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YOL. X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA a- 3. , MONDAY EEBEILaEY 28 , 1881. ? Established 187 ! MORNjJG EDITION. Price" Five Cents THE LAST HOURS. ' 4 Adjournment of the Sixteenth Session of the Legislature. How the Last Day Was Em ployed to Rebuke the Nemaha Granger. Numerous and Important Bills Passed. IpaeUl Dlcpitch to the Bee. LINCOLN , Neb. , February 26 I 2 p. m. Quite a breeza blew up in the home this morning when the vote w i being taken en senate file , nutn- forty , which fixe * a maximum brrinftSd' * n&8ighf charges. Mr. Howe had been called to the chtir. Some of the members rpUlned thalr votes ; Mr. Hall of O 5S > fcaid this bill was to prevent kalltoadB trora charging more for a Vhort distance than for a long distance on like consignment * , snd he would favor It , He cited case in his coun ty where Block had been driven to Lincoln for shipment eait because the rate * were lower than from "Platts- mouth. Mr. Howe of Nemiha , explained "During the whole of the session of the legislature the position which I taken in this railroad question been that the interests of the people end oi the railroads were iden- ticml , that the state was being well and fairly served bj the railroads , and that it was suicidal to attempt to reg- late them. I have seen during this MMlon railroad bill after railroad bill Introduced into this home .until we have bad about twenty ; and when their msrlts and their effect were nn- dentood by the bouse they hava not only boon Ignored and tabled by the house , but the very gentlemen who introduced them h\ve been ashamed of them and wished thorn to be for gotten. Regulations made by these corporations under the necessities of aemmercial law are lower and bet ter than this house has the right or power to m ke , for they give to ns the aid of the lines east of us , which we cannot otherwise obtain , nd we have discovered that we can tnake only reasonable rites in Nebras ka and these railroads are already asking reasonable or less than reeion- ble rates. There ii , however , a feelIng - Ing of dissatisfaction in the communi ty in reference to this who1e railroad question. This feeling hes shaped Itself In the senate iuthe _ jipj > omt > _ "ment of sT special railroaa" committee , consisting of thu following gentlemen : George W. Doane , chairman , and Messrs Grahnm , Ervin , Daily and Van Wyck After long deliberation these gentlemen hava reportad & bill which has passed the senate , and which is known as the Doaue Tub law , now before us. I am frank to say that I hava no faith in it , nor in any other legislation on the sabjtct. I be lieve this bill to bo useless , inoperat ive and uncgnetitationil. But I &u\ unwilling to pHce to my individual judgment and decision &giust that of 11 these gentlemen , and in order to test the question of the efficacy o ! 1 < g- lelaticm on this railroad , I shaU vote fo the bill " Mr. Ransom , of Otoe Docs the jgeiitlm n ord r this explanation re corded. Air. Howe He does. "Mr. Ransom Then I want to protest - test against- - The Chair The gentleman will take his seat until the vote is announced. Mr. Whedon , of Lancastar I waut to know if such balderdash as this is to be recorded in the journal. This was said whlo ; the cha'r pound ed his desk dexterously , iu the endea vor to ch-ike him off. The chair ruled that every member hat right to have his explanation re corded. "Mr. Whedon attempted to protest , when the chair called him to or der , and said he could tpesk to the question when his name was called. Mr. Shlck , of Nomshs , would vote -r for the bill , for the reason , es he had stated upon several occasions , that the constitution requires that the legisla ture piss some upon the subject. He believed ifwau the duty of this legis lature to pass these laws , and as this was the only bill which had any pros pect of becoming a law , he favored it ; yet -he thought it would be held un constitutional The constitution re quires and authorizes the legislature to pass laws against unjust discrimin ation. The railroads would make it a - point to ahow that their dlscrlmln atlona were not unjust It was like the Itw of HHnoii , which was helc to be unconstitutional. Mr. Wells , of Frtnklln , did no ] think the bill was constitutional , anc Toted DO. Mr. Whedon In brief , my reasons are these : I believe that I have sale the constitution requires the passage of laws to prevent unjust discrimina tion. I do not believe this is as gooc and complete a law as we have had on the subject. But It Is a step in the right direction , and while it may be repealed two years hence , the people ple will see that we have commenced the great work. As it ii the only bill on the subject that can become a law , I shall vote for it. This home has re fused to pass laws to prevent unjnsl discrimination. Men have stood up on this floor and claimed that they were for the people , but as _ soon as they left these doors they 'sought ( he counsel of railroad attorneys. And aen who have stood here , claiming to be in the interests of the farmers , hare ione all In their power to defeai railroad legUlation. I vote aye. Mr. Windom , of Oass , said the ex planation jnst given fully , were also hk reasons for aye. Mr. Broatch Mr. Chairman , I wish to change my vote to are. The charges just made by the gentleman from Nemaha , against the honorable gentleman who framed this bill are , to say the least , outrageous ; and for this reason I snail vote aye. Mr. Ransom , of Otoe Mr. Speak er , before tkis vote