Nebraska Newspapers

    THE TKIBUNE.
F. M. K. M. K13IBIKIX , Putin.
McCOOK , NEB
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
To NEBRASKA WOMEK. It la desirous tha
Nebraska women's work bo well represented
at this Now Orleans World's Exposition
Through the efforts of some of ourenterprls
lag ladles wo have a very fair exhibit con
sidcrlngtho time given for collecting con
sisting mainly of knitting , needle and decora
tive work , besides a good culinary exhibit , bu
"wetaro deficient in lines of work in which I am
sure many of our Nebraska women are profl
dent , ana by which they are enabled to sup
port themselves. Desirous of obtaining arti
cles whldh represent such occupations , I
make this appeal to Nebraska women who are
Interested in the following lines of work , and
ask that models or samples bo sent to my ad
dress : Inventions , domestic or other , origin
ated by women ; a copy of every book pub
lished or newspaper edited by women ; edi
torials , poems or literary articles written bj
women ; type-writing , stenographic work
penmanship , business cards ; samples of silk
wool , flax , or cotton grown by women ; sam
ples of same spun or woven ; samples of grain
grown by women.
Lot Nebraska women interest themselves in
these things , thus aiding toward making the
Nebraska woman's work a feature of the wo
man's department as our state exhibit is of
the states dlsplav. Send by registered mail or
express to my address ,
Mns. S. C. ELLIOTT ,
Commissioner for Neb.Woman's Work ,
New Orleans , La.
THE STATE IN BRIEF.
Beatrice Methodists are arranging to build a
15,000 church.
The Gage county poor farm has been let for
$25 per month.
Over eight hundred pupils are enrolled in
Kearney public schools.
The Hastings Journal claims for that city a
population of about 8,000.
Tom Wiles , near Loup City , recently died
from the effects of a gunshot wound.
The coming session of the Nebraska legisla
ture will convene on the Cth day of January.
The grand encampment of the G. A. II. will
be held In Beatrice the latter part of January.
Twenty thousand bushels of corn was sold
at Hastings the other day at 8 cents a bushel.
Neligh wants a new hotel , water-works , a
pork packing establishment and a public
square.
Many farmers ore leaving their corn in the
field , saying it does not pay to gather at pres
ent prices. %
Kearney is put flown by a correspondent of
the Lincoln Journal as having a population of
eight thousand.
A. J. Larson is confined in jail at Kearney
awaiting action of the grand jury on the
charge of forgery.
Mrs. Shaffer , a Lincoln lady , was found on
the streets with a babe in her arms , in a de
mented condition.
The cattle mortality and hog cholera is
giving Schuyler druggists a big runon sul
phur and condition powders.
The grand jury of Harlan county failed to
indict Nora Rhykert , who was accused of
murdering her baby at Orleans.
The Bugle says Cedar Rapids is badly in
need of a calaboose , and hopes early steps
will be taken to-procure the same.
George Brigham , a dry poods clerk at Juni-
ate , has left for parts unknown , and numer
r ous creditors mourn his departure.
The new city directory of Lincoln contains
nearly 6,000 names , and from this it is figured
that the city's population is about 20,000.
George Hickman , an electrician , was
found on the street apparently intoxicated
and token to jail , where soon after he died.
It is stated that 20,000 head of sheep
and about 10,000 head of cattle and hogs are
being fed in the immediate vicinity of Kear
ney.
ney.The
The republican senators in caucus selected
Senator Manderson , of Nebraska , for the
chairmanship of the joint committee on print
ing.
August Safstrom , of Omaha , has deserted
his wife , taking all money accumulations and
leaving a letter saying that the parting is for
all time.
Frank Heldt , the train wrecker , came near
getting out of jail at Schuyler. He got the
cell door open , but could not get out of the
hall doors.
R. J. McKeon , near Superior , has lost
several pigs with some kind of throat disease.
They only live about six hours after being
taken sick.
Warden Nobes , of the state penitenitiary ,
offers a reward of $100 for the arrest of Wil
liam Wilson , a convict , who escaped a few
days ago.
The "Omaha Light Guards" is the name of
an organization recently effected. The mem
bership , which is limited to fifty-three , now
numbers thirty.
The Omaha police made 274 arrests in No
vember. Of this number 53 were for disturb
ance of the peace , 37 for intoxication and 94
for prostitution.
August Lambrecht , proprietor of Rock
Creek mills , Cuming county , had four of his
fingers cut off from his right hand by a circle
saw last week.
Antelope has a musical organization called-
the "Cyclone" band , members of which have
just received Instruments from Philadelphia
at a cost of § 225.
The question of closing the Schuyler schools
Is being seriously contemplated by the board
and other citizens , owing to the diphtheria
among the children.
A new disease among horses has broken out
in the western part of Cuming county. The
throat swells up , and unless it gathers and
breaks death ensues.
