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I 4 tf + 4 \ VOL. X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , SAHJEDAY. JANUARY 15. 1881. NO-178. . --tut. - Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Five Gents BLINDS AND STRADDLES Which Lar d Algernon From Bis Home to "TTalka of High Estate , Where Honor Scarce is Known , and Vultures ' Con-regate ; 'Twas There "CM UEefulneEs" t Showered Favors on His Kieces , Cousins and His Aunts , With arTOccasional Crumb to Comfort the Gallant - "Stalwarts , A Shorn Lamb From the Sheep Pasture in the State of Beatrice. Editorial Conetpondence of THE Err. LINCOLN , January 14. While all intelligent observera in Lincoln are imprcaecd with Ilia belief that Pad dock will be relegated to private lifo , the "buckv-heRt brigadier" remains hopefnl , and still insists th&Uho people of Nebraska cannot feparo him from the United Stales senate , OH account of his uxfitliuxs. Now I frankly ad- mi' I hat Paddock has been useful in mtny way * , and has douo eome aer- vice which caa be commended. Any jf man , however inferior his abilities , can and ought to do some service in six years of offico.holding , In return for S3,000 ayeat t&a. perquisites. Up to the i'.huay of January , 1881 , Pad dock has drawn the sum of § 20,166.66 out of Undo Sam's cash box , un3 that ought to liquidate all the obligations the people of Nebraska nro nnder to him for service " rendered. "His use- fulno's" h boon UioCVJg which Pad dock and hiii sco < > taBman , Hitchcock , have been ui donging into the cars of the pW3\'ilo \ through their organs for the lail bix months , and I might a * well cite a few instances of usefulness on thn part of the self-styled "farm- erls friend. " There is Cousin Joe Paddock a rock-rooted democrat , who lias grown fat on ijw cream trftc Yiblican patronage ago , while men trho have grown gray in the service of the party have been fed on aklmmcd milk. It was mainly owing to the senator's usefulness that Cousin Joe , almost immediately after the election of the former , tras ten- tiered the lucrative position of travel ing inspector by the Union .Pacific , and as socn as Algernon got fairly warmed in his peat Joe was commis- ionod post sutler and Indian trader , In conjunction with roveral people who had boon useful in drawing chain lightning front the clouds six years ago. Cousin Jon is perhaps the only man in America who has hold three post-sutler r.nd Indian tradorshlps at the same time , and it will not be any fault of hN if the senator it not pop ular among army officers and Indian agents , who , no doubt , nre willing to awear that Joe's whinky is imported directly from Cork ) and his champagne from tno vino-clad hills of southern France , John It. Clark , who was a candidate on ' . < io democratic ticket for state au ditor three years before Paddock was elected , is another man who points to Paddock's usefulness with his index finger ; Paddock was so useful to him that , in preference to any staunch re publican , ho procured him a commission as surveyor coneral of Nebraska. Clark made a trip once every month to the office of surveyor general in Pl&ttemouth , from his bank in Lin coln , to sign vouchers for his salary , and once every spring ho held a levee down in Plattsmonth in the distribu tion of surveying contracts among the members of the ring , and that is About all he had to do with the duties ol the position of surveyor general. I don't blnme him for being charmed with Paddock's usefulness. The Smith brothers , down in Beat rice , one of whom married Mr. Pad- * ' dock's niece , will never cease harping on the senator's usefulness. Through him they succeeded in building a na tional bank , and monopolizing the entire cent-percent buslneis of the southwest , to the sorrow of many good republicans who had to content themselves with crumbs thrown them by the eminent Beatrice aUUnman. * Then there is Johnny Moore , no * " languishing in the penitentiary at Lramlo , who would not hav been there but for Pddfck's ust-tulnese. Johnny was a bad egg who hd got ten into the postal service by the aid of MM patron saint , Hitchcock , but when Saundera made his advent Into / the senate , he recommended his re moval , which request was carried out. Paddock , however , had him reinstat ed , and Johnny grew very saucy , In dependent and reckless. A few months later Johnny robbed the malls of several thousand dollars , and In duo COUFJO of time wsa detected , con victed and sent up. Out in the Black Hills , In the min ing town of Deadwood , the redoubta ble Dick Adams , who figured so con spicuously in the last senatorial cam paign , is serving a sentence for em bezzlement of postal funds. It is mainly through Paddock's usefulness to him that he Is now in this sad pre dicament. Adams was notoriously a spendthrift liibertine and corrupt tool. In 1877 he put our state to an expense of thousands of dollars by his procur ing and circulating forged papers ac cusing Senator Sannders and Judge Briggs of a criminal conspiracy to bribe the legislature. By his own testimony in the case , which is on file In the state capitol , it is shown that Adams had p id fCOO for these forged and stolen papers. Within sixty days after that transaction , Adams was proposed for the Deadwood post- mastership , with strong endorsements from Hitchcock and Paddock. Sena tor Sounders entered protest against this appointment with ( Jen. Tyner , and was promised that no action would be taken until he could