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< tf ' * * < t - * . * , , 'OM/C ' riV YOL.X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY JVLaECFl \ \ 1881. If 0. 230. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Five Cents HOUSES LOTS , LANDS BJEMIS' REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE ! 15th and Douglas.Sts. , Neb Omaha , - - A ffrResidence Lots , * TUU V § 100 to $2500 each. Houses and Lota , § 275 to 818,000 each. Business Lots $500 to flO,000 each. 200 AoraaLand 900,000 I ft OOO Acrea'n Douglas Oo. 7 ooo Acre * in srpy c ° f -Large - Amount of Suburban Property in ! , 10,20 or 40-Acre Lots Within I to 5 Miles from Post Office. $250,000 TO LOAN , At 8 per Gent. NEW MAPS OF OMAHA Published by this Agenoji 25 cents Each , Mounted $1.00 Houses , Stores , Hotels , Farms , Lots , Lands , Offices , Booms , Etc.to Bent or Lease , Taxes paid , rents collected , deeds , mortgages , and all kinds of real estate doDuments made out at short notice. This a2a ° y does strictly a 'brokerage'b'tisiiiess. Does not ( speculate , and therefore any bargains on its books are in sured to its patrons , instead of being gobbled up by the agent. .Notary Public Always in Office. fOall and get dirculars and full Particulars at BEMIS' REAL ESTATE EXCHAHCE. 15th and Douglas Sts. , OMAHA , - - f NEB WASHINGTON. Secretary Elaine Making Vig orous Efforts to Counteract Jhe Effects of the Trioh- inea Scare. Navy. Employes Petition the President to Enforce the Eight-Hour Rule. The President and Mrs. Garfleld Give a Brilliant Reception at the White House. CAPITAL NOTES. 8p d l I > tawtch 'to The Cos. THE HEFCXDIKG BOND ] . Jesse Selfgman and Mr. Junes Stewart , president of a United States company , had an interview with Sec retary Windom yesterday morning , relative to the probable sale by the government of $104,000,000 of 4 per cent , bonds for refunding purposes. The secretary stated that it had not been determined io sell these bonds , and he was not prepared to enter into negotiations , fto action will be had in regard to the disposition of the bonds referred to until the question whether there is to ba an extra session of congress has been decided. SINQULAU COINCIDENCE. By way of coincidence it is remark ed that Benjamin Lincoln , the first secretary of war , waa appointed in 1781 , and Robert Lincoln was ap pointed in 1881 , jmt 100 years differ ence between the dates of appoint ment There IB no relationship be tween the two. Employes of the treasury depart- meat , who are members of societies which participated in the celebra tion of St. Patrick'o day , were grant ed leave of absence yesterday. EKCEPTION AT THU WfllTB HOUSE. The executive mansion presented a brilliant scene last night. It was handsomely decoratod.nnd Illuminat ed , and was thronged with members of the supreme court , cabinet officers , and members of congress and their families. The entire mansion and conservatories were thrown open. The marine band famished the music. The president and Mrs. Garfield re ceived in the blue room. No similar reception was over more generally at tended. OVERWORKED EMPLOYES. A delegation representing the gov ernment employes at the different navy yards , visited the navy depart ment for the purpose of requesting the eccrotary to eoforco the eight-hoar law. The delegation staled their case by reading two proclamations from President Grant , declaring eight hours a good day's work. Secretary Hunt said that he could not decide so im portant a question suddenly. HIS sympathies were with labor , but he was a minister of the law , and must execute his trust faithfully. He would endeavor to do what was right , and would give the subject duo considera tion. The delegation afterward called at the White House , and urged upon < he president the enforcement of the oletu-1 * * ' tour. The president was too bu y to gire them any time , but requested JHem to call this morning , whenheprom.'witQ gtVP them a full hearing. CONOEATUHTIKCI MAHONE. Gor. Foster and Representative Butterworth joined In a congratula tory note to Senator Mahone. The note contained the following senti ments : "SENATOR MAHONE : We congratu late yon that there are democrats in the south who mean t live in a nation , and not in an aggregate of petty prov inces ; that there are democrats in the south ho do not mean to live longer in the graveyards and among the tombs ; wboso face it towards the morning , and on whose brow the ris ing sunlight of the future greatness of this country is already beginning to be visible. Of such democrats the avaut currier has reached the senate cham- bar After long waiting. The republi cans ? the north desire to stretch forth a friradly hand to you. That de&irt is inspired by no miserable am bition for office , m for political vic tory , but hy a epirit of patriotism which loves the south felly as much as it loves the north. It la in the spirit of a united , not of a divided , coun try. It is in the spirit of the future , not of the past. It Is in the spirit of union , and not of sectionalism. " It was sigced by Gov. Foster and Representative Bnttervrorth , but ex pressed the sentiments of s vast num ber of republicans in Washington. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The republican senators in caucus have decided to increase the member ship of the finance committee from nine to eleven. At far as decided on , the now committee will be constituted ai follows : Merrill chairman , Sber- manFcrry , Jones ( Xev.Platt , , Baird , Voorhees , Beck , McPhetson and Har ris. The democnta had hoped the republicans would not insist on fur ther organization than the appoint ment of the committee ? , but the re publicans have prepared a cUte which bears the name of G. C. Gorh&m , for secretary. Senator Edmunds has gone on a trip to Florida , and is paired for the rest of the session with Vance , of Nor h Carolina. With this exception the senate will be full to-day , and com mittees will be appointed , but adjourn ment may bo taken until Monday be fore proceeding with confirmations. The president ssut a budget of nom inations to the senate jus ! after ad journment yesterday , and a large list u expected to-day. It is definitely stated that the president will seed only appointments fir the present to fill vacancies. Fred Douglass * term as marshal of the District of Columbia expired yes terday. Hit nomination is expected to be among the first to be sent. Instructions to th United States commissioners to the monetary con ference at Paris are being prepared at the state department , and will be ready to present to the commissioners before their departure. The president has decided on the nomination of J. H. Wildmivn for post master at Indianapolis. nca DIPLOMACY Secretary Elaine yesterday instruct ed Minuter Koyes to inaiit upon the 4mlwion into France of American hog prcduc-ta for which bills of lading were signed before the iisne of the French edict. The government has had prepared an elaborate report on trichinosis , and other swine diseases , which will'ba issued to the press In a few days. The report asserts that all diseases of swine originated in Euro pean conntribsand have existed there as far back as any record can be found. Proofs of these aisertlons are obtained from official records in England , France , Germany , Austria , and other European countries. Positive instruc tions have been sent Minister Lowell , at Londonto get the statements about swine diseases in America , put out by British Consul Crump , at Philadel phia , and expose their erroneousness. Geu. L. A. Sheldon , formerly reprc- rentatlve in congress from Louisiana' 111 be appointed governor of New Mexico , Gen. Law Wallace promoted to a South American mission. The Senate Adjourns. Sped * ! Dlfpttch to The Bee. WASHINGTON , March 17 4 p. m. Immediately upon the convening of the senate at 10 o'clock the creden tials of Judge A. J. Edgarton , sena tor from Minnesota to succeed Win dom , were read and the oath of office administered. Senator Pendleton said lie had in formation that no vote could be reached to-day on the pending resolu tion , and therefore moved to adjourn. At 12:30 : the senate was declared ad journed. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO AMERICA. SjMdJd Dlspitcli to the Bee WASHINGTON , March 18 1 a. m. The secretary of state has just receiv ed from Gen. Foster , United States minister at St. Tetersburg , the follow ing telegraphic dispatch , conveying the acknowledgment of the expres sions of sympathy of the president and senate in the sad national be reavement which Rnsrla has just ex perienced : To Bl lne , Secretary , Washington : The minister of foreign affilrs says the emperor is profoundly touched by the expressions cf sympathy of the president and senate of your country , for which the deceased emperor pro fessed sincerest esteem and earnest friendshiip. It is a legacy which he leaves to'Emperor Alexander III. , and which his majesty , in accord with the Russian nation , accepts from the depth of his heart. ( Signed ) FOSTER , Minister. FOREIGN EVENTS. The Ghost of Guy Fawkes Haunts the London Con stabulary. Serious Riot of Irish Soldiery at Aldershot Barracks. Great Britain Disposed to Ac cede to the Demands of the Boers. THE DEADLY MISSILE. BpecUl Dlipitch to Till B . LONDON , March 17 10 p. m. A dltpatch from St. Petersburg says : The bomb found in tha pocket of the as&assin Roussakoff. was covered with a case of zinc , containing glass tubes , two of which were filled with vitriol , and two with B tholdy salts. The India rubber tubes were filled with fulminating mercury , and a box can- taining nitro-glycerine and pyroxy- line , the whole weighing six pounds &tjd threa-fcnrths. qCNPOWDER PLOT. Special Dt pUtt to The Bee LONDON , March 18 1 a m. The excitement caused by the discovery of Is supposed to have been an at- ; emot to blow up tha