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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. OMAHA FRIDAY MORNING , PEBRUA11Y 3 1882. NATIONAL CAPITAL. 'Yesterday's ' Proceedings in the Senate and House. Disposition of the Funding Bill in the Senate Expected To-Morrovr. The House Hammering Awny on the Poatoffloe Appropri ation Bill. The Judiciary Committee Now- Ready to Report Shallen- berger's Mormon Bill. MliocllnnoonN News FromtboNn- tionnl Capital- Jr * ? L CONGRESS. National Associated l'rc ( . I'ltOCKUniNOM IN TUB HKNATK. WASHINGTON , February 2. Ih the senate this morning Senator Ferry presented the adurso report of the committee on postoflice and postroads , on the resolution respecting extension of the franking privilege ; also , the re port of the same committee on Mr. Voorhoes' resolution regarding regu lations of the Cincinnati and Boston ofticos , which excluded union soldiers from employment therein. After de bates , the reports wore accepted and ordered printed. Debate on the funding bill was re sumed by Senator Bayard. Ho re gretted that the question of specie re sumption should have been brought before the senate , as well as the amendment to the bill which was not gcrmain. So grave a question should be the subject of separate , careful and full consideration , and not passed upon hastily byjits | engraftment on this bill which would commit the govern ment to a policy against which ho stood in opposition , lie argued that there should bo a clearly defined law regulating this subject , and that what ho called the rule of the thumb of the secretary of the treasury should coaae. It was not safe for people or just or right to the officer in charceof public funds that there should not bo a rule of action controlling him and protecting them. Mr. Davis ( Wa. . . ) offered an amendment to Mr. Plumb's aniend- mendment , making thu reserve § 120- 000,000 instead of § 100,000,000. Hu strongly opposed the amendment of Senator Plumb'as dangerous to the best interests of- the nation , t ] ' > j Senator She j man suggested that this question should be rmost fully considered by the finance , comaiittoe before acted on by the senate , . Senator Sauuders said that the bill should not be trammelled with any. The amendment of Mr. Davis was lost. lost.Senator Senator Bayard offered an amend ment to Mr. Plumb's amendment , that after the word "dollars , " re ferring to the amount of reserve , the words "of standard coin value" should bo inserted. The amendment was carried yeas , 37j nays , 14. The president nominated George Fisher , surveyor of customs at Cairo , 111. , and George E. Bugont , postmas ter at Madison , Wis. Plumb's amendment was rejected i'V yeas , 25 ; nays , 27 , Messrs. Davis (111. ( ) , Ingalls , Plumb , and Teller voting ing aye , and Messrs. Bayard , Jones Fla. ) , and McPheraon voting no. Senator Hoar moved to amend Mr. Ingalls' amendment ratifying the acts of Secretary Windoin in extending bonds at iU pur cent. , by adding after thu word ' 'bonds" "which arc herubj declared legal. " ' Mr. Vest did not see any benefit tote to derived from meddling with thin mutter. Mr. DaweB defended the policy of the late secretary of the treasury. After prolonged debate Mr. Mor gan's funding amendment with Mr. Hour's addition was adopted. At 4:15 : p. m. a motion to go into executvo session was voted down , Mr. Sherman urging that a vote on the bill should bu taken this evening. Mr. Teller ottered and subsequent ly withdrew an amendment and ad ditional section to the effect that a minimun reserve not exceeding § 120- , 000,000 bu But apart for the sole pur pose of reducing United States notes 1J in gold coin and bullion , and the remainder in standard silver dollars. Mr. Hawley renewed his amend ment that national banks should give thirty days notice when desirous ot withdrawing thuir circulating notes. Mr. Vorhees made an attask on Mr. Windom's refunding scheme. At 5:10 p. m. the senate adjourned. It is expected the bill will bo dis posed of to-morrow. J'llOCEEDINOH IN TI1E UOr/HK. The house spent the entire after noon i'i discussing the postoffico ap propriation bill. Amendments were off-rod favoring the increase in the pay of auxiliary letter carriers and of fourth-class postmasters , but no ac tion was taken. Adjourned at 5 p. m. CAPITAL NOTES. National Associated Pro * . IIIONCLAD MORMON BILL. WASHINGTON , February 2. The sub-committee of the judiciary com- mitteou to which was referred Shal- lenberger'a bilt on Mormonism , is icady to report to the whole