Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 6, 1885, Page 1

DAiLy BEE JAR. OMAIIA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1885, NO. 10 HIS JOURNEY'S END Arrival of Gen, Granl's Remains in the Nation's Motropolis, The Route from Albany to New York Sprinkled With Na= ture's Tears, And the Heavens Enveloped in a Wild and 8tormy Shroud, Thunder Crash and Lightning Flash Salute the Som= bra Train, While Minute Guns and Tolling Bells Echo Along the Hudson, With Bared Heads and Heavy Heavy Hearts the People Flank the Way, Bid Adieu to Him Who Knew No Conqueror in His Day. To The Procession in Albany and Scenes About the Oapitol—Viewing the Remains In the City Hall, New York, FROM ALBANY TO NEW CROWDS OF PEOPLE VIEW THE REMAINS, Avvaxy, August 5,—The filss of people which began passing tho remains of General Grant yesterday when the doors of the capi tol were thrown cpen, had not diminished at midnight. A solid tido of visitors entering from Washington avenue, plit at the foot of the casket, and in two files stroamed out through the State strect portals until1 o’clock this morniog. Showera fell, but the throng was maintained without diminution. Aftor 1 0%clock the crowd began lessening until four, whon the strevm had diminishedto a s of stragglers, Then there was comparative respite until 5 o'clock, when the stragglers were reinforced, and at G o'clock 51,200 per sons bad viewed tho xemains, and the wolid tide was sgain flowing, and two solid_streams of visitors were hurrying pas the casket} Lhe line cutside the building increased with the hours, and at ten o'clock the people, four abreast, reached down Washington avenue as far a8 a block, to where the coming throngs were formed in line by a stroug force of po- lice. Atten it was estimated that the re- mains were being viewed by 100 persons per minute, and up to that time (0,000 had reen the face of the dead general. At the execu- tive mansion tho sons of Gen, Grant, with Doctors Douglas and Newman, breakfasted with the governor. THE DAY DAWNED BRIGHT, and farmers with their families had come to the city early to view the great dead. Trains east and west added to the number and the morning boats brought many more, A com- mittee of 100 prominent citizens of New York, appointed by Mayor Grace to ropre- sent that city at Albany, and to accompany the remaing to New York, arrived. Across the lapel of the black coat of each member of the committee is a white satin badge, bearng scross the top the words “City of New York.” Underneath thisare the arms of the city, and_still lower the words ‘(General Grant.” The with black bands. The delegation wil assem- ble in the city hall this morning and be as signed places in the procession to the railway station. Cars to accommodate the New York committee will make the number of cars comprisivg the funeral train eleven in number, While the remains have laid in state in Albany, the funeral car has been safely guarded in the west Albany shops, and wiil be until called out to convey the remains to New York. Speculators have made efforts to sacure possession ot the catafalque and funer- al car after the remains depart. An offer of 85,000 has been made for tae catafalque. As they are the property of the national goves ment, however, it is not likely that relic hnaoters can obtain them, THE STERL CASKET built at Troy was completed lost ovening at 6 o'clock. Ono thousand peopls have visited the works during tho past few days, Night work has progrossed and neitber time nor expense have been spared to com- plete the work successfully, The casket was shipped this morniog. Every opportunity is being_employed to preserve the remains of Gen, Grant on such condition as will make it poseible and proper to display them in New ork, Thoee in charge say thero is no doubt but this can be dona. The remains will doubtless be displayed to-nigh} in the aty hall, New York, but this obviously is contingent on the care exercised in transporting the remains over the pave- ments in New York, At 10:3) this morning the capitol doors swung ehut and a compa:t line of visitors was shut off and noue but the guard of honor from U. S. Grant post, Wheeler post, of Saratoga, and six men of the military order of the Loyal Leglon were allowed to remain. The under- taker then took charge of the body and 50 far as possible prepared the remains for THE LAST STAGE OF THE JOUBNEY. Outside the capitol the military and other organizations were torming and preparing at the word of command, Slowly the funeral car drawn by six black horsos, with mourning trappings, moved to the Gtate street side of the capitol, Gen, Hancock mounted on a black charger and fol- lowed by bis staff, approached the capitol. did Gen, Farnsworth and staff, Gov. I stafl had gathered at the capitol and were in waitiog. ~Elaven o'clock had passed and it was half an hour later when the great doors of the capitol swung open on the State street side, and tho guard of honor from U, 8, Grant Post were seen by the waiting crowds with the remains inside the corridors, At this moment the guard of honor moved out to the slow strains of wusic and sound of trumpets upon the upper steps of the capitol, Thirteen men took the casket aud so surrounded it as to almost hide it from view, The sombre car was waiting at the foot of the steps. Four men inside the car assisted in taking the remains to the black deis within the mounted catafalque, Col. Black and Major Brown arraged their com panies of regulars on either side of the car, The Grand Army guard took position, THE BLABE OF TRUMPETS rang out and the procession started at a mensured pace down State street, the various organigations falliug into the procession, reachivg Broadway awid the dull booming of cannon and tolling of bells, The line of pro- cession to Steuben strest and thence to the depot was densely thronged, The sous of Grant and heir “companions of yesterday were driven to the depot, where the long, black funeral train was waiting for its burden. Gen, Hancock M, Kendrick were in charge The guns boomed while the rem were being placed in the car at Woodlawn =d the bells tolled slowly, Ths committee YORK, ossion committee wear white hats | ® from New York entered their cars, Gen. Hancock and staff were aboard, reculars were quartered, and the train started. The re mains were viewed in Albany by 77,200 per sons, As the teain started the dirge by the band