THE TRIBUNE. A. B. GUFJETUOXH , Publisher. , : ' NEBRASKA ITEMS. While driving a delivery wagon a short time ago at Falrbury James Short was thrown from it , breaking one of his legs. Wheat raised near Brock threshed 33 bushels to the acre. It is said the town of Sacramento will be moved to the line of the ' 'cut off" when completed , a distance of five miles. Mrs ; Briggs , of Ainsworth , fell from her wagon the other day and broke an arm. David City Republican : J. Winship is certainly the most thoroughly hoggish man In Butler county. This week he mar keted eight porkers aggregating3,310 Ibs. , an average weight of 413& Ibs. He must surely raise something on which to feed his hogs. Prairie grass would not produce such results. If any man can beat this in "swinishness" we would bo glad to hear from him. Potter , the man who forged the name of his father-in-law to a note for $150 and secured the money thereon at the First National Bank , Tecumseh , was sentenced to three years imprisonment in the peniten tiary. Greenwood Eagle : While digging the trenches for the foundation of his now brick residence on Friday last , H. H. Alden found the head of an Indian arrow twenty- six inches below the surface. " A messenger from the north part of the county reported at Kearney a sad acci dent which happened about noon Monday , day. Mrs. Lizzie Watson and a five-months- a old son were driving along the road , having a cow tied to the rear end of the wagon. The cow became unmanageable and upset the wagon , instantly killing the baby and injuring the m'other to such an extent as to Tender her recovery doubtful. . An Omaha Republican special from Columbus on Sunday stated that a fatal ac cident occurred one mile north of that city at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. A family of five Polanders In a heavy lumber wagon , with a young spirited team , were joumey- ing homeward , near Platte Centre , when j one fore wheel suddenly struck into a rut , breaking the front axle. The team becom ing frightened and unmanageable , started on a wild run , pitchingthe occupants outaud ed instantly killing one of the women. The ed others . escaped with only slight injuries. But the strangest part of the occurrence is , up to this writing , the driver of the team ed has not been found , although diligent search has been made In all directions. It not sud denly demented by the catastrophehismys- terious disappearance is certainly unaccount and able. All the parties are Polish and have re sided for the past sixyears about three miles north of Platte Center. The names could not be learned. The farmers in the vicinity of Gibbon for have formed " " association a "prairie-fire" , the oblect of which is to protect their lands and property. not Twenty miles more of grading on the B. & M. cut off through Phelps county have been contracted for. try Work will soon begin on half a dozen new buildings in Stuart. The town grows. Stuart Ledger : A man named Cato- pheffer , the government tailor at Fort Nio- mon brara , was fatally shot on Tuesday , but un rates der what circumstances , whether accident pay ally or otherwise , wo have been unable to the learn. His body was taken to O'Neill for cern interment. and The freshmen and sophomores of the idle. university have settled the question whether a "freshie" can wear a cane by a general cross fight of the classes. In which the superior of numbers of the younger ones made their victors. So canes they will carry. ends At the annual session of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars at Crete on Friday , the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : G. W. C. T. , Frank J. Sib- capital John ley ; G. W. V. T. , AnnaM. Saunders ; W. counsellor , James Morrison ; grand secre tary , M. Weaverling. Delegates to the tic Right Worthy Grand Lodge : F. J. Smith and George Scott ; alternates , A. H. Bowen and H. M. McCartney. Raneer enclo Confirmation was administered to 38 conip candidates by Bishop O'Connor in the Blair PhMli Catholic church on a recent Sunday. survey The state university has 260 students of enrolled. willb Opposition : The merchants and busi At ness men of Wilber Monday evening held a used meeting looking towards organizing a stock Maerl company and building another grain eleva it pas,1 