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i' ! f ? H ' i s s K 'fl v Vfl THE EED CLOUD CHIEF. A. C. HOSMEPublisher. BED CLOUD. NEBRASKA THE WOKLD'S DOINGS A Summary of the Daily Newi. CURRENT COMMENT. Ax academy to teach the Aztec Las been started m the City of Mexico. janjniajje A New Yokk dairyman was fined two hundred dollars recently for feeding his cows swill. The country receives about -?lo0,-000,000 a year from the New York Cus tom House. President Barrios, of Guatemala, proposes to give to the Mexican National Library the original manuscript of Bernal's "Conquest of Mexico,'' which is now in the librarv of Guatemala. Tire historic island of St. Helena is reported to be in a bad way, the aban donment of the Cape route since the opening of the Suez canal having taken away its trade in refitting and victuai iug ships. In Marlborough County, South Caro lina, the other day. Trial Justice Knight met a couple in the highway who wanted to get married. He stopped under the shade of a tree, tied the nup tial knot, and the happy couple went oc their way rejoicing. It is said that only one small herd of buffaloes remain in Texas. This has been feeding on the Pecos River, in the Staked Plains region, but a baud ojj hunters is hovering about it continually, Ifflling the animals as fast as the meat an be cared for, and its days are num bered. This is the remnant of what was known a few years ago as "the great southern herd." Montana has on her ranged 600,000 Dead of cattle, and will ship eastward 125,000 to 140,000 steers for beef during the present year. On the other hand, some of the stockmen of the Territory are large buyers of cows and calves in Iowa and other Western States, shipping them to their ranches for the purpose of obtaining breeding animals more ranid ly than by depending upon the natural increase of their herds. A cable from London says: The ex citement in artistic and esthetic circles is "intense' over the fact that at the alc of the Fontaine collection a porce lain dish of Limoges enamel, on which was painted a subject after Raphael, with portraits ot Henri II. of France and two of his mistresses, was sold for 7,000 guineas (.siG,7oO). No such price has ever been paid for a piece of Limo ges ware before, jut the specimen id baid to be unique. Friends of nature had been troubled by the disappearance of some raro species of plants in the Alpine regions. In order to prevent the extinction of ;ertain species, a garden of acclimation had been founded at Geneva, in which Alpine plants are cultivated and sold. The result of that propaganda has been thus far quite satisfactory. The Garden of Acclimation at Geneva is nourishing, and the sale of its products on the mar ket finds nianv customers. The deep-sea fishes taken by the United States fish commission steamer during its late cruise in the Caribbean Sea are exciting much interest at the Smithsonian Intitute, Washington. Curiosity is intensified by these speci mens of deep-sea fishes which are nearly or entirely blind the eyes becoming atrophied or obsolete from disuse, like those of the fish inhabiting the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky whilo others have large eyes, and the blind fish of the cave are allied to some super ficial marine fishes that have well developad eyes. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. Is the Senate, on tho lG'h, Mr. Plumb, from the Committee on Appropriations re ported the Army Appropriation bill as agreed upon by the coiniiijttce. It appropriate fcS.lOQ more than the Hou.-e bill. The St-late resumed consideration of the Utah bill. Mr. Iirown having the tloor. A vote beinjr taken on Mr. I'ronn's amendment, prrnrittinc divorce only for one cause in iilutcp where the United States has exclusive jurisdiction, it was rejected yeas,4 Li row u. Hutlcr.Gcorce and Van Wyek; nay?. 4-...In the Hou-e Mr. Randall moved that the House po into Committee of the Whole on the Ilefieieucy Appropriation bill. Mr. Randall's motion was a creed to by a vote of KM to . and the House -eut into committee as indicated. An item of $li".0u) for horses ami other propertvlost in military servico prior to July I. ItM." con tained a provio rcirulatinjr service"! and fees or claim agent. Mr. Keifer moved to strike out the proviso as wronsr in policy. Rejected. Mr. Lonfr offered an amendment appropriat ing the following sums for refunding State expense incurred in raNinjr volunteers: Ohio. fi-CUMO; New York, .'UUi; Michigan. $.:M.i: Massachusetts, fcS.CsO. Adopted. Adjourned. In the Senate, on the 17th, Mr. Brown brought up the question of privilege in which he had been attacked the day previously by Mr. Imralls. After ome further personal remark?-, on motion of Mr. Sherman Mr. Incut's' motion to expunge the words complaint. i ot w laid on the table. Mr Sherman, in call ing up Mr. Rutler's resolution of inquiry into the condition of New York batik.