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

THE OmMAHA DaILy BEE [HIRTEENTH YEAR. " DEVIL AND DEEP SEA. | e e o 0 of “isaretion” exercised by Porter n this case, it shenld teach West Point cedets the new doctrine of discrotion instead of tha ol law of obedience, If congross desived to invite widespread insuborditation in the army it had only to pass this Eills he genate went into executive wession, after which adjourned. HOUSE, The nrorning hour was dispensed with, ‘and the house, at lz:;’fi,hvmm into com- y wmitteo of the whole on the pestoffice ap- Morrison Expeots Randall %o Bit-§ propriation bill. i fi'l " 5 : : : A The committee of the whale, by a vote terly Fight His Tarif. Bill, |of 177 to 45, strack out the clnusg Timit- e ing4he salaries of postmasters to $34,000. ’ ne amendment offered by Mr. Horr The House on the P. 3, Budget=- | (rep., Mich.), increating from £1,500,000 ! to 12,250,000 the appropriation for The Senate on FitzJ, ohn Porter, compensation to postmasters, was lost— TR 3% to 89, U. 8. Marshals t0 ! jmy Arownd for| Mr. Horr moved toincreaso the appro- Dynamite—Edn 18' Forest i ‘g;i:{iagofur clerks in the postoffices by Ttesol anion, | The amendment was favored by — — Messrs. Cutcheur‘z'wmp., Mich.), Binghan NG . (vep., Pa.) and Forr, and opposed by WASHING 1ON TOPICS, Mogava Holinan {onis, Ind,) snd Town- POURDON WHISKY . AETER MOURBON'PW- | hond (dem., \R ). Lost—77 to 111, 4 OORACY. Mr. Skinner (rep., N. Y.) offered an Special Dispatch g5 Tz Brr. amendment incrensing by $400,000 the WASHINGTO? {, March 12.—Colonel 4 th- | appropriation for the payment of letter erton, of Ken twaky, chairman of thestate | carriers. Pending action the committee democratic ¢ pummittee, is here making a | T0%€ and the house adjourned. — pessonal ap pesl to 'thomembers of the democratic wide of tho kouse urging their support of _ ghe bonded ‘whisky bill. He is | Discuss sn Insane Asylum For the mooting * meth:some success, and-is report- Southwestern Part of the State— ed as ho peful, but not confident. Willis FParfoniig & Murderer= continu s confident, and says the bill is Do Tl e gaining : whrexgth'dadly. St MOERISON <AND RANDALIL S Des MoiNes, March 12.—In the Rouse M gvison to-day admitted,d= conver- oo 3 this morning the disoussion of the bill for satic m, that ho- expected Randall would ; 0 the erection of an additional asylum f do: O in his power to-defoat the tariff| po +roun wen ontinaad. TLo sestio. i thei A L bil 4, andwhat -he had little ‘Hopo of ita | qoeiy Mo e section g S § adopted Tuesday, making Finkbine, § pnge. Tt in whisporod horo that 0161 | Raymolds and Buchanan tho commission- sttt ";1‘ Ll °fd“ ors to solect a site for the hospital, was pgorows tarlTrolorm, having, it ls 8810 | reconsidered and lost, and tho original st :‘“‘]‘,‘“‘ W P'l“"d"““‘l sectio in the bill, leaving the appointing utch, which-makes him suddenly conser-| ., o er in the hands of the governor, was wative, adopted. No other alterations of great ‘TOSTOFFICIAL SALADUES, consequence from the original bill were ‘Cengressman Davis made a successful [ made. The institution is to be located fight in the houso this aftoraoon against [Smeyhere it the southwestern part : 4 : fate, and th ] ttho reduction of salaries of Chicago and | by wnd " with "the ' advi® and ‘other pestmasters, the- salaries of these |consent of the executive council is to .officers being retained at the presentrate. |select the site. When the section was ;ATTER THE DYNAMITERS, reached appropriating $200,000 for the TRocalis Pisss Dispatiti purpose, the house refused to accept it, e S ool oy ¥ andtthe entire bill was sent to the appro- Wasmsnoro, March 12.—A circular | priation committee with instructions to has been sont to all United States attor- | report it at as carly o day as practicable. meys-and marshals by . Attorney General | Thgaonate concurrent resolution, recom- Brewster, calling attention, by direction | mending the governor to pardon :E. J. of President Arthur, to_ the report that| Bryce, now serving a lifo senteneo in the certain.persons are aiding in the pros- | Fort Madison penitentiary for the mur- ecutionof heinous crimes by shipping t0 | ger of McNamara at Keokuk eight years foreignrports explosives dangerous in the | 450, was taken up and discussed the re- highest. degree to life and property.” | mpimder of the day without reaching a The:cireular says no proof of the charges | yote, Miller, nf Loe, Carpenter, Grant thas been adduced, and the president can | 4ng Bolter spoke in favor of the resolu- nos believe its truth, but for the honor tion, and McDaid, Head and Mowrey -of the nation he instructs them to be dil- | 5rginst it. igent in their efforts to prevent the of-| ™y b " 0 0 Lon suffrago-was dis- fm dexcribed and feprosecutolithio |l li5eq during the entire session. = Argu- e o e menta in fovor of the amendment were < R EeELan: madeby Messrs. Hemenway, Robinson, . The semate committee on foreign rela- | Bustman, Logan and Donnan, and in tions to-day received an informal report|opposition by Messrs. Bills, 'Bloom, from the sub-committee on the exclusion | Tarrabee and” Hall. The vote will prob- of our meat products from foreign coun-|ghly 4o reached to-morrow. fts fate iu tries, The sub-committee recommend | the gonate is considered doubtful. that a bill be piuued authorizing the S S S VP resident to retaliate upon countries - Sl A W sectinyte against the United| The Wool-Growers' Convention. .States by suspending imports from such| Durver, March 12.