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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
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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. If you want
straight , good Sour Mash Kentucky
Whiskies , call only for 0 , Conrad &
Co.'s Moss Hose > Bpurbon oriGov- '
crnor's Choice Ilyo , Ask your grocec
for thum.