HE DAIL
TWELFTH YEAH TA NEB THURSDJ MOKNItfG DECEMBER 21 155
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
A Nunrtor ; of Important Measures
Disposed of by Congress ,
The Poetoffloe Appropriation
GUI Passed by the Houso.
Tiio Pay of Subsidized Boada
to be Oat Fifty Per Geiat.
J&Tcthotli of Reform nn
Bills Diecaciiiul In the Sonmto
Trie aoutliern Ttacltto
Dill
CAPJT3AI. NOTES.
Bpeclil Dlapntchoi to TUB liu.
COMMITTEE WORC.
\VASHKJOTOir , December UQ. '
ways and moana comruitieo to-dny
fixed the rate * on metallic .pono nt'12
conta per grots nnd reduced the -duty
on pen tipo f Him 40 to 30 per cout , all
ad valorum.
The oub-oosmmtteo of elections -this
morning reported In favorof admitting
Gain aa delb ate from Utr.h.
This way * und muann coaimitteo-will
sit daily neni week.
The Bonato committee on railroads
to-day considered thn bill .introtlacod
last BOBslou by Senator Miller , of
California , -authorizing < the Southern
Pacific railway and otiisr companies
to unite oed oonsolidato BO us toform
acontinuona line of rwlrosdibatweon
the tidal caters of the Atlantic and
PaciSc , and appointed ti aUb-coczmit-
tco , with Instructions to prepare a bill
authorising such consolidation. The
bill , howorer , will forfcld tho-cnnsoli-
dation of , parallel or ecrapottnjj-tinua.
JefiiiHOoa Chandler , cf counsel for
the dofoneo continued hla nddreas to
addroos to the jury in 'theot&r route
case to-day.
Uickooc was placed upon the stand
by too defouao in the Kickscnooasa to
day. _
CONGREbSSGNAIi.
Special Dlepkteti to TUB DBS.
B2NATK l'KOC 2DINOS.
December : 0. The
appropriation committee decided to
recommend liio liouao rcaolution pro
viding for roccss froai'Decamber 2:2 to
January. .
peeing the morning hour -Senator
Milfer presented potinona for a peat
office building ot San Francisco.
Souator-Siundcra introduced bill
( by ruqueo' ) for admhuioniof tCcah us
u etato. *
Tbo-coisinittee on claims reported ,
without .Amendment , houuo &ill to :
afford assistance and relief to occgresa ;
and esaoctivo departments In the in
vestigation of clairci and demands
agnitat iteo government , and cuva
notice tit -\TOuld call it tap uc au - . .i. ,
day.
day.By fionaior Luganto increaoo the
effictanqy of the armyof thu'.Uniled
Statea. ( deferred.
After the morning 'tour Senator
Allison called up thetaonaular and '
diplomatic appropriatin bill. The
amendments reported iy the coaimit-
tea on nopropriationa were i jropd to ,
except the provision that nothiug in
the act flhall bo const&oed to eziond
the tinae iisi which the French and
Amerieun claims cojaKitteus eknll
make a Cnsl , report and ur.piro.
On inoiiou of Senator Pandloton ,
with the af prov.il of the committee
on foreign eolations , nn nmondrncnt
was added ppropriatinsSS.OOO to an-
able the president to cztond diplo ,
. matlc roJaticna with the jrovommeuts
.of Eiatom Asia. Tha bill tlwn
, passed.
The cifil fcsrvico bill being undttr
roonaidoratioc Senator Peadluton of-
ifarod an amendment otrihiog out the
provision that original entrance to the
tiorvico shell-be in the lowest grade , *
and providing that appointments in
the departments shall bo apportioned !
AH nearly as possible , among tfce states ?
and territories. and District of Gjlum-
ibb. on the bwle of population.
fijnator Morgan aaid ho raa pre
pared to support any meaauo which
would tend to put in ottiwAtieaa of
porcons beat qttf.liQed and caoet to be
relied upon in the conduct of public
buoiueaa. The -avlla of the w.iatmg
av-fltara were luticsputablo and one of
them was the annoyance and humilia
tion , put upon senators and ropruson- S
tativte when they ware required to go ai
to the dopartmoutc.and ask for cfiicoa , aivi
viN
To retnody thla evcl ho would olfur an vid.
amcadrr.out later , providing that no d.w .
reooDimcndation frciu a acnator or d.d
representative nhoiid be cotwldored d <
by any peraou making appointment , 0 (
nnleaa it Lid been previoauly asked in P
writing b ? one or mocn of the oiaiula- PCl
, cr .
Senator iloar auggeeted , that as the
xitaminatioaa were to La competitive
iiUo amendiuont had bitter prohibit
absolutely all aach recoaraondatioua.
Benator Morgan aaid that before b
ofcxlng tha auioiidnient ho would con- w
idar the auggeition. Ha intended to S3 .
oSez , also , another amendment , re S3S
quiring applicacta to be examined iu S
tha states and Urrltorlea where they la
lah
reiliad , the object being to prevent h ! !
the immigration of people into Wash at
ington to follow the busiuooa In
of ofiice Boeking. This would Inbi
be a favor to the paoplo
them&elvea , while at the aamo time it
would secure better material for ex- cc
aminera to operate on. lie wus ccw
strongly opposed to the provision in
the bill confining entrance into the til
service to the lowest grade of clerk- in
ehips. Suck a plan would not give
efficient aerrlca in the land oiio ) , for
example , there were numerous clerk-
ahipa for which proper preparation
would bu the education of & lawyer , TJt
instead of that ( I a copyist. t
Senator Call made an argument to tli
ahov that the bill infringed upon the dc
appointing power of the executive , ru
anU wad thtreforo unconstitutional , tiiG
H also critiolBod aomo of the provis G !
ions of the WH , Ilfl yielded for a mo- P
tin to go Into 9X.cutivu eaaion. Pth
th
.TOla lu.
