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nr JL - Y TWELFTH YEAS. OMAEA NEB. TUESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 1 ! ) 1882 153 W RLST FDR THE WICKED Tlio Converted Sinners of Don- gross Deoida to Work Dur- iiig the Holidays , Autl Vine Each Member AbBont Bif yloHr ) for Evfvy The "Lowell Bnnhtupfc with Rtveral Tlio ? upc8in Cotjrt Afflrnn I ln tile Cuvti At- Casn- TUo Atrny iprirctJilatlon Bill Coin- ploteU F.UU OUt narss Special l > lei Utl 01 to ' [ UK UKK TllU OaUUTOX I'OLITIX ! * WAMiihorox , December 18.- The suprutnu uourc thia murmag tendered : i deem in in thu political i ssecumeut ciso of M Jb. OIII-MS. The consii'.u- tionahty of tUo hi A under naich Cur tia wan convicted WJ4 aflirmod cud the petition for u writ of habcua carpus denied. Junticu Bradley rojd a , diotuu ing opinion , iu which he took tlio grocrd that congrera hsd no coiibtitutiouat power t tnusr u lav ? forbidding aa utnployo of the govcrnuiuut to a-aueiatu liunaolt with othera for the promotion of po- lltiail opiuioua which he entertained , or to iimko anch diapojition of his pri vate inetiUB ua ho should think lit. Justice Biadley eaid ho did not ap prove of onlorcid political ns eoi- aients , but ho thought that congraRi , in onaotiug the pro > eut Iu * to prevent auch aaieaamoute , had dopiivud tha iudividuil citiBjn of ono of 1m ia- altonhblu rigtits , nud in so doing hid ovoratcpp u the limits of it ) con.iatu tional authorify A NoTAULK CIKCI7M TA.NCK Otiu ; to tha reaoluttou fo : a holi day recoil coming up a < s a privileged queetion , and to the long debate inoreon , RI well as to thu iant of the early udj < uramcut of iho lioua. % neither ot the Htates w > ro called for bills nor committees for a proposition to uipf ud the ruli-R , u circumEtiiuoe which h utmost without a prcc'don * since th ? aiopfior. of thj n-v ru'ci. ' i A V . , Gnd. : < on w Draondorf , of Vir- ginli , at. the earliest , opportunity , wi 1 Introduce H bill prohibiting uny par- r aon who hnlda public trust or govt-ra- mcnt cilice of any kiod from being n member of nny central , executive or any 01 m-cittso of any poli'.icil erg tut Titian , trora being u delegate to a oDcvontiun cf a political party , and irost aceklng to oautrol the politioil of hsa Bitbordinat = s ; nlso prohibiting an ) ' such person f rjin taking part in any campaign as sp-juker or cauvassor during tbo hours for which ha in cm- ployed by the government. The peu- nlty for violation of thoio provieious ii didmie'aljrom oiiico and inelliibility /oy rrsppolutrnent for tirr yirs. \ The 2enato finance cominitteo tl i morning authorized Shirmou to ro- pott to thu B'juuto the bill prepared oy the treasury dipirtmonfc , and rccoirnmudtd by Folijur , to attend for tffo yi-ars , tha ponrd vTt'hio which parties navitiff whi--ky m bind muat the intennl revunuo tax on the same. Thn w.jys and rnoinn csmmilteo today - day p\s"fl over the item of files for funr-er inquiry. T.le i.rmy bill vull probibly bd onmpletod by the nppro- pri ti'jn'ojmiaittoj to-djty or to-mor row. OIMZY 1'or.c iirNirus. Ib B3em that past fdilnrea to liud t'.iy tuirtti polo hat no ifl'jol on aomt- paoph > , and that Ihoro mo Ihoso who imiRino the ciuso of failure was bd chnao they did not , huvo lund in the mauajaun ; > ut TJniro ore two rum here HOT \\ho nro working on the of congresj to hi'.vo uniro na p.tavted to the arctic re- zioon Neither hftvo had any oxpnrl- auoo In urctiu osptd tiuai , but think they fill 01. j 17 t'ie ' trip , nnd have pliiii-y ot"o mn3. ncu in their thmrien. Ona wail's to find the u > lo hy bale nn , 'and the other by p. jhn laid ou' by 0 .plain Ilowunio. Oae Bpoaks < f the otho.1 us oraz/ , end ti ! iao wlv > luvo oomo in coiittut with h ) th of thuin npas.k of Them ; both in beiti ; ; wilti man. crazy ou the nubjcotof the north polo. Their products of BBOJCSI , however , are not Haltering. A TEST CISI ! DKOIUFII , Tha BUjiromo court rive ndoclthn to 'hy in n to&t cato involvin-r thu title - tlo Io ; crtiiu mi in liiuds in the c'ty ' of I/cJidviilc , Colorndo , naraolj : thu CMO of .r.ihn fitocli * ot al , plMPtifTin error , ag'-init the S , . Ijiuii Smoltin'j and H li tntf cjinpn y Tnii was u suit brought by thu Si. Louh coiapjny agaiuH * ; S oelo ct nl , Io recover p-ioeea- nion of carr.vin trrol of mineral hud in Lwdvillu claims i by the oomptiiy under n pitont i aujd to nno Tli'im-i SUtr on tha 39th of Miroh , 1871) ) The julsmen of thi * circuit conn of Colorado iu favor of the St. Ljuis SmtOtii g and Ilefii.iws' compuny WHO aflifnito nith costs. Tliin opinion ii deotelvo of twonty-four other pending CIBCH in L dvill , in which the dai qup tl.iis are involved. The auprenno couit tak'js a holiday roca 8 from Thursday neit till JAUU- ary 3rd. M'lRF. ABOUT TUB JKANNKITK , Prcf. Nowcjrnb , nntnra'lat