commit tee recommending passage of the measure with samp amendments. The bill provided originally simply that no polygamist should hold any office of trust or profit under the govern ment. Thoamendments makeit include the delegates to congress especially , an iron-clad oath is prescribed , which ho must take before ho can draw any pay , wherein he swears that he is not a bigamist or polygamist. It provides that ho bu subject to investigation by Jquo wurranto before the United Ebtatea court in the territory , and that wives or alleged wives almll bu competent witnesses ng inst him. U is believed that the whole committee will authorize the report ot the bill to Lho house , and that it will pona. DAKOTA'S MIUXIATION. The delegation of Dakotians here urging adniLssion of south Dakota as a state called un thn heads of depart ments tliie morning to pay their re spects. TICK sTAK llOlrTH CASKS. WASIIINOTOX February 2 Colonel nel Bliss appeared in court this morn ing and said ho had just been served with subp < tnas ti produce certain bids and contracts in court , lie had all the clerks in the postotlico depart ment that could bo spared set to work to comply with the subptunas but ho would bo unable to comply until to-morrow. Some of the bids could not bo produced until nuxt week. Col. Tot ten We may want other bids and contracts in a few days. Col. Cook I would not bo surprised if you would issue subpu'tia to have the corner stone of the postollico department produced in cotiit. "Sutlicient unto the day is thu evil thereof , " interjected the court. Adjourned till 1 p. m. to-morrow. MIHCKLLANKOl'S. The full committee on appropria tions this morning considered the In dian appropriation bill'and expect to bo ab.'o ' to report it to the houno to morrow. _ , Laniur , republican contestant of thu seat from the Third Louisiana district , whose caao was'adversely decided in the committee , is preparing to present a memorial to the house , charging bulldozing , and Asking special investi gation of the casf. National bank notes received for redemption , § 330,000 ; internal rev enue receipts , § . ' 572,58 ! > ; customs , 8505,250. Mrs. Ada Grli-t' , of Eaton , 111. , was before the gland jury this after noon , giving her knowledge of star route matters , in which Dorsoy , Beck and others arc alleged to bu impli cated. Mr. Scovillu defied that he has had any conference with Gen. B. F. But ler in reference to hia entering in the Guiteau defense. The house committee will take up the bill to establish a mint at Chica- co. St. Louis , Omaha , Louisville and Cincinnati will bu contestants for thu honor. W. H. Schenizi1 , of the navy , who was appointed to-day to go to Siberia to aid in the search'for the Joannutto party , is from Missouri. The quarrdl between ox-Secretary Blainp and the administration touch ing his foreign policy , is becoming very < bitter. Thus far ho seems to liavo the bust of the fight. The course of IJVelinghuyscn regarding the letter to the Sonth American' Iropublics. is unfavorably commented on. ' LIt is said a' Secrerary Kirkwood if packing up.prep rj tqryta fempving to Iowa and that Sargent is to be nominated soon , as Kirkwood has given his decision in the Colorado land case. * The Jeannotte. National Associated tocfu. WASHINGTON , February 2. Lieut. G. B. Harber and Master W. H. Schentze , of the navy , have been detailed - tailed to proceed to Irkutsck and the Lena and aid in the search for the missing members of the Jeannette party. They leave on Saturday next from New York for Liverpool , and thence by the quickest route to St. Petersburg , whore they will purchase their outfit for their arctic journey. Harbor is from Ohio , and Schuutzo from Missouri. Thuy have each had about ton years' sea experience Lieut. Harbor at present commands the torpedo ram Alarm. Ho was an intimate friend of thu late President Gartield by whom he was appointed to the naval acad emy. Hu accompanied Mrs. Garfiuld to Cleveland with tlio remains. YOUNGSTOWN , Fubruary 2. Lieut. Uarbur , of the United States navy , commander of the torpedo buat Alarm just detailed by the secretary of the navy to assist in the tcarch for Do- Lomr of the Jcannotto , is a resident of this city , his parents residing here. Lieut. Harbor's friends are pleased at this mark of recognition. He was a poor boy with plenty of brains , Garfield - field know him and assisted him. Famine Down in "Egypt. " National Ahmciated f rc * CIIIUAOO , February 2. Governor Cullom is continually receiving ap peals for aid from tlio inhabitants