s 1 THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. BOHn'AKPRIXr.rR, KAm. and rrH- RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA. CONGRESSIONAL. BRVATK. TnrniMT. .Tan. 17. Bill wire introduced a follows: Bv Ilnwc, to furnish forcible ob struction to inter-State commerce bv railroad referred to committee on iudlclary.BvTerrv. for the clarification of mall matter and rates of nortaire thereon 'fferred to committee on post-offices, a, resolution wan agreed to ap pointing President Nah Porter, of Yale Col lege, a member of the Board of Recent of the Smithsonian Institution. vise.Ta. B.Dana, resigned. Wadlcleh said the family of late 8enator Morton found among his papers hla views as a member of the special committee In regard to Chinese immigration, and the 8enate having given the late Senator leave to present his views In writlnir. when the majority report was submitted on the 27th of February. 1877. he (WadleJirh) now printed such views and moved that they be printed. Po ordered. Sen ator McDonald submitted resolutions of re pect to the late Senator Morton. Remarks were made bv Senators McDonald. Thurman, Conkllng, Morgan, Bnice. Edmond. Burnslde. Booth, Anthonv. Wndlelgh, Paddock, and Voorbees. Tlie Senate then adjounied. nocsE. Bills were introduced as follows: By Davis, of California, to restrict Chinese immigration. Bv Knapp, extending Ue operations of the Lighthouse Board over the Illinois river. Bv Hewitt, granting pensions to the survivors o'f the officers, soldiers and sailors, or their wid ows, of the Mexican. Creek. Florida and Rlack hRwk wars ordered printed. Bv Banning, a bill directing the Secretary of War to pay to the officers and soldiers eniraired In the war with Mexico the three months' extra pay al ready provided for bv act of Congress passed. A Joint resolution was passed extending thanks to lie nry M. Stanley, for solving the most im portant geographical problem of the age. Mr. O'Neill presented a resolution from the Union League of Philadelphia airaint all legislation proposing the repavmentof certain government bonds, bonds which were disposed of by the Secretary of the Treasury, at par for gold coin, In silver coin of Jess value than gold. A reso lution was paed directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the House of the amount of Interest paid bv the gowrnment to national banks on lond held as security for currency to them. House went into committee of the whole on the state of the Union. After some discussion on the finance Question, the commit tee rose and the nouse adjourned. SENATE. Fridat, .Tan. 18. Bills were introduced as follows: By Voorhees, reviving and continu ing theCourtof Commissioners on the Alabama claims, and for the distribution of the unap propriated moneys of the Geneva award re ferred to the committee on Judiciary. By Conkllng, petition of New York and Albany citizens against the passage of the Bland silver bill. Tabled, the bill having been reported to the Senate. The Senate resumed the consid eration of unfinished business Matthews' sil ver resolution. After executive session the Senate adjourned. TIOfSE. Dunham reported the military academy ap propriation bill. The bill appropriates $272, 155. It was made a special order of Tuesday. Singleton introduced a bill for extending the jurisdiction of the Southern Claims Commis sion. Referred. Springer from the Election Committee presented the majority report of that committee regarding the contested elec tion case for the Fourth District of California, the report declares the Democratic contestant, Wiggin, entitled to the sot. HIscock from the same committee submitted the minority report, declaring Pacheco, entitled to the seat. Printed and recommitted. Mills, of Texas, in troduced a bill donating lands to the different States and Territories which may provide col leges for the education of females. Referred. Freeman presented a remonstrance of the Union League, Philadelphia, against the pay ment of Itontls In other than gold coin. Re ferred. A number of private bills were sub mitted. The first was for the relief of W. n, Newman, for property destroyed during the war at Alexandria. Va. The resolutions in re gard to the death of Senator Morton were call ed up. Eulogies were pronounced by Hanna, Browne. Hunter. Calkins. Wilson, Harden burgh. Garfield. Darnell, Williams of Wiscon sin, and Har.elton. The resolutions were adopt ed aud the nouse adjourned. SEXATE. Mondat, Jan. 21. A large number of pe titions in favor of remonetizatlon was present ed. The Vice President, presented a commu nication from the Secretary of War in regard to the publication of the history of the late war, and suggesting that a committee be ap pointed to examine the work already done and arrange for the form of pnbllcatlon. Re ferred. Also a communication from the Sec retary of War transmitting, in answer to the Senate resolution of Jan. 10th. a report of the Maj. Luter corps of engineers upon the survey of the Missouri river at Omaha referred. Beck submitted a concurrent resolution, de claring that it is unnecessary and inexpedient to impose the taxes at this time asked for by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide $37, 000.000 for a'sinking fund, and directing the Secretary not to purchase anv more bonds for the liquidation of the public debt until direct ed to do so by Congress. Laid over and order ed printed. Bills were introduced as follows: By McDonald, to establish a mint at Indianap olis. Bv Cameron, authorizing the coinage of the silver dollar, and providing that gold and silver jointly and not otherwise, shall be legal tender. By Eustls, to authorize the establish ment of a mail steamship services between the United States and Brazil. Bv Conkline. for the relief of Mr. A. Hnmmond, late Surgeon General of the Army. Bv Chaffee, declaring the meaning and intent of the 15th section of the Hartford R. R.. act. of July 1st, 1Sfi3. The Senate resumed the consideration of the Mat thews' 8ilver resolution, and then went Into executive session. Adjourned. HOUSE. The following bills were Introduced: By Nor cross, to prevent the manufacture and impor tation or sale of intoxicating liquors. By Wil lis, to provide for the