THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWELFTH YEAR OMAHA NEB TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY ! ) 1 83
THE OLD WORLD ,
The Terrible Work of the Flood
in the Rhine and Danube
Valleys ,
Dozens of Villages Total ! :
Destroyel and Thousands
of Poopl" Homeleea.
Adilitloniil PAX-tloulnx-H c f the Lei
cf tlio City of Brussels lii
ilia Channel.
A Variety of General Forolt ?
News.
THE GREAT FLOODS
HpeclM Dltputch to Tin 11 .
DESTUUUriON OF LIFH AND
NKW YOHK , Jauuiry 8. A cab
from Berlin about the floods in Ei
rope says : By New \\nr the Djiuur.
had overflowed ita right bank , llooc
Ing the railway nnd station and drh
ing the oillciala Into the upper flooi
and ollices. The Danube Navigatio
company had boats and sailors ro.id
and detachments of pontoonora o
duty in the Prater. Iho water floode
the engine which drove the electr
light of the Karl theatre , and tbo ai
dlencu had to leave. In soma towr
deer took rofugu among the honao
and quantities of game , pheasant
harea nnd partridges drifted down tl
river. There is scarcely any abati
rnont as yet , the watur standing ot
ountlmotioa higher than its norm
level in Vienna , GO'S in Pceth , an
(178 in PresBburg. Linzo an
Poith sutferod moat amor
the larger towns , 95,000 acres of cu
tivated land lying south of thu latti
being entirely submerged. The cout
try folk saved their herd a with dill
culty , but luft the houses to tt
raercy of the water. The damage I
property la sevioui everywhere , bi
the lojaof life ia not aa lane an migt
ba oxpootod , oriu ? tJ tao pro'-natlon
taken In aood time. la Gjraian ;
especially tha I'.hino jrpvincea , t
inundatioua were more' destructlv
than for many ynnrs. Tag city <
Mayotico ia in a crliic.il ponitionTi :
entire plain between Mannheim aa
Worms ia a groit lake ten k-ot dee |
Five villa ; os are dc&troyod and 2S
hocaea fallen. In llted district , nt ;
Worms , twelve vJH.jgta are uoarly d
Htroyad . ' .nd COO hor.'ies eulbpw
Tea thousand people are compl ) t-j
deatituto. At Maonhoim nothing
visilblo from the obaorvatory bat tl
noa of water with a f uir tro a and roof
The burgamouter of Worma at
Mannheim left in boala. A numb
of lives wcro lost. At Beidaihe
both linej of railway worn desiroyo
Watar has risen to tha callings in tl
lowest pirt of towiu Eforywlie
churches and public buildings Wd
opened to sheltoi- the aulferen , tl
authorities are supplying food fro
Wornm to Badunhcim and Lampci
heim. At Bsrgatrasio , the Rbii
burat through the dams and swo
away nonius aud herds. All atres
of CoIogn L adjjicont to the whar taro
are under water. The suburbs for
an eitonaivo lake. Five huadri
people are homeless. From t
warehouses goods are being movi
away , the police and Ii
brig.ido laying trestle walks to faei
tate the eacupu of residents , whi
boata ladou with household effects t
aiata in the work of conveying me
chants to choir olliceu , into which th
creep through windowa. below C
logno the little towns of Malheimt
Woidon nnd Warringin are entire
underwater. InFrieaonheimthehoue
hnvo fillon and the furniture is II Ji
ing about.
THE WRECKED &TEAMER.
Special Utapatchai to Tim UKK.
THU STEAMSHIP UIHASTKU.
LONDON , January 8 Farther il
tails of the disaster to the ateam
City of Braaaeh aay that Capta
I/and was ono of the iirat picked up '
the boata , although ho , with the chl
engineer , had been thu last to loa
the rigging. When rescued hu wna
thu act of passing a lifo buoy to
drowning comrade. AB showing t
terrible nature of the collision , t
purser cays that the main compartmo
of the City nf IJfuesola was cut rig
in two. After the collision the t
thickened and it was dangerous ev
for the boats to move about. Tnc
however , approached the sinking v <
ai\ \ and found r. boy named Hamilt
half drowned , clinch g to the mr/.e
crosatreea. The two I'liauB drown
ai.um to have loat thutr wils from t (
ror nnd jumped overbiard witho
wailing to BBC what coild bo clonn f
their safety. The peraona lost incla
Conner , the quartermaster , and Coc
ran , the atuwnrt of the ship.
Neither the paBsongers nor the on
were able to cavu anything , aud mu
parsons were obliged to luavo the eh
with bat llttb clothing. There la
doubt but that if the fog had clcarcc
little aooner all would have been save
The theory concerning the drownl
of the ssaniou is that when the vra
lurched they wore atruck by the r
ging and rendered insuuaiblc. 0
man waa found dead In thu riggii
The passengers of the City of Brues
have drawn up the following mo
orandum : ' 'Wo , who have ji
been roacued from watery gravoa , w :
to express our aincero gratitu
and admoni'.ion of courage , promj :
tudo and coolness in danger oxoni (
lied by the captain , parser and otl
ollicurs of the ill-fated veasol wlii
has jait gone down ao near the ten
nation of her voyage. " Manypassongi
are Buffering greatly from the ohoi
Besides the broach in the hull , t
bulkhead of the City of Ilrnasela v
sbiftod by the violence of the collisi <
that acc'iuattug for tier apoedy aii
inj. The CHDtaln of the Kirby U
otaleo ho br.tk d the engines on t
firat hor'np of whistles. Th City
BrmaeU'curgo was valued at $350C
nnd the veaiol at $800,000.
