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NEBRASKA
OUBBMNT OOMM1HT.
Joshua B. Lippwcott, head of the
Philadelphia book publishing house of
J. B. Lippincott & Co., died recently.
The annual rental of the pews in
Henry Ward Beecber's church in
Brooklyn realized $27,498, $673 less
than last yelr.
Mb. Lemieux, one of Kiel's lawyers,
intends taking charge of the dead
rebel's son and having him educated
at Laval University, Montreal.
A kobleman named MountscharoflT,
las been convicted at Odessa of Nihil
ism, and sentenced to be hanged.
The trial was conducted secretly.
Anthony M. Keiley, who received
the appointments of Minister to Italy
and to Austria, has been admitted to
practice as an attorney and counselor
.at law in the courts of the State of
New York.
The officers of the Sixty-fifth Regi
ment (French) of Montreal, have ap
plied to have their battalion increased
to five hundred, and a movement is in
progress for the raising of two addi
tional battalions of French troops of
equal strength to the Sixty-fifth.
A torpedo recently broke loose from
its moorings on the coast of Tripoli,
and was reported floating about some
where in the Mediterranean Sea. The
Government of Tripoli has been guard
ing the coast with torpedoes, in view
of the possibility of an Italian inva
sion. At Baltimore recently. Mate George
W. Brown, of the brig O. B. Stillman,
pleaded guilty to the charge of having
hcuttled that vessel in mid-ocean, while
on a voyage from Charleston, S. C, to
Jamaica. He was not sentenced.
Brown will be used as a witness against
Captain James Brotherton, indieted on
the same charge. The penalty attached
to the crime is death.
It was recently rumored that the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe was med
itating the purchase of the South Pacific
Coast Railroad, and that the Southern
Pacific Company had made a proposi
tion to the Atchison, whereby that
road, if it chooses, can have joint con
trol of the Southern Pacific on advan
tageous terms. This oiler is said to be
under consideration by the Atchison
owners.
Judge Andrews, in the Supreme
Court at New York, the otlier day,
gave a decision continuing an injunc
tion restraining the Musical Mutual
Protective Union from enforcing its
by-laws so as to expel Theodore
Thomas from membership in the
fcnion. Mr. Thomas was threatened
with expulsion because he employed
a musician who was not a member of
the union.
A kecent dispatch from Pittsburgh,
Pa., says: Steel rails continue to meet
with a steady demand, at thirty-live
dollars to thirty-five dollars and lift
cents for heavy sections, cash at mill.
It is expected that the demand this
year will be sufficient to absorb the en
tire production of all the mills. The
mills are sold several months ahead,
but is believed by those who arc well
informed that prices will not go much
higher.
The hearing in the case of Milloy,
the Montreal tailor, arrested at Pitts
burgh, N. Y.. recently, charged with
smuggling clothing into this country,
has been set for some time in February.
A number of New York brokers and
prominent ladies of Fifth avenue. New
York, who have bought clothing and
riding habits from him, have been sub
poenaed to testify. The Federal officers
claimed to have traced twenty-live
thousand dollars worth of stolen goods
to him.
There has been a great deal of
trouble at the mines of Binney & Co.,
and Carrolston & Shaffer at Sharon,
Pa. One night recently some person
turned a stream of water into the Shaf
fer bank, Hooding it so that work had
to be suspended. A number of miners
were put on guard at the mouth ot the
shaft and they were attacked by a
party from the other bank. A battle
ensued, in which fourteen shots were
fired. No one was seriously hurt, but
several received slight injuries. The
law will be invoked to settle the trouble.
A f.ile was introduced in the Chero
kee Council at Vinita, recently, to
make it a penal offense to skin dead
cattle belonging to others. The pur
pose sought in the passage of the law
was for the protection of stockmen.
There was a universal belief among
stockmen of the Indian country that
in no small number of cases the range
was burned by worthless parties for
the express purpose of starving to
death the cattle owned by their neigh
bors. Thus the "cow-skinner," ashe
is termed, profits by the cattleman's
misfortune.
The dam across the Wabash Creek
at Reevesdale, near Tamaqua, Pa.,
burst the other morning. A passenger
train from Pottsvillo was just opposite
the dam when it broke. The back-water
struck the cars and ran into the
heaters under them, causing a vast vol
omo of steam to arise and envelope
the entire train. The passengers were
much frightened. The engine, how
ever, escaped the flood and pulled the
train safely through the water. The
tracks of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad were much washed and com
pletely inundated, delaying all trains.
.. The burst was caused by the breaking
of an old tunnel in the abandoned
Reevesdale cillery.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GlMUMd by Ttorsph and Man.
COHORE8SIOXAI.
Tn Senate met promptly at soon m the
5th when the credential of John W. Daalel,
Senator-elect from Virginia, were presented
and filed. Among the bills Introduced were:
To fire the right of trial by Jury to claim
ant for penHloni whoio applicationt hare
been rejected by the Secretary of the In
terior: to facilitate promotion In the army:
to increaKo the pension for the Ion of both
arm, or both legs, or the sight of both eve,
or other lalurie resulting in total helpless
ness: to substitute silver dollars in place of
fold coin and currency in the several reserve
unds held in the treasury. Mr. lnjralln intro
duced a bill to establish a National Univer
sity in the District of Columbia, and Mr.
Plumb a bill granting the right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Kansas
City. Fort Scott & Gulf Railway Company.
Mr. Van Wyck offered a resolution, which
was iisrced to, direct ng the Committee on
Education and Labor to inquire how
many hours of labor per day were ex
pected of men and boys in the emnlcy of
street car and other corporations in the Dis
trict oruoiurnoia. Alter executive session,
adjourned In the Houo the Hoar Presi
dential bl'l and tho Senutc resolution propos
ing certain Joint rules were referred to the
appropriate committees. Contrary to j;en
cral expectation the committees were not an
nounced and the Speaker immediately pro
ceeded to call the States for the introduction
of hille. when about twO bills were Introduced
and yet the call by States, commenced before
the holiday recess, was not completed. Mr.
