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55mmr::,.mmrmmmmivmukjm:i .i. v .ii iwimm7iintniiFi mi a'jii miii uin uitwim ifiyn jiincwifiiriifuinwti(,n.imi itrrriitiwnifcJSit 3 & . " iT" V ! Adverttsuur Kates' - JHE RED CLOUD CII1EF. The Red ouD Chief. - . rv, runusin-n weeklt at ? Q-ri ... RED 2LOUD, NEBRASKA I t M, L, 'JHOMAS. VOLUME IV. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 22. 1S77 N UMBER 32. I dltcr and I'tnprletor. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm ', I L THE INAUGURATION. "ercnxiiiies of the Day Inaugural Art dress. C'cdtcdIdk of the fct nstte In Extra Petition. Washington. March r, 1877. At ten o'clock to-day President Hay s, aroira- yanied by his son and Senator Shei man, loft the residence of the Senator for the Executive Mansion, where he was met ana cordially greeted by ex-1'iesident Grunt, who was in waiting to escort the fi.ew President to the Capitol. There yere also present the Vice President elect, and the Commissioners ef the District of Columbia. The party ad journed to the Blue Parlor and passed some time in conversation. In the meantime the grand inaugural pageant tjiathad gathered at tho Washington Circle, in the west end of the city, about a mile distant from the White House, started with their flying ban- ners and bands of music. Lieut Col Grant, in field uniform, and Col. Amos Webster, of the Militia of the District r of Columbia, special aides to tho Pres ident, for the grand parade, reported at gfdie Executive Mansion that the pro fession was approaching. The carriage ' of ex-President Grant, to which four , Worses m ere harnessed, was standing at tho door, and without any delay the President, escorted by the ex-President find Senator Morrill of the Committe of Arrangements, took seats therein, fljul driving to one of the gateways le&img to the Executive Mansion awaited the approach of tho military escort. A cheer greeted them ;is they left the Mansion. After a very few moments the procession Gen. Whipple fjvand Marshal moved by the Execu tive Mansion, coming in the following order: Adjutant General and aides to the Grand Marshal. "First Division Bre vet Maj. Gen. W. II. French command ing. Band of Second V. S. Artillery, Battalion of U. S. Artillery, Th st, Sec ond and Third Regiments. Second Di visionBrevet. Lt. Col. Chas. Hey wood commanding. Hand Battelion of TJ. S. Marines. Third Division Col. I told. Fleming Commanding. Dand Wash ington Light Infantry Corps Hand, SfUte Fencibles Hand, Weccacoo Le- gion, Washington Light Guards, Wash ington Artillery, First Battalion Dis trict of Columbia, colored, Columbus Cadets. Here the distinguished party awaiting within the gateway of the Executive Giounds passed out, and tnicl tho plaudits of the multitude took their place in the procession, no halt being made. Following in carriages were the Pres ident and Ex-President, and Vice Presi dent elect with citizens on foot on eiiher side of the carriages came the civil part of the procession in three di visions: First, under command of Col. 'Jniothy Lubee, embracing citizens, of ficials on horseback and on foot. The M display was imposing. After these came the 5th division marshalled by Arthur Shepherd. It was headed by Ave bands of music and contained the following political associations: Young Mens' Republican Club of tho District of Columbia; Hartnmft Club, Philadel- pa; National Veteran Club; Grand Army of the Republic; German Re publican Club of D. C; P.imonkey Re publican Club, oCMarylaud; Republi can Organizations of the District of Columbia, Sixth Division, marshalled Xf II. Eaton and composed of associ- m ations of the the States of Ohio, New Yolk, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigan, and the Central Association of the States which have headquarters here, Gled in, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia closed the procession which was fully forty min utes passing the Executive Mansion. The pageant was in every respect worthy the admiration which assuredly It-received to a very full extent. The weather which was raw and cloudy when the procession started, became quite cheerful as the day advanced, and when the Capitol was reached by the procession, the sun was shin ing brightly, artilery regiments parad ing as infantry, as well as the light ar tilteifi an(1 admirable marching of marine battalions, were subject of pro fuse comment. The Columbus, Ohio, cadets had an ovation; Gov. Ilartranft, of Pennsylvania, marching at the head of the Hartranft club, and was greeted