organization of a navy during a time of peace. Bv Ketchum, of New York, proposing an amendment to the consti tution, providing that no claim against the United States shall ever be paid, unless the same phall have been presented to the proper tribunal within ten years from the time the claim shall have accrued. By Shallcnberger, authorizing the coinage of a silver dollar, and declaring gold and silver, jointly and not oth erwise, to be a full legal tender. By Watson, to regulate inter-state commerce and prohibit nnjust discrimination by common carriers. By Marsh, for the transfer of the Indian bureau to the War Department. Bv Lignon, for restrict ing the admission of cadets at West Point, By Gibson, for the establishment of a mail'Steani ship service between the United States and Brazil. By Riddle, to reduce the tariff and in ternal revenue taxes bv the suspension of the sinkine fund law, until under the operation of the law there would accumulate the amount which has been applied to the reduction of the national debt in excess of the requirements of wid law from July 1st, 1862, to July 1st, 1S77. By Browne, of Indiana, to incorporate national rs"oad companies for the purpose of construe inga railway from the Atlantic seaboard "to Chicago, StT Louis and Council Bluffs. By Leonard, declaring the sense of Congress In re gard to subsidies. Bv Buckncr, to suspend for five years the operation of the law requiring the purchase annually of one per cent of the debt of the United States. By Davidson, es tablishing a line of mail and emigrant service between Fernandina, Florida, arid Liverpool. By Aimer, proposing an amenlment to the constitution providing for the issue of legal tender notes and regulating the amount thereof- By Luttrell, authorizing the postmaster i to contract for ocean mall service. By Kidder, granting lands to aid in the construc tion of a railroad from Bismarck to Black Hills. Also forthe relief of settlers in the Black f"Js. By Banks, to extend the commerce of the United States with Mexico and to provide tor the completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The joint resolution of the Missou r Legislature for the removal of the Capital M reported back adversely. Tabled. The bill to punish embezzlement In the District of Colombia and to protect the District records passed. Southard moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill making customs payable in greenbacks after January, 1S77. The motion was lost 154 to 96 not two thirds. Honse adjourned. SENATE. Tuesday, Jan. 22. Petitions for the re monetization of silver were presented. Com mittee on finance reported a bill to remit taxes on insolvent savings banks. Commttee on mil itary affairs reported with amendments the House bill for the payment to the officers and soldiers of the Mexican "war three months' ex tra pay, provided for by the act of July 19,1849. A bill was introduced by Butler to repeal the section of the Revised Statutes that refers to a tax of 10 per cent, upon the circulation of State banks. Other hills were introduced and referred. After the morning hour the statue of Gov. Wm. King was contributed by Maine to the national statuary, and was accepted. Ad journed. TTOT7SK. Committee on ways and means reported back J the Joint resolution extending the time for the withdrawal of distilled spirit now In bond, un til July 1st, 1678. The resolution was referred to the committee of the whole. Committee on appropriations reported the fortification ap propriation bill referred. The Committee on naval affairs reported a bill to equip an expe dition to the artic sea re committed. Resolu tion appointing Noah Porter to fill the vacancy in the Board of Regent of the Smithsonian In- f stltution pawed. The bill to amend existing laws concerning commerce anu u lo tion was considered, but final action not taken. TheSenate joint resolution accepting from the Bute of Maine the statue of Wm. KJng.passed. Adjourned. SENATE. Wednesday, Jan. 23. A large number of petitions were presented from the worklngmen of various parts of the country, remonstrating against the reduction of duties on certain goods, and the restoration of the duty on tea and coffee referred. The committee on naval affairs was discharged from further considera tion on the question of the retrenchment of Surgeon Draper in the navy, and the commit tee on judiciary was directed to rnake an inqui ry into the Runkle case. Sargent called up a bill to provide for the removal of the naval ob servatory. It was discussed during the morn ing hour and then laid over. The senate then resumed the consideration of unfinished busi nessthe resolution of Matthews, and Cockrell continued his remarks in favor of the resolu tion. Blaine Introduced a bill to coin a silver dollar of so many grains, as the director of the mint shall from time to time prescribe, to be legal tender in sums of five dol lars. Ordered printes and to lie on the table. Sargent presented a petition of 300 Californi ans in favor of government aid to the Texas Pacific to construct a railroad so as to have a competing line from the Atlantic to the Pacific Referred. Ferry introduced a bill providing that the compensation of fourth-class post masters shall depend upon the number of stamps cancelled Instead of the number sold and for other purposes. A motion to print 12.000 copies ol tne eulogies on .senators Dugj and Morton was referred. A lengthy debate on the MAtthews silver resolution, was partici pated iwbv Cockrell, Rudolph and Sherman. Adjourned. HOUSE. Ellsworth introduced a bill relieving bank deposits from tax. Referred. The House then considered the steamboat bill, paragraph having been reached, reading, "each master, chief engineer, and first-class pilot, as herein provided, shall pay for every certificate grant ed by any inspector or Inspectors the sum of f8,00, and for every chief mate, engineer and pilot of inferior grade shall pay for every certificate granted, the earn of $4." Marsh offered an an amendment making the fee for certificate re-Issued one dollar. Vari ous other amendments in the same direction were rejected, and that of Marsh adopted. Other amendments being made and rejected, Luttrell offered an amendment