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YEAR.THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. * ? I $ TWELET5 YEAR. OMAHA NEB TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 27 1883 179 . .Itt .IttHE VAHDERBILT BALI. Tie Most Brilliant Affair Ever f | Witnessed in flew York , ; .Tibo Nabobs of Gotham Gorge- i 4vb ousty Arrayed in Fancy Costumes. Their Jewelled Partners Sparkle in. the Elec tric Glare , Magnificent Toilota of the Ladies and Gentlemen Described , Scotch of the Interior Decorations of the Mansion. [ The Curloni Qnttiirilloa and the \ Iiinders Therein. The Grand Opening- pedal Dlapatch to Tni DIB NEW YORK , March 27. The fancy ball given laat night by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. K. Vanderbilt In their nowhonao was unquestionable the most brilliant and picturesque entertainment ever given in New York. The house Itself , seen as it was seen last night , under a blaza of light and kindled Into splen dor everywhere by moaaea and flowers , and a moving throng of the moat varied and magnificent costumes , was the most fitting framework an artist could have aaked for a succession of pictures BO heterogeneous , solncongrn- oua in detail , and 'yet in their general effjot BO dazzling and so attractive. Lots wore drawn Saturday last by the ladles in charge of the quadrilles to decide the order in which they should bo danced , It being previously agreed that the ball should bo opened by the "Hobby Horse" quadrille , Fantaahe sot , under the leadership of Mra. S. S. How- land and Mr. Jos. V. Parker. The first place among the mote picturesque quadrilles waa drawn by "Mother I Goose" quadrille , under the leader ship of Mr ; . Lawrence Perkins. At a little after 11 , to the strains of Gil- moro's baud , six quadtilloa comprising in all nearly one hundred ladies and < f gentlemen wore formed in order in \ the gymnasium and began to move IN OLITTERISO PROCESSION down otairways and through the halls , winding through a motley crowd oi princes , monks , cavaliers , Highland ers , queens , kings , dairymaids , bullfighters - fighters , knights , brigands and noblea. The procesalon passed down the grand stairway , through the hall Into the room on the front of the house in the % style of Francois first. Vast carved ' cabinet * e.nd aa Immense deep fireplace - place gave an air of antique grandeni ' to thia room. From this tbo procession patsed Into the bright charming aalor of the style of Louis XV. On the walla hnng three French goblin tapes tries a century old , but in the brll Ilancy and freshness of their coloring seemingly a work of yoaterday. Ovei the chimney piece hangs a superb portrait trait of Mrs. Vanderbilt by Madrago ' ' 11 of spirit , character and grace Thence the prooctalon nwept' on lnt < THE GRAND DININO UALL. 'converted Into a ball room. In thi "Hobby Horse Quadrille" the bal began. The horses were * ho moa wonderful things of the kind over con structed In this country. The work men wore two mouths In finishing them. They wcro of life size , covoroc with genuine hides , and largo , brlgh eyes and 11 iwing manes and tails , bn wore light enough to be easily and com fortably attached to the waists of thi wearers , whoso feet were concealed bj richly ombroided hanging ; . Falsi legs wororepresontedontho outside oi the blankets , sothodosoptlonjwnsqulti perfect. The costumes were red hunt ing coata , white huts , satin vest , yel low oatin knee brooches , and whiti satin Btockingo. The ladioa were roc hunting coata and whita satin skirts elegantly ombtoidnrad , all dresaus It the style of Louis XIV. Thia quadrille rillo waa organic 3-1 by Blre. How lam with the help of Mrs. Richard Irvine Mrs Robert and Mrs. James V. Pai i ker. THE OPENING QUADBILLE of the ball , however , was "th Mother Gooae" quadrille , led by Mra Lawrence Perkins as Mother Gees and Mr. Oliver H. Northcote aa Wis ard. Perhaps the moat brillian quadrille of the evening waa th ' 'Opera Bouffa , " organfzsd by Fei rmmlo and Yzaatrn , clatora of Mrs. W K. Vandorbilt. I thin quadrille aj paarod Mirs Smith , another slater c Mra. W. K. Vanderbilt. Anoth ; striking quadrille wai the "Star quac rille" organized by Mrs. Win. Astoi The ladles were arrayed aa twin eli tors in four colors yellow , blut mauve and whito. The gontleme were in costumes of Henri Dam Still another was the old "Droado quadrille , " led bv Mra. JaraesflStroni MM. Cornelius Vftudurbilt organized lively "Go As You Please quadrille. THE COSTUMES. Among the hundreds of striking ! unique costumoa but few can pcmibl be noted , Theae , however , will cai vey soruo idol of the soeno aa it pr aeEtod itself at midnight , when tl fl&ll , the grand stairway