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YOL. X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , TUESDAY. DECEMBER 28 , 1880. iST0.163. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION , Price Five Cents REPUBLICAN VALLEY. i. . Facts Eegard n its Advantage * asQ rrrsrbaoks , Corn and Cattle Raising Yield Marvelous Profits tor the Farmer. escription of the Claes of Men Who Malign. Nebraska's Garden Spot. OorreaonilenceotTm Bn. BLOOMIKGTOX , Franklin Co. , Neb. , December 23. For almost ten years I have been closely identified with the interests ui Nebraska , watching her splendid itfejurces , noting faithfully her drawback ? , end rejoicing ia her prosperity. Thia is my firat viait in this remarkable valley , having como here in perhaps the darkest hour of its history. Permit me to throw out come facts and thoughts regardingher present and fatuie. It ia always well to see a land in ito very worst and then see if there ia anything r.orth having. I ouppoee there is ccnaiderable tuffering among eomoof the homcsteadera. Thia al- w y occur ? in a new land and must inevitably follow s short crop , and yet hc-o in Bloomingtsn ltpe corn , of this ycsr'b growth , h si-Viiug at from 22 tc 25 cent ? , whi is about the same prica it bring"1 ut our river towns. Pork is abuD-Jant ; beef is plenty and at a re.v price. Wo jiatscd immense holds of cattle and hoga , many of them in HUB erudition. Prople hero have to ksin ihat it will u.a do to wage war with the gen'i L the Ut'd. .Thoro ere Rome things thej- cannot do and ib only a waite to attempt it. It would Le huilieh lo ottcuipt to nxiaa timothy * nd it i doubtful whethtr v.heat will pay. But we vuntuie to prudict that there are cr > ps which can he raised at imtncbto .advantage. On account of the vaat ranje arid the nuuitiou * qual ity of the iraE8 ; , canl * sud sli-'ep ciu bo raised at litlln capcnsa The win- tera are so mi hi and opun And there IB 80 little snow that much of iho lim with a Rend ranse , ih-y will do well with but little carOf uuutao preo- aration is needed for omoigencios. I waa surprixed lo ECO the country BO well watered. Springs oor.o from the bottom of hard mid dry looking bluffs , and as vou travel ovir.iho ap- jnrently level countiy. you \ull aud denly como upou n rojiautic valley , with its clear stream < I pure wafer belted by trees , making a complete shelter for stock. Hero abeds and yarda can be bui'A and hey utasked and tile herd bo ruado com'ortalilu ' at small orpenae. Tbo soil la of marvelous fertility. Oh the grant prairie where this town is planted you will arc eomo of thu deepest , i idlest soil in Nebraska , and there will bo seanonswhen aome of the most wonderful cropa which ever bur- dondened the ciuth will reward the Inborer. f heso years of plenty should bo mE.do to lap cn-er on the ycers of want. Even now , at the very lowest ebb , thtire comes into Ihoje towns im menae loads of corn , the surplus of Iho poorest crop known. As all over the. west , so here , "Corn iskinc ; . " Only a Email portion of the country is under cultivation , and yet the ex ports of bstf and pork are consider able. When the courage of the farm er , rialng above every difficulty , will induce him to stay with the country , and take it for better or for worse , i success is euro to follow. Meat farm- \ on hero have commenced as they generally - orally do elsewhere "wronsend to , " running in debt- for nucl i-.ery , when thp name Wiount'nvcatiM ' mlivo sok ! would piy immensely , Tb.'a la a rich field for cipitaliata. I hVtre kept sheep nnd cattle my&plf in Ihla state , and kno.v of w'lat ' I affirm. A good herd , well bi.licted , will double in value oich your. Of the two.jl prefer cattlo. thi u < h I let out my sheep , and hid one-half of tbo wool and one-half i.f < he increase each year. I found the nvmey I had invested in sheep yidldcd'ma a return of fifty per cent. The three per cent a month rule of this vsilt-y , reduced to n paying cystom , wi 3 no longer be a burden to the pe p"c ai d a thorn in the conscience of the lender , if ho has one. Money invested in cattle and the herds let out io good men , will pay both. Only lock out for the shiftless vagabond who ei-.ts tobacco by the ton , who is too Irz ; to do any thing but grumble , who has no con science , and wouldn't know how to use it if ho had. The Republican valley has been wonderfully tniarepiteented by this class of men , and this section has been greatly injured by them. Men will compel their families to live in dug-outs or sod houses year after year ; everything owned by them it at the lowest ebb of vitality , and they are continually cursing the country. Too indolent to breath without help , utterly unreliable , too lazy to be honest , and thus year by year their families live in the greatest discomfort and the lowest poverty , when through iho winter months and through the spare days of the summer and fell , . they might die out , from those vast quarries of magnesia lme rock , ma terial for comfortable homes and bimi. Yet nothing is done. Men who do not like to work lire cro&t talkers. They make a great racket , and fill the air with murmura of ruin and disaster. A drouth ia & blessing , inasmuch as It sifts the country and leavss tbo best. Mon of moans will soon como in here , streams of wealth will pour out. These sheltered apota.cool springs and clear streams trill give fine facilities for dairy products , and this , with stock raising , will ensure competence. Here let mo speak of crops which should be raised in connection with stock. The golden or mammoth mil let seems to do well. It should be put in early , as a general thing , and then a large area should be given to I think the sugar beet can be made to average in this valley from sixty to one hundred bushels per acre. They will If ten do well when corn falls. The 'hoppers generally do not disturb them. Hogs arc-very fond of them , and they can be wintered almost en tirely on them. Cattle can be fatted on them alone , and an acre of beets Is worth five of corn. It needs rich soil , acop plowing and good cultiva tion. This climate is eo very dry that moiet fetdii R necessity. The ten pr cent ueu"lly figured as tfio Jess on cittltf is cot necessaiy tt all. I