-, made a verbal report from theCommitteeon Finance. Alter some debate the matter went over, and the Utah bill was placed before the Senate. The question pemlmir wa- on the amendment of Mr. Vest, providing that in nocae shall a lawful husband or wife be a competent witness, except a- to the Tuct as to lawful inarriatre having been contracted Rejected Is to:ai.. In the House the confer ence teport on the Fit. John Porter bill was agreed to by a vote ol I.Vto(iI. Mr. P.ivson. from the Committeeon Public Lands, i eported back the bill to re-toroall hinds held in indem nity limb for railroad and wairon road iiur- K)se. The House went into Committee of the Whole. Mr. Dr.nr in the Chair, on the I)e- aciencybin. Alter amendment the bill passed. Some further business relating to the for feiture of Pacini, railroad land grants was transacted, when the House adjourned. Coxsidfratiox of the Utah bill was re sinned is the Senate on the Isth. Mr. Hoar olIen.Nl mi amendment to strike out theclause abolishing woman suffrage in Utah. Rejected by IT ayes to at noes. The bill tlien pai-cd. :ti yeas, la nays In the House a further con ference was ordered on the I'ofo!hce bill, and Mcptr. Townchcnd, Hohnan and Horr unpointed on the part of the House. The Heuse refused to consider the Ohio aud Mis sissippi contested election cases, and pro ceeded to consideration of the Pacific Railroad bill, known as the Thunnan nmendnient bill. A lonjrdiscussiou ensued until adjournment. In the Senate, on the 19th, Mr. Hutler called up his resolution providing for an in quiry into the condition of the New York Na tional banks, and after a debate the matter went over. The bill to prevent the importa tion of tea dust into the United States was pased. The Mexican Pension bill was then taken up. Pending debate the Senate went into eAecutive session and soon adjourned.. The Hoiice met in continuation of Wednes day's session and resumed consideration of the Pacific Railroad bill. The first question na an amendment, offered by Mr. Thomp son, to make the aggregate yearly contri bution of the Central Pacific Company fifty tlc instead of thirty-five per cent, of the net earning, and that or the Kansas Pacific forty-five percent. The amend ment was agreed to. The question whj then taken on the minority bill. It was rejected. Thursday's sevion then began. Mr. Hopkins, from theCommitt'eon I.abor.calIed up the bill prohibiting the importation and migration ot foreigners and aliens under contract to per form labor. The bill passed without divi sion. Mr. Lowry called up the con tested election case of Campbell vs. Morey, and tho time for debate was limited to four hours. After a speech by Mr. Lowry in sup port of the claim of the contestant, the iiousm aujourneu. In the Senate, on the 20th, Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Finance, reported favorably the bill amending the act of June, lssn, relating- to the immediate transportation cf dutiable goods. Mr. Groome present d the credentials of Ephraim K. Wilson. u is-nator elect from Maryland, for a term of six years, bet-inning March , 1SX. Mr. Yoorhees' resolution, heretofore offered, calling for in formation as to Indian beef contracts was agreed to. The Mexican Pension bill .t taken up aim debated In the Hoiice. Mr. Decker, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted a report on the en" of Hallett Kilb'iurne vs. CA-Serffcant-at-Arms Thompson. Referred to the Com mittee on Apnropriations. The report says: "Your committee think it better to let the judgment stand without further litigation, and as the judgment against defendant was for acts done by him under orders of the House cf Representatives, the committee recommend that un appropriation be made to pay the amount thcreor in relief of defen dant " The majority resolution seating Campbell, in the contested election case of latnptieii r. Morey, was agreed to. and that gentleman appeared at the bar or the House and took the oath of otlice. cnant Abercrombla Bnimback and Dr. Robinson, With M. Homaoi, topograpbiea assistant, to explore the Copper River. Alaska. The expedition was considered e NEBRASKA STATE NEWS. Otto Isi.ek, six years old, fell from a stair-landing at Lincoln, the oiher day. and dangerous one, as the Copper River coun-; so badly fractured his arm that amputation try is occupied by Indians who have nevei allowed white men to explore it. The Fiyaro's correspondent at Rome says President Arthur has instructed the American Minister there to act in oncert with the Ministers of England, Austria and Spain in an effort to obtain from the Ital ian Minister of Foreign Affairs a mitiga gation of the decision of the Court of Cas sation in regard to properties of the Propa ganda. The Canadian Pacific Railway authori ties have made arrangements to obtain tLv Montana cattle trade for shipment by way of Montreal. TnE Mormons are very much incensed at theUtahbill recently passed by the Senate. They say it was framed for the purpose ol breaking up their religion, and that