—A large x:umber countries in whole or in part,and that he | of delegates were present this morning .establish a aystem of inspesticn and cer- | at the opening of the wool-growers’ con- ventien, representing Colorado, Kansas, tification of the quality of our meats at the ports of exportation; aleo aprevision, | Minnesota, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Nebraska. To-day’s session was if necessary, for the inspection of all im- norted articles suspected of adulteration. | consumed in speach making and organi- ‘N sction was taken to-day. % zation. The feeling is unanimous that the passage of the Morrison bill will prove fatal to the wool industry of this country. Important action is expected at to-worrow’s session, Seven and a half million sheep, or an annuel produc- tion of sthirty-six million pounds3f woal, are repscsented in the convention. ——— a Jangling Juxtaposition, Kentucky Leaders Urging i% to Pass the Bonded Whisky B {11, 10WA'S LAW MAKERS GHTH CUNGRESS, SENATE, WasHiNGON, March 12.—On motion .of Mr. Miller (rep., N. Y/ the senate took up for consideration the house ipleuro-pneunconia bill, Mr. Uo}(e (gerln. Tex.) spolce strongly against the bill in its present shape, as z ‘ig included 2l commu!:ximbio dife;us Bhe Zora Burns Mystery. 4 whatever, which he said would place all | Peresasura, Ill., March 12.—No testi- the zattle of seuth Virginia at the mercy [ mony was taken in the trial of -O..\A, <of the commissioner of agrieulture. At | Carpento,r for the murder of Zora Burns, .2 o'clock the pleuro-pneumonis bill went | to-day, the court adjourning at tho close over. of the attorney’s address for the defense. Mr. Pugh (dema., Ala.), from tho com. | The attoraey, in making his plea, accused mittee on education and labor, reported | the proseeution of resorting to every form favorably the bill to establish an educa- | Of perjury, falsehood and trickery in tional fund, ané apply a portian of the [ makivg up the case, and intimated that proceeds of the sale of publicdands to |if there was blood on Carpenter’s driving {public.education, .and to provide for the |lines after they left the hands of the first more complete exdowment and aupport | €xpers who examined them, it was put .of collgges for the advancement of, scien- | 0B at the inctance of the prosecution. tific and industpial education. -Calen- o —— dered. FORIY-E! Striking Penn vania Colliers. Mr. Edmunds (oeg., Vt.) introduced a| Prrmsmure, March 12.—The coal bill to establish forest reservations at the | miners’ district convention reassemblod head waters of the Missouri river, and at | this morning. Resolutions recomumend the head waters and Wlark’s Kalls ofiClol. [ing an assessment of §1 a week on each umbia river. It provides that a teact of |muner for the support of strikes met land in Montana, embracing an acea.of | With strong opposition. It was finally about 6,000 square wmiles, be reservedand decided to order an assessment of 1§ withdrawn from settloment, occupandy oy | cents per 100 bushels of coal mined. A sale, and sot apart fozever as a vufinun‘ resolution was adapted ordering men out forest, reservation for che preservation of | Who are now workingt a reduction and natunal fonests, proteoting the |promising to pay them $3 a day while watere and tributgnud fhe Columb‘fi the strike l"“dyfl' slso to furnish them and Misgoiai rivers. || provisions, bacon, flour, coffee, ete, The senate committee teok up the bill Ty for the rellef of Fitz Joha ¥orter. | sastrous Fire at Grand Ragids, Mr. Sewell (rep., N. J.) addressed the| (GeANDRarivs, Marah 12.—A fire to- ssenate on the bill, day destroyed Steadon’s Woolen mills, Mr. Sewell;(rep., N. J.) spoke of thefthe Novelty Manufacturing company’s flmty of Porter's motives, and defended | works, the Richmond box factory, Come- m as & man and & soldier, stock's saw mill, Claro & Ocker's sash and _ Mr. Wilson (rep., 1a.) followed, say- | door factory, Bissell's mammoth carpet ing it was not h.tpnrpom to enter into a | sweepor factory, Hendby's belt factory discussion of thefacts of the case. That |aud thefelt boot compacy’s warks., Loss which was plain 4o all was that an order | $100,000. The wind was blowing a gale waa issued to Porter vy his commanding | at thetime. ofticer which was not obeyed. The sup- orters of the bill did not claim that ‘orter had obeyed dte lawful crders of | Sraxkviar, Miss, Mareh 12.