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THE TBEBUNE. F. M. & E. M. K1MMEIX , Pub . McCOOK , NEB \ \ NEBRASKA INTERESTS. , t A sheep , the property of W. W. Sla ter , Pawnee county , lately gave birth to a double lamb , having a double head , two noses , four eyes ' , three ears , a double body aadtwotallB. The Nebraska Central" Railroad company has filed .articles of incorporation with the scretary of state. The object is to build and operate a railroad , telegraph and telephone from Decatur , Burt county , through the counties of Burt , Cuming , Stan ton , Madison , Boone , Wheeler , Loup Cherry and Sioux , all in Nebraska , to th west line of the state Also to build and operate telegraph and telephone lines and transfer boats across the Missouri river , and a bridge across said river in Burt county. A.floater was discovered in the Mis souri river at Nebraska City , floating down stream on a huge cake of ice. Before the river men could catch him the ice upset , throwing the drowned man Into the water. He was an old man , rather large , with heavy gray whiskers , and was much bloat ed , apparently having been In the water a long time. State papers having circulated the report that there are several cases of small pox In Plattemouth , the Journal of'that place thinks , the proper thing for them to ao now is to circulate the report that there Is not a case of small-ppx in Plattsmouth , the same having been entirely eradicated. In the district court at Lincoln a mo tion for a change of venue in the case of Quinn Buchanan , the Waverly murderer , was sustained and the venue changed to Otoe county , beinga county adjoining Lan caster , and ordered that the trial of the case be had and conducted in said Otoe county at the next term of the district court. court.Mr. Mr. John Terhune , of Beatrice , has a large contract in the artistic line. He is to furnish 1,000 signs for the Mound City paint company , of St. Louis. These signs are to be distributed in Nebraska. The Lancaster county fair , ( Lincoln the county seat ) , this year , will be held September 10-19 inclusive. The Hastings Gazette says there will probably be two lines of refrigerator cars from that city this season. One upon the St. Joe and Western road , the White Star line , and the other on the B. & M. line , the Merchants' Dispatch. This will enable the butter , egg and poultry men to ship their goods east with safety and in good shape. Athree-year-old girl of Webb Brenan , of Boone county , was accidentally shot by her seven-year-old brother , a few days ago. The little boy by some means succeeded in getting possession of the rifle which hung on the wall , and In fooling with the lock the gun was discharged , the ball passing through a partition wall and the body of the little girl , who was playing in an ad joining room. She died almost instantly. Two prominent gentlemen of Fullerton - ton have arranged for giving that town an opera house 50x100 feet. The work thereon will commence at an early day. The Soldiers colony which met at Lincoln a few days ago , decided to name the new county , of which Logan will be the county seat , Dawes county. It will prob ably be six months before the town can be opened for settlement owing to a delay in securing the title to the land. Sam Farmer , living near Arapahoe , was told carbolic acid was good for a skin disease from which he was suffering. He applied the globules , instead of the diluted acid , and suffered terribly until relieved by physicians. , A suit has just been argued before a jnasteriu chancery at Lincoln , involving the amount of $5,000. This case was brought by J. N. Clark , of Webster county , against 31. K- Lewis , of Hastings , SOT infringing on his. ( Clark's ) well auger patent. The 19th anniversary of Gen. Lee's surrender will be celebrated at Hubbel on April 9th. The G. A. B. post of that place are making ample preparations for the event. A number of other posts will be in attendance. Winter wheat and rye ate said to be coming forward in good shape , and one can notice daily the change in the appearance of the fields. A meeting of engineers and survey ors from various parts of the state was held in Lincoln. lor the purpose of organizing a state association. A constitution and by laws for the Nebraska association of engi neers and surveyors' was adopted , and a permanent organization effected. The fol lowing officers were elected for the present year : President- Andrew Rose water , Omahavicepresident , J. G. Routson , Columbus ; secretary , J. P. Walton , Lin coln ; treasurer , A. B. Codding , Tork. Richard Reese , an aged and re spected citizen of Plattsmouth , dropped dead very suddenly at his home a few days ago. He had not been ill , but complained of feeling very tired and went down stairs , where he was found dead on the floor. The postofSce department has or dered the weighing of mails over the Union Pacific , the Burlington and Missouri and Sioux City and Pacific from Fremont to Valentine"to begin April 9. The order ne cessitates the hiring of twenty-eight men. They have all been appointed , thirteen of whom are from .Omaha. These weighers will be employed thirty-five days and re ceive $105 for their services. The Plum Creek Pioneer puts it thus : John A. Roberts , of Gosper county , on Wednesday shipped to Missouri a lot of seed corn , grown on his farm a few miles south of here. The whirligig of time works great changes , and instead of shipping to the "Great American Desert" from the * 'gar den spots" east of the Missouri river , the aforesaid ' 'garden spots" now look to the aforesaid "Desert" for some of their seed. But us fellows out here feel better over the fact. . The G. A. R. reunion committee held a meeting a few days ago and appoint ed committees for the various departments. The secretary was Instructed to extend in- Titationsto the following persons to be present and participate in the reunion : President Arthur , Generals Grant , Sher man , Crook , -Howard , Logan , Hancock , Secretary Lincoln , J. G. Blaine , Senators Manderson and Van Wyck , Col. Ingersoll and others. Mr. F. Curtiss , of Fairmont , is Jnstback from a Tisit to Albany , N. Y. , .Boston , Mass. , Rutland , Yt. , and other cities , where he was astonished to find such Interest taken in everything relating to this state. He found preparations made wherever he went for an immense immigra tion this season , and was beset with in quiries in relation to the resources of Ne braska , showine1 that the thoughts of east ern people are fixed upon this state as the Kreat objective point. The Plattsmouth Journal says : Our worthy Grand Army friend S. Weaver , the landlord of the Cottagehouse , was on Sat urday the recipient of his back pension money from the government something near $4,000 and it now lies to his credit at the bank. He Is so modest that one would never suspect that he had a single dollar to Ids credit. At the election in Omaha the old school board was returned by large majori ties to positions which they have most ac ceptably filled the past year. Tostoffice changes during the week endlnp April 3,1884 : Established Crout- land , We county , H. P. Cough , post master ; Guernsey , Dawson county , Albert B. Guernsey , postmaster ; Mlnerville , Otoe county , Solomon J. Thomas , postmaster ; Newport , Brown county/Walter W. Groom .postmaster ; Richmond , Holt county , Mrs. Lizzie J. Eastmann. postmistress ; Tufford , Custer county , Marlon V. Tufford , post master. Discontinued Washington , war- Ian county. Mr. S. Chandler and wife , of Shelton , Buffalo county , Nebraska , have made a fine donation to the ladies of the Auxiliary so ciety for the Home of the Friendless > at Omaha. The barn of Andrew Backhand , oi Polk county , was struck by lightning last week and burned to the ground. The con tents , consisting of eleven head of horses , five seta of harness , a lot of machinery , four hundred bushels of corn and a quan tity of oata were burned , together with a stack of hay which stood near. The family knew nothing of the catastrophe until Mrs. Backlund saw the light from the burning building. It wat then too late to save any of the hones. Loss , $2,500. About the same time a bolt descended upon the | barn of A. J. Swanson , in the same county , and kille two horses. It is reported that discovery has been made that the last legislature mis takenly omitted to appropriate for two years' salaries at the state deaf and dumb institute at Omaha , and that Principal Gll- lespie is endeavoring to have the state au thorities provide'for the deficiency. Mr. Curry , of Albion , had a narrow escape from being buried alive a few days since. He was engaged in boring a well , and had got it to down something over a hundred feet , when , on account of it cav ing in so much , it became necessary to go down and put in a curbing. The well was only twenty inches in diameter and when , suspended over a hundred feet from the surface , the well began caving in at the top. Only the prompt action of his men saved bis life. Beatrice last week elected a license ticket throughout. The proposition to give the street railway company a right to lay its track through the city was defeated. Charley Sayers , of Falls City , a boy about twelve years old , caught fire from some inflamaole substance in his pocket and was badly burned. The West Point Republican says people ple cannot be too careful just at this sea son of the year in guarding against the ap pearance of diphtheria. Every scrap of vegetable matter in cellars that shows any signs of decay should be removed at once , and yards and alleys kept as clean as possi hie. Watch the children closely , and com' mence fighting the dreaded disease at Us earliest appearance. Many cases can be checked at first which if allowed to de velop result fatally. Fritz Drescher , a boy of eleven years , in the northern part of Richardson county , while out hunting recently had his gun burst , entirely blowing off his left hand. His gun was old and defective , and was blown into many pieces. STRUCK BY A CYCLONE. An Indiana Town Completely "Wiped Out A Scene of Desolation and Death. A destructive cyclone struck Oakyille , Indiana , on