many of its provisions will not stand judicial examination. The French committee appointed to con sider the advisability of widening the Sues canal or building a parallel one decided in favor of the former plan. Five men were recently arrested at Pola Austria, having dynamite In their posses sion. Tho military also announced thai thirty kilogrammes of dynamite had beer, stolen from Fort Valmaggion. The receivers of the abash road are sustained by legal authority in refusing tc accept tickets from St. Louis to Chicago sold at reduced rates during the railroad war of 1SS-). When the Mexican Pension bill cam? up recently in Congress, Mr. Beck said tht amendments proposed would, in the opinion of the Committee on Pensions, in volve an outlay of $-MG,000,000. Comhodouk C. K. Gaiuuson made an as sigiimeist for the benefit of his creditors al New York on theSt'th. The liabilities were stated to amount to $r,00O,(K)O. The embezzling manager of the Cantonal Hank at Neufchatel, Switzerland, closed his career by suicide. In the English House of Commons, re cently, Fitzmaurice, Under Secretary, ir answer to a question by Arthur Arnold re garding the alleged abduction of an English citizen named Sheldon, at Kansas City, stated that the British Minister at Washington had been instructed to act is the case. Some time would elapse before the report would be received. The failures for the week ending June 19 were: United States, 1S2; Canada, 23. The casualties continue numerous on the Pacific Coast and in the South and South west. Gardner it Copp, cotton factors of New Orleans, and Gardner fc Gates, of Mobile, have suspended The firm claimed thai their assets exceeded their liabilities. Card ner was President of the National Cotton Exchange. Rev. a. i Vedder was exnelled froic the Presbytery of Albany, N. Y., recently, on the serious charges of adultery and committing abortion. A miscreant recently cut a rope, leaving only one straud, at the new court house buildingat Charlotte, Mich., in consequence of which a mason was seriously injured bj a fall. The misct eant was not discovered. A contractor named Dalgren recently undertook to unload a lumber barge al Chicago, at prices offensive to certait rneinbr'rs of the union, who waylaid and lieat lnni until he was nearl3 dead. A dispatch from Hagerstown, Md.. states that Mine. Dahlgren, the authoress, met with a ver serious accident there the oiher day by being thrown from a carriage, and it was feared she would not recover. The Catholic Church at Sandoval, 111. was struck by lightning, recently, and considerably damaged. W. J. Dkm'I'K, of Stnuut-nn, 111., was killed by lightuing on the 19th. Philip Emery, a member of the Salva tion army, lecame insane from excitement and drowned himself recently at Gut-lph, Ont. Mr. J. W. Crawford, of Pendleton, in Anderson, County, S. C, has a half Shetland and half English turf pony, which was sent as a present to a gentle man in Charleston, "hefore the war," by an English nobleman, and is now thirty-seven years of age. Mr. Craw ford brags of its speed for a short dis tance, with -jnc hundred or less pounds weight. The pony weighs about four hundred and fifty pounds, and was origi nally black, which is its present color, except its head, which has turned white from age. Othenvise the pony shows no signs of age. The school statistics of San Francisco show that the native clement is gaining in that city. Of all the children in the city 20,904 are the children of native parents; 14,874 are of mixed parentage and 48,216 of foreign parentage. The number of foreign-born children is only 888. In 1880-81 the figures stood as follows: Children of native parentage, 15,653; of mixed parentage, 10,440, and of foreign.parentage, 50,238. The in crease this year in the children of native parents is in round numbers 20 per cent.; in.tho children of mixed parent age, 40 percent., with a decrease of 4 per cent, in the children of foreign par-, entage. Not long ago the children of foreign parentage were two to one of the natives. It is delieved that by 1890 the children of native parents will be largely in excess of the others. The same change is going on in the voting population. POMTICAI. AND I'KKSONAL. A jubilee in honor of the fiftieth birth day of Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon was given in London on the ISth. The New York Democrats, in convention at Saratoga on the ISth, decided to put no tariff plank in the State platform. The delegates appointed to Chicago were re ported to be in favor of Cleveland. Wood Benson, a veteran actor engaged with the McVicker's Company, died at Minneapolis the other morning. The night before he appeared in his role at the thea ter with tho tremors of death already on him. He was seventy j-ears of age. The death of John Gustavus Droyson, the eminent professor of bistorv at the University at Berlin, was announced. General Sherman intimates that he may b compelled to remove from St. L uis, where he has again been pestered by water inspectors. They reported him for using a lawn hose, and he showed that the water came from his cistern. Miss Mary Anderson has arrived at Turin in her holiday tour of Italy, aud pio poses to remain home days in the beautiful Piedmontese eupital. 