hcve owned ( wo hu .d'i > d head of cattle , and never lost but 0111- , and that through careleaene s. Cistlo * ro Siio sttck to hiudlo in th-j R p iblican valley. Tills valley has not suffered in tha featful coal famine which has EO greatly troubled other portions of the state , aad all the entire west. Nor ia it necessary to barn corn. Wood isjibundaii : , Selling at from 84.50 to 85.00 per cOd , and generally the homesteader has leisure to burn hie own wood , cither on shsr a'or the dead timber of vacant l nda. TheB. & IL railroad company , with a prophetic insight of the future , have poshed th ir lin in advance of their own profit , but il cannot be long before ths : vast ngion will piy tribe te to their enterprise. Certainly to a new land a road like this is an immense blessing C. S. HARBISON. PAD'S VIEWS ON THE SITUATION. Correspondence of The Bee. ON THAIN FROM OMAHA TO LIN COLN , December 24 Senator Pad dock and wife are aboard the train this morning , juat returning fiom Washington. He ia very pleasantly located in the Pullman car , and ex pressed him'self pleased to meet THE BE correspondent. Congress reas sembles January 5tb. He loft Wash ington on Friday of last week , and will remain over the holidays at least in Nebraska. Ho profcsjes "to know- but one opponent in the Sanatoria ! contest , and that is Van Wyck. He expressed the opinion that Nanca could not be guilty of bad faith , and it is all nontense to talk about his candidacy. ThU aauranca of confi dence will be taffy for Nance , ot cours ? . But It will be remembered that Nance ia "in the handa"of his frienda , " and many ely winks will pass behind the curtain. He waa also via- ited by Hon. William Daily , of Peru , Elmer Fiank and Seth Cole , of Omaha - ha , and S. P. Davidson , of Tccumaeh , to each of whom ho pave very cordial ualutations. Hon. Sil s Garber nnd wife were also p : engers , returning from Phila delphia , where the governor haa been for the paat three months. Ho is very much improved in health. The train contains five coaches and are all well filled. "Home for Christ mas" Is the usual reply to all ques tions. - ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Special nitnutckca to Thelficp. It was itportod in New York Mon day mcrning that August Schell would withdraw from Tammany hall , and also that more than one of the new hoard of aldermen will vote against Mr. Grace's measures. Miss Hetden , daughter of Tlobort Y. Hebden , of the bank of Montreal , Chicago , whj resides at 3002 Lake avenue , committed suicide Sunday by shooting herself. Ex Secretary Thompson will go to New York to-day on business con nected with the Panama canal scheme. It is understood tlmt the American branch of the company will be organ * fzud at once. The secretary of the treasury re ceived yesterday from unknown per sons , in an envelope postmarked New York , the sum of $27. The money haa been credited to the conscience fund. Jerome B. Stilson , late managing j editor of Tne New York World , and during the pest campaign Tno Herald's correspondent in Indiana , died Sun day night at the St. Dennis hotel , New York. Seats for Bcrnhardt's opening night in Chicago are selling for 024 , 30and $36 , and there is no great demand for them. Apassengor train collided with a freight on the Mobile & Ohio railroad , one hundred miles north of Mobile , Sunday night. Both engineers and firemen on both trains were killed in stantly , and several others injured seriously. It waa sa'd ' the freight engineer was aslcp. Jacob Gogel and hia wife , an aged couple residing a few mites from Beth- lehea , Pa. , were fouud dead in bed Christmas morning. Their heada were nearly severed from their bodies. Joseph Snyder , a boarder with Gogol , was believed to bo the murderer , &nd was hanged by a mob to the neatest tree. tree.The The engine boller'of E. P. Dodge's shoe factory , at Newburyport , Mass. , exploded just a few minutes before 1 o'clock yesterday , killing five per sons and wounding a dozen others. The boiler was blown three hundred j-ardi. Had the explosion taken place a few minutes lattr , when the operatives would have been at work , the loss of life would have bean terri ble. Sunday night a Christmas tree in the elegant residence of Hon. George H. Hamn.ond in Detroit , caught fire , and before the flames could be extin guished $1000 damage was dono. Twenty of the richest and most in fluential liquor dealers of Detroit were arrested Christmas day for keepIng - Ing their saloons open in defiance o the state law forbidding the sale of liquors on holida.s. s. Ex-President Gra.it and General Sherman will be pre ont at the annual dinner of the New York press club , t the St , ISftchoias hotel , New York , Thursday evening , January Gth. The littlq son of T. E. Grove , of La Sslle , III. , choked to death Christ- m&s from the shell ot a peanut. The eleitoral measengera of all but 3. few stal.s have atrlved in Washing ton and delivered the votes of their respective states. The stables CL jnectod with Mar- met's coal elevator , at Cincinnati , were destroyfd by fire yest > diy arenlng. The loss is estimated at 55000. Archibald Forbes arrived yesterday evening in Toronto , and is the gufst of Prof. Goldwin Smith. A genorsl strike is prevailing in the Hocking valley. The miners demand their pay semi-monthly. Heretofore thev received it monthly. The gener- eral opinion is that the operators will not concede. At Neils landing , Florida , Saturday night , Jarne * Baneon , a negro , killed Justice "White , who donned him for a bill. i WASHEfrGTOff. The Outgoing Administration Wil Pay Its Eesards to Oonklioe : Senator Elaine Will Prob ably be Made Garfield's ; Prime Minister , The Ponc-i'a Agree to Take a Resejvation in the Indian | Teiritory. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES. Sped * ! Dispatch to The Ece. i WASHINGTON , December 27 10 p. m. The Fiorina legislature will , on the 4th of January next , proceed to [ the election of a successor to Senator ! Jonea. It ia thought that ths aenator will be returned beyond a doubt. A | little fight , however , ha ? baen organ- I izad against him because he ia not a native of the state and springs from no prominent family. Senator Jones is a native of Ireland , and went tc Florida , in 1805. Ho worked his way up , for a time laboring at the car penter's bench by the aide of a slave Senator Beck finds that he is opposed fora re-election to the sena'e on pret ty much the sarno grounds. He ia a native of Scotland and the argument ia being Used against him th.it it is * time he should make way for a Kontuckianto _ the minor barn ; tnat j he has held hia position long enough j llepreacntativoa Carlisle smJ Juife ; I Lindsay are said to be hie most fur middblo competitors for tha ai-sir.ta. DEFAULTING \RSIIAL. . United States Marshal Fiizimaions , of Georgia , about the o.nly democrat appointed to that ouVo in the south , haa been repeatedly charged with mal- admimstr.ition by parties within hia jurisdiction , and the caae ia being in vestigated. FitzimmonahHabeen found to bo aouie five thousand dollars short in his accounts , and the president and attorney general have ordered that no more money be allowed him until the matter is finally so'tled , SLAINE'S CUOICE. If Mr. Elaine decide ? to enter iha next cabinet , he Will be secretary of state. Hia frienda adviae him to take the position , it being one where he will be able to distinguish himself and have scope to the great executive ability which ho poasesea. It is safe to assume that Mr. Blaine would make a live , active secretary. Should ho assume the management of the state department , no stone would be left unturned by him in the way of improving American commerce. Ho would not only advise the develop ment of foreign trade and show how it could beat be accomplished , but , having devised n plan , hecould labor ' unc3ssingly until It was adopted by congress. An experiment would at lc-.t bo made In the direction of the development cf the American ca-ry- ing trade. SETTLEMENT OF TIIE PONOA CASE. Secretary Schurz had another long interview with the Poncalndhua yes terday. White Eagle and the other chiefs , who have hitherto inaiated upon returning to Dakota , expressed themselves satisfied to remain on a reservation in the Indian territojy. An agreement was aigned , by which they agree to surrender their land in Dakota , covering about 96,000 e ores , and in exchange are to receive 101- 894 asrea , purchased of the Oherokecs in the Indian territory , and § 00,000 ia money. Having thus concluded their business with the government , the Indians will remain in Washing ton to bo received by the presi dent , and ulso to viait the senate Ponca commUsiun , after which thay will return to their now home , visitIng - Ing the Indian schools at CarlislePa. , en route THE NEGRO EXOBCT3. The topic moat likely to turn up in congress immediately after the holi days is the exodus of the colored people ple from the southern states. Ac counts from Louiaianc , Mississippi , Alabama and several other southern states , ehovr that there le an expecta tion of & large and increased migration of negroes from those state * north ward when apring fairly opena. FIGHl'INO LORD K03COE. A gentleman who la wall posted con cerning the doings of the administra tion , said yesterday that President Hayea will fill every federal office in New York state which becomes vacant before the 4th of March with the beat antl-Oonkling men that ho can find. Ho slates that Conkllng just aa earn estly h&tea the president as over , nnd that the latter will put a spoke in the Now York senator's wbeel whenever and wherever the opportunity occurs. John Sherman find William M. Evans are encouraging him in the good work. Mr. Evarts realizes that he cannot fight Conkllng to advantage after the 4th ii March , and ho waata to get in hia work with as much expedition as possible. Mr. Sherman , ou Ilia other hand , 's looking for wsr , and to a six years' battle with the senator from New York , nnd he desires to weak en hia antagonist at the outset a ? much as he c\n. Sherman's frieudp r.ro encouraging Gen. Garfiald to cat loose entirely f.um Uonkllng. The ? promise him , if ho will do so , the cordial a sistinco of Sherman in confirming ev ry appointment ho may nuke ; th t with the aid of republican senators who will be friendly to the next administration in the event of a fight between the two wings of the party and the democrats , I'uat Conk- ling can bo .utterly routed , and bis supporters be compelled to beg for ternu. WniTTAKEK's CASE. It ia understood that the case .of WhiltalJtr , the colored cadet , who is now on a leave of absence , will be finally settled wifhin a few days. Prof Greener hai submitted to tha presi dent and secretary of wa ? an argu ment in behalf of his protege. The argument ia longer tnaii the previous paper he filed m behalf of Whitta- ker , but is based upon practically the same grounds. It is stated thai the final disposition of Whittaker will be to give him another chance at West Point by being turned into the class below. Hrojeeted Trunfc Line : Special Dispatch to The Bee WASHINGTON , December 28 1 a. m. At a meeting held in this city yeaterdiy , a new trunk line railroad from Baltimore to Cincinnati , known as the Baltimore , Cincinnati & "West ern railroad company , was organized. The necessity for additional facilities for the transhipment of the greal crops of the west to the seaboard is pressing itself upon eastern capital ists. The friends of the enterprhe have no doubt now of its ultimate success. It ia oxpested that the con tracts for construction will ba closed during the month of January , and that work " will be bagun early in Feb < ruary. The road will be 571 miles in length. The Ohio river ia crossed r.buve Ironton , in the southwestern part of the state of Ohio , and makea i direct line to Portsmouth , on the Ohio river , and from Portsmouth il ia expected to absorb , with sorm change of grade , to a narrow guagt railroad already built from that citj to Cincinnati. The. new road wil touch ho loss than 208 towns betweoi Baltimore and Cincinnati , of whicl only twenty ao far haye a railroac connection. Only two tunnela wil ba required in the entire route. Tin grade in West Virginia does not ex ceed seventy-five feet to the mile. DOINGS. Lost In a Storm. Special Dispatch to Tlio Bco BALTIMORE , December 27 10 p m. Capt. Griggs , of the tug boat "John A. McDougal" which arrived