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V , - * > * - " > ' , . . - A" , ! , , j ! . , < I ELEVENTH YEAR OMAHA , FMDAY MORN ING , AUGUST 12 , 1881 , NO. 4 GARFIELD'S CHANCES. Drs , Bliss and Koyburn Con- eiclor Them Eicood- ingly Oooil , Ho Oontinuos to Improve Buy Yesterday , Ho "Writes T a Lottbr to > < Mother : Dr. Bliss Tfalnlctf'Tfr Will Ncjt Bo Necessary to Mdko Another Operatloa. One , of the Star Routes Dis continued By the 'Post Oflloo Department. CnplUxl KSTBD 'KASII.Y. I ; WASKtroTOX , August 11. Since thu morning dressing the president 1ms rested with unmistakable comfort. Thoout < ? ard indications remain nn- changttS inco -nXternopn l Dr llvvburn , bjii questioned , * ukt : VYou must get -out of the vr y of thinkiiig that _ a-h7yh pulse indicntefl fovcrnrith totnporYturo in a noitnal ranijK , as it nowiR. You may -Ijuas- auroil that tlwru i * no dever , Tire president is better tday than "yesterday Jand I am , 'very well satisfied with his jtrcsnnt oonfiition. " A aittlo Inter Or. Bliss * "Thopwjsidunt wjis tito as to-day us 3 ux ; > octe < l him to be anil I can fro no reason jjnw why there aluAild not bo u steady pro nes1 * to wtwd recovery. The quick pulse , " .hu said , "is duo to vcukiiM9. Ho .has been oil lila back f rty-diys ami forty night * uud is vu > i weal. , but , not exccsbivuly . Hu w uld stand thrco -or four more-such ojirrati'ins as Iu : had without dangr.r , l > nt wo think ' 110 more will bo noci saury Ho e.u move his feut ittiil les easily , -and can bu lifted 'ffom one bed to p.nothei1 without trouble. ' Bliss also -mid thero'va i no intontidit of cutting-out the b-iil. < Ue was min it wasjrtvtiv no trouble < u d buliovW the wound had lux-Jed for a diatan-cc near thu bj > ll. It was nov the tiou to ii.kko nan of. : lic electric in the splor.itiou of ithu wotiud. "Yes , " concluded the iioctor , "tin. pri'sident jnvgrtasing well and we think we will havts-hiaudoing betlwr still. " SECKKTADV HILL doomed it < inneces-ary t < isend a raez sago couc/jrnir.g the prccideut's con dition to .Minister Lowell at Jjondo- this aftomoon lieraiiho-ol thefav < . ' -it. blu state-tf Sir. G. rliild. KiltLY IN THE ho askedifor p.ipor and , peuiil. ' 3To wrote ( jiihatiy for a few iiniiiutes , . ' < fill ing a pagu of common iMriting pajiai of about , iifty words , addnisseid to > , h < n mother in an encourauing time am in good cheer , ami siguud tvit'i 4iis full name. Hu iinished without .let ting anyone know what he wa * about Tliu letter was sent to Mrs. 'Ciaiilali jither hiiinu in Ohio. llLis i ncide-i is mentioned merely to ebow howfiar liis nerves are from prostration . TKI : AWEUNOOX FICVEU aot in about o'clock andreaclied- ] . sainu huight as last night 'J Iu uo dine was administered. Ifo sleep before Ojlo. and Hltyit souudjy until near 12. Ilia puluu wan nc r taken after 7 p. in. J , CA15IKET OITICEBJI , who called as usual , rocoi&Xid IIBSUI- Alices that thu prcmdunt'u de biliu had reached its lowetit 8t And he might BOOH bo expected to mend. No unfavorable symptom > ap- jiearedup to lip. in. , at which' iliuie the doors wore closed Dr. Hami.Uoi , Arrived at 10 p , in , but did uat see the president. THURSDAY'S BULLETINS. OFFICIAL. WABIUJJOTON , August 11. Tlw official bulletin just issued giv-es th u president's condition at 8:30 : a. jn. at follows ; Thu president has passed an exceedingly Rood nigh , . eletjihi ) . ' Hweetly with butfew hortbrcsik , jind nwakinir refreshed' thU morning ut a later hour than usual. At the morn ing droaaing , just completed , it found that the deeper parts of the wound have emptied The quantity of pus secreted U beginning - ginning to diminUh its character , and thu appearances cf tjio xybiuld are healthy , His tempuraturo sh * > wg an entire absence of ( over this innriiing , and his pulse , which is ! ws fn'.qnent than jetierday , is improving in qual ity , At present it la lilO , tem erai turo 98 C-10 , reapiration Ifl , ( Signed ) D. W. BUSH , ' .L . J- , \VopDWAKD , J. 1C. HAKKKH , OKFICIAL. . ' WASIJINCITOW , Auguttll 7 p. m. After the afternoon bulletin was u- sueid the presidents condition contin ued as thun reported , until about 4 p. m , , when the commencement of the afternoon febrile rise was ijoted. In its decree it did not differ material ] \ J. K. BAKNTJI , J. J. WOOUWAKD , ItOBT. EXECOTIVK MANSION , midnight. The president is resting 04 wejl last night , with nqunfa'voraUloidj'mp- toms. I'Jio { ever , jiap qoubidtTrtbi * , i subsided silico tlle-'evcning bullc'tiil \ The president remained with his li.