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4j3Sf YOL.X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY MARC IT 11,1881. BTO224. . Established 1871. MORNJSG EDITION. Price Five Cents A $200,000 Damage Sui .Brought Against Schurzby a Claim Agent , A List of the Permanent Com mittees Submitted to the Senate. 'Secretary Hunt Considering tha Matter of1 the "Jean- a- 'dition. CAPITAL NOTES- GA&FIELD'S AJTKTOYEES. - " Bp cJJDteptches to The Bee. WASHIKOTON , March 11 1 a , m. Members of congress almost monop- olix d the president s attention yester day. He received calls from a large number of them , and had not much tirao to give to the many others who came to see him. A delegation con sisting of Prof. Simon Newcomb , Major Powell and Professors Atwa- ier and Ward called and urged the ap pointment of Orange Judd as commis sioner of agriculture. "JEANKETXB" BELIEF EXPEDITIOS. Secretary Hunt has taken up the " -Je nnelto" search and is - case , con- islderingtho advisability of purchcs- Ung the whaling steamer "Mary "Helsn , " now at San Francisco. This if B moat desirable vessel , and if it can be purchased at a fair price , will be eouredat once , and the work of fit ting out the expedition begun. It is not desirable to start the expedition before the first of July , by which time everything can be got in readi ness. APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Walter Blaine has been ap pointed private secretary to his father , the secretary of state. Col Judd , of Ohio , has been appointed telegrapher to the president. IN THE WRONG PEW. ' A Ounpbellite preacher called on the president yesterday and urged Ills and denomination profession HB grounds for being taken care of. The president kindly , informed the. caller that the government was not a church organization. BIO DA1IAQE SUIT AOAU/ST BCHUBZ. A suit for $200,000. damages was entered in the drcn'Jlt ' court of the dis trict yesterday by Charles D. Gilmore , a claim agent n < land bounty broker , against Carl Fjchnrz , ex-secretary of the interior , for Injuries alleged to have been one Gilmore by his disbar ment on prn 14 , 1880 , from practice before he interior department. The ctlo'a iraa taken by Mr.-Schurz after * n , investigation of the charge against Oilmore of having brlbad F. O. Ball , clerk in the land office. The plain tiff claims he had spent the amount claimed in advertising and otherwise preparing t6 obtain and carry on an extensive business as a claim attorney. Mr. Schurz issued an order that he honld not be recognized as an attor ney in any case. FATE OF THE OLD CABINET. Er-Presidont Hayes t < opea to live in quiet , for a Jmo at least , at hi ? home in Fremont , O His cabinet is dis posed of u follows : Mr. Evarts and family remain in Washington until M y 1 , and then they will return to New York. Mr. Evarts is said to be much pleased with nls appointment as chairman of the United States repre sentation at the monetary conference at Paris. Ex-Secretary Gofi , in re- Burning his old place as district attor ney of West Virginia , will , with Mr. Evarts , be all of the old cabinet who remain in the government service. Ex-Attorney-General Devens resumes his law practice in Boston next fall. Ex Secretary Schurz is to givd atten tion to his St. Louis paper interests. Ex-PostmaSter-General Maynard and Ex-Secretary Ramsey will find solace from politics in property cases in-Ten- neuee and Minnesota. Ex Vice- President * Wheeler contemplates * u extended European tour. The new secretary of war , Mr. Lin coln , arrived yesterday in the city.and took the oath of office at 2 p. m. , the oath beinz administered by Mr. Crook at the executive mansion , where be has been since Mr. Lincoln's father WM president. Secretary Lincoln entered upon his duties in the after noon , and found a great accumulation of business. The secretary of the treasury esti mates that he will be able to expend $20,000,000 in the purchase of bonds during tbe balance of the fiscal year. Office-seekers expect great things from tht cabinet meeting to-day. It it generally understood the bureau pointraeuta will bo withheld a few weeks. In Iho matter of collector- chips of customs Now York ia conceded to ex-Senator Doney ; Lieutenant- Governor Pinchback , of Louisiana has an eye on New Orleans , and Amos J. Beers' friends are urging him for the port of New Haven. The contest for the New York postmastersbip is aid to be between Mr. Pearson , Mr. .lames' efficient assistant , and John L Divsnport , United States supervisor of elections in the metropolis. The Indiana delegation have assur ance from the president thst John 0. New , of Indiana , and two or three other prominent republicans of that Ute , will be appointed to important federal offices very soon. It is said tha present postmaster at Indianapolis will be retained.SENATE. SENATE. SpcUl IHipUcJi V > Tbe Bee WASHINGTON , March 10. The sen ate convened at 12 o'clock. Mr. Pendleton , of Ohio , said he h d a resolution to offer , appointing the standing committees of the sen ate. As unanlnous consent was neceuary , he hopel he would not be denied. Onmotiorft was read. The chairmanship of conm'.ttees ' were pro posed ss follows. Privileges and eletlons , Saulsbury ; foreign relation , Johnson ; finance , Bayard ; approbations , Davis , ( W. Vs. ) ; commerft , Ransom ; manu factures , WillUmsBriculture ; | , Davis , ( W. Va. ) ; milltaij , Groves ; naval affairs , McPhersonjudiciary ; , Davis , ( nit ) ; fpo"tofficeal Ma y ; public