of the Jackson corps reached the ears of all ip the train, Hundreds of people nearest the teack placed coins on the rails to have them flattened by the wheels of the train carrying Gen. Grant on lis last journey, On theroofs of the houses in the vicinity hundreds wit. nesaed the start and as the train proceeead across the long bridge of the Hudson it was between two dense lines of peoplo who filled the foot paths on either side, Across the river thera were crowds of people, shops, stores and factories had closed their “doors to bu iness and the whols population stood with uncovered hesds as the train passed by, ON THE MO Movst McGreeon, N, Y., August 5. Mrs, Grant still rema ns here, and does not expect to go to New York. With her are Mrs, Nowman, Mrs, Deat, Mrs. Sharp, and Mrs, Corbin, Her family join her Monday next. Arnany, N, Y., August b, —Members of both branches of tho legislature assombled 1n their respeotive chambers this morning, and appointed committees to attend the funeral of Grant, itable resolutions were then adopted; after which Loth bodies adjourned A MEMORIAL SLAB, ALBANY, August b,— Hill and Speaker Erwin, of the assembly, as trustees of the capitol, decided to-day that a suitable me- morial slab b sunk in the pavement on the spot where Gen, Grant's remains lay in state, THE KIVEL TOW POUGHKREPSIE, August train bearing th rived here at 2:10 afternoon on time, A great crowd assor to witners tho passing of the train through the city. Nrw Youk. Augnst 5. —All the employos of the New York Central railroad company who received thoir pay at Poughkeepsie wero drawn up beside a work train of the road at the station, and every browned and blue-shirted fellow stood with un- covered hend as the train bearing the remains of Gen. Grant passed, A long train of tlat cars filled with sight-seera stood upon the side track, An old man with only oneleg snd a Grand Army badge upon his coat leaned upon his crutch near the track, while his uncovered head was bowed upon his breast, He did not look up as the train rum- bled past, The river had narrowed and upon the bluffs and mountains acroes the water there were dark fringes ot human figures from which an occasional flutter of a handkerchint could be teen. The white, protentious clonds had become leaden-hued beneath, and they had spanned the river after Poughkeepsie had been passed, Over the surface of the river there were black shadows and the water was feathering with deep ripples, A lttle lat as Nowburg was pasaed, the mountains west ward were enveloped by clouds THAT POURED DOWN RAIN Fishkill was passed on timas at_3:11 o'clock and when the train hed passod the paople were eeen hurrying upon the track to pick up the coins which they had placed upon tho bo beaten flat by the wheols, Just in the shadow of oid Storin-King, at Cornwall, the steamboat from New York loaded with people, was seen following tho train, Tho river was being ruflled a5 tho train bore down among the highlaads and soon the curling, deep reverberations of thunder echoed among the mountaine. Thestorm had centered direct- Iylabove the roilitary post. The train rolled on and was passing through the deep cut just north of the garrison, which is the railway station for West Pot. Suddenly the veport of a_cannon shook the heavy atmosphere, Speed was slackened as the station was neared, Again a keavy sound from a gun. The train’s speed lessoned gead- ually as it emerged from the cut, and hun- dreds of people were seen lining the way on either side. But there wes no clang of bell nor any shriek ot whistle, and again the r port of a gun shook the still air that before the coming storm was alnost painfully hushed, "Then, at 3:27, the train rol'ed slowly past the little station at Garrison, and thero was shown a tribute from his old student home to the dead soldier. Alongside the railway, before the station, THE STUDENTS FROM WEST POINT wero drawn up in lino at “presont arms,” All officers of the post wero near with uncovered heads, and the band from the post with muf- flod drums was playing, *‘Sweet Spirit, Hear my Prayer.” The strains wero not lond, but subdued, and they blended with the muttering thunder over the rivers and mountains whera the storm had swept down to the flagstafl tip that shot up from the trees, and all the whila at intervals of five seconds came the sound of ien, Grant ar- gun, The little station passed out of right and the strains from the band died away, At 4:45 p. m. the funoral train had made its last curve, Down through Harlem and the tun- nel the train rumbled tcward the city. ging from the tunnel, the engine made o flying switch and the train rolled on to tho stopping point. Slowing, it_stopped, but at length as the Grand Central clock dial marked 5 oclock 1t was still and on time, Gen. Grant's last journey was ended, and from the start there had been no sound of bell or whistle, IN NEW YORK, PREPARATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION OF §THE REMAINS, New York, August 5,—The catafalque and canopy used at Mt. McGregor reached here this morning and were early placzd In posi- tion in the corridor immediately behind tho rear of tho iron gate. The marble fioor is covered with a rubber carpet designed to deaden the tread of the thousands who will piss around the bier while the body of the deceased general lies instate. The final preparations for the reception of the general’s remains were made this morning, The steps of the staircase reaching from the corridor to the governor's room have been hidden by broad strips of dark material augmenting the solemn appear- anco of the interior, At the platform where the spiral stairway beging has been placed a bronze bust of Gen, Girant surrounded by an American flag covered with crape, All day long crowds of . paople have . boey peepiog through the iron barred wates to catch a glimpse of the spot where the body will reposs, THE FUNERAL TRAIN ARRIVRS, Thehurryinr crowds sought shelter from the driving rain under the eaves of the grand central depot twenty minutes before 5 o'clock, deplering the mischance that would turn the }m.d., iuto a weary tramp through a drench- g storm. Their fears were groundle Brizhter skies showed in the west when th funeral train rolled into the depot, he mili- tary method had indeed proved infallible. The escort was ready and at the door promptly at the stroke of 5 The dark clouds lhnd rolled over and