocks and turned out s powder horn tipped with silver and covered with hie- roglyphics. In it were a fow old English Force ¢ Shipping Contracts, Guicaco, February 19.-The directors the United States the use of the steamer Alert for the (ireeley relief expedition, She was built especially for the Arctic seas, and will be used as a supply ship and follow in the wake of the ol{let ves- sels, The president has nominated C. 8. Palmer, of Vermont, for associate justice of the supreme court of Dakota. The department of state has received information oonfirmifl; the report of the dangerous illness of Minister Hunt. ‘Washington Cockle has been confirmed as postmaster av Peoria, 111 ‘I'he body of General Ord is expected to arrive here the 27th inst. The gain 1n coin circulation 1at, 1883, $141,920,65, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGHESS, BENATE, ‘Wasninaron, D, C,, February 19,- Mr. Dawes (rep. Mass.) from the com- mittee on Indian affairs reported faver- ably a bill providing for the punishment of trespassers on Indian lands by im- prisonwent for one year or & fine of 8600, or both, since July gold, $16,642,820; silver, Ho said the action of the committe | ! was upon recommendation of the secre tary of the interior and especially in- tended to keep l’l{xo and his followers off the Oklahoma . The bill te provide for the issue of circulation to national banks was taken up and Mr. Bayard (dew, Del.)addressed the senate in opposition/to Mr, Plumb's (rep. Kas ) amendment. After further discussion by Messrs, Maxey (dem., Tex.), Beck (dem., Ky.) and Pugh (dem., Ala), Mr, Morgan of the board of trade, in session to-night, heard the well known default case of the Allen Steamship line against the firm of Killam, [McGregor & Poterson, the ex- porters who defaulted on four grain ship- ping contracts in 1882, Judgment was rendered in favor of the steamship com- any for $2,000 and interest, being the ull'claim, The case has attracted the general attention of shippers of the Un- ited States, Canad: urope, e e— Enjoining the Nickel Plate, OreveLann, February 16,—G, E, Bax- ter, of the United States circuit court, this morning issued an order restramning the Nickel Plate railway company from preventing the Ba'timore & Ohio tele- graph compauy to operate the lines of the National Telegraph company until the hearing in Cincinnati, March 10th, of the motion for a perpetual injunction against the Nickel Plate. paid Railroad Taxes, » BaN Francisco, February 19.—It is announced this evening that the governor has decided to oall an extra session of the legislature to take action on the matter unpaid state and county taxes from the Central Pacific for the years 1880, 1881 and 1882, which, with interest and pen- alties, amount to $1,074,000. e ——t Lincoln's Stock Yards Company, Lancony, Neb., February 19, «’l"lu Nebraska Stock Yards company, of Lin- coln, gras organized to-day with a capital of $1,000,000. Articles of incorporation will be filed to morrow. wfl Lin- coln capitalists are interested, _New l;io-wn and Pittsburg signify an coins, a Spanish doubloon, and a piece of parchment. The horn is now ‘m the ession of a Bridgeport gentleman, Pho seotfed it from tha ovarseors of the laborers. According to the Berkshire folks a number of silver vessels have since been dug up, together with old coins, sword hilts and an iron box said to contain gold, Some of the inquisitive neighbors visited the barracks occupied by the Italians on Thursday and made a search, Nothing wasfound, the laborers having decamped with all their effecta. The Berkshire people are confident that the Italians discovered one of the pirate Captain Kidd's treasure boxes, and that they have gone off with the contents. anrAI years ago great excitement prevailed in Trumbull, several miles north of Berkshire, over a rumor that Copt. Kidd's possessions were hidden there. Prospecting parties came from near and far, and an immense excava- tion was made, but nothing was found. Black Rock short distance west of Bridgeport, is another place where the buccaneer's treasure has been repeatedly sought. A Postmaster Removed, Mitcaery, Dak., February 10.—As a result of the gxamination of the office, the postmaster here was removed by the postal inspector and the office placed in charge of his bond: i The Flood, Evansviug, Ind,, February llf.——Nonn. ‘The river rose one quarter of a inch from midnight to 6 a. m., was stationary till 11 &, m., when it fell one quacter of & Inch to noon, It is now 48 feet on the uge, « It commenced falling the same fi;u this year as last and the sane day of the month, It lacks three feet of going into Water street stores, OVER THE RIVER. The Towa Senat; Pau; Donan's Pro- hibitory Liquor Law, The Provisions of the Act and the Vote On It. A TLoud Voice Raised for High Lioense, Coal Miners Come Up for Higher Wages, 7!!