and opacioi apartments were all thronged wli animated groups enjoying the donb pleasure ot Booing and being seen. MM. Vandorbllt'o Irroproachab 'taste was seen to parfectlon * In h costume of the Venetian Princee taken from a picture by Gabanc The underskirt waa of white and yc low brocade , shading from the doepe orrngo to the highest canary ; Cgur of flowers end leaves were outlined gold , white end iridescent beads ; lij f blue satin train , embroidered mognt cently in gold and lined wl Roman rod. Almost the entl length of the train wan caught up at onoo , the hitch forming a large puff. The waist was of blue satin covopwl with gold embroidery. The dress was cut square In the nock and the flowing sleeves were of trans parent gold tissue. She were a Ve netian cap covered with magnificent jewels , the most noticeable of them being a superb paacock in many color ed gems. Lidy Mandovillp , who received the guests with Mrs. Vaudorbllt , were a costume in the moot fortunate con trast with the toilet of MM. Vander- bllt. Her drois was copied from a picture by Vandyke of Princess Do croy. The petticoat wao black satin embroidered in jar. The body and tiain were of black velvet , ornamented with heavy jot embroidery. The dros had largo puffed Vandyke sleeves , im- menau stand np collar , Venetian lace , the oloovoB being turned np with the snmjlaof. The whole was crowned with a black Vandyke hat and droop , ing plumes turned up at one side , blazing with jewels. Nothing could have boon moro becoming to Lady Mandovillo , a blonde beauty , than this magnlficnnt sombre dress. W , K. Vanderbilt appeared as Dako DeQnlse , wearing yellow eilk tights , yellow and black trunks , yel low doublet and black velvet cloak , embroidered in gold , with the order of St. Michael suspended on a black ribbon , and with white wig , black vel vet shoes and buckles. Cornelias Vanderbilt appeared as Lonia XVI. , In the habit of DeCour ; brooches , fawn colored brocade , trimmed with silver point de spagno ; waistcoat , of roceda , trimmed with real silver lace. The stockings , shoos and hat were of reooda. He were a jabot and rallies of lace and a diamond billed sword. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt appeared as "Electric Light" In white satin trimmed with diamonds and with a diamond head dross. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt was accompanied by her children , dalntly apparelled , ono as a rose in pink tulle with satin over dress , groonloaves , waist of green satin and head dress of white satin fash ioned like a bouquet holder ; another aa Slnbad the Sailor , in white natln breeches , white chemisette , flying jacket embroidered In gold , and Turk ish shoes , and the third as a little ciurtlor in light blue satin , hand em broidered eoat , with waistcoat and breeches of white satin , baud embroid ered in roses and daisies. Mrr. Ada Smith , slater of Mrs. Vanderbilt , were , aa the peacock , a dazzling costume if Pjacook blue atln , waist composed of real peacocks' roaata , with peacock cap and fau. 'ho train and front of the drees wore overcd with peacock feather ? , An- ithor similar costume was worn by rlre. Buchanan Wlnthrop. Mrs. Satfard Webb , lister of Mr. /andorbllt , were , as the Hornet , a irllliant yellow satin , with brown vol et skirt and brown ganza wings. L'hia drois waa paralleled by another eproaenting the waap , of purple and 'lack ' gold ' qauza , 'with stripes ol iliokr.nd'yellow and transparent gold Issue overdress ; A 'special head dreti was imported for this costume , with .ntennao of diamonds. Yellow gloves tripod with blaco wore worn with it. Miss Terry , as Summer , wore a llgh1 ilno and white satin , trimmed will heaves of wheat , and with a jewolloc icytho and corn flowers In her hair. Another plctnrcequo costume wai ; hat of the "Daughter of the Forest,1 with ferns and butterflies in her hair , , ud a necklace of jewelled lizzards , This waa hardly so remarkable , how < iver , as the costume of Comet , which onslsted of blak and cream colorec ittri , richly embroidered by hand It gold stars , gold threads runninj ; hough the hair , which was wort ooao and flowing , with a dlamonc ky. A necklace of diamonds was ahi worn. worn.Mlua Work , aa Joan of Arc , at- racted a great deal of attention. Miss Edlth.Fish appeared aa Marls Antonotto. The young Dako Di Morney were n court drcno of tionli XV. The buttons were made of roa diamonds , rubles and sapphlrea , Herboil Wadsworth appeared aDen Don Juan in white satin , slashed ant puffed with black velvet and em broidered with gold and silver. Henry Olevrs appeared aa Lonii XV in gray sitin. Abram S. Hewitt appeared as Kin ; i9ar , whllo yet in his right mind