Mansion House , the'residence of the lord mayor , is on the increase. A box of gunpowder was found in the rear of the Mansion Houae , and directly under the apart ment occupied by Lord Mayor McAr- thnr. The police of the city proper set their own detectives at work with out at first calling upon those at Scot land yard , but later discoveries , or al leged discoveries , so agitated fhopa- that they sent to the Metropolitan office , and extraordinary measures have been taken to prevent the carry ing oat of any plot The corridors of both houses of parliament , nnd all subterranean passsgas be longing to them , were carefully searched , aud extra guards placed over them. The Bsnk of England is every night guarded by a company of soldiers from the hone guard ; . Last night two companies were sent dotji , and the spectacle of the double force marching to the bank attracts much attention , and added to the excite ment. At all tha other public build ings watchmen are increased. Troops in the barracks are kept ready for ac tion. BLIGHT TO THE BANK CF EKQI.A.ND. SpccUl dtop&tch to The Bee. LONDON , Mareh 18 1 a. m. At a meeting of the proprietors of the bank of England yesterday , Mr. Birch , the governor , replying to a question of one of tha proprietor ? , said the bank had not been aiked to send represen tatives to the monetary conference , and that he himself bad not been to go. go.THE THE KING-EUJLERS BpocUl DLpMch to The Bee. LONDON , March 18 1 a m. The Times c irreepondent at-Berlin says : A mornipg paper repeats the statement that the asiaaslnation of czar was Instigated by the Intorna tlonal society , having for its watch word , "The murder of monarchs and the overthrow of governmanls. " The correspondent points out that at such a time of general excitement all kinds of rumors will rise , but it would be well to remember the assertion of sev eral writ ra of St. Petersburg that the police , and even the czar himself , just before his death , secretly received warning ! from Geneva and London. BKFBACTOBY SOLDIER * . Sredal Dispatch to The Beo. . LONDON , March 18 1 a. m. A terrible riot took place at Aldershot yesterday. The Eighteenth royal Irish regiment began tht disturbance by a flourish of sticks , and utra scon joined by other Irish soldiers , who created a noise over the whole town. The mounted pcllce made an attack on the rioters , and several regiments were ordered to march and htlp them. The soldiers marched with drawn bay- onpts , and a fearful scene ensued io the shaps t f broken windows , broken heads and severs Injuries. AU of tha public houses were cleared , and tha rioters were taken prisoners , but a largo number of them were rescued by the mob. The tiot lasted three hours. The provosts of the -town were badly treated by the rioters. CABLEGRAMS. Spedal Dispatches to Tni Bu. A dispatch from Dublin says : A writ for non-payment of rent was served on Faery. Ho is now prisoner in Kilmalnham jail. The telegram reporting an outbreak in Oiifden dis trict , In Ireland , is totally unfounded. At the banquet of St. Patrick's so ciety in London last night , Mr. Fors- ter , In replying to toasts , said the prosperity of Ireland looked more hopeful , but he feared that common ground upon which Irishmen could meet , was restricted. A dispatch from Durban says the Boers declare that .they will accept nothing short of their independence , and object to have their police laws framed by Exeter hall. It Is expected that peace will result in Dutch su premacy over South Africa. The plague continues to be of violent lent nature at Bagdad and Nicosia. More arrests have been made in Ire land under the coercion act. Mr. Guilders' army schema has re ceived the general approval of mem bers of the house of commons. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Special Dispatches to The Beei There was another powder explosion at the Eureka works , San Francisco , yesterday. Ex-Gov. William Beach Lawrence , of Rhode Island , the eminent jurht , is lying in a very feeble condition at hia hotel in New York city , and is rapidly sinking. His death is daily expected. Mr. Beach is 81 years old. Kentucky regulators , on last Satur day night , took William D. Hill , a storekeeper at the Princess Furnace , near Catlettsburg , Ky. , cut of his bed , and gave him fifteen lashes , and or dered him to leave within five days , and went away. Frank Padgett , of Nashville , Tenn. , committed suicide at 4 o'clock yoattr- day morning at McCabe's saloon , near the Ghittanooga depot , by swallowing Four ounces cf laudanum. Ben Mays waa killed Wednesday night by. Tom Holmau , at Memphis , Tenn. The difficulty originated , abeut the payment of a drink , Maya refusing to treat Holman , who struck ilm with a club , breaking hia neck. Holman eacspcd. Both are colored. The Ice-gorge which has been formIng - Ing In the Mississippi river above Han nibal bridge , Mo. , was the largest ever known at that point , stretching trom shore to shore , and bpiog six miles long up and down the river. At the head of the gorge the ice had bea piled to a height of twenty feet , and served &s a huge barrier to the water , which backed up and flooded the coun- iry for nllo cm eooh ido. _ _ When tha Ice began to move the whistle at the i > ridge sounded the alarm , and crowds of poo'lo rushed to the river to see ; ho exciting spectacle. The ice iloat- jd down stream in great fields , acres In extent , which , when they struck" the piers , were cut as If by n knife , piling high up on the sides and pror lacing a crashing sound , audible for a eng distance. Charles Paine , general superintend ent of the Lake Shore railway , on a ; our of inspection over the different divisions reports no rly a thousand cars of freight upon side-tracks , which the company has not been able to de liver to its western connections , on ac count of the continued snow block ades. ades.The The governor of California has de termined to call an extra session of the legislature on April 4. This waa rendered necessary by the failure to pass a general appropriation bill. There were many banquets in New York last night In honor of St. Pat rick's day. The Bey. Dr. Potter delivered a loituro at Oooper institute , New York , last night , on the condition of the agricultural classes of England and Ireland. Hon. Richard WhitsIH , one of Den ver's pioneers , died suddenly at 8 o'clock hut evening. A telegram received from Santa Fe states that Apaches made a raid near the toiyn of Puoato de Chocielate , and killed { thirty persons and dealt eyed their wagons. 4-hoavy onowatorm prevailed yes.- : erday throughout Canada. A bill , providing for the closing of all place3 , of amusements , and places whore liquor is sold on Sunday , passed the lower house of the Ohio legisla ture yesterday. It was amended teas as not to include beer gardens. St. Patrick's society gave a banquet last night at the Palmer house , Chi- in honor of ttyejr patron saint. Archibald Forbes , the Engljh war correspondent , lectured to a madium- sized audience at Central Music hall , Chicago , relating to incidents and ax- perienses in various campaigns. Governor Si. John , of l anss , has Issued bis proclamation , declaring Topaka and JUchison cities of the 5rst class , under the reoent Jaw regu lating cities of over 15,000 inhabit ants. Laavenworth , _ Topeka and Atchison are the only cities in Kaosas of the class named. The Mitsouri fiver broke up at St. Joe at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning , waa a grand sight , and was witnessed by hundreds of people. 'J he treat cakes of ice came together , and would crash and grind like an infant earthquake. The river is several feet aboVe Its usu al stand and Is rapidly risiag. The Ice piled fearfully on the islands and banks. There waa some fear of tbo bridge being damaged by the high water and ice , but no damage was wrsuzht. The trial of the Louiavillo express robbers yesterday , resulted in the conviction of Frank Rose , and he was sentenced to four years In the peni tentiary. A nolle prosequi was en tered against A. F. Brewer , the mis guided of Rose , and he was dis charged. NEW YORK , March 17. Lorenzo Abbey of the firm of Abbey & Im- brlco , one of the most export anglers in the country , Is dead. NEW YORK , March 17. The immi gration arrivals at Castle Garden are unprecedented for this time of the year. Over 1800 landed within the last twenty-four hours. Gen. Grant Shakes the World's Valr Special Dispatch to TUB Bll NEyr YoBg , March 17 10 p. m. T.t Is announced that Gen. Grant will resign from the presidency of the world's fair commission before leaving for Mexico this week , DOMESTIC DOINGS. Gen. Grant Will Resign the Presidency of the World's Fair Commission , Patriotic Sons of Erin Pay Homage to Their Pa tron Saint. f The New York Heating Com pany Robbedof a Million Dollara inTSonde.- ' 8pocUl Dispatch to The Bee. SOMERSET , Ky. , M ch 17 10 p. rd , Ten miles west of this place , in the cliffs of Olifth county , is a fire that has been burning for six months. The fire 13 fed by a stratum of stone coal. It has burned several hundred yards into the hill. Fatal Flames. Special dljpatch to The Bee. COLUMBIA , Ga. , March 18 la. m. Near Tulabaasee , Fla. , a few days ago , a negro cabin containing three little children , who had been locked up inside by their mother when she went off to her work , caught fire and was burned to the ground , the chil dren being consumed with the home. Miss Lizzie McOlendon , a charming young lady of 16 years , of Leesburg , Fla. , was standing by an open fire place at the residence of Mr. Jenkins , when her drees caught , and she was burned to death. Yesterday a cabin on the premises of R. H. Oulverhoase , In Crawford county , was burned , and two negro children burned with it Murdered His Mistress. SpocUI DUpatch to Tui Bit LOUISVILLE , Ky. , March 18 1 a. ' m. William Rinklii knocked hia mis tress down and beat her In a shocking manner , inflicting fatal wounds. Her name is Many Brown , and she was in delicate health. Rankin was arrested. Cotton Mill Burned Spedal DIfpatch to Tha Bte. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , March JL8b-l a.m. A special to The Commercial from Jackson , Tenn. , say : The Jackson Compress company's cotton mill with four hundred bales of cotton , was to tally destroyed by. fire Wednesday night. Loss , $30,000. Insurance , $17,000. The origin of the fire was a mystery. Polo on Ice. Special Dispatch to The Dee. CHICAGO , March 17 10 p. m. In This evening the Buffalo and Chicago polo dubs play their third and con- oludingjjmeof polo/on skates. Laat night's game wai won by fhe"BuffaloV , Who took the first , second , third and sixth innings , the Chica oo taking the fourth and fifth. St Patrick's Day ii Baltimore Spjclal Dispatch to Tna BII. BALTIMORE , March-17 10 p in. St. Patrick's day oponcd with threat ening weather , and by 11 o'clock a cloudy sky and a disagreeable , dclz- dling rain put a damper upon the hopes of those who hart been preparing for a parade. High maas was cele brated tt St. Paul's church , Her. Canon , McGee officiating In the afternoon a procession of * uniformed knights , in four divisions of fire or ganizations each , paraded the princi pal streets , and were received by Arch , bishop Gibbons May and the city council * . . , Catholic Benefit Association. Spedal Dispatch to The Dee ERIE , Pa , March 18 1 a. m. The sup-emu council of the Catholic Mu tual Benefit association closed its an nual session yesterday in this city , and were banqueted last night at the Il3ad homo. Officers for the ensuing year were elected , and Buffalo desig nated as the place for holding the next annual mealing. A form of ben eficiary by graded assessments in six classes , from 65 cents to § 1.00 , was adopted , All ma'tibers , over 35 years already in the association shall pay 81.16 , which leaves their assessment as at present. Initiations are rated $3.00 for all classes. .ratrlotic Irishman. Special Dispatch to Tag Bit. NEW TORE , March 17 10 p. m. St. Patrick's day was observed here with unuaal success. High mass wag celebrated in the morniue , Cardinal McOloskoy officiating , The panegy- rip was delivered by Father McMan- nery. "tyademptionist" and HayoVa impsrhl mass were sung. The pro cession was a great success , Fiendish Deed. Special Dispatch to The Bja GALLATINTenn. . , March 18 1 a. ro. Lisst ovenipg a negro boy , em ployed by Thomas Boyurs , was told to drive the chickens out of his gar den. The chickens belonged to Jim B.aker , and he , hearing the mandate , told the boy ; f ho obeyed he would kill him. Taa little fellow did as commanded. Baker was enraged , and-picked up a largo stone Dnd hit the boy on the hpad , pushing his brains out. Baker ii In jtll , and the boy Is dying : Double Bond Eo&bery. SpecUl Dhpslih to Tn BIX. NEW YOEK , March 18 1 a. ic , A robbery similar In , nearly every 10- spect to that perpetrated Wednesday in the apartment of Abraham E. Simmons , at East Sjventy-ninth street , occurred jubt about an hour be fore , in the apartment of W. E. Pratt , of the New York Heating com pany , who lives en the second flat of the French fiatsinEistSeyenty.nInth street. The thieves secured a million dollars of the bonds of Jhe New York Heating company , and a number of valuable papers , as also jewelry and various articles of apparel. Ddtec lives are working on the CJBO. Indications. Special dispatch to Tbo Bee. WASHINGTON , D. 0. , March 16. For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys : Fair weather , weather , colder northwest winds , sta tionary or higher barometer in the eatt district ; { air westhernorthwest winds , stationary or lower temperature and higher barometer in the southern part. A Stranger's Si cry. Spedal Dispatch to Tux BIX. COSHES , Ini. , March 17 4 p. m. A stranger applied at Ed. Dolchaa' boarding house for lodging last night. He went to bed and a physician was sent for. Several ribs were found broken and the man was in BO critical a condition that the doctors told him he must soon dlo. He made the fol lowing statement : "My name is John McCormark. On last Thursday even ing myself , with six companions , were drinking together in a saloon in tipper Sandnsky , Ohio. We had a large amount of money , which we divided equally between us , when a party of roughs entered the saloon' and a fight ensued. During the melee I killed a man and subseauently escaped , com ing as far as Goshen , being unable to go any farther. The man dted in a few hours after telling the strange Kansas City's Bridge m Danger. Special dljpatch to Thi Bee. KANSAS CITY , March 17 4 p. m. The rivers are booming full and great apprehension is felt. 17. S. Engineer Near states that eight feet more rise -will be .necessary _ to flood the bottom lands and twenty- two feet more to equal the great flood of 1844. He does not believe there will be any seriom trouble unless all the streams should briak up at once with a heavy rain. The great bridge at this point is in great danger from the ice which has nearly cut through the draw-rest. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Money and Stocks. WALL STREET , March 17. At 1 p.m. tha prices were as follows : MONEY-5 per cent. : exchange , dull at $4.81@4.83. GOVERNMENTS. Firm. ITSC's , ' 81..1 02i US 4's 1 01 $ U S 5'a 1 Olg Currency 6's..l 30 U S 4i's..l Hi STOCKS. W U 1133 H&StJoe Am'n Ex Pfd. 101J NJC..105 IM Oli 1C 135J K&T 40j OhioCen 32 LS 12C4 MC Ill LE&W NP 49J L &N 9 > i Pfd- 73J Northwestern. . . . Manhattan 4J ( Pfd C S 81 0& II 4t $ Del & Hud..Illg O&W 30 * Del & Lack..125S P SI 572 D & R G K2J Reading C4 § Erie 474 StPaul 112 Pd SGJ P/d NYC 144J StP&O 43i UP. 118l Wabash 4i A &P pfd 88J AU CB&Q 162 ? CC&IC 25 CP ' . . CCC&IC N&C ' 91i . ' ' * CHICAGO , March 17. Wheat was active and lower during the early part of the session , but closed abont the same as on 'change. Corn and oats were in good request and steady. Bye dull. Mess pork in fair demand and a shade easier. Lard and and meals steady with a moderate inquiry. Wheat Spring , March , sold at SI 033 ; April , $1 03f@l 04 ; May , SI 081 " 09 ; June. SI .DaiaLjO { ) ; July , 81 08f ; year , 7i@97cclos ing at § 1 03gl 03i for Alarch ; § 1 03f @ 1 04 for April ; $1 08j@l 08 for May ; § 1 081 08 for Juno ; Si 08J @ 1 08 § for July ; 97 c for the year. Corn April offered at 39c , 38jjc bid ; May sold at 4343gc § ; June , 43 © 43c ; July , 44j@4lio ; August , 44i@ 44o ; closing at inside prices bid. Oats March offered at 30c ; May sold at 3535jje ; June , 34fc bid , 34c askad ; July , 33io " asked. Kye May offered" § 1 02 , § 1 Oli bid. bid.Mess Mess Pork April sold at $15 55 ; May , 515 72i ; June , § 15 85@15 87 ; July , $10 V9A ; closing at § 1555 ® 15 67 " for April ; $1572J@1075 tor May15 ; 85@15 87i for June ; § 15 02J © 15 97 $ for July. 'Sale 3,750 barrels. I > ard April sold at § 10 67 $ ; May , § 10 8.0@10 85 ; June , § 10 92i@10 95 ; July , § 11 05 ; year , § 10 3010 32 $ ; closing at § 10 6510 70 for April ; § 10 8010 821 for May , § 10 92 $ ® 10 97 for June ; § 11 02i@ll 07 $ for July ; § 10 32i@10 3.5 tor the year. Sale ? , 6,750 tfercpa. Bulk Meats Short libs , April sold at § 7 88@7 82 $ ; May 7 Q2-l < § 7 95 ; Juce , $8 00 bid , ? 8 02i@8 Oo asked. Saiea 250,000 Ibs. Chicago Live Stock Market CHICAGO , March 17. Cattle There was a nr djrately ac tive market for common to good grades of butchers' caws und steer ? , and a'so for stcck sttck ttoers and fepJers , and prices ruled stuatjy at , yesterday's figures ; shipping grades were r.tther quier , bat with a good at tendance of buyers there is a prospect that the bulk of ( .fferings will cbanga hands before the close ; salts ringed from $300@412 $ for butchers' cows and steers ; § 4 00(54 ( 10 for f ) edtr , and from § 425S5 20 for f ir to cholcp sbicrilng Btetpi ; ( lie muket v ? fairly active and steady at 11 o'clock. ' The fresh receipts were 4.200 hcsd. flogs The market opened rather slow at aborjt yesterday's &gures , buV la'.or becama more aulive and prices were a shade firmer ; shippers were purchasing to a moderate extent , but packers purchased , spirincly ; sales ranged from § 5 8CK5 95 for 1'ght ' ship ping and packing grades ; § 535@590 for heavy packing , and from ? P 70 © 6 35 for good to _ choice smooth heavy shipping lets ; tn o market was tolera bly steady at 11 o'clock. 'I he fresh receipts were 10,000 head. Sheep The market was quiet but steady for good grades , with shippers and city butchers operating. St. Louis Produce Unrset. ST. LOCJB , March 17. Flour Held higher. Wheat Strong and higher ; No. 2 red , § 1 03 @ 1 04 for cash ; § 1 04 ® 1 04J for March ; SI 041 Got for April ; § 1 061 071 07jJ foi May ; § 1 051 05 jor June ; 97c for the yoir ; No. 3 do , § 1 Oil ; No. 4 do. 94c bid. bid.Corn Corn Higher at 41@41o for cash and March ; 41f@41Jc for April ; 41 1 @ 42 o for May ; 4242ic for June : 425@43i for July. Oats Higher and firm at 35c for cash ; 34c " for April ; 35@35 " for May. Rye "Firm at § 1 02A bid. Barley Quiet at 80cl 10. Lead Dull at § 4 50. Butter Unchanged ; dairy , 18Q2G3. Egge Higher at 13@13Jc. Whisky Steady at § { 00. Pork Quiet at § 15 75. Dry Salt Meats Unchanged ; § 5 00 © 5 10@5 fQ@8 00. Bacon Unchanged ; § 8 88i@8 75 © 8 qogs 92. Lird Firm at § 10 50. Receipts Flour , 5.000 bbls ; wheat , 38,000 bu ; corn , 53,000 ; oats , 18,000 ; rye , 2,000 barley , 5,000. Shipments Flour , 6,000 bbls ; wheat , 1,000 bu ; corn , 40,000 j oats , 2,000 ; ryp. 2,000 ; barley. 