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FLKVKNTH YEAR OMAHA , fllTUESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 11) ) 1882. NO. 180
THE LITTLE GOBBLER.
What HG is Doing with His New
Possessions.
* 5 Reducing the Working Force of
the Wftboah and Exciting
a Big Kick ,
The -Atchison and Santa Pe
Road , However , Manages
to Get Him Foul.
Miioollnnonni Knolcot nnd Raton -
on the
National Associated Friw.
Citii'AiH ) , January -Managers
of the Chicago i nil roads are cone , -mud
over the sweeping reduction of the
operating force of the Wabash. Word
has reached hero that a lomunstrance
was beiilg cu julated for signatures 01
.discharged employes on all divisions
of the road. It is stated that this remonstrance -
monstrance , which is addressed to Jay
Gould , contains a threat of revenge
if the discharged men are not
immediately ro-emp'ioycd. A dis
charged employe admits thnt a threatening
oning remonstrance lias been circu-
latftd , but as yet only u few signatures
have been utTixod. lie says that a
few of the vicious onei who aspired to
n leadership of aomo kind were un
doubtedly considering to procipitatoirti-
other labor outbreak next spring , and
were intending toutilizothisreduction
of the railway force as a pretext for the
uprising. The officials of railways
centering in Chicago think that a
threat made by the aggrieved employes
will only lesson their chances of over
securing work again on either the
Wabash or any other railway. They
do not believe , however , that any sueti
conspiracy as is hinted at is in process
of organization , but ascribe all the
trouble to a few fellows who have a
craving for vicious leadership. An
other general ofliecr said that the
reduction in the working gangs on the
Wabash wi.uld soon bo followed by a
chopoing off of heads from the em
ployment lists of all the principal
roads in Illinois. His company is now
engaged in the preliminaries of an
intended reduction , though they may
not begin discharging employes for
some weeks to come. Another Chicago
cage company is calculating to reduce
its working toice 15 per cent. The
reduction in this instance would even
extend to the locomotive engineers ,
thu most valuable of all employes.
This official concluded his interview
by saying that if the recent reduction
in help on the Wabash was to' bd
made a pietext for popular disturb
ances , the provocation lor another la-
r ( uprising would bo greatly agcfa
ftcl when the other railroads in Illi-
iis shall bo heard from.
CUI.OAOO , Jnnuary 18 A Philadel
phia special says'Jay Gould received
, sn for.4mtiira - < -/Tuesday ilos * ' that
President btroiig , of the Atchison ,
Topeka and Santa Fo road , had been
negotiating with stockholders for the
\ purchase of the St. Louis and San
" Francisco , and the Atlantic and Pa
cific roads. After sending an ageiit
to St. Louis ho was informed that
nothing could bo done without bis
c * ' presence. Accordingly Mr. Gould
lori.for that point. After hia oblaiu-
I / * ng vjontrol of the Missouri
' Kansas and Texas , the Missouri
Li Pacific , and the Kansas , Cincinnati ,
St. Louis and Northern , thoAtchison ,
Topeka and Santa Fo said that their
' Kansas City connection was taken
away , and unless they could control
! the St. Louis and Pacific line they
\ would have no eastern connection. It
lias been Gould's plan to prevent this
and a number of agents , have Leon
sent to buy all the stock obtainable.
But unfortunately there was but little
to purchase and all that was sold the
Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fo people
ple obtained. When the St. Louis
and San Francisco and the At-
la.itico and Pacific are completed
there will ho a direct air line route
I from St. Louis to the Paciiio fcoast ,
shortening the distance C.'tO miles over
fy any competitive line if taken posses
sion of by the Atchison , Topeka it
Santa Fe people. The route by the
Southern Pacific will bo abandoned ,
> "hus saving 331 miles through New
mexico , whereas , if Jay Gould gets
these lines ho will force the Atchison ,
Topeka ifc Santa Fe people to build
in independent line fruin Kansas City
to St Louii , and ho will also dictate
what ralis shad govern tin-southwest
ern and const trade.
NKNV Youk , January 18. Several
raihoad managers luve been interviewed -
viewed ri'gudiny the reduction.
Ono geneiiil nmiuycv said ho
had no doubt that the
operating foici > _ on thu Wabash
force would bo increased by the reemployment -
employment of the lately discharged
men before tlio middlti of February.
He thinks Gould has HOIIIO temporary
purpojo to KCITO by thv order fur
a wluclion of th'i force. TJiis official ,
howeve , did not beHove _ thit any pjr-
sons suspected of inciting to an up *
rising could expect to bo reinstated ,
no matter how badly the company
may need their Borvices. a
HAHTFOIID , Conn. , January 18.