MVEllS AT WORK.
LuKUi'OL't , January 8. OUicials
the Maruoy Dack board oud Livurpi
SV li
Jalvago as . . . .u nurn
f the collision and mnrkii the fp'
if tlio dliaater , which Is six miles I rot
lie light ship. Thorj ia no hope r
avingthe hull. The di-'ora exoec * . t
ave , weather favorablt > , a good poi
ion of thu cargo. Oh'jr portion
trill donbtlois wash out.
THE I'MIGO.
NBW YOIIK , January 8. Tha oarg
) f the City ot lirinsolls c insisted c
8i ; bilos of cotton , MO Mos o\ \ hopi
j,027 boxes of bacon , 2,4-18 boxes i
hooae , Tie tiorcuo of ualt , be f , 100 tot :
jf frcoh biuf aud mutton. There ua
no spccio on board the voaael. Th
teamshii curried nut 41 bags of lol
o and 81 ! bags of nuwaptpurs , fc
ItOi rry ut Queonitown. Thuro wet
10,004 letters , 2,419 which were rogii
TUB 1SSU1UNCE.
BOSTON , January 8. The insurant
in the cargo of the City of Brussels i
opjrtid from § 75,000 to 8100,000 , i
lit ) Buoton marine companies , an
di'itiibutcd among the China , Bostoi
nylBton , India and manufacturer
Ilicea.
Ok TnUOTlNG NAV10ATIOX ,
LivKHi-ooL , January 8 The masl
tiid tunnel of the City of Brussels at
ibstruciiug navigation and will ba r <
uovud.
HOW IT IIAIM-KNEI ) .
Capt. Ltnd ataten that after tri
lity of Bruaaols had boon stopped fc
1 irinatea steanieru' whiatlua wei
loard on the atarboard und port sldei
lo concluded the atcaincrs woul
in parallel HIIOH. Suddenly
vhlto light appeared on the atarboar
) ow , aud a miiuito and a-lui
ifterward the ver-ael r n Int
ho City of Bru Bola Ho immediate
y ordered the boa-a to be lowero
ind a epiro sill plitsvd over the hole
> ut before the latter order could t
carried out the cirpenter roporto
here w > iB fourteen fuut of water in th
'jrohold ' and the onginocrB stated thr
ho tirpR would be out in i > b"out n mir
ito. The paBaongera thnn took to tb
oatn and the crow , without orden
ilkd thu other bontn. When thu shi
unk us lar us the bridge , Captai
jaud called out for uveryono to sav
ilmnslf and jnmpod into the watci
: Io nnd othori floated upon a ap :
in'il rPBCuod.
THE UAFfAIH Or KIllllY HALL
states hia vacsel wan barely moving i
ho time of the collision , and was fee
tig her way to anchorage. Tlio ' "hi
le was blown continually , and nahat
ookout kept on board the Ivlrby Hal
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Ipcclil Dlspntcbcs to Till BBS.
ITALY ANII KOYl'T.
11 uiu , Jauuary 8. The rosigualic
) f Baron Blanc , secretary qonernl
'oreign nllaire , and formerly Italit
ambassador to Washington , wra final
ttcciipiod owincr to the divergence i
ipinioii on E/yptUu affairs. Tl
baron tendered his resignation J'au
ary lit. Ho considered the propo
dcranco of England in Ejypt the be
lolntion in the interest of poaca ai
Itally.
TRIAL OK ANAUCHISTS.
oxpr"u
LYONS , . January 8. The trial of tl
nnarchiata commenced to-day. T
approaches to the court were guar
ed by troops and gon-d'-armca. /
prisonora interrogated thus far adn
carrying on n pochliet propaganda ]
npeochen and writings , but deny t'
chavgo of conspiracy. They disavc
any complicity in the recent exploaii
In thu restaurant at Chalonr ,
II A I ) MCX.
MAIISEILLES , .lanuary 8 , Dari :
the night a party of Italians placard
the Italian consulate as follow
"Death to tbo emperor of Austria ; i
will avenge Osrerdank. "
ltCMIN ! l > HIS .SEAT.
LONDOV , January 8. Playfair , t
member for the Edinburgh and '
Androw'ii univoraltica , has resign
hia neat in the hoasuof commons.
A scoTrisii VAtLrui : .
LONDON , January 8. William M
lor Sonn , the Turkey rod dye :
Glasgow , have failed. Their llabi
ttoaaro. lL',000.
UE-ELECTCD.
LONDON , January 3. Sir Char ]
Dilko baa boon ro-elocted to parl :
ment without opposition.
OLADSTOJJE UMWELL.
Oladatono'n medical advisors repc
that ho ia suil'riring from overwork u
needs rest. Gladstone haa abandon
hia proposed visit to Midlothian ,
THK DEAD I'OKT.
Tunis , January 8 Thu remains
John Ilownrd Paytio Lit hero Sati
iby f j * Marceillea , un route to t
Unitua States.
