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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.i , . > i rsr 'i ELEVENTH YEAR OMAHA , THURSDAY MOBN1NG , OCTOBER 27 , 1881 , ISTO. 108 WASHINGTON NEWS , TMorgan Docliiies the Secretary ship of the Treasury on Acv - v countoflllHealth , Judge Folger , of Now York , to Be Nominated For the Posi tion To-day On Condition That Ho Gets the ' First Supreme Court Vacancy , 3Howo Conceded to Have the v Attorney-Generalship at His Command. Tyner Bends His Resignation to Postmaster-General Jartea. rSeaatora Dissa'tlsfled at 'the ' * President for Delaying : Adjournment. 1 The Senate .to Make No Delay in Confirming Nominations Sent In. * The Grand Jury Return * Three In dictment * Ag lB tHawBte. SENATE PROCEEDINGS- : National AwociatM FreM. WASHINGTON , D. C. , October 20. 'The senate met at noon nnd passed resolution continuing the examina tion of the Potomac fiats by the com mittee on commerce , inquiring -into the delay in the publication of the . agricultural report nnd directing ar investigation of the disbursements of the contingent fund of the several executive - ecutivo departments. ' NOMINATIONS. The following nominations were ; 3ont io the Senate to-dayi Navy Pay Director James A. Watti- naugh , of Pennsylvania , to be chidf ol he bureau of provision and clothing n the department of the navy , with the relative rank of commodore ; Chas. W. Seaton , of Now York , to bo supor- ii ntcndent of the census ; Frederick Knefier , of Indiana , pension agent at Indianapolis ; Tipton Lindloy , of Call fCornia , receiver of public moneys al Marfjuette , Mich. ; Mofllin W. Gibbs. of Arkansas , register 'of the land o fiice at Litt lo.Rock , Arkansas. Post masters Mrs.'Jane Baldwin , Ooun- oil Bluft'o , ,3Wn-Iw jrdl'Hhonn , JXidpo City , Kansas. Treasury Henry M. Cpoper , of Arkansas ; collector of in- ri ernali revenue for Arkansas ; M. H. Wagar , storekeeper first district ol Illinois ; Stephen Mayhill , storekeeper ( first district of Calafornia ; Joseph Maxwell , gaugcr fourtcenthdistrict of Pennsylvania. CONKIHMATIOKS. The senate in executive session today - day confirmed the following nomina- i tions : Wm. C. Baum , United States Mar- 1ml of the southern district of Mis iasippi ; Henry M. Cooper , collector f internal revenue at Little llock , A.rk. ; Tipton Lindsoy , receiverof pub- II ic moneys at Visalia , Cnl. ; J. M. Wilkinson , receiver of public moneys 4at Ma'rquelte , Mich. ; Postmasters Henry C. Russell , Eufaula , Ala ; Lloyd Shinn , Dodge City , Kas.j J. C. Mo- Bride , Lincoln , Nub. To bo civil engineer - gineer , G. C. McCallam , of Pennsyl vania ; to bo passed assistant surgeon , . ( Tolm W. Ross ; to bo asssistant sur geons , Win. Wright Jaggurd of Penn sylvania , John W. Edwards of Penn of sylvania , Thos. Craig of Pennsylvania , Phillip Loach of Kansas and Harvey * W. Whitaker of Tennessee. At 1:10 : p. in. the senate adjourned , THE NATIONAL CAPITA ! . . .STILL WAITING ON MOItOAN. WASHINGTON , October 20. Nocabi- mot nominations were sent to the senate - -ate to-day. At midnight last night the Morgon matter iiad not been tri settled. The president is still await ph ui ng an answer to his last appeal to tic Morgan to reconsider his declination. pe If a refusal results the president will we tt hen send in the name of Judge Fol- tic ger , of New York , und ho hus the Tli nomination of , th ? latter all ready to RO send in at a moraon's notico. This 1st 'nomination not bo made 1stTj may to-day Tjmi -as the president will use every means his ito sccuro Morgan's consent. un TVNEU KKSIGNS. ila WASHINGTON , October 20. First po Assistant Postmaster-General PC - Tynor tendered his resignation to the president - tinMi dent to-day , and it was .accepted . ) in Mi such a way as to reflect in no manner an on the general's character. ch IJIKKB INDIOIMKNTd AQ AINHT UOWGATK. it.no no The grand jury to-day returned on Jthroo indictments against Howgato laa for forgery. The first is for forging laam the name of R. H. Rochester , treas ini urer of the Western Union telegraph > company , to an alleged receipt of inn i$800 for reports in arbitrary cipher. ici " The second and third are for thu for iciHi gery of the same name to similar re > ceipts , ono for $12,490 and the other iuj for $12,100. Cant. Howgato will bo Rc called on to plead to them to-morrow. ro HENATOK3 DIfiSATISKIED. roKc Mnny of the senators are greatly C0 disappointed , if not dissatisfied , be vei cause the president has delayed ad sul journment so long. Some of thum cal -aro disposed to find fault with the iu president for net promptly coining to to.h some conclusion as to what ho . ho wants in the way of a cabinet. 