B-fore the doora were olojed Sena- of
( or Hoar introduced n joint resolution
( which Wfta referred ) authurizini ; the
president to negotiate with the civil *
ie < d powers for nn intarn.itionr.l aya-
tern whereby mattera in dlsnuio bu-
twncc thodifforotit govcrumouta ncrou-
ing tttnroto may bo ndjustod by arbi
tration , if poaaible , without rocourao
to war.
? ho Senate , after executive spaslou ,
ftdjeurnod.
IIOUSK rROCEnwjfos.
I\Ir. \ Brown's motion to reconsider
thu vote postponiuf ; the bill permit-
lint ; retired army o 111 eon holding civil
olliuea in territories prevailed and the
motion to pOHtpono w a withdrawn. .
Mr. Tojrnsond ' ( til. ) offered rm
amendmonk that whmi u retired officer
itccopted territorial c'tlisu hin retired
p-iy bn covered into the treasury.
A. lively dobjco onarad.
Mr. Komoti ; oppoaud the bill ixa
tending to build up a monied srlaioo-
rncy. The umonchuont waa lout and
tlin bill passed.
The honao 'in commlttoo of the
whole then resumed considerations !
the poatotiico nppropriation bill.
Mr. llobcaon'a ' omeudmonC to Hio
bill , after 'bain ) ; DO modified MI to pro
vide that the componautluu paid lu
nubpidiceil roud-i for CArrriug iceila
shall bo fixcd'by the poatoiait ritu -
oral at ruten net exceeding that xrd
by hitn or oVowcd by lc.w to other
compnnics of < iho same clr.oo to which
the Utilod'CUtoa huvo fcrnishod aid
by grant of land , right of tvcy or
otherwise , wen nqrcud to.
Mr. Hewitt ( N. y.rRtsodthapolnt )
of no quorum but withdrew ou : mdi-
tlou'lhat'thoro should boo yea and nay
vote in the house. The > qo3stion
theuceoaircd on Mr. Holman'a amend
ment fixing < the cotnponrr.tion of carry
ing the rpitlo by laud land. grant rail
ways which Ciavo receive ! ever 3,000
aoroc portuili ) , nt 50 per > cent of the
rate llowe < i other railweyo. 'Ticst
41 to IS.
T&o fvoimaater general -rraa in-
atrcctud Us make tlierough 'inijuiry
into thornclway mail < corvieo ot the
United Ktcf.ua und report at tha next
809aioii of .oongrosB whet la the -reason-
abte value of the trau nortctios of the
mails and what ditforonco < there ia bo-
ttrcen thccoat of the toanopcrtction of
freight ( foe private parties and the
cast of transportatioa-nf mail.
The committee than rose end re
ported the bill to the 'house.
Mr. ! 'Eewitt withdraw hir demand
for : * yea-find nay vote on tho"ffioboaon
sntendmont. It wan cureed to. The
bill rhon ' passed yoja'303 , nayo 21.
Mr. 'Giuliani ( Pa.J , ohairman cf the
: ocnniltot on poatofiicea jjud po < t
rotxla , reported back u rooolutian call-
iu < j on the pcatm.iater general for in-
LormaUou-a3 to failing star route cnn-
: rj tora-cioco the lat of Jnly , 1882.
ideuicd.
Mr. Bctterworth ( Chio-jave ) notice
hat havrould ask for coneideration of
ho army cppropriatlon bill to-worrow ,
XCr. 'Liuch Misa. ) oiTdrcd u roaolu-
ton makuig it iu order to oiferamend-
nonta tf. the oen on
, i , triUiAjitiK CUe | .u
placing enlisted colored persons on
he aamo too tint ; as other soldiers use
o peaioiona and bounty and the heirs
if Buchparsons. Referred.
Fifteen leaves ofabsence were
'ranted. Adjourned.
± . I BI
'tilost'ii a
poclU Dlspatdi to Tiia fini. le
leB
New S < JZ.K , Deoambor O. 'That au B
ccurate ide.i might be obtained re- ia
ardiogKcrr Ale t'e tpana and bia IM
lotive HOT coming to thia country n ti
eporter < Jf the World called upon inol
ustac fil > nihwab , the great loader of oldi
ho German eosialista iin Amerian , at di
is osloon yesterday. > ushwab was tiIt
aund currcxnded by foienda , to wLpm It ;
o wa * .coisrersing m 'German * ith ItS
luch i.ai iiiatton , and when infora-.od
y the ixjp crier ho should like to nau b <
im nloaa.a , replied bpus ely that ho bi
ept noihin ; ; from his conttados , und of :
rhatevee wao said to 'him muet rba nc
poken KI their hearing. Tbo reportar ncP
lion inquired regarding 'Herr MoaCa th
iture taovuzieuta , and > : u reply ar '
chwab aaii ; tii
"On ThuwJay or Fridry at the
itest Herr Mont will leave ttiii city
> r ChloAEO , where ho will remain un- Bp
1 after New 4'ortra. On uezrt unday ; BpOi
ight a public parade wilt tolo place ! Oi
lore iu hit honor , in which nil of the' ' la
rraod labor organisations of tLat city of ]
ill p rticlp4te. " , pn ,
"With arawt" asked thn re"Her. . rh
"Yes , with arias , " itftld Afr. h'ctwab.