wfh very great applause. f?ie President's carriage was, of course, exceedingly conspicuous in line, though very distant from the front, jufd was the first object of attraction, and its occupants were hailed with ontinued-cheers. Colored companies -sere assigned a prominent place. Right dr the line were held by Government troops; the Columbus cadets had the next honor. The Treasury Building was alive with spectators, every window being filled, and three-fourths of the specta fcajj were ladies. Gen. Sherman and Other prominent army officers say, that m considering the very short time for preparation, the parade was most cred itable. Holders of cards of admission to the Capitol thronged the approaches tothe Senate long before the doors were opened, and within a few minutes after ljt'clock the Senate galleries were filled to their utmost capacity. 3Irs. . Hayes, wife of the President, occupied tbt front gallery, next to the Diplomatic Gallfry'- Her little son, Scottsat on her left, and Mrs. Senator Sherman on her right. Miss Fannie Hayes and Mrs. Stanley Matthews occupied seats be yond Mrs. Sherman, together with other personal friends of Mrs. Hayes from Ohio. The Diplomatic Gal frv wa3 occupied by Lady Thornton, and the other bodies of the diplomatic corps remaining in the gal leries also presented a brilliant appear--ance. The greater number of the occu pants were hulies. The floor of the Senate, excepting seats reserved for the Presidential party. Supreme Court and Diplomatic corps, was crowded with Senators and Senators elect, members of the Honse and Representatives, and other distinguished personages entitled to its privileges. Among the latter were Gen. Sherman and Major Gens. Hancock and Terry in full uniform, and attended by members of their respective staffs. About a quarter before 12 o'clock, for eign ministers and secretaries and at taches of legations entered the Senate chamber, headed by Sir Edward Thorn ton. Dean of the Diplomatic corps, and took their seals in the two front rows of Senators chairs on the right. All of the ministeis and most of their attend ants were in full diplomatic uniform, resplendent with gold and silver em broidery, and glittering with orders and decorations. Resides Sir Edward Thorn ton, Barthaldu, French Minister, Count Hoy:ts, Austrian Minister, Herr Von Schlosser, German Minister, and Raron Blanc, Italian Minister, were especially noticeable. When the diplomatic corps had taken their places, the chief justice and asso ciate justice.! of the supreme court of tne United States, all in their robes, entered and were escorted to seats ar ranged in the fcemi-circular space in front of the senators desks. At nonn President Hayes and Ex President Grant, accompasied by Sena tors Morrill and Howe, committee of arrangements, entered the senate cham ber by the main entrance and were shown to seats provided for them in the area in front of tho desk of the pre siding officer. The senate was then called to order by Secretary Gorham, and Chaplain Sunderland offered prayer. Chief clerk McDonald read tne proclamation con vening the senate in extra session. Senator Hamlin submitted the fol lowing: Resolved, Tint the oath of office be administered by Senator Timothy O. Howe to Thos. W. Kern, senator elect fiom the state of Michigan and that he he and hereby is chosen President of the Senate pro tern. Agreed to. The oath was then administered to Senator Ferry, and upon taking the chairhesaid: SiiNATOits: Accept my sincere thanks for this renewal of your courtesy and confidence. I will at once enter upon the duties of the chair. lie then directed the secretary to call the roll of senators newly elected, and requested them to present themselves in fours to be sworn in. Newly elected members were then called and they were escorted to the desk of the pre siding officer by their colleagues, when the oath was administered to them in the following order: Henry R. An thony, Jas. R.Reek, Jas. G. Blaine, Geo. P. Hoar, David Davis, Henry G. Davis, Samuel ,T. Kirkwood, John R. McPher son, Preston B. Plumb, Edward H. llollins, Eli Saulsbury, Henry Miller, Win. M. Windom, Richard -A. Coke, A. IT. Garland, J. G. Harris, Benj. H. Hill, J no. W. Johnston, and Matt W. Ran som. When the name of Wm. Pitt Kellogg, of Louisiana, was called, there being no senator from that state, In galls escorted him to the desk of the presiding officer. Bogy objected to the oath being ad ministered to Kellogg, and said he ob jected to him being sworn in, because the Senate kuew there