The costumes of his throe daughter : worn much admired. Mr , Gorringo were a very hand some costuma of the Arab shell Manfoor , a blue embroidered jacket with crimson sash and turban , anc the beantltully embroidered burnoou brought by him from Egypt. Monroe Butler Johnston , M. P. owner of the Madonna Dei C ndela brl at the Metropolitan muaeum , won a dross of the tlmuoi Louis XVl. o dead gold satin , embroidered In cold pray hat nnd the white plume o Marshal Trlbnlzi , the favorite mar thai of the conqueror Milan. Thorndlko Rice , of The Noit American Review , wont in a blac dress of the last century. Ex-Mayor Edward Cooper were similar contnmo , Mr. Hurlberbworo a coatumo of th Spanish knight Oilatrara , a black velvet vet suit of the seventeenth contnr with collar and cuffs of old Point d Veniio , and white cloak with blac satin hood and red cross of the ordci Mies Nilsson represented Mari Stuart. She wore a black velvt elaborately embroidered In jet an with head dress of black velvet an jet. HURO Cuttlo Bnlo- Special Dispatch to Tan HUB ST Louis , Riarch 20. Porhapa tr largesttransRotlon in cattle over mad in this country waa otTectod ot Foi Worth , Texas , last Saturday , the sa being 75,000 head of full grown eitt by the Iltarda and the Harold Bros to the Franklin Lind and Cattle can pany , of Now York , composed < Chan. & . Franklin , nephew of Edw ! Cunard , of the Canard line of stoat era ; Frank G. Brown , proaidont of tl BoBswiok mines , Colorado , and vie president and manager of the Hoi silver mine , Utah ; and B , B. Groo & Son , of Lexington , K. , extennl' brooders and Importers of Short Horn cattle. The price paid Is kept private , but the figures are understood to be about $25 per head , which would ag gregate nearly $2,000,000. BRAIDWOOD'S CALAMITY , fiecovoiy of the Bodies of the Drowned Miners , Sad Scenes in the City. JjOohluK fop the Bodies. Special Dispatch to Tun Unit. CIIICAOO , March 20. The Trlb- uno'a Braldwood special says a party of twenty , with the neccaeary appur- tnnaucsB , have entered the Diamond mlno for the purpose of making a search , as far as possible , for the bodlon of the drowned miners. The intended search will bo kept cc- cret and conducted at night in order to avoid the crowd. A largo number of people were nt the mlno all day. The bodloa , if found , are not to bo brought up until midnight , and then at once will bo put on board the train for Braldwood , where an Inquest will bo hold. THE FUNERAL. BRAIDWOOD , 111 , March 20. Great crowds of minors , women and child ren remained throughout the night and the greater portion of the day to witness the removal of the bodies of the drowned minors from the fated Diamond mlno , and some of the uconos were very distressing , From midnight np to noon twenty-six bodies were taken from the shaft , and of these the following could be recognized : Pat rick Wall , Joseph Smith , Joseph Oar- roll , Frank Kloss , Michael Bannon , John Johnson , Matthew Redmond , John Onllongh , Anaon Dlmbrosky , August Palonslo , Frank Marry , Daniel McBrldo , John Brakanan , Herman Umber , John Boy d and John Aklne. Seven remained unidentified. The bodles'generally were in a very advanc ed state of decomposition. At 7 o'clock this morning the funeral train left the city for the Diamond mluo to remove the bodies to the cemetery , By 0 o'clock eighteen bodies in coflins were transferred to two flat cars and the train moved out. Aa It waa passing the edge of the village of Diamond , Mrs. Redmond signaled the train and waa allowed to take the cofi'm in whlcb her boy was placed , she doolaslng that aho would glvo him a proper burial. At Braidwood during the ceremony sad econcs occurred. Women and children , crying about the train , dt- manded that the coflins be taken from the cars and the lida removed , whlcb In many cases was done. The remains wcro then placed In hearaea and after- warpa given burial with slight cere mony. The bnainoas houses on the main .tract . of Braidwood were appropriate y draped in mourning. The scenci in the raorimojvero most melancholy Am&n caino in , hastily "icinulng thi * acea of the dead. At last he stoppec ) osdo ! ono , claiming it was bin brother At the eamo moment a woman , wh ( had been looking for the body of i 'oat ono , claimed the same corpse wai hat of her huabapd. A dispute arose The woman said she could tell is shi waa right when the boots were re moved , as her husband upon the fata mprnlcg , finding ono of his socks wet had taken ouo of his wife's. Thi boots removed and disclosed ono man'i ock and ono woman's stocking. B ] uch in OIL a only are the bodies Idon ified. A funeral train consisting of twi coaches nnd two flat cars , draped