cf the Jcaunntlo expedition , referring to the atatenunt ot the I'.Ubil&n ofliccr thai the death of Oaptoin DaLnim and party was due to the killing c f their doga and to their neglect In carrying fowling pieces when the doga wen disputed of , said it waa a question o atow&po uud proviiionii for etthei' men or doga. Naturally tha men were - > firsi considered. Aa to llrccrun 1 nould aay that biaidoa llciuingtoti and Winchester r.flee , ouch llictr ex- uep iog roysclf , Lad lliiiiiugton brunch kadi'-i ; shot un ; , fci'tiio of them fitt.i.vita jioxiiliary tillo bar re'c , and moio than uca tliot birdfi otough for tlio rhulo ship's ccwpnr.y Ncroa bnja vhtra tm tie room > ? them all , co wo sskc'.od ten o [ tl o bJMl cvd tlin rut wrra Killed. The ten killed woe d.aui'o.ilud in ll.o tlucft borx'p ' , but wo oju'dn'tkecp thcm-tlure 1 hey wou'd ' jump utt the 101 und drift cfF We wi ulvi iry tn CCRX thuu back , bjt it. wsa no us > . Mohlilo c ya the Ums'a-i ( llbr is talking about acme- tliibjt , ht > djb't know anything about Hi ia li kir.i < r.luu D oouutr } 1m V/-IL Hirer io , hid a J uu Rujut which ho ] Ur. AKMV 111 It. The homo coaimitteoonapprnr rin- liour ccmplucd rlio uruiy bill ht tliiMitternu' n IvuniountB in rmina pitu.b.eB to S23,0ti,00t ) ) , nud in § .1GO- . OIK ) Itnc tluui iLiv. for thu mnoui iene The li i ivo nimeiida reduc ion in uic-'o ) , ri'i.l ala , > thar. no ollicur bo as- eui.'t.U uujjrdiug t > tiia btuvot ri tuTlIK I ' .V.vsimurox , December 18 Sen ut or AiiiHr tjtttuurutl tbo petitions of thu Islan ire .oity owneta naaoointion of Suit Frjucia.-o. The potitioiia aak lor the reopening of laliui creek for navigation and un upproprution o ! 250,000 for improvement ot the saino Tuey ask the ruuiov.il of. ubatruotioua to navigation. Oa million of Senator Merrill the bill to iiineud the act ro rdpoal dia- criminating duties ou uoods produced at Em Otpo of Good liopo wa tskon up nnd ontsoit. Bdvoral potiticnn wire prcnontod ankin prompt action in rvlati > a to the reduction of tto tob.icoa tax , A number ( .f btllu were introduced , after vrhioli the Induii appropriation bill e-nu , the civil narpico bill being kid ueiJe itifoniiully. Sein'.or R ck sfiiu ho had called for inlormaliou in regard to thu discrep ancy butTcen the appropriation nnd tha repartcd eipeuciturte , nud ho thunghc it BatiafHctotily cxplnmod in the communication of the secretary of the mtutior. Senator Hoar , from the committee ou judiciary , teported vi.h atnund- mama the bankruptcy b.li , which was recommitted to that commicleo kit wduk. Tha amendments are : I'lrst KxcapUagfromtorm'-trfcdot" as uaod iu the bill persons \ihn buy SOO B and merchandiuo for rale only to their leni\nbomployes and Icbororr. Sc n Providing thit the attot noy genor.il shall Aiiuuallj lay bt f ro congress tables elnwing the nuoibor f bankruptcy procecdiuga , voluntary and involuntary , the amount of divl dends paid , expar.nea of proceedings , etc. etc.Third Third Adding to tlio chaa oyeol- ; ) ing who nhall bo deemed to hare lornmiltcd bankruptcy the * follomng : 'Of ( .hall nf tor the passage of thia act ell or buy or agree to sell or buy for lelivery at a faturo period longer than hreo days from d ito of such salt1 , cr lurohaao any ntouki , bonds or other ecurltics , or any grain , feed , provia- ona , provender or cotton , wool , suuar , ill ; or tobacco without fiuch veuder King at the time of making such con- ract the owner or nealgneo or trustee cf the property eold or nreod to ba sold , or the authorizad 9g3iit of such o > rncr , ajigneeor trustco " Fourth-P/oviding thct if proceodi y3 in a bankruptcy ca.su era not prouccatod to cpncluaion within nine uonlhs of thu time of the filinc ; of the i.iti'ion ' , the r.roc-tdmgfi ihr.ll bo din- niracd by the coutt uud the parties jhcnd in tlio c.iiiii ) potilion as rt-girda hrir lightB ai debtor m d creditor u ? : luy held ut , the cotnmuncomcnt of h proceedtngu. Trie huuu reaolutionn in relit ion to the death of II preeentntive Orth ncro laid before ttio tonate. The | irc idinf ; ufliser appointed as u cominittco to ( Utftid the fonrrr.l Bsnutora Qarri ion , Lipham uud Siunderj. Adjourned. MMltfK I'KOUfcKIIINOS. Tiio duath of Rlr. Orth , iif Indiana , w n furred to in touching woidi by the chBpUin of the house. The dealt of thu into rrprcscntativo was decked In b't ' c't. Jr. llultprwrrth ( Ohi ( ) < H'jred a resolution rccitiii the f ct that the nn\.u.t\oii \ \ 11 the question ( if ruduciuu or ubalirliir.g the internal revenue tax on tobacco hus gronlly injun-d atnJ < .vi'l fontinuo to injure the trade uf thut article , nud that tin nllowauce of ru'iato on iitook on luud will prevent n\ty \ ) to tlo tr.tdu mentioned , nnd cl'.nng it to l > 3 the uonco cf the houto that , in c'teo the intornitl reve nue IAV bo aini-ndod o an