-ao and shoulders raised all day. * TO MINIS.T2K LOWJ-J.L. The following was sent to-night : Lowell , Minister , London -Tie resident's condition and progress con- : imtcs subsUntiftlly the same this evening as yesterday. ( Signed , ) Hm , Acting Secretary. MISCELLANEOUS. AWAITING A nSTORT. WAHHINOTON , August 11.Tho sec retary ot the intenor anxiously awaits ho report of Indian Inspector Ha- worth , > rho wo.it on July 27to , inquire into the troubles cxistintr at the Nav- ijo oQoncy. Now Mexico. On ono Imnd It is charged that Indian Agent Eastman , at that agency , is , fanatical and dogmatic in hiSj methods , and on the vthor hand it 'is alleged on behalf ot Eastman that there ' a 'ring' & of tnditiii traders , in which Lieut. Bennett - nett , who halloiimmaiidof the agon cy.isinlurt-sletl , tliut want to cotitrol the tigi'iicy ; thrttEasitimn will not al low it , and ( o rid himself < | f the gang ho npnintod | nexv.tradcM aiid ordered the old ones away. The secretary lol cgraphed the re | > orls to Eiistman , who sent back a general doilitil hud ain't oil that no trouble Was expected , but thai the agency was short of supplies. 8TAU HOUir. DHCONIIKUED. The post oilicd department has div continued t r iviute No. 4 < J,232 , froiii Colusa to i'lineAloii , Cal. FOKEIGW FRAGMENTS , Nilionul Anvx-inteil 1'rcn , ' lIRADLllOOIl's CASE SKmO fl. LoxooV , August 11 , Bmdlaiigh is worse His-ijlness is reirnrdedus scnons The erj-nificlas , an indirect -result o his struggle in the lobby of .thu house of commons , principally clfecled his arm AaAm 'OKI-BATED. VIENVA , August 11. The boat race between the Cornell university cren and cht Vienna crew was won by the latter. run 1. 1 ND TOLL. Anunst. II.CompHca on the l&nd , bill uro inercasin comni < w8 arov 'throwing iut tki amundinuiita of the ; l rdfl. Tlio Ir muuibers arc also > embarrJ8sing tin government The comnUnm ia ctil" and ( riu lordc waiting todis unt-.s tliu bill after it leaves thu 00111 ] ) ainr.s | this luoi'nin ' apeak very 'gravely of the situation und of thol > rds throat oned roiistanco , ; : vnl l'eais ? c exir.aseil | , that the bil will bo loet. Pumicll Inia' ' wvintun i iittter uxpressini ; the opinion th i niiuuh might bu done to re-oatablisl Triuh inauilfiictiiiiM as opposed ) Eng land by iKing thu products of Ameri cm fucttjsius. TIIK LAKD BILL UKTIIKKEH TO TIM HOUSE OF I.OUDS. LONWKJ , August 11. After a de terminud stru lu in the , homo ol 0011111101)1 the li-.nd bill waatreturnct to the house -of lords , Kiuid loin cheers ' .from tin ministerial beiiche and doisivo > cieera from lie hoin rulers. Thu 'house of 'lords , wh were waiting , received tne bill am adjourned until this afternoon. a Stralght-Qnts- National Annex iatud I'rt-ds. LY CHituiwi\Ta. ] , Augast 11. Tin republican straight-outs ror.ssemblec tins morning , and proceeded to com plctoit * organization , adopt < i jilat form and to ncmiiiato a stele ticket Tlio pktform. ivcof'nize the full dub of Virginia -claimed by the lebt pay ere , but -the convention de clined to cbligato the part ; to increased taxation ft-o nice interoat liability , wheieup < sever.i delegates \yitlicruw. The following irentkicien w trpl nominated , ' Gen Win.O. . Wictdnim , of Hnao'ver ) fd goveriiur ; Samuel M. Yo3t-of Stann ton , fr lieutenant-governcr ; Judge Willoughby , of Alexandria , foratlor iiey-goneral. All these ntlemen have declined afd-it is now.anccrtain whether a ticket will be placed in th Hold. LV.VOJIDUIIO , Va. , Atiuust ttl.Tho convention then decided not to make any more nominations , as they deem ed i' . inexpedient , but they ccncludci with great unanimity to hold fust to the principled of thu republican jitrty , ig iioring any and all propositions for a readjustment , of the doht itlibr ha tional or state. The state .contra committ o was iiiatructoa todzauo nt address tcotting forth the action am principlee-of tliuconventiun. At 13 ; ( llio convuntion adjourned sinotdie. It is generally beliuvud that the ro eult of the.convoiitiun will be to hold intact the lioau rupu organization o iito state , and tht Malumiten wil. hcvo few fdUowers i the straiylrf-out JXllltB. Koine from JSinama. > S'atliDnl Awocuttj J'rit . ' , . 'PANAMA , August IL Yellow fovpi proetils thruoghout XJohimbia , ' ut Qnaj-amiil. Swr , Jose , Dt'g iaiomaL md a.t La'Libuzated omUiu Sttlvu/liw. Jn tlio three lutter plaooa it is killinv Liventj- people daily. Alony tliB Utjnuiai canal tuto thoiyellow"f > v r IB so-bad that ( f ir fouVtiea days pact an averfge of IJ vi deaths -from it have occurred daily wiiong fotvigners i Cti iat county. 