A Masonic lodge has been organized at Col
, -eridge. It being the first organization of the
kind in Cedar county , it was appropriately
christened Pioneer lodge.
A boy named Bertwell , of Wilber , while out
hunting rabbits accidentally shot himself
through the head , dying instantly. The en
tire charge entered his forehead.
Mr. Eaton , of Jefferson county , wishing to
satisfy himself as to whether smut would kill
cattle , experimented on a calf. He gave It all
It would eat , and it died soon after.
Mrs. Lena Wlison. of Omaha , wants five
thousand dollars damages from a saloon
keeper in that city named Rasmussen for sell
ing liquor to her husband. The case is now be
fore the courts.
Gopds stolen from Duke's hardware store in
have been located in
Omaha , some weeks ago ,
the Kansas border and a man
a town on
started after the same.
Mr. Landeryou , and Omaha landscape
* painter , is off his mental balance by too
close anplicatlon to work. He finished a fine
picture of Shoshone Falls and then deliber
ately took a brush and daubed it over with
yellow paint.
Joe Cook , the Blue Hill murderer , has
to Red
penitentiary
been taken from the
Cloud for trial. It will be remembered that
Cook was hung by a mob on November 17 , but
was subsequently cut down and resuscitated
by the sheriff.
The four lodges of Knights of Pythias in
Omaha have decided to form an incorporatiou
and to erect a Knights of Pythias building ,
which should contain a "Caatle Hall" for use
of the order and also stores and apartments
for business use.
The latest Kansas-Nebraska railroad com
pany Incorporated is for the construction of
the Wyandotte , Nebraska and Northwestern
Imc. It Is to cross the state line at the north
ern boundary of Marshall county , Kansas ,
and have Its northern terminus at Beatrice.
In Beatrice and vicinity , says the Express ,
real estate business continues active , and the
number of inquiries for land increases every
day. December starts out well , and there is
every prospect that the land dealers will do a
largely increased business over last month.
Last week a horse-thief or thieves entered
the barn of Wm. Huxtable , who lives five
miles southeast of Hastings , and took there
from 11 spdn of horses .valued at 5500. 3'hey
hitched the horses to a wagon , procure
robes , drove off and have not been heard from
since.
5 Postofllce changes in Nebraska during thi
week ending December 0,1884 : Discontinue *
Glcngary , Fillmore county ; Okane , Phelp
'
county ; Norval , Seward county. Postmos
tors appointed Oxbow , Nuekolls county , W ,
P. Jcwctt ; South Bend , Cass county. Olive
Jacobs.
John Davids , of Boone county ; asked a man
who was looking for employment to ride with
him. After reaching a lonely part of th
Journey the stranger made a savage attack on
Davhls with a knife and would doubtless hav
killed him bad he not been the fleetest footed
of the two.
William Wilson , a laborer , escaped from the
penitentiary the other day while working out
side. He is an Irishman , born in Limerick ,
five feet six inches high , weighs 160 pounds ,
beard sandy when he has any. His hair is
dark brown. He is 36 years old. One hun
dred dollars reward is offered for his capture
The refusal of the supreme fourt to give
Simmerman , the Mindnn murderer , a new
lease of life , has knocked the nerve clean out
of him , and a comical crook , occupying apart
ments in the Kearney jail , has been assigned
as a companion to Simmerman to cheer him
up. The Lincoln Journal learns that L. C ,
Burr , Simmerman's attorney , will make an
attempt to secure a rehearing of the case in
the supreme court , and if he fails in this ho
will go to the supreme court of the United
States.
At the Johnson sale of stock , near Lincoln ,
the other day , prices were realized as follows :
Twenty-two yearling steers brought § 35.80
each ; twenty-two 2-year olds , $50.50 each ;
thirty thoroughbred Short horn cows brought
prices ranging from $75 to $205 ; four grade
Salloway bulls averaged $60 each ; two Gallo
way calves , pure bred , averaged $144. The
grade Short-horn yearling and 2-year old heif
ers bred to a Galloway bull sold like hot cakes
and ranged from $38.50 to $43.75 , selling in lots
of ten and fifteen.
The present pools on California , Utah , Colo-
radoand Nebraska cattle business , and also
the traffic agreement for the maintenance of
dead-freight rates to and from Nebraska
> oints , will terminate January 31,1885 , if any
of the roads parties to those agreements gives
thirty days' notice of withdrawal previous to
January 1,1885. It is understood that several
of the roads have decided to give the required
notice , and consequently the pools and agree
ments will cease to exist on the above named
date unless in the meantime the general man
agers of the roads interested should succeed
n effecting new arrangements.