8 his OTHElt CAHINET POSITIONS. ation It is stated to-day that not - only md > James , Lincoln and Kirkwood have s been told that they will bo renomi- n d , but Huntj too , is to bo ul- pea lowed to remain , no that the replace ment of Blaine willbo the only change in December. The double representation - tion of Now York would only bo until the transfer of Folger tn the supreme bench. The nbuvo is not official , howovor. ' TUB ATTOnNKY-OBNKRALSIUP , The ciblnot expects to hoar from Senator Ho wo to-morrow. On the nature of hia communication will depend - pond nny proceedings in regard to the attorney-generalship. It is understood that Howcr can have it if ho wants it , but it is not certain that his nnmo will bo sent In now , as MaoVongh may hang on till the star route prosooutions progress n little. MORGAN'S DECLINATION DUE TO 1U- 1IKA1.TH. The prcsldunt says Mr. Morgan's doclinatiot ) was due to the imperative advice of hia physicians who thought it unwise for him to assume such duties. Judge Folgor's nnmo will bo sent to the hbnato. . Ho is understood to have accepted conditionally. Thn condition is snjd to have been that ho would bo transferred to the supreme bench nt thotnext vacanoj' , nnd bo paid for surrendering his lifo position. Sued n vacancy is not likely to occur until Judge hHunt's retirement in 1882. ' NO DKLAY lit CONFIRMATIONS. tions except npssibly in the case oi Paymaster Withrough , noininated for paymaster-gosral , Paymaster Stevenson - onson , one of his rivals , promises to make a strongfight ) against him This may possibly load to n 'postponement of the case particularly since the sec retary of the liivy has to-day appoint ed a now boai-afco examine Stevenson for promotion * Other nominations arc auro to go wrpugh rapidly. From the tone of tliGlpresidents remark the senate expect the cabinet nominations " to-morrow. < IN IIEGAUD'TO ADJOUKNMENT. In execeutivp' session n motion to adjourn sine die , was ofTored but the mover was inciuccd to withdraw it. The motion provoked some talk in which the sonat'prs expressed impa tience at the doliw. Several senators who had been M greatly inconven ienced thereby called on the presi dent to learn when lie thought they could adjourn. JETo is said to have answered that it might bo possible for them to adjourn to-morrow , certainly by Friday. This won , of course , as as far he was concerned. THE Sr-KAKEUSHir. Representative Hillman , of Indiana , was interviewed to-jiight on the speak- orship question. He stated that the Indiana delegation , would stand by Congressman Ortb , [ who is a candi date. Mr. Hillman thought Hiscpck would decline. Hillman did not think Kasson had any chance. * Hc regarded Keifer as much stronger. CORREflPONDENCB BETWEEN JAMBS AN D The following is'tho ' correspondence which followed Assistant was to-day by tant Postmaster Tyner's resignation : "WASHINGTON , D. 0. , October,20. To Hon. Thos. L. James , Postinastcr- Gcnoral Sir : I enclose herewith , in response to your letter of the 14th inst. , my resignation of the office of first assistant postmaster-general to be delivered to the president on the con dition that the request for it was not based on any charge against my official honor or integ rity , especially in connection with the alleged star route frauds. Il such charges have been made or im plied it is proper that they should bu clearly stated and that I should have an opportunity to reply to them. I be of lieve ho and you will approve of the suggestion. Very respectfully , your of obedient servant , JAS. N. TVNEU. to The postmaster-general replied as co follows : WASHINGTON , October 20. SIR I havp the honor to acknowledge of edge the receipt of your resignation is the office of iirst assistant postmas isJu ter-general which I have just handed wl the president. In reply to your in quiry I have to say that the ruquesl pa nc for your resignation was not based on dr any reflection on your personal or oflicial integrity. coi Very respectfully , THOS. L. JAMEH , sei Postmaster General. To the Hon. Jas. 8. Tynor. Mr. Tynor says ho has not recently g tried to hold office for the sake of the place but only to protect his reputa of tion. Ho feared that a retirement pending the star route investigation would expose him to misrepresenta tion and scandal just as it has done. The dcsiro of Mr. James to have him out was in consequence of the ex istence of ill fooling * between them. Tynor says _ the last sixteen months of term in that office was freer from ORI