to ro drca or ab'olnh internal revenue nue tax on tobacco , provision ah ill be undo for allowing t' , rebate on thu tirx jiaid i a utt ck on hand at thn time Btiuh hw ( ; OOH into ilUct , uvi-'oit nnch utorh ii stamped and in nubrolten piokn ec After ducuesion the rffiolutioti van referred to lLo wnra and niauna corn- Mr. Kelly , daria'.i ' the. dlecnesion , taid it WM his purpcuu to relieve the trod a ot the up.itattou at thu earhat muinoiit. Tiio hhippinq hill of the joint corn mittco was the ttci < il order ! cr Janu ary 31. Air Kelly reported back the ic-solu Uon for i' . holiday recchu without roc- omrnondation , Ho aaid thu buiinoia of the country would bo fmlitatid if the hotieu reinuln in session darir { the holiOaya , A long und pointed debate oninec on thu quration of adjourning ovoi the holidays. Mi. Ilued contended thtt the munbora hi'.d onoDgh rccroa tion during laat vacation , which re- nutk created considerable merriment Mr. Cox opposed the proposition to ait during the holiday a and said the harvest is paat , thu Bumm r is endei and wo are not saved. [ Ltughter The resolution for rices * from l ) mbor U2d to til < o < : January wu lost yew 105 , naya 123. Mr , Roboaon introduced a reaolu ion prescribing A fine of S.'O upon any member for o oh doy'o abaeuct durint ; the holiday Wi > tl , . Adoptu * The ln.ugfi then , st CfiO ; p. m. , A ) ; nmud oti of re pcot t > thn lucmory > f the tain K.prcdtiitu'ho Orth. A FEMALE'FIHAMCIEB. Ouo Woman Wfo JlBEerfes to Succeeil in tlio World , i Illinois toNobrn-rka Throuph Snow r.nd Gtovci foi * n Houiuatoii'J. A ( cttlemr.n with whom u I KB ro- jorlcr had n pleasant o'l'.nvmtioa itt i leiuicg noted lust ovcnius ; related n ircumsmuco ilusir.inj ! { .Toi'.iAn'n in lcpctdocco and will in an cmargcticy which is well woitli publishinr , i\nd bo uo'l us a trxi for tlseir na by Kobrr.ski'd thort-hnircd jenrncrj for thu btllote. The gentleman , who Ii.ic ji t ro- , uvncd frouiQ\iMtaiiot'p Iw.ifarmoiu in the interest of the 1 u o grain oem n.i.i3ion honao with vh ci l.o n cin- uootcd , nftt-r a word or two conci'm- "og crops nnd thu buaincsa tutlook for IO.TU , tuid quietly v.'ith r.Rtnilo : "And , iy the way , I mot n fututo citizjn of S'ebratka acrotn the river vtho will irobnbly astonish the natives when iho Rota hero. " "What sort cf n eenEulion ia nht ? " was the reporter'u natural query. " \Voll , aho's A wcmun wao lies rid den from central Illinois with four mall children in &n ordinary covered wagon , braving the cold and Htornu' uth A fei.rlesanees that few moa pco- Btsn'u order to obtain a bo noatead in homeccaof her dreamsNobraikti. . I met. her two dnyi a w under circum stances I would halo to ba in inyaolf and aho told mo her utory. Shall I ell it to you ? ' "Certainly , if it'a worth publish- ng. " "You must bi the judge cf that. iut 1M toll it , anyhow. I mot her in lingjold county joat at duilr , and it was aa cold oa blazes. I had boon out o cali on a farmer friend nud was on my way homo when I came acrosa an emigrant wagon drawn up in the e-lgo of the timber. Two cown were fotd- ng ckflj to a bright tiio in front of the vehicle nnd the horses who had drawn it all day were taking supper Tom a b ( x in the rear , 1 ! 'kg ' tp ta'k : o cm'g'ant | they are all of hope and luvo such i wonderful idea ot the future that hey nmuaa me , nnd I drove up oloto .u this outfit for my aocuatomod inter view. I taiv a woman and four chil dren , the oldeet perhaps 12 years of age , Bitting close to the tire , but no men folk a were visible , nnd you can majino my surprise whoa 1 learned ; he r.cnun waa the head of Iho ( ami- y and was yiiuiiog her little brood about the country in the dead of win ter in an ordinary covered wngin. I wouldn't have It ft that spot for a cool mndred until I know the whjB and wherefore , and you bet I didn't. ' I went over to thu wagon and was received moat cordially. The woman u qication wae about medium niza , iroiubly ntont 40 years of age , und bowed by her quick , porvona way that cho vran full cf buainceH. Shu wjan't at nil homely either. Wo were ( ioon chatting aocinblo , and my ii q iia- tivencai about lurself made her ( mile often , but aho told mo all I wanted to know. She raid nhii traa born and iniaod in Illinois , hJ tou inarrud twice and got a 'no PI- caitnt' huaband both times. After the arcond 01:0 died aho had been compelled polled t } earn r. living for herself i.nd : hildren und bad takjn the ininnc.i'- mont of the amnll firm thi-y owned unliicly upon horaoif. f3ut the re turns wore email , nnd nfter two yeaia' trial the decided Illinois wai not the place for female f irmurs. She dn- lormined to cmiiratu , and cho-ju Nu- bratka us her ntxt abiding place. Sh couldn't start bolero her cropn were d apoaed of , aho said , nnd after thia was done r.ho