the 1st , completely wiping it out of existence , and doing inestimable damage to life and property. About 5 o'clock a heavy black cloud came driving from the west and another from the north. The two clouds met at the house of Lewis Cochran , two miles west of Oakville , lifted it bodily from its floor and foundations and tearing it into kindling wood and deposited it along its course for two miles and a half. A minute later it struck Oakville , carrying death and destruction along its track. Of thirty houses in Oakville all but three were torn'to atoms. Four persons were killed outright in Oakville and a fifth died soon afterward , while James Sanders , two miles west , was also killed , making six killed and a large number injured. Fifty persons are reported wounded. A large warehouse and saw mill adjoining the town are in ruins and the scene is a chaos of rubbish , of whose own ership it is impossible to tell. Ann Dear born , an old lady , and two sons , and Col. Johnson and James Sanders were killed , besides two other persons whose names were not ascertained. Christian Swain lost everything and had his house blown from over his head , but , like Cochrane , he es caped uninjured. L. Hale bad his new house removed entirely Irom its founda tion. The track of the cyclone was about a quarter of a mile wide and destroyed every thing in its track. Reports from eastern Indiana and west ern Ohio say the storm was very severe. The wind blew a hurricane , prostrating fences and telegraph lines. Near Green ville the storm was very severe , and houses , baraes and trees were blown down. No lives are reported lost. Dispatches from various points in the northwest give further accounts of the de struction by the cyclone. At Dublin , O.- , a church and several barns were unroofed. Considerable stock is reported killed. At Arncum , near the Indiana state line , twelve jams and four houses were destroyed and three persons hurt. At Mecbanicsburg many trees were blown down and several mildings unroofed. At Bowlersville and Mutual the storm did considerable darnazc o timber and barns. The track of the storm was about a third of a mile wide. Fortun ately there were no large towns in its track. A cyclone 100 yards wide passed thirty miles below Chattanoogo , Tenn. , on the 1st , in a northwesterly direction. Two members of Col. Tatum's family were dlled and five other deaths are reported. Several trees were blown across the track of the Alabama and Great Southern rail way. The night express was thrown from Lhe track by these obstructions. The fire man , Ed Brown , was killed , and then en gineer , Mike Frowley , injured. THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Preparation for the Coining Great Politi cal Event. At a meeting of the sub-committee of the national republican committee , held in Chicago for the purpose of arranging the preliminaries for the coming national con vention , Hon. John C. New , of Indiana ; John A. Martin , of Kansas , and John H. Cough , proxy for Senator Logan , were present. The plans for a convention hall , niadebythe music festival committee , were adopted , with modifications , increas ing the seating capacity of the gallery so , that the hall will accom modate between 8,000 and 9,000 , ex clusive of the platform for the delegates , which has a seating capacity of 1,000. Pro visions have been made for the daily..press of the country upon as liberal a basis as possible , and a reportorial force of about 600 can be accommodated. Applications from the daily press for seats will be con sidered by the sub-committee at its next meeting. Inasmuch as the whole country is to be provided for , it will be expected that the daily newspapers will only apply for sue h number of seats as is absolutely necessary. The committee call attention to the fact that the associated press will make full and complete reports of every de tail and transaction of the convention , for whom it will have ample facilities. Many truths now of reverend esteem and credit , had their birth and begin ning once from singular and private thoughts , while the most of men were otherwise possessed , and had the fate at first to be generally exploded and exclaimed on by many violent opposers , yet truth , in some age or other , will 2nd her witnesses and shall be justified at last by her own children. [ Mil ton. THE MflONAL CAPITAL. Favorable Report on the Bil for Establishing a Postal Telegraph. Adverse Heport on the Constitu tional Amendment for Woman Suffrage. A Record of Proceedings it the Sen ate and Honse of Repre sentatives. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. MONDAY , March 81. Mr. Miller ( N. Y. ) reported favorably the bill to pro vide for the establishment of forest re servations at the head waters of the Mis souri river and thn head waters of Clark's Fork of the Columbia river. Mr. Mabone introduced a bill to allow a drawback on imported goods used in man ufactured tobacco , snuff and cigars ex ported from the United States. Kef erred. Mr. Platt called up , for the purpose ol making some remarks on it , his bill pro viding for the organization of the patent office into separate departments. The chair laid before the senate a com munication from the attorney general stat ing that there has been neither neglect or refusal to furnish information concerning the star route attorneys , but his force was too small to supply promptly the volumni- ous papers called for. HOUSE Under the call of states the follow ing were introduced and referred : ByFinerty , a Joint resolution declaring "that thanks are due and hereby accord en to United States Minister Sargent for the able , faithful and dignified manner in which he discharged the duties of his office while representing the interests of this republic at the court of the German empire'also appropriating $200,000 for the establish ment of a sailor's home at Chicago. By Kasson , to repeal the internal reve nue tax on tobacco and distillation of ap ples and peaches. By King , appropriating $400,000 for the relief of sufferers from the Mississippi floods. "By Graves , authorizing the appointment of a Missouri river commission. By McMillan , limiting to one year from date of the commission of offense the time within which prosecutions may be institu ted against persons charged with violating the internal revenue laws. SENATE. TUESDAY , April 1. A bill was intro duced by Edmunds , and reported favorably from the committee on naval affairs , for the relief of the Jeannette survivors. Passed. Mi. Logan reported favorably a Joint resolution elution , requiring the secretary of war to furnish the governor of Ohio with copies of the muster rolls in hi" department , of Ohio regiments which fouyht in the war for the union. Passed. Mr. Hale reported the naval appropria tion bill , with sundry amendments. Mr. Hill introduced a bill to make certifi cates of gold and silver deposits in the treasury of the United States a Ipgal tender for public and private debts. The educational bill was then considered without final action. HOUSE. Mr. Reagan reported , as a substi tute for a number of bills , a bill to pro vide for inspection of live stock and hogs. Mr. Jones reported a bill to prohibit any officer , servant or agent of the goyernment to hire or contract out labor of prisoners incarcerated for violating the laws of the. United States. Mr. Levering reported a bill to pay em ployes of the government wages heretofore withheld in violation of the eight hour law. The house resumed consideration of the trade dollar bill. Mr. Bland moved to strike out the fourth section , which provides that trade dollars recoined into standard dollars shall be de ducted from the amount of bullion re- qirued to be coined by the remonetization act. Agreed to 131 to 118. The bill passed 189 to 46.SENATE. SENATE. WEDNESDAY , April 2. The chair aid before the senate the credentials of Elenrv B. Payne , senator-elect from Ohio. These credentials were transmitted owing to the informality in the credentials first presented. The senate passed the bill to increase the efficiency of the general land office ; also , tforrill's bill for the improvement of coin age. age.The education bill was taken up and dis cussed by Messrs. George , Blair and Van Wyck. HOUSE. Mr Dorsheimer presented a memo rial from the bondholders of the Northern Pacific railway company praying to be heard before the committee on public lands on the bill declaring the forfeiture of lands granted and asking congress to protect ; heir interest. Kef erred. The house then went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. Mr. Ellis explained the provisions of th jill , including the provisions for the pun ishment of surreptitious whisky sellers , the mnual census of the tribes and the provis ion for school houses. He expressed the lope that the Indians would be given stand ing in the courts and eventually citizen ship.A . A message was received from the presi dent , recommending an appropriation of $100,000 for the protection of the levees on the lower Mississippi. SENATE. THURSDAY , April 3. Mr. Hoar pre sented a petition from citizens and soldiers of the western states connected with the national league praying that a pension of at least $5 per month be given each honorably discharged soldier and sailor of the late war. war.A bill was reported favorab y and placed on the calendar to authorize the construc- ; ion of a bridge over the Missouri at White Cloud , Kas. A resolution was agreed to instructing the committee on library to inquire into the expediency of purchasing from the Lewis family , for the United States , the sword worn by Washington on the occasion of re signing his commission to congress. The senate then took up the education bill , but no definite action was had. HOUSE. The house went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. The pending question was on an appeal &ken from the decision of the chair yes- ; erday , declaring in order the motion made by Mr. Throckmorton to strike out the clause appropriating $12,500 for the pay of five Indian inspectors and to insert a proviso vise abolishing the office of Indian inspect ors and authorizing the secretary of war