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Costly Nothingness i
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Emergency
A Modicum of Healthy Advioo on
the Subject ,
Either a .Navy or No Foreign
Policy For Us ,
A KOTTEN NAVY.
THE COMMISSIONERS' VIEW or IT.
WASHINGTON , . December 30. The re
port of the commission on navy yards
calla attention to the depreciation in the
military marine of tlio country as a con
sequence of the decadence in the mer
chant marine , and says : In I860 the
tonnage of the United States engaged in
foreign trade amounted to 2,540,237 toua ,
placing us nocond in the list of maritime
countries , and our fighting ships com
manded universal admiration. In the
twenty yeara just passed , while the ton
nage of our great commercial rival haa in
creased CO per cent , our tonnage has
droppud to 1,352,810 , placing ua third on
the list of maritime countries. Our
carrying trade has been wrested from us ,
and wo have not a single fighting ahip tt
bear our flag upon the sea. The United
States would , in anticipation of war , re
quire five naval rondovouz , viz. , ono at
Narragansott Bay , at Key West , San
Francisco and on the lakes.
With respect to the Mare Island navy
jrard the commissioners say of its advan
tages : Its approaches may bo success
fully defended against the attacks of a
powerful enemy , and dry-docks on its
basina may bo constructed at a reasona
ble cost. Speaking of the disadvantages
oj this yard the commissioners nay , "a
fleet at Golden Gate could blockade it.
The immediate approaches to the yard are
without defense. The commissioners
conclude by recommending the retention
o this yard as it is the only ono on the
Pacific coast and fulfills most of the re
quirements of a perfect cite.
The commissioners urge the import
ance of preparation in time of peace for
war. War , they say , is the heritage of
man , and for the people of the United
States history will have boon written in
vain should they delude themselves with
the hope of perpetual peace , and
when war docs come , in these
modern days , it wil bo swift and terrible.
Exposed and unprepared as wo are , dam
age could bo inflicted on us , ore the warn
ing could well be sounded , beyond calcu
lation , but unmindiul of the great les
sons of the war wo wait for the emerg
ency of the hour to force ua into meas
ures which should have been already
matured. Of all methods this haa boon
found the mast wasteful.
The panic caused by the Virginius af
fair cost the country § 5,000,000 without
adequate return. It is the popular belipi
that our traditional policy of peace -will
bo ossily maintained by reason of our
isolation and freedom from entangle
ments which so frequently disturb the
relations of European powers , but this ia
a delusion. Wo have in common
i with all maratino countries' interesta
f i which wo are in duty bound to support.
The present disturbed condition of alFairs
on the Asiatic station , the construction
of the Pana ma canal , the interpolator
of the Monroe doctrine into our politico
creed , our growing commerce on the
Pacific , and the naval strength developed
feby rising powers of South America , are
teach and every one subject's prolific in
questions of serious import to the people
of the United statea. The govern-
nont may at any day b <
pllcd upon to take its atant
ind carry into practical effect the broat
nd enlightened principles which have
iaractorizod its foreign policy. To do
is , and exercise the moral influence
hich belongs to us of right , as ono of
to wealthiest and most liberal members
ho great family of nations , a certain
rvo force ia absolutely essential.
the number , but more particularly
condition of our navy yards may be
ardcd aa a part of that reserve ant
the exponent of our naval power.
logical deduction , therefore , is tha
power must bo developed or our for-
policy bo abandoned if wo woult
d national humiliation.
io commissioners conclude their re
as follows : "It only remains to an
that portion of the act which calli
report on any other facts deemec
l or advisable in regard to this quos
Tlio most prominent facts wind
to the notice of your commission
connection with the subject are
nt of proper organization of the
ing forces of the navy yards
itiplicity of ships of the same class
ifion of work over an unnecessarily
inded area , want of uniformity in the
ction of business and objectionable
dB of keeping accounts. No rofloc
tpon individuala is intended , as
yils result from a radically defoc
item of true economy. Therefore
bo reached not by selling aiv
ds , but by remodeling the ays
naval administration and placmc
auch a sound basis that the gov
will receive an adequate return
[ liberal sums annually voted fo
tenanco of ajiavy. "
lnneapolU'
voLi.s , December 30. Tli
ublishos to-morrow morning ar
-tho city's business for the pas
are the principal ag
oosalo trade , $110,000,000
Previous year 18 percent
Jiinanufactorics , § 40,000,000
ployed in manufatcorios
estate transactions , 827,000 ,
, 33 per cent over the pre
now buildings erected
" "ting $10,500,000
008' nntl tl10 romainde
\ buildings and factories
lumber manufactured , 275,000 ,
- ) , ; of flour manufactured , 4 ,
iprdeont capacity of Minneapolis
, ' 88,500 barrels daily ; value o
to Europe , § 11,000,000
ed in Minneapolis duriiu
O.OOO bushels ; number o
ww houses established in th
th year , 848 ; population o
directory count , 100,000f , in
the year , 18,000.
of the Northern Pa
ifio track into the city makoa an aggro-
ate of nineteen railroada hero.
OVKIl IN IOWA.
S100X CITY WATKll.