—The superior officer. They merely ad-|cyclone in this county yesterday de- vanced a justification for his failure to | stroyed nearly every building at Strcet's obey, It'was clear, thierefore, that the | mills. Many plantations suffered serious duty of obedience wes in this case loss. M. rier and daughter aad squarely confronted a discretion | Ossian Gillespie were killed, The loss to disobey. Whatever lawful order | in the county is £100,000. that Porter received from Pope, it was T r—_——— hisduty to obey in the manner prascribed Yievaung Boston, Bosron, March 12.—Meigs' Elevated by the ninth article of war—*strictly and Railroad bill passed the legislature. It ————— The Mississippi Cyelone * 'llth'slmri!ty and{good fnmhl.l“ The pen- aliy for not performing that duty wes | nominally permits the construction under death, or such other punishment as the | certain ri:freiotiunl of an elovated railway :oun might impose, There had been | under the Meigs system, through any bi:‘ such disobedience ws might have | towns or cities of the commonwealth, 0 punished with death. If the sen- | subject to the approval of the select men ate passed this bill, it should, to be con- specially authorizes the n'.tent. repeal the 9th article of war, | building of an experigenig) section from 1€ congrees proposed to recognize the Cambridge to Boston, il L L OMAHA, NEB. TI CRIME'S COINGIDENGE. The Triple Tragedy in a Lone Star State Variely Dive. Somewhat Similar in Incident to Omaha's Sunday Shooting. Two of the Worst Desporadoes in Texas Killed in the Coxfliot. Ben, Thompson, ‘‘The Pride of Austin,” Shot Dead, The Oanse of the Melee Also Mortally Woumded in the Leg. SLAUGHTER AT SAN ANTONIO, THREE TEXAN TOUGHS IN ETERNITY, Special Dispatch to Tie Brk. 8AN Awnmonto, Tex., March 12.—Ben. Thompson, the celebrated desperado, was shot and instantly killed in the Vaude- wville theatre last nighv by King Fisher, a deputy sheriff of Uyalde county, and a desperado of the ‘‘first water” himself. Tisher was also killed in the melee, but by whom it has not been ascertained. Fisher, in company with Thompson, en- tered the Vaudeville a short time before the difticulty. While there Thompson became involved in an altercation with TJoe Foster, who attompted to pacify him, but without success. Fisher took up \Foster’s row. Thompson, as usual, jerked out his six shooter, which was immediately grasped by a policeman, ‘Foster also drew. Subsequent proceed- ings are far from clear. Fisher and Thompson were surrounded by a crowd of excited and afirighted men. They were struggling violently on the floor, and five or six sharp reports followed, and when the smoke cleared away THE ‘‘PRIDE OF AUSTIN” WAS DEAD. Fisher, who was also dead, was lying across him, and Foster was shot through the left leg just below the knee, shatter- ing the bone and rendering amputation necessary.” Thompson was shot twice through the brain, one ball entering through his left eye-brow and the other one a quarter of an inch above it. Both holes might be covered with a nickel. Fisher was always a crack shot. He was also shot through the brain, the ball en- tering the left eye. Thompson killed Jack Harris, the proprietor of the Vau- deville theater, in the same building two years ago. Aftar the firng Thomp- son’s brother put in an appearance, but waspromptly arrested. The remains of the twovictims were taken chargeof by hosts of friends and obsequies have been ordered on the grandest scale. Fisher and Thompson were probably THE TWO MOST DESPERATE and widely known men in Texas, and have each killed a fabulous number of their fellow citizens. Thompson and Fisher had been drinking together, and entered the theatre in each «thers com- pany. They met Foster in the dress circle, and some words were exchanged, bringing about a melee, during which Thompson and Fisher were killed and Foster probably mortally wounded. The circle was quickly cleared, the occupants jumping into the parquet below and through the side windows into the streets. No one seems to know who fired tne first shot or how many were engaged in the shooting. Before the theatro wan fairly cleared 1,500 people were clamor- ing at the closed door for admittance. The jury was hastily impanneled and it was ascertained that Thompson received four wounds, all mortal, and Foster three, two of which would have occa- sioned instant death, THE VERDICT, SAN AntonN10, March 12.