OMAHA DAILY
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HIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. SATURDAY MORNING- 0 , 1884. KO. 200 ,
THE DELUGED CITIES.
JClnoinnaliSlillinDanEBrolaTcppilile
< r Washing ,
The Scenes in Pittaburg Since the
Water 'loft ' ,
"Baildiuga Carried A"way aid
Piled up in Heaps ,
Suffering Among those
Driven from Homo ,
pities Toward \Vlilch the "Wrecking ;
" \Vntcrs nro Hushing ; .
TUB VLOOOHO mSTUtOTS.
Ksrrouts inum ALT , roiNra.
CINCINNATI , Fclmiary 8. At a
iug of the executive commitUxs appointed
by thtt chamber of commecoo this morn
ing , tfroy 'Unanimously ' dofcepmincd. that
nil money received fron other ( places
shostUd bo'used ' for the ceViof of cufi'ering
in localities outside of this city , it bain ; , '
th purpose f the comoriitAoo -expend
for the relief in Ciaoinunti ouy ) such
ends as may bo contributed hore. The
-Triver nt Ironton at III o'clock vva fifty.
itas. fost nine indies , an'o rising
itwo kjnchco an Jicnu-s. At Galliuoli
lit is'higher than thy highest previoui
irecordj and rising 2 ranhcs an4tour. The
Cincinnati , Washington & Baltimore road
Hiaa a washout of flooded track near
Athens stopping through trains. They
expect to have shoitrack open , to-night.
WINCINNATI , JMsruary ' The river
1 is rising moro eajpMly since * ) a. m. At
' noon it was CJ iedtaix inches being a rise
< jf two inchesin itiroo1 hours. .No nddi-
'tional losses reported , and no loss on this
sidoj of the xivor.In 'Newport , Ky. ,
early this morning , Wm.lllnchert , bugler
of U. S. < roQps * t Newport barracks ,
t foil from & ckifT while iirying to reach
1 the second story of the barracks
4 building aodww drowned. Ho xras 27
years old and belonged in Baltimore.
i/ Mra. Wjx5dlo.a widow , living at Newport -
port , becameo. raving maniac on account
of the Hood. NJho is a poor woman with
several children , living in the flooded
district. The aeighbors took charge of
her childi < en and of her'out being unable
to sco her 'ohHdren , alic imagined them
drowned , and to-day is hopelesoly insane.
CiNccsrtttr , February 8. To-day has
boon 0110 of-taxious cuponso and con
stant speculation as'fcc the continuance
of the rise of water. The avoiago dur
ing thodayitUas been- slightly over half
an inck cn < > hcjur. The weather has been
cloudy , with occasional-drizzling showers.
All eyea are turned to-ep river prospects
and these l-tho outlook is not encour
aging , though it is ,4rao the fall is pro-
liouncod-at Pittaburgnd actual , though
slow , t 'Wheeling. 'Thenco dowmrwd
no news is obtainable until Gallipolis is
reached , i900 miles above Cincinnati.
There io still no oonmunication with
Pnrkerabrurg or Mariotta. News comes
from /Unesvillo , hovwwcr , that the JIus-
J.ingum river was .at an unproceuted
height and still risingf which showed that
iho chance for a fall . -.at > Marietta would
bo smsdl/f or the Muakingum enters the
Ohio at that , point.
The diver is rising at the rate of a
quarter of .an inch au.lvour. The relief
work continues prompt. Largo sub
scriptions are made daily on 'change.
To-aay Q'/OOO ' / hams , j2GOO pounds of
corned beef , .6,000 loaves of broad were
distributed. Two thousand people are
sleeping te-night in school houses. The
gas is still burning but it is expected
will notX'Ontinuo ' till morning.
PirriKW.WiFebruarya. : At noon to
day both 'this city and\Allegheuy were
almost entirely clear of water and people
in the submerged district busy cleaning
houses And streets of tto yellow , slimy
mud and debris loft behitld as unpleasant
mementoes..of the largentflood , in fifty
years. With the decreasing oorils from
water como lurking dangers i from weak
ened foundations which may overthrow
buildings , > * ad from streets and pave
ments cavJJig in where tkoy have been
undermined.There is gvavo cause of
apprehesaiczi from this aud every precaution -
caution will Ira taken to prevent disaster.
Several sicull , CAVO-HW have occurred in
different poriiona of the cityrLut no acci
dents yet Deported. Trawolby street
cars was resumed this morning between
nil sections of 'Allogheny , lMttab'irg ' and
the South 'Side. The railroads are also
getting into shape and before many houis
.all roads , it is t&ought , will bo .running
trains IM lusual. The Pittelmtg , Fort
Wayne & Chicago road commenced sending -
ing out through trains this morning.
Belief conunittoos have boer. hard at
work distributing food and fuel ito the
needy , Liberal donations of ar.oney ,
food , clothing and ( fuel continue pouring
jn from citizesicund no outside id will
be necessary. Many families rue still
quartered at public .halls and it .wjllibo
'several aaya before t ! > 3 houses wil bo .in
fit condition for > thom to return to their
ihomes.
WJIEBLINO , MIT. Va , . February .8. *
ffiliver 61 foot and fallivjs slowly. The
eteamer Belle Pruico wouc to Boinvood to
transfer passengers to M&undsvillo. The
v-eftther is cloudy und cool.