Sioux CITV , December 30. Articles of
ncorporation for the Sioux City Waterworks -
works company , of Sioux City , are filed.
The capital stock is § 150,000. Material
or the work has already boon bought
nd they will bo pushed to completion
ho coming season.
A KUntlNOTON KIUE.
BUKUNOTON , Ia. , December 30. 0. B.
Juiek's largo furniture manufactory on
Vest hill waa completely destroyed by
ire last evening. Loss on building ,
norchandiao and stock , § 10,000 ; insur
ance , § 3,500. The fire ia supposed to
lave or'ginatod in the boiler room.
Hutlcr'rt Lapse of Memory.
Borrox , December 30. The week bo-
ore Christinas the frionda of Hathaway ,
ho embezzler , who haa about a ycar _ yet
o servoin the penitentiary , petitioned
Jovernor Butler to pardon Hathaway on
Jhristmaa day , setting forth his good bo-
lavior , noor health and family considora-
ions. The governor took the petition
indor advisement , and on Tuesday last
out the state counsel his reasons for ro
using to pardon Hathaway. _ In hia mos-
ago the governor took occasion to review
ho various cases of embezzlement and
orgevy committed in Massachusetts the
mat few years. In this connection the
; ovcrnor mentioned the name of Stick-
: iey ( another famous embezzler ) in place
of Pond , whoso case ho waa in fact re
viewing. The governor's attention being
called to tko error , ho said in an inter-
iow that the reason the mistake did not
triko his attention was because ho never
considered Sticknoy was pardoned at all.
lo remitted to him thirty dayo only ,
vhich ho thought ho had earned by good
conduct.
The governor added : "Iadmit that I
nado a mistake. It was a lapse of mem
ory. I have only ono palliation to offer
"or it. There have boon so many ropub-
ican citizens , who were treasurers of
nills , and otherwise prominent , who arot
convicts in state prison , dr who would'
mvo been thorp if caught , that I got
hem a little mixed aomotimpa when I
ihink about them. I cannot alwaya _ dis-
.inguish special incidents of the crime of
Winslow , The Herald's friend , and con-
; rolling proprietor of The Post , from that
of Pond , the friend of the Worcester
jpy , or Sticknoy , who was convicted from
; ho treasurer who ran away to Canada
and who was not convicted , nor doea it
aid mo any -when I attempt to diatinguish
ono aa a Sabbath school teacher , from the
other as a preacher , as I do not always
know which was which , but I know ono
was ono and the other was the other.
If you will inform the public of the difli-
cultiea under which I labor when I am
dealing with convicts of this high grade ,
for whom pardons are very much sought
for by very respectable men , you will , at
least , give them an opportunity to sym
pathize with me. "
Work and AVages.
STOBENVILLE , 0. , December 30. The
Jefferson Iron works and Stubenvillo
ind Spalding Iron worka , nail manufac
turers , will not shut down as ordered by
the western association. The Jefferson
works belong to the association , and its
action is the first rebellion in the history
of the association.
PiTTsnuno , December 30. The em
ployes of the table ware glass houses ,
were notified last nig ht of a reduction of
IS ' per cent to taKe effect January 1.
In'Pittsburg there are twelve factories ,
which employ fifteen hundred girls and
aa many more in the west. The manu
facturers give as a reason for the reduc
tion the dullness of trade.
WILKESUAHHE , Pa. , December 30.
All collorioros of' . the Reading Co. , Le-
high and Susquehanna division , resume
work to-morrow , full time. Heretofore
they have boon working three days per
week and the system of company storea
is finally abandoned.
Slugger UuIllvaii'H Spree.
DENVEU , Col. , December 30. Sulli
van , now in Leadville. speaking of Paddy
Ryan's withdrawal , said to au inter
viewer : "Poor Paddy'a withdrawal does
not surprise mo. Ho never meant to
stand before mo , because ho know I
could do him up in two minutes. Ho
has proven himself a cur and the people
will see it. I shall go to 'Frisco all the
same and possibly arrange a match with
Miller , the Australian champion. I will
offer him $1,000 if ho will stand before
mo four rounds. "
Sullivan is drinking heavily and yes
terday after the performance at the
Zoo theater , ho engaged in an altercation
with Pete McCoy , who smashed a chair
over his head. Sullivan seized a lighted
kerosene lamp and hurled it at McCoy ,
who dodged , thus avoiding serious re
sults. The city marshal interfered , when
Sullivan started to assault him , but in
stantly took the marshal's advice to atop ,
foreseeing the consequences.
Tlio Horrors Not Half Told.
OOKAY , December 30. It is newfound
found tliat the whole extent of the disas
ters and deaths by the recent snowslidcs
m the mountains is not fully known. II
is expected that when the snow moltt
and makes the trails passable to al
mines , that it will bo found that the lisl
of fatalities has not yet boon half told.
There is no doubt that many minors
cabins , not yet hoard from , have boon
swept away with their occupants.
Messrs. MoBrido & Slaughter , lessees
of the bank of San Juan , are among the
missing , and it is believed that the ;
perished in a slide in Brooklyn gulch.