ii mourning stood on the back traol near the mlno ready for Its next loat > f victims during the day. About i botof water still remains. Mthougl ho pumps are steadily at work th water seema not to lower much Immense plloa of soap stone whlol have fallen from the roof , stop up th passages In aomo places , making 1 nccaenary to crawl on hands am Ttneea to pot through. Along th ronto are relics of the dead. The footpads. Special Dispatch to Tim UK . OmoAao , March 20 The foot pada of tnia city have ceased to attaol men nt night , and seem tobo dovotin their attention to ladles In daylight Three assaults androbbarlea hav been reported during the past thre dayo. Trro of the ladles were roughl ; handled and their pocket book stolon. A ioolcod For Cnva in. WILKESBAUIIB , Pa. , March 20.- Ovrlnr : to an anticipated cave lu at th Pine Rldgo colliery of the Delaware i Hudson Co. , work has boon euspendc to-day. The timbers supporting th roof in the main gangway have give way. Serious reaulta are hourly 03 pcctod , Thn Gigarmabor's S tribe. Special Disputed to Till Bn. MILWAUKEE , March 20 At a BOOK mooting of the cigarmakors , lat night the committee reported thatth manufacturers would not accede t the advance of $1 per 1,000 , and th men have determined to go on strike May 1. Letters were roa from New York , Chicago and Phlln dolphla , stating that strikes woul undoubtedly follow thoro. A Dig nt Purnell. PpoclM Dispatch to Tin Uii. NEW YORK , March 20. The Tril uno editorially eajs : "If Panic really said ho know of throe Inn cent men out of n certain ton lu boon hanged nn Ireland , it was most unfortunate speech , The Irli leader haa heretofore steadfastly d clared ho waa personally Ignorant < the dolnga of the assassination a ciotlos. Atd for Ireland. Epoclil Disjntch to Tim lint. WATERIIURY , Conn. , March 20.- To-morrow the Rev. Liwronco Wall will cable for relief for the distress ; Ireland $8,1C9 , which sum has con to him. DORSEY'S ' DEFENSE. The Ohiof of the Star Eonters Testifies in His Own Behalf. A General and Excited Denial oi All Charges of Cor ruption , The Impious Pope Works in a Denial of a Personal Deity. The Rumored Reduction of Revenue Collectors Domed at Head quart ore. The Grnsplnf * Cattle Man of Kaii- BQR Relinked liy Secretary Toiler. STAR HOtJTE TRIAL- . Special Dispatch to Tun UKI. DORSEY OK TUB STAND. WASHINGTON , March 20. After the examination of unimportant witnosgoa , Ingorsoll called Stephen \V. Dorsoy to the stand. The clerk of the court was about to administer the usual oath when Morrlok aroao and aakod per- mlaalonfrom the court to question witness regarding his belief in ltd binding force. The request was granted and Morrick inquired if the oath as binding upon his conscience. Do oy ( fiercely shaking his finger at Morrick ) answered that the oath was as binding upon him as upon Morrlok. Ho regarded It as bindlug upon his conscience. Morrick aokocl , If , In taking the oath , witnesses had In mind the effect of failure to observe It npou his futnro state of reward and punishment. Instantly - stantly Ingorsoll was upon hla feet , exclaiming , ' ! object. " "Bit down , " said ho to Dorsoy , and then proceeded to deliver an impassioned address. Ho objected to the perpetration of this monstrosity of the dark ago. The country had pasted that period. In nvery civilized atato every man WAS allowed to testify whether ho believed In future punishment or a personal God or not. The government had taunted him for a year for not taking .ho.stand . , and when ho came hero they ought to prevent his testimony be- . mac ho did not bollovo in their Jo- ovah. Ho admitted that In many tates a gentleman could not toa- Ify ; that Huraboldl ( who know more than all the states ) would not ' ave been allowed to testify if his owti rothor had been murdered before hto : yes ; so with Tyndall and Huxley , at In these states , snld Ingoraoll with xtromo bitternoaa , a nun who beat is wife could go on the stand and edify. Ho did not believe his honor would allow such proceodnre. The "ast time ho had aeon it tried was ba- 'ore Judge Diummond at Ghloaarc/ , il J juiJij'C'Bttiil taq ' & .ttl&luilp& . t la orned matters of this world and the witness was to testify about what ho knew here. Merrlck replied that religion , which lad stood the test of centuries , need- d no defense from him. Ho denied ; hat the government desired to pre vent witness testifying. What ho did desire was that the court and jury might know what weight to attach to his testimony when he invoked the Supreme Bolnp. Ho wanted to know f , in taking the oath , ho full his con- iclonco was involved ; that there was iU obligation to Cell the truth. Re cited authorities to support