Laird, of Nebraska. ofTcred a Joint rcsoution
authorizing the President to call out two vol
unteer regiments or cavalry in the Terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona, to be en
listed and officered from citizens of such Ter
ritories for the suppression of Indian hostili
ties: also n bill declaring forfeited lands
trrantcd to railroads on which thecostof sur
veying and conveying has not been pa d; al
so to prevent the acfjuistlon of property by
aliens. Without completing the call of States
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 6th Mr. Hoar intro
duced a bill fixing the time for the meeting
of Congress in IbSC and every second year
thereafter on tho first Monday In October,
and in 18tf7 and every second year thereafter
on the second Monday in November. Sena
tor Heck's resolution of inquiry regarding
the payment of customs duties in coin was
then called up and debated, when it was la.d
aside and the Utah bill camo up and after
some discussion went over. Mr. 01 air. from
tho Committee on Education and Labor,
reported favorably a bill to ad in the
establishment of common schools the
same as the bill that parsed tho
Senate last Congress. Adjourned In
the House the call of States for the introduc
tion of bills and resolution was rssumed,
and continued all day, K- bills being intro
duced. When the State of Texas was called
.Mr. Mills Introduced a bill directing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to call jri.OUU.GOO three
per cent, bonds and pay them in coin of
standard value, as H specified in said bonds,
licforo the conclusion of the call the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 7tb a resolution of
fercd by Mr. Mandrson, calling on tho Secre
tary of the Interior for certain Information
in regard to Nebraska lands, and whether it
was adVFiiblc to discontinue tho ollice of
Surveyor (Icnoral, was agreed to. Mr. In
galls introduced a bill to increase the rate of
pension for tho total disability of pernous
who held the rank of Orderly Sergeant or
First Sergeant in tlio lute war Irom $S to f-U
a mouth, and that tor fncn-asod d sahilitv to
tho rate now allowed Second Lieutenants.
At two o'clock the Utah bill came up
and a lengthy delate ensued. Without
concluding the con-iderat on of the
bill the Senate adjourned... In the
House the call of States was resumed. Mr
Anderson, of Kansas, introduced a bill to
provide for the adjustment of land giants
made by Congress to a.d n the construction
of railroads In Kansas, and for the lorieiture
of unearned lands: also to prevent the sale
of the Pactllo Kailroads before rerta n
United States bonds with Interest shall have
been lully paid; also to prevent unjust dis
crimination by railroad compare and to
subject them to the control of the States
At the conclusion of the call the Speaker an
nounced his committee appointments, and
the House adjourned until Monday.
In tho Senate, the Sth, Mr. Kustis offered
r. concurrent resolution that in the opin
ion of Congress tho J? lO.OJ-UXK) of bonds called
in to he paid February 1, IbSii, should be paid
in silver dollars, such payment being in
strict compliance with tho existing law and
in aid of the ilnar.cml policy esiatilhed by
tho legislation of Congress. Tin resolution
was referred. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration of biHs on the calendar.
'Hie Utah bill was taken up and its consider
ation proceeded with. Alter debute the bill
passed, yeas, "o: nays. 7. The Senate then
adjourned until Monday... 'J ho House was
not in session.
PERSONAL ANI POLITICAL.
Dishoi Roiikktsox refused to reopen the
case of Rev. II. D. Jnrdine, convicted hc
foie an ecclesiastical court of Kansas City
of immorality.
Hon. 2s. I). 'WEXnr.i.r., ex-State Treasurer
of New York, died of apoMlery the other
day at Albany, N. Y.
Michael Davitt has promised to visit
Wales in February for the purpose of assist
ing in an agrarian agitation and aiding in
the formation of a Welsh Land League.
Sunatoi: Sarin Las become responsible
for a security debt of SS.",O0(.
John Shekmax received tho unanimous
nomination for Senator in the Republican
caucus of the Ohio Legislature, held ut
Columbus ou the 7th.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tun Ohio Houso of Representatives has
adopted a resolution authorizing tho Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections to make
a proper investigation of tho Hamilton
County election case.
The Mississippi Legislature met at Jack
son on tho Sth in biennial session. In the
Senato Lieutenant Governor Shands pre
sided. Hon. R. O. Reynolds was elected
Vico President. In the House General J.
A. Sharp was elected Speaker.
Scanneix & Lsfaye, sugar and molas
ses factors, New Orleans, have applied for a
respite of s.ix, twelve and eighteen months.
Tho assets were f 130,000; liabilities, $129,
000. It is stated that Servin, acting at the in
stigation of Austria, will refuse to discuss
terms of peace with Ilulgaria. except upon
the basis of n return to the status quo ante
and the non-payment of a. war indemnity
by Servia.
Tun latest, though entirely expected
chapter in the famous Hill-Sharon divorce,
case was tho announced marriago of the
fair plaintiff, Sarah AKhca Hill, to one of
her counsel, Judge David Terry, of Stock
ton, famous in California as having killed
Senator Brodoriek in a duel some years
ago.
The returns issued by the London Board
of Trade show that during the month of
December the imports decreased, as com
pared with that month last year. lfiOd,2Si,
and the exports decreased SC5,G75, as com
pared with December of 1SS4.
The Mexican Government officially de
nies through its organ that it is consider
ing a proposition for a loan from American
houses for 54.000,000 to be repaid by grant
ing said houses forty per cent, ou customs
goods sent into the country by thsm.
Five of the seventeen factories in ths
New York cigar manufacturers' combina
tion were opened recently at reduced rates
of wages.
It was understood in Washington thxt
Secretary Whitney was entirely satisfied
of the worthiness of tho Dolphin as shown
in her recent trial trip, and will formally
accept the Tessel as soon a certain pre
liminaries can be arranged. It was bos
thought necessary to hare another sea
trial.
It was announced in SL Louis on tie Mfc
that all parties had agreed on the mod
foreclosure of the Wabash Railroad,
decree was then ordered by the court.
m
present receivers continue in possession
the propertT, but the title passes to flhfr
purchasers at the sale. Many leased luW,
were excepted from sale. V
Two million feet of lumber was 1 1 1 i Mf "
on fire at Pattereat, Faire & CoJs mill, mt
Pearlington, Miss.
A caye-cc occurred at Boston Run, er
Mahoney City, Pa., recently and a block of
houses went down out of sight. The fam
ilies liTing in the houses made a oinw
escape. The surfaca was reported still car
ing and Svc more blocks were espectetl to
odo-a-n.
Tn facmlty of Hat-rani College befog
mrid that the game of foot ball kas
much improved daring the past seaaoa,
has withdrawn Its prohibitioa of Jmly S,
18S5.
Tn safe in the Post-office in Danrille,
Ky., was blows open the other sight asd
all the money taken.
Kaxohrax ft Co., retail dry roods
dealers at Broadway and Ninth street,
New York, bare made an assignment.
Liabilities, $115,000; assets, nominally the
same.
Detective Dbybox recovered $15,7S0 in
bills, etc, of the mfwing funds of the Lan -
caster, Mass., National Bank, which was
in two Talises buried under a pile of atones
at Tinmouth, ten miles from Rutland, Vt.
H. M. Smith & Co., agricultural imple-
ments, Richmond, Va., hare failed; liabil-
ities, 175,000.
The Australian harvest is over. Ninety
thousand tons cf wheat will be available
for export.
TnE nightof January 7th was remark
able throughout the Missouri Valley for in
tense coldness and a nipping wind.
In Henderson County, Tenn.f temper
ance and anti-temperance factions are at
war. Recently the latter faction burned
down a school house at Sand Hill, near
Juno.