which he with drew after some disscussion, providing that no American vessel shall employ in any capacity whatever a Chinese or Mongolian. After four pages of the steamboat bill were disposed of, Senate resolutions on the death of Senator Bogy were presented. Cate, Hatcher, Wad dell, Knott, Sparks, Clark, Ellis, Rea, and oth ers pronounced eulogies. Adjourned. senate. TnrnsnAY, Jan. 24. Bill to change the loca tion and name of the Miners' National Bank of Braidwood, 111., passed. The Senate re sumed the consideration of the resolution of Matthews to pay the interest and principal of the bonds in silver. Senator Lamar spoke in regard thereto, opposing the resolution and the amendment of Edmunds. Afterthe speech by Lamar the debate was continued in a collo quial manner by Edmunds, Thurman and Kernan. Adjourned. HOUSE. The steamboat bill came up for discussion as unfinished business. Several amendments were rejected. Pending the discussion of an amendment fixing the salaries of steamboat inspectors, the House adjourned. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Paris eats a thousand horses a month.1 There are 730 faro banks in the Black Hills. Russia has 12,000 miles of railway, nearly all built since 1868. A saddle-rock oyster shell 12 inches long is exhibited by a New York dealer in bivalves. Five thousand six hundred and sev enteen males suicided in France during 1877. Charleston, S. C, has a Huguenot Church, nearly 200 years old. It was organized in 1686. The French Cabinet recently made up contains five Protestants to four Catholics. Kansas farmers estimate corn at 15 cents a bushel, at which price it is cheap er fuel than coal or wood. The oil regions in the Black Hills are attracting considerable attention, and many parties are Jocating claims. The Liberian Exodus Association, of South Carolina, report that 100,000 col ored persons have signified a desire to emigrate to Liberia. Great Britain and her colonies have contributed over 3,000,000 to relieve the suffering by famine in India. A Boston paper says hat there are in South Boston 850 tax-paying women, who own nearly $5,000,000 worth of property. The opponents of tobacco are making an earnest protest against furnishing tobacco to the army, for which purpose 5i , was spent last year. Americans are exporting coffins to London and putting them in the market, at prices littte more than half of those charged by her Majesty's native under takers. A temperance newspaper asserts that there are in this country 600,000 habit ual drunkards, and of this number more than five per cent are females. The fine old ruins of the college that the Jesuits began at Panama in 1730, but never finished, are now the proper ty of the Jews that they persecuted so tiercel. English authors produced and had printed last year 3,094 books. There were also 2,046 new editions, making the total book production of England 5,095, against 4,888 the preceding year. Immigration statistics shows there has been a falling off of 16,729 souls since last year, and 178,882 as compar ed with 1866. In Northern China, people of all ages are dying of actual starvation by thou sands. The famine extends over a dis trict which includes at least 5,000 villa fes. and it is said that at least 500 die aily. The Illinois Department of Afirricul- ture estimate the total yield of corn in the State in 1877 at 269,889,742 bushels, and the value $77,562,879. In 1876 the yield was 208,112,910, and the value $62,992,541. Among the acts of the British Parlia ment which took effect on January 1st, was one to secure to married women in Scotland their property and earnings. With regard to husbands, they are only to be liable for ante-nuptial debts on tke property derived from their wives. An authoritative report just publish ed in regard to the great cyclone and storm wave which visited certain dis tricts m Bengal, on the morning of No vember 1st, 1876, that the total number of persons drowned was 90,000, and that the outbreak of cholera which fol lowed carried off 75,000, making a total mortality of 165,000. "Is it possible that Mr. Godfrey is up andat work, and cured by so simple a remedy i" "I assure you it is true that he is entirely cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said he must die!" uWell-a-day! If that is so, I will go this minute and get some for my poor George I know hopsare good." NEWS OFJ-HE WEEK. efcralca. A city directory of Lincoln is to be , publUhcd. ! Nebraska has 137,000 acre of Uni versity and Agricultural College lands. Grazing in the western part of the State is excellent, and cattle are In fine con dition. The trial of Dr. George St. Louis at Fremont, promises to be a long one. Sixty nine witnesses have been subpoenaed. Hon. E. B. Washburne, late United States Minister to France, lectures at Liacoto, February 6th. Subject : The Mege of Park. Reuel Nim and V. 'S. Ashman, late clerk and deputy clerk of Ridxardsoa coaatj, have opened a bank at Falls City. Mrs Harding, a widow, near Fremont, had sixty tons of hay destroyed by a prairie fire a few evenings since. The low It saore se rious to her from the fact that she Is engaged in the dairy business, and dependent upon this hay for her cows during the whiten. Mrs. E. V. Clark, of Omaha, who was recently terribly burned at Grand Island by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, has since died. Her daughter, Mrs. Ackennan, who was sick in bed at the time, was so badly burned that herf recovery is considered doubtfoL The State Agricultural Society met at Lincoln, January 15th. It was decided to bold the next State Fair at Lincoln. The annual election of officers resulted in the election of M. Dunhan, president; Charles Matthewson, first vice-president; C.C. Winslow, second vice president; D. H. Wheeler, secretary; C. Hart man, treasurer. A committee of seven was ap pointed on the premium list. lews. Carroll county has reduced her bond ed debt $8,000 during the past year. Atlantic has organized a Reform Temperance Club with 900 names enrolled. Wm. Hoyt, a 13 year old son of Frank Hoyt, Ottumwa, was drowned at that place re cently by breaking through the ice. A boy was born in Hardin county re cently minus one leg. Where the leg