The Now York ami Now England
railroad pnity wore joined at Newburg -
burg , N. Y , , at noon by the wnstorn
railroad managers and agent's to the
number of thHy. They took dinner -
nor , and in the afternoon moved cast ,
arriving here this evening , and quar
tering at the Allyn How > o. In the
morning they will start for South
Arjncheater to inspect the silk maim-
Micturitig.carried on there. In the
tfenroon they will stop at Williiiiaii-
tic to visit the thread manufactories ,
and at Baltic to Bee the cotton facto
ries. The party will arrive in Provi
deuce in the evening and remain over
night , and leave for Uoston Friday
evening
CiriOAdo , January J8 , meeting
ot the Chicago & Grand Trunk rail
road company was held to-day at the
Palmer House , The purpose of the
I
meeting was to confirm the agreement
with the Grand Trunk railroad of
Canada and making provisions for the
retirement of certain bonds of the
company , bearing 7 per cent , interest ,
by tlio issue of another series of bonds
bearing 5 per cent , interest. Both
arrangements were approved by the
stockholder * . The president of the
company , Joseph Uickaon , stated that
the trallic wns satisfactory , and thnt
upon the restoration of reasonable
rates the revenue would be in excess
of the most sanguine Ditinmtcs which
had been nude. He stated that iH )
engines nnd nenrly 1,000 freight cars
had been ordered and would be de
livered before August. The directors
present nt the meeting wore Major
Hoards ! ) ' , of Aburn , N. Y , ; E.-W.
Meddough. of Detroit ; Judge Stan-
field , of South Bendln.1. ; Mr. Skinner -
ner , of Valparaiso. Jnd. ; Mr. Daltor ,
of Dalton. 111. ; J. HI. McUauYoy , F.
Uowo and J. H. AVhitnnu , of Clfi
eago. Among the gentlemen in tl.e
companyof President Hickson isvCol.
G. / iwpki , ono of the aides-de-cnmi
to Her Mnjes'y Queen Yieorin.
Tlio IOWA IiegUlnturo.
National AssoiHtol Pruss
'Dis ' : Moms , January 18.- The
legislature in- joint session ted
elected United States' senatois , st.'itd
printer , state binder and wardens o
penitentiaries , ratifying'tlio nominee' '
of the republican caucus. , *
A * bill wns introduced in the s.ennto
providing for the establishment of n
state di'piirtniout of ngncuUurdXaml
industiul ttrts. It provides- for u
president , secretary and treasurer ,
and a vice president for each cont'ivt
sional district who , together with thu
professor of practical and expcrimen
tal agriculture of the lotvn
agricultural college , compose and will
bu styled the Ion-a state department ol
agriculture and industrial art ? .
A resolution was also introduced
declaring thu Sioux City it P.icifiu
railroad lurl forfeited its land grant
andaski'ig congress to resume title
to the 00,000 , acivs yet undisposed ; of.
Appropriate resolutions on jch
death of President Gurliold passed
both houses.
Board ol' IVIauncom ol Soldiers.
Homos.
National -'Kiate < l VIHH
WAMIINOTO.N , January 18. The
board of managers of the nation il
homes lor disabled soldiers hold its
annual mooting at Willard's to-day.
Before the meeting the biard in a
body waited 311 the prcMidont and Secretary -
rotary Lincoln to pay their respects
and inviti ! them to attend the sessions
of the board. President Athur is
o\-otlicio president of > the board. The
invitation was accepted by both the
president and secretary of war. There
wore also present by invitation Gen-
Sherman , Gen. Kaox uf Now York ,
Col. 'Brown of Ohio , Chief Justice
Waite , Gen. Charles Jlobi > rfs { [ of
.Maine and Majorjj'nlt'ou lif Wiecon
Bin. Mombsrs present were Gen , .J"
F. Franklin , Gen. George B. Mc-
Clellan. G. M. T. McMahon and 'Col.
L. A. Harris. To-day's session wns
devoted entirely to routine businpj !
in connection with eslinirtfes of ap
propriations , The board will adjourn
to-morrow evening.
. Now York Iioginlature-
National Asiociatetl rc . " *
ALUANV , January 18. The legisla-
turo mat to-day. The governor sent
in a me&sonyo recommending legisla
tion which would tend at least to pre
vent a recurrence of such railroad
accidents as thnt of last Fridny.
AMIANV , January 18. It is reported
Seiutor Jacobs said to-niyht there
will be an oleetioh of president pro
tern next week. When asked if lie
woii'd bo o'ected Jacobs Jauyhinirly
replied ho know notliing further It
has now been made known an arrangement -
rangemont was in negotiation between
Jacobs and W.ignor whereby an al
liance would secure the election of
Jacobs. The death of Wagner delayed -
layed thii arrangument , though it is
not believed it is entirely given' up. ,
It is stated that' when Jacobs and
Wagner wore in the ill-fated train last
they had perfected tlio plan. '
Succoring tlie Jonnnetto Snrvlvori.
