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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. \ FOURTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , DECEMBEIUO , 1834 , NO. 166. WASHINGTON iNEWS. An tntersstiPg Gossipy Ltticr Froi Plans to Defeat Evarts in the Senatorial Seorotary MoOallooh's ' Liberality to the Whisky Eing , Talk About Assisting Gent Grant Out of Trouble ; Gossip Concerning the Naval Ap propriatioDi And Many Other Washington Topics of Ocnci-nl Interest to the WA9UINOION NEWS , Special telegram to THE 1)KK. WASHINQTON. Dccember29. Tha continued prfsonco of of Borne of the Now York lepubli- can politicians serves not only to keep alive the interest in the eenatorship fight but af < fords an opportunity for sptcu.atlon and gossip - sip regarding the strength of Iho several can didates. Coimiderablo excitement li.u been oo ° n'ioned ) by the friends of EVAIITS , by the circulation of tha story that they will bo public in n ( few days. The letter written by livarts to the late Secretary 1'olger iu 1882 , when the latter was a candidate for i/ovornor , in which ho declined the request of thu latter to take it part in the then pending contest for the roa'on that there was a largo body of Jre- publicans who sincerely believed that the administration should oo rebuked through Judge i'olgfr und that in view of this condition ot affairs in the l > arty , it would IMJ impolitic for him ( ICvarls ) to take any part in tliu canvass , from thu fact that such a letter ! > in existence and is being used privately to in - jure Kvatts , anel pcrsoLs who say they are. familiar with the text profesH great confidence that itH pub icatitmw ill drive away from Kv- arts any stalwart support and prevent any chances ho may have of an election. Your correspondent has mrvdo careful inquiries and ascertained beyond any doubt that such a lut- teriH in e-xistuuce , anel that It will bo need to show that EvartB waa a strong party leader in 1880 There has been an unexpected falling off in the customs receipts dining thu piesent month , nnd in comcqucnco the treamny olli- cials say there will undoubtedly bo an increase in the public debt , for the Deccmburjlisbiirsu incuts have been largo. Thoru is no pioba- billty now of another call for funds for several weeks. TIIK WHISKEYMKN are iu a very happy fiamc of mind over the recent opinion of thu attorney general undei which they aio assured that Secretary Ale- Culloch will oxtez.d to them thev needed lelief in delaying for a year to como the taxes fall ing due. Secretary McCulIoch reg.i'dstho _ whisky interest as a very important one in a business point of t iow auel that it is thu duty of thu government not to push it to such an extent a will disturb or tin-eaten it with dis aster if it can bo done without violating the law. The whisky men say McCulloch is ilia- posed to construe the laws more liberally thin did late Secretary 1'olgor. One effect of the relief toMJ ) extended to the whisky trade will bo to deprive the go\eminent of upw.iids ol twenty millions of dollars revenue for _ the next live months , which amount entered into the estimates of the probjblu receipts ( luring the present fiscal year. THKASUIlKIl WTMAN Im again been compelled to curtail the re qiiMtions for the SI and $2 _ legal tender notes , the banks are supplied with only about 10 per cent of the amount asked for at this Keason of the year. 'Iho demand on the troisury for small notevs is a ways heavie than at any other cerioj. Uuiiiu the ms Veir thu amount of these notes outstanding became so low that the bureau of engravim , and printing could not with the liimted ap propriations made last yotr print a miflicien amount to eiublo the troisury to supply the demand withoutsu pendiagotner work. EDUC.VMuNAlA FUOOKKIHMIS OK TUB FAI.I. lEIlU OK TI1K XK 1IUASK& BTATK NOKM.M , SC'IIOOI/ Special Oorrespondenca to Tin : liu. ! : PKIIO , Neb. , Uuci > mber2'J. Tha fall term o our stito normal school has just cloied , and a brief mention of i s prosperity , work , appliances - ancos , advantages nnd nonls will bu of inter cat to your many readers. Tha dialogue for this year is jmt publisher nnd fiom it we gloin the following fuels During past two years thf ro ban been an average ago attendance of 470 students. Of thcso 2'J- were ladles and 178 gentlemen. Tliora have been graduated fiom thu school during tin time b9 in the eleniantaiy coura and 22 iu the higher course. Mos nf tlusa graduates together wit n large numlicr of under graduates are now HcccMfnl teachers in the schools of our stale The attendance for the past fear has lieen ill students , whoso a\eragu age 11 over 1'Jje.irs Many of tho'n were o d teMchera lieforo enter ing the Bcho- l. I < * ive linn iiyd and tei came frenn 11 different counties in thu statt imd thu rest aru from ninu dillereut state-s. rAOULTT. Thu faculty consist ) of a principal and nin nMUtant ) , tnree gcntlumen and six ladies Six of the-su teacher * ) give their full limit am attention to sulijocts in the elemental' } course- , the others devoting their tiui exclusively to tha higher caiitHu work. LJIIUMIV. The institution is furnished w ith a ver carefully sclectMl libraiy containing mor ban 2,000 liouiid volumes , and nearly a many unbound volumes and pamphlets While b'io Ixioks cover a widu range of mil je'CtH ( specially impeltant to teache < rn , am while the leference hooks are quite full , ye many of tliei gnbjccU pursued in the schiu ilemaud e.