ought to have been, projecting from the hip, are six toes. A two and a half year old son of Dan iel Confare, near Lyons, was fatally scalded a few days ago by falling into a pail of hot water. Father Brophy, a French Catholic priest, now at Boone, will be 100 years old next March. He is able to get around, but Is.'qult feeble. A man named Cramer has recovered, after having the suit tried four times, $7,500 off Burlington, for injuries received from a de fective sidewalk. James Dows was run over while coupling cars at Waterloo, January 19th, losing one leg and receiving other injuries, from which he died in a few minutes. O'Bried county has ordered the fol lowing exemptions: For each acre of forest trees, $500; for each acre of fruit trees, 1500; for each balf mi,e of hedSe' $25- The failures in Iowa in 1877 were 350 in number, with $2,004,100 liabilities, against 461 in 1S70, with $3,009,0S0 liabilities a very encouraging showing for this State. Keokuk is crowing over a $2,000,000 law suit between the shareholders of the old M. V. te W., and the new incorporation of that company under the name of the St. L. K. A N W. R. R. Chester Chitniunn, 40 years of age, whose family, consisting of a wife and four children, in destitute circumstances, was found dead in one of the streets of Cedar Rapids, a few mornings ago, having perished from expo sure caused by strong drink. The Keokuk Northern Line has donned the blue ribbon. At the annual meet ing of stockholders it was resolved that the sale of intoxicating liquors on the boats of the Company Is strictly prohibited. Of the 7,474 shares of stock represented in the meeting, .all but 104 shares voted for the resolution. The Des Moines Register says: "Ac cording to Iowa insurance statistics, the Bur lington Insurance Company, of Burlington, Iowa, has the largest ratio of assets to liabili ties, and the smallest percentage of losses to income, of the one hundred and six fire insur ance companies doing business in this State." A stranger, who gave three names and said he had no friends before he died, was run oveer January 17th, by a switch engine on the C. M. A St. P. Track in McGregor. His legs were crusded so that it was necessary to cut them off, and he died in a few hours from loss of blood. He bad considerable money, so he received a good burial. The Stuart Locomotive says: Mr. S. O. Osborn and wife, who reside south of Stu art, have a little girl baby born to them who has six straight and perfect fingers on each hand, and six perfect toes on each foot, four and twenty in all. These good people have several other children also, who have six fin ger on each hand, and one boy has six toes on one foot. They take this peculiarity from their father, who has six fingers on each. On the morning of January 12th the body of W. P. Fox, the geologist, was found dead in the park known as the "Governor's Square," in Des Moines. He was well knowm in Iowa as the man who in 1876 sent a geolog ical collection to the Centennial Exposition, on which he was awarded a medal which was found on his person. The circumstances of his death were such as to leave no doubt that he commit ted suicide by poison. A train was wrecked on the Burling llngton, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota railroad near Elmira, on the morning of January 19th; about twelve persons were hurt, but only two or three seriously enough to need the atteatloa of a physician. Senator NichoUs, of Beatom county was among the injured; bat sot very seriously. 5A shocking murder was committed at Council Bluffs, Jan. 34th. During the tem porary absence of her husband, Mrs. Sarah J. Smith, wife of a fanner living in the smborhs, had her throat cut from ear to ear. The per petrator of the deed is believed to be a half breed Indian named Charles Fisher, who has been in the employ of the Smith tataujlortwe or three months. He is known to hare heea in the house about the time the affair eecar- red,andhas not been seen or heard of sfawe. Every effort is being made to capture hiss. Cteaiersal. s A fire at Greenville, Miss., Jan. 23d, destroyed several stores. Loss, $25,000 Palmer, Hubbell & Co., .the largest mercantile firm in Montfcello, DL, have failed. Samuel Bowls, of the Springfield, I Mass., J&puNtom, died on the night of Jsa. 16th. John Maxsun's flouring mill at Ches ter, Pa., burned Jan. 16th. Loss, $15,000 to $20,000. Bliss & Co., grocers, Chicago, have failed. Secured debt, $14,000; unsecured, $114,000 Joseph Lakner, of Allamakee county, was uwUatly killed by a runaway team near Laasiag, Jsb. 16th. On the night of Jan. 23d. several ires la Othkoah, Wis., resulted in damage to the asaount of $30,000. The banking house of Chester & Du bois, CarttarOle, HL, ass suspended. liabili ties, $ac,ouO; asseu, &,ooa. The thresher aiamufactory of Stevens, SoaACo-, Geaoa, Y., burned Jan. 23d. $3tu,0a; iasaramcessaall. E- JL Coffias, the fonder of the first sricss stes ship Mae to Earope, died at ka New York, Ja.ass4- A receiver has been appointed for tie People's SartsfsBaak of New York. lia bflKJss, 900,000; assfta, $157,000. Waterhouse Bros., woolen manufec tarers, Passaic, N. J., have failed. IJabilitift, $100,000; aontlnal assets, $60,000 Five business houses were burned in CarroUton, HL, a few days since. A number of persons were Injured by a falling walL A half dozen masked men recentlv went to a saloon at Sloan, tore down the bar Ixtures and spilled the liquor. Humiston House'and Gow's brewerv at Idabo,Colorado, were burned Jan. 19th. Loss, $15,000. Cause, defective fine. Rhodes & Sarver, produce merchants. New York, have ade aa assignment. Lia bilities, $100,000rMseb3 very small. Gen. JohaJJHTilliams has been elect United 86stes gfMor by the legislature of Ken tucky, to succeed Thomas McCreery. Officer Kunkle, of the regular patrol, Cincinnati, was killed by burglars on the morn lag of Jan. 34th. The murderers escaped. Davale & Co., New York, one of the oldest houses in the South American shipping business, have failed. Liabilites, $900,000 The banking honse of J. M. Patter son & Co., Sterling, HL, has made an assign ment Liabilities, $80,000: sasets, $130,000. F. B. James, the well-known manu facturer of boilers, Cincinnati, has committed suicide. Cause, financial embarrassment. Geo. L. Walrus & Co., jobbers in hats, furs and straw goods, New York, have as signed. Liabilities, $100,000; assets not known. A fire at Wheeling, West Virginia, Jan. 23d, destroyed the oil refinery of War ren A Co., including 500 barrels of refined oil. Loss, $30,000 A fire at Chapin, HI., January 16th destroyed Cooper's drug store, the postofflce and Dr. Bates' residence. Loss, $14,000; insur ance $5,000. Royal N. Hilliers, postmaster at Athens, Mo., has been arrested for hypothe cating postage stamps and embezzling post offlce funds. The State Prohibitory Convention of New Hampshire has nominated Asa 8. Kendall for Governor. 