Reft ) Itroihoi-H & CO.'H Failure ,
CINCINNATI , December 30. Before
making an assignmont'Reis Brothers it
Co. , fifed chattel mortgages in varioue
sums from § 1,500 to § 8,000 , in all ag
gregating § 00,000 ; fn favor of over n
dozen different firms and banks of thh
city. Members of the firm make a statement
mont showing that" the liabilities wil
reach nearly § -100,000 , and that most o
the unsecured creditors are in the east
The assets are not over § 74,000. Isaac
Tlois estimates his individual assets at
§ 80,000 , liabilities § 100,000.
The Iliirtholdl fitaliio.
NEW YOUK , December 30. The Bar
tholdi pedestal fund art loan oxhibitioi
at the Academy of Design waa agah
opened to the public to-day. Two thou
sand visitors were present No interference
ferenco was made by the Sunday closing
league , although it waa reported that ai
attempt would bo made to close the ox
hlbition.
POOLS AND POOLERS.
The Wake Over the Iowa Corpse
Still Kept Up ,
? ho Burlington Koad Not Yet
Heady to Tripartite ,
Jut to bo Given a Good Ohanco
to dome In (
fixing the Passenger Rates Not
Entirely Smooth Work ,
HAlIjltOAll BIATXKUS.
THE llUnUNOTOX WAITS.
CHICAGO , December 30. The general
nanagers of western roads vrho have boon
11 session at Omaha for the past throe
ay completing the details of the now
groomont on busincaa between Chicago
md Missouri river points , arrived
lore to-day , and will take part
n the Iowa pool mooting to-morrow ,
t is probable the now agreement which
nds the life of the Iowa pool \yill bo laid
> oforo the mooting and an adjournment
akcn in order to give the Burlington ,
ho only road in tlio old pool not com-
iriscd in the new , time to decide whether
t also will enter. The manager of that
oad aaya ho haa not yet aeon the agroo-
nont , but haa no doubt itatorma are such
hat the Burlington cannot accept them ,
loprcsontativos of roads in the now
tool say its terms are the aamo aa those
if the tripartite agreement already pub-
ishod , except ; that a clause has boon
added admitting other roads. It ia un-
lorstood that the managers of the
Wabash and Milwaukee & St. Paul
igned the agreement , subject to the ap-
> roval of their boarda of directors.
I'ASSEJTfiDIl TICKET IlIlOKEKAnE.
CHICAOO , December 30. The passen
ger agents of western roads hold another
conference with Comuissionor Piorson
yesterday , when ho submitted a momor-
mdum of a compact with a view to abol-
shing tho-brokerage system on railway
mssongor tickets.
The proposed compact provides that
, ho territory east of Buffalo , Pittsburg
.ind Wheeling , including the Now Ewg-
and states , bo known as the trunk line
orritory ; that the territory east of the
3hicago and St. Louis division of the
Chicago & Alton road , and lying north
of the latitude of the Ohio river , includ-
ng the trunk line territory , bo known aa
; ho territory of the first executive com-
nittco ; and that the territory west of the
Chicago & Alton road to the Missouri
river be known as the territory of the
Missouri river linos. The memorandum
provides that all roada west of
i/hicago and St. Louia may arrange with
eastern roads for an interchange of paa-
sengcr business ou the usual terms , pro
vided no unlimited through ticket ia sold
al less than the total of local rates ; that
tickets and rates via routes whore a divi
sion of tickets would afford a profit bo
sold only for continuous trius ; that.all .
'
second daaa'and omigrantiickota only bo
lonored in second class or. forward cars ;
; hat tourists' tickets may bo issued from
points cast of Chicago and St. Louia un-
lor such limitations aa may bo agreed up
on , but no special faro tickets are to bo
sold to bo used in the territory of the
joint executive committee without the
: onsont of that committee , and no round
trip tickets bo issued without the consent
of the joint executive committee ; that the
roads agree that they will pay no com
missions to any person not em
ployed by n railroad company as
: ta authorized ticket agent , nor pay
it to any one who will uao any portion of
liis commission for the purpose of cut
ting ; that no company west of Chicago or
3t. Louia bo allowed to issue passage
tickets beyond their eastern termini , or
eastern roads beyond their western termini -
mini ; that if any road breaks the agree
ment the other roads may protect thorn-
ielvca and each other by discontinuing
business relations with it to such extent
as may bo necessary to effect the object
of the compact ; that any company may
withdraw on ninety days notice.
Pending the signing of the agreement
the Missouri river lines agree to discon
tinue paying commission to brokers or
other than authorized railway agonta.
All the wcatprn roads agreed to sign
the compact with the exception of the
Rock Island and Chicago it Alton , and
they asked to bo given until next Wed
nesday to announce their decision , vrhon
another conference will bo hold.
The policy of the Chicago & Allan
and Rock Island road as outlined after
the conference , is that they will accept
none of the terms outlined in the memor
andum. They state their willingness to
agree with other western lines aa to the
maximum commission to bo paid , but re
serving the right to pay it to whoever
they elect , and they will enter into no
compact with the eastern linos. If thia
policy is adhered to Mr. Piorson's mis
sion will bo doomed a failure.
A Steamer Wrecked.
EVANHVII.LK , Ind. , December 30.
