"in * 5 *
WANTED.
Declines to Kngagfl in
Any TTJp. .
CHICAGO , Junuary 4. The Chicago ,
Burlington Qulncy declines to enter the
, now wchtern railway alliance on the terma
accepted by the four other Iowa roadH. This
la the result of two days' conference be
tween oil the roads In the Interest , which
closed thin afternoon. The session to-day
continued from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. , all the
roads uing represented by their general
manager * . The proposition advanced to
Burlington wan that it should Join the new
pool on the fame terms as the North western ,
but this General Manager Potter , of the
Burlington , said he wa * prepared to abso
lutely decline. Tula emergency had appar
ently been guarded against , and the Bur
lington was'n quested toetutcon what terms
it would negotiate. A counter propo-itlon
was then HU jrcBted that , in order to main
tain rates and prevent war , two distinct
pools be fornn-d , covering the competitive
business on the line of the Union Pacific
road as far wefct as Denver , the Union Pa
cific and its four present allies , the
NortliVTCfltcTi , Rock "Island , Milwaukee
& St. Paul and"Wabasb , forming one
pool ami the Burlington and its
branches forming' the second pool. To
thia the Burlington.wae not prepared to re
turn an answer , and an adjournment was
talren on the 17th inst. , to receive the Bur
lington's ultimatum. In case the Burling
ton fthould decide to negotiate on the terma
outlined , it is Ktate l that its negotiations
. with the Union Pacific will necessarily be
prolonged , Iniew of the numerous points
touched bythe two lines as direct competi
tors. As a renult of the conference , it Is
now positively shown that the fixed policy
of the Burlington management is
agnln t forming a part of the new
alliance and signing the twenty-five
years' compact. In this tiew theposbibility
of the board of directors of the Northwest-
cra and "Wabash falling to f auction their re
spective rends has been raised , but so far as
it has been .possible to ascertain , the facts
are not deemed possible that any of the four
roads hi ihe alliance will withdraw. The
likelihood of the Burlington entering into
any compact with the new alliance , even on
the proposal for a f-eparato pool , Is deemed
very uncertain. As far as official expres
sion is willing to po , the Burlington , in tho.
event of a new alliance beiug maintained ,
will pnr-ue a policy Independent of any
compacts or pooling arrangements what
ever.
Testimonial to a Heroic Iowa Girl.
Y/AsniKGTON , January 3. The Iowa
legislature in to nra cnt Kafe Shelly on Jan
uary 15th , the day on which it will take pos
session of ihe cupitol at Des Sioinep , with a
handsome md.il of the value of $150 and
$200 in money , in recognition of her heroic
act in preventing- the night of , July 6 ,
1831 , at risk of her life , a 'disaster on the
Chieugo & Northwestern railroad , near
iloingonn , la. , which would have resulted ,
but for her , in an .appalling loss of human
life. The medal has been prepared by Tif
fany & Co. . of New York , and represent a
JCatc in the act of crossing the railway bridge [
over the DCS Koines river. Above are the
words ; "Heroism , Youth , Huma
on the reverse of the medal is the f ollov
inscription : "Presented by the State
Iowa to Kate Shelly , with the thanks of. |
general assembly. In recognition of ,
courage and devotion of a child of fif |
Years , whom neither.the terror of the
inents iior fear of death could appal in
efforts to save human life duringthe terd
storm and flood in the Des Moiuee vallei
the night of July 6 , 1881. "
The Navy.
WASHINGTON , January 1. Thej
port of the committee on navy yards
attention to the depreciation in the mill !
marine of the country as a con5 > equen o of
the cifccauVnee in the merchant marine , and
sayp : In 18oO the' tonnage of the United
Stares engaged in foreign trade amounted to
2,546,237 tons , placing us second In the list
of Maritime countries , uidourfigrfMig6hips
commanded universal admiration. " In the
twenty yiwrs just parsed , w.hile the tonnage
of onr great commercial rival has increased
j > 0 per cent. , our tonnage has dropped to
1,862,810 , placing us third ontbelibt of
maritime countries. Our carrying trade
hss been -wrested from us , and we have not
a single fighting fhip to bear our fl.ig upon
the sea. The United States would , in an
ticipation of war , require five naval rende-
vonz , viz : one atNarragansettBay , at Key
San Frai cicco and on the lakes.