The new French Cabinet is as follows:
President of the Council and Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Do Freycinet: Minister of
the Interior, Sarrien; Minister of Com
merce, Lockroy; Minister of Finance,
Sadi-Cnenot; Minister of Public Instruc
tion, Goblet; Minister of Justice, DeMale;
Minister of Agriculture, Do Ville; Min
ister of T7nr, General Botilanger; Minister
of the Marine and the Colonie5, Auber;
Minister of Public Works, Bnrhant; Min
ister of Ports and Telegraphs, Granet.
A motion was filed in Topeka, on the 7th,
in the Superior Court, against the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fo Railroad. ae!:ing
tho court to restrain tho payment of
dividends and asking also for the
nppointment of a receiver. Tho move
was instigated by Detroit shareholders and
was fellow to tho ono recently brought to
restrain tho payment of interest on the
bonds of the Sonora Railroad.
Late on the afternoon of the 9th, during
the heavy snow storm, the front and mid
dle part of the large four-story warehouse
occupied by H. P. Forwood &Co., Trahuo &
Co. and J. B. Balmsforth & Co., at Louis
ville, Ky., all cotton and commission mer
chants, fell suddenly, overturning a ttove
and starting a destructive fire. Mayor M.
H. Wright, manager, and J. B. Ralms'ortb,
one of the proprietors, was killed under tho
ruins. The loss amounted to $110,000; in
surance, sy.",oco
The Richmond (Va.) M'ifa which sus
pended publication December 22, has been
bought for rr,00i by Abuer Anderson ami
Judge A. W. C. Nowiin, and will be started
as n Democratic paper.
Jcdgi: Thi'iiman has rendered a decision
as umpire in the arbitration between tho
operators and miners of coal in Ohio. He
fixes the rate at sixty cents per ton, which
is the amount asked for by the miners. The
operators wanted to pa' fifty cents.
A ih.s:atcii from Denver of tho Sth stated
that not h train had reached or left that
city east for two days. Tho weather was
moderating and tho blockade would bo
raised.
Tunnc were 00 failures in tho United
States reported to linuUlretC during tho
week ended January 7, against 237 in the
preceding week and -1-tS, 'M7, '12 and lf.2 in
the corresponding weeks of !Sb2, respec-
tively. About S-J per cent, were thosw of
small traders, whoso capital was lets than
?.".0K).
Tin: opening of the American exhibition
in London has been postponed to May,
157.
Tin: St. James Hotel at Batavia, N. Y.,
was destroyed by fire recently. Two men
jumped from the fourth story window and
were badly injured. The loss was J.V),000.
It was rumored in army circles at Wash
ington that the President would rrconi
mer.d to Congress the pas-age of a bill au
thorizing him to fill th's ollice of Judge Ad
'f
vocate
uenerai
em!
tho
rmy. General
Swaim, .ho formerly held that office, wa.s
sentenced by court martial to suspension
for twelve year.-; at the end of that period
he will be placed on the retired list. The
President was not certain aLout his legal
right to fill the ollice without an act of
Congress.
Tin: Legislative Committee appointed to
investigate tho result of the recent election
in Hamilton County (Cincinnati) opened
its deliberations on the Mb. Over fifty
witnesses were summoned.
A i.i. the mules in the Preston mines at
Ashland. Pa., numbering thirty-sx, were
drowned receutiy. The water gained on
the pumps so rapidly that tho animals
could not be rescued.
ADDITIONAL msrATCifies.
The clearing house returns for week
ended January 9 showed an average in
crease of 112.7 compared with the corre-
sponding week of last year. In New York .
the increase was aS.7.
It is stated upon good authority that '
several Scotch and Irish peers, both Con- j
serrative and Liberal, will support the I
motion of the Earl of Kilmore in favor of '
the abolition of the ollice of Lord Licuten- t
ant of Ireland.
Tun gale of the 0th along the Atlantic
coast was very destructive. Many vessels
were driven ashore between New Jersey
and Maine and lives were lost.
On the Louisiana fc Nashville Railroad
at the bridge over Flint Iliver near Wil
hite's Station, Morgan County, Ala., on
the 0th, to .sections of a north bound
t
i
freisht train telescomd. Two of tho li-nrt. !
were Killed and ons fatally injured.
A fatxl disease has made its nnnp.ir.ni
among the milch cows m maay of the j
cornties of Central Illinois, which is at-
tr.butcd to the eating of tnouldvand rotten
com which farmers left in the fields. The
animals, when lirst tt.-ckeiL nr ,...?
with dirztuess end fall down, many of them i
uving. " !
Ejlui.y the other morainr
terrible col- i
-ion occurred on the Wilmington & !
Vrt-..,. !..! --;?- ., . . '
which three men were killed. j
Hok. Bexjamxx Co.vlet died at Atlanta. '
la., suddenly on the 10th. He acted a- ;
Governor after Governor Bullock left the !
State, and afterwards served as post
master.
At noon the other day a skitTrnea while
the other night at Carbondale, Pa., by Maa
Ttrr 0Ke-ara of O'Hearn's Opera House.
d some of his friends. The assault grew
omoLrentiag anotcer opera house.
hundred persona were Immersed bv
thefcu-in Regent's"" Park, London, giving
ay recently. The water being shallow j
they all scaped.
A sexsatiox was created in St. Louis
and Kansas City, oa the 10th, by the sui- j
tide of Rct- H. D. JarJine, the deposed j
priest of St- Xary's, Kansas City, EpLco-
jml Church, Jt was supposed that he took
Kor?B.aKa2!cieBt to cause His death, he
bM . 4dicta that habit He was
tayiDtlsn'l Bev. Dr. Sett, of St,
Lok; : ti tie.
The MlIbuj tog at Ecasingtoa. Phila
alfau kauwa'aa tt Ami's aad Beatty
rnxLytyii igtryed by tire tb other
aoraiaj:! TImJimmf spread to other balid
togs, tkc loss MMp(Iag to $I,GX).02; in
of thenar got his ltent. ? S. alto, who fonry beJd ZZZZT 'ZJZZ "T
omecoa! barges ju.t below- Memphis and locate. to c"fe hr o5 ff lir JJS . atenfed by coar. rzrXl u' j.'. " ED,!"3atiw f' "
npsized. Fiveofthemen werv drowned, j Ar.na.rs of fncorporatioa have b-e ' hiind iHwnd, .id SM '"r ,T ?' l of ! 5 'T.lL"Zntol- " "
rueyhad beea working on the Mexico & "f M ?"" J' 17. wn,ch rxel be will Td en th. re "" C W' 1
'.ittle Rock Railway. ranaingf rcm aza agton. v.a., to S.rom off M . ia- Uml , It u Hd j.Wefl. b.lxx-rd H, We. Js hid ,
Geouce C. 3In.v. the actor, was assaulted ; bnr? co- " uK-orrora.ors ar J. A .. . ,..,t, ,, .. .hjH t, .. sU . .-,. . la ---.. l bfowm? di!r rd-je Satv Twr
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.