is announced ] want to offer my solemn protes ! against the explanation of the gentle man in the chair. It cast reflections against the gentleman who framed this bill and is a gross insult to the ntern * bars of this house. Mr. Howe I withdraw my request to have the explsn&tion recorded. The vote was ( hen annonnccJ , it be ing 45 to 26 in favor of pnaage. Mr. Whedon arcso and tald : We have heard a statement hero by the gentleman from Nomsha which reSects - Sects npon gentlemen who have come here with an honest pnrpoce , and who think the best Interest ) of tha state demand thcso bills. I say that any member on the floor ofth's house who so far forgets his dignity and the dignity of the house to say that there men ara eshamed of the bilhthey have offered , deearvcs the severest cansnie of this house. [ CrioB of "Good , good. " ] The only railroad bill offer ed whose author could well be esham ed of was that in regard to railroad passe ? , introduced by the gentleman The sfternoon was spent in passing kills. kills.The The bill for the addition of two ripgs " to * the insatyi hospItalrvlfM' jasEeH b6Tli' houses , appropriating 34OOG. Tha bill prohibiting "treat- ng" has pcssed both house ? . At to night's s E3ion the senate passed Windham's bill authorizing cities to : und their indebtedness ; also the bill prescribing official bonds ; also the jiil providing and furnishing supreme courtrooms ; also the bill for diapoe- ng of educational lands and funds ; also the bill extending the time of the west wing contract ; also the general appropriation bilL The total amount of the general ap propriation for two years Is § 600,000 ; also the bill for the organization and government of a state reform school ; also a bill requiring railroads to main- ; aln general offices ia the state. Sln- cumb's high license bill , house roll 216 , was passed in the eenate by a vote nf 22 to 8 It was amended so as to make the license $1000 in cities of over ten thousand inhabitants , and 5500 in cities aud towns of less than ; en thousand souls. The house con curred In the senate amendments. The senate has passed the legislative apportionment bill by a vote of 25 to 5 ; the number of senators is 33 , and representatives 100. The bill appro priating 815,000 for a new building for .he deaf and dumb institute at ] ) maha was passed ; also the following : The bill appropriating $50,000 for establishing a state home for the riendless ; the capital appropriate' n bill , by a vote of 17 to 13 ; the bill f. r he relief of Dr. Larb ; tbehoueebtll 'substitute for Nos. 1 and 2) ) for the ocal fixation of railroad property ; he bill regulating the practice of nied- cine , and a few other unimportant bills. CLOSING SCGNES. About 10 o'clock this evening the nembers seemed lo got weary , and laving nothing lo do but vote , re sorted to rather disorderly meins for ceeping awake. The galleries wcro crowded , and conversation was so gen era ! that the voice of the clerk was lardly audible aa ho assiduously read. .he bill snd called the roll. Now and then " "pp flE 'mTssflo could bs'seen shooting up from a rear quarter , whcse objective point was the bald head of some ilred member who had iaadvor- ; attly fallen asleep in his chair. If au attempt was made to restore order and trauqnility , a terriffic bombardment of the Rpe&ker took place , end he wsa compelled to take his scat , no matter who he w&s. After the clock had been turned back once or" twice , and the hands permitted to indicate the hour cf midnight , Mr Brostch moved an adjournment iine die Clerk Slaughter waa presented with a $165 gold watch tmd chain by the members of tha house. The presen tation speech was msde by Mr. Whe don. don.Mr. Mr. Shedd , who has fillrd the chair of the home so faithfully and well , re ceived a uaanlmoui vote of thanks , au'd was presented with the chair oc cupied by him during thtrspssion. J. B. H. LINCOLN , February 26 , 1881. The high lic"nse bill was under consider ation iu the eenate committee of the whole yesterday afternoon. Strong efforts were made by Senator Howe , Doane aud Meyers , of Dung- las , and Wills , of Saline , tri annul the more obnoxious features ' of the bill by amendments. An amend ment offered by Senator Meyers provided that on the death of any person holding license under the Nwa of the state , said license should be transferable , es any other personal property. This amendment was re jected by a vote of 12 to 16. The amendments offered by Senators Howe and Doane provided that a 'license to sell beer should. bo granted at two and three hundred dollars , and als0 provided fora reduction of the license n villages to five hundred dollars. One amendment was accepted in com mittee of the whole , but failed by a vote of the senate. Senator Dins more , of Clay , moved to strike out all the amendments made by the committee of the whole and' pass the bill at it came from the house. The senate night session continued nntil four o'clock this morning though the efforts of the enemies of the cap. itol appropriation bill consideration of which they staved off. It is thought neither it or the high license bill will pass the senate. The house had a short session last evening. Correll , of Thayer , offered a resolution exempting Hathaway from all liability in not living up to the law , which fixe * a penalty of $10 for every bill not printed within twen ty-four hours after receipt. He said there never had been so many bills in the history of the state over four hundred. The printer did the work as fast as possible. Case , of Clay , moved to