8trong prohibitory resolutions were adopted. Francis Calligan, a second-hand store man, was found dead in bis store in Davenport a few days since. Imtemperauce and exposure were the causes. J. J. Jones, a reputed wealthy farm er and stock raiser of Wyland County, Mo., has failed. Indebtedness, $50,000; abeets less than one third that amount. Bear & Sons, fancy goods dealers. New York, have made an assignment. Lia abilities. $1S6,000; nominal assets, $112,090; actual assets, $40,000. Mark M. Parmer's private banking house, Yankton, Dakota, has closed it doors. Liabilities, $60,000, which, Mr. Parmer claims, can be fully met by the assets. Powers, Garton & Co., jobbers in boots and shoes, New York, have made an as signment. Liabilities, $249,000; nominal assets, $265,000; real assets, $150,000. The legislature of Maryland has cho sen ex-Oov. James B. Groome United States Senator, to succeed Gcroge R. Dennis, whose term expires March 4, 1879. The wife of McConville, who was assassinated in Chicago a few nights ago, died Jan. 24th, partly from the effect of the shock occasioned by her husband's dath. Dr. Volkanmer, of Burlington.forthe murder of Chris. Range last summer has been found guilty of manslaughter. Sentenced to five years in the penitentiary and $100 fine. Four persons, attaches of the Holi day-street theater, Baltimore, were fatally Injured a few eights ago by the explosion of a cylinder containing gas for the calcium light. Mrs. Caroline Roberts, who suicided at Dubuque because of her inability to leave liquor alone, was the wife oMhe church sexton of the Episcopal and Christian churches there. The house of George Cole, of Appa noose county, was burned during his absence a few days ago, and his little three year old girl was so badly burned that she died the follow ing evening. The Ohio Senate has passed a joint resolution favoring the remonetixation of sil ver dollars and favoring the passage of the Bland bill without the amendment restricting free coinage. The greeback men in convention at Hartford Conn., Jsa. 16th, passed resohitloBS farortag the rsssoBetlxation of stiver, aad ap pointlag a dslsgatioa to the Natioaal eoaren tloa at Toledo, Feb. 23nd. Jacobs and John Hunter, late presi dent aad Cashier of the Miser's Trast Co., Pottsville, Pa., have each been sentenced to two years solitary coafnesaeat aad to pay a m of $500, also to refaad $34,000, wit costs. Hmgh If cConnell, who, while return ing hosae with Ms niece in Chicago, a tew evea hgs since, was stabbed in the abdoases, died Jan. 81st, The desperadoes were captared aad proved to he Patrick Sherry sad Jerry Conky. The finance committee of Cook coon ty, DL, have tedded to eater salt agaiast L. a HscaksseosMlj Usssmiei,lortaetecpferyof $109, Wt, the ssaoaat which the TaM Natioaal Isakof Chiesotwdhhwath same af Ms Tke Danville, Kj.. Benkiag Trast 1 its doors. It is ay the rflhe If fll A agey here reports: lSTTwere 981, with afchffltfc Bftisglssj nearly $Sl,0$fi,oo$, Fourteen banks faOei, with HabtHtesof $7, 66t,00$, sad tweaiy-eeven real est stf awa for $6,000,900 The pork packing house of S. Setsel 4k Got, Waterloo, was destroyed by are on the awning of Jan. l$ta. It was a foex story bnadtes; erected at a cost of $35,000 There were six or seven car loads of hud ia the tmDd ing, which was all lost. The Marine Association of New York, consisting of serchaats, bankers awine uh- derwriter, reprcitatT of teahlp cxn paste. Ac, bar jinM a taeasorUl toconrrc againit any IccWaUoo that Ul sake ("llrrj an unlimited Icjral Under. A man named Gribi wu rvcvntly found dead on hi farm In Palo .Kilo county He had gone for a load of hav, and li a tbo't be fell from the load ami iu drao u death ' by the team, as when found tte liar rrr !at to his hrp Frank Blair. Charles Oswald and J a Tctuxs we arretted near Nora SprlEO Jan nary 14. and taken to Dubuque to aner the charge of counterfeiting llver. The metal and implements neceaary for the work were aLx captured. Held In fl(M) ball to apar before the C. 8. DiatrJct Court. In accordance with the ballots taken by the Chicago Board of Trade in 174, and the , ruling of the Supreme Court of IllinoU, W. N. Sturges has been formally expelled from the privilege of membership, lie ha been f oae of the heaviest operator on 'Change for many year. j One of the richest dtecovuritw wa ' made the 12th of January, at the Kanu minr. a short distance west of Pueblo, Col, by Mr. Mann, an om proprietor. no trucK a VW which assays $12,000 in gold and 11,100 lu til rer per ton. There was great excitement in the camp, and everybody ruhed to the h-tiic of the new dlscoren. The Charleston, S. C. Chamber of Commerce has resolved that the effort In Con gress to remonctlze aud defer resumption ap pear reactionary, and dclgued to revere the action taken when the intelligence and wraith of the south was notreprt-M-nted In Cnrra, and that it cannot be polble ffr the Govern ment honestly to pay the note or bond ejt- cept In gold. Married in Denver, Colorado, at the bride's residence, on Thursday night, Jan. M, 1878, by Rer. Cbas. C Salter, pastor of the Congregational church, Mrs. It- E. Tytser and Mr. J. P. C. Poulton, editor of the Cheyenne Daily Sun, formerly of Fairfield, Iowa. .Mr. Poulton was well known in Iowa aa the author of letters from Washington in several leading Iowa papers some yuaxa ago over the niguature of uPotomacn Mrs. Caroline Roberts Miicided at Dubuque on the 16th InsL, by hanging herself in her own cellar, being expended from the joists by a piece of crape. Liquor