of the southern part of the st-tto , known ' as' "E-ypt. " Tne prospects of famine Uiis winter in that p.irt of the state were vividly portrayed last fall by Senator Tanner , of Clay county , but were branu- ed at that time as sensational and overdrawn. They are now fully realized. The counties suffering most are Crawford , GallaMn , Hamilton , Jefferson , Lawrence , Marion , Perry , Saline , Union , Wubash and Wayne , all in the southwestern part of the state. The condition , as depicted by .the petitions sent to the governor , is pitiable. They are almost entirely without food for themselves or stock , which is starving to death. The famine is caused by a total failure of the spring crop. A nti-Polygamy. National Awocutod 1'rwu. RoouEHTKit , N. Y. , February 2. A large and enthusiastic anti-Mormon meeting was held hero this evening. Strong speeches were made by Dr. Anderson , president of the Rochester university ; Rev. K. J , Grocy , pre siding older of the Methodist Episco pal church , and others. A resolution was unanimously adopted asking con gress to take all constitutional meas ures to suppress the evil. A Pennsylvania Coal Affair. National Associated 1'rtMS. NEW YOKK , Fubruary 2. The New York , SuHquohanna & Western rail road directors have voted with but one dissenting voice to sign the contract - tract with the Do'aware ' , Lackawaium & Western rail road company by which the latter will bring all the formers' coal from Scranton to Strandsburgh , Pa. The Now York , Susquohauna t "Western Co. own about 6,000 ncros of valuable coal land in the Lackawanna Valley , and also over the Now Jersey Midland and extensions , giving n continuous line from Hoboken to Straiidsburgh. By this arrangement the Lackawanna will secure perpetual tonnage from these great coal holds , and will also prevent the building ot any compet ing lines to Soranton John Knlljr Triumph * . National Ancodfttoil I'rvoa. ALIUNY , N. Y. , February 2. Tlio doad-lock in the lo er house of tlu ) legislature wan broken on thu second ballot for speaker to-day , the Tam many democrats withdrawing J , J. Costello , their candidate , ivnd voting so idl > for ' C. E. Patterson , the can- didute of' the lopulur democratic cau cus , giving him 5 ! ) votes , the necessary numbur to elect. The result was accomplished by a conference com mittee yesterday from the regular democratic caucus agreeing to Tam many's demand that nil thu nomina tions except that for speaker mntlo by regular caucus bu withdrawn and Tammany bu guaranteed thu asked for representation on the railroad and cities committee : ) , and the clerkship if their clerk. George MCHB , remained in the field. John Kelly made thusu demands at the beginning of thu ses sion six wuuks ago and lias adhered to them uvur sinou , having loss than ten followers in the assembly , and has by the solidity of his following and thu Bolidity of the republican major ity thus far prevented the Tilden democratic majority from organizing , and finally made his point. Mnrlno Intelligence National AKnociatod 1'rcM. NEW YOKK , February 2. Sailed The Suevta for Hamburg , the City oi Paris for Liverpool , thu Htato of Nevada for Glasgow. LONDON , February 2. Sailed - The Denmark for Now York. SODTIIAMITOX , February 2. Arriv ed The Neckar from Now York foi Bremen. LiVEiivnoi. , February 2. Arrived The Wisconsin atuHho Uolvetina from Now York. SiilcdTho England for Now York. QOEKNHTOWN , February 2. Sailed The Celtic for Nuw York. Guitonu iNntlonnl AsuochUtl I'riwK. WAHIIINOTON , D. 0. , February 2. Guiteau will appear in court tomorrow row while the motion for a new trial is being arguod. It is expected Judge Cox will deny the motion at once , and that the prisoner will be sen tenced on Saturday or early next week. It is certain that neither the gov ernment nor the friends of the pris oner will permit the body to bo ex hibited after execution. Hpoville now says ho should not i ivo his consent. The prisoner's cold is bettor , and he has regained his cheerfulness. Small Pox. National Associated I'rciw. CINCINNATI , February 2. At Oak ley , a village near hero , an old color ed woman died of small pox. The citizens burned her cabin , property and the dead woman's remains , Henry E. Spencer , one of the oldest and most prominent "business men , and sovoial terms mayor , died to-day. WAOKJIGAN , 111. , February 2. Notwithstanding every precaution has been taken by the city authorities to prevent the spread of small pox , thu disease continues to increase. Ton cises have been reported to