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T-mrTvrirmrTrm \J \ ) l A C / , ( / I . ' ' t 1 ( J A/T , * " f f M . ' I rp OMAHA DAILY BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. TtTEbDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 25 , 1883. NO. 101. CARLISLE'S ' FRIENDS. pey Receie ? the Chairmanship An- | pointicnts Oa All Committees , [ hilo Springer io Snubbed and Svrears Vongeanoo On Morrisoui Mows of Different C < > t KrrgHmct\ the Appointments , I' CONGRESSMEN VIEWS. LThoro is about th.a usual divorssty ol tviowa expressed by congressmen to-night ijjn regard to tr.o composition of the HOUSO commit .tecu. Representative s , of Kent-joky , whoso relations witli [ Carlisle are k'.iown to bo intimate , says | jiV.uiaking u * , > committees the spcakci i'paid the mrst regard to character nnd ( ( experience to men ho placed , and there was no inVjniion or dosiio to punish any' foody for part taken in the Hpcakershif scoutest. As proof of the latter ns.sertior _ 511is jrefors to the fact that llnndal riud a number of his prominent support Kcrs wvro given important I'hairmnnsliips KAll members of the New York delegivtioi ( ocuupy connnitteo.placos of responsibility "If anything , " said Willis , "thoro i , 5danger of Carlisle having been too safe. ' Willis , who was appointed chairman o [ the committee on rivers and harbors fjsays ho will favor a liberal policy , tha I the members of the ways and moan if committee generally declined to oxpros f any opinion as to the policy the commit j too would adopt or the work it wouli .undertake to do. Mr. Morrison , it i chairman , erxid in reply to questions o ; 'this point , that the make up of thi i committee indicated what the polio i would bo , tut declined to go into detail } or express himself more definitely upo the subject. Calkins , not a mem ' ber of the committee , says th make up indicates that "pai ticular thunder will bo .raised. A prominent conservative roprcsontativ from Now England said in reply to th questions ho preferred to wait a little be fore talking much about the organiz : tion of ways and means. Ho eayi however , the composition of the con inittce is not in accordance with consen ntiyo ideas on the tariff question. Moi of its members are not men of inoder.il views , and the election of such men wai ho thought , at variance with the sent monts expressed by Carlisle in his spcec accepting the otlico of gpeakor. Anothi eastern representative said , in his opii ion , the committee would bo four strongly in favor of ultimate free trad the majority of its members being in a cord with ita > chairman , Morrison , _ c that.question. Ho thought that in vie 6f the approaching presidential electio : policy forbid .radical measures. The m Tority of the democratic members of tl house seem contented with the plac assigned them , but a few , among , the Springer , express loud dissatisfactio The latter , ft is said , expected to 1 any other position ho regarded in koe ing with hia experience and long servi , as a member of the housn. The reese it is said , why Springer was not given ce on the elections committee , is th i was known to be friendly to Ma . v "P011 whoso cose that committ 'have to pass judgment Springer hir self attributes his exclusion , as horogar it , from all important committees , to tl hostility of Morrison. Just after tl adjournment of the house , Spring went up ito Morrison , who was stand * ] in front of the speaker's stand , and sai "You have done a d d mean thing me , and all I've got to say is , I'll romoi ber you. " "Very well , " said Morriso and Springer walked away. S. S. Ci is angry at his appointment to naval i fairs instead of foreign affairs , and to' graphed a refusal to serve. Horn much as said ho thought the make-up the committees all the way through M horrible. The committee on common with which lie was most familiarho sai was made up in the interest of the K < gan bill. 'J'ho House Committees. WASHINGTON , D. Cv December 24. The committees of the house were t nounced to-day as follows : Elections Turpor ( Georgia ) , Da1 ( Missouri ) , Converse , Cooke , Benne Lowry. , Elliot , Robertson , Korty , Adai iNew ( York ) , Ilanuey , Ppttibono , M iler ( Pennsylvania ) , Valentino , Hopbui ( Iowa ) , Hart , Ways and Means Morrison , Mil Blount , Blackburn , Herbert , Hui Jones ( Arkansas ) , Kelley , Kasson ( lowi McKinley ( Ohio ) , Hiscock ( NowYorl I llussoll. Appropriations Randall , Form Ellia , Holman , Hancock , Townsen i I Hut chins , Follett. Burnos , Koifor , Ca ' 'ion , E-yan , Calkins , Herr , Washburn. Judioiary Tucker , Hammond , Ci ertaon . ( Texas ) , Moulton , Broad hen 'oraheimer , Collins , Sovey , E. B. Ta i ) , Eeed ( Maine ) , McCoil , Uto\ ndiana ) , Poland. Banking and Currency Ermontroi totter , Hunter , Miller ( Texas ) , Chan Ber , Buckner , Wilkina , Yople , Dingle Jkumm , Adams (111. ( ) , Henderson ( low , Joopor , Davidson , Hoblitzoll , Murpli Paige , Caldwell , Fume < Ky. ) Wemp Julbertflon ( Ky. ) , Jame * , Atkinsc latch ( Mich ) . Sr Public Lands Cobb , Scales , Oati thaw , Lewis , Henley , VunEaton , B T > rd , Straight , Anderson , Bayaon , Brer ashington Territoiy ) . 