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I THE OMAHA DAILY
ELEVENTH TEAK. OMAHA , TIITRSDAYMOUNING , JANUARY 1'4 1882. NO. ir- -
GUILELESS GODLOVE
"Still Kicking on the Way Koifer
Served Him ,
His Motion IB Decided Lost )
and Ho Calls for Division ,
Which Ho Gets.
Not Satisfied , Ho Demands the
Ayes and Nays and Gets
Beautifully Squashed ,
'Tin * General Opinion Being That
HaOrthtoKnow Better-
CONGRESS.
National Anaoclatnl 1'row.
IN TUB BEN \TK.
y , January 11. In pre
senting a petition of the women of
Kaus.as Senator Inealls said lie ' did
not understand why the petitions
should bo presented all together in
stead of being seiit around to the
desks of thu senators , but as one had
boon placed on his desk ho would contribute -
tribute bis part to the farce.
Mr. Plumb asked that his portion
bo laid on the table to await the ap
pointment of the Bolcct committee.
Messrs. Call , llawley , Platte , Mit
chell and Blair made similar requests.
Senator Morgan presented a puti-
i'on from the Omahas who had taken
" -forked farms on the Omaha res-
orvati m , asking thu continuation to
them of the titie of their lands.
Mr. Dawes made a speech criticising
thu administration of Indian affairs
for the failure to do this before , ac
cording to the treaty of 1805.
An avalanche of petitions from tem
perance societies was presented , hignod
by thousands of citi/.ens , asking for a
commission to rcgulato the liquor
traffic. In presenting one from thu
Christian Women's Temperance union ,
Mississippi , Senator George moved
the appointment of a select committee ,
but several points of ord'T were raised
and the motion went over under the
rules. All the smaller petitions weio
referred to the finance committee.
The bill for the relief of Wan on
Mitchell was reported on adverse ! } by
the committee on cl.tims. The bill
has frequently been bcfoie the senate
and h.us been a mmrco of hot partisan
debate.
Mr. Anthony , from the naval com
mittee , reported a bill to prohibit na
val ollicers unfitted for promotion because -
cause of drunkenness fiom being
placed on the retired list
Mr. "Voorhees introduced a bill tor
the repeal of the Atlantic A : Pacific
railroad land grant.
Mr. Morgan offered a icsolution di
recting the committee on woman suf
frage to investigate the subject of suf
frage in Utah and report to the senate
annulling any law of that territory
conferring the right of suffrage on
woman , vlrtud Wcry ! 'ths ruleu.
Mr. Vest in his speech assailed the
republican party for the legislation
which brought national banks into
existence , and which enabled them to
make enormous profits on their cap !
tail , for demonetizing silver , and for
the veto of the bill of lost year which
would have saved § 15,000,000 in the
public debt. Ho also quoted from
Senator Sherman's speeches in 1874
when he urced the compulsory clause
in the funding act.
Mr. Sherman followed in oxplaua-
tion of some points in Mr. Vest's
speech , and claimed that the law of
1870 had contributed more to the
financial prosperity of the .country
than any other caso. Ho explained
Iiia advocacy of the compulsory clause
in 1874 on the ground that the
burdens upon the people woio
so great that repudiation was threat
ened and ho felt that the banksshould
bear a share of the burden. No such
exigency is expected now and he de
sired to say _ to the banker and to thn
widow with her scanty savings , "You
may not fear ; you may take the
bonds. " Ho ridiculed thu idea that the
national banks throttled the bill of last
year and said there was nothing so
great a coward as money ; every threat
of thu bill had caused a number of
banks with an aggregate of $ li,000- (
000 capital to go out of business.
Ho further declared that President
Hayes * veto was a blessing , lor had
not the bill become a law the bonds
could not have been floated , for there
had not boon a day since when the
condition ot the money market would
have made them at par a id as the
secretary could only have ofleicd ! f
per cent bonds wo would line boon
paying 5 and 4i per cent : whereas ,
under the presolit law thu bonds had
boon lofundod ut < t [ wrcont.
Mr. Garland obtained the floor and
yielded to Mr. Logan for a motion foi
an executive session.
The doors soon re-opened and at
4 : 15 [ i. in. the senate adjourned.
I'lUWKKIIIMiS IN TUB IIOfSK.
Mr. Orth nresontod a resolution
that thu committee on civil soivico
reform bo instructed to inquire into
and report upon the expedience of
providing some better than the pres
ent mode of appointing house com
mittees. Referred to the committee
on rules.
Orth objected and asked it bo referred
forred t the civil service reform com-
niitteo.
The chair said the rules demanded
thu reference ho had made and Oith I
could move for ny references ho de
sired , which ho did , and the motion
was declared not carried Oith was
not satisfied and called for division ,
resulting in ayes 55 , nays bfi 1J0
then demanded the ayeH and nays
and the roll was called , resulting in 85
ajoa , JUS nays.
