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VOL. X. OMAHA , KEBKASKA , EEIDAY. JATTOAftY 14 , 1881. K0.177.
stabiished * 1871. MORNING - s * - ' * EDITION * * * * - . , Price Five
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THE LAST DITCH
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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.
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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.