* 7hy not with arms ? "
"From Ohicino , " continued Mr.
cLwab , "he will go to Ifilwaukeo
li-St. Paul , and then back to 'Loula- Pi
, Cincinnati , -Olevoland , Buffalo , ot
oara , Pittaburf , , Allegheny , Phila- otmi
elpfcia , Uultiiuoro and Waihington , Ti
hero ho in to ba received by Frcoi- 00
ont Arthur. lie will thou ofjaln
3ino to Now Yort , , whunco ho will
iy vioita to all tha largo indurtfial BIX
antere jf the cast. "
"Yoc must understand Uifs ia liii nil
rogrutcuie , in couron ofhich our frt
iatinguiclied guest will make au cp- at
aal to the people. Ho will o
ipi
one oud wherever ko stops ho wili La .
a ontertiuued by oar frienda. Ho
an
111 return to England in about four hii
.onthfl , but lint aa Here Most. Do
in undoratuadr He will qo incognito. deLi
iio English parliament passed a law Li
t summer especially dirt- ) : ted against LiLi
ei which prorldes that /oroigners de
ispecled of being danponws to the
istitutiona of Oreat Britalti ehall bo
ininhod without any form of legal Sp (
oceodingi. He u connected with The
relheit as the editor and ia a constant W
intributor , but his but little to do foi
ith it * publication. " De
Herr Most was closeted last night bi
11 a late hour with the executive com biAs
Ittee of the socialist party. wt
A Broken Bank-
cal ! Dlipatcb to Tui 111 * . , Sp
RociiL'hTEit , N. Y , , Dacombar 20. SpA
fie City Dank , rated the third A
rongeat iq the city , clctod ita doora ooi
its morning , There ia Bald to be a ooiH (
ificienoy of $500,000 , The cau&o of no
leperieion is thought to bo specula- frcMi i
au lu stocks and oil by the prualdent , Mi
barks K , Upton. Great excitement Ju
evaila. aft
CHICAGO , December 20. Through Sti
le ess of 9450,000 of the fund * pai
the City bahk of Kochvater , by ita thi
president , C. E , "Upton , to carry on
oil speculations , tint b nk this morn
ing closed its doora , The amount cf
deposits is atnted to bo $500,000 , mid
the amount of paper hold by the bank
§ 800,000. Upton WAS treasurer of
the Western Now York Epltcopnl
dioceseand had its fuuda in the hank.
The Livings banka had l.irvo Bums de
posited with the bank.
UOBTON , DocomborSO. The Travel
er DftjB , in relation to the failure of
the city bunk of Rochester , N. Y , "It
ia fltnti'd Upton , prcoidont , inadu uii
imporinut transfer of real estate to
hla wife within the past few dnya ,
The bulk IIM bscti the nubjoot of
' .vnno yoeslp here for eotno time post.
'Considerable of the paper is undoubtedly -
odly held in this aootion.
KOBSOrVS TEAR.
"Forbidden Fruit" nhd Its Conoe-
S | > edii i t .
NKW YOKX , Decouibor 20. Last
Friday evening Stuart Robsou was
not able to appear at the Fifth
Avonuo.thoator iu "Forbidden Frnit , "
und a aubatttuto had to bo ncoured.
Saturday nttornooti ho did not abow
up at ivlL Saturday evening Hobaon
failed again , und John Stotaou , who
had by thm time bcoaiuo thoroughly
indignant nt the actor'a conduct ,
throitensd to return the ' pocplo'a
money. Orano prevailed upou him
not to'do this , but to rllow the play
to go > cu. Stetson connoutod , but
atatcd that ho would uot turn ever a
dollar'of the receipts to them until
some vrrauguiuant trns arrived at.
To ( hi ; Crane assented willingly. On
Sunday Stetson retained esJudgb
Dittonboofor to brine nuit for $10,000
BgsliKt Ilobaon it 'Crane for dam-
igoa iluno the reputfclionof iho house ,
ind thu paporb were drawn
upon Monday. Lasi-evening llobaon
jatao to the theatre iu a very repent-
tut ( frame of mind and wont on with
lib part in the plftjas usual. To-day
i tnsotiug took plaoa butvraeu the
jnrtiea and both CRobjou and Crane
jflorod to agree to any rousonoblo con-
iitioaa Stetson froposud , but they
requested him e&rizeatly not to puah u
mit that would injure them in their
> u3ir.ona olfluwhovc. Stutoon agreed
hat if they would ubide by the prin-
iiplaof "No phj-'Uo pay , " -ho would
lorecrornteo on Umt ground. 'Shey dl
f'.rM ( , and : vs a rcuult thu Juauag
tookots the totil reodpts of Frina
ivcning and the two perfornttuces 01
Utarday ad ; ) thuu paaco waot-reatored
The Qronnbficltcvc
fsrzr Dl'jialcli t/UH'j lli.i , i ,
Br locis , December 20. Thonvjl
lonul conimittco oC tho' greenback
ubor party mot at if o'clock to.day ,
'ho principal guetuioris 'boforo the
omuittcowill Le the adoption of i
latfirm and nlao the propriety o '
baosing the ooraa of the. partP , ' , " "V"
Uter in ezpectod .V > , .uso if Uvelv
S'foar "diattUo-r-Ti'roVbBltiffiirTo "TO
nmo the partyTJS : Thenational , th
[ iti-EJonopolye the independent and
le-whig. Also , .probableaction wil
e t&Uen on the prohibition.cuestlon (
tShs committee waa in > sxecntivo
: caion during the aftornooa and held
eeorot meeting Again to-cight. It
inked out , however , that the chief
iotuc before the committee , BO far ,
n reiolution presented iy DeLa-
[ & < jyrInd. ) look'ug to the dissolu-
ou of the greenback ptrty , the call-
ic ; A ? a national coaventioc by nil
omenta opposiui- the ropubiian and
gearratio fur tics and the organi/.i
on of u. new party under iv nei.T namp.
