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THE TEIBUKB. . ! . & E. M. K13I3IKIX , Pub * . McCOOK , NEI FEBRASKA MATTEE& NEDIUBKA TEACHEHS IN COUKCIU At tk state teachers' association meeting held in Lincoln , the following resolutions were passed : WHEREAS. The city of Topcka , Kansas , ha made persistent effort to secure a meeting o the National Educational association west ol the Mississippi , nnd Is the only city that has made any effort looking to that end , and be lieving that a united effort is necessary to euccess , be It Jlesoh-cd , That the Nebraska State Teachers' association cordially joins In the request to the National Educational association to hold its meeting for 1880 in Topcka , Kansas. Jfaolved , That the thanks of the Nebraska State Teachers' association are due and here by tendered to Chancellor Manatt and the faculty of the university for their successful efforts In endeavoring to entertain the mem bers of the association ; for the use of the university building and numberless courtesies received ; also to those railroad companies and hotels which have given reduced rates to the teachers' to State Superintendent Jones , who as presiding officer has so faithfully per formed the duties of his office with so muck dignity and fairness to all ; as also to Secretary Hcaly , Treasurer Blake and the ex ecutive committee who have succeeded so ad mirably In making the meeting a success ; to the Anon club , and Professor Webber and wife for excellent music furnished ; toColondi Parker for his able assistance , and to Mrs. Parker for her excellent recitations and lecture on elocution. Jfaolved , That the association endorse most heartily the able efforts of our efficient state superintendent , W. W. W. Jones , and welcome the evident signs of all our educational work in Nebraska. llesolved , That a committee of three be ap pointed by Ihe chair to present a report at ths next annual meeting concerning the best In terest or methods of carrying into practical effect the law passed by the late legislature requiring the physiological effects ol alcohol and narcotics on the human system to bo scientifically taught in all the public schools of the state. The following resolution was lost : Jlesolved , That we , the members of the state teachers' association of Nebraska , believe that the examination and promotion of the use of per cents Is4djurlous in its results on educa tion , that its use is not in harmony with our Institutions , nnd that its further use should not be recommended. THE BASCOMBB MYSTEKT. A gentleman from North Platte says that when the evidence collected by the jury investigating the Bas- combe mystery is made public it will cause great excitement. The house of the Bas- combes , about three miles from North Platte , was burned on the night of April 3d. The next morning the bodies of Bascombc and hit wife were found on a bed in the ruins. That of the man was clad in three shirts and a pair of pants , all the clothing being daubed with blood , which the doctors say was shed before dtath. The posit on of Bascombe's body , the manner in which it was dressed , the blood , and other circumstances warrant the belief that he was killed and laid on the bed. But' the strongest evidence in support of the mur der theory Is the fact that nothing could be found of Mrs. Bascombe's body but the hip bones with two or three of the lower vcrtebne attached. These bones , were charred to an extent impos sible in an ordinary housa fire. It is thought that after the woman was killed the murder- js cut up her body and tried to burn it. Not- being able to dispose of it quickly enough in ' that' way , they picked up the bones found , ' put them on the bed with the body of Bas- combe , and then set the dwelling on fire. In addition to the evidences of crime found in' the ruius of the house , the mangers and walls of the barn are spattered with blood , tending to show that one , and perhaps both , of the. Victims were killed there. ' The murders are thought to have been in spired by jealousy and a desire for revenge. Bascombe had an important land contest case * pending before the United States commission er at Washington. He had told his friends that he was afraid to win it , as certain parties lad threatened , if it was decided in his favor , to kill him and burn his buildings. The night before the murder Bascombe was in North Platte and while there received news from "Washington that he had won the case. The news did not seem to please him , and he sev eral tunes said that he was almost afraid to go home , lest the threats made against him would be carried out Omaha Ecrdld. LATINO CLAIM TO A TOWN SITE. Messrs. Thurston & Hall , of this city , acting , it Is un derstood , for an eastern client , are suing for an interest in a large piece of real estate in the town of Hastings. The case , as stated by nterested parties , is as follows : In 1871 Jas. D. Carl and others organized a town site com pany at Hastings , each member putting in a certain amount of land as capital and giving the secretary of the company a power of at torney to make out warranty deeds to pur chasers. In 1873 , after a large number of lots liad been sold , Carl revoked his power of at torney and quit-claimed his title to 337 lots to Martin N. Moudy and wife. These parties In turn transferred it to Thurston & Hall's client Several of the present holders , whose title comes from the town site company , have com promised with the claimant