Owensboro special : The steamer Car
rier wasjsunk at the head of Little Hur
ricane Island , three miles below Owona-
bore at 10 o'clock this morning. She
struck the timber during a dense fog ,
In swinging around she stove in forty
foot of her hull on the starboard , sink
ing over her hurricane roof at the stern ,
and to her boiler at the head. Ono deck
hand and two dock passengers , Italians ,
wore drowned. No other livou were lost.
The Ariadne took the crow and passen
gers to Owonsboro whore a protest was
entered. She is said to bo a total wreck ,
The cargo and furniture nro now being
worked at by the steamer Two States.
Snbln Jitn < | iiottCl.
Mi.v.vKAi'OLiff , December 30. The
Younjf Men's Republican club of Still
"water tendered Senator Babin a recop
tion and banquet at the Sawyer house
last evening. One hundred and twenty
five guests took seats at the banquet ant
political matters were not discussed ,
"Work Ifor the Ijuwyers.
ST. LOUIK , December 30. Chief o
Police Campbell , under advice of counsel
has served notice on the board of publl
commissioners that ho considers the !
proceedings illegal and void , and hold
himself ready to discharge tlio duties o
the office of chief of police , and obey al
orders of the board. Ho has also notifioi
Captain Hercules , acting chief , not b
open any mail matter addressed to him
as chief. Certiorari proceedings will
probably bo taken in the court of appeals
next week to act aside the action of the
police board. y
. IllK F1HE11ECOHD.
I.OSSK3 IX .1AME3TOWX , DAKOTA.
JAMKSTOWN , Dak. , December ! JO. At
five o'clock this morning a disastrous fire
occurred in this city. Jk originated in
the kitchen of the Northwestern hotel ,
which waa entirely consumed. Extend
ing eastward to the North Dakota bank ,
that building wna burned ; thouco west
ward , McGmnis' block was reduced to
ashes. The Dakotn hbuso , the largest
building in the city , next succumbed ,
completing the 'destruction of an entire
half block of valuable buildings. The
losses aggregate $100,000 ; insurance ,
about two-thirds.
IX J01.1KT , ILL.
JOI.IET , 111. , December 30. The largo
wire inanufactory of the Lambert &
Bishop Wire Fence companytsituatod in
the northern part of the city , was entirely -
ly consumed by lire last night. The origin
is unknown. This was ono of the largest
plants in the state , only recently built
and doing an immense business ! employ
ing 220 men. At nine o'clock tlio watch
man made his rounds ns usual , and
shortly afterwards the lire was [ discovered -
od under headway. It ia believed by
many that it was thq work of an incen
diary. It ia probable that the wbrks will
bo rebuilt immediately as thiy wore
overstocked with orders. The wills and
machinery cost § 100,000 , and
the material on hand waa valued at
about 8100,000. The total insurance on
building and stock amounts to only
§ 155,000 , placed in sixty-four different
companies throughout the ' country. The
total loss figures up S225'OftO.
IX CHIUAOO.
CIIIL-AOO , December 30. Fire occur
red this evening in the largo buttling ,
No. 11 ! ) and 121 Monroe street , causing
a loss of § 200,000. The building waj 2-1
by 80 foot front , and 112 foot square in
the rear , and filled with printing , litho
graphing and kindred establishments.
Approximate losses : Shobor & Carqno-
villo , 875.000 ; Natienal Printing ( Jo. ;
850,000 ; Pradnar , Smith 0o. , 840,000 ;
E. B. Meyers & Co. , § 0,500 ; Montauk
block , 85,000. Total insurance involved
about 8 00,000. iT
IX TKXAsJ
WiiiTKsnouo , Tex. , December 30.
E.trly this morning a fire , supposed to bo
incendiary , destroyed fifteen business
houses , including Marnott'a hotel. Loss
§ 35,000 , insurance § 10,000. ,
NOTES.
- t
Charles Inmaiv tlio Liverpool hanker and
inerolmnt has failed. Liabilities - 80,000.
The funeral of the murJorod Orangemen at
Harbor Grace , N. 1' . . occurred without dis
turbance.
Angus McKunin has boon 'hold in 31,000
bail for trial on a charge of stealing cattle Iu
North Turk , Col.
Archbishop Locho is Sn Montreal making
arrangements to carry out a schotno for es
tablishing industrial schools for Indiana all
over the northwest. , *
oft anr.-r- iAfc55lJt.nop1' | !
iCWco , uii mo ilda 01 tuo Jjalum'uro tt , O.iio
road , buried three men. Two were recovered
oriously injured , and the third was taken out
end.
The 1'eorm starch works were sold at ro-
oivor's Bale Saturday to George I1' . Ilainlng ,
f Chicago , for 3125,000 , The salois the out-
omo of litigation involving the American
Itarch company in the pool formed some time
inco.
and Owen , two condemned murderers ,
after knocking Sheriff Thompson and Jailor
Williams senseless in the Walla Walln , Oal. ,
ail escaped. The jailor partially recovering
joforo they loft they mutilated him terribly
vith a pocket knifo.
Hanlon , the chamuion Pacific oarsman ,
atoly offered $1,000 to any man on the coast
vho would out-row him. Stevenson accepted.
