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k \ YOL. X. OMAHA , NEBRASKA , SATURDAY APE1L 16 , 1881. ] STO. 244. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Hve Gents L. B. WfLLiAftiS SO This Week We Will Offer 1 CASE CHILE'S KOSE at 25c and 35c per Pair , Worth 50c and 60c. Also 1 CASE Ladies' Silk Clock Balbriggan - briggan , Regular Made. At 2&c a Peir. ThisisaEAEEBAB&AINof which it would be well to tak ® advantage. ONE CASE LADIES' ASSORTED FANCY HOSE , At 25c a Pair. These are all New Designs and PAST COLORS. We Also Offer : Ladies' Hose at lOc IS l-ftc - 15c And up to $3,00 LADIES' HIP AND SILK HOSE , AtEUINODSPEICES. 1 Case Gent's Half Hose ! % At 35c per Dozen. OUSTE O-A-SIE Gent's Fancy Half Hose , Regular Made and Fast Colors , at 25c a Pair. These Hose araworth , and have never been sold for less than 40c Wo are displaying a very Large and Elegant Aesort- montot GENT'S ' HALF HUSE , At Prices that SURPRISE EVERYONE. Don't Fail to See these Goods , L. It. WILLU1IS & SONS "Cash Ketailers , " Cor. Dodge and 15th Streets. r , h. I CO J ( U r < D i "DC 05 LJU1"D CO LJU1 CD c LU CO I _ 1 CQ 0 0D < D CO v * o J. H. FLIEGEL. Sncocrsor to J. U. THIELE , MERCHANT TAILORS No. 1220 Douglas Street , JNO. G. JACOBS , ( Formerly ot Glib A Jacotf ) TAK B jrl i\ Ko. 1 17 r rnh n St. , Old Siind ol Jtcob OU ORDKRS Sf' TXLKGRAPB SOLICIT . * nfT.lT Undoubtedly the best u&lrt In th United States h manufactured at th Omaha Shirt Factory. The auperlorlt ; of Material and workmanship , com Dined with their great Improvement * that is Reinforced fronto , Ktlnforcei backs and Reinforced sleeves , make their shirt the most durable and bes fitting garment of the kind , eve manufactured at the Moderate price o $1.50. Every shirt of our make i ; guaranteed first-class and frill re f urn the money if found otherwise. Wo make a specialty of til wool Shaker , and Canton flannel , alsi chemola uudervrcar , made up with i view to comfort , warmth and dnrabil Ity. To invalids and weak-lnngei persons vre offer special inducement In the manner these goods are mad for their protection. PH. GOTTHEISTER , TWO DOLLAHS WILL SECUR THE WEEKLY BEE For One Year. , TERRIBLE VEiVGEANCE. Mexicans and Americans Slaughtering Each Other. The Town of El Paso , New Mexico ice at "War. Many Killed and the Fight Going On. Who Shall bs "Wiped Out , the Americans or theG-reaaerb ? Wholesale Murder. Spclal Dbpitch to The Bee KANSAS Cirr , Jfo. , April 16 1 a. m. A dispitch from El Paso , N" . M. , jays : Jilberk * Jourique and Jose Sanchez , two young Mexicans of high standing , trere killed near the town by S m Purdy and Frank Stevenson. This arousad the Mexican residents of the town who demanded revenge. Excitement ran high , and trouble was feared. All tha Americans turn ed ont on the street , and a regular pitched battle ensued , which resulted m the killing of John Hall , George W. Campbell and ono GUI Amerlcus and a Mexican. Tne fight is still go ing on , and the probability it that either til the Mexicans or Americans in the town will ba slaughtered. THE OZAE , AVENGED , Horrible Details of the Brutal Hangings Yesterday , The Rope Breaks Twice With One Poor Fellow. Brave Sophie Piroffekyia Gamete to the Last. Speciil DbpaU'b to Tin E r. LONDON , April 16 4 p. m. A St. Petersburg dispatch Bays all the Ni hilists , excont the woman Heesy Hulfmaiin , condemned to death for connection with tha czar'n assassina tion Russokoff , Michailoff , Klbalt- isch , Jolabbff , and the woman Sophie Poroffiky were hanged at 10 o'ciock this morning. Jlichnilofl's rope broke twice. The order of hanging was not iaturbed , An immense concouraeof pectators wcra present. FOUTIIEB PARTICULARS. IpecUl dispatch to Th tee. ST. PEIERSBORO , April 16 1 a. m. 'he concourse of spectators was im mense , and the excitement hrs not ieen psralelled by any event since the luesian capital was thrilled by the tory that the cz-.r had been torn to liccea by the nihilist bomb on March 3. At the appoiatcd hour the vie imi of the law were taken from their ella in the for'rsss of St. Peter and it. Paul and placad upon H hurdle rawn by fvr horees and surrounded ly a strong body of mounted troops. 