2pOO. Further earthquakes have occurred on the island of lEchia , and a numbec * of houtoj shaken by the previpwi ahcck have fallen. ' ; MOMRCHIAL MISERY. The Effectf of the Orsini Bomb Still Visible in European Courts. Crowned Heads Thoroughly Scared and Closely Guarded. Discovery of a Dynamite Mine Leading to the Nev/ Emperor's Palace. Another Fenian Qunpawrler l Discovered in London. A FENIAN SCAEE. Special Dispatch to The Bee. LONDON , March 17 4 p. m. A auspicious looking box was to-day found In an obscure spot near the Mansion Honse palace of the lord mayor. On being examined the box waa found to contain gunpowder in sufficient quantities to do great damage when exploded. The discovery created a great sensation. The lord mayor thinks ic was placed by Fenians as part of an imcomplete arrangement to blow up the the Man sion House. There is no clue to the source from whence It came. It wai removed and is kept for identification. ANOTUEB 1HEOEY. In relation to the box containing gunpowder , found in the rear cf the Mac lion House to day , the belief is generally expressed that the Foniics placed It there with the purpose of blowing op the Mansion House , on ac count of the part taken by the Lord Mayor in favoring the coercion bill in his capacity as a member of parlia ment. THE FKESCU 10AU. A Pain dispatch states that great croirds cf people assembled last utght outside the subscription office , in Par is , waiting an opportunity to subscribe to the 260OCO,000 francs three per cent loau , previously detailed In these dispatches. More than ten per cent is already subscribed. ANOTHER MHlLISr SCAKB. Sf eciil dl2p&tcb to The lite. LONDON , March 17 4 p. m. A St. Petersburg dispatchsajsthe police are investigating the nihilist mine dis covered a day or two ago in a small street entering Newsky , placed near ly opposite the TuntichkofF pahce , the residence of the new emperor. They found various liquids and in formal preparations , which left no doubt that the mine was prepared fet eidynso. Erov.'oug to attempting t"o extract ita dangerous contents the officials flooded the uiiuu , as a pre cautionary measure. Both the Tun- tlchkoff and Winter palaces are closely guarded by squadrons of in fantry and Cossacks. Several arrests of suspected persons nore made. AFRAID OF THEIR LIVES. The delay manifested by the Crown Prince of Germany and other notabi lities in going to St. Petersburg to at tend the obsequies of the czir , Is causing comment hare and in Berlin , Vienna and Paris. The general opinion is that their hesitation is duo to fear of an attack from the nihilists. New YorE Produce Mar e - Ntw YOEK , March 17. Flour Becelpts , 16,000 barrels ; sales , 14,000 barrels. Market quiet and firm , with a moderate export and jobbing demand ; round hoop Ohio , § 4 305 00 ; choice , § 5 05675 ; super fine western , § 3 C5@4 10 ; common to good extra , § 4 30(34 ( 00 ; choice extra , § 5 00@6 75 ; choice white wheat , § 5 00 © 6 00. Butter Unchanged ; Ohio , 10@30c. Cheese Quiet at 813 c. Sugar Firm and quiet. Molaases Unchanged , Petroleum Dull and weak. Rice Steady and in fair demand. Coffee Firm and very quiet ; freights dull. Spirits of Turpentine Dull at 46 c per gallon. Rosin Firm. Tallow Steady. Eggs Western firm at 19j. Cotton Firm ; tales , 340 bales ; mid dling uplands , § 10 75 ; Orlean , § 11 00 ; futures easy ; Mirch , § 10 65 ; April , § 10 64 ; May , § 10 71 ; June , § 10 70 ; July , § 10 87 ; August , $10 90. WheatrIrrer > u'arj ' Cfrcago , $1 21 @ 1 23' Milwaukee , 8123 ® ! 25 ; No. 2 red winter , SI 2o@l 20 for cash ; 8125 for March ; SI 242 for April ; SI 23 ? for May ; $1 22 ? far Jane. Sales , 100.0W ) bushels. Corn Steady ; No. 2 , 59 < 559ic. Sales , 150,000 buahels. Oata Steady. Whisky-Nominal. Pork § 15 25 aaked for cssh ; 816 50 naked for March ; § 16 10 ® 10 49 for May. Lard $11 10@11 20. for cash ; 811 05@11 12i for March ; 811 10 11 12 | for April ; § 11 1511 20 for May ; $1117J@ll 25 for June ; 811 20 © 11 25 for July ; 810 5710 " seller for the year , at- Louis Live Stock Market ST. Loms , March 17. Hogs Lover on light grades , and market slow ; Yorkers and Baltimore * , 85 0535 90 ; raised picking , ? 5 40 ® 5 75 ; choice to fancy heavy , ? G 00 ® 6 50. Racalpl7,200 head ; ship ments , 3 , ICO head. Undoubtedly tile Deal ahtrt In the United Stales t tnanafActnrad at the Omaha Shirt Factory. The inporforlty qf M slerisl and workmanship , com- oined with their ? reat Icjpr Tonents , that Is Reinforced fronts , Tt mforced backs and Reinforced sleeves , makes their shirt the moat durable and best fitting garment of the kind , ever manufactured at the utjderate pricoof 81.50. Every ahiri of our make Is gqaranteed first-class and will refund the mqney if found ptherw lae. We make a specially of all wool , Shaker , and Canton flannel , also chernols underwear , made up with a ' view to comfprt , warmth.nd * durabil ity. To invalids and weak-lunged persons wo offer spesial inducements in the maacur these goods are made for their protection. PH. GOTTHEIMEB , treat. A. W. NASON. E 3ST T S T , Omtn : Jacob's B cV , corner Cayllo l7 . tad BOSTON STORE ! 