\tensivi ) collect ions. During tb paat two years no additions couUl Ixi inadti t thu library , as thu matriculation fee of VN fnnn euch pupil entering too school ( which tu been lined in the purchase of books ) was will hold by Iho decision of our supreme cour ntil spscially approiirialed by the Ifgiilatuie. We tniftthU willlio wtiwlwl at thn com- g rcssioa and then the much n eeled addition f booki will be niailc. Many volumes of public document ! have xwii furnl'hed the scliool by thu Ihoilghtful ourtey of ournation.il repre entative3. Itecently Dr. OH\rr , arcluhmftni of the ioccso of Nebn ka , made n valuible contri bution in a full Bet of Uugald atoAart'a phil- sophical works. AfPAIIATCS ASI ) CAllISKTS. 7ho tchool has n limitoil supply of physical nd chemical apparatus and appliance' , which implemented by these owned by the te-athers nd used in the school , give the means of Illricnt practi ai instruction aud illiHtintiou. i thu several depaitincnts where such te.ich- g is inos-t needed. 'Iheroare four cabinets geolngy , mineralogy , and the other 'oleigies anght in the school. Those cabinets are growing rapidly under 19 efficient management of t'rof. ( iraut and , will not bo long before the growth must _ bo topptsl unless more loom is provided In whisli bo collections can bo properly arranged and rcparcd. Tin : COUIWK ov sTonr. There are two courses of study carefully PC cteJ nnd arranged by the faculty board , the lementiiy nnd higher. The first embraces all the e branches in vhich tcuchcrH of our public schools must piss u examinaiion for a second grade coitiiicatv. ThisTnurso can be comiltted | in t o years , itudents completing it ieeho a certificate ooel for any elislrict in thu slate- , and good for wo years. Tlnwo conlemplaUiu the higher course , vhicli l-etiuites three years , leceivo a diploma which , aftur a year _ ot successful teaching , bu- omcs njifo certificate' . The higher coiiMu include * algebra , moral ihilo ophy , rhetoiicchemistry , botaurBeom- try , biology , Reneral history , Jinn i h litera- nie , tri ononietiy , school laws , | Klitical ncon- my , psy holngy , astronomy , natural jihi'oso- iliy , logic , srienco of education , art of instnic- ion and method ? of teaching. It is not expec.ed tha1. _ o normal school will affonl educational facilities or u\ery teacher in thu stiteyet if it twins ho o wnq attend , to apply correctly thu rue principles of education , other te.ichers vill feel their iDlluonce , and all the schools in ho state w ill thus bo elevated. While all the iiirnial tchools in thu country could not HUP- ilyatunthof the toachera needed , yet heir nfluence leaches to thu most obscure district iliool in the land. The Oswego Normal school has obtained its vorld-w Ide reputation , not from thu number f its RRiduatFp. but from thu work nnd influ- nee of those wno ha\o received their instate- ions within iti walls. TIIK WOHK OP Till1. I'AHT ' 7KIIM. The number of students enrolled since Sep. . ember fith , 1881 , is 210 , and the aveiago nt endanco VJO. The term his been more than usually labor o.us , as in addition' to thugener.il ] work , a aigo contribution was made for the educ.i ional exhibit at New Orleans. Students in the elementary course prepared jiannscripts , school house plans , specimens of mcntive * and fieu hand drawing , miniatuie uodelB of scheiol furnishings , and maps drawn in prepareel cloth in India ink ; while the tneleuts in the higjier coni'so pie- lared niie'cinions in the _ BCver.il lepaitmonta of natural science futnisliing sov- : al cases of such specimens , packing and ending them to Ne'W Orleans. sa'iusoFTHK : SCHOOL. One of the great defects in the building is lie. lack of proper moans of heating and venti- ating it. During the past term a careful an- dysis of the atmosphere from the different oems and halls has been mail P. This chow * hit in spite of the greatest care of teacheis especting their looms the air contained neai- y twice the amount of caibonic ccid gas ound in what is cons'eleied a healthful atmos- iheie. A huge chart showing in detail them ma'ysej ' was a donation for tbe educational jxhibit at New Orleanc. Too heat is fumiilieel by means of stove ? , vhich permits of no thorough and perfect BJB- em of ventilation. The building needs team heating appliances. Iho building is too small to comfortably ac commodate the present attendance. The chapel is _ ciowded to overflowing am ] nest of the leoitation looms are too small , flio state must provide for more room or our itato Normal school must stop its growing. The school is now in a moit flourishing md prospeiom conditinu _ .and _ _ i ) right fntura is near at hand for it , if facilities ire granted and provided. The vunk done is of the highest charaHer. The leachfrs nro the best Hint can bo so curoJ. Wo trust our coining legislature wil remember this institution , and gnu it the ait and encouragemoDt it BO well merits , thus making it moio and more able to do well the jioat work expected fiom it. Yours truly , Quis. Snm Knmlull's AVolcoiuo at Louis Vlllc. LOUISVILLE , Ky. . December 20 At noon to-day