THE OMAHA 'DAILY BEE. FOURTEENTH YEAR.- OMAHA , NEB. , SATURDAY MORNING , JANUARY 3 , 1885. NO. 170. . | * fcj : t- - - ' g s 'WASHINGTON 1NEWS. MiDisttr Morton Will Eater the Sena torial Race , -General Grant Broken Down-Phys- ioally , and "Requires Bsati Paymaster W , T , Smith on A Bie Spree , He Surrenders H-msolf - nnd The Money to the Authorities , " > sThe Whiskey Men Confident Tof An Extension , The I'ubllc Debt Assistance lor Gen eral Grant In n 1'rnctl- calilo Form. WASHINGTON NEWS. MIN13TKU JIOHTON'd CANDIDAOV. SpeclaMelfgram to Tin : BKI. WASHINGTON , January il WorJ reached hero within a day or two from Minister Mor ton that ho 1ms decided to allow htfl name to Btand among the list of the New York nonato- rial candidates , unless it becomes appaicnt that hii withdrawal would lender certain the election of Arthur , when ho will at once tike this Htcp. It is known tb.it Morton ha ) bean ndvisoJ by his friends tbat his withdrawn ! at this ntapo would not give Pieiiddnt Arthur sufficient strength toinsura1 liU ole tinn , and therefore ho must stay in the field. His friend * and supporters hero are apprehensive Ids determination may have a wroug construc tion placed upon it by Home of the president'- ) friends , nnd bo regarded as an open refusal to support him. Tills they say , would placeMor- ton in a false position , as his loyalty to Arthur cannot ho called into nuoition , nnd that ho it ready to throw his Inliuenco in favor of thu president the moment it can be shown that by BO doing the UUer's election will follow. ANew Now York republican , who has been in cable communication with Morton , nuured the cor respondent to-day that thn Jattar was very anxious thai tho. president [ huuld nndcratand cloirly bis position , and bo assured that lie would cpuntonanca no movement on the part of his friends having a tendency to bring th m into antagonism. Senator Miller , who ro- lurntd from Now York Wednesday night , is atill very non-coinnirjnicatlvoreguding his intentions - tentions , and talks with loss freedom than bo did before ho held the conference with his frisnds early in the week inftewYork. Hs friends say that ho IH di > need to lake no active - tivo part yat , but to wait further develop ments. That ho is much more Inclimd to Kuppott Arthur than auv cf the candidates is a fact well known but he < loCK not want to go into the fight at all unless to prqtect'his own seat two yf ars heccc. The wlmky interest is not altogether pleased with the reception accorded Attorney General Brcweter's opinion that the time for paying the tux now duo on whisky in bond can bu extended by simply filing n declara- ion of on intcntioivto expurt it accompanied bv a bond , nd they are pushing Secrutaiy ArcCulloch for an immediate decision ro as to top further criticism. The pecuniary natur- Ily Inclines to pivo the relief asked for but nt ho same time is not quite prepared to do si invtho face of jmblic ofinion. Tiia expected conclusion will bo reached by the secretary bcforo the close of his office hours to-morrow an a c nferenco batweea I hi eecrftary , Senator - tor Beck , RopreaBntatlvo Thomson nnd Com missioner Evans will tiki place , nt which the atteris toBubrnit tha new regulations. The hi.sky men are confident of success. OENEIUL QUANT'S HEALTH. WASHINGTON ; January 2 A prominent government ollicial says when in Now York a few days ago , ha learned that five physi cians hal been culled In coctmltution to ex amine the state of Gen , GruntV health and arrived at the conclusion that the general was completely broken down , physically and required absolute rest. THK 8UB-COMMITTKK the house committee on appropriations having In charga the fertilisations appropria tion bill intends to report to tha full committee - too the nanio measure reported to the house by the majority appropriation committee at tbo last notion , which appropriated about $7,000,000. IIEI'UE3ENTATIVK UVIIINCmt , chairman of the Hnb-coinnittee app-iinted to Investigate thn conduct of Marshal \Vright ate o Ohio electtou , \VaihinRton to-diy for Cincinnati. VuaAUtyno ami Stewart , other momhers of the oinmUtoo , will meet Spring- tr in that city. Tha intoitig&tloit begins Monday and continues two week ] , THK rUBLIO DKIJT. Tlie increase of the public debt during IP ) , rnbor was $6-11,381. The dosraase since Juno SOtb , 1881 , ls 31,6U18il. ( Paymaster , AV. 8. Smith's lSpree. \ . WA8HINOTON , January 2. I'aym.-nter Wr S. Smith , who baa disappeared from Savan nah with ? 