the sun broke fortb, illumin. ating the ®lass covered arch, a8 the ~ train moved in, Its ra fell upon the silver mountings of the coff purple covered and with » single wreath of oak leaves placed over the heart of the dear father by his children’s hands, resting upon the lid, ~ It fell upon the wrinkled faces of the veterans who carried it tenderly as a loved child from the car to the light push cart brought down from Woodlawn for the pur. pose and drew it up the inclined platform and across the west side of the depot and to the vehicle which was to ba the last on which the body would ever ride. With them walked six of the Loyal Legion and two grand army men, The martial tread of armed nien echoed behind, Company A, f the Fifch artillery, and company E, Twelfth infantry, the regulais whom the government bad sent’ as & guard of honor, marched in escort. Gen, Hanoock and his suite had left the train from the opposite eide and passed through the gate into Forty-third street,where horses were waiting, ahead of the coffio, then galloped to the head of the procession on Fifth avenue below Forty-fourth street, Three soms of Gen Girant also left the depot quletly, All others who had come with au train followed the remains out in double file The citizens' committee of one hundred led by ex-Mayor Cooper and ex-Governor Uornell, and ex-Mayor Franklin Edeon and Jackson 8, Schullz, walking next, followed the regulars, Behind them Governor Hill and Gen, Farnsworth, his glittering staff, and in_their turn committees of the house and senate at Albany, In Forty-third street the cavafalque waited, Eight steps led up to the raised platform, upon which thoe veterans eet down the c)ffin with its wreath of oak leaves, IT BORE NO OTHRER MARK or ornament save the golden plate, Their duty done, the veterans stepped down and took their stand beside the catafalque. The clash of troops presenting arms and the mournful strains of the dirge played by the government band had greeted the appearance of the caeket in the doorway, Files of soldiers of the Seventy-first regiment were drawn across the streot and on the opposite curb, from the portal to the catafalque, As the casket was borne be- tween them, the teeming crowd bahind the militiamen uncovered and the mellow sun- light fell upon thousands of bowed heads, Tn- voluntarily some of the policsmen lifted thelr hats, Then the heavy tread of the regulars broke the stillness as they marched up to take their places besido the catafalque Twelve colored men seized the reins of the twelve horses that were shrouded in black, like the hearse, and standing beside them awaited the vignal, After a wait of half an hour THE PROCESSION STARTED, The head of the corteze was far down Fifth avenue,when the order to move was given, the staiwart figure of Gen. Hancock in the lead, Ablockin front a file of twenty mounted policomen clearcd the streets, livery stoop and railing that might furnish a point of ob- servation was occupied, lvery dismantled Iamp post had its tenant and on the t:legraph and electric lizht polas boys hung like knots on o ropo everywhere, Atthe coffin passed they bowed, The huge crowd was silent, ab- solutely voiceless, From far ahend was hoard the quarreling of the police and the crowd, Dt where the procession passed all was still, eavo for the stendy tramp of the marchers and the rumbla of heavy guns, the roll of muf- fl:d druws and the mournful dirges of bands, Many houses on Fifth avenue, nctably Mrs, A. T. Stewart’s, were handsomely draped in mourninz. As the procession entered Broad way, the show of black became profuse, and flags were everywhero seen at half-mast, The crowd down town was denser too, and the tolice had great difficulty in repressing them, The route was at no time intertsred with, More than an hour was consumed in renching the city hall. WHEN THE RIGHT ENTERED THE PARK the left was still a mile away, yot only the military, with few exceptions, marched in this parade A bataltion of four batteries of the Fifth Umted States artillery followed be hind Gen, Haucock’s staff, Armed artillory- meu marched behind them and wera followed by aband from Governor's Tsiand. Then ame Lieut.-Commander W, W, Mead, with two companies of marines and two of the blus jackets in white shirts. They carried arms roversed and banners veiled with crape, as did every succeeding regiment Crape was on the hilta of officers’ awords, on drums, bugles, and everywhere, Major Goneral Shaler and his etaff of national gsard DROUGHT RELIEE TO THE PICTURE, Resplendent with gold and epaulettes, they rodo ahead of the first of tho brigade of New York's citizen soldiers, It comprized the second battery, mounted, but without guns, en. Ward and staff, the Twenty-second nent in its stri white jackets, Ninth, Twelfth followed in turn, A doub'e file of carriages contnining distinguished New Yorkers, the citizens’ com- mittee, Governor Hill and staff and the com- slature followed the Eleventh re overnor Hill, in plain black and high white hat, rode with Gen, I'arnsworth in military unitorm. Then came tho catafalque with its inanimato burden, Maj, Iirown’s regu- lars marched uponitsleft and Capt. Beck's on right, walking in the mourning veterans, The cofiin rode easily and when it paseed no sound was heard. Behind it Gen. Fitzpatrick led the second brigade of national guards, The Seventh regiment, the Sixty-ninth and Eighth followed in’ euccession, a file of policomen brioging up the rear. - When the procession arrived at the park it was after 7 o'clok. The space on the piaza directly in front of the steps leadiog up to the heavily draped portico of the city hall had been kept clear by the police, but the walks through the park and sidewalks outside were packed. General Hancock and staff moved into the park followed by the Twenty-second regiment, ascended the steps and paesed into the building., Here BENEATH THE CANOPY OF BLACK, with which the ceiling of the hall was covered, he was met by Mayor Grace and escorted to the mayor's office, The Twenty-second regiment was drawn up on either side of the entrance, and a moment later the carriage containing the Grant party rolled up to the steps. Dr. Douglas, the Rev. Dr. Newman and Gen. Porter were the first to alight. After them ame tho funeral car. As it paused in front of the portico and preparations were made for taking the coffin from the funeral car,a solemn dirge was played, A _detachment ‘of twelve men from Brooklyn U, S, Grant post tenderly lifted the coffin from its resting- Placo and boro it to the city hall, Their bo- nenth the catafalque the men who bore the coffin laid down their burden. Col, Fred Grant, Ulysses S. Grant and Jesse Grant, dressed in black, followed the body into the hall, Then came the committee of 100 repregenting the city of New York, the legislative com mitteo, members of the common council of Albany, and others. The night had now set- tled down and the electric lights were ablaze, The body was then taken into the private room by the undertakers and prepared for pubtic view, At the requast of Col, Grant, Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Clarkson placed upon Gen, Grant's breast tho decoration of the Loyal Legion of Houor, and Senion Vice- Commaunder Johuson fastened by its eide the medal of the Grand Army of the Republic, Mayor Grace, accompanied by two ladies, Wiewed the body before the public were ad- mitted, The guard of U, S. nt Post atocd about the coffin on either side. The Legion of Honor guard stood at the head and membars of the National Guard were distrib- uted about the corridors, a long line of people, shut in by fil licemen, passed into the portico, an viewing the remains, passed ont by the rear door of the hall, Tvery- thing had been 8o carefully arranged that there was vo confusion, and little crowding, There were all sorts of peo- plein lins, Boys from the street, workmen from the shops, business men, bankers, pale- faced women from the tenements and ladies from Murray hill went to make up the gather. ing. The hours seemed to pass quickly but no diminution of the number was apparent. There were some who wept as they gazed on the features of the dead soldier, There were old veterans of many battlefields of the rebel- lion who fought under Grant. (ien, Hancock formally delivered the body to the city author: itles early in the eveming. Hereaiter tho police of the city are RESPONSIBLE FOR 1T KB Tt was decided after o conforence in the mayor's office that the coffia should be kept open until 1 8. m,, to-morrow, Friday and Saturday, On the last named morning at the named hour the coffin will be closed, The owd around the city hall were pretty well thinned out by 11:3)p m,, but still the line of people passing throvgh the buildiog con tinued unbroken, It is estimated 34,000 persons passed through the corridors of the city hall and visited the remains between U p. m. and 1 & m, e —— dhe W her. WASHINGTON, August 5,—For the upper Mississippi, locsl rains, variable winds, elight rise in temperature, For the Missourd valley, local rains, uearly stationary tewperature, scutherly winde, becoming variabl e ATAL Helpiug Him O, Mixriis, August 5,—A mob, last nieht, at Oakland, Mise , banged & man bamed Vance, who recently kilied his wife and afterwards attempted to kill himself, LAND GRANT LIMITS Tmportent Tostractions to Registers in Land Grant Distriots, Indemnity Lands No Longer Withheld for the Railroads, A Few Important Appointments and Commissions Issued—Various Washington Irems, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, PERSONAL SERVICE IN LAND CONTRSTS, WasHINGTON, August 5, —In the case of Thomas A, Parker va, Frederick G, Castle, from the Huron land district of Dakota, the secretary of the interior revertes upon review, his predecessor’s decision, holding that the gervice of motice by publication 1a not war- ranted upon sworn allegation that the preeent address of defendant is unknown to deponent, and that porsonal service cannot be had upon him, but that it must also be affirmatively shown that due dilizence has been used to precure personal service before the order to publication can be allowed, RAILROAD INDEMNITY LANDS, Acting Commissionor Walker, of the gen- eral land office, has prepared a circular to all registers and receivers, which has received the approval of the secratary of the intorior, restricting the power of the land grant rail- roads in making selections of indemnity lande, Heretofore the roads have been permitted to o into their indemnity limits and practically select such lands and in such quantities as they pleased, without being required to show the amount of lands they had lost through the operations of the general land laws from their onginal grants, [Ihe lands o se- lected were always the choicest, portions of the indemnity lands, and these were withheld from settlement for years and 1n_some stances, although roads Could not eell and give title, they are reported to have eold to ignorant pucchasers such rights as the selection gave them. The circu- lar requires the roads to file lists of the lands they claim to have lost, making oath to their correctness before being pormitted to make selections for the indemnity land. Land officers are instructed to catefully compare the lists with their record in_every case, Where the indsmnity selections have heretofore baen made without specifications of losses, the local officers are instructed to require the com- panies to designate the deficiencies for which such indemnity is to be applied hefore furthes indemnity eelections are allowed. Where there are deficiencies, except for which indemmity is allowed by law, the in- demnity tections are required to ba made thereafter from vacant, unappropriated lands nearest to the grauted sections in which the lo#s occurred. The land officers are required to respect all selections not made in confor- mity with these instructions. ATPOINTMENTS, Tho president this afternoon appointed Beckford Mackey, of South Carolina, to be United States consul at Nuevo Laredo, Mex-- ico, nud Allan Thomas to be_coiner of the miot of the United States at New Orleans; Wallace McLaurin, of Mississippi, to be re- ceiver of public moneys at Jacksom, Miss.; James D, Stewart, of Mississippl, to be register of the land office at Jackson, Miss.; William Bayard, of Golorado, to be register of tho land office at Pueblo, Col.; to be goy- ernment directors of the Union Pacific_rail- road, Frederick R, Coudert, of New York city, vice Hon. Francis Kermao, declined; Marcus W. Hanns, of Cleveland, vics Learner B, Harrison, asclined, By direction of the secretsry of war, chiefs of bureaus of the war department will repair to New York city and attend in full uniform the funeral of the late Ex-Presdent Ulystes S, Grant, BESIGNATION, Tho resignation of Joseph