Mr. llaskell then offered his reso
lution that no polygamist bo allowed
to become a member of the house And
demanded the previous question.
Mr. Kandall said yesterday's action
had taken the matter away from the
consideration of the house.
Mr. Haskoll said gentile polyganm s
orero put in the penitentiary , while
Mormons are allowed on the lloor of
congress.
After call of the committees , Mr ,
Hurrows , presented a bill , providing
Ui.it no bigamist , or polygamist shall
be allowed to become a member of the
homo. Sev oral objections being made
on the democratic side , ho said that
as that sulo objected , he would with
draw the bill.
Mr lloboson offered a joint resolu
tion that all public lands granted to
states and railroads , which lands have
not been earned by compliance with
the terms of the government , revert
to the government and can bo opened
to settlers umlor'tliu homestead laws.
Pending discu ssioir the chair. ? Qro-
sonted a message from-tho president ,
transmitting a bill prepared by the
secretary of the interior re
garding the .Shoshoiio and Han-
nock Indian reservation. He also
picsontcd a communication from the
secretary of the treasury showing the
cxpeiidituies and contingent fund for
last year , for which statement there
has been a considciable demand. Or.
dered printed.
A long memorial was piosentod from
the Presbyterian synod which assem
bled at Uulfalo on the 'JOth of May
last , asking action against polygamy.
Mr. lloboson then renewed his mo-
tiou to refer his resolution on public
lands granted to railroads to the com
mittee on public lands , and a long de
bate occurring as to its reference , the
house on motion adjourned at ! ! : " 0
until 1" o'clock to-moriovv.
CAPITAL NOTES.
National Associated I'rct * .
MIS ( KLLANLOl S
WASIIISV.I-ON , January 11. Piesi
dent Arthur to-day sent a magnificent
bouquet to A II. Stephens , this be
ing the latter's "llth birthday.
Secretary Hunt will to-morrow con
fer with the house committee on im
provement of the navy i
Past Aasis'ant Surgeon Dlcfcson , of
the navy , has been assigned inspector
on United States vessels at Yokaho-
ma.
ma.Tho papers in the Flipper court
martial case having been sent for le-
vicw by the judge advocate gen-
ei.d , are construed in army circles to
contain a dismissal.
Republicans aio pluming themselves
to-night upon having made a point
against the democrats in the house
this afternoon icsj.mling polygamy.
Uuirowa , in presenting his joint reso
lution for an amendment to the con
stitution , asked unanimous consent
that it be considered at once and pass.
Objections were made by several
democrats , when Burtons witlidrew
the bill , having accomplished all ho
expected in putting his opponents on
record in opposition to Cwi's assertion
that the domocr.icy were willing to
join the republicina in wiping out
what ho termed "this cancer of the
body politic. "
Gen. Uurbiidgo is inged for the
Chilean mission by a large delegation
of Kentucky.
The secretary of the ticasury will
to-day call in § 20,000,000 of ex
tended 5s | ti
At a Fate hour "this' afternoon the
secretary of state tvas still closeted i
with his first ueaistant and chief clerk
overhauling the papeis of various ap
plicants for consulships. It is un
derstood that all vacancies now exist
ing will be filled soon. Several un
important missions are already decided
upon. The secretary intends making
filial disposition of cases before re
ceiving other applications.
Guiteau saw no visitors to-day.
D.widgo will speak three hours to-
inoiiow. Every scat in the court
room has been secured.
Grunt and the Nicaragua Canal.
National ABHOdatcil 1'rcsn.
WAMIINOION , January 11. An in
tores ingfact has come to light. Sen
ator Milloiof , Now Yorkhas received
a letter from Gon. Grant , icqiiosting
him to withdraw his ( Grant's ) nainn
from the Nicaragua c.in.il bill as ono
of the incoiporators of the proposed
canal company. He puts the request
upon the ground that this is not thu
time to press the Nicaragua scheme.
Do Lcssops is at work upon his canal
and Capt. Kads proposes a
ship railway. Those should
bo tried first for the conmioico
for which facilities are desired 'ui not
sufficient to warrant the undortakiiu , '
of these commercial highways across
the isthmus. Adh'-ionts of the Kads
schema claim the outlook is oncoiii-
ajjing for favorable legislation this
winter ; that it is gaining unexpected
favor among the members of this con
gress , and th.it they have reason to
believe that other piominont mon
who gave their names on account of
Grant's support of the Nicaragua n
Hcheine will ask that they bo with
drawn fiom Senitor Miller's bill.