'he ' cortege proceeded at s alow pace hrongh tha streets leading to Somer- ' T square , the place of execution. Tne square wn t-.k n possession of In advance by a large body of troopi , which tilled it wholly to the exclusion f the populace , who viewed the sad pectacle from ou'itde the clotoly rawn cordon of military. In the middle of the square stood the scaf- 'old , a revolting object , with its five dangling ropes agalntt the sky. To ho list every ono of the five persons o soon to die refused positively to cc- cept the ministrations or offices of the priests. An appalling accident oc curred cs the drop fell. Mlchaelofi rope broke , and ho fell to tha ground. A thrill of horror went through the vast assembly , and even the office - . charged with thli terrib duty showed aigns of being shocked. The body was raised , when upon again attempt ing to hang him the rope once more parted. Loud oxclaimatlons of dv ; gust and pity were heard from the people , bat there wa * no breach ef or der. The work of desth wrs finally accomplunci amid the awed hush cl the greit thron ? , and the five nihl- Hits swung Hfelees together from the fatsl beam All the prlaoners re fused to appeM fcr a respite. Eict ouo had a plxcird on the brocst , on which the words , "Murderer o ! th Cza- , " were p iated in largo letters. Sjpi ii Ptr < ffiky attempted to addroe : the vcit cr.wd , but the drums drowned od her v. ice. Tro , priaouera kissed each other , end cor versed for a mo m n' , and thru k ssad a cror ? that WAI presented to th-ir lips by a priest , Thev vere h > nged successively , eacl dying firm. The execution of th ( prisoners occupied but twenty min utsft , mem whlo ; the drums beating in coisantly. TEUKIBLK IJEST1TUTJON. Special Dlip&tch to The Bee Coj > &T TiNori.E , April 16 1 a. in Thi < ie are forty thousand destiluti persons on the island of Ohio. Thi shocks are diminishing ; in intensity aud confi'ietiC'3 is returning. IICG1KMNO THE VTAR. PARIS , April 1C 1 n. m. Twelvi thousand French troops will begii operatinrs ou tbe Tunisian frontie : on Monday ncx4. Theru will be n < di ( 1 > ma'ic intervention by any of thi powers. THE SAUCY GREECE EpecUl Dlfpatch to Tbe Bee. ATHENS , April 15 10 p. m. Ni popular manifestations yet beei made ag&inst the recent acceptance b ; Greece of the proposals regarding th frontier. The surprUo and revulsioi of feeling are not openly expressed but there is a great and possibly dan gerous bitterness smouldering. STILL TICKING ur. LONDON , April 16 1 a. m. Lore Bosconsfitld continues 10 improvi hourly. Jourdan's Brotlier. SptcaJ DUpatch to Tha E c. NEW YORK , April 1C 1 a m - John J. Jourdan , a noted criminal tscaped from Bellevue hospital las evening. Jourdan la a brother of Mag pie Jonrdin , through whoto atrateg ; William Sharkey , the murdprer o Robert Dunn , escaped from th Tombs. Jourdan wa arrested in thi city about three months ago , chanei ? with being concersed in the robber , of the Middletown ( Conn. ) saving bank , and ho was held to await requisition for removal to Connecticut. Jourdan was released on a writ of habeas corpur , and consigned to Lud- low street jill. The supreme court decided against him from an appeal , and the case was taken to the court of appeals , where judgment was render ed three weeks ago , confirming the de cision of the supreme court. A stay of proceedings was next obtained by Jourdan's counsel , and on Thursday Judge Donohue issued an order for Jourdan's.removal to IJellevuo hospital on affidavit that ho was suffering /rom mclaria. He was taken to the hospi tal yesterday by the deputy sheriff. The warden refuicd to give a receipt for him , but tha deputy left him , fail ing , however , to toll the warden , the necessity of keeping htm under sur veillance. Jonrdan was placed in a cell at 5 o'clock , and wai missed at 6:30 : , the warden thinking him some inconsequential prisoner that the jail authoritita wanted to get off their hands , and gare jio notice of hb es cape until last evening. SITTITO BULL , The Old Cuss Bather Strangely Located To-day , Why This Flitting About From Maine to Alaska ? Seven Different Places Claim Hun as Theirs. FERNANDIXA , Fla. , April 16 la. m. Lieutenant Wind reports that Sitting Bull , with two p pootes , is encamped a quarter of a mile ont of town. It is rumored the chief is about to move. SITKA , Alaska , April 1C 1 a. m. Sitting Bull , with a band of eleven warriors and half aj many squiws la camping on Dokomoff river , 913 miles eat of the to n. Wnan Lieutenant Brlud left there on the 4th o July , Sitting Bull was preparing ty take a napMERCED MERCED , Gal. , April 16 1 a. m. Tourists to the wonders of the Yosemite - mite are rather timid about venturing into the valley , owing to Sitting Ball and followers having encamped in the most beautiful section of that favored spot. Lieutenant Gas , who is just in , aaya that the Indians are still supplied with a few hours rations. In his opin ion the chief and his followers will breakup before the season is over. FORT EWELL , Texas , April 16 1 a. m. Lieutenant Easy reporle that Sitting Bull wan seven miles up the Nonces river en the 9th of thoprcBcnt month. Ho left on the llth and the hiof and his followers had moved two r three feet. CONCORDMe. , April 16 la. m. Thj west aide of the Kit'acattanaway ' , 'ourteen ' rods below town , presents a picturesque sight , dotted with the jents cf Sitting Bull and his braves. Lieutenant Blu&tor reports that the : hef ! is about to stay where ho is. LABAUIE , Wvo. T. , April 16 1 a. m. Bill Nye h a a special from his mule , warnins him that Sitting Bull and hia gang have no irtoation to move till the peach crop ripet's. Lieu- ' .onant As- , who brought the dlapatch , IRJS that Sitting Bull occupies a good position on the Big Horn , where he ind his brjveawhile away the time iwallowing litt'o horns. WASHINGTON , April 15 1 n. m. lieutenant Robinson , with provisions , eft FcrtBuford on the 7th Inst. to meet Sitting Bull , who was near Pop- , ar river , foooro ! and hungty , on his way to Burreuder. ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Sp cl l Dlspatchei to Th ) Btc. At Cresco , Howard connty , Is. , Wednesday"niphta fire destroyed four stores on Market street. LOBS , § 15- , OCO ; Insurance , § 5CDO. Good Friday win observed more than ever In Chicago yesterday. The board of trade closed and business somewhat suspended. The Cath olic and Episcopal churches have ser vices commemorative of the closing of Lent. John Weldert was arrested at 2 o'clock yesterday moinlng , in Chicago , for setting fire to his liquor store , 308 West Fourteenth street. Secretary Lincoln and family are packing up their household effectand , preparing to bid adieu to Chicpgo for the present. They expect to return to Washington the first of next week. Good Friday wca well observed in New York yesterday. All the com mercial exchanges cloaed , End servi ces were held in the Eplccopal and Cathol'c churches. Congressman Burrows , of Michigan , has been invited to deliver the decor ation day address at Gettysburg , and will accept the honor. Basa ball , New York : Metropolitan ! 15 , Yale College 7. Chicago Live StocC Market CHICAGO , April 15. The board of trade closed , and veij little cutbstono trading at nomine price ? Hogs Market lesi active at 5 @ 10c decline ; Bales at 85 70@6 05 for fait to choice light ; $5 60@6 00 for ccm- mon to choice mixed weights , Inclnd. Ing heavy and light ; § 6 OD@6 50 foi good to choice heavy ; receipts , 15OOC head ; shipments , 3050. Cattle Market quiet ; 8300@3 7c for common to fancy good fat cows , bulls , heifers and stag * ; § 3 875@4 25 for extra ; § 4 25@4 50 for choice to extra choice do ; ? 3 C0g3 75 for atock steers ; § 350@450for choice feeding steere ; ? 400@475 for good to choice butchers' steers ; $1 50@5 00 for fail to medium shipping ateors ; So 10 ® 5 50 for good to exra ; § 5 60(56 ( 00 for choice heavy ; § G 10@6 50 for fancy heavy BCiUwae ; receipts 7300 head. Sheep Market steady at S4 50 ® 5 25 for fair to good ; § 5 35@5 75 for extra to choice ; fancy a shade lower. St. Louis Live btock Market. ST. Louis , April 15. No general markets to-dayexchangc being closed and no outside trading be ing done. ' 'HogE Active and higher ; Yorkerj and Baltimore * , go 706 05 ; mixed packing , 55 65S6 00 ; choice to faccy § 6 11XSG 40 ; Receipts , 4000 head Fires. Bpectil DUpitcb to Tin Bis. a I NEW YORK , April 15 10 p. m.- 1' ' The six story brick building , NOB. 14i f | and 147 Mulberry street , owned ty a * Wm. Smith , was destroyed by fire thL a morning. Low , ? 30,000. DOMESTiC DOINGS. Tramps Eunning Away With Honest Men's Wives , And Getting Shot Dead for Their Pains. * m Coming From a Ball to Shoot Himself. Escape of a Noted Criminal in New York. One JSM c.n < Anothet' ; Specitl dispatch to Tlie Ceo CHICAGO , April 15 10 p. ra , L. E. R&insoy , a well-known commission merchant of this city , committed sui cide at 5 o'clock this morning , at his residence , .on Emerald avenue , by shooting himself through the heart. Ho returned from a bill after mid night , and kissing his wife nnd little boy , retired to his own room. At 5 o'clock his wife , hearing the report of a pistol , rushed into his room , and found him dying on the bid rith a pistol in his hr.ad. Ho had not un dressed. There is as yet no explana tion of hia raih act. Won'c She Feel Sick ? Special diepitOi to Thu Bee. CHICAGO , April 16 1 a. m. John Bucknera waiter in Burkley & Milair'a restaurant In this city , has fallen heir to 610,000 by the death of a relative in Milwaukee. He goes to that city to-morrow to look after the legacy. A short tlrao ago he was out of work , and his wlfo left him and went into a house of ill-fanm to earn n living for herself. Ho saya he is sorry that she cannot ehsro his good fortune * Chicago Notes. Social Dispatch to Tbc Bee. CHICAGO , III. , April 15. 