1 HE Prohibition and Anti-Masonic party, in convention at Chicago, on the 20th, nom inated S. C. Pomeroy for Presi lent. General Sui'evintedent Breed, of the St. Paul & Dulutii Railroad, has tendered his resignation, to tako effect as soon as a successor is appointed. MIKCELLANKOUH. TnE dedication of the AVashington mon ument will take place on the 2.'M of next February. Extensive preparations are being made for tho event. The nineteenth anniversary of emanci pation day was generally celebrated at Galveston by the colored people. Mrs. Warren, of Denver, has donntcd !?100,0'JO to Denver University for the es tablishment of a department of divinity to be known as the "Iliff School of Divinity," on condition that others endow a professor sir p. The riot at Krivorage, Russia, in which Jews' houses were wrecked, was sup pressed by the military. On a West Shorn train, near Syracuse, N. Y., pickpockets took $.7U0 from Dr. M. Angelbrow, of Minneapolis. One car of new wheat in good milling rder, about No. 2 grade, from Waco, Tx., ii'W at auction on 'change in St. L'uis on the 19th at $1.21. Advices from Vancouver Island recently jaid that General Mile., commanding the District of tLeColumlia, had detailed Lieut- ADDITIONAL. DISFATCIIES. The King of Holland died on the 2lt His death opened un tjos'.ible corsnh'ca- tlons of tho European jjiwers over the rfght of succession to the Duchy of Luxem burg. Several foreign anarchists have been arres'sd at Vienna. In their possession was a dynamite bomb sufficient to blow up the largest public buildiug in Vienna. The large wholesale bakeiy establish ment of A. D. Hayman, at Willinmsourg, N. Y., was destroyed by fire recently. Two firemen were killed by falling walls. The loss was estimated at $100,000. The funeral of General McCandless took place with full military honors at Wash ingtou on the i!2 I in charge of the Pennsyl vania reserve volunteer corps, and the ser vices of burial were conducted by the Freemasons. I:; the S-nate on the 21st the bill amend ing the Thunnan act was. referred to the Judiciary Committee. The bill granting right of way through the Indian Territory to the Gnlf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad was passed. The Electoral Count bill was taken up in the House, but no immediate action was taken. The steamer Montana, on a trip from St. Louis to Kansas City, struck the St. Charles bridge on the morning of th22d, and sunk. She had on board five hundred tons of as sorted freight, the boat being valued at $32,000. The recent inundations in Galicia, Aus tria, suspended all railway ti afiic and in terfered with all kinds of business. It was rumored that two hundred and fifty sol diers wtro drowned. Elder Smoot, Mormon missionary, has been expelled from Bavaria by order of the Minister of State. Smoot had succeeded in making many converts, whom he was preparing to send to Utah, but this plan ha been broken up for the present. A severe hail storm, accompanied by lightning, visited Central City, Col., re centlj A game of base ball was in pro gress at the Academy Hill. The lightning struck and killed Nicholas Newniayer, and probably fatally injured James Lick and Frank Osborn. A mirier at Mountain City was also struck, but will recover. The engine house of the Prirs mine near Cen tral City was demolished, and five miners at work badly stunned. It was thought thy would recover. From all paTts of the Pennsylvania oil regions reports favorable to the proposed shut down mov-ment were being received and except with wells already under way worfc was being suspended m Allegheny and Bradford in the middle field, aud Macksburg in the latter district. All the operators but one had joined the move ment. S-i complete was the shut down re gnrdeel to be that soinf drillers an.i tool dress.-rs weie preparing to leavu the region. wiw necesary Thk first Israelite Church ever built in Nebraska was commenced lately at Omaha. It is to cost $10,000. TiiKMaor and Marshal of Omaha were recently indicted by the Grand Jury of Doug las County for malfeasance in office. A late storm did considerable dam.tge in Dakota County. Bridges were washed away and considerable damage was tlone to fences, feed yardi, gardens and crops in the vicinity of Potter's and Clapp's. The val ley lying west of William Claim's was all covered witli water three hours after the rain, doing considerable ilamage to the growing crops in the immediate vicinity. The belfry on the Industrial School build ing at tiic Wimiebaso Agency was struck by lightning, tearing and shattering up one side of it to quite an extent. Numerous trees in the vicinity were struck by lightning. Gkoi:i:i: Prxiiam" sale ami stock stables