aold her farm nnd to > K to the road. She hid nnnoytopay txponsai nnd received ahelrnr and food whenever eho aikod it of f irmcra along thu routo. The c-ild - bothered her at , first , hut ebo vrtis getting nccin- tomed to it und thought she could get through without nny trouble trom Jick Frost. Sao h&d her rye on a | , ieco of laud in Strpy county , but nhonld look over the Otoo r < nerva tion nud ( Jaga before buying tlnj- whennnd would be on hand by planting time in the opriug. B > io iu q-nrtd whether the Mieaouri was troecn sullisiontly hard to croHs , uud the boat route to tuko , and wound tip the cnnveraition with the remark thttt her experience with men had proven to her that ono good woman WHE worth two of 'em , I staid to BOO her put her children , clothoaand nt ] , into n bed in the wagon and cover thorn up with buffilo rjbus , nnd then ride on. The next morning at nine o'jlock I BAW her piaa through tov/n driving nt a rattling p.c-i , but ahn made nr > utop , and lauppo o aho must bo in Nobrua- ki by this timo. " The gentleman seemed to bo firmly of thn opinion that a woman who would ride from Illinois tj Nobraakr. through annw and etorina , SB thin ono had , would mku her mark in the world , and TIIK HKK man agruad with hint perfectly , Poxvdnr Honuo DcmolUhcd Bptctal DUpatch to TUB Ilit. I'Arriwox , N. J , December 38. The preaj hoiiao of Liflui & lUuda , ppirdor innkeri , at Mjuntain View , eight mllea from thia city , blow up thU aftorncon , killing three men. The explosion shook a number ol buildings in I hia city. Gravn Iiolilirn Couvlolnd SpcdaJ Dl | > utch to TIIK Bit lliciiMOMi , Oucemb-tr 18 , Tbo two medical student and their colored atalatanta who we.'e arrested while at tempting to rob a grave , were each sentenced to six jnoutbt imprison tnent. THE OLD WORLD. Stirs Up the Oo kouiaiis on HID Work of thu Hew Lcagno. * * The Lard LitmUmunt Dubbtd n ! iliu1 or .A lUT-TcnM * In KTnn- Camat Afnuli O 7U t ) ubl Vixrlsrt Aatomntmi cf Tllii Illit COUK , Dcccmbir 18 V until' ' opinoa i.ero lodiy is Lr-no'.i ' ul t ) . Iru't N.iiii utl luit uii , Ho iMiKititHi ili.it thu puruoso ot tlic k.\xu was , t to ti'i\u Uio luicrcatn of ai < y or o eU i , bat tli\t itn i ll'jrtu would bj dovotiu to nalionul obj < cti : mid the n'lvnnciv inent uf the Irnh poop'o pf i-vcry OI M rnrnillL'atiiiin'ei that iM ( > , 000 ( of iirroutn of rf ut will DO wiped out by tlio urruua of rnnt r.t. > Ho billrtv d that oiiico tin' comitin'jco munt of the pgitatioc 'J 000.0(0 ( ni ductioa of tone lieo btuu Uitiitu-d foi1 thu pouplo. Tint Una courts would , U'-iUc ttio pr out u > ite in , tukettton- ty-u'vo jcnr * to nettle thu rou'.s. Huiih a Battlement oaild never RO to * the rout of tUo ( juoition , which inuldouly bo ifcUlcd by thu eetnblislimoiit uf pcaannt proprietary. Trio claims of labors r.i required luimrdialn fttlmuinn , wLiih must bs brought about by agi tation , end organ r.tuo , Ho intended to utgo ever ) bcdy to tuduca tenant * to bjrroxv vnom > h mom-y from the board of notkc to improve their hold iups cud dH'ord ampin ) uumt to labor- era during the winter , Siich borrow ing _ wnuid oho h vo thot ( a'ct of prov ing "that tenants ought not. lit.vo to pay laudl > rdd Inarctttod runt tor tiny part of the improvement ! ! ulfcctod bj the tcoauts. 1'hus the decmon iu the ouo of Adams vs. Diuiscath , voald bdam&ahcd r.nd pulvutiziil. A iiLOonrniHMY ivuu. DUBLIN , Deceiu bur 18. Big7ar | , maiubor uf parliament , nt tlio innugv- ruiou of the National club In Water- f > rd to-day , i3ur.oai.cod Ihs hid ! ku- tenant p. ' a bloodthirsty Euglijh peer Who tanged ilynoa and Myles Jojc11 , nULough nullified of their innocence , ii Pidiu to gratify the ICugluu Th > , Jlggar was loudly cheered. ACT ff VTAIl. DcoerabjrlS , At the re cent mvestigition rogatding .the ? lo ( ir paik murdersra , the men , whuu pressed , admitted they h'd been Kaotioing with revolvers f r ? he pur- jose of committing mnr'ef , > lt < ht > lot regard thu cirrying ont if their object aa a critno but only au act of war. MADAGAFUAR MtTHUKKI. LONIION , Dicurobor 18 Liter ad- YUOJ from Mttdiigacoor contradict the report of thu murder of nn English man by natives , but confirm tuo mur der of two AuiciicaiiB. Steps have Ken taken to cill the attention of liu United Statca government to the 'acts in the caco. The NowB fully bsliovos the mur der ot the Amuicana was duiij to Iho measures ti.l.un by the French is in JI-uiHgasoirto pre vent thy 5Iiil.ija6 y government CKJC- ung uuthoiity on the weal coast. Tin : /i.M'n rowiiih. VIENNA , l > jumbcr 18. Herbert [ iiamarolc anutd to-day wt h din- in ci mit'ction with thu pro- Autitro-tiunmn alliance. A ID'.hllUA lll : JIANHIOX. ) > i.ctmbfr 18. Ountiri [ i < \ll , m Korniih , the ocat of tha i-arl if Siillidld , lii.s buiin burned. A rVVI'.l ! INIlll'LiMl. Duitux , Di'Ri'iiiViar 18. A famine irc-v.ula iu U'irrlok , criunty Dunt al. I'he poopln nrn I'vinf ' ; on IndUn meal. TUI : IMUAM/VD TJX Tiunu ; Tliu linbill'ie- the h\\ \ liu plain wbo hive fiiip ; ) iliirnii ; the pti ! 