ip understood that the
) irC . . present , including Wcover of
) -a , Hopkina of CXevr York , Cham
jrsof Toxap , Do'Li Matyr , rBtudo
itknr end Peat of ( Indiana , Springer
Ifuiue , Hill of Jot. Louis , and others
Ivocutsd the propenhion. It ia ox
icted'doUntto action will bo tal en on
to proposition to-night , Indications
'o tli t it will be late bcf jro thc < Muea-
an -Decided. .
Gartli Pupa Hli Flue
oriil dUpitch to Tun > Itr .
NBW 1'oiiK , Deccmbor 20 , Gocornl
jrtia , convicted -violation of the
w in collecting asccBotuonta { ram
lice holders for political pqrpciea ,
ld a 1:0 of $1,000 and wai i ia-
argcd from cuatody.
<
xlDlxpaUii \ to TuxUm ,
Niw YOBH : , December i)0. J , M.
ke & Co , , the extent Uro tea doalcrn
iiil front Qtroot , mitdo an aaaign-
xat without prcTcroncoa to-day
i < iiabllitieii are upnuia of i
0. The auuta are unknown.
, DA Ketsa of Torrar.
> d ; Dispatch ia Suit Uxs.
DICJ.AH , Tex.c Ddcombor 20. The
no prisoners who rocnntly oeoapod
jm < the PleaaauUn jail uro creating
eiga of terror en thut county , ateul-
f hor&js and ahAotiiiK Bt thu oiticona.
.at uiiriit they ctptured Mr , L3wia i
d took him to thowoodoand riddled n
in with i > ullota. wli
wlwi
Near Corpus Cbrtatl , Henry Wel- wi i
n , a wtnlthy stockman and Dick wiwl
wl
nn , old eaomios , met on the road , '
nn drew his revolver and shot Wei- 'C
n dead. lie hai not been captured , ll
D aatb of T. W. Park .
> cUl Dijpttch to TIIV llli ,
NEW YOKK , Dicember 20 , Trenor
, I'dtk died on a ateamer bonud
Aiiplnwall. He died of paralysis :
icouiber * lf > , Jlia body waa ems
lined , and will bo returned from
pinvrall on the atuamor Bin Bias ,
lich arrlvi'8 here about January 1st ,
A BJyterloui Divorce Salt.
K.U1 Dliputci to Tui il .
RICHUOND , Va. , Dacember 20.
suit waa entered in the chancery > f
urt cf Richmond to-day by Mm , wi
mrictty Pigeon , who sues by her wiu >
xt friend C. Carrintjton , for divorce
in her husband Klchard Pigeon.
rs , Pigeon alleges eho wa * married ir
ly 2nd , 1801 in Lsndon. shortly irm'i
or they came to the United m'i
itca tud Jived In various
rts of the country. More
in five yeare ago her huaband do-
PAIUS , Docoinbi -Bight
injured by the ox In iu the car-
trldgo factory at B. uloriou , Mon
day , have died , ra ot the in-
"jurod " woman nr cxpeotod to
recover.
simri oE , NKElll ,
Bontoux , prcai nnd Fcdor ,
maungcr of the o W Union Gon-
oralo bank , were koncod to five
vears' imprinonmo Ind t line ol
3,000 frauc * .
UEAT11H 'IKK.
PKJUIRDKK , Out eoombor 20.
Throe lives were " in the fire thli
morning. Two Fr boas , Borvnitc
at thu hotel , nn lines Cameron
ngeut for J. R. Bo of Ottawa.
WIlOLKHALt AUU IN IRELAND.
'
DOIILIN , Docot4 20. Fort ;
young farmers wo irrostod in con
uectiou with the p mimed mootln
at Bailymona , Ant Sundny. Ba
WAS refused. Ou lundrcd youn
men and women i summoned o
witnesses.
THE i oivr.
, Deooi : | r 20. Ks-En
press Eugenie han ten llinhar r <
( fuealinR him to co. y to Alaraeilli
tbo park nnd oaatlo nich the cou
decreed belonged her. The eves
Empress says she b ves she la earr
tug out tha wishes : he emperor.
THK'OOVBRNSIE ; VILL '
Daocmb ) 0 It la atati
; hat the governme intends to de
instantly with Mr , Iggar on uooou
) f hia attack OH th diniuistratiou
uotioo in Ireland on tka chara
; or of the viceroy.
Cozmincham , Mparaiott and a
) thor reporter na d Barrett wa
irrostod at Lunghit foe luwing pi
ictpatod iu the / .
thojoclaimed lug
aoeiing on Sundiw They wore ;
uaudod for ono wax.
A Ril'F. ( .AlIVAI , .
55oM3NrrowK ! ! , ( Dscknb'or 20. Ai
ljo.daytho hip piyof Mai
fr"- .TT .
jjeoember 20. Proald
Jrovy viownd tO'dtiy and creutly
iiired the M'jB.nioportraitof , Preaid
lutfield , which will be exhibited
/oudon 'before it ca dispatched to
United States.