A bold attempt to release the Union Pacific
rain wrecker , Frank Heldt , from jail , is re
> orted from Schuyler , where Frank languishes
> ehind the bars in default of $8,000 bail ,
leldt's mistress , U. P. Mary , smuggled some
eels into his cell , and gave him a pointer as
o how he could break out. At a given hour
she fired Hughes * livery born to draw atten
tion from the jail and allow Heldt an oppor-
unity to escape. The plan worked so well
hat but for the unexpected return of the
ailor on an errand the prisoner would have
gotten away. As it was Heldt had made his
way to the front door and was just leaving
he building when he was recaptured.
The grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
Nebraska have elected officers for the ensuing
year , as follows : Henry E. Palmer , grand
ilgh priest ; John D. Moore , deputy grand
high priest ; J. T. Benjamin , grand king ; E. B.
Carter , grand scribe ; J. B. Dinsmore , grand
reasurer ; W. R. Bowen , grand secretary ; A.
B. Irwin , grand chaplain ; James Tyler , grand
ecturer ; Milton J. Hull , grand captain of the
lost ; L. D. Richards , grand principal so-
ourner ; Frank H. Young , grand royal arch
captain ; F. M. Dinniny , grand master third
veil ; B. F. Hawaii , grand master second veil ;
C. B. Stellman , grand master first veil ; Ross
Gamble , grand steward ; Jacob L. Miller ,
grand steward ; Wm. J.Mount , grand sentinel.
CHOKED BY A MOB.
A. Desperado Known as "Omaha Charlie"
Sent to Eternity
Charles Stevens , a desperado known as
'Omaha Charlie , " who killed Herbert Kramer
at Maryville , Mo. , December 3 , was on the
I0th taken from jail by a mob and hung from
the railroad bridge , despite the efforts of the
sheriff to prevent it. Stevens was pardoned
out of the penitentiary for a previous murder
fl.fitvifltGT *
Sixty masked men went to the jail at 2 a. m.
and called up Sheriff Anderson and demanded
le deliver Stevens to them. The sheriff re
fused , and told the crowd he would fight to
the last. A committee of three was sent to
consult with the sheriff , but he remained firm.
The mob then rushed upon the door of the
| ail , and. notwithstanding the sheriff repeat
edly fired into the crowd , dangerously wound
ing several , they forced an entrar ce , over
powered the sheriff , seized the murderer , and
inarched him , under cover of a score of cocked
revolvers , to a railroad bridge a mile and a
half away , and bung him.
THE COailXG EXPOSITION.
President Arthur Asked to Open theShoieby
Electricity.
A delegation of congressmen , headed hy
Commissioner-General Morehead , of the New
Orleans -exposition , and Senators Lamnr and
Hampton , called upon the president and re
quested him , in view of his inability to be
present at the opening of the exposition , to
consent to opec the exposition by electricity.
The plan is to attach a telegraph wire to the
motive power of the machinery in the exposi
tion , the wire to be connected with the white
louse , and at a fixed moment , everything be-
ng in readiness In New Orleans , the presi
dent , surrounded by his cabinet , members of
congress , judges , government officials and
foreign representatives , will press a button in
the executive mansion at "Washington , and in
stantaneously set the vast machinery of the
exposition in motion. The president agreed
to take the proposition under consideration.
Train WrecTtera Arrested.
Julius Prebs and Herman Bellman , about 24
years of age , were arrested at Chicago , charged
with a deliberate attempt to wreck the incom-
ng Omaha passenger train near Mount Clalr ,
on the Milwaukee & St. Paul railway , Monday ,
vhlch It is claimed was only Irustrated by a
resident of that village who made the dis
covery in time to warn the trainmen. They
tvere held to the grand jury in $5,000 ball each.
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The house resolution for the continuing of
work In the censusbureau was passed.
Telegraph operators throughoutthe country
have been notified of a reduction in their
wages.
The general feeling among business men of
Plttsburg Is dally growing more hopeful.
Largo orders for railroad supplies have been
given this week and many bids asked for.
The jury , at Fort Worth , Texas , in the case
of young Dawson , who had his hand mashed
n coupling cars , rendered a verdict of $15,000
against the Galvcston , Harrlsburg &SanAn-
tonla railroad.
News is received from Golden City , British
Columbia , that a commercial traveler named
Baird was killed and robbed of $4,5CO near that
place. A large number were In hot pursuit
of the perpetiator.
0 At a meeting of Chicago socialists , a speak
er named Griffin declared that "workingme
must be incited to absolute resistance , an
that all monopolists were enemies to th
country and ought to be hung.
The Hocking Valley strike seems to tee prac
tically ended. Many of the old men have
offered to go to work , thus breaking the lined
Others want to compromise at sixty cents
with the privilege of remaining In the union
The general assembly of Virginia passe
over the governor's veto the electoral board
bill. This is the second time this year the as
sembly has done this , the court of appeal
having decided the first bill to be unconstitu
tional.