--The coro- ner’s jury found that Ben Thompson and King Fisher, the noted characters, were shot at the Vaudeville theatre last night, and that it was done by Joe Foster, who is dangerously wounded, Zimms and J. 8. Coy, the firsi two the proprietors of the theatre, and the latter a policeman in their employ. The jury further found that the killing was justitiable and done in self-defense. ‘Ehe Crime ot the Crouches, Jacksos, Mich,, March 12, The Crouch examiuation this morning wus exciting. Detective Harris testified as to Holcomb admitting owning a 38-cali- bre revolver; that he lost it in a lake up north, When admitted this witness was greatly agitated, He called for water, Witness and Frazior,defendant’s counsel, ibad a tilt.about a witness being tampered with, Witness said Frazier was the one he thought did the tampering. Frazier called him a liar, Sheriff Wenney cor- roborated Harris' statement; that they wisited Lansing, but could not find where Holcomb bought the revolver, The cor- ouer and two jurymen at the inquest swore that Holcomb swore that he never had a 38-calibre revolver, Nettie Sny- der, a servant, testified that no hogs were iilled atHolcomb's for seven weeks previous to the murder; this latter per- ITURSDA tho press gallery had oceurred. A number of witnessen were examined as to the character of witnesses Elder and Charles S. Garfield. " Captain Brooks, chief of the secrot enrvice, aworo that Garfield was on the books of his department as & dealer in counterfeit money. The record of Brooks' oftice concerning Garfield was declared incompetent by the committee, There was other unimportant testimony. Adjourned until Friday. C o — Logan and District Representation, Spocial Dispatch to Tie Beg, Ontoaco, March 12,—The members of tho ropublican county contral committos aro in session this afternoon. The Lo- ganites are red-hot for a district repre- sentation, The anti-Loganites, headed by Jesee Spalding, want the delegates olocted by the state convention. The Loganites claim that tho first, second and fourth districts want district repre- sentation and will have it, while the third district will probably have their delegates appointed by the state conven- tion. DU RO, Phat Alleged Lynching. Spocial Dispateh to Ti Brx. Aixswonru, Neb., February 12.—The report of Richardson being lynched is denied. NI;:\IION‘ HHAR‘I"I. Miss Hill Testifies—How the Scnator Did His Woolng —-A Mys- terious Baby. SaN_ Francisco, March 12.—In the Sharon divorce case to-day Frank Rod- noy, a cousin of the plaintiff, testified that the evening before Sharon’s arrest, in September last, he accompanied Miss Hill to the Palace hotel, and heard her say to Sharon, “You know, senator, [ am our lawful wedded life, although you have told some of the best people in the city that I'm only your mistress,” and that the senator denied the accusation. Witness swore the marriage contract was the same document he had seen Decam- ber, 1881. Mias Hiil, the plaintiff, testi- fied in her owu behalf: I first con- versed with Senator Sharon in the spring of 1880, when he said he heard I was a stock speculator, and that if I would come to his office he would give me some points. I gave him $2,500 to invest. He always taked love to me when 1 visited his office. He said he wanted me to love him; that he would give me $1,000 a month and a house. 1 told him he mistook the woman. I told him millions could not buy me. He said he was only teasing me; that he loved mo better than any one since his wife died; he proposed a secret marriage but I resented the proposition. He told me about & woman with a baby, in Philadel- phia, and said he didn’t think the baby was his, but hesent money to the mother to atap her making trouble. — — THE CATTLE CONTAGION. The Work of Volunteer ‘Quarantine Being Knergetically Prosecuted inKansas—The Disease Brought Over from Scotland. Nuosua Faris, Ks,, March 12.—The quarantine committee appointed by the mass convontion yeeterday held a meet- ing Jast night and have taken all possible precautions to stop the infection ofherds and premises. Infected herds have been placed under strict guarantine, One new herd is reported infected to- day. It is thought the committee will be able to enforce strict compliance with their regulations for a few days, but as it has no legal authority the situation cannot be long maintained, The United States vetinary surgeons are busily en- gaged and will give the committee all the aid in their power. W asHINGTON, March 12,—The treasu- ry department i in receipt of a tolegram from J. H. Sanders, secretary and treas- urer of the cattle commission, dated Chi- cago, the 11th, stating that ho has infor- mation that the cattle disease now pre- vailing in Kansas was carried there in the clothing of two Scotchmen direct from an infected herd in Beotland, Dauras, Tex., March 12.