under Moudy's ti tle. Others , including Oswald Oliver and C. H. Deitrich , have retained R. A. Batty , of. Hastings , to commence an action in the United States court to remove the cloud. The litigation affects a large number of the prop erty own rs who have hitherto "read their ti tle clear , " and the resu t Is watched for with great anxiety. Omaha Herald. STATE IN GENERAL. O'Neill has voted $4,200 bonds for anew Echool building. A census of Atkinson , just taken , shows a population of 707. The skating rink at Columbus was destroyed by fire. Loss , $4,000. According to the result of the late election in Neligh the saloons must go. The Oakland creamery is preparing for an extensive business the coming season. The license board was elected in Bloomington - ton and the saloons will not have to go. The Fremont creamery turned out 18,000 pounds of butter during the month of March. A prairie fire south of Hinman painted the sky red for some time , but did no particular harm. A minister of Ewing is said to have fallen into disrepute , having been detected in vile practices. The time of the State Teachers' association has been fixed for the 2Gth , 27th and 2Sth of March , 1886. New buildings are to be added toBrownell' Hall , Omal a , before another school year is entered upon. A. G. Warner will represent the Nebraska university in the oratorical contest at HastIngs - : Ings on the 15th. A servant girl in Columbus recently gave birth to a. child which she made ineffectual ! efforts to destroy. House breakers are again plying their 7oca- ( tion at the capital city. The shotgun has been taken down and carefully examined for future emergencies. The Omaha municipal Contest resulted mainly In favor of the citizens' ticket , headed by J. E. Boyd for mayor. Chicago capitalists have been In Omaha ooklng over the ground with the view to es tablishment of a barb wire factory. At the opening of the spring term of the Nebraska university Prof. Sherman delivered an address on "Literature and Culture. " Col. Wocd , the great museum man , has rented the Academy of Music , Omaha , and will establish a pcnnancnt museum there. There were present In the four Contjrcga- tional Sunday schools of Omaha on Easter Sunday OGG Individuals , teachers and scholars. ' A colony of ninety-sixty persons from Terre Haute , Ind. , recently passed through North Platte to locate In Antelope valley , Sioux 'county. The Wakefleld Republican remarks that the high price of land in that locality is driving hundreds of settlers farther west to find cheap er homes , Ewlng has a bevy of young rascals who cn- 'gage in a quiet game of seven-up in the rear end of Its church-room while divine service Is iu progress. Charles Nult , employed at the Wllber mills was caught in the bolting gear. One arm was nearly severed from the body. Ills situation is precarious. Engineer AInsworth , of the Sioux City and Pacific , will begin laying track on the 15th and expects to put down two miles \ > f 60-lb. steet rails every day. The store of Kauffman Bros. , Omaha , was burglarized the other day of $200 worth of goods. A heavy plate glass was smashed to get at the goods. Additional tics arc being unloaded In Papll- lion , to be used In building the proposed double track of the Union Pacific between Omaha and that point A mad dog made a trip through a farming settlement near Columbus a few days ago , leaving his brand on several head of stock \\hich have since died. The Oregon horse and land company , at Fremont , shipped eleven blooded stallions to Ontario , Oregon , to be placed on a ranchc. They were shipped In a car neatly arranged for their convenience. Fremont's creamery Is doing a large busi ness , and It is said to be the third in the United States , the others being at Syracuse , N. Y. , and Harrisburg , Pa. Fred Stroeh , Jr. , while sleeping at Stroeh's in Papillion , was robbed of a gold watch , chain and a pocketbook containing notes valued at several hundred dollars. A son of Ed Walters , who lives near Talmage , while temporarily Insane or suffering from somnambulism , threw himself from the second end story window , cracking his skull and In juring himself fatally. After prolonged efforts with unpromising outlook for a time , arrangements have at last been completed by which Omaha will probably secure a permanent base-ball organization. The Oakdale Journal Is authority for the statement that a night express each way is soon to be put on the Fremont , Elkhom and Missouri Valley road. The iacreased traffic de mands it. Christian Wirth , an ex-soldier , who deserte ed from the army five years ago and started in business in Omaha , was arrested the other day by Constable Edgerton , to whom a false friend of Wirth had betrayed him. The W. C. T. U. of Blair Is taking steps for the establishment of u reading room , regard ing this as one of the most effective and ne cessary steps toward breaking up the baleful influence of the saloons on the young. Chief Butler , of the Omaha fire department , has arranged with the Western Union tele graph company to receive a bulletin whenever Gen. Grant's death occurs and will then have sixty-two strokes sounded on the fire bells of the city. The Bloomington Guard says that a man named Levi Madison , who has resided in Franklin county several years , left his wife and two children last Monday and eloped with a girl fifteen years of age. He left his family in destitute circumstances. Robert Easting , the tramp who attempted to murder Burns and McMurray near Columbus the other day , was tried for attempted mur ( der and robbery and found guilty on both in dictments. Burns and McAIurray are improv ing and were In court as yitsat'ies. At Palmyra , Mrs. N. J. Hall's little girl , while playing about the house , got hold of a bottle containing corrosive subl mate and swallowed a part of it , and but for the prompt arrival of a physician , who administered re storatives , the dose might have terminated fatally. The child Is now out of danger. 