from Chesapeake , this morning , re ports that Saturday night , about 1' o'clock , as she was near Seven Fool Knoll , having in tow , four oyatei schooners , viz : "John V. Dorgea,1 "JMaryL. McGee , " "Two Brothers , ' r.d "Emma 0. Curtia , " ahe encouu tcred n hurricane and the masts ol t'io ' "Emnn 0. Curtia , " were pullec out and tl.o vmael drifted away. II u supposed fiut she sank with th < crow of utitht iin > u. After this th < storm iocreared and the tug waa com palled to cut loose from the three vea < olj , which , however , have all ar rived hero a.ifely. "Emma 0 , Curtis' waa of Criifield , Maryland. a'ho Bloody Ground. Special Dispatch to Tbo Bee. LOUISVILLE , If y. , December 28 1 a. m. A spoctal to The Commercial from llnssollvile , Ky. , Bays thai threi men have been killed in Logan count ] tinea Christmas. A man named Porter > tor Jewell w.is shot ni.d killed aboul five miles from Ruasellville on Frid.ij night. The town ruunhall of Adair viile was killed by an unknown mar thu eamu night , and there are rumort of a stubbing affray in Middlotou in which a man lost hia life the details at present are very meagre. Hydrophobia. opocial Dispatch to The Ece. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , December 28 1. m. A. special tn The commercial from Paducah aaya that a man whc was bitttui by rabid dog four years ; > go , after having several convulsions in the interim , waa attacked by hy drophobia , and attempted to bite hia wift > , nnd bite all who csma ne r him. Hit mjiirtd hia father , but waa finally secured and buund hand and foot to hia bed. Another Billiard Match. Special Dispatch lo Ulie Lioo. NEW YOHK , December 28 1 a. ra. Win. Sexton andJacob , Schaffer , champion billiard playeru , met ycatei- day morning in the oflice tf The New York Clipper and completed arrange ments for another match. By the terms of the present agreement the espet.3 will play a game of 400 cuah- on csroni. ) on a Callondar tsbln , in Parum-iny lull , between the 1st and [ 5th of Jann.iiy , for a stake of $500 , a side , and a forfeit of $100 each waa deposited , and the ba'.auca of the atako money will be placed within a week. Swamped Grain Dealers. apocUl 9 ip-itdi to The L'oa. MILWAUKEE , December 28 1 a. m. The failure of tha William P. McLaren company , grain commission dealera , caused a commercial sensation lore yeaterday. Speculations at the Branch houie in Chicago , managed by ; ho Messrs. llice , caused the collapse. The amount h about $100,000. It was a atccl : company , and the failure does not effect the largo privcto for tune of William P. McLaren , who continues the commiEalon business In this city. Murdered for Joking. Special Dhpitch to the Boa. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , December 28 1 a. rn. Intelligence from Galiatin gives an account of n cold blooded murder in Robertson county. A Mr. Heater , in company with a young man named George Martin , repaired to Springfield , the county seat of Robertson - ' son county , for the purpose of tiling a clsim for a divorce from hia ( Heater's ) wife. After their return , and while at work cutting wood somewhere on the farm of Heater , Mra. Hester went out where they wore at work , and commenced conversation with young Martiu , and Martin making some jok ing allusion to the divorce affair , was thereupon fired on by Mrs. Hester with a pistol , which took effect in hia heart , killing him instantly. Skippsd tha Tralaleo. Spc al Bi-vui h to Tb 3 Csa. MINNEAPOLIS , .uinn , December 27 10 p. m. Norman B. Harwood , the bankrupt merchant , loft this city suddenly and quietly Friday night , and iho rumor has gained currency that ho has gone for good. Mr. Ha7- wood took nothing with him , however , saving his baggage in the hotel , and without paying his bill. Mr. Hurl- but , coulidontial man of Mr. Har- wood , asserts that ho has simply gone to New Orleans itfteeponso to a letter announcing the sickness of hia chil dren , and his own discontent with hia quarters , but th.it he will be back January 3 , the date of the bankrupt sale , or aa soon thereafter aa it la pos sible for him to come. There ia a very prevalent ballet that Mr. Har- wood hna "skipped. " His moat ar dent friends and supporters have come to iho belief that his whole course haa been venal and thorough dishonest. New Yor&'a BI ? Snow Storm , dil Dispatch to Tui Hit. NEW YOKK , December 28 1 a. m. The snow storm which began Friday - day and continued , w.ia over at 7:30 : yesterday morning. - The fall of the laat two hours amounted to six inches. Travel in the city was extremely dia agreeable , and r.ttended by delays. The horse cara made slow progress , oven with teams doubled up. The weather yesterday waa clear nnd warmer , and the streets were in horri ble condition. The storm at Concv Island was very aovere , and high tide touched places never before reached b > the ocean within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. SATAN'S ASSISTANTS , Terrible and Fatal Bombardment of a Train on the Iron Mountain Eoad. A Mysterious Maniac Empties His Pistol Among a Carload - of People. Three Persons Dead , Two Wounded The Murder er Escapes. Wholesale Assassination. Special Dispatch to The Bee. ST. Louis , December 27. Friday night , when the south hound train on the Tron Mountain road had reached Meeleyvllle , Mo. , and aa Conductor Welsh entered the smoking car , he was met by a man ) who covered him with a revolver and ordered him to stand aside. He puahed Welsh off the platform , and turning fired into the crowded car several timea. He then jumped to the ground and disap peared in the adjoining woods. When Welsh gained hla feet and re-entered the car he found the passengers terribly excited and neatly all hidden under seats. Stretched in the center of the aialo was Dr. J. H. Payne , of Carroll , Texas , mortally wounded , who gasped faintly ' 'I am killed. " P. P. Jones , of Beaver county , Pennsylvania , lay acrosa the apartment , blood atreaming from a wound in his arm , and his wife in the opposite seat was wounded in the head ; both will die it ia thought. Two other persona were weunded , but not fatally. The assassin ia unknown and the cause of the shooting clouded in mystery.A A Hellish ( Jrew. Specl&l dispatch to The liec. PARKERSBUBG , W. Ya. , December 27 4 p. m. The "red men" or vigilantes - lantes are making it lively. A man who had made himself obnoxious was taken from hla house a few nights ago and whipped. A man named Davis , who lived on Spring creek , had done something which gave offense to the regulators , and a few nighta since the reguhtora made a raid on his house for the pur pose of measuring out jubtico in their peculiar way. Davis had been apprised of their intention , and waa on the lookout for them , for when the band came they were con fronted by him and hia wife standing in the doorway , who warned them to keep off. Not bending this , the band approached , Davis and hia wife then opened fire on the niaraudara bud their leader , Srrouse , full to the earth a orpse. Maddened by the dentil of tJicir captain , the tjang , failing to bring the innutea out by any other means , aet fire to the houae. In the meantime , the hell-deserving crew KiirrcuideU the premises mm D.ivw j > tul wifa r.n out from the burn ing building. The former waa easily caught , lie waa then cuveroly whip- pud mid had both hij oaT-s cut off cloae to his head. head.A A Dark Demon. Dispatch to.'lt'e Ilee. NEVVAUK , N. J. , December 27 4 p. m. Edward Kiahatna burly negro , 44 years old , was arrested laat night , charged with the murder of hia wife. Bia aon 10 years old raa arrested aa a witness. The boyanidon Chrinimaa day a party of friecdu came from Hew York and indulged in wbiaky. He went to visit a neighbor' * house , and remained until evening. On hia re- ; urn homo he found his mother lying dead on the floor , with blood spatter ed all over tlio floor. "Oh , fatherl" add he ; "mother ia dead. " "She ia not , " wa3 hia reply ; "sho s only aileep. I will awake her. " Kishan took a club and struck the worn n several blows. He was drunk and threatened to kill the boy tf he did not keep quiet. He then dragged ; ho body up stairs and took the boy : o bed with him. , sleeping with the corpse. Mysterious Disappearance. Special Dispatch to Ths Bto. NEW YOI-.K , Booembor 27 4 p. m. Alfred Carlson and hia wife , of Brooklyn , are nearly broken hearted at the loss of two of their children , who have mysteriously disappeared. 3no vraa a buy , aged thirteen , who iaa not been heard from since starting on an errand October 14. The other waa a girl , aged eleven , who has not been seen since last Thursday , when she left home to viait a neighbor. Prison Atroclr.iea. SFU' I dlcpaMi tn Tfo Lte. NEW YORK , December 27 10 p. m. A Syracuse , N. Y , special eaya : The testimony before the bocrd of supervisors' special committee inves tigating the On&ndago county peni- toi.tiary Saturday , w < s of a startling character. An ox-convict named Bowers waa sworn , and told a dreadful tale of punishment inflicted. Subse quently Peter Drum , formerly a keep er , waa called r.ud testified. He laid particular stret ? upon the case of an insane boy , Perkins. For some slight misdemeanor , an U'on cap win placed upon hia held , nnd he wai then placed iiilno ' 'buck. " Ths punishment is ullectid by handcuffing the prisoner and alretching b's locked arms over nia knees. A bar iathen run through between his kneet and over hia arms. Elewai then lifted upon the fatools. Ho was kept there for ten or fifteen ninnies until he commenced to yell. Superintendent Spauiding than came in , and seeing Perkins face bloody Torn the op , & 3lced what the boy had jeen doing , and whenj'informeJ , ho said that would fix him. He took a raw-hide and whipped the boy till ; ired. Perkins etood it BO well , ho : ook him to the north wing and hung lira to the railing by the thumbs or wristi sud flogged him with a paddle The boy's feet were not on the fljor and the cap was not taken off until after ho was "bucked. " The p ddle s n flst board which was used upon , he bo7'a flesh. Spauiding struck him intil tired. The next morning Spauldinc ; asked how Perkins was. The unnsrez- was that he was crazy. Elo removed him several timea , and jiially put him in u dungeon and lonfincd him there until the stench became nnindurr.ble. He waa taken iut and washed , snd in dolngao it waa Found that hia back w 3 | ptriped and blistered. About thriu weeks after the whipping , Perkhu was declared limno nd removed to Albany. Buparinlends-'Ul Sp-.ulc5ing wan present budid _ not gainsay the testimony , which found ready credence. SLUGGED AND" SUICIDED. The Last Two Deaths by Violence in Douglas. County. Bmil Hoya in His Laet Role. The first death which has occurred In the new Harnoy street jail was that of a suicide at fiva o'clock Satur day morning , The man who thus rashly took hU own life waa Emil Hoya , who at the last terra of the United States court in this city was sentenced to six months in the county jail and § 500 fine for personating a revenue officer and collecting SO as hush money for an alleged violation of the revenue laws. Hoya was an in telligent , good looking man , about thirty-five years of ago , had been married , but lost hia wife , and bed one child , a boy , of whom he waa very fond. It appears that for some time past Hoya has been taking medicine for an ailment , a email dose of morphine be ing furnished him daily by hia physi cian , Dr. Tildon. Out cf these doaea he saved a small portion daily until ho accumulated sufficient to make a fatal dose. Thia he took just befote going to bad Friday night , in the pre sence of a fellow prisoner named Heed. He shaved and dragged himself with care , sayinc ho always made such pre parations for Christmas , and finally having repeated with Reed the Lord's prayer , made a few affectionate re marks about hia boy and said gcod night , he went to sloop. The next his companion know cf him was when about 3 a. m. , ho was awakened by hia groans and loud breathing. He was unable to make him awake or speak , and called the jailer , Mr. Joe Miller. The latter sent for Sheriff Guy , and having carried him out of the cell a physician was sent' for , who tried with out succeaa to administer an antidote for the poison , which it waa evident the priaoner had taken. After remaining unconscious until about 5 o'clock , the unfortunate man expired. A couple of letters , written in pencil , one to Sheriff Guy and the other to Hon. Geo. W. Doane , hia counsel , showed that the suicide wai a deliberate one. The former was aa follows : Mr. George Gny ! DEAR SIR Excuse mo for the rash act. Please have my corpjo laid in an Iron casket , rieaao uoii i h ro my box disturbed , and have it shipped to Milwaukee. The K. of H. ( Knights of Honor ) of Milwaukee , lodge 300 , and Royal Arcanum , 436 , will pleaae buy the lot I Imvo selected of Forest Home ci-tnetery warden , and please see to it ( hit my wife's nnd my body are interred therein. Good-bye to you all. My folks don't care for me ; I hnpti they will forgive me ; may God bless tfic.