TH GKRMANH TO KKEI' gUIKT.
LONDON , January 8. The Borl
DoopatiL HSJS : ( iorroany will ignc
the diiinniiatrationa at Gambott ;
funeral , and avoid everything likely
excite French public opinion.
Booming Butler.
licii toTim UK a.
BOSTON , January 8. At a dmi
cratic dinner colobratlnu the battle
New Orleana , Gov. Butler in 1
apeoch Bald : The civil service i
formers of to-day , not remember !
hlritory as well as thuy do tholr o1
political interest charge him ( Gt
Jackson ; with adopting the mail
"Tho the vlotorn boloug the spoih
For from it. Every oflicor hole
had assailed him and the prinulp
of the party ho represented with vii
lonce , with blttorncea , with iniaat
and with personal vituperation , a
he emulated thin doctrine , which
thia diy 1 adopt , for ono not that
the victor belong the spoils , but tl
the government buloriL's to iu friend :
This portion of the speech was
ccived with uprnrions applause.
Representative Carlisle , of Ki
tucky , aont a letter regretting his i
forco'l nbaenco. The sentiment oft
meeting was universally in favor
the nomination of Gov. Butler fcr I
presidency in 1881
A Hallronil V/r ch.
6p cN Dlapitch to Tux lUi. ;
OKDAK KAHUS , January 8.
12:40 : this morning thu St. Louis i
pieut nd tha Minneapolis feat oxpr
"u the Burlington , Cedar Itanid * .
Northern collided near Morris foil
miles north of Cedar Fall. Thu ot
nines were wrecked. The proport
cir of the Lights o' London eho
next to thu engine of the St. Lou
expreta was telescoped by thn b.iggag
car and four prrptty men in the cii
ovcrely injured , 0110 probably fatallj
Tlie Rcunury and property of the she
are wrecked. No other paajongei
were Injured. The liromun nmroi
pinocra of both engines aavcd thoit
solves by jumping.
nt lutralCHy. .
SpoclM Dlsuntch to Tin Un.
CENTUAL Cm , Nob. , January 8.-
Eirly this morning n report roachc
town that a family of thruo were four
dead in their home , several miles froi
the city. The shot ill' and coroner Imi
gone to investigate. It is not know
whether they were murdered i
frc/ju to death. Definite iiowa hu
not been received up to six p. m.
JPolU Wanted.
Special Ulsintch to Tun llXK.
SAN ANTONIO , Tux , .lanuary 8.
a ono'loggcd man , giving hi * nimo :
Tate , wus arrested yeetorday on uu
piclyn of being Polk , the To"nos3c
dotauUit'g ' state treasurer. Oflicoi
not rocuirlng instructions from tl
Governor of Tannossuc , rnleaaod th
prisoner. It la thought the ollico :
had the right man.
NKW YORK , January 8. Captai
Farrf 11 , of the detective agency , th
morning receives n dispatch from Cioi
Uawkina , of Tennessee , instructii :
liin to hold Treasurer Polk a prlaom
until a requisition could bo forwardoi
? ho detectives nay they cvinot hoi
ho prisoner on the governor's di
atch until Tduneraeo outhorltii
each San Antnnin. Polk paasi
hrough this city Friday. Ho pu
based urma , ammunition , * blanket
rugs , etc.
Oulso Btirncil.
pedal Ultiatch to Tim lini.
DKTUOIT , JanunVy 8. A tire in Tc
igraph block at auvcn this ovenit
iommenc'd at the foot of thu elov
or and almost instantly spread to tl
wo upper storiup , which with tl
roof , burned out , The night forca
> pnraU > M found opeapo by the stai
way cut otf , but all were rescued m
hu fire escape ladders. M S. Corbl !
chiot night operator , waa ijuito 8
oroly burned about tlio face. Tl
arqp operating room of the tolcgra ]
llioo , with the book-keopora" rooi
) attery rooms nud auporlnteuden
iflico were destroyed , Thio misfc
uno temporarily obelructa the work
the Wiiitern Union v.-iios , but in <
are already r.t work to si'curo n <
qu.irl-ora aud roatoro communicaHo
I'ho losa cannot no v ba stated.
Thi Chnr tlceo Bounco.
Specht Dupatch to THR Itnr.
ToruKA , Janmry 8 A epee
mcotlug of the Ohorckeo Stockrnui
\asociation was held hero to-day. T
mijllon dollars worth of catllo n
represented. Resolutions were pass
asking tha secretary of thu intori
not to carry out the order recently
sued by him to remove oncluaures n
cattle until after the matter had bo
investigated. A committee will bo ac
Lo Washington.
Smnll Pox.
Va. , January 8. T
a mull pox ie > raging at Salem , ll ano
county. Thirty caacs nro nlrea
reported. The towns of llonnako n
Wythovillo are quarantinud agaii
and other southwoatorn to
likowit ! ( > . Tlio Boanoko college 1
suapondcd and the students have gn
home. The public schoola have clot
and biuinraj iu at a iiUnds'.ill.
A Stiv Routrr
Special 1)1 ) jiatc-li to Tim UKK.