Reuben R. Springer died at Cincinnati las
week. He was widely known for his munifl
cent gifts to the public In the form of Musi
hall , exposition building and college of music
to which he has contributed in the past nin
years about three hundred thousand dollars
The message sent by the president to th
senate with the Spanish treaty briefly alludes
to the lengthy negotiations of which the pro
posed treaty is the result. He says a perusal
of the convention now submitted will sufllc
to show how fully it carries out the policy o
intercourse outlined In his late message to
congress , and he commends it In confident ex
pectatibn that it will receive the sanction o
the senate.
In Lincoln county , Arkansas , Joel Thorn-
burg , a prominent planter , heard a suspicious
noise while passing Theodore Smith's resi
dence. Thornbarg approached , and while
looking through the window was shot In the
breast by a negro who was robbing the house ,
The negro then went to the house of James
Wilkeg , near by , robbing it also. At sundown
the murderer was captured in the woods by
citizens and shot dead. Thornburg will re
cover.
CAPITAL BRIEFS.
An Indian territory dispatch reports a
tragedy at Kany creek. George Christy
fatally shot Sanders , a son of Senator San
ders , of the Cherokee council. Christy Is
highly connected.
An attempt to suspend the rules and pass
the bankruptcy bill will be made in the early
part of January. The suspension requires a
two-thirds vote. It is not probable that the
attempt will be successsul.
The case of Robert Carwlck , who petitioned
for a writ of mandamus on Secretary Teller ,
has been certified to the general terms. Car-
wick claims title as a settler , under the pre
emption act , to Arsenal island , opposite St.
Louis , and wants a mandamus to compel Sec
retary Teller to order a survey.
George Cook was hanged at Laramie , Vfy-
oming , for the murder of his brother-in-law.
Henry Blount , one year ago. Cook made no
remarks on the scaffold and maintained to the
last he was too drunk to know he was commit
ting murder. He died easily in ten minutes.
A terrible duel was fought between two
cowboys in Idaho , opposite Assotin , Washing
ton territory. The duelists tied their left
hands together and fought with knives until
both fell dead. One received twelve stabs
and the other seventet . The affray was wit
nessed by the friends of both men.
It is the opinion of a number of the mem
bers of the house committee on naval affairs
that no action will be taken by the committee
on the recent recommendation of officials of
the navy department for appropriations for
new vessels for the navy. They also think
the recommendations will not be favorably
considered by the house committee on appro
priations.
Jerome Blanton. of Maiden , Mo. , a well-
known farmer , was met on the railroad track
by two tramps armed with guns who do.
manded his money. "Don't murder me , and
I'll give you what I've got , " cried Blanton ,
but. Instead of his pocket-book , drew a re
volver and shot one of the men dead in his
tracks. The other fired , hitting Blanton in
the shoulder , and escaped. Blanton will re
cover.
In the executive session of the senate the
nomination of McCulloch to be S2cretary of
the treasury was taken up. Senator Riddle-
berger moved the consideration be postponed
until after the holidays , which motion was
lost , as also was another by the same senator
to postpone until next Monday. Riddleberger
thensaidhe was not fully prepared to state
his objections to the confirmation , but he
would , as a preliminary , ask for the reading
of one of McCulloch's annual reports during
his former administration of the treasury de
partment. Riddleberger yielded , however ,
for a motion to adjourn , which was carried
unanimously.
CRIMINAL.
At Bedford , Ky. , Lafe Gammons and James
Davine were quarreling , when the son of the
latter shot Gammons through the head , kill
ing him Instantly. The father of the mur
dered man then seriously stabbed Davine
twice with a penknife.
Perry Rellly , of the two negroes who fatally
assaulted F. P. Jones and wife at Sulphur
Springs , Texas , was lynched by a crowd of
citizens. Reilly confessed the robbery of
Jones' house and told how Jones and wife
were struck on the head with a hammer.
Charley Palmer , on a carouse , at Sago , Pitt-
sylvania county , Va. , accosted William Akera ,
with whom before he had an altercation , and
commenced shooting. Several shots took
effect. Akers soon died. Palmer then beat
an inoffensive negro nearly to death and fled.
Deacon Terry , who eloped from Northville ,
Long Island , with the wife of Rev. Mr. Downs ,
has , Mrs. Terry says , written her stating he
was sorry for what he had done , and that If
I didn't forgive him he would kill himself. I
have forgiven him , but he mustn't do so any
more. Mrs. Downs has written her mother at
Bridgchampton asking forgiveness.
FOREIGN NOTES.
The Congo conference is expected to finish
Its deliberations by December 2oth.
One hundred operatives have left Netting-
lam for America , where places have already
jecn engaged.
A dispatch from Odessa says : Turkish
itrocitles in Macedonia are increasing. Two
mndred Christians have been murdered with-
n the past few weeks and three villages
burned. Kidnapping is common , and the In
habitants are afraid to leave their houses.