at Lincoln burned the other nieut Nine horses jKirislied in the flames with other blooded stock. The building was totally destroyed. A veterinary surgeon of doubt ful repute was arrested charged with firing the stables. Loss about 0,000. Jonx Ditxhek, a laborer, while recently excavating at Omaha was buried to his neck bv falling earth, but received no serious injury. At the late meeting of tho Board of Re gents of the State University several new professors weie added to the faculty. Jionwrr Covin, a boy. was drowned while recently bathing in a small stream at Flor ence. Too much whisky caused the sudfen death of David Couglar, at Omaha, lately. BrFPAi.o County rcjKirts good crop pros pects of all kinds "of products. The fruit crop never promised as well before. Two prisoners escaped from the Lincoln jail recently. One of them was Churchill, the late penitentiary guard, awaiting trial niton the charge ot conspiring to permit a convict to escape for a money considera tion. Thk stable of Judge Webber, at Wahoo, was burned recently and several horses were badly injured. The fire was started by Mr. Webber's little hoy playing with matches. Posr-oFKici: changes in Nebraska during the week ended June 14: Established- Athens, Cuming County. William II. Ransom. P.M.: Bordeaux, Sioux Countv, Peter B. Nelson, P. M.; Chappell, Cheyenne County. John O'Neill, P. M.; Chase. Greeley Comity, Rebecca A. Lain lert, P. M.: Phillips Station, Hamilton County, James O. Baker. P. M.; Poten, Cus ter County. Jacob Roten. P. M. ; Swauton, Saline County, Joseph T. Cook. Discon tinuedHooker, Gage County. Names changed Pilmi, Sattiiders County. toPlasi. Postmasters appointed Belmont, Cass County. Mrs. Melissinth P. Stone: Sand Cree, Saunders County. John Gidley. Tuk telegraph editor of the Omaha Bee was the victim of a cowardlyvassault the other evening. Two tramp printers met him and asked ''the chances for work.' He asked them "over to take something"' when they attacked and beat him in a cow ardly maimer without notice or provo cation. The tramps lit out aud he was taken home by an officer. All the hands who have been working in the Union Pacific shops at Grand Island, except six. have been eliseharged. The residence of Walter Moore, at Kes terson, was burned while the family was recently attending a circus. Recently the beautiful residence of Mr. S. Henckle, three miles northeast of Hol Ienberg. was burned to the ground with everything that it contained. A r.it.vKEM.vx named Milton A. Robin son, whose parents reside on Elm Island, was recently run over and killed by the cart on the Laramie Dhision of the Union Paci fic Railroad, near Gibbon. A youxc; man named Maxwell, of Ham ilton County, was recently shot and killed in Grant County. Wisconsin, where he wac visiting, liie murderer was arrestee!. Jokpii Damon, wife and two children were recently arrested in Franklin County for robbery, and a large amount of stolen property recovered. Their latest act wai robbing the house of Bvron Dunn. Treasurcx of the Sunday School in North Franklin Precinct, while he was attending Sunday School. The Nebraska Christian Ministerial As sociation held an interesting session at Lin coln, recently. A cat's head, with teeth well preserveel, has been found in a well in Furnas County, at a depth of ninety feet. The acreage of corn in Cumings County is rejwrn-d one-fourth greater than last year, and the prosiects for a full crop are Hatter rug. Jesse Heekxei:, a fourteen-year-old son of Augustus Heefner, of Grand Island, was recently terribly mangled in the Goshen mill ny ms clothes being caught by the machinery. One ami was torn out of it socket. Five additional indictments have Iki found against Major Chase and Marsnal Guthrie, of Omaha, and at last accounts the Grand Jury showed no signs of abatement J. M. Gresiiam, who slept with and robbed Shaw, a painter, at Omaha recenth, ui si.i Honors, wiissiiustrqueiuiv captured ut Sioux City. The thief not only confessed his guilt, but said he was a nephew ol Postmaster-General Greshain. Miltox Vante was recently arrested al Lincoln and taken to Otoe County upon the charge of forgery. The residence of I). Mills, of Omaha, a conductor on the Union Pacific road, burned recently. A gasoline stove was the cause. The building cost about $:;,000 and was owned by Judge Neville. At the uupicst held upon the body ol James Cowan, the eight-year-old hoy re cently drowned at Florence the jury rendered a verdict that the boy "came to his death by drowning while under the influence of beer, sold by A. Robier." Florence people were very indignant over the affair. Efforts arc being made by Lincoln cap italists to scctiie a barocet wire manufactory. Pcnnv Platt, of Johnson County, re cently sold one hundred and twohogsvvhich averaged three hundred and twelve pounds "c'i and netted him the round sum of 1,643. . umaiia wants a City Hall. Oxe night recently a fire broke out in Stuart's skating rink, at Wahoo. The