his poal- Ion. lugersoll said if he was on the stand and all ho hold moat dear wait at take , still would ho bo compelled to ixprcsa his belief and say ho did not believe In a personal Dally , nnd there were many excellent , generous people of that belief. In the dark n ( > es people ple wore BO given to lying that nobody was expected to tell the truth unless they wore ecared. The gentleman ( Morrick ) had questioned the law. Now , laws wore not- always right , Many people believed many laws to bo wrong. There wore many lawe that wore not right. They had such laws under the old Inquisition , with itt thumbacrews and racks and firoa. They had laws against witches and wizards , in the day a when they dug up bodies nnd Corpses nnd made ointment out of them , and In BOIIIC states there werp still laws that barrec u man from tolling the truth because ho did not ballovo as some other mm or some holy book , nnd 4 this tor after Darwin had lived and died , There used to bo a law to make a mat catch a poor negro woman with hoi child In her arms and glvo her back tc the bloodhounds and the lash. He hoped the court would not ontertaii the proposition. The court said the judao was not a liberty to say that ho liked this Ian and disliked that ; they were not niadi by the court and It could only aopl ] them. The not of March 10th , 1878 made the defendant a witness. Thi only question waa whether Doraoy wo a defendant. The court would not gi Into the logical views nor the rooon law of 1878 Morrlok inquired the necessity o swearing witness under the view. The court replied. "So that h may bo punished for perjury If h dooa not toll the truth , " Merrlck acknowledged the answo * i sufficient. The oath waa administered to th witneeu and Ingoraoll began the ox amlnatloD. Witness waa visibly agi tntpd and in many instances Beared waited for the conclusion of the quec tlon before answering. Ho testified as follows : I bocam acquainted with Minor in 1800 or 18G at Handneky , 0 ; had known Peck fo fifteen years at the time of his death It wns business relations at first , Pec being secretary and wltnoes treasure of a railroad company ; Pock subac qnently married a sister of wltneei wife , and died In August , 1881 ; fin saw Vail In the spring of 1878 , bt did not make his acqcalntanso at the time ; Jno. W. Dorsoy Ishisbrothoi know Boone In 1878 while ho ws postoflico clerk ; first mot Brady at the Cincinnati convention In 1870 and Jno. H. Watts In Now Mexico In 1870 or 1877 , Qaostlon Did you over enter Into n agreement with Brady , J. W. Dor- Bey , Vail , Minor or any or either of them , to dofand the government by bidding for mall contracts ? Witness ( pwlonntoly ) I never entered Into any such agreement with anybody , at any place , or at any time. Q. Did you over conspire with them to defraud the government ? A. No ; I never entered into a coutplrnoy with them of any kind. Q Did yon over pay money to General Brady to Influence his ollioial acts ? A. ( Excitedly ) 1 never had n tranactlon with General Brady to the extent of one oont In my llfo. I never paid him a oont or promised to pay him a cent fur any possible purpose. Q. Did yon over pay Mr. Tyner money or stock to Influence his of ficial action whllo ho was first aeala- taut postmaster general ? A. No. Objection was made and the ques tion and answer waa atruck out. Qaeitlons touching the payment of money or stock to MoGraw and Lllloy wcrs also excluded. Q. Did yon over glvo any dlrootiono to llordol ) , either verbally or In writ- lug , as to open an account with Wil liam Smith ? A. Never In the world. Q Or with Samuel Jones ? A. Never. Q , Or with John A. Mitchell ? A. No. No.Q. Q. Did you over statoto | llordoll or anybody that William Smith stood for Brady ? A. In the first place there wMno Smith on my books ; In the second place I never said it. Q. When did yon first hoar that anybody alleged that yon had an ac count with Smith or Jones. A. It never came to my knowledge until after Rordoll's statement to James andMoVoagh. That waa the first I overheard of the books. CAPITOL NOTES. SpicUl Dlipitchos to Tin Dun. REVENUE COLLECTORS. WASHINGTON , March 20. The com missioner of Internal revenue denies the published statement that the president baa determined to abolish by consolidation , about twenty ofliccs and collectors of Internal revenue. The commissioner said to-day , in his opinion , It would bo very unwise to take rnch action at preaont , as the work devolving upon the service by the new Internal revenue bill will bo "enormous" from the present time until at least the 1st of Jimo text. TRESPASSERS OK rUllLIO LAND. , The secretary of the Interior to-day addressed the following Interesting and -important