\ OMAHA DAILY BEE \ TWELFTH YEAE. - . NEB WEDNESDAY M.OHNING MARCH U 1883 068 THE ESCAPE OF ECAN. Sudden Appearance of the Land League Treasurer in Now Turk , Beautiful Specimens of British Justice as Practiced ia Ireland. Sentence Pronounced in the Oastle , the Ocurta Merely IBSUB the Decree. The Efforts to Break Down the Leagua and Smirch the Leaders. An Interentlnic Revlow of Irisli Affairs , Uuoolordd by Britlth Vonsois. Special Dispatch to TIIK DIE , NEW YORK , MAI oh 13. Patrick Egjtu , former treasurer of the Iriah land league , arrived to-day. Asked the name of the vessel on which ho arrived und the port from whlcn ho sailed , he asked to ba excused answer ing , as to do so would give a clue to private matters. E au says the pub lications hero respecting his escape from Dublin are dutlruly without foundation. Egan , in answer to questions , said : "Tan chief purpose of my visit is commercial. I nave been long wantIng - Ing to visit Chicago , St. Louis , St. Paul and olhor large oxporttug centers in connection with the business of my firm in Dublin , as wo deal largely in American flour , and my decision to come here was hastened by the urgent request of Sheridan that I should give evidence in the extradition pro ceedings pending , and also by strong letters from Mounev , president of the American land league , and. other friends , who pressed me to come to America to give the' leaders of the movement hero such information as is in my power regarding the sltuatlou at homo. Although at this moment the national cause is surrounded by some difficulties , the prospect is ENTIRELY HOPEFUL. I have always held , with John Mitchell , that the more England is obliged to coerce us , the more tightly she is obliged to put on the screws , the sooner will we attain our Indopon doncj. The brutality practiced the last oonplo of years by tha liberals , or , as O'Oounell truly Oillod them , 'base , bloody and brutal whigs'haa widened the gulf between Eagland and Ireland - land a hundred fold.I am firmly con vinced that the present atateof things must result before long in the attain ncryt by-tl.e . IrSibrpnop'0''ofi rome measure of national self-government As a matter of coarse the government would be wanting in its duty If it did not do everythlt g possible to breakup THE ASSASSINATION CONSPIRACY and convict its members , provided it acted fairly and squarely , bnt the whole course adopted towards the men under arrest has been , to my mind , simply atrocloua. They arrested a > number of men whom they believed to belong to the Fonlan organization and marched them into the castle yards before windows behind which were a number of wretched paople who were thus able to arrange tholr identifications and tholr stories. The prisoners have boon kept ia close con finement without an opportunity of communicating with tholr families or J arranging defense Every means has boon used to spread terror. The re sult is the defense has been a mera scramble , provided in seine cases by private subscriptions and In others by money scraped np by their unfortn nate relations. It la currently ru mored in Dublin that a certain magis trate who took an aotlvo part in the investigations will receive 20,000 pounds and a governorship of a colony of his labors secure ten convictions. Not a penny of the land league money was ever oupplled for the purpose of conspiracy. On the contrary , the money was expended in rKEVENTINQ OUTRAGES to the extent of sending mon to lo calities where there might bo danger of attempts against landlords. Amongat thoao who owe their preservation to the Lind , League is Lord Aidilann , formerly Sir Arthur Guinnosi. But for Its protection hn would have fallen a victim to his harshly treated ten ants. The game of the castle officials is to connect tha Land League with the commission of outrages , and thus damage the national party. I am in formed loading c itt" officials said they would apond 50,000 to hang Eaan. " 01' THE PACKED J011Y SYSTEM Egan Bays : "In capital cues the pris oner has twenty challenges , the crown an unlimited Bright of chal lenge. The prisoner aoon oihiuata his twenty , and as each Catholic , Liberal Presbyterian , Methodist or Quaker la called , the crown orders him to stand aside , and by this procosi select a jury of twelve torios. With a jury of thh kind , a prosocntlnp judge and a well coached battalion of bribed testimony , the castle can il they so doalro convict with certainly , Cardinal MoOibo or Bishop McEvllj are not admitted at the castle. Oni of the officials made the admission t < myself tint HYKES WAS INNOCENT , that they now know the real murdoroi is Doutaghy , but that having hangot Ilynes for it they do not want to opoi np the oiuo again. Beyond a doub four othon Walsh , Myles , Joyce Poff and Birrott wera innocent o the orimea for which theysnffjroJ The charges agitnat Shmidan en absolutely ridtculona. Foster repaatoi in the commons that Sheridan wa constantly going back and forth fron mo in Paris to the outrage mongers ii the west of Ireland. As a matter o fact Sheridan loft Ireland fo Paris in October , 1881 , and haa only returned there once since. That visit was made In Dojombcr , 1881 , when ho was , of ojurse , disguised , as a warrant for his arrest had been issued. Ills object then wai to investigate and harmonlza certain alleged dlfllaultios in connec tion with the ladies' laud league. I then gave him 100 , half of whioh ho gave to Rev. Mr. Linter , of Valencia , for the relief if evicted tenants ia great need. Ho also gave other sums to evicted tenants , and gave the vouchers for nil expendi tures. In April , 1881 , Richard Pig- gott wrote mo ho had boon offered FIVE HUNDUED POUNDS by the castle officials to publish n statement in his paper , The Irishman , alleging misappropriation of land Ictguo funds. He Enid ho needed mutiny and threatened to accept the oiler nnlees I sant him 300. Of ctiuras I refused and defied him to do his worst. Subicquonl'y ' n pamphlet , the manuscript of which was in Pig- gott'a handwriting , WHS sot up in typo fi r Lady Florence D xie ; oho became frightened at the serious charges against the loaders of the land league and gave orders that the few copies printed should bo burned and the forma broken up. I secured one copy < > ud all charges made slnoo by Lady Florence Dlxlo are these then made in thn pamphlet. Of course they are utterly false. My accounts have been THOROUGHLY AUDITED by John Dillon , Rev. Father Sheohoy and Matthew Harris. No complaints have ever baou made by actual sub- sjrlbors to the Laud League fund. The balance of the fund on hand at the time of the national conference in Dublin , in October last , was 31,900. Cho sum was increased by some small amounts received afterwards , and ont of it there have boon sent to the lord mayor of Dublin , for the Mansion House committee , for the relief of evicted tenants , 4,000. There has been expended by the commlttoo com posed of Parnoll , John Dillon and Arthur O'Connor 2,500 for the relief if evicted tenants. Some other small .mounts have also been expended , "here are now on hand between 25- , 00 and 26,000 , all cf which is in- eated in American securities In the amea cf five trustees. " Egan will , ttond the land league convention on ho 25th Inat. at Philadelphia. Par- ell or Sexton will ba there blso , if oaslble , bnt both cannot bo absent at he same tlmo from parliament. ECan ; ixpeots to bo in thh country three or our months , and will nnt make peeohes in his travels. The land league president states hat $2,473 wore sent to Ireland * he ant two weeks ; total , ยง 19,224. \VHEELS. . 'no Wholesale Swindling Operations , ol a Scnenectoay Banker. \f S . n , J % , , Ipedal Dii ftteb to TOB liu. ' .X , March . .13.Emmet Q'Nbil , ' ; he Uaheneota'dy banker"who recently 'ailed , has fled. He victimized the arties in Bohonoctaday and Duanea- urg of not leas than $250,000. Hav- ng the h"anding ! of his father's estate , nd presumably wealthy , ho was looted director of the Sohenectady ank. The books dhow many farmers f Duanosburg gave him tholr funds o Invest. He obtained possession of lie money by plaualblo repreaonta- ions , gave as security forged mort- ages ; where further proof was asked ven forged assignments to the mortgage , including the county ilerk certificate and ' copy of be roord. His mother , sisters and cousin are left penniless. Before 'caving Sohonectady on the midnight rain O'Neill , taking a 8100 green- ack in his baud , went to several tores asking for change. No one tould change in , and he borrowed a ! ow dollars of each storekeeper , While lu Now York ho made an ua- ucceasfnl attempt to raise 20,000 on 'orgod securities , It la bellovod ho s going to Europe. His wife , two daughters and son are still in Scho- neotady1. IFnnoral of Elsliop Qaialnn- Ipcclal Dispatch to Tin UE > . MOBILE , March 13. The funeral of Bishop Qainlan wan held to-day. bishops und f nrty puosts were within the sanctuary raits. Blahop Idur was celebrant of the pontifical mass of requiem. Bishop Gllmonr , of Cleveland , proiohod the aormos. Tno cathedral aild utrcots adjacent were crowded with poop o. After the miss a procession w * < formed tf the mill tary , polloa , firemen , benevolent so- ciotiea , clargy , orphans and Slaters of Charity , which moved with the re mains in the hoarao through the prln- ipal a'raots ' of the city and back to the cathedral , where afccr further religious rltos the body was deposited n the bishop's tomb. Chicago Notes. Special Dispatch to Tin Dan , CHICAGO , March 13. The Mutual Union telegraph company to-day to- moved its wires from the bucket shopr under yesterday's decision in the federal court. The Western Union was not directly involved in the decis ion and its wires remain. Afternoon , billiard game : Heraer , 500 ; Ma ioll , 452 Sixty-eight in. nlngs. Beat runs , Horsor 52 , Mag < cioll G" . Evening game : Morrli SCO , Carter 28(5. ( Thirty-nine innings , Beat tuna. Morris 7ft , Carter 44. Rccnlatlou In Ponnsylvimln. Special DUpatch t3 TUB BBS. HAUHHUUIIO , March 13. Thohouai puaod the bill to prevent delay o ; discrimination by railroad or transpor tation companies. Hnscaed From Death- Wm , J. Coughlin , of Soinervllle , MMS says : Ia tha full of 1S7G , I was taken wit ! IILKEDISO OF LUXGB followed by a cover couh. I lost iny appetite and flcih. am waa confined to my bod. In Ib77 I wa admitted to the hospital. The doctor s kid I h.-U a hole in my lung as bit ; as i half dollar. At ono time a report wen around thnt I was dead. I gave uu hop * bnt a friend told ma of D . WILLTA& HALL'S UAl-SARI FOIl TIIK LUNGS I got a bottle , when , to my surprise , ccirmencdd to feel better , and to-day { eel better than for three yuan. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Law in Lanl Oases Again Expounded by the Colorado Sago. Tht > Progress of Madagascar Explained by Mr. Rav- oninahitremariuo. Tlio Criminal Clique * of the Capi tal General Novvi. CAPITOL NOTES Special Dispatches to Tim IBR. I'AYMKNT Or rUUCIIASK MONEY. WASHINGTON , March 13.In a com munication to the commissioner of the general land oflico respecting the p.tyment of purchase money under the act of Juno 10th , 1880 , "For the relief lief of aottlora ou public lands and to provide for the repayment of certain , fees , purchase money and commissions paid on void entries of public lande , " Secretary Teller holdo that whenever an entry of land is made by spocili : location and wholy falls , the scrip or warrant being within control of the general land oilho , may ba returned for proper location upon cancellation of former Invalid entry ; but where the consideration is carried into the treasury as cash , and can only bo withdrawn by application under the epaymout statutes , In the opinion f the secretary it IB clear that it must o repaid in the manner provided by , hose statutes "out of any money In ho treasury not othtrwlso opproprl- , tod" and in oases of excess , where hey fall within the provisions of the opaymont acts , the oxcosa must also o repaid , aa provided by law , out of uch money. FLORIDA LANDS. Secretary Teller haa aflirmed the re- ont decision of the commissioner of ho general land office , denying the 'ght of the state of Florida to select ortain specified tracts of double mini mum lands aggregating 2,240 acres in "en of a deficit of a like quantity of mda situated in fractional townships , 'ho ' appeal of the governor of Florida rom the decision of the commissioner a dismissed. THE CABINET. The only members of the cabinet iressnt at the meeting to-day were hcrotarlea FroHnghuyaon , Teller , Chandler and Lincoln. Secretary 7olgor was too ill to attend. The tostmaater general and attorney ton- ral are ont of the city. TBEASUREK WYMAN. It la the general impression among officials at the treasurer department that Assistant Treasurer Wyman will be appointed to succeed Treasurer Gil- fillan. The president has said he will be guided entirely In this matter by v > lie teorotary of the treasury * ' ' ' ' COUNTEHFEITS. The chief of the secret service al- islon has been advised that a moat dangerous counterfeit of the standard liver dollar has made ita appearance in Ohio and Indiana. CLERKSHIPS. Of temporary clerks in the pension flice whnao appolntmenta expire this month , 250 will be reappointed , and 30 will ba discharged. There "vill bo no further reappolntmonta until April lot. Three hundred clerks have been dismissed from the census c ilica. Far- ; her discharges' will ba made nt the beginning of the next fiscal year , in order to keep the expenses within the pproprlatlon. JKANNETTE SURVIVORS. Secretary Cnandler slated to-day that as aoon aa practicable Bartlett and other survivors of the late Jeannette , who are now in St Peters burg , will ba brought to Washington and bo called before the Jeanette board tc give testimony regarding the "OSB of this vessel. TUB FllENCH IN MADAGASCAR . A delegation of clergymen