were two legis latures in Louisiana, and the case should be referred to the Committee on Elections for report as to which of these legislatures had the right to elect, Senator Anthony submitted a resolu tion that the credentials of Senators elect in all the disputed or contested States lie upon the table imtil to-mcr-row. Thurman said it was rather a dan gerous experiment to adopt a general resolution, as under it any captious ob jections could prevent a Senator being sworn in. He thought each case should stand on its own merits and therefore moved to amend the resolu tion to provide that the credentials ef Wm. P. Kellogg lie upon the table until to-morrow. Conkling said while he concurred in the views he (Thurman) suggested, the Senate was. sitting now rather for a ceremonial purpose than for the pur pose of business!, and-it was not desir able to be detained by repeated divis ions. Thurman then withdrew his amend ment, and the resolution of Anthony was agreed to. Kellogg was not sworn in. Spencer objected to the oath being administered to Senators-elect from from Alabama and Mississippi, John John T. Morgan and L. C. Lamar, on ac count of evidences now before the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections. Their credentials were therefore laid on the table and the oath Was not admin bteredtot&em. The President pro tempore an nounced there were two seta of creden tials from South Carolina and there was but one vacancy. Gordon objected to the oath being administered to anyone claiming a seat from that State, and the credentials of Corbin and Butler were laid over till to-morrow. Lafayette Grover, Senator elect from Oregon, did not respond to the Gill of Senators not objected to, having been sworn in. Ferry asked if the Vice President of the United States elect was ready to take the oath of office. After a few minutes Wheeler entered-the- Chamber leaning on the arm of McCreery of the Committee of Arrangement1?, and was escorted to the desk of the Presiding Officer, when Ferry said : I have great pleasure in presenting the Vice Presi dent of the United States. Mr. Wheeler then delivered an ad dress as follows: Senators: Official station ever brings with it corresponding duty and respon sibility. Service in analogous spheres has taught how delicate, and at times difficult and complex, are the duties which the oath I am about to take will impose upon me as President of the Senate. It is my sincere purjwse to lift myself entirely above the elements of partisanship, to administer its rules in their true spirit with courteous firm ness, and by all means in my power to facilitate and expedite its deliberations. In doing this I shall need your aid, your generous forbearance, and at times your lenient judgment, upon all of which I know I may confidently rely, when you shall be satisfied of the rec titude of my intention. I trust that the relation about to be established be tween us may le mutually pleasant and profitable to the good and just in terests of our national commonwealth. Mr. President, I am now ready to take the oath of office. Mr. Ferry then retired from the chair saying "with great pleasure." The Vice President then announced that the Senate would proceed to the central portico of the capital to witness the inauguration of the President The procession was formed by deputy Ser-geant-at-arms Christie, according to the programme already published, and left the chamber. THE ADDRESS. Fellotv-Citizens : We have assembled to repeat the public ceremonial begun by Washington, observed by all my pre decessors, and now a time honored cus tom, which marks the commencement of a new term of the presidential year. Called to the duties of this great trust, I proceed, in compliance with usage, to announce some of the leading princi ples on the subjects that now chiefly en gage the public attention, by which it is my desire to be guided in the discharge of those duties. I shall not undertake to lay down irrevocably principles or measures of administration, but rather to speak of the motives which should animate us, and to suggest cenain im portant ends to be attained in accord ance .with our institutions, and essen tial to the welfare of our country. At the outset of the discussions which pre ceded the recent Presidential election, it seemed to me fitting that I should fully make known my sentiments in regard toseveral of the questions which then appeared to demand the consider ation of the country. Following the example, and in part adopting the lan guage of one of