O'Dynnmlto Rossa
National Assouan d 1'ruxH ,
Ni.vv Yoitk , January 11. Speaking
of the news from Now Orleans to-day
that thu stc.uiiship Oxcnholmo , from
Liverpool , had arrived tlioro consid
erably damaged by fire , caused bjr an
explosion of an internal machine ,
which , with a number like it , was
found socicted in the cargo , O'Dono-
van Iloss i said th.it the infernal ma
chine was placed in the steamer by
Iiislnnen in Liverpool with the inten
tion to destroy the vessel , and when
asked if this schema of using infernal
machines was to ho continued , ho re
plied "It will until England does
Ireland justice. This is only one in
stance. The Doterol w.is anothoi.
kuovv that thu Dotorcl was blown
up by an infernal machine "
Tire
Mtlorml Awottatul 1'rtn
SVN FIUMIMO , January 11. A
§ 88,000 lire occurred at l/ > 3 Angeles
yoatorday , the largest ono over known
thero.
12\vr liuu.NrnKt : , Mts- , . , January
11. A Tire destroyed thu dwelling
of Jainoj Willis lust night. The fam
ily vv ore away from home. Mr.Sil -
lis was soon going in tlio direction of
the house under thu influence of
liquor early in the ovuning and it is
believed ho accidentally sot the house
on fire and perished in the ilimies.
SGOVILLE A SWINDLER.
Career of the Oounsol for tlio DB-
fenso ,
Evidence Showing His Tricky
Transactions in Chicago
Years
The Kind of n Man People Have
Been Wasting Considerable
Symp t ± \ & , Upon.
Chlonga Shown Him to 1 > o a Bail ni
HI. Client
Nation it Apsoclfttiil 1'nsit.
CHICAGO , January 1 J. The Chicago
llcntld will to morrow publish tlio
following1
The tributes piid to Goo. W. Sco-
villo , tlio ixltoriioy for the dofunso in
tlio Guitoau trial , h.ivo created n gon-
oinl dosito to know as much us possi
ble about the man who has boon before -
fore tlio public giwo so proiiiinoiitly.
The reputation given to Scovillo was
coinplimontnry and his alleged lion-
city of purpose and puiity of motives
which actuated bun to undertake the
defense of HO villiinoiis a criminal
have ii.itur.illy ongcndciod a sympa
thy for the nun who thus
braved public o\ocr.ition. How
deseryiny ho is of coiumond.itory
mention may bo judged by a glance nt
the statements which follow. Thoxo
were any number of rumors rctlcrting
upon Mr. Scovillo. Tie ] victims of
the man preferred to lum.iin quiet
and unduiuonstrativo to courtint : no-
torioty. When sought out , how over ,
they freely told the stories of their
wrongs
Mr. ilolui Stool/.eJ , who lives at No.
Of > Fulton street , is about thowoisl
sufferer , as the los * of something over
over § 1,000 through Scovdlo's trickery
placed him in rather deplorable finan
cial condition. When asked if ho
know Scovillo , ami if ho had over had
any business transactions with him.
Mr. Stool/el replied "Do I know
him ? Only too well , llo is n devil
in human form Seoville had boon
my Jftvyar for twont } ' years , and a
friend besides. Ho vv.vs a shining
light 'i the Methodist chinch ,
and often was called on by brother
Thomas to preach. J did not think
my business could bo confided to bet
tor hands , and ho became my trusted
attorney. lie acted in the most
scoundrelly way. 1 soul a picco of
propprlv on Indiana avenue to Judge
Anthony for 87,000 , p.iy.iblo 81,000
cash and the balance on time. The
last payment made to mo by Judge
Anthony was in the shape of a note
for 9l,23'J : S3. The note was made
payable one year afterdate , but Judge
'Anthony failed- take it up. Sco
villo came to me and offered to collect
it , saying he would compel the
Judge to pay , and suggested that
two liufvU bo taken instead of ono. I
gave'.Scoville the note for collection ,
and as time went on without my receiving -
coiving the money , I inquired about
it. Scoville spid the notes bad been
placed in the First National bank for
collection. The cashier said that the ,
only notes that ho knew of that de
scription were two payable to the or
der of Scoville , and that they had
boon paid the day before. Judeo
Anthony was the maker of these notes
and wo inquired of him about the
matter. Ho staled he had made the
notes payable to Scoville , us ho had
understood fiom Scovillo that I wanted
it so. 1 at tor wards asked Scovillo for
the money , but failed to got it. Ho
made repeated promises of restitution ,
but finally said ho did not intend to
leimbursu me. Ho then wont into
bankruptcy at Milwaukee and of
course I lost all. "
"Did ho over peremptorily refuse
to pay you ? "
"Yes. "
"Had you owed him any money as
' ' "
attoinoy's foes
"No. I didn't owe him anything.
