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" ' "N AILY ET E , TWELFTH YEAE , OMAHA , NEB. , THURSDAY MO LIN I TO , JUNE * > ! ) , 1882. 10. THE SANDY ASSASSIN. Buiteau Swelters in His Oo But Keeps His Temper Cool , A Dramatic Scene Promise Wtoa the Crank ia Launched Oil' . The Domestic Broils of th Scovillsa Given to a Por- opirinf , ' Public. The Star Route Trials Expi ditod by nn Exaoperated Court. Congress RnshlnK Bnsiuoiia PPI Vai-ntory to Early Adjourn ment. The Jersey Knave Laughs nt , Opponents In the Houso. CAPITAL NOTES. National Associated Press. CAU.KIIS , WASHINOTON , D. 0. , Juno 28.- Itov. Hicks and.Miss Chovalliorcallc at the \Vhito house , but neither aa the president. Conkling had a Ion interview with Arthur. ' STAR KOUTE TllIAL. In the star route trials to-daj routes number 38,134 , 38,140 an 40,247 wnro taken up. G. M Sweeney iudcntitied papora bolougin to the routes. Petitiona were pn duced by Bliss asking for ospeditio and increase of routes. Dofons asked that they bo read , but the com decided against reading , as there wt no evidence that the defendants di not act rightly. J. N. ilayor , sub-contractor , wj examined. Joseph McCorinick , posi master at llcddmg , Col. , was put o the stand , and closed the evidence o route 40,247 , and route 38 , 134 wn taken up. The prosecution put i evidence letters from Senator ChaUec Chief Juatico Thacker , 'and othe Colorado ollicials and proceeded t < read thom , when the court inlet rupted and said it did not want i hoar evidence of that kind from tha side , but wanted them to prove thei owa.Bido of the case. OU1TKAU LOCNOKD ABODTTllI } I'KW , half dressed all day. Ho ia little in clined to talk , but saya ho ia ready t < die. Rev. Ilieka tliinka he will maki a dramatic aceno on the scaffold. Jno.V. . Guitcau haa not given uj all hope of icspito from the president , Mrs. Scovilio appeaw resigned. The Star published lottora fron Scovilio to hia wife , in whicl : FAMILY THOUJU ES appear aggravated. Ho seems to have been constantly berating her for con. duct during and ainco the trial. Ho ritcs to John Guitoau to lay , that-lit foara for the safety of hia ' child Ber tha , and bogs him to see that her mother does her no harm. A correspondent of the Brooklyn JSagle has had an interview with Gui toau , in wbbh the latter rep resented uahavingmcntioneda possible I'LAK ' KSOAl'E by the connivance of Gen. Crocker , warden of the jail. The pUn ia for the warden to go to Baltimore osten sibly on busineos , Thursday , and ar- r.ingo to bo detained until 2 o'clock Friday , then , aa no ono but Crocker ia authorized to carry out the sen tence , execution will have to bo poa'- poned for sonu months until the pris oner can bo resei'tonced. CHICAGO HAHIJOU. Lincoln disapproved die recommen- dntiona of the board of engineers con cerning the improvement of the Ohi- caao harbor. I'OSTAf. . Postmaster General IIowo , in an swer to a communication from the senate committee on post offices as to reducing letter postage ono third , says such reduction could not bo ac complished with the revenue of the government. WAIIHEN'S CASK. Swain presented to Secretary Lin coln an advi rso report in tno case of Warren , who waa relieved of command of tlio fifth corps , by Sheridan , after the battle of Five Forka , and who petitioned for restoration. STRIKES. 1'ho memorial of the national con federation of laborers of the district of Columbia , presented by Senator Blair in the Donate to-day , nooks to enlarge the scope of the proposed in vcctiqation into the cause of strikes by including the relations between laborer and capital , wagea atrJ bn'M of labor , the conalitution of the laboring classes in United States and wages aa compared with similar classes abroad and the causes of and agencies producing strikes. The committco on education and labor was directed to make an in vestigation , and was empowered to sit during the vacation , to visit different localities and examine persona under oath , etc. INVITATIONS. The following invitation was sent to-day by Gen. Crocker to those who ra to attend the execution : WAunuN'fl Omen , U , S. JAIL , \ WASHINGTON , D. 0. f To Mr. Mr.You You are respectfully invited to wit ness the execution of Charles J. Gui- toau at this jill , Friday , Juno 30 , 1882 , between the houra of 12 ni. and 2 o'clock p. in. ( Signed ) , JOHN B. CKOUKKH , Warden. Dr. Noble Young will bo the doctor - tor in charge , The jury will bo empanelled - panelled from members of the press , who will bo selected Friday morning. General Crocker's office will bo turned u into a telegraph oftico , and the Westc < 15th and Cuming orn Union tologrnph company , tl United States Press Association ixi the Now York Associated Press TV run n special ire into the buildii for transmiMion of Iho account. CONGRESS. N Uon l Awoc ! tc4 Prpto. SEN'ATK I'UOCEEDIXOS. WASHINOTON , Juno 28. The bi authorising the construction of vc sels of war for the navy was f.avorab' , reported. The conference report on the coi sular nnd diplomatic bill was agreed ti Senator Plumb introduced r amendment to the internal rovom bill to repeal 25 per cent , of the in port duty on sogi by the law of 1871 Senator Bock introduced an amoni ment totho eamo bill reducing tl duty on Bossimor ateol to Sl-4 n ton. The billa extending national ban clurtora and relating to the Japunci indemnity fund came back from tl house , which refused to ngreo to re tain amendments. Referred to coi forenco committee. The remainder of the session w. token up in conaidering the lofiiah live , oxeoative and judicial approprii tion bill. Good progress w.w nudi and the bill will pass to-mono. ' The sonata at o p m. adjourned. tiousn . , Mr. Orth reported from the foroig nir.\ira committpo n resolution crxilir upon the president for nny furthc correspondoiica in relation to Amor can citizens in British prisons nn whether any person holding a Unite States ollico had urged any pricom to accept release upon condition Adopted. A. similar resolution waa oll'orod b Mr. Wilson and adopted. j The nnvnl appropriation bill wr taken up , Mr. Ilobesoii explainiut ; tli items. Mr. Calkins immediately led th opposition to the bill on the groun that the house committed on nnvs affaira had not consulted concernin many items. The house decided to cloao the dt bate on the naval appropriations tc day. During the discussion Mi Whitohorn charged the recent repor sent to the house in answer to the in qutry about enlarging the expenses o repairing the navy , waa nmdo up by disgraced ollicial , llobeson. The ad ministration waa dismissed after llobc son retired for dishonesty. Hoaaii llobeson squandered $12,000,000 } l § 20,000,000 building vessels , nnd tha $01,000,000 appropiiated was not etc counted for in the construction o vessels , and only n small part of i waa shown in the material Ion hand Ho opposed the completion of moni tore. _ Air. llobeson in replying to aques tion us to the condition of the navy said ho himself caused the construe tion of every vessel in the navy. H < enid with n laugh , "I built thfui whether I had a right or not , nnd it 11 too late to impeach mo now. " Without notion on the bill and aftei passing the senate bill to erect i monument on the battle field of Monmouth - mouth , House at 5:12 : adjourned. Washington Nowa NtUonalAr > ocWtoai > reuB. _ . y . j , v -vj > * tfWA8UiNofoNf D.0. > 'Juno 28. Thf president signed the bill granting the Sioux City railway the right to con struct a bridge over the Missouii rivor. The president refused to pardon Ed. Folson , to bo executed at Fort Smith , Ark. , on Friday. n Washington- National Assochted 1'icut. WASIUNOTO.V , Juno 28. Conkling ind 15. M. Johnson , clerk of the Now York assembly nnd of Iho Now York jtato republican committee , nra IK ro. The Campbell-Wall Inj ; Fit ht National Associated Press. GiiKENsiiouo , Pa , Juno 28 _ Vho Iimpboll-Wnlling tight took piaco lovoii milea from here. Campbell u-on n . ' 51 minutes. Indignant Polioo Commusiouorc Jation.i ] As ocUted free' . ST. Louw , Mp. , Juno 28. Three tolico commiaeionora have resigned iccauso Governor Crittondon pardon- d the convicted gamblers. The Mnllojr Trial. 