lands , Jones , ( Floda ) ; private land claims , Edmonds ; Hian aff.drsCoke . ; pensions , Groom , revolutionary Ajdms , Anthony ; fclahns , . OockreU ; District of Oolnmbi Harris ; patents , Call ; territories , jatler , railroads , mines , Faiy ; education and labor , Brown ; civjl service , Walker ; contingent expenses of the senate , Vance ; rules , Morgan ; engrossed bills , ConkUng ; improvement of the Mississippi , Jones ; transportation to seaboard , Beck ; ioint committee on public printing , Hill ( Ga. ) ; enrolled bills , Vance ; library , Voorhees ; pub lic buildings and grounds , Veil ; Yorktown centennial , Johnston. Mr. Anthony , of Rhode Isknd , meved to lay the resolution on the table for printing , subject to being called up. Mr. Pendleton offered a resolution to appoint a select committee , and the only change in the chairmanship , in volved being Hampton in place of Vest on examination branches of the civil service. This rescluUoaeWM also tabled , subject to call. ' A message In writing having been received from the president at 12:15 , on motion of Mr. Garland the senate went into executive eerslon. In executive session the senate con firmed nominations as follows : H. S. Taylorof Indiana , to bo. a member of the Mississippi Driver improvement commission ; J. MT F. Difon , Jr. , United States attorney for Rhode Is- and ; Wm. Faxon , .postmaster at Hartford , Conn. ; N. D. Sperry , post master at New Haven. At 12:30 : the senate adjourned till .o-morrow . at 12o'clock. . Tne Treasury ana tne Bants. Ipeclal Dispatch to The Bee. WASHINGTON , March 10 4 p. m. rhere is'no truth in the statement that fir. L. P. Morton made an argument > efore Secretary Windom in opposi- ion to the banks being allowed to re- leposit their bonds and withdraw the egal tenders. All that passed be- ween them on the tnbject was a qnes- lon put to Mr. Morton by the secre- ary as to the formers views , to which fir. Merion replied that he did not mow what the law was on the subject > nt that if he was in he secretary's place he would decide n accordance with the law on the subject. There is no prospect of any decision until after the cabinet meet- ng to-morrow. Mr. Morton will not resign his seat .in congress until after the extra session. Ex-Secretary Sherman tilled on iecretary Windom this morning. Mr. jhcrman is lnfavor of the banks be ing allowed to withdraw the legal tenders deposited in tbe treasury , and lad he remained in the treasury three days long the matter would have been settled ere this. Nominations. SpecUl Dispatch to The Bee. WASHINGTON , D. C. , March , 10 4 p. m. The president ssnt to the senate to-day the following nomina tions : Sanford A. Hudson , of Wis consin , to be associate justice of tbe * supreme court of the territory of Da kota ; Nathan F. Dixon , Jr. , of Rhode Island , to bo attorney for the United States district of Rhode Is- and ; to be postmasters , William Faxon , at Hartford , Sperry , at New Haven , E. Carr , at Galcsburp , Ills. ELECTRI"BRIEFS. pedal Dispatches to The Bcei The River Side rolling mills at Cin cinnati were sold at ass gooes' sale yesterday toE. L. Harper & Co. , for $37,500. George Laobker , cigar manufacturer of Cincinnati , shot himself at noon esterday , and will die. Drnnken- inss was the cause. A large millstone , in Fisher's flour mill , on Dea Plainea street , Chicago , exploded late yesterday afternoon , se riously injuring four men who were working near , two of them fatally. The St. Joe city officials are running out -the gamblers. A lot of them were rrrcsted Irst night and fined $50 apiece. The judge warned them that , hat would not be considered a prece dent An attempt was made Wednesday light to burn the Kansas Insane asy- nm at Leavenworth. The authori ties were apprised of the plot , and captured two'of the would-be incen diaries. Fred Lindorman , of Peoria , HI. , was kicked and instantly killed by a iorse yesterday morning. James Cnshing's vinegar factory aurned at Dubuque , Ia. , j-esterday morning. CINCINNATI , March 10. The ele gant statue of Gen. J. B. MoPherson will be unveiled-in this city at the re union of the Army of the Tennessee , April 7th. It will remain in this city a few weeks and will then be removed ; o Clyde , Ohio , where the remains of the dead hero are interred. HANNIBAL , Mo. , March 10. The accounts of Fred Deehl , the defaultIng - Ing treasurer of this county , show a shortage of § 600,918. MADISON , Ind. , March 10. Let ters confirm the reported sale of Mattie Hunter , the racer. C. T. Morey , of Cleveland , is the purchaser , and the price was $12,000. NEW YOEK , Marcn 10. Over 1,300 Immigrants landed at Castle Garden withlu the - past twenty-four hours. The arrivals are remarkably large for this lime of the year. WASHDJGTON , March 10. General and Mrs. Grant left here this mornIng - Ing on the limited express for New York. York.AUOUSTA AUOUSTA , Me. , March 10. The f n- eionist'a caucus nominated R. A. Frye , of Bethel , for United States senator. DALLAS , Tex. , March 10. William Shelton , edifor of The Falls County Index , published at Marling , has been discovered to be under indictment in Mississippi for murder , and papers have been forwarded for his arrest. Small-Pox. Spechl Dispatch to THI BM. CHICAGO , March 10 1 a. m. Small-pox has made its appearance in some of the interior towns of Illinois , and a German settlement in Indiana , near Valparaiso , has a dozen cases of the disease. Gould in Onlcago. Spool * ! Diepatcb to The Bee. CHICAGO , March ID 10 p. m. Jay Gould , Thomas T. Eckert and party arrived here this morning from St. Louis. Mr. Gon'id is visiting the offi ces of the railroads in which he is in terested , and Mr. Eckert is in consul tation with telegraph officials. They go east to-nlghtl Blp Mining. 