21. Euutuiu' , 'fitil > - dilator , uoxt inor2ico to IX&eusuppi , died from it on Jhu L'Cth ult. M. Uaibier , ckief of lirigado , De Band- ugcs , died ou the i hh and AL Xiem- ) ownki , a brigade chief , died on thu 29th In Peru , parUcularly in Lima" and CUIlao , lliu ' brayji fever U eplr lemic. ' This is' fatal in twenty-four lonra and there is no known cure. ; U Maiatlan and Acopulico the imall > ox is sweeping Iho country , and it jroyaiUalw/in Cohmihia and Bo 'ata. Kuve'rulfcaljleron niiiiUtcra hav i ten- Jored'tlioir" resignation but wore not iccepted. Many foimor Caldcron tipporters are deserting ivud joining 1'ieiola. It is believed that Pierola vill , after all , make peace with Chili. , f. j An Tulmuinu Brute , .tional Auoclitoa 1'ro- . . . . . .August 11. During a it of insanity , Bryan Golden , a la- > orer , CO years of a e , ihis afternoon ittacked his wife Ann with a club and beat her until unconscious. Ho tlu-n ut his own throat and died soon af- er , Mrs. Golden will probably die. THE BANKERS. A Letter Read From Secretary Winflom , A Btatomont of thi Flnanooa of the Country. A Great Saving in the Xntoroit em the National Debt. National AsmcUtcd 1'rra. " . NIACJAUA FALLS , August 11.- The following ii Secretary Window's letter to the bankets convention : TREASUKY DUPARTMBNT , ] Omen OF TIIK Sr.c'v , > WAMUMITON . . 0. , AUK. 881. ) To Gcorgo Marsland , Kq. , Cor responding Secretary Amoric.ii Hankers Association , Ningar-i Falls , Now York : SIR I have to acknowledge the ie ipt of your letter of Juno HO , 1831 , inviting mo to bo present at thu anii'ia convention of your association , to beheld held at Niagara Falls the 10th , lltl and 12th inst. , and to give to the con vention a sketch of the pending opera tiona uf thu Government aincu the in coming of the present administration. I regret that circumstances will not permit mo to accept your inxntation to bu present , and na the funding operations to which you refer are not quite completed , no precise statement of tr.insactions can yet be Driven. It miy bo stated , that when I entered upon the dntio ; of my present position in March last I fomid that of the bonded indebted- nrss.of thu government there were 01 5 pur cent bonds , redeemable at tht option of the 'government after May 1st , 1831 , thooiTHHmtufSlOa20U7 ! > 0 of which the amount of 8140,101,1)00 ) was represented by coupon bonds and ot 0 pSr cent Ijondi redeemable at .the option o" the govurntnerit nfier .Inly 1st the anwilnt of 820l,2UC,550) of whicl SJoMiOOO were represented by cou pun bonds-wily the coup.ms for tin quarterly interest , falling duo May J 1881 , remained upon the coupon I per aunts and none upon Iho cnnpoi 0 ptr'contfl , the next somi-annu.i intcfe-it ou. which would fall duo _ 01 July 1,11881 , The refunding iict which > it was proposed to retire all o these bonds and to inruu thurefo bunds bearing a lower rr.te of interest with auroral years to > IMII before tin guvoriu'jcnt had llie-uption uf pay inent , 'after baring > wcoivod : , mud' ' consideration by congress duriiur tb last-session , had fuileS. to become ; law , wid tlio . .onlyFnsources of tb government to .moot the maturity obligations were the-Burplus revenue and the amounts ! 5 104,052,200 pur vent bonds , -being a part of thus issued'by nets of . ( Inly 14 , 1870-tn J.iimary 20 , 1871 , ana remaining un ifijiwd , these resources were net-tain1' cioiit to provide for all nmturiii buuds. and owing -to the length c time .which fiuch U per.cont houde ha itoiruiitbefore , nurturityi it was ho doomed advisable to issue moru > r f th IOHII if such iesuu could well b avoided. While-there was no.imi era trvo necessity for providing fo the registered''bonds ' of thu omtnr ji-y loans , this jlan was 'jieodoi to meet thu interest pay mention th coupon bondH and thuru seomad to b .up practicable method _ of--nieeliii | thcsi ) payments without bomowhu conbiderablu , .or.pcnso to , the govern iwent as well.'W to the holdun uf th b'jtula. Finally , to meet tho.domain ! of public creditors , and at tl.o sum timu 10 avoid tl.o calling of un oxtr , Bceaioii of congrcsa , which Mums to b the only other alternative , the plai was matured which has been 'put ' int < operation , andilias ] > roved succeaaful Dnder this plan on April llth , thor < was called for absolute payment 01 July 1st , 1871 , the nmall loan o $ G88,200j bearing six per coat inter eat and known as the Oregon wai debt , and at the eamu timu for pay ment on the same date the nix pel cent loans act of July 17th , am August Oth , 1801 , amounting to 840 , 54,1,050 , and thu act of March ltd 18U3 , amounting to $55,145,750 , bu to iho holders of the bonda of thu twc later loann permiiiHton wiui givoi o Lave their bonds continual at , the pleiuurn of thu government , with in tcrtxit at the rate of 3J pur co-it , per uniium , provided they thould > re qneut , and thu Lends should bo ro cclv d by tlio treasury for that purpose , on or before the tenth day of May , 188lr.nd , in case al coupon bonds re IsteruU' ' stock of the name loan ohould bu iasuod theiefor , The 4 pur emit , bondit to bu continued were promptly roccivei , in a largo .amount and regis tered anos issued therefor witii tl o fact of UieircoiitinuanvuatampcdupoiL thuir foio , but it ivaa subsequently deemed udvisublo to extend thu time for thn rucoipt of the old ones to May M , 18U1. It was also found that for- . . , holders of the 0 jser cent , bonds trero inclined to ditpoxo of their in- ( fsfments either than ( o send thorn M the treasury for exclunge , and thu minodiate payment of HO many Oonds abroad being likely to cause a dnun of coin from this country , ox- chauge of the bunds in London was established , Tliis plan fprcontinuing .ho Culms proved entirely aatiafactory , .hero having been presented in din- jmo for continuance at 'M , er cent , interest tlio amount ol $178,055,150 $ , leaving to bo paid from iiu surplus ruvunuo $2i,211,400t foi wliich the treasury liad amjilu ro- ources. Having succeeded in djgpoa- ngof the 0 per cents , on May 12 , the lepartmentgavu notice that the cou- ion bonds uf the loan of July 14 8JO , and January 20 , 1871 , would be lalcTon July l ; 1881 , with"la. > rivilege of continuing the bo.ids at Z\ \ > er cent , to such of thu holders UK night request , and at thu same tinn ho treasury olfured tq receive , ( or ontinuance in a like * > nanh'or Vrifynf ho uncalled registered bonds of thai oan to an amount not bxceediiii " 250,000,000 , the remainder of the oan bolng roscn-od with a view of U payment from the surplus reyo- IUCB , thrco and a half per cont. bonds iavingR market price liRntly nbovo > ar. the B per centa in nuostion wore rapidly presented , MM' > t becomes iecos ary < o oitontt Bomc h t the ( mil fixed for the amount of regis tered bonds to bo accepted for con. inuancc on July 1st. A notice for ; he payment on October lot , 1381 , of ; hc registered B'B not continued was ivoiiand the resources of the Irons- iry will bo ample to meet their pay. incut. The trowu0"8 con cerning Iho 5 per cenlB are , nn bcforo atatcd , not quite Complete. Probably there will bo continued in all about f 100,000,000 of this loan , leaving to bo wild ? 30 , . 708,050 , the remainder pt tlio loan liaving already boon paw , , from the surplus and rovciiuca under falls pre viously made by this plan ! The di . [ virtment has been Hot only tclieved fixmi the einbarnih'smniit ofpit > viding for the payment of thocouHHi | inter est , but it 1ms reduced nil the ( ' . nnd fi | ) ur cent lo.uis of the governinuia to n loan , payable at the option of the governinont and bearing 'hill-rent nt only three and u half per cent pur an num , and tin's with the trilling ex- | ) onsos to thu government of p tying the nctu.ill | expenses of the London ngtmuy , ut which only , twelve [ K'raonti have been 0111- [ tloyud for 11 few weeks issuing ibout 5-14,500,000.of the continental bonds. The saving to tho. Rovtrn- mrnl through the continuance of these bonds is very gratifying. Oa tlio 0 pur cents continued the annual sav- iiiL's hereafter in interest will bo $4,451.a78.75 on the 5 per cents. Assuming § 400,000,000 to bo coutin- uud , the annual Riving wilbbj about § 0,000,000 , making n total aan al saving hureafUr in the ititer > tof tlu public debt of § 10,415,378.7fi. Mean while , from March 1 to October 1 , 1881 , when these oporatloim vill have been completed , thcro will bo { aid of the (1 ( pur cents 824.21J..400 , ' ami of : ho 5 pur cents $0,320,050 ! ) , inkni'an ! , additional tmtuul Having in intiresc of $1,918710 50 , a total reduction of thu interest churgo in BIU-OH 'nilmtlia of SlS.J'uO.O ! ) . " ) 25. In other wortls the auini.'ii interest charge , which w.w on March Jst , 18S1 , S7li,915,01)7.51) ) ) , will bo on October , 1831 , as nearly us can bo now stated , 501,475,844 25. This saving in interest can hereafter ho ap- pKed U > the reduction of thu debt , thus reducing it and the hmdcna uTiuing tliurelrom more rapidly thai 'heretofore. ' Yours truly , AV.M. WlNIIOM. The ToloAo Doraloollon National Anoclatoil I'rcsu. TOLKDA , August 11. Uavolopmonta in thu ytstord.iy'rt def lcation U tht eraiii coiiimisoion house -of E. IIVil liama & 'Bro. leave little doubt of th magnitude the criminality uf the ! opcrationa. At least throe bogia vcs sel loodaif grain were jruu'njluntl used , that is , dr.tfte made oti bogn billa ot tbuliug werfluccessfully nu- U'otit-ed , when thc'vossuls mipposei to have thu grain iu tnmsit had no beau in this part nt till. Thu vesse papers > li shell a trunaictioi wuro o courtto forgud.i Thu nggregato o those were six'ty ' or 'eight , thulium : ! bimhel * . Other de.ilinu were upon fi-rgod tit-rtiiicati. of thn RUierintuudent [ of tlovaturs tliut the linn had given in store i l.trgo 'quantities. Tliesc wro iiio the pyintcd lettor-lieaiia of tliu uu | > er inteiitlont abatraotod from his office On frhese largo transactimis wor made. The aggrcgato of tlio who ] buguo trans.ictuiiKi will uxced $100 , 000. Vicu-prosidont Uow.ird , of the troubled bank , made a statuuoiit a the olyso of change thin morning tha the bunk htul secured attach iticute and garnisheus aguiiu the dubtu and crcditH of Williami' ' A , lira , to Thu amount of $51,000 , in dicabing that , that is the amount o the defaulter's indebtodnenu to th ban lr. N anatoriftl change was developed ir the case ! ' thombiuonding gram com mission firm of E. R.Vtllums Uro.cxcojpt to oontinuo to add to tin enormity of their wrong doing. Ai to the houses affected the following i reliable : J , M. Fouler & Co. , of New York , secured i > full settlement 01 Tuesday night previous to thuir fligh and loeu nothing ; the Merchants' Nu tional Bank cashed bogus paper to the amount of S51,07iB2. | To secure thii the bank lias garnialit'nd Toledo houae supposed to ewe a balunco to the defunct firm. Dr. Francis , of St. Louis , put in u pro tent agmns1 the gar nithees , but tlio nuturo or amount ol liis claim is not known , Thorn nro atao one or Live CJiioi'/o houaji afl'jct ed. All fdurla to find out wliuther the defaulters hiivoroullygutauay with the largo sum of money indicated or whether if has been swallowed up in yet undetermined. K/fuiU / me now being directed to gutting the offend ers within the clutches of the law. It appear * that thuir escape to Can. aduwasai clover as thuir operations were bold. The elder Williams ( E. It ) resides in elegant residence prop- crty. ' His wife , who is at Saratoga , H believed to bo an yet ignorant of the gccurrenco , an a message from her cumo this morning directed to Mr , W. It wua returned undelivered , fho residunco extunas back some dis- unco and the rear entrance is among ( jmo smaller buildings , no niltmtod as o make nil unobserved cures' ) cany , Jponcarefuluxaniinationtlul door has ievn found oiien. Several detective * matched the front pottion of thohouso luring the entire night , but early in ho morning thp c wpu was niado at ho rear , whence a milo and a half idu brought the two to a suburban tation on the Canada Southern mil- ray and in an hour more they were cross the Detroit river , Dotcctivca en- erud Canada yesterday and found ( hem oth ut Auihursthurg , the ciojaing of lie Canada , Southern , wheru- . pen the ( 'uilty men clmiiged' ' lieir location , going , it ia thought , to Niagara Falls , wliero it is roiwrtod to- ht they wtjo iirreatcd. to be held uject'to extruditio'n 'wliicli can'be" fleeted forthwith. The forgerers are * ow fixed beyond doubt. A MELANCHOLY AFFAIR , Threatened With Blindness , Minnie Williams , a Former University Student , Ends Her Career. A Wnterr dravo iu Bnlt Creelc Clonr Ciuo or Aberra tion of Mind. Llaroln Joutntl , A"KU t H. Thin community was Romowhnt atartlud yuatenlay morning over thu rumor that Jlini Minnie Williatin , for a number of joins u university student in thin city , and a daughter of Prof. A. D. Williams , of Hastings , had found a watery grave in Salt creek , The rmitoii * pi o veil too tine , and wore not enliroly unexpected to a few who had been looking for the yonnt ; lady bincu last Motuiay. To n.iko a long story short Mid to ivo he gi t of 'he f > ad uH'iurin a imtRliell , vo will Htato th.it MisVillivini uul been niilloring lor joaw vith very venk 0309. Quito recently ho accompanied her father to Oln- ago and there consulted olio of the I'linent occuhsts of that city in ro- Mrd to her eyes. Ho inside u thor- nigh examination of them and came 0 the conclusion that her c.i e was ( most hopulusp , and that it waa only . question of timu when she would ese her eyesight. Upon her return lomu she became despondent and everal times within the past week or wo she is known to have said that alto > rclcricd death to blindness. About ono week a < 'osho uxpressed a 1 Cairo to viuit her old college mates md friends in this city. Her father loticed that she seemed in good spir ts , ami in fact happier than usual , uul deeming that u change of scenery , etc. , would prove buneiicial , readilj consented to her uominu' . Upon her irrival in the city ulioont to thu residence of Mm. I'aiks. on Q slroot , it which place she made her homo while in the city. She was on oui streets almost every day , and those with whom HIO waa intimate say hhe rt'us unusually ji > yoiu Last Sunday she complained of havini ; a Huveru at tack ot neuralgia , which lasted through out the niglit. She mono from bed at four o'clock Monday mornini. ' , tollimr lira Parks that she was going over to visit Mm. Mooro. Dinner timoairived , and , falling to return , Mr.