THE JCXDTAX TRIRES.
of tie Connnltlie An > tiiled to Nego
tiate ll'itli Titan.
"Washington dispatch : A commission
conHisting of Bishop IL 13. Whipplo of Min
nesota , Colonel John V.Vright of Tennes
see , and Major C. Fi. Lnrrabee , of the In-
< dte.u oflicc. iippoinlud under tin net of con-
SJWRS to negotiate with certain trihcB and
ftatids of Ind'ans in Minnesota , Dakota ,
3 oatana , Idaho and Washington Terri
tory , have submitted to General Atkins ,
eotsiaissioner of Indian affairs , a report of
ifaeir operations up to Dec. 1,1880. The
reportsnys that two separate and distinct 1
agreements have been effected as the result t
at their negotiations , one with the Indians , |
of White Earth , Leech Lake , Cans Lake ,
X.ake Winiiebigoshish and White Oak Point
reservations and the Gull River band , and
the other with the Indians of the Hod Lake
TcwervnUons. By the terms of the agree
ment with tlie White Earth , Lake Winne-
T > ig Hlush , and other scattered bandsof the
ChippcwaH , concluded August 11 , 188G. the
unoccupied lands of the While Earlli reser
vation uio ( hniwn open for all of the tribes
awl bands fit the Chippewas in Minnesota ;
the Indians now occupying Ihe reservation ,
which conlains about 800,000 acres , being
first permitted to make si-lections forthem-
aelvw. The qiiantily of land each Indian
will fc entitled to receive under the agree-
oncnt is as follows : Each head of a family' ,
1CU acres ; each single person ovr IS years
ofnge , 8U acres ; each orphan child under
iS years of age , SO acies ; each other per
son under 18 .years of age. SO acres. The
Jii < iiaiis are to have the benefit of , and be
bject. to tin * criminal laws of the slate in
ill I offences the penally for which is death
or imprisonment in thes-lale penitentiary.
A provision is made for the support of
Indians remov ng to White Earth , to be
co. ( tnued until they ate able to take care
of themselves but in no event to exceed
iuro VOMITS. Each head of family and each
jnale Indian over IS years nl ago. when he
becomes a permanentresident from his
allotment , will be provided wit ha comfort
able hewed log house , cook-stove , yoke of
ost-'ti , : t plow , wagon and row , an axu and
othr imp'eiiieiils ' of husbandry. Each
.Indian tiliuil have five acres of land broken
lor him and be provided with seed for the
lirtt crop. Indusrial and district schools
are to be established fur all children on the
reservation. To enable the government to
carry out these cltvigiis the Indians cede a
large tract of land belonging to
tlieiu north of Leech lake , which
5s to b < ; sold upon the most
advantageous terms possible. The agree
ment contains several other provisions iu-
icridcd lo protect persons and property
and improve the moral condition of the
India tin.
Hvthe terms of agreement with the Rod
Xukit band of Chippewns , concluded Aug.
23 , 18SG , about two-thirds f their reser
vation , or an an-a estimated to contain
over 2,000.000 acres , is coded to the United
Skiti's , to be sold for the benelit of the In-
< Iiaim. The portion ceded embraces a vast
timber rone , said to be of almost incalcu
lable value.
The report says that these Indians re
quire immediate help , and it was agreed
that the United States should advance
$ IO,000 , to be expended in the building of
An agency , a saw and grist mill , and in the
erection of comfortable houses and Hie pur
chase of certain needful implements.
Schools are provided for. as in case of the
'White Earth Indian * . As with the White
liirtliH , the criminal laws of the state of
Minnesota are extended over the reserva
tion in certain cases. These agreements
cannot become operative until they are ap
proved by congress.
JEtEPORTS COXCEIIXIXG THE CROPS.
"Washington dispatch : The crop report
Oil U e department of agriculture says' De
cember returns on the average farm pVicea
by1 counties show the material reduction as
compared in the values of the crops of
3S8 : , in wheat , rye and barley. Corn
made an advance nearly equivalent to the
percentage of the reduction in quality , and
oats are in sympathy w.th corn rather
than irith the small grains used for human
Ifood , and averages sligJilly higher in value
than last year. The farm value of corn
was 33 cents a bushel in December last
year and it is now 37 cents , and 1 cent
.higher than the crop of 18S4. The average
'Jar the previous five years was 44.7 cents ,
and lor the ten years prior to 1SSO it was
-i2.G cents. The prices in the stirplnsstates
jarc : Ohio , 35 ; Indiana. 32 ; Illinois , 31 ;
.Io wi. 30 ; Missouri , 31 ; Kansas , 27 ; Ne-
lirnska , 20. This is an increase over last
_ ycnrof 1 coat in Nebraska , 3 in Kansas ,
JIHuoifi , Indiana and Ohio , and 0 in Iowa
uml Mi-Honri. The average is 5(5 ( in New
"York , 47 in Pennsylvania , anil 40 in Vir-
gnia , or 2 cents lower in each than last
TTt c The prices in Soutli Carolina are
60 ; Gcorjpi , CO ; Alabama , 58 ; Mississippi.
.50 ; Louisiana , 55 ; Arkansas , 4S ; and
. ' fGiaflB G , or an increase of 11 cents , due to
IDi ID Swat roils drought.
The average prire of December wheat is
GOccntH , a reduction of S cents from the
average value of the crop , and 4Jcents
abore the price of 1SS4. The average in
2 ju York is SG cents , 12 cunts lower than
last year.
