< iN * r \ VOL. X. OMAHA , KEBKASKA , EEIDAY. JATTOAftY 14 , 1881. K0.177. stabiished * 1871. MORNING - s * - ' * EDITION * * * * - . , Price Five * * " THE LAST DITCH \ In wnicli tbe Beck wheat Briga dier from Beatrice has Sal lied His Men in Buckram. Reconnoitering the Battle Ground , Where Many Mightier Men than Algernon Sidney have been Ruthlessly Slain , The Unmistakable Hand Writing on the Politi cal Dead-Wall s Visible with the Naked Bye From the Naval Observa tory at Kearuey. Edi'o-iil Correspondence nf The Bee. LUCCOLV , Neb. , January IS. This is thfi fi.urth eenntftri&l contest in whhh I have tstcu tu r-ctive part. Xako games of cfK-as , no two senator ial contests Brc just alike. The HJOTcmr ntB on the politic * ! chess hoft'd are so varied that the tooat ex "pert player csn nevnr foretell with preciaiou all the possible and probable mores. All icnatoml contests la Nebraska , eo far , have had this fea ture in common. The field IUB al ways ieen stronger than the man whose seat traa to become vacant. With tba exception of Tipton , rht > drew the short a'raw for two years fa 2u $ first term , nobody has ever been To-elected to tbe senatorsbip in Nebriake , * nd it is safe to predict has the precedent will be adhered to in tbo ciBQ c.f . Paddock. The lield ia talatively in the aame position toward him as it wa * toward Church Howe up to the lust hour before the opposi tion pooled on Shedd for speaker. The field is unorganized , and therein lies Paddock'a . If ' danger. Paddock' * op ponents all centred weie upon one man , the foice of the opposition cou'd ba broken by well direoted attacks upon the favorite candidate. Paddock's fences from ove'ry direction" and he is ur.able to keep the nntl bulls out of tis pasture. The striking tt . of the pretont senatorial contest _ nndbitterpersonalwarthatcharacteriz- ed all the preceding ones. Paddock and other surface thinkers Intarprat this nullonial sort of harmony ai an index of Paddock'a strength , and the inabil ity of his opponents to discover a 'V weak spot in his armor. Anybody * that has taken pains to sound the It depths of the political sea beneath the waves , will agree with me that the I prevailing conviction in the field as to Paddock Is , that his defeat is a fore gone conclusion ; that Paddock has not more than a dozen men who really irant to elect him , and most of his followers elmply desire to compll- f ore he is retired. In 1871 , when Hitchcock wai Delected , fcnd in 1875 , when Paddock was struck by lightning , Gen. Thayer came to the capital surrounded by a phalanx who wore ready and deter mined to die with htm. In 1877 Hitchcock came down with at least thirty men , who believed in him as their political guiding star. Paddock is here to-day surrounded by a set of luke-warm friends who , above all things , want to bo with the winning man. Four years ago the lines were closely drawn by the field pgainst Hitchcock , because Hitchcock was ag gressive , and his opponents feared a twnpede from them to him , Now there is no picket line. The field docs not fear a ntampde to Pad dock , and every candldUe in the field jhopes to bo able to get eomof Pad dock's following when the break comes. Hence all of them ara clever nd tender toward Paddock men. la another feature the present sen atorial contest does not differ from olhors that I have eeeu hero. There is the same disreputable gang of strikers , eavesdroppers , henchmen , political dead-beats and renegades hanging around the hotel' , boarding houses and gin-mills bulldoz , ng mem bers who are move or Icit dependent upon the ra'j ' oads Into abject obedi ence to the monopoly bosses , and PaHiLrtg dra-j-iiets over the Seld to * .rap green law-makers in'o the mon opoly net It is a dlsgustinc pect - \ clo to see respectable member * of the legislature hob-nobbing aroiu.J with gutter snipes and low-br d uppers brought down here from Omaha. It snakes one's "blood boil to see scoun drels , who sold out their constituents two and four years Ago to the Union Paclfao for lucrative places , down here now under pay of Jay Gould's monopoly ely , hounding members of the legis- V. larure , from the districts they form erly misrepresented , and tempting thim to emulate their infamous ex- Mnple. For instance , take such a fellow as thin man Loveland , who represented Platte , Butler and Ool- fax counties in the legislature two years r.go and was elected on pledges us an anti-monopoly man , sold out bis constituents to the monopoly and was awarded a place in Omaha soon after the lecislatnre adjourned. Now ho is down here lobbying and hound ing the members of Colfix , Platte and Butler counties , with all sorts of pro posals. That section of the state has been'lsmentably unlucky with iti rep resentatives , several of whom are now flaunting the brass-collar with brazen f impudence into the eyes of the legis lature , but I hope the present del egation will be manly enough to spurn these advances. If the people whom Loveland and other cappers like him betrayed and sold out , had done justice to them by suspending them to * he first telegraph pole after they had returned home , we should not be troubled with any more euch venal traitors. Tbe principal stock in trade of Paddock and his confiden tial adviser , Hitchcockj ia the prestige . "ElectPad- and plunder argument. - dock for a second term and he will be able to do more for MB friends than a candidate who has never been there before. He knows the