\ . Xotier from
Michael Divitt , in a letter < to I
uiw iYork News , aaya
2ot two yeare huvo yet .clr.p
inco the cry of "Jistrcuo" wont 'to
tacu .this unhappy land liu appeal
lie alma of n charitable world , f
ore T/O are again , After land ucla a
nroara billa huvo be-on passed for <
relief , ' facn to face -with what thre
nc to be as diaifttrono a winto : '
lint of aS70-80. There is no dei
> K the fact. JTromDonegal o
luya , aa from Clare and Koiry , u
IB ulacdaof the restore.raiat , no
10 tidinpo which confirm whikt I u
clpatpd in one of my lotteru writl
Jino six. woeka ago thu nppror.ch
partial famine. AH Uio iviu
lontlm ndvauce ot/t r p&rt.n of t
inntry will chima iu with the w
f apprehended starvation , and t
mieaad and sickeiUng bpoctiolo
nation of nutadicants w
ace more ba presented to nn on-lor
ig , and rnuit it be cald , a dlguat
orld. Coczmonting Dpou the caui
' atarvalion will not feixl tlio hungi
he Influence of political lu ues ,
10 reapouaibilily cf parlienl&r lav
ill not bo taken into conaidoratl
f the charitable and aympatho
noug our exiled kindred wheu c
QUO lioarts ara picturing the mer
sa olrides cf hunger making for t
iserablo inrnatcc. of 100,000 Irl
ibina , Therefore , let ua aao what
bo , and what can bo done to mi
ito the impending evil. Either Ii
ud herself hza , or has not , the i
urcus demanded by euoh a crisis ,
o has , neither America nor any otli
mntry need bo alarmed at wl
reatons our people , , nor oc
mod with the pariicuar moasui
at may ho resorted to on their 1
ilf. If she has not , then the li
an tarian will probibly ovorcoi
any other feulingB , and our count
111 ouoo more become the recipient
iternal charity. ilavo wo whei
ith to meet the requirements of t
Intor'u distress ? Uriqueational
> a , Shall wn meet it independent
itside help ? Not if our people i
so to help themselves to their t
est limit , nor if cbarity-mongora e
urago a popular spirit among t
stressed , BO aa to command the d
ibution of what will , of courao ,
pectod from oar open-handed ki
edintho United States. But , i !
a not very ranch mistaken iu my <
-riato of whataoino of the popul
adora can nosompliih here , and
u spirit which has been appealed
nong oar people in America to ct
ia demoralizing work of Irish bo
ry unco fr > all , I think the cau
national decency and inanline
ill be kept free from the atlgma
undlcauoy on this t > coaalon , It
jll , then , that yt.ur readers , and i
ese on your Bide of the water wl
e Interested iu our wefate ! , nhou
tow precisely what it if we can do
set thm cmsrgei'Oy ' , as well us wh
ia wa do not want them to do , pen
H the application of uuch ronu'di
way be deemed yQlUdeut and m
csiary of nppUoatloti on our part. Fet
immediate use , If called for , the
national league hns n fund of flfiO.OOO ,
It is not for charity , it is true ; but I
would like to muet the Individual who
should object to its being spent , every
dollar of it , rather than that any of
our people should die for want of
broad , while wo h&d public funds in
onr possession that would purchase it.
Immediate doiiRor , then , there IB
none , but wo should endeavor to avert
the atnictlou of hunger without touch
ing what waa contributed for another
purpose , nnd I frvll to BOO why wo can
not easily do BO. There nro throe
moans by which this can bu accom
plished : First , government nsslatanco ;
second , the voluntary contribution of
uon-disttcsacd Irishmen in Ireland ,
and third , the appropriation of the
half ycav'o rent usually paid to the
landlords for the term extending from
November to Mny. That each , and
if necessary , all of those moatia should
bo resorted to rnthur than nn appeal
for a single cent should bo made out-
tlda of Ireland , la nn cpl.ilou that will
ba shared in by our renders , I am
sure , na well na by every mnn who has
the hoiur of hta country nt heart.
CELE3TIAL GAMBLEKS.
A Onlnoao "Lituindry" Itntdcd and n
Qamo of Fan Onpturod.
f pocUl DlipuUJi to The
BAI.TIMOIU : , Md , , December 18. < i
Chinese gambling dountNo. 40 Nortl
Liberty Btroot , was raided early thli
morning by the police , nud a dozoi
Chinamen and all piraphernalin o ! liu
gaino captured. About a montl
arrived hori
Ago a dozen Ohiuainou
from St. Louis , nud simultanoonnl ;
opened laundticd lu different cootlon
of the city. Ono of the Inun
dries , kept by Hong Sinn , was aituntoi
at the above location. For some San
daye past the policeman on the ben
has noticed thai a number of Chinu
men would enter the laundry and re
main there for a considerable length c
time. Ho ouspeotcd there waa BOUI
peculiar attraction ia the shnpo c
gambling , which drew BO many thei
with such regularity every Band *
night. The place was routed by Hoii i
Sing nud was used as a laundry. ] .
the roar wnt a largo-Mzed room whoi
the gnmo waa carried ou. The plai
od was otrrouudod indnn entrance cffac
ai od through the front way. Upon tl
ut ontratioo of the ollicora n wondurl
of alsht mot their gaza. Twolro Chin .