3p dalDlsp h to The Bee , SAX FBAN < T-so , March 11 1 a. m. The Silver King twenty-etamp mill resumed operations Monday. The superintendent of the reduction works thinks they will be able to turn out $30,000 weekly. It is prob able the dividends will soon be in creased. DOMESTIC DOINGS. Yennor Predicts Boister ous Weather Before - the Birds Sing. O'Leary Shows the White Feath- is Hopelessly Left , The Fire Fiend Entirely Wipes Out a Colorado Mining Town. Startling' Revelations of the Prevalence ot Trichinosis Among American Swine. Hollaitd rs'ln 'Chicago Start a Subscription for the Boers. Vessels in Distress. Special Dispatch to Tn Bra. WASHINGTON , March 10 10 p. m. The signal corpa station at Porte- month , N. H. , reports to the chief signal officar as follows : Three vessels are in distress near this harbor a bark laden with cotton , about three hundred and fifty feet from shore , the other two balng tshooners. Their names are not known. The United States ship "Lay den" has gone to ren der assistance. Tne Finishing strode. Special dispatch to Tns Bn. MADISON , -WIs. , March 11 1 a. m. In the joint session of the legisla ture at noon yesterday , Angus Cam eron , republican , received 97 votes and William F. Vilas , democrat , 27 votes. Cameron was declared duly elected United States senator for the 'our ' years remaining of Matt H. Carpenter's term. Senator Cameron trill immediately return to Washing- ion and take part in the organization of the senate. Vennor's Prediction for March. Special Dispatch to TUB Bu MONTREAL , March 11 1 a. m. Vennor writes : " "Thexwinterof 1881 is not over yet by acy means , and noth- ng , in my opinion , CDnld render this more probably than the present term of mild weather. There a-a yet , at east , three storm periods in this month , namely onthe , 12th , 13th or I4th ; on the 16th and 17th , and astly , on the 2Cih or 21st. The ist two periods will give ns heavy unow falls , one of which is. likely to * e the heaviest fall of the winter. This- will ba pretty general over a rga part of North America , and is * Jely to cross over to Great Britain. ' 'There will also bo one more cold dip of considerable severity. The month will end with rain and slash. " It was snowing here yesterday , and towards night the weather turned cold , and it is now freezing. Good News for Omaha , Special dispatch to The Bee. MILWAUKEE , Wis. , March 11 1 a. m. A party of prominent bnsinees men from Cedar Rapids , la. , was here yesterday in consultation with the of ficials of the 0. , M. & St. P. railroad , desiring an early extension of its lines from Cedar Rapids to Omaha and Kansas City. They received assur ances that the extension * would be made within a year or two at the farthest. * * O'Leary's Collapee. gpodtl Dispatch to The Bee. NEW YOEK , March 11 1 a. m. The attendance at the garden during last evening w&s larger than on any previous evening except Sunday. Fully 5,000 spectators were present at 8 o'clock. O'Leary , who had almost made up his lost ground during the early part of the day , fell off again in the evening. At 7 o'clock Yaughan , after tJdng over an hour's rest , came on the track and walked at the rate of five miles an hour. His style was much admired , and frequently ap plauded. O'Leary'sefforts during the day seemed to have had a bad effect upon him , and he was frequent ly compelled to retire to his cabin for short rests , and , it w&s elated , for stimulant also. Rowell , who had an nounced his retirement from the race early in the evening , cama on the track at 8:30 : , and gave an exhibition of his running powers. His efforts , which at times reached ten a miles an hour rate , was loudly applauded. O'Leary , after walking one mile , was compelled to seek his cabin for rest. The bookmakers , seeing that his chances for beating Yaughan were very slim , offered to bet 100 to 30 against him , with very few takers. Yaughan is now the strong favorite , and his winning Is looked upon as al most certain. At 9 o'clock O'Leary was still off the track. Bowell left the track at 9:10 , after completing a lx-mlle exhibition run in forty min utes. Ho seemed not the least dis tressed , and walked into his cabin laughing. At 9:15 Vaughan was alone on the track , having obtained s twelve-mile lead. He took matters comparatively ea y , and limited him- sell to 5 four-mile an hour gait. O'Leary cama on the track at 9:33 : , and after walking two laps retired to his cabin , much to the disgust of the spectators. It was then operly stated that he had been taking stimnUnts too "frequently , but his trainer refused to give any Information upon the sub ject. < At 11 o'clock the score was : Vaoghan 340 , O'Leary 325. The score at midnight stood : Yaugh an 342 , O'Leary 325. Sympathy for tha Boers. Special Dispatch to TUB BES. CHICAGO , March 11 1 a. m. The Hollander. ! of Chicago , and their friends , held a large meeting last night in the Dutch Reformed church , to express sympathy with the Boers in South Africa. Speeches were made , resolutions of sympathy adopted , and a subscription started. Minlnpr Town Burned. Spedal Dispatch to The Be DENVEB , Col. , March 11 1 a. m , Roslta , county seat of Custer county , a mining