10 p. m Col. Fred Grant arrived at homo to day from Tex3 and New Mexico , where ho has been looking after some mining interests. Ho expected to meet his father's party and go into Mexico , but by eomo mistake ho missed them. Col. Fred goes east Mn a few days. Daniel O'Leaiy stated to a Morning News reporter last night thatho would bet § 100 that the third man in his great pedestrian contest of 142 hours , beginning May 23J , in New York , would pocket ct least S13.CCO as his share of the receipts. Tno walkers are to got 45 per cent of the gate re ceipts , to be divided pro lata amonj the first five who cover 480 milee. If only ono goes 480 miles , ho gets the whole of 45 per cent. O'Loary pets 55 per cent of Uie receipts. For O'Leary's walk in this city , beginning May 6 h , there are already thirty-five entries. Indications. Special DIspitch to the Bee PIITSBURO , Pa. , April 16 1 a. ra. The Cook-Hall murder trial has been goirg on hero for throe days. Ho is the man who shot Esther Fos ter in a houao of ill fame lait Decem ber. The trial ha * created great sym pathy for the criminal. The jury went out thi-i afternoon and he3 not yet returned. The indications nre .hat the vcidict will bo murder in tha first degree. The prisoner is taking .hings cool , aud entertains reat hopes. Those Big Billiards. ipecUl Dispatch to Tua Bsi NEW YORK , April 16 In. m. Ja cob Schaeffer and George Slosson played the fifth and last gama in the aat gauio In the billiard match for § 4000 in this city last night. The match proceeded without remarkable playing until the twelfth inningwhen Schaeffer , by some most brilliant playing , get the balls into long rail , when by a very delicate pliy , ho ran up a splendid score of 311 and wes loudly applauded. Slosson continued to play with continued to play with terrible bed luck , and in three in nings could only add twenty to his score. SchaafFer did some wonderful playing also in the fourteentn inning , and mide a fine run of 213 , which made his score for the evening 739. In the seventeenth inning he made 55 by very eki Iful playing , leaving him only EIX to make to win the game end match. Sloison failed to make moro than eight in the next two inningi , and then Schaeffer made the necessary six amid wild applause. The score for tha night was ; Schaeffer 800 , Sloeson 92. Total scores : Schaeffer 4000 , Slosson 27SO. Held for Muruer , Spccnl Dispatch to The Bee. SPRINGFIELD , Mass. , April 16 1 a. m. Smith Ransom , who was terribly astaulted with an axa by Luther Bright , at Eist Long Meadow , Sun day night , died of his injuries yester day morning. Bridge was hold in $5000 bonds to await examination. Fruit In the East. Specif 1 Dispatch to Th * Bee. CHICAGO , April 16 1 a. m. Fruit growera from the east shore o Lake Michigan report ( he poach crop near the lake is cot materially dam aged , but three or four miles inland. Scarcely any live buds cm ba seen. The trees are not injured. There are preapecls of a fine crop of cherries , plums , grapes , raspberries and straw berries. Wisconsin and Illinois farm ers report wheat and clover not dam aged , but looking finely , as the snow disappears. They are very impatienl for the ground to dry sufficiently for spring seeding. It has been & firal rate spring for maple sugar and syrup making. A Novel Temperance Lecture. Special Dis atch to The Bee. PITTSBURO , April 15 10 p. m. John Troboy , a firmer , when about half way home from market the other dav > 8 ° ' ont of his wagon to get a bottle tle that had fallen from hu pocket. Oce of the mules klsked.him. Ho was found under the wagon by his sons , who had been searching for him , dead. Short and Tragic. SpecUl Dkp&tch to Tin Him. MEMPHIS , Tenn. , April 15 10p.m. Two tramps a ehort time ago stopped for a few days at the home of old Ben Davis and son at Fifteen-mile Bayou below here. In a few days they eloped with ths wives of the old mau and son , and left on a flat boat. Young Davis took a gun , boarded the 'ateamer "McCready , " and started in pursuit. Twenty-five miles below he saw the eloping party in camp on the bank. Ha drew a bead oa tha tramp paired with his wife , nd shot him lead. The others all escaped. In a locket of the dead tramp was found a : onvict's pardon from the Illinois pen- tcntitcry. 1 Mora Editors Arrested. BjwclU Dispatch to Tha B ov PiCTSBtnui , Pa. , April 15 10 p. m. At Youngatown , 0. , this morning warrants were Issued for the arreat of r. O'Brien proprietor , and D. C. julgan , correspondent of The Cleve- and Snnday/Timei , an obacano iheet , at the instanca of Abraham Gold smith , of Youngstown , for publishing ilm as the keeper of a bawdy home. iuigan was arrested , and gave bail. The officer has gona to Cleveland for O'Brion. Our Brother Arrested. Sptc'il DBp ! VchHo Tna Bss NEW YORK , April 15 10 p. m. Franklin Ij Giwen , of the Reading "ailrcad co iapiny , to-day caused the arraaUof Lovlt Thornton , tha pub- isher of The Daily American Ex change , on a charge of libel for arti clca reflecting on Gowan's manlpnh- ion of Heading railroad matters. Bulldozed Marshals. Special Dispatch to Th * Bee. CINCINNATI , April 16 10 p. m. Jnited States Marshals Crider and 3riitonden were sent out from the U. 3. court at Louisville co arrest and , ake before Judge Baxter , Edward Jlsckman. Ho had been garniahoed cr his railroad tax , and failad to re- pond. The marshals made the arrest and were bringing the prisoner to own when a party of thirty or forty men met them and ordered them to release the prisoner and return to own. The marshals complied. The men who released the prisoner were its neighbors. A New Vanderbllt War. Special Dispatch to The Beo. NEW YORK , gAprii 16 1 a. m. There is some excitement in New York over rumors that the fast freight ( no operating over the New York Central is cutting rates in spite of Com missioner Fink's manifesto of Tues day , forbidding cutting. A meeoting of the trunk line managers will be called at Vanderbllt's houao to inor- ow _ to discuss the situation. A Itve- y time ia expscted , aa the New York Central was a party to the arrange ment that if any trunk line should nako a rite below the recently oatab- ished tariff , or gtvo a rebaio or in any way violate the pool arrangement , he joint high commission would or der the other lines in the pool to meet such rato. It la believed the runk line peel ia in danger of being > roken , and that the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania ere trying to meet it. He Must Swing. pocikl DIspV.ch to Thi l4 ! BOSTON , April 16 1 a. m. Efforts o secure a commutation of the sen- once of Stearns Rendell Abbot , who s to be hanged in May for tha mur der of Maria L. Crue , at Groton , Mass. , proved fruitless , the governor declining to Interfere. The Timber Crop. ScclM DIapctch t Thi Bee. CLINTON , Is. , April 15 10 p. m. The river is all clear at this point and t Is believed to ba clear north of lake ? epin. A largo piece of ice in moving out this afternoon struck ths Clinton umber company's new mill and tore out a part uf the foundation , and also a log ladder and two piers. Tno fer ries are again running. Interviews with prominent lumber men just re turned from the pineries disclose the faci that only 80 per cent , of the logs cat during the past winter winter will reach the market this year on account of soft roada. The snow came early in the winter before the ground froze. Streams in the pmorips ere very low and no floating stage has occurred so far. Joining In the Elslne. Spa ill Dispatch to Tha Bee. CINCINNATI , 0. , April 15 10 p. m. All the Newport , Ky. , street car em ployes hove united with the city linsa In the strike. CHICAGO , April 15 10 p. m. There ia no change in the threatened olieot-car atrike. The South side men are awaiting the return of their BU periutendont and tha North side men and their company arp still twenty- five centa per day apart in their nego tiations. NEW YORK , April 15 10 p. m. The carpenters hava made a demand for § 3 25 per day from 'next Monday It ia stated the demand will bo gen erally complied with. CINCINNATI , April 15 1 a. m. Thettnko of the etreat railway om ployrs is the great topic of converaa tiou in the city to day. At a maetlng of the strikeis held early yesterday merntng it was decided that thtir men should guard the car ctables and prevent vent any being taken ont. Accord ingly men assembled at their respec tiveatablta , and began to intimidate men who wished to go to work , new men who were offering their services From twenty to thirty police wer stationed at each stable , and wit ! their aid about ten cars wore started but several attempts vreru made to take on drivers and conductors. Two policemen -rere sent out with each car , but were not sufficient to guarc them. The men gathered in larg numbers , and would stop the csrs on the street , and lift them off the track and not allow them to bo moved. Ir this way all the cars OH the consollda ted line were stopped , and not a ca of this company Is now moving. Thi company runs 206 care. The Elon park line conceded to the deminds of their men , and their cars have been running all day unmo lested. The drivers and conductors on two Newport lines struck at noon yeiter day. On tbeao lines drivers are pai < $1.25 for seventeen arid a half houra work per day , and the conduclorswho are Rllboya , are paid eighty fiva cent per day. The drivers dem&ud ? 