Mourning a DeadDog.
PMatfclp U Times.
"Ho was the b-b-best doggie that
GT-er lived ! " sobbed Mrs. Chirk , last
evening as she pressed her handker
chief to her eyes. "F-f-for eighteen long
years he has been my companion and
ch-cheered the goo-goo-gloom of my
rapidly waning existence. .No one ever
had a 'bad word against .Carlo he eh-
charmed every one with his innocent j
ga-ga-gambols , " and the bereaved lady |
cast a desolate glance around the par
lor and then ont the -window , which
looked out upon Rittenhouse square.
"And such a wise dog1 she con
tinued with pride , as she dried" her
tears. "When he went out with tke
nurse for his constitutional on bright
days he would never notice a dog that
did not wear a collar dr a blanketah
he had a true aristocratic feeling. It
nearly broke my heart when he died of
an indigestion two weeks ago but we
shall not be parted. I at once had his
poor dear remains taken * to an en-
balmer's establishment in .New York ,
and they have just finished their mel
ancholy task. You can see him in his
little coffin in the window of a dog-fan
cier store on Eighth streetbelow Locust ,
looking jodt at * natural as ever. I shall
,
huve hjm placed in my vault in Wood
lanft Cemetery. "
The Times reporter went down to lool
al him , and there in a small glass-top
ped coffin in the window , with his fee
tucked up and bis tail curled in , lay al.
that remains of the lamented blnck-and
tan Curio Leander Clark.
i
Public Debt Statement.
WASUINGTOV , Jaiuary 2 * Decreas *
of the'public debt in December , $11,743 -
337 ; decrease since June 30 , $53,049,483
cash in treasury , $375,374,200 ; gold certifi
cates , $109,898,011 ; certificates of deposit.
$17,060,0000 refunding certificates , $315,150 ;
legal tenders , $340,681,016 ; fractional cur
rency , $0,789,428 ; cash balance availabU
Jan. 1 , 1884 , $142,478,445.
Total interest-bearing debt January 1 ,
1681 , $ ,1,276,885,150 , ; matured debt , $15-
138,795 ; legal tender * , $346,730,090 ; certifi
cates of deposit , $14,000,000 ; gold and sil
ver certificate * , $200,930,531 ; fractional cur
rency , $0,989,428 ; total interest-bearing
debt , $56fl,219GGT ) ; total debt , $1,801,243-
600 ; total interest , $12,172,323 ; cash in treas
ury , $375,374,200debt , less cash In trais-
ury , $1,498,041,723.
Utah's Prosperity.
'SALT LAKE , December 31. The
Tribune's annual report on Utah and ad
joining territories shows increased prosper
ity and growth. The total bullion produd
of the Pacific coast ib placed at $65000,000.
Utah produced $8,000,000 the past yrar.
There has been produced In the territorj
since the opening of the mines by the Gcu-
tiles , $70,000,000. Utah's population If
170,000. Salt Lake's population is 28,000.
It nan increased 7,000 since 1680. The new
buildings erected ib the city the part ycoi
number 900 , costlngt,500,000. The mile ?
of .railroad constructed number 143. The
Mormon emigrants for the year were 3,000.
Assessed valuation < of the territory , $30-
000,000.
n > em
Washington's Ketirement.
Bea Moines P.extetor.
The centennial anniversary of Wish-
ington's resignation of his command as
general of the continental armies , oc
curred on Sunday last. The resigna
tion took place at Annapolis * , which was
the temporary capital of the young-re
public , but the room in which the scene
was enacted , was improved out of ex-
'stance only six years ago. The great
ness of the man was > never exhibited to
such advantage as in this voluntary
surrender of his commission just as
complete success crowned the long
struggle in which he had been the
most conspicuous figure. His address
he before for-the
jn > appeared congress -
purpose of resigning was brief and
modest. Ho spoke as follows :
Mr. President The great events on
which my resignation depended having
n't last taken place I present myseff
before congress to surrender into their
hands the trust committed to me , and
to cl'iim the indulgence of retiring from
the service of my country. Happy in
the confirmation of our independence
and sovereignty , I resign the appoint
ment I accepted with diffidence , which ,
however'was superseded by a confi
dence in the rectitude of our cause , the
support of the supreme power of the
nation and the patronage of Heaven.