my predecessors, I wish now, when every motive for misrepre sentation has passed away, to repeat what was said before the election, trusting that my countrymen will candidly weigh and understand it, and that they will feel assured that the senti ments declared on accepting the nom ination for the Presidency, will be the standard of my conduct in the path be fore me. Charged as I now am with the "grave and difficult task of carrying them out in the practical administration of the government so far as depends, under the constitution and laws, on the Chief Executive of the nation, the per manent pacification of the country upon such principles and by such measures as will secure complete protection of all its citizens in the free enjoyment of all their constitutional rights, is now the one subject in our public affairs which all thoughtful and patriotic citizens re gard as of supreme importance. Many of the calamitous effects of the tremendous revolution which has passed over the Southern States, still remain. The im measurable benefits which will surely follow sooner or later, the hearty and generous acceptance of the legitimate results of that revolution have not yet been realized. Difficult and embarrass ing questions meet us at the threshold of these subjects, and the people of those States are still impoverished, for the inestimable blessing of a wise, honest and peaceful, local self-government, is not tully enjoyed. Whatever differences of opinion may exist as to the cause of this condition of things, the fact is clear that in -the progress of events the time has come "when such government is an imperative necessity required by all the varied interests, public and pri vate, of those States, but it must not be forgotten that only a local government which recognizes and maintains invio late the rights of all, is true self-government. .With respect to the two distinct races whose peculiar relation to each other havs brought & upon us the deplorable asaaplications and perplexities which axfet In those States, it must be a goveraaaent which guards the interests of bath races care fully and equally; it mast he a govern ment which submits loyalty and heart ily to the constitution aad laws of the nation, and laws of the State, themselves accepting ansl obeying faithfully the whole coaftitution as it is. Resting upoa this aare and sub stantial foundation the snajsrttracture of beneficent local govenuraants cam be built up, and not othei irisa. In fur therance of such obedience to the letter and spirit of the tonsUtatitju, aad in behalf of all that iU attornment im plies, all so-called party interesta lose their apparent importance, and party lines may well be permitted to fadeinto insignificance. The question we have to consider for the immediate welfare of those States of the Union is the question of government or no govern ment, of social order, and all the peace ful industries and happiness that belong to it, or a return to barbarism. It is a question in which every citir.ea of the nation is deeply interested, and with respect to which we ought not to be in the partisan sense either republicans or. democrats, but fellow citizens, and fel low men, to whom the interests of a common country and common hu manity are dear. The sweeping revolution of the entire labor sys tem of a large portion of our country, and the advance of four millions of people from a condition of servitude to that of citizenship, upon an equal footing with their former masters, could not occur without pre senting problems of the gravest moment to be dealt with by the emancipated race, by their former master, and by the general government, the author of the emancipation, that it was a wise. just and providential act, fraught with; good for all concerned. It is now gen erally conceded throughout the coun try that a moral obligation rests apon the National Government to employ its constitutional power and influence to establish the rights of the people it has emancipated, and to protect them in the enjoyment of those rights whea they are infringed or assaulted, is also generally admitted. The evils which afilict the Southern States can only lie removed or remedied by the united and harmonious efforts of both races actuated by motives of mutual sympathy and regard, and while in duty bound and fully deter mined to protect the rights of all by every constitutional means at the dis posal of my administration, I am sin cerely anxious to use every legitimate influence in favor of honest and effi cient local government as the true re source of those States for the pro motion of contentment and prosperity of their citizens, in the effort I shall make to accomplish this purpose. 