tor of 30,000 bushels capacity. Committees atedg were appointed to ascertain cost and secure thereby grounds , and'if their report is favorable the age. elevator will be built at once. Greenwood Eagle : We learn that on -Ele Friday last the little eleven year old daughter from ter of Mr , Babb , leaving near Belmont , met railws with quite a serious accident. It seems she railway Sunds stuck her head through a hole In the stable Sunday Where a vicious horse stood. The horse Sai caught her vrith his teeth by the forehead , Wayne laying the scalp bare about twelve inches. murder Dr. Norris was called who sewed the wound McDouell up , and at last accounts the little sufferer and was doing as well as could be expected. McDonell then A sod barn a few miles out of Hardy the re became too wet the other night and the roof circtic fell in mule. , killing a$200 refuse IREDELL COUNTY , N. C. The Ex- theeci Sheriff , Mr. W. F. "Wasson , says : hadni "Brown's Iron Bitters has improved my feet digestion and general health. " twelve President Tyler's widow is at the toldh Louise Home at Washington. had n NEWS OF THE WEEK G-E17ERAL. Gen. Dent has asked to be placed on the army retired list under the forty years' service act. Wm. Hears , a respected resident of Galena , 111. , celebrated his one hundredth birthday Monday evening by a banquet , which was numerously attended. A gravel locomotive on the Boston & Lowell road was run into by a freight train on Monday. The engineer and fireman jumped without shutting off steam. The engine run along to Lowell , where the track ends , and buried itself in the cellar under the express office at the station , causing much damage. Mary Nutter In the express office was killed. A stock train on the Milwaukee & St. Paul road met with an accident two miles from Janesville , Wis. , Monday night by a train breaking in two. Five cars were demolished and sixt , cattle and hogs killed. A working model of the Bartholdi statue was exhibited in New York on Tues day. The $120,000 necessary to complete the work has been guaranteed. 1 By the burning of Greenlaw's opera house and Cole & Co. 's store at Memphis on Monday night , the damage sustained was $165,000. Surgeon General Charles II. Crane , U. S. A. , died Tuesday night at Washing- ton. ton.The The old board of directors of the "Western Union , with the exception of two , were re-elected. The western edge of Nebraska had slight snowstorm on Wednesday. 4 Col. Morrow is to be court rnartialed on charges of drunkenness , preferred by Gen. Crook. The net profits of the bonanza men's - bauk , the Nevada , in San Francisco during the year , were $750,000. A cyclone struck Arcadia , Tremplain county , Wisconsin , Tuesday night , causing destruction of .v number of barns and outI I buildings and loss of considerable livestock. No serious casualties are reported. 4 California had an earthquake on Tuesday night which was the heaviest ex perienced since the great one of 1868. of Buildings groaned , metalic roofings crack , and many persons rushed half undress from the houses and hotels. The recol lection of its being within one day of the anniversary or the earthquake of 1868 seem at to increase their fears , and many people walked the streets all night in preference to re-entering the houses. Earthquakes are reported to have occurred during the night morning several places along the coast. Wah Lee , the Chinese murderer , sui the cided in jail in Sioux City on Thursday. Sir John McDonald has been unseated the county of Lennox , Ontario , on ac count of bribery by agitators at Ihe last electidn. Sir John was elected for two con- has represent Carlton. this GThere were 187 failures in this coun such and Canada during J the past week , Prof. against 183 the week previous. D. The Union Pacific has abandoned and dent ceased to operate the branch between Solo City and Beloit , Kans. , declaring the fixed by the state c-aimission will not expenses. The road was leased from meet construction company , but as that con has no rolling stock It cannot run it , the the road is therefore likely to remain . lay. idle.Three Three German laborers attempted to the canal at Joliet , 111. , Saturday , in a ment leaking boat , which sunk about the middle ber the stream , and two named George Sim- and Win. Gilaski , were drowned. are TJie following capitalists have filed crop Steamship Mail Company at Albany with a indies of $1,000,000 : G. W. Quintard , total Roach , Ed. Quintard , Parker C. The Chandler , Eugene L. Hance and John I. 000,00 Waterburv. The line is to run from Atlan A to Pacific ports. The United States man-of-war York , now at Mare Island , will leave the _ It of this month for Central America , to mission complete the survey began by Captain J. further Ph'llips. The uncompleted portion of the consists of about six hundred miles ' atlon the couat north of Panama. The vessel emplc be under Commander Clark. annur the 9 o'clock Sunday night the pipe soon to conduct ammoniac gas used in ceiving Maerlin's brewery , Cincinnati , buist where a nun passed through a stable , where it liber and gas and twenty-three horses were killed tions in a few moments. No other dam not less ficatio A Eleven thousand dollars was stolen I quarters the paymaster of the Mexican national court- in the station in the City of Mexico suspei night by the ' paymaster's servant. maud Samuel McDonell was hung at Fort the liu , Ind. , Tuesday afternoon for the in gen of Louis Launent , in March last. court and Launent were companions , findings occupied a cabin together in a clearing. Lieut brutally murdered Launent and ordered set fire to the cabin in hopes of burning it will remains. He was convicted on wholly eating circumstantial evidence. Governor Porter to Interfere. McDonell walked to scaffold in a stoical manner. He said he nothing to say. Although he fell seven Ad his neck did not break and he , was has re minutes strangling to death. He ing tl his physician the night before that he Namdinah no fault to find with the judge or jurv frontier who convicted him. This is regarded as a virtual confession. A Fargo special says : While on the Vlllard excursion the daughter of Secretary Teller had a trunk lost at Helena , which was said to contain $10,000. The sheriff at Bismarck was employed to work up the case , He had five men arrested , three at James town , and two at Stillwater , one a son of Staples , the millionaire lumberman. The first clue to the parties was obtained from a variety actress in Montana , who displayed a fine fan and handkerchief , the latter having Miss Toller's name on it. A negro who murdered a policeman on the streets of Huntsville , Ala. , on. Mon day , by splitting bis head open with an axe , was taken from jail Tuesday night by masked men and hanged. A heavy reward is offered for the capture of his confederate , still at arge. A dispatch from San Antonio , Texas , says a young Jew named Halpert was ar rested there charged with perpetrating forgery on the banking house of Kiddcr , Peabody& Co. , Boston , for $30,000. Hal- pert ; denies the charge , and gave $10,000 bail , two large mercantile firms going secur ity. The forgery is said to have been com mitted ( some time last month. i _ . oA Lake Charles ( La. ) special says : The deputy sheriff was returning by train from Texas with Lewis Woods ( colored ) under life sentence for rape. Woods soon after conviction escaped and outraged a mar- j ried lady. When the train reached Edgerly tatlon a mob took charge of Woods. LynchTne ing is probable. OEllis Craft was hanged on Friday for the murder of the Gibbons girls at Cutletsattei burg , Ky. He protested his innocence to the last. Bill Johnson was hanged on the same day at Monticello , Ark. , for the murder of Calvin Williams three years ago. At Fremont , Ohio , on Friday , Jack Radford , was executed for wife murder. He made a desperate light on the scaffold and had to be bound securely before the noose could be adjusted. noosiM Mann ; , the murderer of the Cook family , was hanged the same day at L'Orig- in Iina1' Canda. He confessed the crime. Jacob Nelling was arrested Saturday afternoon on suspicion of having murdered ' " Ada Atkinson at'Lafayette , , Ind. A bundle i his clothing was found concealed in a ! wood shed near the.Atkinson homestead , on covered with blood. Nelling had been employed - ' ployed on the Atkinson farm Mamie Gordon , aged 14 , reprimanded | school in Trenton , N. J. , for circulating i improper ballads , and told that her parents | would be informed , drowned herself. i at WASHINGTON. The secretary of state , on behalf of president , addressed a letter to the com missioner of agriculture , stating that inas much as certain foreign governments have charged that the hog products of the United . States are affected with disease and not f tails proper for export purposes , the president that decided to appoint a commission to inPeala ' vestigate thoroughly the curing of pork in country , and has named as members of commission Hon. Geo. B. Loring , - . C. F. Chandler , E. Blatchford , P.8truc Curtis , Prof. E. D. Falmon. ' The presi- I resP states he has no authority to guarantee and expenses of the commission , but has no doubt that in view of. the magnitude of the be commercial Interests involved congress will their # fr all bills incurred for this purpose. The " commissioner of agriculture , as chairman of was commission is directed a , to summon his associates and proceed to work without de- fear . Barns . Returns to the their agricultural depart- ] of the condition of cotton up to Octo Brok 1st , show a reduction in the general filled average condition from 74 to 68. Indications violei that the crop will fall short of the last throu more than a million bales. losers The agricultural department report son indicates corn will average 25 bushels , the outbt crop beingabout l,62o,000,000. bushels. ham total ( wheat crop is estimated at 414 , - of bushels. $3,50 Ac daily exchange of registered mail outbn pouches has been arranged between New injury and Portland , Oregon. fence is understood the civil .service corn- Senator sic has asked the president to direct I "Ci < ( classification of employes in thcgov- ' were ernment service , so as to bring witm'n oper $100 of the civil service rules the class of ' who employes now receiving less than $800 per falling . The president is believed to favor dange proposition , and it is thought that he will its direct reclassificatiou of employes re- usual less than $1,200 , which will include loss number of those receiving less than $900 , who are not now subject to the regula- of i the civil service commission. It is Th thought , however , employes receiving midway than $800 will be include. ! in the classi shoul . the general order from army head The < promulgates the sentence of the ture court-martial in Lieut. Robertson's case , latter suspending him from his rank and com his for six months , he to be confined to out limits of his post , and be reprimanded formed general orders. The proceedings of the to rest : are i approved by the president , but the ing of hi and sentence are disapproved , and . , _ . . „ , Robertson is relieved from arrest and ° support to return to his duties. Robertson , more be remembered , was tried for dupli injr tl his pay accounts. on the FOREIGN. They AN'AM. forgiven. Admiral Peyron , minister of marine , Nei received a telegram from Tonquin , stat theh the black flags have retreated from if pee and Hontoy to Lao Kaion , on the had b of China ; that the Anamite envoys -01 have arrived at Halhai Hong and will start for Hanoi , French headquarters , forthwith. IRELAND. . While a special train was convoying Lord Northcote and party between Donoughcro and Pemoroy Sunday afternoon , a stone was thrown through a window. It struck Lady Cnrichton on the back , causing her to fall heavily. Lady Chrichton fainted. She received serious injuries. Lord North- cote has finished his campaign in Ireland. CHIN'A. France's agreement with the black flags ut Touquin grants them arrears and pay and free possession of the territory be tween Laokai and Hunghoa. Epidemics decimated the | forces o the black flags. Many more are deserting. They abandoned their works near Hanoi and retreated beyond the Dia and Ropid canal , towards Laokai. They have also' partially evacuated Sontag. French troops are in excellent health and spirits. ENGLAND. The prosecution in the case of O'Don- nell , the murderer of Carey , have desposi- tions from all their witnesses and have placed the whole ctfse before the solicitor for O'Donnell. O'Donnell expressed the hope that he would bo acquitted , not so much for his own sake as for the sake of those who have so kindly subscribed for his defense. SPAIN. The ministry has resigned on account of difficulties arising over the Paris Insult. The king summoned Senor Sagasta to form a new