The nihilist executive of Russia has issued
a manifesto condemning Count Tolstoi , min
ister of the Interior , to death. The trial of
eight nihilists was begun on the llth , but was
postponed , owing to the Important arrest just
mode. Many arrests are being constantly
made throughout St. Petersburg.
A Hong Kong dispatch says the affairs at
Keo Lung and Tonquln are in statu quo , Gen.
Do Lisle threatens to resign if reinforcements
are not sent. Each mall steamer brings more
Germans for the Chinese military service.
One hundred and twenty-six Germans have
already entered the Chinese service.
The French senate on the llth began discus
sion of the Tonquln credits. Due Do Brogllo
took a leading part in the debate. Ho said the
government should bo held responsible for In
creasing the gravity of the situation between
France and China. He declared the members
of the right would refuse to vote the credits ,
In his opinion the pursuance of a colonia
policy could only be permitted to states whic !
have surplus forces.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Edwin Packard and Alexander Forman
were expelled from the Kinirs county ( N. Y.
republican general committee for disloyalty
to Blaine.
The legislature of South Carolina has r&
elected Wade Hampton United States senator
He received every vote of both houses , excep
three colored representatives , who voted fo
Smalls , and two colored senators who votei
for Whippcr.
The celebration of the election of Clevelam
and Hendrlcks began in Charleston , S. C. , on
the 12th , by the firing of a gun for every elec
toral vcte 2t9. The jollity was unbounded
during the dav. In the evening the city was
ablaze with lights.
The Eastern Pig Iron association , of Penn
sylvania , Henry S. Eckcrt , of Reading , presi
dent , has Issued circulars to every class o
manufacturers and prominent men in tin
United States , asking their co-operation in the
formation of tariff clubs.
In the Boston municipal election the vott
for mayor was : O'Brien ( dem.,27,287 ) ; Martin
( rep. and citizen ) , 24,176 ; O'Brien's majority ,
3,111. Board of aldermen : 6 republicans , 5
democrats and 1 independent democrat. The
common council will stand : Democrats , 41
republicans , 31.
The persons indicted for participation In the
election frauds in the Second precinct of the
Eighteenth ward of Chicago , appeared before
Judge Blodgett In the federal court and gave
ball In $10,000 each. The accused declared
they had not had time to examine the Indict
ments , and were allowed until next Tuesday
to plead.
Hon. Lev ! P. Morton having been cabled as
to his position on the tariff , replies as follows
"In regard to my views on the question of
protection , I stand fully committed to the pol
Icy and platform of the republican party. 1
earnestly believe In protection of American
industries and of the Interests of the working
masses in the United States. "
ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS.
Tlie Pastoral better to the Clergy andZaily
Under Their Charge.
The pastoral letter of the archbishops
and bishops of the United States composing
the third plenary council held at Baltimore , to
the clergy and laity under their charge , Is
made public through the Catholic Mirror. It
Is a lengthy document , but the following ab
stract gives the main points of the leading
matters which engaged the attention of the
council : Reference is made to the great in
crease In Catholic Institutions during the past
eighteen years , especially In the west. The
assembly by Pius of a general council at the
Vatican is alluded to as one of the most impor
tant events of our age and a detailed account
of its work Is given. The Catholics of Prussia
are commended for their good work in availing
themselves of every legal means to check the
advances of despotism and save their own free
dom and that of their country. The letter
then discusses the following terms : "We
think we can claim to be acquainted both with
the laws of the institutions and the spirit of
the Catholic church and with the laws , insti
tutions and spirit of the country ; and we em
phatically declare that there Is no antagonism
with them. A Catholic finds himself at home
In the United States ; for the influence of his
church has constantly been exercised in be
half of individual rights and popular
liberties , and a right-minded American no
where finds himself more at home than in a
Catholic church , for nowhere else can he
breathe that atmosphere of divine truth which
alone can make us free. We repudiate with
equal earnestness the assertion that we need
to lay aside any of our devotedness to our
church to be true Americans , and the insinua
tion that we need to lay aside anv of our love
for bur country's principles and institutions to
be faithful Catholics. To argue that the
Catholic church Is hostile to our great republic
because she teaches that there is no cower but
from God ; because , therefore , back of the
events which led to the formation of the re
public she sees the providence of God leading
to that issue , and back of our country's laws
the authority of God as their sanction , this
evidently is so illogical and contradictory an
accusation that we are astonished to hear it
advanced by persons of ordinary intelligence.