National AnsoclAUxl frees. }
WASHINGTON , January 18.- Secre
tary Frclinghu sen has received ! ' dis
patches from Hoifiuan , United. , States
ilmrge at St. Petersburg' , reporting
the action of the Russian authorities
in aid of the survivors of the Jean-
netie on receipt of the president's
order to inako provision for payment
ot expenses for nnintaining the res
cued men , and son Hag them to the
United Ktat K. H .11" . a i had a con-
It renco with Gotier.il Igaatielf , who
showed wry ilwi ] iinerest in the fate
of the er.-w. Ho h la already tele
1)10 ) S.boriin auMioritici to
turnish the r'.scnc' m n money if
and unit MI | < ii every
kind , mid to place the nnptrial tele
graph at their iNposil. ] Active mcas
nri'h hi1 c n\Ai \ bee i takun fir the
Rcaicii fur tins crew nf thu miii ing
boat.
Suicide of it Liiinutio
National Aswci tud I'IIMI.
BOSTON , .laniury 18W. . Plum-
tner , a flour merchant of Minneapolis ,
Minn , , committed suicide at the Dan-
vers insane asylum. It appears tint
few days since Plummer went to
Lynn for treatment , and stopped with
J. T. Patten , Jfo seemed to bo par
tially insane , and made several at
tempts on his life. Ho was then sent
to thu asylum. To-day ho entered
i closet used as a wash-room , and
breaking a mirror that hung on the
wall ho secured n piece of glabs with
which ho severed the jugular vein. Ho
died a few moments later The body
was sent to Manchester , N. II. , for
ntormont.
Discharge Of a Yonthiiil Scilucor ,
:
OIII.KA.VH , January IKJose
Desilvuy Warner , the 14 year old buj
whom it is sought to take back to
Cuba on the charge of kidnapping and
rape , was yesterday discharged by
United States Conuniueionor Cohen ,
who thought the boy physically incapable - as
capable of committing the crime with
which he is charged. >
THE WAIL OF WOE.
The Expiring Kick of the Assas
sin's ' Brothar-ih-Law ,
Ho "ArraiRns" Arbhnr , Grant
nnd Conkling as Being
Responsible.
And Would Have Thorn Hold
Up to the t-corn and Con
tempt of the Nation ,
For Inoltlnc iliVrnlt Drain of
tlio
National AtiMOciaUnl I'rcon.
W \SIIIXOTON , January 17.Juduo
Cox said ho would announce IU'H dp.
ision on Gititoau's application to nd-
dres * the jury wluu Sourillu uoneluil
oil his argument.
Scovillu then resumed , llu cited
crises from Dr. G ray's reports of pur
son- * who had murdered under insane
delusions , showing sorrow afterward ? ,
aruning from this tluit during the de
velopment of insanity curtain faculties
were suspended merely and might anb-
Hoquently operate rationally Ur.
Gray was hired M help hnng Guito.ui
and wns ono of tlio conspirator * of
wliom Corkhill was ohii'f , but had'luft
evidence that contradicted hiins'.ilf.
Scovillo insisted tint Dr. Gray's
definition of m.i.uio dehiBiou as a false
belief , proved Guiteau labored under
such a delusion , as lie honestly believed -
ed ho mis Gnd's instrument in killing
the president. No sane man would
have written to SonntorCtinorou with
a firm bolitf he would receive a loan
of $500. Guiteau AVIS honest and
sincere in his belief that he would
the money and that was a fatso
belief or insane delusion. Guiteuu ,
after committing the mime , went
to the jail an to a phiuo
of rest and felt relieved
and happy unt 1 the trial commenced.
fJuitt-au acted difl'orently from what
anybody would who should foiitn in
sanity. Ho did not pretend to have
no memory. Ho did not pretend to
bo oblivious of occurrences Mid did
n t take time to consider questions
before ho answered thorn in order to
form an answer consistent with the
pretenoo. "Back of the prosacutiou
of this prisoner , " exclaimed Scovillo ,
"there is something that T feel the
presence of. It is not merely the ef
fort of the district attorney 1 > ick of
him is thu government of the United
States. lairai n b'eforo yon , gentle
men , as tho'so who are crowding this
man to the gallows , persons high in
authority. I say without < favor that
the movers in this prosecution are
persons who try to hide their own infamy -
famy in the death of this insane man.
I say that such , menas Conkling and
Grant and Arthur thpso who made
war without justification upon that
dead president whom they have since
lauded to theskies instituted that state
of things and manufactured that dcI
grcoof ! public excitement and popular
feeling il i that preyed upon his insane
mind l until reason left its throne and
he did that which ho considered was
in j perfect accord with their counsels
and their conduct. 1 should not ,
perhaps , have said this , gentlemen.
