Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1884, Page 1

OMAHA FOURTEENTH YEAR. THE LATEST NEWS. V. B. Toompson Appointed Seoond Ac- sistan! Postmaster General, Senator Vest Lets the Cat out of the Bag, 0ld Boreas is Now Abroad in the Land, A Distriot Attorney Shot in Osh- kosh, Wisconsin. Great Preparations for the Inaugura- tion Ball—=The Prestdent-Elect — Anti-Mormon Meeting. WASHINGTON NEWS, WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Special Telegram to the Bre, WasHINGTON, Decomber 23 —The remark- able utterance last week of Chairman Jones, of the republican national commnttee, followed by the caustic rejoinder of Secretary Chaudler continues to furnish a sutject for considerable talk in administration circles, and regret is expressed that Jones should avail himself of the present occasion to assail Arthur and his cabinet, embe.s of the cabinet show privately their indigoation at the false charges brought against them by tho chairman of the committee and express their opinion that the gauntlet haviog been thrown down the inside facts connected with the management of the campaign will now coms to light 1t 1s well known here__that quite early in the campaign Secretary Chandler had conferences with Jones and other members of the committee in New York in regard to tho canvass and that his suggestions were not received with ape proval, much less delight. Chandler was op- posed to wasting money in a reckless manner, and counselled the president as to the manage- ment of the funds placed in the hands of the committee. He was also opposed tv sending an agent to Tennessee with $25,000 to expend there, But M. Jonss gave to all suggestions made a cool ption and Chandler was made to feel that his advice was not needed. secretary Teller, in speaking of the statement of Mr. Jones, #aid it was simply untruth and had no foun- dation, In fact, it was within his kncwledge that every member of the cabinet anxiously desired the success of the republican ticket, and did what they could to bring this result about, He had” gone to New York and had given the committee some good advice, and had this been followed defeat would not have come, Jones ran the campaign according to his own ideas and Cleveland was elected. He w8 glad that Secretary Chandler had written his letter, as it was about time that the ad- ministration should strike back and let certin gontlemen know that they cannot with im: punity continue their assauits upon President Arthur because Blaine failed of sn election. THE INAUGURATION BALL. It is now a settled fact that the inaugura- tion ball will take place in the new pension building, which can be made available, It is practically ssttled that the tickots to the ball will be placed at the price of $3 for each por- son, whesher lady or gentleman, and that there will b no complimentary tickets except for the president and vice presidnt, and such members of their immediite party as they may dosirs to accompany them. Each, pue- chaser of a ticket will receive aldo a Beauti- fully engraved card, wich an appropriate in- scription designad’ for presentation, It is hoped to make the bll eclipse predecessors in magniticenze of dispiay and dacoration as well as in attendanco, Democratic sonstors sny they have no in- formation regardiug their ¢ lleagues who went to Albany to see Cieveland. It was said, however, that if eitber of those whose names were mentioned had any consultation with Mr. Cleveland, it muat have been at his owa Tequest, for there appears to be a sort of un- derstanding among democratic senators that they shull not voluntarily offer advica to the president elect. WasHINGTON, Docember 23,—W, B. Tomp- son, Jate superintendent of the railway mail eervice, was to-day confirmed second assistant postmaster general, will be succoadad as su perintendeut of the mail service by John Jamesoa, the present assistant superintendent. WasHisGToN, Dacember 23 —The sub.com- mitteo of the house committee agreed to rec- ommend to the full committes that ex- geant-at-Arms Thompsoa be allowad a re able amount for expenses imcurred by hin in the Hallet- Kilbourne suits. CoxrirMaTi N —W. B. Thompson, of Mich- igan, second assistant postmaster ganeral, The charges preforred against Serzeant Holtworth, of the signal service, growing out of the allegad rifling by Holtworth of Licuten- ant Groely's deck, e to-day forwarded by General Hizan 1o Licutenant General She dim, Inan interview this e Hazon spoke in terms of Sergoant Holtworto, and said if a tial is ordered in the cuxs, he (Hazen) hopes he wili ba ¢ 1as & witness for the defense, The next aunual reunion of ourt mar onth, Fif- vegimouts, will bo th, 1885, at lowa HOROCKER'S T0WA BRIGAL composed of the Eleventh, Thirt toench and Sixteenth Low held September 23d aud City, Towa, instead of Marshafltown, as herotofore siated, All the members of the brigad who have not joined the _assciation should address Captain Johu IH. Muncoo, ro- coroiug socretary, Muscatine, Towa, I soldior of the brigade s requésted to at this meeting, which will bo of great intes Colonel