date and two deaths within twenty-four hours. The bodies were buried at midnight. Frige Communications Wanted. National AuuocmUHl I'u'ita. WASHINGTON , February 2. The treasury department has received a communication from the Royal society of New South Wales oH'uring prizes for communications upon numerous scientific subject9) ) , mostly relating to New South Wales and its production. Clear Maker * ' Strike. National AnnwlaUxl I'rox * MILWAUKEE , February 2. The union ciuar makers otthis city are htill out on a strike with no proba bility of a settlement of the difli unities. The strikers receive about $2,500 per week from the Interna tional Union to p ly oil' idlu men. Go Tell Its Daddy. N' ' tlonal Ann idutud Frtx. BitiDrtKi'ouT , February 2. P. T , B.irnum's elephant Queen gave birth hum at 3 o'clock p. m. to a femalu elephant , weighing 45 pounds , Thu other baby elephant weighed 12fi pounds at its birth , Mother and baby are doing well. Benefit of the Sufferers- National AaaocuUxl I'rtxu NAHHVIU.IC , Tonn. , February 2. - The Lebanon Pinafore company gave an entertainment last night tor the banefit of the backwater sufferers. The house was packed and a good sum was realized , The river is slowly re ceding. Ran Orer and Killed. National A KANHAH CITV , February 2. At the Union depot of thu Kansas City , St. Joe & Council Blulfi railroad , a tram r.m over an old German named Peter Frank , severing thu legs and other wise injuring him so he can't recover , i A Dakota Bank. National AaaoclaUxl ruw. ' WAHIUNOTON , February 2. Comp troller French to-day authorized the National buik of Waypton , Dakota , to commence business with a capital of $50,000. _ He Will Not Die- National AHfcOclatttd fint * . PiiiLAiiELi'iiiA , February 2. J hn McDonuugh , the act or , was reported so weak at midnight that his local ad visors doubt whether hu can last un til daybreak , CORNELL KIDNAPPERS. A Couple of Students Carried the Joke Too Far. A Dubuque Man , Acquitted Yesterday For Killing a Circus Employe. The Kansas City Grand Jury Find the Tax Collector'B Of- flco Very Orcokod. MUcollruiofmii Criminal Now * ol the Day > KntloiuU AmociaUil i'rrn. % WR Svu.vcrsr , N.'Y. , February C F. B. Ingalls nnd 11 P. Disforest , of the sophoinoro class of Cornell umveiMty , at Ithacii , were arrested th's ' nftiT- noon for havingi kidnapped Ii , 1L Blood and 0. W. BpIfeBhoro of the freshman cla 3'of thob mo institution at " ( o'clock in the morning from limit rooms. The whole iwplioinoro chine issistud in gutting tliOPtwo froahmon on the train bound for this city. The qniirtotto mil no\v at police lu'iulquiir tura uwiu'ting the arrival of Itlmcn olHcurs. The freshmon. class WUB t < i luxvo n class supnor tomorrow night iind Blood and Boleshow are ollieors of thuir class. Thorp is considerable oxcitcmunt of the affair in Ithaca. NEW YORK , February's.Thegraiul jury of the court of general sessions , who huvo had boforo.tliom the Spay- ton Duyvil disaster , to-day returneii indictments against Oooj F. Hanford , conductor , and Qco F.Molius , brnko < man of the wrecked' train , chnr im them with manslaughter in thu fourth degree. The jurors recommended thai all cars should bo provided \ \ ith nxci and other tools , and pails ; also thai the granting of free passes to legisla tors and others liolding ollicua is con trary to proper idoaa of good policy , WiLKBsiuiuiK , Pa. , February 2. Janu.iry 27th was thtj coldest day ol the season horo. Daniel W. Gntlith , tire boss of the Manticoko mine , per nnttud the pipes tu freeze no that fin from the blast could not bo oxtin < guiahcd , An explosion of gas consequently quently occurred and throe minors were killed. The coroner's jury lias just found n verdict which makes the tire lions technically guilty of manslaugh ter. This is the first finding of the kind under the ventilation laws , and is of thu greatest importance tc minors. CHICAGO , February 2. District At torney Loake presented an order U Judge Blodgott this morning from tin president commuting the sentence o : Edward . Gaskins from one year ii the penitentiary to six months in tin county. jttil. . Uaskjuu xj TConuctei of embezzling letters whilo' a subati tuto letter carrier. NORTH ADAMB , Mass. , February 2 A largo party of students from Wil Hams college were so boisterous ii Wilson Hall last night that the polio ) had to bo called upon to suppresi them. The night before ten Wil Hams students took front seats at at entertainment in WillianiBtown , am with fifty fog-horns and whistles tjioj stopped the