ropes and will grind out cart-loads of federal grist. Garfield Is not a civil service reformer , and , Paddock and Valentine , pulling together will control every offici his gift" Such talk , coupled with promires of Indian agencies , land offices , territorial judgeships and governorships , foreign consulships , and scores 01 Imaginary appointments , are tempting bait to gullible raeav- bers from the rural districts , who has come here in oneat of a bonanza. If those men knew a : mnch rs I do about the time-honored usages : n the distribution of federal patronayethey would look on thwo promises as u more snare and delusion. First ai.d fore most they ought to bear in mind tint Alvln Saunders will remain ssnator until the 4th of March , 1833. With Paddock and "Valentino always pull ing together against him , SiurJers has managed to get as much f.Jcrtl patronage as both his collef Ti'I violate no confidence when I s' > fh t from a personal interview I hrd . , .th Gen. Garfield at Mentor , two w ks ago last Monday , I am led to b- > ! -re vhat Mr. Saundere will wield Ves much influence with , the inc 'ne president * hedoea with tha ou'going President Hayes. Gen. Garlield Las for many yeUra been a warm p . ; 12 ! f tie u of the senator , And he is r Jly going toturn _ his br.ck on Siu , whose friends , headed by Lnr.- ; > Oronnre , cast the vote of Nebiw fur him at Chicago , snd place all hi ? executive fav s at the disposal of Paddock and Valentine , whose des perate efT.jrta to carry the atnte for Grant and ngainet the element that nominated GarGyld was so Bisna'ly re buked by thu republicans of this state. Another formidable obstacle Pad dock and Valentine would encounter in any oTjrt to override Saundcn. and cnn'rol federal patronage , will be the unwritten law frhich en abled Paddock fa 'defeat the nomi nation of Balcombo and prevent the confirmation of Bierbower for United States marshal. Thijunwi-itien law kncwn as senatorial comity oblicatca senators to lay no stone in the way -jf any tolle&guo whoso term is about to expire. The existing breach be'vcen Saundera and Paddock can never ba bridged. Every active V 'i211 of i'addock will be ranked aa an enemy * by Sacnder. * , wid the ssnate would do for Sauodcrs what it has done for Paddo ' .ass tocoutirni m n he opposes n , o ri- cal enemies , on the gronnd that it would * &a a breaeh , ' of ' 'eena-orial comity"- pUce an obstacle in ihe way of. Saunders' re-election. T.io outcome , of such a fclate mr would bo that out and out Padd . men could get ho appointments , nil compromise men would gobble cU the Mgar plums. The continuance of the disgraceful squabble he tween the two senators .xrould beyond doubt deprive JNebfaska rf many lucrative ahS honorable ap pointments which can only be secured A'united congressional delegation. It virtually settled that Jmc - - . Plaine w'ril ba General GarnVoV spirit of the next--adminfstr.--n. With a vivid recollection of Pad dock's "power and prestige" lei r which warned Nebrakans tht Blai .0 will not do , I apprehend Mr. Pai --1 : will drive a very slow trade-in f re : s - appointments. If any of Paddock's supporter " - - cast their fortunes wiih hm the delusion that Hitchcok provide fet them when he be secretary the interior , thn ; leaning on a broken rood. T1 no place reserved for Hitch c Garfield'e cabinet. I candid ! ? ' ' fess , however , that I hava no thy for spoils hunters and venf. . \ who go to the legislature to btv thelr votes for patronage. If - marketable pttriot is "sold" or I ' . . boozled , I shall not grieve or inou- There Is , however , another claai r .v ought to ponder and reflect be ! ; 't > they record tbelr votes for Padaoci In the present legislature theie .3 many youni ; men of bright promise , talented , ambitious and deserving. They possess nil the requisite element * from which Nob-aska two years hsrca will choose congressmen and state i officers. A bright future may sll Vo blasted by a single false step. ' lie eyes of the whole state will clijtly | scan the vote of every member. No apologies and explanations will bo .0- j I ceptad for a betrayal of cpnfideneo ' even If , as I sincerely baliovo , rLo vote cast for Paddock will be thri away on a man doomed to thireU ) fate of all of his single termpredf - sars. * E. ROSEWATFU. Died Virtuous. Special Dispatch to The Bee. DETKOIT , January 13 10 p. vs. - Oarrie Poles drowned herself h r > in a hole in the ice , because sho1 ? been accused by Mrs. J. N. Wo ; , of Grand R pds : , of criminal rela * ( * _ s with the latter's husband. Mrs. W ; . - zel left her husband , and is now in New York. Miss Foles lefca Ict.t" which contained the following : "Sto li vile ; she forsook her husband for fornication ; she cast her children into tha world of pleasure , and I , in com mon with others , offered to save them. She conspired against me to destroy me. Let her speak the truth it will bo the only vindication I auk. In the name of heaven , I die pure. " Sklnped Out. SpecUl DUpatch to Tni UK * . CINCINNATI , January 13 10 p. ? . The trial of Tom Ambrose , ex-U. .S. clerk , charged with making falic claims against the government , h&i proceeded about an hour this merit ing , when it was discovered that Am brose was absent. The marsh il si'iit a deputy to search for him , who cams J and reported that he could nut * ? " found. Judge B x'er the : ; decli'ec his bond of $500,000 forfeited , sn' j adjourned court till 2 p. m. to-n T- f row. Ambrose has not been ECn to- . day. Preparing for Death. HC1 \ \ Dtepitch to the Bee. NEW YORK , January 13 10 p. s : . Carpenter * have completed the 1 work of building a high board fcuen ' around Richmond county ( Staten Island ) jail yard , to shut oat of public view the gallows -upon which Edward Reinhardt , the wife murderer , ia i ba hanged to-morrow. The pallorrs were erected to-day. Reinhardt 110 receives all ministers cordially wh > call to assist in preparing him fcr death. Ho has at l&st realized that ha mu t die , and is trying to reiign him self to his fate. Hia father nad a > affecting interveitr with him last even ing. The condemned man , on ine-t- Ing his sister and nephew was r.