Tanlon now asks the latter to release htm
rom the engagement , but won't give his roa-
0113 for making the request.
The secretary of the treasury has decided In
.he coso of a Chinaman brought to Now York
m the ship llejoluto. that "ho cannot bo
andcd in the United States , but may bo
ransforrod to any other vessel which may bo
jolng to a foreign country. "
At a dance near Catawlssa , 1'a. . a frco light
occurred , during which Klwood Ilau83or was
atally Btabbed by Matt Cone. Henry Bnydor
vas also fatally stabbed , lionson Invin shot
hrough the thigh airl Mary Anman received
i gun shot wound , Cope and four others were
arrested. '
Two hundred armed men broke into the
iTazoo City jail Saturday night , shot W. L ,
< 'ooto in his cell , and lynched llobort Swayzo ,
Mlchazar Parker and Klclmrd Glbta. The
our men were charged with being principals
n the murder of the Posny brothers and
Fosoph Kfchols.
After five days investigation the coroner
decides that Mrs , Summoriield and child ,
whoso romalns were found in the ruins of
heir burned house at Beverly , W. Va. , last
veok , were murdered before the house was
ired and John Lnntmtrun ' , charged with
.ho murder , In now in jail.
Colonel Itathbono , who killed lii wlfo in
[ lunovor , Germany , wan very jealous without
cause. Ills mind Is still affected , and his ut-
.orancoi are of a rambling character. It U
uulerstood that ho bollovos his children Imvo
jcou abducted , uud that ho was wounded In a
3ght with their abductor.
Premier Ferry announced In the chamber ol
deputies Saturday that the government
would not allow the coining year to pass
without the Introduction of constitutional re
forms. Their action would bo different to
that of aoino persons who would propose a re
vision merely to have It rojostod. This re
mark caused great excitement among the ox.
tremo loft and much angry talk.
A convention of colored teachers Is In progress
gross at St. Louin.
It Is reported the French lost 1,000 men in
the capture of Sontay ,
Two thousand stokers and sailors are on u
strike at Marseilles.
A band of I'orso thlovos in North Arkansax
wcra run down by farmers and shot dead.
The agreed suspension of all nail mllU fo
six weeks bcganSaturday throwing 5,001 ,
men out of work.
.Too Palmer , a mulatto of 17 , In jail in Cln
clnuntl for the murder of Will JCIric , confossci
the crime was committed for robbery.
A circular has boon Untied by the orange
grand mauler of Ireland advising the enroll
ineut of nrango volunteer force * or militia , i
poislhlo old Boldlen ) , to strengthen the orjng (
society as a fivhtlng forcu.
The pone will hold another consistory Ir
April , when uovoral now cardinals will hi
created and vacant sees In America filled , 1
Is rumored Archbishop Gibbons , of Baltimore
will bo created a cardinal.
lloso Koran , formerly lady's maid to Lad ;
Mandorvlllo , began suit In New York tore
cover 820,000 damage * for false arrest and Irn
prisoument , at the instigation ot Lord ant
Lady Mandorvlllo , who charged the malt
with larceny ,
Tlio decree prohibiting the Importation o
salted meats Into French ports Is published
It admits to July 20,1881 , only fully cured
wholesome , perfectly preserved and complete
ly tutted meats , ami they must bo pronounce !
04 by experts.
SHEDDERS OF BLOOD.
A Woman Not a Goui of Purest
Eay ,
A Little Play With Bullets in
Kentucky ,
A Ministerial Orank Kills His
Wife's ' Nurse ,
The Lyuohors of Yazoo Settle It
With Four Prisoners ,
CU1MK AND CRIMINALS.
SHUT iir.u TiunucF.ii ,
CHICAOO , December 30. A Bath , 111. ,
special says : Mrs. William Llpnort , Sr. ,
wife of n wealthy farmer residing near
Bath , shot and mortally wounded a
young man named William Ray. It
sooma Ray circulated a story that Mrs ,
Lipport had boon unduly intimate with
ono James Taylor. Those damaging
itorios reaching tlio cars of Lipport and
liia wife the former caused Ray , Mrs.
Lipport and Taylor to bo brought face to
Face. Ray admitted having made the
charge and assorted that it was trim ,
whereupon the woman pulled out a re
volver and shot Ray in the abdomen before
fore any one could interfere. Mrs. Lin-
pert , wlio ia the mother of several chil
dren , was arrested and her friends gave
bonds for her appearance. Ray is in a
dying condition and his friends threaten
to lynch the woman if Ray dioa.
SHOT 11Y A MIKISTKIl.
OHIUAOO , December 30. The Daily
News' Cairo , 111. , special says : An itin
erant .preacher named Cook , living at
Fort Dpnolson , yesterday entered the
room of his wife , who was about to give
birth to a child , and shot her attendant ,
Airs. Joseph Glasgow , through the heart ,
killing her instantly. Ho then ilotl to
the woods , but waa captured by the in
furiated citizens after an exciting chaao.
Ho said the woman was mixing poison to
give the child when born and ho was
compelled to shoot her. Aninfornfant
just from the scone thinks ho was lynched
last night.
MISSOUlll's MAD MEN.