1 ask the cordial cooperation of all who cherish an interest in the welfare of the country, trusting that party ties and prejudices of race will be freely surrendered in behalf of the great purpose to be ac complished in the important work of the restoration of the South. It is not the political situation alone that merits attention, but the material development of that section of country has been ar rested by the social and political revo lution through which it has passed, and now needs and deserves the considerate care of the National Government with in the just limits proscribed by the Con stitution and wise public economy, but the basis of all prosperity, for that, as well as for every other part of the country, is the improvement of the in tellectual and moral condition of the people. Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end liberal and permanent provi sion should be made for the support of the free schools by State governments, and if need be sup plemented by legitimate aid from na tional authority. Let me assure my countrymen of the Southern States, that it is my earnest desire to regard and promote the truest interesta of the white and colored people both, equal ly, and put forth my best efforts in behalf of a civil policy which will forever wipe out in our political affairs the color line and distinction between the North and South, to the end that we may have not merely a united North or a united South, but a united country. I ask the attention of the public to the paramount necessity of reform in our civil service, a reform not merely as to certain abuses and practices of the so called official patronage which have come to have the sanction of usage in the sev eral departments of our government, but a change of the system of appointment itself, a reform that shall be thorough, radical 'and complete a return to the principles and practices of the founders of the government They neither ex pected nor desired from public officers partisan service; they meant thatjpublic officers should use their whole service to the government and to the people; they meant that an officer should be secure in his tenure as long as his personal eharacte remained untarnished and theiperfonnance of his duties satisfac tory; they held that appointments to office were not to be made nor expected merely as rewards for partisan sei vices nor merely a nomination of members of Congress as being entitled in any respect to the control of such appoint ments. From the fast thai both politi cal parties Hf thaootttr-f iftaaalarinf these principles prior to the election gave prominent place to the subject of reform of our civil sorrier, recogniz ing and strongly urging its necessity in terms almost identical in their spe cific import with those I luve hero employed, must be accepted as a con clusive argument in behalf of these measures. It must be rej-rded as on expression of the united will and voice of the whole country upon this subject, and both political parties are virtu illy pledged to give it their unreserved sup port, The President of the United States of necessitv owi his elec tion to office tbMtffnm, and zealous labors of a political party, meinlHirs of which cherish with ardor and regard as of essential im-or-tance, principles of thfir party organi zation. Rut he should strive to be al ways mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves his country best. In f urtherance of the reform we seek, and as in other important respects a change of great importance, I recom mend an amendment to the Constitu tion, prescribing a term of six years for the Presidential office, and forbidding a re-election. With respect to the financial condi tion of the country I shall not attempt an extended history of the embarass ment and prostration which we have suffered during the past three years of depression in all our varied commercial and manufacturing interests throughout the country.wkich began in September 187a, and still continues. It is very gratify ing to us, however, to be able to say thatUnre are indications all round us of coming changes to prosjerou times. Upon the currency question, intimate ly connected, as it is, with this topic, I may be permitted to reieat the state ment in my letter of acceptance. In my judgment feeling of uncertainty insep arable from in irredeemable paper cur rency, with its