lay upon the table as the legislature would not likely prosecute. Corrells resolution was carried. Howe , of Nemaha , offered a granger resolution to be for- wardud to the Chicago Board of Trade , praying that the western producer be protected in the inspection of grain they ship. Carried. Indications. BfweUl Dispatch tojthe Bn WASHINGTON , February 26 1 a. m. For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys : Fair weather , northwest winds in the cast district , stationary or lower temperature and rising barometer in the Treat district , followed by winds shifting to warmer southeast and falling barometer. CLEVELAND , O. , February 27 , 10 p. m. 0. S. Kauffman snd.l , W. Lee. state senators of Pennsylvania , and i anti-Cameron men , were at Mentor [ to-day , urging the appointment of either Wayne MucVeagh or Wharton i Baker to the attorney-generalship. WASHINGTON. Garfield Will Make His Trium phal Entry Into Washing ton To-moirow. The Closing Week of Con gress Will Witness the Usual Bustle and Confusio'n. * Rumor That President H&yes Will Veto the River and Harbor BilL Funeral of WisconsinDis- ishfed'SCTaB Washington. CAPITAL NOTES- Spaciil Ulgpxtcties to The Beo. The vice-president has aopointod Senators Cameron ( Wis. ) , Conkling , Logan , Pendleton and Cockrell as a committee to accompany the remains of the late Senator Carpenter to Mil waukee. The future of the funding bill , and probable operations in Wall street to day are eagerly discussed here. Many letters and telegrams have been re ceived by senators and members from both opponents and friends of the bill. The anti-bank men in the west and south urge their representatives to hurry up and pass the bill. Gen. Garfiald is expected to arrive here Tuesday. . There has been a lull in cabinet speculation for the past fear days , the funding bill having assumed more im portance since the panic in Wall street. Mr. Elaine will not tender his resignation a senator until after the new organization of the senate is made and the cabinet appointments are sent in and confirmed. Tha futore which was created by due Folger's visit to Men'or ' seems to have abated , and hia name has passed out of the public mouth. Considerable interest is felt as to whom will be selected to rep resent Pennsylvania iu the cabinet , it being taken for granted that the state will receive a cabinet appointment. It is known that the name of Con gressman H&rmer haa been considered among othera , but beyond that little is known. APPROACHING THE WIND-UP. The outlook for an intelligent and deliberate disposal of all public busi ness by 12 o'chock on Friday is not sllogether encouraging. Several of the - bills will most-important necessa rily hdve-.o be hurried through , for there ia not time for such a bill as the sundry civil , for example , to receive that deliberate consideration in the teuate which ita importance demands. The failure of the sundry civil bill would , of itself , necessitate an extra session. The bill cannct reach the senate nntil this afternoon , uulusa the members withdraw demands for a separate vote on different items of thu appropriation bills. HAYES' PREROGATIVE It was reported here las' night that the president will veto the river and harbor bill ic cSe it should roach him In its present jshnpe. There is no doubt but whit the many millions of dollars nae'.cisly approprlaf 3d by the bill could b'o used to better advantage in thu payment of the public debt , than improving creeks that are of no sort of value lo cpinmtrce. FUNERAL OF SENATOR MATT CARPENTER. The esteem in which the late Senator i Carpenter was held by all clasaca in ' this city was shown yesterday by the immense concourse of people who at' tended his funeral. Hia residence was thronged at an early hour with people to take a lest look at the departed - parted statesman His body waa placed in a handsome casket , with heavy silver mountings , and full plate glass top with panel. The bar handles were elaborately chased , nnd npon its top was a solid silver plate , insribed , " Matthew Hale Carpenter , died Feb ruary 24 , 1881. " The Inside of the casket was lined with quitted satin finely fringed , aud upon a white satin pillow rested the head of the deceased senator. The body was attired in a full dress suit of black , the right hand resting upon his breast , and the left by his side. The features were sallow and careworn , indicating the long Buffering from which death came as a relief. At 2 o'clock the Eev. Dr. Paret'of the Epiphany church , entered the parlor clad in the robes of his office. The last rites were short , and consisted ol the beautiful service of the Episcopal church. During the reading , which was moat impressive , Gen. Sherman stood at the head of the corpse , and a guard of honor at the right side. Several beautiful floral tributes were placed on the oofiin by the friends oi the deceased. As the funeral proces sion filed out , the Wisconsin republi can association opened ranks , and with doffed Inta paid their respects to all that remained of their once beloved friend. The body was borne to the hearse by eight capltol policemen , fol lowed by the committees of the sen ate and house , aa follows : Senate Cameron of Wisconsin , Pendleton , Conkling , Logan and Cockrell. Rep resentatives Tucker , Page , Lapham , Williams nnd Hazelton. The com mittees each wore a white silk sash , with a white and black rosette and white kid gloves. Mrs. Carpenter , leaning on the arm of Gon. Sherman , and accompanied by her son and daughter , followed. The funeral cor tege then proceeded