WrfiEEUNO , Febraary.S. The water is
foiling rapidly. The distress caused by
the dlcod is hourly growing worse. The
relief Committees are unable to find the
destitute as fast as euppliea .sro needed.
The gla s house , ctoresrclnola and
chnrcLoraro converted into homed for
rofugeeg. Five immensp tiMes cover
nea.ly a rcilo of the BaUimovo A Ohio
road between hero and Mnuudcvillo. It
will 1'3 a Vi'-txk after the falling of the
water before trains can reach tlio city.
Meanwhile jjucsenaers will bo transferred
J > y boat. ThKo largo tan n eric * were
v7.i8hod away , aud thw lo s will reach
250,000. Other tanneries lose nearly as
much by the inundation. Tliievro nave
been detected chopping holes in the roofs
of lubmorgwl housua and stealing tJio
content.- ! . Ono hundred extra police
jiavo beoa sworn in. At the present rate
jnl falling the water will bo below the
4 > 'danger ' Jino by day light.
Ai the waters recede the full extent of
the devastation becomes moro apparent.
Jlouces are on their aides , having been
washed to como dintiuico from their
foundations or entirely carried away ,
barn $ aie collected in great mutes wlier-
> voc any bartir.r ( ntorposos to hold them.
Qno or two o'.ty "bridpos are endangered ,
sud two ovtc CnldwoU's run were car
ried away. The water reaches from hill
to hill nl Uio south end , and in many
places near the city the river is a lake
from , one to throe miles wido. The B. &
0. railway is under water for miles , and
there is no railroad traflio nearer than
ton miles to the city. Many people are
campoxl on the hill-tops , besides those
accommodated in churches , schools nnd
markets , nnd many are in private stores ,
The blast furnaces are chilled in many
teases by water ranching the fires. The
water is falling at the rate of an inch nn
hour.
hour.MKMrmi
MKMrmi , February 8. The river at
noon to-day was five foot seven below
the danger line , and rising at the rate
of ono inch an hour. From the
present outlook , unless the Tcnnosaoo
and Mississippi commence rising to add
to the flood now pouring out of tup Ohio
nnd Cumberland streams , the Mississippi
valley will no bo subjected to a disastrous
overflow. It is thought the' danger line
hero will bo reached by Wednes
day. Warnings have sent to far-
mow below to remove their cttock to
places of safety. It has been raining
steadily ninco IftsL night , wnich increases
the apprehension of disaster and prepara
tions for the worst ara being mado. The
river lacks seven feet eight inches of at
turning the high water mark of 1882 ,
when the entire country between Cairo
and Now Orleans not protected by lovocs
was inundated.
At Gullipolis at 1:30 : the river had
risen tea inches bovo the high water
mark of List year -and was still rising at
the rate of four inches an hour. Specials
to-night to 5 io Commorcial-Gacotto
show "that " the Ivanawhty is rising at
Charleston , W. Va. , thus giving another
heavy feeder to iho Ohio. A hoary rain
was prevailing at Catlotsburg , Ivy. , at
HOOK , and the storm appeared general.
These facts indicate that the full cannot
be rapid , and-at best cannot roach Cin
cinnati befor * Monday or Tuesday noit ,
and indicates that the mo will bo great
er than last yoar's flood.
LOUIWII.HC , February 8. The > rirer
carne to a stand at noon , but has boon
rising since about a quarter of an inch
au hour.It is raining slightly , but it is
thought1 no further damage will bo-clone.
The 'Keatr.ck ' y river is falling at 'Fcank-
fort and all danger is passed. At Cat-
lottsburg , Ky. , only ono hotel and ono
grocery open. Three hotels and
thirty buninoas houses are closed by the
food. People are occupying the court
house and the school house. TJIO river
is rising two inches an hour.
IGviAKsvii/LE , Ind. , Fcbrur.ry-8. The
fiver rose eight inches last night , 43.feet
and .7 inches on the guage. Drizzling
eain and heavy fog Proopeets still
gloomy. Boats and barges ore saving
lota of fttock. Families * re moving. 1o
loss'Of life is yet reported. Arrived , the
Dexter and Ariadro , the latter spent
two days below , helping sufi'erors. 'Pack-
ots are helping suflerors and doing .good.
The- fog last night prevented all 'boat
runninf.
SSOTBENVILLE , O. , February 8. The
Ugliest point , 49 feet , was reached yester
day.at 3 p. m. , two feet higher dhan in
183 , the greatest previous flood. < It lias
einoe receded 18 inches und continues
falling1. Loss to private property .here
$150,000 , and to railroad incalculable.
The rriver division of 0. & P. rood is all
under water and there is a bad -break in
thoiPan Handle west of hero. .No life
lost.in this vicinity.
"Batavia , 0. , and Now Richmond , 0. ,
are .out off from all communication ex
cept by boats. The town hall 'ia ' the
only building not flooded. A messenger
from there reports the water withimtwo
feet of last year's flood. In nsost vil-
lagoc along the Ohio river the people
have left their houses and gone to the
highlands. Great distress is reported at
various points.
TaisixvFebruary 8. The latest ad
vices from river towns are to the eflbct
that the water has passed the highest
point reached last year. A seriousiilood
isecpoctcd but preparations are
thorough. The damage is small. ! The
water at 'South Toledo is coven foot
higher than ever before.