repre senting the pastors union of this city held en interesting interview this afternoon at the Arlington , with the Madagascar ambaandorn. A number of resolutions previously adopted at the mooting of ministers of the city were road to the embassy and replied to by the chief ambassador , Rivoniua hltrlmarluo who said : "Your worda are true , nontlomou ; , respecting the condition cf things in Madagascar at the present tlmo , for If the intentions of Franco to invade ia carried out il will not bo Madagaesy people oulj upon whom the calamity will descend. Civilization and religion cannot bt aeparated from our cause and thej both will Buffer in the attack. Tht French oook to pluck us up at tares because we will not grant then greater privileges than those which other nations are contented to receive , bnt they cannot uproot us without up rooting the wheat also. The island ol Madagascar is our land by the gift ol God. In speaking to you , our Ohrls tlan friends , wo frankly confess oni present prospects almost dlecnurago ui entirely In the patha of enlighten mont. If the policy of Franco bo th ( outcome of the white man's clvillza tlon , then It were better for us to rd main in Ignorance. And so wo trusi that the Christian hearts cf this greal republic will oppose with all thcii strength the outrage with which wi threatened. Wo thank yon for tbi kind expreaslou of yonr cympathy nd wish you life and the favors o God. CAl'lTOL CHIME. The citizens committee organize ) Eomo weeks ago to take concertei action for the suppression of crime it Washington , particularly burglary am robbery , which had become so alarm ingly frequent , while detection am punishment of thiiws had becorm correspondingly infrequent , met thl afternoon and received the report o the chairman , John W. Thompson upon tne work accomplished. The report port ia voluminous , discusses thoaltua tlon and among other matters state that the committee discovered the ox Utenco of organized combinations o thieves ' and detectives for the purpose - pose of robbing oltlzsuB , disposing of the plunder at certain places and protection of the thieves , The committee have boon able to supply proof of facts which resulted In aus- onslon of a portion ot the police orco and have secured the abolition > y act of congress of the ontlro do- ecttvo forco. The committee have produced evidence before the grand ury resulting in indictments Against ndlvlduals , principally detectives and ecolvcra of stolen goods , who will bo ipeedily brought to trial. The report hen outers into details of the names F thieves , detectives and receivers of .olen goods and relates instances of ho division of the spoils by the de- ootlvos. Continuing , the report lointo out n remedy for this mat ad ilnistrallon of tbo police department. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. [ wclal Dispatches toTn BER. OETTlNd SCARED. LONDON , March 13. The Times orrospondent nt Paris speaking of ho rumor that President Grevy lu- udcd to resign , says : Thn gencril olitical situation la making constant , rldea toward radicalism. The hronlo Instability of the cabinets , the uultBof the reactionary organs and the treats made at anarchist meetings ox- lain the doalro of Grovy to resign the residency. ' A POSITIVE ALIBI. PARIS , March 13. The documents ave arrived hero showing that Walsh ho was arrostnd at Havre at the in- tanco of the British government , was tot in Dublin at the tlmo of the 'hroaix park murders were commit- cd. THE FRENCH FINANCES. PARIS , March 23. The Bndtjot for 884 has boon presented in the Ohara > orof , Daputlos. The total Increase of expenditures Is utimatedat 00,000,000 francs. The Btlmatod revenue is 3203040,875 , ud the expenditure 3,103,441,165. BY PROXY ONLY. ST. PETERsnrjRQ , Maroh 13. The ast not of Gortscbakoff was to dictate telegram to the cz&r , saluting him on ho occasion of his birthday. It Is eportod that tbo chief sovereigns and irincea who were at Berlin during the iclebratlon of the silver wedding of ho crown prince and princes , have igreed to be represented at the coronation nation of the czar by ambassadors nly. WHY HE RESIGNED. BERLIN , March 13. The reaigna < Ion of Admiral von Stosoh , chief of ho ministry of marine , is partly due ; o & difference with Bismarck in regard ; o the recent action of the captain of ho Gorman corvette Elisabeth , In lelzing a pleca of territory , near Bong Kong , and p rtly because the cabinet decline to accaot the proposition of Admiral von "Stoaoh to expend CO- , 000,000 marks in fortifying Klol. A PEianriruL SPECTACL Miurtti 13. Tii&1tilVi g steamer haa returned from the scene of the wreck