'at'onal 1'n.i ) AEsiclitloti. HAHTKOHD , Conn. , Juno 28. Slod- ard Bummed up for Blanche Doug- is , claiming no connection with Jon- io Cramer's death had been proven gainst her. Blydonburg summed up ) r the Mulloys , claiming Jennie had jicided , Shut Down by the Strikn. itlotm Tiiov , N. Y. , Juno 28. Walter A. foods' mowing machine works , at oosic Falls , N. Y. , have shut doa-ii i consequence of the inability to so- ire the movement of freight , owing 1 the freight handlera' strike. Murder nud Suicide. Mutml AfsotUtoJ I'rcin , CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 28. Henry ) le , attorney , shot dead his wife and ughtor , aged 18 , and then himself , is morning. The cause is unknown. 10 tragedy was discovered at noon ; ssoraby hearing groans , broke open u houso. Omaha and Ashlaud .lonil Associated I'ttaa. OHICAOO , 111. , Juno 28. Articleaof iorporation of the Ashland Iroad company were filed Ih the secretary of state at idiaon , Wis. Capital stock , § 100- , ) . The road will connect the iam road with Ashland. Jjti fay otto Colloo. | lonil AbsociatcJ I'tim , SAbTON , Pa , , Juno 28 , At the mni dinner of Lifayotto college , s afternoon , Hon. J , J. Blair offer- to give the fourth of 880,000 to low professorships , if the balance Id bo raised. It is said the balance I bo forthcoming , Part of tlio Machinery. K aaftl AisocUted Trees. a | IKW YOUK , June 28. The Tribfc i states that of the eightooen I q octors of internal revenue per-'SI ts , OMAHA , NEB sonally selected and appointed 1 Arthur up to Iho present day , _ b ono , Leonard Lottriduo , of the Six Wisconsin district , is nnti-stftlwn and has made five appointment while the seventeen others are c strong elidivarts , nnd that fourtci out of the seventeen htno togcth 1,055 subordinates. POLiriOAIj WOPlUS. Pollticnl National if odr t l Vrtss. PmtAi > KU'iUA , Juno 28. The o : ccutivo committco of the civil scrvii reform association to-day adopU resolutions authorizing the stnndii committco to begin proceedings nt late to enforce ox-President II ayes' fiunoi civil service older , No. 1 , nnd invi inn civil service reformers who are ui willing to bo assessed for political can paign purposes to send their con plaints to tlio committee. Fciiur > ylvniiiiUoailooruts. . N tlonM Atsoclotod I'rcie. llAUiusunui , P.v , Juno 2S.--T1 democratic atnto convention nsson bled hero to-day. Malcolm Hay , i iMleahany , was temporary , nnd Go' ' M. Dallas , Philadelphia , purmnnoi chairman. The plattorm arraigns th roj ublicin party for misrule and co : ruptiou in state nnd nation ; denounce the bosses and apoila cystom ; declare against political nsai'ssmonf again : co operative monopolies ; favors pn tcction of labor and Pennaylvaniii it duetrial interests. _ The candidates named for nomin : tion were : For Governor , Jamea 11 Lojkins , Robert E. Pnttison , Ecklo B. Coxo , W. U. 11. Davip , llobort Ii Monahan , John M. Hall , S. P. Wol vcrton , M. Nelson. Six ballots wor taken , Uopkina and Pntlison loadln otl' with 87 and 07 A renpectively. Cox waa third , but developed no gren strength , although it waa assorted h would carry the convention by storm The decisive ballot stood : Pnttisoi 2liJ , Hopkins 11A ! ) , and Pnttison wa Icciarod the nominee of the conven tion. tion.Pnttison Pnttison is n young mnn , belongs t the young men's democratic club e Philadelphia. He has boon twici elected city comptroller , the last tim in the piesidentnil year by a majorit' of 13,000 , although Garliold carriei the city by over 20,000. The convention reassembles tomorrow row to complete the ticket. Comptroller Pnttison accepted tin gubernatorial nomination nt a serenade nado tnndercd him late to-night. Illinois KopnMJcanF. Natloiul Prc. s Association. CHICAGO , Juno 28. The republican can atato convention hold n very bar monioua session to day tt Springfield , Gen. J. 0. Smith waa nominated foi the treusnryahip on the first ballot Charles G. Stratton , of Mt. Vernon , was , after several ballots , nominatet for atato superintendent. A. M. Jonoi was nominated by the committee foi temporary chairman of the centra ! committee , which decided to meet ii : Chicago on the lth ! ) proximo , to elect permanent ofiiccra. It ia thought Jones will bo reelected - od to the permanent chairmanahip , ? J-\Y.jr-3hfjn , of 0jicagu ! , nttomptec td aeouro the introduction of a plank in the platform favoring n prohibitory amendment , but the convention reFused - Fused to consider the nubject. Another Custom House How. National Associated Press. NEW YOUK , Juno 28. The secre tary of the treasury has ordered Spec ial Agent BiMcUott to investigate : hargea of irregularity againat Ap praiser Hownrd'a department of the NTow York custom houso. Howard ia i Hivyea appointee and n half-breed. Nbrnwn D. Sampson , who makca the ihirges , ia a strong stalwart , who voro turned out of the custom house vhere ho waa examiner under Howard in sustained charges of irregularitiea md ia now on bail under two criminal ndictmonts. Sampson's bondsman ia a irother of Barney Biglin , the noted talwart. Brackott investigated and pproved the charges against Samp- on. Binder Trial nt FrtendvlUo. iwclal Uiijutch to ThuBc'O. FitiENi viLiu , Juno 27. Grand trial i green rye , between Deoring , Toods , Buckeye , Now ivrarsh , Iloli nco and Adams it French. The Coring takes the cake. Five sold 01 10 ground. Wet a snip nor break , ow Marah complete failure , llo- uico and Adams & French npt much Jtter. CROP liRPOKTS. uttonul AHHOcIatocl 1'jreea , KANKAK. ATOHISON , Kan. , Juno 28- Careful timatCB from nuthontic sources nco the Kansas wheat yield for 1882 between thirly-ilvo and forty mil- ni bushels , TJiis ia an excess of sev- \ \ million bushels over any pro ms year. The state board of agri- Iture eatimatea the yield at twenty ahols to the acre. DAKOTA. VANKTON , Juno 28 , Crop reports im the lied llivor valley , the great iO.it section of Dakota , itro uni- mly encouraging , Good judges say ] yield will be about eighteen mil- n bushels , or about double that of t year , All kinds of root crops uro excellent condition , Poiaonou by Stuolcoil Touguc > lotml Aeooclatcd 1'rtiu. KW YOUK , Juno 28 , Seven per- is of the family of Jamoa M. Stod- n were poiaonod by eating smoked iguo on Monday , and are still very but out of danger , merely because prompt and scientific treatment. D tongue was purchased in n grocery I subsequently boiled. Yellow Jack- on&l Associated Prim * , 'JIILADKLI-HIA , Juno 28 , The brig inn from Havana arrived , having ard u Bailer sullbring from yellow sr. The sailor was aent to the rantino and the vessel detained , will be fumigated. via Now York with the privilege ol THE BATTERED BELT. "Buckeye's" ' March to SB Iho Hail Holes of the TJO Ruin of Crops nd Home Complete in IVIott Placoo. . % PArtionlnrti of the Dontu of Pcto adrcnn's Mnny l-ntutues Rendered Uomolop unit DcatlUUo. Crrc < | uiii1 iiroof Ilio Hco. WAMOO , Nob. , .lutio 17. In tin atuim of lust Sunday morning I cai nowhere lind nny traces of the whirl wind , or oovero rotary ciiiter an 110 ticeablo in the tornado. The stern teems to hnvo moved norota the atat < neatly in n line from um to cnsl , ill more duotruotivo pari being n ho ul five or ton miles wide , nnd thu wiivi' and hail dqing ita worst damage somo. what irregularly , but generally within belt ( if about , six miles. Witliii ; this belt the sinnll groin is nearly nil ruined. It would BOOM almost impossible < siblo to nmko n more complete de struction of the wheat , oats , rye nnd lax , na the atraw ia liteially ground up , leaing a short , bale siubblc , nnd the rain washing the fragments of the stalk , loaves nnd grass into the road sides or wntor courHOK , leaving the "lolds almost nakod. A holt twelve niles wide , covered by the storm , hna ittlo corn that ia not more or less in jured , although much of it will grow ijjnin if the season ia otherwise favor- nble , but there arc largo parts of this n the regions of thn aovcro hail where the whole otnlk and roots seem to bo I'LOWKD OtT JIV TJIE HEAVY HAIL nnd heavy water until there seemed to rjinnin really nothing. As there seems to bo many wild stories , nnd us Homo dispatches and newspaper ro- povts are imito contradictory , 1 have taken the pains to