T n ? t year in Pennsylvania it was S3
cent * , or 18 cents lower. The reduction is
tiU greater in some of the western states.
Theax-er/ige of Ohio is 74 cents , Michigan ,
73 cents ; Indiana. 70 cents ; Illinois , GO
cents ; Wisconsin , GS cents ; Minnesota , Gl
cents ; Iowa , GO cents ; Missouri , 03 cents ;
KxitsxH , 58 cents ; Nebraska , 57 cents ;
3 > akota , 52 cents. There is little decline in
the southern K talcs , in some of which
prices ar higher than last year. Theaver-
.uge in California is 73 cents ,
Tlie average value of oats is 20.0 cents
.against 28.5 cents last December.
Rye averages 53. L against 57.9 last
Barley , 53 cents last year ; 5G.3 cents
hi.s year.
Buckwheat. 54.4 cents , a reduction of 15
ccnta per bushel.
Potatoes , 40 cents , 1 cent higher than
last December.
Jlay averages nearly $8 per ton.
JERSEY CHirALRT.
Xrenton Cavaliers Eiifja-je in a Duel About a
Jlflle.
Trenton ( N. .1. ) dispatch : A duel is said
to have taken place on the Pennsylvania
aide ol the Delaware river , opposite this
.cilr early yesterday morning in which the
principals were a Trenton druggist and a
porting man of New York. The difficulty
winch ( e < l to the encounter was the dispute
as to the rights of the belligerents to pay
court to a pretty Jersey belle. It is said
Ihere were seven persons in the party
which left Trenton at dawn yesterday
attorning. One of the seconds was a Prince-
ion btndent. A Trenton physician also
went along. A hill near the old brewery at
the edge of Hill Grove was the site selected.
Tlie principals took their regulation dis-
tancc. Revolvers were the weapons used.
The" first shots exchanged went wide of the
annrk. At the second lire the sporting jiian
Tfetl , wounded by the druggist in the left
* houlder. The wounded man while he lay
on the ground fired at his antagonist and
-struck him in the shoulder. The two duel-
iat * were then driven back to town , and
unless their wounds prove serious their
will iiot be divulged.
JOKDAX AND 3IAXXIXQ.
U'/ial tinVomtfr titty * CoiirernliifTreasury
Mnltem inn ; 1/r. MaintiniJlrtiie ?
Washington special : Treasurer Jordan ,
speaking of the appointment in the treas
ury , said : ' "I should like to see any of
them come about here and say who should
be in the treasurer's oflice. That cannot
bo done so long as. I am treasurer and re
sponsible for the money under my bond.
No , sir ; as long as I am treasurer I am go
ing to know who have charge of the money ,
and these gentlemen are doing very well.
Mr. Manning seems to be getting on very
well. It is not at all necessary for him to
do as much routine work as before , but ha
is working easily and does not fret as much
as he did when he first returned. "
Mr. Jordan is one of the men in the pub
lic service who speaks his mind freely.
Q'here can be no doubt that as long as ho
is treasurer , he will have his own way in
the matter of appoint incuts , but how long
will he be treasurer ? There can be no
donht that a syndicate of wealthy men
stand ready to purchase n lot of the stoclc
of one of tLe leading New York banks and
niakehim ptfsidurit of itif he will accept the
place. That purchase is dependent upon
his acceptance. This project has been un
der cons-deration for some time. Mr. Jor
dan is de-voted to Secretary Manning. He
wishes to remain to help Mr. Man
ning as long as he can , and Mr.
Manning relies upon him for all
the great financial work of the de
partment. If Mr. Jordan goes , it means
undoubtedly that Mr. Manning is soon to
follow. And will Mr. Manning remain in
the department ? A friend says he will not
if he can have his own way. He had an
aversion to returning , lie feels now that
he is being made a martyr. The work doco
not interest him as it did. He does not
like to go n bout in so conspicuous a. place
dragging that right leg after him and hav
ing to sit in an immense arm chair when
he reaches the elevator. lie came back
against , his own will. IIJMSOU wis ntrongly
opposi'i ! to it. Those nearest to him in
the home circle opposed his coming , and
regret that he did so. He has his mental
vigor , but he gets tired easily , lie is for-
g"tfnl. His brain lags in the latter par ! of
the day and he does not like it. The
drtid't-ry is distasteful to him. He docs
not Mgn his name to as many documents
as he did. and there is no reason why he
tihon'd. He might easily attend to the
duties of bank presidenthut the work of
thesecietary of the treasury is not attrac
tive to him now. and it may grow danger-
out , and it would not bi > surprising to hear
of his retirement any day.
AXOTIIER JtAir.ROAlf PURCHASED.
Little" Hock dispatch : The fact that Jay
Gould , president of the Missouri Pacific
system , has become possessed of a major
ity of the slock and bonds of the Little
Rock , Mississippi & Texas railroad com
pany was 'announced here to-day. This
road is part of the Arkansas valley route ,
extends from Little Rock , Ark. , and is
advertised to be sold under foreclosure on
the 15th inst. Its total indebtedness on
the first and second mortgage bonds
coupons and interest , aggregating § 4.712-
000. It is believed here that Gould will
buy in the road without opposition at the
sale , and it is also known that the pres
ent management of the roua will not be
cha god.