of the Glmbrla , and that divers report a number of the bodies of victims jammed amongst tbo gear of a lifo boat on the dock. The en trance to the cabins were closed by a compact mass of bodies. To save the cargo the three docks have to bo re moved by explosives , and the explo sives would shatter the four hundred corpses in the hold. HE KNOWS IT. PARIS , March 13. The detectives who have been watching the socialists bellevo that Prince Jerome Napoleon and Ronher are cognfzmt of the doings of the rioters. PARH , March 13 The report that President Grovy contemplates resigning is pronounced a malicious invention , intended to encourage Or- leaniat intriguoi. The cabinet received to instruct the prosecution of anyone at pabliomoot- Inga inciting murder and pillage. Tbo chambers will not adjourn till the 20th , and bo enabled to specially legislate in cauo of disorders on the 18h , when the socialists propose to hold a meeting in Champ do Mars. An explosive machine was discovered Sunday in the squire on which the Hotel do Vlllo frontfl. Berry's Belgian Offer. Special Dispatch to Tni lisa WAHHINOTON , March 13 , Lieut. Berry , who commanded the ill-fated relief steamer llogora on her cruise to the Arctic ocean , was ordered hero by Secretary Chandler a few days ago from Now York whore ho Is attached to the Sshoolship St. Mnry. He Is hero for the purpose of advising in the selection of a list of articles to bo sent the Tcbonchou Indians in the vicinity of St. Lvwronco biy n a reward for tholr assistance to the crow of the Rogers. The Hat has boon completed and the articles will bo sent on the royonno otoamor Oorwlu , which will sail from San Franclcco for Alaska in the latter part of April or the first of May. Ensign Goo. M. Storey will bo ordered to take charge of the goods and will take passage on the Corwln. Lieut. Berry has boon offered an op portunity to accept a mission under the Belgian government to go to the western coast of Africa in the neigh borhood of the Congo river for the purpoio of attempting to clvllho and colonize the datives , The Importation of Slave * . Special Dispatch to Tun UF.K. PiTTsnaiio , March 13. The Win. dow Giaua Workers' association ol North America , with headquarter ! here , nro preparing a bill to bo pro Rented at the opening of the next sea olon o ! congrcnx , making It an otiensi punluhablo by fine and irapriuonmon to Import any class of workmen undoi contract to work for certain wages foi any length of tlmo , Wnnt Bloro Money- Special Dispatch to Tim Cm BOSTON , fJVIaroh Hi. The stone masons have resolved to demand $ per day uf ter May 1st. No matter what year aliment Is Brown's Iron Bitters will surely benefit ofit you. IRISH-AMERICANS. Diplomatic Correspndonco Relative - tive to Their Protection , The President Anxious That All American Citizens Should be Proteoted by Its Flag. HawthaCrlmrs Act Mny Operate an American Tourists Special IM'ivxtch to Tim Bui. WASHINGTON , March 12. The diplomatic correspondence ot the year 1882 transmitted to congress with the last annual ints'iigo of the president Is now in cour&o ot publication. When completed it will nuke a volume of 000 pigoB. Nearly all the si'lectod letters and "extracts" from lottoro of any general importance now printed in this volume have been covered by current newspaper publication Among those that have not boon printed of present Interest are two letters written by Minister Lowell and Secretary Frelioghuysen in regard to the Irish "Prevention of ciimo act. " Lowell to Frellnghuysen : log tlon ol UnltJj Etitfl' , I/onrnn , July 14 , Siu : I have the honor tc inclose wo copies pt the ci imes ( Ireland ) act , rhlch has just received the royal as- Bent. It revives iho alien act , which lone directly concerna our relations 1th this government. Questions are koly to arlso under it which will oed to bo treated with extreme deli- lacy and dlccretion. It will bo In the matter of the personal application of ho act to overt acts that the chief ob- eotiou will Ho , and I should bo glade o bo armed before hand .with the pinion of the president as to what my general line of action should bender nder these now circumstances. There must be a great number of naturalized American citizens in Ireland , besides hose that have rendered themselves ibnoxtona to the local authorities , and ho alien clauses of the act may very irobably strengthen the temptations f private onmtty to bring false accu aliens , as it undoubtedly Increases he opportunity for them. I have very reason to believe under tbo irosont government the act will bo ap illcd with caution and discrimination int a change of miUatry may take ilaco at any moment. In any event however , I think injsalf safe In pre dicting that the prnvlsiona of the act will bo brought to boar only in cases f men who have imdo , or may make particularly prominent by ncltment to disorder or defiance of .ut . ority. ( Signed ) J. R. LOWELL. Frollnghuyson to Lowell : Department ol State , WMh'ngton , September 2-M8S2. SIE I have in an Instruction of the loth 01 - nUtfmtlwtackttarisdgsdsiio receipt of your dispatch of the 14th of July In relation to the "Prevention of Crime ( Ireland ) act , recently passed by the British parliament. 