drive coiuo distnnco over the grounds in Butler and Saunders - dors counties to BCD the work of de struction and to talk with reliable persona from sovernl localities oust midwest. The general apponrnneoof the storm when it struck Omaha , ns described in Tun BKI ; , was n i seen nt David City , and doling the hiilf hour tlnit I watched it as it approached , I thought it WUB quito plain that the whirlwind or rotary moVement waa n horizontal one , as though the cloud was being rolled along.Tho wind at the limo was blowing a 'gpod breeze uirectly from the east toward the storm. AT UISINGS there were 120 lights of glass broken from the hotel windows , nnd the livery barn by the rl < \ , 'if the , hubj } was blotvh down. A lumso with'tho family still in bed , was moved up the eido lull , 102 feet , ono of the largo stones of tliu foundation , remaining under the building and plowing a Hood furrow in the ground. The In dependent ollico was much damaged , and will require quito a general re pair before it can b used again. The now Methodist church waa struck by lightning , but juat how much dam.iuo , T cannot report. Ono hidy had a kg broken by a chimney. DAVID ( 1TY : omea in for a share , although the jontfo of the Htorm wua two or thrro niles aouth of town , The Hax house , ijy the A. it N. track , waa aut on u ; oed ntono foundation , the alone bo ng laid in mortar ; it waa dumped on o the track. 'J'lio ' largo corn crib vcat of the depot w.ia destroyed , a argo section ot ono aide being hurled icrofla two aide tracks and over a coal inr , onto the main track ia front of ho depot ; while one of the posta wa ent past the end of the depot , atrik . ear on the west aide trade bsliim he depot , breaking the aide of n box .xr. The timber was found with oni nd in the car , it having gone througl lie two thicknesses of inch boards 'ho kitchen part of thn E. O. aid ) 0 Barker's houao wua blown cross the street , into a fiax field ud as soon as the storm slackct fury ono began to tush to the stores nd timberaids to secure glass , foi ioat of thu unprotected glass on the eat Hide of the buddings was destroy- 1 , Six or seven miles southeast ot avid City thn houjo of I'otcr Ad- ana was III.OWN DOWN. The family were not all up at the no , Mr. A. noticed aa lie went to 0 attic to call the children that the of was alroidy broken in and was ing to pieces , Henry Axaomakor , is looking from the \viMt window of louse fifty rods to the cast , nnd aa a storm slacken so ho could seu that itanco , ho discovered the house waa wn , and at once put on a coat and 1 to go to the auUtauco of the fain- , and mot Lotta , the twelve year l _ daughter of Adrean coining in , is gave the alarm and a man was it withn horse to call the neighbors , 1 as aoon as the facta were accor- nod mossengora were sent for Dr. 1 , Murphy mid the priest at David y , and for Dr. Hiirri or , of Brain- I. Mrs , A , wua found sitting up , .V : aril.I , ( UiAU'INU TUB 1IAI1V , oar old Her arm was badly bro- i , some of the bones protruding oral inches through the llcah , but rend this and the general shock and ; ht , the physicians believed oho waa .seriously . injured , althoughahore ined , during the day , in n some- Ki it stupid condition. Mr. A. was nd sitting up with a wet blanket 8 ( ppod around himaolf and Ella El- fr a , a neighboring girl of ton years , I > j was spending the night with the tii lily. Mr. A.'a lower jaw waa bro- in i on both sides and at the front , a inTJ ; o piece coming out , ilia throat i o iiujr ij , g. p ; vvu , iviu o * . lontkwu llot * ) Out. lUmul 8th * L vcowcrtb Was cut across terribly , and his fa so disfigured that n diftctiption won bo impossible , nnd ho hfn only " 01 chance" to livo. The son Thoodo nnd daughter Josephine , about fifrei nnd ton years of nge , were INSTANTLY Kll.l.r.l' . by the falling limbora , Frnginonts the house were scattered for n lot dist.iuco , the sills nnd lloor being en riod from the foundation fifty or hundred feet , nnd fragments ot tl bedstead nnd furniture were tcatlcrc over the field ? . The MoCiVrty house , two or thn miles to the northeast