town of considerable import ance , near which is situated the well- known Basaick mine , was visited be fore daylight yesterday morning by a severe conflagration , which was not stopped till the entire business part of the town was destroyed. Losses amount to the aggregate of $150,000 , and the insurance is very light The fire is considered incendiary. It was first discovered before day in an out house of Miller's grocery , which was discovered saturated with petroleum. Water wea obtaintdonly from wells and WES soon exhausted. All papers and letters in the postoffice burned , in cluding § 4CO in bills of the postmas ter's money. A Printer In Trouble. Special dispatch to Tbe Bee. MANCHKSTEB , N. H. , March 11 1 a. m. John H. Dearboin , a tramp printer , suspected of being the real murderer of Mrs. Crae , over a year ago , and for which Stearns Kendall Abbott bus been tried and sentenced to death , was arrested Wednesday at Oontrocokville , N. HHe was at work In the office of The Hopkinton Times , end was brought here. Wlndom's Successor. Soedal dispatch to The Bee. MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , March 11 1 a. m. It is announced from a reli able source that the governor yester- dy-offcred the senatorship made va- cint by the resignation of Windom , _ G.en. A. J. Edgerson , of Kawon. craotfasn'tiS-aa 'state senator and y railroad commissioner , and is a leadIng - Ing lawyer of the state. Jail Delivery Plot Frustrated. ST. JOSEPH , March 9. A plot has been discovered in this city to make a raid on the county jail and release tbe prisoners confined there. The Tal- bott boys are still confined here , and the plan seems to have been to liber ate them. A fellow named Poke Wells hs been confined in tne county jailfr/r / thepnt six months , awaiting trial" for highway robbery. He wai bailed out Saturday lait on a $1000 bond. The money came from inside the jail , directly after a visit from MN. Talbott.and waa plaicd In the bands of Col. A. M Saxton , who went Wells' security. Wells Is a d& > porate character , one of the hardest ! n the northwest. A number of sus picious charasteu are now in the : lty , and , it having come to the mowledge of the county court ; hat such an attack wrs planned , the judges have authorized the sheriff to jmploy an additional forcj of five armed men to guard the jail. Terrible Fate of a Young Lady. LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , March 9. The details of a shocking murder have just ) oen received from Craighead county. Che facts are these : Benjamin Ish- mael , a wealthy and eccentric planter , ives a few milei from Jonesboro , in n the county named , and In an lao- atsd locality. His family consisted of one daughter , beautiful girl of 18 , and two or three boys. His wife is dead , and his daughter was the only child remaining with him. On the day the murder occurred he left home , joing to the mill , some mfles away , eaving Miss Tshmael alone In the louse , and promising to return short- y. When he came back , after the apae of some hours , he found his daughter lying on the floor of the sit ing-room , weltering in a pool of blood , She had been , brutally murdered by 1 who had entered s-'mo person or persons tered the house for the purpose of robbpry , as It waa generally supposed that Ishmaei had a largo sum of money concealed somewhere about the prem ises. The body of the young girl presented a horriblt. appearance , be ing a mnss of cuts and bruises , the murder having been accomplished with a club or axe. The room indica ted that a desperate struggle had taken place , and Miss Ishmael had fought bravely for life. Tne furni ture was overturned , and everything in the chamber was stained with blood. It is thought the robbers first demanded that she should tell them where her father kept his money , and upon her refusing sot upon her. When found she wca uncon scious , and died without giving the slightest sign or clue by whish her murderers could be hunted down. A number of negroes have been appre hended ou suspicion , and other arrests aru reported as likely to follow. The neighborhood of the tragedy is-in i fever of excitement , and the sequel may ba the apoenriuca of , and some swift work by , Judge Lynch. Bloody Murder. Special dispatch to The Bee. MAETINSBUB.O , W. Va. , March 11 1 a. m. The most deliberate and cold-blooded murder occurred here last night. Charles Douglass , a shoe maker , shot through the eye and in stantly killed Jerry Greer , a fine look ing and well-to do colored man. The trouble was that Douglass had accused Green of robbing him some time ago. Douglass was arrested. An Ungrateful Son. Special Dispatch to The Bee. CUIGAOO , March 10 10 p. m. Deputy Sheriff Hildehrand , of Tomp- klus county , New York , arrived here yesterday with a requisition for W. S. Northway , a well-ta-do physician of this city , who was arrested this morning , and la locked up at the ar mory. The story ia that Northway , who Is the son of a Methodist clergy man In Thoinpklns county , five years ago forged his father's name to a check , nnd secured $3000 , which had been laid up for a rainy day. .The affair was kept quiet for the sake of the family name. The son came to this city and achieved success , but has failed to make settlement. He will be taken to New York state. Pork-Eaters' Horror. Special Dispatch to The " * t. CHICAGO , March 11 1 a. m. Per haps tha most indignant set of men in the country , over Consul Crump's re port of the ravages of hog cholera and trichinosis , w s the Chicago board of trade. They appointed a committee whose investigations In some degree relieve Mr. Crump of odinm. 