to detail five officers of the army , not un der the rank of captain , to ac : as Indian inspectors. After debate the Judgment of the chair was sustained and the motion agreed to. After consideration of forty-six of the fifty-two pages of the bill the committee rose and the house adjourned. SENATE. FRIDAY , April 4. Mr. Logan pre sented a petition from the Chicago board of trade , protesting against the further coin age of silver dollars ; also from the Chicago trades and labor assembly , protesting i against the repeal of the present paten laws. laws.Mr. Mr. Jonas submitted a joint resolution which was referred to the committee on 1m provement of the Mississippi , making an appropriation of $100,000 for the protectiot of the existing levees of the lower Missis sippi. The education bill was then taken up , am Mr. Bayard addressed the senate. HOUSE. The house went into committee o the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. The consideration of the bill having been concluded , the committee rose and the bil was passed. The house then went into committee o. . the whole on the private calendar. Recess was taken till 7:30 , the evening session to be for the consideration of pen sion bills. At the evening session the house passei eighteen pension bills and adjourned. SENATE. SATURDAY , April 5. Cullom intro duced a bill to reimburse the several states for interest paid on war loans. The education bill was taken up and Mr. Morgan continued his remarks in opposi tion. tion.Mr. Mr. Plumb's motion to recommit the bil to the committee was withdrawn , as were also the amendments offered early in the debate by Harrison. Mr. Logan's amendment was then read. It appropriates $15,000,000 for the first , $17,000,000 for the second , $20,000,000 fo the third year , and then diminishes at a rate of $2,000,000 a year up to the tenth year , when the appropriation shall cease to be applied to the education of all childrei of school age in the United States. The amendment being voted on , was los yeas , 2 ( Brown and Logan ) ; nays , 47. It was finally agreed , on motion of Mr Allison , that the hill be disposed of before adjournment on Monday , the debate in the latter part of the day to be under the five- minute rule. HOUSE. Mr. Goff , from the committee on naval affairs , reported back the resolutiot requesting the secretaries of the navy anc war to report on the feasibility and expe diency of constructing an interior coast line water way for the relief of the Atlantic an ( ] Gulf seaboard. Adopted. The morning hour was dispensed with , and the house went into committee of the whole ( Boyle in the chair ) on the agricul tural appropriation bill. Several amendments were adopted , among them one increasing , by $25,000 , the appropriation for the distribution of seeds , plants , etc. The bill was passed. The bill forfeiting the Oregon Centra land grant was considered , but not acted on. CAPITAL TOPICS. THE PUBLIC DEBT. The decrease of the public debt dur ing March was $14,238,324. The decrease since June 30 , 1883. is $821,828,398. Cash in treasury , $402,875,211. NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION. Tliu house committee on banking and currency has instructed DIngleyto report favorably the bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury , out of any lawful money deposited by the national banks for the pu pose of retiring their circulation , to purchase at current market rates such bunds of the United States as he may deem profitable to the government. The bonds so purchased are to be held for the pur poses of this trust. POSTMASTERS' SALARIES. The annual readjustment of salaries of postmasters for the next fiscal year has been begun at the postofHce department. Salaries of 2,405 presidential postmasters will be adjusted on returns for the quarter ended March 31st , the adjustment to take effect from July 1st. The department is about to begin the examination and review of the claims of postmasters for readjust ment of their salaries for the period between the years 1864 and 1874 , in accordance with the provisions of the act of March 3,1883. - WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Representative Maybury has been in structed by the house committee on Judi ciary prepare an adverse report on the Joint resolution proposing a constitutional amend ment to confer the right of suffrage on women. POSTAL TELEGRAPH. The senate committee on postoffices and postroads have agreed to report favor ably on the bill to establish a postal tele graph system. This action was agreed up on by a vote of 4 to 3. Senator Hill , chair man of the committee , will report the bill soon enough to secure for it a good place on , he calendar , but the report to accompany he bill will not be submitted until a late day. THE JEANNETTE INVESTIGATION. Investigation into the loss of the Jeannette was begun on the 5th. Arnoux , counsel for Melville and Mrs De Long , at tempted to have the investigation stopped as unnecessary , but the committee decided o proceed. Curtis , counsel for Dr. Col- ins , requested that Mrs. De Long produce