furnish documents to substantiate his charges. Saunders went to New York on some bnainess , and while there received a telegram from Paddock in substance i follows : 'J am willing to help you reward your friends , but will not assist in punishing your enemies. Have se cured Adams' commission as postmas ter. " To this insulting message Saunders made the laconic reply : " YOH are welcome to all the honors you may receive from Adams' Ap pointment. " In due course of time Adams turned out an embezzler of government fr f . to the tune of S11D36\60 was convfajl ed and sentenced to the penitenii r-v The Deadwocd Press of December 23 , 1880 , makes the following comment on this case , in view of the recent at- tempU to procure the pardon of Adams and the release os his bolids- tnen from all liability on the payment of 80 cent bf the per * amount em- "There seems to be a general misappre hension in the public mind as to what con stitutes the crime oT Cmbefezleirfent In th * postal department ; of Ihe JVe'niihcoL This misapprehension is not alone confined to the pa Hie wfed. bat prcya la to a consider able extent with a portion of the public fcress , the governorof this territory , United Htates Senator Paddock , of Nebraska , nnd First Assistant Postmaster-General IV ner. Thus is Nebraska exalted in her reputation through the "nsefuJnesa" of Mr. Paddock. The two men who are , above all others , obligated l Paddock for his u efulnr j are P. W. Hitchcock and J. Sterling Morton , and J don't blame them for desiring tc continue the n c- fuJncss of that patriot. Wo oil remember - member the great rip-rap steal in which Hitchcnck was general contract or for stone ( frcren inud ) and willow brash , for lite protection of the banks Xf liio Missouri at Omaha. It was largely through Paddock' * inlluerrce that the vouchers were &il cashed for this gigantic hfrlhdle and robbery- notwithstanding the oxposnro. J. Sterling Morton U rsputed to btVn made a sraaH fortune through his In- finer/so in Rotting Paddock's support for ioba In congress in which he wai deeply interested , as I will hovr here after. In ( he scheme to grant An a'cl- diiional eighty tohomealeAders ins'do the railroad.limitj Pfcddock's usefulness - ness wna Badly curtailed by vigorouss remonstrances of the armersj w om ho was seeking to Victimize for tha benefit of land sharks. Such useful neks should not go unrawarded. Afewdays ago Cnarles NordhoiF , the Washington correspondent of the New York Heraldj created ( Jnite a sensation In political high llfrj at the national capitA by & graphic dlscrip- lion ci Ifafi prevailing passion for stock gambling among tcn ressmen. I can do no better ihan reproduce an extract'froil Mr. NordhofFa corres pondence , to point a moral to the tale I am about to unfold : "A yery wealthy firm of New York brokers , Prince , Whitely & Co. , saw at an early stage the poBsibilitJes of Washington as a speculative field , and they promptly established an office hero. A special wire to New York was obtained , and the headquarters were made at Wlllard'a hotel , the cen tre of social. pplitical.and.cammercial life at the capital. In the morning , before congress met , a crowd of sena tors and representatavcs might ba seen in the brokers' office eagerly watching the blackboard , Upon white * was recorded the quotations of the ex change as rapidly as they could be transmitted by telegraph. This ar rangement was not entirely satisfac tory to many members who transacted business with the firm. Permission was obtained to put a wire into the oapitol from the brokers' office. There wore many "old-fashioned" members who commented severely upon the new scheme. They talked about the temple being turned into a don of thieves , and wondered how congress men , who were speculating in securi ties , over which the government exer cised control , could perform their un biased dnty as reprcsetativec , wken matters affecting the value of thosa securities were pending in congress. The boldness of congressional oper ators became a question of common wonder. Bills were introduced whose object was undoubtedly to in fluence certain stocks. It was amus ing to see how often the congressional operators were bitten by their shar : ' antagonists in Wall street. Ono in stance will suffice SB an example. A bill was introduced in the senate to open up the Indian Territory for eei- tlement. The Missouri , Kansas and Texas railroad , owned by Jay Gould , passes through the territory. In the hundreds of miles through the tprrl- tory along the line of this railroad there is hardly a settlement worthy of the establishment of a station. There Is no local traffic beyond the trans portation of Indian and military sup plies. It was know that the passage of the bill would send thousands of immigrants into the territory , and al most in the twinkling of an eye build np a most valuable local trade for too railroad. Every intelligent senate ? and member of congress know tbTi , there was not the slightest chance i rs the passage of the bill. If it Li managed to get through congress , the president was committed to veto it. It is possible , however , to manage a committee where the action of either of the two houses cannot becontrolled. Mr. Gould visited Washington. He encouraged his strikers in con gress to push tbo bill ahead , say ing that a favorable report from the committee on territories would un doubtedly advance the price of the stock. The word was passed along the line to buy M. , K. & T. Every body