\ . deeply moved , and his sister's eo - bicg brought lean to his eyes. H'H mother visited the jail to-day , MJ took leave of her eon for the lafl tin- : She also took hia requests , and m * . ' arrangements for the funeral. Lord Koscoe Again Takes the Field , And Deals Sonle Pondrous Blows at the Administration , He Accuses a Democratic Senator of Being too Highly Favored. The Eousa Still Struggling with the Funding Bill. HOUSK. Special Dispatch to Tbe EeeT WASHINGTON , January 18. Mr. Calorick this morniug , from the com mitted oh elections , made a minority report In two of the contested election cases from Iowa. The report declares that neither Mr. Palmer , tha contest ant , nor Mr. W. F. Sapp , the sitting member from the Eighth district , and that neither Mr. J. J > Wilson , the contestant , nor Mr , 0. C. Carpenter , the eittiiig member , from the Ninth district , were elected. . The majority of the committee had heretofore re ported in favor of the sitting mem- oers. It is not at all probable that they will bo disturbed in thelt aaats , if the reports hM to lioralied upon. Mr. P. Wood , irom the waya and m-ana committee , reported back a resolution o.i the distribution of the president'a.laatntinual message to the commltKe hiving charge of the eev oral subjects named in It. Among other things they recommunded that the question relatinx to the coinage of silver dollars ba referred to the ways and means committee- . The members of the coinage com mittee gave notice tnat they would fight this rdecctmendation when the { resolution comes up for consideration. They insist that the waya and means committee has nothing to do with coinages. Mir. Johnson , from the military committee , reported a bill .to retire Brig. Gen. E. 0. 0 Ord with the rank. of major geft'eral , and it was placed tin Ihe calendar. After the committees had been called , the house , on motion of Mr. Wood , went into committee of tha whole on the funding bill , with Mr. The pending question was on Mr. Randall's amendment to issue $650- 000,000 in bonds , and not to issue cer tificates. In explanation , Mr. Randall said he had never been able to understand thoroughly the distinction between bond by name , representing indebt . eJnetxt of the government/ a j treasury" note , "rcpreJQTitlng the 'In- 1 debtedness of thu government , pro- 1 vidcd the interest is the same , and I ho thought it would simplify the bill to make the debt entirely of one de scription. Mr ! Wood 'called-attontionvto.the fact that the custom had baen to issue uarll Scales as well as bonds , and the v ' .slues of the country demanded it. j Mr. Randall intimated that he | sould modify his amendment to leave .t discretionary with the treasury apartment to issue bonds or curtifi- : atea. ' ' Mr. Townsend , of Ills. , moved to amend Mr. Randall's amcudmont by providing for the issue o ! § 400,000- COOot bonds and $300,000,000 treas- c-y notes. The committee then arose despite tha efforts of a dozen members to offer more amendments , aud the house shortly afterward adjourned. * S t i SENATE After the presentation of petitions , the introduction of bills , etc. , the senate at 12:30 : resumed the consideration | ation of Mr. Logan's joint resolution , ; extending the franking privilege. Among the executive commnnica- tious laid before the senate was one I from the postmaster-general , calling attention to the fact that in the act of 1879 , reorganizing the free delivery system , no provision w 3 made for the appointment of substitute letter car riers provided In the act of 1872 , and taking that the appointment of those now in service be legalized , and the 'appointment of an additional number provided for. Referred. Mr. Eaton , from the committee on foreign relations , reported adversely on sundry bills in relation to the Japau indemnity fund , and also a substitute for thorn favorably , which were plactid on thu calendar. The joint resolution extending the franking privilege then came up as the unfinished business of the morning hour. hour.Mr. > Mr. Wallace took occasion to state that a remark attributing one abuse of the franking privilege to him was with out foundation. Any use of his iiamo was wholly unauthorized and unwar ranted. Mr. Logan declaimed any intention to attribute to him any misuse of the franking privilege. He did not pro pose to raiao the question. He thought hij resolution was understood. It only rdktod to business from the 8ep rt- iniiuti. He asked the aeuato to vote upun the resolution without referring it to a committee. Mr. Garland advocated a reference in order that the committee might bring in a new and harmonious bill , by which the present abuse might be remedied. In the course of his re marks ho stated that ha had received through the mails , under an official frank of the department , epeechea which were not made in either house of oougro'S , nor as far as he conld ESC , on official busiresi. Mr. Conkling said the law stands too plaiu to confuse a ay mind on such a question. Tna hw covers iu no event any speech sive those deliv ered in one of the two houses of con gress. The executive department were not seminaries for orators , nor were they debating societies , and there was no provision of law under T-uich the head of any department , unless in plain violotion of law , could 62nd through the mails such documents a3 the senator from Arkansas says he had received. The law was plain riough that every clerk , every post master , every man , woman and child engaged in the public service might determine each for himself or herself what matter should go through the mails. The senator had rocaivcd a speech , bearing a stamp. Who sent i'l The senator does not know , neither can anyone know. Anybudy affixing the stamp gava it tha same validity ns if the head of the depart ment had been lawfully entitled to free transportation through the mail § . As had been said bjr the Senator from Vermont , meaicers of congress are selected as the only persona to be entrusted to determine what matter was entitled to go free in the mails. He would like to know , If he was not too inquisitive , from what department the speech was received by the senator from Arkansas. He inferred that the document sent to the senator was not an exceptional instance. It might be , however the senator being a warm supporter of the pfcseh't Kdmimatra- tiou , had been sent ibis as special mark of favor and confidence to let him know he stood "A" in the most favored of nations. Making all al lowance for the distinguished charac ter of the senator , and his relation to the administration , the fact that such speeches went through the malls dem onstrated the absurdity of the present law. To leave , for instance , the sen ator from Illinois , because he rep resented a populous district , or be cause he was a distinguished officer , and received letters from the soldiery , to be mulcted $10 a week for post age nn his business , while the heads of departments send all kinds of speeches through the mails , was an in justice that should be remediad. Mr. Garland said that when he men tioned having received a speech be did not expect he would arouEo the jailousy of the senator from New York. York.Mr. . Conkling "I did feel it very keenly that the senator should be eo preferred to all the rest of us. " „ Mr. Garland said he did not make the statement as a charge against &ny officer , but only ta show that the whole subject ought to be c ejjerecl by tbo C .uinitteo. The department might think it official business , al though ho could not ceo it in that light. One of the Speeches received by him was umdo .before a banking association of New York. . Mr. Ingalla ijafd tti eenitor c was not alone in receiving whai was not enti tled to go through the mails free. Within tha last three months he had received from iho treasury two , and from the interior department one speech delivered by officers of those departments , in envelopes provided for official business , directed by clerks employed and paid by tbe gov ernment , and the envelope ; , as ho understood , paid for by the govern ment. Ho favored a resolution that they were now authorised to send pumpkin seeds , grainetc. , and should Do permuted 10 send matter ot more value. He declared that the franking I system was abolished.at the dictation nJra'macnme politician , who happen ed t > i bo at the head of one of the de- nartmcnts which sent thousands uf circulars to every office under him to create an impression that there was public demand for the repeal of the franking privilege. After furthar discussion it waa re ferred to the committee on postoffices. and/.post roads , witnottt-ln truetionj " as to when they should report. - * ! The bill for th.o relief of "Ben HoJ : liday camn up in the regular , order , but was laid aside to resume 'consid eration of the army appropriation bill , and the debate on the.phrase elegy of'ono of the clauses-lajtud an , , hour. hour.Mr. . Saunders offered anamendment , appropriating $30,000 for a public building for the uao of officers of the department of the Platte at Omaha , Nnb. Nnb.The senate adjourned at 5:40 p. m. , without disposing of this amendment. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. c Special Dispatches to Tha Bee. Mis. Goo. Richards , of New Lou den , Conn. , while preparing breakfast early yesterday morning , fell on the stove in a cataleptic fit , and waa burned to a crisp. Dr. J. L. Vattier , of Cincinnati , O. , an old citizen , formerly a promi nent democratic politician and post- matter uudcr Presidents Pierca and Buchanan , died at his homa in Cincinnati - cinnati yesterday. A prominent merchnnt of Colum bus , Ga. , placed a pistol to th f of Ella Hutcbinson , a handsoms ored prostitute , Wednetday iiji s- < The pistol exploded , killing the g Bryant said It was an accident , and the coroner's jury so found. It is stated that the subscriptions to the now cable stock will be can celed , and the notice has already been issued. R. H. Stephenson , for twelve years collector of customs in Cincinnati , died yesterday. Ha received his first appointment from President Lincoln , but was removed by Andy Johnson , and reinstated by Grant. A heavy snow etorm began in Chicago