to Oakhill ceme tery , where the remains were in terred in a vault to await their final removal to his home in Wisconsin. CLEABIXQ UP THE FUNDING BOL. Inquiry last night among members of the house developed the fact thai sentiment on the subject of the fund ing bill seems to have changed slight ly since Saturday , and gentlemen who were previously of the opinion that the bill would fail , are now quite con fident that it will pass without change as adopted by the senate. This is at tributed to the fact that the fifth sec tion of the bill is better understood now by bankers and by members oi the house than It wag baforo. It seems that its provisions are by no means as severe upon the banks aa has gener ally been believed. This , added to the fact that Secretary Shermanwhile he thinks the bill IB not the best that could . .be devised , is favorable to its passage , preferring it rather than have refunding legislation fail alto gether. 1 hen , again , there are quite a number cf democrats and ropubli- cms who will vote for the bill rather than risk the failure of such appro priation bills as would necessitate an extfa session. Mr. Carl'sle ' , the author of the fifth section , " will moke a speech on it to dayiu explanation of its provisions , snd try to make clear such points as have heretofore boon misunderstood. FOREIGN EVENTS. Parnell Invites Victor Hugo to Take Up the Cause of Irish The British Meet With Great Disaster in the Transvaal. Berlin Agog Over the Royal Marriage. THE WAR CLOUD RECEDING. Special Dlspitch to Tha Baa. LONDON , February 28 1 a. m. A Vienna correspondent says that notwithstanding the warlike rumors from Constantinople and Athens san guine hopea are cherished by the diplomstiits of this country and Ger many thit the Greek question will ul timately be solved without war , the more so since the declaration of Mr. Goschen that England would stand firmly by the Berlin treaty. WELCOME TO THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Special Dljpatch to TOT BM. LONDON , February 27,10 p. m. A dispatch from Berlin eays Herr For- chenbsck has delivered a festive ad dress , welcoming the Princes Augusta Victoria , of Holstein , bride-elect of the eldest son of Crown Prince Fred erick William , of Prussh , to Berlin. The Princes replied , thanking the people of Berlin from the bottom of her heart for the grand reception giv en her. There are brilliant illumina tions In honor of the princess. PARNEIi's EPISTLE TO VICTOR HUGO Bpedal Dispatch to The Bee PARIS , February 28 1 a. m. Mr. Parnell has sent the following letter EO Victor Hugo : PARIS , February 24. ILLUSTRIOUS SIR The nobility of heart , the deep sympathy with human suffering , and the exertions In favor of opproisad nationalities , which have distinguished you throughout life , en courage ma to involie your powerful advocacy in. defense ol thu Buffeting Irish pecple. The question Is not a sectarian question in its present as * peot. It is a purely social question. It is the cauie of five million working men struggling for justice and the right to live by their labor in their own lands against a small and privU leged class. This class h foreign in their associations , and are supported in their"unjuatice and tyranny by the armed force of a foreign nation. What have bjeu the results of the domina tion of this class ? They are written in the history of recurring and deso lating famines generation after gen eration. No human words can paint the miseries aud sufierings which have been witnessed by even the youngest among us. Millions have been driven from their homes in despair. Hun dreds of thousands have periahed mis erably of hunger in a land teeming with food. Half of our population exist on the verge of famine , while ten thoueaud landlords , many of whom never saw Ireland , riot in ex travagance and luxury on the confis cated products of the people's Idbor. It is against ; the syttom that hns pro duced these oyibtnaU.wostrUiL'le. It is to put an eud at once aud forever to this detestable state of aocie'y that we appVal to the consc'encva ' of all good mon , 'without distinction of party or nationality , to aid us iu shaming the government of England to do justice to our people. To you , honored sir , who have known how to awaken the sympathies of mankind for "Les Mieerables , " wo feel that we shall not appeal in vain when we aek that yonr voice shall be raised in behalf - half of our unfortunate nation. Ao > cept , illustrious sir , the assurance of my high eats . CHAELES STESVART PABNBLL. HIS NIBS' NUPTIALS. Bpedal Dispatch to Tbo Boe. BEBLIN , February 28 1 a. m. The Princess Augusta Victoria , of Hol- ateiu , and Priuce Frederick Wilhelm Vlcjor Albert , oldest son of the'impe rial prince of Germany , were married Sunday amid great splendor. BHLLT FOR THE BOKBS. Special Dlapitch to Toi Bu. LONDON , February 28 1 a. m. A dispatch from Durban says a great battle has been fought-in the Trans vaal On Saturday night General Colley proceeded with 627 m-n and a naval brigade to occupy the Megela mountain , which overlooks the enemy. The Boers attacked the position on Sunday morning , and by midday the firing had increased. Then there was a sudden change of position , and much confusion on the hill , and at 2 o'clock the British lost the hill , and the men were obliged to retire under a heavy fire. Colonel Bond reports that General Sir George Colley was killed. General Sir Evelyn Wood telegraphs to the war office later de tails. He says the British were driv en back and it was while they were retreating that they lost