H. . Rood. Mount Vernon, Iow: corresponding eecretary,and General elknap, prosident of the associution, SENATE, WasHi ON, Decetber 28,—V est gubmit- ted a resolution providing that the congre wsionsl speeches shall be printod as delivernd, and when speech:s are withbeld for revision for wore than a week the ape: shall ba printed a8 delivered, Refer Ho sup- ports the resolution in & vigoiows specch in hich be said what was said and dono in con ahould be what it was instead of a cai <aturo as it was to-day, Untruthfal repro- sentations of tho procsedings and of the spocches in congress have a wost injurious ef iect, espacially on youog men when they leachcd that instead of a speech being deliver- ed to s full Louse wnd in the presence of a immenso t, that the orator did ot deliver the at all bus at tho tims of supposed do- livery was taking leisurely a lunch ia the cun- gressional restaveant or placi ly smokiag iu the cloak room. Tuis was becoming so w crowded gallaries and loud applaus boug lug. {south and east are open, snd tisius are on dorstood thet it was touching the sense of the | time, OMAHA, NEB., WED DALy BEE public humor and the opinion in the country was coming to be that congress was nothing butjn variety show, whers nothing was real except the pay, Congressmen would deliver ten lines of remarks and in a printed speech & complete copy of the constitution of the United States would appenr. _Another congressman supplemented his speoch with Blaine's chapter on the tariff. This epeech was printed and copies were printed and distributed by the campaign committeen through the mails under fraud, Another instauce cited by Vest was when' the identioally sams speech appeared as hav'ng been delivered by two members, Some member of the literary lobby had sold a copy of +ha apeech to two different men, Hale called upon the naval appropriation bill a8 reported yesterday by him from the committee on appropiiations, Passod, The senate in a secret session amended the house resolution providing for the holiday recess substituting the 24th for the 20th as the date for beginning the recess, Van Wyck moved to make a_special order or January 9th next the bill heretofore re- ported from the judiciary committee declaring subject to stats taxation the lands granted tu in the construction of railroads and telegraph lives from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to which lands the companies be- come entitled to upon the payment of the cost of surveying, was agreed to in executive % Adjourned. Tho Weather, W asHINGTON, Decembor 22,—TFor the upper Mississippi valloy generally fair weather, easterly winds, lower followed by higher tom- perature, Citicaco, December 23.—The weather con- tinues very cold, but tho signal servico reports show it has moderated somewhat throughout the northwest. Tho temperature hers at 6 o'clock was 4 below, St. Paul 12 below, Du- buque 8 below snd snowing, Fargo 25 below, Omaha 7 below. Dexver, December 23, —Reports from the mountains show that the snow storm which has been in progrees for several days still con- tinuag thns far without unusual or serious re- sults The storm is most severe in the Blue and Eagle river counties, where the snow is several feet deep and drifting The mountain roads are considerably blockaded. Probably it will be two or thresdays before the Salt Liake train will be able to make the Marshall pass, The indications are the storm will soon break, District Attorney Shot, OskosH, December 23.—District Attorney McArthur was shot on the street at Neenah this evening by Paul Steinel, a client, who claims to have been swindled Dy McArthur, The man is in a critical condition, Steinel surrendered. The President-Elect, Arrasy, N, Y., Decemter 28.—The report that Senator Garland, of Arkansas, had vis- ited Governor Cleveland on aturday by re- quest of the governor, and that tho senator had been requested to accept the offica of at- torney general, has created much disoussion and gossip, But there is the highest authori- ty for saying that Governor Cleveland did not invite the visit of Senator Garland, and that during his visit nothing was said about_the cabinet. Governor Cleveland, who manifests considerable vexation over the manufactured reports of his conference with Senators Garland and Gorman, says that nothing was smd during the visit of the senators that might not have been heard by every citizen of tne republic withuot exposing uny secret. He says he has not yet determined upon oven one of his constitutinal advisers and that the impressions ho may have concerning the men he intends to call to his cabinet are in- defiaite and likely to bs moditied and changed a dozen times before the 4th of March. It appears that Senutor Gorman, knowing that Senator Garland bad been montioned as President Cleveland’s probabls attorney gon- eral, arranged the moeting batween the pre dent.elect and the senator, Governor Cleve- laud was pleased with the Arkansas statesman, and the general im pression is that Senator G ar- Lund will have a seat in the cabinet as attorndy genera'; but