did it. She had attended the temperance meeting Sunday night, and appeared greatly affected, baying to a friend, "I know I'm a drunkard, but I enn't help it." Her husband is a kind and industri ous man. A railroad wrecker named Ephrniiu Day, has been captured near Creaton, and hi confession shows that he has Iktij guilty of many depredations to the C. B. A Q. K. K., du ring the past year. Telegraph pole have been cut down and used to obstruct train, and roll ing stock injured. Day Justine hlmelf Ih- cause of the killing of two hordes by the car? on the road some time Mucr. Benj. V. Page and Wilbur Sprapu. constituting the wholesale claan, paint and oil firm of Page A Sprague, Chicago, have filed a petition in bankruptcy. Secured llnbllitlr. $195,000: unsecured debts, ISO.OOO; liabilities on bills discounted, tlrt.MX); assets, $30,000 In land9 and $.V),000 In pergonal property. The Individual liabilities of Page are fM.OOO; a ?etp, $40,000. SpragueV liabilities arr $11,000; no available aaoets. At Milwaukee, on the evening of .fan. Sfcl, Frank Folk, aged 23, non of the brewer, Franz Folk, was out riding with the Misses Helen and Emma Jacobs, dauirhtern of the cashier of the Second Ward Bank, when a backing freight train on the Wllwaukee V St. Paul Railroad struck the carriage, demolishing it, killing Mr. Folk: Helen Jacobs lived alxiiit fifteen minute, and MI? Emma Ih probably fatally hurt. All were prominent and highly rebpectable rcMdeutti of Milwaukee. A dispatch from Dead wood of Jan. J3d says: Major D. H. Conkling returned from hi tteconl trip to the newly discovered oil regions near Jcnney'n stockades. He re ports the people from every section of the Hill arriving to secure land. There arc at present twenty-two claim located. Messrs. Bascom and Randall, who have had much ex perience in other oil regions, have claims, and pronounce the indications for oil the best they hve ever seen. For two months past United States detectives have been shadowing a man named Carl Namuth, in Chicago, suspected of taking letters from mail-boxes in various parts of the city, and they effected his capture, together with over two thousand letters, w hich he had taken from the boxes and had in his houe, after having rifled them of their valuable con tents. His stealings which have extended over a period of some ten months, must have been very considerable. He Is a German, highly educated and fine looking, and ha been here a year and a half. He i now In the hands of the United States Marshals. A Bismarck special to the Pioneer Press says that official's information from Gen. Miles' post at Ft. Keoghsays news has been received there that Sitting Bull is at French man's Creek with over 1,000 lodges, including the escaped Ncx Perces and refugees from agencies. These last number about 800 war riors, and Sitting Bull's own camp about 300 all well armed. The principal hostile chiefs are with him Black Moon, Four Horns, Long Dog and Red Bear. Two companies of infant ry have been sent to Ft. Peck to hold it. In dians from Sitting Bull's camp have been seen within ten miles of Peck, and an attack upon both that and Keogh is among the possibilities. Gen. Miles has only 500 men. On the Sd of January, in San Fran cisco, a large body of unemployed working men marched to the mayor's office, and a com mittee waited on the mayor and demanded work or bread, suggesting that they be set at work on the streets or other public improve meats. The mayor addressed the crowd, stat ins; his inability to take such action, and coun se&maj application when necessary to the vari ous benevolent organizations. His speech was received with sullen silence. The crowd, to the amber of several thousand, then march ed to the aew city hall lots, where they were ddresssd by the agitators, the speeches being to the elect that they must help themselves by force if other saeans failed. The second annual meeting of the Northern Iowa Butter and Egg Association wU be held at Manchester, Delaware county, oa Wednesday and Thursday, February 27th and JBth, 1878, commencing at 10. a. m., of the 27th. Addresses will be made, essays read and discussions had oa topics pertaining to the dai ry interest. Tne attendance of aD. persons in terested a this important eksseat of commer cial and agricultural wealth is particularly re- qaested. Persons having appropriate faca,crifound dead in the trucks. The suffering cf , 2 papers are invited to present them. If the au-aB tbors eaaaot possibly be present, their eommn- d aueationscan be forwarded to the Secretary, or to any Member of the Executive Commit tee. The government has commenced suit agaiast John McArtbur, late postmaster at Chi cago, aad his bondsmen, for 300,000, the sum in which he is charged to be deficient In bis ac couBta. The boodezaen have set up an answer which alleges that the government was cogni zant of and approved the deposit by McArthor J J of th foo4 tn ris tn. atsd tfc.t li rt ' r aot. thrrrJor-, u! for t,r sf:nu Wt by itr fattarr ? ant bank In w&irh U faad wrrr df"itri. al. ihxi tk ritrtrT ct rral kiw lUzr xraft tiiat .Vr,rthr -t takitif fuix! Jra liw J-.arUMrt fw M jri tat bciD, m! r tint he l&mpro. tleallr a tr.'uhrr, al lkt br. itavtft; liil-l Ut brtDjT u!. axals: him Um-b .& f aot ) bekl lltb for lb ;.?!.( enrmi ecWi uf ilutv. T1i llMtr War. Thf Turkish rarlisment ha. vtrd to iue an adtlrr nunc Out lr Mittaa ba come to the coacnlt f jiact, r If tkt made DupoaSUc b thr . rvu rkwartce ! the IIbmUb coAtUtfc. t- .nrii' rrtttaAcr tu the Wiirr ci V ?t le:ertnn: dUp-alrfe a? Yrvta all lfwrma:ui drriTnl ,'rwni rU Infurined qBartrrv it apjwrm ifcal Uie Utct adrier fpi l-oixki ra !, are ? a rath er atlffactonr ehrmrter, aa! the r"ilK t twrrn Kula and KatlaiMl arr a. un a bctlrr flln The AgrMci Kr The i;4i tea tc!l Informed Ut nouHeic n Mnrram from Vlrnna that utria ocHc"d ewilrrlt rr I aurri a& u tar po.rr;ja tu urz iairrl la ! ,ne aj.proaohiiti: cx.tUtoi f.r j-raec TW- ct.nMeratK.n ha. nroUbh had -thiL- u, ( do with the imjnvriHrn: hleh k taVrn 4- In the tituatUxi a: l,oaku A I (iUMt!M4r J dUjmlch fiat The lutrrtialkm euHMUtttr?, ' comfio! uf Kunean owiuU and notable. have been forwarded toa.tl refui:r' poertai; into the eapltal The rontmittre Ajtj-aU to the charity of the pcvple. The Tlmivs' Huch:irivU correal indent, who ban gone to Glurgrvo to try and crt the Dauubc at that phwc Into Uulgarta, tclrraph from Glurgcvo a folluwn Mortality amnc the Turkish prisoner to Fratetl l frarfuL The otaliou of Fratiti ha Uwtnc a trrnr to traveler between liurharet and the lanut" river. If there t nothing worw there than ty phu.