-n. [ I.'piag that they will aae to the oducttiou of my son , 1 bid my f.ither , mother , brothers and aon , his protr-clor , and r.ho to you , good bye In this world. Hoping that wo may meet in the next , I remain , Truly yours in 0. M. A. , EMIL HOYA. The remains were taken to Coroner Jacobs' and telegrams sent to the frienda of the deceased in Milwaukee notifying them of the aad occurrence and asking for orders as to the diapo- aition of tbo remains. A coroners in quest was deemed unnecessary. It is said that ho attempted suicide once before , after the arrest on the charge for which ho was incarcerated , THE DOWERS INQUEST. The inquest in tbo cno of Germanic Bowers , who died on Thursday after noon laat from the effect of injuries received at the hands of Lorenzo Pickard , took place on Saturday at the residence of E. H. Kirby , in Millaru precinct. Coroner Jacobs was attended to the inquest by Deputy Sheriff Grebe , and Messrs. Hedick and Smytne , .ho latter representing the ctate in the prosecution and the former counsel for young Pickard. A jury waa chosen , consisting of Cyrus Morton , foreman , David Reed , James O'Brien , H. H. Kirby , Wm. Neligh and A. W. Decker , and a careful peat mortem made by Drs. Coffman , Conkling , Grossman and Linyori. The peat mortem revealed the fact that the skull had been frac tured in three places , juat above the loft eye. M. E. Woeley , 0. J. Pickard , Ben Michael and Samuel Bower wcro ex amined as wUnessw , and the fp.cta de tailed In our last hauo wvra rep < ated in aubntance , with few additions. Pickard'a cousin , Burns , who noti fied him when Bower leJt for home , and who , with a drawn revolver , af ter the blow had been atruck demand ed fair play , and chased Boweru" into thehou'c , is likely toba held as an accessory to the murder , and the officers were looking for him on Sat urday. It did not appear what the instru ment which waa hurled at Bower with anch deadly effect waa. It waa dark , and Pickard waa seen to stoop to the ground and pick something up which he threw at Bowera , felling him to the ground. The testimony waa an&inst the prisoner , although it ia not of course to be presumed that the young man bad any intention of com mitting a murder. He waa , from the evidence , intoxicated during the evening and probably in the same condition when the fatal blow waa struck. The jury found the following ver dict : "That the aald Germany Bower came to hia death on December 23 , 1 80 , by injuries to hia head , received on the morning of December lorh , 1880. Said injuries were caused by some blunt ins rument in thd bands of or thrown by Lorenzo PjcksrJ , on the morning of December 15 , 1880 , mar the houao of H. H. Kirby , in Douglsa county , state of Nebraska. " The remains wcra yeaterJay at 10 K. ra. buried in Pickard'a cemetery. John Joaeph'Mechle , the renowned agriculturist ia dead. He was born in London , May 22nd , 1802. BRITISH iGO&T. The Government Thor oughly Scared Jy the League's Effective ' Work , The Day and Date of a "Ris ing" Manufactured by the Spies. Thirty Thousand British Troops Already on the Isle. Russia Taking Measures to Suppress Conspiracies Among College Students , Parneli i ? He-elected to the Leadership of the Irish Borne Eule Party. Preparations for the Marriage of Prince Wilhelm and Princess Victoria , of Germany. Special dispatch to Tits BED. NK\V YOBS , December 27. i p. m. The Now York World's London cablegram aaya : "Information re ceived the laat fewdaya by the govern ment has been of a character to leave no donbt that an organized and gen eral rising in Ireland had been ar ranged for the 26th of this month. This circumstance accounts for the hurried dispatch to that In land of so many thousand picked troopa , including a largo portion tion of the household brigades , and five batteries of royal artillery. There ia now in Ireland an army of over 30,000 regular aoldiers , the flower of the Britiah armyj'ao that any successful insurrection would be im- poeable. Nevertheless it ia atill fear ed that disturbances will occur there. Simultaneous bio * a according to the original programme were to bo a truck in Lon don ajid other great cities of Eng land , hence the police authorities ev erywhere are spending an anxloua Christmas. Many Irish Americana have arrived within the laat few day a at Queenstown , but any attempt to land arms will bo frustrated , for the coast la now very carefully guarded. The government ia at least fully de termined to keep Ireland nominally under the rule of the crown , although all laws continue to be trampled under foot by the great mass of its popula tion. Conservative papera rourovo tliti government bitterly , but the leading journals In the provinces express their lull approval of Mr. Gladstone's pol icy , declaring that the time for coer cion in Ireland without redress of their grievances haa passed by , never to return. On Tuesday next all mln iaters will return to London , and will immediately act about preparing a new land bill. POLICEMEN raCGED. Special Dispatches to Tim But. DUBLIN" , December 27 , 4 p. m. A party of men attacked the police pa trol , at Cork , to-day , and a policeman waa shot in the leg. No arrests. There were cevcral aorioui affrays between civilians and Boldlera in this city on Christmas evening. MIS OK EUUOPEAN EVENTS. SpedM dlepatch to Tni Bis LONDON , December 27 4 p. m. A Bucharest dispatch says there has been a series of earthquakes throughout Romania. A dlapatch from Constantinople tays there hai been aerioua floods and some loss of 'ilo at Cypress. RUSSIA'S REBELLIOUS