We believe our country's heroes were instru
ments of the God of nations in establishing
this home of freedom. To both the Almighty
and to his instruments in the work we Took
with grateful reverence , and to maintain the
inheritance of freedom which they have left
us , should it ever , which God forbid , be im
periled , our Catholic citizens will be found to
stand forward as one man , ready to pledge
anew their lives , their fortunes , and their
sacred honor. No less illogical would be the
notion that there is aughtm the free spirit of
our republican institutions incompatible with
perfect docility to the church of Christ. " The
attempt to grasp the property of the propaganda
is severely condemned and our government
warmly thanked for the action that saved the
American collese from confiscation. A con
siderable portion of the better is devoted to a
discussion of the education of the clergy and
their pastoral rights. The subject of Christian
education is treated at great length. The let
ter says it is a palpable fact and cannot be ig
nored that the influence of the school often
outweighs that of home and church. "To
shut religion out of the schools and keep it for
the home and the church is logically to train
up a generation that will consider religion
good for the home and church , but not for the
practical business of real life. " Continuing ,
the letter says : "We must mu'tiply our schools
till every Catholic child in the land shall have
within its reach the means of education.
There is still much to be done ere this is ob
tained. There ore still thousands of Catholic
children in the United States deprived of the
benefit of a Catholic school. Pastors and
parents should not rest till this defect shall oe
remedied. No parish Is complete until it has
schools adequate to the needs of its children. "
Christian marriage and the Indissolubility of
the marriage tie arc treated upon and in this
connection the havoc wrought by the divorce
laws of the country is deplored. The Import
ance of good reading , especially of the Holy
Scriptures , and of supporting thoroughly the
Catholic press , is impressively declared. Re
garding the observance of the Lord's day , the
letter says : "Far Is it from us to advocate such
Sunday laws as would hinder the necessary
Sunday work or would prohibit such popular
Jnjoyments as arc consistent with the sacred-
aess of the day. There is one way of profan-
ng the Lord's day which Is so prolific of evil
esults that we feel it our duty to utter against
t special condemnation. This is the practice
) f selling beer or other liquors on Sunday , or
) f frequenting places where they arc sold.
We hope the Sunday laws on this point will
not be relaxed , but * ren more rigidly enforced ,
and we implore all Catholics , for love of Got
and country , never to take part In such Sun
day traffic , nor to patronize or countenance It ,
and we not only direct the attention of all pas
tors to the repression of this abuse , bui
we call upon them to induce all o ;
their flocks that are engaged In the
sale of. liquors to abandon fis soon
as they can the dangerous trafllc and embrace
a more becoming way of making a living. '
The pastoral "invokes a blessing on the cause
of temperance and on all who arc laboring foi
Its advancement In the true Christian spirit. '
"Forbidden societies" is the next subjec
treated of , and while Catholics are Instructct
to shun bad or dangerous secret societies , they
are counselled to take patt In good and usefu
Catholic associations , always remembering
however , that the surest guide Is the church of
Christ. The letter closes with an appeal for
generous co operation of the Catholic people
In the work of foreign missions and missions
among the Indians and negroes.
CONGRESSIONAL *
SENATE.
In the senate on the 8th Inst. Mr. Mitchell
read a letter from General Grant In which tin.
general expressed the hope that the bill to
p > nsirn him would be withdrawn , as under no
circuit stances could he accept a pension , even
if the bill passed.
Mr. Blair Introduced a bill for the appro
priation of § 50,000 to promote the colored
people's world's exposition , to be held at Chicago
cage in September , 1885.
By Mr. Ingalls To amend the revised
statutes so as to make the day of the in
auguration of a president a legal holiday in the
District of Columbia.
Jfr. Allison submitted a joint resolution ,
which was passed , extending the time fixed
for the submission of the report of the joint
commission appointed to consider the or
ganization of the signal service and other
bureaus of the government.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house a letter
from the postmaster-general , asking an appro
priation of § 130,000 for the railroad postal-car
service for the remainder of the current fiscal
year. Referred.
Bills were Introduced and referred : By Mr.
Townshcnd Proposing a constitutional
amendment providing that treaties shall be
made by and with the consent of the house as
well as the senate.
By Mr. Ryan To open to homestead settle
ment certain portions of the Indian Territory.
By Mr. Ellis Appropriating $25,000 for the
erection of a monument to the officers and
men who perished in the Grcely expedition.
The house then resumed consideration of
the inter-state commerce bill , but adjourned
without final action.
SEXATE.
In the senate on Tuesday Mr. Hale
called up the naval appropriation bill , which ,
at the close of the lost session , was in the
hands of the conference committee , and as to
which that committee reported it had been un
able to agree.
The bill to provide for the sale of the Chero
kee reservation was passed.
The bill to amend sections of the revised
statutes which prohibit the delivery of regis
tered letters and payment of money orders to
lottery companies was passed.
A bill was passed providing for the pressing
claims of American citizens lor spoliations by
the French prior to the 31st of July , 1SS1.
HOUSE.