1'hey find that he has been deluged with communications from the west , giving the most alarming accounts of the rav ages of these diseases , and that news- pipers , with articles marked , have been constantly forwarded to him at Philadelphia , the object being un doubtedly to influence the market. It is stated that Mr. Crump based his re port largely on the state agricultural reports of Illinois. Investigation of these show some alarming figures. The report for 1878 , signed by S. D. Fisher , the secretary , says 1,445,000 hogs died of cholera in this state that year. The report of 1879 gives the number of hogs and pigs dying of that disease at 1,391,000. The report for 1880 givea cholera deaths as only 227,259. These figures have surpris ed board of trade men quite as much as did Mr. Crump's consular report , and they have ssnt a committee to Springfield to investigate the state ag ricultural department , and ascertain where Mr. Fisher got his data. It is feared thst by these zeports Mr. Crump's representations to the Brit ish government will be sustained , and that Secretary Elaine , in having con tradicted them , will bo placed in an embarrassing position. i FOREIGN EVENTS. " vf jpjf * OonstabularylDiscover a Secret Amor f tbe Feoi.-ns iirlDreland. * Jit . Parnell Denounces the Eng lish Liberals in a Mani festo ol His Con- Threatened of , the CABLE CUT-OFF , psclal Dispatches to The Bee. LONDON , March 10 10 p. m. The West CoMfcjAgraph company hes inserted newepwation cables to Peru , and has completed arrangements to connect with the Central and South American cable company via. Panama , Central Americo , Mexico and the United Stites to Europe , saving a distance of eight thousand miles in tiansmisaion , and about six dollars a word on message * between points in the United States and the west coast of South America over the route now nsei namely , tliat by Brazil and Portugal. APPROVES THE ABMISTICE. Gladstonein replying to a question , said the government has taken no staps towards making an atmlstico with the Boers ; that ho approved Sir Evelyn Wood's action , and author ized him to prolong the armistice if tie thought it necessary. TICHBOBNE CLAIMANT IN THE HOUSE OF LOBDS. The Tichborne claimant's appeal * came up to-day before the house of lords , Mr. Benjamii , Orten's counsel , arguing that only one sentence could be imposed. PAKNELLS : OPINION OF THE LIBERALS. Parnell has issued a manifesto to the electors at Coventry , in which ho ia very hard on the libeidls , and says the tories would have produced a bet ter land bill than the present one. He urges the , weakening of the present ministry. THE TRICHINAE SCARE SUBSIDING. Special Dispatches to The Bn. LONDON , March 11 1 a. m. The trichinae scare is subsiding. The Pall Mall Gazette says : "The great- eat pork eating nation in the werld may be relied upon to take every pre caution at to the health of the animal which thay depend on so largely for sustenance. " SECRET ARMOR7 UMEARTIIED. Special Dispatch to lux B DUBLIN , , MfjrcK-.ll L. a. m. A quantity of arms wore-discovered at Kanturk yesterday , and under the ; own bridge one hundred croppy pikes were found' by policemen. The- pikes appear as if they had been buried some time. CAMERON IN COB A. HAVANA , March 9. Hon. Sinasnt Osmeron , with hie friends , celebrated bis 82d birthday here on the 7th. Captain-General Blanco extended him the freedom of tbe island. M ; . Cam eron visited Moro cotle this morning , and received many of his countrymen In the afteroon. His friends gave a dinner in hia honor in the evening. Cameron made a speech reviewing the important events of his lifo. During the banquet he wri presented with a ring as a memorial of tht > occasion. Late in the evening Cameron attended the opera by invitation of the captain- general. Cameron is making a study of the tobacco growing system. He will sail for home Saturday. MALICIOUS ARRESTS. Special Dispatch to The Bee. DUBLIN , March 11 1 a. m. Three further arrests under the coercion bill were mc.de yesterday. The men ar rested have no political or social prom inence , and their arrest is said to be * due chiefly to personal animosity en tertained against them by influential , residents of their vicinage. The Dub lin Mail ot yesterday , commenting ; upon their arrests , asks whether the leaders in the land refdrm agitation , are to be allowed to escape , while their dupes and followers are daily arrested , dragged f rum their homes and shut up in prison without hope of reloaaethelr families , meamwhile , being left to starve , and their business wholly ruined. RAVAGES OF THE PLAGUE. Special dispatch to The Bee. CONSTANTINOPLE , March 11 1 a. m That terrible scourge , the plague , ia advancing in Asiatic Tor- key. The sccounta received here of tha deaths and suffering c nsed by it are extremely distressing. Many cases have ocouved at Bagdad , and are' fears that the th'-ro pestilence will become general. The Egyptian government will henceforth enforce the quarantine regulations , aiid.do all id its power to confine the plague within iia present limits. BOOTH AND IRVING. LONDON , March 9. The Booth- Irving performances will , be given three nights weekly during the sum mer season , beginning ou the 2d of May. It is not yet decided what other parts will be performed in addi tion to those already on tbe pro gramme. In