unnecessary expenditure than any sinv ace ilar period oflato years. The most im to portant expenditures wore ordered by had Postmaster-General Jewell and tin orders wore signed by him. to- wr Monthly roporta were made to Jewell toW and ho was consulted abort every W change of Nat consequence and approved . Similar roporta were made to Ty when ho became postmaster-gen tru , but the one for February , the take last month of his term , was not pro- back rared : before ho went out. It was sub we mitted to Judgo' Key. Within that tie oriod several costly changes had been Erie nado without his knowledge and ho eqi icard of them after ho had gene out. ran directed the woi attention of the new ostmaster-gonoral to thdm at once and the iuggostpd that they should bo examined Regarding the report on the star route service that ho made to Mr. mo Key after his return from the Pacific well coast in 1870 , ho says lie made an in of vestigation upon Key's written order , liavo submitted the report to him and often sailed liia attention to what he bo- I iovod to bo unnecessary services , and easy. the remedy which ho proposed for kept evils of the star route system. Ho doc willing 1 to stake hia reputation on SU report and address. The insinu the < that the report was suppresod and afterwards captured by Mr. James del unworthy of anybody ongatred timo. the star route investigation. The " loatmastor-gonoral did not know of nor ita existence. It was the subject of a conversation with President Garflett before Mr. James hoard of it. Mr James asked leave to puth it , assign ing M n reason that Mr. Brady callo * him n liar in the Now York Horalt and ho wanted to quote Tynor or Brady. Tynor didn't give his con sent. It afterwards appeared in the columns of loading nowepapors with out consulting him. Tyner says a the commencement of James' ' tent ho ofTcrod his services froel _ and as his resignation was baaed on the o null tion that no charq < existed against him for ne gleet of duty ho says that the ac ceptance of it is an admission that his duty was well performed or at Ions1 not neglected and asks then what be comes of the statement apparently inspired by the department thn the postmaster-general could uo prosecute his reforms unless Tynor was out of the road. Ho in willing to rest his case upon any doliberati statement tho'postmustcr-goneral wil' himself make , Ho has not joined it the swooping charges of corruption against these who happened to have labored to Secure an increase of service on n star route , ilor approved of tin plan of trying men on crimiua charges in newspapers before a courl of competent jurisdiction had passoc on their cases , yet ho has not inter fered with these who are engaged in the investigation , nor discouraged or impeded them. Ho has attended to his own business , and if the detectives nnd others around the postmaster- general had done likewise this state ment wouldnot have been necessary.Urn THE FRENCH GUESTS. The French guests devoted the day to making farewell calls. They firs wont'tp the state department' where they paid their respects to Secretary Blaino. There were no ( mooches 1m simply an interchange 6f courtesies , the foreigners being very prpfuso in their thanks'for the manner in which they had been entertained at the hands of the secretary of stato. Leav ing the state department the guests left for the capitol to pay their respects to Preside mt Arthur. Secretary Blaine accompanied them. Afterwards other departments wore visited and the sec- rotariora called upon. The guests leave to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock for Philadelphia going thence to Boston. WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION WASHINGTON , October 20. To-day's sessions of the Woman's National Christian Temperance Union conven tion were devoted to the reception ol the annual reports , including these of treasurer and auditor and a num ber of papers relating to temperance. The sessions were largely attended. The convention will continue during the week. THE UHIlimA'NCr CASE. In the Christiancy divorce case hero to-day Steven 'Chester ' , of Elizabeth , Ni J. , who WAS with Christianoy in Peru , testified , in contradiction o ; Hafcht , of Hartford , Conn. , whoso testimony was taken secretly ; but who is known to have alleged Christiancy's ill-treatment to his wife in Limn. Haight Is also said to have testified that ho never had familiar intercourse with Mm , Christiancy and Ches ter was asked to-day is Haight hac not made a contrary statement to him. The chancellor if considering whether' . this question shall