—The North- western Texas Cattle Raisers’ association to-day appointed twenty-five delegatos to the national stock convention at St. Lous November d2th, Loxoos, March 12,—Baron Carling- ford, the lord of the privy seal, gave aud- ience this morning to a deputation which sought to learn the atsituae of the gov- ernment toward the amendment adopted by the lords relative vo contagious dis- eases of animals bill of 1878, The baron stated that the government hopes to re- sist the passage of the bill by the com- mons. ko said, however, that the goy- ernment would prohibit the importation of foreigu cattle when a necessity should arise, even in the case of thé foot snd mouth disease, but he was anxious that this measure should be resorted to only when po-ih’vuly necessary. The contag- ious diseases of animals bill of 1878 was directed more especially against the cattle lague and pleuro pneumonia, and it had Ewn deemed unwise to resort to the same extreme measures in the case of the milder foot and mouth disease. —r——— A Politieal Upheaval, Frankun, N, H.,, March 12.—Town elections yesterday resulted in a complete overturn of the township., It has under domocratic rule for nine yoars,and tains to the bloody clothing, e —— Kaat 5t. Louis Dressed Beef, 8r. Levis, Mo, March 12, ~John B, Duteher, D. H. Sherman, and several other eactern capitalists, who own old beef eanning eetablishments in East St. Louis, arrived here to-day and arranged to turn their property into large slaugh- tering coneerns, from which they will soon send great quantities of dressed beef to New York aud the east ie refrig- erator cars. o — The Keifer-Boynton Wrangle, WasHiNGTON, March 12 —In the Keifer-Boyuton investigation to-day Judge Merrick appeared as counsel for Boyaton, Congressmen Blackburn and McKindly were examined as to the rules of the Bouse on points of order. A num- ber of Boynton's published dispatches were offered in evidence, showing his bitterness toward Keifer as early as March 3, 1883, and before any difficulty congerning the aduiseion of outsiders to is again republican by & large majority, Newark, N. J.,, March 12.—Essex county elect freeholders republicaus 23, democrats 17, a net republican gain of 2, Loxa Brancw, N. J,, March 12,—The republicans made a very general gain in the county elections yesterday, The Cattle Plague. Masuarray, Kas., March 12.—Ata meeting of prominent stock raisers of this city last night resolutions were passed favoring strict quarantine in the districy infected with foot and mouth disease in Woodson county ; that thegovernor should use every eans in his power to stamp out the disease; that the citizens of Riley county favor the prompt action of the governor and other state ofticers in their efforts to stop the spread of the disease; also, one asking our senators and repre- sentatives to favor such action se will place funds at the dispogicion of the gom. missioner of agvioulture t¢ be used in such gmergencies, Y MORNING, 1884, MARCH NO. 227, E RULERS OF THE RAIL. Tho Fast Mail Service Bxendad Over the Milwankee Road. St. Paul and Minneapolis Put on the Same Footing as Omaha. Only Forty-eight Hours Between New York City and St. Paul, The Milwaukee Road and the Sioux Reservation in Dalkota, Fink Denies that the Pennsylvania and Erie Drew Out of the Pool, The Steepy Ol Mlinois Central Wakes Up to Elect Directors, TRACK TALK, EXTENDING THE FAST MATL SERVICE. Cuicaco, March 12.—The fast mail service is to be extonded to the north. west as far as Minneapolis and St. Paul, Postmaster-General Gresham te-day en- toring into a contract with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road to that end. The first train leaves here at 3 o'clock to-morrow morning, reaching St. Paul at 8:30 to-morrow afternoon and Minneapo- lis at 4 o'clock, connecting with the night trains out of these cities. This brings the through mail service from New York to St. Paul inside of forty-eight hours, and shortens the running time between Chicago and St. Paul five and one-half hours, and shortens the through eastern mail service about fif- teen hours, The contract between the postal authorities and the railway company runs for one year. Owing to the fact that the arrangoment was only consummated this sfternoon, the railway officials have not outlined the details for the running of the train beyond the limi- tation of time between Chicago and Min- neapolis. The train is to consist of an engino and two postal cars, and only imperative stops are to bo made. General Gresham, Assistant General Manager Miller of the St. Paul road, Mr. Hatton and a number of other nost oftice officials wil be aboard the train on its initial run, and will go through to St. Paul. A statement hay- ing been made]that the Chicago & North- western would put on another fast train between this city and St. Paul, the offic- ials of the latter road deny the report. THE MILWAUKEE IN DAKOTA, Special Dispatch to Tue Bre. WasuiNaroN, March 12,—The house committee on Indian affairs will, at the next session, take up the bill granting the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paulroad right of way through the Sioux Indian reserva- tian in western Dakota. The indications are that the committee will makea favor- able report on the bill, as it yesterday ‘reported the bill granting the Dakota Central that privilege. THE TRUNK LINE POOL, Regular Pross Dispatches. New York, March 12.