he original journal of Capt. De Long , and ; htt all the records connected with the ex- > edition be produced. This was agreed to. Dr. Collins , brother of Jerome Collins , hen made his statements , which do not differ materially from what he has already mblished concerning the ill-treatment of lis brother by De Long treatment that Danenhower said ' 'would have caused him o go over the ship's side if he had to en dure it. " Bartlett , fireman on the Jean nette , testified that Jerome Collins told him hat De Long had made his life a perfect lell on earth ; that he watched and dogged dm like a poor man's cur. HE WANTED A DRINK. And It Was Procured at Great Cost to t Human Iiife. A Belleville (111. ) dispatch says 3 The ast coach of the Louisville and Nashville rain this evening was thrown down a wenty-foot embankment by an open switch , the switchman having gone to a neighboring saloon for a drink. John Corn- stock was killed and the following wound ed : R. A. Gibbons , skull fractured ; P. M. Anderson , scalp wound and internal inju ries ; John A. Mohrer , wife and six children ; three of the chil dren will probably not recover ; John Barton , wife and five children ; , hree of the children badly hurt , and a baby n arms had its skull crushed ; Rosa Barton , ; utin arms and hips ; Annie Hoffman , hurt nternallv ; G. B. Morris and wife , both > adly hurt about the head ; J. A. Larkin , hree fingers cut off and scalp wound ; Mrs. ulller , shoulder dislocated and leg broken ; D. Nair , spine fractured ; Mrs. J. H. Cross cut in head , arm and shoulders. They are emigrants from Virginia. The wounded are being cared for. The switchman ran away to escape lynching. Reviewing the Great Riot. Murat Halstead , editor of the Commer cial Gazette , of Cincinnati , reviews the riots of that city in the following dispatch to the New York Tribune : The number of > ersons killed and wounded in the riot thus ar are about 200. The court house is not n utter ruin as it was at first supposed to ) e. A large proportion of valuable records were saved. The money in the treasury is all saved. The vaults , which were very leavv , are mainly Rood. "We have confi dence that there will not be a repetition of he terrors of the three nights that will bee o memorable here , but only the over whelming force of the state troops prevents a further disa trous demonstration. The determination to lyr ch the gang of murder ers in the prison and release the crowd of rioters who have been made prisoners is omething terrific , and a secret meeting was leld to-day , and would mean mischief if here were not a thousand rifles and sever al batteries at hand. HOME INTELLIGENCE. Wreck of the Steamer Daniel Steinmann , from Antwerp for Halifax. A Review of the Cincinnati Riot * by the Editor of the "Gazette. " Railroad Accident Through the Care lessness of a Switchman Miscellaneous News. NEWS NOTES. The nitroglycerine house of the Re- panno chemical works at Thompson Point , N. J. , exploded , instantly killing six per sons. sons.At At Dallas , Texas , Michael Borus , j ; waiter was shot down in cold blood by Wil Us Adams , a drummer for a St. Loui house. Joe Livingston has been arrested u Cedar Rapids , Iowa , charged with the murder of Joe Turner about ten days pre vious. The mayor of Sandersvills , Ga. , tel egraphed for 1,000 rounds of ammunition on account of fear of a negro uprising. Members-elect of the New Mexico legislature have sent to Representative Springer , to be presented to congress , a memorial charging that over 4,000,000 acres of land in New Mexico and Colorado have been converted to private use. Fred Jackley , a lawyer of Pough keepsle , N. Y. , has fled , after swindling the people out of 10,000. The wife of Hon. Geo. W. Julian died at Indianapolis. She was a daughter of the late Joshua R. Giddiugs. : , Thomas Samon was arraigned at La- conia , N. H. , for the murder of the Ruddy family and Mrs. Ford , last autumn. His assigned counsel announced that Samon was determined to plead guilty of murder in the first degree , the prisoner declaring that it would not be Just for him to escape the gallows. Disappearance of Nellie Brackett , a companion of Miss Hill , plaintiff in the celebrated Sharon divorce case , is the topic of conversation in San Francisco. Her mother says she is in that city , but refuses to state where. She says the reason she left Miss Hill is that they quarreled. President Lovejoy has dismissed Col. Dodge from the management of the Den ver and Rip Grande road. Dodge refuses to be dismissed , claiming that by the lease of the Denver and Rio Grande and Western he is made jreneral manager for life or till resignation , and the officers of the road stand by him in the fight. The grand jury of Philadelphia has found a true bill against Major A. H. Nick- erson , charging him with perjury. This is the outcome of the divorce suit in which the major figured a year ago , when he se cured a divorce from his wife. An unusual demonstration attended the return of the Columbus military from Cincinnati. At all stations along the line large crowds were out to