Sr. Louis , December 30. Clarence
W. Jackson , agent of the Adams E x-
press company at Vinconnos , Ind. , waa
arrested yesterday , charged with em
bezzling § 1,400.
i James W. Cook , who murdered hia
vifo at Cave Springs , Mo. , last Novem
ber by holding her 'head between Tier
kncca and cutting her throat , was aon-
tdnccd yesterday to ninety years in the
penitentiary.
THE KENTUCKY METHOD.
LEXiNoroNKy. , December 30. Stout
logins and Thomaa Haynes , wealthy
armors , mot at Gropndalo railway sta-
ion last night. Higgina began to draw
pistol and seized Haynes by the col
iunga. lliggina
nee botwoan the ribs anQ once in the
nklo. Both are very dangerously
voundcd. The fight waa the result of
n old lawsuit.
THE YAZOO LYNCHING.
YAZOO CITY , December 30. The coro-
icr's jury in the case of the four men
ynchod for connection with the murder
f the Posoy brothers and Nichols ron-
orod a verdict to the effect that a body
f armed men took possession of the
ail and killed Foote , Parker ,
Swayzio and Gibba , confined
.here. S.wayzio and Parker both con-
ossed that they fired guns. _ Footo was
\ prominent figure in politics , and for
many years represented this county in
ho legislature ; once was circuit clerk ,
and was prominent as the defender of
Sheriff Hilliard , when the latter was
ullcd by Morgan , who waa shot in the
vVilaoii hall riot in 1875. At the time of
lis death ho waa revenue collector of
.hia district. Eight other negroes in the
.ail , charged with implication in the
shooting of the Posoys , were not dis-
urbcd l > y the lynohors.
SPORTING NOTES.
TOUOH TUhSLIN'O.
SAN FHANW.SCO , December 30. After
i throe hours' struggle lost night Mul-
doon won the wrestling match against
3auor for 81,000 a side and the chain-
) ionship of the world. Muldoon was
: arriod in triumph on the shoulders of an
admiring crowd.
HANI.ON'H IIKAHON.
It now appears that when Hanlon
asked to bo relieved from hia engagement
; o row Stevenson hero , ho offered him
51,000 for expenses to go east and row
311 the Point of Pines course , which ia
bettor and whore the receipts will be
larger.
110.S.S OFF KOIl ENGLAND. '
HALIFAX , December 80. Wallace
Rosa , tlio oarsman , sailed for England
to-day , whore ho rows Bubuar in March
Now York Notca.
Nuw YOUK , December 30. Gen
Grant is greatly improved , although yet
unable to sit up. ,
John McCarthy Scully , a woll-knowr
Irish nationalist , was found dead in hoi
this morning , having died of heart dis
ease , Ho had boon in failing health foi
several months. Death was accelerated
by severe literary labors. McCarthy wa
instrumental in founding many foniar
organizations in America , and was chic
organizer of the land league movornen
in Now York.
Henntor AIIUon'B Father ,
Sr. PAUL , December 30. The fatho
of Senator Allison ia dying at his horn
in Poosta. The old gentleman ia up
wards of 87 years old. Ho has boot
gradually sinking for seine time , Sena
tor Allison was telegraphed to come im
mediately.
ISudly Wrecked.
OAIJIO , 111. , December 30. Two Wn
bash nerth and south bound frelgli
trains collided at Twentieth street , biuil ;
wrecking both engines and two froigh
earn. Nobody hurt.
* A Pond Rual Kstnto King ,
CiNuiNNATiDecomber , 30 Mr , Josop !
Longworth died at his homo in Wood
bum at an early hour this morning , ago
73 years. Longworth was a BOH of th
late Nicholas Longwortlt , who amassed
a great fortune in real estate left by hia
father , Joseph Longworth loaves A wife
and neil , Judge Nicholas Longworth and
daughter , the wife of Col. George Ward.
An Aborttvo Attempt ,
SAN FUANOISCO , December 30. Tito
ceremony of representing the funeral of
O'Donnoll , who was linngod in London ,
took place thia afternoon. There were
great efforts to make it a grand demon
stration , but the board of supervisors
and prominent Irish organizations de
clined to take part , and it resulted in a
dismal failure. There wore only about
300 in the procession. _
Frozen ttt Dentil ,
JAMESTOWN , Dak. , December 30 To
day a farmer named Stephen Fitzwick ,
was found six miles northwest of the
city , frozen to death. While going homo
the evening before he became lost and
wandered about until exhausted and laid
down.
Kromtlio Hen.
BosroSf , December 30. The steamer
Galileo , from Hull , brought in the crow
of eight men from the brigantine Blanche ,
of St. John's , N. F. , wrecked in mid-
ocean.
DESERTION IN THE ARMY ,
Al * ow More liOttors Worn Hl li t'rl-
valoa on tlio Butijeot.