rink with its contents was entirely consumed. Loss, $2,000. The fire communicated tc Lubker's saloon and residence which were consumed. The loss on the buildings was about Si,S00. Baldwin & Ranee's auction store was aIo burned, the loss be ing S1.500 on the steick and 3500 on the building, and Frank Dean's law office met a similar fate, tho loss being $400. Jonx LuxnciiEX's granary and ston house in Cuming County were struck by lightning elirring a late storm, and the build ing and contents, valued at $1,400, de stroye! rOHEROi FOR PRESIDENT. At for Another National Convention Sleet Cliicnco ami Nominates a Canillilate President It Platform. Chicago, June 21. The American Pro hibition and Anti-Masonic party met again yesterday morning and appointed a commit tee, with ex-Senator Pomeroy as Chairman, to formulate a platform. At the afternoon session the platform was adopted. It de clares that God of the Christian scriptures is the author of civil government; it favors the v.sa of the Bible in schools; asserts that God requires and man needs the use of the Sab bath; demands strict prohibition laws; the withdrawal of ail charters to secret lodges and thst their oaths be prohibited by law. It opposes prison and imported contract labor; favors a revision of the jatent laws; pledges the party to vote foi woman's siilfrago and asserts that civil equality is granted by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and should be extendeet to Indians ami Chinamen: that international differ ence's should be settled by arbitration: that land and other monopolies should be dis cotinigeel: that the Government should fur nish a sound currency: that the tariff should be reduced as fast ;ls the necessity of reve nue and vested interests will allow; that polygamy should at once be suppressed, and that tiie "Republican party is censurable for its long neglect f its duty in respect to this evil.'' It demands a direct vote for Presi dent and Vice-President of the United States. The preamble adopted by the Na tional Christian Association in 175 was also adopted. The convention then pro ceeded with the nomination fer President of the United States. S. Chenery. of Kan sas. Governor St. John, of the same State, and Rev. J. Blanc-hard, of Illinois, were named. Of the seventy-seven votes cast Pomeroy received seveuty-f.vo. and his nomination was made unanimous-. For Vice-President J. A. Conant, of Connecti cut, was nominated on acclamation. The National Committee by State- was then nominated. The meeting held in the evening was addressed by Senator Pomeroy and others. SUICIDE. THE T?TAH BILL. I39s Jnctgre Sharp, or Wyandotte, Ivrs.. After a Lonjr Sickness, shoots Himself With a Revolver. Wyandotte. Kas., June 21. Early this morning, Judge Sharp, a leading citizen of this place, arose from his bed, dressed and went to breakfast, seemingly in good spirits, although he had been somewhat indisposed ever since January last. At breakfast he complained of having a poor appetite, tell ing his wife that he cared for nothing. After the family had finished the meal the Judge got up from his seat at the table and started to go up stairs. His wife followed him, she having a slight suspicion that the long continued illness might liavt some effect on his mind and might lead him to take some terrible step. She asked him if he did not' want to lay down on the sofa, which he said he would do. and then continued on his way up stairs Mrs. Sharp returning to the dining room. In about three minutes they wee startled by the report of a pistol and the sound of something.dropping to the tloor. His son. Clarence, immediately rushed 'up stairs. quickly followed by his mother, to the room from which the pistol shot came. When the door was openeil a terrible sight confronted them. The father and husband was sitting in a large rock ing chair, to all appearance lifeless save a slight twitching of the hviy. His head droopeel ovtir a tt iVa of the chair and a Ig SJfara of blooel poured from an ugly wound back of his right ear. Off a little distance on the flenir was the revolver, and these sights told only too plainly the story. He died in half an hour from the effects of the wound. Judge Sharp came to Wyan dotte in lS.r9, and was one of the foremost in securing the adoption of the Wyandotte constitution in 1SC1. A DEAD KLG. Main Features of the Utah IU11 ; bv th- Senate. Washtxctox, Jtme 20. The Utah bill as passed by the Senate provides that thf lawful husband or wife may be compete' to testify in a pre)secut;n t"or brgj- .. polygamy or unlawful cohabitation. Ir such prosecutions an attachment for a Wit ness may be issueel w ith a previous . ixena. when it shall appear t the .Lit.,- that witness would unlawfully fail toi n a subpoena. Prosecutions may b. commence " within five years after the commission of t. offense. Every marriage ceremony inir Territory ef the United States shall be e tr - tied in writing, which writing shall state V full names ofall