1 he care- ul attention which youhavo evidently given to the subject and your just comments on the policy that could have dictated BO extraordinary a meaanre In a country whose traditional history in regard to the freedom of the individual , the security of the domicile and the right of every man accused of orlmo to an mpurtlal trial has formed its crowning glory , relieve me from the necessity ot giving you anything moro than general oral dircctlona r.a to your future con duct hi connection with CRCCS affecting American clilz > n3 that may possibly pome before j on Nnvcrthtlesa I doom * t proper in the interests of our cltl- : : nB , mid in compliance with your own expressed desire to that elfcct , o put yon In possession of the general vlows of the president on lib recent not of the British parliament an act which ho conceives may seriously nfTect a arge number of cltizena of this re public. It Is as you jnally observe the revival of the lion act aa a part of the crimes act that most directly con cerns ua , and it la the feature of the measure which has caused the presi dent to feel Borne auxiety as to its possible ofTccta on the bnsineea and social relations of American citizens , particularly those of Irish birth Many Irish-American citlzoua have parents , brothers end slaters , residents In Ireland , and whenever they earn their destitution , as the most effective mode of relief they send a member of the family to Ireland with moans of aid. The possibility that persona In pursuit of their lawful business enterprises or on tholr mis sion of benevolence should come under the operation of the proceedings con templated by the provisions of the now law Is much to bo deprecated. Opportunities for this kind of annoyance which the act affords , for the gratiGcation of private enmity , aa you justly remark , in creases the ground of thla apprehen sion , and when to this IB added the anporderviceablo zaal of local ofii- cors , It la hardly to bo ex pected that an Irish-American citizen , however Innocent ho might be In ( ho act and intention , should con- sldor his person or property safe In that country. Ilia private , althougb temporary , abode may bo forcibly vls < ited by night or day his papers and hit valuables may bo taken trom him and subjected to search , and ho may bi ordered out of the country at will with the ( stigma cf guilt upon him am without having had on opportunity foi heating or trial. The President rnoro ovjfeannot contemplate the enforce meat of this measure on moro ana plclons against an American clll zan without foari of Ha hav ing an unhapp > influence tin gjod feeling nhlch exists between thi two great nations of common orlglt and common language. 1 need scarcely coly add that thla government haa ni sympathy with the motive or method of that cloas of indiscreet Individual Insignificant In this country , whoso il directed zeal can neither servo th CRUBO of Ireland nor reflect credit 01 the country of tholr adoption. The law ixSldlnp , poaonablo'Amerlcim oltl- nons of Irian bitth should not bo exposed to suffer on tholr account. The president looking only to the Interests of American oitlzana has deemed it proper that those suggestions bo transmitted to you In view of any fotnro contin gency. It would bo dlflioult In the absence of any actual case to glvo you any moro spoolGo lustrcctlons. Much most bo loft to your own judgment. Oases may arise when it will bs nocca sary for you to act at onoo without consulting the doparbmant. In suoh ases the president trusts to your dls- rotion. You will of course keep the apartment Inf rmed of whatever stops ou mny laid it necessary to take In my and every oiso that may oomo bo- bro you using the telegraph for that lurposo when you doom it expedient. I mn , oto. , FUKD'K T. FHP.LIMUIUYNK ! ? . Xoto Ttio instruotion oftucuat 5th , la not Included in tliii voluiuo. Brlulitonlnu ptclil Dlsrat.h to TIIK llKR HKLKNA , Ark. , March 13. The vor has declined ono inch during the iast twelve hours. The lovcca hero ro eo occuro that the city In cafe , ind or no wind. Iho situation Is righter than at any period since the Igh water prcssuro sot in , Business i the city has resumed , and the out- ok la cheering uud hopeful. Wo Flood Thcro- | ) cclal Dispatch to Tim Bun. GLENUIVK , Montana , March 13. 