he will have a formidable rival in Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, who has informed tho president-clect through correspondence with friands, that he dasires the attorsey gen 15 is belisved the visit of John ean, cf the Cinzinnati Eaquirer, to vernor Cléveland yesterduy oveuing was in the interest of Hoadly. McLean is opposed to the appointment of Thurman to any cabi- net place, ard hopes to induce the selection of Governor Hoadly in preference to him. is wlso hoatile to as one of the cabinet, g his influence against the Dala. ware statos felt. Mr. Tilden, beeause of Senator Bayard’s position in reference to the electoral commirsion, i3 also opposed to the sppointment of that gentleman to auy place in the new cabinet. Daniel Manuing, who I frow the state on a bridal tc York_cit; n Sature 1 with ) den at Graystone, the object of his visit being to consult with that gentleman concerning the question of Senator Dayard's appoiutmeut to the binet, and other matters relatig to ths coming administration Gen, John C, Jlack, of Tilinois, v York, and diset situation in Illinois, and to-day, with S, Ewiog, of Bloomington, cainn to this city and called upon Gov, Cleveland. Gen. Black and Mr, Ewing left this evening for Chicago. During the day Uongressman Murphy of the Davenport (Ia ) disurict, and Marvin Bovee, of Wiscon-in, called on the president-elect, ud left for the west to-night. been_abient was in New spent Sunday SR An Aunti-Mormon Meeting. Citicaco, December A meoting was held here tonight to givo exprassion to the sontiment of the city on the subject of Mor- monlem, ex-Senator J. R. Doolittle presided. In opening the weetiog he reviewed the his- tory of Mormonism, touching upon the Mis- souri troubles, Dauites and Mountain Meadow massacre, The Rev. Mr., MeNiece, of Utab, said Mormons cluim 1he balance of ‘power in | Idaho and Arizona and that in Utah the Gen- tiles are practically disfranchi-ed. Resolu- tious wero passed calling on_congress to pass the anti-Mormoen bill intioduced by Senator Cullom, e —— News Krom Oid Boreas,) N1, Pav, December 23,—T'he weather here was moderate to-day, the thermometer now registering six below, Reports from points in the northwest indicate that another very cold wave has strack the Rocky Mountain slope, the mercury fulling twenty ono acgeees at Fort Custer and siateen at Medicine tat, Tt has been snowing here all day though not heavily. The liues of railioad porthwest re- port more or less trouble, and irains _are de- layed from two to five hours. The lines THE DOMINION, ARREST OF AN ALLEGED NEBRASKA FORGER Chicago Tribune Speclal, S1. Trowas, Ontario, December 22,—Sate urday & warrant was issued on the informa: tlon of J, H Steel, of Bloomfield, Nebraska, charging one James R. Williams, of David City, Nebraska, with_ forging the name of F. H. Angel to a note of £1,400 and negotiating the sammo at the First National bank at Sew ard, Nebraska, Williams was arrosted at a hotel in Woodatock this morning and brought here, Williams takes the matter very cool and says he will not return to Nebraska wit out extradition papers being procured. He will likely bs brought before the police magis- trate to-morrow morning for examination, o —— Railroad Racket. O1110AG0, December 28. W, K, Ackerman, formerly president of the Illinois Central railroad, had been app.inted western agent of the Baltimore & Ohio, St. Pavy, December 23.—The annual re. port of Railroad Commissioner Baker was made public t)-night, from which the follow ing itema were taken: Average cost per mile of roads in Minnesota including equipment, 40,995; miles of now road constructed the past year, total mileagein state 8,005; persons killed during the year, 105; injured, 245; passengers carried, 3 tons of froight, 8,516,178 pumber of employes, 8,613, Numb rs of acres of land sold by all the lines, 46,850, T'evator capacity in Min nesota (Juns 50) 25,739 to & mill, The com- wia foner recommends that such legislation be had as will compel the companies to porform their dutios as common carriers, and cites the Inws of Towa, Wisconsin and Illinois in sup: port of the recommendation. s The Minnesota Millers. MixsearoLts, Docember 23, —The ex: tremely low prices of wheat has caueed a fal- ling off in the recoiptsin the northwest of tully ehty per cent compared with tifteon cays ago. Minneapolia millers are recsiving less than 10,000 bushels per day, and the mil- lors' aesociation on Monday raised the prices in the country two cents, and to-day another advance of two conts was ordered. This thought will bring out wheat in the farmers’ hands, but the farmers now are holding who are wall able to keep it until apring. 