A famous general and archaeologist
was one day walking in Central park ,
when he encouatered a little girl who
seemed in great distress
Upon asking the cause of her trouble
he found she had been hunting all the
morning for a four-leaved clover , but
had hunted in vain.
"And why do you wish so much to
find one ? " asked the great man.
"Because I have been promised 50
cents-for it. "
"Little girl , " said the great man , as
h * seated himself in the grass by her
side , "I will give you what you seek. "
Plucking a , three-leaved clover , he
cunningly attached " to it a four leaf by
means of "un almost invisible wire
which he drew from his pocket. Smil
ing sweetly upon the child , he said :
"Now , run with this and get your 50
cents ; then come back and we will di
vide "
"But , sir , this is not a real four-
leaved clover , and "
"Tut ! my cnild. Is your friend an
American ? "
"Yes , sir. " '
"Then run and get your money , for
Americans enjoy being humbugged.
They prefer quantity to quality. But
should they discover the fraud that is ,
the restoration you must stick to-it
through thick and thin , and black and
white , that the leaf belonged there
originally now go.V
The little girl went , but she soon re
turned with 50 cents , of which the great
man retained 49. Placing the remain
ing penny in her chubby hand , he said ,
with a friendly smile , "Be virtuous and
you will be happy , " and , turning away ,
he strode proudly across the lawn and
disappeared within the recesses of the
Metropolitan museum.
. ,
| I II ! - I -
You can rent -a 'sealskin sacque in
Chicago for $50 a , season , . This is
3heaper than house rent , for a woman
3an live in a sealskin sacque on the
street all winter. [ Norristown Herald.
A new 1'on's-nest has been patented.
' - ' "
I
, ' * ' i
At yonder turn in tangled woods '
The mountain'brook ' Is lost to me ;
Arid yetfll-now it still 'flows on
And downward to the sea.
From out the nest the robin aweeps ,
WUb.H.ong , Into the waste of air ;
And yet 1 know he will return ,
For still his nest is there.
The thoughtB I have of one I love
Go hen'ce and so are lout to me ;
And vet I'know thev pass to Him
JVho dwells beyond the sea.
How wend the waters to the sea ,
How. finds the bird again its nest ?
Or thought o'er leaps the continents
Upon love's high behest ?
I cannot see , I eaonot'tell ,
'TIs past my finding out ;
Yet If I know , It I believe ,
Oh , wherefore can I doubt ?
*
-A . D. F. liaudolph In the Congregation-
alist.
THE ART OF DRESSING.
A Chat With the B Ht Attired X.iuly on the
htagc.
"The art of dressing , " said Mrs.
Florence , the. nctresa , v to a St. Louis
Globe-Democrat reporter , "may be con
tained in a nutshell corsets and I
want to tell yeu one thing about them.
Fine fitting corsets will mke the poor
est figure' good , and without them the
most elega'ht drees is as nothing and
loses its effect. They should be laced
loosely fro'int ithc top to- the bottom ,
evenly perhaps a little tight at the
waiat what the French call carabre.
Then the underwear should be of silk ,
and if the'ladies should dress as I wish ,
they would' only wear one skirt and as
littfe ijnderclothing'as possible. I have
seen women wear five or ? ix skirts.
Above nil , no .bustle the draperies 'of-
the dress can be arranged as a tournure ,
and dp away wi h that obnoxious arti
cle of the dres = , eo stiff and so ugly.
"
Combinations of colors for the street"
don't believe in black is-the most dis
tingue dress for that purpose , or else
some rich dark color , with gloves and
hatf to . 'i match , and , ' for car
riage wear , shoes also. But let
every woman be a law unto
herself , and decide after studying her
complexion and fiVure without regard
to others , what ill best siiit her pecu
liar style. Muscovitch is the artist who
makes all my dresses , He brings me
a number 'of pieces of material , and I
choose the'color which best suits me ,
leaving the ganture'to him , with the
proviso that there shall be no hip trim-
iuing. Ladies inclined to embonpoint
want very little trimming of . .any kind
either on the skirt or corsage. The
tight fitting sleeve puffed high on the
shotilder is very becoming to a thin ,
scrawny arm , shortening it and giving
il > . a round appearance. "For young
girls there is nothing like c eam and
tlight blue for ball dresses , and for
elderly ladies , garnet , a pretty shade of
mauve , etc. I have seen beautiful toil
ets ruined by a- poor walk and a want
of art in carrying a train gracefully.