'oriniuht C2t'r < i4'ii ( ! $1 fifOOOO T/io / tcadoi-i comjoU'ly | pril ; ; : iiil for thu momeuK OKUAT HIIIIH IK ( IIIINA. SAW KjtAM'iM'i , Daeimbfir 18 , Aclvicoi from llo. . | ; Iv'itg of Novem ber "t j , & > i n iriMt ; lim oc n 'n > < \ in ( Hilton on Njvinnbtr 7th Hud S'.h .ghthuudrea i > aiej v/cro deutrayid nd many livei 2 ( t , it.uluding A mini her of iiretnun. Tm viceroy tiiiti-u the nrciio with u body ol soldiem to prevent any rubbjnca nnd liuioi H tiotwron Ihu ihiovcnandcitixana , but wisLiiniolC plnaed i't daigir ol liu lid' , hia pur'y ' b < iin jt.nmt'o throuirh thu n-irn-wfltrnoia 1 wo li' a i i Koo Chow , on Novnm'ipr ' 1 h ai.d fith , conaumiiiIcaoH nbout iiOO aouaca. Five Hvea were loet. si HIM. Cloeii , clci'ii or Ciuialc , in dead , John Oiur.r'un , nho r"nt n thrHbtening Iho pnnco fVaIei and Qlailntono , was commiticil for trial. Alichaol Fjrnn , arrei nod in Dublin to day for par'i ' < : ipatun ia Iho murder ot lluddvu. Ho iileidodnnt guilt ) , Westg.ttp , thn J.iniiin.i crank , WHB taken to Uubl.u cieHu to-day and privately exannneit touchiut ; hia con- it6and rolutiuti with tbo I'hio iix Park raurdore. A fird ciuahiL' the death of mno peraono occurrtd iu tbo town of Lu puy , France. An i'XilHiou [ in a cartridge factory at Mount Yalerien , France , tivrioual ) injured thirty women. The gmieral olootton in New Koulh WaleH tor Ivgiiilativo utueinbly result ed in thn loturn of a lurgo msjorily giin t the government. Railroad MunuRor * In Seiiioti- 8p cUI UlnnUb to Tut lint. NEW Voits , Daoambor 18. 0. 0 , Wheeler , general manager of the At- ohUou A BwiU Fe railroad ; W. Hoxio , vlro proiidont "f the _ . P.cifio finno Ui iin Pacitio ollioia'n U-nrrnl t'Vcigl't Auant S'nbh' , of th Con'rU nnd Sou-hern P.IC he. nnd Vi3 IVeldont lliyto , ol the Gould SouthweNtorn rein * , \ ere iiv cxtcu- tivo eoMion to-day , ditcuming the quaallon of divicion rf bintnosn , A Fatul KnU-imd Accident- 8 , cc ) l Dispatch to Tut llm Daci'iphrr 18 Tbo [ .us viitr uprfs * > r'ti ' on ttH' Pitlsburf , Cincinnati tSt. li mm Dili 'cAVlu.f ' tiero it So'o i n'collni d with tliB o preen duo hern hi S o'o i o'r , but which ns thr t hours Into , t Hntt 10 o'c.pek , vc.ir Ktrfr * aHtinii , llutty ui'lia Ironi'hiseiti. rhHt > xtont f tin- di'iw.sn ntid the lr a of Hfu m not fill j kiiuwn. A lolf IJ'AIH I" lhr > piM.\l do- putinonl hon > , HJ i : TUP p Mtnl elerl : on Iho I'Rct bom d ttuin wm inetnntij killed , the pjsul oerl ! tt on the \ ni hiuntl ttuhi Nuro nlio injured. Of i-miim er i * . reporU d to bo lulled , nut t. x N7ot l is jot known ns to the flo of the pisst'Di'orr. the luthvnv men lm\o no ijformti ( < n yitt I.VAT iuforiiM'ion ' $ thiit .7 C aoiionn , voit.d cl < > 'krnn iu ttio t of irjurcd. HM injurioa uro j'il. THO o.ii'no ot the accident wnn the m atnko of E-g neer Poturn of thu nee iinno.lr.ti'Ui tr.iin , for tlio limited ctri tHsi hnurd train tierivudor- at Ijtvu'rtiid ' jiot to psci Koattrj tilt ihovrot bound had reached that no nit where thu dnublo track to Cin cinnati begins. Shutly h fore the liouud train i cached Ptnti > rn it met the ucconinindution from Koator'n w.iB niiUkon for the exproar , en thu dial , bound train entered tlio _ _ o track ut Foater'a auupoiing it clear. A mile nnd n ha'f further ot' , nt n fthnrpcnivo , the trainn crashed , ono running at the r.i'o ofIK and the other -10 miloo per hoCr. Two on- i tuoa were uuxshod tcgnther and the uoatal oat a ] ) ilol , tipuu them. No other cr.rs were thrown front the track. Kiralfy Krothcra' or with the ilo : > [ ihant , poet cry nud tuqgugn was ncxl to the ponUl o\r of the o.xst bjund The elephant wn reported killed but thia ia a miatakr. Thu oir ii'jurad that it was f > i\t to it > doitinttlon. No no ol the Kir- n if troup-j wire hurt , and no gera injured. A Xci ) IntlTn Onuutttco. 3pocla ! DUjuub toTiix llitn. .lu.\onoN Cnv , Kw. , Dicombor 17. Iho committee appointed by a con ventiou of the mombern of the legiala turo held at Abiltno a few dayn n o Io oontidur tlio aubjpct of railroad lugia- hiion mat hero this mnrnin ' nnd iured nhorb nddrosauiking the farnu'rn shippers ar.d all ethers haying miy kio.rodgo : ! of tne lUicrkiineti'h againat plncca or individuals in the matter 3f freighta or passenger ratni bj railroad , to oond euh informatiou to tbo committee- , that it may bo laid before nn adjouinod mooting of the convention , to bo hold nt Topeka in January. They will alto aubmit to the legislature _ War. 5pocl\l IXtritcb to Tni 1 ! " DENTKI , Daoomhur 18 The Republic - public xn'i ) Silver OlifT npccial eayt yroat i xcitcmunt in prevailing in Oiia- tnr connty over the nttompted rotnovil tf tlio ounly ro&t from Hn ita to Sil- A mBJority of the county conirxitKioncrs liuvo ordered the ooan- tv &wat moved , but the people at lluitn , eay the have ruouah armed niLMi to retain poarr ainnof tba county rccorda > itid intend doing eo. Just hovr i : "ill ttrminnto ! H iiiiKi'niblo ; to Huy. it in fottrod it vill uiid iu blood KIO , ( ia the ritiziiiH of both pl\c ; i nrj under uriuii uni only waiting 7or ono o mnko a Dlvftr Crntlici ! . 