Q . _ . _ .
men , In all their plg-tnilcd glory , wo
ncatnd around a largo table with t
uvorlsh
5nxrnE8HiciT OF TUK u uraLKK
on their fnooa. The whole layout
the was the table a
tr gnmo upon
true atatika of quepr lookinn ohipa were
ro- the elbowrt 'of the tilayoro. Chad
Wong , the baukbr of the Rfttne , v
busily at work in the exevolao of j
frf. duties , and At Ling had fast vontui
rid to bet. It vaa a abrt of Ohlni
ont the progress of tho1 play. At t
ad juncture the police matfo n audi
ent dnah into the 'room. Sor.io ooizod
in excited auil thoroughly frig
the onod Ohinansen while othnra uii
[ for the paraphernalia of the gar
which Charley Wong attempted
tt. hide but was caught in the oilc
the The formor.quiotof the place had bi
changed to a bedlam. Chinamen i
hither and thtthor in their nttomj
sed to escape.Several managed to res
rth the yard and there conceal thomsel'
for 'in dilFoVont jiUcea , but were discov
md od and aaptr.rnd. 'One was fou
ind rolled up like n bill and present 01
Infilcrnua ei ht Two others were d
iat- covered in nu oat house locked iu or
118 other's arms opeochlons with frigi
iy ; All were csptnred nnd rrcortcd to <
nd Btation house by the officers. Th
udi"
i"
THKIIl KAKEH AS
'eiil ' lat' ' ° . .y.VonKi banker of the gap
of Honi ; Sin/ , proprietor of the lauudi
tcr Ah Lng , Ling , Ling Sing , Ah lit
Ah Hiui , who curried a terrible-lot
ail lug EugliHh "bulldog" plotolj Ah D ,
lie LJO YuiVnh Sing , who ntso had
of "bulldog" : llong Lee , Ah Tone , tether
ill other "bulldoi ; " fiend , and Jim Chii
ik. Thu layout of the gama eonslated
ik.od peculiar nhnpcd dprnlnoes , narn
10B cards , dice , chips nnd a square elt
nn which the numbers wore paintc
There wta a quantity of Chlni
money and $80 in United States 01
ronoy. They wore each fined 83 a
, " - coata , nnd those having ptstola w <
, fined ? 3 additional.
ol.he Ooo Up ,
he Udil \ Diepatckto Tim n K.
ish CniCAuo , Dscombor 20. The fi
is lowing cities were rrproaonted in t
tire - broivori1 convention : Chicago , M
re- Wftukeo , St. Louis , Louisville , Evat
reIf villo , Toledo nnd Indianapolis. Afl
If discusrlon , in vinw of the udvanco
icr Ilia price of hops and general coat
iat nunufaoturo , a resolution waa pass
Hi to increase the prion of boor ono doll
res per barrel nfter Jan 1st , both f '
homo nnd shipping trade. The pri
lUno heretofore has been SO for old nnd
no for now. A western association ,
ry include all boor manufacturing cltl
of west of Hochcsrer , Now York , w
re- formed.
rehe
he
.Iy . The Datj on Hngrar-
of OpvdU DUpttch to Tin Uu.
re. DOHTON , Z > ocernbor 20. A petitii
it- t ) congress , numerously signed , in i
itn - gard to the sugar tariff , prnys f
nho more reduction than the petition re
it- ommeudi , and asks that the pola :
boar scope test bo used.
bon The Journal announces frauds
n the factory wotk of the State priso
Tlio State TJnivnrilty Reiout (
ar Bptdikl Dlnixitcb to Tin Dun.
in LINCOLN , December 20. On a
to count of the absence of Kogenta Ga
op net , Poweia and Fifiold the board
3so regents of the atato uiiiveraily cou
so get no quorum , and they ndjourm
is a until January 10.
of
ia Death lu n Btorm
all 6p < cl l DLtpitch vo Tui Un.
lie OALVKITON , Dacembor 20 , Ti
Id News' Huntavillo apcciil aayo : Iu
teat hail storm last night Diau'a inlllii
at houaa WAS blown down , killing Alba
Drydeu und four negro women w ]
es had sought shelter there. Three
four others were badly wounded.
THE BORDER COUNTIES.
Where Political Orooks anil Tax
Sliirkors Thrive Luxuriantly ,
Hitchcock and Dundy Counties
Thickly Bottled With Both.
Remarkable Vnltmtlon ai tha
B. & M. Road Bed and Material * .
Tlio Content of Taylor nud Gtmmbora
for n LcRlelnUva Beau
Coiit pond nc ol Tim Hit.
GULIIKUTHON , Nob. , Dooombor 18.
Hitchcock county people fool that they
have not been dealt fairly with lu the
matter of railroad MncMmorit , nnd
from what I cau learn the people of
the sUto nt Inrgo have just cause foi
complaint. In llitohoook county there
was iu operation ou January 1st , 1882 ,
seventy-two nnd sixty-seven ono-hun
drodth mlles of railroad , upon whlol
the Burlington & Missouri lliver rail
road in Nobrnnkiv were running train ;
nud collecting passenger faro nnc
freight rntos , nnd in ndlltlon to that
the said rallr6i\d oompiny had li
Dandy precinct at Btnklomau station
in Dundy Couuty , a largo amount o
property oouaiating pf tics , rails , tula
graph poloa , bridge plica , etc. , wottl
at least $150,000 , aa estimated by rail
road contractors. But when the atat
board of equalization mot In Llaooli
several montha later they found thn
there w&s In Hitchcock county enl
three nud thirty-Devon ono-hundrodtl
miles in the entire county , and thi
the real of the road was
AHSKUHEU AH MATEIIUL
at nbout one-half the price of tl
road in other sections of the vallo ;
The SICO OO worth of property b
: e
fore spoken of located at Blnklcmi
y Station was not returned at all , or
will not pay a cent of tax , the ra
: .no road company claiming thut Una pro
orty wan m transit and ooald not
it : neaDcaod in Nebraska , notivlthatniidli
lie that thin properly has boon piled '
lieu \ where it now is for ubout one yci
u.IV' Olio might na wull nay that n man win
.IV'
n hard of cnttlo could atay In ti
he CO co-Jiity for .1 yo.tr or two and ola
that hia atock ehould bo exempt fn
taxation booauso he expected to tt
of them ever Into the Platte valley.
ud would BQum that thin kind of
nt assofuraout waa not ox&ctly right , a
it will Uko n lar o amount of' r ,
ley I coad passes to couvinoo the voters
his Hitchcock couuty that it la juat a
red should bo.