' Sr. XOUIB , February 8 , The Iron
Mountain railroad slopped taking freight
fqr points southeast of Cairo aud Belmont -
mont on Account of Hie flood. Tlie tracks
of the Texas.A Si Louis narrow gauge
are onlyitvvo.foi-r . above water , and prob
ably before evening they will stop receiv
ing freight.
Ilii-i.ua : , O.jiFobruaryS , The Iocs will
bo fully efiual to last year's. Many
houses Lave boon swept from their foun
dations. Two hundred families are
homeless. The.rivor is rising one And a
half inches hour . The
an to-night. un
fortunate are cared for.
IHONTOK , 0. , "February 8 0 p. 01. -
River still riaing two inches an hour ; all
of West Ironton under water.
AUIIOHA , End. , ( February 8. The river
is rising lialf an .inch an hour and a
drizzling rain is falling. A number of
houses have been .moved by the flood
and some turned.over. People fear cold
weather on aceaunr of a lack of coal.
GALUOPOUS , O. , February 8. The
river is twenty-six inches above high
water mark of hist year and rising two
and a half inches .an 'hour. No tele
graphic communication with Parkors-
iburg , Marietta , Pameroy , Huntington ,
Ashland , Rivorton. Buena Vista and
West Union.
lOosiiooTON , 0. , Fohruary 8 , The
flood reached its highest point at mid
night last night , being twelve inches
higher than ever before known. No
trains have arrived from the east since
Wednesday. Three Kelson I rot he re
were drowned to-day wliile boat/lag , all
under twenty years of age.
IViiEKUNO , W. Va. , February 8 ,
WVrd ha * boon received that people at
Wellsbur , twenty rniloa up the river Are
absolutely flullering from famine. At
Benvrood the situation is as bud , but A
a relief party visited there on a steamer
and loft u liberal supply of provisions.
EvANmuc , Jnd. , Fobru.iry 8. An
other gloomy , drizzly day and still driz
zling. The river rose onii foot in twenty-
four hours and is now 44 feet 1 inch on
the guago. Boats all como loaded with
stock , people and corn saved from the
Hood. The situation is still critical but
people are hopeful ,
CINCINNATI ) February ! ) 1 a. m , The
river is rising half un inch an hour. It
has been raining siuco midnight. The
gas supply is not yet exhausted.
WASHINGTON , February 9 1 a , m.
The Ohio river will probably fall above
Cincinnati Saturday. The U od will
possibly roach a maximum at Cincinnati
Sunday morning.
it 101,1,9.
71 r. Huubimi's Argument.
WASHINGTON ) February 8. Gardiner
G. Hubbard made an argument before
the committee on postoflices nnd post-
roads tu-dny upon the subject of postal
telegraph , particularly in answer to Dr.
Noxvin Green , llo'said that under pres
sure of the discussion the Western
Union , according to the admission of its
president , had been forced to begin the
work of reducing rates and improving its
methods , and between the years 18G8
and 1878 a decided reduction had taken
place. A change of policy had taken
place by which the Western Union Tele
graph company had absorbed other lines
and a reduction of rates ceased. Was
this the way to treat the public ? It was
this course of the company which led the
public to ask if the stockholders
had not secured enough and
demand the rights of the public.
In promises , it was true , wo now had
now companies. Garrolt would como
before the committee to morrow
and say that his company docs not pro- ,
poao to bo bought out. If lines wo to
built and managed as proposed in 'iho
bill by Senator Hill , tht-ro would b o an
Annual deficit which the treasury vrould
pay nnd private lines bo swept nwuy.
Evarta had maintained that the government -
mont should not go into this mr.tter un
less it purchased existing linos. This ho
( Hubbird ) rould agree to if Iho "Western
Union had 'oeon built by contributions
of stockholders , but this vras not the
case. Ncft n dollar hud buon BO contri
buted. All was pati for by the public
in addition to divideudi to stockholders.
In answer to aa. inquiry by Senator
Palmec , Hubbard caid ho supposed the
stockholders of tUo Woatorn Union had
actually contributed in money about
§ 300,000 , that the contributions of Wes-
torn'Union stocMioldors and othars who
had built competing lines , not a. part of
the Wcstnrn Union , were altogether
alxsut $500,000.
Gonator Hill asked what ground the
speaker had for asserting that Tinder his
( Hill's ) bill there would bo an annual
deficit.
Mr. Hubbard said in reply that the
average cost of sending a telegram was
pUo cents , and 14 conta of this was for
operator , instruments , etc , classing ex
penses which were proportioned in the
same way to distance , while the remain-
inn 11 cents was for messengers and
oilico expenses in reauoot to which dis
tance wns not material. The average
distance for telegrams was 800 miles. A
message sent a shorter distance was
haiidlo'l at smaller expense , while for a
distance of moro than 300 miles the ex
pense of handling was above the sums
named. As uniform rates would in
crease the volume -business for short
distances , because the rates are already
below the proposed rate , the increase
would be entirely on messages for long
distances. True , the policy under such
a bill would be to'huvo two rates , ono
each for short and long distances
Senator Palmer referred to what might1
bo termed the moral aspect of the ques
tion. The most di&cult'foaturo , ho said ,
of the whole question was that innocent
purchasers had invested their money in
this stock. lie asked , how should that
matter be dealt wiih ?