Gould's purchase of the Little Rock , Mis-
sissippe River and Texas railroad will give
him weight to make contracts with the Lit
tle llock ami Fort Smith and Kansas and
Arkansas valley railroads that , will divert
the Kansas and western traffic , with New
Orleans and the southeast to his Iron
Mountain line and newly purchased line to
the Mississippi river. The work of con
struction of the Kansas and Arkansas val
ley extension to Gibson , I. T. , is to be com
menced as soon as the contracts can be
awarded.
CHICAGO'S GllEAT HXTERPRISE.
Description of Her Contemplated Tticaler
and Hotel.
Chicago special : The great hotel and
amusement edifice that is to be erected
in the city at a cost of $1.750,000 on
Congress street , extending from Michigan
avenue to Wabash avenue , is now posi
tively assured. A ninety-nine years'lease
of the ground has been virtually secured
and the work of removing the buildings
now on the site and of excavating for the
foundations has already begun. A suflt-
ciont amount of the capital stock of the
company has been subscribed to justify
the e preliminaries. The edilice , as adopted ,
will be a monumental affair of unusually
classical design. It will be ten stories high
with entrances on Congress street and
Michigan avenue , the main hall entrance
being on the former. The proposed struc
ture will be an ornate affair , designed upon
lines of hpi'eial magnificence. The first
two stories are to be of fancy design ,
including facade , poortieres and street en
trances. The building's face will be re
lieved by swell fronts. Tho roof of the
building will be perfectly flat , unorna-
mentfd. except with a carved cap stone
and frieze over the main auditorium en
trance on Congress strt'et. There is t < be
a tower 300 feet high. The first section of
this structure is square and surmounted
by a fac-simile of tlie pyramids , presenting
altogether a unique and classic appear
ance. The detail of the building involves a
vast amount of carving , superficial and
ornamental , without conveying in its use
even a suggestion of gaudiness or over dis
play. From photographic impressions it
appeals to be a structure that has every
thing lo commend it. both from an artistic
and convenient point of view. The interior
of the great , edifice will be devoted almost
exclusively to the grand auditorium , seat
ing 5,000 people on ordinary occasions
and 8,000 for convention purposes , and a
European hotel of 500 rooms. The in
terior of the opera house will be arrang d
after the most improved plan. TheYe will
be two balconies and fifty-one private
boxes. The main floor will seat 3,000. In
stage capacity there will be nothing
lacking. Tho main floor will bo 70x120
ft-et and conveniently fitted out with all
the modern appurtenances. There are
only two stag's in the world that will have
greater dimension.
A BATTLE KITH JiVttfSZAltS.
A Xecnah ( Wis. ) special sas : This morn
ing at 3 o'clock burglars entered the house
of E. M. Hnlce , who lives just outside of
the city. They chloroformed Ilulce and
proceeded to ransack the house , but Hulce
awoke and had a battle with them. In the
struggle he pulled the mask off one of his
assailants and identified him as a tramp
who had hung around the house for a week
past. Hulce was alone in the house. The
burglars got about S50 in money and then
set fire to the house , burnnig it to the
ground. Hulce narrowly escaped burning
to death , but he crawled out and lay down
in the snow , dazed from the effects of the
chloroform. His hands were badly frozen.
He lay in the snow about half an hour
hen he was picked up and taken to a
neighbor's house. The house and contents
were worth ? 10,000 and were insured.
Hnlce is quite wealthy. The burglars have
a good start and will probably not be cap
tured.
jj.1 , 4 . JilS"
SEXTEXCKD TO HE HANGED.
IAC Snctleiilirrurr Will Aiiaierr far His Turrl-
tlc CV/M/r , .llareh "Sl/i ,
Nebraska City special to the Omulm Her
aid : The motion for a new trial in Shel-
lenbi rger'a case before Judge Pound this
morning was overruled and the prisoner
was sentenced to be hanged March 25 ,
1S87.
When asked what he had to say regard
ing his gniltorinnoceiice , in a low trembling
voice he replied :
"I am not guilty. "
An appeal will be taken to the supremo
court and the defendant's attorney say it
will not likely be argued before July.
Allidnvits in the case of Mrs. Shellenber-
ger were Ided for a change of venue to Lan
caster county.and tho change wa.s granted.
When Shcllenbergfi's case was called this
morning there wore bill few present and the |
prisoner underwent the terrible ordeal with j
seeming 'ndifference. After a motion fora i
new trial had been entcrlained nnd denied ,
the court instructed the prisoner lo stand
up. ' 'Have you anything to say why the
sentence of the court should not lie. pro-
nounied ngaiiisl you ? " With a firm voice
the pr Honor replied : "I am notgui.ty. "
Judge Pound then proceeded to pass sen
tence in the following words :
"Yon have been found guilty of one of
the greatest crimes in the w hole catalogue
of crime , the murder of your own child. It
shocks human nature to believe that so
fiendish n spirit as yon showed in that ter
rible tragedy should lake poss ssion of the
human soul. The untimely lakingoffof
any In mini being for any cause is calcu
lated at all limes lo aroi se our emotions
and tilir our sympathies. But when a
father , out of the deep depravity of his
heart , regardless u'i/o / of the ties of nature
and ( lie obligations of law , inhumanly and
barbarously slays his own child , wcn.ru
heart-broken and stand aulmst at the im-
measniablt ; wickedness. The father who
would do a deed like this is no longer a
man ; he 'S a monster at whose shht inno
cence shudders , and from whoso side all
men stand away as from a beast of prey.
You are a standing menace to soc.ely while
yon live. If you can flestroy your own
children , whose child , whose life is safe. ?