Ho simply had thu notes for collec
tion.1'
"Did you over have any other disa
greeable transaction vvith him ? "
" \Voll , this hoii'o I am now living
in was moitgaged lo Mr. Divid Fer
ns for ? 800 and Scjvillu was the
tiusteo. 1 needed the money Judge
Anthony owed mo to take up that
mortiMgo and so informed Scovillo af
ter ho had pocketed thu funds He
wrote me a note sajing that if I did
not satisfy the mortgage he would
foreclose and turn me out of my
IIOIIHO , "
"Did you take up the nioitgaguf
"No. I li.ivo never boon able to dose
so and thu house which was once my
own I am now paying tent for , thanks
to George Scovillo "
"Did ho oyor piomisu to pay you
after he wont into bankruptcy *
"No. Ho said ho liad plenty of
money , but ho proposed to'kcop it , I
received a printed schedule of his lia
bilities and saw that he swore to
owing mo § ! )00 ) Ixmowedinonoy. IJO
lied about the amount and lied about
its being borrowed. It was simply
stolon. Ho failed for 85,000 , and I
have nov or heard of his paying a soli
tary cent. My son sent that schedule
with an explanalioii to Mrs. Garliold
last week "
"Did you over take any stops to re
cover youi money from him1 ?
"Yes. I first wont lo John Scam-
mon , who said the olloimo was an in.
ilictablo one , but for some reason ho
neglected to attend to Ihu matter. "
"Do you know that Scovillu collected -
lected the money and failed lo account
for it' "
" 1 heard that Stoel/ol did not get
"
tlio money.
Mr. David Ferns , who icsidoRat
6IH Warren avonno , said "I have
good cause to romemboi Scovillo. Ho
cheated mo out of $10,000. Ho was
my attorney , und after my wife's
death ho got an order from the court
to soil a farm which had belonxed to
hor. There were some minor heirs ,
my children , and a guardian was ap
pointed , Scovillo going 011 the bond.
llo controlled the estate and loaned
uionoj , the proceeds from the mlo of
the farm , on securities. He gave us
securities for our money , and to my
daughter gave notes , tnvablu in ton
years , on a pajmont of SIiOO. ; llo
i ave no security on the house , HOO
NVaireu a\onuo , which had belonged
to him , Irit which ho hnd sold , retain
ing a mortgage for the price paid. My
daughter and myself were interested
in that proceeding , and to my dauuh-
tor liw gave a ton years' note. 1 ob
jected to notes on nuch long lime , and
ho gave nu > a contract which provided -
vided that ho would pay the
'
money wliBitcthr'H 'was called for.
He never fulfilled that contract anil
when 1 spoke to him about it , ho
nid , 'On , that don't amount to any
tiling. In another transaction I
had with him ho acted in tlio simo
fraudulent manner , lloloined 81-
000 of our money on'a farm in Iowa ,
which he afterward said could not bo
collected , but ho inndo a proposition
in settlement. Ho asked mo 'o gtv o
him thti morttrago on the f.inn and n
neto for Si2f)00 ) socurcil on twenty
acres of very valuable land in llmjlo-
wood. This note was ilninn by TooKo
and to whom the twenty acres belong
ed , Scoville endorsed the note , which
was nrndo payable injone } oiu. llo
promised also to givemo a tiunt deed ,
but he neglected to .do RU. Ho OK
plained Tooko was perfectly good and
that he sScovillo ) ftd pioporty of
Tooke'a in his hands-fora do. 1 af
forward discovered that the land
was located in Kngl6m > od and in
funned Scovillo of it , .it tlio same
time domHiding an explanation , llo
then told mo that the properly was a
farm at SpaJding Station and that
the debt was scciy-pd by a first moil
gage. I endeavored to find Tooko ,
but his name was not in the diicotory
and no ono could toll mo about him
Scoville subsequently. ' informed mo
Tooko lived at Washington Heights.
1 thought I would investigate the
propei ty and learned the farm had
already been mortgaged for 8',000 ' )
moio than it was worth. My moit
gage \vas thorefoio worthless "
' Did yon over got any money out
of him/ / "
"Yes. Ho gave mo a note for $800
out of which 1 managed to got $100 ,
and a note ho gave my daughter for
? 500she ; succeeded in gutting u lit
tle. "
"Do you know of any otluus whom
ho treated in the same vayl"
"Yes. There woroyseveral. Ono
of these was Mrs , Holmes , of C.inan-
daigui , Now York , the widow of a
former minister in Ohicigo. Ho defrauded -
fraudod her of about 11,500. She
had three small children , and after
she discovered that she was swindled
c.uno to mo with team in her eyes and
told mo the pitiful stjhry. Scovillu
had collected a life insurance in hur
favor , taken out by her husband , and
failed to account to her /or the money.
He is a most unmitigated cheat and
scoundtel. ' j
The lawyer referred to by Mr.
Stool/.ul was sccn.in the afternoon ,
and is a most roputabla member of
the Chicago bar. Ho niauo "tho , following
stMoment ' " * * * * *
lowing :
Stoolzel came to me and explained
his j case. He told me had no money ,
but would give mo a per cent of what
I succeeded in getting from Scovillo.
1 examined the papers and studied
the case thoroughly and informed Mr.
Stoel/ol that it was my opinion Sco
ville could bo indicted und .convicted.