—Commissioner Fink officially denies the report received to-dny from Chicago to the effect that it was probable that the Pennsylvania and Erie roads would withdraw from tho trunk line pool. Fink says the associa- tion was never in a better condition or working more harmoniously than at present, THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL, Cn1cAGo, March 12.—At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the llli- nois Central railroad the following direc- tors were elected: Walter Luttgen, Sid- ney Webster, Rovert Goelet, 8. Van Reneselaor Cruger, all of Now York. Each received 144,068 votes, being all those cast. WHE CHICAGO AND GRAND TRUNK, The stockholders of the OChicago & Grand Trunk railroad re-elected the old board of directors this afternoon, who in turn elected the following oflicers: Jo- seph Aickson, president; L. J. Sargent, vice president; Charles Purser, secrotary and treasurer, THE BLIZZARD BLOCKADE, Particulars of the Flerce Wind and Snow Storm to the North of Us — The Stoppage of Train Travel, Minnearorts, March 12,—The Jour- nal’s specials from various points bring accounts of the widespread storm of yes- terday along the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba line, the storm extending over the entire line. Deep drifts formed, one near Attwater 60 rods long6 feet deep, and one on the Breckenridge division, All trains have been abardoned, but the passengers started out this morning with snow plows before them. On the Minneapolis & St. Louis line the storm was by far the worst of the season, and one drift is ten feet deep. Tho North- ern Pacific sent out two passenger trains n | this morning, but is making slow pro- gress. The Fargo division is hopelessly Storm signals now indicate clear weather, some wind and slight driftiug. On the H, & D, division of the Milwa kee road the storm raged with great fu all night, and the wind blew a gale. From Glencoe to Milbank the cuts rapid- ly filled with four to eight feet of enow, while from Milbank to Aberdeen there is from five to fifteen feet in the cuts, ‘the wind abated about 7 o'clock this morning and the suow plows started out all along cront atorm is breaking away. The snow indrifting badly. To-night is_clear and cold, The blockade is practically raised . B e A PASTOIUS PREDICAMENT. A Row Resulting from a Methodist's Occupanoy of'a Congregational Palpit. New York, March 12,—In the Con- gregational council to-day, Deacon Fos- ter, an adherent of Rev. Dr. Newman, spoke at great length. His statement waa strongly in_favor of Dr. Nowman. He denounced as falso about all the atatoments made by the various persons composing the faction in the church who are opposing Newman. The council called Newman to the pulpit, from which he made an address declaring that he could only look with sadness upon the injury this church has sustained by re- cont events and he should always regret having been even the occasion of such re- sults. He stated that during his two ionn' pastorate, he never spoke an un- ind word of any man in the church. Newman closed solemnly declaring with his hand on a Bible, that he had never thought of, spoken of or sugzested a change in tho church to Methodism. Ho was not dependent on his salary at the church but would re nain with some members of the church as long as he lived. The council then went into ex- ecutive seasion practin R, Southern Lnmigration. Nasuvite, March 12.—The Southern Immigration association met to-day. Governor Bate delivered the welcoming address and spoke eloquently of the re. sources of the south, and invited the men of the north to hlp develop the south. Letters were read from Govern- ors Hubbard of Texas, Proctor Knott of Kentucky, and Jarvis of North Carolina, Ex-Governor Brown and others. Gov- ernor Crittendon of Missouri, delivered an effective speech. Heo said there was nothing pelitical in the movement. In twenty years the south would be the greatost manufacturing section of the whole country. The west would join hands with the south in this great work. Governor Hocker, of Mississippi, also spoke in glowing terms of the destiny of the south. TRIFLES BY T EGRAPH, Marquis Tseng has arrived in Tondon, 'The Arkansas democratic state conventivon will bo held at Little Rock June 25, C. 1, Houck, of La Salle, Til., a_dry goods doaler, has failed; liabilities $20,000; assets unknown, A fire on the hark John Boyd, for Havre, damaged 2,000 bales of cotton valued at 08, 000; insured. Two freight trains came in collision near