'ho ' tco haa nil run out of the rivers , > nd the weather is ipriug like. There no danger of a flood in this aection. A Fatal Cave In. pecUl DtopAtch to Till I ! JL DKADWOOD , Dak. , March 13. An xtenalvo cave In occurred In the llghland mine horo. The miners all nanagod to escape uninjured except one who was fatally hurt. A Leather Fallnra. p cl l Dl p tch to Till III * . ALBANY , Now York , March 13. wrlond , Humphrey's and Sons , leather palora , have assigned. There are ino preferred creditors , whoso claims mount to $123,329. The Now York onso of Humphreys & Co. failed ro- ontly was established as a branch of tie Albany concern. A Sleeping Cor Burned pocltl Dispatch to Tin Bui. PiTTsnuiio , March 13. The Wash- ngton sleeper on the western express luo hero over the Pennsylvania rail- oiid at 8:40 : a. m. , caught flro near iVilmoro atatlon , In the Allegheny nountalne , at 4 o'clock this morning , and was entirely consumed. The pas- lungers escaped without injury , but est nearly all their clothing. When train arrived here many passen gers were half naked. The Pullman company's loss is $20 000 Aft rM ay Four. FJITTEIIMAN , Wyo , , March 13 Al. Pooha , who nlno years ago , oommlttod some horrible murders was arrested near here yesterday. The story is that Pocha belonged to a com pany of prospectors and that ono night while camping In Colorado ho murdered his five companions while they slept. Ho was arrested a short tlmo afterward but escaped and has boon at largo till now. Flight of bplrlU. 8p fl l DIspatQli to TUB Bn. NEW YOIIK , March 13 The well- known whisky and wino housj of Ivos , Beeohnr & Oo. fnllod to-day for nearly $500,000 Thn firm Is onn- punod of Frederick E Ivcs , John 8 Beechor and Oharlea W. Tuttle , and ias stood well for a quarter of a century - tury , the paper of the firm having ranked as the beat on the market. The value of the assets cannot oven be estimated. Banuolnu a Backilldor. Special Dlai'aah'to Till Dm. HEADING , PH. , March 13. The Lebanon - anon synod of the Reformed church of tbo Uiitod S'atoa , found llav. Alexander S. Kolocr , of Pottsvlllo , nllty of unlawful intimacy , broach of promise of marriage and falsehood , and deposed him from the Christian ministry. Target Hhootihg. Special Dispatch to Tun HER. CHICAGO , March 13. At the stock yards to-day , William and John Me- Graw , Mike Cronin and Martin McElligott practiced with a revolver in the alloy. About the same time John Welsh , a watchman , was shot and killed. The four men wore ar rested. The police believe it is mur der. TELEGRAPH NOTES. Special Dispatch to Tin DIE. G , B. Geode , of the national museum , hag been selected ta take charge of the fishery exhibit at London. Gen , Diaz and party left Monterey , Mexico , for Laredo and thence for the north , Walter Webb , master mechanic of the Watertown & OgaensburK road , was run over and killed. Col. Ti. 8. Murve , nmoclate editor ol Thn Lynohhurg , ( Vu. ) Advance , and 11 , T. Ilubbard , a prominent lawyer uf Richmond mend , were about to engage in a duel whet Maryo was arrested. The Madagascar treaty was ratified a * thflBtato department yesterday afternoon Jen. II. Lsdyard independent republl can , wan elected mayor of iiatb , Me , 1'roderlck Blohtn , of New York , fo alienating the alfectiotm of the wife of hi nophaw , JMward Schnoll , was mulcted ii $5,000. In the Illinoia state legislature thohouE pnHcd a bill to punish wife beaters Ir whipping , The stockholders of the Uroadwo ; ( N. Y. ) Underground lUilwfty companj ulcctud William Wiutlom , of Minnesota to Iho board of directors. The director elected Melville 0. Smith president , Gen Ki < bert Vide engineer. Now York courts have decided that th 1'aualon play is a play , but the recent re uearaal not public poiforuuuco. Anotbo private view is promised. The hide and leather firm of Humphre' &C'o. . Now York , tailed. Liabilities $323,177 ; nominal uesotn , $ G07.VOI ; actun aescts , 8119,507 , THE SOUTHERN FLOOD. The Eopedition of Relief of the Mayor of Louisville. The Gradual Fall of tlio Watara Dispels -tlio Bloom of Oit- zons , IiUiornl Contributions In Cash Mndo to the Snfforori Special Dl'pitch t : > Tun Unn. MKMPHIH , March 13 The river contimiui ! to doolino steadily. Total fall 13 Inches from the highest point rcaohi d this season. SKIPWITH , Miss , Maroh 13 Den nis levee near Australia in Bjllvnr county la reported cat Strks are being filled to day for