6tivl | l IHipiuhto'liiu nun Cmi'too , Droumbor 18. Thlo after * noi n while I'V/ink / Ilillf , the divrr , waa ou i'uod in cleaning away ice in the mouth of the tuntjel at the hike ahpro and S xty uovontli nlrcot , which nup piioi the towti of Ijako with wntt > r , IIIH umiitnnti in the bout ab'jve him noticed two nnonoiiBO ice HJPS rapidly upprnftliing euoh other in nuch n way an would intiroppt the diver's line not ) i ut him tH'fioni the world aluvo. They began hnultnu him up rapidly and jiint KB thty got him partially out of the wc'trhu ice HJOI oimJ ti , oUier , crinhuii ; both hin lrg < , whicli mil prubably luvo to bu ampu tated. . A < * r < nii l IJMi.Jor. pi-cl" ! Dictate1) to TIIK lift. IVuitM , DuctmbeJ 18 The rumor in 11 ut taut the tfholtt utciiilliin > iuti r i s , i f I'oom in excited ovii-tlia dif cuveiy thit one of their number Inn l > 2-i i n nu ixouke-1 b > trio'ii which bold two g-illoi n moro than tiio H andari huro H ! hi H miking n nut iin f jr Dm crooked < lu liter over his cjni' potltoic of hundrede of doll ira poi day. The niAitor h n boHU b-outfiif to the nttdoiioii i S the o'jlloctor ot in ttrnul ritvnmit ) : vnd thu luck money for thocxciiKn "blamed in thn birr U t ) > Ut ! used will 1 > refunded or a Oiiuu- iul pruaiiLUiiou will follow. I'ac IIJ Cost Woulth. The I ifgttt lortiiiic * on HIM Pacifi crust are thom ot the Central I''ir.ilio milr < id inaguntur , and ex Oavornor S.uiford is the rishfht of the iir.iup Hii wealth it eiUiniAteil at 875,000 , 000 ; tlut is , hittlfeitrly lncomt.Jia i qua to the intcroet on utich a cnpiti ; ! , IIIH hta properly ia osnatantly innriTNini in value , lloovrna more than 5,000 , 000 alone in Bin Fwiciico in rca uatatf , to say nothing cf his fr.rnia vmeyarda , breodiiu ; ranches , etc , Thu ex governor 1ms but oim child , L lund , Jr. , a lad of about 15 , The riphtat widow on the Facifi coatt , or in the ecu airy for that mat fur , \vith poaaible oxcuption of l\Ira Cornelia Btowart , i * Airs Mark Hop klna , widow of ono of the Contra Pacific syndicate. Her hunband's cs tate proved u , . to 8 5 000,000 , and th only two men in California who oouli justify ou the widow's bond an exccu- tiix were Leland Hlcnfordand Charles Orookor , two of her hatband's bual- neti aiaoolktea , They were com pelled to justify in twice the amount of the eatate , and each swore that ho WM worth $40,000,000. Mrs. Hop- tins is nu elderly woman. They had 10 child ron , hut hnd adopted n son , whom Mra. llitpkiiia has just nmrrud .o a MIJS Criitfiiclrn , n nrotopci' of it r' , providitij- her with the dot of A iiiie.iSn. Tm-ro ar n hrr hritb 0 the cutftiibnt the td p rd MM ) , 1 Tun , " will Rot the hulk of it. The riohifit > . .unrd ! uiunirriotl TOtnMi < > n the I'Hcific cn Biii ( AJuo lenuitF.oot ) , rnv diughter of tlu iriuntA kit/ ) . \Vhtn her fath'r'o ncomo from the bio ; livir Imi-nr 7.1 MBt < * n hii > Uu > t ho b > tuht SWO , - 00 of United Sutii.-p ] > r contn m.d > v > Ilium to IIM d.tiu < ticr outru'-s ' , uvnifj them r 'Ulerud 'n ' I'IT immr. lo Uo RV8 In non $ lCOO.(00 in tit ) nanui Kiourtlif , but the latltr iu t pt.iQiinfl n-pil , i d thu b UK'S mvi < in bick to tin' frtiliur'fl 'istik null , u r lafii-ktip't'ii ; . Mica Juniiio u it cSrnu. j ; y IIIIIK wciunti , r.ilhcr 'lain ' , it In triii * , mil r.tvny oir of 01 1 liu - M i n n" ' ' ' . shelly holly frfo front diq'Iay or is du-p'y ' j.ioin , nnd thtro Inw fliMi tome ti lk of her t kirhoveil | 'hero v n u' ' o srmri tti U ut , onu ttnu1 f her nirtirjinp ; "Uuok" flrnnt. only hui hud a * the ilcn , RB ndwd , ctiu yiuuiK (3rnat. ( liiuo'f 'no dt ly ouo inmoua to bring nbout nit mixtoh wna P pa Flood , but the couldn't nto it. The riuhcut pninpuo'ivo ' licirosti iu California ! ( Mim llattio Crockvi , the uly ( UiiRhtot c f Chatlui Crucker , anther - thor of thu lailroad njndioito. She , | so , iu n chnruiiiiK Ijirl , nnd , hko Mita ' 'Joud , in rather ] ilt iu in appoarauoa , ho in nnU'd for her clnuitioi nnd do- untie \irtuni. She wua sought in riaco by Lord Beaumont , an Kng- nobleman , hut olio irivo him no noouragemunt , nnd it is bcltovt d pro- urs to remain cinglo. Mr Crocker as two other children , nous , but hie ntnenno wealth will HI vu nil n princely irluiio. The luckiest yourp man in Oili- nrnia in point of wealth in Mr. James 