1 News was brought to North Platte the other day that the house of a farmer named R. Bas combe , five miles northeast of that city , with himself and wife , aged 50 and 80 years , wer entirely consumed by fire. It Is thought the couple were first murdered and then the house fired. fired.H. H. H. Carpenter , convicted at last week's term of the district court for shooting , and sentenced to one year In the penitentiary , escaped from the guard Sunday evening. The sheriff and deputies and constables are out hunting for him. No trace has yet been found of him. William Miche , living seven miles north of Aurora , attempted suicide by cutting his . throat He was adjudged insane and sent to .tbe asylum. He had for some time imagined himself possessed of a devil and proposed to i get rid of the monster in the manner indlcat- edby his act Orsa Root , of Ncmaha county , met with quite a loss the other day. One of his teams hitched to a stalk-cutter became frightened and in running one of the horses fell down , the other dragging the cutter onto him , cut ting off both hind legs. Such a loss , just at commencement of spring work , is decidedly discouraging. The body of Wm. O'Grady , a blacksmith was found floating in the Nemaha river one day last week by some men who had gone there to fish. He was a man who was in the habit 'of getting drunk , and it is supposed that dur ing one of thesi spells he was drowned in the early part of the past winter , as nothing had been seen of him since December. It is likely that the body had been frozen In the Ice some where and was released by the spring break-up. The state teachers' association , in session at Lincoln , elected the following officers for the ensuing year : President , W. W. W. Jones ; recording secretary , Miss Anna Gray ; treas urer , H. N. Blake ; executive committee , A. W. Vanderman , county superintendent of Saunders county , chairman ; Miss Honn , North Platte ; J. B. Sexton , Geneva ; George L. Farn- bam , Peru ; George E. Howard , Lincoln : J. B. Sprechcr , Norfolk ; N. E. Leach , West Point. The Aurora Republican says that a greal Bcandal was about to be unraveled and perpe trated upon that community. A warrant was Issued and placed in the hands of the propci officers and the arrest was about to be made , when the party for whom the warrant was Is sued skipped thn country. For the present names are omitted , but It Is a case in which o lady of respectability Is soon to become s mother , the father being a well known citizen of that place. t The North Bend Flail says : "We arc In formed by J. P. Mallon that the blackleg has been among his herd , and but for timely at tention and prevention he thinks It wouli have swept his yards. He lost four of his finest yearlings before he was aware of the trouble , but he thinks he has completely checked the ravages of the disease. His rem edy or prevention rather , for when the ani mal Is once affected there Is no cure Is copi ous bleeding. He cords the neck and takes from one to two quarts of blood from eacli animal , and leaves a scaton that continues tc carry off the surplus blood. Dakota City Eagle : The neighborhood in the southwest part of the county was shocked and all torn up a few da3-s ago by the rcpori that a certain young lady of 23 or 30 summers , who Is rather handsome , and residing with hei brother on a branch of the Pigeon above Beaudrcaux's , had taken a dose of strychnine , her wish being to climb the golden stairs on the easiest route. She was doped with grease , sweet milk and other emetics until a physician arrived , who went to work with a stomacli pump and attempted to bring back the patienl once more Into this wicked world. Upon In quiring we learned that the lady Is enceinte and that a young man In the neighborhood is the cause of her trouble. A PapHHon ( Sarpy county ) special tys : Considerable excitement prevails here over the discovery of cold quartz on P. T. Con- vcy's farm , In the range of hills about twelve miles west of here. Samples of the rock have been assayed by Omaha , Chicago and St Louis experts , and in every instance have been pronounced worth working. Messrs. Charles Behrendt and John Zimmerman , ol Papilllon , both men of abundant means , have become interested in the "find" and will work the lead for all there Is in it. Convey , the owner of the premises on which the precious stuff has been found , has refused handsome offers for his land , and is confident the rock will yield better than the assays promise. The project for bridging the Missouri at Sioux City does not materialize as fast as the people of that busy little town desire. The Minneapolis and Omaha railway ask for what Is considered to mean an exclusive use of the bridge when it is built , and this the bridge company is not willing to grant. The Journal says the Minneapolis and Omaha cannot afford to take , if it were freely tendered , the exclu sive privilege of crossing cars on the proposed