greet the men with cheers. At the Methodist Episcopal confer ence Dr. Hunt of the Methodist book concern , said that during the past four years the Methodist church has paid out $6,555,000 for religious publications and $3,000,000 worth of literature had been sup plied by the Methodist book concern. A report made to congress by Statis tician Dodge , of the agricultural depart ment , shows that the stock of wheat on handis 118,000,000bushels , or which4,560- 000 bushels are Illinois , 8,500,000 bushels in Iowa , 7,500,000 bushels in Wisconsin , and 13,500COO bushels in Minnesota. The steamer , Rebecca Eveningham , Captain George Whiteside , burned to the water's edge atFitzgeral landing , Chatta- looche river , forty miles below Columbus , Ga. All escaped but two ladies in the cabin , who were supposed to have suffo cated by the smoke. The boat's books aud papers were lost , together with the passen gers' baggage. The meeting of barbed wire manu- 'acturers at Chicago advanced the price of wire ten per cent. This is the second ad vance within sixty days. An advance of one-half cent per pound was made at St. Jouis recently. The Chicago , Burlington and Quincy and the Union Pacific conference commit tees were in session two hours on the 3d , and at the close it was announced that nothing had been accomplished and that the chairman would call another meeting soon. It is denied that the Chicago , Bur- ington and Quincy road gave an ultimatum hat the tripartite agreement must be > rokenup. i George Lee ( colored ) , age 18 , was arrested at Magnolia , Miss , for assaulting a child four years old and lodged in j liJ. Later a mob of 100 men came from Ma- comb , took Lee from jail and hanged lim. Alfred W. Burnett , humorist and caricaturist , died a few days ago in Cincin nati of apoplexy. He was sixty years of age and professionally well-known all over the country. Tne New York Catholic Review has jeen informed that the holy father has so far announced no decision as to the ap- Dointment of the new archbishop of Phila delphia. The amalgamated association of iron and steel workers met at Pittsburg to ar range a scale of prices for the ensuing year from June 1st. Representatives will be jresent from every district in the associa- ion. ion.The The war department is informed that ? aymaster J. A. Broadhead died at Boston on the 3d from an attack of pneumonia. Paymaster Broadhead recently became in sane on account of troubles arising from , he theft of government money in his charge. He had lust reached home from his station at Tucson. FOREIGN. GORDON'S ENGAGEMENT. Later advices give the details of Gordon's engagement near Halflyeh. The rebels pursued the Egyptians two miles after the battle. The confusion during the retreat was fearful to behold , the Egyptian regulars and bashi bazouks shouting out hat their generals had betrayed them. The wounded received no attention for seven lours. The troops had been clamoring for hree weeks before to meet the enemy. In he early part of the encounter the Egyp- ians were succesfful and the enemy were actually in full retreat , when their cavalry made a dashing charge. Despite the re verse the inhabitants still remain staunch riends of Gordon. One Arab lent Gordon 1,000 , as his treasury is empty. Another Arab equipped two thousand blacks for dm. Two black pashas have been arrest- d for charging into the ranks of their own roops , thus allowing the enemy to enter ho gap made. GORDON'S POLICY. General Gordon has finally decided o abandon the policy of conciliating the natives , being convinced by repeated ef forts and failures that it is utterly useless. His new policy will be more vlgorou" . and as a first step toward carrying It out Egyp tian soldiers will be detailed and given safe conduct. Parties leaving Ivbartoum have received orders to return to the beleaguered cltldel immediately. OSMAN DIGNA. Latest advices report Osman Digna encamped in the-vicinity of Tamanieb , hav ing about 1,000followers and many shlekhs ; and that ho is preparing to give battle to tribes friendly to the English. On the 1st * * - , the rebels approached within n mile of Sua- - kirn and looted cattle. The inhabitants of Suakim are discontented and angry at being left by the British to take care of them selves. PARTICULARS OF THE PLOT. The following particulars have been , learned concerning the plot to blow up ' * ' Mountjoyprison : Thelnvfnclbles in prison were engaged in clandestine correspond ence with I conspirators outside. Letters were found in James Mullett'o cell which disclosed the plot. The prison warden was to be bribed with money fromO'Don- evan RoBsa's fund to convey an infernal machine into the prison. One letter contained - / tained an order for the murder of Patrick if Delaney , one of the Pha-nix park consplra- t' ' tors , by throwing him over the balcony as. ho should leave the prison after mass. Delaney still remains at Mountjoy for safety. The warden has been dismissed. EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS. The Pall Mall Gazette says : Egyp tian affairs are fast drifting into anarchy , and