SamuelJ. Kandall was formally wel corned to Louis villo at tbe l > oard cf rad rooms. Mr. hn K. Green deliveml a-1 dro's of welcome , at the conclusion o wlnci ho introduced the distiiiR-iilshed v sitor. wh rescinded in a brief speech , in which ho statoi tliat ho had como south to study the custom nnd needs of the southern people , their ro sou ces nnd industries , liuspoko of the in coming administration os one of an open a era of prosperity , peace and plenty for th American pe'oplr. Congressman Mocabor fol lowed in a brief talk of interest to the count i > i < i general and the south in particular. A the conclusion of thu reception Mr. K.uida and part weie driven to the Dennis clu rooms when * ho was d ned by thi club. necking Valley Minors RoHiuueil. CoLiisuieg , Ohi < , Deosmber 20. 1'iesiden McBride1 , of the Slate Miners aisocl&lion , ha iss od a call for a convention in thla city fo January 7th to comidcr the situation In th llockln ? Valley. Thu operators claim tha the strike is practically over nnd thatiow they htvo nearly all tha minorn that they ca aecomodate. Uftwoon liOand10 old mmei wont to work to diy at n , reduced rate of 5 cents. Ban Francisco GlRr SAN I'llAN'oiMCO , Decembers' ' A numoria against the ratification of the Fju .sli-Amcr- . lean treaty win signed by thu K I Mg ciga makers of this city and fm warded to Wasl ington to day , declares that the treaty wouli ruin their business and sacrifice millions o dollais invested , and tluow 7,000 laborers ou of employment. Ilauly Fio/.cn in an l.vi.TIMOiii ! : , DewmlHT 20. Catherine Ml Jer was found to-day in an out house where she had been fivu days , nearly dead from ex ponure. Four ties from her left foot wer frozen off , The right foot was badly frozen A portion of thu nose was gone , GENERAL HEWS. am Randall's ' Hearty Welcome by ttc LonMiaiis , ! owa Domoorata Want Judge Kinne for ? Mi Genorali 'iood in Arkansas The Hooking Valley Strike Overt afthquakes in Spain , Wales and Austria , People Buried by a Land Slide in Spain i Mr , Gladstone's lllrthtlay Ju&t tlio AVny to Fix Them Congo SiYM RANDALL'S UKCEl'IlO.v , .M)8SKKCHATTIIBI.OUI3V1U.K IIOAIIDOHTIIAUC. LOUISVIM.K , December 21) ) . Largo crowds of epresentativu bu inOsi men gathered at the ward of ttadu rooms to take part in the re- option to Congios man Sam J. Knndall nt loon to-day. H uncial I and his party appeared it thu boaiel of tindu rooms at12lt : > . Tlio i.issage about tlio doorway was crowded so nucli tliat it was found very disagreeable tea a in nt that point. Mr. Itandall found it locessary to enter through it window from the committee room to thu platform which lud been arranged for tliu spe.ikeis. Mr. Giee-ns , in his VVOHIlS 01' WKLUOMK vas \cry complimentary to Itandall. Ho .lid that thu visitor was engage * ! in an honor- ible , commendable task of working to secmo best interests of thu bnsines men ami _ aborcrs everywhere ; that it was hU mission 11 the south to acquaint hiitsclf with bifsi- ness , in its prosperity and depiction , that ho night bu thu better qualified to assist in the. iation.il legislation , and aehanco measures in elation to thu important question of tariff , .hat would adequately and witisfactonly meet ho wants of the people. At tlio conclusion Mr. Green intioduccd Mr. Itandall. There uisawild clapping of hands , and after the excitement died away in : . HAND M.I. SAID ; Mr. Piesident and gentlemen of the hoard of tiado of Louisville ; Kearcd as I have been "n miTcantilo life like most of those around ne , you can understand why i approiiate .11011- than might bo under dilfeient lelations .ho lionor-whuh this body of nu > n tender , and [ say that it is proper in the outstatt with you wing a body of men composed of persons of u\ciy political party , it should bo given to inderstand that I urn here present _ to day without any personal or political motive , i came among you to witness for myself , to study the details that prevail in tlio great south in the business lelations that it bears to : he country. Wo are passing thiongha period of grc.it depression and I think I can showthat THIS DKl'llESSIOX IS 1'IICXOMKNAb n iti'rharacter ' and unjikoall others that have .ircceedcd it in thp United States. What is niown as the panic of 18 i , wh'ch I know of only perhaps from > o ding nni hoiesiy , theio wan untecedrnt to that period for seven yearn i balance of trade against thu United fatalcs nggregatng S1EO.OOO in.ilue. . .Again in tnu pan'C of that year was proceeded 3y eight yean of nihcrsu trade aga list the United States in foreign conntiies aggregat- ng $ : V)0tOiOOJ ) , and the moie recent panic of 18/U , came upon us after nine years , nfter ten years of a balance of trade again-t thu United State * , nggiegating 81,000,000,000 in value , and yet to-day we are in the midst of u depression when tin last 1) ) years of trade in tha United States has been in favor of the United Stats has to the extent of Sl.000,000- 000 and therefore wo caunot measure our pres ent depiessionby those rules of trade , which I have indicated as controlling in my judgement the patjics of ths piior years. It is duo to your int-llig'nee that I should give you the leas > rm which I think hive controlled 10 In ing us to our present trade condition. I consider that it in