from this , V n now house , nnd owned by John ni Charles McCnity , Charles waa aim in the house , nnd when ho felt tl hoiiM ) s'art ho jumped from bed at started for the cellar , while the him was nwttcredoyor thu prairies. Thu who oxnminod it say there was hard a whole board loft. McCarty mm lively time for n neighbor's lions with only n sinclo garment on , ni getting the full benefit of the ht storm. AT IlKAINAlllt. Uolinblo parties stnto that cover poisons > \ero injured north of towi did ono in , perhaps , dead. There terrible destruction of crops. Whi Valparaiso wna south of the storm. WKSTON was in the southern part of the huir canp , and reports ono or two badly ii iurod nnd ono child drowned on tli > rairio while blinded and diivon bi 'ore the storm , AT WAHOO icvcr.xl buildings were blov.n dowi \tr. \ Copp'a two-story dwelling wit nnnsard , not yet finished , waa move eight or ton feet to the eoat. It wn a. vonocred building , that ia n fram ihcotcd up on the outside nnd on nyer of brick outaido the shoelinc 1'ho brick fell down , and the who ! niilding ia racked cry badly. Thi vill probably bo a damage of ? COC ) esideh the barn , which ia n complol vreck , and the thirty-live dallnr con tovo stored there ia aoxtlcrod in frag ncnts. M.r. Trainor'a house and barn , jus jaat of this , are n complete wreck When the atorm was aeon approach ng , heavy timbera were act up agnina ho building to brace it , and ono o heao wna driven into the ground twi 'oot. The beautiful spire of the nov Methodist church is leaning to th ; aat. And the front torn from i itoro building. The new church , i nilf dozen miles to the northeast o his place , was blown to fragment md a dozen or fifteen housca nut > arna in that eamo precinct are do troyed.Voat of hero , n herd of om lundrcd and twonty-ono I'ONllIH irero driven before the atorm througl : iriro foncea and hedges , and 1 have lot learned how many have beoi aved , while all over Una part of tin term , aa it waa in sections west hero hna been a great wreck of glaso ! igiiB ; , outbuildings nnd the name do truction of cropaj and to-day while ho people of Iowa are trying tc , mend their state constitution , wire , ro having n number of heavy raini , nd more hail. The atorm of Sundaj norning ia ono of "v ' ' . " - 'TUK MUST DEsxuuowvuV * , in account of heavy rain fall and hai hat has been known in the state. I s noticeable that moat of the houaei leatroyed by this atorm was situated ni an eastern slope , ao that the wind I'omed to "drop onto them" nf- ur it had como over the hill , nd they were nearly nil now houses , list built thia spring or nummcr. Au thor peculiar fenturo ia-tho auo and uiuitily of thu hailstonea , and tin ; xtont of territory covered by thorn. iood men tell of moiiauring hail tonua seven nichca long , and all vizus olow Hut. Some of these cut the odies of trees very badly , broke lirough roofs , and were driven liroiigh the Hides cf houses into the : iunis , while these of two or throe luhoa were noon by man ; ' ; but usually 10 aizo was smaller. In some places 10 hail ia said to have been six inches nd in some places twelve inches deep , id in Wahoo it foil , in between two nildingB onto u atairwuy , several foot jop , like a great snowbank , nnd HMO piles rennm to-day. Some corn fields nt thia place were > ld since the atorm ut $2 per acre it the general improstion is tha oat of the corn will start again. The SB of gnrdet s , buildings , and crops very serious , and in places soinu milics must have it.ssiatanco for the o left destitute , although last Sin y morning thiapaitof Nobrasknlmi fine prospects for good crops ro over known hero. BUOKKVI : . rrntteil Tor Frnuduluut ttuim tlonil AaiecUtcil I'm n. Nr.w YOUK , Juno 28. Diituctivei t evening arreated Courtland IConl. as Chan W. Kent , aliia Olios Wi ilson , occupation real oatato agent nvnrk , N. J. ; II. M. Johnson , i end of Kent , who endorsed hia ! cs and mortgages , Honjamin Sire , ror Sire and Jlenry Riro , hia sons , charged with fraudulent business nsactions. Tbo Cowljoy-K lu MliiBonrl , l nal AHHuolated 1'runu. loi'.ir GHOVK , Mo. , Juno 28. An uccessful attempt wan made to iv up the jail with two kegs of rdor by frienda of cowboys. Three rboys ahot Ju'iios Burns dead in a rrel over the matter , mnylriiultiDomoorntia Convoii- t Ion. onal Aa oiatu ! < l I'IUEH lAitiiiHiiuiio , Pa. , Juno 27 , The locratio state convention mot nt 10 ii. The attendance ia largo , Mai- i Hay , of Allcghony , ia temporary irman , Comimltoea were appoint- Adjourned until ! J p. m. The Niitloiml ) iial ABOoclatod I'fts mrAi > KU'jjiA , Juno 29.