bridge. Meanwhile w Ithout a bridge no cars are being crossed at all. Since the evening of March 0 , when n portion of a freight train went off the temporary winter bridge , but one day's crossing has been done by the transfer boat. Thig has been no fault of the company , but of the river , which has cut out the laud- Ings on the Nebraska side as fast as they could be made. a A M RMON EDICT A General Epistle to tlie Church Put Forth by the Iteccnt Congress. At the Mormon general conference at Lo gan , Utah , recently , a general eplst'.e "to the church was read from Presidents Taylor and Cannon , referring to the present condition of affairs In the polygamy prosecutions. It says "Men of pure lives set examples worthy of the emulation of all lives , and lead to workJ of righteousness ; citizens of the highest type of character have been selected as victims of vile persecution as criminals of the lowest grade. Juries are selected for the expres purpose of convicting men prominent In the church. Their partisan bias is so thoroughly known in the community that It Is commonly considered that an accusation in court is now constituted equal to a conviction. The old rule of jurisprudence that the accused shall be considered innocent until proven guilty , is reversed , and the burden of proof rested upon the accused. In nearly every instance judge and jury , equally with the prosecution , appear to view him as guilty , and require him to fur nish proofs of his innocence. Jurors are se lected who are known enemies of the parties accused , or of the principle involved in the trial. The result has been that the Mormon is about as safe in seeking justice of the Infernal regions or of Algerine pirates as in courts of such character. Indictments are found on the flimsiest evidence. The result hasbeen a reign of terror has prevailed , and continues. In Utah. Cpns'dering that they have no chance for a fair trial , the men have considered it best to avoid arrest until they have a prospect of receiving impartial jus tice. " It considers these violent prosecutions as on'y Intended to provoke the people to some overt act whereby the incoming administra tion will be embarrassed ; refers to the impris onment of elders in Arizona , and considers the proceedings so outrageous that no other man who anticipated being accused dare sub mit to such treatment , and many left their hcsaes for foreign lands. It continues : "President Taylor remained home until , per ceiving a determination on the part of several federal officials here to embarrass and harass every prominent man , and being informed of threats against his liberty , he deemed it wise under the circumstances to withdraw , for while this still continued , neither one of the first presidency havingbeen officially notified or re ceived any reliable information that any court official process of any kind had been issued against them , their residences were invaded and searched and spotters , spies and deputies displayed zeal in their endeavors to ascertain the whereabouts of the leaders. The conclu- son is thev wished to get them into their power , conscious of our Innocence of all viola tions of the laws of God or the constitution. But if the laws enacted entrap us because of our belief in and practice of the revelation God has given , which a court jury shall decide , we desire that it at least shall be upon what the world would call evidence , substantial proof , not religious prejudice , a determination to convict , evidence or none. Should conviction follow in such a case , we should submit as martyrs have done in every age when God had a people on earth , as persecution In flicted on us for adherence to his laws. We should at least have the same rights as burg lars , thieves and murderers. If we are sin ners , Abraham was also , and the ancient prophets. Jesus descended from a polygamlc source , and so did many of God's chosen children. It refers to the allegations of the English government putting down the suttee , and that consequently this government should put down polygamy , and says : "If congressmen would see that widow burn ing Is only suppressed in India , and 180,000- OJO of polygamists have their full rights and privileges , Christianity cannot offer anything of an eternal character to compensate us for the abandonment of truth demanded of us. Ihe constitution protects the sacredness of contracts. Plural marriage is a contract of the most sacred character , being for time and eternity. " The document exhorts Mormons not to re taliate In kind for any persecution of violat and constitutional law. A committee was ap pointed to draft resolutions of protest tc President Cleveland and the nation , setting forth specifically and in detail the tyrannical conduct of the federal officials from the people of Utah are suffering. PREROGATIVE. Th President Exercise * It In the Cas * ofthe Postmaster at Borne , N. If. The postmaster at Rome , N. T. , has been suspended from further duty in his office by order of the president , and James Corcoran was designated to perform the duties of the office In his stead. The president proposed the removal of the postmaster and the nomi nation of Corcoran to the senate at a recent session and the senate refused to take action on the nomination. The postmaster general ap plied to the president for his directions in the case , and was served with a written communi cation as follows : .EXECUTIVE MANSION , WASHINGTON , April 6. Hon. Wm. Vila * , Postmaster Oeneral Je&r Sir : In answer to your inquiry as to the dis position to be cade of the case of the post master at Roue , Onelda county , N. Y. , which was presented to the stnate on the 26th of March , with the proposition that he be re moved for cause , and which proposition was not acted upon prior to the adjournment of that body on the 2d day of April , I have to say , to me it clearly seems to be my duty to exercise my prerogative In this case all the power which the present condition of the law has left in my hands , so far as It may be done Independently of the senate , to protect the Interests of the govern ment , to vindicate the laws which have been enacted for the regulation of the postal service , and to impress upon the federal officeholders the fact that no indulgence will be granted by the executive to those who violate the law or neglect public duty. This postmaster , under section 4044 of the United States revised stat utes and regulations of the postoffice depart ment , was required to transmit to the depart ment weekly a report of the business done by him In the money order branch of his office. It appears from the official report of an Inspector specter of the postoffice department , now fc- fore me , and which was submitted to a com mittee of the senate while the proposition to remove this official was before it. that an ex amination of his office was ordered on the 2Cth of January , 1SS5 , in copsequence of the fact that no such weekly reports bad been made since the Gth of December , 1SS4. It further appears from this report that such examina tion developed the most disgraceful confusion in all that pertained to the accounts and finan cial condition of the office ; that there had been no entry In the money order cash books since July , 1884 , and that , as might have been expected , there was a deficiency the money order account of more than § 700 and In the postal account of more than ? 400. There is , I think , no dispute touching these facts. The defic'ency ' has been refunded to the government under arrange ment with one of the trustees of the delin quent official , and he attempts to excuse the wretched condition of his office by alleging that his assistant had entire charge of the money order business as well as the other de tails of the office. In making such excuse , this officer admits , It seems to me , a violation of a plain duty In turning over the operations of his office to an assistant without any pre-x text of sickness cr unavoidable absence of the postmaster , which is contrary to a reasonable construction of sect'on 4,031 of the revised statutes , which provides that in case of sick ness or unavoidable absence of the postmaster ot any money order postoffice , he may , with the approval of the postmaster general , au thorize the chief clerk or some other clerk em- ploved therein to act in his place and discharge all the duties required by law of such post master. By the claim now made the as sistant , having had full charge , is responsible for the delinquencies andirregularllies shown. The postmaster also appears to contradict his own sworn statement made to tbo department as late as September 0.1884 , to the effect that , he himself had performed for the preceding quarter money order business in his offics , ex cept when necessarily absent. * I shall do all that Is in my power to rid the public sen-ice of officials who exhibit such loose Ideas of their duty to the government. The fact that I have before me documents signed by many of the residents of the city where this postmaster is located and who belong to both political parties , asserting the'r entire confidence in hU honesty and fidelity demonstrates the unfor tunate facility with which such papers mav be obtained and gives rise to the unpleasant sus picion touching a too prevalent standard of political honesty. If I cannot remove thl-s de linquent Tostmastrr , I can surely suspend him. This I have determined to do promptly and I desire you at once to present to me the papers necessary for that purpose , with a designation of James B. Corroran to perform the duties of postmaster in place of the official thus suspended. Yours trulv , GROYER CLEVELAXD. THE OKLAHOMAITES. The Disposition Likely to TJO ITTado of Captain Coucli , Leader of tlio Cole nists. Arkansas City dispatch : Gen. Hatch came n from Wichita this afternoon , where he has aeen in consultation with Mr. Charles Hatton , assistant United States attorney , as to what should be done with the fifteen men recently nrre&ted In Oklahoma by Capt. Dewees. He is very reticent about the matter , but , from all your correspondent could learn , it would seem seem that they will be turned loose. New arrivals are continually coming in to join the colon } ' . Capt. Couch called the nome-seekers together and stated that he had two letters and a dispatch Irom Washington. One of the letters was irom Mr. Clark and the otberfrorn a friend , advising him to come to Washington immediately that the cattlemen were doing all in their power to prejudice the president against the boomers , declaring that they were a lawless class , determined to enter Oklahoma egardless of his proclamation. Capt. Couch advised that a meeting be held at which the 'easibility of his going to Washington would > e discussed. He would abide by the action of the meeting. If he thought he could do ihe colony any good in going Mr. Blackburn said he was in favor of the proposition , "as it