Mr. Hubbard said in reply that when
the innocent lay down with the guilty
they must suffer the consequences. Those
purchasers had associated themselves
with the guilty. ffho Western Union
for fifteen years had said that neither the
capital stock nor bonded debt should bo
increased except by consent of two-
thirds of the stockholders. This was its
pledge to the country. They changed
their policy in 18&J. ! No one would ob
ject to pay for this stock before these
consolidations. VTis it supposed those
"innocent stockhukiora" didn't got their
share of this watered stock ? There were
no innocent stockholders.
Senator Hill remarked that no one
would venture to assert that congress in
the interest of the public could not dis
regard these stockholders and establish a
telegraph By stem for the convenience of
the people. There were only about
2,900 ( stockholders in the Western Union ,
and ono man owned moro than half the
stock.
Hubbard , prncooding , said , "when
rates were too high for general public
business the community were well
served , but the people at largo reaped no
bonolits from the to'cgraph. Evarts had
said the Western Union forwarded mes
sages in the order in which they were
received. This wsx only theoretically
true but there was something of more
-vital importance than anything yet pres
ented. What were tho.relations of the
Western Union to the people and country
iin their several and political interests.
The Western Union was controlled by
three or four gentlemen in Now York ,
It controlled the inarkot prices , all polit
ical and general news sent over its wires ,
every single important personal com
munication sent in the .country. This
-company was controlled by no law ex
cept the interest of its owners. Noatate
should pats a law which ehould have any
effect on this corporation , Was there
any other like power in iho world ? It
would -handle 160,000,000 messages ia
ten ye us honco. Through its agency it
'
collected market now * in 'London
and Paris. A fraction of a
penny a pound on cotton was
a fortune to any man , They admitted
no partnerships in this busiacss. Ho
mode no charges but ho believed this was
too largo a power to entrust to any man
or any company. Hovr is it with the
prosa ? The Western Union < xm > -ui'y and
Associated Frees inudo a close ct-i'pnra.
tion. Ho did not moan to say Uiwt- win
any fault to l > o found in the present
management. Sometime ago two papers
in San Francisco discussed the postal
telegraph. Hitoi to thoao papers were
increased , ono paper died in consequence
and the oilier ccasod to discuss the mat
ter. A paper which once criticised
Orton'a course found the rates doubled
Kext day , Thi * wao the power this cor.
poration hold. Dr , Green had said the
W itern Union would ba glad to como in
and L'd for the service. JJo ( Hubbard )
would wor the introduction of a pro
vision to permit this. Uvarts had re
ferred to the private contract between
the sender 01 a message and ( ho Wcstcin
Union company * What was that private
contract ? Why , simply if auy error *
were made in tran&'nigHinn the company
would refund the sum paid for
aion , nothing oho.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
MIG President's ' Tribute to Gwal
Sherman ,
Tko Outrage Oomiiiit\oo Going
South to Investigate.
Webb's ' Charges Agahist Ohiof
Justice , Aitell ,
Finnorty's ' Vhiltips Eosolutions
Objected To ,
Wio I'rorjcoilliiKB of Congress Given
In Detail.
V QUTY-EIGHTU CUNGHK9S.
HKNATK.
"WASHiMiTOXj February 8. The chair
'inid before the senate a resolution which
Mr. Bock ( dom. , Ky. ) oil'iircd yesterday
relating to the discharge of Dudley , the
colored laborer.
Mr. Beck stated that ho had ascer
tained that nothing ho could do would
secure a reinstatement of the nnn and
he did not care to go farther with the
matter.
Mr. lliddloborgor ( ind. , Va. ) offered a
resolution providing for a joint commit
tee of both houses , three senators and five
members of the house , to inquire and ro-
pi-rt the causes of all removals of sub
ordinate officers made by the sccrcctary
und sorgoant-at-arms of the Donate , the
clerk , sorgcant-at-arms , doorkeeper and
postmaster of the house , and further to
report how many disabled soldiers have
boon removed and the states to which
they and all other discharged and ap
pointed persons belong ; also whether the
civil service act applies to congressional
appointments.
Mr. Iliddloborgcr said ho had hoard
intimations that appointments were made
in the interest of the senators from Vir
ginia and ho wanted to show among
other things the want of foundation for
such charges.
Mr. Fryo ( rep. , Mo. ) reported the now
shipping bill agreed upon by the commit
tee of commerce entitled "A bill to ro-
inovo certain burdoni from the American
merchant marine aud encourage the for
eign carrying trade. "
Mr. Fryo made an oral explanation of
the bill , and said it would enable Amer
ica to take a stop in advance of anything
done for its shipping interests in the last
twenty years. Ho hoped something
would bo done to reco\er our supremacy
on the ocean.
Mr. Vest ( dem. Mo. ) in behalf of the
minority of the committee from which
the bill was reported , said , although they
acquiesced in the hill , reported. They
did not boliovp the bill touched the main
difficulty which struck down our com
merce. Other countries permit citizens
to buy ships wherever they can buy
thorn cheapest. It is rescsorvod for tlo
United btates to go back to barbariai-
iam , and to the restrictions of the days
t F Oliver Cromwell , and eny to its people
plo they shall not buy ships in the
cheapest market. This and the tariff
system of the United States are the fun
damental causes for the decline of Amer
ican shipping. Mr. Vest submitted an
amendment providing free ships and ma
terial. The bill as reported was replac
ed on the calendar.