Chalmers Introduced a hill to restore a re
publican form of government to the state of
Mississippi. Referred. Derisive laughter
from the democratic side greeted the reading
of the title of this bill. It provides that con
gressional and state elections shall be held on
the same day in that state and that each can
didate for congress shall be permitted to ap
point , in writing , one inspector and one clerk
at each voting precinct , who shall be permit
ted to witness all the proceedings. It is made
a crime punishable by a fine andimprisonment
for any person to assault , intimidate , threaten ,
or insult any inspector or clerk.
Consideration of the inter-state commerce
bill was resumed and Messrs. Davis , Herr and
others addressed the house.
SEXATE.
In the senate the Dakota bill was
taken up. Mr. Vest addressed the senate in
opposition to admission. He contended that
the population was not enough to entitle it tea
a representative in congress , and it would , tea
a certain extent , be the disfranchisement of
states already in the union to give the present
population of Dakota two representatives in
the United States senate , as well as a repre
sentative in the lower house of congress. The
demands , said to have been made since 1S70 ,
for the admission of the territory , had been
the demands of ambitious politfcians. Men
who were willing to cut each other's throats
politically and physically had been urging
these "demands. " Gen. Grant had been cred
ited , Vest said , with the statement while pres
ident , that Dakota territory gave him more
trouble than all the other territories put
together ; that the trouble there was that there
were two streets In Yankton and when one
street did anything or got anything done the
other street rebelled , and it would require al
most all the civil and military power of the
United States to keep the peace between the
factions.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from Representative Scales
( N. C. ) announcing his resignation , to take
effect December 30th. Tabled.
Morrison offered a resolution providing for
a holiday recess from December 3 until Jan
uary 5. Referred.
Morrison offered a resolution , which was
adopted , distributing the president's message
appropriately among the standing and select
committees of the house. So much of the
message as refers to revenue , provisions of the
treaties with Hawaii , Mexico and Spain is re
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
Consideration of the inter-state commerce
bill was resumed , but no definite action was
taken.
CEXATZ.
In the senate , on tlie llth , after
rout inn business , Mr. Van AVyek offered the
following :
AViiEREAS , A commercial treaty of great im
portance has been negotiated be'twccn the
UniUd States and Spain , which was made
public by the King of Spain to such an extent
that itwas cabled from Madrid by the Times
of New York City , and jriven to the American
people by that journal before the same was
presented with becoming solemnity in the sen
ate ; and
WHEKEAS , The provisions of said treaty ina-
teriallv affecting revenues and taxation and
involving no serious questions of diplomacy
and state secrets , the discussion thereof should
be in open session , so that the people may be
fullv apprised of the reasons why said treaty
should be ratliied or rejected : therefore , be ft
Resolved , That tlie committee on rules be
directed to report an amendment or additional
rule requiring that treaties which concern
matters of revenue be considered iu open ses
sion.
sion.On objection of Wilson , the matter went
over one dav.
Consideration of the Oregon Central land
grant forfeiture bill was resumed.
An amendment offered by Plumb was agreed
to 33 to 11 repealing the act of March 3 ,
1S75 , which allowed settlers on railroad lands
subsequently forfeited to locate an amount
equal to the original entry without additional
cost.
HOUSE.
The how. o resutt ed consideration ol
the inter-state commerce bill.
Mr. O'Neill ( Pennsylvania ) gave notice that
at the proper time he'would move to recommit
the whole subject.
On motion of Mr. Warner ( Ohio ) a resolution
, calling . the secretary ol
tion was adopted V * + * * * Jj-j upon uuw w. j -
the interior for Information relative to fees ol
claim agents in pension coses.
On motion ol Mr. Weaver the senate biU
passed authorizing the First National bank ol
Omaha to increase its capital stock.
A"o Pacific Road. Legislation.
Owing to the crowded condition of thecal-
indar of the house , the committee on Pacific
ailroads Informally decided not to urge the
onsideration of the bill Introduced at the last
essior. by Representatives sumner and Bel-
ord relative to the regulation of rati-s of
ransportation on the Union Pacific and Cen-
ral Pacific roads.
One of the XaitltTof the Recent Plenary
Council *
There has been made public the following-
authentic sources , .
said to be derived from
concerning the third plenary council lately
hold at Baltimore :
- of the archbishops or
"At the recontmeotlnB-
with reference -
the suggestions
America in Homo
once to the election of bishops was made , and
was acted upon at Baltimore , Heretofore at
the demise of a bishop the vacancy was filled
in this manner : the bishops of thoproviaco- .