cage at 9 o'clock yesterday morning , mid continued uninterruptedly through the day. Geo. Smiley , a sixty-year old resi dent cf Erie , Pa , scratched his little finger slightly on a rc'l last wee's. Gangrene eet in , snd the arm waa am putated , but death resultedyestarday A bill was introduced in the Illinois legislature yesterday to tax the gross jecelpia of all telegraph companies two per cent. Major Swain , judge advocate U. S. A. , who has acted as Gen. GarGold's private secretary since the opening of the presidential campaign , will suc ceed Gen. Drum SB judge advocate' ' general cf the army. Luther Betto , of Wellsville , Mo. , was chopping wood yesterday when his little boy came running up with a hacd eled to haul away the wood. He ran under the axe , which struck him on the neck , nearly severing his head from his body. A colored delegation from the south , to impress Garfield with the import ance of appointing a colored man to a cabinet position , arrived in Cleveland yesterday , hesitating whether to go to Mentor or not , after the action taken by the colored voters of Northern Ohio. Ohio.Yesterday Yesterday , while Mr. Christopher W&lravcr , a farmer living near Strats- ville , 0. , was going through the man ual of arms with an old army musket for amusement , ha accldently shot and killed his son who waa standing only a few feet away. A dispatch from Indianapolis says that State Senator McMillan was nominated for United States senator by thu republican legislative caucus on the first ballot * . The republicans of tbe Pennsylva nia legislature nominated Hon. Henry P. Oliver to succeed Senator Wallace , in caucus yesterday evening. CHICAGO , January 13. Another family in this city is stricken down from eating trichinae in improperly boiled ham. Edward Lacoste , bis wife and aged father are the victims , ; The old man will die. , Me. , January 13. The Inauguration of Gen. Plaisted takes placa to-day , he having been , de clared governor by the legislature. There wore only eight dissenting votee in the house and three in the senate. FiiroHitD , Wis. , January 13 The Urge saar mills of Foster , Cooke & Co. , at this place , were .burned thlr- morning at 3 o'clock. Loss g25,000r insurance $10,000. FOREIGN EVENTS. GLADSTONE'S ' HEALTH. SpecUl dispatch to The B e. LONDON , January 14 1 a. m. Mr. Gladstone , upon whose health the excitement of .the political struggle through which he is passing is having serious effect , so as to disable him from appearing ai all in the house Wednesday , was reported to bo somewhat better yesterday , although he keeps indoors and declines , aa far as possible , to see visitors. The un certain condition of the premier'e health considerably alarms his friends , who canndt help observing how the cares an'd worries , of hm office are driving him towards necessary resig nation or a result still more to be la mented. His sensitiveness and ner vousness visibly increase with the con tinuous mental strain put upon a man of his temperament. KEEMMO. AN EVl ON DAVITT. In the house of commons yesterday ForsteI iorab secretary for Ireland , in reply to a question by Mi. Church- hill , member from Woodstock , said that the government was watching Mr. Davitt , who had returned to Ire land contrary to stipulation in his cae , and rif necessary they should take furthef action concerning him. THE TRIALS KEOrENED. Sped * } dispatch to Tbe Bee. Dpa'tiy , January 13 iO p. , m. The state trials we're resumed to-day. A somewhat melodramatic but novel and impressive econo occurred in connec tion with the opening of the case for the defense. .Two hundred men and women , all of them , back renters , gathered at the land league office in Sackville street and marched in pro cession to Four Gourtsj where they are waiting to be called as witnesses for the defence. Mr. MacDonongh , in opening for the defense , addressed the jury with apparent great confi dence in the final siicceaa of the ouu B-ij - . : -.i : i-.j- . a. naid.he had no doubt of an ncquittal. THE BATTLE OF dOEKTPT. 8pelsl dleiinlch to The Bc. I ST. PETERSBURG , January 14 1 a. m. The official account of the battle of Goektptwhich was fought nu the ,26th of Demcember , between General SkobelofTnnd tbeiTekke Turcomans , / , and cpeats 'of fuQb mor Jnaiir * 4i3 The report afiirnts that ( the unexpectedly reinforced by ,50,000 Turcoman f rotn jjw , although It'de- nies the story that the Russians were compelled to fall backt or that the re- suit was at any time duubtful. CABLEGRAMS. Spada Dispatches to Tim Bs . _ The party known as the libornl in dependents have pr.'clnimed Table Aroaamennv os their candidate ) for ihe presidency of Panama. Liycoik" , the Australian oarsman , h said to have baen prejudicially af fected by the cold vroathor , but Han- Ian is jolly , and weighs 154 pounds. A Greek circular states that the ex- ecu ' .ion of the Berlin recommenda tions U obligatory on the powers. Emperor William is sick with influ enza. Germany h' ' f ndvised Turkey to con tinue on the defensive. Several mure cnnboats have been ordered to Ireland from Portsmouth. The detached Pacific ujuadron of tbo British u&vy has been ordered to /tho / cupa to provide a naval brigade for Wvice in the Transvaal. Prof. Huxley has been appointed inspsctorof English fisheries. Important experiments of a ma- chlno gun are beiug made at Shoo- buryness. Several shocks of earthquake wore felt yesterday in the Tyrol. In the house of commons last