bo W answered. OUITKAU'S TRIAL POSTPONED.1UI WASHiNGipF , D. C. , October 20. This mourning , on motion of Mr. Robinson , Guiteau's trial was post poned until November 14. Counsel f said they would not raise the question the jurisdiction of the court. Extension of time for preparation the defense of Guitcau was solely co suit the convenience of the assassins' counsel. In the three weeks now left they have plenty to do but Judge su Cox says the trial must positively h.egin fJ ° vcmber 14th. The question paying witnesses for the defense brought nearer settlement by BU Judge Lawrence's decision that such jilt witnesses' expenses will hnvo to b'o Fr paid by the government if the wit nesses are within a radius of ono hun dred miles of the jurisdiction of thu court trying him. These expenses art to bo paid upon the marshal pre senting his accounts therefor. Out side of this radius the decision is that the expenses cannot bp paid by the government. This , it is thought , will materially decrease the number witnesses. je National Associated Prcu. NKW HAVKN , Conn. , October 20.- Jnmes and Walter Malley were brought down to the superior court this after noon on a writ of habeas corpus. Counsel for the Malleys stated in con versation that the state attorney had agreed on § 30,000 bail tor each of the accused. Subsequent information was the effect that the state attorney ing finally concluded to oppose thu writ. ; The petition will come up again it to-morrow. , Western Trunk JLino AsiooUtion , National Associated I'reis , CHICAGO , Qctobor 20. The western He trunk line association met to-day to oa action in regard to the evasion of Midol proportions by trunk lines duo dell western ; roads. Answers to applica Ire tions sent were received from the wo and the grand trunk roads BO ing equivocal that unless satisfactory ar cut rangements are made to-morrow all cutf western tickets will bo ordered off rc ( those roads by November 1st. lie A WUo Deacon "Deacon Wilder , I want you to toll The K how you kept yourself and family t the past season , when all the rest of us i have been sick HO much , and ill had the doctors visiting us so row ? " thy " "Brother Taylor , the answer is very stri . I used Hop Bitters in time , nc my family well and saved the very doctor bills. Three dollars' wortli of voimi kept us well and able to work all ities timo. I'll warrant it has coat you piest the neighbors ono to two hundred ) ai dollars apiece to keep sick the same Mi " . chuur "Deacon , I'll use your medicine for icroaftor. " octlD-novl bis BAFFLED EMPERORS. The Meeting of the Ozar and Emperor Joseph Again Postponed , In Spite of the Greatest So- orooy Nihilists Loarnof the Mooting. The Oztfr Growing Nervous Over Oontinaeei Post- The General Disposition of the Irish People in Favor of the Land Act. t j The People Take Archbishop Croke's Advice and Pay Their Bents. The Government's Action Ap proved byttJOorisorvative Member. THE EMPERORS. National Ajuoclntcd PtML THEIR MEETING -1USTPONK. . VIENNA , October .120 The long promised intervieif bol'woon the c/ar and Empeior Francis Joseph was to have taken place j&Krzeanovico \ at n9on yesterday. "tEvury precaution had boon made for this interview and it was given up BS matter _ of nocos- sity. KrzoauoyiooJis nn Austrirn town n short distance from Craccw. Prinro Thurn had. gene to the town to lo < after certain pleasures for the on but nt the/ver * * hist moment thn alert advisers of the czar informed od him that the nihiliU were perfectly informed as to the intended mooting and that from prudential reasons it ought to bo abandoned. It is raid that the czar was amazed nt this intel ligence. Indeed , it is1 difficult if not impossible to conjecture in what wny the . nihilist leaders keep' themselves so correctly and so closely informed of oven the most secret movements of both the emperors. Alexander III. and Francis Joseph have been using the resources of the diplomacy of the two empires for several weeks toward the onu object of effecting a per sonal interview without pub- Ho knowledge aild have bomi baffled in every 'attempt , each time that arrangement ? , have been concluded , by some , ufVjiown ) means. The whole programmo'lum been given the widest publicity , ' and men of known revolutionary disposition have flocked to the point of the intended rendezvous. Every disappointment has but added to the czar s nervous prostration , and the circumstances , which compelled him -yesterday to continue his seclusion at Gotzchuna instead of going to KrzesnoyTce , have depressed him much , but his advices were , as heretofore , right at Krzes novice. At the appointed time of the mooting there suddenly appeared many mysterious strangers , who to day are not to be seen' but who are not absent. ' The enemies of the czar , earing a tripurt to the imperial alliance just now more than anything olno , are determined to prevent , at nil hazards tin interview which they believe will consummate : it. Owing to thu perfect tion of their plans , the confidence thuy felt that the imperial mooting would surely : take place nnd the knowledge they had of what was then to bo done , tin nihilist loaders in various parts of tin empire during the afternoon as sured ) their followers that the thing .intended had actually been done. From these assurances the most alarming inj rumors were spread. . ORDERED TO I1K RUAIJV. BERLIN , October 20. The Northern railway company of Austria have been instructed to keep in constant readi ness to depart at a moment's notice a decorated train of their best cars to convny the emperor of' Austria to Granilza. It is believed that arrange ments aru being made to have thu im perial meeting take place hero. . IRISH AFFAIRS. ( XmuUl'TION IN THK LAND LEAGUE. LONDON , October 20. The Fnglish press says that the flight of some of ParnoH's lieutenants has convinced many 'Irishmen that some ot those who have talked the loudest have not boon honest. Some of the leaders were seeking government positions for their friends nnd others were negotiat for government jobs as prices of silence. Oflicial investigation shows , is said , corruption everywhere among the loaders of the land league. INDIGNATION AT UltOOKLYN. , NEW YOKK , October 25. Mayor Howell presided at the Irish land league meeting at the Academy of Music nt Brooklyn to-night. Wen PhillipH sent a letter saying if Ireland would listen to Parnoll she would carry her point. The follow : telegraphic letter ot regret was re ceived from Vicar General Riordon , the : diocese of Nebraska , and the request | for a Tipporary cheer was heartily complied with : OMAHA , Nob. , October 24 , 1881. lion , Jude'0 WaUli , City llr.ll , Ilr-okljn NBW York : The j generous nnd patriotic citizens Brooklyn who honor tin wsolves by filling your Academy of Mudio to-mor evening to express thuir sympa for hundreds of imprisoned Cults , struggling against thuir hereditary op- piessors in Old Fatherland , have the best wishes of every fiiund of all humanity among thu various national of that have secured hero the hap ty homos , within thu limits of thu banner state for expatriated Irishmen. Might ; I ask you to give a Brooklyn , with A Tippurury ring the echo , the brilliant and patriotic Arch bishop Croko , who fools for Irish cap- tivity llko your western friend who nhall over as proudly remember ' 'the city of churches , " as ally exile from Erin in this free land. MICHAKI. Hiouiivx , Vicar-Goncral , At the Parnoll central land league to-night , a letter was road from Miss Anna Parncll , in Dublin , in which shu said she had received a report there from the committee appointed in this city to secure employment for such ol the loyal Irish constabulary who de sired to resign and amlqrato. Shu thought it would be well if such a committee were appointed to have emigrants bring with thorn their dis charge and certificates from thu local land league. PAYINU KKNTH. LONDON , October 20. The news from Ireland continues to bo very en couraging to the goveinmunt. The general disposition of the people apD pu'irn to bu in fiivor of thu land act , Thu Tiwm tenants who have lately boon recalcitrant , are now ap plying to the laud commission court , to fix thuir rents. Many other tenants aie coming forward to pay their tents and thuir arrears. The letter of Archbishop Croko seems to have been a death blow to the ob jects of the land league. The Most Hov. Win. Fitzgerald , Bishop of Ross , lint publmhcd an address condemning the manifesto of the land league , and telling hid pcoplu that they must not make themselves dishonest rascals by declaring that they will pay no rent. A1TUOVINO THK OOVKltNMRNT's TOUCT.N Mr. Plunkutt , conservative member of parliament , niHlJfornierly solicitor- general for Ireland , addressing n meet ing ' nt Chelsea , approved thu recent' ' action of the government in Ireland ; declared that thu partisans of the league must bo shown that they would find ' nil of every purty against thorn , and' that thu vigorous actions in the present ' crisis should not bo abated un til everj * sign of resistance to law bo overpowered. These declarations and that of Mr. Chamberlain at Liverpool , made at almost the same time , attract