who had the cue loaded np , and the subcommittee of the senate com mittee on territories , it was announc ed , agreed to report favorably npon tha bilL Newspaper correspondents were informed of the action of the Bob-committee , one evening , and dls patches were sent broadcast over the country announcing the fact. At 10 o'clock the next morning the members who had profited by the "point" wore awaiting the opening quotations. They had figured up anticipated profits and simply wanted to see- how far the thing would move. M. , K , & T. opened steady. It moved up & of 1 per cent. The speculators were con tented , although they had expected a bigger } rise. At 11 o'clock it showed signs of weakness , and before the ox- chance closed it had fallen 3 per cent. Information was that Gould's brokers were selling the stock. Curses both loud and deep were showered upon the eminent financier , and those Ismbs who bad bought upon a margin settled as best they could and pocket ed the loss. Nothing more was heard of the opening of the Indian Territory at that session. " It is an open secret in Washington , not generally known in Nebraska , that Senator Paddock is one of the most inveterate stock gamblers in the present congress. At the time he was elected to the senate he was a financial wreck , and anxiety to retrieve his for tune lured him to try his luck In "puts" and "call " "blinas" and "straddles" on Wall street. "Coma into my parlor , said the spider to the fly , " and Paddock walked into the parlor of Jay Uould with other con gressional gambiera who are on a still huntfcr klpointa. " Gould is a cunning coon , nna he gratified Paddock's desires by giving him "ptt'.hts , " from which he realized a i few thousand dollars. The next : me Paddock appl-ed fet "joints" tauld led him n the wrong acent. Paddock but only forfeited his entire tairgin , but was obliged to borrow a few thousand to cover bis loss. Gould was very accommodating. Paddock tried his luck again , with Varied for tune sometimes winning , oftener Issing. feverV hour he could spare from the labor incidental to his sena torial position wsg given tc a tussle/ with the-Wall street tiger. Whenever the senate adjourned for twc or thrco days , Paddock made a pilgrimage to New York fet more points. At ohe time he induced ox- contingent Congreaman Haives lo in vest all the spare caSh ho had accumu lated in v.rlo\is \ ventures , in stocks. Paddock went up to the Windsor after his "pointr , " and Hares , upon re ceiving a telegram trom him , put up the margih. Stocks fell soveralpointg. Onrcontlngint lost all his "savings" and had to borrow thn money to carry him home < * hile the a-nator was minus over $12,000. At another time General MsBridethen state treasurer , happened in New York and was im- portuocd by Nephew Smith it ) deposit . f stale funds with , the JJeat - rlce National bank. General McBfido handed eVe ? ii chtc ; for S10.000 , an when ho returned to I/--ccln he was told by ap y ol , intimate terms with "om usefulness , " that the 510,000 had been usefully employed bli the stock exchnnffe in blinds and strad- dlesi Two ySaii ago this winter con gress paasVd a bill whereby Ihe gov ernment Kuaflnteed payment for Dis trict of Columbia bonds that , vtere Ir * ' 'taal worthlewL . SterliaJKorcon , ' Paddo'ck And Hitcu , were deeply in terested in bulling these bonds , and Paddock was very useful i.n giving 4.he bill support in the senate. No sooner had the bill passed than D. 0. bonds were quoted ab&vo gar. ll is cur rently believed Morton . came awiy with a clean haul of § 6'0,000. His coparceners were also amply rewarded for .their "usefulness" to the creditors of tie ! District. But when a man is passionately addicted to gambling it docs not matter how much ho wins his pocket.like Harry Deuel's skimmer , is always full of holes. The moral I wish to draw from the text. is ; Can Nebraska afford t'o b'o represented in the United States sen ate by any man whb habitually gam bles in stocks , and through this fatal paision becomes the involuntary slave and tool of stock jobbers and specu lators ? Can any man who values his reputation and desires to discharge his sworn obligation to tho- , people of Nebraska , "cast' oven only a Compli mentary vote for any candidate who > e pernicious example in the exalted po sition of t/nited States senator cannot fail to demoralize and dobaao the ris ing generation of public men ? Much as I deplore the necessity of lifting the Vail that haa covered Mr. Paddock's vicious habits from public view , I only discharge what I deem a sacred duty I ewe to the people of this state. In the light of the revelations I have made no man c n-plead the bby act and vote for Mr. Paddock as the honored and trusted representative of this common wealth , and every man who defiantly disregards the public welfare by voting ing for Paddock will only have him self to blame if his craft founders on the political Red sea where so many reckless adventurers have been wrecked whi'o ' in sight of the prom ised land. E. ROSEWATER. ITHE HANGMAN'S HITCH. A Knot That Loosens Earthly 2 Ties A Gallows Scene on Staten Island. Special dispatch to Tbo Boc. RICHMOND , Staten Island , January 14 10 p. m. During the night there wes great excitement in this village over the execution of Reinhardt , which was to take place in the morn ing. The pirlors of the adjoining hotels were occupied by parties who were drinking wino and cracking jokes at the expense of the doomed man , and the noise