night a number of the members , chiefly Irish , continued the debate on the address In raply to the queen's speech , A dispitch from Capa Town says thccoloniil troops stormed and cap tured tha Basutos' otronghold. The theatre at CrOLstadt was totally destroyed by fire Ust nieht. The di- rec or and eeven others pariahed in the flames , M. Lanant , the Paris editor , pub- llshes a card calling Mr. Bradlau h a liar , and refusing to leivo the ques tion for a court of honor to decide. The London times rayg the agarri- an outrages committ-i in Ireland during IJecember , 1880 , numbered 866 , which waa more than during the whole of 1879 , and a little leas than the aggregate of iho three preceding yeara. A dtspitch from Havana aays- "The French steamer 'Ville Do Bresx , ' which stranded on her way to this paint , got off with little dam age , and arrived hero and proceeded to Vera Cruz. " Counterfeit tiuttpr. F iltl Dispatch to the Bee. NEW YORK , January 13 10 p. m. At a meeting of the New York Butter , Cheese and Egg exchange , R. M. Little , a representative of the nation al Chessa and Egg association , said hia investigation of the subject of adulteration of butter in the western states , led him to believe that butter was not adulterated to any extent by the manufacturers , but had discover ed many institutions in large cities , both in the east and west , where , un der the of " " subterfuge "working over , dealers were turning out an immense amount cf tpurlous butter. High-Handed Corruption. Special Dlspitch to Tai fin. WASHINGTON , January 14 1 a. n > . The special ageut of the department of justice , recently cent to the state of Georgia to investigate the alleged irregularity in tha accounts of the U. B. marshal of that etato , has submit ted his report to 'he department. The report shows that the most brazan ir regularities exist. There is no cooperation eration with the Internal revenue of ficers in executing warrants , and sev eral instances of misapplication of government funds and improper deductions from the amounts due deputies were discovered. The mar- shal.could not account for 85500 due the government , except by charging his deputies with embezzling it , which wis entirely disproven by the agent. Itris thought that proof can be pro- .duced of the marshal's complicity with Georgia moonshiners , and also Uh the organr.ed } band of despera does that for a-year and a half wa the terror of northern Georgia. He ia the most notoriously corrupt official that has been in the government ser- vlca for years. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New Tort Money and Stocks * WAIL STUB IT , January 13. The stock market was wonderfully strong after the first call for speciali ties and tradings in the leaders were enormous , fit , Paul common led the listln point of activity and buoyancy , and rose from 114whlchwasthe low est price , to 129i " , with a subsequent decline of "l and 12 per cent. Western Union Telegraph was the next case and rose to Il4i. This stock was favorably nffected'by the announcement that subscriptions for the new cable stock , have all been can celled and called in. American Union Bold as high as 96 , and A. fc P. telearaph at 40i " , and American Dis trict up to 71. "Thetradingin U. P. was large , from 111 } , the opening prices , up to 114 ? . Reading sold up to Uoj. The trunk line Stocks were steady and a shade better , except for Erie , which was pushed down to 60 and subsf quently sold at 50 $ . NEW YOKE , January 13. The tel egraph shares at a sharp ndvarca this morning. The American Union which closed at 03 last night opened at 96 , and the Western Union which closed at l.OGJ , opened at 1 09.J. At 1:33 : p. in. the pflcSa wbru as fo'IowS : MONEY Wm ijuotcd on call at 8 pet iibat. gOVERNMENTa. U.S.6V81 . 1018 U.S.4' . i IS ; D.S. 6'o . 1018 Currencye'B. . 1 130 U.S. 45s . . . .I JSJ. Exchange steady at 6sJ@W2- STOCKS A&P . , . 43i Han. &StJoo . 193 A U . B5J IM . 65 W U . H2J KiT . < 5J COC& 1 . 01 L S . 1S2J C. C. &I. C . ! il } Alton . 424 NYO . 1619 M * K . 121 } NJ 0 . Hi L&Nwli . 01 } 1C . . WJ Northwmt n . 128 NP. . . . 3zJ 0 & M..i. . _ . J C P . 97J Ont . 01 * UP . 110 Readinsr . 64 } c. s. . ; o n.i . 136 C& A . 162J Bt. Paul . 1I8J D& II . SS pfil . 128 Del& Lat . 113 St. P. & O . 46J Erie . COI Preferred . S6J Preferred . 03 } Wabaah . 47 P M . filj Preferred . 89 1CU U , . . . , ; . 9l , Quicksilver | ifl _ t5 Cntcago Proau , Manset. CniCAao , January in. Wheat No 2 spring. Februarysold at 995g99s ( ; March , SI 001 00k April , SI 01 J ; M..y , 81 04 | bid ; seller , for ihe year , OOo Md ; pJo ing at 991 995.3 . for Febr n ong'for" Ai-m-Trfsi' 5 for , - rs,0orn Fe"bruaYy"snlJ at Sffc ; 5&roh , . e.flered at 38sj May sold at 4Sc ; June 42o bid : July gc. _ . f ? at January , 30 i bldFFeb'ru'ary , May , 35g@35Jc ; June , tye Janimy , 87ic " bid : February , 88ic ; M ch , JOc. ' [ 'uiiAlesa , February at $13 25 ; March , 8ia.4D@1342 $ ; April , S13 65 ( Sl.l , 57 , cld&ig witfi inside prices. -Lard ebrii . sold nt $ S 77 ® 8 0 ; March , $8 $ ; April , § 8 95 bid , 'J 00 asked ; iMay , 10 asked. Short Rtba Fobri&ry aoW at G 82 * bid ; March , 6 92i@G 95 Shoulders March sold at S4 30. Whisky SI 11. Chicago Live Stock Market GUICAOO , January 13. Hogs Receipts , 50,000. Cattle Receipts were again ex cessive , estimated at 8,000 ; owing to the unfavorable weather there is not much doing , only one sale up to 11 o'clock of extra prime steers