Ho did not intend to do it When 1
opened the case I expected then a
fair and impartial trial. I believed
that there would be no effort on the
part of the prosecution , Oi the part
of Corkhill , who represents the govfl
eminent , to provunt UH from
ducing nil the proper evidence before
you. I supposed at that time that T
would have the bare pittance that I
asked for , and which , as an American' '
citizen , I was entitled to , and to
which every criminal is entitled to
until the jury pass a verdict upon
him. T supposed that wo would havu
that fpr which I came to Washington ,
to-wit : Simply a fair and impartial
trial of the case. But since 1 have
found that the evidence has been
suppressed , I have come to the con
clusion that ! will not spare those men
who fomented this strife and prompted
these lawyers to make a scapegoat of
thisman ; , so that they shall still bo
rpvercd and honored in the public es
timation. What T have to say is this ,
and I nay it without a feeling
except regret , that men placed
BO high in honor , elevated
so high by the suiTrages and opinions *
of their fellow men as those persons T
liavo named T havu .1 fedh j of ro
'rot that they should luglcct their
1 liigh duties-tint tli-y should descend
froir. I ho high positions in which they
' liavo been placed to the p.-tly J'L'IIO-
minioua scramble for pluco und olli.-o
which was exhibited in their ' " .ir'are
waged upon President GailielJ. Nii.v ,
iriMitlemi'ii , you are upon your oaths.
Do jou beliuvo that this crime would
over have baon committed if Conklinir
and I'lutt had not Vosenttsd ilio nomi
nation by President fiurlield of Judge
HobertHon to bo collrutor of the port of
Now YorU Hut those men , who
since his death have been uo profuse
in their admiration of Garfiuld , who
liavo said BO many things hi laudation
of his character and purposes , wcru
ready Iwforo the 2d of July last to
trample him to the earth if they hud
the opportunity. TJioy were ready to
degrade and disi/racu liim. They
were perfectly willing to BOO him go
'
dow'n to the grave if it could bo done
without the aid of an assassin's hand ,
admit , an was said hero by Judge
Porter , that Mr. C'onlcling is one of
the first parliamentarians of the age ,
ono of the greatest statesmen. Mr
Conkling , with thete qualities , had jio
right , he had no business to engiigo
in u potty iiiarrol | about an ollico , and
wage war on the chosen roproauilu-
ivo of the American people. Conk ,
ing shall not uhirk , shall not avoid ,
shall not escape the condemnation of
ho American people if I can fasten it
upon him at the present time for that
Ungraceful conduct on liiu part ,
Neither shall General Grant , honored
ho has boon by the suffrages of his
ellow citizens , honored as ho has of
een tor twenty years in my own
mind , enshrined in my own heart as a
hero , he shall not escape fr nn the
condemnation to which ho ought to
bo subjected for coming homo from
Mexico , leaving his duties there with
undue haito , to throw his nnmo nnd
influence in the potty quarrel nbotit
nu ollico in the gift of the president ,
and thus fomenting the driTcrcncos
which had sprung up. He
stands only a nobleman ns ho
stands in the opinion of his follow
countrymen. Wo have no Karl Grant ;
wo have no Duke of Galena hero ; wo
have General Grant , the Tan nor
from ] Gilotm , and so long an Gen
eral Grant maintains thnt high char
acter tor honesty , for devotion to hi.i
country , for the principles ho hna
mauitiiinrd , just BO long nnd no Ion-
iror will he maintain that plneo which
ho had in the hearts of his country-
men. 1 say to you , it is more noble
in my opinion for 'General-'Graiit'lTti ' )
say what hn has lately said in roirard
to General I'or or that hia conduct
towards him eighteen or nineteen
years ago was a mist ike , that ho did
him u roni'and at this Into iday thc
oiroi should bo corrected , " llinn why-
thiti ; else ho has done in " " 1 Ho'whole
course of his public life. Hut there
is anotherstop for him to tako/Tboro
is another st'pp for'tho' prcsenl'presr-
dent of the United States and .these
moil to take , to redeem themselves iii
the opinion of Mioir countrymen.
When the vice president of tlio United
States , elected by the Biiirrases , of
the \\holo Union , left his high
position and went to Albany and prostituted -
titutod his talents and inlluunco to
wards the fontoiitini jtho fanning and
the spreading of thii quarrel nnd con
troversy in the republican patty about
nil ollico , ho deserved the condemna
tion of every citixeu of this republic
and thnt conduct sticks to him yet
nnd will stick to him until hi * , Gen.
Grant and Senator Conkling , in nil
their pride , in all their ambition ,
shnll come out opnnly and plainly be
fore the public , either in a letter or in
a dt'clnrntinn ot some kind'and say
that that waif are which they waged
upon President Garlidd was unwar
ranted , was disgraceful to them as
citixons of the republic occupying the
high position they hold. I would not
have said these thin us but for this ,
nnd I say thorn entirely on my own re
sponsibility. I have consulted with
no one. Whether my associate or
any other person thinks with me in
this matter is a question of entire
indillbrunco to mo. I would not
liavo snid it now but for this. I am
not going to see the shortcomings , the
misdeeds of those men , though Irish
in place and power , visited upon tlio
I load of thin insane man , it. I can help
it , and I will tell you how/it miplit bo
dono. If you found a verdict of
guilty hero it would bo dono. This is
t the reason , and the argument which
j prompted this expenditure of power ,
and force on the part of' the ad-
minisiiation to * hang 'this man. It is
not for the purposu of vindicating
President J Harfield. It'.is solely for
the 4 purpose of doing justice ns wo
ordinarily consider the matter of jus
tice ( according to law and the proceedings - ,
ings j of courts notat' all. But
if j it could be mado.to . appear
by I n verdict of this jury
that | this act , the killing of
President ] Garfield , was the act of a
siino man , of a man who was respon
sible for his conduct , of a .nan who
could control actions , a man who
could bo judged by the same stand
ard as that by which wo jugdo our
selves and fellowmen - if all fir's could
1 L > o shown , what then , gentlemen /
Why \ , these men could say and will
say , wo are not responsible for what a
sane man has done ; it is true wo had
fl quarrel ; it is true wo had difference ! ' ,
but 1 no sane man had a right becanne
of them to go and shoot tlio president.