2 am the conductors § 1,25 or leas houra a day. Covington cara and cars on tha Eden park and Main street are a ) that are running to-night. Railroad Officials. Special Dispatch to The Bee. MINNEAPOLIS , April 15 10 p. m. Charles Hedson , for many years can nected with the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy , and for the past four year division superintendent ot the Balti more & Onio , has been appointed gan eral superintendent ot the Minneapo lia & St. Louh road , vice Hatch , re signed to accept a position ou the Chicago cage & Omaha. Indications. Special dispatch to Th * B e. WASHINGTON , April 16 1 a. m For the upper Misiissippl and _ lower Missouri valleys : Waimer fair weath er , lower barometer and winds ahift- ng to the couth or weat , Reports are missing from the Pacific coaat ro- ; ion.Tho The chief signal officer furnishes he following special bulletin for the > ress : The storm which at yesterday aoruing' report was central south of Nova Scotia , has moved in a north erly direction and is now central north ef tha east part of Maine , been attoud- ed on theJNsw England coast by un usually severe northeast and north west gales. The temperature has fall en slightly in the Ohio valley and elsewhere It has risen. Partly cloudy weather and occasional light enow are eportod in New England , and light raina in the Ohio valley. The Mia- our ! river hai fallen 29 inches at jsavonworth , and the Mississippi has risen 18 inches at Cairo. The Ohio has fallec 30 inches at Pithburg , and i&en 18 inches at Cincinnati. The ndicatloni are that light local rains will fall in the Middle and South At- antic states and the Ohio valley , fol- owed by clearing weather during the [ ay , nnd slightly warmer fair weather n these diatticta and the gulf states luring Saturday. The Mississippi will proba ly continue to rise at Mem- > bia and Cincinnati. WASETINGTOK CAPITAL NOTES- pectal dispatcher to Tun Bus. WASUINUTOK , April 15 1 o. m. ? he patronage of Postmaster-Goa- ral James in the matter of the imino- liate employes of his oflioe , Is not nearly so great as the patmnsgo of the New ifork city poatoflice department , aggregating 425 persons. In the Now fork u flic a the number of employes is 450 , and in addition there are 500 lat- ors. ors.The The Washington postoflioo depatt- ment was visited by two Virginia dele gation * , one of straight ont repnbli cans , who aak that Post ulster Potts , of Petersburg , a democrat , be retain ed , and the other , headed , by neaator Hahonp , seeking aii entire rinrganizi- ion of the postal syatem of Virginia , on the ground that it wai prostituted luring the last campaign for party lurposes. In view of the award of § 5000 darn- agea against Postmnter Tyler , of 3altimore , for an assault on Mrs. A. Hurray , it is rumored that ho is to > e removed. David P. Cramer , of ho first assistant postmaster general's office , is an applicant for the position. The supreme court has rendered a lecislon in the csse of Victor et < U. , agcinst Chester A. Arthur , collector of the port of New York , acting un- lor the ruling of the secretaiy of the .reasury , for classifying stockings for luty at the rate of 35 per cent , ad- valorem. The decision sustains the collector's action and points ouc that ho remedy must be had in new legis- ation. A largo number of stocking manufacturers frora Massachusetts , tfew Jeraoy , and other ststes have made A strong protest against the low ariff on imported stockings and eay hey ought to bo protected by a duty of 50 per cent. Many of theao mon , now here , will have a hearing before he secretary of tha treasury to-day. A SMATTEKINO OP CIVIL bERVICE. Secretary Windom issued an order restorday , which , if ntrictly enforced , vill break up many schemes of oflbe Brokerage. The folio ( ring la n text of the order : "Officer ? , clerks ? nd othar employes of this department nre prohibited from making recommenda- ; Ionsfor appointments or giving pny information except to the proper offi cials relative to yacanciaa that may ex ist or occur in any branch of the ireasury departmentbo , from giving certificates of merit to clerks or em ployes leaving the department for any use. " SPECULATING ON THE DEADLOCK. All the senators who could do 20 went to their hornoj last night , and parties to tha deadlock cere therefore scarce to div. Among the senators remaining in the city were several re publicans , rho give considerable weight to the idea that there is something in the wind. It U conced ed that no caucin has yet been called , and the absence of so miuy senators make * it certain that none will bo called to-rtierrow , and probably not en Monday. It h quite possible , how ever , that the republicans will got to gether by Tueadiy and tall , the matter - tor over. The elemint favoring con sideration of , at least , a few of the nomination' , is ttojdily growing , and while such a plan haa by no means been decided en , it is not improbable one or moro executive sejeiona will ba agreed on. luthla event the nomina tion of Stanley Matthews will at once come up , together with thosa who aio to fill pressing vacancies. The repub licana will , of COUIVP , keep matters in their own control , ai > dtho committees can withhold auch nominations M they chooie. In this .Tray KobertBon'is