averag ing 1445 pounds at S5 75 ; nothing doing on local account ; the market is entirely nominal. New York Produce MnrnoS. NEW Yens , January 13. Flour Light export and home trade demand ; round hoop Ohio , S4 25@5 00 ; choice do , § 5 10@6 75 ; superfine western , § 3 30@3 75 ; com mon to good extra do 84 20@4 60 ; choice.do , do , § 4 65SG 75 ; choice white wheat , 85 00@G 00. Butter Firm and in fair de mand ; Ohio , 12i27c. Eggs Dull at 30S3Go for fair to choice. Wheat Quiet , Chicago , § 1 12 ® 1 17 ; Milwaukee , SI 17@1 18 ; No. 2 , rart winter , SI 181 19 for cash ; SI 19 | for February ; sales 300,000 bushels. Corn Quiet ; No. 2 , 57 < § 68c , sales 50,000 bu. Oafs Quiet. Whisky Nominal. Pork S14 00@14 50 for February ; S13 75 bid for March. Lard $9 2'2J@9 27 * for caah ; S9 22fc @ 9 30 for January ; § 9 25@9 27 * for February ; $9 35 for March ; sales , $942i@945 for April ; 8947A ® 9 50 for Slay ; § 9 22 * seller for the year. St. Loula Produces Market. ST. Louis , January 13. Flour Firmer on upper grades. WheatNo. . 2 rod winter , SI 03 J for cash ; S102103J for January ; SI 04l@l 04i for February ; SI 06 ® 10Gi@l 065 "for March ; SI 0910'J * for April ; No. 3 do , 97jc bid ; No. 4 do,90c bid. Corn Firmer and slow ; at 3940o for cash ; 40i for January ; 39c for February ; 39g@39jc | for March ; 40 § @ 40Jc for April ; 41jj@41c for May. Oats Firm and slow at 3131gc for cash ; no options. Rye Dull , 8Gic. Barley Slow and unchanged. Dutter Quiet ; dairy 18@25c , Egg Quiet at 28c. Whisky Steady at. SI 11. Pork Firmer at S13 10 aekcd. Dry Salt Meats Stronger at ? 4 10 @ 4 20@G 70SG 75G 90@G 95. Bacon Dull and unchanged. Lard Higber at § 8 G5. Receipts Fioor , 3,000 bbls ; wheat 13,000 bu. : corn , 39,000 ; oats , 4,000 ; barley , 5,000. Shipments Flour , 5,000 bris ; wheat , 96,000 bu ; corn , 3,000 ; oats , 2,000 ; rye , none ; barley , .2000. " " St. Louis Live Stock Market. Si. Louis , January 13. Hoge Firm ; Yorkera and Ball- ! mores , S4 45@4 GO ; mixed packing , S4 : 45@4 75 ; butcher * to fancy S-i 80 ® 4 85 ; receipts , 11,200 ; shipments 5,100 REAGAN'S REGULATOR. The New York Board of Trade Endorse and Urge its Passage. Th'e Railroads Combining to Control the United States Senate. The Merrimac Woolen Mills on Fire Suicide in St. Paul. Tha Boom in Wall Street. Regulation Demanded. SpecuU DliMtch to Tbe Vet. NEir YOKK , January 13 i p. m The board ot trade and transportation has just had its annual meeting. The committee on railroad transportation submitted a report declaring > that public sentiment regarding the rail road problem had steadily advanced and had tyrhtalteed Into a demand that railroad charge * should be based upon cofct ind .risk of lervida and be alike to all under like circdmatanres. It was charged that the railroad inter ests had combined and intended to control the senate and that in five different states efforts were making to elect senators Hi the railroad inter- eat. The committee submitted a resolution elution favoring the Reagan inter-state commerce bill now pending in con gress , demanding the Immediate pass age of laws recommended by the Hep- burn railroad committee and urging that the cenator abut to be elected in this state should be a man who is not only honest and capable , but who is free from railroad affiliations and in fluences. A Mill in Flames. Special Dispatch to Tha lea. LOWELL , Mass. , January 13 4 p. .n. The Merrimac Woollen Mills at Dracux , four miles ffflm this city , and will ' be are now on fire prob'ibly destroyed. Owing to the deep inoir the arrival of the fire engines from this city waa greatly defeyei The lees will reach $200,000 , fully insured. The mill Is of/ned by New York par ties and employs 200 hands : SECOND DISPATCH. The fife en gines from this city arrived at the scene of the fire in time to save the main mill of the Herrimac company , and the fire was confined to the pack ing room building. The loss , it is now thought , will not exceed $200- 000 ; insured for 8252,000. The mill is owned by S. Baohman , of New Suicide Dp ! tca to Th B . 4. . m.-- . . . expre : Bf ny iii'ihia'cuy7r KtL hi * roMHU * r ; HwT.fi ; . , came here' ' twelve yean ago1 from Montreal and was first messenger , then' chief clerk and for four years manager uf. tho. . company here. He was 40 yews of age , of cheerful disposition and not extravagant in habits. A Snide TncK. Special Dispatch to TheJBce Cuiciao , January 13 4 p. m. Assessor Drake , of South Chicago , hai discovered an attempt on the part of some person , having access to the books of the county clerk , to reduce by § 40,000 the assessment of nine well known business houses , and thereby defraud the city of Sl,600 in taxea. Settled tbe Difficulty. Special Dispatoh to The Bee CIIIUAGO. January 13 1 a. m. Mr. Thomas J. Kirk , a prominent iron merchant of this city , committed suicide at his home in Lake Forest yesterday morning. The cause was mental aberration , brought on by business perplexities. Mr. Kirk bad been in business in Chicago for four teen year ? , and was highly respected. He came near falling during the hard times a few years ago , but by the help of friends pulled through , and during the recent boom in iron he branched out so extensively that em barrassment came again. Yesterday morning after dressing himaelf with his usual care , he went into the cellar where , with a small revolver , he shot himself three times in the head. Mrs. Kirk , hearing the discharge , rushed down