1 ; Indian Air.iira Wellborn , Gravi Covens , Peel , .Scarce , Fincrty , Skim ; N. C. ) , Smith ( Pa ) , George , Perkii jTelsoii , Oury ( Arizona. ) Territories Evans , Soutli Carolir yor , Arnot , Hardeman , Lanlian , Ale lor , i nrloton , Foran , J. P. Tayh bio ; Kcllogi ; . Johnson , Laurent jritbblepost , Wyoming. "Manufacturers Bagley J , D. Wji Jrginia ; Mitchell , Caldwell , Grit wii , Brewer , New Jersey : Mackc Uwood , Campbell. itine * and Mining Warner. To ee ; CaHsidy , Alexander , Skimu rtJi Carolina ; Miller. Texas ; Woo vena , Breitung , CulberUon , Ke ty ; O'Hara , Siugisor , Idaho. Trees and Improvements of the M poi River King , Dunn , O'Nm OH ; 1'ojt , Campbell , Jones , \ \ ' consm : Hcniof Thomas J. Swiso , Vh > ginm ; IIoroy.t white * Militia filler , tfow York ; Covington , McAdoo , Vwl , Hey , Ballontyno , Strait , M rMy' ttdenliuo , Cutchoon. -McMillan , Dowd , Tillmati , Ohio ; Vnnalstyno , Dockcry , , .jovo , Snyder , Now Mexico ; Ray , ' .tw Hampshire ; Price , Ochiltreo , Ell- tvooi , Brovrn , Pennsylvania ! Hay , Now York. York.War War Claims Ocddos , Jones , Wiscon sin ; Stone , Tulloy , Page , Now York ; Wollor , Fjrroll , Kellogg , Evorhart , llowoll , Boy. Weights nnd Measures Bl.md , Dowd , Hardy , NicholU , Pusoy , Lanham , Tulloy , Belford , Lacey , Chase , Evorgart , Luna. Commerce Reagan , Claruy , Tumor ( Ky. ) , Dunn , Seymour , GlasscockWood ward , Boyle , lUrksdalo , O'Neill ( Pa. ) , Davis ( Ill.\Vndsworth , [ Lout ; , Stewart ( Vt ) , Potors. Rivers and Harbors Willis , Blnnch- nrd ( Ala. ) , , Gibson , Rankin , Braukin , Bridge , ' Murphy , Sumner , Ilousolman , Henderson (111. ( ) , Payne , Robinson (0. ( ) , Ohnsu , Stone , Burloigh. Agriculture Hatch ( Mo. ) , Aikon , Di- broil , Williams , Beach , Green , Winans , Wollor , Potter , Cullen , Wibon ( Iowa ) , White ( Minn. ) , Ochiltroo , Hovoy , Stephenson - phonson , Raymond ( Dak. ) Foreign Affairs Curtin , Belmont , Buster. Clements , Cox ( N. C. ) , G. D. Wise ( V . ) , Sto wart ( Tex. ) , Lamb ( Ind. ) , Rico , Wait , Ketcham , Pliolps , Hitt. Military All'airs Rosocrnna , Slocuni , Dibrell , Morgan , Wqlford , Nicholla , Murray , Duncan , Steele , Bayno , Lyman , Laird , Cutchoon , Maginnis ( Mont. ) Naval Affaire Cox ( N. Y. ) , Llorao , Talbott , Buchanan , Eaton , Bnllentyno , McAdoo , Hnrmor , Thomas , Gotr , Jr. , Boutelle. PostolHco and Post Roads Money , Reese , Ward , Cosgrovo , Riggs , Rogers ( Ark. ) , Taylor ( Tcnn. ) , Jokes ( TexA Paige , Bingham , Pool , Skinner ( N. Y. ) , White ( Ky. ) , Waketiold , McCormick. Revision laws Oats , Buchanan , Ma Millan , Hill , Clay , Ward , Hompkill , Brown , ( Pa. ) Bayno , LSpoonor , Me- Comas. Public buildings and grounds Stock' alagor , Young , Dobblo , Reese , Hopkins , Pusoy , Wemplo , Worthington , Brainerd Holton , Kcan , jr , , Broitung , Millikoji. Pacific railroads Casaidy ; Throckmtr ton , Caboll , Thompson , jr. , Jordan , Crisp , Post , Wilson.Io. ( ) , Millard , Dun ham , Hawbaek. Expenditures , war department Thorn aon , jr. , Ferrell , Taylor ( Tenn. ) , Elliott Mayo , Johnson , Hawbaek. to Expenditures , navy department- Morse , Hewitt ( N. Y. ) , Shaw , Davidson Houck , Davis ( Mass ) , Lawrence. : h Expenditures , department justice Springer , Homphill , Van Alstino , Fyar Stowait ( Vt. ) , Bowou , Stophenson. Expenditures , public buildings Bel mont , Wilkins , Spric a , Sumner ( Wia. ) cn Harmer , Weaver , O'Hara. > n Expendituroa , postoflico department- iw Morgan , Talbot , Robinaon ( N. Y ; n , Noece , Peple , Stone , Nutting. a- Expenditures , interior department- iie Young , Clardy , Cook , Storm , Brumir 03m D'unham , Payne. 03n. Patents Vance , Singleton , Mitchel n.bo Greonleaf , Halscl , Dorgan , . AVinat bo ( Wis. ) , Hepburn' . Ncij.V _ ! . ' " n Aiken , Converse , "WilU lie VL nil _ _ n- _ ' T . pce On Valid Pensions Mataon , Le'tovn ce Fyar , Winans ( Mich. ) , Buda , Sumnc n , ( Wis. ) , Patton , Levering , Bagley , Ra at a ( N. H. ) , Cullen , Hardy , J. S.WiseVa. ; Holmes , Morrill. k n30 Pensions Hewitt ( Ala. ) , Tillmar 30a Bxbinson ( N.Y. ) , Steele , Laird , StrubU ads York. ds State Expenditures , Department * ho Hardeman , Dorgan , 'WorthingtonCami hoer bell , Barr , Henderson ( Iowa ) , Price. or Expenditures , Treasury Department- Davis ( Mo. ) , Hewitt ( Ala. ) , Potter , Coi nelly , Lacey , Libboy , Haynes. to Labor Hopkins , Onoill ( Mo. ) , Forat Levering , Mackey , James Haynes. Committee for District of Columbia- ax Barbour , Muldrow , Shelly , Eldredgi if- lo- - Wilson ( W. Va. ) , Fielder , Spriggs , Ban leas Gunther , McComos , Jeffords. as I'rivato Lands Muldrow , Mitchel of Williams ( Ala. ) , liaise ! , Cosgrovo , Eh as rcdgo , Lowery , Payson , Parker , Mayi , - Weaver. a > Public Health Beach , Gravoa , Riggi Candler , Fiedler , Davia ( Nlasa. ) , Evai ( Pa. ) , Libboy , Pettibono. Ventilation and Acoustics Hard ; Cabell , Green , Shelley , . Jolfords , Evai ( Pa. ) , Brewer ( N. Y. ) Enroll bills Ncoco , Weave' * ( Tenn. in- SnyderW. ( Va. ) , Yaplo , Potore , Holme Heloct committees on the reform < ns civil service Mutchlor , Cox , Clement tt , Hoblitzol , Fincrty , Barkedal , Soymou man Roberta ( Ky. ) , Bingham , Pliolps , JVli lard , Lyman , Hitt. n , Alcoholic liquor trrflic Hill , Blaiu Kleimer , Carlpton , Evans , Davia (111. ( Is , Gunther , God' , Jr. , Campbell , Phillip American ship building and ship owi ing Clocum , Denstcr , Dibble , Throcl irorton , Hunt , Findloy , Lore , Dingle ; Jr. , O'Neil ( Pa. ) , George , Long. On law , respecting elections , prcsidci , and vico-picsident Eaton , tipringo n- Clay , Jordan , Pryor , Bennett , Kleinc nnl Findlay , Parker , White ( Ky. ) , Peter nl- Hart , Wait. nl.d . , On payment of pensions , bounties < back pay Warner ( O. ) , Connell ; rn Pcarco ( Tenn. ) , Rogers ( Ark. ) , Grew leaf , Brows ( N. Y. ) , York , Whiting , Ai it , demon. idle - Jdlnt select committees : Printinj scales RoKora ( N. Y. ) , Smith ( Pa Library : Singleton , Woodward. The speaker laid before the house le , message from the president , , trans mi in , ting the report of tlio secretary of stat and papers relating to tlio trial and coi 33 , viction and execution of the late iatric ol- O'Donnell. Laid on the la bio for futm its action. House Adjourned to January 7ti. ! BS , In the Senate , Cnckroll presented tor memorial from merchants , nianufactit IB , era and business mon of St. Louia , oj posing a repeal of vaporizing law < ia , 187D , which permits vinegar makers < produce low wines for the purpose < making vinegar without payment of I S. tax. After executive tes'aioti sonal adjourned to January 7th. 10 , P. u Snowdrift. Vt NKW HANEN Con. December 24.- * * tf 44 f * fif * * * , V/Ulli , IVlUlll Wl M - Early this morning the Now York boun freight train on the New York & liar d , ford railroad , got stuck in a largo unov n- drift near Milford , oxtinguiihing the lii and causing an explosion which blow 01 is. the furnace door. The engineer 'A , lion was badly scalded , The fireman J is- Lynch , was badly burned. ConducU Scales , was assist ing the fireman at ho time and was blown from tlio engine into the drift , llo lost a few tooth nnd re ceived severnl bruises , Liter reports say the oiiRincor and fireman were killed. TllK AVAIiAXOHlJ OP 1)K < VT1I. A Suo\vMIli' UiirloH a UonrilliiK HOIIBO niul Kills Hlv DKNVKU , Col. , December 21. The Tri bune's Ouray ( Col. ) special says : By special messenger to Alontroau , Col. , naws has just been received in Ourajr of a liorriblo accident nt Virginias mine , which occurred last Friday. Owing to the stormy weather , which has boon more severe than known for years , tlio mess enger could not reach Ouray sooner , though only seven miles. The Virgiuius mine is owned by the Caroline Mining company , of Boston , employs 35 men , and situated above the timuor line at the foot of Suclllos range. Friday afternoon a huge mass of snow started from the top of the range , turned into an avnlaiicho as it descended , striking the building used as a boarding house where eleven men were resting and swept it completely away , crushing and burying the men fif teen and twenty foot under snow , amongst rocks and timber. Foituimtely tlio aya- lancho missed the engine house. After the noise , and confusion , other miners were hoisted from the shaft and started to ncarch for their comrades , Five were taken out alive , but badly crushed and may die. The other six were found dead. Their names are Thomas Marvan , James Fitzgerald , llobort FrazorV. . II. Carmichael , Chas. Armstrong and \V. U. Shoidlor. Most of them leave families , lloporta received from mountain towns state thcro 'haa been an unusual snow fall , being throe to four fcot deep on the level. The warm weather of the past few days has caused snow slides , which are common occurrences late in the spring , but _ not looked for at this season ot tlo ) year , which will make it all tlio nioW disas trous. Other accounts of equal /oVerity may bo looked for as soon as meqgenors can make their 'way ' from the int stations. ' ' ' ' . ' , ' " ' , * ' < " * - grmr I I'O UTKIt ; 8 INCHED. Judge Van Verse , ol' the Supreme Court , Ortlors Porter to Account for $ : MOOOOO Railroad Stock. Nuw YOHK , December 24. Judge Yar Verse , of the supreme court , has given his decision in the suit of Harvey Koiv nedy ngainst Henry H. Porter , Presl dent of the Minneapolis & Omaha rail way , Rosswell P. Floor , David Dowi and others. The plaintill' alleges that h January , 73 , the defendants formed i pool for purchasing , and the sale aiu general dealing in common and preferrcc stock in the West Wisconsin railwa ; company. Porter was to act as mana gcr , and at iho dissolution of partner ship each co-partner was to pay or receive ceivo a reliable proportion. The capita was $109,000 , which Was invested in.th IS purchase of 10,000 Bhares of prcferrei stocli' and ' 3 took , of the , tiuo Vwv\nn , e from any claim in favor of the member of. the pool. Plaintiff charges Porte with accountability for this $2,400,00 of common stock and with 10,000 share preferred stock. The Judge ordered Poi tcr to make the accounting sought for. A Big Blozo at St. ST. LOUIH , December 24. The extent ivo broom factoiy and warehouse o Samuel Cupples , wooden ware , 314 am 310 Elm street , took fire at ! ) o'clock tc night , and nt this writing nearly the en tire building