over an exhaustive taxation and to tome degree to trada lestrictinns which ought to be bwcpt aside. ( cheers. ) Ihc government should ba adminieteioii economically and there ought not to be col- It cted a dollar of levemie from the people o ! the United States iu excess of that winch is necessary to conomically administer the gov- eniment of this people , ( Cheers. ) It is a tiito saying and home of us have re.i'i/ed ' the truth of it , that a man who spends molt mon-y than ho makeJ will become cinlur- rassod and I say , according to my judgment thu country winch imports more than it ex ports must liccomo embarrassed and the gieat ojijectof the government tolieo people like ours , is to have Mich laws enacted am honestly and intelligently administered as v\ ill promote the OKKAT OUJFOTS or TUAIJK anleommeicu of the country , [ cheers , ) and ] therefore feel that when 1 am heio Inn among thu representati\es of the eneigy am enterprise of the gateway to the south in hei industrial relations. I am here , as I saic hefoieiithouta personal object , and yet ] h.ive coino to see u gieat reawnkening of the industrial energies of the south. You are without limit in lesources , yon are to-day ii many of the product * under the soil , compel in. ; favorably with thu north , and I have no earthly objection , I am free to say to sou the southern states , and many of them como into successful coiH | > titioM with the northeri states , but I kin absolutely unw ilhng to sei Imth .sections interfered with in their progiem and career to < estiny which God , in liis IMS dom , has endowed UIMIII THIS tiHKATEST rODNTIIV ON KAIITH , Uy Birh relations ax will make both feelioiifl the victim of foieign law labor and foreigi law inteioitii. ( Cheeis. ) And 1 do not speak this to you in any partisan sen o , I sjtoi'c it ii thu broader mi-o of statesmanship if I maj bu allowed to apply the term , forwoaiual ad\i > i < d that states i anship consiatri in know ing the resources of thu country and it ii ii my judgement , the duty of an intulligen people to ttudy out thu details of her condi tion , ai they rulato to heTexchanguof product * with foreign countries , gunoharmmaycomoti investe < l capital nnd no lowering of wages o tliii AnK'ric.111 nuchanics , and 1 say to you dc lil > er.Uely that this can bo tlono und donu enl ; upon a business Uims iilx > ut which you ] > er frctly well understand. When you attempt in my judgment , to run a country upon thco 7 , then I think yeti nrhttlc tlm subject tint nu nm t Htudy wit foe yoursehtM , each indl- idu.il and oncn conuilfrcinl and trade inter- t , becnjiKe the comliwons are Jiour alike in wo dilftTUit ' clftfVrirt , and I sav Ii Lvnclusinn Illat it should * the prvnt object of olir ru'rr t Wa liing- on ami the fulfillment requinl of such ifHcials is not wisely umducted unless they , 'ave to that hnimlee , , fart as the laws \illpennit , to tlio lm ne a intcrestH of the ountry , for we nil umj that the buii- less intejre'ts of the cotmtrj'i when pro pt'r rtn , indicate the t > uco < * . comfort and happi less of the entire ] xplo , anil in u like man- ier. Thonfore'wheii , 'ttio business interests > f the country tore. ne'glected , or rom ono cauce or another are' not i\tly | looktnl after , then it is that depression , 11.'comfort nnd unhappimss come to the entire lody of ouf citizens. It is the duty of an ad- ninutration , thorcforei'Ho look after the busi- ieij and trade relatiinis of our countiy , nnd I nay bo jtenuilled lo indjilgo in this , for as my liatinguished friend whn has just spoken has o say , if 1 understand Bright the duties of in coming n Jminittration.iJt menus to aiVK f } A Jtl'SIXiiSH aoVEHNMKNT. ( Atiplause.j After > * rti adjoiinnnent Mr. andall shook hands with anmnlxjrof friend" , ile was driven to thu I'endennis club loom , iheru he enjoyexl a hearty ine.il with a select coterie eif protective trfriff di. ciple ? . Flood In tTn.K Uot'ic , December 2 ! ) . Uain began at iiidnight on Fridayyi iiilDg from tlm Houth , ind continue j over inco. All the rive nnd layous are rapidly filling , and many are out of thu hauls and-lhitRJksf tSu country for milcn. Tlio Atkansas river is rising inpidly leru since Sunday nt the ratu of four inches an hour. No trains 6a the Iron Mountain railroad since Saturday night. TIIK IIKMCNA SVKCIAI- BAYS ! An incessent rain of forty eight hours and fieat damngu was donu IT the now levee , both m the Arkansas and A1i siBsippi sidoof the ilissusippi river by washing lee o dirt in , nnd n soinu placet ) cutting imall dilgli > " < . ] < 'xpor- nienced men predict that owing to the heavy r.iim thu leyccH will not after all the work lone protect tins country mm h bttter than K'fore. Kearly all thu floating 1 ( Is out of he river ami na\Jgation has resumed. Thu wa'houtH caused a tcmporarj' stoppage of thu ailroad trains Honth of 1'ino Dlutlu on thu St. . ,01113 & Texas railroad. FOREIGN NBWP. KAILKD ran $000,000. LONDON , December 2 ! ) . Uoggallalys and Spenccs , warehouse men , failed for000,000. TIIK ciioi.inu i.v SPAIN. MADUII ) , December S ) . Two fresh cholera ca'-es are reported nt Toledo. KAUT1IQOAKB AT WALKS. Dscembor yS. An earthqtiako vas felt in Wales to-day. Many houses were njnreil. AXOT7IEK KAUTHQCAKK. December _ 2 ! ) . A F0\ere eiith- quake