SUBJECTS. Special Di p.itch to The Bee. LONDON , December 27--10 p. m. A St. I'oteraburg correspondent says : In spite of all that haa been done during the paat eighteen months to Improve the condition of the univer sities and to conciliate the better class of students , unpleasant symptoms are again showing themselves in the col lege at Kazin. The students nave been holding illegal meetings and drawing up petitions , proceedings which are contrary to 'the statutes of the univeraity. The authority of the professors has been openly reaiated , and disturbances appear probable. The condition of numerous individuals placed under police supervision and banished to remote parts of the em pire for politic il offenses haa been greatly ameliorated by the care of Gen. Melicoff. In the hoapitiblo gov ernment of Archangel , however , to which numbers of thee suapccUd of polittc.il delinquency have been trann ported , much severity appea-a to be exrsrcioed by a new governor by the name of Kapior. The unfortunate craaturea who are baniahed from their frienda and occupations , generally find themsetvoi without means of subsis tence in the deserted districts where they are placed. Thia fact ia rec ognized by the government and a trifling allowance ia generally made to enable them to obtain the bare neces sities of life. A aum of twenty-five roubles is aho allowed for the pur chase of clothing in a climate where rigor demands especially warm gar ments. The now governor has stopped the allowance for food , and in lieu of twop.ty-five roubles tor cloth ing , he has distributed wretched old second-hand garments , which are ut terly unfit to resist the terrible cold of the north. Compbinta have reached the central authorities here , and steps are likely to bo taken to mitigate the mitcryot the unfortunate wretches. It is atated tfiat many have already per ished owing to to the severity of their treatment. WHOLESALE INFAMY. Spechl Dbpaieh to The Bee LONDON , December 27 10 p. m. A great deal of interest haa been taken here and in Brussels in the action of an association of ladies and gentle men to prevent a continuance cf the tranaportalion of English girls to Belgium for improper purposes. The association here , which baa Ita branches , or kindred societies , in Brussels , dis covered , through special agenta em ployed for the purpose , that there was a regularly organized scheme to induce emigration of young girls for purposes of prostitution. The girls were led tc believe that they could secure perma nent employment of a rajpectable character , either B governesses , Beam- stresses and aaleawomcr. The traffic haa btoti i oing on for some time , aorcothinu like two years. The asso ciation , which haa taken tha matter in hand , hs received euurmctti of sap- port from magistrates nt'd csaiatance from the p < lice , r.cd it i * hoped that by the imp > iiiion of hiv.vy penalties the ucUvrful busings i"l be prevent ed in the future , i.d ha principal offenders brought to jm ia. . Recent ly , in Cru'3-h 9 rly * tc re of psr- sona have 1 tii convict-1 * ! of criminal participation to this traflii. CONFERENCE Of lUMU UOJIMOSERS. Spoclal Dbpntch to tb * I'KJO DUBLIN , Dtc mber 28 1 a. m. Asaven hours' conference of the Irish parliament ry party was held in the city hall liorc restord-ty. Mr. Pdrnell waa ro-i-lcttf d us chief of the party. It waa decided to move an amendment to the queen's address i.t the opening of parliament on the 6th of January praying the crown iu > t to uaa the police to aasUt in evictment ofteu- ants. .lustin McCarthy wis elect ed vice president of the Lome rulers conference , the conference decided that ail homo rule .Members should ait on the opposition tide in the houao commons. TUB LAST HOPE DONE. The five persona killed Saturday while crossing the railroad trick near Chudo Itoye , were nil witnestrain the grOtit Hiddutph murder tri.vl , a-id were to bo ngain cslloi to give evidence - denco in that crvsu ou the 26th of next month. The prisoners , six in num ber , who are alii ! in jail here , it era greatly excited when they heard of the accident , aa the parties wore the only witnesses in their behalf , and were the condemned men's aoo reli ance in kecpng : their heads out of the hangman's nooso. ROYAL NUPTIALS. Special ULspitch to The Bee. BERLIN , December 17 10 p. m. The programme of the festivities in connection with the marriage of Princd Wilhelm. of Prnaaia , with the Princess Victoria , of Schleawig-Hol- atein , has been arranged aa follows : On the 29th of February next , the princess will arrriveatBellvueSchloas , and will make her entree into Berlin on the following day. The imperial marriage will take place on Saturday , the 26th. On the following morning the prince and hia bride will attend the church service after which , ac cording to the practice at the Berlin court , the wedding breakfast will fol low. On Monday , the 28th , there will bo a grand banquet , and on Tues day evening , the firat of M.irch , a grand ball at the opera house , after which Prince and Princesa Wilhelm will take up their residence at the city palace at Potsdam. 1 Weekly Market Review. WHOLESALP. OMAHA , December 22,1880. Trio market tlio pj t wiwk has boeii brisk with largo ealea reported by all doilora. GRAIN. WHEAT Lower , No. 2i77c ; No. 3 , Gocrejected , 50c. BARLKY Nominal. RYE No. 2 , 72c ; common western mixed 2oc. OATZ No. 2 , 30c. PRODUCE Butter , common,16@18c ; good , 18c ; choice , 20@21c ; Eggs , unchanged and firm at 28@30c ; cheese , Nebraska , 14c ; New York , 14Jc ; poti- tooi , quiet and unchanged ; peach blows , 75c ; early rose , 65c ; oniotia , nominal ; hay , firm ; baled , SO CO ® 11 00 ; in bulk , S7 2508 00 ; cider , quint and unchanged , § 7 50 per cask of 60 gallons ; hickory nuta , § 125 per bit. ; chesnuts , S3 00 ; walnuts , 65c ; cranberries , $7 00@8 00 per bbl ; freah oysker3 , 25@30 35c per can ; honey , oomb , firm at 13 < 320c. I'ORK ANJ LARD Hama , amoked , § 9 20 ; bacon , clear , § 7 50. ; break- f..at , § 9 20dryaalt ; side * , clear , § 720 ; riba , ? G 37 * ; shoulders , 24 00 ; lard , 8820. LIVESTOCK Lo7rorandquietnativo ; fat ateera , at § 3 15@3 25 ; western , quiet at $2 65@2 80 : cows , native , § 2 50@2 75weatern , nominal ; sheep , western , butchers' stock$3 10@325natlvesS3 ; 75(3400 ( ; vealisacircoandhigherand sells readily at S4 25@5 50 ; hogs , lower ; fair stock , S4 OC4 15 ; choice ? 