WASIIINOTON , January 8. Juc
Snoll hva : rendered his decision in t
Dicknnn c i'o. ITo held Dickson
§ 2,500 to ayippar before the gra
jury to nnewer f sr ombracpry in v
lation ol Boction 5 , < IO-l of the P.avie
Statutes , in regard to jnrlon. Ho
given until to-morrow to renew b
ATnnclciR Qluiluiau-
tipcclal Olapatcb to Tn lm. !
CHIOACIO , .January H. The Int
Oooan'd Adrian , ( Mich. ) special sa
Prcf. Adolph WodeloB , musician ,
well known in Now York and
Francisco , died yesterday in Indlgi
circumatancon. Ho haa two woll-to ,
brothers in Santn Fo , Naw Mexico
Old Hio&ory'sDny
Spi-clal Dpatch ! ) to Tint UKK.
NKW YOIIK , JAnuary 8. The v
orans of 1812 commomorted thu bal
of Now Orloaim by hoisting the tla
thooldfottin Central park and b
tory. Dinners followud , after wlii
Uio vutorans marched to witness i
perforraanco of a patriotic play.
'Iho Melville r iullj- .
Special Dlipatch to Tint linn.
MKRiAPa. , January 8. Mre. M
ville , wife cf Encineor Melvlllu of i
Jeannette expedition , was in co
with her chlidron to-day to answer
writ of habeas c irpus to dotcrm
whether KIO or Melville is entitled
the custody of the children.
Bon Will Sao ta It.
Special r'jpatcli to Tint UKK ,
HOSTON , January 8. The board
aldermen petitioned to have the 1
and unicorn figure removed from
old state houto , and the eagle n
Btitutod.
_ _
Andrew Jnotnoii'i Dcutli.
Hpudal ll patcti to Tim UKK.
GALVKHTON , January 8 The No
llondoreon special nay a : Tha nep
Andrew Jackaon , who attempted
outrage a young lady , wan tukmi fr
jrtil by n mob aud hanged in fronl
the Hotel Don Juan.
Ex-Sotmlor Morrlll
Special Dispatch to Tim linn.
AUGUSTA , Mo , , January 8. Lot
Merrill is not expected to hvu throi
the night.
JtiiouN'M UupxciiiALTitomiKH for Con
RtvtCnldii : ' 'Tha only artlclo of the U
which ha done mo purvico. I want n <
in l , ttfr. " / . ' . / { . / / . Craiy , Otiiv
A' . 1' , Sold only In boxe . 1'rico , Wi
HE NATIONAL CAPITAL
oiiRress Oonsuiuos tlio Day Dis
cussing Presidential Succes
sion and Shipping Bills
OaHforniu nnd Orppon Recoiv
Their Kewnrd f jr Services
in the Modoo War.
'ho Tubacoo Men Vainly Jjnbo
to Unlti nud Bring Forth
n Policy.
TincesB Louise Petitions for Po
ruluBlon to Winter In
Charleston.
NOTES ,
pvclal Dispatch to Tim llrr.
BUl'llKMK COHUT.
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , January 8.-
'ho supreme court will toke roou ;
rom February 5th to March 5th.
I'KNHACOLA NAVY YAU1) .
The accrotary of the navy esks tr
onato for further appropriation t
ut the Punaacola navy yard in a stal
f ollicloucy.
riUNCEKS LOUlSf.
The marqnla of Liriio wrote Got
hornnn , asking if It would bo sal
or Princess Louisa to winter !
harloston. General Sherman promp
r replied in his opinion thuro was i
tfor or pleftsautor placo.
THE UODOO WAK.
The president has approved the ai
o reimburse Oregon and Citlifornii
nd the citizens thereof for tl
noncys paid In the suppressing of Ii
ian hostilities during the Modoo war
Ylso the act to provide for the holdh
f the district court of the Unite
tales at Witohita , Kansas :
THE T01IACI 0 HKTf ,
The Nstional Tobacco Mannfa
urora' association had a secret sosslc
o-night. The policy to bo pnranc
nth rotoronco to pending logislatic
oncernlng the tax on manufacture
ibncco was diacusar.d. Much dive
ity of opinion wna tthovrn. Ti
rmcipal questions discussed rocor
nond reduction of Iho tax on t , bacc
relnto cf tax already paid or tl
ntiro abolition of the tax. The o
.fliacra of the association woru i
ioctod.
CONGRESSIONAL.
' [ toclMDispatch toTuii tor. * ,
SV.NATK rilCCCEDINOB.
WASHINGTON , January 8 Vi
iVyck has mtroduood a bill to ri < p <
BO much of the law in August last
provided for in abllshmunt of pc
outos from Niobrara to Dnadwoo
and from Ghamborhlu to Rapid Git
and in connection therewith ho oll'or
and naked th ? immediate consUo :
ion of the resolution , diroctlni ; i
jostmastor general to suspend the a
iroral of contracts for the mail ni
vice on thoao routes. Until the \
was disposed of Edmunds pryforr
, t to lie ovorund It van ordyrod tfii ;
ed.
ed.Tho bill to prohibit the 1190 cf c :
ital for other than thu legitimate pi
> jaefl passed.