Stanley Brown ome of the geologists of the gaological survay, has been accepted by Secretary Lamar, Mr. Brown was_private secrotary to Prozident Garfield and becamo widely and favorably known to the public and cspecially to mem- bers of the press during the long illness of the rresident by the skilliul manner in which he diecharged the delicate and trying dutios sud- denly thrust upon him. His reaguation is entirely voluntary. He goos out for the pur- pose of pursuing a special course of scientific studies at Now Haven, His resignation talkes effect on the first instant. THE HOOSIER JONES, MUCH WIND AND NO WOOL ABOUT THE INDIAN- APOLIS POSTOFFICE, vatoN, Aug. 5—The civil service n to-day made its report to tho prosident in regard to the charges against Postmaster Aquilla Jones, of Indianapolis, roferred to the commission for investigation by the president July 18, The commission begins by staticg the charges as follows: 1—Whether for the purpose of securing pat- ronage or for other unjustifiable reasons one or more persons had been removed by the post- msster, in violation of the ciyil servico act or rules, ‘Whether the postmaster bad by his public convereation or declaration at times re— ierred to in the charge, oxpressed a purpoxe to disregard the law and ruies, especially by selecting only thoss of his own party, and by rejecting those of the other party, among the applicants certified for appointment, 4-—~Wheth:r the examination held on the 10th day of June last, at his office, or th markiog and geading Lhe papers of those ex amined was 80 irregular or unfairly conducted a8 not to do justice to the applicants, The report then says the charges wero for- warded to Mr, Jones and his written reply is submitted, Commissioner Thoman and Chief Examiner Lyman also went to Indianapolis and exam- ined twenty witnesses, whose testimony, fill- ing 131 pages, is submitted, The commission states its conclusions as follow: 1—1It does not appsar that the postmaster hasmade auy appointment or removalin viola- tion of any provision of the civil service ack or rules, Only tte first and second rules put any limitations on the authority to remove, and no violation of either of them has been charged or proved, he facts as to conversations or declara- tions charged related rather to a matter of taste and official proprioty than to anything which is in Iul{ & subject of investigation, except in 8o far as those aeclarations might shed light upon any questionable case of appointment or removal, ‘I'he evidence s that the postmaster in & conversation declared his purpose to make re movals and appointments according to the theory of political discrimination (uite ropug- nant tothe epirit and letter of the rules Huch declarations very naturally awskened distrust and suspicion that bis action bad been in accordance with his words. These facts naturally resulted in the presentation of _charges and the commission has found abundant reason for thinking that they were presented with the commendable purpose of promotiug the just enforcement of the civil service laws and rules, and that they are likely to have that effect. Itis due the postmasier to state that he declares himself not to have been well informed as to the full effect of the rules in regard to political dis crimination at the time of the conversation aud what he stated as to selecting those of his own party and rejectiog the other he referred to the place not to be filled throogh examina- tion, In dismissing this part of the subjest, a8 to which it is not possible to reconcile the testimony, the commission thinks the post master hid not, and that he bas not now, any intention of resisting the rules, but that he now more clearly than before understands that avy political discrimination In makiog selections from among those examined will bea violation both of the epirit and of the letter of the rules, The fact thatone of the examiners held that position under the preceding post master and continously since the inauguration of the system, and that the three first five places made vacant by removals were filled by promotions from among the old employes, are not without significance as to the purpose of the postmaster, 81t was a matter of regret on the part of the commission that it was not practicable for the chief examiner or one of the commissioners to be present at the examination of June 10th inasmuch as only one of the three exsminers was familiar with the duties of his positicn Investigation has shown the examination not as thoroughly supervized as was deairablo, But the most searching inquiry has failed to show thers was any cheating attempted or any injustice done. Indeed there is no evi dexce having such a suggestion Commissioner Thoman and Chief 'xaminer Lyman reviewed the marking of the papers of nearly half of all of thoss marked out, and failed in a singlo case to discover evidence of unfairnees or _discrimi- nation, 1t will b borne in mind that the papers can be marked a: readily and aceurate- Iy one yosr a8 one day after an examination, It is a significant fact that not a single pereon, whether high or low or altogether matked out, though the opportanity has been ample, has complained that uny injustics has been done himm, or that sny favor has been shown to any other pereon, In view of these facts, and making duo allowance for inexpo- rience, the commiesion regard the sction of the examiners as creditable to their intelli- gence and senso of justice, and finds not the least occasion for disturbing the examination, SPIRITS IN BOND, AN OPINION DY THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, ‘WASHINGTON, August 5.—In reply to a re- quest from the secretary of the treasury for an opinion upon certain points relative to spirita bonded for export Attorney-General Garland says: ‘1 —In eve f the holders or owners of such spirits shall have failed within the seven months epecitied in the bond to withdraw them in fact from the distillery warehonse forfeitures of the bond follows and the epirits arenot protected theronfter from the obligation for domestic tax, The effect of the bond while in force and before forfeiture is to free the epirits from such obligation, but this effect ceases upon forfeiture of the bond Any other construction would ba an evasion of the statute, Upon application of th prin- cipal and eureties on such bond, and for good cause shown, ths commiesioner of internal ravenuo may, under existing regulations, ex tend the time vamed in the bond beyond seven months. 