1t is ru- mored on apparent good authority that the big miliers have quictly got hold of nearly all the good hard wheat in the Dakota and Red river valley and are holding 1t untl spring. skt Madame Arline, PHILADELPAIA, Deceniber 23, —Frank Me- Taughlin, of the Times, when his attenti was called this evening to a statement of Madame Atline at Chicago, that she was_for- merly the wife of ¥, A. McLaughlin. o Phil- adelphia journalist, and the Times,” said the woman was possibly_the widow of his brother dahn. who died in July, 1881, His brother was & stockholder of the Times, and at his death the stock was sold and the widow received her sharo of the estato, Sho shortly after went to Europe, from which timo tb family has had no knowl: edge of her whereabouts, R Warring Telephone Companies, Trextos, N. J,, Decembe: The United States Telophone Manufacturing compahy of New York, and tha McDonough Telephone & Telegraph company of New Jersey, filed a blll in the federal court this morning asking for an injunction against the American Bell Telephone company of Boston, and the Lo- mestic Telephone & Telegraph company of Nowark, for infringement of patent for ac- counting. e — Reception by Governor Oleveland. Aunaxy, N, V., Decomber 23 —At a recep- tion of Governor Cloveland to-day all the countien of the stato wero roprosented. The time designated for the reception was between 9 and 12, but the quests were in the main late in arriving. After the recaption and collation the president-elect received many congratula- tions. It waa long aftor midnight before the last of the puests took their departure, Five Days Without Food, W ASHINGTON, December 23.—The crew of the life-saving station at Capa Hatteras res- cued the captain and crew of the barkentine braim Willams, after haviog bven lashed to the rigging five days without food or water, a severe gale blowing the wholo time, ——— New York Aldermen Enjoined, NEw Youg, December 23.—The board of aldermen were serced to-day with an injunc- tion from the courts restraining the hoard from ne any acts as aldermen until De- cember This is considered as the neat trick of the courts on tha democrats and ro- publicans to prevent the consideration of the nominations, — New York Dry Goods Market, NEw YOBK, December 23.—Dry goods Exports of domestis cotton goods for the ex- pired portion of the yoar, 160,000 packages, against 163,000 packsges for the correspond- ing time last year. Tho general market bas boen (uiet in demand with no new busiaess of any importancs, National Pube Works Closed, McKErsport, Pa,, December 23,—The Na tional Tube Works of this city shut down this afternooa for an indefinite period, Two thou- sand men aro thrown out of exploymen Manager Converse says the scarcity of orde is the only reason for~ suspension, to resume in a few weeks at the furthest. e — Snow has been falling since darkness; no wind; therometer 20° above; trains west and northwest, south and , southwest comiog in from one to five hours late; the chief trouble is in the north. west, —— The Sullivan-—-Greenfield Pags, New Yonrg, December 23, - Richard K. Fox and other sportiog fmen who Jtook Ja prom- inent part in the Sullivan-Greenfield fight were dismissed, e —— Disastrous New York e. New Youk, Decembsr 23, —Harrigan & Hart's Theatre Comique on Broadway, burned this morning, The theatre cost 8125 00 There was no insurance on the buildiog contenta, e Reforming the House, Loxnox, December 28, —Lord Ilosenberry has written a nuwmber of peers with view of taking coueerted ; the houss of lords, owner of | Ha hoves | ction in favor of reforming | TH: DAKOTA WAR, Busiaess Entirely Suspended at T ray- £rse. The Town of Wilmott Filled With Armed Men. Arrival of the Adjutant’ Gteneral of the Territory. The Deputy U. S, Marshal Arrests Four Men Chrreed With Overhauling the Mail Bags, He Also Advises the Sherlff to Await the Arrival of Troops, THE LATHEST FROM TRAVERSE, Travener, Dak., Docember 23 —Last even ing Deputy U, S Marshal Johnson, ot Fargo arrived hero with warrants to arrest the per sons who overhauled the mail of this morning, accompanied by Sheriff Cummine and Deputy Pelham. The marshal started for Will- mot. Mo has just returned with four prisoners, H, H. Houghty, Albert De Oves, K. Knudson, W. W. Boyes, Ho will take the morning train for Fargo, Tho adjutant general of the territory arrived ou the ovening train sent by the governor to consult with the sheriff in regard to furnishing troops, The deputy marshal said he found Willmot filled with armed men, and advised the sheriff not to attempt to use force but to wait for troops, The citizens of Tro erss are indienant at the delay, Lusiness is entirely suspende-, BOSTOY TAXPAYERS, THE WEALTHY MEN A~ THE HUB WHO OIL THE WHRELS OF GOVERNMENT. B0s10N, Mass., December 23.—In Boston last year 2,200 persons paid §1,000 or more each as their portion of the tax; thic year the number of persons whose bills exceed that sum is 2,153, A tax bill of $1,000 represents $38,000 in property. The nuinber pay- ing only a polltax n 94,745 leaving 15,677 as the number of persons resident in Boston who pay the entite tox on real and personsl property, while 82,070 paid_a non-resident or business tax in Boston. 'There is one corporation pay- ing over £100,000 in taxes, five persons or cor- porations paving more than 350,000, six more than £49,000, nineteen more ‘than £25,000, forty-nine more than 215,000, eighty-six more than §10,00, and 218 more than $+,000. Fol. lowing is a list of the persons tha nssessed v-lue of whose property exceeds 81,000,000, Fred L Ames .......... . 