Senator Bock said hu would r
occupy any time npon thin bill , t
For that finco ho npoku upon tha nt
ject in 1881 , his viowd had Bomewl
; hangod. Then ho waa inclined
think the chief ( f justice nf t
aapromo court the littust successor
thu powers of the presidency in t
contingency contumplo'oJ , but n
hu preferred the echomo preferred
thu pending bill , devolving th :
powora iirat on the ancrotary of nt ;
nnd oo on down through the cabin
Wkhout reaching a vote thotonnto i
jonrncd.
HOUHK riOciiDiNns. ;
After the adoption of a resolution
investigate the charges thit the ch
clerk of thu houno was endeavoring
got logialation In the Interest of t
Washington gas company , the hoi
then reauvnud the consideration
the shipping bill.
Mr. Roagnn , ( Tox. , was the ii
speaker. While favoring many pi
visions of the bill , ho exprcaaed op ;
aitlon to section uightuon , which pi
vidett for n drawback to bu paid ov\
era of ships constructed whole or p :
of native material. Thu tnrill' la
built up n Chinosu wall around t
country , and it waa proposed to re
dy the evil not by undoing the wro
but by committing another wror
Tha average rau ot duty on tavil
( pods was about lorty.throo \
cont. That tax of forty-Uu
per cent , used for promoti
of particular iutoroBta , wai ao me
Btrona it ought not to bo uncourag
by that section of the bill \\hich , ho
over , imitated it by puttlni\ ; ; now t
on thu people iu order to raiau thu
dudtry destroyed by the policy of t
government. Ho biilluved thu r
rcmody for the dreary shipping iudi
try was a reduction of tariff 'I
real remedy we a to ruducn taxation
a revenue standard. If 10 per cc
o > nld bo taken oil' labor and inator
that wont into ships thu p"oplo of t
United Statca would bu enabled to 1
come chip ownnra and control the fi
oign trade. Ho oppoaml thia bjati
of grhnting bountiea. From I
building of a steamship to the cat
ing a codlhh , nothing could bo dc
without bounty.
Mr. Lord ( Mich. ) gave notice of
amendment to the 18th section , p
vidlng that the amonnt of drnwbi
shall not exceed ! ] B per cent of I
market valuu of any article on whi
such drawbacks la allownd , and tl
thu entire amount of auch drawb :
uhall not exceed the amount of t <
IIOKU tax in any ono year.
Mr. Gaudier ( M.139) ) , mumborof i
joint committee , advocated the p
sago of the bill. lie. would favor '
amendment of the mlnoriiy provld
for free ships If a proviuo wuro ado
od , and hu would oiler itai an amoi
ment , applying it only to vouaola
moro than 1,500 tons regUtor , to
employed exclusively in foreign c
rj ing trade and not In coastwise trade
oxccptiiifv botwnon ports on the At
Untie nnd 1'no Ih coasts.
Mr C\xN. ( Y. ) expressed n wll
linj nc tn accept Mr. Candlcr'
amondmcnt.
Mr. Giienther ( Wis. ) , while favor
ing the general provlHlons of the bil
as well us thu f rco ship amendment o
the minority , expressed his strong op
position to thu drawback provision
3 i-llocl would bo to tr.ko § 10,000,00' '
ut of the twanury in five years nm
ivo U to somebody , and Iho mouiber
ould draw from their oxpurlonc
lie inferences as to who somobol
onld bo. A few men would bo abl
3 monopoil/ the building ot ship
ir years to cotno. Tlio people of th
Jnitcd St.itna wnro not in a mood I
roa'o ' additional monopolies Til
iQOplc of thu weat had boon foole
> ng enough ; they had helped t
mild palacuti for ( ho railway mtj.
iatcs o' 'ho ' east , but their eyes wet
ponin. nd it would bo well to brn
n mlu nat whun they wuro full
waken < it would not bo a wakenln
I a pi y but of n giant who , iqmiij
ug to i feet would crush with on
orco I ? the thlovoa who had rilla
ilo poet is when asleep.
The ) 1 then went ever until ti
norrcwithout action.
Mr. C iwluy , ( N. Y. , ) Introduced
ill , at ; horizing the Niagara riv (
nrgo c > muany to construct n brldf
vor the Niagara river. Hoforrod.
Adjoii'iied. j
Taxation nud Wattes.
hioAjoTt I.imo.
Noarlj twenty yearo ago , congroti
n 1801 , in the darkest hour of tl :
obellion , invented and put inopon
ion the moat marching and ovurshat
> wing system of taxation that was ov <
nvontod in any government of tuodor
Inica. The- desperate need of mone
iccoasitatod EUul ; an oxlraordinnr
neasnrH , Thia war tax wna just ill t
t the time on the ground that it wi
ntondod merely to cover the tlir
leedod to wind up the war. It toe
avcral years , however , to roi. eve i
nnch of thosu taxes as were collect
rom thn business of manufnc
uring , but in time they wcro romovoi
eaviug only the taxea collect"
rom consumers on all the prnducln <
nnnufaoturlng Industry. Thin tr
j intended to do doubly pr itootlv
.t aimed to protect thu homo man
acturur from competition by forcif
manufacturers , and it waa intonde
it thn protection should nlao coi
ictiaito the protucted pereoim forsui
'xuotiona an protection domandi
of thorn. Thn tax needed for tli
) urposo , it Ciin roadlly bo undnrt"0
v/as oxci Bsivo , and HO frequently ilup
cated M t > bo difficult to catlmat
[ u 18U7 congress made an uiiormo
iddi'ion to the protective tnrilf <
woolen goods , notrly , if not fully , pr
hibiliug the importation of vario
claiotn of wcolsaud woolens.