fluctuations of values is one of the greatest obstacles of a re turn to prosperous times. The only safe paper currency is one which rests upon a basis, and is at all times, and promptly convertible into coin. I adhere to the views heretofore expressed by me in favor of Congressional legisla tion in behalf of the early resumption of specie payment, and I am satisfied not only that this is wise, but that the interesta as well as the public senti ment of the country imperatively de mand it Passing from these remarks upon the condition of our own country' to con sider our relations with other lands, we are reminded by international com plications abroad, threatening the peace of Europe, that our traditional rule of non-interference in the affairs of foreign nations has proved of great value in past times, auu ought to be strictly observed. The policy inaugurated by my honored predecessor, Prfsident Grant, of sub mitting to arbitration grave questions in dispute between ourselves and for eign powers oints to a new and incom parably the best instrumentality for the preservation of pe:vce, and will, as I believe, become a benitlcent example or course to be pursued in similar emer gencies by other nations. If unhap pily questions of difference should at any time dnring the period of my ad ministration arise between the United States and any foreign government, it will be my disposition and my hope to -aid in the settlement in the same peace able and honorable way, thus securing to our country the great blessings of peace and mutual good offices with all nations of the world. Fellow citizens, we have reached the close of a political contest marked with the excitement which usually attends the contest between great political parties, whose members espouse and advocate with earnest faith their respective creeds. The circumstances were per haps in no respect extraordinary save in the closeness and consequent uncer tainty of the result For the first time in the history of the country it has been deemed best in view of the pecu iar circumstances of the case, that objections and questions in dis pute with reference to counting the electoral votes should be re ferred to the decison of a tribunal appointed for this purpose. That tri bunal, established by law for this sole purpose, its members, all of them of long established reputation for integ rity and intelligence, and with the ex ception of those who are also members of the supreme judiciary, chosen equal ly from both political parties, its delib erations enlightened by research and arguments of able counsel, was entitled to the fullest confidence of the Ameri can people. Its decisions have been patiently waited for and accepted as legally conclusive by the general judg ment of the public. For the present, opinion will widely vary as to the wis dom of several conclusions announced by that tribunal This is to be antici pated in every instance where matters f dispute are made the subject of ar bitration under the forms of the law. Human judgment is, never unerring, and is rarely regarded as otherwise than wrong by the unsuccessful party in contest The fact that two great p litical parties have in this way settled a dispute in regard to which good men differ as to law no less than as to the course to be pursued in solving the tueitiaaiia toatrotsny, is an occatJoa for grneral rrjoldng. Upon one point then U rntire unanimity in public timent, that the conflicting claims to tiie presidency must be amicably and racrably adjusted, and that when adjusted the general cqulioroce of the nation ought urrly to follow. It has been reserved for a (rovrnment of trie people, where the right of suffrage is universal, to give to the world the first example In the history of a great nation, in the midst of a struggle of opposing artie for power, husking its party tumults to yield the bsue of the Lontent to adjustment according to furms of law, looking for the guidance ef that divine hand by which destinies of nations and individuals are shaped. I call upon you senators, representa tives, judges, fellow cUhens, here and everywhere, to unite with me in an earnest effort to secure to onr country the blessing not only of material prtw perity, but of justice, peace and union a union depending not upon the con straints of force, bnt upon the loving devotion of a free people, that all things may be so ordered and settled on the Ix-nt and surest foundations, that eace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. At tliis moment a salute was fired In