The following bills were introduced
and referred.
A bill providing for readjustment of
the compensation for transportation of
the mails on railroad routes.
liy Mr. Logan ( rop. , 111. ) Creating a
cominisflion whoso duty shall ho to in
quire into and report upon the matwiul ,
industrial and intellectual progress made
by the colored people of the United
States since 16G5 , and making an appro
priation for the same.
Mr. Halo ( rop. , Mo. ) called up the con
ference report on the Ureoloy relief ex
pedition.
The chair oaid the bill was in posses
sion of the house of representatives , and
no motion or remarks could bo made ro
tating to it except by unanimous consent.
Mr. Halo aokod unanimous consent ,
owing to the emergency , to take the
bill up.
Mr. Ingalls ( rep. , KB. ) remarked that
much had boon said about "emergency , "
when in fact IK * expedition could leave
before May. Ho severely criticized the
conduct of the secretary of the navy in
impertinently attempting , as Mr. Iiigallo
said , to interfere with the legislation of
congress by tionding n communication tea
a member of ono house on the subject of
legislation while that subject was under
consideration by the ether houao , and
with a view to preventing an agreement
between the two housed.
Mr. Halo defended the secretary of
the navy.
Mr. Ingalls also referred to reports lie
had read in the public prints to the effect
already , and before any bill nn the sub
ject of this expedition had boon passed
by congress , a ship had boon bought by
the secretary of the navy for that pur
pose.
pose.Mr. . Halo said tbo socratary of war
and the navy together had , on their own
responsibility , arranged for the purchase
of a ship , and if the government did not
want it there was no obligation on it to
take the ship.
Finally it was decided that the secre
tary of Iho senate take a communication
to the house nhowing the condition of
the bill , and the matter was dropped ,
The senate next took up the Mexican
land grant titles bill , and Mr. Bowun
( rep. Col.spoko ) at length on the amend-
incut heretofore offered by him.
Many other amendments were ofibred ,
which for the most part were rejected.
The dcbatewos participated in byMuorf.
Bayard ( dern. Del. ) , Conger ( rop.Mich , ) ,
Plumb ( rep. JCi. ) , VanWyck ( rop. Neb , ) ,
Bowen ( rep. Col. ) , Dolph ( rop. Ore. ) .
Sherman ( rep. 0. ) , and C'oko ( dom.
Tex. )
Finally the debate closed and the bill
passed.
Mr. Hawley ( rop. Conn. ) moved an
executive session , but it was votnd down
and the eenato adjourned until Monday.
HOL'KH.
Mr. Davidson , ( dem. Fla. ) offered n
resolution requeuing the president to
prevent thn delivery of Honor Curio *
Aguro , now in prison at Key West and
hold for extradition on the demand < f
the government of Spain , until it shall
bo aiwlainod that the charges against
Mm wo true and that ho is not hold for
A political dffiuiso. Hoforrod.
Mr. Willii , ( dom. Ky. ) , introduced a
bill temporarily pwiding for the sup
port of common schools. lloforrcd . It
provides for nu annual appropriation of
from § 10,000,000 to $15,000,000 , the ap
propriation to bo reduced $1,000,000
ouch succeeding year.
Mr. Finnoity ( iiul. , 111. ) offered the
following preamble and resolution :
WnKur.AstTho death of Wcmloll Phil
lips has deprived America of an orator
worthy to rank with her greatest , from
Patrick llonry of Virginia to Daniel
Webster of Massachusetts ; and ,
Wimtr.AR , His lifo was an incessant
and unselfish struggle for the liberty of
mankind , irrespective of race , creed ,
country or condition , bo it
Jtcsoh'cd , by the house of represent
atives , That it laments the death of
Wendell Phillips as a national bereave
ment which nt once deprives the Amer
ican rostrum of a superb intellect and
human freedom of a devoted friend.
Mr. Eaton ( dom , , Conn. ) objected.
Mr. lliuilall ( dom. Pa. ) submit toc a
conference report on the freely relief
bill announcing a further disagrocomoit.
Agreed to.
The house proceeded to the considera
tion of the report of the committee on
rules.
rules.Mr.
Mr. Cox's ( dom. N. Y. ) amendment
creating a solcot committee on the tenth
cmisus , pending when the house ad
journed yesterday , was agreed to 1GO
to 00.
The rule regulating admissions to the
floor was amended by excluding ex-sena
tors from the privileges , 110 to 21) ) .
An amendment oil'orod by Mr. Rood
( rop. Mo. ) _ fixing the order of buii-
IIOJH was discussed ono hour. The dis
cussion ran principally in the direction
of pointing out the utter impracticability
of naving any public business dona in
the house except the passage of appro
priation bills.
Mr. Randall , from the committee on
appropriations reported the naval appro
priation bill and gave notice that it would
bo called up next Tuesday.
