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VOL. X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , THTJESDAY. FEBRUARY 17 ; 1881. . 206. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Five Cents * BARGAINS1 REAL ESTATE AGENCY , loth and Douglas Street. Over 3,000 residence lots Icr sile bvthls agin- cy at prices ranging fr Jm 825 to 52,500each , and located la every part of the city , and in eveir direction from tne I'oetoffice , north , east , south cr west , and VMjiaj In dlstancs I mm one block to one or two miles from same. Call and ex amine our lists. Several choice lots in CriflU & Isaaca'addi tion. we t ol convent , between S . Mary's at en- us and Harnet street ? bOO to $300. COairei just eartot harriclcson Sanndera St. , tLls is choice land and will be eoU very cheap ( or cash in 5 , 10 or 20 acre lots ; DOW if you time to secure a bargain. Choice lot at end of street tor tracks on Sann- drrs etreet for 8576. Caolcs lot , Faraham and 21th B'rects , 66x132 cot [ or 81,400 will divide it. Cheap lots in Credit PoncUr addition , ssuth U. P. depot § 100 to $300. TERRACE ADDITION. Forty iota on Park Avenue and Georgia ctrcct , en road to park , and near bead of St. Mary'g avenue , at from $125 to 3300 each. Seven years time at eight per cent interest to those who will put up coed substantial buildings. For further iwrtloulara apply to. O. P. BEMIS , Agent , Fifteenth and Douglas fctrceU , A nice lot on lUrnev and Tw inty .firat streets , forS325. Two choice lots on 0th , near St. Mary's atcn- as , 50tl65 foot each , tor $350 and $900. Tire choice lota near 23d and C'ark sticcts , IB E. V. Smith's addition $300 and 3350. Fifty lots In Shlnn's first , second and third ad- dltlons for 8100 to 000 each. Lot near 15th and Pierce , $150 2 lots on Harncv near 24tb St. , $000 tach. lit on 2ith near Howard street , 703. (3 lots in Grand View addition , south of U. P. Vridge and depot , from f IE to SBOO each. One acre , 117x370 feet , on ISth street , south ol Poppleton's new residence , for $2,000 , or will divide Into city sized lots at from $ ! 50 to $500 eachRIVERVIEW RIVERVIEW ADDITION. Largo number of l > eautiful residence lots , lo catcd In this new addition on Capitol Hill , be twecn 2UU street on the east , 26th on the west Dode street on the north and Faraham street on the toulh , Jormcrly otmcd by C. H. Down and inbre recently known as the Pcrtlcs IS acres. Only 22 Iota have thus far bccn'plitted 11 on Farnhatr'-tidSon Douglas street. These lots are 5C Teet in width and IfiO Indepth. fl.OOO for the c. fi years time , at 8 per cent In * tercstto rtirae who will build good substantial houses thcre-n. Call and examine plat and get full information at BEJIIS' REAL ESTATE AGENCY. 15th and Dontrlas streets. Over 200 houses and lots are offered for sale ythisofflca They are scattered all over the ity. Ajy location you doilrs. Prices varying ron $300 to (15,000 each. S good lots and 2 cheap hoosei near Jackson and 12th streets at a great sacrifice. Here is a pre t bargain for some one. The property must be sold immedUtely. Covers Just a qutrtsr of a block. Call and examine this without any dclij. GEO P. BKHIS , Agent , 16th and Douglas 8W" * " ' L/ A desirable lot neat Coming and Saunden Streets , (1,000. McOANDLISH PLACE. 22 nice and cheap lots , very near to the bni ness part of the city , located a very few steps south of the Convent and SL Mary's avenae.and Just south of and adjoining the pround of James U. IVoolworth and WJ. . Council these are cheap.and very deferable , being BO handy to bus iness pare of city , to now government depot , nail works , white lead works , U. P. depot , stock yaids , packing houses , etc. Call and cot plat aud full particulars. Price (276 to $350 and easy terms to those who build.O. . O. P. BEU1S , Agent , 16th and DouclM Bu. S choice residence lots on 24th street , between Douglas and Dod e utroots ; $1,100 to $1.200 each and long time to thofe who will build 2chole comer lots near 21th and Fainham rtreJU , 65x121 feet , $1,160 and $1,200. and very eisy terra ; to purchnpcn who will improve. Also 4 lots on 2th , between Farnham and Douglas BrccU , 950 to $1,000 each and long time. 7250 of the best "business lots In y of Omahaforealolocatedoncv rybuiinr street , 850C to $6,000 each. tSTMao very valuable stor crtles In al most every business block $6,000 to $15,000 each " Geo. P. Bemis' FRITSCH'S PRUSSIAN - Cough Syrup THE LATEST VICTORY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE. The only existing rcmrdy for ererjtpo * cics of Acute or Chronic Disease ot the Organs of Respiration , and an absolute SPECIFIC FOR CONSUMPTION ! I nil-powerful vegetable prepara- X tion expels from the lungs and air pas- Rnffe , the nincns nnd muco-pus produced toy pulmonary inflammation , heals the irritated membraao. and renovates every organ which utilizes the breath of Ufa. It contain ! no stupefying pol&on , nnd