entertainment. Thoahor attamptod to arrest some , but wet prevented by others. OTTAWA , 111. , February 2. Tin testimony in the Miin Oavorly am Or. Campfield scandal C.LSO closed thii evening. A largo numbur of prominent nont ladies and gentlemen have beer witnesses , and the character for virtue tuo , truth and veracity of more thai one person has been Imdly damaged The excitement lias boon intense , and during the nine dayH1 trul the cour room has been packed with people. CniCAfio , February 2 A dispatcl from Philadelphia stated that dotoc liven in that city wore of the Ixjlie that the stolen body of Earl Crawforc had been taken to Chicago by acoupli of Nuapulitans. The story is a gauz ; one and the Chicago police ridiculi the idea. DKH MOINEH , February 2. Pouta Route Agi'iit Van Ilornu , OH the Chicago cage & Northwchtern railroad , wa arrested on an order of a judge hold ing court at Nevada , he being wantoi an witness. Van Home protested , ni ln ru was no other pnstitl olerk on tin train and he had no knowledge of tin case bif ire the court. Ho was forcec to go , however , being suizud and takoi oF ( the car. The rcwult was the clou ins ( if the postal car and all througl mail from Chicngo and all way mai and connecting routes Iwing brongli hero last night in confused rdor. 1 special mail ngentU'ft here this morn ing to attend to that judge , who fine * Van Horne 850 for contempt of court KANHAH CITY , Fubruary 2.-Tin special grand jury , which lias been in vcstigatiiig thn raised rsscssmontHani excessive tax collections made by ox Collector Oroono , have found that lii crookedness is confined entirely t < Kansas City , the collections ho mad from people outside being uniform ) ; correct. This shown his work d raising assessments and illegal calloc tions have boon deliberate and ays tematic , and there is no doubt , if hi had not been so suddenly chocked , In would have enriched himself by thou sands of dollars during his term o office. The grand jury to-day do inanded his cant ) book , when he declared clared it wan lost , which , being re ported to Judge White , of tint orimi- nal court , hin arrest wai at once or dnred , and he was taken in custody Subsequently he expressed the belie that he could iind it to-morrow , and he was released on bond. PSDuiiUQUE , Iowa , February 2. - Tin Clark minder trial came tu a uuddei close to-day , the jury rendering aver diet of not guilty without leaving thoi seats. Clark wan indicted by tin grand jury for shooting Huzulton Furepaugh s groom , last July , he ex piring the following day. The evi donee adduced was in the prisoner' ; tavor , and viewed in thu light of so ! defense ; honoo he was acquitted. GIUYHON , Ky. , February 2 , Dur ing tight at n dniioa in Klliott coun ty last night , W. T. Neckel , United States ballitl' , iwuwuiltod loa T. Oliver , aged 18 , whou Oliver shot him through thu hwvrt , killing him in stantly. Cituvuio , February 2. ilaoobSunlh , n charge of spicon , etc. , at Sproguo , Warner t Uriswold's , is a defaulter lo the amountof several thousand dol- are. His scheme was to make cash sales and ii-jnirt them aa credit , NKW OHMVVNM , February Si. A mob of colored nuin took Alph. Da venport colored ) from hut homo in Union parish , boat him with clulw and left his dtsail Inidy in thu road Mexican Alfnlrn- N'ktlortt ) AtMH-laUxl I'mw. CITY oc MKXICO , Jamiary 20. A diapat ch from Uuadalnjara nayn that one of the results of the roeeut ekvtion in thn Htato of Jalisoo , in which mobs iKed a number of ballot boxen at the canital and other towns throughout thu ntato , killing several men during the fracas , will bo the installation ol two logiMtituroH and thooatabliahnumt of n dual government. Thu independ ent legislature when called on refused to recognize the authority of Stmoi Uiestravho , was counted innal ) inj ( elected governor , and whom the ov position legislature recogni/o as tin duly elected governor. It claims thai Senor Iliuatra , and a majority of the opposition legislature were counted in by fraud , and that on thu day of elec tion , seeing Unit their party wan likely to bo defeated by a largo majority i\t the polls , thuy were instrumental in bringing about mob violence on that day in order to destroy the proof ol their defeat. Senor Uiestra convoked u meeting of the morchantn of HUE city to protest against thu action ol the independent legislature and a ma jority of them attended the muohng , hut refused to participate in the pro cession which escorted Senor llicstri to the palace , the only escort beinj. thu