Scovillo's character , as it has boon rep
resented since his connection with the
Guiteau trill , is false in every parti
cular. Ho is a [ thoroughly dishonest
scoundrel. The other lawyer for the
defense , Scovillo's assistant , Charles
Reed , is of the same style. Hood's
treatment of the Irving hoim and
their estate illnsti.itus his character.
Ail TJnlucliyHou o
National Associated 1'ri > u
Siii.i.in VIM. * , Ind , January 11.
John Walton , a farmer living ten
miles from this city , -assassinated
while sitting no u < i window at his
loaidonco late at night , and his head
literally blown to pieces. From acluo
given by the family physician , dc
tcctivcs aricsted a negro named Aaron
Fra/.or , who acknowledged commit
ting the murder and confessed he was
hired to do it b ) Mr. O. M. Cairelt.
The latter was arrested , and on h-ain-
ing that Fta/or hadd made a confen
sion which would hang him , Ciarrelt
induced the guards to leave him alone
a moment , when ho nhot himself
twice in the liead , producing mortal
wounds Oairotl deponed that ho
did not arrange vvith Fm/or to do the
killing.
INDIANAroi.is , January II. The
house of Walton , who was shot near
St. I'.iul Tuesday night , which was
the scone of the li.igody on Wednes
day , hart been the mine in the last
few years of Hovei.il tragolic ciicum-
staiiLcs. Doc Ainold , biother of Mrs.
Walton , was hliot by her paiamour ,
Gorrott , in Might of the house about
two jours ngo. Five yean
ago the attempt was made to
force Ahsolom Shfter to confess
he had his money concealed.
This also occuirod at Stomimr , in
sight of the houmi. Two or three
years ago ono of Mr. Walton's sons
shot and killed u man , for which ho
was discharged , and recently ho liicil
two or three shots at his father , which
fortunately did not take effect. About
two weeks ago Mary French , a do
mestic in Mr Walton's family , was
found burned to a crisp , lying in front
of the house , no ono else being at
hand at tlio time , and now comes the
crowning tragedy which lias already
been related.
Murluo Iritolliig
Nutlotihl AnAoUatuI I'd mi.
Ni.w YOHK , Januiry II Sailed
The Queen for London , the Jiohemia
for Hamburg.
Aimed The Helvetia fiom Ant-
weip , the Nankin from Havana.
lij.KUl' * , Januaiy U. Arrived
The Donan from New York.
HAMIIUUU , January 11 , Arrived
The Westphalia from Now York.
A.vrwKKi' , Januaiy 11 , Arrived
The lUiinoland from New York.
ASIATIC AFFAIRS.
Arriv al of ,1 Stoauior from China
and Japan ,
With the Ueual lutoroutinR
Budget of NOWB From the
Par Oil'
Lines in Ohina and
n Blasted Sugar Monopoly
in Japan.
And the Saran Old Collootion oi
tJnpronoiiucnitblo Pomunala ,
National Avoihtitt 1'irm
Svs FUVMIMO , January 11. The
steamship Uelgic biinu-s adxioos from
Hong Kong to December 1(1 ( , and
rain 'Nokohoumlo December IKi.
< III.NA.
An e\plo.sion occuirod at a powder
mill in Nanking on the loth of November -
vembor , which destroyed the powder
mill and a number of houses in llio
Mcmjiy
It is piopoMod to eroot a lighthouse
on the south coast of Foimoaa.
TulviH.iph lines in Shanting province
are now completed. Immediately on
completion of the hues to TnkiuKitiuii ; ;
and dunging thu Tientsin and Shang
hai ollices , together with live branch
ollicos , will open simultailooiialy.
Not them China will bo opened to tul-
egi.vphic coinmuniu.ition.
Gutters received fiiim Koiinu Cath
olic missionaries in S/oehuon my the
ollicuds are oxonoiutt-d from xll blame
attaching to the murder by tobbcis of
ono of the French priests
Capt. llurvoyof the Itrilish steamer ,
Cleveland , at Shanghai , put an end to
bin lifo on the 8th inst. , by shooting
himself thiough the head with a to
volvor. No louson assigned.
A severe earthquake oecm red in the
district of ICuwehou , in ICarsuh , caus
ing tlio death of ! - people , at Chichi-
choa 250 people woio killed from the
a line cause.
SpinishstiidoutBat Pokin have boon
recalled by their government.
J u-vtf.
The question of a legislative assembly
sombly is still discussed by the native
piess. There appeals to bo no pios-
pect of its eatablishmont being lias-
toned.
A sugai monopoly in threatened.
A Naive piper states that the Naive
planteis are sorely exorcised concern
ing thu incicasod impoitation of sugar
which has occasioned serious loss to
them. A company is said to have
boon formed for improving the nmnu-
factuiu of sugar , extending business
and thereby chocking the fin I her im
portation of the article.