7 Colvman , of Menlo purk. A few ago ho was clerk at a mine in at $100 a month. Hut ho Hn't oi-peot to bo nlwayr , for Win. O'Brien , one of the bnuntm kinija , ai his tino'o ' , nnd Mr O'Orion was a teht'lor. Ono day Mr O'Hrion 150. ok aud amif for " .linunle , " * ahu w s Iffnyi calif d , to ho with him nnd ire for him. In the last d js f lib lUiii'Si the nursoi said ' ' ' " " " 'Dil'y" and "Jiuimio" were loacttd together u great deal , nd ono oroulng "Jimmio" came out [ U.iolo Billy's room wl-h a big tin ox , which hia Undo Hilly htd utvon tin. It contained $500,000 in 4 per ante. A week later Uuole Billy died , nd by thia will all the nophowa and tecea ncro loft -100,000 o ci ! , in- ' .adit g "Jirntr h , " who got that in ddilioii to the ntilo-mortdii gift of alf n million , liut not content witti hat , Undo Hilly made "Jimmle" nn jujculor without bondr , Mid hia foes anch nuiountrrl toUi 1.000. The whole value of Undo liilly's estate was a little ever S'.I.OCO.OOO. After hnlegaries were paid , thn residue was turned over to Mr. O'Urien'i two iatora , Mr. Colomnn ( 'JimmieV mother ) and Mr. Joseph M'D uinuzh. The two ( adieu inherited $ . ' 1500,000 aoh. The lucky youmj man r fomd oia about 112 , n graduate of Gjo'gi- own College , D. C. , nnd has j J teen eon elected to the naaembly of Citli ornia. "Jlmtnib" has iono into raining for cougresa , nnd will p there hero In 1884. * * * * But fortune ) made in mininc are ot only likely tube HCattnrud , if their jwnar alhkt t the bnaiitMs , bat they re alno nnu.illy over iniimatul. Thn rtunes of tlio homins-i men of Nov.- d i , Mtcl(0-l < < ijc.cl tii d Fair , were nit only gr.iatly exug oratt-d in the irisl pluci * , hut wttliiu live yeara they lave radly dwindled. Their creat , onrco of wriilth wan in workirg the irfH of the Bin Biinatii , huuling the Million and inani > | > iii ! ; the niinoe , and hut has < TI HV ttuppod. Their niin- nf ! slocks huvo sunk in vnluo to ul- noHt z r < > , mid it la hard to tell now their Hreat torimcH cnneist. ) l cnurao a'l ' nro rioh mini , but not i lich ni they wore five yoam acO. t | q doub'fnl if any of thorn , with iho iDsnibln i xoepti n nf Mnckoy , who ilwaya hnd twice an much MI the > lhorr , wou'd ' IK w cut up ! # ,000- )00 ) Mr. \ood nwnii but lit- tie ronl exlatu Mr. Maikoy imnn at Hatiutor Fwir OWIIB nbuut 2 000- , )00 ) xvorth. 'Ihelr minii g oporationn nwo for two jo.ini been a burdnn , Their lunk dnni not pay , a'ld never piid'or it never gt the ron'i 1:0 : of or became popular with the noun community. Thu only prop erly any of tlii'in haa that jiuldfl an Fairs Viii.iineHi blockf , is tliuir ( { ovoriiinent lioiids. It XVIIB but four yearn a-'o tint Vic < > n\ \ to tlio lunn of u inillion t > y Hlu'rwood , unother mining cupilulir.t , who und to uell wntolicii nnd Htmnr rinjja. At the time of the Sfrrn Nevada ( ii ( l Sherwood owned j 000 fihiiros of Union Cjiuolidutrd , then rati'd in tlio mirhoc nt $ ' . ' 00 a nhnro. Fair wan blustering nround ono day i i Nrovada bleak nbnu going to ha aho.vn up iu the mine , und hoar much higher the meet won going. B'urwoudi ' nho i it very I'llet ' and catitioua inun , hoped it WHA ml true , but lud hiidimbta. "I Hup- pone yfu'd I > lo to wulJlo out your Mock , then , " aaiil Fair with a Buenrt 'No , I don't oaro to podulo it , bul I'll uoll i , " was the reply. "What'll you tikt ? " "Mirket price , " wan the unewor , Them was a small crowd nround and all were eyeing F.ir to nee hot ; ho'd ctnr.d the blull' . Jlu saw ho was in for it , and there wai nothing to do but i' ahead. "I'll give you $170" "No , nothing bu' m tket pno3. I can peddle it ou ; ut Uint , " Bld Mr. Bherwnod , with a IR'UKD. "What is it now ? " nnd bntli wa'V ' d to Iho ticker. "Union 8201 , 82M , " taid aiiiie ono. ' 'I'll civo you 200 , " B id Fair. "I'll take it , " arid Sb.'r. ircod ; "flive roe your check. " " Jon J into the bank , " and in ten ru'tiUoj the burly Keuator had Mi. tihcrwood'a 0,000 Bharea of stock , and $1 000,000 hud pasted to Mr. Sherwood11 Imik account. There wa * considerable ox * citernont on the street ever the sale , but it did not brace up the umket- The stock ateadily dropped , aid to day U is not worth 90 a share. KEENE ON CORNERS. Tlio Great Spooalalor Mends the System of Oanib ing in Ooruora Moro B uellclulto Pro- . . duos.-a than tlio Qyu- dtctto ? . SpocuUtlnn th ClytUzai-ot'tho The Qront Corner m Ojat rrai Whsat .baotuta UuuiooaiTrftuaaotton.