September Mr. Booth will start ou a four in the prominent provinces. He hopes to reappear in London next season , but the theatre Is aot yet selected. Mr. Booth's plan , however , will depend much on the health of his wife , who is now confined to her apartments. This morning's News says Irving will rep resent 'lago" the first week and Booth the second. The price of stalls will be raised to a guinea ? ' EFFORT TO RELEASE BOYTON. Special Dispatch to The Bee * LONDON , March 11 1 a. m. The London friends of Boyton are san guine that they can procure his _ re lease through American intervention. They quote the cases of John McCaf- ferty and William Mackey , tried for treason and felony in Cork in January , and were , on proof of being foreign ers , admitted to bail on their own recognizance , and told by Justice Keogh that if they left the country they would not be required to come to trial. Six months ago Boyton ap plied for a renewal of his American passport from Ireland , which waa re fused. Boyton is a brother of Capt. Paul Boyton , the well-known awim- mer. mer.Mr. . Lowell , the American minister , has asked for the particulars in Boy- ton's case. It is reported that thft American governmeBt ha- resolved tc protect its citizens in Ireland , and will demand speedy trial for those ar rested. GREAT FIRE IN PARIS. Special Dlapatch to The Bee. PARIS , March 11 1 a.m. . When the alarm WEI give'n thatthe maga- ziu dn Printemps was burning , the firemen did what they could with the engines at their disposal , but all was useless. The flames spread with frightful rapidity , and within three hours Printempa itielf was a complete wreck. At 9:30 : the fire had extend ed to adjoining houses in Hue do Province , and waa threatening those in Eue db Coumatin. and oa the boule vard HauHsmsnn. Two.ataam fire engines and a few pipes were at work. The whole inside of the store was burnt. Every few minutes a wall fell in with an ominous crarffa , to tbe peril of the firemen and soldiers _ on duty. The whole neighborhood H still in a state of violent excitementr and it is difficult to gat any accurate information mation as to the cause of the fire. It is said that It Wis due to the careless ness of the night watchman. Several firemen , who weru dragged out badly bucnt from the glowing embers , are lying in a precarious condition. At 11:30 : the roof ot Printemps was com pletely destroyed , and the frontage in Bua du Havre was literally crumbled into pieces. The losa is greatly 2 > ggra < vatod by the fact that the spring aea- son opened Monday k.it , and sales this time of year average several hun dred thousand francs daily. The amount of new stock accumulated waa very large. CABLEGRAMS- Special Dispatches to TUB fiis. It is reported that -mmibar of per sous belonging to the party of the traveler , Gesso , who went to Africa to lend influence in the suppression of the slave trade , hci been atcved to death at Larafour. A Naples dispatch aavs homes con tinue to fall on the island of lachia from e&tthquakb shocks , and many more corpaca are being dug from the ruins. Lord Hanmer is dead. The French press denounce the ar rests under the Irish coercion act. Rev. Mr. Spurgeon is seriously ill. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. ZNew TTorJs Money and Stocks. WALL STREET , March 10. . /At 1 p. m. the prices were as follows : lilONEY Six per cent , exchange , lower ai S4. 0@4.8.GOVEBSJIENTS. GOVEBSJIENTS. Steady. irse'B , 'si..i 02 irs 4's i m TJ S 5's 1 Of'Z ' Currency 6's..l 9 U S 4's..l llj STOCKS. W TT , 81 . H&St Joe. . . . 57 Am'n Ex 73 Pfd. 104i ; NJC 105i IM 62j TC 132 K&T44 | OhiSCen 311 IS. . . . : 125i "M C 110 ? LE&W E-.J OSTo P 50 | L &N. 92ii Pfd 95i Northwestern..122J 3klanhattan 38i Pfd CS 82i O&M 49 Del & Hud 113 | O&W S ? . Del & Lack. . . . 129 ? PM 57 ] D&EG lC4i Reading 65 ; Erie 48 StPanl 1CJ. . Pfd Pfd NYC 146J StP&O 44 UP. 12I | ' Wabash 45J L&&P 462 Pfd . . 88i i AU 7 j CB &Q. 165J i OC&LC 23rf . CnicaKO Produce Market. CHICAGO , March 10. Wheat , corn and oats were quiet on the call and the values about the sama as the close ou 'change ; mess pork , in fair request and steady on the near , but easier on the long op tions ; Itrd , easier ; abort ribs , firmer. Wheat Spring , March offered at 98c , with 98 c bid ; April , 99g@ 994cMay ; , 81 031 03 | ; June , ? ! 03" © 1 04 July , § 1 03 bid , and § 103 ; asked ; year , 93c. Corn March , 3737c ; April , 38J < § S8Jc ; May , 42@42Jc ; June , 42c ; July , 42f@42c ; August , 43@43Jc. Oats March , 29Jc Eked , and 28 § "bid ; April , 29@29 c : May , 33i@33 c ; June , 3333oJuly ; , 32c asked , and 31 s bid. Mess Pork April sold at $15 35 ; May , S16.50O15 52 ; June , § 15 62J. Sales , 7,250 barrels. Lard -April sold at § 10 42 10 45 ; May , § 10 52 © 10 55 ; June , § 10 210 65 ; July , § 10 7010 75 ; year , § 10 30 bid , and § 10 37& asked. Sales , 5,250 tierces. Bulk Meats Short ribs , April sold at § 7 87i@7 90 ; May , § 7 95 ® 7 97 , June , S8 05@8 07 * ' Sales , 700,000 pounds ; shoulders , June sold st427 . Sales 100 , OCO pounds. St. Louis Produce Marsec. ST. Louis. March 10. Flour Unchanged ; ? nrg , § 435 ® 4 60 ; family , § 4 75@4 90 ; choice to fancy , 85 10@5 60. Wheat Dull and lower ; No. 2 red , § 1 011 Olg for cash ; § 1 Olf for March ; § 1 03f@l 03 for April ; § 1 05i@l 04 | for May ; § 1 03 @ 1 03 | for June ; No. 3 do , 99A@99c ; No. 4 do , 91c bid. Com Dull at 3939jc for cash ; 39 | < § :39jfc : for March ; 3939Jo for April ; 4040go for May ; 