In looking over the records
950 ! this county I found that there
" 1 ° "
hlo znraTV'mE rihvui OF IA I >
ien subject to taxation iu all Hitoho
the aud Dundy counties , exclusive
ht- town lota. The total value of all
ido real property assessable In these
no , counties , town property and nil , '
to not reach $15,000 , nud the porso
property , including the B. & M. r
ion road , will renoh about $320,000.
ran The United Status mail is bron
pU here fro a McUook by express i
LCll from hero west for forty miles as
aa Blnkloraau , in Dundy county , II
or- carried by a mail carrier , who nor
ti d times goes ou the train 'and son
in times 011 a horse. From Binklen
( a- west to Denver there is no mail son
ich of any kind.
lit. There has been conmdernblo oxol .
Jio mentiu thin place ever the contest
oy tweenV. . 'A. Taylor and B , L. Olit
ben for a neat iu the legislature fr
the Fifly-eixth Eepreaantntlvodistrl
Mr. Taylor haa the certificate witl
majority on the face of the return !
18 votes. Mr. Oharabora claims tl
'V , there were at leant 80
1)0 , KJIAUDULKNT VOTKH
n cast iii Dundy county , which woi
in- entitle him to tha Boat. The folio
ing is a copy of the notice served
of Mr. Chambers upou Mr. Taylor ,
ow produoo it hero for the purpose
ith showing the ruling of the officers i
pointed to take the depositions :
380
NOTICK OK CONTKHT.
"rj STATX OK NKIIAHKA , \
11(1 JIlTCIIOOCK COUNTIT. Ire I
> ro To W , / Taylor : You ore hen
notified tbftt I , IJ , li Clmirjors an elrc
Uoiper county , Nobraakn , onoofftheuo
tloj of tlio Mth ropreneiitntivH ( Ilitri
uomprluliiir Frontier , Hitchcock , lluj
Dl. Olusenid Dundy cwtiUua , will oont :
Dl.he your rljlit to n neat in the roprotuntkt
chamburn M n roprcHentatlyo of said Cl
ill- iliutrlct In thU utate to co live no on the 2
IDor dny oi January,1 83 , upn ths tullow ,
; or irouud ;
of 1 , Bucauns n tullioient number of IIIc
of votai were cmt for you in HluUlemiui 0
jireclncta in Dundy county , I
od anil Gulbertxon und I'nlliAUe p
ar clncta In Jiitchcoclf , Nebraska , on the '
'or day of November , 188:2. : to clmiige res
CO and tounta a majority in your favor ,
? 8 1 ! , For malcomluct an the part of I
judgen nnd clerku of election In cliari ; :
to the polllui ; iiUce at ISInkleinat ) , Duui
les county , Nebr lc , contrary to ulectt
as notice trtued by county clerk , by order
ountycoiniulHilonerr , Qctoher tltb , 18
y , h'or maloonduct ou tha part of Fn
tier county board of canviwsen lu thro
log out the vote of Kjtell. Hayes coun
Nulirailta , I claim to liuvo received
an i aid election a majority of 11 the lei
viitfa cuit for said ollico Ia said Filty-Hh
or illHtrlct on tbo 7th day of November , Iii
to and am therefore legally entitled to rep
ri- vent the eluctora of M ld counties ai rep
Hentatlve tor tbo Flfty > tlitbdi > itrla , of X
inn briuka. 1 hayo eeleuted J. M. Wllliac
nountv JudjH ( of Hitchcock , Nebraska ,
ttke uepoaltlcna , auJ such uepoaltlons v
bo tuken un the 13th day of Decouib
IRS'J , at 10 o'clock a. in. nt the ( Illce of 1
county juclao In Culbeitnon , llttchcc
county , NohraaU'ti , with authority to ;
n- juuru I cam iby to day until all of tald t
nof tlinony Khali have been tuken. You i
ulna notified that I demand nn Iimri'cti
Id of the pull bookn nnd ballots of Illnklem
od imd llulfler iiroelno'.i , Duudy couu
Nebrojiku , and Oulbcrtnon aud l'lUt
l > r ilacU , Hitchcock coun'y , Nebraska ,
11 , L CiiAMiiKim
CULUHITHON , Neb. , Noveinbur''l , 18
lie The contCBtou selected aa hla ofllc
to assist in taking depositions Q , '
Hunter , a justice of the peace of tl
irt place. Among the first moves was
nave the poll hooka nud ballots
or Binklomau r.nd Hairier precino
Dundy county , ordered Bant to t
spcrotnry of state , nn provided bylaw.
This order was denied by the oilioors
on the ground that the motion waa In-
siiflicicut , nnd the prospect now is that
the ballots will not go to the capital
unless they nro ordered there by the *
sneaker of the honso. The contestant
also asked that a subjiena bo issued
for the county clerks of Hitchcock ,
and Frontier * . , counties , the county
clerk of Frontier county to bring ab
stract ot votes cast iu the CGth ropro-
scntatlvo district , nnd the county
clerk of Hitchcock county to bring
the abstract of votes cast in Dundy
nnd Hitchcock counties. These sub-
CIUIAS were donlotl.