would show that we are awaiting the 'presi dent's action and that we are not the lawless class we are reported to be. " Mr. Echelman , who was Capt. Payne's right hand man during lis life of booming , said he was going to Okla- loma anyhow , but favored the captain going to Washington and settling the question peace- ablv. if possible. Mr. Furlong thought it best ' for'Capt. Couch to go , as it would bring the luestivin to a speedy issue one way or another. Col. Crocker favored the captain's going , as it night be the means of expalining matters now falsely represented by the cattle kings , whose interest it is to retard the opening of Oklahoma as much as possible. All the boom ers seem to think that the captain should go , and in all probability at their meeting tomorrow row morning it w ill be settled that he shall tart by the first train. He advised them all o remain in camp in case he goes , saying that ic would return In nine davs. At the close of he meeting a committee of five was appointed o wait on merchants of this city to get a statement regarding their character. It is as ollows : "To Grover Cleveland , President ofthe United States of America : This is to certify that we , he undersigned , citizens of Arkansas City , as. , are acquainted and do business with the members of Fame's Oklahoma colony , now mcamped at this place ; that we find them aw-abiding , debt-paving , orderly , well-be- laved men and women , well fitted out with earns , wagons , farm implements , etc. ; that we have heard of no Instance of drunkenness or disorderly conduct on their part since their ojourn In camn at this place ; that we are also acquainted with their leader , W. L. Couch , who is pres'rtent of said Payne's Oklahoma ; olony ; that he is an honorable , law-abiding : itiz n. respected by all. " The petition is ssgned by the mayor , citv marshal , deputy United S'tates marshal , and nine-tenths of the business men in the city Jen. Hatch believes that Capt. Couch's Wash- ngton visit will be of great benefit to the col onists' cause. A New Bridge. Surreys have been made at Sioux City with a view of bridging the Missouri at that point. The work has been done at the Instance of eastern capitalists. The report that the Chicago cage , St. Paul , Minn eapolis and Omaha raiL i-oad company were seeking to obtain a mo. oopolyof the bridge Is officially d sputed by E. W. Winter , vice president and general man ager of the Omaha line. THE WEEK'S NEWS. GENERAL. Mt. Petersburg merchants have telegraphed their agents at Paris not to consign goods for them via the Baltic sea In English vessels. Many of the young anny and navy officers , who have enjoyed a life ot elegant leisure In Washington for some years past , are being sent to join their regiments or their ships. Twelve hundred acres of strawberry vines In the neighborhood of Centralla are said to bo In excellent condition and to promise a good crop unless Injured by the weather hereafter. At a farm house near Monmouth , HI. , a man named Edward F. Nash , who had spent a year In the insane asylum , killed his mother and sister and laid their bodies side by side on the porch. There are abundant rumors In the eastern press that the. West Shore and Nickel-Plate roads are to be placed practically under one management , forming a through line from New York to Chicago. Miss Ada C. Sweet , for many years pension agent at Chicago , declines to comply with a request for her resignation , to take effect June 30 , and will probably be removed. The widow of Col. James A. Mulligan will no doubt be given the position. A friend of Mrs. Garfield Informs the asso ciated press that the rumors that she was to be married soon were circulated by persons who wished to annoy her , and that she still wears mourning and has no thought of mar rying. In addition to seventeen vessels now being built by Russia for the Black and Baltic seas , a number of cruisers and torpedo rams are be ing fitted out at Nicolalcff. In the event of war with England , the Emir of Bokhara has agreed to permit the passage of Russian troops and supplies through bis territory. Three banks at Norfolk , Va. , closed their doors a few days ago the Exchange National bank , the Franklin Savings bank and the banking and broking firm of Bain Brothers. The concerns were closely connected with one another. The liabilities of the Exchange Na tional will not be less than § 150COO , although nothing is positively known as yet. At the opening of the Western Waterway convention in New Orleans , Col. J. C. Dove of Chicago , temporary cbairmin , spoke of the ad vantages to be derived from the opcniugof the Hennepin canal , contending that it would save 5 per cent on transportation , and if only 1 per cent was saved , congress would be justified in making an appropiatlon. The annual report of General Manager Charles E. Pugh , of the Pennsylvania railroad , shows the annual earnings of the main line and branches during the year were $20,1WS34 , ex penses , excluding rentals and interest on equipments , § 15,575,105 , and the net earnings 810,509,920. The number of passengers car ried during the year was 11,429,770. First- class passenger travel increased 7 per cent. The employes at McCormick's extensive reaper works in Chicago , numbering 1CCO in all , held a meeting at which they decided to quit work , and the works are Idle in cense quence. The factory is the largest of its kind in the world. Some of the employes in one of the departments