- About singers out of the 1,000 expected 11 out of town are hero nlroady , to iciputo in thu Thirteenth Nn- al SaongerfuHt , which begins to- row at the Academy of Music , Gorinan section of the city is 'usely decorated. A MENAGE TO MORALS The Milloninm of "Peaco an Plenty" Produced by tbo Amendment , Iowa Immoraod in Imaqinnr Purity nud Porfoo- 11 t the Spirit of Evil Will Stll Ilo Oa Tup for the Thlmtjr. The Wnter HpoutorH Pile Up Monr tnlnouH Mnjorltlos. The Iluriiil of HuclRo. SK > ( lal1 > l ) iitchto IHK lUr. Dii : Moi.srs , .Iuno28. Uoturns received coived hero to-day from nuiro thai two-thirds of the townships , cities am towns in the state show the majoril ; far the amendment will bo near ! ( , 000. The strongholds of the oppoai lion hnvo nil been returned and tin remainder of Iho atato will only in crcaso the majority , lion. A. Ivini ball , John B. Finch , Mrs. .1. Klloi Foster and other nctivo prohtbilioi workers during the campaign had i jollillcntion gathering nt Iho Abori houao hero to-night. .si ii.t , OUMIIIMI , National Aosoclntoil I'tona. DiisMoiNKS , Juno 28. Full report from voting on the prohibitory liquo law nmondment to the consitlutioi have not yet boon reeoive < l , but suf licient is known to indk to thkt tin nmendmont is adopUd ' . > a Hajorit ] ranging from : I5,000 to 50,000. Tin tempo nut co stnto eouimitUo cl iin r m\jority : of 00,000. AH n mle the Mis- ainsipi eountioa voted ayMMt prohibi tion , but in the ni-riciiltaral oountira of the interior farmers rolled up largo majorities for the amendment. With the exception of Dea Moinca , where thu amendment was adopted by over 1200 majority , the chief ciliea voted against it. Scott county voted 13,000 against. Returns from ( i 17 townships , including nil largo cities except Sioux City , gtvo n majoriiy for the amend ment of 2-t2 ( ! . .fudging from theao fig- urea the majority in tlio state for the amendment ill probably bo not less than ' 10,000. roMMirrnus or WOMI.M ivoro pirticularly active at thopulla in many places , and the success of the amendment ia almost duo to pri vate and public utlbrta in ita bohnlf of the fenialo population of tha stuto. The saloona wore generally closed during the houra of voting. Thn tumporanco people throughout the state are jubilant , church bolla nro ringing every wht'ro celebrating the victory. MOllB 1'KIUIIHS , Roturna from 7I1U townshipa , in. eluding nil largo cities , and many small ones , give a not majority of 28,001. , The wttmatcdJotaUmajori. - ' ' ! isM OOOrtho-'tdnTpbrntoBYa'to com mittoo claim (10,000. THIKTV THOUSAND. DBS MOINJM , Juno 28. Uoturns from ycatordny'a election continuo to comu. Tlio Huccoea of the proliihi- tion amendmonl ticket ia moro npp.i- rent. Six hundred and thirty town- nhipn , representing fonr-liftha of thu entire vote , give a not majority of thirlytthousand. . The temper- unco state committee claim a majority jf i-ixty thouaand , but thia ia doubt- ICBH too largo. An improsiiion pro- i'aila that flov. Sherman will at once : all an extra aeasion of the lesislaturo : or Iho purpooo of enacting punultiua "or the enforcement of the law. run MAJoitirv CU.MIIINO ui- . NKW Youic , Juno 28. The Weekly Witness to-day publiahed a dispatch Tom E. W. Brady , publisher of the MorthwoBtorn Nuwu , Davenport , la , , .hat the conatitutiomilamendmentwas idopted by thirty thousand majority ; 'rom the editor of the Iowa Capitol hut the amendment was carried by brly-li"o thouaand to possibly eighty housand ; from Mr. Wulkor Given , ho governor of lown'a private socro- ury , that at 1 a. in. to-day the returns ndicato . ' 