Mr. Randall , in closing the debate on
the rules recognized the impossibility of
congress transacting moro than a very
small pur contago of the business before
it. In the .18th congress the whole num
ber of bills introduced was less thnn
1,000 , in the last congress moro than
1G,000. Ho opposed the amendment
boeauso it would tear down every ro-
strniut between extravagance and econo
my. Ho Gusrgostcd that the remedy was
not to bo found in the rules but in such
legislation us would provide tribunals for
private claims and for pensions.
Mr. Rood's amendment woa lost , 12li ,
nays 137. The report of the committee
on rulei was then adopted.
The house wont into committed of the
whole , Mr. Cobb ( dom. , Ind. ) in the
chair , on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was ono
to provide for the muster and pay of cer
tain officers and enlisted men of the
volunteer forces. It authorizes the ccc-
rotary of war to correct the muster rolls
of the volunteer forces so that the muster
of officers and enlisted men shall cover
the whole period duting which they were
regularly comrnmeioned und actually per
formed the duties io which they rvcra
ocnhmiationcd , or were prevented from
performing their duties by reason of
wounds received , otu.
After a short debate the committee
roBe and the bill passed.
The speaker announced the appointment -
mont of Hopkins , Ward , Lanlmm and
Wilson ( Ia , ) , as a committee to investi
gate the charge against II. V. Boynton ,
Washington correspondent of the Cincin
nati Commercial Gazette.
Mr. Goff ( dom. , W. V. ) introduced a
joint resolution appropriating $100,000
for the snflbrors by the Ohio flood and
tributaries. Referred.
Adjourned until Monday.
Gonorn.1 blicrinan'0 I'ctlroinonr.
WASHINOTOK , February 8. The Presi
dent to-day issued the following order ,
announcing the retirement of Gonral
Sherman :
"General William T. Sherman , gener
al of the army , having this day reached
the ago of Ci years is , in accordance with
the law , placed on the retired list of the
artny without restriction of pay and al
lowances. The announcement of the re
tirement from command of the ni my of
ono who has been so many years its dis
tinguished chief , can but awaken in the
minds , not only of the army , but ot the
people of the United States , mingled
emotions of rcgrot und gratitude Ilo-
grot ut the withdrawal from active mili
tary service of an officer whoso lofty
uonso of duty has boon u model for all
soldiers oinco ho first entered the army
July , 1810 , and gratitude freshly awak
ened for services of incalculable lalua
rendered by him in the war for the
union , which great military genius and
daring did so much to end. The piehi-
dent dooms this a fitting occasion to ivo
expression in this manner to the grati
tude felt towards General Sherman by
his follow citizens , and to the hope that
Providence will grant him many years of
health and happiness in rolicf from the
Active duties of his profession , "
Tlio Dakota Constitution.
WASHINGTON , February 8 A com
mittee of fifteen citizens , of Dakota , up-
pearnd before the eonato committee on
territories to-day to advocate the passage
of a bill providing for a constitutional
convention for the territory and oppos
ing recognition of the recent convention
at Sioux Falls on the ground that it did
not fairly represent the people of the
whole territory. j
'ny Duiilloatorn.
WABJHSOTON , February 8. The presi
dent has unproved the sentence of dis
missal in the cuio of First Lieutenant
William L. Clarke , of the Twonty-lirst
infantry , und First Lieutenant Jamon F.
Cummings , of the Third cavalry , con
victed of duplicating pay accounts.
Trndo
WAHIIINOTON , Fobruajy 8. Roprou-
cntativo Krmentrout is instructed by iho
house committee nn banning and cur
rency to report u hill for the exchange of
trade dollars for standard ilvor
at par , by January 1st , 18'.irt ,
Tlio
WAHUINOTON , February 8.TIio iub-
committee of the privileges and elections
committee , appointed to iuvinli ) < ito the
causes that led to the death of MatthotvB
mCupiah counfy , jMiss. , held u mooting
this morning uml decided on a plin U
action , Tlu-y IVHVO Wellington Tuvf-
dfto morning for Hazolhurnt , the county
scat of Copiah county , and will decide
on further proceedings upon arrival ,
Sessions will bo hold at Now Orleans nnd
Jackson , Miss.
V.ivor n
WASHINGTON , February 8. A number
of members of the liouio committee on
commerce to-tlay oxpressotl their views
before the committee on the subject of
inter sta o commorco. The majority of
members who have spoken on the sub
ject express thonisolvoi in favor of n
commission , nnd seem to favor immedi
ate legislation to prevent discrimination
in rates , and the appointment of a com
mission to which questions of dispute
nill bo referred for final decision.
VUOM FOKKIGN
VAUNII.I.'H : srr.r.cn IN TUK COMMONS.
LONIIOV , February 8. In accordance
with previous announcement Piirnoll
moved in the commons to-dny an amend
ment to the address in reply to the
( moon's si-coch. The amendment se
verely condemns the policy of the gov
ernment in Ireland , nsaerung that it
has failed to trauquilr/.o tliu people , has
wantonly prohibited public meetings ,
haa interfered with the freedom of
speech and hns permitted mugUtratcn to
publicly applaud the conduct ot Loul
Rossmoro , who had been atiporsodod ns
it justice ot the peace for dtalurbini ; the
public order and inciting ill will and
strife in Ireland. The amendment
further demands the immediate aban
donment of the policy us stimulating
sUto emigration of the Irish. Ill the
course of his remarks , with which ho
accompanied his motion , Parnoll asserted
that the recent visit of Korthcoto to Ire
land had boon the exciting cause of civil
disturbance. Orange outrages were in
his opinion a grave misfortune to the con
servatives whom Northcoto had dragged
at his heels to the discredit of the Irish
faction. Ho denounced in ulrong terms
the oratory of the Orange platform dur
ing the recent attempt to introduce the
National League into Ulster.