of the revelry could be distinctly heard by Rein hardt. Reinhardt iat by the stove in the corner of the jail until 5 o'clock this morningwhen he lay down on his conch and slept till 7. On waking , ho sent to the hotel for his breakfast , and turning over In his cot , slept soundly till eight , when he was awak ened by officers , and partook sparing ly of hia meal. He was attired in a suit of plain black , in readiness for his execntlon. The crorrd outside the jail had by this time grown largo , and the gallows was in complete order ready to receive the culprit at 9 o'clock. Under Sheriff Conner was deputized to pinion him , and at 0:45 : a. m. the deputies and others who had been given tickets to the execu tion , began to file to the jail yard , while tha reporters occupied the space over the archway , where an excellent view of the whole proceedings conld be hud. Reinhardt thanked tbo deputies and keepers who had watch ed over him , and for the repeated acts of kindness which they had be stowed npon him from time to time. His arms were then pinioned , the black cap drawn over hia head , and the noosa adjusted. A procession then formed at the cell door with the sheriff in the front , and the funeral cortege moved slowly on. The cul prit behaved manfully , and exhibited no sign of fear. Very little time was lost at the gallows , and tha finishing touches were but ibo work of a mo ment. The priest eaid a prayer for the repose of toe man's soul ; the sheriff gave tha signal , and a moment later Edward Reinhardt was launched into eternity. The rope was cut at 10 a. m. Reinhardt made a number of convulsive gasps , and then hung mo tionless. The body when cut down was handed to his mother. It will be buried in Woodland cemetery , back of Middletown , Staten Island , next Sunday. St. Louis Live Stock Marfcet. ST. Louis , January 14. Hogs Firm ; Yorkers and Balti- mores , $4 254 45 ; mixed packing , $4 50(34 ( 75 ; butchers to fancy ? 4 80 ® 5 00 ; receipts , 7,000 ; shipments 4,400 DOMESTIC DOINGS , Eeveniie Officers CajMre Several Cfooked "Operators in Ken- tttcky Bourbon , Vennor , the Canadian Prog- nosticatdr , Expounds on the Weather. Gen. Grant Accepts the Presi dency Of tha World's Pair Commission , Raiding Moonshiners. Special Dispatch to The Eeo. WASHINGTON , January 15,1a.m. Revenue Agoni Atkinson tele graphed from CRVO City ) Ky. , yesterday as follows : , "Have just returned from a raid in Edmonaon conntywhere we deslroyed three dialillereia , two copper stills , capo and worms , twenty-nine tubs containing 21,510 gallons ot beer , and forty gallons of whlaky. Two of tb stills were operatea in caves by Wash Saunders and John Mclutyro , two of the worel desperadoes in Kentucky , who have been the droail of revenue officers for years. This makes four distilleries our posse have destroyed within a week. " Canada's Famolto ProRiiostlcator. eial Dispatch to The lw. ! _ MOSTKB Jannary 15i a. n , . 1T.O agent of the Nation l Associated Press called on Prof. "Venner upon hia return homo ycoterday after a some what extended trip. Ho found th'o Professor in hia rt'udy' , wiioao walls worij surropnde-i with caSes of ptuffed birds , most of which weroj shot by himself. .Besides these thorn are thousand of skiiia ilut yet stuffed. "V'cnhur la a pleasant-looking gentle man full of enthusiasm on ornitholog ical , geological and meteorological subjects. Ho had rend the published interview with Pmf Al be. "Just look hcrej" ho eftid , pointing out a hU hp'iledjF newspapers And another of leltera'this ) ia whnt I find to wel come me home. I ovrspapora contain ing marked articles referring to my predictions or myself , and letters or communications of all kinde requests to foretell weather of a particular day , denunciations of my evil course , and demands for a full and complete expo sition of my system.1 In reference to I'rof. Abbe's statement ; ho said , "I am pleased to know that my predcc- lions have been subjected to so critic al a test , as the American weather bureau would submit it to true scien tific research. There are no friend ships or enmities and I am confident that at their hands I will in the locg run receive all justice. I have pub lished three almanacs , and in each uno have given os pedal prominence tn a statement that I have not completed my system , and expected many disap pointments before I would claim com plete service , if over that claim could be established. To the patient search- ings of such men as Prof. Abbe , who are always rctdy to assist , I am doubly indebted. I believe , however , that my predictions for the close of Decem ber and beginning of January , were better realized than ho gives tno credit for. The realization of a prediction is very difficult to determine , and if the observer does not offer a day's lat itude few of his predictions will be realized alized , but if ho IB satisfied of the gen eral character of the weather it would not be too venturesome to map out predictions twelve months in the fu ture. My methods , generally speak ing , are not secret , the workings of which I have endeavored to explain in my almanac. There is this about it. Any man who endeavors to pierce the secrets of meteorology , aa I have done , must make up his mind lo en dure all kinds of hardships , and bo laughed at for his pains. " When asked aa to the truth of the statement that ho had boon offered a position on the government weather bureau at Washington , Veunersaid he wa ? not at present permitted to say anything on the subject. Temperance Crusade. Special Dispatch to The Eco CHICAGO , January 15 1 a. m. The ladies of the Chicago Woman's Christian Temperance Union are ac tively at work prosecuting cases ol violation of laws against selling liquor to drunkards , minors and keep ing saloons open on Sunday. They have over one hundred cases on hand , and in many of them claim to have sufficient evidence to convict beyond peradvonture. These ladies have issued a challenge to the liquor deal era' association for a public discussion January 30 , of the following question : Resolved , That the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use aa a beverage violate the acknowledged principles of all useful industries , and ought not to bo protected by law. Masked Road Agents. Special dispatch to Till Bli. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , January 14 10 p. m. The east bound stage of the San Antonio and Eagle Pass line was stopped about 3 a. m. ten miles from Sabine , by two masked men. There were four passengers in the coachtwo being ladies. Nothing was taken from the ladies , and but a small amount of money was obtained from the men. 0. A. Winter , a merchant of Brockett , concealed § 1300 in his boot. Honors to Grant. % Special Dispatch to The Bee. NEW YORK , January 14 10 p. ro. Gen. Grant this forenoon formally accepted the office of president of the world fair commission , which was ten dered him by the committee appoint ed for the purpose yesterday. He could not appoint any time to meet the commission because of his many engagements for the future. Won't Take the Bait. Special Dispatch to the lice. KANSAS Cmr , Mo. , January 14 10 p. m. For some time there has been an effort on the part of planters in the south to have the refugees in this sec tion returned to their old homes. So far the matter has proved a failure. Mayor Stockton , of Wyandotte , re ceived a letter from P. T. Stubba , of Monroe , La. , asking if any of the col ored people desired to return , and guaranteeing good wages and kind treatment. The mayor replied that he found among colored refugees determination stronger than death never to return. A Rocicy Barrier. Spedal Dispatch to The Bee. GREENBURO , Ky. , January 15 1 a. m. An extensive land-slide on the Green river bluffs , twomiios from this place , prevented the passage of trains yesterday. The slide ift mostly of solid rock from the overhanging bluffs , and is twenty-five feet deep , thirty feet wl e arid one hiindrSd yards long It will bo two of three days yet before trains can pisa. WASHINGTON. HOUSE. Special DIscitch to The Bee. WASHINGTON , January 14. .No ef fort was made this , morning to take up the funding bill , oat as soon as tiia journal had been read the morning hourwaa dispensed with , and _ . the house went into comcaittpn the whole on the priva'o caleioiarIr. . in the chair. Among the bill ? considered was one for the relief of Wra. Reddens. The bill WAS reported from the committee on Indian affairs , and it was claimed for Indian depredations , and after considerable dismission was passed ; Twelve bills Were disjjdsod of in committee "of the whole , and were re ported to tbeh-uso. Thbfir4 takeii up in the house waa tbe bill t'o itroviil'j ' for the sale of certain Indian lauds in Kama ? . A majority of the commit tee recommend that the lauds bo sold for § 3 an acre , while a minority want ed to fix the price at § 5. No quorum voted , and that point won made , whereupon the house at 45J ; ( adjourned ; SENATE. Mr , Dawea presented a memorial from John M. Forbea and others , with a bill from the same source , to pro vide for retired and retiring presi dents of the United States. Referred. Mr. ilohnstoiij from the committee on agriculture , reported a Series of Dills in relation to diseases of domes tic anjmaDrwhich ! were all placed on he calendar. Mr. Johnston , from the committee on Ihe Yorktown cantonnial , also re ported the house resolution inviting : ho government of Franco to take lart in the celebration. Placed on , ho calendar. The hill to punish trumps in the District pf Columbia wad paSsed : The bill tor iho relief of Major G. W. Candee was also taken from the : able and passed. The bill presented in the senate by Mr. Hoar , on bahaH of Boston mer chants , provides that after leaving the executive office , retired and retiring presidents shall receive annually n ium equsl tH ono-tjuartcf of the salary of the president ; The coneiileration of tha army ap- jropriatton b'ill was resumed after an lonr'a debate upon a point ot order. The amendment to the bill proposed at the previous session by Mr. Saun ders , appropriating 30,000 for the [ leadquartors oitho department of the Platte , was decided not in order. The bill v a , after some further amendmentshaabecn m deaud reject cd otrulei out , ruporttid to Iho sonatu and passed , and the military academy bill was taken taken up. The only amendment reported by the commit tee was the addition of $300 for a thuodoltto for the department of in struction in mathematics , was agreed to. The bill waa read without inter ruption , and passed tvithoutdebate. GOING TO SEBOAUFIELD. Secretary Sherman lefc hero at 9:30 : last night , going direct to Gun. Gar- field's homo at Mentor , Ohio. The secretary is accompanied by hia pri vate stenographer , and will bo absent from Washington about ono week. FOREIGN EVENTS , ParneH's Anti-Coercion Amend ment Ovenvhemlingly Defeated , Fenians Attempt to Blow Up a Government Armory in England. Extremely