federal forces. The people art unanimous in their oppressions of op position to Senor Riustra being al lowed to assume tliu duties of thu ox ocntive oilico. The independent legislature laturo ban appointed a provisiona governor and the vote on the mattei will bo referred to the fedural govern meiit for settlement. Meantime botl governments will continue in force neither being willing to give way un til forced to dp so by the decision ol the federal government. The Now York Flro. National Annex intcJ 1'rtKu. NKW YOKK , February 2. Soarcl for thu bodies of persona known U have perished by the destructive I'm in thu old World building had no1 been commenced up to nightfall fron the fact that the debris in too hot t ( bo removed. It is thought work wil begin to-morrow. It is believed tha but small portions of the bodies ol these 'who perished will bo discovered owing to Ltho * intonw ? J eat { ' whiol knelled an' ihimeaao stoho s'iab un < twisted the girders as though the ; wore mode of wire. It is not definite ! ] settled as to the number of lives lost but it is behoved the total will road from ten to twenty. A gan of lifti men is engaged , and stand in readi ness to enter the pit when ordered tc clo so. The latest compilation shows tha nine persona are dead and ten an missing. 0. 13. Potter , owner of tin building , will commence search foi the bodies of 'the unfortunate victim ; early to-morrow morning , under anp orvimon of the tire department. Railroad Matter * . Notional A ocl tHl 1'ri-tw. BOSTON , February 2 A bill wan was reported in the legislature to-day by the railroad commiteo to ruquin railroad companion to equip each cm of every passenger train , includiiif mail and baggage cars , with two set ; of tools , consisting of axe , sledgi hammer , crow bar , hand saw and pail all such tools and appliances to hi kept ono upon the inside and OIK upon thu outside of each car in mime convenient place , and the manner ii every car used on railroads in tlm commonwealth in which any hoatinj apparatus may bo placed shall bo pro vided with such safe guards for pro tcctinn against fire as may bo ap proved by the board of commission - * who shall have power to require rail road corporations to equip their C'lrn with such appliances as in their judg ment shall be deemed necessary foi thn further protection of life in al passenger trains in this state. Pennsylvania Pay Grabber * . National AijXH'laUxJ 1'rcat , PHILADELPHIA , February 2. Argu ment was heard in thu superior cour to-day in the appeal of Clnu ) . I. Wol on behalf of himself and a number o his fellow legislators from u docre of the Dauphin county court refusin , to grant a peremptory writ of man dainus on the ntato treasurer compelling polling him to pay members of th state senate and representatives an ex tra $500 for fiB days' service addition al to thu 100 days. Members wer paid $1,000 , which they claim enl ; compensated for 100 days , leaving th additional service of 58 days unpaii for , and they contend that for over ; day's service not exceeding CO the , were entitled to bo paid 810 per diem Nation * ] AjuocUtod i'ruM. CHICAGO , February 2. Abrahar Netter was swamped in the barlo' deal. Liabilities , 20,000. Recentl ; Netter haH buen buying grain by th car 1'xid and shipping the same Th grain , it appears , was not paid foi Curl is loses 10,000 ; P. U. Weaso i Co. , $22,000 ; Oregg & Bon. , $ l,00t and other purlieu about 820,000. , The Puddler'i btriko. National AwocUUxl I'tom. PIKKNIXVILLK , February 2. Th puddlers , formerly employed by th Phdinix iron company , went out on strike a few days ago and were paii elf to-day. A committee waited upoi A. II. Ravens , manager , and pro posed to go to wet k aiul make si : heats when they could within thro hours , but the provision w us not ulki getber satisfactory and no defiuit conclusion was reached , The com- wnyIA not disposed to have an out * udo association say how thuy shall conduct business , and hence the works will bo idle until such time as they can be started in n natisfuctory man- ler. Thu puddlers will leave to- nomiw * Slnlnn and Old Man Chrlntlnnoj-- N tlonnJ An'oolAtol l'rt . WAHIUNOTON , February 2. Mr. Dluiiio sent the following telegram to Mr. Christiancy at Lansing , Mich , , o-dav : "Your tirsl tuloin ? n was not under stood by nui. Your confidential com- nunioution , whoso imblication you complain of nannddronacd to me as secretary of state and related wholly to public atlairn. 