The cost of the proposed line of
railway from Tauruga to Toyama ,
about 140 English iniloa , is estimated
at 8520,000. f
A. serious fire occnrrodjat Trcin ly ,
December loth and was not got un
der control until upwards of 110"
houses were destroyed. A woman
and child were burnt to death.
A lepoit fiom Coroa status that a
band of 1,000 Coroans , advocates of
anti-pr gressivo principles , mode an
attempt to ovorllirowthu government ,
but the authorities had the ringlead
ers arrested and executed.
Takuhash Shinkichi , an olllcor rif
thu finance department , IIAH been ap
pointed to thu consulship at New
York.
Tond.i Kakichi , of the foreign de
partment , him been appointed to the
consulate of London ,
The opium monopoly in the province -
vince of Albay was granli'd lo Don
Manuel Carlos foi S.ri.rirfi5 for five
years at Albay , beginning Novem
ber 22d.
There was an enormous eruption of
thu Mayon volcano.
Thu funoiul of thu lalo Ditruny
Lioiu look place Nov. 'JJSd.
lOlforts are being m idu to raise
funds to assist the people cl HOCUH ,
the viclims of the recent flood.
News is received of the loss of llio
Clementina near Misbalo. The crow
was sav ed.
si vvi.
The loutu for a telegraphic line be
tween It.mgkok and Sdigon willprob
ably bo the old tnno-lioiioied route
which the Siamese army for centuries
tiaversed. This line can bo coinplet
ed rapidly a t leasonablu niter * for the
Siamese govoinment. Thu existing
French line is a good basis for relia
ble data as to expense und time foi
constiuction. If thu > iamoso have not
competent mon to execute llio work
nfloctually for specific sinus , there can
bo no doubt that those who completed
the Fioneh telegraph lines in French
Cochin China will gladly clloct the
work for the Siamese government at
similaily favorable rules.
Brief
National Auuotlutu ) I'rtwx ,
The remains of Henry A. Junes ,
brother of Senator J , 1' , Jones , who
died at Virginia City on Monday were
last evening sunt to San Fiancisco to
bo depusitod in the family vault.
A telcgiam from Viiginia City says
that owing to the heavy blauting at
tlie 2'tOO , level of thu Savage at thu
foot of the incline , the water lias gone
down twenty foot mnco last night.
Tlio cross-cut in the Union and Mexi
can on thu 2,700 level are still finding
stiingors of ( jiniiU and seams of low
grade ore.
It. 0 Dun it Co. lepoit tlio f.uluics
of thu three months ending December
, ' ! ! in Oregon as 18 , hulnlilics ,
? ' . ' ; i5,000 , estimated assets , fc'Wi.OOO. '
For Washington teiritory , 0. Liabil
ities , $100,000 eitimated assists ,
$ l8.r.,000 ,
The lupurted failuiu of li. C ,
Goodrich , an uxlcnsivu sowing ma
chine attachments manufactory in
Uliicago , proves to have boon untir ly
erroneous. The falsity of the loporl
has boun very damaging to a sound
und reliable institution ,
Thu freight Htuatnor Glucim , of thu
Metropolitan line , isi-nt nsh-irn on the
' i lUitlott nef , Long Island ,
ts-ii.u 3 morning , diiiiin ; a lliick
suon * Htorm.
Five Quebec vessels , lumber laden ,
for Great Hrttuin , and out from 70 to
110 days , ha\t not noon hoard from.
Phillip Silla , tiropi-iotor of a Cin
cinnati rag store , committed suicide
yesterday by shooting himself vvith an
old army muskut. Had health was
the cause.
Tuesday evening , as a Cleveland < C
PitUdiurg train wan parsing a deep
run a few miles below Stoubonvillo ,
( ) . , a truck became dotuchi < d from the
train. Two men , Gulughur and Thos.
Wade , were thrown from the car , and
thu former was killed and thu latter
seriously injured
Win. J Sims , president of the Ivan
ias state giango , was clouted secretary
> f Hie KansiiH statu board of agricul-
titio last ovoiling.
lnvestigatioiishovvAtli.it the only
acts of thu lalo Kansas logislaluto
allocted by ( bo decision of thu su
pronto court are l\v o , in regard to lu
gull/tug the appointment of interio
public and curtain nut i net foi mod by
IIOIH after their commissions had ex
| ) tred.
A delegation of twenty youths in
rived in Chicago , destined for botno.s
in Kansas. They are in charge of
James Mathuud , general agent foi
I ho Children's Aid nociotv of Now
York.
Cluis. Itovoll was found dead in a
lint two miles fiom Des Monies yesterday
torday w heio ho hnd lived as a her
mit tor yc.ua. lie wan u native of
New Jomoy.
Counsel has given notice that they
shall move for an associate justice to
sit for Justice Holmes in the hearing
the Kate CluiHo Sprugiui di\orco ease
on Monday next , us Judge Pottoi is a
ftiond of both parties , and declines to
hear llio case alone. The suit will be
pressed to an early conclusion.