Cold Weather Ex perienced Throughout the British Isles. DOUBTFUL HUMOR. Special Dispatch to The C c. LONDON , Janusry 14 10 p. m. The story is once more in circulation that the Anglo and the Direct Cable companies' shareholders have ratified an arrangement with the French com pany looking to a substantial working nnion between them , but doubt is cast upon the report , owing to the fre quency with which this report has been made. SKOBELOFF'S BUCCESS. Special Dispatch to The Uca ST. PETERSBURG , January 15 1 a. m. An unofficial dispatch received yesterday announces the complete cap ture of Geoktepe , with all its invest ments. Another account says that its eastern side is open. Neither of these reports are credited by the military officials here , who say that no decision can bo arrived at until news is re ceived of the main assault under Gen. Skobeloff. REFORM IN RUSSIA. It seems to bo generally felt thai the beginning of the year 1881 finds Russia with much brighter prospects than last year. In s pile of the nihil ists a certain measure of progress to ward real liberal reforms has been msde. GUNPOWDER PLOT. Special Dispatch to Tun Bis. LONDONJanuary 15 , la. m. A dia patchfrom Manchester says an attempt was made yesterday , it Js supposed by Fenians , to blow np the armory at the infantry barracks at Sanford. A meat store adjoining was blown to pieces , but the armory , which con tained many thousand stand of arms , was uninjured. The explosion badly injured a woman and a boy , who were walking on the street , and it is feared that the lady will die. There is great excitement over this dastardly attempt. PARNEtL's MINORITY. The debate in the house of com mons on Mr. Parnell'a amendment to the address in reply to the queen's speech , closed yesterday afternoon , and a division of the house was taker on the amendment , resulting in 51 for the amendment and 435 againa It. The conservatives voted with the government and four Englishmen vctedwithParnell. CABLEGRAMS. SpacU Dtopatcbea to Turn BBF. ' A dispatch from Capo Town state that on Monday a small colonial pa trol stormed and severely punished a force of Baautos encamped near Po- The weather in London is becoming colder , and yesterday 2o9 be low zero were registered. The heavy gale of last nicht la acircely , if at all. abated on the northern coast of Great Britain. The strikes among the mill oper atives in Lancashire are extending. The post ? ! telegraph employes are ncreasiog their ngitRtion f p redress of grievances. Two of the Traleo Iraveraera were discharged yeitSrday , the , evidence against them being insufhsifin ! . Mr. Gladstone's cold has affected ii lur.ga , nnd ho is now confined to lis bed. A dispatch from Caps Town aays the Boers have reoccupied Lonife'neck. U4RKETS Y"TELEGRAPH. . Now York Money and Stocks. V/aiL Sfkxii , January 11. At lt3J p. m.the prices wt.ru aa ( ollorta ! ' . . f.fl. ? ' . ' * ! . 1 8tJ U.Sj'tf . 1 13J U.S. 5'fl . I Oil CunemJ C'tf. . 1 ISO U.S. 4\e \ . 1 15J Exchange steady at 9J@ ! I. STOCKS . &i < . , . 45 ITn. JiStJoe . 51j \ U . Si K&T . 46 * V U . 10:1 L il . 1"2 | COCA i . 9 4 L awash . oil C. C.41.C . 'J23 Northwestern . 1234 N S" C . UL'5 0 & M . 40 JJ C . 83 Oiit i . 31 t ! . 13 J Rendim ; . 68 NT . 65j K.I . 136 C P . tH St. Pitil . 191 UP . H7J St. P. & O . 4CJ fj. a . 8"J Preferred . 961 C& A . 123 WftbasU . 47J ) & H . 97 } Preferred . MfJ Dcl.t lats . Ill QtiisisiUcrifd. . . . B7 Erie . 67J MO . I2IJ 'M . . . MJ MviliftttiMi . 11 } Den k Riot ) . 80 } LE&ff . . . . . lOJ Chicago Produce Mnmet. CJiiCAfio , January 14. "Wheat No. 2 spring , IfiljC lower , with siles nt OSjSODJc for February ; 19gc@81 OOg for M rch , cloaing at 98s for caih or January ; 9Sic for February ; 90 @ 90Ac for March ; isl03 | or May. Corn vo. 2 , Jc lower , with sales at 37i@371 for January ; 3737o or Febhiary.42j@12 ; c for May , cloa- ng at 3737Ju tor caih or JanUary ; J7gc for February ; 42 Jo for May41jc ; or June. Oats No. 2 , higher ; 31i31je or cash , closing : it 31jh ; May sold at 35i@35c closing at 3o c. flyo No. 2 was saleable ut 80o for ash for cllt edge receipts ; S8c for .unimry ; 80jc for February ; 8'Jic ' for MarSh. , , Barley Quiet ; No. 2 , February , 51 03 bid , ? 1 07 aaked. Pork Mess , 510i3 higher , with ales at 513 25@1342i for February ; 813 4013 CO for March , closing at § 13 25@13 35 for cish ; $1327013 30 or Jnninty ; Si3 32.\13 \ 33 for F h- uary , § 13 4513 4i for March ; $13 00@13 G2 for April. Lard 'Jiff&'c hi'/ncr , witli HK ! nt . . 8 95 for March , closing at S8 80 for cash or January ; 8 80@S 'S2 for Fabruiry ; § 8 908 ( P2 for March ; § 9 00@9 02i for April. Whisky Unchanged. Chlcapro Live Stock Market CHICAGO , January 14 Jloga Active- and 510s hicher par 100 Ibs. , with sales at SI 7o@5 00 tor ight packing ; S4 705 40 for rood to extra smooth heavy packing ; St 75 @ 5 42t ] for good to axtra Bimmth heavy "shipping lota. Receipts , 40- , 000 head. Cattle The excedaivo receipt ? yns- terday caused a weaker feeling for mediuTi to good grades in tlio afternoon - noon ; prices declined 1520c ( on the figures of the previous day ; good to extra esporfc steers were firm and steady at the former figures. The receipts were liberal again to-day , and owing to trains being late the nnrket waa dull and nominal. Ueceipts , 5,000 head. Sc. Louis Produce Marliot. ST. Louis , January 14. Flour Unchanged. Wheat Lower and alow ; No. 2 red winter , SI 02 | for cash ; SI 04g ® L 03g for February ; $1 OG1 06J or March ; 81 091 