But your wickedness and depravity will
soon culminate in your own distraction.
You have forfeited your right to
live , and the doom that awaits tho j
murdeier will soon be visited on l
you. For the young and innocent j
life you dislroyed , the law now demands
yours. I am persuaded I hat'your hard
and cruel heart cannot bu touched by any
wwds of mine , and 1 leave you to contem
plate Ihe ruin , and misery and desolation
you have wrought , and to prepare for that
unseen world info which you will soon bo
hurled. Nothing now remains for me but
to pronounce upon you the sentence of tho
law , which S'-nlencu ' is that you be taken
hence to tho jail of Otoe county , whence
yon came , and there be kept in close con-
fin nieiit. unlil the 25th day of March ,
3.SS7 , and that on said day you lie taken
1henc"to the placu for your execnt'on , lo
be prepared as provided by law , and thafc
between the hours of 10 o'clock in the fore
noon and 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the
said flay , you be hanged by Hie neck until
dead , and may God have mercy on your
soul. "
The prisoner was at once taken to his
cell. Ho has gieat hopes that the .supremo
court will give him a new trial.
OUR FOREfOX CO3I3IEIICE.
Mr. Switzler , chief of tho bureau of
statislics. in his annual report says :
' The foreign commerce of the last fiscal
year , when compared with that of the
fiscal ycais 1SS4 85 , disclos s few marked
changes. The following are the most im-
porlant : There has been a decline of § G2- ,
GG-1,925 in the value of exports of mer
chandise. Notwithstanding this decline in
the value of exports and the increase in
value of imports , our exports of mer
chandise have exceeded Ihu value of tho :
imports , the former being $079.224,830 ,
and the latter $ G35,43G,13 , thus showins
an excess of exports over imnorts " of S44j j
088.1504. "
"There was an increase of 534.474,209
in the exports of gold and a decline of $5-
948,437 in the imports thereof , the excess
of all the exports over imports of gold
nmoiinliag to S22.208.S42 , as against an J
excess of impoits over exports amounting
to SI 8.213.804 during the liscal year 1883. ]
The inward and outward movement of
silver was about Ihe same as during tho j
preceding fiscal year , Ihe excess of exports -
being $11,000.912 , against an excess of
exports of $17,203,000 during the proced- i
ing lineal year. The small decline during ,
the la.-t liscal year is a hopeful indication !
that the trade depression of the past four '
years has reached its lowest point , and .
that we are on the ver/e of a period of in- '
creased commercial activity and national ,
prosperity. This is further indicated by '
Ihe l.rnde relurns of Ihe lir.st three months
of the current liscal year , which exhibit
gratifying results. The value of our foreign
commerce was larger during the lir.st quar
ter of the current , fiscal year than during '
the corresponding quarlerof the fiscal year
18S4 and S39.G25.075 greater than during (
the lir.st oiiarier , of the lisca1 year 1885. "
DRUXKEXXESS AT DAl'TOX.
Pittsburg special : A gentleman who has
been visiting friends at the soldiers' home ,
Dayton , O. , told a reporter to-day a start- !
ling story of the orcies caused by the introi i
duction of beer at that institution. He '
slaled that since the sale of beer began on
July 10 a stale of confusion and disorder
has existed there almost to an unbearable :
degree to the inmates who do not drink.
He said : ' 'Since the beer hall was opened '
over 3,000 barrels have boon sold to the ,
inmates. It has brwught the manage- ,
incut § 18,000 in money , and is a pay-j
ing experiment financially. The soldiers
can drink all they want if they
pay for it. There are 5.000 sol-
diers in the homo , and I will say that
fully 3.000 of them will drink all they can
get. Tho beer is sold in pints at 5 cents.
If they get too drunk and too noisy they
are locked up in the guard house and tho
beer is shut off from them for a few days. ;
The sober and temperate men are much op
posed to the sale of beer. The governor of
the home , General Patrick , told the mana- '
gerathat he could notkrep any kind of dis- '
cipline at the home if they allowed beer to
be used , but they paid no attention to his
desire. The men who do the drinking curse
nnd swear and fight , making a pandemon
ium of the place. On Thanksgiving day a
Cincinnati contractor sent up a lot of beer '
for a treat. The beer hall bolls about '
four hundred people , and so great was tho ]
rush into the building Unit part of tho floor
gave way and a great many persons were
hurt , i"know that three of those injured
have since died. Outside the building a 1
crowd of moro than 1,500 veterans was (
pushing I o get in. There are men there who
spend evpr.v cent of their pension for beer.
GAT.T.AXT TR A TX 3TEX KTLLKD. ,
YOUNGSTOWV , 0.Dcc. 8. A wild locomotive ;
on the New York and Pennsylvania railroad1 , 1
while running fl ty miles an hour , collided 1
with a passenger train this morning nearVil - :
mington Junction , Pa. The engineer and lire- '
man of the passenger train saved themselves '
bv jumpiiiL' , but Thomas Mack and Nelson De
Voe. the engineer and fheinan of the wild
locomotive , stuck to their posts and the former i
was killed outright and thelatter so badly in-
iurecl that he died lo-uiht.
TITK SKX ITK A\'D HOUSE.