2T am of theopinion that spirits covered by exportation hond after failure to withdraw them and _after forfeiture of ths bond, are liable to distraint under tho provisions of eac tion 4 of the act of May 28, 1850, 3—I answer that the conditions of the bond having been broken by the failure t> with draw the spirits from the warchouse, the right of the government to procesd upon the bond is unquestioned; at same time, of course, tho tax can be collectad by distraint, and as the latter is now most expeditious it would bs advisable to resort to the firat, o —— CAUGHT ON A RAILROAD BRIDGE MOTHER'S WONDERFUL MIND, Special Telegram to the DEk, BALTIIORE, August 5,—A few miles south of Marlboro is a chasm spanned by an open trestle bridge, Tothe bottom of the chasm o the deepest point perhaps is sixty feet. The railroad approaches the bridge around a AN HEROIC PRE sharp curve and the engineer of & train can not see the bridge until near it. Yesterday afterncon the south bound passenger train sped around the curve nearing the bridge. The engineer was horrified to sece a wowan crossing the bridge on the railroad track, carrying in her arms an infant and leading by her hand a child, perhaps 3 years old. The engineer at once applied the air brakes and blow the danger signal but he saw it was fm- poseible to stop the train before it reached the poiat where the woman was, She heard tho train approaching and turned and looked atit. She saw thy horror of her situstion in one quick, intense glance, Below heavy rains had filled the chasm until it became a torrent, To jump from the bridge would be to find death in the water. To remain where she was a few seconds longer was to meet instant death., Several persons near the track at the time who saw the situation, and made signs to the engineer to stop, but he was powerless, although he struggled until the sweat stood outin great drops from every pore, Then ho rushed for- ward toward the front of the locomotive with the intention of essaying the daring feat of seizing the woman and dragging her to the cow-catcher, At this the woman caughtboth children in one arm. and with the other she firmly seized hold of one of the ties on which the track is laid, and swung herself beneath the ties aud below tho bridge, and the train passed over her, It was so quietly done that the spectators supposed that she had jumped from the bridge. As soon as the train could be stopped the conductor and brakeman rushied back to the epot where the woman was seen todisappear, They found her cling- ing to the tie with ono arm, ‘and holding her two lttlo ones with her other, From this parilous position they were soon rescued, “'he woraan was greatly exhausted, but all of them are without a bruise or scratch, i e REFOR) ANNUAL MEETING THE CIVIL SERVICE ASS0* CIATIO New Yonk, August 5.—The annual meet- ing of the Civil Service Reform asrociation began to-day in the Channing Memorial hall, There was alarge and distinguished repr sentation, Hon, George William Curtis pre- sided and delivered an addrees, At the con- clusion of Mr. Curtie’ address the members of the league adjourned to the Channing par- lors, where & business meeting was held, George William Curtis was elected president amid applanso, The trensurér's ropoct was read, sid showed that there was a larger bal- ance on hand than usual, Secretary Potts made a report, which thowed the league was in & flouriship condition, He said there were at present sixty associations, which were doing excellent work. The reports of the aesociations were then presented, The committes on resolutions reported the following: That under popular republican government like ours the employment in those positions in the civil service the duties of which are adiivistiative and not political, ought to be open on equal terms to every citizen wh ceefitness shall have been ascer- tained by appropriate examination and prac: tical tests, and that the chief executive authonity over the clvil service, like that oyer the military and nayal service, is an official trust, to be exercised, not for the advantage of party, but for the common welfare, tesolved, That by the general course of his executive action in regard to appointments and removals, and notwithstanding certain actions of the administration which measured by principles of reform we disapprove, Presl dent Cleveland has proved, amid immense perplexities and difficulties, his fidelity to the patriotic principles asserted in his letter of the 20th of December, 1881, to the executive com- mittes of his league, and his firmness and course 1n enforcing hus convictions, (Ap plause.] Resolved, That every American citizen is interested in securivg for himself and his fel low citizens an extension of the truly Ameri. can and democratic principle of the equal rights of every citizen to apply for and com pete on equal terms for appointment to offi e without the necessity of obtaining aid from personal {riends or political leaders, and every P mnociatian 1t awed €0 beina thix sabiact to the attention of all yoters in its neighbor hood by every means in its power, Resolved, That the National Civil Service Reform League offers its resolution in regard t0 the repeal of the lawe known as ““The four years law" and urges every local association as far as 18 practicable, with due regard to the conditions of an etlicient administration, to do o, and the national league urges upon all local nssociations the necest ity of promoting this extension of reformed systom by all fair and legal'meanes,tothe end of comp'ete removal of the lingering relic of the monarchical and aristogratic abuse known as the ‘‘spoils sys: tem,” which obstracts the daily discharga “of duty in every department of the government, degrados American politics and disgraces the American name, Resolved, That the friends of civil service reform have the utmost reason to c. ngratulate themselvea and the country upon the striking progress of the causeas shown in the univer #al public attentlon which is now directed to the action of the administration in regard to appointments avd removals, and in the high standard of sound principles upon the subject by which that action 18 judged, Resolved, That we regard the recoenition by the administration of offensive partisan ship—that is to