Anyporeouwhoirrmgincn that a cent -
t cut lu this country In a fuuny thing ,
only nocds to try the experiment :
there is not nu ( illicor In Dundy coun
ty empowered to administer nu oath ,
and nearly nil of the witnesses requir
ed live nt n distance of fitly to covon-
ty.fivo miloa , nnd are not anxious to
tcatify. J uclgo Maxwell will undoubt
edly roaogniaj the nbovo notice as a
copy from his work of forma , but ho
may not tnko it na a compliment to
learn that the ofllcars selected to tnko
these depositions have decided that
ho Is not good authority In Hitchcock
couuty , where the jurisdiction of the
probate court commences at the east
line of said county nnd gees to tlio
setting eun.
THE IRON TRADE.
Its Present Condition Fairly
Good aud Prospects
Bright.
The Keport of the Tariff Comnde-
ion Endowed by the Mnnn-
faoturcrs.
SpecUl Dlopdtchto Till II .
PinBUUUci , Dooombor 20. The
general meeting of iron manufacturers
of the west e.tllud for to-day is in noa-
10 siou hero. The meeting ia hold with
y closed doors , but up to ono o'clock , it
0in IB understood , nothing of importance
id was done.
idU. Prmnuno , December 20. The
U.bo U.P mooting of the iron manufacturers to.
bo P day waa the largest ainco the strike.
Representatives were present from
the principal western cities. Reports
from all pointa lib to the condition of
ith trade ohow , that while prices ara low ,
trade ia good nnd
hia the volume of very
imam the proapootn for next season nro ox-
ocodingly bright. It waa decided that
ikn am the card rate c f two and a half cents
It should not bo changed , but that the
aolling rates bo two nml n quarter
nu
ud conts. While thus may look ilfio a
ll- reduction , it is In reality na
llof equalization , ns many manufac '
ait turers have boon colling' for
less than that And none fc&
of more. This notion will have no cft
are ou nails.or wncea , . ThoJ siBboa
aroi i od the two ana a half card and aign-
iiiK ot IHO Bu lc , Ko iha ntrlko
oak cloaod settled the quoation till next
of Juno.
the The report of the tariff committee
two was then considered and while the id-
ivill port in full was not altogether eatfa-
nal factory , objections to the rates on pig
ail- Iron , scrap nnd heavy bar being raised
it wac unanimously endorsed and a
Bht reaolution adopted urging congress to
md pass it this sosaion. The convention
far thou adjourned to meet again in Jan-
t ia
none
A. California Cos * .
no-
Special Dltpatck to Tun lies.
inn
'ice WABIIINOTON , December 20. The
argument lu the lax case of the county
.to- of Sun Maeto , California , against thd
be- Southern 1'ecifio railway company be
gan In the United Btatoa
nuprcino >
tin-
court this afloruoon. Much iutereat
om
Pt. ia manifested. The court room ia filled
i n with lawyers aud Bp otutor * . The
i of principal questions invoked in this
lint litigation nro whether the fourteenth
amendment to the federal constitution
has nny proper application to the <
revenue ajatorna of the eovoral atatesf
aid whether by that amendment n limita
tion ia imposed upou the taxing pow
ers of the states , and if so , what is
the nature and extent of that limita
of tion. A number of other subordinate
up- questions are raised among them ,
whether private corporations ara
"porsons" within the meauing of the
Fourteenth amendment , whether thit
amendment in declaring that no atato
shall deny nny poraou within its juris
lor diction equal protection of the lawn
un- to bo understood
as forbidding un-
let res , , ouuul taxation , and whether under a
oat reserved power to the amendment
Ivo alter or repeal laws under which
ith private corporations are formed ,
Ind whether the state cm exercise nny
Ing control ever the property of corpora
gal tions , except auoli as may bu cx-
md orcined through a control upon
Ve- Us franchise and aver like properly of
ire- natural persons engaged in similar
rth business , The
ult argument in behalf of
the county of Ban Alaoto nnd the atato
the of California , who are thu pluihtifl's in
Imr error , was begun by ex-Ohlef Justice
ly ; Rhodes of California- lie will con
on tinue his .
of ' argument to.morrowi Eml-
8U. nont'counsol nro engaged hi the caae ,
JD- and this lends additional interest to it.
IW-
ty , A Disabled Bteamer in Tow
at Special ll | rntch to TlIX llix.
jal ith NKW YOUK , December 20. The
f2 , steamship Olty of Berlin arrived off
re- Sandy Hook thia morning , having in
re. tow the disabled steamer City of Ches
Vem - ter , si'iuo lino. The Oily of Berlin
mto - sailed from Now York to Liverpool
to
ill December Oth , but meeting the dis
er , abled voaaol , turned back uud towed
the her into this port.
A Raid of Mexican BriKnud * .
eti- Bptcl&l Diipatib to Tui lilt.
ire
Ion MATAMOIUI , Mox. , December 20 ,
A band of forty brigands made H aud-
don attack on the town cf Ahuacatlau
me lu yesterday , and by a display ol Cro
amii overawed the inhabitants , who
Si ! ilod terrorUed to vholr homos. The
UT brigands seized and bound the mayor
V. and nldormun and carried thorn away
llli captives , intendiug to hold them for t
to large ransom ,
of
WOULD not be without Iteddin n Russia
Halve , in the verdict of nil who use it ,
ho Price 25c.