Tin Episcopalians of Valentine are plan
ning to build a 11,700 church. Oxer fcOO
has been subscribed.
W. C. McLaAX, of Papillion, in all prob
ability baa the oldest piece of psper in th
State. It is a copy of an order of court t-
sued from the Queen's bench in the Colony
of North Carolina in 1770.
Petek J. Metza wm killed by a p&inj;
train on the Union I'aci.ic bridge over the
Loup, north of Columbu, the otbor Jay.
' The unfortunate man wm standing clo to
, the track waiting for the train to pa.v. It
is supposed the current of the train threw
him aralnst the cars, breaking his neck and
' killing htm Instantly. He leaver a wife snd
ix children.
In the trial of Jim Reynold, at Sidney,
I
for the murder of James and John Piukston,
father and !on, on Pumpkin Crek. Septem ,
" b.r jtj, the jury recently returned a vrrdct
of guilty of murder in the first degree. The
murdered men were from Saline County,
Mo., and the murderer only secured live
dollars from his victims and a hemp neck
tie will be awarded him by the State.
Bkowv County is fortunate in having no
railroad lands to be bought up by !yndi
cate. and rented to a sbtftles?, gypsy like
clasi of people, who will atay one seaon,
g-t in debt as much as posble and then
kip. Nearly all our cit.zens are jerma
nent land owners, who know the vnlu of
Brown County oil, and pnHe to t:ck to
it, ays the Long Pine Jourwi!.
Thk Burlington & Missouri managers are
forcing the railroad season by beginning
work on the Grand Island & Wyoming Cen
tral Road. Amended article-) of incorpora
tion have been filed with the Secretary of
Stato and a large force of graders, teams
and took have been landed at Grand Inland
ready for active operations. Grade staLos
have been set and the boss grader ha rt
ceived instructions to cut hi way to
Broken Bow, Custer County, before the
prairie blossoms sprout.
James Manning, who was accidentally
impaled on n lariat pin several weeks ago,
died at his home nine miles north of Ewing
His death was precipitated by the bursting
of a main mtery which had been badly
bruised. He leaves u wife and five muuII
children.
Jon:: T. IZckki:, charged with murder,
escaped from jail in Albion recently and
has not been re-enptured.
Fori: tipplers in Springfield have put up
a forfeit of 7T each to abstain from the
cheering wine cup for on" year.
Po-orri'K chatges in Nebraska for the
week ended Junuarv2r K-stnhlislied Colon.
Saunders County, Kiientuer S. Hum; i-o-t-
master; Simeon. Ch'iTV CounS r.'ia
Stetwell, )ostm'ister; Spalding. GreeJv
County, Thomas Fox. jio-tirjvster. Names
changed. Mooklar. Sucndnn C ountv, to
Hay Spring-; Mrs Maholn S MeCnll. post-
miisfr. Postmasters appointed. KJoro, ; 'Hesiei i.:t me w. niniwmu i.n '
Nuckolls fonntv, .1 Warren Keif-r. Jr : "V l, n't.r:cil. The tHfgiam was lece.red
Kndicott.JeffersonCountv.JohnConverse.:l ' clock la-,1 nglij. and t'.o
.. . . ,- ,. , . . , , i, ' news at ouct! spread tliriiili ther:t. A
Knterpns,.. Koya Paha t ountv, Jacob M ; ,,.,. ,l(f tll,. v!Mry of $ IarvS ,rtrUl,
Smitn: Hickman, Lancaster County. . il- . WJW llt.,,, Jlt Uu. c,,.c:i veslertlnv after
ham P. Lar.sh; Ntinda, Loup County. Abra- . ,1()0) ,cfr,. the inte'.li-euco of Mr.
ham Ulery. i ,;,r,i.iK.s death had Iieeii receixe!,
A i.omu: of the Ancient Ordr of Unltfd J pie.suiualily In ant.eipation of sen
Workmen has len organized at Ogalalla. i tence being ptonotuted tif.oti Jatdlno by
A Lnri Citv Jndire laid down his dlcmtv i Bislion Kobettson. The eslry tefii-ed lo
tue otner nay a:ni treated an moulting law
yer to a black eye and .knoek-out
A ntrr.i. sight met the gaze of traveler-
on the road to Star, Holt County, recently.
A little girl, not more than fourteen years
rtld, stood in n cornfield herding cuttle, h'-r
feet and limbs bare while she .shivered in
the cold. '
Jim Rknnoi.ps. tin murderer of the Pink-
stons. near Sidney, has been ton tewed by
Judge Hamer to be hanged on May 21.
Rr.i.vmEr.n expects great lx-nefits from
the proposed brunch of the Turlington A:
Missouri from Geneva.
In chasing a pig the other dav James
Keiley, of Jackson, tore an eyelid off in a
collision with n wiie fen.
Tin: Burlington fc Missouri Railwav
Comnunv has oblainad tho right of wn
. I
from Geneva south eii;iit miles to a line
Cm" west from Tol". and the bridge
timbers are distributed to thai point from
th" north.
A.i:os Cm, a farmer, while walk'ng on
the railroad with his daughter near Colum
bus, wns recently killed by a snow plow.
His body wa.s found in a heavy drift.
Tub Treasurer of Dakota Count v col
lertei! 5.V..70. ST. last year. Tue nutr.Vr of
deeds recorded wore 112, and 2CT mortgages
were tiled.
AN Oninhn woman bm sued her attend
ing physician for $10,000 damages for at
tending her after visiting another woman
suffering with puerperilo fever, which the
plaintiff alleges was communicated to her
by the doctor. It is thought that the trial
will reveal the fact that doctors will dis
agree as to w hether or not pucrpenle fever
is contagion.
Tun Frernoi't foundrv did ?.7),000 worth
of business last year. Thirty to fifty hands
were given employment.
Thk McDonald stock farm. nar Dwight,
Ulllli ' -onty. tias een row to i.mcoin
parties for ?li0.&7i) Tli; farm comprise-:
four sections, and i- well equipped with
buildings, and hasa large number of cattle
Owkn Co:jt. of Omaha, when sober, is
n naru-worKing. tonsst man. and Mrs tor
Icy is a rcs)ctab!e woman. Whisky, kow- t
ever, robs them of their senses, and th"ir '
children huvc been brought up in eircum-'
tences which tend to make them criminals
Last siring the whole family was in jail at
the t-amc time, the f.-.thr and mother for
drunkenness- and tho bovs for stealing. The I
'ormrr were rceaced. lint th" latter were ,
alout to be sent to tho Reform School, ,
when the parents made a piteous appeal to 1
have their boys returned to
them. R-
-enlly, however, tho parent, while drunk, j
drove their children out In the cold and ,
they came aear freezing.
The thin! hotel at Hay Springs is being
o ngfri.
HOX. SlJXt'EL V.A.TT?, a KOUCer of WfV-
era Nebraska, died at North Piatt r
c,n:v-
Ttc late storm was general thrnaghont
'n S::-? t-1- Jhe mercury dropped as low
as ;ja t?e? Ve?low sero fn sent places.