81,500,000 Frank W Audrews, trustee. J T Bowditch, trustee. .. Edward I Brown, trustes James B Case, trustee Robert Codman, trustee. Gilman Golamore, trustes. Charles A Cotting. trusteo Nathan Cushiog, trustee, .. ‘William S Dexter, & John I Gardner. . Franklin Haven t: o Charles P~ Hemingway, trustee. ... . Eb n D Jordan and Charles Marsh. James L, Little . . William Minot, trustee Joshua N Sears,. ... Lemuel Shaw, trustee. Quincy A Shaw, trustee. % Nathaniel Thayer, trustee. ... . Arioch Wentworth Edward A White, t B BANKS, ANNUAL EXHINIT OF THE MAS INGS INSTITUTIONS, Bostox, Mavs,, December 23, —The annual exhibit o5 the Massachusetts savings banks is published. The aggrezato statement is as fol- lows: Deposits, $262,720,146; surplus, $5,247,- 371; guaranty fund, $5,692,604; eundries, $276,830; total, 6,918; total interost on profits received, $12,675,017; per centago of earnings to vesets, 4. 94; rate of interest on ent; amount loaned at at 7, $3,790,871; at 4}, ; total of ord year, $0,877,71 o of dividend for previous year, t; number of accounts opened du oar to Oct 31, 124,975; numbar of a od during the same year, 105, expenses for the same year, $658,690, The in- crease in the depos t3~ over the previous year is more than 10,000,000, e Towa State Teacher' Association, Drs Moixes, Tows, December The second day’s session of tho Towa state tenchers’ association was devoted mainlyfto readinz and discussing papers on educational topics, Among them were: “The 1teal Causes of the Poor Health of our Girls,” by Miss Delia Night, of Oskaloos:; “The Causes of the Poor Health of our Boys,” by C. H. Guerney, of ; ool Ventilation,” by Prof, ht, of Cedar Falls; ““Physical Cul ture,” by C. C Clarke, of Burlington. Miss Mary McCowan, of the Chicago school or the deaf, presented a paper ou her work in teaching deaf mutes to hear and speak. The afternoon was consumed in deparimont meet- ings In the evening 1dwin C, Hewitt, pres- ident of the Illinois state normal universi gave an address on *“The Uncounted Between fout and five hundred teachers are now n attendance, HUSETTS SAV- COhicago v lection Frauds, ('H1cAGO, December 23, —William J, Galla- gher, who is under indictment for alleged par- ticipation in the eighteenth ward election frauds, was arrestod this afternoon for allegsd forgery cowmitted in Philadelphia, The dis trict attorney here ebjects to the removal of lagher, and au order of the fedaral court was issued directing that he romain in custody of the United States marshal here pending his trial, Citicaco, December §23, The warrant of the federal court was served upon the detec. |tives who had “Gallagher undor arrest but they refused to deliver him, showing the wart %000 | Gireen Bay, Wisconsin, special says: rant of the governor of Illinois issued on requisition from the governrr of Penneylvania a8 the papers under which they held him, This was reported to Judge llodgatt, of the federa’ court, who decided to take further action. Tater in the day Gallagher's attorney and his bonds men went before Judge Williamson, of one of the state courts, and represented that G Iagher was being wrongfully held. Judge Willismeon 1ssued a writ of habeas corpus, mturnable to-morrow. The legal opinion seoms to be that Gallagher is properly under arrest and will have togo to Philadelpnia, His handwriting in the alleged forged notes and in his letter has been compared with that in tho forged tally sheet, and thay are pro nounced identical. —— BANDALL, A PUDLIC MEETING IN NASHVILLE 10 ARRANGE FOR 118 WELCOMR, NasnvitLg, Tenn,, December Mora in- terest is being taken in the approaching visit of Mr Randall to Nashville than any event for years, and he will b accorded a receptton rarely tenderad any public man here. Thers will be a public reception at the Maxwell house, speaking at tha opera-hovse, and & brilliant entertainment by the Hermitage club, A thoroughly representative meeting largely attended, was held at the Mer- chants’ exchange to-day to complete suitabla arrangements) The meeting, as expressed by the chairman, “had no political significance, but was simply to take steps for the ap- propriate recognition of one of the foremost Awerican statesmen, If any man should bo honored h{ the people of the nation, and par- ticularly those in this soction, that ‘man was Samuel J. Randall,” He hoped such arrange- ments would be made as todo deserving honor to one of the grandest men of America A committee of twonty five, with Col. A. 8. Colvar as chairman, was appointed to carry out the wishes of the committee, o — The Pennsylvania I'ranchise Tax, Trextoy, N. J., Decomber 23,—Se Sewell, accompanied by Edward T. Green, Col. Barcalow and other railroad off 8, ap- peared before the state board of assessors this morning and appealed from the valuation made by the board of the Pennsylvania rail- road company's property. Mr. Green said that no objection was made to the valuation ISDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1884, MR