the adjoining park, and cheers were kept up for sever.il minutes. Mean time the President was congratulated by Ex-President Grant Chief Justice Waite, and a large number of ptrsons near him. including many members of both nouses of Congress, and all the As sociate justices of the Supreme Court except Clifford and Field who were not present during any portion of the cere monies. President Grant and Vice President Wheeler, escorted by Senator McCreery, then returned to the Senate wing of the capital, the President tak ing a seat in an open barrouche in which he had come to the capital, pio ceeded to the White House, At 1 rifi r. m the Senate returned.and the Vice President resumed the chair. Hamlin submitted a resolution that a committee of three senators be ap pointed to wait upon the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of the Senate will be pleased to receive any communication tiw may 1 pleased to make. Agreed to, and Hamlin, Morton and Rinsom were ap pointed such committee. Morton moved that when the Senate adjourn today it adjourn to meet Wednesday at 12 M. Hamlin opposed the motion, and said that when the committee should wait upon the President he would no doubt reply that he was ready to com municate with the Senate immediately; therefore, the Senate should be in ses sion to receive such communication. Morton withdrew his motion and the Senate, at 1:35, adjourned until won to-morrow. GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY. The debt statement, just issued, shows a decrease of the debt during February or Si,070,429,Oi3; coin balance of 3WA 637.71; currency balance, to 1,228.74; coin certificates, $521,407.00; sin-cial de Iosit of legal tenders held for redemp tion of certificates of dejosit, S4I, 4.r0.00; outstanding legal tenders, 3G4, 280,484 On the 1st day of March, at Yankton, I). T., John McCall was exe cuted for the murder of John H. Hitch cock, known as -Wild Bill," in the Ulack Hill3 on the 2d of January, 1870... Ed ward Kelley, a young "Mollie Maguire,' has confessed that he murdered John P. Janes, a Superintendent of the Le high and Wilksbarre Coal Company, in September, 1875. He attributes the deed to the influence of the secret order. . . . Total number of hogs packed in Cin cinnati from November 1st to February 28th, inclusive, is 523,518; same tune last year, 563,359; decrease, 39,783. All the persons arrested for complici ty in the Vandalia railroad tragedy at Long Point, have been indicted by the grand jury of Cumberland county. 111. They will be tried in July The au thorities who had Mr. Weldon ac cused of attempting to assassinate Gov. Packard, have discharged him on 95000 bail A Portland, Oregon dispatch says the crop prospect is unusually flat tering throughout the State. The area sown is greatly increased over any pre vious year. The bank of Boak & Hunt, Lebanon, Ohio, has failed. Liabilities estimated at .mooo....A fire at Laurel, Ind., March 3d, destroyed the Franklin flour mill. Loss, 120,000; insurance, flOjOOO The creosote works of the New Orleans & Mobile Railroad at Pasca goula, burned on the night of March 2. Loss, $00,000.... Gen. Jas. A.William son, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, who was recently nomina ted by President Grant to be one of the Commissioners of the District of Col umbia, has declined the position, and will retain his place in the General Land Office. A fire at Kama City, Pa on the morning of March Stb, destroyed the Bate-nan HoteL Several of the in mates perished in tne flsssea, Mrs. Bateman and her daughters, Mhsnie, Belle, Lon and Winnie, and 3T. Brown, perished. Six boarders were iojmxed by jumping. The naamea spread so rapidly as to cut off escape. The loss of property is about floV00...-Oathe 5th of March a young saan whose aasa was not known, walked deliberately into the rapids at Niagara, aad was swept ova the falls The city of St. Louis has at last bees from the eoanty, aad baa asjori of its own.... Chief Jastiea Moats tf the South Carolina Sapressa Otart sUsi March Oh .. .Ja Ctbua, tha convicted of sVxrflns vriih lairvt tt kill a polfcvaiAO in Ner Ye. fcwwWwn enlencrd to ten titm Jn Uk S!a' rtfion....OhTlr Brr.. sj4 16, was killed by the eipkarton of a csjwhwi I Alteon. 