is destroyed. The buildin 200 South Fourth , running east on Elr to Cupples' building , occupied by Unite States quartermaster's ntlico and star rooirw , the Isadora Busch wine coinpan and various oflicos , are now on fire an ilames were also extenaed to the roa , building abutting on Third street. Th stock and machinery of Cupplea' bulk' ing , estimated at $100,000 , is sai to bo well insured. Value c other property not yet ascertained buildings 200 , 202 and .dl Fourt street , occupied respectively by th is Bunch Wino company , Murphy Varnis company , J. M. Hutton's coliin factory Quartermaster Major Atwood's o Hi cos and several other tenants , are almor totally destroyed. Losses cannot bo fu curatoly stated to-night , but followin figures approximate values : Cupploi § 110,000 , well insured ; Busch Win company , stock $160,000 , building $70 , 000 ; insured for $10,050 on building Murphy Varnish company , stock $10 , 000 , building § 45,000 ; insured for nbou half ; J. M. Button , stock $0,000 , builc inc $17,000 ; well insured. The total loss is over $400,000. Th explosion in tlie Busch building ehattoro the walls which' , 'in falling , covered Con way and Michael Kohoo in the dobrit killing them and more or loss in juring Con Gallagher , Patrick Powen F. W. Williams , John Harley , all raerr bors of the Salvage corps , wlio wet spreading tarpaulins when the wall fol Other adjpining property on Third strot is damaged by fire and water , but th loss cannot bo ascertained to-night. CurlatmaH Greeting. WAHIII.VGTOST , December 24. In iu cordunco with the time-honored custon all clerks and employes of the etato di partmoiit called on the secretary of stat at noon to-day to .tender Chriatmasgreui ing. Afterwanls Mr. Frolinghuyaon , at companied by Assistant Seorotary Davi and Chief Clurk Brown , f61Iowcd by Ui employes of the department in a bed } called on Second Assistant Secretar Will Hunter to congratulate him cm tli fifty-third Christmas day of his dinlt matic service in the United States. Mi Hunter was much allected by tlio cordir expression of good will. .0 Appoint inunts. DKS MOINIW. December 2J. Judg Laufbournw , of Atlantic , was to-da transferred by ( Jovornor Hhorman froi the circuit judgeship , Thirteenth circuit to the district judgcehipof the Tjiirteont district , made vacant by the roaignutio ; of Jud o Hoed , elected to the suprom bench. Major Lyninti , of Council Bluffr was appointed to the vacany of circui judijo. Prwldent Arthur' left New York at 3:3 for Wfwhlngton CHIME AND CASUALTY. A St , Lenis Han Mnrto His Step-son Several Railroad Accidents , in Which Many Are Killed and Otherwise Injured. Other HnpponltiKfl of WHTorout Sources In AH 1'nrts ol the Country. The president to-day tmn&mittcd to the house the report of the secretary of state , with a voluminous correspondence between September 24 to December 15 , in response to a resolution passed the 1'Jth , nskiiiR for the papora on lllo in the case of Patrick O'Donnoll , tbo slayer of Carey. A number of lottorn passed between - twoon the secretary of stnto ana the American legation in Great Britain , the substance of this is that there ia n doubt ' ' that under about O'Donnoll's identity ; ordinary circumstances there ia no need for special counsel for American citizens on trial in Great Britain , whore methods of securing justice is practically the same aa in America ; that to undertake such a defense for all American citizens abroad would involve legation in many matters outside of ita ordinarily accepted duties ; that the _ conclusion reached was the naturalization papers prescribed by O'Donnoll was cither granted some other person of "the , same name , or fraudulently obtained , that subsequently ho wan impressed with the apparent truth of O'Donnoll'fl claim" ' , but the writer could giyp no authoritative statement on the subject ThU is the substance ofHhocbimminicatioii'from the legation , most of which was written by Happin , first secretary of the legation , in absence of Minister Lowell , Secretary Frolinglmyseu directed Minister Lowell to ascertain whether O Donnoll was a citizen of the United States , and { f so , to do whatever necessary to secure thu proper defense. The remainder of the correspondence relates to counsel from this country , nnd resolutions passed at Chicago to bo transmitted by Hon. John T. Finer ty , calling on the governor tc see to O'DonnoU'a defense. ' O'Donnoll ' returned to Ireland when 12 years old and came back to the United States in 18G1 , when he must have been between 23 or 2(5 ( yoara old. So between the extreme dates assigned by himself , the three years next preceding his major ity , would appear to have boon spent in Ireland. The act of naturalizatioii being , however , a judicial decision , il can only bo impeached according to the rule established by the Spaniah-Aincr can commission , by snowing wanl of jurisdiction on the part o : granting by the court , or < fraui practiced by the applicant on tin court , or that naturalization was a1 viola tion of the treaty stipulation. Patricl nnell4ia94i certificate of , ' * ' _ _ , , , , , - , . . , . , . _ , , , , nonA.r. sonco of fraud , and as cprtniakcs i prima