letter to the commis sioner of the general laud c ill 20 In 10- gard to the occupation of largo traott of' ' Indian landa In Kansas by stool * ' men ; 8 * / Yon transmit for my consld and action the petition and of the citizens of Barboui ful inclosing of large tracts of vacant © sage Indian lands In rale county , amounting in all tc about two hundred thonauic acres , and also sundry affidavits corroborating the alleged facts , show Ing that , among others , ono John Mo Kittrick and ono Andrews , his partner nor , have enclosed for grazing pur poses a tract of about 0,000 ooroB subject to pre-emption , and by such enclosure , and by threats and vlo leuco , have prevented bonafido settle ment on the enclosed tract. Yon als < state that llko enclosures are bollovoc to exist In adjoining counties ant recommend speedy action bo laken foi the rolUf of settlers Intending to locah on auch oncloacd lands that the foncei > a removed. I need not advlso yoi that the enclosures of the charactoi described are unauthorized and il- cgal , so that sotUomout lu troapaai only , and gives no right to the econ < latit , or that ouch occupation docs nol og&lly exclude bonalido settlement b ] another. Such trespass on publii ends is ( qually offensive to morals ai f upon private property. Linda nol egally appropriated are vacant anc suDJect to disposal. Until eottlemen la made under the Bettlomont laws hero is no objection to grazing oattli or cutting hay on government land provided such unappropriated landi ire loft opan to all alike. To allow i law wealthy stockmen to fence thoai lands , thua not only practically with draws them from the opzratlon o the oettlomont laws , but deprives mci of email means of the advantage. Aa quiring eottlomont by any other mean will not bo allowed under any protonc whatever. Attempts , therefore , b ; [ /arsons in illegal occupation of and tract to prevent their settlement , b ; fence or throats or violence , will b discountenanced by thia dopartraon and should ba by all good cltlzone It Is Immaterial that ouch enclosure are for stock range pnrpoaoa. The la recognizes no such purpose. Th graaler may au equitably claim an ; other aa landed property of the government ornment , but neither la pormlasablc Ho may have only what Is allowed a others. The enclosure of McKittrio and Andrews Is illegal and againat th right of others who desire to settle o graze their cattle on the enclose tracts. It gives them no cxclaslv right to such tract and they oannc thereby or by throats or violence pr < vent entry thereon by others wh desire to graze the same land , or t enter thereon for any purpose wlthl the law , Thia department will then fore Intorpcsa no objection to deatrni tlon of their f oncca by persons doslrhi to make bonafido cottlemcnts on BUG enclosed tracts , should MoKlttriok , Andrews endeavor to prevent th same by their fences or throats or vie lonce , but will rather lend itsiniluonc to their appropriate punishment ui der the law for their trespass. Yc will therefore cause thorn , and a others enclosing tracts of public lane beyond that allowed by Ian , to t notified by circular letter that the go' ornmont will pro/iecuto / , or otherwii oipress its disapprobation of the trespass , whenever , after such notti It shall appear that by such enclosui they prevent settlement on oncloec tracts by persona entitled thereto under the Ivw , H , M. TELLER , Secretary , KELLOaa AND 11RADY. Kor , csunsol for the government , was before the prand jury all day lo- day. It is believed by those boat posted that the grand jnry has already , rjw.l' ' w'th'n ' a day'or two , find a trn bill of Indictment for conspiracy agaltistox-SonatorKellogg and Thomas J. Brady , In connection with certain southern routes. The action of the jnry Is kept a profound secret. Baalnoi * Failure * . Special Dispatch to Tin Bit. BOSTON , March 20. The suspension la announced of the well known wool house of llnrrliiRton & Simmonds , liabilities , $75,000. It is understood the firm will settle and resume busi ness. ness.PiTrsnuRO , Mirch 20. 