ODg for May ; No. 3 do , 98o aaked ; No. 4 do , 91@91c bid. Corn Belter for cash and easier or futures ; 40@40Jc for cash ; 40J@ 40lc for January ; 39c for March ; 40g@40Jc lor April ; 4l3@41gc for May.Oats Oats Higher at 31j@32.lc for cash ; 33c for February ; 34c for Match ; 35c or April ; 35g36c for May , Rye. Batter at 87c Barley Unchanged. Butter Unchanged , dairy 18@25c. Unchanged at 28c. Whisky Steady at SI 11. Pork Firm and slow at $13 25 asked for cash , $13 10 bid for Jan uary. uary.DrySalt Moats Higher at $4 15 ® 80S6 857 10. Bacon Nominally higher. Lard Nominally unchanged. Receipts Flour , 4,000 bbls ; wheat 20,000 bu. ; corn , 41,000 ; oats , none ; rye , 1,000 ; barley , 4,000. Shipments Flour , 0,000 brig ; wheat , none ; bu ; corn , 10,000 ; oats , 8,000 ; rye , none ; barley , none. Now York Produce MarKo * . NEW Yonn , January 14. Flour Dull and without decided change ; receipta , 12,240 gghnrrela ; round hoop Ohio , $4 25@5 00 choice do. $5 00 ® G 00 ; superfine - fine western , S3 303 75 ; com mon to good extra do $4 20@4 GO choicedo , do , 84 65@5 75 ; choice white wheat , S5 00(36 ( 00. Butter Firm and fairly active ; Ohio , 12i@27c. Eggs Dull at 30@3Gj for fair to choice. Wheat Easier ; Chicago , $1 12 ® 1 17 ; Milwaukee , $1 17@1 18 ; No. 2 , red winter , § 1 181 18J for cash 81 18t for January ; 81 19 J forFeb ruaryf 81 20g for March ; 81 20J for May ; sales 250,000 bushel ) . Corn Quiet ; No. 2 , 5Gi < g5Gcsalca 30,000 bu. Oa'S Quiet. Whisky Nominal. P irk $12 60@13 00 for cash 812 50@13 00 for January ; $14 10 ® 14. 30 for Ftbrmry ; 814 10014 40 fo March. Lard $9 27JQ9 35 for cash ; 9 3f for January ; § 9 30 for February 9 37940 for March ; $9 47i9 50 for April ; aales at $9 55 for May § 9 22A@9 25 for seller for the year. The lowest point reached by the gov ernment thermometer in the Chicago signal office this winter was 12 ° on th morning of December 29. CRIMINAL CREMATION. A Eloody Deed Bedaubs the Diadem of Oshkosh. An Humble Tiller of the Soil Reduces'His Family to Tinder. A Nine Year Old Criminal Sect to State Prison infMaine. Special Dtsuatch to The fie-5. Osasosii , Wins , January 14 4 p. , n Wednesday iui ht si fire w s seen rising from the residences J'f John Weakow , ft fanner , livirg in the towfi of Oshkoah. The neighbors hurried to { he &rOi and while ecgiged in get ting the stock ottt of the nnrninj ? barn near by they were IiofrJ8ed to see a daughter of Weskow , aged twenty , coaio out of the burning house , her clothing on fire and blood running from Ihs wounds in her head. The young wcunaJt * 9 fellnd to have auitnined severe wounds aboilt lml ead from sharp inatrrMenlg , TJp to iat time it was supposed thai tno firn raa accidental , but search waa mall- uted and the body of Mrs. WUkow jras fotftjd in the ruins of the house , vhlle " " in * the ruins of the arn were found the bones f a huraa.n heincr , supposed to ba tha einaJus 01 old frian Wiskovr. Suspi- ion is th.it in a fit of temporary in anity ho killed his wife aim attflfflpt- d to kill his daughter , and , supposing he latter was dead , aa fire to the ouao and ihen proceeded to the arn , where ha killed himself , first ting the barn. The verdict of the oroner's jury wna that Mrs. Viskow cmo to her death t the handa of some person or eraona unknown. This seems to eave tiio matter in do-ibt et to tbe oal authors of the crime There is reat excitement over the horrible af- air which will remain a mystery until 10 daughter recovers sufficiently to irow light upon it. She lies in a cmi-unconacloiiB condition at a'neigh- Ors house unable to give any satis- actory account of the affair. A Young Criminal. pecial Dispatch to Tlio Bee. MACIIIAH , Mo. , January 14 , 4 p. m. Warren Longmoro , of this place , ine years old , convicted of man- laughter in causing the death of hia chool-mate , Freeman Wright , 8 years Id , waa to-day aentenced to the re- orm school for 12 years at hard labor , uring his minority , or if not received liero to serve five years at hard labor n the state prison. A Dastardly Deed. pccUl Dbjwtch to The B c. VINCIEJJNES , Ind. , January 15. A esident of Harrison township in this ounty brings to this city the startling anottr.cument that grave robbers have isinferred the body of the late Gov- rnor James D. Williama and stripped ho casket and body of valuables. Tunnelling the Pallaadea. pedal Dbratch to TUB B . Nuw Yoiiii , January 14. Work on ho 4,000 feet tunnel of the New York , Ontario and Western railroad hrough tno Palisades near Union Bill , N. J. , is to ba begun , it IB said , within two or throfl weeka The terminus is to b'C near ho Weo-Httwken Ferry. The & $ > > roach to the western entrance will je over a trestle- half a mile long. The route haa been laid out and the plans Irawn , and it is expected that the contracts for the work will bo given int in a few days. Railroad Rumor ipucial Dlapateh to The Eco NEW YOKK , January 14 4 p. m. 