cabinet , but he declined. Senor Pasada Perrara was then asked , and will attempt the task. SPAIN. . The ] Spanish ambassador to France has tendered 1 his resignatioa and insists upon it acceptance. ROMK. Gin the Catholic congress at Naples a letter was read declaring there were 60,00 ( Catholics ready to go to war for restoration of temporal power of the pope. CHINA. Marquis Tzeng , Chinese ambassador , the course of his remarks at Folkestone , Saturday , in reply to an address of welcome presented him by the municipal authorities declared the Chinese do not fear contact or | wish to avoid concourse with foreign na tlons On the contrary the Chinese coun foreign intercourse knows its advantages , The marquis hoped the present cordial rela- | tions between England and China would ever continue. , IRELAND. , Ten thousand persons were present a meeting of the Irinh National League at Charlesville , County Cork , on Sunday. The pries of the neighborhood were not of allowed to attend by order of their supe riors The Latest Cyclone. 5LA CROSSE , October 11. Further de- . ' have ] been received of the terrific cyclone Etruck the little town of Arcadia , Trein- Peala county Monday night , doing much the damage to property ana injuring several persons there and in the county adjoining. None of the Injured will die. The storm struck the town at midnight. A cor respondent says it came from the southwest , upon Its approach the air was so charged with electricity that lights could not made to burn , and people rushed to cellars in darkne&s to avoid the threatened danger. The entire atmosphere aiic a peculiar reddish green color , with ly's strong sulphuric odor , and the deafening 8",000 of the tornado is utterly indescribable. from arai ana outbuildings were lifted from : [ " foundations and torn to fragments anil scattered promiscuously in all directions. four Broken < boards , trees , bricks and stones the air , and were hurled with such yet.All violence in some instances as to drive them through the sides of buildings. Among the are Patrick Manning and farmer Ol 6,248. , who lost everything , barns , houses and outbuildings. Value not stated. JohnBing- The , granary , bani and contents , 100 tons are hay , four horses and blooded stock , ( . John Robertson , house , barn and I turns outbuildings destroyed ; live stock escaped county ; loss-$2,000. Jas. Gayener , barn , ; , orchard , damaged $5,000. State Comstock's 0 m new sorghum mill was „ destroyed , and his barn wrecked. There many other damages , varying from to - $1,000. Mrs. Bessey and Miss Pipa , class were the mostseriouslyinjured by their under ; residence , are considered out of the . The cyclone feems to have spent Ofli force north of Creek Albion Yalley , doing the \shla damage to property , but causing no Aurora of life. Jeatr Blair Blue How to Take a Girl's Arm. 3row ' Central The vulgar habit of clutching a girl Jolur \ \ between the elbow and the Crete shoulder-blade is indulged in David only by ' 'ajrb dudes ; by a gentleman never. 'airn southern gentleman of cul Falls bends 1 his arm at the elbow and the 'rem ' member resting on his hip , while Gram hand 1 is allowed to Harvard run straight . Ha-.tinp in front of him. In the niche thus luml < the arm of the lady is allowed Kearney , her dainty hand neither touch Lincoln" his broad palm nor any other part Nebra.-ka Norfolk his , arm , but is allowed to dangle North gracefully at the side of his wrist. The Omaha thus furnished the fair one is Pawnee secure than the old style of allow Platta the tips of the fingers to rest lightly Plum Red sleeve of the gentleman's coat. " St. P i Schuyler < who forgive most shall be most Seward . I Sidney Sutton Never hold any one by the button , or Tecuraseh hand : , in order to be heard out ; for Tfkamah people are unwilling to hear you , 3-011 Wahoo better hold than them. West your tongue -WHIM. Chesterfield. York POLITICAL. IOWA. DES MOINES , October 11. The repub lican state central committee has furnished to the associated press the following tables on the legislative and state ticket. The republicans claim the election of the follow ing senators : Caldwell of Dallas county , McDonough of Clark , Stitton of Marshall , Gillette of Boonc , Eastman of Hardin , Den- nan of Buchanan , Whuley of