1IL. iUrci K2 . kilo ar Ing a wlulf in bo'Kir of lb butture lion of Har-i . . Nrw Ywk tel a Jn!f million ftrr. March Alb . A dtwwtro flrr occurred In J-iclLxniviUtv lILv. March ... Lco-jani's jrsr IUhuo was toUliy and KbbtiA' ltknak par tLxlly dnlroyed a! Fottoria. OhN by flrr, March tflh. lxs on U'Kra llt flO,Oio; inuranct $7jiX3i lww Block. t&.CW ; Insurance, yMJ. Information has l-rrn rrcrirrd af tho arrival of Mttmg Bull a: Wl Men tain. British lc3Uus. Ho bcu a UtouAand caplurrd horxw and umlwv. ....It la rrj-orlixl Uut n tkc U of Maxell a runner rnachM lied Ctoad from a party of friendly ladUtti wbo left Bed Cloud about !x wkj tofnrr to induct) Crazy llutive U ootnn l, Tba runner rejorJ that ho lft Crary Hro on the Little PoHuYr.prriv.irtttjiU In with l.0 UmUts. Fifty ki-c f other hostile rM idvun tiio way by another route. A Kind of from SO to 30 hostile Indiana were met on Indian Creek, who claimed to Iw on thatr way to the Ajjeucy to surrender. They said that Horn AJ to 3o. mor would be along in a few days . . .i'hrt W'allmm buildtiiK. a large buaiucsa structure oti Bond aliecU New York. v.a loudly de stroyed by tire. Match "Lli. Ia.aa over half a million dollars. Inautaiice sup used U amount to tuo thuds of Un loss J. Q. Ho)t, of Xow York, has gone into bankruptcy, i.iahtlilim, $1, 7,000; uasets. $-i.V"l .. Ji;jh U. Lewis, of llobokun, died a fow days ao, aged Ni. Ho left. o or half a mil lion of dollars to help lty the. national debt, making (icorgu lilllspn,of Man hattan Bank, his executor, lie had no relatives liviinr....By an explosion In the Lufilin X Band Powder Company' mill, at PotLsvtlle, l'.u, Marrh Hh. Un building and one, ndjoluir.g were rdiftt tered, and a larjje quantity of jiwder destroyed John I). Lee. of the Moun tain Meadow Massacre, hai Um m tenced to be executed on Friday, March 23d.... The following were the nomi nations sent to tho is'iiate from I'r'-sl-dent Hayes as Cabinet oillccrs- iv-er--tary of State. Win. M. Kvarta, of Xw York ; Secretary of the Treasury. John Sherman, of Ohio; Stcrrtary of War. (Jeo. W. McCrary. of Iowa; Secretary of the Navy, Blchard M. Thomjxwn. of Indiana; Attorney Ceneral. Charles Devens, of Massachusetts; I'oatmastwr General, David M. Key, of Tenni-ruw; Secretary of the Interior, Carl Schurz, of Missouri. An extensive conflagration occurred at Newbury Court House, South Caro lina, March ath, consuming the princi pal business block. I,om. l'AOCO . . . An Incendiary tire at Ellsworth. Kan sas, March 8th, destroyM two buildings. Loss, S14.000 The Iniller of an en gine on tho Northwestern railroad, ex ploded near Sterling. 111.. Match 6th, killing the engineer, Wm. Watson, fire man Nickwood, and sUntlon keeper Samuel Wulcolt A. S. Clark, a whisky dealer, in I-oulsvllle, to an nounced as becoming bankrupt. Lia bilities. 90.000; aiseia, $'$7.000.... In Washington on the evening of March 7th, Wash McGrnw was killed and Wm. Mahoney severely bsiten by unknown negroea in the capitol grounds Win. F. Speakman, of Oak dale, Mass., a drunken. Insane mill ope rative, waa arrested, March 8th, while killing his wife, who was rescued. The dead body of hto sister, 70 years old, was found in a wood-shed, her body almost cut to pieces.... Tho tobacco warehouse of I). J. Bradford, at Brad ford, Ky., burned March 7th, together with 15.000 pounds of tobacco At EvansvilJe. Ind, March 8th, a fire destroyed several stores. Lotu esti mated att71.000; insurance, f 20JC00.... On the night of March 8th. a panic oc curred in the Church of St Francis Xavier, in New York, causing a rush of women from one of the galleries, and in the tumult six women and one boy were trampled under foot and killed. The audience was composed almost entirely of womtnand children, it being Women's Week in Lent. The panic originated from a woman going into a hysttrical fit. This created a Btir, and the crowd not knowing what was the matter, there was a cry of fire, fol lowed by a rush for the exit In the rush that followed, the seven persona were crushed to death. Many others were injured The Republicans of Rhode Island have nominated Gc Tan Zandt for Governor. Albert C. Howard was nominated for Lieut Governor. . . . Several inches of snow fell at St Louis, March 8th.... At the meeting of the National Butter and Egg Association in Chicago, recently, the name of the organization was changed to National Cheese aad Egg Association. Several interesting addresses were Made. D. W. Dake, of Beloit, Wis, submitted soase resolutions looking toward exper laaanta and the diffusion of knowledga of the business among dairymes, aad appoiating a committee of three to laok , after the matter agreed to. CoLRM. Littler, of Iowa, node some resaarka, ahawiac that there was a great lncnsse af arodaatiom af batter ic Iowa an BSjEbE9' -ii tv. -W .fegsr -viJv?2l,.i. MKa-.M