ITIial ii Reinij nmir in Ilittli TSrdnclics of the
SIXATE , D.-c. G. The galleries of the sen
ate chamber , in spite of the inclemency of
the weather , wore filled 'with spectators
when at noon the second sess'on of tho
Foi ty-ninlh congress was opened. In his
prayer the chaplain. Ilev. J. G. But lor ,
feelingly a'liidcd ' to tlie ninurnimr dr.iperiea
with which the chamber was * g. in mem
ory of the late Sena i or Pike. o. iS'ow Hamp
shire. Presiding Officer Sherman laid In
fo re the senate several annual reports of
heads of departments , which were ordered
j/T'inted. / Several bills wore introduced and
referred , among them the following. By
Allison Ton Ihorize the construction of
a bridge across tho Missouri river. By
Evnrls To authorize the construction of
a bridge across the F.ast river. New York.
A recess was then taken for ten minutes.
The recess was extended to 2 o'clock , at i
which hour Senator Edmunds reported '
that the joint committee of the two houses
had waiteil on the president , and that Ilia
president had asked the committee lo con
gratulate the senate and the housu on
their safe return lo the capitol and to say
that ho would communicate with them in
writing. Itnmed ately thereupon the mes
sage was received.
HoirsK , Dec. G. At precisely 12 o'clock
Speaker Carlisle rapped the house to order
and the chaplain delivered a prayor , in
which he feelingly referred to the deaths of
Representatives Beach and Ar'iot , and in
voked Divine supervision over the proceed
ings of congress. The clerks then pro
ceeded to cnll the roll , when 241 members
responded lo their names. On motion of
Mr. Hennan. ( Tex. ) , a resolution was
adopted for the appointment , of a commit
tee of three membeis ( o join a similar com
mit tee appointed by tlie senate to wait
upon the president and in'orm him that
congress was ready to receive any cominu-
ii'cat on he might desirelo make. Messrs.
I'eagiin. IJreckenridgt * ( Ky. ) and Heed were
appointed stub committee. At 12:40 recess
for thirty minutes was taken , after which
further recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
Upon reassembling of the house , tho com
mittee appointed to wait on the president
announced it h.id performed its duly and
that the president would communicate in
writing forthwith. Tins president's annual
mens.ige was then pro-souled to the houso
jitid iniini diately road by the clerk. Mr.
Hewitt , of Now York , announced lo the
house tli'1 deaths of Hie congressmen trout
New York , Lewis Beach and .John Acnst ,
Jr. ; and a similar duly was performed by
Mr. CnswL'H , of Wisconsin , who : u no mi cud
Ihe death of his colleague , W. P. I'rice. A
committee consisting of Messrs. Gusnther
I\iorril ! , Frederick. Toulbee , Osl-ourno ,
Uuild and L.I Follcttc. wa.s appointed to
atlond Mr. Price's funeral , and then , as a
mark of tespect to tho memory of the de
ceased representatives , Ihe houso ad
journed.
SK.VATI : , Dec. 7. The credentials of Sena
tor Cheney of New Hampshre , appointed to
fill , temporarily , the vacancy caused by I ha
dcnlli of Senator Pike , were presented by
Mr. Blair am ! Ihe oath of office was ad
ministered. Mr. Beck introduced a bill to
provide for th" retirement of United States
legal tender and national bank notes of
small denominations and for the issue of
coin certificates. The commit too on
Finance , by Mr. Van Wyck , introduced ft
hi 1 to exempt from duty imported sugar
and molasses ; also imported boards , lum
ber ami timber. Mr. Ingalls made a state
ment as to wit hholding from homestead en
try the Atlantic it Pacific railroad lands in
New M.-xico. declared forfeited by the act
of July ( J. 18SG ; intimating that the fault
Ia3' will Ihe commissioner of public lands ,
who seemed to rigard every pre empter aa
a kleptomaniac , bound on pillage and plun
der , lleoffeied a resolution ( which was
adopted ; directing the secretary of the in
terior to inform the senate whet her such
lands had boon icstored to entry , nnd if
not so restored , tin ; occasion of the delay.
SICXATI : , Dec. 7. The credentials of Sena
tor Cheney of New Hampshre , appointed to
fill j , temporarily , the vacancy caused by the
death , of Senator Pike , were presented by
Mr. ] Blair and the oath of office was ad
ministered. ' Mr. Heel : introduced a bill to
provide j for the retirement of United States
legal tender and national bank notes of
small denominations and for tho issue of
coin 1 certificates. The committee on
Financeby Mr. Van Wyck , introduced a
hi 1 to exempt from duty imported sugar
nnd molasses ; also impoi led boards , lum
ber and limber. Mr. Ingalls made a state
ment as lo w it h'nolding from homestead en
try , the Atlantic it Pacific railroad ! an Is in
New Mi-xico declared forfeited by the act
of July G. 1S8G ; intimating that the fault
lay with tlie commissioner of public lands ,
who Hoc-mod lo ngard every pre empter aa
n kleptomaniacbound on pillage and plun
der. Heoffoied a resolution ( which was
adopted } directing the secretary of the in-
teri-ir to inform the senate whether such
lands had boon icstored lo entry , and if
not KO restored , the occasion of I he delay.
SIN.\II : . Dec. 6J. Senator Kilmunils pre
sented a memorial Hi favor of a constitu
tional amendment empowering congress lo
pass ] uniform laws on the subject of mar
riage j and divorce. Mr. M.tinlersoa intro
duced a b ' ! niithoiix.in-j a railroad com
pany to extend its track acrosFort Meadc
ihillt.M-y leservntion in Nebraska : also to
increase the efficiency of line olliier.of tho
nrm.v. pioxidhig for examinations , as in
the case of ordnance and engineer officers.