10th St. , bet. Jackson & Jones. Now known as the cheapestplace in the city for T Everything sold for cash only. Special Offerings this Week : Hot Diaper Toweling , $125 per piece of 10 yards , 1 Lot Brocade Dress Goods 22 l-2c , others ask 25c ' 1 Lot Merrimack Shirtings 7c , others ask 8 l-2c , io ot Seavy Canton Flannel 12l-2c , others ask 16 2-3c 1 Lot Shaker Flannel 15c , others ask 25c. 1 Lot Cheviot Shirtings 12 l-2c , others ask5c. 1 Lot Crash Toweling 5c , others ask 8 l-2c. LLot Linen Huck Towels 25c , others ask 40c. 1 Lot Turkisk Bath Towels 25c , others ask 50c. . 1 Lot Turkey Bed Damask 50c , others ask 65c. 1 Lot Men's Brown Half Hose 12 l-2c others ask 20c. 1 Lot Ladies' Striped Hose lOc , others ask 15c. 1 Lot Men's Merino Underwear 50c , others ask 65c. 1 lot Men's Cheviot Shirsts 75c , other ask $100 "HOW ARE YOU OFF FOR SOAP ? " 3 Cases Oat Meal Toilet Soap , 10 cents a Box. Orders by Mail Carefully Filled. BOSTON STORE. - P. G. IMLAH - - - - Manager. MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS At Wholesale ! OVERALLS , SHIRTS , SUSPENDERS , Neckwear. The Latt si Styles ! The Largest Variety ! Tha Very B t Pricea M'ir.s Agents for Celluloid Collarsaud Cuffs , Rubber Coats and O Star Umbrellas ShiREVE , JARVIS & CO. , 14rh and Dodge Sts. , Oman . A. B. HUBERMANN , as aa x. a : JSL. : s x. JEWELER , Cor. Douglas and 13th Sts. Gives Great Bargains in Ladies' and Gentsj AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER WATGES All Kinds Of JEWELRY , SILVER WARE AND DIAMONDS. We Guarantee The Best Goods For The Least Money. ACADEMY OF MUSIC ! J. S. HALBEBT. . . . . Man gtr. Friday Evening ; March 18th. ; Ihe Great Artiste. MAGGIE MITCHELL in FANCHON , The Cricket. onth < American sUge. Pitcesaj usual. lUsjrved BcaU on s la JUr 8.30 Wednesday morning at Edholm & Erick * son's. mli m-t-t SPE I \ L MASTER COMMISSION ER'S SALE. By virtue c ( an order of sale ( Moed cut of tha District Court , In aud for Dcuz'as Countr , Ne braska. an < l ti me directed. I will , on the Oth day of April , A. D. lESt , t 10 o'clock a. m. of > altl daj , at the south door of the Couit Home in the otv of Omab , Donzl a C-unty , Ne braska , ac'l at public auction the property oe- tcrib d iaall order , t > w.t : Lottlx (0)n ( ) ! block ona hundred an ' leretty-oua (171) ( ) , In th > city of Oraaln , Doujtof County , Nib atka , to eth r with all the appurtenances th-jjc into Ulonyin ? , to a tl-fyajudamtntetuldcturtreovered In Ferdinand Streftz , p'aictlff , and against Andrew R. Orchard. et.a m'l-Et Special Uaster Commission r MOBTGAG-iU SALE. By < ! ita c ( the power coittlnel'n a .lutte mU.-ase sivtiioa the5 r | day of J nnaryIS50 , by BuJqlph Spick to ' W K. Sihml taml by Slid Schmidt zvljne'd to thi i nJiraijned , Auj- niloll , whch wisdaiy filed in the < oanty clerk'J office of Dcuzlaa county , Uebrnka , ami oiwh'ch there Is duj tlfj.150. T will tc'J t robllcantln to th behest bid ! er for cash , at the it ire hotue of B. X. Trqs II * 7 < v , 13tb street , bttxcen Frnam tji'1 ' Ii rn yslrzels , m the cit7 of Om hi , CT tha fjdayof AptH.U31. it 10 o'clock , a m. . of _ ald d y , the Mloif.aj gOoJU 9UI chitte'0 , tO'Wit * Sere i box * * houxhold K < x > ta. tonihti n ? : btdsfbcdoin ? , dishe * . tailvei , fork' , table linen , eta. 3 trunks tn-13 basc ! M. nd Ilielr conttntj , couiitJD ? of gent..nd ladle , ' wearin glw * . eels , etc. , 1 newlnjr machine , pl c ol pe - " jjvj , parlor mH-evy-inoa-it MORTGAGE SALE. Vv vlitze of the power cent lined In a. chatt-1 moi'tzaire chen f n the 17th day of September , ISHJ.byBudol hftoic'x to Augiat Doll. which was du'r filed In ths county clerk's office of Douztai county , lebra k . and on which thar * Is HUB } 213t o , I will tell to the bighen bidder itpnblls an tion for evn , a' Ihaumahi House , on darneyatreets.betwetn 12th and 13th street- , Intbeclty otOouha , on the Mb da > of April , lS81at2oclaclc p m of raid day. tbe foHorr. loz gooi's an4 chat tell , to-wit : Twolounzts , I writing Jo k , 1 t/ureiu with mirror 1 e'otbei prese. 1 vish bureau 2 beda , 6 cans chairs , I bcpk aland. 2 tablet , 1 Ice box , 1 kitchen safe , 1 tltchtn table , 12 cot * an I pll- ! H-J , 1 piano , snring machine , ot of avpjt- In ; , bo lot of china , ghn and illvtr plated wire , aad a number of door and window screens. AUQOSr DOLL , Uortgigee. pll ory-mon-lt ii - * fci" _ . . AND STILL THE LI ON Continues to Eoar for Moores ( ) HARNESS & SADDLERY , oM a ! o 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 fame. No Gcoda are genuinu without thu above stamps. The beat material is nied and the most skil'ed workmen are employed , and at the lowest cash price. Anyone wishing a price list ot goods will confer a favor by sending for one. i DATO ) SMITH MOOEE. D. T. MOUNT , Kanufactnrer acuJDfaler In SADDLES and , HARNESS , Agants for JAMES R. HILL & CO. , Celebrated CONCORD HARNESS. B st In The WorUVTSi 1412 Farnham St. , Omaha , Neb. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE WEEKLY BEE , The Beat in the West ,