1 had no right to remove it or destroy it. Its informa tion wiis an valuable to my successor in to myself. The tilus of thu state .lepiutiuent . are full of ocpnlly conli- lotitial ) tnpura , never intended for publication. Your note , no doubt , tsas inadvertently sent to thu suna < o jy SocroUry FrolinghuyHiMi with tlio remainder of ( he Chili-Pern corres- [ mndence. 1 ivgret thu nntoward jvont , but had no po oi'to prevent it. I had not intended that your note should bu included in thu volume of my diplomatic correspondence. " Fire Nulloii.il Atiioctutul I'tvi" ) . 111. , February 2. A Hisiiies.i block burned yustorday. 815,000. Li vn.LK , 0. , February 2. Miner's buck works burned yesterday. $0,000. AI.USNTOWN , I'n. , February 2. Ho- twoen 1 and 2 o'clock this morning the soap and candle factory of E. M. E.irl was completely burned out. Loss on stock. &lHK ( ) , and on building and machinery , ? 5,200 ; iimuruneo , $2,500. The lire wun of incendiary origin. Kight dogn perished in thu llanies , Oiiic.uio , February 2.A fire started in the wholesale paint and oil store of Whitney , Johnson it Co. , 21 Lakontrout , shortly after midnight. It will bo totally destroyed. Loss , $ 100,000. Spoolnl Woatlior Bulletin. National Antoilntt'il I'riKH. WAHIUNNTON , February 2. The chief siirnal ollicer of thu army fur nishes the following speci.il bulletin to thu press : The barometer is highest in the southern status , and lowest in the upper - per lake region. Since yesterday fair weather has prevailed. Thu tompurn- turu lias risen from 5 to 10 degrees in thu gulf ntatus , and in the other dis tricts has remained nearly stationary. It is generally above the mean for the month in thu northern status , and be low in the southern states. Westerly winds prevail in the northern states , and southeasterly in the western gulf Stock Board. Notional Amoclktvd i > ri tf. CIIICAOO , February 2. The Chicago stock board is considering the advisa bility of quietly lying down to die. Tlio board of trade will soon begin a war of extermination on the bucket shops.he he city commission merchants will not receive or sell wild game rfter to day.Tlio Tlio Northwestern Wrapping Paper manufacturing company held an ad journed meeting in the Trumont house this morning for the transac tion of routine business. Tlio "Wlro Monopoly. National AtwoclaUxl 1'rnin. Dun MOINKH , February 2. Wash- burn , Moon & Co. hare notified thuir attorneys hero that they intend to immediately commence action against the Farmers' Protective association for infringing tlio barb wire patuntN by thu present process tlio association is lining. Thu aiisociation professes n desire to test the validity of the \Vuah- liurn p.itcnts in courtu , and claims that was the object in view when the manufacture was continued about n week ago. _ Choppluu Off Head * . National Aisnociitod I'roM. ( JuitiAup , February 2. At the cus tom house to-day the official guillotine went into operation. Seventeen sub ordinates were removed by the now collector. The mourners are all Ohio or Iowa men. Among those decapi < tated were Major Austin , chief of tin department of inspections , who is t relative of President Hayes. Anothei victim was John Utillwull , who is i distant relative of President 11 ay is. Joint B. Gnuili Liable to Go Ofl National AnttOtUittil 1'rtM. JiKLOiTVis. . , February 2. Johi 1) . Ooiigh , the lecturer , is BoriouBh ill at thu residence of Rev. Dr Ouorge Hunhnoll , this city , with nuu ralgia of the stomach. Ho dolivoroc a lecture last night , but sullored ex cruciatingly before its finish. Bettiagon t National Pros * Association , NKW OHLEANH , February 2. Bet ting on thu fight is getting lively will Bullivan slightly thu favoriUi say K to 9. One but of a thousand dollar was made lost night on Ryan by i local sport , which was promptly covered by a Chicago man , Miami Indians. National A * ) clatcd I'taam WAIUHH , Ind. , February 2. lion Calvin Cowgill yesterday finished pa/ ing thu last annuity to the Miami In dians. Many got drunk mid whit sharpers secured much money. Flrat Blood Ifor tlielCalilo Oars. National Awtodatvd 1'roxi. Cnit'Ado , February 2 , Daniel M c Cleary , an employe , was killed b ; buing struck by the "grip" of the uo\ \ cable ca.H this evening. Indloatloua- National Auoclattxt I'riwi. WAHHINOTON , February 3. For th lo er Missouri valley : Fair wuuthoi winds mostly south , stationary o lower barometer , FOREIGN NEWS. of tlio Union Bonor- ale Arrested , of the International Billiard Uamo Between aud Vignaux. A New Cabinet Being Formed in B ypt Hostile to lanrt and Franco. Xlsiiolluuoon * Nown