facia evidence of citizenship , am as I do not see evidence that O'Donnel practiced fraud up n the court , tin United States legation in London is in structed to consider O'Donnell's citizen ship established. The correspondent closes with the telegram from Froling huysen to Lowell instructing * him to as a respite for O'Donnell , and the reply c Granville refusing to interfere in th sentence of the law or its execution. The question of O'DonnoU'a citizen ship was Bummid up in the folio win communication from the secretary c state to the president : "In response t your directions I have the honor to it form you the investigation was mad right. Patrick O'Donnoll claim citizen ship of the United States , the result c r which I have the honor to communicat herewith , statements made , O'Donnoll' ' right to citizenship is conflicting. It i assorted ho ia a citizen , first by the natt ralization of his father , Michael , whil ho , the son , Patrick , was yet a minoi second by reasons of his service in th army of the United States late civil war and third by naturalization as one wh resides in the United States. Three yont next prior to his coming ot ago and cor tinuously thereafter , up to th time of making application fo citizenship , claims to citizonnhi through his father' * ) acts rests on his ow statements. No proof is found or fui nishod , and it is not confirmed by othc members of the family that hia fathc was over naturalized. Had ho boon Patrick O'Donnell ' need not have applio for naturalization. As to the uocon point , O'Donnoll himself say e that injtir to his arm prevented his enlistment i the army , but ho was employed as teamster in 1804 with a government BU | ply train in Colorado. It had not boo thought necessary to verify this statt mont , for if true the fact would not gi\ him the right of naturalization aa on who has served in the army. Moroovoi a certificate was not granted on th ground of his having been a aoldior. In support of the third allegation li produces a certificate of naturalizatioi dated November 0 , 1878 , by the probat court of Lawrence county , Ohio. Thi certificate was issued in conformity wit a eootion of the revised statutes , whic provides ; "Any alien being under tli ago of 21 years who has resided iu th United States three years next proceoc iiiK arriving at that age , and lias cot ; tinned to reside therein to that time , li may make application to bo admitted citizen thereof , and may bo admitted o making prescribed declaration. " At thu time , instead of two years before natui alization , it would appear that this coi tificato was irregularly granted , for ii O'Donnell'tf statement , made to th United States charge d'aflairs at Lot don , was that ho returned to In land after attaining a majority and remained .thero between J8U7 mi 1871 , and consequently had not continue to reside in the United States from tli time of coming of ago to the time c making application to bo a citizen , as h must havu done to conform with the n quiromonts of the statute , It ip a'.so ur certain whether ho in fact resided her for years before attaining his majoiitj By his utatoment to Happin ho is. 1101 about 48 year * old , which puts his birt about 18115 , In Ins declaration it ws hia intention , mode at the time of natui ali/ation , ho declared , ho was born in 1838. Ho must , therefore , have followed majority some time between 18oO nnd 18V.l. By his own statements ho camn to tliis country with his mother ( his father being already hero ) when about four or six years old. QKNEllAIi KOllI'UGN NKNVH. PAUIS , Docoinbor 21. DoLesseps , in a lecture , repeatedly declared that as long as ho and his eons lived the Sue/ canal would remain under French con trol. CONSUL'S HIUUIDK. CONSTANTINOVU : , Dccombor 24.Jmir - dan , Portugese consul-general , suicided by stabbing. CAIRO , December 24. The Arabic olllcial newspaper siys Governor Berber telegraphed the khedive that Hioks Pnshn nnd S,000 , Egyptians were killed in the light with El Muhdi , but Aloud Din Pasha , with the remainder of the Ifayptian nrmy was encamped at M lbass , where the troops were being provisioned by friendly tribes. Governor Dongoln , telegraphing accounts of the fighting be tween Hicks Taslm and El Muhdi , main tains that the Egyptians were victorious and that the nrmy is intact and now en camped at Melhass. El Aboid was de serted by his followers , who reproached him with not being a Muhdi , because lie failed to vanquish the Egyptniim by di vine aid. AlllllTUATlOX NftUIKSTKO. GKNKVA , Docoinbor 24. Tlio Interna tional league of peace nnd liberty nd- dressed n manifesto to Franco , suggesting - ing arbitration in the Tonquin question by n delegate from each European powor. VUANCI : . P.UUN , December 24. In the senate nn animated debate over the question whether nn adjournment should bo taken for the holidays or proceed so discuss the budget forthwith. Finally it was re solved , 143 to 114 , to commence debate Wednesday. ( ionoral Millet lias postponed his de parture to Tonquin to January 8. Heavy Storma ntul floods In Ohio ntul I'onnyHlvnnlu. IPjfrsiiuuti , Docoinbor 24. The storm hivfr rtrostratod wires in all directions , a $ < l .greatly delayed trains , but no uori- ou 'nccidcnt is reported. At 2 o'clock the river is rising r.vpidly. llonortt from the head waters indicate a large volume of water coming , and nn over- How is probable. ThoAlleghcny rivrr it stationary. CINCINNATI , December 24. All trnim on the Louisville < t Nashville railroad are stopped and no passenger trains from the south have reached Newport at ] p. m. to-day. The roof of Harper's roll ing mill , Newport , was crushed by snovr , involving considerable loss. The Gin cinnati & Portsmouth narrow gnugo rail road bridge and long iron trestle ncai California , was torn down by the flood At noon tlio Oak street tunnel on thi Cincinnati Northern railroad caved ii and all traiim wcru stopped. Four Imn drod barrels at the foot of 8yauifor street- consigned to 'the ' Little Miaui amivtha J3imannatiyHamiUon ; ifc-Daytpi tlio Ohio rivor. The river , is ; foot an hour. Innumerable small losses nro roportc from leaking roofs nnd from roofs crushei by accumulated snow , wet with rain. Katnl Accident Near Ijotiisvlllo. LOUISVII.LK , Ky. , December 24. Pot songcr train No. 4 , from Chicago t Louisville , on the Louisville , Now A ) bany & Chicago railroad , went through culvert near Halomindiana this mornin shortly after daylight. The engine an tender passed safely , but the baggage cat two coabhcs nnd sleeper wont throu li and almost immediately took fire fnn : the overturned stoves and were du strayed , but all the passengers it i thought were removed before tlio bodie were burned. Details received hero ar of the most meagre description , bu accounta agree that six , perhaps seven persons were killed and seven or eigh injured. The names of the dead received coived nro Charles Sanford , Now Albany Mrs. Dora Idinga , Lafayette ; Jacob Hoi frich , father of the master car-builder u the road. Engineer John Vaughan am the fireman were injured. The pnssoii gors names are not yet reported , j special relief train , bringing olllcinlu am surgeoiiH , left this morning for the scene but has not yet returned. List of the killed and wounded so fa as known by the accident : killed Boon Thompson , fanner , Washington count ; Ind. ; Charles Sanford , Now Albany baggage master ; John Helfn'ck , Ciormu Methodist minister , Now Albany , Ind two male passengers burned beyond roc ognition. Injured John Vatiglinn , Noi Albany , severely wounded ; J. W. Moj era , fireman , Now Albany , loft leg an side severely bruised ; Patrick Kan and John Spear , of Ohicngc former badly burned , and the lattc eovoroly injured about the spine , San uol Collins , Bainbridge , Ind. , injured it tornally , it is feared fatal ; J. 0 Battgi Bainbridge , Ind. , slightly injured ; Jai Quarlos ( colored ] , Chicago , severe ! burned and bruised ; John Coledago ; severely bruised ; Goo. Davis , America express messenger , Louisville , fractui of right shoulder und badly burnoc The train was entirely destroyed by fin A llloli Shaver. NKW HAVK.V , Conn. , December 24.- Henry Legonzaph , a journeyman bnrboi was informed that $07,000 was loft hii by a relative who died recently in Ooi many. The wife of Henry Ponaaboni the mother of a barber , received $70 from a mother in Italy , The burbor he abandoned shaving. A OroHH CJut , POIITLANII , Mo. , December 24. A Summit station , the Grand Trunk Itj lias a crossing of freight and poRtungi trams. Saturday night a freight trui imased the station and was dashed int by the Montreal passenger train , Bmnshin ten loaded of freight cars and injurin the baggage master , and the engineer un fireman of the nasaonger train. Loss $38 000 , Jliiiif'i-y Irlhli TOHO.STO , Documbor 24 , The Iris citizens held a meeting yesterday to brin before tlio public the present distrcxHo condition of pauper immigrants in th city , A substantial sum was subscribed t alleviate immediate wants. An iniluon tial committee vrns appointed to canvass for funds. NOTKS , A n cclal from Clialtanooza Ray ! Bill Younf er , nrrwtcd at Wnrren , Alft. , Sntiirdny , by SlicrtIT l < "outo , of London county , Tcnn. , confessed liU identity to n rcHrtcr. ( Ho ntntotl ho bad boon rttsoctatcd with .Twso Jntnoi , but ilonled lie nntl his lirothora bolnp concerned In tlio Mmelo Shonln rubiwry. A upoclal front .IcITcrson City roforrln totlio r- rcwit nnyn the prisoner N not 11111 Younger , but ClKtott Ware , who deliberately killed J < ot > crt Cununlngo nt .Mnillson , Monroe co\mty \ , Mo The CaiiadlAii Rovorinnont In Cin ldcrluj ( oaio of Henry W tion ntul VrAnklyn Swltr.or , Cnundlituii , ooliod upon Canada neil n * do < ort- or * from llio United StntoM nrmy nnd carried to n Minnesota military ntntlon. A national Rftbtto was fired nt Fort Colum Inn , Nnw York , to-day , cominrnioratliiff the Rtirrondor by AVnnhInKt < m of hU commlxMon M c < ) inmandor-ln-chlo ( of the nrmy 1UO yonrn . It. U. Andornon , of Dnbumio. for ninny yoara iirotninout In load inlnlnn , died Miv.ulfty morning. Ho was stricken with imrrtlysls novurd wpoln npo. 1'or many years ho WAM soHsor of the city. Mm , Oltvi ) ( Inntor , nrcd ; 80 , daughter nnd fjrmid dmilitor ( , were innrdcrnd nt Ulintham Church , N. 0. The weapon cd was nn n\o. All tliroo were xtruck o\cral bJo'v * . ? chin to the murdororB. Tlio ntoanior Severn nxplo'lfld It < bailer nt CnrUiugonln , hilling o\ou nion nnd ilolii ( ! utiimldorabla dnnmgo. CJoorgo 13. Wllllaius. jn-onlilont nf the Cbontloal National bank , Now V rk city , linn boon nppolntod tcinpornry itdinlnlntrntot of the estate of Louti O. Hnmiuori > lny. The will IK being contested , Thu cstato \alnod ntjn,000,000. ! 