Continuing , Parnell said : The Orange
demonstrations were not spontaneous
but were attended by hirelings paid by
landlords. The Orange opposition to the
nationalist meetings was violent and
seditious. [ Cries of "Oh. " ] Recent
events in the north of Ireland , however ,
would hasten the time when Ireland
would legislate for herself on her own
soil.
\VAU NOTJ-.S.
LONDON , February 8. The French
ambassador in coufomico with the
British foreign secretary offered the co
operation of French torcus in Egypt ,
proposing that French troops bo landed
nt Suakim aud march thence to the re
lief of Khartoum , the ullimato. settle
ment of the Soudan question to bo left
to n conference of the powers. E.vrl
Grnnvillo reserves hia reply to the offer.
Advices received hero ntuto that Gen
eral Gordon was heard of a number of
miles on the Korosko route beyond the
place where it was reported ho had boon
captured. The Auhmaries around
Koroako are showing symptoms of 10-
volt. Fears therefore are entertained
for Gordon's nafoty. Officials at Cairo.
are confident that General Gordon will
succeed in reaching Khartoum.
Some Aldcrehot regiments have been
ordered to prepare for foreign service
and moro marines have been dispatched
to Egypt.
Advices from St. Paul do Landa , dated
January 15 states that attacks have boon
made upon whites by Mnculla natives ,
and during thn fighting an explosion of
gunpowder killed forty natives. Eng
lish and Portuguese gunboats landed the
marines.
The powers are about to como to nn
agreement for c ryiijg _ OIK the work of
civilization begun in central Africa by
the king of the Belgians.
OUJIT HKI'LIIM.
LONDON , February 8. The corres
pondence between the British foreign
secretary and the American minister , on
the sentence of Patrick O'Donnoll , was
presented in parliament , to-day. Gran-
ville'u replies to Lowell ara curt nnd
formal , each letter being limited to a
single sentence.
IN THI : DKHIIHT.
OAIUO , February 8. The governor of
Berber telegraph * that General Gordon
has lias arrived in that province.
A HTAIlVINd OAUHISON.
SUAKIM , February 1J. Spies from
Sinkat report the garrison there as hav
ing eaten up camels , cats and dogs and
are now devouring the tree loaves.
rjlANOK AND OTHIilt I'OWEnH.
LONDON , February 8 , Papers have
boon laid bofoie parliament explaining
the negotiations between England anil
other neutral powers concerning the
course to bo pursued should war nriso bo-
twpon Franco and Chum. This has
twice formed the subject of inquiry on
the part of Fruncn , Grauvillc. foreign
secretary of state , informed Wiiddington ,
French minister at the court of St. James ,
hint December , that the powers having
vessels in Chinese waters proposed -
posed to instruct commanders to
unite in adopting measures
to insure protection of foreigners and
continuance of a friendly spirit towards
Franco and China. Wudington s'jid , in
reply , that Franco would not exceed the
programme already announced by either
interfering with foreign trade or block
ading treaty ports unless forced to do so
by the notion of the Chinese ,
Advicuu from Siinkim announce that u
state of soigo has Loon procUnuod ,
DYNAMITE AND SEDITION.
VIKNNA , February 8 , In the lodgings
of Stollmacher , ( uuatmian of Detective
Block , dynamite bombs and aodious
writings were discovered by the police.
The landlord 1ms been arrested.
AWAIHS IN MADAOAKUAH.
LONDON , February 8. Advices from
Taumtave , Jununry 25 , etoto thut tlm
French had sent out n reconnoitoiiiy
party which the Malagasies strongly Jo-
aisled , Tlu American man of war Pen
eacoln airivodfrom _ Datnviuaud pioceed&d
to the boulh couu of M.ulug.tsrar ,
To Do Tried l y Court Mnttlnl ,
ANX.U-OUH , Md , Fjbruirv 8 Under
the act of convrcb' * t-'j prinout Im/ung ut
llii ) nuvul ncudomy , a court niurti.il un *
ordered to-diiy to cuuveuo Ni nioirow , to
try aiioh cade's ' us amy bu nrducd bi-foio
it. It. is nmluwtiKiil thU carlels Maxej ,
MuLo.vi , Jauromako and f'ur.tr ) , will
certainly be tried.
A REIG11 OF TERROR ,
Tim NiOteaVlilliBlcs and their Stern
Pnruisc ,
The Whistling lost Ornament
Not Kid' % ado ,
That Worthy to boVWorkod for
Further Oaptiros ,
The Fooling Among dtizons Re
garding the Vigiloutesi
The Murilor ot a Farmer rtttl Wife ) by
n Hired M nn. \
CUl.MK AND OKIMINA.1S.
KID WAUR NOT HONO. '
SIODX CITY , Iowa , February 8r-Tho
dispatch sent from hero ycsterdn ; rela
tive to Kid Wndo and the Nobrasln vig
ilantes is confirmed by n citizen vrlu ar
rived to day. lie says the man hniijuig
nt B.iBsott was n largo , full-grown nan ,
while Kid is small nnd boyish lookhg.