is in all respects a healthful medi cine. The rapidity and certainty irUh Which It ANNIHILATES A COUGH I * astonishing. Its effects go deeper thnn the more symptoms of pulmonary dis ease and discharges tlie cnuso from the system , rrco nnd painless expectora tion Is the mode by which it relieves the limes , chest and throat from the burdens which oppress them ; thus arresting Con sumption aud Bronchitis In thegermbe. fore they reach the more dangerous stages. The emaciated sufferer BATTLING FOR LIFE with the most terrible scourge of our cli mate trill find ITritiich's Fruuinn Cough Syinp a potent ally , and trill assuredly win the fight by adhering strictly to thli great medicine. Tha GASES NOW ON RECORD In which it has been administered with entire success as a remedy for every va riety of malndy irliich affects the Re spiratory inunctions , amount to more Uiau FIVE THOUSAND nt thepre etit date , nnd yet the prepare tion is only in tlio infancy oC ita useful ness. The great defect ot all Cough Remedies hitherto Introduced Is that they are simply cxpnlsory. Hence they are useless ; for unles * the causes of the acrid secretions trhlch are coughed up are removednnd the ruptured. Inflamed or maturated surfaces healed and re stored to their natural tone , a cure'Is impossible , rritsch'd Frusslan Cough Syrup accomplishes these objects. The mucus and mnco-pus wlilch are the con. sequence of Lung Disease , ore thrown off by it , while at the name time It soothe * and Invigorates the weakened tissues. "LIFE FOR THE LUNGS. " For coughs colds , influenzabronchial difficulties , tightness of the chest.hoarse- ness , orc throat , trachltls , inllamma- tion oC the lungs , difficulty of breathing , picnrlsy and all disorders of n pulmonary nature , it has never been equaled. Sole acents In America , EICHAEDSOU It 00 * BL Louis , Mo. SOLD BY ALL DBTJCGISTS. PRICE ONLY 85 CENTS.1 DOMESTIC DOINGS. The Deadlock in the Pennsyl vania legislature Still Continues , Conkling Imagines , Himself Shadowed by Blaine's Emissaries. Palace Hotel , Buffalo , Burned to the Ground Last Eveniog. Shadowing Conkling ; Special Dlsp .tch to The Bee. CLEVELAND , February 16 10 p. m. Conkling did not luavo Boffalo un til this morning. H-a gave out that 10 woaldleaviat midnight , he says , ; o throw two of Blain-j's emkaariea off us track , who. had dogged hia 'steps Tom New York. Conkliog arrived at Mentor thia afternoon , and was mot at the depot by Garfield'a carriage , and driven dim : : to Lawnfidd. He Is now in close conaaltation with Gar- aeld. The two men who followed "onkliog came on past Mentor to Cleveland , not discovering Conkling'a absence until their arrival here. Tiioy ate at a restaurant , and refused to disclose their Identity to a reporter. They have just sta'rted for Mentor. The Adamantine Deadlock. Spcdal Dispatch to The Bea HARRISBUBG , Pa. , February 16 10 p. ra. The 29th ballot vras taken in the convention to-day , with the fol- owing result : Beaver 79 , Walhce 7-1 , Bayne 77 , scattering 8. Gas Explosion. Sptdil Dbpatcb to The Ber. NEW YOBK , February 16 10 p. m. A gas explosion from a leaking pipe in the shirt manufacturing depart ment of Hclmann & Hermann , Broad way , thia afternoon , caused a great panic amen ? the 120 employes. The foreman , Isaac Sheers , was injured. All the others escaped unhurt. Goods on nearly every floor were knocked off the shelves , and counters upsot. Murder or Suicide ? Special Dispatch to The Bee. Quiscr , 111. , February 17 1 o. m. Two weeks ago Mr. Leaver disap peared very suddenly from his home near Utica , Mo. , and friends have searched for him ever since. Yesterday - day his body was found in the manger of bis barn , aud his throat cut from ear to ear , and hia boots under his icad for a pillow. For two weeks hia lorses have been eating hay 00 * hi * body. The instrument used was & pocket knife. Whether it is a case of foul play or suicides is not known. Ho was forty-six years old , and leaves a family. . World's Fair. Special dlspitch to The lice. NfcW YORK , February 17 1 a. m. At a meeting of the exec-'n ro com mittee of the world's fair commission , held yesterday , Gen. Grant in the chair , it was reported that the total amount of subscriptions received up to date WAS § 512,500. It was re quested that all members of the com mission subscribe § 1000. Skating Match. Special Dispatch < othe Bss NEW YOBK , February 17 1 a. m. John Ennls , of Stamford , Conn. , and Rudolph Goetz , of Milwaukee , Wis , champion skaters , contested for The Spirit of the Times long-distance cham pion belt yesterday at the polo grounds. Eania made 100 miles in ten hours , five minutes and forty-two and a half seconds. Goetz retired after making ninety-three miles In ten hours and fifty-six minutes. The ice was in bad condition. Big Blaze in Buffalo. Special Dlspatchitb TLe Bee BUFFALO , February 17 1 a. m Pierce'u Palace hotel wasdestroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire started in the cupola , and the main building burned so rapidly that tbo fire department , though on the ground in a few minutes after the fire was discovered , could no1 control it. Wil liam Janner , fireman , was injured by falling walis , aud was rescued from the falling debris with great difficulty. James August , another fireman , was badly burned about tha head. The buildinjr cost $310,000 , and the Turnl- lure 75,000. "ITrom the Bleak Shores of Labrador. Special dispatch to The Hoc. MOKTHEAL , Febtuary 16 10 p.m. The lighthouse-keeper at Point Des Mend , under date uf January 22 , sends the following : The storms and ccld of last autumn were unprecedent ed. Towards the end of November numerous nhips , brigs and echooners passed this point on their way to sea , and from the ice which covered them , resembled icebergs more than any thing else. Sailors eadnnd great misery. So etrong was the wind at the point that two men were required to load a cannon at the lighthouse , which was fired during fogs or enow- storms. Two shocks cf earthquake were felt this season , one on the l tof Decem ber nnd the other on the 30th. The latter was so strong that the masonry in the chimneys wore shaken , and glass broken in the windows of houses at Point Aux Anglus.l Seal fishing in the vicinity of Point Des Mend is good , and hunters are satisfied. They have already killed more seals this winter than during the whole of last season. The great snowstorms of December , that prevailed in the lower provinces nnd the states , did not roach here , and reports from the north coast of Labra dor , three hundred milea above this point , state that they are having a mild winter there. There isa fair amount of anew on the ground here , but nona too much. Indians predict an early apring. The hull of either a ship or schooner passed this point yesterday , at a dis lance of three miles , but it was so covered with ice that it was not dis tinguishable. Uernhardt's Bait. Spedal Dispatch toJTho Bet. MOBILE , Ala. , February 17 1 a. m. Sarah Bernhardt and company created a great sensation here list nujhL Bernhardt , while playing "CamiHe , " went into hysterics , and the immense audience was disappoint ed , and it ia said Manager Abbey is out some ? 3000"in consequence. A very large audience had collected to witness tha great actress * imperson ation ol "Camille , " and regret at the result was general. It is said Barn- hardt's excitement wns occasioned by the fact that the hall was too small and wcs not more elegantly fitted up. It appears that the advance agent of the company had a misunderstanding with the Mobile theatre manager , which resulted in a fisticuff , and that the Rgont hired Temperance hall , where an attempt was made to give the per formance. WASHINGTON. SENATE. Spcclil Dispatch to The Bee. WASHINGTON , February 1C. In the senate this morning it was ordered that night sessions be held on and af ter to-morrow. Mr. McDonald addressed the senate at length on his resolution that the people nught to contribute to the sup port of the government in proportion to the revenue tney enjoy under Its protection. The senate spent the entire session after 1:30 p. m. in discussion on the funding bill , without ; acting upon any of the proposed amendments. Mr. Merrill advocated a 3i per cent bond. bond.Mr. Mr. Blunders believed the bond conld be floated at 3 per cent , and fa vored a longer bond. Mr. McDonald concurred with the committee as to the limit the bond should run. Ho believed the rate of 3 percent should be tried and favored. The Carlisle amendment was strlck- < en out by the committee , requiring national banks to oepoeit 3 per cent bonds as security for circulation. Mr. Eiton believed a 3 per cent 5-40 bond was the one that should be issued. He did not think 3 per cent 5-10 or 5-15 bonds could bo floated , bnta 5-40 bond would cell at premium , because every business man and finan cier believed the country could not pay in fire or ten years. The discussion continued until 4:45 : p. ra. , when the senate went Into ex ecutive session , previous to which Mr. Bayard gave notic3 that he would ask the < euate to eat out the funding bill to-morrow. HOUSE. The river and harb'r bill was taken up this morning in committee of the whole , and mat the same opposition as on yesterday. Mr. Van Vorhls of New York , raised the point of order that no quorum was present , but after remonstrance from Mr. Raagan , with drew it , resenting the imputation that the opposition was factious. Various dilatory motious were over- ruledand Meters. Reagan andKoona , . of the committee having the bilF ih charge , announced that they proposed to keep the committee of the whole in consultation till the bill was settled on the proposed grant of § 25,000 for the improvement of the Monongahela river ? Mr. Cos renewed his proposition that nc part of the money be used for