50,000 majority. The citiea nd Mississippi river counties voted giinat prohibition , the funning and iterior regionu supporting. The hief citioi were against the ninend- innt , ljs Moinert , howovnr , giving it ,200 , majority. Women worked all ay at tao polls , and the vote very NOTES. LlbiK.1 . ' .caogUtoJ i'rcui. AK I1U81I HISNNATION. DUIIUN , .1 imp 28 , The Freuman'a ) urnal , in ita ieauo to-day , publishes o conlidontiul circular of Lord Lieu- nunt Spencer addressed to the agistratos of the various districts roughout the country , The cirou- r is a lucid explanation of the work- K of the _ prevention of crimes bill 10 publications "create a sensation ollicial circles , NJIULISIH DIHI'AIC'IIKD. Sr. 1'KTRiiHiiuua , Juno 28. There ire tiled and sentenced Saturday only goii'donrma and eight aoldiors , ilty of aiding nihilista to coiroi- nd with priaonora. Twenty-two ro aentenced to hard labor , while D other six will probably bo shot , AK1MIIIH IX KOYJM1. LONDON , Juno 28 , An ollicial dis- tcli from'Alcxandria states that the g there is. ono of insocuiily nnd : iit approhunsion , This waa in- day when threatening aymp IIH appeared , looking to a general rising ogainut the KngliHh , Vostor- t the soldieru cleared the publia lares and held themselves in ruadi- is for a momentary outbreak To- r the guards were doubled , L'ho determined resistance of Great itain alone to any arrangement h Arab ! Boy on u basis of conccs- ia hua aroused the native fooling i point which threaten serious dun- F. G , FESTNER & SON , ' Binder MAKUFACTURES. OMAHA , NJtiB. Magazines of all kinds BOUND TO ORDER. Send for REDUCED price-list of Job Print ing , _ _ _ _ _ J. T. F E S T H E R , Importer of , nnd Dealer in Zitlior Strings and Music , . 1121 Farnam St , Omaha.- ; ? er English and foreign residents- , generally , are leaving in largo nuin- jors. Meanwhile military prepara- -ioua are progressing with dispatch , md the arrival of largo reinforce- nents , including c.ivalry and artillery , .re daijy expected both nt Alexandria iiid Malta. SPORTING. p&odatud I'rtr * . tONUV INLAND HACKS. Nnw YOUK , .Juno 28. The Coney iland Jockey Club races at Sheops- 'end ' I'ny continued to-day. First race , inrao $500 , all ngos , ono mile , two en- rios , was won by Lucy May , Blumon oconcl ; time 1:47A. : Second race , purao § 500 , all ages , oiling allowances , three quarters of n lile , was won by Little Phil , Chick- dee nouond ; time 1:10. Tlio third race , hamlioip sweep- .akea ' , nil nges , milo nnd u quurtcr , as won by Col. Sprague , Frankie B , : cond ; lime , 2:1 : J. The fourth race , purse $100 , two sar olds , three qiiartors of a milo , vo ontriea , waa won by Fairviow. ith Erin second ; time , 1:18 : ] . The fifth race , atirrup cup , handi- ip sweopatakea , nil ages , two mile * id > furlong , w - , won by Faiienunt , 'laV.irlield ' MMMM ) ; time , y17f. ; The sixth nvec , Hrooklyn atet'pl- mo handica ] ) , hill I-OUMO , was won \ Iko I'oiihiui ) , Fjank Short second. A now ur .vouni. WINNJI-.II , Man , J.nui 28 The gatta opened tu-day under luvonv- o auspirei and n largo attendance. 'allaco lOus defeated John A , Kon- idy in the two milo race , Ho ro ivod a purho Sl.OOO , and starts to irrow lor Now York nnd Boston. HALL. tfuno 28. Cincinnatia Ualtimores . OKTUOIT , Juno 28. Worccstors 4 , troitsD. Water in Kentucky. lonil Aesoclitod 1'resa ' 'iiKNoiiiiuna , Ky. , Juno 28. Yes- Jay's rains Hooded Beaver creek I tlio water is eight foot deep in the jots. Three dwellings were swept y. Mrs. John Fox , Mrs. Byrne I two grown daughter , and llov. tkins' two daughters are all wnod. Four bodies were recov- d. All fences and crops in the val- were swept away. The French- 'g postollico and all its ( ontents e swept away. Mnriuo. onal Absoctatwl i'lcss. fuw YOIIK , Juno 28. Sailed thia for Liverpool , Persian Mon- i for London , Shodam for Amster- i , State of Florida for Glasgow , ikar for Bremen , Arrived oriquo from Havre , ( UKENsroWN , Juno 28. Sailed ro f Montreal for Now York. lONimtf , Juno 28. Jason , froiu v York for Amsterdam , passed up. channel , awitya uu IJ.AUU ,