The cieditors of Know lea , Cloyor iV
Co. , wholesale giocorn , Chicago , yes
terday compromised with the firm on
the lusis ol 50 cents on the doll.u ,
settlements to bo Hindu Fobriiuiy lo.
Oboctions | wtio ni.ulu by loprosonta-
tivosofNuw Yoilv and Philadelphia
sugar lolinois , but wore ovoiruled
The Iowa
KpiLlnltntlu Hit-
Dis MOINI.I , lovv.i , January 11
Nothing was done in eilhor house
to-day hut to count the votes tor gov
ernor and lieutenant govoinor.
At the topublic.ui joint caucus this
ov oning the nominations were madu
of K C. McMillen for warden of the
penitentiary at Fort Madison ; A. K.
Martin , w.ndcn at Anamosa peniten
tiary ; Gooigo K. Roberts , of Fort
Doilgo , for utato punter ; Matt Pur-
rott , oflilack Hawk , for state binder.
Tlio caucus adopted unanimously a
resolution asking that Secretary Kirk-
woo'd bo kept votainod in the presi
dent's cabinotjland in case ho retires
' , , f j , ' ? ' , * V 1 i * " " * ' ' l < ! l'v J (
that Governor John U. uoar birpnc
in his place , as ono who has especial
qualification thurofor.
The state agricultural society to-day
located the next state fair hero.
Olnooiio Convention.
'lon il Ansocmtuil I'rcM.
OIIK A it , January 11. A conven
tion of the glucuso and grape sugar
nianufnctuiurs of the United States
was held this afternoon , there being
piosont leprosoiit.itives of nearly
tn-oiy glucose factory in the lTinon ,
including HulFiilo , Detroit , Tippeca-
nee , Puoria , Danville , Leavonvvoitji ,
Iowa City , aiTd many other towns in
the east , The object of the mooting
was to efl'eci the foi inution of a pur-
mont oigani/.ation for thu mutual
benefit of tuido , iindur the name of
"The National Glucose and Grape Su
gar Association , " The following
ollicois woio elected President , J.
\ Cunningham , Danville , III. ; vice
piesident , .1 Fieiinenich , Hulfalo , N.
Y. , necretaiy and treasurer , J M.
Jones , of Leuvonworth , Kas The
exiciilivo commit too is composed of
tlio following gentlemen B.I' Veil-
ler , Chicago ; W I * . Coast , Iowa
City , and A. Woollier , Peoria , III.
The mooting adjourned subjeot to
call from thu piostdont. The execu
tive committee will meet to inoirow
to doliboialu on the future action of
thu association.
MlNoellnnnoitH Crlmo.
CAIMII-IHIU ltd , Ivy. , Jauu.u-y 11.
Sliurilf Ivorons ariivod heio on the
stoiiinor I'loolwoud this morning with
thu tin oo Ashland murdoreiti , escort
ed by thiou companion i.f militia.
Tlio ri > was no dumonstiatioii. The
ijrand juiy will not ropoit buforo to
morrow.
CiiAui.KsroN , W , Va. , Januaiy 11.
W. K , Uobinson was yesterday son-
tenciid to bo lunged April 7 , for the
murder of Adam liolchor.
Yn KHiii'wi , Miss. , January 11.
.f. M. Howling lias been Bontimccd to
ho hanged at Collovillo , Gallalusha
county , March ' ! < ! , for the murder of
Gardner.
NAHIIVII.I.K , Tenn. , January 11.
.loo Caitw right has boon sentenced to
lie hanged February 22d , at Lafayette ,
Miicon county , for the minder of San
The Georgia Woilo.
tlatiil Crux * .
WASIU.VIION , January 11. A leading -
ing liboial democrat of ( Uungia Raid
to-day that the repot I to the ulloct
that Senator Joseph 10. Itroun w is to
be the liberal candidate for govoinor
of his Hliitu was without foiiudation.
Ho said that if. in orgamml movement -
mont of that kind was iimugui.itod
oithei Kinory Spi'ius on Wm. H. Foi
ton v\ould \ ho thu gubuiintniial tan
didatu.
Gov. Joseph Itrovvn , of ( icorgia ,
slated that ho vum sine ho would make
a poor Mahono of ( jeorgni , "for , "
said lie , "I intend to vote for the dem
ocratic nominees in 188 land for the
domocratiu candidate for govcruoi cif
f UOryta ! us well , "
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
A Famiiio in Tunis LiaWo to
Cause an Outlireak ,
The Czar Threatened on the
Day His Coronation Will
Take Place.
Michael Davitt Thinks Land
LeajuoBdo Not Help the
Cauao of Ireland.
Now * That Came
Over tlio Cnbln.