for the .a
select three names
would meet and "
and forward them toHonf * "Y
bishopric
cant
with the endorsements ( more to each "f.ulK" slmii , - "Yr
dlglon
)
( most worthy
nus ( worthy ) , and In most cases the " candidate bo
"dlgnisslmus" would
recommended as
choseT authorities super-
The propaganda
vkfo these e swpSl appointmontsandthodh >
government of the church , but the
clpllnary
from the holy father
final approval comes
himself. A decree was adopted by thelato
council that hereafter i now mode of
plenary electing bishops will bo practiced. Hereto
fore a bishop of n diocese had full
power to icmove a priesc from a pa sn
and the priests had no voice whatever
candidate for o bish
In selecting a
opric. Hereafter each b'shop will appoint a
court of counsellors , comprised of six priests
of his diocese. This court of priests will bo
irremovable. They will have power to try
cases with the bishop , and each member will
hold this very Important office for life. Be
sides this ten per cent of the priests of the
diocese , designated by the bishop , will bo
made rectors , and their pastorate shall be
Irremovable. After being selected the bishop
will be powerless to remove them , except for
cause of ter trial. In the selection of coun
sellers the bishop may choose from among the
lectors or may appoint other priests , but
whoever arc appointed remain as such for
life.
ROBBERY OH THE RATL. v
ArJtansasRoad Agents Go Tltrough Seventy-
Jive Passengers.
On Saturday a passenger train on the Little
Rock , Mississippi River and Texas road , when
three miles below Little Rock , was'stopped by
three masked robbers , who switched the train
and took complete possession , and went-
through all the passengers. Conductor Rice
and Express Messenger Honeycut were in the
baggage car. Both men were covered by re
volvers. There were about seventy-five
people In the cars and great excitement fol
lowed. All were ordered to hold up their
hands and the robbers then went to work.
They broke open the express safe and , accordIng -
Ing to reports , got $3,000 , and besides obtained
from the passengers , In watches , jewelry and
money , $4,000 more.
Early next morning bloodhounds were put
on the trail of the robbers and followed
straight into Little Rock. Before noon Joseph
Cook , J. C. Jones , John Clifford , Charles Camp
bell and a boy named Parker , fix in all , hod
been arrested. Jones will probably be re
leased. Three of those arrested have been
identified as among the robbers. The state
has offered § 1,000 for the capture of the rob
bers to which the railroad has added a like
sum.
Western Cattle Interests.
The Helena ( Montana ) Herald prints a letter
from Gen. Brisbln , vice-president and chair ,
man of the national executive committee of
cattlemen , explaining the purpose of the St.
convention. The general declares that free
ranges are no more practicable or desirable ,
and says a majority of the cattlemen of the
United States favor the leasing of the public
grass lands , a Texas cattle-trail and an animal
industry bill. The statement is made that
one-sixth of all the cattle herds west of the
Missouri river are owned or controlled by
Englishmen , who feed their cattle on free
American grass and are gradually driving the
Americans out of the cattle business. The
letter appeals to the people and congress to
protect the American cattle-growers against
foreign capital and to favor cheap beef for
home consumption. "
A yew Congressional Scheme.
A bill has been introduced In the house by
Mr. Beach to maintain the secrecy of the bal
lot in the election of representatives and dele
gates to congress. It provides for a separate
uniform ballot upon which candidates are to
be voted for. The quality of paper and size of
type are specified and general provision is
made that all ballots must be the same In out
ward appearance. An important change n"Y
the existing law is made In respect to what is
a legal ballot. Section 27 of the revised stat
utes provides that all votes for representa
tives must be by written or printed ballots
ind nullifies all votes which are not so cast.
Beach's bill permits the ballots to be printed
or written or partly printed and written. The
bill also requires all representatives and dele-
pates shall be voted for upon separate ballots.
Violations of any of the provisions of the bill
are declared a misdemeanor and punishable
jy fine or imprisonment.
. farmers ofloica Demanding Relief.
Correspondence from over the state shows a
great feeling of discontent among the people
of Iowa , particularly among the farmers and
business men , because of the high rates being
charged by the railroads. Despite very low
prices for grain and the great depression In
business , rates are kept up as high as during-
the coed prices for grain last year , while prac
tically all the special rates for manufacturers
and wholesalers have been withdrawn from
the state. The correspondence states that the
question of an extra session of the legislature
to deal with the transportation question is be
ing discussed and in several localities it is pro-
nosed to circulate
petitions asking the gover
nor to convene the assembly In January.
THE MARKETS. v
ST. LOUIS.
No. 2 red
N Per bushel
JATS Perbushel
JATTLE Exports 425 © 600
SHEEP Medium 200
' " ' " ' © 325
ilOGS Packers . . . . 4 15 © 433
KANSAS CITY.
iVHFAT Pcrbu'hel
; < > R.\-Per bushel. . . : . . ; : 43 23 © ® 50 26
} ATS Per btis-hfl. . .
BATTLE Exports 5W
" © 030
; iocs Medium to pood" * " 390 © 415
iiiEEp Fair to rood ; 2 75 © 3 00
A Chicago dispatch says : " 7 ho wholewheat
ituation has not looked so < liscouraginir for
lolders at any time this season as it does to.
lay. " said Fiank Hollister this morning "It
tas Dcen maintained all along by bullish bro-
failed to
, ow up
reather. n