At Omaha it fell to 2.
Cumno? is a live business towa.
C M. Hoixrs and wife, of Plattaxnootb,
passsd tho silver ct:-tone of marril
life recently. The couple are sraoag the
earliest setters of ib town, having emi
graad to thai po:ut whrn the rerjrion wjm a j
wilderness. The celebration of tb.rtw.n-
tv-tifth annJTerssjy drew together nearly
Dempster, . titer V. Firleld. Loanes A.
Warner. JcT.cs Ward and Aotia Adam..
Cass Coca. s rero-d showed 17; mrr
riages during th. pait yecr
It Is stated tlat a r-roa-iaent citlra of
Dakota Citv is the ua "ortnaate victcc of a
scheming wife. Last Jpring sse s'zipptd
out with ?03 borrowed oa a mortcagr ca
his property, aad after Kjuaadrinc that
arcocat she returned and llvci with him
loag eaoaga to induce him to sell hts farm
She -?cared the proceeds aad has aga.a di
Tnc la snow rtom complely demor
altxed railroad trade in the State, tracer
being ?sow-bouad ca all roadx.
A NosroLT maa Is reported to have
drowaed bisisclf to escape paying a stTea
y v cent board bill.
Coc2isu will decide the qaestloa r
I.s5aia3JXt a boads for water works os
ootid or Feisraarr.
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
ftv. ff. I. Jurdlnr. Lt ftrrtor tf t.
Wars' Clmrrh at Kn City. K1IU Him
self tn the Wtry of a Church t St- LooU
ll! UMory.
St. LovKMannary 11. Qatte a ;ena
tlon wa produced when late ia.t nlsbt ths
coroner announced tliat the Rev. II. I). Jar
dine, who wjl fconie weeks aso comlcted
before an ecclesiastical court at Kansas
City, had commuted suicide here. It sp
pears that Mr. Janline since his arnr&I
her wu: days ao to consult with hl at
torney regarding his caw. has been loJcing
in the vestry room of Tilntty Church, of
' which Father Belts is the Tcctor. Satur-
dty evening Mr. Jaultne and his attorney,
Mr. HatriMin, and Father Betts had a pro
longed conference in tiie vestry room, dur
ing which Mr. Harrison very decidedly
expressed the opinion that Bihop Hoh-
ertjon would not grant Mr. Jar
diue a rehearing of his eve. Th
, had some effect uio:i Mr. Jardlne, ami
( he manifested considerable feeling. tepat
, ediy declaring his innocence of the clnrses
for which he had been tried and the Justice
of his drmaud for a new tr al, but when
Father Betts and Mr. Harr.on left, about
one oVock yesterday morning, it was w ab
out thought that Mr. Jariiine was seriously
disturbed. When Father Belts arrived at
! ihe chtpch early jestwday iiiomimj
observed Mr. Jardit.e stdl in Ivd. but did
not ilistuib him. and went on with his early
' services. Later, the sexton ot the church
went to the vestrj room tn wake Mr. Jar
j dine rnd found him In a derp sliw-p and
hrrathitig heavily. He immediately callrd
Deacon Dyer, a-s sunt to Father Betts,
, who, on ehtrr ng the room, detected rhloro
; 'orm and sent for phys. cutis. t:t the
arrival of the doctor.- they dl-covcrod
, that Mr. Jardinc had taken chlomform and
iuiuiediately adopted vigorous measures to
j restore linn, but after three hours' coutinu
ous effort, thMy were obliged to announei
j that the icverrii.l gentleman was dead.
Tho Coroner wa.s nntttieil. and after hear ng
all obtainable testimony, a verdict of ttl
nd by rblotoform was rtndorcsl. Tin
i bMlv wits prepared for burial ami nw lies
In the wstry rKm. It will Im taken to
t Knnas City for iutorment. The fact of
j the .suicide was known to but few during
, tho day : nd receiveil no public ajmotiiu-e-I
ment tint jl the Coroner lejKirted the caie
: late last nteht. The case l hke'y to ctcate
t a gioat Mna.t!on in cbtirch circle,
i in: nkw s at kansa- cm.
t Kansas Citv, Mo., January ll.Tho
: news of Mr. .lardtne's dath was liist ic
I ivUf.l in ibis ellv tliroii'!i a te'e-ntni Sent
, hv jr. jo!II ir,i;;, Mr. Jniilme't attor
ney in St. Louis, to Mr. .1. IMward Lewis,
one of Mr. Juid'iib'H veslrjiiiei). a idifht
operator at thn We-'tern I'iiIoii olllfe. The
fe.iiatu Mtunlv stntd that Mr. Janiuie
j died Mnldenly jesterday morning. aid ie
mve any imorntaiion renaming uieir pro
ceeiinig.-. Ml. .iar s tuurru mm eveonm
; was dark and silent. To :; remitter who
' called the pert-on that resided there de
clined veiy hiusquely to give nn iiifriua
ti(n regarding Mr. Jatdiiiu'sdi'mlM'. beoiri
tho oien' fart that a 'telegram announcing
h;s ! ath had been leceived. At All Saiut.
i hospital a few members of the congregation
gathered and iniinrled their tears over tin
had iifv.s. They, however, declined to give
' any information of wh'eh they were in pos
session. .Members of the vestry also re
fused to tr.lk. It is urdci stood, however,
that a committee; of the vestry wiil go to
t St. Louis to-diy. Thu reporter could not
aseprtaln whether thi ftinetal would tnk
place in tin- cit or elsewhere,
ins ci:i. iu
. . i . it , .
Mr. Jaidlne ca'eer hi th's rilv has been
written and lewtitten a d7eii tlm . Ilts
KCtorxhip at St. Mntvi. (M.iueh lgm
about six pit is ut" and for a turns tline
were no -eiiotis itistiutmneps in the piruh
and Mr. .IhiiIiuc w.ts apareit.Jy satisfac
tory to his pailsli.ot'eis. Trou'rfe besatt
dur.ng the sttiiuner of lfe-M, whfii Mr. Jar
dine'si lesinaiion was Heuiai'ilrid by ilets.
Sherlock and Shea, as wll s olher imm
hers if the vestry. It w-.s jmn raPy tm
deisto'Ml at that time that the reh;n hi ion
was asked chlrlly on aee.untof ivrUln nt-unli-tic
piartiefs to which Mr. Jniddie w.s
addicted. Mr. .Inidine ileclinrd lo roslxu
at:d -oon afterwatds secured a majority In
the vestry which tendered his po-itioii ife.