-s the mortality eidenerd b the numerou grave in the plain surrounding the prUtneri' camp Justifies the apprehension of travelers I uw Ku inn -Mirr digging huge grnvr and near them fifu Turklnh cnrp-i. lying in confused heap, a they were emptied frvtn the drad eart. Their rnwd, half clad frtns,and the frtwt bite visible on their naked Unit gave evidence of the hardship they have suffered in their dreadful tiiarrb from Nlkopolta. The -gence Knw, of i?L Petersburg, repel. the Idea that ltusia Intends to refuse any Europe an participation in the treaty of j--re. A Contautinnp!e correspondent sai- From the note of Karl IVrhy, Hrittsh Foreign Minis ter, to Luyard, British Ambassador here. In forming him of the lttirvian reply concerning the arml-tlce, the Porte Inferred that It had only to prie mi annltire for It Un Iw con cluded. Keotif Pasha, Minister of War, ac cordingly telegraphed yesterday to the Ktwlan Grand Duke, proposing an armltlce, and an nounclug that the commander of the Adriatio ple army had power to treat on ttehalf of Tur key. I'p to the present lime no reply hail tn-en received from Kuvlan headquarters. A ft Petersburg dispatch of the Hub sas The Grand Duke Nicholas telegraphM the follow lng to the Emperor from Trclrha, January Vlh "1 am happy to congratulate your majesty up on a brilliant victor) gained this day. Gen. Itv detsky, after dcperute fighting, raptured the whole Turkish army defending SeJilpka Pas, consisting of forty-one battalions, ten batte ries undone regiment of cavalry Prince Murk sky has occupied Kezantlk. (Jen. SWobcloff holds Schlpka." The Turk, have defeated the Montenegrins at Sputz and driven them to Venihol. A special from Constantinople says Suleiman Pasha ha Itecn relieved of his com mand and summoned to Constantinople. A Iondon paper says that since tin capturu of Sehipka Pass Uiintla's conditions have become severer, and instead of admitting the necessity of the previous agreement with the Powers, she now Insist on separute jeace On the other hand a St Petersburg ditpatch say-.: "It emi-ojllclally announced that no such declarations as are attributed to England and Au-ltia have lecu received here. In the purjMiscles leading to negotiation for an armistice, England had the opportunity of convincing herself that Kula fully respects the sphere which has been defined of British interests, and KusU reserves to herself to seek England's participation In any alterations of International treaties. Austria expresses herself as hitherto romfonnably to her social ly friendly relations to KusIa." The official account of the capture of Schlpka Paas stated the sum total as follow: Four Pashas, 0 officers, 'JrkOOO prisoners, and "il guns captured. The Kutslau lo In killed and wounded wa 5,4ft4 men. It Is reported from (ustantlno ple that should armistice negotiation fall, tlie Porte will unfurl the flag of the Prophet, or permit the English fleet to pass the Dardanelles A Vienna correstiondeut telegraphs' that the Porte has abandoned all hope of Hulelrnan Pasha being able to reach Adrianople, and the Turks are preparing to evacuate. A Ku.sHian ofticinl dispatch, duti'd Kazanllk, Jan, 1, say. "A reronnolNring party of dragioiih has brought the information that Suleiman Pasha I at PhiIHpiopolls, and has given order to bum everything. Tatar, Bazardzik and Phllllppopoli are reported to have been burned. Two squadrons of Cosa-k have arrived at Tlniova, who were s-nt to es cort the Turkish peace delegates to Kazanllk, theTurkJ.b commandant at the former place j believed an attack wa intends, and blew ! up tne railway bridge, yueeu ktoria s apcech baa caused considerable diapsjlnUuent at Constantinople. The British Consul at Ad rianople has asked j-erxnlslon to leave, but Minister Layard ordered him to remain at hi , tarily appeared. She aid that after post. Minister Layard has given aI.tance to j leaving the Cabin. Cooper made an av 40,000 refugee within five days. A Bussian J ,lt ujoii her Mron and outraged hep. offlclal dlfpatch announce that General Seo- , an lnat he then threatened to kill her beleff enterel Philllppo;disonthe 16tb, and ex tinguished the flames in the Bulgarian dwell ings fired by the retreating Turk. The Lon don Tunes,' correspondent says that Queen Vic toria baa telegraphed the Sultan, who was al ready acquainted with the action of the British ' n goverrnenv, inai s.ie naa nerseir tie had herself urged tlie ' ,.jn,ihn., : I t and honorable peace. A J Czar to make prornp ghamla dispatch ays the Turk have evaruat- j ilerel a verdict in accordance with the ed Kazan south of Osman Bazar. The KaIan statement of the voting lady. No ar hereby secure another Balkan Pas. AH war j rest have been made, the pwpfc down material etc, have been removed fnra Osroan there evidently think that "she served Bazar to Eski Djms. A correspondent at I'era telegraphs that the Russians have entered Adrianople. Moukhtar Paha has been app)intM to com mand the army to be formed along the line of defense before Constantinople. Before leaving Adrianople the Turk. burned their provisions J and blei up toe ammunition. The London DaQj 3y Telegraph printa the following under e of Constantinople, Jan. 20h: "Mr. Ma- aaieoi ionsiaaunopie,wari. aum: "xr. Mis- - . M - v a ..... .- ter, agent of the English Relief Fund, haa just i arrived here with a train fnll of refugees from Adrianople. The unhappy people hare been in open cattle tracks for three day. Many perished from cold. Last night fifteen were are described a a wfuL Mothers are report-' 20 In their frenzy to have thrown away their I living babies, rather than see them die in their line the pan with buttered writing pa arms. As the train moved from Adrianople Per, and put a paper on top to prevent numbers of people tried to cling to the outside burning; let it remain in the pan u ntj and frame work ei the cars, and many attempt- ' cold, as it cannot be handlea hot. It ed to ride on the buffers. At one station uaed to be quite a game among th , where hundreds of people had congregated without food for two days, the nten threatened Mr. Xastero with violence if bread was not given to them. Yesterday there were 1500 women and children out In the scow at Char- Vm, aad thr Uln fuS f h&iil? t-r"t iA arrtr t OcUittip& . n t ot Vav--s hn tliT 8I SJ tte . Mvs Tiv M ?