The hair should be simply arranged ,
but flowers and feathers I think abom
inable in the coiffure of young girls. I
like plumes on. Indies of uncertain age ,
fastened by a diamond aigrette , but lor
young girls , no ; they wear a cr wn of
glory iin'"their own hair an4 nothing
else. Unless shoes and stockings are
in. unison with the rest of the dress it
is spoiled. I have ' seen elegantly
dressed ladies stick out their
feet , "showing rough , badly
made shoes , and the beauty
'of their , costumes vanishes
immediately , like .Alladdin's pal
ace in the HJjrht. A cream satin
slipper'and stockings are the prettiest
for evening wear , the , hose run through
with beads.- Black slippers and hose
should be beaded if worn in the even
ing. An essential point is where a lady
is going to a reception , ball or dinner ,
to prepare her toilet the day before and
not wait until the last moment , when
ghe will make her appearance haggard
and harrassed by the haste she made.
The fashion of wearing evening dresses
sleeveless , and cut in a deep point back
and front I think -very pretty , and at
any entertainment for young or old ,
the throat should be left open in some
way , in V or pquare. If you have a
thin arm tie : knot of ribbon below the
shoulder to fill it out and wear long
gloves. Ifrthe elbow is round and
dimpled it should be left bare , f should
suggest to every one with a yellow skin
to use oriental cream with velontine
powder ; they are both harmless and
beautify .the complexion. I put on very-
little paint as I dislike it , and I gener
ally use 'Les flcurs des Indes , ' a rpale
tint of rouge aud azure for darkening
the eyes , which I get from Fay , in Lon
don.1' _ _
How the German Boy is Schooled.
German Letter in hictzo Newp.
From the hour of his birth until he
has reached the mature age of 6 years
h'e is under the constant supervision of
his parents or his nnrse. He plays as
children play all the world over , but his
and pastimes are not rough. i
fames the moment his sensitive mind is
capable of .being'traiued , he learns obe
dience' and politeness He is not 4
years old ere he will bid a stranger
good-day or good- veiling , raising his
little hat ind making his little bw at
the same time. ' Between 4 and 6 he is
allowed to mMngle freely with the chil
dren of "the neighborhood , but his play
ground is always circumscribed according - '
ing to the size of the garden in tbe rear
' "
cf the block. At 6 the law "compels his
parents to send him to school.
From that time on he is a person of
some responsibility , for his lessons must
not be neglected under any circum
stances , unless his health proves him tc
'be unequal to his tasks. His school
hours for the first year are not long , but
he must be in bis place promptly at J
o'clock in the morning , remaining until
10 , and at 1:80 o'clock in the after
noon-remaining 2:30. Then he
brings home his lessons for the morrow ,
which , with the assistance of his parents ,
, he. must prepare to answer for on the
'
next day. The second year'of lila
schbol-lile is a little more severe. The
schools open at 6 in summer and 7 in
winter , and long before children of his
ago are awakened in America , { the
'street * are full of little ones hurrying to
the different schools. This early class
is dismissed at 8 aud 9 o'clock , and the
children are then expected to assist
their mothers , or , as is more frequently
.the case , from 10 years of age wpward ,
they go to the great factories or work
shops where they are apprenticed aud
learn a trade. Indeed , the school hours
are fixed thus early in order that the
children may not only receive an edu
cation but also learn how to make a
living and help thtir parents to keep
the wolf from the door.
* * *
THE INN OP THE BRASS BULL
A KJlcheii HeurUi onVhicli Fire Haa
lleen Kept AJiie : i Ceiiturj.
Hartford Coarant.