nomination may not bo introduced a present , r.nd the C ht on the election of officers need no : be materially ir > terfered with. The democrats rem-sh firm , and will resist all summer , il necessary. The republicans will prob ably soon begin to adjourn from one Mond&y to another. JUST GOT THE NEWS. Last fall six Sioux Indians belonging to Spotted Tail's tribe , Trere arreated on a charge of murder and confined in a dark prison. An old chief helped od to arrest the alleged offenders , bui at the same time headed a subscription list , which ho passed around among the Brulei to rahe money enough tote to secure a lawyer to defend the young tellowa , who were , as ho thought , faholy accused. A total of § 332 35 was rai od and forwarded to the Great Father , who engaged counsel of in telligence. It has just been received at tha interior department that the trial haa been had and the Indiana ac < quitted. Samuel Phillips , another Ohio man , ha ? been appointed to a clerkship in the pension ofBcff , which Private Djl- zall declined. The idea among the more prominent Ohio democratic politicians is to nom inate Hon. Hugh J. Jewotfc for gov ernor of Ohio. It ia held that Gov- erntir Foster will assuredly ba the re publican candidate , and that Mr. Jewett will be the most commanding candidate that can be pitted against him. Warner M. Batoman , a prominent Cincinnati lawyor.aud who had charge of the Saorinan literary bureau pend ing the presidential nomination , is nn applicant for solicitor cf the treasurj departmentjhelu by Kenneth M. Ray- nor , with a flittering chance of suc cess. cess.Tho cabinet adjourned at 2 o'clccl yesterday. Secretary Windom sayi there waa nothing of importance before > fore the meeting. THE SIEAK PLAINS. A Brief from the Bureau of Agriculture ou the Cattle and Wheat. The Former Decidedly Thin in Number and Flesh , the Lat ter Weak and Puny. Continuous Frosts Delay the Work and Damage the Prospects of Farmers. Tqe People ot Rock Island Else in the Night to Take Back Water. A Variety of News from Var ious Pisces. Crop Prospects. Fpccul diapitchto the Bee. WASHINGTON , April 15 4 p. m. . .leporta up to April 1st received at he department of agriculture show and increase nf nearly 4 per cant , in he area sown in winter wheat. Kan sas and Missouri ehovr the largest in crease ; Ohio and Illinois but slight , and New York and Pennsylvania re- nain the some r.a last year. Indiana , Kentucky , Tcnneaaea and Virginia each report some decrease owing to irovalc-nce of SHOT. At the date > f the returns the condition of the crop was not givoa in a large portion of the principal wheat growing tales , but whenever mentioned it was put below the average oflastiyear. Alternate free zing and thawing dur- ng the month nf March iraa the most detrimental of any weather luring the winter. Live stock , notwithstanding tha careity of fodder and provender caused by the long and severs winter , 1,13 come out in fair health , though reported very low in llwh. No malig nant or prevailing disease reported over any large extent of country. jocal disorder of the lungs and stom- tch nre mentioned. Great leases rom cold and exposure are reported on the plains of the far west. Gompr to Seed. pccUI DUpatch to The Ken. CHICAGO , April 15 4 p. m. Spe cials from various portions of Minno- ota show seeding to have bpgun In ome parts of the state , but not gen erally. Reports from Dakota , Iowa , and Wisconsin indicate the same state of affairs , know bants and wet or rozen ground in most places still hin der seeding. A Sudden Rise. ipoclal dlapatch to TUB Bia. HOCK ISLAND , April 15 1 p. m. Chore was considerable alarm hero during the nightcaused by a , ranid rise of the Mississippi owing to the gorge of ice. Fire bella were rung and the congregation which had jnt as sembled in the St. Joseph Catholic church , rushed madly out. The water works was flooded and the Holly engine disabled , leaving th" works entirely suspended , the water reaching above : he furnace grates. The water over- lowed m the region of theclaas works , llutord plow works , and Woyerhous- era' saw mill , causing a gen- iral stampede of poor people liying on the flat known as the slough. Trains on the Pcoria road were stopped and the street cars BUJ- pendod. Many people vacated the lower floors of their houses , taking up carpsts and moving everything lia ble to damage. There was grave fears that the dykes would break and flood the entire city , except the bluffs. Tha ice gorge jxave way at an early hour this morning and the waters have gone down. TheroMa ne further fear of trouble hero. The danngo is not sa great ai appeared last night. Wealthy Immigrants. ocUl Dispatch to the lice. ; NEW YORK , April 15 4 p. m. Over eleven hundred Immigrants landed in Castle Gaedtn T-ithin the