40gc for June. Oats Slow but better ; 33J@33fo for cash ; 3434Jc for May. Rye Firm at § 1 01 bid. Barley Unchanged. Lead Dull at § 4 50. Butter Unchanged ; dairy , 18@20o. Eggs Lower at 12 c. Whisky Quiet at § 1 06. Pork Higher ; § 15 75 asked for cash ; § 15 40@16 50 for March ; § 15 60 for ApriL Dry Salt Meats Strong and higher at § 4 907 85@8 05 , holders generally askino10@15o more. Bacon Higner ; 85 878 65@8 70 Abandoned at Sea. Special Disr-itch to tbo Boa. NEW YORK , March 10 4 p. m. The steamer "Erin , " in from Liver pool , brought the captain and twenty- three sailors of the light steamer "Drumduff" from Philadelphia for Anta erp , February 17th. Five days afterward she encountered a terrific gale , which greatly damaged the ship , and swept overboard a seaman named Greenwood. The water ponrod into the hold until it was six teen feet deep. On March 3rd the "Erin" rescued twelve of the crew with lines , and the remainder were saved in llfeboats. . The "Drum- duff "was then abandoned. OMAHA , March 9,1881. I will offer at private sale during I the next ten days , at my residence 1713 Chicago street all my household furniture. J. M. MARSTON. m9eod3t A ROW IN PALESTli\E. e A Band of Secret Crusaders Pull Long Together , And Finally Reach the Bar of the Police Court. The Chicago "Eagle" Dips His Pinions in an Inkstand in Self-Defense. A Quack . in-.Crookston ' . , Min- . f j - - nesota , Thins the Pop- ' ' ulation. A Multitude of Political Pil grims Hurrying to St. Paul. Fatal Feuds and 'Ferocious Fights. Secret Cnisaflera. Special dispatch to Tan Bus. GREENVILLE , 0. , March 10 4 p. m. Thirty-one ladies from Palestine , Ohio , were brought here under arrest , charged with inciting riot and sending threatening letters to Long , a saloon keeper. It ia charged that they belong - long to a secret band of crusaders. Long received notice to leave or die at the hands of a mob. Six of the ladies were discharged and twenty-two gave bunds. The crusad ers claim to have sixteen indictments against Lang for selling liquor to minors. 'Ihe whole neighborhood cama to the court , and the excitement is very great. Long was the last saloon keeper in Palestine , and no liquor is now sold there. Furious Females. Special Dispatch to The Boe. CYNTHIAHA , Ey. , March 10 4 p. m. Last night Ann Ward , Rene Fowler and Sallt'u Carr , all colored , quarrelled , when Sallie whipped out nor little pocket kuife and made a Innge at Gene , striking her on tbe left side of the neck , cutting the carotid artery in two and B. : ne bled to death in lets than ten minutcj. A Quacfa Work. Special Dispatch to the Bss. CROOKSTOIT , Minn. , March 10 4 p. m. County Auditor Ohrlstensen , of Polk county , mot with a mysteri ous death at the hands of an anony mous quack , knosv.i as "the French doctor. " Christensen had been all- mg , and this quack , who claimed to be an old friend , paid him profession al visits. " \ \ nat occui/ed between the doctor and his patient has not .as yqt been discovered. The patlant will not disclose it before judgment day. The doctor gave him a potion which quieted him but created intense excitement in the community where It is alleged other patients have met with a similar fate. A coroners jury has been empanelled. Meantime the French doctor had better skip , for tbe dead auditor was very popular. "The Eagle" Attacked. Special DIapatcH-to-Tb * J e.- CHICAGO , March 10,4 p. m. In the city council last night there was a d'f- ficulty between Alderman Harry Hil- dreth and Mayor Harrison. Hildreth claimed that the mayor refused to re fused to recognize him. He said he was trying to bulldoze the council and as good as give the mayor the lie di rect. The mayor called him to order severely. When the council ad journed , Hildreth followed Harrison into the cloak room and renewed his charges that the mayor had dishonorably attempted to bully and browbeat him. The mayor pulled off his coat , and seizing a heavy inkstand , was about to an nihilate Hildreth , yelling , "don't call me dishonorable , you vlllian. " Hildreth made a vigorous rejoiner and sprang at the mayor. Four sturdy aldermen seized the bellig erents and dragged them away , thus preventing bloodshed. A. Vacant Seat. Special Dispatch to Tnn Bss. MINNEAPOLIS , Mlnn March 10 , 4 , p. m. Gov. Pillsbury has not yet taken any action toward appointing the successor to Windom in the U. S. senate. A large proportion of the leading republicans of the state are on a pilgrimage to St. Paul , while others are deluging the governor with letters and telegrams urging their own claims or those of their favorites. Mr. Win * dam's resignation has not yet reached the governor's hands , but it Is ex pected by every mail. The first through mail from the east for sir days arrived yesterday. Fatal Fuec > Special Dlapatcb to the Bea CINCINNATI , March 10 4 p. m. A feed haa long existed between Jo seph SfcDermott and Mat. Lightfoot , bith of them farmers in Kentucky. They mot last evening and the quar rel being renewed both drew pistols. Attempts to separate them failed and both fired about the eame time , the ball from McDermott's pistol taking effect in Lightfoot's left hip , and inflicting a painful wound , while Lightfoot's aim was more fatal , his ball piercing McDermott's heart , killing him instantly. Lightfoot , not knowing he had killed his man fired two or three more shota at him as he lay on the ground. Lightfoot was at once arrested. Shovers of tne Queer. Special dispatch to The Bee. DALLAS , Texas , March 10 4 p. m. considerable . flurry waa created among the state and federal officials at the discovery that a band of coun terfeiters had been trailed by detec tives from Pennsylvania to Dallas ard that spurious $50 and 8100 bills on the First and Fourth National Danka of Boston , ( reported In circnla- ion here several days ago ) , and It is said 816,000 of counterfeit notes of various denominations and m about a dozen different bankshas ) een shipped to this section and got nto the hands of shovers. The de- ectlves assert that three of the same notorious handlers of the queer are in this section , and have plates almost > erfect in imitation of notes of banks n this part of Texas , and that tbe re wards for the capture of the seven imount to 817,000. * A detective met one of the three men he haa shadowed or three months , in the suburbs , a 3ay or two 5go , and in attempting to finest him was slightly cut on the inn. Executive Clemency. Special Dbpatch to Tai fin. JOLIET , 111. , March.ll 1 a. m. * BOSTON ITORE i I0th St. , bet. Jackson & Jones. 'Now known as the cheapest place in the city for fir .Everything sold for casVonlyT at W - ' ? BOSTON PRICES. The following arc only a few of the bargains not to be had elsewhere. Turkish Ked Damask at 50c , worth 65c. " ' " " " 60c , 75c. - Half Bleached Linen Damask 50c , worth 65c. ' " " " ' * ' . - 65c. 80c. .3 5-8 Linen Napkins $100 , worth L 25. ! ! 125 , " 200. " " 175 | rt 250. Linen Huck Towels ( extra size ) 25c worth 371-2. Double Damask Towels 35c , worth 50c. ? > Crash Toweling 5o worth 8 1-3. ? \ CORSETS I CORSETS ! We have in Stock all sizes from 18 to 32-inch OT the following price 5O , 75 , 51.00. I HOSIERY ! HOSIERY ! Ladies'Balbrigan Hose , silk clocked 25c. worth 371-2. lOc , worth 15c. " 15c , " 20c. Men's Brown Mixed'HalfHoae 12 l-2c , worth 20c. BOSTON STORE. P. G. IMLAH - - Manager. A. B. HUBERMANN , "Of 2BC 3EJ 3E& XI 3d I .a. 3B X * 3EJ J Cor. Douglas and 13th Gives Great Bargains in Ladies' and Gentsj AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER WATGES AH Kinds. Of JEWELRY , SILyER TARBAND DJA3IOJVDS ; We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least Money. _ - _ an r2Itt . Man actnier of .all kinds of Summer Bologna ( Cerveiat Wurst ) a iAUSAGE Specialtiy. . Orders promptly filled. , 1714 Hurt St. , Omaha Neb. de23-t The Ie3t official act of President Hayes was to grant the pardon of Thomas Oowan , a convict In the Illinois state penitentiary , for embezzlement in the postal service in the" district of Ken tucky. The pardon arrived yesterday morning , dated March 2 , and mailed on the 5th. ChlcsKO Live Sioc&Mar&et ! CHICAGO , March 10. Hogs The receipts of hc ja were again light and.under a good demand on packing and shipping account the market was fairly active to the extent of the supply , and 5 cents higher for light and heavy packing ; sales ranged from $5 50@5 75 for light packing ; $5 25@5 65 for fair to good and heavy packing , and from $5 70@6 10 for choice smooth heavy shipping lots ; extri qualities sold at about vester- day's figures. Cows sold at § 5 15 © 5 30 for lots fresh ; receipts were 10,000 head. Cattle The market for cattle yes terday afternoon was quite active , and a large number of all descriptions of stock changed bands , but owing to the excessive receipts prices ruled weak and 510i lower than the day previous for all grades , except choice to extra qualities. To-day the re ceipts were agtin liberal ; the only sale up to 11 o'clock being a lot num bering sixteen head averaging 807 ibs , at $3 70 ; the fresh receipts were 5,000 head. Sheep Tha market waa again fair ly active and prices ruled moderately firm , owing to a good demand by ship pers. New Yor& Produce Mar&et. NEW YOSK , March 10. Flour Receipts , 10,000 barrels ; ales , 13,000barrels ; market dull and unchanged. Molasses Unchanged. Petroleum Dull and heavy. . Coffee Steady ; freights dull ! Spirits of Turpentine Firm at 45i@4Co per gal. Kosin Steady. Tallow Finn at § 6 366 36g. Eggi Western weak at 20c. CLOSISO Wheat Steady ; Chicago , § 1 1701 19 ; Milwaukee , 81 20@1 21 ; No.2 red winter , 81 21@1 21J for cash ; 81 20J for March ; 81 20 ? for April ; 8119 | fer MavJ S118I for June. Sales , 200,000 bushels. Corn Steady ; No. 2 , 68Ac. Sales , 50,000 bushels. Oats Dull. Whisky Nominal. Pork 815 85@1G 00 for May. Lard 810 70@10 75 for March ; sales at 810 72 for April ; 310 75 ® 10 80 for May ; 810 80@10 85 for June ; 810 85@10 90 for July ; 810 27 $ 10 60 for tha year. St. Louis Live Stock Market. _ ST. LOUISA March 10. Hogs Active and higher ; Yorkers and Baltimore , $5 505 75 ; mixed packing , f 5 255 60 ; good to choice heavy , 85 80@6 25 ; no fancy offered. Receipts , 4,700 head ; shipments , 700 head. I. Via CAMP , IT. D. K , L. Sioaas , M. D. NEBRASKA MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE , PRIVATE HOSPITAL. Vow open for the reception of pa' lent * for tha TREATMENT OFALLCURONIOANDSUBOI CAL DISEASES. DBS. VAX CAMP # SIGGIKS , Physicians & Surgeons , Proprietors. AND STILL THE LION Contmnes to Koar for Moores ( ) HARNESS & SADDLERY , o os n I have adopted the Lion as a Trade Mark , and all my Goods will be stamp ed with the Lion and my Name on the same. No Goods are genuine without the aboyja stamps. The beat material is mod and the moat skilled workmen are employed , and at the is' ' lowest cash price. Anyone wishing a price list ot goods will confer a favor by sending for one. DAYU3 SMITH MOOEE. OKf GOODS STORE. _