The old inn kno\vn as the "Brass
Bull" , at Thompson was burned last
week. It was the oldest house in Wind-
ham county , a large wood-colored edi
fice 'of the "lean to" period , which
greatly antedaated the Revolution , hav
ing been built in 1710. Over the door
WHS a miniature bull of old-fashioned
hammered braes , which was also swal
lowed up in vhe flumes. In the days of
the then great New York , Hartford and
Botton turnpike it wns a changing sta
tion forahe stage horsea , and when the
stage roiUe vanished at the approach of
the railroads it feebly held its own as a
summer resort. It had httle diamond
window-panes , wide fire-places , and
outer doors cut in halves , after the orig
inal New England style , which buffered
the lower part of the door to be used as
a breastwork against the onslaught of
'th'e Indians From its situation on the
apex of Washington Heights , a charm
ing birdseye view in the different states
of Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and
even across Connecticut to the blue line
made on the southern horizon by Long
in New York state , was to be
gaiued.
The most famous of local traditions
sprung from this od house. It was cut
up in all sorts and nuinher of .odd
shaped room1 * , and the fire on the kitch
en hearth had burned for more than one
hundred years. In fact , this was the
source of the old building's ruin , for
the continual heating of the stone
wqrk in the great chimney charred the
oaken floor timber above , unil finally
the flames burst out and consum d the
structure. For one hundred and fifty-
two years it was used as a hostlery ,
and it was the occasion of General
Washington's * sojourn at the "Brass
Bull" that led its courtly proprietor to
dub the hill whereon it btood Washing
ton Heights.
Thinness Long Drawn Out.
Milwaukee Special SoiU.
Isaac S. Spnsgtie , the livingskeleton ,
who is 40 year- old and has been re
duced by atrophy to 40 pounds weight ,
said this alternoon in regard to a ru
mor that he had given his body in the
intercut of science to the Harvard med
ical college : "Yes , the story is true ,
and all arrangements have just been
completed. 1 have agreed that when
I die they shall have my body ;
they will firot cut it open and make a
post mortem examination to find out if
possible why I am go thin ; then they
.will put the body iu alcohol and place
it iu the museum of the college , where
it will remain , but I'm going
to need it myself for the
present ; they can't have it till I get
through with it. My body will be pre
served in the museum theie as that of
Calvin Edaon in the Albany Museum.
Edson died at the age of 45 , weighing
only forty-five pounds. The doctors ,
when they cut him open , found that his
thinness wag caused by the narrowing
of the thoracic duct , a trouble with
which other members of his family were
affected. His faceund neck wore ema
ciated like the rest of his body , but
mine are not , so my thinness is prob
ably due to something else. The phys
icians pronounce itjto bean extreme case
of progressive mu&culur atrophy. It
has been going on for thirty years ,
while the longeot other case ont record
is that of a man who died after having
the complaint for ten years. "
Spnigue is in a feeble condition , and
it if believed he cannot live much
longer.
General Fremont in 1856.
Jfow Vorlc TiitniiO.
Some time ago Mrs. Fremont remark
ed -t'j a lady that SIB ! remembered the
time , probably in 1856 , when her hus
band thu general walked on Nuntucket
beach considering which presidential
nomination to accept , overtures coming
to him from the democratic party , which
hud anticipated the strength of Fremont
in the ue.nding republican convention.
Mrs. Fremont Miid that the democratic
nomination meant success while the re
publican Nomination undoubtedly meant
defeat , but with the principles General
Fremont sustained he decided to take
tlia republican nomination.
"No , " said a fond mother , speaking
proudly of her 25-year-old daughter ,
"Mary isn't old enough to marry yet.
Sh ciie-i whenever anyone scolds her ,
and uniil she becomes burdened enough
to tulk back vigorously , she isn't fit foi
a wife. "
RACING IN THE ANTIPODES.
Sceaea Around the Melbonro * Oruitl
Stand.
Son lYanciACO Ctuonlclc.
By noon the hill above the grand
stand was thickly covered with a pic
turesque forest of humanity ; it looked
still in the distance , but was as unrest-
ng as a bee-hive when approached.
This waa the democratic place admis
sion two shillings and it was decidedly
the best point from which to see thu
course. It is an artificial hiil built by
the committee ( they could afford it on
their receipts of 60,000 a year ) , and
there wns plenty of room on it , even
when occupied by some 20,000 people.
The babica could freely roll down ita
turfy sides while their mammas were
lost in admiration of the costumes on
the lawn below , where they intend those
babies shall promenade with the best
when they grow up. The sceuo from
this hill was wombrful. Beyond the
high-priced lawn and inclofiuro was the
great "Hat , " on which an ever-moving
multitude stretched away into the dis
tance until they looked like industrious
ants. But when the bell sounded they
massed themselves in a twinkling along
the course and became an organic
whole a long curring anaconda.