Sufferns, N. Y., yesterday, Ten cars of re. fined ol were burned. A Wilkesbarre (Pa.) dispatch says: Five laborers were injured and one killed to-day by falling coal in an Avondalo shaft. At Secor, 1IL, yesterday, four business houses and one dwelling wore burred; loss §16,000; insurance light. At Worcester, Mass., on the night of the 11th, the wool store of Froderick Simester burned. Loss, $10,000; insurance, $4,000. At tho Sacramento (Cala.) municipal elec- tion the full republican ticket was elocted, except that J. O, Brown, democrat, was eloctod mayor. A duel with swords was fought at Lisbon, Spain, the morning of the 12th, between Vis- count Robedo and Major Serpa Pinto. The former received five wounds, The commander of the French fleot at Ton- «quin announces that he has dispatched the war vessel Villars to Shanghai and the Tri- umphante and two others to Amoy andnorth. ern ports, The failures of R, Rhett and J. A. Patter- son were announcad at the New York Mining and Petroleum exchange yosterday. Rhett was short 58,000 barrels und Patterson 60,000 barrels of oil. General Badeau, United States consul gen- oral at Harvard, yosterday presentod Jay Gould to Captain General Castillo, The lat- tor with his wife afterwards paid a visit to Gould's yacht. The domocratic treasurer of Irio, Pa, (John Boyle), is missing since Monday even- ing. His unts are short $3,000. Tt is supposed the monoy was used in trying to keep himself in office, Yostorday mornir man 85 years of age, frederic Vierks, a Ger- was fonnd dead near barn in the town of 7.ind, Wis, His skull was crushed by a mallet, No trace of the murderer, Vierks was wealthy. The Filley (Missouri) republican state com- mittee mot agaiu yestorday in 5t. Lonis and issued a call for a state convention to be held at Sedulia April Oth, This is the very time and p ace the regulur ropublican (or Varhom) state committes had named for the state con- vention at their meeting several Weeks ago. Fire broke out yesterday in Hoffman’s gro- cery store at Allegan, Michigan, and bursed twelvo stores on that side of tho etreet, in- clndiog Pock’s bank, The Chafes house oscaped. 1t also burned eleven stores on tho opposite side of the street, including the Sher- man houso and the newspaper offices, Tho loss will perhaps reach a quarter of a million. A high wind was blowing at the time, render- ing the fire quite unmanageable, 1t is alleged that detectives wurkln}i on the Pacific axprees robbery case, have obtained sufficiont clue to the whereabouts of Tiller or ane of hin confederates to justify sending a small special train with officers to eome point in southern Texas with a view to a raid to provent the fugitive entering Mexico, This is devied by officials of the express company at Bt. Louis, but other apparently well-informed parties assert it to be true, and developments TRAFFIC TOPICS, The Chicago Markets Reported Firmer and More Active, Lively Times and Better Prices for Both Corn and Oats, Pork and Lard Also 8tronger and Transaotions Frequent. Oattle 8till Only Hold Pricas Be- ocause of Small Supply. Heavy and Ohoice Stock in Demand — Others Neglected. OHICAGO MARKETS. A FIRM FEETING. Special Dispatch to Tur Bee, Cnicaco, March 12,—The markets are all firm to-day., Corn is especially 8o, and all are marked by a voryconsiderable teading activity. In wheata large aggre- gate of business was tronsacted within a moderate range of prices. The market opened easier, and declined about }e, then rallied fo, fluctuated somewhat, re- ceding jc again, advanced, and finally closed about }c higher than yesterday. The colder weather, with reports of damage to growing winter wheat, induced free buying. The day's trading was marked by an increased number of wut- side orders. TRADING IN CORN was more active than for many days past, with prices ruling higher. The market opened at about the closing prices of yes- terday, but a sharp demand soon devel- oped, and with the ‘‘shorts” covering freely, prices andvanced 1}c above inside figuros. At an advance of 1}z sellers be- came more numerous and prices dectined 4¢, but again advanced a trifle and finally closed {c higher than the closing on 'change yesterday. A SPECULATIVE MARKET FOR OATS opened with quite lively trading for May delivery and a moderate trade in June, and there was an advance of about ge. Later in the nession a more quiet feeling prevailed, and there was a slight reaction, but the market still closed slightly better. PORK AND LaRD, Trading was moderately astive for mess pork and prices ranged 10 to 15 cents higher. The feeling in lard was stronger and with fair trading was active. ON CALL BOARD, ‘Wheat ruled tirm; April declined Je, and July advanced }o; other options were unchanged at the close; April corn declined {c; May and June advanced jec; July advanced }o. April oats advanced jc May; June pork advanced 