have been on a strike , and an attempt of the owners of the works to fill their places with men at lower wages was the occa sion of the present enlarged strike. Senior Becarra , minister from the United States of Colombia to this government , has received an official dispatch from his govern ment , dated at Bogata , stating that tranquility - ty prevails throughout the republic except at Panama , Sabanilla and Santa Marta , which , it savs , are In the hands of rebels. The dispatch also states that the government Is also organ izing in the state of Cauca , adjoining Panama , an expedition of 1,500 troops , which will be sent to Panama as soon as possible to suppress the revolt in that state. At Newport , Ky. , a man named McMillan boarded a street car in which John L. Cum- mlngs , clerk in the First National bank of that city , was a passenger , and saying "I have you now , " fired three balls from a revolver into the victim's chest , causing instant death. McMillan immediately gave himself up to the police. The story is that he killed Cummings n revenge for the ruin of his daughter. Mc Millan is a clothing merchant , and is spoken of as industrious and respectable man. In its weekly review of the growing crops , the Chicago Farmers' Review sas , in connec tion with its numerous reports Irom the crop growing districts : "The week has been one of intense interest in the wheat crop , first on account of the condition of winter wheat. The very dry weather which has prevailed over he entire wheat belt extending to the Pacific coast , the continuance of cold , backward weather , rumors of war and increasing for eign complications , each one of these facts In themselves sufficient to cause anxiety as to future results. The prospects of to-day , with out immediate change , point to a very poor winter wheat crop. Great damage has been done since the snow went off , and the general condition of winter wheat Is running down every day. We have never known since the Review commenced it weekly report of the growing crops a spring when the reports on winter wheat have been so bad as to-day. " WASHINGTON. C. D. Walker , first deputy commissioner of pensions , has resigned. Andrew Jackson Gross , of Cloverport , Ky. , has been appointed United States marshal for that state. Mr. David McConville , of Ohio , took the oath of office on the 6th and qualified as sixth auditor of the treasury department A dispatch from New York stating that Gen. Grant was delirious caused a postponement of the reception at the white house on the even ing of the 7th. A delegation of citizens from Dakota called upon Cleveland in reference to the Winnebago reservation. They maintained the perfect le gality of President Arthur's order opening the reservation. Commander Kane , of the "Galena , " tele graphed Secretary Whitney , under date of- AprilGtb , as follows : There is nothing new to report. The Panama railroad company Is jetting the road in order. The government troops are anxious about their prisoners. The railroad company and the "Galena" are feed ing the troops. All are iu need. There la reat anxiety among foreigners at Panama. Judge Charles Cbeslev , solicitor of interna revenue , who resigned at the request of the ittomey-general has withdrawn his resignation it the request of the president , wh o informed tilm that he would like him to remain ia office tor at least 00 days longer , his services being very desirable In closing up the operations of j the revenue bureau for the present fiscal year. , The attorney-general coincided heartily In the cqucst. A letter has been received at the postoffice department from a lady In Kansas , who states she would like to be appointed postmaster at a town In that state , and gives as one reason for her appointment that she Is a prohibitionist , and the president's election was largely due to the temperance vote. She also saya that she Is 80 years of age , docs not wear short hair era a bloomer costume , and la not a leader In the woman's rights movement , although she Is of the opinion that women ought to have equal rights with men. SPORTING EVENTS. The New Orleans regatta Is to begin May 25th , and continue four days. There Is some talk ofthe Argonauts of To ronto sending over a crew to take port In the Henley regatta. The number of professional players black listed or expelled from the national league this year Is twenty-seven. Pettlt , the American champion at racquets , sailed last week for London , to play Lambert , the English champion. Billy Wilson , of St. Paul , Is anxious to meet Sack Burke. Wilson says Burke objects to his color , but that he Intends pounding * t him until he forces him Into a light Ben Butler Is anxious to enter the yacht ' America" for the coming International race. If he Is unable to do this he talks of challeng ing any yacht In the world to a contest. The Portland ( Ore. ) Rod and Gun club Ira- ported a number of Chinese pheasants , and asked the legislature to pass a law protecting them. This was refused , and the club shipped the birds to an island three miles oil , In the straits of Sun Juan dc Fuca. Paddy Ryan went to New York the other ay accompanied by his backer , to arrange a hard-glove fight to a finish with John L. Sulli van. Richard K. Fox oilers to make the matcher or2,200 a side , and to give Ryan § 2,500 and the diamond belt , valued at § 3,500 , in addition , if he defeats the Boston man. Ryan professe.s to accept the offer , and will light in Butte