Wo giro n lilt of the ratiH of tax (
Bouiu of the articles of prime nocusoi
VB they weru uudor laat year's impc
tatione :
IRTIOLIM. IVr cent of ti
Cotton clotlia -II to
Cotton thread
CLIua nnd earthenware (0 ( to
Glr.eawaro -10 to
Common window glns 57 to
Ircn eoocltf f > l to
HUM 45 to
Boat '
Btaich 1
Varnish
Wools BC to
Onriiotn W ) to
Woolen drew Roodn
UlunketB 00 to
KhnnoU liS to 1
Woolen , hoslorv . ' ( HI to
Knit 1'uuln
These taxes extend to every vnria
of the various claaacs of goodn t
ohunuer thu quality of the goods t
greater ttio rate per cont. Tin
taxts are collected on nearly the e
tire product of tlio AmiuiciU msti
factuturo , no that the American pi
duoers of iron , atool and copper uooi
the nnnufaotnrorB of woolen , colt
and silk goods , are able by law to c
tort from consumoro thla ouormo
bounty or tax on all they purchai
An none cf this tax is paid into t
tr.Tiaury , but la collected by the inn
nfeotuiora direct from the connuino
thu cg rogata tax thus collooti
timount i annually to a greater sum th
all the other taxes imjoaod by t
g'jvernmont , including the whisky a
tobacco tax , and if it formed part
the rovnnuo of the p.ovornmont
would ba Rulllciimt to piy the wh <
national debs in a few years.
Tliu r 'jiujionf. ! of thia bounty r
now declaring ai Washington thron
their attornuya that if Qongrcsa ah
in tot f 010 with thono taxaa by ruduci
tliu.n they will oloso their buaino
rufuao to nwko any inoro gooda , a
f.it Jti thuir mcrctianicii to go ou ( fn
thiiir workahopfj to ralcu cm-ii u
vhoe.t upon the farm * , aud ilnu n ;
the farmora ,
At Pittsbnrg nnd fn oilier man
foc-turlug districts they aru pasal
losDlutlons at public meetings n
coavt'utiona declaring that even wl
thu bounty of 50 per cent voted the
i > 7 couijrt-ia thuy cinnot tnuko u
a.ui atui'l , nor cotton or woolen clol
and Jive ; and hcnoo they anuonrci
roductiin in the wagon of their lal
of 25 pur cent , They plead tliat I
consumption of their goods baa (
clinod , and that they cannot pay t
wages thuy have boon paying. It
notorious that the cost of labor c
not exceed ' / " pur cent of the cost
mannfacturad goods , and that t
wages paid the American workmen
not , in many branches , exceed th <
paid in England , and in othura do i
exceed an average of 2i"i per cont. T
Amutican workman thoreioro get
nominal advance in wogea on the p
duct of 25 per cent of the voliio
manufactured goods , and piya for I
manufactured goi'di ' ho uses _ 50 i
cunt more than dots hia foreign co
potitor. No woudor , thorofoto , tl
thu Amurlcan workman Is , undur t
syati'iu of wagra and taxation , rodiu
to tlio bare moans of Biibaiaiunsu
thu plaincxt form of living.
Under the pretext that the avun
lax on the neceasariea of lifo was c
lectud for thu purpuau of diatrlbut ;
among the workmen in the form
hlghur w ! { oa thin unormoiiH tax In
collected annually fojr twenty yea
Tlio wages paid to th u workmen
now rnducod 25 per cent , bu'tl
ccat of living la maintained. Tl
avcra u WBCIM paid during the la
year on all omssrs of occupations h
boon § ; UC Thla is now reduced $8
or to a tut il of $2li2 a year or S5 p
week. While thus rumortcly ro.ln
ing workmen to starvation rates i
wages thtno same protected and priv
'egud classes thrcatun the connti
with ruin if thu enormous tax lovit
on their behalf is reduced , and a :
now actually urging arouiadtar
which insreusos the tax from 15 to i
; ior cont.
More 'axes and less wages nro tl
outcome of twenty years' unonnoi
prottctlm. The ruduction of wag
strips the workman ot thu mcntiH
pay the taxes. An annual compete
tloii rallying from $2-10 to § ; U' > 0 a ye
for laboiOM who payatox ot 50 porco
on all thu manufactured articles tin
nerd , from a sttaw hat to an overcoo
from a pair of children's shoes ta
pair of wooltMi blankota , cm hardly
reduced uithuiit a carrenpoiidini ; i
duetiim of taxes. Thu fraud of pi
tectlon ic , however , now acknov
edged. Protection lias no real Inti
oat or concern in wages the men a
women whu are laboring for a mt
oxlatonco may live or perlah ; thu ir
and stool manufacturers , the ma' < i
of cotton nnd woolen goods insist up
their protective tax of 50 to SO t
cent. The laborer must taku earn
himoolf. Protection was designed
manufacturers , and not for worknn
TU SPIN ANOJTINKER.