persems taking part in t! . ceremony, and shall le signed by them, ar I shall, by the erilicer eir priest solemniz.iig'r-c marriage, be filed with and rceoreled in t: iTobate Court Such certificate shall l prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it. Any violation of this provision is p' .. ished by a fine of not more than $1,000. cr imprisonment for net more than two years, or by both. Every such certificate and record shall be at all reasonable times open to the inspection of eithce-rs of justice of the United States under like penalty lot refusal to exhibit for inspection. Womer shall not be entitled to vote in Utah. All measures of Territorial Legislature- providing for numbering or identifying votes of elect! are elisapproveel ami annulled, but this pi vision is not to preclude the lawful registra tion of votes, or any other provis.ons tit securing a fair election that do not invo'vt the elisclosiire of the person for whom the elector voteel. The Probate Court is dej prived of all jurisdiction except a to estate of deceased thtsohs and the gtiardiansLip i.t the persons and property of infants and lunatics. All laws of the Territory of I'tal. conferring the rights of inheritance on ill gitituate children are annulled. Territorial laws providing that proseeutiews for adul tery can only be comnii'iiced on complaii t of the husband or wife are annulled, and a!I such prosecutions may hereafter beiuu tuteel in the same way that prosociitiems for other crimes are. Territorial laws iucirio rating, continuing or providing for the enr oration known as "Tho Church of Jesii Christ of letter Day Saint-," and ordi nances of the so-called General Assem bly of the State- of Deseret incor porating such church are annulled, so fat as they may pre-chuie the ap pointment of trustees by the Unite! States. The President of the United States, with the advice of the Senate, shall appoint fourteen trustees ot said corporation, who shall have full powers. Trustees anel assistant trus tees, provided for in the act creating that roqioration. shall hold office two years, and shall each give bond in an amount to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. The General Assembly eif Utah shall not have power to change the Jaws reMw-e-tingconxir-ations without the approval of Congress. In all proceedings for the enforcement of the law ag.tinst corjioratioiis or associations holding preqerty in any Territory in (-xce-s of the amount limited by law the courts shall have power to summarily compel the- i production of all books and accounts belong- ' ing to any trustee or manager of property in which such corporation may have any right title or interest All laws of Utah relating to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company are annulled, and it is rendered unlawful feir the Territory to create or recog- -, nize any corporation or asseciation having for its object tin; bringing of persons inte the Territory for any purpose what ever. The Attorney Gein'ral is directed to institute in the Supreme Cemrt of the Terri tory proceedings to dissolve the company 4 named, and disjmse of its property and as sets according to law. such property and as sets in excess of debts and lawful claims established by the court shall escheat to the United States and shall be used bv the Sec retary of the Interior under the- direction or the President for the benefit ef the common, schools of the Territory. The Kins or Holli-nil l'aise Away Pos sible Complication)- with Germany. The Hagi-e, June 2:;. The Prince of Orange passed a calm night and a jieaceful mowing before his collapse. In the forej noon Saturday, he seeuieel so well that the doctors talked of sending him to the South of France. At eleven o'clock, he suddenly exhibited sympoms of extreme weakness and fainted. His respiration became greatly enfeebled, but subsequently a slight recovery was noticeable, but his lungs seemed paralysed. From this time until his death the Prince remained unconscious. The King has returned from Carlsbad and helel a conference with the Cabinet The Presi dent of the Council lias convoked a general State Council. The Cabinet has decided to resort to the pnivisions of the law of November 30, 1!:4, and will convene the Chambers, forming the States general in plenary Congress of 7S Sen ators instead of ::t,and 172 deputies instead of S3. This Congress will proclaim Prin cess Wilhelniine successor, under the Coun cil, to the regnancy, with Queen Emma as regent and President of the Council as Chancellor. The Cabinet has determined to refuse to share tutelage with any Ger man branch of the royal family. Death on the Rait. Slatixotox, Pa., June 21. A shocking accident occurred near here in which two well-known and highly respectable ladies lost their lives. Mrs. Dtuiel Kooiw, of Waliintjiort, lesiding opposite Slatington. .vho was the mother of T. B. Koons, the seneral agent of the Lehigh & Susquehanna division if the Reading