say, obstrusive partisanship, in the conduct of a public office—as great causa for romoval from offica, as baing correct in principle and in its effects as conducive to the establishment of & non-partitan service, and wa trust that Praeidens Cleveland will pply tho sume test, with parfect impartiality, to all public servauts whether belonging to one political party or another, Oa motion of Carl Schurz, tha resolutions were uvanimously adopted. Mr, Wheelor, countel for tho aesociation, then made a brief report of prosecutions entered 1nto by the league in cases of compulco, y'nssoesments. Mr. Dana, of Boston, then offered tho following, which was adopted: ‘“‘That the exacutive committee be directed to consider the advisa- bility of a probationary term bafore final an- pointment in cases of oficors to bo affected by the proposed repeal of tho four year laws snid probationary term not to be longer than one year, Mr, Montgomery, of Philadelphia, then made a motion. which was carried, that a properly cortified copy of the resolutions adopted to- day be sent to President Oleve- land. The meeting then adjourned, e ——— A FIELD DAY, TWRNTY-SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COM- LRTION OF THE ATLANTIC CABLE, LONDON, August 5,—A banquet was given by Cyrus W, Field this evening in celobra- tion of the twenty-seventh anniverssry of the completion of the first Atlantic cable. Be- sides many distinguished representaives of the telegraphic scienco thero were among the two hundred and fifty gentlemen present, John Bright, Audrew Carnegie, John Pender, Senator Hawley, Joseph Fulitzer ('Connor, and Coneul General Walker, invitation to attend tho banquet was sent to the general manager of the Associated Prees in the United States, who, on behalf of sociation, responded as follows: NEw YORK, August 4,—Cyrus W. Field, London: Regrets snd congratulations for August 5. It is remarkablo that €0 many of the promoters of so great an enterprise, dea tined to work a rovolution in the commercial relations of nations and in the character and influenco of the press of the world, should meet after a (uarter of a cantury had passed, to participate in ench celobration. Oa behalf of the Associuted Press 1 give you, g life to the promoters, continued prospority to the cable companies and increased facilities to * the press,” (Signed) WiLLIAY HENRY SyiTH, Toe following was this evenicg sent to New York: Loxnoy, August 5,—Hon, William Henry Smith, General Manager Associated Pressi— Over two hundred and fifty gentlomen are now dining with me to celebrato he twenty- seventh auniversary of the completion of the first Atlantic cable, and I wish on this anni- versary to thank ycu for the interest you havo always taken in telograph _communication be- tween England and America, and to wish you a long and happy life. Cvnus W, Figwn, (Signed) Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond, o e— GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, THE AFGHAN DORDER, Loxnox, August 5. —Owing to rumors that | ¢ the Afghans are massing at Penjdah, strong Russian reinforcements have been dispatched to that place, TEHERAN, August, 5. —The Shah authori- zed the construction of military road from Sushiro to tho Afghan frontier, This is re- ported to bs an English project, England granting the subsidy for the work, which is designed for rapid tramsportation of troops from the Persiaw gulf to Herat. FRANCE AND GERMANY, _BERLIN, August 5.—The articlo of the North German Gazette attacking France has seriously affected Berlin and Frankfort bourses, The ractor of the university of Ler. Iin at a celebration yesterday in honor of the founder, Frederick™ William tosated the health of the emperor as follows: **Long live peace: should, howevar, the arrogance of our neighbors pass from daring words to daring deeds, they will learn that the old spirit atill lives,” THE NW MARSIAL OF KANSAS, Tho president to-day appointod Wm, C. Jones marshal for the district of Kansas, Jones was educated at tha Wikconsin uni- vorsity, and went to Kansas in 1560, 1Mo en- tered the war as major of the Tenth Kansas infantry, and aubacqusntly served s licuten- ant colonel of the Eighteenth Kansas cavalry; woa warden of the Kanss venitentiary under Governor Glick, Ie resides at Iowa, Kan- sas, whero hois ongaged as n farrser nnd stock raiser, THE CHOLERA RECORD, Manrin, 5,—Throughout Spain yesterday, 4,28 08 of cholers wer re- ported and 1,510 deaths from that disease, In the city of Teruel, on Monday last, there were ninety-one now cascs and twenty deaths reported, and_in the province of Teruel, out- s1de the city, 876 new cases and 141 deaths, In the city of Madnd the cholera is confined now to the populous districts inhabited by the poor, MR, KEILY MUST GO, LoNToN, August 4,— A dispatch from Vi- enoa to the Telegraph says: Austria hag for- mally notified the United States government that Mr, Keily i not accepted as an American minister to Austria, and has expressed the hope that he will be recalled and another ap- pointment be made, e — Confederate Reunion, Fort Wonri, Texas, August 5,—The grand anoual reunion of ex-confederate soldiers began bere to-day, and will continue uutil Friday evening. Fifteen thousand persons are now present, with promise of a lorge in. crease to-morrow. Hon, John H, Raagan delivered the priucipal speech of the day. Ho paid high tribute to the memory of Gan, Grant, The speaker then eulogized Jefferson Davis, The following telogram was sent to Jefferaon Davis at Beau- voir, Miea.: ‘‘The ex-confederates in reunion assembled send cordial gresting to yourself, their beloved and trusted leader in the past, ond pray for you many years of continued health and prosperity.” e A Court-Martial Sensation, WASHINGTON, Aug. 5,—Quite a_sensation was caused in the Smith court-martial to-day, when, on calling for certain papers, it was discovered that Commauder Schley, now act- ing in Gen, Smith's place, had extended one OF more contrac One of the principal charges against Gen, Swith is that he ex- tonded & contract. B The Knights of ¥ythi Four Mapisoy, Ta., August 5,—Supreme Chancellor Van' Valkenburg has fesued & special dispensation to the kuights of the country suthorizing members of subordinate lodges and divisions of the uniform rank, Kulghts of Pythias, to appear in full uniform and regalia at the memorial services of the late Gen, Grant on the Eth inet, DOWN