Senator bolph offered a resolution instruct
ing lIn/select committee on fish and lislie- .
ries 10 iiifjuiie and report as to the power ' (
of congress to legislate for the protection (
of food fisheries in the rivers and naviga
ble waters of the United States , and espec
ially in rivers that form boundaries be
tween males ami as to the propriety of
such legislation. Adopted. A mess-age was j
received from the president , and the senate j
immediately went into executive session , i
mid soon aMei-ward adjourned.
f
Ho us EC. Dec. 8. Mr. Cutchcon , of Mich- (
igan , on behalf of the committee on millt
tary affairs , called up , and the house !
passed ' , a bill amending the act "for the '
muster and pay of certain officers and en- .
listed men of volunteer forces , ' ' so as to \
provide that in all cases arising under the |
same , any person who was duly appointed (
ami commissioned , whet her his commission i
was actually received by him or not.should j
lie consideied as roinmi-Mioiipd tothegrada ]
theiein named , 'and shall be entitled to ]
all pay and emoluments as if actua lymiis- i
tered at that date. ' ' The speaker laid be-
fore the house a letter from the director of
mint , enclosing the draft of a bill for tho
issue of subsidiary silvur coin. Referred.
Mr. Dockery of Mis-torn i , on behalf of tho
committrc on postotlices and po-troads ,
called up the bill extending the free delivery
system to towns having 10 OOO population
and where the revenue / f the postolllco
nniniintrt t S10 no' I iid over.
SENATK. Dec. 9. The house amendment
to the senate bill for the relief of graduates
of the West Point Military academy , and
to fix their pay , was among the matters
submitted by the presiding officer. Tho
amendment provides that cadets shall bo
allowed full pay as second lieutenants from
the date of their graduation to the date of
their acceptance of commissions. The
amendment was concurred in and the bill
now goes to the president. Among bills in
troduced and referred were the following :
By Senator McMillan To authorize the
construction of a bridge across the Red
river of the North. By Senator Lowell
To authorize the redemption of trade dol
lars.
HOUSK , Dec. 0. The house consideret
the bill extending the free delivery system.
Mr. Dockery offeivd an amendment so as
to make the bill provide that letter car
ricrs shall be employed for the free deliv
ery o ! mail matter as frequently as tho
public busine.ss may require , in every in
corporated city , village or uorouzh. con
taining a population of 50,000 , within it *
corporate limits ; and may be so employee !
at every place containing a population o
not less than 10,000 within its corporate
limits according to last general census la-
ken by authority of the state or United
States , or to any postoflice which produces
a gross revenue for tne preceding fiscal
year , of not less than $10,000. Mr. Dock-
cry's amendment was adopted and , an
amended , the bill was passed. The house
then resumed consideration of the electoral
count bill. After some debate the bill was
passed with the amendments reported by
the house committee. The bill creating a
department of agriculture and labor was
considered without definite action.
THE IXTERlOll DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Lamar ( Hers to t/te Public His
A initial Report.
The report of Secretary of the Interior
Lamar consists of seventy-eight pages and
is a comprehensive document , exhibiting
great care in preparation. It notes a
steady , thorough and rapid improvement
in the condition of tho Indians and com
mends individual property-holding , educa
tion of the youth and the punishment of
crimes as the three indispensable adjuncts
to their civilization. On all these points
it enlarges. It notes an increase among
the farm products of the Indian and re
commends the passage of a law to n.-e the
grass upon their reservations in the most
profitable manner. It treats briefly of
railroads through Indian hinds and of sur
plus hinds , suggesting their legal appro
priation to settleme t. It recounts briefly
the difficulty with tho Apaches and dis
cusses the condition of the five civilized
tribes the Cherokees , theChoctaws , Chick-
nsaws , decks and Seminoles. The secie-
tnty asks for an inciease in the s.ilary of
the Indian commission.T from § 4,000 to
$5,000. Thereisshownabalai.ee in the
Indian fund Jnn 30 of S1.GG0.023 30.
( 'ash sales of public lands amounted to
' . ) 031 OS4.34. The total surveys em-
1'i-act-d 230.237GG7 acres. In many in-
btamcs reported surveys are erroneous
nd inis'eadiii' ' . Considerable nnsnrvuved
land exists in ArizonaCalifornia.Colorado ,
Dakota , Florida , Idnho , Minnesota. No-
vndn , Montana , New Mexico , Oregon , Wash
ington and Wyoming. Tina land is largely
mountainous , heavily timbered , or used
as cat tie ranges. The nnreliabli ! surveys
are severely scored by the secretary. He
recommends the repeal of the desert and
timber culture acts. Considerable space is
devoted to the subject , of unlawful fencing.
The railroad showing is an interesting
one , including tho annual reportsf the
Pacific and other roads , but cannot be in-
It-lligently condensed.
Novenfber 1 there were 3,710 pension
cases t > ta ding upon the appeal docket of
tliis depart ni'Mit. Tiieie wasin the pension
fund Sr,7,70S.03. j.27. of which all was ex
pended but si is < ; ; : G.
The applieation.sforpatents were 40G7S ;
receipts for the year § l,2G."ilG7.SO. The
work of the bureau of labor , of the geolog
ical survey and the bureau of education
are all reviewed. The recommendations of
thecapitol architect for additional room
are given at length. The progress of the
territoriesxis mentioned , special attention
being given to Utah ami to Yellowstone
National park , lie counsels that there bu
no authority given for building a road
throush the uark.