heavily. He confirms the death of General Colley. There are no details aa to the number of men lost , but it ia feared that it will be terrible. Col. Bond will send a detachment to the field of action for the purpose of re * moving the wounded and burying the dead. Gen. Wood says he will go back to NewCastle. CABLEGRAMS. Spodal Dispatches to Tni Bu Emperor William hsa accepted the resignation of Count Emlenberg , min ister of interier. _ The mails of the steamship "Bata * via" have arrived at Portsmouth. toie London press consider the pan ic in New York is only temporary , and think that long before the ship ments from Europe can arrive in America the stringency in the Neir York money market will probably bo oyer. oyer.Advices Advices from Janina state that Turkish troops in Epirna number 17,000 men and eight batteries of Krupp steel guns. DOMESTIC DOING * . Beport tjhat Whitelaw Keid a California Heiress. Wall Street Gradually Settling Down tp Its Accustomed MTranquility. A Mainej2outh | Confesses to the Murder of His Mother. i Mercurial Money. Special dlspate-i.to He Bee. 27 10 p. m. of excitement frora'trre time of the first call if the board nn- til noon Saturday , hen the market grew stronger under the impulse of treasury redemptions , and what premed - ed to be a remarkable financial panic , prored to hare been happily averted , at least for the present. When the president of the board mounted his stand and rapped for attention , he was confronted with a sea of pale faces and a roar of voices that could be head blocks away. He pounded re peatedly for sileace , and finding his L'fibrta but little heeded , began with the stock list as usual. Contrary to prediction the money market opened strong , A. U , selling at 1.06 , U. P. 1.09 , N. J. 0. 1.00 , St. Paul 1.04. Within forty minutes , however , each of these stocks , under a depressing ru mor , fell rapidly ; the first named 4i points , N. J.O. 97i , St. Paul 1.03 ? The scent on the board at this time was one of the most intense excite ment , and wasjnrther heightened by the announcement of the suspension of R. T. Hoyt & Go. , and the rumor that other well known and strong booses were on the point of succumbing to the pressure. Messengers and brok ers ran wildly through the streets , carrying orders from tanking houses to thulr brokers , while almost every banking and brokerage office was filled with anxious visitors , waiting a turn in the tide. At noon the effdcts of Secretary Sherman's foresight In re deeming uncalled fives and sixes , and his telegram to the sub-treasurer , au thorizing the redemption of $25,000- 000 called bonds in New York upon conditions similar to those uncalled bond i , and the Influx of $5,000,000 of Canadian money , were manifest , the market growing stronger. There are rumors of failures of the best houses on the street , and others are known to have tided ever the abyss with great difficulty anil at heavy" cost , while scores have lost heavily. The only failure announced on 'change wf.a that of Hoyt & Co. , who said it was caused by the inability of cus tomers to meet margins. Business closed with a better feeling all around. It isnow beliuved all danger of a widespread panic is past. Finished Her Worlz. Special Dlspatcboi to The B . PrrrsuuRO , Februiiy 27 10 p. m. On Saturday Sister Maty McD irity died. The deceased was Go years oil , and in the fortieth year of her relig ious profession. She was one of the seven Sisters of Mercy who , in 1843 , socompanled the first bishop of Pitts- burg to establish the order In his then newly-formed diocese. The bisters came from Carlow , Ireland. Pittsburg convent was trie first establishment of the orders of the Slaters of Mercy in the United States. Barely Escaped. Special Dispatch to The Bee JACKSON , Mich. , February 28 , la. m A lamp exploded iu an engine room of thu Slope coal mine at 9:30 : 1 Saturday night , setting fire to an incline - [ cline running to the chute , acd des troying the entire upper works of the mine Between CO and 75 minors wore at work in the mine , and theie e > as the greatest conatoruation lent they should perish. Wives- , children and friends of the men rushed to the scene , and their waitings were heart rending. All were got safely out The list man had just reached terra firm * when the chain parted nnd six loaded bnckets went whirling dovtu a 300 foot incline. Announcement of Whitelaw Beld'g _ Marriage. SpecUl Dispatch to The Be . | NEW YORK , February 28 1 a. m , Thu engagement is announced of Mr , [ Whitelaw Reid , editor of The Trlb nne , to Miss Tennie Mills , eldesl daughter of Mr. D 0. Mills , of the Bank of California. The nuptials , ii i is said , will be celebrated iu aqnietanc handsome style at the Mills mansion , Fifth avenue , this city , early in March. The 'bride and groom wll shortly after make an extended toui in Europe , and return to New Yorl next August. Miss Mills receives i dower of 8300,000 from her father and many fine and useful present : from relatives and friends. The an nouncement is a surprise to Mr Reid's friends. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Spodal Dispatches to The Beai Steams Kendall Abbott , convicted of the murder of Mrs. Oruo , at Gro ton , Mass. , " was Saturday sentencec to be hanged on Tuesday , April 22 He asserted his innocence. New York stock dealers do no think the recent embargo placed 01 American pork by the French govern ment will result in any material dis < advantage to the trade. They antici pate an early recall of the order. John Shaw , a Pittsbnrg iron pud dler , drew $10,000 from the Louisiana lottery , and on Saturday drew tha amount from the express office. Hi was so overcome that ho could hardlj sign the receipt. The Canadian minister of pnblii work * has brought in a bill to gran the exclusive privileges to a cable company to lay and land cables between tween British Columbia and Asia. A company is now forming for that pur pose. pose.The The Cincinnati operatic festiva closed Saturday night , and was a great success , both musically and financl ally. ally.The The second billiard match of 40 ( points , cushion caroms , between Jacot Sbaefer and William Sexton , tool place in New York , Saturday night Sexton winning by 40 points. The young man who committed ani ctdel Saturday , hi a Chicago statloi hoae by poison , has been identified as Morris Cohn , a mechanic in Me Comtek's reaper works. The canst was the failure of a perpetual motiot machine , which he had worked on for many months. A meeting of the managers of the Sew York Central , Pennsylvania 3antr.il and New Jersey Central was leld in New York Saturday. The ch eat of the mooting was to devise i plan for giving the New Jersey Cen tral a trunk line , ' "he result of the conference was kept secret. A heavy rain storm visited Chicago and vicinity , Saturday afternoon , ac companied by torrjiic thunder and ightning. William Sinlein.of the firm of Levi , Strauss & Co. , died Saturday morn- ng , in San Francisco , from erysipelas n the head , aged 67. He leaves a family , part of it in New York. The value of his estate is from ono to three millions. The California legislature failed to ) j8 Jhe appropriation bill , and It la " bought that 43'bmbg held back"fof an extra session , which u 'now probable. The trial of I. S. Kellocb , now in > regress in San Francisco , fr the nurder of Charles DJYoung , reached ts twenty-fifth day Saturday. Sterns' oat meal mill arid elevator at Sterling , Ills , were destroyed by fire Saturday. Loss § 40,000. A man named John Griscom , said o be the son nf a respectable physi cian of New York , is soon to begiu a ast in Chicago , under the auspices of Rush medical college in the inter- eat of science. 51AEKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Money and Stocks. WALL STREET , February 26. At 1 p. m. the prices were as follows : MONEY Is not so stringent as yester day , and it is leaning at aoont 6 per cent ; irime mercantile paper is 4J@6 per cent ; > ar silver ia SL14 ; foreign exchange is weak and nominal , quotations are reduced o $4.80@4.82i ; actual business , § 4.87 } or long , and Sl.SCf for sight. OOVEBSMENTS. Bonds are strong for 6'fl@5'B , and ic higher for 4 Vs@4's , STOCKS. WU 110 I C 1043 NY C U53 Northwestern..124i IM 59 pfd 137J LS 125 * St Paul 108 L&N S8i CC&IC 23\ \ O&M 42i DL&W 123J PM 542 Wahasn 45 BI 1-4 pfd 85J StJo 52i MKfcT. 44 $ CB&Q 107 * N &P 444 MC 1311 StPM&TJ. . . 44J TIP 116 } pfd 100 Erie 47j Little I'ittsburrf 4J D &H 1094 St Louis Produce Marsec. ST. LOOTS , February 25. Flour Unchanged. Wheat Unsettled ; rod , $101 (3 ( 1 01 fo- cash ; 1 01g < Sl 01 for March ; $1 03 | for April ; 81 04g@l 04& for May ; No. 3 do , 98c ; No. 4 do , nom inal. inal.Corn Corn Lower ; 3838Jc for cash ; 38 o fur February ; 39@39c for March ; 40J@40 c for May ; OOJo for June. 0ts Lower and dull at 3333Jc foi cash ; 32Jc for March ; 33jo } for April. B.irley Dull'and unchanged. Rye Batter at 92c. Batter 22@28c. E ga Steady at 18c. Whisky Steady at § 1 07. Pork Dull at $15 00 for cash : § 14 85 bid for March ; § 14 90 bid for April. Dry Salt Meati Slow and lower at 84 70@4 90 ; 7 65@7 90. Eicon Dull at § 5 758 40@8 45 ® 8 65. Ird Nominal at § 10 00. Receipts Flour , G.OOO bbls ; wheat , 20,000 ; corn , 105,000 ; oats , 20,000. Shipments Flour , 9,000 ; wheat , 4,000 ; corn , 48,000 ; oata , 4,000. St. Louis Live Stock Market ST. Loui3 , February 26 Hogs Nouiiiiilly ; lOc lower ; pack ers not buying and shippera can't get cars. Receipts , 5,000 ; ihfpmeuts , 20,000. New Tons iroduce Market NEW YUKK , February 26. Flour Receipts,517,000 bbls ; sales 13,000 bbls ; firm moderate yxporl and jobbing trade inquiry ; rounc hoop Ohio , § 4 40@5 00 ; chvjici $5 056 75 ; auporfino western S3 604 10 ; common to eood ex tra , 54 30@4 75 ; choice , 84 80@G 75 choice white wheat 85 00@6 00. Butter Dull and weak ; Ohio , 13 < 27c. 27c.Cheese Dull at 8@13a for poor t < choice. Sugar Unchanged. Molasses Steady. Petroleum Quiet and firm. Rice Firm and in fair demand. Oofiee Unchanged ; freights firm Wheat Steady ; Chicago , 81 146 1 16 ; Milwaukee , 81 17 ; No. 5 red winter , § 1 18J cash ; ? 1 17 | < < 118J for March ; $1 19j for April 81 1S > for May. Sales 350,000 bu. Corn Quiet ; No. 2 , 6757i < J , Sales , 30,000 bu. Oata Quiet. Whisky Quiet. Pork 815 80 asked for April 815 25@15 85 for May. " Lard 810 45 bid for cash ; 810 4 ! © 10 45 for March ; 810 51 forApril 810 52 for May ; 810 55@10 57 $ fo June ; 810 1010 15 seller for th < year. Chicago Produce Market. CHICAGO , February 26. The market is irregnly ; pork , meat and lard are slightly easier , BO i wheat ; corn and oata are unchanged Wheat March , 98@98o for April 99cbid. Corn Marsh137gc ; April 882 ; Ma ; 42c. 42c.Oals March , 29c ; April 29 o May 355. Rye Cash , 90c ; March , 89Jc April , 90c. Mess Perk March.ac.ia at 814 62 bid ; April , 814 82fc ; May , 810 27 bid Lard March sold at 810 02i@10 01 @ 10 32 " ; April , 810 15@10 1210 00 lay , 8"lO 20@1017i. Bulk Meat * Short ribs , March 87 60 ; April , 87 67 * bid ; May , $7 7 ; bid. Whisky 81 08. Chicago Live Stock Market. CHICAGO , February 26. Cattle The large