road, and Mrs. Stem, the mother of Harry and William Stem, proprietors of the Steinton iron-works near Easton, were walking on the tracks of tiie Reading road in Walnutport last evening when Mn. Stem stumbled and fell. See ing an approaching train Mrs. Koons enelea veiretl to pull the unfortunate lady from the track, but before she sae-ceeded m dragging her from the rails the train, which was oT the Lehigh &. Susquehanna Road, came ujion them, and both ladies were killed. The body of Mrs. Koons. it is said, was shockingly mangled, and she died instantly. Mrs. Stem lived alout an Iiotir. Jlrs. Stem resided in Kempton, aud was on a visit to Mrs. Koons. The news spread rapidly, and the remains of the unfortunate ladies were picked up and taken home. FrnxA County has taxable property u the amount, of one million dollars, aod fcaline county over three millions. The Oh! Pool Continued. New Yokk, June 21. A close session of the joint executive committee of the rail road managers adjourned until the 15th of July, after again extending the old passen ger pool contract until the 1st of August This additional extension i said to have been rendered necessary because outside roads, including the Chicago A; Grand Trunk, the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western. In dianapolis Bloniuinztoii & Western, West Shore, Chicago A- Alton and the Nickel Plate, have not jet agreeel to enter tiie pool, neit being satisfied with the terms of thecon tract No changes have teeii made in the percentages so far. ami thediscus-ion of the readjustment under the ne.w cemtrAct w postponed until the July meeting. Itailrnnil Accident. ATCmsox, Kas., June 19. Reports are at hand of two accidents to the cannon-ball train on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, being through trains to and from. Denver from here. The midnight train go ing west met a washed piece of track near Falls City which causeel the rails to spread, ditching the entire train. The jasengers were badly shaken up, anil some bruised and badly injured, but nothing more serious. The east-bound train was not so fortunate. As they approacheel within three miles of Ilubbell, Neb., it appears that seime mis creants had removed the spiko from the rails and taken out the fishplates which hold the rails horizontally in their holes. They had fasteneel barbed wire and carrying it beneath the track made it fast to a telegraph pole and as the train approached pulled the rails apart. This w:is tlont about sixty feet from the approach to a bridge 150 feet long. The engine loft the track,, but crossed the bridge on the tiew. the jolt ing causing the bridge to weaken. Thei-ars-followed at once, thetr combined weight causing it to fall in,the entire train eif en gine, tender, baggage, smeiking car, day coach and Pullman car going to the bottom, a total wreck. There were upwards ot thirty persons injured. A spex-ia! train r brought nine of these here who are in ther ' hospital and at tiie heitcR The injured are: . II. Mcai-ghton, epre-s mess n ger, now at IJe-el Cloud, badly injured; con tusion in the base of the brain; if not elead now he will die. Florilla Super, Gardner. Kas., now at Duyniore. severe sprains anef contusions; may ilie. W. H. Bailey , White field, N. II., left ear cut eitf; head much, cut W. Jacob, Virginia City, IIL, knees badly injured. P. 11. Ly man, conductor of the train. Atchi son, Kas., now at home, both legs brokei below the knees ami other severe btHhlv injuries; Alexander Stuart, engineer of tke train at Wymore, leg broken ; M. A Wadleigh, Stevens Point Wis., head, eyes and arms injured; F. B. Ward, Conner ville, Ind.. back injured: badly hurt Hi wife same; F L. Story. Chicago, condnctor Pullman car, hip. thigh and back injured. William C. Cook, aged eighty-nine, I'loom ington, HI., hurt in breast, head and liodv. in hospital and will die. Others injured not so severely are: J. Davis, Pavvtieer City, Neb.: Thomas Morris-. fc-andia. Kas.;. Catherine-, Jane and Matthew Sears, Bra zil. IntL; James O'Brien. Kau-as City; IL Harris, St Josenh; O. S. Harris, Lincoln z G. E. Brown, Boston. Mass.; Louisa Pem berton, Hamilton. Net.; Lizzie Hartley,. St Louis, Mo.; Jane Foster, Chicago, HI. t m Charge of JSI-tckjtt-tlf. Kansas City, June 20. W. Scott Ford" nd L. C. Neal, of the "Merchants' Detec tive Association," appeared before Justice Teasdale yesterday when a decision was rendered in the case in which tn-y are chargcui with compounding a misdemeanor and attempting to compound a misdemeanor by taking money from the proprietors of certain houses on Fourth and Third street- on the grounds that for such payments the-y would protect them against jxilice raids. The charge of attempting t compound a misdemeanor wa eiismissvd anel o:. the other charge a fine of litiy elollars ws Im posed on each defendant Notice of appev.! was given. i. 4 4H I I i A-. v ?' Jr'"i; A-s"-- -r,v--i ----,.; rT3r:.-f2ss?r-S'--r " .-111 T r I kfers-te-S?st-5i5!y-tSi