much attention , as they demonstrate u practical agreement of the various sections of politicians on the present treatment ot the Irish question by the OTHER FOREIGN AFFAIRS THK nnnwicK KLKCTION. LONDON , October 20. The Berwick election resulted in the election of Mr. Jorningham , liberal , who received 1,047 votes. Mr. Tiottor , consorva- tive , getting but 321) ) . OAM1IKTTA IN FALHK 1'I.UMES. Berlin papers intimate very plainly that Gaiubotta is endeavoring to ap pear in false plumes if ho wishes it understood that ho has luul an inter view with Bismarck , and insinuates that ho not only had no such pre tended interview , but tried unsuc cessfully by every art of diplomacy to uflect ono- CONTHIBUTKD TOWAKD TUB RATIFICA TION. A dispatch from Durban says that the firm attitude and vigorous prepara tions on the part of the British have doubtless contributed toward the rati fication by the Volksraad of the con vention between England and the Transvaal. ANOLO-FHENCU COMMEIIOIAL TIIEATY. A Paris correspondent of The Times says that no inunodiato importance should bo attached to the resumption of the negotiations for the Anglo- French commercial treaty. A Chicago Lawyer Taboi Charge of the Gultuan Case. National Associated Vreas. CinoAtio , October 20. Mr. A. S. Trudo , the well known criminal law yer of this city , has consented to take charge of the Guitoau case , The letter - tor written by Scovillo making the re. quest is as follows : WAHHINQTON , October 17 , 1881. A. S. TituDi : , ESQ. : My Dear Sir : Cannot you comu and help in the Guitoau case. Butler declines solely , in a fine letter just received , on ac count of actual engagements for the u next three months. The court will . assign a young lawyer hero to-morrow and that is all thu assistance I havo. You can have principal charge of thu case , witli us to help. I am uoor , can't toll when , if over , I can pay you , and I appeal to your chivalry to help mo out. If you can and will come , lot my son know who will telegraph . me , "Ho will come , " or something to that efl'ect , or you can write. You foi can work on the case there until the th day of the trial , November 7th. va ' Yours truly , GKOUOK SCOVILLK , do Trudo s.-iys : "I appreciate Mr. wide Scovillo's situation and can under do stand thu motives which induced him coi to go into the case. I sympathlzo tin with him and regard him as the peer tie of any of the patricians of our bar. " Is dri St. I < oui * Stock Board. National Awocmtwl Press. , tel Sr. LOUIH , October 20. A now 87ei stock exchange known as the St. : ei Louis stock board was organized last tin nhfht. President , J. W. Donaldson ; sis vice-president , W. 0. Little , of W. 0. of Little it Co. ; secretary und treasurer , 5N ( 31iarles Hadgoman. The movement otor will eventually embrace all the loading [ or Drokors of the city und haa fine pros- : oroi iccts. It will call stocks at the Mor- ph hants Exchange daily at 12:30 : p. m. I'M Goait New- c(1 National A BsocUtwI 1'roon SAN FJUNUIHCO , October 20. The > ' British bark Estrollido Chile is thirty days ovorduo. There are fears that she is lost. { 'I" ' Heavy rains along tlio coast. " " Eighteen coses of small pox in H" Portland , Oregon. The public schools B1I' ire closed in consequence. n * Jos. MiraMlo Dlotu- tai "Your Spring MOSHOIII U n HUCCCHH. I Mr. cortulnly think ltn cifectH are woiiutfrful : Or the clyHpoptlo Hyinptonii I complained clu Imvo vauWicd } my wlfo 1 also cutlmal. ch aatlo In prnlaa of U : she wan dlailgurod blotchett nnd plmplfH un her focp , ancj iod a continuous headache. Hlio U all rittht now , nnd nil unsightly eruptions uviiKone. You may refer any doubting roll " tome , . H. M. . . WILUAMHON _ . . . . . , man " n. * .1 ii..ir..i < . " Hulfalo. Klk tr vt , to 1'ricc , 50 contai trial bottle * , 10 cents. f7-eodlw ] too RIVER IMRROVEMENT. Assembling of the Mississippi Biver Improvement Conven tion at St , Louis , Able Address by the President of the St. Louis Mer chants Exchange. The Now York Central JTstab- tablishes Old Bates to the Woat. Death of an Old Member of the National Associatedn Press. A Noted Chicago Criminal Lawyer to Take Charge of Guitoau's Case. MLicelliuioouft Telegraph Now * From all Over the Country. National Awtoclated Vrtyw. ST. Louis , Octoboo 20. The Mis sissippi river improvement convention met at the gnvnci opera houao at hall past 11 o'clock. Five hundred dolp- gatus were present from all states in thu vnlloy. Michael McEnnis , presi dent of the local executive committee and also president of the merchant's exchange , called the convention to ordor. Goorjjo