- ) . 1'arktt thought tihc proponed to spend the duy with hur friund ; but when tea tnntt had cumo and p.iHsed and yut she had not leturned , Mrs. Parks Imcame uneaty , and began mak ing inquiritH. It was then learned for thu first limo that ili'Williams had not been to the Mourn residence nor had she been seen during thu day by any member of the family. She intended going homo on that day ard Mrs. Parka thought it altogether .likely that aha had left on the noon train , but to satisfy hcroelf : she toloitraphod to Prof. Williams and , soon learned that Minnie hud not arrived. The father , knowing that his daughter had been brooditig over the calamity that threatened her feared that uom thing had happened ! and boarded tlio incoming train and arrived in this city Tin sday noon to learn that tlto whereabouts of his daughter was unknown , and that her nuddeii dis ippcoranco wan wrapped in the deopoHt nijuteiy Ho consulted Chief of 1'olico Lyman on the matter and that gentleman npcnt the after- nnoii and gi eater purt of thu niulit in looking for the young lady , but liia oiToits'were fruitles . As latu as mid night Tuesday , a iounutreporter niet Prof Williams at the Commercial House , and oven then he thought hio daughU-r was visiting lunno of her many friends in thn city , and would report thu no < t day He also re marked that if uho was awaiu _ of the aiixioty nmnifeHU-d by her friends for her Kafuty , she woultf certainly liavo returned to Mrs , Parka' residence be fore tliat time. About 7 o'clock yesterday morning the mystery was solved , and the ter rible suicide was patent to thu world. About this hour a stock mm named Hibbard , while fulling in Salt creek at n point near thu slaughter lions north of the university , discovered in the water what hu first supoosnd tu bo thu body of an animal , but which on closer examination proved to bu tlio body of HisaVilliaun. . Shu wan floating on thu water with her face nnd ono hand above water -her f.icu very muclistvolleu utrl disfigured Ho threw his lish-hook out nnd mio cei'ded in pulling the body to tliu ihoro. Ono of hur legs wa found to bo in a cramped position while thu other was straight , nnd one of her n'ippors ' and tier hat wai nitsiiifj. Mr. Hibbard notified Slierill Ensign at oncu , mid .soon thu bunk * of Salt crook , whuro thu body lay , was covered with people from the city who were anxious to know who .hu poor nnforlun atu might he. The ricndfi of the deceased , who had been tnxioimly looking for her during the lay , repaired to thu spot with tremb ing fontatopa and bated hniath , fear nl that the object of their search would NOOII bo found. Among the lumber present was Professor Wil- iama , who recognized his child at nee by her clothing , A jury composed of Mai , A. Q , fastings. W. W. Wilson , d. W. 'ord , 0 , JJ. Beach , Cud Pace , and E. 4. Moore WH empanelled and thu allowing testimony taken : Mr , Hibbard stated that lie tound ho body where it laid about7. 'clock , tid that ho believed hu saw it the veiling before floating down stream car the slaughter houao. G. W. Ford testified that ho know lie deceased to bu Miss Minnie \Vil- \ amn. He saw her Sunday ; the ap- eared about 114 usual , only seemed ronbltd about her oven. WitncsH Iso stated that ho had heard that she1 ad told intimat'j friends that if hoi yes continued to grow wvuk ehe would drown herself , Mr , D. F. Moore testified that he new the body to' bo that of Mies Villiams ; ahu had roomed at liio ouso last winter ; waa there Friday , and ho noticed nothing strange. Hur eyes wore very weak and she often ex- prowcd a fear of going blind. After this testimony the body was taken to thu store of O'Bcrno , Daiiiel tfc Co. , on thu west side of the square and made ready for the gravo. The jury brought in a verdict that the de ceased coiuu to her de.ith by drown ing , while in a temporary state of ab- bermtion of mind. The general theory is that she walked from the residence of Mrs. Parks to the Ninth street bridge , jninpen into the creek , which at this point is about seven feet deep and was drowned. Thu man who first discov ered the body says he thinks ho saw it the day before in the water nearer the bririgo , but supposing it to be sotm-tliiiiu chu passed it by or paid no attention to il , MUs Williams was about 24 years lif ngo at the timu of her death ; was a ntumber of the univoisity graduating class of last June ; was a close studeilt md universally beloved by all who knew hur. Thu remains wore tu' en to Hastim ; * , Iho home ol thu family , ou yesterday's train , und will bo buiied to-day. The melancholy affair Inn c. t a gloom over the entire city , and thu sympa thies ot thu community uiu extended to the bereaved family in thuir great nflliction. SUMMBlTs PORTS. THE TTJKF. 