4 25. GROCERIES Lower. ScoAILS Cut loaf lie par lb. , pow dered lie , granulated lOJc , standard "A" 10Jcoff "A" 9c , white extra"0" Olc ; ataniard extw "C" 9c , yellow " 0" 8c. SYRUPS Beat barrel * , 65Jo per gallonjbest half barrelv"54c ; best kegs. § 2 45 per keg ; standard bbls.t47u per gallon ; standard half bbls. , 49c ; stan dard kegs , $2 25 per keg. COFFIK.S Coatn Rica 18e per lb. , aantoa 18\ ; , Mexican 18c , fancy no ICic , cho"c do. 16c ; prime do 15jc , good do. 14io. CANNEU UOODS 3 lb. peaches 84 00 per cise , 2 lb. peaches S3 00 , 2 lb. blackberries $2 20 , 2 lb. raspberries S3 00,21i. gooseberries ? 3 50 , 3 lb. ceara § 3 00 , 3 lb. toaiatoes S3 00 , 2 lb. do S2 50 , 2 lb. corn 23 75 , 2 lb. peas S5 00 , 2 lb. do , S3 00 , 2 lb string beana $2 50,21b Lima do. 2 25. Fisii 1 lb No. Imackcnls half bbl. , S7 50 ; mackewl , kits , § 1 25 ; family do. , half bbl. , $4 75do ; , do , kits , 85c ; 1 lb. white fiah , half bbl. , § 7 00 ; do , kft3. 81 25 ; family do , half bbla. , SI 50 ; do , do , klta.Sl 00 ; Labrador herring , hilf bbl. 8400 ; do , quarter bbl S2 25 ; do , kits , 90c ; scaled , per box , 50c. DRIED FRUITS Alden applea , per lb , 10\c \ ; sliced do 7c , common do Gc ; pachas , perlb. , 8 ; blackberries lOjc , prunes 8c. POULTRY Firm , live chickens , nominal ; dreaaed , 68j ; ducks , deased , 8@10c ; turkeys , 9@llc. GREEN FRUITS Apples , Michigan , 82 50 ; Miasourl , ? 225 ; lemons , § 525 @G 50 ; orarges , S5 25 ; malaga 'grapea ' , (38 ( 50(59 ( 00 per barre.1. LEATHER Steady and unchanged ; ehoemaker's atoclr , aole leather , oak anued , 40@43c per lb. ; hemlock tanned , 3G@3G ; upper , common , 24@23 ; uoper , domestic calf , SI 0001 30 ; French calf , 81 50@2 10 ; domestic kip , 80@$1 00French , ? ! 00 @ 150. HARNFSS STOCK Quiet No. 1 , oak tanned , 43345sNo.2oalrtanned ; | , 41@ 43 No.-l , hemlock tanned. 38@40c ; No. 2 , hemlock trimmed , 37@39s. WOOD Still scarce and firm ; hic kory and oak , 87 75 ; cotton wood , § 5 25@5 50. - BRICK Firmcommon ; in kiln8 , 50 © 10 00 ; pressed , 818 00@20 00. LUMBER Steady ; framing , IS ft and under , per M , § 20 ; Jencim ; No. % ' C ° ; 2 > 12 t0 2 ° ft * 00c'o o2 < d ° ° ' 4-orinjr'-Xo' M4roS ; ' No. 2 do , SiM : CO ; No ! 3 do' , § 20 00 ; fiinIfh'S& S4 ° 0055 ° ° : hlPIap , phln , $23 00 ; ceiling , three-eighth beaded , Ginch , No. 1 , § 2500 ; shin- cles , § 2 50 < 33 75 ; pickets , No. 1 , par ' ' ' lftaiSceak ; , SOtgtOc. NAILS Unchanged at $3 00. Funs Mint. 25 < § 75c ; muskrat , E © 8c ; otter , fcj 00 ® $ 00 ; beaver , SI 00 © 1 60 ; raccoon , 35 < g50 ; ; skunk , 15 ® 40s ; wolf , 3og73c ( ; fox , red , § 1 25 ; grey , ? l10 ; cross 52 50. 0JLS Golden machinery , 35c ret gil ; Unl.extra winter , 78c ; No. 1 , 65 ; No. 2 , 55c ; lindsood , boiled. GlcJ raw , 68 ; neats foot.pure , 75c ; coal oil , : JlAKKKl'S TELEGKAPH Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO , December 27. Wheat Jnnntry sold at96K396 | ; Fubruary,97i@98c ; Marsh , 99i@99 | ; May , 81 Ot , closing nt 96i < 396o forJannary | ; 98 { < s9S efor February ; 99gs99\c ( \ for M4r.li ; $1 03g@l 04 , for May. Corn Jiniiarv M-Jd at 36J@37 ; , May , 42a@4-Jic , ciosioe a'eady. Oats January. 3f > jtO 4 ; Febra- ary , 30a ; May , 3lg ; Juiu , 3-1 jc. Ryf December aud January , 83c bid ; February , Sic bid. Pork Meaa. January old at 812 42i12 " 45 ; February , 812 55 ® 12 60 ; "March , 12 G2i@12 72\ . Lird Jammry , $ S 37 * bid ; Feb ruary , § 8 52i < 98 55 ; March , § 8 62 ] © 8 G5. G5.Short Short Ribs January , SG 37 $ bid ; February , SG 50 < 6 52 * ; March , SG 62L Wl fcySI 11. Chit tut > Ijivo Sioclc Maricoe. CHICAGO , December 27. Hogs Receipts , 12OCO. , Cattle There was an active market for cattle , but owin to the liberal re ceipts prices ruled weak and 53lOo lower fcr shipping ; salea ranged at $3 153 35 for yearling atockers ; § 3 124g4 ( 12\ for cowa and butchers * steers ; " ? 4 20&50 for frtir to good shipping ateera , Jt 75@5 40 for choice to extra smooth shipping beeves ; receipts 45,000. Sc. Loiiid Trcxiuce Maraet. Sr L ) i"H , December 27. Flour Unchi : ge < l. \Vh * t llighor ; No. 2 red , winter , 97@l)7Lc ) f.-r cas'i ; 97i98tc ( for J < nu y ; SI OOj l 01 ? for Fob- nury ; il 02gSl ( ) 01J@1 Ol@l 03g for MureNo. . 3 di > , 'J4ic ; No. 4 do , Corn Iliuher at 3737 for caah ; 372373c for Deocmbor ; 38@38jjc for .Iiviiiwry ; 38g@3tu for February ; 39j < 3385 < § 3y.l.c fr f M.irch ; 39g40jo for Anrli ; 4H@411c for Muy. Oil * M = - 20ja29jo for cash ; 30gc for January ; 31-331 3 for Feb ruary. Kye Dull at 8l@82c bid. Barley Dull anil unchanged jchoica to fancy , 80s@l 05. Butter Duli ; oairy,20@25c ; cream ery , 30@32c. E1'3 Quiet at 32c. Whisky Steady at 8111. Pork Bet.er ; $12 CO for caah ; § 12 57 for Febru'iry. Dry shit Moats Nominally firmer ; nothing doing. Bacon Dull at $3 50@7 407 CO. Lard Nominally firmer. Receipts Flour , 6,000 bbla ; wheat , 18.COO bu ; corn , 73,000 ; oats , 13,000rye , 1000 ; buley , 17,000. Shipmenta Flour , 1'J.OCO bbls ; wheat , 18000 ; corn , 27,1'00 ' ; eaU , 1000 ; rye , 50QO , barley , 3000. St. Loula Live Stoct Marlcet. ST. Louis , December 27. Hogs Active and turner ; lightS4 00 ® 4 30 ; mixed psoting , 84 fcOS4 0 ; butchers' t < fancy , S t 554 70 ; jte- ceipts , 4500 bond ; ahipmunta , 3500 head. East India Pile Cnre. TIi0 only specific for nil forms of Piles. In use in foreign conn- tries for years , lately Intro duced into America. Warrant ed to give instant relief and a permanent r'.re guaranteed. Sold by all druggists or mailed free on receipt of price , 50 cents , foyjthe American agent ? , Eichardson & Cov Wholesale Druggists , Saint louis , Mo. ZAEA'S EILIOLTS TILLS , guaranteed to give immediate relief in all cases of Bilious nnd Liver Complaints , Costiveness - tiveness , Sick Headache , In digestion , and cleansing the system of all impurities. Trice 25 cents. All druggists sell them. H ? USE rO.TT TBAR3. Dr. Storm's CELEBRATED SCOTCH I- A Sato and Pleasant Remedy for COUGHS , GOLDS. ASTHMA , HOARSENESS and Strengthen ing the Lungs. SOLD EVERYWHERE. Price only 10 Cents.