sluick was experienced in Caiinthia to lay , considerable damage wasdonoto many mildings. .ll'.ST TIIK WAT TO FIX THEM. ST. PKrEUSinnit ) , December 29. Thu defal cations in thu treasury amounts to 10,000 rubles. The salaries of all the ot&cialsaie itopped pending an inquiry. rj.NT.ASir 1'KKt.IXa IN FINANCIAL CIRCI.hS. YIINXA , December 0. An uneasy feeling n financial circlesstillcoiitinues withunaluted ' 01 co. Numeious rumorrt are in circulation ibout the nn-.tability oftho _ various banks and commercial houses , FATAL LAND frUIE"lN SPAIN. MADRID , December'JO. A fatal land slide ) cciirred in tlm innniitun near Poriaia. It destroyed manj' hou5 < s'Iicli : stood In its Dalh , and burned 18'periolijJ8 were rno el alive. It N roooitul ! )00 ) persons were bur ied beneath the ruins of the buildings of Al- uneales. The churches nt Antiquera are left n a tottering condition. Tuo inhabitants es caped in fields. GOVKHNMENT WIIJ , IMl'nOVK THK I'0-UTION OK THE KA115IKK3. TAHIS , December 23. In the senate to-day Mcline , miuiiter of agriculture , announced that the government would insist upon tin adopt on of the clause incieasing the duty on cattle which thetominitteo had .mippressed. Ho promised that the government would do eyeiything in its ] > o\\er to improyo thu condi- lion of the farmers. sin. GLADSTONE'S Tom iintinnAV. LONDON , December 20. To day i Glad . stone's seventy fifth birthday , the occasion being celebrated with great festuity at Haw- arden. Birthday gieetings reach the gieal leader fiom all pints of the rmphe. The prince of Wales sent cordial congratulations. Many libei.il ladies take advantage of thu daj to jiiesent the "grand old man" with add ens e.s expressive of their continued confidence and piofonnd admii.ition. The newhiiapci * without distinction of p.iiti < , de\oto leadinj , articles to the eulogy of the gieat states. man. bOUTII AF1UCAN ADVICK3. LONDON , Docouiber 29. The South African advices icport a mass meeting was luild ii Tiansia.U at which lesolntioiiB wtio adoptee in favor of an alliance and the ultimate nnioi with the durgu of a frua stite. Ten Per Cunt licductloii I'lTTtmum ! , December 29. The Port 1'it Tion and Kteel Works haio posted a notic < ordering 10 per cent reduction of the wages o all employes except these govercned by yearly contracts , to take effect .lannaiy 1st. North Carolina IturflnrH , KAI.EIOII , N. 0. December 29. The bodie of Charles Smith and Homy Davis , allegei burglars who weio lynched , _ \voiu rucoverei ftom the NC IT riser in chaiiis , liandcnlfed and onu was riddled with bullets. I'enco llcstoreil In Dateotn. HuilON , Dak. , December 29. A. 3. I'm- adjutant general of thu territory , p.i"sci through Huron to-day , en route homo froi Roberts county. Hu imports that all the war like forces ha\o disbanded , and u genera willingness is shown to await thu action of th couit. Grn. l''ieo will maku a full irport which will IHI favorabla to Wilmot , to th goNuinor. 1 he. Catholic fair closed on Satur day night. Jt leali/ed o\er § 000 , A Kami Quarrel. ST. I.ouia , December II ) . John Thompsoi and Henry Couch , young farmem , livinj , three miles from llichmoml , Mo. , < marrele ( yesterday nl > ont the horbW of the forme breaking into the latter'it field , when Tlioin ] son ntnick Couch with a fence rail , inflictin injuries w Inch ivsulttnl in his death in a fev hour * . ST IS GATGHIiJC , Ttcm \ Sfalo TccdiErs1 Associa- lion Oatoh the Political Spirit of the Times , And Made au Attempt to Buy Votes For the Office of Prasideiifc of the Association. Two Carloads of Pretty School Ma'ams ' Shipned iu , lust iu Tlnio in A'oto A Itntticr Fanny Sort-ol a MOBS' , THK JOAVA PKOAOOOUES. Special tolcgram to TIIK UUK. DKH MOI.NES , Docendier 2S. Tinttato eachers'nasociation which closed its annual es ion yesterday funnelled an amusing and trikiug illustration of how the fe\er of a lational election ban auistd political methods .11 . break out oven in gatherings \hicharosupposed tohaio far different oh- octiia iew. The state teachei'n association ncludes a number of grave college presidents , uperintendentsof schools , and solemn savants v ho are supposed to be so enthusiastic over educational ipatters as to not allow petty side ssucs to enter in. The meeting just closed nstead of being devoted to "belles lettres. , " eemed rather de\oted to "lujlli lettres , " and howarw-aHaliicly one. It seenm to ha\o H-en'chjcily concerning thu presidency of the issociation. 1 list what great honor or great i.iy _ onu could expect from gaining the losition _ is not apparent to any man ) f the ordinary world , but there apH..ira [ to bu a few savants whosn ambition is said to bo to ead them to seek the position as a gieat step- ling stone to tl. state biipurintendeiicy or ionic college presidency. The nominations for president of the assouj- ition were made Tuesday afternoon and this > allot stood about 100 for W. P. King , the iresident of Cornell college , and (17 ( for .Leigh Hunt , superintendent of thu East DCS Moines schools. Under the rules , the two receiving he highest number ofoteson the nominating ullot liecomo thu caudidatcp , and us .ho election was to take place , lmt evening the fun commenced in earnest. It is claimed th.it Prof. Hunt's friends wer. ) letermined to have