into the cellar , and found her husband unconscious. He was carried up stairs and soon ceased breathing. He leaves a wife and six , hildtcn. New Yorfc'a Next Senator. SpecUl dispatch to Tu Bii ALBANY , N. Y. , January 14 la. m. The republican caucus last night nominated Thomas C. Platt for the United States tenate to succeed Fran cis Kernan. One hundred and four votes were cast , Flatt recelvinz 53 , Richard Crowley 26 , Sherman 0. Rog ers 10 , William A. Wheeler 10 , E. G. Lnpham 4 , William M. Evarts 1. The latter changed to Fiattbefore an nouncement , making his total 54. Wisconsin Senatorial Fight. Special Dispatch to Tbo Dee. MADISON , Wia. , January 14 1 a. m. The republican senatorial caucus is called for next Wednesday night. Mr. Sawyer's friends tried to force the caucus for hat night , but the Keyes m3n refused to accede , and the pro ject was given up. This is regarded as "first blood" for Koyes , and his friends are happy. Bold Burglars- Special Dispatch to Taw D CHICAGO , January 14 1 a m - Beck & Bucher's Canada fur store , 131 Wabash avenue , was robbed Tuesday night of $5000 worth cf sealskin cloaks , fur lined silk cloaks , caps , boasetc. , by some thieves who se creted themselves In the store during the day , and after securing the plun der , made their exit by bunting a panel out of tbe door with a jimmy. Yesterday the pnlica found the goods hidden in a barn on Foster , near Harrison risen street. The thieves are known , and will bo arrested. Indications. Spodal Dispatch to .The Ew. WASHISGTOH , January 14 1 a. m. m. For the upper Slissiuaippi and lower Mitscuri valleys : Very cold and clear or fair weather during Fri- dao , southwest to northwest winds , followed by falling barometer and slowly rising temperature. A. B. HUBERMANN' X& 3E2 3C. X TP T "IT1 "D Hi JL Hi XV , Cor. Douglas and 13th Sts. : Gives Great Bargains in Lai-hs' and Gents' AMEB1SAH GGLDANP SILVER WATGES AH Kinds Of jrUMRV , SILVER WA fi A.M ) DJAMOXDS. We Guarantee the Best Goods For The Least Money. THE CENTRAL DINING HALL , Southwest corner 16th and _ Dodge. - HB > Boardbythc . til.ten ( Oervelat "Wurst ) a SAUSAGE Specialtiy. Orders promptly filled. , 1714 Burt St. , Omaha , Neb. d 33- GATZ & FREEMAN , CRACKER MANUFACTURERS/ " And Wholesale Dealers in CIGARS and CONFECTIONERY. Darin * tt * Fall and Winter we will handle COUNSELMES'S FRESH OYSTERS , wkfcfc are now the best in the market. A large assortment of CANDY snd SUGAR , TOYS for the nnli ay trade. < HTZ & FRKEMAS , 310 lltb St. , Omaha. Undoubtedly the beat shirt In the United States ia manufactured at the Omaha Shirt Factory. The superiority of Material tuid workmanship , conj oined with their great Improvement * , that Is Reinforced front * , Reinforced backs and Reinforced aleevea , makes their shirt the moat durable and best fitting garment of tbe kind , ever manufactured at the tajderate price of $1.50. Evey shirt of our make is guaranteed firat-claB and will refund the monkey if found otherwise. We make H specialty of nil wool , Shaker , and Canton flannel , also chemoia unJcrwcar , ma'de up with view to comfort , warmth and durabil ity. To Invalids and weak-lunged persona we offer epoifal inducements in the manner thesu goods are made for their protection. I'll. OOTTIIEIMEB , BUSINESS COLLEGE , THE GREAT WESTERN Geo.R.'Rnthbnn , Principal. Oreighton Block , - Scnil for Circular. Any on bavin ; dwl unliiil * I w.ll r mor them ( rco ot chir o. Lcare crJera southeast corn r of Barney and 14th St. , icconJ door. CHARLES 8 UTT. SHOW GASES IT O _ O - WLI 1317 CAS8 EX. , OJIAHA , NEB. t A good Mnortment almyi on huuL" 7110 week. | 1Z * day a : homa * ull ; made ; talk 4 l/oatat tn Addrr Trn ft Co.PortlnU.M * . III. A. S. PBSDERY , CONSULTING PHYSICIAN HAS PERMANKSTLT LOCATED Itti V7T' ICAL OFF1CK. USTtathStiMt , - OHAHA. SKLnABLi OBttlag till terricea In all d prtm nti [ o caedldaa AUJ forgery , both In gtneitl to pxUl fneAh * cau nd chronic Mtvat * . C * b conraltej nlht and day , n.l will i\tt \ , part of tb cit TI1JS MEKCOANT TAILOK , to prepare. ! tonuka r nt , 8mt and entree * * toorder. Prieelflt ndworkmanshipjnanatted totnlt. OneTWorWoHt of flrnlcianank'C. _ 8.N. HEALIO. - . Xaof r. One Night Only I ' THURSDAY , Jan. 13tb- AMERICA'S GREATEST NOVELTY TROUPE. TbU lUmmotb Organization CJO * pritfj the Original New York Serenaders and HETWOOD'S COMBINATION Merged Into Superb Vaitorfoa Showcf Sarp slnj MagnltatI * and Grandeur. 30 PEEFOBMEE8 30 Of Acknow ; dE 4 AWUty. 4 END MEN 4 8 COMEDIANS 8 Ditch , Irish nt Stgio. 3 DOUBLE TEAMS 3 Of Ctarand SOD ; anl Dine * 6 GYMNASTS andAOEOBATS HAMHOTII FIRST PAET. and mignlflcent O'.lo of Specialty Art * lalt , In rodcdn ? Peauttful Ladl , augmented by a Kali Chorus of 10 U stiumental Solokt * , and thajfloect MlllUry Bind ever known In Mln- Rtretey. 20 In Band Parade 20 Largett Hall Show In America , aa < ] tba only on * that travel * with It * own Riilway Can. VOfUIiAK PRICES. Rntrted auta al M x Meyer & BTO'P . Box Sheet open Tuesday at a o'clock. J.H.FLIEGEL&GO. Bscceeeon to J. H. THIZLZ. MERCHANT TAILORS , No. 1220 Douglas Street , A T = T A FERRY ON ICE. I bar. bridged e .ppfottbt-to th | rtnr Icaoppodtt eaet eml Jones itr at maun * * etoSTeur and fecTC elnj a te nomfeal toU , U : Horseman , eaehJSc. One Horse and Wagea rwoHoriesnnd . . retmnt pame day lOc , foot-sen Free. i member 13ta. 1830. MERCHANT TAILOR Uapltul Avc , , Upp. Muonls Hall , OMAHA. - - - - - NgB V * 'day at borne. Damplat Vic.