And their reasoning would bo correct.
Therefore , if you find him
guilty , these men are shelter
ed , screened , almost vindicated
in the public mind. But , on the
other hand , if you find this man not
guilty and a person of sound mind.
What would bo the result ? People
would say , There is a man whoso
mind was so preyed upon by so'iio
supposed evil that he lu'conif ! posset
ed of thu delusion tnut , uu > limn r >
was going to ruin , that thorn would
bo another war , and under the delu
sion ho shot the president of the
United States. What is the next
stop on this reasoning ? Somebody
must bo to blame. An act of that
kind has been done and the blame
would rest upon the heads and hearts
of those who waged the unjustifiable
war against the dead president. Tlirse
men will rest forever with this oppro
brium over them and they will go
down to their graves with the con
tempt rind reproach of ( heir follow
eiti/.ens unless they do tlio only
thing thut can bo done ,
the only thing that is left for thorn to
do , the thing that Gen. Grant has 5
done in relation to Gen , Porter-
come out and say to the American
citiueiiB as they ought to say : Wo
did wrong. Lot thorn write a letter K
to that desolate widow at Cleveland
and say , instead of burdening her
with thi'ir personal sympathy , It is
true , we are sorry ; it is true , wo
mourn ; but wn feel that this terrible
calamity was in some degree the out
growth , the legitimate result of that
unjustiablo war wo waged against
your dead husband and we pray your
forgiveness. When these morr do
that they will show a claim to the re
gard of the American people and it is
the only thing that remains for them
to do to save their names from mer
ited oblivion , [ Profound sensation |
During recess , Heed said ho did
not approve Sowillo's attack on the
stalwart branch of the republican
party.
Guitoau In passing on the way to
the dock said"Scovillo is putting
in nome work. Ho gave them tlio
right kind of talk this morning " '
When court resumed Scovillo ro-
vroH-ed the acts of tho-prisonor auto-
nor and up to the assassination ,
urging jlmt each and every one was
mdicativo of insanity. Guiteau'n
calmness and coolness after the fatal
shot was fired was the natural result
the condition of his mind , in
The prisoner cried at ono point :
' 'The Now York court of appeals do
oidud favorably a case applicable to
our theory , T thank you , Mr. Judges. "
When rofcronoo was iniulo to the
prisoner | going about in slippers and
summer i pantaloonn , as General Logan
tcstiliod , ho shouted "Logan is A
u"vnl fellow , but that's nil bosh. "
In a case of ordinary murder , Sco-
\ille slid , he would bo perfectly safe
injmving the case to the jury on tlio
ovidciico'adiltieed by the prosecution.
While that testimony might not abso-
hit 1 ly convince the jury , yet it would
he suiHoiont to bring them to that
conclusion of mind whore they would
'it ' < obliged , il they had a reasonable
doubt of the sanity of the accused on
thoM of July , to nrqiiil.
"Somi ! , " continued .Scoville , "might
think I n mistake wan made by putting
the l prisoner on the stand , because ho
Ii.nl 1 shown so much brightness and
smartness under cross-examination.
\'y one who underst.inda the subject
"I insanity , however knows Unit this
apniront UeontuvmvnA consistent with
ftrtnm forms of mental disorder. It
\\muell that sonio inentnl f.icultiiB
\voro made sharper _ by the derango-
iiiout of other faculties. It wns no in
U ntenit. The sniartni'ss wnn only on
the surface , llo could not put two
ido.ia consecutively , nnd if ho had
tieen nllowod to deliver IU'H speech ho
Vonhl have so jumbled it thnt his
confusion of' ' mind would have been
iippaient to every ono in the court.
Then people would bo shocked by
his nuking his horrible act tlio sub
ject of prayer. This was consistent
HIth his belief in inpsiration. The
prisoner had to pray because of his
ne.ik mind. 'I prayed bi'cauiio 1
ai riiiht , ' said the pruomr , "
At 2.05 the court adjourned until
to morrow. It is understood Soovillu
mil occupy all day , nnd probably run
into Kiiday.
The Stnr-Routo CIIIOR.
National AiaocUtod 1'reiw.