Tuo buttle Between Two Phllndolpl
Bull
The result of the brutal contllcl
tweon the bull dogs Turpln and T
kor , which took place within a f
miles of Now York on Now Yet
day , was the solo topic of convorsat
among the auorting fraternity all <
yrstordfiy. It waa probably the m
atubborn light in thu same rpaoo
lima that has taken place for snvc
ycarr. When the piny from I'h
dolphin reached the rendezvous at
o'clock , everything wan in readin
or the battle'
A pit Uftooa foot long and ninu f
wid > > had boon built in front , of K ntii
)1 at form | on which thuro woru ohn
or the > inlookom. The sides ( if i
lit wcro lour foot in height nnd c
rod with blankets to prevent '
inimah froto bruiting the
elves. The hsndlor of T
rin had his bit ; headed
u bed with l.'ltu wrap ]
n a blanket. Tinker's ciro taker i
Bulking his cliargo about to J'oep 1
warm. An usual In ouch cato ? , 01
sldo nppearod to auipooi the othflr
ho most wicked intontions. To j :
vent any trlokury , the rules of the
line ring , as laid down by an cntii
ole Enghohmiui eonio ynarn ago ,
quire that the weighing and wash
of the dogs shall bo done by tha op
ilto handlers. Boon after 2 o'oli
Turpln was weighed and tipped
joam nt thirty-two poundn. 1
weight of hia antagonist is the isat
Thou the washing in watm water
; an. The handlers were obliged
.aato the water to provo that it '
not poisoned. A young man in
ludionco accidentally kicked 9vo
) ottlo of milk nd alran.it preclpilo
a general low in con&cquorico. AI
n great dual of profanity and a cli
of tobacco Binoko , the tank of wn
ing and dryiug was ojinplotod. 'I
[ ) in was put in thu pit. Hlh oppon
follotvod a fnw niomonts later. O ,
of ! ? : JO to ? UO were ollorod on
whltowilh n few taken.
At 2.27 o'clock Iho referee gave
word "Lot them go. " Thu brln
waa baying loudly , scomingly anxii
tor the coi flict , The white dog no
uttered a sound. An the handl
loosened their hold the dogs bourn
forward and mot in the middle of
pt. * Thuy rained on thuir hind 1
'ind ' interlocked thuir jawa. The sp
Latora bncnmu frantic wltli oxcltom
[ mmcdlatdy. Tii hnndlora tin
thciiiBolvcs on the fl-mr and sought
every meatis to urge the brutes <
The two handlora , who wuro H it
their stomach ; , Deemed almost bun
thomsolvea. They ahoutod n
clappnd their hands , they danced
thu ftsor , they bluw their bro
in the dogs' fucea , on tl
backs and in their 01
Meanwhile Tnrplu and Tinker c
Untied to chow each other with i
[ { roatoat chourfulncso. It was no
matter of lighting nt all. The bri
simply obtained a grip on uach oth
throats and chownd for at leant
minutes. Then Turpiu contrived
Ljot hia oppinont by the car and t
him on hia back. Again did
6peotaU.ra go wild with cxcitumc
Aiuiri ; did the handlura jump ab
li.o pit like madmen. Thowhitm
rotuintd Ills hold and the brind
month WAS ompty. In attempting
nlnk hia fr.ngs ( ' .111 deeper , Turpin
the advantage , nnd the next lust
the bru'us' jaws interlocked will
loud ( map. In this position thuy o
tiuued for ton minutes , at loiut ,
cpitu the frantic ajipeuls of the g
tlomeii in thu pit. Thu hold
broken at last , nnd thu whitu
cured a bnttor grip on his
ponunl'.i tlirout. Thu brin
howlud , From that moment
doom was sealed. IIu became woa
nnd wuakur until , nt 335 ; o'clock ,
foil on hia fiido nnd thu whlto
dragged the howling animal all c
the pit. At 0 o'clock thu light
practically ondod. The brlndlu
cnnld not ntand. With a rofmon
of cruelty thu backers permitted
white dto } { worry at the tlu-oat
hia dying antagonist for three qnur
of an hour longer. The inoaiiH of
poor animal were pitiful in the
tfoinn. At a few momenta bofo :
the whitu d' > < 4 was coaxed away , tn
to hia corntir and ruturuud to
quivering body at thu word of c
mand. Again ho was conxod a
and the brlndlo was put on hl I
but ho foil limp and lifeless with
blood pouring from lib throat.
victor walked to the O M , and
der.d dog WCH taken to 1'hiladol
in a covered baukot.
- > , .
Bargains in blankets nnd comfoi
at J. J. Hrown it Oo'o. , Mth
Douglas ats ,
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Reynolds' Resolution frr a Joint
Eailroatt Oominittee Passed
by the Senate ,
Sponkor Sutnpbrey Unfolde
His List of OommitteoB
iu the House.
The IlnilrnndH Prrfrclly SntuJloil
Wltli tliivt OHlcir'ii Wtrk.
Outline of the Work of Both
Elouuoa.
THE DAY'S WORK.
SjH-cUl in Him.
HKMATK rilOCKK.ntNON.