't la reported that the Canada South ern road iras leased to the New York Jentral yesterday , and that the legal > apers were signed , and the stock will > o guaranteed at 5 per cent. , the same as the bonds.Roacoo'a Roacoo'a Raillery. Special DUp&tcbea to The Bee. ALBANY , January 14 4 p. m. The 'ollowing dispatch was received by Hr. Platt last night , "I congratulate he republican party and the atato of ! few York on the choice of a senator who never apologized for being a stalwart re-publican. " ( Signed. ) ROSCOK CONKIJNO. New Yort's Next Senator" . ALBANY , N. Y. , January 14 la. m. The republican caucus last night nominated Thomas C. Platt for the Jnited States senate to succeed Fran cis Kernan. Ono hundred and four votes were cast , Platt receiving 53 , [ licbard Crowley 26 , Sherman 0. Rog ers 10 , William A. Wheeler 10 , E. Lapham 4 , William M. Evarts 1. Tbo latter changed to Plait before an nouncement , making his total 54. Wisconsin Senatorial Fight. MADISOX , Wis. , January 14 1 a. m. The republican senatorial caucus s called for next Wednesday night. Mr. Swyer's friends tried to force the caucus for last night , but the Keycs mn refuaud to accede , and the pro- feet was given up. This la regarded "first blood" for Keyes , and his riends are happy. Bold Burglars. SpecIM Dbpatch to Tim IIn. CmuAno , January 14 1 a m. Deck & Ditcher's Canada fur store , 131 Wabash avenue , was robbed Tuesday night of S5000 worth of sealskin cloak * , fur lined silk cloaks , caps , boas , etc. , by somu thieves who so- crated themaelvea in the atoro during the day , and after securing the plun der , made their exit by bursting a panel out of the door with a jimmy. Yesterday the p.'lico found the goods hidden in a barn on Foster , near Harrison risen street. The thieves are known , and will bo arreated. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Special Dlgpatclics to Tha 1 > . Patrick Drury , brother oi Hon. Ed ward Drury , of Minneapolis , tras burned to death by the destruction ol his hon a atVatip3 , Minn. , at ( o'clock Wednesday night. Jean Baplista Norboune , theFrench Canadian , who confessed .to the mur der of his brother Dan , with his fath er and stepmother , at whose instiga tion he committed the deed , were eacl committed to be hanged at Quebec on the 25th of February , between I and 10 o'clock in the morning. The theimomater yesterday morn ing at Quincy , III. , marked 16' below zero , a difference of GO" since yester day at the same hour. The Wabash and Alton roads yes terday raised the passenger fare ? from EDHOLM EBICKSON Wholesale and Ketail Maun a fncturlnz JEWELERS , LARGEST STOCK OF fioldsuul Silver Watches uiiil Jewelry in the City. Come and See Our Stock as We WillEe Pleased to Show Goods. EDHOLM & ERICKSOH , 15th & Dodge. Opposite ? Posrofiice. THE CENTRAL DINING HALL , Southwest corner 16tli and Dodge. 5as lately been leased by Who haa hnd y oars experience in the hotel and restuaurantjbuai- nose , and will run a first-class house. ' MEALS AT ALL HOURS Board by the Day or Week , with Lodging or without. Centrally Located. ecll-ISm Man ictnrcr ot ill Until of Summer Bologna ( Cervelat Wurat ) a SAU8AG1Man Snecialtiy. Orders promptly filled. 3 > 1714Burt St. , Omaha , Neb. da23-t HOES AND NAILS , Iron and Wagon Stock , At Chicago Prices. 1201) ) and 1211 Ilarney Street , Omaha. OCttt hicapo to St. Loaia to the regular schedule rate. PEKU. lud. , Jauinry 14. At Bunk er Dill yesterday John Duck Walla , miller , w s caught between tbe wheels and crashed to death. GIIICAUO , December 14. Annie Klodadikl , nine year.i old , was terri bly burned tha forenoon at the Noble Street School , her dress taring fire while warming at tba stove. Her clothing waa burned off and recovery is extremely doubtful. CHICAGO , December 14 Great ap prehension is felt for the safety of winter wheat and rye , on account of the cold weather. .NEW YORK , January 14. It has been decided to sot np the obelisk in Central Park on Saturday of nezt week , weather permitting. BOSTOK , January 14. Thomas A. Hatching , ( superintendent of the stamp department of the Koaton poat- oflice , has resigned on account of a deficiency of five or six hundred dollars lars in hia accounti , which ho seems unable to explain. There are no charges. CufciJWATI , January 14. On Hem lock lake , thirty-five miles from Roch ester , Ind. , yesterday , James O. Buckley's house burned to the i-roun , and two children were bi.'ned to death. Indications. W SIII OTOX , January 15 1 a. iu m. For the upper Mississippi anr1 lower Missouri valleys : Parti ) cloudy weather and areas of snow during the day ; south to west winds , falling barometer and rising temper ature in tha southern portions and variable winds in the northern portions tions , followed during the night by rising barometer. < tfi ? t C lfl I day * t home. Sample * cr U > 3 1 tbitl frae. AiMrcn itUnaon A Co Portland , Me. Undoubtedly the best shirt In ther United States Is manufactured at the Omaha Shirt Factory. The superiority of Material and workmanship , conj oined with their great Improvements , that la Reinforced fronts , Reinforced backs and Reinforced sleeves , make * their shirt the moat durable and best fitting garment of the kind , ever manufactured at the nuderato prlca of 31.50. Every shirt of our make is guaranteed first-class and will refund the money if found otherwise. We make a specialty of all wool , Shaker , and Canton flannel , also cheraols underwear , nwdo np with view to comfort , warmth and durabil ity. To invalids and weak-lunged persons we offbr speafal inducements in tha manner these goods are ma defer for their protection. 'Pit. GOTTIIEIIIEB , BUSINESS COLLEGE. THE GREAT .WESTERN' Gco.ILJRathbnn , Principal. Oreighton Block , - OMAHA1 Send for Circular. FERIIY ON ICE. I h vo bridged the approachra to tba rirrr Icooppottt * uit end Jones street million : s pleasant , ei 7 and nfo crcnin ? a bo nonJcal toll , Tlz : Horseman , each .Ic. One Horse and Wascon lOc. Two Horses and "IVauon lac. same day lOc. Foot-men Free. JT. DR. December 13tli , 1850.