Mr. John McDonald was then oleeted a
iu tuber of the rstry through tlm elforts
of the mii.oiity, but his election w?s de
clared to b-t Illegal by Mr. Jardim and
he vas ihii.ilitTt'd. From that tltmi on
Mr. Jardlne h,s iVurel pronttitently in the
in-w-pa pets. Chaigrs nu'aln-t his muni
chni:ictpr were made by hW opponent, and
the Tfincx, for publishing certain Ininn
ntinns against Mr. Jaidlne's character, wxi
.sued for ilhel, but tlm .smt was subseiju-'iitiy
diiniscd. hi December, ISSt, Bishop
BoberL--oii ajiioiut'.I a eommiuion to in
vesticate the cltargcs aga'nsl the rector of
St. MarjV, but the commission did not con
sider him liable to presentment for trial.
Then Mr. John Sh-a issitcl a pamphlet.
"Truth v. Jardine,M in which ho charged
Mr. Jniiiine with jmoss iininorn)iti-. Mr.
ci)e;i was nr-tisl and prosecuteil for ciim-
JtMi uH'l. Int was ?eitiiltcil, the jurv IkiM-
itiir tint top hargs made aganist Mr. .Isr
dine were sustained by evidence. In the
meantime the faet that Mr. JariHite had
served a trm in the Monroe pon.Usn
lary was pub'ishciL This pnbliculion Is
thoituhi to n.ive .re;uIiceI his case in the
court. Mr. Jnrdme resicned. but ti.e m
try lefiHeil to accept hi- resJmatJon. It was
about this t.nip trut hH add ctton to U
chloroform Iialiit became known. In view
of all the charges made igaiost him awl Ukj
fc: th it a jury hd ni-el to consict lb"
man who undo them of libe1, the o.her
Kpi-cojtl clergymen of to city deemed It
their duty to ixesvnt Mr. Jardbte for trial
before an ecc!el.'stical coort. Alter r. four
weeks esiou he svas foumi rlty on
Wednesday, t)etobr 7. Mr. Jantto aj
piletl his case to the Uhoj. stsiMig fr a
b. ..... . &&&. m j ' j. Kb , - mk m . n
. . ' . ', ,.
i'frS
1-s ibl- nhTb- i' remained uLcVU
Lr.n.s toa. nhtb. .jl rtmained there usdl
the linn: of hb dcaLi. j
lit'. .Iil. tII J.IUU; Lf II "INIiF XAHte-i ii
, m 4 I
-The followin- Morr i? from Xew
i org Countj. r'a. Vi nu; JjiiorA
Stra-bauh. tzed fort--D. srw s;tUn
chutnr:5 at his home near Mount Zion
iure
joosaaci iti. bold hf cfccd a largn
turkey n itn claw.sana sailed ofTwith it
to the rrco---"T
FrT-. f. fn t -j-;te l rflUPft
cash in his pocket, thai I: it Is jut o
mnch sored la wase. and. x a penny
avcd is a pennr earned, he i o much
thii gainer. Tr.ere U onlv on war jc
which thU fraud on the onbl c can be
ended, and that i by proprietors taking
oa themsdve the dutj of pariae; tittir
carr.nt. ff n.fTA r v..-.
m
.. ; ,. ij. i.i u.Ij. m .-. hj.i iiAte. tiii - sia 3 . a . ...
It Ls.? been d-coered tnat heap
ofanrict- hce coa undergo a proo ; . . 7 '. w f --. c y cctBjai. rtfsti
tho ra a dcL'ciotu Savor. J ?." & wi of a crru I L!ir l ? rr i
-The 3'otcmac Kivcr. oducjiI tlm ecPl ol '&. .mz:9 aal fTv,1!?. te & uv
r.MT,rt? w o. -h, I ? reptad ia tb iaetac ef e TJT ;JSSi," esMj
" - 2v TUsittUkbKmzhmn rT L'TTf .?
ATAL FLAMES.
a fjMlam ftalltlia fall. TlIM ftr
: th Dth of Two Trvmlnvnt C1M- j
iri-nr in iftrii vtj-
mutm
Hla.
Lorievinr, January 9. !jtt jeirdy
sltcrnoon. riunnc a mow ira. :h froat
and mldd.V pari of a Isrje for story ware-
houc occupied hy !L V. Frw,xd Co.,
Trabus A Co.. and J. R. lUlruforth A Co..
all rotfn and corntnKton ra'rchantv fell
suddenly, and over tutntnj a store jtrtcd
a dc.stmctlve Stt The butklin; was filled
with cotton, tobacco, woli-s and dry
pood In storage, and the Same sprrad all
over the plact iastantly. aa.1 cosernt by lb
debris of the tmtMinc. It ttrnsl rUrcely.
Th building . xkr- crater of a fine block
of larg wh'iiesaJe hou-s, xvtA It looked for
a time as If ttcte wa t rf a era ad conS
graUon. as the urr d-partwrnt was uniblo
tn ct: at th. f1&n4ts on Kroonl of tae wreck.
TLev -oon got u vcoife. hovrvrr, al ktjt
the tktuten rtn4n-it to th fallen bulldtnc.
and at echt wc k tn flr nas a TJ
thml SJoor was -t.rl wta cottoo and It
was tab th jfavc wav. failing no th? r
ul ti&oc. which ih Jam ftJL Then aft-r
tottTing a motneMt lb wbole front asd
ui.ddlw part .( the tmUdU; f-j. inward awl
b. ocfcsii rd hIf th- strpet. Ther' weir
lev oi jmi. ns in :h rirl? when tht
th.nl tJuor feJL Ptr PKir. a t-kttrr,
h-arti the crash s.ml rav warnttr to vcu
men on the cod 8..r. wh rsrnrvnl tn-
Jumping fnu a back window onto a nhxnL
Charle- -taufirth. a colore! trlrr, gate
the alarm on the tlrt 0Hr arwl started for
the tront door. It is tboiir.it that he w.v
caught a:Mt killtil by tho fjllmg wlK
M. 11. Wright, the manaxrr of Uu p!AO,
and J. B. Batis forth, one of tin-- proprie
tors, wvre in their others on thn first iloor
and tartcd for the door, but It Is tvollevoj
tlint they are .still in the wreck. . they
have not been !eti atid can not he found.
At ten oVJocx last mj. tl n . srarc?ly
a doubt Init that Major Wr sht and Mr.
Balmsforth had t-ertshiM In the wreck.
Their txvlics have not bvrn rccovettsi. tnit
men are at work removim; the debrt. Both
were headers in commercial clrcJcs here.
The Ins- on tht budding Is estimnbM
at Si'i.OOO and N lnurcd. Fitty
thousand dollars worth of cotton te-lonln-'
to the LoiiU. t;h Banking Com
ptttn. Trabtte ,v Co. ainl Balmsforth .V: Co.
wa.s de.stroxed. It was lnsursl for 5t0,
s.kj. BamtMrcr. Bloom .v (. loss on
dry coods s 52. ooo. but the linn was in
-urrd. The miscellaneous propeity of
Ti.ibue v t. and Hnliesfotth .V ti. was
allied nt S2U.IKK), Insured. The total loss
is i i io. (WO; the ttisurann 50V00O. This
the third time the liiild'n on this site iss
been burto"!. l)urtti the war It was a
GoVi-rtuiiiiit hospttnl niwi wan destroyed.