LINCOLN , NEIL , January 8. After
prayer and Iho mu 1 formalitio.1 , the
resolution of Senator lloynolda , appointing -
pointing a apecial railroad committee ,
which was introducad last Wodneaday
aud made the special order for to-day ,
uamo up and WAS adopted , and sena
tors Reynolds , Dack and Brown , of
Olay , elected as that committee on the
part of Iho Bimato. The papers in the
contested cases wcro ordered into the
hands of the commlt oo on contested
elections.
Lund Commissioner KomlaK waa
authorized to employ n night watih
for the cupito ) . Qrandlaon Mileo , a
colored man from Lincoln , waa elected
assistant janitor. Senate adjourned
till 10 o'clock to-morrow.
II IN'OH IN THK HOUSK.
The tirat thing in order after the
usual formalitioa was the reading of
thu standing committees by the
apoakor. The following are the chair-
in on of the comtnittoo aa an
nounced : Judiciary , Bnsrbowor ;
finance , ways nnd nieanp , Gray ;
agricultural , Walkar ; roado and
bridges , Hall ; mi itln , Let' ; public
lanoH and buildiupn , Fialda ; n.ternnl
improvements , C ! rimes j foderil rela
tions , Chapin ; tnrolled aud en
grossed biilo , Juhnaoii ; constitu
tional amendments , Nottleton ; county
boundaries , D.iwnon.
Hiilroada ( In full ) - Cl rout , Nnttlo-
Nm , Ktovwiaon , Hull , Urltton , Gray ,
JeuBon , Draper , of Knox , Ilolhuau ,
Oliapln , 1'nlmor of Saline , Cook or
Nuclei , Oolo , North and Fablingor.
I'rivilogun and uloc'lona ( in full )
Whcodon , Colpotr.er , llobberts , Ilua-
aoll , Oolo , Uikwsou , Knonoy , llowaul ,
Worham , Davenport and I'ayno.
State ponitentiuryThompaon ; blind ,
( joaf and dumb mid inaono aaylums ,
EloJIman ; co'rporutionn , llotolilF ; li
brary , Franz ; cities and towns , Ool-
puUzof ; blanks and currency , Cox ;
conimou. flchoola , lluasol ; untvi-raity'
and norm i ; I Bohoola , Fablinger ; publior
printing , Ocokof Nuokoll j mines and
minerals , Donnmn ; immigration-
Oharloton ; manufacturora and commerce
merco , Froobarrip ohool : land , GrlB
n toad ; lrniscollahiouS7Bthjectj , Oaatle ;
bill making the salary of the members. '
of the legislature $300 without pjro-
qnitites.
A number of railroad bills were also
introduced.
A debate was had on the Reynold' *
senate resolution No. 1 , which wanby
a vote laid over ti'l ' to-morrow.
LI nuao adjourned till 10 a. m. to
morrow.
It la generally understood that the
railroads nro satisfied with the houno.
railroad committee.
Brldnl V-irlotles.
Joe llo anl 'n ' riillaJoliihla Tluioa.
I wonder if it is a peculiarly pairing
time. Howuvor that may be , I have
certainly seen moro brldeu and grooms
during the past week than In thu aix
months prevloua , Ono couple caino
in arm-in-arm ho pushing ahead , she
hesitating and out of atop. After
they wcro aeatjd hu hold her hand
and they waited for their fodder in
calm disregard of all thu world bo-
sldo. A palo girl-brldo in a lavcndor
silk looked as if nho had lopt her laat
friend and paid no attention to the
tripe and tenderloin of beef , which
her very fresh lord nud master had
ordered for their breakfast. An old
follow of15 with hia matronly bride
of 40 took my oyo. The old girl had
baon there boforu , and aho took her
chair as if she had occupied it for a
cuitury. She ordered the broakfaot ,
and she ate it , too , Her husband
was ft beau and nho know it. Al-
thi-UKli they had boon spliced in Trenton -
ton but thu day before , the rascal was
up to hin bachbl.ir tricka and would
havj flirted before her very eyes if
cho hadn't caught and atoppad him la
Iho very act. wna alao interested in
tv.-o dear little people , Blonder , Blitn.
and f'nhoito. ' Ho waa about Ul and
shu 10. The happy coaplo may have
had u qum of blued between them ,
but really ho looked like a piece of
tape and she like a faded lily. Do
0 pooled an orange for her and subse
id quently induced her to try some buck-
ida whuet cakes , with syrup , while ho
10 strengthened hia inner man by an
' 8 oyster stow and braced up on coll'do.
sr Precisely what they married for iu a
is conundrum. Ho cannot hope to live
> moro than a year , and her shroud
it will soon follow thu bridal dross. Then
IU again they may wax fat nnd dance at
jf my funeral.
jfrs
rs A CurloiiH Monutroalty.
in A young Gnrmnngirl nt thu county
x7 poor farm at Madison , Win , has given
7 oirth to on illegitimate child whoso
in head , handa and fcot roaotnblo the
10 head nud dawn of n mad turtle.
nV While nha waa pregnant aho was ter
V ribly frightened by iniachiavoua boys ,
} . who auddonly thrust a turtle before
liu her , slid having never before soon ono
hu of thu creatures. The head of the
ho child alopus backward , nnd D in all ,
ila eot . It
twinkling eyes nro on tup.
makca no sound , but will amp nt persons -
sons who touch it on tha back , claw
nd the ntr over Us head , and act gener
ally like a turtle.