0. P. Mar- klo & Sonti , the 'largest otpnr manu facturers in western Ponuaylvanla , have assigned , for the benefit of cred itors , to Jeaso A. Llpponontt , of this city , Liabilities , $4,000,000 ; assets , nearly n million. An official state ment just prepared says the failure waa precipitated by Captain 0&s lus 0. Marklo , ouo of the firm , who loft the city ou the limited train west l st Thursday , taking with him a sum , es timated at from $00,000 to $100,000 , of the firm's money , leaving their bank account bare , There were no funds to moot maturing obligations on Thursday. Ho drew nearly $1,200 intended to moot their pay rolls at West Newton , and their coke works in Westmoreland county. This ho took with him. The firm was ono of the oldest In the city , having boon organized by Gen. 0. . P. Mar klo when the manufacture of paper was in its Infancy. Their establish ments are all closed down , thereby throwing out of employment several hundred persons. Otsilua 0. Marklo was about 45 years old , married , and has a family at present residing at Woat Newton , Pa. The failure oc casions great excitement , Tlio Billiard Tournament- Special Dltpttch la Tin 11 . CHICAGO. March 20. The great balk line billiard tournament of the J. M. Brunswick & Balko company , begin to-night , wltn n crowded house at Central Mnalo hall. The game was between Vignnaxand Daly , 000 points up. ' Daly led off In the best form for the first eighteen innings nnd was well ahead , but In the next five innings Vlgmiux made a total of 422 points , noludiog ft run of 101 in the twenty- tilrd Inning. No enoh nn oxhi Ion of billiards in every conceivable orm and style wan OVOT soon In Amor- ca as that given by ViRnaux In those vo lunlnga. Every variety of shot was introdnco'd and all made wltti uoh precision and daring as to com- ilotoly captivate the great audience , Lftor this great performance ho rested or a time missing easy shots throng ! jirolesnness. Ho had the game at hit nercy and though vho hour was lati in KM evidently. ! ! ) no hairy , tn finlal ago. Hn olosnd the < tnme ( n the liOll nnlng witi 33 , Daly's score belug-112 Ex-Pi'cuident Dloa and Fartv. Special Dispatch to Tun Dun. WASHINGTON , March 20. Diaz anc party have arrived here and were mo' ' at the depot by Romero , the Mexloat minister , and Davis , the assistant ocrotnry of atato , and A. Brown hlof clerk of the state department , and was escorted to the hotel. The ix-presldont and parly will bo pro anted to the president by Secretary Frollnghoyaon this afternoon , IN MF.MOUY OK IIOWK Flags on all the government build ngu'aro placed nt half-mast to-day ni n mark of respect to the memory o : ho late postmaster general. Whet , ho data of the funeral Is decided thi president will isauo an executive or dor. Politic * in Oblongo. Spocltl Dlgpttch to Till llai. CHICAGO , March 20. The confer cnco to-day between the citizens' com mlttoo nnd the republican managers ( ho former adopted a platform for thi mayoralty campaign , declaring for i llcunno of $250 n year for boor saloons and $500 for saloons selling dlstllloi llquora. The republicans took no nc tion , but tacitly acquiesced to thi declaration of principles. The rcpub Means nndcltlzonn ore running n join city ticket. Dukes Invited to Leave DpecUl Dispatch to Tim linn. UNIOSTOWN , March 20. Dukes at rlvcd from his stepfather's last night and this morning a oommlttco of oltl zoiia waited on him and presented bin with thp resolutions adopted tat th Indignation meeting lately hold ! The ; also gave notice that ho would have 2 houra to transact business and loav town. If ho attempts to r.imaln , It 1 thought there will ho trouble. Tlio Utowawny's Clulm- BpeMM Dispatch to Tin ll i , NKW YOHK , March 20. Oaptal Irvine and Chief Officer Barrett , c the Whlto Star steamer Ilopnbll < wore arrested to-day In the civil nn for $25,000 damages by Thomas Don : n stowaway recovered from tb wrecked steamer Glamorgan and di talncd on board the Republic on sn plolon of being Implicated in tl Phwnlx park murders , The prlsono : wcro balled In § 5 000 each , Pnlliuc Down the Prloo Special Dispatch to Tun llii. PiTTsnuna , March 20. The o producers have been forced down a other notch. The llopnbllo ere coi pany offers to sell ere $2 leaa thi laat year and fifty cents less thi last week. Blast fnrnaco men cay farther reduction will bo noooasa before they will buy. The "Dainty Chock. Special Dispatch to TUB llin. DENVEU , Col , March 20. The fi lowing telegram was received hero I day : WAHUINOTO.V , D. 0. March 20 , To non. J. II. Cellord. J. li. Ulttel It hero. He euys ho did : ceive the chock of (2,000 of Donor. ( Signed ) H. M , TKU.HII , THE DEAD STATESMAN. Appropriate Symbols of Mourn ing Ordered by the Seoro- tary of State. Officials of the Department Affected by tbo Death of Their Ohiof , ArrimRemtntu for tbo Fiiuornl Nrxt Wadnenlajr. The Death of Howe Spcclil Dlipatch to Tim DID , WASHINGTON , March 20. The fol lowing letter has boon addressed by the secretary of state to cabinet olli- cors ! DKPARTMINT OK STATE , ) WAHIIINQTON , March 20. ) Sill : It Is my melancholy duty to In- term you that the Honorable Timothy O. How * , postmaster general anil lately eon. ator n ( the United Stnton. dlocl ycstorclny nt Kenoihft , WIs. , at 2 o'clock In the after- noon. Uy reason of thin allllctlng event