THE 3IH.WAUKKE AXARCHISTS.
Milwaukee dispatch : There was a sensn-
tionai scene in Judge Sloan's court this
evening at the close of the trial of Paul
Grottkan and Albert Moes.singfr , who are
charged with inciting the labor riots at tho
Milwaukee garden last May. The entire
day had been consumed in argument. Judge
Floan had concluded the delivery of his
charge , the jury were just filing out , and the
crowd that had jammed the court room
was on the point of departure , when their
exit was arrested by a rapping to order by
the deputy sheriffs. Flourishing a
copy of Grottkan's paper , the Arbeiter
Zeitnii ! ; , District Attorney Williams ad
vanced lo the judge's desk , and in n loud
voice said : "Your honor , I desire to call
your attention to a gross scandal and a
villainous libel and contempt in connection
with this CII P. " and he pointed to several
marked articles in tho paper. Om-was a
poem taking Judge Sloan for a topic , and
coiitain'ng the most scurrilous ab.-se of
him. 'I he pro-e articles were of a similar
tenor , and denounced the jury as bought up
and thewitli'sses forthost-ite as peijmers.
The aeti ui of the district attorney created
a great sensation. Grottknn turned pale
and hurriedly sought : his lawyer. Judge
Sl < an said he had heard of the pnb'ications
and al-o that the witness for tlie state had
been greatly intimidated. He dec'nr.-d ' that
a thorough investigation would bmarie ,
and appointed Monday as the day on
which Groltknn would be given an oppor
tunity to explain.
THE COXURESSIOXAL OUTLOOK.
Washington special : A ureat many mem
bers of congress say that congress will do n
good deal of work in the way of legislation
during this short session. Those who want
to reform the tariff are particularly eager
and energetic , and each man who has his
pet project hopes to iet some action on it.
Some of the old heads predict that there
will , be no legislation to speak of this win
ter bevoml the passage of the appropria
tion bills. Others equally as old and wiso
nay that as a. matter of fact there is moro
chance for work ( luting a short than long
session , an-l they i-xpect it to ba very
active from now until March 4. A great
part of the long session is wasted in com
mittee work. Now this work is all done ,
and everything is ready to go ahead. Tho
ways and means committee men are bound
to have a terrific lulit. The strong posi
tion taken by the president on tiiat ques
tion has sivnii them new courage. They
insist that a tariff for revenue only must
be the party cry. The straight issue must
be made and al ! who cannot stand under
that banner cannot march in their lines.
They wore never more determined. They
will start the i'mht almost at once.
A XEW XA rr
'Vashington dispatch : The secretary of
the navy to-day issued an order dr > cting
that on January 1 all stores , records and
propei ty at the navy yards nnd stations
belonging to the navy depiirtniPnt , except
such as vessels nnd supplies coining under
cognizance of the bureau of medicine and
surgery and the marine corps be trans
ferred to the bnreuu of prov'sions nnd
clothing. The order also covers the trans
fer of officers , employes and laborers , and
designates the duties of the former order
intended to carry out Secretary Whitney's
idea concerning the concentration in ona
burriiii of the responsibility for stores atid
supplies , ns far as possible under the ex
isting order.
It is feared that the French steamship Chan-
dernajor , with twelve hundred troopa ou
board , foundered during a recent cyclone ,
JEFF15RSOX It A f'JS' D
Impressions Farmed > > y ITcr Visit to ilia
Xorlli.
New York dispatch : Mrs. Jefferson Davis '
recently replied to a letterfrom a New York
friend , who has written thanking her. in the
namo of several residents of this city , for
the p'easurc given them by Miss Davis *
visit north. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davit *
were reluctant , it seems , to permit Miss
Davis to leave home , ns their life at lisnn-
voir is very quiet and their duughter'w
presence is tho only element which gives a.
touch of brightness toil. Mrs. Davis in
the recent letter said she had been moro
than repaid for any sacrifice sho might
have made In tho enjoyment Miss Davia
experienced. As proof of this assertion
Mrs. Davis quoted a paragraph from a let
ter written by Miss Davis soon after reach
ing Syracuse. In it Miss Davis spoke of
the astonishment at the increase of enter
prise and activity as she made her way
north. The.contrast lo Mississippi , where
the mig'ity rubber of whist was
the most exciting incident o ! the
day , and where the conversation
of an evening was largely devoted to
the questionf turnips , she found very
marked. She was especially .surprised li
nole the changes in thecapit.il of the south
ern confederacy. Her impressions of Rich
mond had been gained entirely from hear
ing her parents speak of it. and she WIIK
hardly prepared to find it a place full of
manufacturing institutions. New York , the
objective point tif her visit , amar-d her
still more. She was pleased with the peo
ple , with HIP reception , with the places of
amusement and above all with what sin ?
called "the way in which thingsarii rushed. "
Her only regret was that from a businesH
standpoinl.tlicsouth was not like the north.
Contrary to a general public impression.
Mr. and Mrs. D.ivis do not entertain ex
cept on rarf occasions at Bcanvoir. The
p'acu is not accessible to travelers , and
their means do not permit aiiylhiiiiz but a
simple manor of living. No formal cere
mony is observed , and tin * few people who
ooniw and go are invariably tieated in the
way known to New Hnglandcrs as "being
one of the family. "
. - C.STO 3IOXTAXA'S AltJIISSIOX.