23c; lard, no trading, CATTLE were moderately active and prices a shade firmer, but it is only on account of light receipts that there is any strength in prices. Dressed beef dealers are not buy- ing half the number they did last week, and shipments are only about half the number of last week. Both shippers and dressed beef dealors seem to look upon the near future demand for meat as doubtful, both holding off in the hope that business may improve at home and abroad. Butchers' stock holds its own, and there is an improved demand for heavy stockers and choice feeders, but light, lean stock aud calves are yet neglected, Prices on all descriptions of stockers and foeders were 2b6@b0c lower than last week; 1,350@1,600 ths export grades, $6.40@7.00: good to choice ship- ping, 1,200@1,350 1hs, $5.80@6.30; com- mon to medium, 1,000@1,200 ths, §5. 15@ 5.60, e — A Michigan Vill Sadly Scorched. Karuamazoo, Mich., March 12,—A fire started at noon to-day in the west side of the business quarter of the village of Allegan, twenty-five miles northwest of here. Every brick store building in the place wag burned excopt the Chaflse hotel and Peck’s bank bulding. The. nggregate loss is near §4U0,000; insurance about $150,000, Aid was sent from Kal- amazoo, Muskegon and Holland, but. owing to the high wind the fire ran its course in two hours, Among the bus ness places burned aro the Sherman houge, the First National bank, three newspaper offices, viz: Journal, Gazette and Domocrat, and 8. H. Beecher’s gro- cery; loss on the latter, 83,500; insur- ance, 2,000, He was on the way from. the iusurance office with a poliey when the ularm was sounded, are awaited with groat interest. T'he democrats of Bath, Me,, elected their mayor by 179 majority. . President Arthur has recognizpd Theodore Olsen as vice consul for Denmark, at Omaha, ‘The Gila river at Yuma, Arizona, has over- flowed and inundated half the town. One hundred families are destitute, The o moulders union of Quincy, I, have ordered a strike ugainst a reduction of 15 per cent; 300 mombers will go out, Osman Degna liss sent his women, children aud baggage to the bills, His wen are cager to fight, Ltebel reinforcements are continually arriving, The republicans made & clean sweep in Jamden, N. J., by electing all of their candi- dates, The democrats have a majority in the present council, Johnny O'Brien has been elected boss of the New York county republicans, whioh 1s cou- widered @ victory for the working element of the party. Solomon Shapera, who recently attempted to sell in England a forged manuscript of the hook of the Pentatouch, killed himself yerte:- the lines, The river division of the Mil- waukee road did not suffer 50 muchas thy other divisions, Trains are now getting through on slow time. Monrrear, March 12—The Canadian Pagific train from Ottawa, Saturday, ar- rived to.day, The suow is 20 feet deop in parts. £ Sr, Pavi, March 12, — Agsociated Press dispatches from thirty poiuts iu Munnesots, Dakota, sud Wisconsin show that the storiu i over h:"dl traine are running a , most of them late. Bluuufim, Minu., March 12.--The day in a hotel at Rotterdan. The convention of the supieme lodge of tho Keshor Shel Barzal, at Cioveland, elocted of - ticers for the ensuing »ix_years and adjourned to moet in Washington in 1690, At Morning Sun, Towa, the 11th, J. 8 Starrett and. Wade Cawphell, roboul” biys, uged 16, quarrelled, when Sterrett drew a re- volver aud shat Campbell through the heart. “Lhie boys belong to good fumilies, Tuosday worniug Gallus Eggonberger, & leading citizen of Odell, 111, was found dead oa the railroud track with two bulles holes o his bead. Tho niurderers wre unknown, 4w ltlvens oftr a veward of 8500 for thair cape ure. Enormous Telegraph Earnings. New Youk, March 13. —~The Western Union executive committee to-day de- clared a quarterly dividend of 1§ per cent payable April 16th. The net revenues for the quarter ended March 3lst, (March business is estimated) were §1,600,000, After payment of the dividend the quar- ter's business will have inoreased the sur- plus 8124 000, making the piesent sur- plus $4,004.710. DYSPEPSIA Does not get well of itself; It requires et it 0 sy it will et 10 throw off the causes and tono up tho digestive: organs tll they perform thelr dutios willingly, Mra, Vosworth, of Amberst, N, H., after trylug many “sure cures” without benetli, found that Hood’s Sarsaparille bt the nall on the head and restored her to health,, Among the agonics experienced by the dyspeptic, are. diatress before o after eatisg, loss of appetite, Sarity of the bowels, wind or gas and pain in the: stomach, heartburu, sour s(omach, &c., cansing: mental depiessiou, nervous and sloepless- ness. 1f you are discouraged be of good cheerand try Avod's Sarsaparilla. 1t has oured hundreds, it will. sure you if you give 1t & fulr chance.