the proildcnt dlioctn that the executive departments of the government and offices dononda thereon throughout the country will bo careful to manlfoet by nil customary and appropriate obnorv- ances duo honor to tup memory of one BO eminent in eucccastvo olllcci of public eitcom nnd trtut and BO dlitlngtilihod and renpectcd B citizen. To this end the proilJont directs th t the poet- oflloa dopsrtinent and Its dependencies ID this capltol nhnll bo draped In mourning for a period of thirty days ; that the sev eral executive departments shall be closed Wednesday next , the day of the funeral of the deceased , and that on all pnbllo buildings of the government throughout the United States the national lUg shall be draped in mourning and displayed at I have the honor to be , eir , Your obedient servant , FUED'K T. FRKLINOHDYSIN. The following order has boon Issued by the postoflico department : Order G2fi : It IB my painful duty to an nounce to the oflicers and employes of this department the death of lion. Timothy O. llowo. liy his death the department [ ones a chief of eminent ability , whoso su perior ability for the Important position waa rocogntrod by every subordinate with whom ho came in contact. Timothy O. Howe wan a man under whom it wo a pleasure na well an honor to serve. I3y bis death the country loses an able , honest statesman whoso , ( irlvixto life was npotlcBf ? whoso public career waa marked by clear judgment , faithful norvico , justlco to all nnd an ability which commanded the ad miration of his fellowmen. The lota of such a man IB the countrys log ) . In obedience to an oxoautlvo order , the department lUgs will bo displayed at half mast for thirty days , ] the department will bo closed the 28th fnst. , the day appointed for tbo funeral , and aa a further inmk of respect it IB hereby ordered thedepartment bo draped In mourning for n period of thirty ) daya. lit Is further ) ordered that on the 28th Inst. , the postollicos throughout the country bo closed between ho hours of 2 p. m. and 5 p. m. ( Signed ) KBANK HATTON. _ . Acting Fcatmastor General. f J A 'Ll ' J.'no m alvojn rblo columns at the meiut Inllding wo h Tim postmaster eanoral was hold iu nlvursal rcapoot ni it estf > m by hla uhnrdiuates , ncd his drnlbj has cast vhiblo gloom over the entire do- Srtmont. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TUB FUNERAL. MILWAUKEE , March 20. The funor- 1 of Postmaster General Howe will ccur at 3 o'clock Wednesday after- eon , the sorvlcoa being held at the onso of his nephew , Col. JOB. B. [ owe , of Konoaha , after which the ody will bo taken in a special train to Iroon Bay. Telegrams have boon re- oivod by Col. Howe announcing that ovoral members of the cabinet and a umber of congressmen will bo in at- jndancp. There Is a strong probabll- ; y that Gon. Grant will bo present , ocrctary Lincoln ; U la said , la already n his way The following gentlemen will act s pall bearers : Chief Justice Cole , Governor Rntk , Secretary Lincoln , secretary Teller , Hon. Horace Ru- 'loo ' , of The Milwaukee Sentinel ; Icnator Sawyer , Hon. Frank M. Hat- on and Senator Angus Camoron. lev. Robert Oollyor , of New York , nd Rev. H. M. Simons , of Mlniioap- its , are expected to act as officiating lorgymon. A plaster cast of the ace was taken thia evening. Ex- roasions of sympathy were received rom President Arthur , Secretary Fro- inghnysoD , Hon. D. M. Ferry , At- ornoy General Brows tor and others. STATE APPOINTMENTS. romotlono to tbo Bench and Inuano . Asylum. pcclul Dispatch to Tin U n , LINCOLN , March 20. Governor ) awes made the following appoint ments to-day , which will take effect mmodlatoly : T. L. Novlll , of Seward - ard , was appointed judge of the Sixth district , to succeed Judge Post , who recently resigned to take the collector , ship of customs of this state ; Mrs. M A. Magoon , to bo matron of the in sane asylum at this place , and M. [ jowls , M , D , to bo assistant physician of the insane asylum. Snow Down South. Special Dispatch to Tui llii. llALKiou , N. 0. , March 20. The snow fall of Sunday and to-day In this atato Is unprecedented. It is over two feet deep at Greon&boro on the level , and throe foot at Hender son , with no abatement in the storm. The telegraph lines are down from Greensboro north. At KUtrolls houses foil under the weight of the snow. I'uTEiiflnuKO , Vo. , March 20 A. heavy snow storm has been raging all day south of Wolbon , S. 0. At points along the Raleigh & Gaston railroad the snow Is reported to bo ton inches deep. The northern bound pussougor train from the couth Is three hours late , Jay Gould's family passed through hero this afternoon on route to New- York , from Jacksonville , Fla.