W.isl.ington .spcci.il : -legate Toole. of
Montana , pr-senled to I hi-house commit
tee on railroads to-day additional argu
ments favoring the adnrssion of M.mlnno.
to the union. Mr. Toole's aignment was
based largely upon the results of the hist
election in theterritory , which showed
3."j')0 ) more votethan were cast before ,
indicaling an increase of population of
about 17f)00. The total vote cast last
fall was 32,300. indicating. Mr. Toolesavs.
a population of about 1G5.000 there being
considerable of tin ; population HO far from
the voting centers that it is never heard of
in the elections. The co-limit tee on ter
ritories held a meeting at the close of Mr.
Toole's address and although theformal
vote wa.s laid over until next Monday thif
indications are that a majority will report
favoring the hill to the-house for passage.
Chairman Hill hopes , if this in done , to
gain the samefavor for Dakota. Springer ,
of Illinois , who persistently opposed the.id-
mis.sion of Dakota , last winter , has signified
this session a willingness to set tie upon
some plan by which the territories above
mentioned may be admitted. 1I proposed
to-day to the friends of admission on both
sidesf the house that cnablingacts should
this sc-.son lie passed for Washington. Da
kota , Montana and New Mexico , and ex
pressed a willinyneHS to further bills for
that purport * , provided all these territories
were included. The admission of these ter
ritories would add to the Fiftieth congress
two republican and three democratic mem-
beisof the house , and. as Hie legislatures
now stand , four republicans and four dem
ocrats lo the senate
SA 1'ED FROM THE POOR HO USE.
Niw YoitK , DL-C. I ) . Nearl } twenty jears
nco James Younjr , a prosperon * stone cutter
of Tuckahoe , N. V. , was drowned In the Ihnl-
s > on river.
Until recently his widow , Mrs. Ann Eliza
Young1 , contrived to comfortably subsist of !
the property he had left. She was an ex
'
tremely son'sitive woniiin. Her means ut Iu > t
exhausted , she was taken away from her
inferable lodgings to-day in the tt'e tcliestcr
pauper ainliul.iiice.
Mrs. Young went bitteily during the entire
journey , ami'as tie ! vehicle drew up in front
of the poor hon e. she ro-e to her feet , her
lianiU ( .uistretehed toward heaven , ami tx-
c'iiimcd ufluly : 4"O , God , deliver me from a.
p.nper'.s fate. "
A loud shriek supplemented the prayer , and
falling to the Hour of the ambulance , the poor
woniau died in convulsion * .
X'ti LETTERS OPEXED.
DUBLIN' , Dee. 9. The jiostoflice o Hi.-1:1 Is
here an-accused of owning ; letters adiire s.-d
to Sullivan ex-president of the Irish National
league of America. It is al-o alleged that a.
letter from Still van's wife in Chicago has been
received here with the seal broken. The of-
fichd.s decline to institute aa inquiry unlo-i
the envelope1 which i < claimed to have In-cii
tampered wi h is jm.ilneeil.
THE MARKETS. "
OMAHA.
Wm\T No. 2 G2
B.\Ki.ir No. 2. . . 42 43
UYI : No. 2 34 35
Coiix No. 2 mixed 24
OATS No. 2 20
Bomit Creaincry 2.- 27
2.IS
] JUTTin Fresh dairy IS @ 20
Kc ; s Fresh 24 25
L'iiiccK\s Old nor doz 2 00 250
L'lHCKEXH Spring per doz. . . 2 00 2 5O
LEMONS Choice , perhox. . . 7 00 (5) ) 7 50
OKANBI-B Per box 5 : > 0 ( (5)uj 5 50
A Pi'i.cs Choice per bbl 2 50 3 00
BK\NS Navys , per bu 1 40 1 50
ONIONS Per bu-lifl SO
[ 'OTATOCS Per bushel CO @ 75
IfoNiiY Neb. choice , per I ! . ) . . 15 ( $ 15
Wool. Fine , per Ib It @
5iins Timothy 2 20 @ 250
r'KKiis nine Grass 1 30 1 40
HAY Haled , per ton 7 00 SOO
HAY In bulk S 00 9 00
Iio Mixed packing 3 70 3 S5
BIEVKS Choice steers 4 00 ( Tt > 4 20
SHIKP Fair to good 2 @ 250
NKW YOUK.
WIIK IT No. 2 red
WinT Ungraded red : SL
I'OKN No. 2 4S
OATS Mixed w us tern 33 ( fty 37
E'OKK 10 00 fa 10 25
Liv.o I G 'S * G 75
CHICAGO.
WIIK IT Per bushel 783
C'OIN I'er bushel
OATS Per bushel
Poitic 10
LAIII G 20 (7c G T 25
I Iocs Packii'g shipping. 3 90 @ 4 30
L'ATTM : Stocki-rs 2 90 fa 340
SIIKIII' Natives 2 50 @ 4 25
ST. LOUIS.
V.'HI\r-No.2 cn.sh 80
COKNPer bushel
DATS IVr bushel . - < fa 28
ilnus Mixtd packing 3 90 < $ 4 10
' "ATTI.K Stockers 2 00 fa 275
b'nuKi' Common to choice 3 00 < & 400
KANSAS CITY.
WHIAT Per bushel
1'oit.v Per bushel i@ 33
ATS Per bushel 2t fa 25
BATTLE Feeders 2 75 @ 300
Gaod to choice 3 70 fa 4 00
minon to cood. . 2