through anarchy to annexation of war , possibly both. England must undertake the administration in Egypt. The Gazette urges the government should assist Gen. Gordon to establish at Khartoum an inde pendent state under his sovereignty. ' 'Tell him , " it says , "England no longer con siders Soudan part of the Ottoman empire. ' * POLITICAL. The republican primaries of Arm strong and Allegheny counties. Pa. , re sulted in the election of Blaine delegates lethe the state convention. The Westmoreland county ( Pa. ) re- primaries were the most exciting Eublican i the history of the county. Blaine dele gates were elected. Maury county ( Tenn. ) rrp Micans elected Arthur delegates to the state con vention to select delegates to Chicago. Republican primaries at St. Louis for the election of delegates to the state con vention to nominate delegates to the na tional convention , resulted in a sweeping victory for the Filly faction , they carrying twenty-five of the twenty-eight wards in the city. city.The The republican conventions in Arm strong , Warren and Greene counties , Pa. , elected Blaine delegates to the state con vention. Republican senators met in caucus after adjournment of the senate on the 1st , to consider the condition of business before the senate and discuss the order in which it shall be transacted. The republican convention of the Eighteenth ( Pa. ) congressional district , representing Huntington , Juniata , Fulton , Franklin , Perry and Snydercounties , elect ed Blaine delegates to the state convention Credentials were not given to the delegates until they signed a written pledge to sup port Blaine for the presidential nomination. The caucus of republican senators on the 3d was not very fully attended. The education bill was the only topic of dis- f cubsion. Several amendments proposed by the caucus committee were approved by the caucus. Chief among them was aprop- ositiou to reduce the aggregate appropria tions to between $70,000,000 and $80,000- 000. 000.The democrats of Kanawha county , ij ' Va. , selected Tilden delegates to the state ' convention , which elects delegates to the national convention. Prominent politicians predict that the state delegation to Chicago ' will be strong for Tilden. The republican caucuses in Quincy j resulted in sixty-seven Logan delegates and > \ eleven anti-Legan. Reports from the town ship insure a solid Logan delegation from Adams county to the state convention. DISASTER AT SEA. Wreck of the Steamer Daniel Steinmann Great Loss of I.fe Feared. The steamer "Daniel Steinmann , " from Antwerp for Halifax , sunk off Sam- bro , about twenty miles from her destina tion . Intelligence so far is very meager. It is said that the captain and five of the crew were the only persons saved. The ship had nmetv passengers and thirty-four of i crew. Twenty passengers were to land at Halifax , ( all Germans , ) nud seventy for New York. She is sup posed to have fctruck on the "Sisters , " off Sambro , and shortly after sank. Her masts are now visible from the shore. Tugs which left for the scene of the wreck have returned without being able to reach the neighborhood of the hteamer , owing to the rough sea. Another attempt will be made ij to reach the wreck as soon as the weather moderates. The Steinmann has five bulk heads , andherengines are 183 horse-power. \ \ ANTWERP , April 5. With the ex ception of a Mr. Clark , of New York , the passengers on board the ill-fated steamer "Steinmann" were natives of Germany , Austria and Italy , The total number lost j I were five officers , thirty-three sailors and ' 'J nine passengers. Bridal Chamber. j New York Letter to Toronto Globe. ' A bride's chamber t of great elegance was recently fitted up by a gentleman of New York for his daughter , who was a bride prospective. The entire i , . suit of furniture is of white enamel , with an exquisite tracery of gold run ning through it. The "bed-stead and bureau are square-topped , with lilies , exquisitely carved and veined with ' ' gold. The window draperies aud portieres - tieres are of white plush suspended , f from curtain-poles of white enamel and gilt , and edged with a heavy fringe of white , gold and pale rose. A carpet of indescribable neutral , scattered with half-blown pink roses , covers the floor. The chairs , couch and footstools are upholstered in white plush and pale rose satin , with slight threading of old. Ornaments of crystal and ia rare pink glass adorn the"mantels. . The walls are frescoed in a design similar to that'of the bedstead and bureau , on i ground of the same delicate rose tint ivhicb mingles with the other appoint- nents of the room. The effect is sim- ) ly charming. It is said 6,000 boys and 2,000 girls inderlS years of age are employed in Chicago factories in violation of law. Deacon John Corwith , a wealthy far- ner of Deaver Dam , Wis. , lost his life y freezing his big toe. The Michigander who willed Josh Jillings $5,000 , must have died from a. 'bad spell. " [ Norristown Herald. Platinum wire has been drawn so fine , is to be absolutely invisible to the naked ' : ye. ' ( II I I