1)111(111TO.N ) 11KACU 11ACF.S. NEW YOHK , August 11.The racing at Brighton Beach was continued to day. The lifot race , threu-fuurtlm if a milo , for ii-yenr olds , w.w won by CapiaR.Heform Filly second ; 11. Moneo third. Time , 1:20. : Tlio second race , ono mile , selling allowance , waa won by Hojinli.i , As cender Hoi-olid. Time , 1:13. : Thu thiid race , milu and three fur- longfl , wan won by Okiilan , Bellon.i Hucond. Tnnu , 2:25. : Thu fourth race , throe-quarters of a milo , for all geH. WIIH won by Bride Cak-o , H.iny U. second. Time , 1:17. : Thu fifth race , HU't-pleehasu1 , slmrt Conine , was von by Tout , Sm.innanv.i second. Time , 2:57- : THE DIAMOND. ( lAMI'-S 1'L.VYr.ll VKSTKUDAY. Nr.w YOKK , August 11. Mutropoll tans 7 , Albany I ! . BOHI-ON , August 11. Providonct 12 , Bimtmi ti. UMVi'.LAN ! , August 11. Clovolaiu 7 , BullaliiH 8. ELECTRIC BRIEFS Njtlonnl Avhoclnteil Pru s. parly of ladies out liding near Colliimvillo , Ala. , uvro caught in u storm and nought ahi'ltur in an old ( died , which wus duKiolished by thu Btorm , Miw Ileaul boinir killed and y Mini Cook crippled by the lulling timbers. iu Benjamin Young-shot and instSlitly lf killed Junu'B Fisher in a quarrel about a horse at Dolpltos , 0. Bo'h were renpectablo farmers. Hon. O. II. Browning , ono of the most distiiigninhud citizuim of Illinois , died last nit/lit. He 'IUH ' served in the l state legislature and United Stated Henatu ainl wan appointed secretary of the interior by President Johnson and also acted as attorney general , Dr. Joseph C. Hughes , 8r. , ox- Hurgcon-gunural of thu state of Iowa , is dead. , - National A * > cutc'l I'ruiu. ClIUIAdO IUK HOU.SEH. Ciuoido , August 11. Nine icn Iioimes , owned by Jamt'H P , Smith ft Co , , situated on Laku Calumet , near Ku.isington , burned lat night. They contained about twunty-iivu tlioiieiuul tons of ice , which will bu almost a total loan. The building and iua- chinery wuro valued at § L'D,000 ; in Huranco 810,000. Blfj Family Reunion. National Anooilateil 1'runx. \ STONINOTON , Conn. . August 11. The intercut in the Palmer family re union continued unabated to-day Strangers flocked hero from all di rections and the historic town was taxed to it * utmost to provide accom modatioim for thumeinburnaBHemblod. To-day the proceeding ) ! consisted mainly of a pilgiimugu to the nncient homoatoad of Walter Palmer and the nniipiu biiiyni ! ; groundu ut Weiiuetle quocl : Gave , whuro he and liiii family aio at rest At these two and rovt-rond spots appropriate cere- nioniefl were held. At 4 o'clock 1 500 runnionistu enjoyed thu cool elmdu and a iiiammotli Ilhodo Island clam bnko , Latu trains and Rteamera cur- rieil the Palmera to their destination , nnd the town resumed its tranquil and normal condition , A Dishonest Mail Carrier. N'atlxnul INDIANAI-OLIH , August 10. I' , R , Ransdull , u letter carrier for the past six years in this city , waa airuHted this afternoon by a upecial aqent , for purloining lettem. He was caught by n decrty Ittter , the marked money being found urion his person. Hu madu a full confession and says ho has been stealing letters for n period of six months and was led to do BO to ob tain moans to support a mistress. Hu hus a wife and four children , is hiahly connected and liaa. heretofore hud a good character , Amarloan MioroNooplo Society Nitiunul An'OilatcU I'ruM. CoLUMiiua , August 11.Tho fourth annual session of the American Mi croscopic society adjourned to day to meet at Klinira , N. N. , An nual , 1882. Dr. ( Jeo. 15. Blackliam , of Ehiura , waa elected preuident. . ii * . Strlkiug Wrloli-Mulcor * ctloiial A * glaV'd t'uu. CiNWNWATJ , August 11. A major ity oft h' > biick-mukers of this city , about two hundred In hinnber , Imvu struck for an advance of fifty ceniu per day. Moulders now receive $2.50 per day and mud wheelers § 3. ANOTHER SESSION. Tlio State Board Transact Further Business. The slalo board of agriculture 3uob again ycitcrday afternoon at .tho Withncll , There wera prwentj Hon , J. T. Olarkson , Goo. W. E. Dorscy , 'of