To the Editor ot The Boo
Well , hero I am again. 1 see in yours
of the 127th an article written by a pri
vate of tlio Fourth infantry , wherein ho
says that 75 per cent of the desertions
are caused by intemperance. Ho is mis
taken tliero. Ho also says that a greater
part of the men of his acquaintance
would rather have the system payment
that ia practiced in the navy. Bettor go
to the navy , my fine follow. No one in
the army but a mnalior would want such
a system ono who runs after the ollicera1
servant girls , and wishing to spend hia
money for cologne , &o. No , air ; the
system of pay is very good. Now about
intemperance. There is not so very
muchin the army among the enlisted
men. , The officers more often imbibe.
The enlisted men , aa a general thing ,
keep very sober. Take the same number
of men at a post and take the same num
ber of citizens , you will find that there is
inoro of the citizens got drunk than sol
diers. It may bo different at Omaha , n
town of churches. Again , the soldier
can have more money to put in the pay
master's hands by the present system of
payment , than the navy plan. It is true
the interest is small , but it will count up
at the end of five years. I believe under
the present orders an enlisted man can
put live dollars in with the paymaster
and draw interest at once. Now what is
bettor than that ? Try again , Fourth in
fantry. I. K , M.
Noirai PLATTE , December 28.
Why Not Urand the Onicoru ,
To the Editor of Tan UEE.
I saw in your issue of the 24th inst.
the flimsy effort of a Fort Robinson ofli-
cor to excuse General Howard's barbar
ous suggestions to brand the deserters.
Your coui'mqut therein b"oiug AjjprppiiJatoi
I cons6lud inyaolf ; with' "tioinward "ex
clamation , "Ohl gushing dude ; " its only
through Ida inimitable ignorance ho can
liopo for salvation.
Knowing you f > r many years to bo the
fearless champion of the down-trodden ,
always entering an earnest protest \\-hon
might trio i to ride rough-shod over right ,
,11 history states it to bo a thankless
ask , as the masses don't ' appreciate till
00 late. Nevertheless there are always
, few noble-minded spirits , who are al-
ays ready and willing to die _ even an
enominioua death that justice in ita orig-
nally purity may live.
Excuse my digression. When I see a
og-robbor , which the tone of hia letter
11 your issue of the 27th mat. , cleat ly
ihowa him to bo trying to hoodwink the
lublic , thoraby robbing the poor , thor-
iughly nbusod _ private soldier of the mis-
irable bit of sympathy ho might possibly
; ot. I say , when I see an officer's tool
vho knows too well that ho is tolling
jorofaccd lioa , why it make mo feel bad ,
knowing the boys nro powerless to help
.homsolvoa. The true inwardness of the
, liing ia simply this , I waa hungry and
, hey ( the olIicorH ) did not give mo
inough to oat , on the contrary they
ebbed me of my government rations ,
§ 200 being taken from company funds
, o cover the expenses of a debauch. I
liavo not got time to explain how , after
working in the garden all sum
mer , they euchred mo out of the
vegetables. Do you doubt mo ? If BO ,
atop into the "hungry buttery. " Mark
how wistfully the poor follows watch to
see if there would not bo a crust of
bread or other slumgullion 'loft by their
aiokly mate. If BO , watch the half-fed
men plunge for it , and pity the victims
of true tyranny. You say , "Can't ' they
ask for moro broad ? " Oh , no1 , if they
do they are "spotti-d" and good for the
guard house in the near future , where ,
on a put-up job , they will bn robbed oi
their wages so they can't oven buy bread ,
There is nothing in this world wore ferocious <
rocious than the insurrection of ar
empty stomach. Hence , as a _ last dcs
porate resort , the poor soldier is driver
to desert , actually compelled to.
I Imvo been there , and found fov
gentlemen aa otlicora , but many in tin
rank and file. Time ia the great rogula
tpr ; in the meanwhile the uoldior ia hun
gry.
1 aay if there ia to bo a stigma , brain
the officers aa noted drunkards , libertines
debauchee , nye , common potty thieves
1 have had to carry them to bed while
servant in a hotel , moro than once.
ONK OF THE BOYH.
Durivg the paat week County Judg
Chadwick issued the following marriag
licenses ;
Thomaa Norskva and Mary Nelson.
Newton Preston and Mabel F. Meadc
Ford R. Josliti rnd R. Tillio Staakoj
Peter G. Sinclair and Mrs. Gerti
Ids tone ,
Edward Kuostor and Dora Schwonk ,
Henry Page and Cora B , Forshoy.
Gustavus Wondt and Augusta Bret
haor.
haor.David
David II. Bean and Ida Gilbert.
Arthur L. Wyman and Julia E. Ilai
donburgh ,
Paul F. McDonald and Raolmol K
Ballard.
W. L. Hanoy and IJulu A. Brown ,
Robert Bacnoldor and Mrs. K. A
Sheffer.
Charles Galbraith r nd Delia Ernorsoi
Charles Ramstedl and Anna Hoi
atroin.
FROM FOREIGN LANDS ,
The Barnuins of the Stage Still
. Throwing Bricks ,
The Eussian Nihilists' ' Latest
Viotiin.
Urging War to the Knife on the
Frosont Eulors ,
A Fronoh Deputy's ' Little Oirous
Penalty
GI2N12U/VIJ / FOUKIGN NKWS.
A HOOK iruiiLEu AT coiu > tiiiin. :
PAUIS , " December 2 ! ) . The Born-
liardt-Cohunbior incident has boon given
fresh interest by the announcement that
a book entitled. "Mario Columbior , by
Sarah Barnum , Trill shortly bo pub-
llBhod.