1'roMdont Arthur , nftor bronkfa t , nt No\\ York , ga\on largo part ot tlio day to Kliop pitifr. Ho leaven to-night for NViifhlngton. Two trains on tlio Indianapolis & . St. ] < onli rnllwny mot on tint bridga near , Avon , liut. lust night. Koboct M\urlH'VlWVptn'nn ( , WA- fntnlly injured , nnd artidrtctorVjfj-Wyd \ \ ly hnrt. ' ' ' * THE EE&TJLA.E BATOH In .luilRO Uonckc'B Court BIoriiliiR The HolidayPicnic HAH A good crowd filled the police cour room yesterday morning , and as tbo judgi called the names of the ollbiidnrs one aj tortlio othor.thoy "waltzed" to tlio "rack niul took their "corn fodder" like littl men. men.Tho only two notables were Mike Gil ligon and Jack Quinland. Mike state that ho had spent every Christmas sine ho had boon in this city in jail , and i ho was charged with being drunk , tli jud o , desiring to keep his record pe footly clean , sent him up to the count jail to cat Christmas dinner 'with tl : sheriff. From all appearances Jack QuinlaiK Mike Gilligan , and their gang started01 last night to "do up" thu whole towi There were four or five bruised and mai .glud fellows , who looked au though the had boon through an Indian war , liobbU into police couit and tiled complain against .lack Quinland for assault at : battery. Among the crowd there woi eyes , decorated for the holidays , fnci smeared with great patohoo of court-pla tor , and one.poor fellow talked talk from'tho.ofYuctfl'of Jiaving lost'thro * ' Kr'ncod'thofrdni. ( , . . * _ _ , The probabilities are that'-it'-will'co Quinland about $100 to repair all tl damage ho done lost night. Ed. Hondorsliot Van ( mod $10 an costs for gambling , but the tine was r milled in case ho should shako the du of Omaha from his feet by to-day i noon , and ho promised to evacuate. Ono old gray headed man was charge with vagrancy , but ho had papers to she that ho nnd served for forty-one years i the United States army , and ho was di charged. ' Ono "vng" was discharged and 01 suspicious character was hold , pondii an investigation. Army Orders , Paragraph 4 , Special Orders No. l.'t currant series from these headquarter is amended BO as to assign recruit Goon Bailey , enlisted at Fort Douglas , Utal to thu Uth infantry. Ho will bo tent to the station of h regiment at the first favorable oppo ttinity. In compliance with paragraph i Special Orders No. 287 , Headquarters > the Army , Washington , December 1 188. ' ) , Captain Charles 11. Barnett , assis ant quartermaster , is relieved from dul in tlio department of the Platte , and wi report to the commanding general , d partmcnt of the Columbia , for duty Portland , * Oregon. Tlio travel directed is necessary for t ) public service. ' A board of survey to consist of Lie tenant-Colonel E. C , Mason , Fourth i fan try ; actingassistant inspector gonero Major T. H , Stanton , pay donurtinen and First Lieutenant Dan. C. Kingma corps of ongincem , will assemble at tl quartermaster's depot in this city at ti o'clock u. m. , December 22 , 1883 , or soon thereafter as practicable , to oxat ino into , report upon and fix the rospo sibility for the unserviceable condition a lot of clothing and quartormastei stores , and also the shortage on a lot dark blue cloth , dark blue tlannol ai sky-blue Jersey , received at that dep from Second Lieutenant E. H. Brown Fourth infantry , A. A. Q. M. , Fort Ni hraru. Nnb. . on his invoices of Novel bor 10 , 188IJ. _ _ no form oC dlwnna li no generally Ul . trlbutoct among our wliola imputation AH Kcrofnln , .ALnoU evcnr IndU Muni liaa llili Intent imlnoii count Ing Id * vclui. Tlio tcrrlUii iiilcrlii cnJured by tluxo afflicted with ( crofuVm * BOTCI cannot l : undcntood ty oilier * , ami tlia Intciulty ol tlali Kratltuds when the ? llnJ a rcmtdy Hint cure * i , aitonUhc * a well lunon. Vfa refer by per ft it roliiloii to lll i HOOO S Karali C , Whlttlcr , g rt/i/u o of Warner , N. II. wan cured Lj ot tlieteTcrityof wblcliconflneil lier to tlio lioiuo f 01 two yean , file inonUu jircvloui to toVJntf HooJ'i ftarujiarUlaiho could not get about lier roomwltli out rrutchej. Her frlcml ( ayit "I did not think I | HM lte ! for tier to llvu many monllui tlia vroa re duced to a mere ikelcton. Her cure U hardly leu Uun A miracle. " lloro wonderful curn tlau tblt tave been eUccted by tbli medicine. Tliero li nc doubt that In Hood's SuraaparlUa we liavo tbo nioul temarlcablaiaedlcluatlmt tun erer been produced , bud a potlUro euro for Scrofula la IU numerotu o forum. I'riceJl.W.tlr for $5.00. 