L. Nright , secretary of the executive committee , road the call for the convention. Mr. McEn nis spoke us follows : It is strange that at thih late day there should bo a necessity for calling the people of this valley together to urge upon congrdss thu duty and obligation to enact meas ures for thu improvement of the Mississippi and its navigable tributar ies. The people of the United States. are famous for their public spirit and enterprises. Every subject involving the interest and happiness of thu people has received duo attention except the improvement of our great waterways. Wo have fritted away much time and money over small schemes and purely local questions. It is time wo alter our , course. This valley of ours in cludes eighteen states and three terri tories , capable of producing sufficient towe feed , clothe and house the world. It now contains one- ha the population of the United St and could sustain ton times as Stmi many. It now yields a surplus of production that has turned < the bal ance of trade in our favof 4tul makes 119 a creditor instead of a 'debtor ' of the nation. Its product will soon enable us to control the financial des tiny of the world , Wo must go before - fore : congress with such overwhelm ing proofs of the necessity of improv ing these rivers by deepening their channels , removing obstructions and giving ' us a free outlet to the sea , that ' our petitions ( I would rather say ; demands ) will moot with immediate and favorable considera tion. The government engineers have completed their surveys. Their recom mendations have been approved and adopted by congress and thn war de partment. A commissioner has been appointed and is now at work within th scanty limits of the appropriations an doing good work. The time has now arrived when wo , the people of the Mississippi valley , must unite nnd insist that these improvements shall be pushed forward with vigor and th sufficient money shall bu appro priated to pnrmit the work to bu in augurated at all the necessary points onu and the same time. Wo should not tolerate any more ten or twenty years delays. We want systematic i , far-Hooing , statesmanlike management . of the great work. With the labor and cost of property im proving these streams would not bo one-fourth that necessary for thn build ing of the railroad to the Pacific. Tito one was a private enterprise , upheld , the credit of the government , the other is a gioat public undertaking , dcHigned for the good of all and dos- lined to pay every cent of cost in u fuw years in increasing revenues to the < government and in thu enhanced value ! of thu products that would float n down on their waters to the sea. Wo will nompilo and print the correspon dence : , resolutions and acts of this convention with statistical information that shall sustain and justify an agita tion that shall not cease until justice done < to this ralloy. ' ' Henry Hitchcock delivered an ad dress of welcome. Ho said : The call tells you that 90 per cent , of the corn , per cent , of the wheat and 4tt per cent , of thu oats produced in 1880 in United States came from the Mis sissippi valley. The millions of bushels grain grown upon nioro thanl- 00,000 of'squaro ' miles ineamnnillions prosperous and happy families. As eng ago as 1845 the first river convention was held at Mom- ihis. John C , Oalhoun presided. er Two years later a great river and mrbor convention assembled at Chi at ( and other conventions of a liku nature were hold at Burlington , Iowa , 13. Dubuque and ether places. _ Thu im- of of thu Mississippi is no now iroject. In accordance with a reso iition } introduced into congress by Charles Gibson in 1870 this Missis & ' commission was appointed. Soon occurred the opening of the jot- . These previous attempts con- tninud valuable lessens for the future. . McKnnis appointed Governor Crittondun , of Missouri , temporary chairman. Ho was received with cheers and delivered a long address. Mr. Frank Gainnio was appointed temporary secretary. A resolution was passed that the of states bo called , and the chair of each delegation be instructed nominate a inomber of the commit- on credentials , A recess of flftcon minutes was then taken for toniujtation , The conrention adjourned till to morrow. This cvcninir banquets were given in honor of the work of the convention. To-morrow will bo a very important and probably exciting : session. NatlonM AwoclateJ Prcsn. NKW YonK , October 20 , The New- York Central & Hudson lliver rail road < to-day announced n now sched ule of pastongor rates from this city to the west as follows. Cleveland $13 , rubato $4,7 < 5 ; Cincinnati 18 , rob.ito 88.7Chicago / ; $20 , rebate $10.05 ; Columbus $10.26 , rebate 87 ; De troit $10 , rebate , $5.75 ; In dianapolis , $10 ; rebate S9.7fi ; Milwaukee $20 , rebate $10.75Quincy ; and Hamilton $25 , rebate $10.75 ; St. Louis $2 .2ii , rebate $13 ; Toledo $10.25 , rubato $7 ; Kansas City $25 , robatu $10.85. The Erie rood con tinues to sell tickets over the Grand. Trunk to Chicago for $7. Other rail road men oxpro-sod the opinion that the Erie will continue to sell cheap tickets as n gamp of blutF. There in no change in freight to the west. of n Journalist- Nitlonil Auocintcd I'rcti. NKW YOUK. October 20. Mr. Samuel H. Glass , who haa boon con nected with the National Associated. Press since its inception , died at hia residence in this city early this after noon of consumption. Mr. Glass wna . ' 10 years of age. CONDENSED LIGHTNING. CINCINNATI , October 20. Col. Ges- jort , chief of police , resigned to-day. The trouble grow out of the appoint ment of ti detective by the mayor who was distasteful to the chief. LOUISVIM.K , October 20. Tho- , Tand lodge of the Kentucky I. O. O. ti" . elected to-day W. H. .Holt , of tlount Sterling , grand master , and Win. White , of Louisville , grand sec- re tiuy. ' KINGSTON , Ont. , October 20. The > rnpcllor Dromedary struck a rock o-day and sank. Yalued at $14,000. NASHVILLE , October 20. At Athens this evening a difficulty oc curred between. Col. J. G. Cox and John W. Crawford , two loading citi zens. The former wan slightly cut. The latter was shot in the ixbdomon , HIGH WATERS. The Mississippi the Highest Known for Years. fallen * ) Auodatod Press. OHIOAOO , October 20. A , Quiucy , 111. , special says : "Tho water now" stauds-about onq inch above the high * est point recorded hero since 1851. The levee north of Quiucy siill holds out , but the breakwater from the south end , which has never been closed up , has flooded the greater part of the in closed lands. Nearly all the corn irown in the district is lost , and a largo amount of the wheat sown is also ruined , In the Sny district the ruin is almost complete. In the places where the water is shallow enough to permit it , largo numbers of men were jngagjd.yestcrday in skills gathering corn. On the Missouri side thu de struction has gone as far as it can , un less it should break up the railroad tracks. Besides these there is nothing loft in the liottoms there to destroy , the Quincy , Missouri & Pacific having : secured the overflowed portion of it. The train sent west last- evening was the first train which has passed over its road in five days. Other roads continue to operate with difficulty. The Gem City tobacco works , the now mill of the Quincy pa- icr company and Philip Thomas'stovo actory have had to close down on ac count of the high water , which has reached thu engine rooms and collars. The Vandovor corn planter works have been kept running by using their pumps night and day and constructing an em bankment around three sides of the shops , Business in the city is se riously affected on account of the Mis souri trade being cut oil' . BuiaiNiiTON , la. , October 20. The ivur at this point continues torisonnd uia now reached about four inches above the high water of Juno , 1880. The loss along the river bottom is on- jrmoua , A great many people have been compelled to abandon their nonios while all crops in the fields Have been destroyed. Muny farmers are compelled to sell oil' their live stock for whatever it will bring as thuy Imvo nothing to feed them through the winter QUI.N'CV , October 20 The river continues to rise. It is now nt the liighust point ever known. All rail roads west are blockaded. KEOKUK , la. , October 20. Tlip Mississippi und Dos Monies rivers are still rising , They are two inchoa ughor to-day. The railroads have abandoned all freight business. Alex andria will soon bo depopulated. Many families have been ruined by the flood. QUINOV , 111. , October 20. The riv here has risen over an inch in twen ty-four hours and is now higher than any time since 1851. Trains ou Ihu Q. , A. it St. L. branch of the 0. , . & . had to bo abandoned on account the weakening of the bridge over Curtis crook , one milo south of thia city. Trains are run to and from. Hannibal via Palmyra , over the H. St. Joe. Indications. Rational Associated 1'teaa. WAHIUNOTON , D. 0. , October 27. - For the upper Mississippi and Missouri - souri valley : Fair weather , south , winds , lowur barometer , stationary or higher temperature. > KKNTUOKV WHISKIES. 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