Foroin
.Natloiml . * HO-UtiMl I'rcm
LONDON , Januaiy 11. A dispatch
fiom Tunis says a famine is imminent
in Titius in consequence of agricul
tural neglect during the disturbance
last year and this fact it is expected
will produce a fiercer outbioak among ;
them than heretofore.
A C'aito dispatch says the excite
ment tlioro in consequence of the re
ceipt of the Anglo-French collectives
note is subsiding and Kgypt is pro-
liaring to teply to the note thanking ;
Knglnnd and Franco for their solici
tude and atguing thro is no ground
for uneasiness on their part.
Thu minor that Kdum Itooth and
John S. Cliuko have entered into a.
imttnorship to establish .1 now theatre
in Now Noik is dutnod heio.
The Marquis Lorno sailed to-dayon
Llio steamur Parisian.
The steamship Fai.ul.ijtoday
sailed lo repair tlio hioak in the cable.
Vir.NN v , January U - Tlnoatoning
luttoi-s are ainin ; repoitod to bo re
ceived by the c/ar , stating that in
Rpitu of all possible precaulions taken
by lliu government , the terrorist
patty will pi event thu coronation
which , it is intended , should take
phico May next.
Bum is , Januaiy 11. The Baden
government has petitioned the impo-
lial oour.oil to allow transit depots to
bo otected at Constance , aa tlio in
creased corn duties have goner.illy
disturbed and threaten to disturb the
iiupoit.int grain tiadu passing through.
( ho city.
PAHIS , Januaay 11.Theio is .1 n1-
poit that Ciambotta threatens to re
sign if the chamber of deputies re
fuses to 10 establish the scrutin do
hsto in the government bill for the
lovision of the constitution.
Dl in IN , January II.Michao ! D.i-
vitt wan visited in jail by friends ,
tvho published tlio interview. Mr.
Da vi It's health m improved , llo expressed -
pressed disapprobation at the excos- l\ \
nivo caio.s of tlio lea { iios in Ireland
and said that he believed the oausoiof
Ireland was not advanced by them.
The land court to-day granted 400
compensation to the victims : of agra
rian outrages.
OA.IIIO , January 11Tlio Egyptian u .j
'iiotftblo anil military piirty&rov greatly .
excited against the Anglo-French col
lective note and a mooting of thu
leaders will be hold in this city to
night to consider what action shall bn
taken.
The Now York
National Atwodatul I'ri'ha.
. Y. , January 11. At
tempt will bo made this afternoon to
i
secure a consultation among demo :
crats vvith a view to selecting a
speaker pie torn , without reference to *
the caucus nomination. The alloct of
this would be ID admit of the intro
duction of bills and resolutions which
are now debarred bucuuso tlioro is 1111
speaker to present them. Evoiy
inumber is ovorladon with bills and
dosiro.i some such relief , but the gen
eral fear is that it will prolong thu
deadlock , and a consultation could not
ho had. A vague rumor is current
that John Kelly lias stanifiod a desire
lo Tuiutnany menibois lo bo no longer
advised with or looked upon as their
lender , urging thorn to vote as they
choose.
The AcrloulturiillNts' Convention. .
NitloutlHti liiti il I'ri'li.
WASIIINOION , January 11. At the
morning nossion of.thu agricultiirahstH'
convention , Mr. Poahody load a pa
per on the intentions of congress in
passing the agricultural act and the
extent to which those ideas have been
carried out. This paper was discussed
at considerable length. The discus
sion filially got back to the subject of
experimental stations , which was sub
set ) uontly luforrcd to the comimtteu
for further consideration and report.
At ( { o'clock thcdologatei | > | proccodod in
a body to thu executive mansion and
were received by the president , Com-
iniHsionci Lot ing introducing the visi
tors.
_
g 1 The Dirty Shako.
National Associated l'r <
Mr.vi rum , January 11. P. M. Stan
ley , an old citi/.on and deacon in the
Methodist church , and Miss Sallie M.
Gordon , a beautiful young lady , were
to have boon inariipd last night and a.
largo number of friends were invited.
On Monday J. K. Wharton , a dash
ing young man and a foimur lever of
the lady , appealed , lonowod his vows
and was accepted The deacon vvaa
notified yesterday and got word to thu
minister in time , but a largo con-
couisu was at hand at church at the
appointed time last evening , only to
bu ( bsappointed , Miss Gordon will
many the prodiu'al this evening.
IndiotUunti.
Nttlonnl AwoUatul i'rtm.
WAHIIIMHON , January 12. For the
lower Missouri valley : Increasing
cloudiness , followed by light snovv or
rain , east to xoulli vviudi , tailing
barometer and slight changes in tein-
leiattno. _ _ _ _ _ _
Jay Gould in Chicago.
National AwioUitid 1'ruaa.
C'iin-uo , January 11. Jay Gould
and patty visited thu aubiu ban town
of Pullman und other points of inter
est to-dny , Ho will 'remain lu the
city