- * . Spcdal t ) < ipittBli toTim HRF , Nv YOJJK , D.ctm'ior 18. The > oii to caramiuen on corner * lit Kinm liatoncd to the uiory of .I. n. II. Ivtono to day. Mo u id ho xv.in n wppcttintor , mm had bst-n t'.7t nty j vrs iu thu buj- inwn in tliis city unU Sin Frauoiicb. Ho nuvciv know of nny corner iu uny production tiinl wont-id iujurioimlyon the public. Oornuia in bnwdatulFi dnl not last long enough to work in- j-irioualy. ARticultural Inborera and others nro are bonctitcd by the results of oorncra , Any interference in thi * matter would bo injurioua. The coal corner waa the only ono ho remem- bjrod that had been injurioua to thn public. Tha nnthracito companies lixod the prices out ot nil proportion. That cjruer originated in the ucceaci- tioa ot the corporation. The latter wan overburdened with debtc , nnd had to nuke H corner to pay dividends nnd oxttuutoitatlf from the dilllculty. The hciutj of diiTtirontooal companloa done whut otheia would have done in their places' . Stock- watering and dividonda ootnbinod tended to raiao the price of oo al. Stock-watering meant nn ia- of capital WnilOUT I11M.SW AH EQUIVALENT. Private puiunaaru by parties inter ested in the corporation at ono valua tion nnd reselling to the corporation at on ndvancud price without giving any further equivalent , ia stock water- i g. _ llu tin ught thu commerce and bupinoss of the country could not bo carried on without a system of deol- iu futures. Thu bucket shop ayatum was demoraliziuuQui iti ten dency , in BO touch na there waa no pro- tonoo to deliver the proviaions sold. It wo n aimplu act of gambling. It < ras a bank kept for the people for people to play against. There was no element of buatneas in it. The law should nuppreaa these ayatema. Trana- aotionu on stock or other great ex changed were not done in that way al all. People in Chicago and other ex- ohangcB , who deal in future deliveries , agree to pay the money when the par- abases are received and they mast take tbo deliveries. Thoee uro AUBOLUTB I1UMNE81 TOANSACTIOXR. Djalinga in futures , ttiingi bought outright , are not gambling tranaio- tious. The Chicago marktt reTlccta. the public . pinion of the country in corn , wheat , lard , pork , etc. It would not bo fair to call the HI specu lations or gtuibling trutiaaotuma , although , doubtloaa , H good deal of Bpcculatiou ia douo. Tno whole buai- ncaa of the country in speculative in iho higheat degree. Specu'ation ' ia THliKKAL CltlL'ailH ' Of TIIK COUNTHY ; upcculation has Unit up the woat ; apeoulation waa the tfroatvBt bunofit to ho people of this country. Bo meant uood , bi'iiltliy and Irgiiiuntte specula ion. The dieaofroua fluctuations we ieur of in n'ooka are assuredly in no- lordatice with the Byntetn of supply mil dunnnd The volume of bread- tull'i iirthis country ia no largo it lAiinot be nontrollea even tlmngh torn- ) orry cornurn are made. The mart - , t auoti regulates itvulf. Witncaa never was 'ng Bed in a corner in all hia life. 1 ho Iv-tono cor- ler , ho tuppoaed , waa so uilled be- oausrt ho was a c-tntral liguie in the combination which owned large qaun- itic'n of wheat. Thia combination wna u > t lornud to corner but merely to protect tluuutilvos from the tender inorcioj of hears The ayndiaato dia- sanded long hefora thu wheat waa milil. The syndicate hold certain , nmountfl of wlin.it nnd CiillUINEII V H OOMHON HtVSXtX. W/icu the hue uad cry wis raised by the preaB nbout the corner lha vndicatu had to neil grain at a loau. NS'o never coat ngenta throughout the country to buy up nil the wheat ; should aUppoaittliHinoat whoit wo hnd was between 15,000,000 nnd 20,000- 11)0 ) buahoK Thu uyndicato was [ > rmcd in December and many gen- tlumon belonging to it dropptd out. Transportation to the wcat , although roatrietod , waa not Buanondod , The The price of wheat at Oaioago at that Lime was from 81.10 to $120 per buahol. Thu farmura Herd certainly bcuuiittcd by the alleged corner. TEiazan.APH.io IMtpatchi'j to TIM DKF. Nuv Yum. D ceuibsr 18 Tie will of Trroino ,1. ( Jjlliin , metro ol gUt of tha .ieiiijiittto exioJHIun , WNU liltd to-day. He giv > a nil hU property to hl < i mother. S\itAUrtlp ! , N Y. , December 18. An- druwi , ht nno time oflljUl loportfr of iho ti'U-o rf r ( ' | > ro > eiitntlvui > , died to-day. He wai a brother of liUhop Audratr , ot Call- turula , PlliKNixMLLr , I'a , Dwmbcr 18. Oi J Hull y lc the 1'rciulx Iron couijiiiiy nlll reauco the w.iges ut' ail eaiplojei. \VAHiiiNiiTox , Uosomiier 18 Ia th < stir rui'tx < : > to- lay Jilisi rfouinad bin addie a to the jury. Nm VOIIK D-cenitiar 18 LUbl'llfes ' of Dnitijo K aiuclilr , Inilu rubber cnwlx , ii SIS5.-I7S. Nmnlual afaeU , $157,160 ; acliul an t , Sit 50. Au Juipnrtf it Agitator. R | > cIfJ DUp&tch to Tu a bu. NKW YOUK , December 18 Herr John Moat , the German agitator , lately Imprlaoned in Ku | and , landed this morning from tha steamer Wis consin , and waa met at the pier by the reprcaontative of the local revolutionary - ary club * , snoialiata ard members of the internatloi al woklugmon's rsjooj- atlon , The p rtv went to tha Inn li ° Ktd , Tonight , He rMoat aldremid K inatu invetiiig at Cooper Institute.