\1'. u:m- Postponed T Py OVER IN IOWA. THE LEGISLATURE, Des MoiNes, Fobruary 10.—In the house, bills were introduced to define resistance to officers in certain cases; to authorize relatives of insane patients in hospitals to visit them. Henderson introduced a resolution re- questing the railway committee to in- quire into the alleged abuses of the peo- ple by reason of discriminations in rates of freight and passenger tariffs. Head introduced a concurrent resolu- tion for a committee ot five, thres from the house and three from the senate, to confer with the national board of manag- ors of the house for disabled volunteer soldiers, with a view to securing the es- tablishmont of & branch home in Towa. Bills passed, authorizing the appoint- ment of an agent to select certain lands along the line of the railroad from Me- Gregor to Sheldon; to provide for selling, loasing and patenting lands belonging to the Iowa State Agricultural college and farm; to amend section 4,062 of the code in relation to Canada thistles, reducing the penalty for violating from $500 to $25; to legalize the incorporation of the town of Oxford Junction; to authorize the trustees of the Iowa hospital for the insane, at Independence, to purchase land. Consideration of the prohibition bill, made a special order for 2:30 this after- noon, was postponed till Friday at 2:30. In the senate, debate continued throughout the day on senate file No. 1. Speeches for the bill were made by Clark, Eastman and Sutton, and against it by Hall and Bills. 'Three amendments were offered by the enemies of the bill," one to punish a man for buying liquors prohibited by the act the same as the seller, another to allow the manufacture of ale, wine and beer tor export, and the third to provide for reimbursing brewers for losses sustained by reason of the act. All were rejected. At 6 o'clock a vote was taken on the bill and it passed as follows: Senatoe file No. 1 as amended by Don- an, A bill for an act to repeal section 1566 of chapter 6 of title 2 of the e, and to enact & substitute therefor relpting to intoxicating liquor. Ba it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Iowa, " « 'hat section 1565, chaptar G, title 2, of the code be and the same is hereby repealed, and the following is in- serted in lieu thereof: Section 1,666—Wherever the wordsin- toxicating liquors oceur in this chapter, the same shall be construed to mean al- cohol, ale, wine, beer, spirituous’ vinous and malt liquors, and all intoxicating liquors whatever; and no person shall manufacture for sale or sell, or keep for sale as a beverage, any intoxicating liquors whatever, including ale, wine, and beer, and the same provisions and enalties of law now in force relating to mwxiuting liquors shall in like manner be held and construed to apply to viola- tions of this act, and to the manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale, or keeping with intent to sell, or keeping or estab- lishing a place for the nro of ale, wine and beer, and all other intoxicating liquors whatever, Section 2.—All acts and parts ef acts inconsistent with thisact are hereby re- pealed. The final vote on passage stood 35 for to 13 against, Baker, Graves, Rothert and Bill, republicans, voting with the democrats against it Gault, democrat, voted with the republicans for the bill. Sweney, republican, and Johnson, dem- ocrat, were absent, COAL MINERS' STRIKE. Des Moines, February 19 —Sines the coal exchange of this city ,ut uown wholesale rates, some ownera « mines in this part of the state have buen obliged to reduce the price paid miners for eig- ging, and strikes were inaugurated to- day at the lowa Central mine at Swan, Ford mine, Leighton mine and Elvira mine at Knoxville. All the men are out. HIGH LICENSE ENDORSED, Councin, Brurrs, February 19.—A largo and enthusiastic meeting of leading citizens was held this evening to consider the Clayton high license bill. After a careful examnation of its provisions, it was unanimously endorsed, and its final passage by the legislature urged, with tte exception of a proposed amendment to the effoct that all proceeds therefrom should be appropriated to the localschool fund, This action of the citizens was strongly endorsed by the board of trade by the “wdoption of appropriate resolu- - tions. A Good Thing, Decarvw, I, February 19.—The ights of Pythias dedicated a *New Castle hall” here to-night. James B, Hicks, of Taylorville, grand prelate, de- livered the oration.