him elected whether re 10 , and that they adopted some very quore nethods of accomplishing this end. 1'wp car oads of country school-ma'ams are said to ia\o been shipped in from linrdin and Stony counties , arriving in Des Monies Tuesday evening. They proceeded to register and pay the feu of SI each. It is claimed that adarge lumber of these had their railvv ay faro and .heir registry fee paid on the promise that , hey would vote for Hunt. The formal bal- ot was taken that evening after the lecture , mil was to be announced , the ie\t morning. The ballot stood 121 for Prof. Hunt and 120 for President King. An indig- lation meeting was nt oncu held , and a pro test prepared and signed by over fifty , and was1 still receiving eifniatuies when it was earned from some of 1'iof. Hunt's friend ; hat if the protest was mipre ] ) r > cd he would decline to accept the presfclciicy. On the an nouncement of his election next moining , he did Accordingly decline to accept , and thu Des Moines papers at once lommenced eulogiying liis manliness and genero-ity in declining so jreat an honor. The protest w as not therefore pi csented to the association harmony being le.stored by the election of President King , a man whosu standing and character render him a worthy leader. The protest which was thus kept quiet read as follows ; WIIEIIKAS , certain illegal and disreputable pritices have been lesortod to in older to se cure the election of officers , and WHESEAS , a most unpleasant excitement has arisen which is destroying the haimony and usefulness of the association , therefore , We , the undersigned , de ire to protest earn estly against anything that appears like the use of money in influencing votes , or like the log-rfilling and wiie-pulling of the woist kind of political caucuses. In support of the protect and confir.-cation of the claims made , there were a number of collided statements of persons awiiving that they had railway faio and legistry f < es paid itli the understanding that they would \otu for Prof , limit. The over-anmty of Prof. Hunt's friends and the unwi method of securing liis elec tion , has naturally canst d "a howl , " and they have leally hurt instead of helped him. Thn affair is a ludicrous one considering tin natiiio of thu body thus gathered anil tlu honor thus sought for. l.lfoits ha\o beei made to keep the affair mum , but such at illustration of hovv "politics" is catching , es- peci.dy in a national year , is too good t < smother. IOWA DISMOCHATP. THEY WANT JDDUE Kl.V.VK I'Oll I'OrtTMASlEI OE-VEHAI. . Special telegram to Tliii UP.K. DES MOINES , DecemlHT 29. A confeienco of democrats , Imth largo and medium slml has l en called to meet in this city January 8th , at which time the Hnwkeyo club , n yomif , men's democratic organi/ation , will give then a grand feed. About fifteen of the state lead ern have piomisej to respond to toasts am thcio will IMJ.I How of t < entim int as well a wine. A few of thu timid and anxious aspir ants to a place under Cleveland luuo con stiued the mo % ement to mean a thai p game on thu pait of the state committee to take unt < itself thu task of dispensing ] thu official favo as suits their pleasuie , and theicat mover much al.inncd. The conference has no sue ] object. It is called to confer nlxnit the nex stito camitaign , thu policy to lie pursued niu to decide for an early or n Into convention 1 haie are many hex | > ful democrats In Iowa who exH'c't | to set ) a democratic governor eltct ill next ye-ar and thejp are anxioin to start the cjinpa'gn ' early. 'I Ix-n theni is another rea son not generally undu teed , That is to us this gathering as a means of urging upon Mr Clu\ eland the advisability of look ing Inward Iowa for a tinnil T of hisrabiuet. 1 he mindi iful figlit mcnlionisl by the Iowa denionmy for co miniv je.iis.ind its re.cut rapid gnmth Mirpa "iug that of ' e\ery titlur sttte in the union , wIll'N1 urjfd as rvnsons why Iowa ohould not ! foi-gottcu. It is believed that an Urgent nsuc | t will be ent to Cleveland iite inij the apHiiitment | of lildge Kinne to the ] K tinn ter gfiiemli hii. | Kinuo nnstmoof .MnnningV tniKtinl lienten- ant > nt Chicago , an < l held the lena delega tion solid for the governor through the' to liallots. lip was afterwards appointed on the committee to draft and present the formal letter of notification. Judge Kinne Is a pro- grcssuo ilemocnit , h.iving came into the paity with the independent movement in U" ' . ' . Ho i * Miem ! to pos esmanyof theipialit t tliat would recommend him to the prcsident-elfct. le has made a strong and popular leader , hi wo gubernatorial eampaigiw having IHVII lot.ible for the energy and ability of his e.uler-hip. Many less able and Miitajilo men i.ne been mentioned forcabiiut houoi" . CArvcil by Clilnniucn. Ntw YOIIK , Daccmbor M.Thrco China- non , laid to bo from this city , n eruiltcd lloug Jhlng , a laundryinon of lhfir race , In Newark ait week , robbed him , cut him w th hatchets , irveil him with knives amt bcliovlng him load strung him up to a rafter , and left him luccliifr. Ills landlord found him ani prompt id saved his llfo. Prom tlm description Ivtn by him. Pollca got on track of the lea Icroftho murdcrouR gtng and mailo him iinoner last nlqht. He in n do ) > crAte iiillhn md detoctiNesbeliovothoy ha\o c.iught in him ho pcrpctrrttor of the most cavngn murders \orcommittediiithHcity The \ictim waw i laundryman. The cirennistenees of the iinilei weio similar to these attending the ntnigoon a Newaik Chinaman. Krum the v'ewark stoio the despenvIoi-H carried off SOOO. 