-! trj AH Ut r ;Mifct tt ,.e U ; vSrrirH Vy fJtT vbaAai'tr Wrt erf tjv fuK-l, tt aaa,T r - i"c TtSl TVe "VrTiw irtmnf ittrd PrUlJaa . J fs mxtjjMoJ Kmfcaratt tir e.f"",r'5 TV- TurV. X-t ! V.Ote! 1 onkwII uw! O Af.lUre.1. TlWfc It 1 t-S J-'mrfxl MMlM a -( E-rafua rfU)t tint t-w Tta S ; Ktat fM4Mvt i! yvvp V krfcJpl iti Ms-srit 1M j-t tfttV pnsfUl. prt . lrti U !.4U .a-! M. Vrittmx TV - !rierlvc ?w K ; hr-.. t HiernwNt er utf iVr t.jrVvt- l( Had Uw4. to Utntf.jtn tt -UM orrwftte! w lt-&4 watfa Um -wir TfV 0 ana buM t- tvurmU-itZ )& ' Stir a U "mM if infwlt ' urh Utr ur Sank TV N '!( i 11 Uilig. rg" tie Ntwl Ui-etU fJl. a., IvefiMi th.t the Kq'iKi )a'ei.l ! ft I tktaOM4tU- If le Ks .UeaaH gt U (atttfoill wAt- Ukr J.rU .mti dutt tjt Ute tftUa VluV. ill UMpffere. If s'.Tte.l lt w.Klt-i lrHMet atl taw tr4KT 'UW. ahb.a tie Mn-t ulranee! rVK f Ike ufit, In !t tt. vtwaK! M retnt tae n u, tk of , 5a Ux5e a twtef fct-UJe. ' details reeted tzsm tfce Kuwim ta7, t.er, IttHltWt JrUi at PWmt'V,0 -mxM m r eaXMplete titan at 8t a.His.l M)ltwa lVha' w hJe xtmy. .l,Ow efr.t, aA plt Into t part. TV Me i.lle.! bv" Faitatte Ph -Jed t the nwustils. at t other UH.lr entmatl f idibMntaa PW r treats U the dlfret.M ? llakJ. nrM ' e Vt"elf! sa.l S.-ar..JT TW ItU. tapture-l V7 CU- b'th fraelln at t- Turk eem t bse rca-Wel lria A r- r irspoadttt at Per s It U WHeit to ' Iiuj-All4e f.ir the jrt u Meit U tie i-o-a A atlnt ntf I lLntln4' IttlxUn official dUpath frM Kra!iV the ltth. mi ttat General GrnirVn fM Suleiman Pab frH the lith t tV" lh Tlie Turk er Dtall drteH lnU the lt)-.V iuMntatn Ttelr W J.11 VU11. t ,(H prisoner . Ul ilne CH errfa! eapturetl A Vienna dlpateh Km hs taV"ll the fate if Ihnitaltta. SrtU. a. ontetiegr tnt her own haiHt. ami ' f Jj them w-Jli W repre.Htl In the teitttl"t wtth Turkey TUl 1 catng murk Ul feWtf.g at Burharet. while the SertUns are t-e.Un their energies to euptng. Wtt a eea.ti of htUltle 1 t)nterel. a niiieh a t--IMs . f the trrrttorT known lM S-rtl, wh4rfc lh Intend to claim as their emperlwii ("ontatitlnnple dtpatch m, "The K !e dUtrlrt of lourgi has teen de?tatrl 1 Ilahl llazottk and ( !rea!an, h tatifhter r the Inhabitants and burned the rlllc- An oftlclal dispatch frn Tlfnls s that dm eral Kotneroff' delaehment torn-d rttn m the 1 .1th of Janunrv Tha Turk k-t h' llv and the itulan llghtlv A errp"td ent at Vienna Jelegraph adtlre frm t stantltiople whleh !hw that a general tol prevails there and the etejtement I hwrt In creasing Till correspondent '" retl..n" the Busslan threat to march in Ui'l nople A Pari eorresp.uident mi The . IT. clal announcement ha lieen published n Constantinople, stating thatlf thenertUll r fall evervthtng l preparM f.r a defence ! t lat extremity, and adves the Inhabitant t le calm A GalllpollU dispatch s, ? panic still continues and all Turkish faml! r are leaving town Itefugees are arriving from the country district- In great niimkn. Iitc Murder Uetrlbutlon. Harlan ptmiitv. N'diraskn. lies on th border of Knnstts-. fiftv uU" south of K:trnev. A Inrgi" atri'am known a tin rr.iirb' I)'j;. u-hioh ha" itt surf- awav out in Knns.f. runs through the southern portion of the count v and rn tTH the Hrpubliran rivr ipposit He. piiblicnn Citv 'I he stream bin an nbundnnc; of bright clear writer, and it brinks an? he.ivilv wooded. Taken nil in all it is one uf the finest portion of this western cotintrv N.nrlv nil the land along it Imnk have been hotn .HUvnled" mostly by wiile awttkr hnrdr settler). About four wrruk.i njo there appeared in a settlement on tin Prairb Dog. which Yu-H jut within the border of Kansit. a yonntj man by th name of " Cooper, who txk tip hi residence with a homesteader." and told them that he wa from the Black Hill.. He forth with preceded to make lovi to the hoincteadi'rs fair yoiin ixtein-vear old daughter, and in th cour" of four week thev were engaged to Ik rn.nrn ed. Now it hnpenetl that nlxuit the 1ith of the prewent month, the old folk went away from home to tay all night. and a oun man who rvul' in the neighborhood came in an! spent a short time with Mi Smie, While he m there the affianced lover came In An hour or two later Mi SuJe ami Coop er appeared at the younj; man eabin and ilemanded entrance. When face to face. Susie informed the toting; niau that Cisoper had told her that he ac- trtited her of improper conduct The young" man denied ever having made ftnv ch r,.murk, Smitt ftn,j .f lh,:n ,tnrtvil fr ,lfI1,. Th(, n,.xt Ja. r av the yminjj man fotiuii Cooper deat. tark and tifT by the roadside, with a -tab in hi heart. A coroner inquest waa called, at which Mi Susie volun- if she told her father, and that a he came toward her he ntabbed him with a butcher knife which she had carried along with her. She then ran awar. : but afterward went back to him and J found that he was dead. She then went '' home and af.ttl! itntittiuirn!niwtii.n thn i a.. . V. . bodv w;w coverwL She wm alona ali tht. n?fri,. Tt,,. . ,,. , M 4 him right." Mi Susie i cenainly a young woman of nerve, and it will have a tendency to teach men from the Black Hills and "elsewhere, that western girl are not to be outraged without danger. USEFUL KECIPES. Hjt Pot. Place alternate laver of meat and potatoes in a dish, with ome sliced onions and plentv of seasoning. fliiceo onion, anu pJenlV ol exoning. .IT J m w Commence with meat, which must be cut in square lump, and fiimh with a layer of potatoes: fill up with water and bake two hour Bride Cake. Flour, 2 lb; butter. Ibi: beat to a cream- 'currant 2 lb'- eggs, volks audfwhit: beat eoarate- v: candied lemon neel. cut smal. i fh: 'OUD ladies to make a small one an oase a gom ring in it, anu on tne nig of the wedeing to have it cut up. Wh" ever got the ring was to be marre first. I M A TV.