WVSIUNIITOV , January 18.-The
stai route cases worn resumed in the
police court to-diiy. Col. 11.18 gave
notice to-day that ho would confine
himself to proving contracts and bids
heuould present. Wntkins , Crois
sant nnd Itlnckmiro , cli-rks in the
contract oflico , identified mcr ton
thousand bids as having come from
thu files of thu contract ollico. Hav
ing proven the papers , Uliss offered
thum in evidence subject to future
argument. Col. Tottun objected and
after some discussion between the
counsel the court directed that the
p.ipurn bo laid aside for thb present.
ItllsB then pronounced the objection
of the counsel as a violation of iho
stipulations entered into by Wilson ,
nho was absent. This wns denied by
the other counsel for the defense
present. Bliss said that ho should
give them no opportunity in thu fu
ture to break faith. After offering
and proving three thousand bids ,
Bliss nt 2:30 : asked for adjournment
until noon to-morrow. Granted.
One of Boii HUl'i Row * .
National AwocUUxl Prat.
NrA , January 18.jTho Con-
fltitutiorrfo-morr6wwillcontaih"if two'
column reply of Senator Hill to the
attack of Hon. W. II. Folton. The
lat'.er will contain much that will bj
spicy reading for Georgians , in view
of the fact that Dr. Fulton is the
lender of the independent party in
Georgia nnd .Mr. Hill has been first
to attack that party from its organ
ised .side. Hill refers to hisc > past
friendship for Folton , deplores Fel-
ton'a recent attack , and proceeds in
answer to defend himsolt and maku
an attack on Felton'd past political
career.
Fallow-
National /iHsoclfttcJ I'ri'9-i ,
CiiK'Afio , January 18. Meyer
Ihos. , wholesale white goods and
notions , have failed. Liabilities ,
$170,000 ; thoassests consist of stocks
and bills receivable nominally § 1CO- ,
000. The unsecured creditors are
principally eastern house ? .
CmcAiio , January 18. H. B. Lock-
wood , NOH. 51 and 51 ! WabiMh avenue ,
was closed by the sheriff to-day , to
sin'afv judgments in favor ot Carter
iVliuwloy. . Now York. Amount ,
? ! )0,000 ) ; 850,000 more are duo 'other
Now York firms.
Fire. .
January 18 The fire
at Hillard t Sterott'a foundry this
morning extended to the row of brick
dwellings on Third avenue , ten of
which wore destroyed. The losn on
tlio foundry is found to bo about $50 , .
000 , 810,000 of which is on the build-
ing.
GitKKNsiiMiu , I , < ! . , .laniury 18. -
At Milhouhcn a flouring mill and BIN
mill was consumed by firu hint night ,
supposed to bu incendiarism. Loss ,
> 7i < )00 ) , D.mioy ICooua was tin own
er of the property.
Small Pox.
tiorvil A HGcl.ito I 1'ift * .
Kicmtoxn , Va. , January 18. The
small poxHcaro ia abating and the din-
ease is dying out. The frightened legis
lators , hnwovor , want provision uiadu
specially for them in cane any should
catch the disease , and the city coun
cil at a called mooting to-day , decided
to humor them and this had quieted
the matter. Fewer deaths and fewer
cases are reported by the board of
health for thu last week than for
many others previous.
Stoauinr oil the RooliN-
National Atuodutotl I'rexi
WAHIIINIII-ON , January 18.Tho
steamship Neduiland , 1,7" ! tons ,
owned by the Nodorland utcanmhip
company , en route to Baltimore from
Rotterdam , Htruck abruast of Capo
llonry at l'JM : a. in. and wau board
ed by the cni * of the life saving
station , hut the captain and erew of
thirty.four refused to leave.
Indication ! '
National AnsocUtvU 1'ruM.
WAHiiiMiroN , January 19For the
lower Missouri valley : Generally fair
weather , winds shifting to cast and
south , followed by failing barometer
the southern portion , and alight
rise in temperature ,
A NEW DEAL
No More Electric Lights in tlio
Board of Agriculture ,
Ed. Molntyro , of Sownrd ,
Elected President nnd Dnn.
Whuolor Socrotnry.
The Now Board of Managers a
! JU'oly Pftvomblo Quote
to Orrmhn.
Tlio Now Ollloom of the Stnto
Iloiml of Hortlciultnro
-
Su | < iU ll | i > tch to Tim lire.
LI.M-OUV , Nob. , January l.S. At
the mrotingof the 8 ate board of agri
culture tins forenoon thu following
ollicers were elected .
President , lid MuTntyro , of Sunaril
county.
First vice president , .1. 13. Dins-
more , of Clay county ,
Seeond vice president , S. HI. Bark
er , of Pint to county ,
Treasurer , Chris Hartman , of
Omaha.
Socrctaiy , Janiil ) ) H. Whi'clor , of
Plattsmouth.
General mipiirintoiidont of the ( jtato
fair , A. D. Vociim , of Hastings.
Superintendent of Gates , J. Jensen
of Fillmoru county.
J. F. rvinnoy was elected a delegate
to the national turf congress which
moots in Now York.
Jlr Molntyro in.Tlu some nppropri-
ate introductory rcnurkM upon taking
thu chair.