number of cattl left over from yesterday and liberal re celpts again to-day for the closicj one of the week caused a dull and nn satisfactory market for sellers , ant prices ruled 10@15c lower than Thnrs day , with a large number in the pen unsold. A few sales were made t < city operators at the decline abovi noted , and a sale ef choice steers t < an exporter. Prices rangad fron 84 05 to 8410 for butchers' steers and 84 82 | for shipping steers ; at the present writing tha pens are well i3ed * with stock ; fresh receipts are 3,200 head Hogs The market for hogs ruled dull 510c lower for heavy packing and shipping grades , bat light packing were without quotable alteration in value ; sales rsnged from 85 40@460 'or liht packing ; § 5 00@5 GO for leavy packing , and § 5 405 90 for rair to geed heavy shipping lots ; culls and inferior lots sold at 5 00 © > 25 per ICO ; at present writing a srga numbsr are in the pens unsold ; be fresh receipts were 16,000 head. cheap The receipts were excessive , numbering over 4,000 head ; market lull ; only one sale of 51 head avorjg- ng 83 pounds , at 84 50 , sold by Pat- lerson Bra's & Co. to Shopard. Shocking Murder. IpedAl Dispatch to TOT Biz. ATTQUSTA , Me. , February 28 lr a. m. Charles Merrill , a son of Ezeklel Vlerrlil , a farmer living two miles rom China , a little town eleven miles rom this city , wza arrested Saturday 'or ' the murder of his mother who disappeared from home on February L9. Bf fore the coroner's jury he con- 'esaed the deed , saying that he quar reled with his mother ono afternoon over selling some potatoes , and struck lor a hard blow on the head with a hammer killing her. Sha feebly ex claimed , "What made you strike ? " ETo , in answer , dealt her another blow , which killed her. Ha then cut her legs off and tried to burn Lhem. Uot succeeding , ho thre them and the body In a heap in the barn yard , and covered them with snow. Wednesday he came to this city to sell some potatoes , and took the mutilated body of hia mother along and hid It in the woods three miles from here. On Thursday the snow covering the legs melted , and the discovery of them brought tha murder out. The town is greatly ex cited over the murder. Lee Him Oft Too Easy. Special DUpatcb to The Bet. KEOKUK' , la. , February 28 1 a. mAbe Greenwood , the hunchback murderer of Mircellus Lefflers , was sentenced to eight years in the peni tentiary Saturday. The judge cen sured the jury for imposing so light a penalty fur such a cold-blooded mur der. The Inaugural Marcn. Special DbjpaU.li to Too Bee. MANSFIELD , 0. , February 28 1 a. m. The president-elect will leave Mentor at 1 o'clock p. m. , and go by the Lake Shore road to Asht bnla , in the special train arranged by the Pennsylvania company , and from Ashtabnla via tha Pennsylvania corn- pan-'a linep , through Warren , Youngstown - town and Pittsburg , lo Washington passing through Pittsburg about 7:3 : ( p. m. , and reaching Washington earlj Tuesday morning. Undoubtedly tlio best shirt in the United States is manufactured nt th Omaha Shirt Factory. The enperiorit } of Material and workmanship , com' oined with their great Improvements , that is Reinforced fronts , Reinforced backs and Reinforced sloevea , makes their shirt the most durable and best fitting garment of the kind , ever manufactured at the M jderate price of 81.50. Every shirt of our make ia guaranteed first-class and will refund tha money if found otherwise. Wo make a specialty of all wool , Shaker , and Canton flannel , also chamois underwear , made up with a view to comfort , warmth and durabil ity. To invalids and weak-lunged persona wa offer apciiai inducements m the manner these goods nro made for thuir protection. PH. GOTTHKIMEE , ' U. S. MARSHALS SALE. _ Iii the Circuit Court of the United State * , for the District o ? JVebraska : James S. Brisbin vs-D. J. McCann etaL In pursuance and by virtue of.3 vendi exponas issued out of the circuit court ol the United States , f > r the district of N& braska , bearing date February 5J5,1881 , and to m s directed and delivered , I wil ! expose to sale the following lands anil ten ements , having levied npon and taken al the right , title and interest of the foresait defendants , or either of them , in and t ( saidsand tenement ! by virtue of an e.xecn tion issued out of the taid circuit , to wit : The Be qr of section seventeen (17) ( ) , towi twenty-nine (20) ( ) . north range 6 east , ii Dixon county , -iVebraska , and the w hf o section thirty (30) ( ) , town twenty-nire (20) ( ) north range three (3) ( ) west , and tha wea h ! of section thirty-one (31) ( ) , town twenty nine (20) ( ) , north range three ( d ) west ii Knox county , t sbraska , and the e hf o the nw qr of section four (4) ( ) , town twen tv-eight (28) ( ) north range three (3) ( ) west ii Pierce county , Nebraska. And all of which I will sell to the high eat and best bidder at public sale as th law directs , on the2d day of April , A. D 1881 , at the honr of 11 o'clock in the fore noon , of said day , at the north door of th United States poatofEce and court hous building , in the city of Omaha , Dougla county , Nebraska. . * Said sale to satisfy a judgment of sail court obtained at its November adjourne term , A. D. 1877 , in favor of said Jame S. Brisbin , plaintiff , and against the sal Dwight J. McCann , et a' . , defendants. ELLIS L.BIERBOWEE , TJ. S. Marshal Dist. of JVebraaka. CHAS. P. MATOEBSOX , Plaintiffs Attorney. f26-dlt-w4 FEVER AN1 > A iJE. Then Ia no civilized nation In the Weet r Hsmlaphere In which the utility of