MOODY ASSAL BY A FIERY VIKGINIAN WHO DOES NOT THINK THE GREAT DREACHKN AUPRECIATES THR CHARACTRIS OFALEE AND ACKSON: Chicago Ti RicyoND, ino Special, Vi, teligions circles hera were shaken this evening by a card published by B, D. Core, a well-known citizen, in reference to the visit of Mr Moody, the evangelist, who has been invited by hun dreds of citizens to visit this city January 4 Mr, Cora's card says During the month of April in the year of 1876, Mr. Moody held a series of revival meetings in the Hippodrome at New York, One of his discourses on that ocoasiou was characterized by a narrow, sectional, con- tracted prejudice not contenanced in any gen t'eman, much less in n man professing to be full to overflowing with Christian vaco and charity, In tho coursa of his remarks it euited his purpose to illustrate the character of Jesus Christ and the Devil, but how?! He said, in sub- stance, it was the custom of Josus Chuist in his parables to use as examples those persons, characters, and scenes with which the people to whom he was speaking were most familiar, and, said he, “I will do likewise, The rebel leadera, Lee and Stonewall Jackson. and the Iu-arh-ss patriot Grant are names which are amiliar to you all,” He then proceesed to di- vest Leo and Jackeon of ev honorable characteristic. In their religious character they were worse than the followers of Mo~ hammed, in their moral lives the life of Nero in comparison was as white as the driven enow. “'Ina word,” said he, *'by every illus- tration and animus of their lives and actions they more forcily represented the character of the King of Darkness than any names which any knowledge of the world's history enables me to call to mind since Judas betrayed the Lord of glory.” He then proceeded to clothe General Grant in all the grandeur of a god, o far as the extent of words could do it, robbing Heaven of its glory and God of His attributes with which to adorn his hero Grant—his ideal representative of Christ, To this, at this time, T have only to say that there lives not a Virginian with any protentions to respecta- bility who is not proud to claim a common citizenship with the immortal Lee and Jack- son, proud that Virginia had such Christisn heroes to offer to the service of their country. They were our loaders, our represontatives; we loved them in their lives, and their memory is dear to us still, and will ever be. December of the tangible property of the road, but they objected to the tax on the franchie, Mr. Green contended that the state places so slight a value on the franchise that it gives the right to build a railroad anywhere in the state to citizens and foreigners alike, He thought it wiong, in view of the low estimate placed upon railread franchises by the state, for the board to estimate the franchite of the Penvrylyania company at $14,000,000. Sena- tor Sewell; after toucking generally upon the points made by Mr. Grean, entered objections to the valuation placed upon their francaises of gome of the small branches of the road. He called attention to the Salem branch which was run last year at a loss of $14,000. This yoar the franchise is taxed $25,000. The sen- ator thought the net earnings of a road the trae basis upon which to estimate its value, 1 the franchise of the Pennsylvanin was esti- mated by the smount of its bonds and stock he wanted an allowance made for tve inve: ment in other roads which were taxed sepa rately, He thought it would have been bet- ter to value the property higher and not tax the franchise, a8 Jersymen were not educated upto a franchise tax. ———— Heavy lare, Ca10A60, December 23.—The Inter-Ocean’s J. De laney and his sons, dofog business under sev- el finn names g clothing deslpis and 00 | foundrymen at Fort Howard, Ledyhtd and Hancock, assigned to-day on account of the maturity of certain paser which they could not meet Liabilities, $25,000; assets, §G,000. The Inter-Ocean’s Lincoln, Neb., special says: C.G Herald, clothing, failed to-day. Liabilities £10,0 0, assets unknown, —— The Storm in Wyoming, CuevENNE, Wyo., December 23, —Leader specials from all over tho territory indicato the first real cold wave of the season. Iort McKinney, in the midst of the cattle region, thermometer 28 below and snowing hard Cattle well prepared for the storm and the damage so far is slight if any. The indica- tions aro that the weather is moderating. el et A Democratic Contested Seat Seriverrery, I, December 23.