Hoard of jManagi-rb M. Dunham ,
of Omaha ; J. C. Mcllrido , of Lincoln ;
K. N. Gronnel , of Fort Calhoun ; L.
A. Kent , of Minden ; U. W. I'urnas ,
of Hrownville.
noinn UI.TUUK.
The Nebraska state boaid of horti
culture mot this afternoon and elected
the following ollicer.s :
President , Samuel It.irnard , Table
Itock.
First vice jn-oaidont , R. N. Day ,
Tekamah.
Second vico-president , .1. H. Masters -
tors , Nebraska City.
Treasurer , Chris. Hartman , Omaha.
Socrotnry , D. H. Wheeler , Platts-
mouth
Directors , W. B.Vliito , Tekamah ,
U. W. J-imias , Brownvillo ; E. N.
Gronoll , Fort Calhoun.
The Arndt OMB.
tllho ncv. ' * " \ i '
LINCOLN , January 18. The jury on
the Arndt case , for threatening the
life of Judge Duudy , was impanelled
before Judge Foster to-day. No ac
tion yet.
THE CAPITAL.
Board of Agrionlturo-Stato liiimli
Free Delivery , nnd Oth
er Mitttcirn.
C'orrc'birinlviii | ) i1 of 1 he Onmlin Hi c.
LiM'uLN , Neb. , January 18. TJio
state hoard of auiiculturu convened
on TucHday afteinoon at I ) o'clock , in
Ued Ribbon hall , an unusually largo
number of delegates present , After
roll call they proceeded to hear the
report of the committee on creden
tials , among the most complete being
those of Pintle county.
The treasurer's report showed thu
society fc i,000 in debt , not including
the amount on hand from the fair of
1881. The committee _ on the re
arrangement of the premium list wtro
instructed to nrrnngo it with a view
to economy , at the name time giving
good premiums for worthy artic'os.
Those for fat cattle and sheep
were to ho increased , and also in
swoopitakcH. A comniiitco consisting
of MotarH. Dmiliim , Ilirhimn , Ihr/-
tow , V * cum and Kent w < " ' appointed
to nrr.muu a pip so toi * p d. und in
structed not to go In v 01 thu limjl of
i ! 100. The uhiirg.- ! r -a IH wl.icli
wiu alwl'shed ' fur UIM j I'M rtas i .
tiitlishod. All eiitrui ! ' ' ' ' > icoptHHn _ | il ,
and those i'utsso wlier. Indies wen1
especially interested , weio t be
chaigud0 per cunt , entiaiice. A
propcmition was proposed by some
Omaha men to increase the purmt in
ppccd department , nnd receive part
of the gate money. Thu ques
tion in under consideration. Con
vened at 1) ) o'clock Wednesday
morning and after some business ot
minor importance proceeded to elect
oflicors tor the coming year , which
resulted as follows :
K. Mclnlyro , president.
J , li , Dinsmore , first viee presi
dent.
dent.F
F , M. Uurker , second vice presi
dent.
0. Harlmaii , treasurer.
D. H. Wheeler , secretary ,
Other appointments not yet mado.
The land commissioners' ' report for
the month ending January M , shows
nn wxttn.mnoimt of work done in that
department. Thu utatu's louses and
dvedu for common nuhool lands by il-
Hclf amountu to Sllif'.W , during uliiuh
time wcro thirty-Heven deeds issued ,
conveying L',0. > 0 uerea of land. Tlio
silcB , 115 in number , amounting to
iiiliO : ) uciorf , amonntud to 3101,530 ,
There woio also 118 leases covering
8 , 110 acres. Their figures do not in
clude the tranmictions on univeisity ,
agricultural and normal school hinds.
Some of Lincoln's enterprising men ,
headed by J , J , Inihoff , are very much
interested over the prospects of secur
ing a free delivery of mail mutter for
Lincoln. Our city ia certainly large
enough nnd wo doubt not but that the
postmaster general will acquire.
Although there has boon consider
able complaint thnt the revised
tntules by Guy A. Drown nro not
printed ncjording to the rules of the
legislature , the ditlbronco is so slight
thnt no material injury will result
therefrom.
Considerable interest it manifested
in Ilia trial of the ntnr route case before -
fore Judge Dundu Hon. J. M.
Thurston claimed that thnprosecuting
attorney was not confining himself o
the fncts of the case wliic'i ' Jiidjjo
Dundy \ \ expressly ruled to to Urn
main factors in the oa o. The indict
ment said nothing in rnjtnrd to tlu ar
rival of mails , which was the main
part of the prosecution , and hi'ii i > tl'
ik'fuiiHO claimed that it should IHI
ipiashud , The judge has tlio matter
under consideration.
D. H. W. , Jn.
CONGRESS.
I'UOCKliDISIlH IN NIK SKNATK.
WASIIIMITON , January 18 Mr.
Davis ( Illinois ) from the judiciary
committee ropoited a bill to permit
Waul Hunt , justice of the supreme
court , to retire , and gave notleo ho
\\ould call it up to'inonow.