A DlSAIU.r.I ) STKAMKU.
PLYMOUTH , , Eng. , December 30. The
steamer Gellort reports that she spoke
the Htoamor Celtic on tlio 22d inat. , latitude -
itudo 41 , longitude Ci. The Celtic's
main shaft waa broken but she was pro
ceeding under aail. The captain of the
Gollert refused to tow the Celtic , owing
to bad weather , but offered to take the
passengers and mails , This was declined
by the Celtic. The gale incrcning the
Oellprt proceeded , having ascertained the
Celtic waa in seaworthy condition and
the human freight in no danger. * x' " *
Although tlio Celtic broke her shaft-
when only twenty-four houro from Now
York , it waa considered nnadviaablo to
boat back ngainat the heavy winds pro-
vailing.
A MIF.TINO : roiiinijr. > r.
DUIILIN , December 30. The lord lieu
tenant has prohibited the national moot
ing at Oooto Hill.
TI1\VAUTK1 > BY DKFKAT.
OAIUO , December 30. The rebels at
tacked Gozoroh , eight miles from Berber ,
the garrison of the town conaisting of
two coinpanioao Baalii-Bazouks , who re
pulsed 'tlio assailanta with heavy loss.
The Egyptian loss waa slight. The rebels
intended to attack Berber but were
thwarted by defeat.
TUB W01UC Of N1HILI8T3.
Sr. Pr.Tiiwnuua : , December , 30. The
murder of Lioub.-Ool. Sudoikin , of the
gendarmes , was undoubtedly the work of
nihilists. A letter wiu found in Sudoi-
kin'a house threatening Tolatori , minis
ter of the interior , with a similar fate.
Sudoikin waa a leading member of the
society for the suppression of terrorism.
A proclamation ia circulated urging Rus
sian patriots to wage war to tlio knife
against the present rulers , and not leave
the entire wark to Uarodina Volma ( ni
hilist Journal ) . A nihilist has boon ar
rested at Prague with compromising
papers in his possession.
A MUHDKUOUS MEET1KO.
BIU.SDANK , Queensland , December 20.
Tliri Swedish brig. NrflVAtAm Boaton' '
reports a mulfny on thdhroyagb7 > n"wBicTi
the captain and first mate 'wore wounded
and the second mate killed. The captain
shot two of the mutineers and secured
three others. The latter are prisoners
hero.
riioro.sALS.
PAULS , December 30. Captain Mohl ,
of the legion , waa killed ut the capture of
Sontay.
The National ( newspaper ) says : China
is disposed to make fresh proposals to
Franco , which Tseng , Li mid the empe
ror are now discussing , but their purport
haa not yet reached the Marquis Tseng.
VUNIHIIINO HAUONEH.
PAUIH , December 30. Haugnos , who
used violent language against Ferry , in
lie chamber of deputies , has been ox-
oiled for fifteen sittings , his salary
topped and will have to pay for posting
ilacards throughout his district an
nouncing hia condemnation. Aftpr the
cone in the chamber Ilaugncs headed
deputation of students who called upon
10 editors of Ori du Pouplo , to chal-
ongo them to fight.
WESTERN MAILS-
V Great Improvement la the Service
BlnooYandorvoort'ti Bounce.
o the Editor of The Hoc , '
It is aomowliat amusing to ua western
looplo to see the fuss made over the ro-
loval of a bummer from the chief clerk-
hip of the mail service , with Jwadquar-
era at Omaha , Wo are located on the
ivido between throe divisions of the
ailway mail service. Weat of
ua and extending to Montana
m the north and to southern
Jtah on the south , The service ia under
ho superintendence of the Pacific divi
sion under Air. MoKusiok at San Fran
cisco. Over those routes mails are well
cared for and an excellent sot of clerks
are employed. J. M. Johnson , an old
Union Pacific mail agent and former
.osidont of Omaha , is located at Ogden
to look after the system , and hu author
ity to rcgulato on the lines belonging
to his division , and he also looks
after the transfer of mail at Ogdon. Tlio
Denver & Rio Grade mail is under tha
management of the St , Louis division.
The two aystoma named are conducted so
well that people have little if any cause
of complaint of irregularities. From Ogden -
den eastward over the Union Pacific belongs -
longs to the Chicago division , and under
the immediate management of the chief
clerk at Omaha. When Gen. McBcath ,
commandor-in-chicf of the Grand Army ,
of the Republic Bays that Vandervoort
was unjustly removed , ho does not know
the feelings and sentiment of people
along the line of road , and who receive
their eastern mail over that route. The
best evidence that the former chief cleric
waa incompetent , ia shown in the fact
that a very great improvement has been
made in the service since his removal.
Daily papers used to bo car
ried past their destination two
or three times per week ,
on an average , and there was a howl all
ulong the line about the bad postal ser
vice. Now it is very different , there-
being seldom any cause for complaint , ' "
and the people of Utah and other west
ern states and territories feel thankful
that Postmaster Groalmm ordered the.
change. M. .
OOPKN , Utah , December 24.
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