the purpose of closlug the break. Our protrctlon levee Is ntlll holding nnd our main line so nearly completed that all damage of ovoifljT from a break hero Is con * sldorod over. Planting operations are progressing rapidly. KvANsViLLE , Ind , March 13 , Mayor Jacobs , of Lauisvlllo , who ont down the river to distribute money to sufferers by the il > od , ro- nrts : The first point of Inqnlrv was niontown , whcro ho found $1 000 .ad . boon sent by .Tno. Shllllta , of Gin- "nnatl , and $500 by James Gordon onnott , this $1,500 being the only oroigu funds received by the town , "aoobs left a chock for $8CO. Inlclgh , a very small settlement , was ound substantially annihalatod , ox- pt two families. The balance of the amlot had retired to the country , acobs offered these two remaining 'amlllos $100. They refused unless ho balanoo cf the Inhabitants shared the benefit. The mayor therefore warded them $300 , which will bo Ivldcd among'all sufferers at thla olnt. The generosity of the romatn- families deserved equally gonor- us treatment. At Shawuoetown the ork of the flood did not seem as omploto and far reaching as has been nnounced , Many of the houses ore removed from tholr foundations ud will yet bo serviceable. The town tppoars throughout thrifty , Llko vontnoky , wo found Illinois had bandoned her river towns. The mayor left SCOO , with Instructions to nil on him If farther aid was needed. Ho also g vo { 800 for the benefit of Oaseyvtllo , aa fully 400 families in and bout Oasoyvlllo needed dally rations. At Wcston $100 was left. At .losoolalro $200 were given for relief f tbo town. Southland Is in a wretched otato. There are many old people there who have little or no means ot sustenance , and much dls- TOSS prevails ; 850 loft hero. Now Liberty was the last town relieved. The mayor gave $300 to apply to the needy. All along the route the mayor and rjnrty nwogrmad that tb - flirk of the'flood had be m territfc rf.d thiu farmers must be heavy cffareri. Shooting Mnd Ball * Spocltl IMajatcli to TIIK BIR. KANSAS CITY , Maroh 13. The third contest of the series of clay pigeon shooting between Carver and Bo- fiordos occurred here to-day. Carver cored 91 , winning the additional pre mium ; Bogardua , CO. The Big Stiff. IpocUl Dispatch to Tun Un. NEW YORK , Maroh 13. Billy Ed wards , the pugilist , had a great bone- It to-night in Madison Square Gar den. Sullivan said that if Fox would > rlng along his "big stiff" Slado with money ho would accommodate him. Cincinnati Chamber of Cummeroo- IpocUl Dispatch to Till IJii. CINCINNATI , March 13. The cham ber of commerce voted by ballot this afternoon on the revision of the by aws and on the adoption of a plan for Ifo insuranoa , called the gratuity plan , The by-laws were revised bnt ho gratuity plan wis defeated by a majority of three in a total vote over 800. The most Important change in m ho by-laws Is to limit membership to > ho prouent number. Hereafter now noinbora can only enter upon the pre sentation of certificates of membership ransforred to them. Flno Worlt. Wo have more natural talent in Omaha than wo have heretofore got credit for. This morning while vlslt- ng Iloso's Art Emporium wo were ihown some oil paintings executed by Mr. J. K. O'Neal , an artlot perma nently located In our city. By yean of study and practice ho has acquired this art and the work exhibited at Iloao's Emporium will show , especially the largo painting of "Moor's Like , " Utah , "The Ice Burgs , " "Orchard Like , " and "On the Ohio. " Those named have all been purchased by the Hon. John F. Coots , the court house contractor , who has certainly good taste and a correct eye. "Christ Stilling the Tempest" is an other striking painting , which caught our gaza with Its brilliancy and splen dor , and ou inquiry the reporter was told that it was executed by one of Mr. O'Neal's pupils , who has moro than ordinary talent , as the light and shade show in this picture. Mr. . O'Neal , wo understand , makes a specialty of portraits in oil crayon and water colors , which wo should all remember and glvo him Q trial when wo want anything In this lice. DIED. BAUJimi-March 13,1883 , at I o'clock a. m , , Amelia haumer , aged 9 months and 10 da ) 8. Infant daughter of John and Josephine llaumer. Fuuorfll will take place from the real- dcncoof the parents , 1821 Butt street , to inonow at 8:30 : o'clock , Friends of the family are invited. Miri'OALF Mrc. Katie Bell , wife of John V. Metcalf , aged 23 years , Funeral at 10 o'clock a , in. Thursday , i March IGlh , f torn her rceldence , 812 South KIghth strett , between Leavenworth and * * Marcy. Friends of the family are invited.