Mr , Cameron ( Pa 1 reported a reso
lution authorising the naval committee -
tee to ex unino into the new system of
defense invented by J. E. Kriesson.
Adopted.
At the expiration of the morning-
hour Mr. Drown called up his resolu
tion declaring it expedient to contract
the currency by the withdrawal of
sihcr certificates and addressed the
senato. Mr. Brown occupied an hour
and a half with his speech. '
The funding bill thun came up and
Mr. Morgan addressed the senate on
it. Mr Morgan occupied nn hour
mid n half Ho opposed all proposi
tions to refund the djit pud advoca
ting its speiv'y ' * tin'uishinoiit.
A1 ! oVIiM'U i ho H > nate went into
oM'f rtivo n'ini in on referred nnininn-
tioiiH sentin i .day , nnd soon after
wards adjoiin i'd ,
I'lUMT.KIU Mm rN TIIK IIOUSI. .
Mr. Nual piosontod a resolution re-
q'liring the printing nf , ' { 000 copiei
of the runoit of the ( ! uitoiu : tiial for
the use of the IIOIIFC , Referred
Mr. Hurrows ( Mich. ) again pres
ented his bill against polyira'my. Ob
jection was made and ho withdrew it-
Mr. Stephens , from the committee
on coinage , reported favorably the
bill for ooinngu on the metric system
of silver dollar * and gold entiles , half
eagles , etc. , and a four dollar gold
piece of the same value as the Ger
man llorin and French sovereign.
The committee requested the repoil
bo printed ard : re-submitted nnd ton
thousand extra copies printed. The-
proposed coins are to bo of the name
value as the present silver dollars ,
eagles , etc. , but based on the metric
system ,
After the morning hour expired ,
Mr. Ro boson's resolution increasing
the membership of committees .camo .
nn. Mr. Bolforu made , litUo spoocl ; ,
ins which hu ' prqtottedjf i ainstttiAt' '
mnnngement of the discussion in be
half of the backseats nnd now members
who could not catch the speaker's eye
because they did not belong to the
"fliicrcd circle that assumes denomination -
nation of debates of the house. "
Air. Rohcsnn objected to fur
ther consideration of Mr. Orth's
amendment on the ground that it was
not germane. On the question being
submitted to the house by thoepunkor ,
who thought the subject was not ger
mane , it inistniiied Itohes'in's point of
order by a vote of Kill to 7-1.
After the vote Mr , King spoke on
his amendment proposing giving the
committee on Missiaoippi river equal
power with the amiropriations com
mittee. A long discussion followed
and > as concluded by Mr. Koboson
moving to adjourn , giving noticj that
ho would insist on the previous ques
tion after the discussion of thu pend
ing amendment to morrow ,
Adjourned.
It is scarcely probiblo the element
is siiHiciently strong to carry Mr.
King's amendment and carry on the
Mississippi river committeu UB a full
( lodged appropriation committee.
CAPITAL NOTES
National Acxidntoil I'reiw ,
MIHUf.UANiois. :
WASIIINOTON , January 18A deli
egation of Illinois ineinhorH nf Con-
grCHH called upon thostatn depar'nient '
to-day nn/iimox-ciiiiiity uhirk Klokko ,
if Clueii o , for dii. iniHhion t ( ) Gor-
ioioj ; or
I'lio riMi MitioM of thu collector of
n tennd re\ouuoul Philadelphia , Jas.
Anwortji , has been received. Ho lias
hoei. in olliLusinco May tiO , I87 , ' ( .
jMuDill , senator fioni Iowa , being
infoimed thatajiubliuiecuption would
bu tendered him upon his arrival here ,
has telegraphed his declination.
Attorney General Urewutor hnu un-
nounci'il his intention , to appear for
the govoinmunt in the supruno court
in all cases ufFucting public internals.
Thu national board of trade hold ita
annual session at Willard's hotel.
KepreMontatives were present ! from
hoards of trade und commerce bodion
of all the principal cities of the union ,
Fred Fraley , of Philadelphia , in thu
chair. The annual report was pre
sented by H , A. Hill , ot' lloaton. It
discusses questions of mter-Btat-j
transportation , immigration and bank
rupt laws , ministry of commerce ana
shipping qucstiona. Mr , Fraloy wivn
ro-ulecled president. H. C , Meyer ,
of Now York , made u ropnil on mini-
luration of food und drugs , and Ed
ward Ivellny nn trade relations with
Canada , Two elixboiatu rnpoits w ore-
submitted on the pilotiigii miestioii ,
and n resolution was adopted asking
tor li/yialation by eongrufs in referenuo
ti > pilotage , A proposition front the
Now York hoard of trade relating to
security on advance goods in transit
was lefoirod to the executive com
mittee for further investigation and
frituiu report , A piopoaition from
Now York , Jtoltimuro nnd Philadol-
nhia rolntiiiK to tlio national bank.
law was referred to a special com
mittee ,