'ho inptural Chinaman while being t.ikinto lie police station was recognized as Tom Sing , Chinaman ofcry unsavoiy reputation. Ho er\ed as officers' stew aid on thu . 'eanetto \rctio t-xpodition and in thu K.IIIIO capicity vith the Gre-eley relief e-xpedition. About ono e-armo a Chinese laundryman was found ead with seventeen knife. woundHin his back , hu murderer was never found , but the police laitn to have proofs that Tom bing in the Il.lITjUOAI ) KAOKBV. ClIlCAflO , December 29. The general pas senger ngentx eif thu eastern trunk lines held a session hero this forenoon , but could not leach an agreement for thu restoration of tlio ea t boiiuel rates , and aeljourned without ac tion. The Northwestern traflio association held session to-day , but ndjourneel nine die without considering the question of admitting the Wisconsin Central JHIO ! , or question of le. [ ncing the iirevailingrates _ for the transporta ion of grain. .Routine business only was ran acteel. The Western Kxport association , it a meeting hero this forenoon decided to fix lie maximum capacities of distilleries in Uie tool from Jnnuaiv 1st tol'Ybiuary 1st , at 28 icr cent of the full capacity. Aieport sub- nilled showed that the demand had fallen off J | ier cent during the piesent month. 'Hie meeting on thu transit ! question which las been tlUturhingthopool for several months vas discussed , and the mattur waa finally re el ied for s-ettlement to the committee cem- isting of the general matiHgeu of the St. . 'aid , Burlington and Northwestern. Clio Key el one Hrlelj o Company II o HUIIIC. 1'lTT.snunu , Decamber 21) ) . The sudden sus- e'lisiou of the Keystone bridge works Satur day has been fully explained this morning by statement which has been verified that se. rious differences of opinion existed between .he . stockholders of the corporation , and it is low known that Piesidont Gottlieb and the secretary and Treaxuier St oblo were ) both op- losed to the piopo cd le'ducti' n , und mslgne'el and on Saturday A. It. Griffin , of Chicago , was elected president and .T. II. Springer , of this city , general supciiiitciidviit. Tlio woiks. in now organized , will resume in a v/eek , if ; howoikmen will accept the i eduction or dered. Thu works have contracts for ne-.uly i year , including the Ualtimore fc Ohio bridge over the Susquelianna river , a bridge of tne Louisville A ; Nashvillu road , and u pivot inidio for the Wabash nud , the contracts for which were made before any serious depres FIOU in basinesH occuind. St. Iioiila Liabor HtntiRtiOP. Sr. Looia , December 2 ! ) . The Post-Dis patch this evening published the result of tin cam as of thu manufacturing i ution of tin city , with lefercnco to the unemployed labor In the teiiitory inuiiliimed , 512 films or f.ie tories in December , 188H , employed : v total o .nOO men , 2111 women , SJ.Bia boys , a gram of 31,703 IM IMIIIS. In Dru'inl vt of the Jiuw cut year they aie employing ; i"ii2H ! men , \ , ( > 3. women and L',0',10 ' Intys. ThisshoAH : idecie.us ( of 5,177 men , fi ( > ' .l women , 423 boys , a tota tle'ciiase of ( i,10U ) > i'rsons who aio at pie en out of woik. In the last two months of 18.S. fiom 1,000 , to 0,000 peoiilo wei-ej thron out o woik in St. Louis , l.riOO 1 ing relegated tc idleness by the closing of ono concern , tin Vulcan non woiks. 'Iho Font-Dispatch esti mates that taking into consideration this f.i.t and the inea of the city canvassed , neailj 15,0X ( ) peisonn aio out of employment , nearlv all who are skilled jioi-sons. The eensiw n of lh 0 ciedits St. l.ouis with 17,00(1 ( ( lav laborers ami over half of these , it is elaimu aio also idle. Ga KxploHlun in Oeor/jli' . AcdDBTA , Go. , December 1SI. This morn ing at 10 o'clock an explosion occnircd in tin office building of the Augusta gas light com pany adjoining the woiKn in this city , demo lulling a two story InicK stincture and wound ing tlireo men in the process of connticting th Htation metro with a now gas metro ne.ul ; completed. Thu men iKiring tint hole in th pipe leading fiom the metro to the gas meji nfter thu holuhad lieeii drilled , and Iwfoio th valves went iidjiutcd , the building was fillet with the escaping gas. The ll.uuo from tlu phih meter lighted the second story ignites the surcharged air and the ixiilosioii van in stantaneoiii aud terrillio. Vim. I'l'iidlctun foreman of I'endlttonVfoundry , wnslilovvu 01 his back in tlu ) mieldlo of .hmkton stieet UK was b.ully biuisetl tuul shocked. Two cuVnec vvorkmen named Dennis and Pompoywei badly woiuulul. Lots § 5,000. Coiitlnuoa Strike of tiio New Orlmuifc Cardrlvcrf. NKW OKIJLVNS , December 21)-Thp ) stnu-t car driven * ' Btriku eentinnt'H , to tli gieut in convi'iiieuco ri'Niilting. Thu police seem to ] x in Hymjiatby with the ptrikprri , iuid am enl to intfifeio in cases of JKTKOIU ! viu lence- . THE MARKETS. h'l ' Cliicazo Morals Gcncrariy Rnlcd Improvoinout in O'nttlo Till After tlio Holidays ! The Hog Trade Dull and Prioss Batber Weak , May Wlisafc Boomed , as