the improvement of rivers until the eecretniy of war was satisfied that no ' | part of the rivers Improved is subject ed to exactions or collections by pri- veto corporations. An amusing epirode was .1 contro versy between er-Secretary Robeson , of New Jersey , end Mr. Cox , of Now York , over an item for an appropri ation for the improvement of Cohan- zy creek , N. J. A great numbe ? of amendments were presented , nearly every member having some special object for an ap propriation , but they were all rejected. The housa reconvened at 7:30. : On motion of Mr. Price , of Iowa , the bill was taken up and passed to provide for the distribution of unclaimed divi dends among creditors of national banks. The house then went into commit tee of the whole , and resumed con sideration of the river and harbor bill , when the same tactics of the day were indulged in. At 2:10 a. m. the committee rose , and the bill wasreported to the house. The bill will come up to-morrow as unfinished businessto bo voted on. The honse then , at 2:15 , adjourned CAPITAL KOTES. CABINET TALK. Special Diepatch to TUB UZR. WASHINGTON , Feb. ir.ry 17 1 a. m. There ia considerable gossip about the visit of Senator Conkling to Men tor. It is said that he did not go un til he was invited. The visit revives the story that , after all , New York is to have the treasury portfolio , ttcauso friends of the senator declare that this cabinet officer he desires to name oi none at all. The gossip is that Levi P. Morton will go to the treas ury , and Senator Allison to the inte rior department , with a Pennsylvania man as postmaster-general , and an Indiana man as secretary of war. BADLY RATTLED. A man wh'o said his name wan Clar endon Foley , of Bedford , Pa. , ap peared at tha capitol yesterday , and announced that ho had recently been rcldEEcd from the thraldom of satan , and conld now see all things as they actually existed. Ho claimed Presi dent IIaj 03 as his father and General G rant as his brother. Ha said both were disguised in tha skins of other persons. His maternal ancestor , he said , was Mrs. Langtry. REMAINS CF CONORESSMEN WOOD. Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson re ceived the following dispatca yester day from St. Louis : Will leave at 7 o'clock this after noon over the Vandaha route ; due at Washington at 9 o'clock Friday morn- isng. Will have the funeral from father's late residence on Saturday at 3 o'clock. The interment fill bo in Now York. ( Signed. ) L. B. WOOD. THETACIFIG RAILROAD SUBSIDY. The honse committee on Pacific railroads will meet to-day to consider the subject of land grants to the Pa cific roadgand tno recommendations of Auditor French regarding the indebt edness of the Central Pacific. All these corporations have a powcrfnl lobby at work. The Captives' March- Spcclil Dispatch to The Bee. CHICAGO , February 1C i p. m. A dispatch from Fort Buford says Maj. Hges , with two companies of mounted infantry and a batch of In dians , reacked there from Poplar creek yesterday afternoon. The In dians were transported in wagona aa comfortably as possible. Two pap- pooses were added to their number while enrouie. Maj. Ilges expects to continue the journey to Ft. Keogh. A dispatch from Durban siys upper Natal ia in the hands of the Boers. FOREIGN EVENTS , Parnell Issues a Manly Address to Irish Tenant Farmers , The Boers Assume the Offen sive , and Occupy Natal. Attempt to Blow Up Dublin Barracks Barely Fails. BULLY BOERS. Special Dispatch to The Die. LONDON , JTebruasy 16 10 p. m. A dlspalch from Durban aaya : The Boers have completely invested New Castle , and no communication can be had with that place. Gsn. Colley Is perfectly helpless , and it is believed that only the arrival ol reinforce ments can relieve him or prevent his destruction , should the Boers give battle. All the telegraph lines from New Castle have been cut , and news can only be obtained by epecial messengers. The rrglment of hussars which was on Us way from Durban to New Caatle , to reiuforca Gen. Colley , la reported to have stopped en the road. The cause is not known , but it is pres'umed that they found them selves unable to cope with the Boers south of New Castle , and halted to await the arrival of troops from Dur ban. The story that the Boers made overtures of peace in response to Lord Kimberly's dispatch , is doubted. FIGHTING FANATICS. A Constantinople dispatch gives an account of a serious encounter be tween Christiana and Mahommedans at B jyrout , Syria. It is reported that many persons were killed , and all the bazars closed on account 'of rioting in the streets. Beyrout has a popula tion of 70,000 , one-third Moslems and thereat Chriatiaps , Jews and foreign residents. The origin of the difficulty is understood to bo jealousy between Moslems and Christians. GEN. SKOBELOEF ILL. A dispatch from St. Petersburg an nounces that Gen Skobelotf is suffer ing seriously from dysintery , contract ed during hia late arduous campaign , and he has received permission to re tire from active service1. The reported Russian advance on Lyend will be postponed until SkobelofF is able to lead it. PARNELL'S MANIFESTO. Special Dispatch to The lies. DCBLIN , February 17 1 a. m. At a meeting of the land leeguo yester day , a manifesto from Mr. Parnell was read. It ia a thoughtful and strong document. Parnell states that ha has decided to remain in parlia ment , which is his poet of duty dur ing the present crlei ? . The movement in America in favor of the land league , Mr. Parnell eiys , is capable of immense davelopmeut. But this will depend upon tha stand made and maintained in Ireland. If there Is flinching at home , disastrous results will be produced in America. If the friends of Ireland in America eeo h er sons standing firm In their own coun try , undergoing imprisonment and death in her service , they will not fall to support them with money , men and moral influence. Parnrlt recom- mands vigorous agitation in bahalf of Ireland in England Scotland. A junction of the English and Scotch democracy end Irish nationalists will prove irresistible , and help will continue to come from America. Mr. Psrnell ends his address by asking ten ant farmers to proaervo-their'unity of action , insisting upon their rights , while refraining from acte of violence ; and to be firm in the belief that vic tory will al last crown their efforts. THE CONSPIRATOR'S HAND. Two dynamite canisters were dis covered near Dublin barracks yester day. Fire had been applied to a long train leading to them , but it was quickly extinguished. The rascal who placed the explosives made hia es cape. It is supposed to be Fenian doings. There ia great consternation amongthe inhabitants of the building , who so narrowly escaped. CABLEGRAMS. Spccla Dispatches to TUB BBS. Tha Merv chiefs have resolved to resist the Russians to the last The elder chiefs have gone to Candahar seeking aid. Invitations bsaring French and American signatures have been issued for a monetary conferenceto begin on the 19th of April. A Paris dispatch saya Parnell dined last night with Victor Hugo and Henri JElochefort , editor of Thelntre- asigent. MARKETS I5Y TELEGRAPH New Tort Money and Stocks. WALL STBEET , February 1C. At 1 p.m. the prices were as follows : GOVERNMENTS. Firm. Chicago Live Stoct-Marlret CHICAGO , February 16 Cattle Market again acilvo and yesterday's figures fully maintained. Receipts are more liberal than for several days past , aud with good de mand from shippers and local bnyerp , there is a good prospect that tha of ferings will bo well cleared up before night. Prices range from § 3 50 to $410 for common to good cows ; S4 25 @ -i62i for medium to good steers , and from § 175@5 75 for choice to ex tra ; for prime chipping steers the market is-steady end firm. .Receipts 4,600 head. Hogs TlTbro is en active demand for hogs on shipping account , and prices ruled firm and lOc higher , but for packing grades only & few buyers are taking ho.ld at about yesterday's figures. The salea ranged from 85 65 © 6 00 for light packing ; § 5 75@6 15 for good heavy packing , and ? 5 90 ® 6 50 for good to extra small. For heavy shipping the market ia firm , with the bulk cf offerings sold at 11 o'clock. Receipts 9,500 head. Sheep There was B moderately ac tive market for sheep , and prices were steady and nnchangtd. New Tora rroduce Market NEW YORK , February 16. Flour Raceipis , 17,000 ; sales , 12- 000 ; dull , and no important change. Butter --Dull and weak ; Ohlorl3. © 28 : . Eggs Western strong at 32o. Wheat Steady ; Chicago , . $1 15 ® 1 16 ; Milwaukee , § 1 171 18 ; No. 2 red winter , SI 18@1 18 J , cash ; , April ; § 1 18J@1 182 May. Sales 400,000 bn. Corn Steady ; No. 2 , 5758 | . Sales 50,000 bu. Oats Ste'ady. Pork 815 95@16 10 for May. Lard 810 4510 47 * cash ; sales , 810 45 forFebruary ; § 1042 for March ; 810 42 * " for April ; ? 10 4510 47i. . or May ; $10 47i@10 52J for June ; § 10 12 seller for the year. SC- Louis Produce Marser. ST. > Loms , February 16. Flour Unchanged. Wheat Doll and lower ; No. 2 red 81 OH cash ; § 1 02g@l 02 , March ; 81 041 Olf April ; § 1 06l 05J May ; No. 3 do 98z ; No. 4 do 9l bid. Corn Dull and lower ; 37s cash ; 38o March ; 30 @ 39o April ; 40 ® 40jjc May. Oats Slow ; 33fso caah ; 33i@33c April. Bye Firm ; 88c bid. B irley Unchanged ; prime to fancy 80@1 05. Butter Quiet ; dairy , 20@27c. Egs Quiet at 222g . Whisky Steady at 81 06. Pork Eisier ; $15 50 cash ; 815 45 for March ; § 15 5515 55 J April. Dry Salt Heats Bacon not quotably - bly lower. Lard Nominal. Receipts Flour , 4,000 bbls ; wheat , 3,000 ; corn , 10,000 ; oat , 4 , 000 ; rye , none ; barley , none. Shipments Flour , 1,000 ; wheat , 3,000 ; corn , 2,000j oate , 2,000 ; rye , none ; barley , nono. St. Louis Live Stock Market. ST. Louis , February 16. Hogs Firm ; Yorkers and Balti- mores , $5 6005 80 ; packing and Bos- ion , 85 50@5 90 ; choice to fancy heavy $5 95C 20. Receipts , 4,400 he&d ; shipments 8,800. Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO , February 16. Whea * Winter wheat , No. 2 red , soldat97icfor March ; for April 98a bid. _ f * , , _ 5- , . _ - - . - Corn For Marsh sold at 373 3 5 April , 38s ; May , 42jc ; June , 4l | © 42c ; July. 42g@422o. , Oats For March , ' 2t'f"bid and 29o asked ; April , 3030c ; May , 33 34 ; Juno , 33. c asked. Rye For March 89i@S9jjc bid and 90s asked. Mess Prrk Tor March sold at 815 2015 22i ; April , 815 37J@15 42i ; ' My , 815 5515 57i ; closing'at 815 20 15 22 * for March ; § 15 40@15 42 * for Aprilj" and § 15 55@15 57 * for May. Lard For March , § 9 9o@9 97 * ; April , S100710 10 ; , Uay , 810 17 * ; June , 810 22 * bid ; closing at 89 95 ® 9 97 * . for March ; 810 0710 . 10 for April ; 810 1510 17 * for May ; and 810 22J10 27 * for Juno. Balk Meat Short riba for March sold at 87 727 . 75 ; for April , 87 85 ; May , 87 90 bid and 87 95. ELEGTRIC'BRIEFS. Special Bl3putchca to The Bee. The committee investigating brib ery in the Cincinnati city council , struck pay dirt yesterday afternoon , unearthing several cases whore money had been paid to get matters through the council. John Matthews , a wealthy farmer living near Hanover , Ind. , committed suicide yesterday afternoon by jump ing into a cistern. He tried to blow hia brains out a year ago with a shot gun. Insanity was the cause. * The remains of the late Hon. Fer nando Wood left Sc. Louis last night at 7 o'clock. They were placed in an appropriately draped Pullman sleeper , and were accompanied by a number of distinguished men. James Redpath lectures in Chicago to-night on "Land Laws and Boy cotting in Ireland. " The trustees of. the Chicago Michi gan avenue Baptist church held a meeting last night , and passed resolu tions indorsing their pastor , Rev. K. B. Tupper , and exonerating him from all suspicion of having fired * the church. Charles Bolt , wagon-maker , of Chicago cage , was run over and instantly killed laat niht by a Wabash engine at the Michigan Southern crossing. He leavea a wife and two children. The reported conference between , Parnell and Herri Rochefort excites great disgust in Catholic circles. DETROIT , January 16 Last evenIng - Ing a small shanty , occupied by a help ings old woman named Morton , -Jn Windsor , opposite thia city , was burn ed. When the fl mes' were extinguish ed the charred body of Mra. Morton was found in the ruins. NEW YORK , February 16. Senator Conkling left for Mentor yesterday. Congressman E. J. H'.ttt ' Smith , of Brooklyn , also started for Mentor yes terday. NEW ALBANY , February 16. Fran ces Douglas , an aged woman , was burned to death last night by her clothes catching oil fire. Her three children were rescued with great dif ficulty. NEW YOBK , February 16. It is an nounced that sufficient capital bas bun seedjed to insure the construct ion of the Naw York , West Shore & Bufialb road. The managers of the North River construction companv , which will build the roarl , haveln- crea ed their ttook from 8500,000 to 810,000,000. CHICAOO , February 16 The health commissioners of this city have deter mined to resign. The Jerry Collins .dive on Wood street , Pittsburg , Pa- , was the scene of another murder laat night. James Jackson , colored , was shot in the loft side by a colored man. Cause un known. A DESERT WASTE. Frightful Loss of Stock on the Northwestern Prairies , The Earth Enveloped in Snow , Averaging Three Feet in Depth. The Farmers in Western Min nesota Buried in the " " " * "Beautiful. A Variety of News from Other Points. A Doleful Prospect. Special dispatches to The Bee , ST. PAUL , Minn. , February 10 4 p. m. Iho Pioneer Preas publishes an extract from a private letter from a gentleman in Helens , Montana , who fears he will loose all his cattle and sheep He saya the territory Trill loose at least one-fourth cf all its stock both cattle end sheep. The snow in most places is three feet deep and often from nine to twelve feet. Cattle with sufficient remaining strength will often follow a load of hay cjming into market fifteen and twenty miles , with the hope of catch ing a stray bit. The streets are full of dying animals. Fifty died the other day all in a lot just outside of town. I fear this last snow will finish all. It has snowed every day for soveu dayj. Northern Snow Fields. Special dispatch to TUB fix * . ST. PAUL , Minn. , February 16 4 p. m. Major B. A. Brackett , deputy U. S. marshal , and Col. I. D. Uur- ney , who have returned to this city after being snow-bound fourteen days at Appleton and vicinity , Big Stone county , bring fearful reports of the situation in that section. They visited - ed as many farmers as they could reach , and describe their condition as moa : deplorable. Many of the dwell ings were shuntiep , creeled to. fill the requirements of tha homestead law. These