—T. A, Klupp, of Chicago, who appeared before the state bonrd of canvassers to contest the elec- tion of Charles J. Mulhearn to the lower house, from the Thirteenth senatorial district, to-day filed a notice of contest giving his rea #ous for claiming the seat. Both Klupp and Mulhearn are democrats, and the contest can- not, therefore, affect the strength of the two political parties,on the break tie now existing. —t— Coal Mines on Fira, PrrrsivrG, December 23 —The Plainer town coal mines near North Irwins, Pa., op- orated by tho Pennsylvania Gas & Coal Com- pany, are burning, The fire originated twen- ty-{fve feet frout the mouth where there was a stove, 350 men are thrown out of em; ment, Tho company are doing all in their power to subdue the flames but it may be several weeks before the work is resumad, e —— Thrown the Track, Cix , December 23, —The Times- Star’s Chattanooga special says a train on the New Orleans & Northeastern railroad was thrown from the track by obstructions near Purvis. The engineer, Robert Turner, and fireman were killed, and others injured whose names are not yet obtained, e Wishing to Become Manage Cairo, Decamber 23 It is believed that Germany and Russialintettd to renew their demand upon the Egyptian government for admission to managament of the Calsse de 1.a Det'e publique. They will ask lizypt to give her consent and to procure a reply from other powers which have not yet expressed consent , e — Heavy Lows by Fire, New Yosk, December ness blocks in Cambridge, Washington county burned this morning. The loss is between one hundred and fifty and two hundred thon- dollars, Insurance between §50,000 and 3.—Four large busi —— Robbing the Grave, Dupriy, December 23,—The vault of Col, Hilliers, formerly inspector general of police, was broken open last night and Mrs. Hilliers’ coffin taken out, and thrown into a glen, We were particeps criminals with ghem, and_Moody's abuse of them was edfially an abuse of each one of us who followed these peerless patriots; our land and cause went down with thow, and their morality, their pa- triotism, their senso of honor, and their re- Tigion and piety are good and exalted enongh for us; their standard of a_true, exalted Christian _gentleman as illustrated by their dmly lives in every phase of their career is oxalted enough for us, and I do not heritato to say to say that the immaculate Moody could study their characters with ad- vantage to himeclf and the causo which he pro esses to desire to promote, i his prejudice Srould allow him to 860 any good i thoss who do not think as he does. g sl TAE LIQUOR TRAFFIO. PROVISIONS OF THE BILL PASSED LY THE SEN- ATE, Chicago Tribune Special. Wastixeros, D. C., December 21, —The bill passed by the senate to-day to provide for a commission on_ the subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic provides for a commission of seven members appointed by the president, not more than four of whom' shall belong to the same political party or be advocates of pro- hibition, Their term of office is not to exceed two years, The duties are rather formidable, and consist of an investigation of the alcoholic- liquor traffic. its relationa to revenue and tax- ation, and its gemeral economic, criminal, moral and scientiticaspects in connection with pauperism, crime, social vice, the public health and general welfare of the people, and also to inquire as to the practical results of li- cente and prohibitrry legislation for the pre- vention of intemperance in the saveral states in the Union. Ten thousand dollars has been provided for expenses. The report on the measure by the committeo on education and labor says: ““This bill has been presentod in many con- gresses and repeatedly passed in the senate, but has thus far failed to become law. 1ts passage has been strongly urged hitherto, and 18 stall demanded by a great multitude of the wiscstand_most patriotic citizens of the coun- try. 1ts leading purpose is to secure u thor- ough and authoritative investigation that the truth may become known and aut:entic lly, accurately, and_reliably stated in regard to the existence, the nature, and the extent of the evils of the traffic in_alcoholic liquors.” Tt is more than probable that the bill will shure the fate of its predecersors and die on the Houso calenduw FOREIGN NEW KGYPT'S FINANCIAL DIFI'IC Pants, Decembor ho National & that France has rejected England’s proposals ith referoncs to the financial difficulties in Egypt. UILTIE THE ENGLISH BLUE BOOK, Loxpox, December 23 —The English blue book has been issued contaiving the corres- vondence between the Fnglish and German govornments in relation to the disputed ter- ritory in North Africa, ENNA BANKER, 23 —Jean lucas, man- rities department at the (iiro an bank, died to-day from self inflicted injur Ho left a letter stating that he had buen ruined in the Bourse specu lations and had embezzled 90,000 florins, ,000.) COMPLETE ORGANIZATION OF RUSSTAN NIHILSTE, Sr. Pererssvrc December 23,—The Novoe Vremya alleges a complete organization of the Russian nibilists exists under the guise of an export firm, within the precinets of the city of London, and is exporting to Russia criminal documents and explosives, The London Times correspondent says this con firms already the fixed conviction of a num ber of influential Russians wh> personally bhave means of knowiog of the existence of such an organization, —— & in Dakota, Biswanck, December 23, —The glandors has been discoverad in the horseausad on the strge line between this city and Fort Yates, The authoritios at Yates ordered the animals killed. The civil authorities here are on the wert, The disenso s reported very violent and contsgious, and