That Ciitue Over tlio Cabin- fttlonM AivxxUtol I'nrfl PAKIM , February 2. M. Huntoux , irosidunt , and Af. Fedor , manngor of he sitsponded Union ( lenurale , were o-day arrortted. Thov will Iw ar- aigned on a strong indictment , mak- ; ig many nerioun charges auainst hum in thu counduct of thu Union lenoralo. Gambotta ban resumud the oditor- hip of the Uopiibliquo Francaiso. PAUIH. February 2. In the inter- lationalnilliard match to-night , fourth < \ cuing of the game , Slossun roaumwl rum the point whom ho loft on" . As hu play progressed , Vignaux brought its score up to 1,800 and added 284 0 it , finishing with u total of 2,084. Slosson added IKK ) to his score of last tight , leaving otl'with a total of 2,400. Slosson's average wore 7f > j Viguaux average , 15. Slosson'n best run , ill ? ; Vignaux'a best run , HOt. HT. PKTKiwMi'iui , February 2. It s reported that there has been a re- ie"'iil of thu pursecutiuns of the tews in the Pullawa dintriot , and that 1 numbur have been massacred. PAUIH , February : i.In the chain- iur of duputius yesterday Mr. An- Iriuux proposed a bill in aid of the ionise auttlumunts. M. Leon Say , ninistur of thunco , in speaking igainst the proposed bill stated iriclly what the government had lone already to aid in .settlements , ind in concluaion said thu govern- nent had already had all thu powers t should luive in such mattui 8 , and .hat any more concussions might re sult disastrously to thu national troas- iry , as if measures of this kind were once begun there was.no . telling where hey would stop. Mr. Lo\oy Winot , jurist , was ted - d y elected president of the senate. H. Oanibutta has gone to Nice for u wo wquks holiday. liourso settlumunts are progressing very well , thu money market closing , easier , with operators meeting on- ; ngemunts promptly. The whole itock market olosudwHh onadvanoo , over r' BKULIN , February 0. Borthold Auorbach , the Gorman writer and wet , is dying. lie was born Febru ary 28 , 1812. . LONDON , February 2. A dispatch from Cairo says Chorif Paiha and-tho ministry have resigned and Anab Buy and Mahomet I3arondi ( national- stt ) are forming a new ministry that will be hostile to Anglo-French con- , rol. rol.A A dispatch from Teheran says Rus sia and Persia have signed a , Central Asian frontier treaty , Russia receiv ing thu whole of Kohlkete Oxis. SOKIA , February 2. Yesterday a lire destroyed the liulgnrian national issumbly buildings. They were of wood. LONDON , February ii. In the eloo- Lion at Preston yesterday , Mr. Raikcs , conservative , was elected , receiving ; ,0t5 , votes ; Mr. Simpson , radical , re ceived 421 votes. Miller Extradition Cnso. AxHOflltUxl I'riWH TOHONTO , Out. , February 2. ouimul in thu Miller extradition case to-day delivered argument before Judge McKuii/.io , who reserved judg ment till Tuesday night. > THE FORT STEELS COLLISION' Purtnor Pnrtlculura and Account of tlio Accident. Thu fat id collision at Fort Steele between a f/eight train and the pay master's train was reported in Tim Dun on Tuusdvy. Thu Cheyenne Leader gives the following more ex tended account of thu disaster : The pay cur on its return trip from the west was run extra , hauled by Engineer Rose and Fireman Seuley. This oxi m preceded the regular pasj- enger , No. 4 , by about fifteen min utes , and was following the second suction of the freight No. 8 , Conduc tor llobart , all going east , Just out side and west of Steele , thu freight paused to sj do track , and was partially in the siding when the extra came around the sharp curve which had hidden it from viorr , and , in spite of brakes and reversed engine , dashed into the caboose of the freight , Brakeman 8oeley'of , tlio freight train , was faUlly injured , dying within a few hours after the accident. Conductor llobart was also severely in ured , Buttering brumes about the body , and having the flush of hia hands nearly scalded oil' . His wounds wore attended to , and at last nocounta hu was doing as nicely as could bu ex pected. The engineer of the special escaped harm , but Firnman Connor wns in jured some. There was no damage done to the pa-car nor its occupants , and the special would have been stopped within a short distance , iU speed buing so slew that those on board could , as some did , jump to the ground without losing their feut. The wreck wuu cleared us soon as possible to allow the naesiigii of No. 4 , which was close behind thu pay-car , and of which thu latter tiad been u part until lUiwlins was reached and the special1 train was made up.