It is thought, to gok'et r.d of simj records.
The cit Lareiy es npisl a ronitngratiou l
the tune. It wis rebuilt nud buruwl iiec:
dititally a few imi-. !ntir.
(trvi:i..Ni, ().. Janucry 0. At Pi-i-o
o'clock tli. .s umrnlns lire was discovered tu
the tliitd M4rv of ladii. hall, rotini-ctfil
with the rid'egi at Obcrllti. O. Ths Iwilld
ititf is a br'k sJincture lUivn .stories high
and is owned by trie inhgc. A man naaei
Ilat'-h iimtisces it, and arrtiiimiwU;.ts 1
fettiule ami 100 male tttdent.s. The men
l-o.inl at the halt, while th ladies lodgi
tl.erc. The fire tapidly priiatf. but all
the Intimtrs of the building es
caped without injury. Thero was
i-real excitement, nud the stu
lents rushed from their rooms Into the
-tree:, clad mply lit their nltth: garimmts.
The nlK'ht wns rty cold and It wa.s dlt.1
ctiit to get water into the bulldititr. Two
.teamcr nte now at work and It Is thought
other hut'dlogs. In the v clotty will be saved.
Tim hall ! a wreck. The rlre at this tim;
has consumed the two up'.rr lloots. Tlio
hut iS.ng .m worth Jju.iHHt itie:iidiiig con
teni and Is lusitrisi. The flto originated In
the attic. Las: nleltt the people on the
tipQr ttoors smellnl .smoke, but a vlsuroiis
srarch tailed to loeite whic it came.
Moiur k, Ai. January V. A Him broke
out otof1ay aftcrtiMi hi thr whoieolu
grocer v houe of T. G. Haali tt Co. There
was a heavy wind and the department, o
lug to an error in ih alarm, went to tho
rrar of the tn before Incaiittc the fire.
The tire iit:!e!y rontinid tul tb stote
ho:i. in ti.e Mick but iitic, and dam-seit
thp utoro on th oo;oiiti' ! of Michael
tj'Pt, crui'Il tv I.it". WCketstwi k Cy..
i;ro.;.s and -omm.s wt meiettaiiU.
A PKcNOLiCNAL RASCAL.
.. mi tattler t'lnjrs tb ?$! "fti Ooriotit
Av'.-nt nt4i Ili items ttJurt4r.
lrrntA.NAiiij is, 1m . Jstmry t. liilttit
Slaios District Attorney Limb went to-tlay
ti Foit Wayne to attend the jtfcMtu.narj
;aiH nation of Jsines II. Bamtt. who was
air.-st-d in bteoben t'ouiitr for anow of.
fe-iM.s in tho nottlieni pntl of the State.
He is known to Iihsu omjsI estmordmary
nerve. He pretended to be a periston rx
ninlrnr In several places and roMerted from
tvtetitnve cuts to ave dollar ; from anutti
tr of jurnsioners for etaniinipg them. lie
went into La fJrance and p'ro!i.i:ed a
spe al r,a'eer of the 1'ost-of.lcn Ir7attiicnl
an.1 for a time created grat consternation.
He demanded an accounting from the
l"iiMater and when it was not promptly
made, dismiss! tho oRleial, tK' all
his mone, stamr. paper, etc.. and put an
otlo-r in tliw place, aftrr tvluch he left town
with th ea.m cofuc'ou'nes of a dnty well
done. The Jobc of the wrtoje matter Is that
tho Postmaster did not even o,ustio:i
Barnes' authority, and did no: top to think
he eanel iot In rinnovd from oittw In any
5UC1 su mm:x 7 mai.toer.
t " " "
GRAN ; foONUf.
ENT.
The
l.ntiirs rr ll-l-' fr Ihe Chtr:o
ttemroit 11.. I
CutCAflo, Jn-ary f.Thc entries of de
j!cn for th' Chicago nwiiHiriat to ercrai i
Grant will cke at four o'clock this aftrr
iioon ami on Modv rxt the committee
will mmi. eiaMhe te entries and dectdr
rbai the mtrmtzl shall lm ilther by
adopting one of the jln f ubmitted or by
goto tMpe to sd-a Uer any havo of ibotj
nwn. Vp to I'irt n kl ttio dvn delgtis
kiMl ben rreeiTed by N-ery Taylor, of
b Iaro n Pnra Itnt. Tbjr corwtst of
(veeuui statoea, or tiinsiptwl arebes, y- '
root'-inatM of U. two. Tbo rt;nUJ
co of " of tbetn H la the neighbor
bod of ?S0.OOft
The Vital of the xab-
- ' "- .,- ,
. - -. . m . .-....--
soipwoos reeeivev .s jr i S49.99Q. but tf,ss'Hn rnmea J arbtt -u nUr.,
' - -'-! tat .ByaiK;; nve7., ? SK"
tk"1 MMn I"li lil fnrlh 8-ln5 " l?"'. ben, heded. Tb9 cwnI,.
t nwdt(j. i t-f Nu, l rsrie.1 dnsd. al ttw gm
. m ,a.j lwr fefii - -
....... i
tralm' T.mtply Short.
.t
WA'nt-roTOS. Jaanarr t. It it w...i
n umj Wft, ,-rjM4dt!11 ;JJ
shortly rceommel u, Cciure th asrv !
of a bill har2Ms Idra la m U.e effl oi I
Judge Adwveat Oencral of U;e arwr :.
his r-owcrs to the i?rcol-t. A l,-
ten errJd thai be- ra--ir3t: a rjejsojj
:m trie oa-e ca z :jiC ate pi ca
Ical qacstioris at bsc&
GreJlt lsllIr :ts- '--"- i:Jr- J
In- imn
Snssonx, Lrx Ja-jtry a. "BnUtt I
VS. SBtJerlsV CartOf tlxs tlmm A J
teutloa of tec Stat Ecard of AcrkTUHrt !
teta
ttli .: tday. Tb K.-gin alryaMm '
waa: the fcord to fca;ork!brje Cccjrew ta ,
saatsre all inicft of U; aUaral bsi l
,..' ..- -n s.r..? r ... . .
VB m0mtmk irwj5 aUUt
IN THE MINES.
Wrwr.
a JfatH jMtwrt
KxiU.