were completely covered with anew , tgross and entrance being by tunnels. Most of the families were entirely out of wood , bad consumed all their hay for fuel and wore now burning unthreshed wheat for cooking - ing _ purposes owing to the fact of their houses being partially or com pletely buried in snow. There was on those he visited no real suffering from cold. But should another real cold spell visit them before an opportunity is given them to replenish their fuel supply , there must , ha says , be terrible suffering and great loss of life. So far aa known , when Maj. Bracket ! left Appleton there had been only ona death from freezing. Appleton has a population of between 400 and 500 , ahd it was estimated that there was not more than half a cord of wood and two to three tons of coal in the whola town. The hotel had but three sticks of wood. All , however , are economizing on fuel and arrangements had been made to secnre a fresh supply from a poplar grove , a few mllea distant , and if the worst should come there are the railroad buildings and ware houses , the destruction of which for fuel is already being can vasred. But the scattered settlers have no such modus of relief aa thia , and their pos sible fate is fearful to contemplate. Fire-Proof Kate. 8p cUl Dispatcn to The Bee. VINCINNES , Ind , February 16 4 p. m. A fire that threatened disaster broke nut last night , in Page's Saddlery establishment , this and Morton & Smith's saloon , next door , was burned. Loss , 823,000. Kate Claxton was playing 'The T ro Or phans" in the Opera House , lesa than a block from the fire , and the audience promptly dismissed itself. The Haglnff Ohio. Special Dispatch to The Bee. CINCINNATI , February 16 4 p. m. The weather turned cold last night and the river will now begin to recede. It has reached over fifty-one feet at this point. But few bnainesi houses have been injured. Reports from all directions indicate a rapid fall of the water. water.ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL LOCAL , PERSONAL PAUB.'iKA.PHS. Frank E. Mooresr , of the Wabash , hsrt returned from St. Louis. Robt. Eees , of Win. Eee.i & Co. , Keo- kuk , is in the city , the guest of his broth er , Samuel Rees. Majo. J. H. O'Brien liaaj-eturncd from the south , whera ho organized an excurs ion for "cool Minnesota. " Mr. F. S. Preshrey , of Topeka , Kan sas , one of the teat authorities on the southwest , and whose articles .on Arizona and Neff and Old Mexico have attracted general attention in the saltern pre a , ia a guest at the Creighton. The Weather. The lowest temperature in this city during the last twenty-four hours was 12 degrees 'below zero , and the highest , at 3 yesterday , was 12 degrees above. Tne indications are that there will be a thaw soon. So says the signal office observer. Oat on the line of the U. P. 'it is calm and snow has fallen at only one point , Ogden , yesterday. Two inches are reported from there , with the thermometer at 45" above zero. The temperature at Grand Island , at 7 a. m. to-day , was 20 ° below. Appropos of the weather , the anew is causing a good many cases of snow- blindness. At Kansas City it has be come an epidemic , and is accompanied with a sort of catarrh of the head. Land League Resolutions The foilowing resolutions were adopted by the Omaha Irish Land League , at the cloaa of the meeting Monday evening : WHEREAS , Jamai Bedpath , the elo quent correspondent of The New York Tribune , has rendered incalculable service to the cause of the Irish L nc League by his truthful portray * ! oi the relations which oils * , between' the English government and the Irish , and WHEBEAS , His foarloes correspon dence written in the presence of the very power whoso tyranny amazed lim , has done much to expose the so- > hlatry of English newspapers , and ho malicious lies of Irish landlordism. RESOLVED , That it is with the deep est gratitude that we welcome Mr. Redpath to thia city of the far west , and the present audience , irrespective of nationality , tenders him its tin- cerest thanks for the noble stand he las taken in defending right against despotic might. That in his heroic advocacy of the "ainleia aufKrera of ; he modern Gethsemanp , " he has be come the exponent of the great Amer can nation , whoso tone of liberty fs sincere as the attachment to Ire land is strong and imperishable. RESOLVE/ That fho Omaha branth of the Irish national land leagno warmly appreciate the exertions mads md the dangers undtrgone by Mr. Redpath in behalf of its suffering dnsmen at homo , and that for all lima wo shall-racecnizc him at-the- abla champion of our cause , and the Lafayette of Irieh land reform. The Railroads. The western trains camein yesterday jut came late. The overland trainer : or the west left three hours late and : rom the west will arrive about five lours late. The Union Pacific branch .o Lincoln wns opened yesterday and one train each way run