Did All Other Options 3orn Was firm , Sympathy With W Z . , liiiprovM llj'q 9 * W * Stoaily Provisions Contl r.to . Kulo Jlatlicr H OHIO AGO Ml KTO ? . CATTLT * " pooial Telegram to TUB JSKE. CHIUARO , Deermbor -Anunur ! ) the frt sh ceipts weieono train of Texiius and ono rain of distillery bulls and slirr . The mart - t generally tided Hither sUiw , with "i down irn of frenn 15 to IKic on about all sorts stock , 10 greatest ileclino being on the low graelo. ati\en and canning stock , which it'ally formeel 10 Viulk of the receipt ) ! . The \wl \ shipping ml dressed beef sleets sold nrouiul altout 5 50@fi 85 and among'this cU s weio cattle lat would suit the Liveipool or any other larkrt. Fair to gcxnl steeTM may lie- quoted 181 M ) < 5 00 , and connnon SI OOfi150. Com- ion nnd inferior cows anon the down turn. et are not ill as ntiong drm.uid IVH livxt wt ek. "lockers and feeders are dull and also on the own turn. There am a largo number of tale cattle in the pens and there w ITU but ew country huycnioii Iho markut. No im- roveincnt is looked for until after the holi- a > H. A lot uf distillevy bulls sold at J&t ! IO ud a elrove of distillery sltevs at $525. lootl to choice stripping. 1,2.10 fi < > 1,120 Iks. , 5 jn@5 ( U ) ; common to fair 1,000 to 1,200 is. , St lKa ( > l ! IO ; inferior to f.iirrmvn , $ ! 20 ( ? - 00 ; medium to good , § ! \0@4 l IK ) ; stock- TS , j2 ! 0@i : 7fi ; feeders , ? : | MltiM 2Ti ; com- tTe\aiirt)701bsl ! ) 15. Tin : noaTiiADii d dull and prices rather weak , but tut thn oienoon wore away it WIIH quit ) ' evident that hero \\eieu good "many hogi selling , anel hose that had good stock Into in the forenoon \ere nblo to make better tennsj tliuu they ould have elono at the opening , ami there ) eio a number of salexiueiivlio i { noted the narket u shade higher nt ( Tie dune- Common \nd i-ough packers sold aniuntt abont SI 00 © 10 ; fair to iptod , 8liri@l 20 ; audlnr < t hwivy , J1 2."ia { ) I JiO. Them wan u fair di'iiund for ax- irted light. The T and U. soit undo § 120 vie ! the M. and II. light I OOf'i ! . Hl ; with tigs at S.'l 75@'t ! IO. Packing and shipping , Ji)0@tOO Ibs. , S110irt40. ( : ! Light , lfiO@2X ( ) bs. , ill ! 15@ I 20. 'I he mf < cugKr boys on ehangu this nxiriiing began to think that their ix months' vacation wax at last ended. To ay that they had to "hustle" i'i putting it very mildly. HAT W1IK.W HOOMrih ia did all othei optioiiH nnd ciuntvy specula- orKaifswellio u bulgp the > nut went thai itsver fails to bjing thtiii in in dnwen OH buy- M' , they appioieil to Hwainn like bust around Jio other end of every telegraph w ii leading in- Chicago and the re'iult at this end w s n imel anil very refreshing featitreof the day. fueiu wen ) actually onhisoitlers to buy % heat-aud enough of them BO that tiyeiy rader of any conse'quenco could , trtlubit a few f them in tlm pit. This wax w liy tliu messen : Jt-r boys had to hustle , ivtiil viyy ] the marke.t continued to g.o up and why ov i > body made so much moio uol-u nnd bustle thftn usind. WHKAT wax xtiong froini the stall , opii iing a sliadtt tierSatnitluyV jiricr'H , and itc-oiding an ir- vegular advante of lia Igc , though losing go of t aliotit noon. Later thu estimates ! icceiptx "nr to-moirow came in light , Tlwi visiblosup- ? ly was lifrurMl nut to sLnw the increasn ibont BOO.OOO Inwhe'ls , which together tinned up values without incre.win , ? iiricLH. No ! 2 spring sold u | > fiom 7I/.75ic / , tlio outsicJolM1- ing closing figures. All options wer * very stiong anil showed an upu'jjd tendency at 1 /clock. COI'.N was fiiincr in sympathy with wheat ) but iliictualious Meio ediilim-d In jje. 'fhuiid- vanro wis nil lo t , making tliu elosiiiyfigures identical with tlu > openiugWo. . 2 onsh mild at : t5jfiiiS5J. AHIU win at , heal tr.tders ran the market , wlu'ch did not m-ceivti-muth at tention. The cloy ) was sie.vly at tj\iotitioin \ OATB Wem sltshtly improved dining rally trading , Iteiug sulijoctto Uiosymir.itljetio ijtioji Uijfnuu ither plains , but towunm t ) ie clohu they eaaeil ill a shade. Speculative ti ailing WIK confined to seller May , which Uucttiateil vitlliu i < > , und clirt l about ute'iulj. 1:117 ICept up to .v litt ! > - ! ( ti r t un li ; li.wu'k'-i. figuie' , nivil wus in lictt * r denuiid oxcypt in a. sjKtuilutiie way. Nit. ; cash MVIS quiet at r lc ; .lafiuiwy , t > 2\c \ , anil 'Ii'ehnury , fiSe Trask stull lunged fiom 4lio t o frl o/for Nti , to No , 2 , outside being for fit D on Iwuid. . rKOVitunlM Oi-notl ( uiKlrultU r.il her Iwivy , uueliu a gui- * -ml way e-iuiier. Tli n priu ipal eiiu ) was an uver supply at tl i y arils. Hpeculativu options xbuweil fliictiiuiinr.ri of 5rtltc ( ) witid out Ido " not n istaiiiv < ] k 0uU ( luotatioiu rowt , ! W ) , : uid SB 60 , Local trailt * H .e\i 'ed about ftll the lltf rest lukun in Vim market. The clo.se wa.1 about. fctondy ai ! < ) untntiun * . /VKo'juio'l Touolirr In Trouble. Wiuc iiAHiit Pa. , IMembtit 2U. A war- u-jf s inbued this iiU'iiiiug for thu nirest eit 'rader ' , ii M-linol tc-ucher at Manticoko. 5t iiv.Hig , . , ! liy 1'utjicl , Shea that bin KOII din-J fiom the mjiuiiM riesivulut her hands dik'JnKchoiil liovav. The tvavher had bceu tn Ud vvev xinco thw iHty difd. cafiere recognize ! o < * > wt3Jtijzii ev cwto < > wt/ + fo 5eeaPet )