. A JUul.h futn 5
: Loxpo. January . a v
i-thcrs confirm the report of the na&
ftf rr. Werwrr. Ih thr SUr Id rainc.
j hlsiory Is sa4 and rrenilar. He hl :
cn, jj, lnc mmt lacrallrs practice m
UaMu. He was ft CJf Court physfcun
88dt,f tn Utr Cxar ami th confident.!
gtoi attpiHUrt of the CwroviTca. n.v
Ar.,mj-r I1L HI fflr ad lnt!oJC t
.. . . -. I I. 1?-iS.I is.
court were iouihcss. wi i ' .-s. .-
for sears h led a dm! ctIsU. Wh r
fawuW ttrsn the Court, basg in -.
favor and getting If sr' r wx -t
bare K-rn the most active pfttsan a .
the -msii Nihilist crimes of recent vea-v
Ouc Uy to fv alt ! ws " '
by the murdrr of General Mcv..
The crime wat surroahNi w.w the :..
raytrry The only r cr f.Hin-1 by tf
trctltt" of the month of rch t
the can'icc In vrhx h af, ' x '
their rscAp was oncl by Ur. Wet- v
Thrf doctor m arres:-l and cHnnci m !
rrl-on ot St- IWr ami .-4. Paul for n-iT
tMjtith'. Uopiotr-UsJ that h knew r.
in- of the plot to mar-Irr Gcocrs! Mf
dotf, nud that hi hotM-an! C4rrtar .
tow been strtlfn by thv ntwHn-srs. w r
tr N'eymarwa In pctn Ihf itti
mntcd. hcn hc dicUir was tr --1
n-as hon that he bad t-ccn wt Ib,!v
friciMtof Nlsnrff. who was supr-sM .
the actual mttlderrr of the Cinr, anl n
as hangrtt tor that criuic. Dr. cst
was iHumpUj cMVictcsL Ills real ctic
ws ctiatiH-atrtJ and he was exiled t l v
1 alkalla. Ill Ktstctn Mt-vrla. ! sVfc-N r
ist a MbMbtnamrslUpattnwa-i attest. I
lor the murder of Ocnctai .Mcriwloa. !!
was c)is-lctcsl and banged. Hts Iwt w. r
wore to the effect that Dr. Wcytaar was a
tioccnL
SENATOR OECK.
Ite Itccrt- Mny tltrr C-miHM.Iwj
til ftIn on ll .'Ur Ji-l..
WahkinotoX. January .Dunng
holiday recess of Congress ami Mmo t
delivery of hi speech In favor of ..-, i
coinage, Mntor Beck ha received w- r
lettrrs than any other member of the v,
ate. In fact, letters havo conn to h...i
the handrrst daily, all of them commr.
lug the iosltlon ho has taken and mc K
him to .stand firm In nupport of tho s,.-
dollar. Whllo the bulk of these lettr..
ii.ivecon.t from tho West and tHih. i t
a lew hVo been sent by twsldenU of l!.t
Hast. Among the tilbute or mmth
tion that reached Senator Uoefc by v
during the holiday was one frotii li
oungest daughter of Mr. JetferssMl Ha -
of Mississippi. -l H a l,rnl '',tle Wl!'
color painting represenUn a !,
iiHHi looking down throtteh a '
of jllerv cIimhIs npoo a pruspeines :
israpi. ridernrath was wrlttoti in M
IHivis' baud. "DlaitA. Tribute to t ,
-haiup:..n of Stiver- 11 H Jrti9p3 f .t t
..iy ttm: all the eoinnicrwtatkjiw he tia r
ce:vcl (allrsl tu please tar 2t-ator ..
a-, this lltUo picture, Witstem
lers of Congrv wh ls. rrtornrsl t
Washington from thfllr hMny a i
sn the prospects nns Hof for is: I r
leg.lnttou In tho l!otie ths .s.sioii. u .u
of them havlnc Inb-r lewrsl thotr eon.t.t
eiiiA, whllo (muiio ctne bapk mrt iMr
Mltird than ever to uphold thn dollar of t t
Maddltsi."
THAT DANK RODUERY.
Til
rUcht of ll.kr JtrNrlt sirtl.t
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DIED
Do m Or.
llntt 1'itrtopr In i.tillf.
Ct.tvrov, Masj. January 5. The i.
taken by the nbsetjndlng President, M Sr
of the Lancaster National bank oil tin- i fc .'
of his departure, and whkh agirvaio a'xul
6VI.0CO tare value, are now Raid to tie t ?rr Af
dlscountel l tho bank and ou which trv.t.ey
had K-en obtained. 1IiihIs this tl.o t
n to be a packngo eotitatninc war ,
of 3-M,0Oi ot tho IMhU of tho UrU
mlsMng and various masons nto nit
varioed as to wliy them pecuriden wen m .
taken away. Ono rumor l mat thet w
Is a conspiracy of large pfopt!.. i
soon to be uncovered nnl that Me
only on of tlm parties lttwrotifL '
tionnl Itaiik l-lxnminr VnHrUrti mys '
hitoks of the ban it hdv boon faUi. '
it Is stow work U analyze the aceoimi. .
detect fnMftllot ontMes. !aeM-s .
tntnins natd ot (Mt.OtO of ttsj ii
tint LnrM-aater N'ationsl Hank ro n- .
to h ml9.og hi AdJition U tho 'li
wortli of noUn taken by PiwiiiUwi M-
There b a nimor that s, corsspim? of
proportion h wn to b uticosoired an-'
Me.Nd la only on of tbo mrtlus 1.
cstud.
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KANSAS GETS IT.
Tin ItrtrU t.tutnl Ollio;illtii: i;irni
A'iilitl'iri roir tluutrl Itl -
TrrU.
CmrAo, Janoarj' .rIt was mo.
hen? jesjerday that tho Boc IsIssmI 1 .
had decldrd upon an Innmrtant adduii '
It xtui. nnmrlv an extr:iln ..f
mam ,,M. luUt jn., 8nd u !,,,.,,
of jilmri Imos from Iiklu u Atfhio
at, Joeph, o a u inako liter e- s
iiections al the two fronts. lod
this rerrt wan connnncil by a resj
edde oniclal of tho road. The imrnVr I
miles of new track troJectcd Is aboot I
The extension nlll b virUiatly a cot.- '
line, and in 1U cli-srteT. which plaec '
cap'tnl stock at IIi.G50.0(K), the compel i
iifcmrtl tho Ch:eago. Kansas ,fc Nobrs. i
This tot Is regarded mosthnfioriatit
It will bring the lfek Island Road n
ccniiiecition with all tho Wg tinea rm:
the MiWrourl.
Xlx IJea r.l ty n t'rrlsiit 1Vlo Itrsfc ;
lidtoi n IWMce.
JUtausat'Ko. Va.. January 5. A'
half at eight o'clock last esrcnlcg a tt t i
train on Uc PttnnsylranU llatlroMl w.
crossing iho brhbp at iheruaS t t ,
when one of the parm, weakiiried by ,
wator, gave iay are! precr-Huted toe
gin5 nd eiht car into the ttraiH.
mUn at that jli5t hiitt tht Sa ws, ,
i Fer. i
Yh CMrrt e5 llOWU Ab
wreck. Two of Oje arm vte4r4ii i ,
nn? the tmi&wrr, bo w biUy uutr.
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