When a nice wns over the momentarily
motionless monster broke up again into ,
bits and wsis MXHI distributed over the
plain.
W hut can L suy of the grand stand ?
Probably U0,000 people were therein
or thereabout , mostly iu costliest coa-
tuinos sotnc of theao imported for the
occasion nt a cost of from 100 to 600.
Tlie wonder of it ! Croduloua travelers
I
sometimes tell us of Hindoo jugglers
who conjure from the floor a bush
which clothes itself with blossoms while
the spectator is gazing , and it peema as
il some magic had evoked this Victoria
Regia , whose petals wore brilliantly
arrayed ladies. The dresses were finer
in general effect than in detail. But
criticism was disarmed when one saw
the happy , beaming and generally intel
ligent face of those so finely decorated.
It was pleasant tojaeo BO many people ,
evidently of humble origin , who nad
grown rich enough to indulge their
tastes in a matter of so much moral
importance as dress. There is some
thing to be said for that remark of a
Frenchwoman , that "the conscious
ness of being perfectly dressed affords
a satisfaction not to be obtained from
the consolation of religion. " Thataort
oi satisfaction was visible in every fem
inine face on the grand stand and its
lawn , and what is anybody else's pref
erence compared with theirs ? The
whole race course , its environment and
arrangements , can only bo described as
a work of art. Their completeness is due
chiefly to the Secretary of the Victoria
Racing Club , who tells me hj knows
nothing whatever about horses and
racing. If this gentleman could only
succeed in reducing or regulating ( if it
is incurable ) the betting mania , he
ought to go to England and teach them
there how to make a race an enjoyable
holiday. Epsom knows nothing of
these careful preparations of tables for
luncheons , or of the regiment of boys
that remove all bottles aud refuse from
the sward in large baskets.
I had nearly forgotten to say that
there was pome racing yesterday , too.
Several times I managed to turn from
the human attractions and observed
small islets of variegated caps and sash
es floating around the pear-shaped.
course , dark streaks of steeds beneath
them , foum of dust in their wake.
Each horse and rider were fixed in one
Centaur form , and it was not without
beauty. But even the strained "sinews
were less pleasing than the continuous
murmur that accompanied the muffled
drum-beat of the hoofs , rising through
all the scale the single voice of the
hundred thousand to break at last in
a wild cheer to the victor. In that
cheer I joined inwardly , but it was with
elation nt beholding such a vast con
course of human beings , with shining
faces and glud voict' , lorming together
a magnificent picture of human health ,
wealth nnd happiness framed , in the
scenery of a fresh and prosperous land.
COMMERCIAL.
OMAHA.
WHEAT "So. 2 77 © 7IX
BARLEY .So. 2 50
RYE No. 3 45K
Coax No. 2 43
OATS No. 2
FLOUR Wheat Graham. . 275
CHOP FEED Per cwt 90
SHORTS Per ton 1400
ORANGES Per box 5 25
LEMONS Per box 700 o 72T
APPLES Per barrel 3 75 © 450
BUTTKR Creamerv 33 © 85
BUTTSR Choice country. 15 18
EGGS Freah 21 G >
HAMS Per tb
SHOULDERS Per tt >
POTATOES Choice
HAY In bulk , per ton. . .
LARD Refined per to. . . .
SHEEP
CATTLX
HOGS
CALVES
CHICAGO
WHEAT Per bushel
CORN Per bushel ,
OATS Per bushel
PORK 14 25 © 14 30
LARD 8 75 O 8 77K
HOGS Mixed 5 10 ( d 5 60
CATTLE Exports ( J 00 © 6 60
SHEEP Medium to good. . 4 00 © 4 50
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT Per bushel 1 Oltf © 1 ( ft
CORN Per bushel 47 © 48X
OATS Per bushel 31 ©
CATTLE Exports . C 00 ( d G50
SHEEP . 350 ( d 425
HOGS Mixed . 4 > nS 4 10
The beautiful sn . Beg pardon.
The handsome and correct thing in the
way of a shower of conge tied rain is at
present going on. [ rittsbnrg Tele-
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