thore are fears of its get ting among the people as well as horees, Weather To. BWAsHINGTON, Decombor Upper Mis- isippi valley: colder, clearing weather; lower temperature; northerly winds, Missouri val- ay. ley: generelly fair weather, lower temperature; northerly winds, i NO. 163, THE @EKETS.' fhe General Market Roled Steady and Upward, Without Any Very Great Change in Cattle: The Hog Market Advanced 20 to 30 Cents, The Wheat Market & derately Active, 2 And Corn Was Morsaz' r Less N-gleoted, * Oats Quict—Itye Dull and ¢ st—Pro- vislons Stronger—rPorf d vancing—Lard Wed OHICAGO MARKETS, Special telegram to THE B CATTLE, OnicAco, December 23,—There were no Toxans among the fresh receipts and no north- wosterns, The goneral market ruled steady with a tendency toward a sllght upturn on tho shipping and dressed beef trado, The best cattle on the market cannot be quoted higher than $3 80 t0 €590, Fair to good, $4 H0@ 475, and then down around $4 25@4 30 for fair to good butchering stock, with common at 23 80@4 10 and thereabouts Cows and other low grade natives wero not selling quite as woll as last week, yet that class of stock con- titues to make fair prics, Good to choice, 1,300 to 1,400 poond steers, $5 10@5 60; 1,100 01,250 pownds, $1 75@b 25; common to fair 5; poor to medium cows, $2 00@2 90; e, $325@4 00; stockers, dull at feaders, $3 80@4 25; Texans, HOGS, This market was active and advanced strong 10c on the extreme prices of yesterday, The recoipta woro liboral and the quality. primo. The advance since the clore on Saturday in equal to 20@30¢. Common and rough_pack- ers sold around about $1 10@4 15, and fine to choice, £4 20@4 35, with best heavy at $4 40@ 450. ' Packing and shipping, 260 to 860 lbs., £4.30@4 55; light, 160 to 215 lbs., $4 10, Tho grain list to-day was extremely featurs- Less, with the local crowd as usual doing about all the tradivg. Such in influences as entered into the market were of a depressing charac- ter, the visiblo supply statement showing the increase dar gorously closo on to 2,000,000 bushels, while the stock list was heavy and the big local operators free sellers, TOVis- ions alone were fairly strong. WHEAT, was woderately well traded in but only ad- vanced } over the opening quotations, lwcal traders sold liberally, and hammered the mar- ket off e, the morning session closing with 1 recovery. Practically no features beyond the weekly supply statement entered into the market, which was one of extraordinary duil- ness. No, 2 spring sold from 7.§ to 71 cash. oM wmn was also moro or less noglocted and ravged downward for seller the year, but kept up with fair steadiness for other options, none of which were o uch traded in. No. 2 cash was quoted 364@368 To-morrow's receipts ave put down at 285 cars, The close of morning session was stendy, 0ATS Were very quiet, with fluctuations within 4c. Receipts were fair but there was no de- mand, RYE Dull and unchanged. PROVISIONS Oponed with more than usual strength, ow- ing to a better market at the yards and the fact that the local operator is supposed to be largely “short” and the crowd were trying to fores him. o cover. The advance was from 12he to 19c in PORK, though it was noc all sustained. C: sh pork was quoted about $11 15, lard § 60 and ribs o'clock—Wheat weak and lower; 71kc for January; 72fc for February; 785 £ r Mays Corn steady. Oata steady. k weak and lower; $10 05 for January; $1115 for Februa- ry; $11567) for May. Lard weak; %0660} for January; %6 75 for February; $6 524 for March S —— Spinning Mill Burned, Duspeg, December 28, Morrison's apin ning mill was burned to-day. The loss in 10 00 Bewars f Scroful Scrafula {8 wrod WX mors general t other diseasd, 11 ¥ nsidéous in ch and manifests itself in running sores, pustular eruptions, boils, swellings, enlarged joints, abscesses, sore eyes, ete. Hood expels all trace of serofula from the blood, Jeaving it pure, enriched, and healty, 1 was sevetely afflicted with scrofula, and for over a year had two running sores . Took five bottles of Hood's nd consider myself cured.” Lgvesoy, Lowell, B C. A. Arnold, Arnold, Me., iad serofulous sores for seven years, spring and fall, Hood's sarsaparilla cured him, Salt Rheum William Spics, Elyria, 0., suffered greatly from trysipelas and salt rheum, caused by handling tobacco, At times lis hauds would erack open and bleed. 1o tried various prep- arations without aid ; finally took Hood's Sar saparilla, and now says: * Iamn entircly wel My son had salt theum on his hands and on the calyes of his legs. He took Hood's Sarsaparilla and is entirely cured.” J, B. STANTON, Mt, Veruon, Ohio, ' Hood’s .Sarsaparilla'r S0ld by all druggists, €15 six for $5. Mado only by C. T HOOD & C€O., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Pailar. Sealof Nordh Carolina Smoking Tobacco. aeen &vérijmfiere, i Because every- where recognized as indispensibfe to Peafer Q\OZ Tiy! wf;,c'o nh a’( 9(&&14 éry to-e @0%0”’16!‘- ‘(:4%, and store € oewn. ‘ofiuf /La/;w the etal geatiwits tl ¢t attain e ticluneis 4/ neellown. nesd , A age alone cne. patts. ——