Butler , Glass of Cerro Gordo , Chubb ot Kossuth , Cham bers of Cedar , Millar of Wayne , Stephens of Mitchell , McCoy of Mahaska , Wilkin of Madison and Warren , Carnon of Pottawat- tamie county , or a total of 17. Of the state senators , 20 of the 21 are republicans. The republican central committee also claim the election of the following republicans : llall ' of Clark , Hamilton of Taylor , Butler of Page , Storey of Adulr , Palmer of Washing ton , Lynn of Louisa , AVard of Jasper , 3cCulIough of Jasper , Tusscl of Polk , , Watrous of Polk , Pattco of Dallas , McCall ( , of Story , Mowory of Alma , Brown of Marshall , McDade of Sac , Head of Greene , Humphrey of Wright , Watson of Worth , Densinore of Corro Gordo , Carpen ter of Webster , Underpool of Mitchell , McGay of Calhoun , Paul of Shelby , Wolf of Cedar , Curtis of Plymouth , Buhuof Cass , Holbrook of Delaware , Hazleltof Black- hawk , Kerr of Grundy , Weaver of Hardin , Jones of Hamilton , Browne of Ida , Rand of Lea , Boggs of Lucas , Davis of Pottawatamie , Clayton of Pottawattamlo , Overholtzor of Audubon , Ferdyco of Jefferson , Rice of Fayette , Fillmore of Cherokee and Clay , Harrison of Palo Alto , Lyon of Guthrie , Coy of Ringgold , Smythe of Lynn , Nugent Jof Lynn : , Miller of Buchanan , Calkins of Jones , Wilber of Floyd , Pickcn.i of Mahaska , Green of Brewer , Converse of Howard. The democrats elect senators in Jackson. Clayton , Johnston , Marion , Lynn and Appanoose seven in all. The democrats elect repre sentatives as follows : One in Henry , one in Montgomery : , one in Lee , one In Van Bureu , two in Wapello , one In Decatur , one in Union , one in Williams Ham , one in Madison , one in Warren , two in Dubuquc , one in Mills , one in Davis , one jn Wayne , two in Clinton , one in Musca- tine , one in Appanoose , one in Marion , one in Iowa , one in Poweshiek , one in Harri son , ono in Chickasaw , two in Des Mollies , two in Johnson , one in Clayton , two In Scott , one in Jackson , one in Crawford , one in Keokuk , one in Monona , one in Monroe , one in Fremont forty in all. The ifollow- jnK senators are in doubt : Larabeo of Fa yette , Kcagle of Benton. Barrett of O'Brien , Oliver of Monona , Ileinscbiiner of Mont gomery five in all. The following repre sentatives ; are in doubt : Palmer of Woodbury - bury , Barnes of Allatnakce , Jackson of Winneshiek , Livingstone of ttoone , Bassett Benton five in all. Summary of legis latui senators , republicans , 37 ; democrats crate , 8 ; five in doubt. Ho.se of represen tatives republicans , 54 ; f unionists , 40. There are six in doubt. OHIO. COLUMBUS ( , October 10. Returns from eighty counties out of eighty-eight In state give the state to the democrats by J2,000 majority , and the ICJ.Mtturo from twenty to twenty-five democ . . - : * on joint ballot. The second amendment will come ilose to being adopted. This estimate is based on Hamilton county being demo cratic. Seventy-seven counties reported unof ficially give Foraker a net gain of 0,083. The ilevcn counties yet hear from gave a net republican majority of 2,209 in 1882. Hoad- majority will probably reach from to 10,000. Of the 77 counties heard the republicans carry 35and the demo- rats42. Of .the eleven to hear from the republicans carried seven and the democrats in 1882. The legislature is still in doubt. The two amendments ha * a chance . All but thre counties are reported un officially , showing a net rep-iblican gain of . Three remiinunj counties will not change the result materially. Hoadley's majority in the state will be about 12,000. legislature is doubtful , but the chances in favor of the democrats. No one has figured on the amendment to-day , and no reliable information is available. No re- have been received from Hamilton in regard tojt. Postmasters' Salaries. ah Republican's Wash. Cor. , , The following statement shows the presidential postoffices of Nebraska , the to which they belong , and the salary < ) the new adjustment compared with old ' salary : Office. Class. July 3 Ashland 4 ,1 Beatrice 2 . . " , Springs 3 Brownville 3 City 3 Columbus" 3 3 City ; { Fajrbury 3 Fairmont 3 City 3 Fremont" 2 Island . . . .3 : 3 , 2 Humboldt 3 3 " 1 . - City . . .2 . " . . . .3 Platte 3 1 City 3 Plattamoutfi . " Creek 3 Cloud 3 Paul 3 3 3 : 3 3 3 3 3 Point 3 3 3