City. City.The The interstate coclc-fight at Columbia , S. C. , ended In a victory for the Georgia birds. Seventeen matches were fought , of which Georgia won nine and North Carolina seven. Wallace Ross has sent a challenge to Beach , the Australian oarsman who recently defeated IIanlan for the championship of the world , to row a race on the Thames , at any time that may be convenient to Beach. A. F. Gardner , of San Antonio , Tex. , cnal- lengcs Dr. Carver , the expert , to shoot A. J. ( I Penrose a match at 100 single pigeons , one barrel to be used , thirty one yards rise , lor § 1,000 or over , the match to take place in fif teen days. Penroae , who is a mere boy , is con fident he can win. He Is a cowboy and has been working on Gardner's ranclic , In Coiicho county. Gardner , who Is very wealthy , will back him against the world for $10,000. ON THE "WAR PATH. The Outlook of the Indian ICcbcllioii lit the Nortli\c ! t Troop * JIurryliij to the Front. A Winncpeg dispatch of the 8th says : The nineteenth rifles and the Wiunepeg field bat tery Camped twenty-eight miles from Fort Queappelle last night with A battery three miles behind them. Their forces joined this morning , but were obliged to aw ait supplies before moving further toward Touchwood. B- battery remained at Qurappellu station , i having been decided to send it and the Queen's Own on to Swift Current to go down the river. A special train with the royal grenadiers of Toronto on board readied the city at 7 o'clock this morning , having made the journey from Port Arthur in twenty-one hours. Colonel Grassett was in command of the battallion , which numbers 3fJ > men. Besides these , the rear guard of the queen's own. twenty-one men , and the Ottawa foot guards. Sharp shooters , numbering fifty-two men , were with the grenadiers. All went out by special train at 5 o'clock. It is now reported that the sharpshooters and grenadiers will also likely go to Siviit Current with B battery and the Queen's Own and will form a division to advance north bv the Saskatchewan river. The junction will be effected by the two divhions at Clark's Crossing , and the question of a further ad vance will be settled at that time. It Is ex pected one division will go to Prince Albert and the other to Battleford. A and B batteries remaining at these points till next fall in r der to fully restore peace , it is reported at Touchwood" Hills that a band of Indians is withinone day's march of Humboldt , where a , i t quantity of government supplies are stored , and an advance will probably be hurried to prevent their capture. It is also stat > d that Riel has placed a large force of rebels at the South Branch in order to make an attempt to- prevent the troops crossing the river at tnat point. The troops will probably reach there in about twelve days , when there is a possibil ity that an engagement may occur. A mes senger from Prince Albert has just passed here. He says there are provisions there for : three weeks only , and if relief does not come by that time the police and settlers will be forced to lay down their arms and sur , i render to the rebels. The troops camped Mon day night twelve miles out of Quesppelle , and soon began to realize that there were dispar agements attendant on campaigns at this time of the year. They suffered terribly from the cold , the mercury falling from f.0 degrees above zero to 0 degrees below zero , and the men had difficulty to keep from freezing. The w ind blew a gale of thirty miles an hour and had a clear sweep across the prairie and through the camp. It has been learned that shortly after Farm Instructor Applegarths ar V rived at Swift Current a band of Indians , with Luckvman at their head , came to the place. It was discovered that their object was to- secure Appiegarths whose trail they had fol lowed. They showed their disappointment In many wavs , but as there was a large body of men In town thev did not go beyqndtbis. Had they got a hold of Appiegarths it is supposed they would have killed him. For several hours- the Indians marched up through the town , their actions being of the most Inso lent character. The following intelligence has been received from Colonel Gary : Fort MacLeod Is threatened and an Indian uprising cannot any longer be pre vented by the government officers at Pere La- combe. A dispatch receive-1 at the volunteer headquarters from MacLeod has caused great uneasiness. The Gros Ventr s Indians are north of the International line on the war path. The South Pilaus and Bloods have formed an alliance. To asco sent from Kiel's Indians to the Gros Veutres was some time ago ? itcd by the latter , thus sbow'ng that Riel i * * aid a. deep conspiracy , lu which the Milk Kiver Indians will play an important part. Capt. Stewart believes that matters are looking very bad in this district. He will probably await the arrival of arms and ammu nition , these being under escort. The women and children and those Incapable or bearing arms are flocking to Fort McLcod for protec tion. Col. Strange Is in constant communica tion with the threatened points and is doing ; his utmost to put everything in this district on a defensive basis. The Blackfeet did not meet Capt. Collins at the Crossing to-day , accordIng - Ing to agreement , and this looks ominous. Returns ot the election In St. Louis show that the democrats elected their cnt re city t cket except one candidate , six members of the council and eleven members of the bouse of delegates.