GRADE. A Gegeral Fall in the Priczs of Graia and Provisions, Feeble and Fatile Efforts Strengthen the Market. to Oattle and Hogs Follow the Urowd to the psottom — First-Ulass Grades Scarce. THE OHIOAGO MARKETS, AIN AND PLOVISIONS, Special Telegram to The Bas, Cuicaco, August 5,—The general condi tions in to-day’s markets wore oarly almost weuk in grains and decidedly ro at times in About the only floor talk was “Long” provisione, on which mar- gins had expired, wero unloaded with more than usual freedom. Wheat was stronger at the opening under the renewal of war rumors, the decline of one point in Dritish consuls and the very light receipts, The absence of onteide orders and the fact that the ‘‘put” price was very close to the market, togother with the tendency of scalpers to reap a profit by selling out at the advance, cansed the mar- ket to drop off several points, Anothor very potent factor in the weakness of tho market after the opening, was the heavy decline in provisions, It aleo suffored from the natur- ally heavy condition of the market. The unus ually light receipts made the ovening about firm at fo adyance, but it did not long remain at the ovenivg (uotations, The de- cline down to 80}@8)ic was quite steady, tho weak feeling beingaided by the rumored failuro on the New York stock exchange, Thie, how- ovor, was later found to be a very small affair and had no subsequent effect on the market. At the decline the bulls sprung a_littlo war news which fuiled to materializo, but it sot local operatora to buymg for a short time, enough to temporaily firm up the markot. For most of the eupport, however, it eased off again and finally closed quiet and heavy. Floor gossip now has 1t that Armour has quantities of September wheat to throw cn the market at the propor time and he is going to break all to pices, No. 2 epring sold at 7i@8Thc. Corn moved along about the same ns yos- terday, fluctuating fo and attracting no par- ticular attention, "No. 2 cash sold from 46} to 46¢, closing at the inside figure, Rsceipts contiuue light, Tho bulk of apecnlative trad- ing was confined to mear deliveries. The close of the morning session was quiet. Oats showed light trade with nothing par- ticularly new arising to attract attention. All fluctuntions were within }ec. Provisions suffered a sharp decline, being unfavorably affected by large receipts hero and elsewhere and lower prices for hoge, Outsido of thia there were full sales of living property, much more than the market could stand, September pork broke from $0.70 down 4, but subsequontly recovered to £0.45, The most pronounced weakness came in the early part of the morning session through receipt of cholera news, LIVE STOCK, Cattlo—Although the number on salo wore larze there was & really emall per cent of good natives, the great bulk of nativestock belng of the common low grades, among which was Targe per cent of grassers. A few lods of the best, 1,400 1bs, corn-fed natives sold at $5.60 @5 505 roully good ones at 85.75. Quality be- low really first-class old within a range of 5@5.50, with grassars and rough. stoers, weights not reckoned, sold from $4.50 to 84 90, an_occasional bunch making steers, 1 provisions, recsip's, condition, Receipta were heavy, mot only here but in Kansns City and St, Louis, What with fresh arrivals and a number loft lnst night there were from 27,000 to 28,000 on aalo, The opening sale showed a sharp drop of 16@ 250 on nearly all sales, and from the opening to the closo values gradually weakened, the day cloring with at loast b0c decline si Monday. Fancy butcher pigs, averaging pounds and about there, sold at $1 50, or lower than yestorday, sold arcuud about sorts down to § ing and shipping, @i.5 e Good smooth packers 35@4,50, and other nd theroabouts, Pack- to 420 pounds, light weights, 130 to 170 pounds, $1,60 ;180 to 210 pounds, $4 35@1 | ———— SPORLING MATTERS, THE TURF, Saratoca, N. Y., August b,—Woeather magnificent, track fair, attendance good, Throo-quarters mile, Mora won, Iiditot sec- ond, Bessie third, Time, L:17. Milo and five-cighths: Three-year-olds; Volante won, Telio D second, Pegasus third, Time, three minutes, Mile nnd_soventy yards: Strathspey won, Decoy Duck second,” Emina Manley third, Time, U8 Fivo furlongs: Two-year-olds; Rock and Ryo won. Mamie Hunt second, Bluo Stone third, Time, 1:04], Milo and o half over six hurdlos: won, Glenarm, second, Mystic third, 0y yiawa, Tlls., August 5.—Class 2125 —trot- Jounjo MéGregor won, Myrtle socond, utor third, Best time 2:21]., 2:31—trotting: Thistiedown won, Georvina second, Liady Clyde third, Two-year-old stake raco—Sarah Cossack won, Gettysburg second, Diotrictia third, Best time 2| Torquin "imo, DASE DALL, BosToN, August 5.—Boston 3, Detroit 1, ProvIDENCE, August 5.—Drovidence 1, St. Lous ) August 6,—St, . Lov ville 2, PuiraveLeiia, Pa., August 5,—Chicago, 6; Philadelphia, 0, 7 BaLtioRe, August 5,—Baltimoro 8, Ath- etic 7, Louis 3, Louis= e Gold Excitement in Wyoming, Correspondence of the Globe-Democrat, Lasoir, Wy, T., July 8L—The air here is full of gold and ‘ramors of gold, Specimens of pure gold nuggets woighing seven and eight pennyweights, pried from the rocks in Atlantio Gulch with the bludo of a knife,haye reached here, Of buch purity was the etal that it waa eagerly purchased to bo converted into breastping, ehirt studs, and other jowelry in ita native state, Atlantic Gulch is somo fifty milessouth of here in n region _that has long been noted as n gold discovery. Whispers and rumors multiply daily in regard to a daz zling gold strike in this lmmediate vicioity but the exact location has not yet been made public, Watchiul syes and cager ears are on the alert, however, and the chances are that the hidden treasure will be shortly located, —— An Empty Dory, Luvenrosr, Fog., August 6,—The bark Wyoming, just arrived here, reports havin found the dory Neptune unoccupied, just off Cape Clear. The dory contawed a guo, a compass, & et of cooking utensils, and $225, The canvass-decked boat Neptune sailed from Penzauce, Eng., some time ago for New York. A Norwegian named Johnson was the only pereon on board of her. B L Tea Over the Northern Pacific, Pourianp, Ore., Aug. 6.—The British bark Isabel with & cargo of 950 tons of tea to o east over the Northern Paclfic arrived at Port Townsend to-day, thirty-three days from Yokohama, This is the first shipment from Japan over the northern route,