past twenty-four hours. The class o Immigrants pouring into this part dur ing the present eas n are far above the average in social and material con ditions. A single Geaniin bankint , house in this city has cashed drafts ag greating ; ono hundred thousand doll l ra for immigrants who arrived by the last three German steamships. A rtecrage passenger who arrive'd on the Labrador from France , on her eecnni trip , had 50,000 francs in gold beltci about his waitt under Lit clothing. Onclo Tom'd Bouquet. jccb ! < 1 p t h t > 1 he Ccc. A TLiMA , GA , A ; > ril 15 , 4 p. m. At Grifiin. Otho , jubilea singer * presenting lLn.lt > Totn'a Cabin , laa nigh' , were s.ilu iid with a ehcwur o r ttci : tirtfi Uiclo Turn was struct on the cLiet-k tui'i E t \ on the neck and all the pot formers spotted wit ] et'gs. The sbowbr tUmpaned the act era and atf-pped the show. Some o the rg thrt-wen have been arrested. CO IIOCTOK , 0 , April 15. The Jarguat cui.tl . ration ever known here occurred last night , f.nd general alarm 'was sounded calling ont the entire population. Tno fire was discovered in the basement of Youmer'a c gar store , Second street. Despite all efforts the entire block was burned to the ground and r-lso the China hall. UommonmeaUh printing office anl I wBon's photograph gallery ufTared from d mise by water. Total leas probably 325,000. CIXCINNATI , April 15. Mayer has appointed Jacob GesssrJ , chief of police ; John LJ. Danks , private secre tary , and Cipt. Riley , inspector of police. CHICAGO , April 15. James K. Wood , tha new general passengsr agent of the Pennsylvania road , will leave hero to-morrow to assume his now dnlira at Pittabarg. It is stated Geo. IJrydon will succeed Mr. Voed in the same petition on the Burlington road. Cixci'HfATi , April 15. ( ? . Unsen , dispa'ch c'erk ' of the p atoffico , was arreated thu morning in tbt act of opening a letter. Ha confessed the crime and was arraigned in the United SUtes court and placed under ? 2,000 bond. Uneen has been in the post- office ervice eight years. His sup posed stealings were extensive. SFKI.XOFIEI.D , 111 , April 13. Ma mortal services at the tomb of Abra ham Lincoln were held this morning at 7 o'clock. The governor and a largo number cf members of the leg islature were present and participated in the ceremonies. i- . < * ' * . * . - * - T- , a n SPECIAL SPRING OPENING OF Silks , Dress Goods , Trimmings , Buttons , Fringes , Cords and Tassels , Ornaments , Parasols , Hosiery , Gloves , Ladies' Dolmans , Ulsters , Walk ing Jackets and Millinery , ALL AT POPULAR PUICES. We invite an especial inspection of of New At 37 l-2c , 45c , 50c , 60c , 75c , 85c , and SI.OO. COLORED DRESS GOODS I The Most Complete Stock to be Found in the City. Fine Obelisk Cashm eres , French Shoodah Cloths , Roman asd Bayadere Stripss , Fine All-Wool Plaids , Plain and Lace Bnntings. 100 pieces excellant quality of Dress Goods in a Variety of Shades , at lOc and 15c. HOSIERY ! HOSIERY ! Special opening of new Styles in Ladies' , Gent' * , Misses' and Children's Hose in Cotton , Lisle nnd Silk. GRAHO MILLINERY OPENING , On "Wednesday Evening , April 13th81 , , and during the week , our Patrons and the Public are reipectfally invited. A. CRUICKSHANK & CO. Wholesale and Kctall lilnnnfncturlu * * STOCEZ OIE1 Gold ami Silver Watches and Jewelry in the City. Corao and aeo our stock , as wa will bo plesaed to show Goods. Fifteenth & Dodge St. OPP. HE GREAT WESTERN CLOTHING HOUSE ! 5 Spring Suits I All Styles I ISVliVlENSE STOCK ! WHOLESALE AHD RETAIL ! Largest Clothing House West of Chicago ! A DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. We have now an assortment of Clothing of all kinds , Gent's Furnishing Goods , in great variety , and a heavy stock of Trunks , Valises , Hats , Caps , &c. These Goods are fresh , purchased direct iron the manufac turers , and will be sold at prices lower than ever he- fore made We Sell lor Cash and Have bnt One Price. A large tailoring force is emploved by us , and we make Suits to Order on very short notice. O-A.3LL ATTID SEE TJS. 1301 and 1303 Farnliam St. , Corner 13th , Refrigerator Lirgc't Uoomi D. B. BEEMER , at Omah . il 1171. Wntt of Chicago COH1D. N iERGHANT a "Wholesale Dealer In Foreign nnd Domestic Fruit. Jobber of IUm , Eicon , Lsrd , Butter , fgtf , Poultry. m aiid Country Produce Generally FurchatlE ; > Kent for all kinds tf Uoodi nd MerchaDiilte not kept lu stock hlm'elf the iama be in.- selected w.tb ciro , and billed a ; current Mirkct rates. General Western Agent for BOOTH'S OVAL BRAND OYSTEES , and Wholesale Dealer In Fresh Lake , River and Salt Water Fish. HORSE SHOES AND NAILS , Iron and V/agon Stock , the I'eat Assortment of WHEELS , in the West. At Chicago I'ricesr. W.d.BROATCH , 1201) ) & 1211 Harney Street , Omaha. JsnlS-flm