Judpo J. F. Kinney , of Nebraska City ; Orn. J. 0. McBride , of Lincoln , and 0. Hnrtman , of Omaha. It was resolved by the lx > ard that Judge Kiniu-y be appointed what wita tcrmc'3 a "resident member , " and open nil of fice { ti Omaha for the transaction ( if , husiiii'M appertaining to the fair. It was decided that he stay hero from now on and have his oflico at the \Vitlinell hotel. A resolution wao submitted and adopted thai a prtco of $100 bo offered for gontlmen'n rondsteis , driven to buggy an A the several ownora of Uu > ' horsen , to bu trotted mile huuttt , beat two in threo. Five honuH are to enter and three to cturi. In this mco an entranoo fee of Ion per cent of the purse will bo clmrqcd. The purse will be divided as follows ! To fimt horse , S-tO ; to second , ? > % . to third , 810 ; to fourth , $10. An appropriation of $75 was matlo by the boaulto have Sixteenth street , Shirmnn urcziue , and the fair groundo Hprinkled during fnir wcok TOW jtassi'd. In the afternoon the board called upon Messrs. Kimbail. of the U. P. , and Ilnrri * , of the B. A M. , with regard to the tnuisportati.ii exhibits to nml from the fair. Tlio railroad officials said that under tlio Unano law they would bo obliged , t * tax the full tin ills. A proposition WOT submitted by lliu board that au in-v duninily bond would bog'.ven by them for the purpose of relieving the com panies from any liability under the law , nhuuld they otherwise deem prop er to give the mime rates ua hwit year to the exhibitors. Messrs. Kiuiball und Harris said they would oo'nsuU ; their respective attoinoys us to tlie of- fc ct of the bond and give their reply the latter part o the week. The members of the board think the prop- . oBition will bo acceptable by the con-- pnnies. Secretary MeBrido will liis ollicc to Omaha September E- . A Corrootoi Aoo mjvfc , . National AwoiUtwl 1'rons. GuiCAor August 11. HbiJi W. JT. , . Hyiien , who was a prominent raeni- i f the recent Clan Na Gaoj conven tion , gave to the press to-night a cor rected account of u portion of their doings. Ho said the v 5 > ' . " < ' . ! .Mus " , composed of one ] umd"rJ ? ? flC sixty membc-is , aomo of whom were * gutes from pocioties and others Biiupj ropiciuntativu Irishmen without era- doiitiuls. The chief object of t B convention WJH to consult us 'to ' , what - ought to be done in view uf Uio ex traordinary nets of certain irrospnu- uiblu parties. The convention \vw not culled for the purpimu of in- ventii/ating the "akiriuitliing fund , " but the trur.tecH of that fun I , now called tliu "Irish natioiml fund.ro- qiit'sted un investigation , and tbo con vention fully ondorHCd their hnuimty ami good faith , but condemned a few items of their uxpondiiurca. Tha fund waa found to have grown to near ly 93,000. Neither Crowe , of Peoria - ria , nor Jloasa , of New Yorl < , hud anything to do with the convention , nor were their acU ondoraed. TJioy were believed to bu honest patriom , but mistakpn in their ondeavpra iu help tlio Irish cauno , , Onglit to National Ainoulut d 1'reu. Nonrnnpuo , Mass. , August 11. John Blukio , who escaped from the reform scoool , attempted to wreck an engine on the Old Colony railroad , at Slierborn , to-day , by placiug a utono weighing ono hundred ponnda on thu truck. Blukiu had a grudge against u fireman named Frnnk Leou- urd , Aftur placing the obntructioa on thu track lie climbed a true , OH.lio uiid , "to see the ( un. " Uu was ur- rusted , Torriflo Ecplostcm. NatloniO AwociulvU 1'tuw LOUIHVJIJ.I : , August 11. TruiiuururTatu , at L'rankfort , left his officu to-niuht without completely shutting oil thn gai. A little Inter hi ) went in again and lighted u match , when u terrific explosion occurred , netting flro to papers und damaging thu building , Heavy oaken doore. were shattered to pieces , fii'Knatlon- i K&Uoiul AnocuUa freM. WABIH.SOTON , i ) . 0. , Angnet 12 , 1 a. in , For the upper MuaimiippI valley : Colder , fair weather , winds tuoatly west , higher pruasure. For Uio lower Missouri vulluy : Fair wu < aher , windamoatly north west , eta- tioimry or lower temperature and higher pressure , Kttloml AiwdatvU frm. . i i > , ! T Cirr or MJCXIOO , August Hi TliB ! njjmeeid on tno National railroad1' ( eft work to-Vlay in a body und hd a nng interview with tliu maunder. I'huy demand thoiqmovul of thu chief j uijineor ( , alleging that his < l-iiit WUH thu causupf t heir t > l'in . an I nnlcBa hu U ) they will all resign. Eov , S , I. Forcuwn , - , . . . -r.r..v ent of the Fjvo Poit ) | Miesiyin York city , tl us eiaphatically.md , . thu fat , Jacobs Oil : I know il to be an excellent remedy for rhauuiKtiam ,