It wns true , however , that the shorifflof
BroiVn county had possession of the kid _ ' _
for a > hprt time , having taken him frou
two vigilnntes , who took him to Lonj
Pine , but the vigilantes were soon noti * ,
tied , came in forca and retook him. It is
claimed that the vigilantes will not hang
Kid until they endeavor U. compel him '
to divulge the names of the members of
the Rang of horse thieves with vhich ho
hns boon training. The man hanged nt
Bassott ia believed to have boon a victim
of the vigilantes' vengeance and is a
horse thief. People at Bassott station
know nothing of the affray till they saw
the body dangling from a whisiling post. 41
They oven feared to out the body down.
The whole country is terrorized , nnd
people are afraid to say n word.
MUUDKHED TOO. MONEY.
CITY , February 8. The
Times' Frankfort ( Kas. ) special says :
John Dcnnington , a farmer 'living six
miles west of hero in a sparsely settled
district , came to town Tuesday last with
n load of hogs und loturned homo that
night , but has not boon seen again until
to-day , when his lifeless body , with that
of hia wife , was found in a barn on the
premises. The hired man in llonning-
tong'n employ in missing , together with
a horse nnd saddle. Parties nro now in
sonch of him.
A OKANK'S VICTIM.
, February 8. The Tri
bune's special from Gould's lumber
camp , thirty miles up Pine river in thin
state , says Adolph Brooks shot Gould's
sister it is supposed fatally nnd also fired
once at Gould , but missed him and then
flod. Gould followed , but soon run
across Brooks' dead body , ho having
blown oil' the top of his head. Brooks
is supposed to have boon crazy.
FILLED TOLL OF LEAD.
SAN ANGLE , Texas , February 8
Julius Ovnaio , the murderer of J. 11.
Burnett , was tracked by oQicors , b iV I . V
to surrender , and was riddled with b il-
lots.
Tlio Iowa ]
Special Dispatch to TUB BRE.
DES MOINKS. Ia. , February 8. It was
reported in the house to-day that Repre
sentative Weaver , of H.trdin , sustained
severe injuries by a fall on the ice und
will not bo in his seat for several
days. This , with the death of Holbrooh
of Delaware and sickness of Hamblin of
Taylor , loaves the republicans with a
bare majority of ono in the house.
General Press Dispatches.
DBS MOINES , In. , February 8. The
senate convened at 3 o'clock , few more
than iv quorum being present. Bills.
. HI introduced to locate an additional
friaituu hospital ntBoono , to regulate the
or . .iuiztion of mutual assessment com
panies , to establish un additional normal
school.
A bill toprovont persons against whom
a divorce iu obtained from marrying dur
ing the siogl'i life of the other puny was
defeated.
The bill 11 p'jhi'nt bucket shops was
made a tpoeial order for Wednesday ,
Adjourned.
In the house no important business-
was transacted.
A memorial from the president and
secretary of the Woman's Christian Temperance -
poranco Union was presented , asking for
a prohibitory liquor law.A joint memo
rial to congress was prt'sontod looking to
giving free homes to all living soldiers
nnd aailuiH of the union nriny in the late
war. A bill WHS introduced by Dons-
moro of Cerro Gordo to prohibit the sale
of ale , wine and bcor within throe miles
of the agricultural college at Amos und
the state university at loiru City.
Thn remainder of the session was oc-
pupiul in discussing the number of cop
ies of the governor's message to bo print
ed in foiou/n languages.
A report reached hero to-day that
Representative Weaver , of Kardin
county , had fallen and broknn his log ,
and that his injuries would prevent his
uttendmico during the present session ,
but it proves to be the fact that he ia.not
Horiouuly injured , and will bo in his seat
the coming week ,
TIII5 nuirvrloui results ot Iloml'i BaracparilU
upon ttlllnmiorjrmil low condition * of ( tie blood
provo It Uio Kit 1ILOOI ) MEDICINE. Such Iiaa
been the eucc of tlila urtWo / W / at bomo
that nearly eycrjr family/ V > / Inrbol
nrU'DlwrliootU luvo Iwcn/ < Nt.iklna U at
the arao time. It j vitalizes
mid tnrlUiia the t > | oed , > i urea Uripep *
nnilall ilrnuiseinenta of
Itoo4 or
a debilitated ooaill lion of Uio nervom
eyeum occajloiioj by ciccsilvo mental
or phy lcal ( uro - labor or cUuIpatlou. It
cradlcattspcrof * O ulaoml all foul tinman ,
an I if toie ml renovates tlia wlicla
fjttem. A peculiar point in Hood's
Banuparll , Is that It fiealej nn ap-
pcUlomid tullcU up tun ) itronctlicnt the
fjftcni.Rncl prove * Invaluably a * a rrotettlon fron >
il ) .i uj Ui.it prl ; li.ilo | In Uuta ca of Uio teautat ,
of lUuialo iuul ut WO'
Wwr .OMri > l& C .i OtnllempiJ-Jt ftifop,1 *
rnviiililik.uui\i . ( nin iuXuuM > S nai rUljij
J.lyliiuU'ili'j.il n tutli that lornoini )
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