1'repared only bj Q , I , UDQ I ) A CO , lAwiU , I'ui. 8 ld by PrucgUtA O'DONNELL'S ' RIGHTS. They Arc Disenssol at Some Lcnatuliy . the Secretary of State , His Olaiuisto OitizonshiD Some what Complicated , But Nevertheless Validi Soorctnry l''tolli Kliuyncn Directed JHmlHtcr I/mvoll / to Ante Vor n < Respite. MUUDHU AND SUICIDE. Sr. LOUH , December 24. An exciting - ing and serious shooting atl'ray took place this evening at a boarding house on NYanhington avenue , D. 0. Gibson , con tractor and builder , being the chief ncor. Gibson and his wife separated a few months ago , ainco when Gibson has boon in Texas. A few days ago telegrams were received from Fort Worth , stating that Gibson had died nnd his body was on the way to St. LOUID. MM. Gibson , Buapoctin ; ; the telegrams false , eounuuni- cnted with tht ) coroner at Foit Worth , who entiaftod her she was not yet n widow. There haa boon bad blood between Gibson and John , BufHngton , the husband of Gibson's stop * daughter ; also between Gibson and Ar thur nnd Eugene Mullholland , stop-sons of Gibson's. To-night , while the family , were quietly at supper witli the board ers , Gibson appeared in the Jlcsh , entered 'the dniing room with drawn pistol , and .opened 'tiro on Bullington. The first shdfc imasod him and struck Arthur 'Mullholland in the shoulder , the ball lodging 411 his nock. The second shot ontcrcikBufHngton's neck , and the third struck.Buflington's loft arm. Gibson then turned the weapon upon himself with good success , putting a ball through his head. Gibson is dying nnd Bulling ton will die. Mullholland will recover. t The shpoting took place in the presence of a dozen people midst the greatest con sternation. Row Aninnf * Sailors. New OiiLKANH , December 24. A ditli- culty arose last night between sailers on the Spanish otoamor America. One was killed and two mortally wounded. to a Tree. ENVNNVII.U : , Ind. , December 24. Charles Harry Peterson , who murdered Henry Austin , Jr. , Friday night , was taken from jail Sunday morning at 1 o'clock and hung to a tree. No doubts of Jiio guilt. Shooting i\ITv'iy ntltlulnnoml. RICHMOND , Ind. , December 21. This ovoulng.Hcnry W. Johnson , a promi nent criminal lawyer , while attempting to shoot the Baumor brothers , shot Po liceman Wirtonburg in the thigh , which may provo serious , and was himself shot in the back of the head by an unknown party. The shooting was the result of a lawsuit between 'the Baumor brothers and a man , -Based Vauphan. , Johnson was Attorney , for ; the latter. * .i * > - HH'iof - ' ' ' st' 10 Train ido GmuAflo , December 24. Information o8t has bcon received from Louisuillo , that a 8t passenger train over the Louisville , Now at Albany & Chicago road which left hero last evening for Chicago was ditched near in Snlom Indiana but further inw , , particulars w are not obtainable. inS S- SorlouH Railway Accident. INDIANAVOHH , December 24. The 10g Now Albany , Ind. , bridge , over the BIuo > g river , on the LN. . & 0. railway , about a mile nnd a half south of Salem , was washed away this morning. The south bound train ran into the washout and killed Charles Sanford train 3 , baggage- , master , and a lady named Dora Eddmga , of Lafayette , and four passengers whoso names are not learned , wounded John Yaughan , engineer , and his fireman , and eight passengers , names not known yet. The train consisted of one baggage car , two coaches , and one sleeper , with baggage and express matter. A special train with ollicors and Assistance loft Louisville at about 11:110 : a. in. , for the of wreck Seriously Injured , Four WAYNI : , Locember 24. A north ill bound accommodation train on the 11 , , & fl 1. railway was backed into by a switch flat engine on the Nickel Plato road at Nickel Plato Junction , iu the suburbs o 10 the city , at 8 o'clock this morning. Tha rear coach was thrown from the track u- and seven persons seriously injured. un - Among the number were Mrs. Thomas Ellison , wife of Judge Ellison , of this city , The accident is alleged to bo the carelessness of the engineer of the switch lie engine. 311 as Railway Colllnloii at Minneapolis n11 - MiNNKAi'oWH , December 24. A freight 11of train was wrecked hero at the west end of ' of the railroad bridge , near the St. Paul r's mills , The wreck was occasioned by a of Id wild engine running into a regular freight. Three men in the caboose , all ot oto employes , were seriously injured. Men o , were caught in the shattered caboose in oii > such shape that they had to bo chopped ii- out from the burning car. Dr. Murphy wan summoned from St. Paul , and in the meantime local physicians were attend ing the wounded. Two cars were en tirely consumed , in addition to the daiu- ngo sustained by tlui engines und other cms. , Through a Trende. Bin.LAiKE , O. . December 21. The trt'btlo on the Boilairo , Zanosville & Cin- oimiafi railway near Woodsvillo gave- way thin morning with a locomotive on. it. The /iruman / was badly scalded. luuiir M j Down mi Embankment. ST. PAUI , , December 24. At St. B.irneaville , Minn. , a misplaced switch throw the engine and unu puasenger coach down an embankment twenty feet , Four or flvo persons wcru injured. None latally. H Truax , of the guiwrfnr court , New York , refitted to ia uo heuuul paper * to u Oliliumuii , who Jmil obtained nlioudy the flrdt | mp ra , Thu iudgo Ate * . tUa CLiimo Iminltrutlui ( ) < vct of M y , liiSi , whtuli ilaclarew no Btuta'n ixiuiU , or omit of tlia United > Statw ulmll ( lmlt Chlne o to cUUeiuliip.