Hostetter' Stomach Bitters as a tonic , corrective , and ant : bilious medicine. Is not known and appreciated While It U a medicine for ill seasons and al climates , U U especially suited to the complaint CO nerated by the weather. > elng tie purest a& oest vegetable stimulant in th world. For sale by Druggists and Dealers , to whom a ; lily for Hoatetter's Almanac for 1881. NOTICE. Tha annual meeting of tha stockholders ( the Omaha Pnblifbing Co. will be held Mondai March 7th , 1831,723 p. m. , at the office of Th Omaha Bc . E. ROSEWATEB , President. Omaha , Feb. 1st , 1831. THE "BOSTON DRY GOODS STORE. " 10th St. , bet. Jackson & Jones. SPECIAL SALE OF DRESS GOOD , Commencing Monday Morning , February 28th. > V 2500 Yards Zulu Suitings at lOc , worth 15c. One lot Fancy Suitings at 15c , worth 30c. Full Line BLACK CASHMERE at 50c , 65c. 75c , 85c , 95c , $1.00. ( Best Value Ever Offered in Omaha ) 1 Case Merrinunk Shirtings , Short Lengths , at 7c , worth 8 1-2. 1 Case Lonsdale Muslin at 8 l 2c. M 1 Case 11-4 Honey Comb Quilts at 75o. 1 Lot-Bed Comforters ( Slightly Soiled ) , at $1,25. Formerly Price $2.50. Real Balbrfgan Hose 25c a Pair. Our Immense Stock of Shirting Flannels to be Closed Out Very Cheap. A Beautiful Line of Embriodertes Just Received. . 5-Gennan and Scandinavian Salesmen in Attendance. Mail Orders Carefully Attended To. OUR PRICES DEFY COMPETITION. INSPECTION INVITED. P. G. IMLAH - - - - Manager. A. B. HUBERMANN , 3E3 3E& 3E3 X. Xflk. . 33 X. 3D TTTT" JT W Cor. Douglas and 13th Sts. Gives Great Bargains in Ladies' aud Gentsj AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER WATGES All Kinds Of JEWELRY , SILVER WARE AND DIAMONDS. We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least Money. . aniril.gtt HORSE SHOES AND NAILS , Iron and Wagon Stock , the Beat Assortment of W -H EELS in the West. At Chicago Trices. W.J. BROATCH , 1209 & 12 Harney Street , Omaha. Jsn18-em , Man actnrer of all kinda ot a Summer Bologna ( Oervelat Wursta AUSAGiMan Speciattiy. Orders promptly filled. * 1714 Burt St. , Omaha Neb. de23-t U. S. MARSHAL'S SALE. In the Circuit Court of th * United States , ( or the District of Nebraska. Charles W. Seymenr , et al , v . Win. P. Yonnz , debtor , ana John I. Irwin , W. T. Donovan , Hilton F. Lamwtor , and Nathan F. Moffltt , sureties. In pursuance and by virtue ot a vendl croanaa lajue'l out cf the circuit court ot the UnltM States for tha dlstriot ot Nebraska , bearing da'e February 25th , 1881 , and to me directed and delivered. I will expose to gale the toll ir- Inzlandi and tenements , bavin ? levied upon and taken all the right , title and interest ot the aforeaid defendants , or either ot them in and to sold landaand tenement ! , by virtue of an ex- ecutlon Issued out ot the said circuit court , to- wlt : Thn N W J ot section number three , (3) ( ) , town sixteen (16) ) , rauze tweivo (12) . In Douzlag county , Nebraska ; also the N W i of section twenty-flve (25) , town fourteen ( lij , rangoten (10) ( , astand ; tha N W J ot section thirty (30) ( , town fourteen (14) , range eleven ( U ) cost , and the 8 W I ot section nlne'een ( IS ) , town four teen (14) ( , ronia eleven (11) ) east , and tha N E I ot section thirteen (13) ( ) . town fourteen (14) ) , ranjre eleven east , a'so the S W J ct the 3 W J and the 3 W 1 ot the S W J and the S W i ot the N W } snd the N W J cf the N W i of rec- tlon ten ( U ) , town twelve (12) ( . range eleven ( U ) east , In Sarpy county , Nebraska , and all of which I shall eipf-fo to sale , and sell to the highest and best bidder , at public sale , aa the law directs , on the 2d of April. IbSl , at the honr of t n o'clock In the forenoon of said day , at the north door ot the United States potofflce and court iou3 buildinsr , In the aity of Omtha , Douglas county , Nebraska. Said sile ia to satisfy a Judgment of laid court ob'alned at Ita November term , 1375 , in favor of sadCh rI W. Seymour and William W. > TarJ ll , plaintiff * , and ar : l st the Isald Wil liam P. Young , et al. . defendants. ELLIS L BIERBOWEB , U.S. Marshal Dist. of Nebraska. feb2C-dlt-wlt WORTH EEMEMBEEDJQ. That TARRAST'a SuTCia ATWUWT represe * la each bottle thirty or forty zlareeS of Spar- ng Seltier Water , containing ail tha virtues of the elebrated Oerman f-pring. It ! always fresh and always n-ndy , ana thus commends Itself [ to all for Ita eScacv. portability and cheapness. ALL DKUGOI3T3 DAVE U- EAST INDIA MA UFAGTUBERS. Neb. 3IASTER'S SALE. In the Circuit Court of the United States , for the District of Nebraska : A. E. Froat vs. James Minter et. al. Li Chancery. Foreclosure of morttraze. Public notice fo hereby given that In pur suance of a decree entered in the above canse , on the 3rd day of September 1880 , I , WUliam Daily , Special Master in Chan- eery in said Court , will , on the Slat day cf ilarch , 1831 , at the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the said day , at the west door of the United States Court House nnd Postoffice bonding , in the city of Lincoln. Tjancaster County. State and District of Nebraska , sell at public auction , the fol lowing described property , to-wit : The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and the south half of the southwest quar ter and the southwest quarter of the south east quarter of sect on numbered twenty- four , (24) ( ) . in township numbered twenty- eight , (28) ( ) , north of rnn-9 number six east of the 6th principal meridian , all in Dalto. U County , Nebraska. D. G. Hoii , Plaintiffs Attorney. WILLIAM DAH.T , Special iraster ia Chancery. feb26-dltiw4t