over the line. Undoubtedly the best shirt in the United States is manufactured at the Omaha Shirt Factory. The superiority of Material and workmanship , com- oined with their great improvements , that ia Iloinforcod fronts , Reinforced backs and Reinforced sleeves , makes their shirt the most durable and best fitting garment of the kind , ever manufactured at the wuderate price of 81.50. Every shirt of our make is guaranteed first-class and will refnnd the money if found otherwise. We make a specialty of all wool , Shaker , and Canton flannel , also chemols underwear , made up with a view to comfort , warmth and durabil ity. To invalids and weak-lnnged persons we offer special inducements in the manner these goods are made for their protection. PH. GOTTHEIMER , L B. WILLIAMS SONS , Oor. Dodge and 15th Streets. LINENS In this Department we areoffering special Induce ments to housekeepers. All Linen Table Damask 50c , worth 70c ; 5-8 Ger man Napkins $125 per dozen , worth $1.60. We will offer the balance of our $1.25 NapkinsatSLOO , an All-Linen Damask Napkin at $1-50. Bargain , We will sell our best Tur key Eed Damask at 50c Another lot of the Extra Size Towels at 20c , worth 30c , Whe have four lots of Damask Huckand Twil led Towels at 16 l-2c each , Splendid Yalue. We will sell a 3-4 Napkin for $2,48 , worth $3.40.rOur.$5.00 Napkin , slightly solid , $4,00 , Our $4-00 Nap kin , slightly solid , $3.00. We offer the balance of our fine sets at greatly reduced - duced prices. Marseilles Quilts Lower than ever Bamsley Damask in Bleach ed at $1,00 , $1.25 , $1.50 and $1.75 , actually Tv-orth 50c more per yard. (1 ( Case Cocheco Toulards at 121-2c , former price 16 2-3c. ) Embroideries ! Now" open the latest 'novelties in Edgings and Insertions , all qualities and widths. Our prices on these goods chal lenge competition. L. B. WILLUaiS & SONS' "Cash House , " Dodge and Fifteenth Streets. FEVEK AMI * A BE There is nc civilized nation in the Western Hemisphere In which tha utility of Hostctter'g Stomach Bitters * * a tonic , comctiTC , and anti- bilious meJiclne , U not known and appreciated. Whlls it LJ a mo.Hcne ! for ill geaaons and all cllmitci , it Is especially raited to the comnalnta ! KO neratcti by.ll > o weather , ielnp tse purcat and oet vegetable stlsulant in tba world , i For ialo by Drngvist * and Dealers , to whom p- plr for Hwtettcr's Almanic for 1881. D O S TUT O S ! Have JOST 1EOEI7ED and will offer this week TWENTY BALES AND SEVENTEEN CASES of the following Goods , direct from the Milk , and as we must have a quick and ir-ady sale for this large quantity of Goods , we will offer them at the Regular Jobbing Price , contenting ourselves v/ith ajobbers' profit. The following is a list of the Goods in this lot : PRINTS , PRINTS , PRINTS , PRINTS- , Lancaster , Berwicks , Harmony. Pacifies , Anconas , Manchester , Merrimaca and Knickerbockers. GINGHAMS , GINGHAMS , GINGHAMS Lancasters , Bates , Housefeold and Amoskeae. BLEACHED fflUSLIXS , BLEACHED 31USLIXS , Lonsdale , Fruit of the Loom Wainaultaand New York Mills. UNBLEACHED MUSLINS , UNBLEABHED MUSLINS , Indian Head , Great Western , 1 awrenceLL , Alabama , Granite Pepperel O and Pepperel H. SHEETINGS BLEACHED. Wamsutta , New York Mills , PeppereJ , Boston , Ellerstown New Mills and Boston. SHEETINGS UNBLEACHED. Lowell , Boston , Pepperel and Lawiaton , There can bo no better opportunity to make yonr pnrchrsos of such goods than NOW , aa there ia little chance of our being again able to duplicate theaa prices. FOREIGN GOODS. We are offering the moat complete line of HOUSEKEEPING GOODS we have ever shown , including a splendid line of TABLE CLOTHS and NAPKINS and TOWELS , and n splendid line of EMBROIDERIES , in en tirely New Designs , s > nd at most reasonable prices. A. GRUSGKSHANK & GO. Man ictarcr ot all kinds ot Summer Bologna ( Cervelat Wurst ) a Specialtiy. Orders promptly filled. t. , Omaha Neb. de23-t HORSE SHOES AND NAILS , Iron and Wagon Stock , the Beat .Assortment of WHEELS in the West. At Chicago Prices. W.J. BROATCH , 1209 & 1211 Harney Street , Omaha. EDHOLM EEICKSON Wholesale and Kctall Mnna * factoring ! i JEWELERS. . LARGEST STOCK OF Cold and Silver Watches and Jewelry in the City. Come and See Our Stock as We Will Be Pleased ! to Show Goods. EDHOLM & ERIGKSOH 15th & Dodge , Opposite Posfoffice. STATE OF NEBRASKA. INSURANCE DEl'ARTMEHT. , February 8th , Is81. ) Itbheretyccrtia-U tSV-tha Western Horse and Cattle Insurance Co. , cf Omaha , In the Sttte of Nebraska , Ins roaJpt'ft-l with the In surance Law of thia State , and Ia authorized to tnnsict the btulncM of Ilcro and CiMa ac cident Insurance in this State for the current ytar. ytar.Witneramy hand tnd tto seal of the Auditor of Public Accounts the day ard year abOTe written. JOHX VTJiLUCUI. Ard.torP.A. In Clare of Insurance Department. J. H. FUEGEL & GO. Successors to J. 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