5,500 government fumi , appeared at the war department to day and voluntarily mirrendured t the iaviriator general , lie turned over $3lfiO of the money he carried off. His pay for December was S-50 , and § 100 was pa'd fer him by his friend , miking the full amount 'of $5 (300. Smith says ho went on a sprco Cbrlt > ttna , and knew nothing of his actions till ho fuuna himself in New York , Ho than toVgrapricd his clerk he would return , and iuimcdiitely concluded afterwards , however , to coino to Washington mid report to the paymaster general. For Gen. Grant'H Keller. NEW YonK , January 2. The movement for raising $100,000 to relieve the pursonol elfvcts of Gen. Grant from the mortgage liability , has taken practical hhape. Cyrus W. Field received to-day from 1) . U. W * aon , Spring field , Maei. , a check of $1,000 as his cuatiitm- ion towardii the hind. Now York Slock Marled. Booming. Special telegram to THH UKE. NKW YORK , January ! ? . Stocks opened witli a boom for tbo now year and advanced in the firtt hour 2j cer coot for Lachawans , which continued the most acti\o Block en the list. Granger ! told up to J for Northwestern , 1J for St. Paul , 1J for Hock I l mlandXottli- rn Pacific preferred was i bettir. The Vn- dcrbil g sold 21 bettor for Now York Central and 13 fer Lalie Shore ; West Shore bondi were tff 11. Went Shore and tbo Vnmlcruilti are quotfu in connection , because of a report curr.nt io thf. iitrrtt Ihilt tin West .Shore gamblers hate weakened and if Iht contnill- crs nt the loxl have not alrotdy ( hey are about to issue an onler ro toriti ? tlw ra'ea ' local and throiuh. During all this fight the New York Ctntral has inaintair.cjj the posi tion of controlling its own affairs and the only aumver trade to.thacnturors . ha bent that wlion Ilia West Shore tcslrrcd the rate theCentral would do to. 'Ibis Is a re\ival of the reports c'riulattd ' from lime to time for two months past but to day Vin on additional ono for evidence that the time has nnivecl when the West mortgage m ty bo foroilosed. Gould nlocls have shown only fractionally nd lightly the ad\a co of to dny G uld Is going away and il Is said hu will take the train fo the pott uhero his vacht is lyitig within the next forty-eight hours and will go to the Now Orleans exposi tion by xvatcr. There liai been no tolling short of his stocks upon thts announcement. So fir as the coal combination is cincerned thcro U n divided opinion as to the dfvct , but the latter Bonttmont Is , whether Penunvlva- nia join * In or not , the combination will bo- able to maintain fixed pricfs at any vhero near the o prevailing orid tint the dlxideuds mutt be reduced upon the etock , of the various companion. KtVlIjKOAIJ H\OKKT. , Jl'.liSKY CITT , January 2 , The Philadelphia & Headingrailioad ordered a reduction in the wagOH of thn employees of tha Jersey Central division. The reduction applies to till except conductor' , engineers and nrenidt. I'lllLADKl.PlliA , January U. It is said that all the interests involved in the coil combina tion under the allot meat plan will accept per- contiKcx given them except the Pennsylvania xi.ilroad. und the others will work irrespective of that corporation. BOSTON , January1" . Tlio grcssj earning ! ) of , ho Atchison , Topokn & Santa Fo lailtoad for eleven months were SIVEG.SOO , a" Incteaso over the name period of the previous gear of ' 32-10 per cent , 'lire operatintr ex'ponses were S7,8I5,100 , an increase of 180-10 per cent. NKW YORK , January 2. Tlia bo.ird of di rectors of the Toledo , L'toria & Western rail road re-eletod tin present board of directors except Director Smith. President Joy , of tl a Wababb , succeeds him. Now Yorlc lineal Political Cliaop. NKW YOBK , January 2. The only new de velopments in the local political chaos this af ternoon was in the shape of a proposition of- 'ercd by Counsel Col. U , T Wood , who was appointed counsel to tlia corporation by the > rt\ii < lent of the board. Aldermen Biik , who icted us mayor between tbahonra of midnight , December 3Ut , until noon of January 1st , Messrs. Divid Dudlsy Field , Eoberl Sowo'l ' , jcorgo Bliss and Iluzh L. Cote as Hitch coun- tel for Col. Wood , offered lo enter into en o'grcod C EO and present it to the general teiin of the supreme court. The unsucccsaful party can appeal the case and have a lecision by the end of tills month. Col. Wood's ropres'iitaUves say if this proposition 3 accepted their principal will take no stops toward asserting his rights in the matter of ; he corporation counsalsbip until the final de cision is reached. Lncombo raid ho would males known ids answer to-morrow. MATOR QllAOK oceived many callers to-day. Ho made no mportaut appointmenti to-day. Those who poked for the arreit of the aldermen or ex- Mayor Edson for contempt of _ couit in ignor- ng Judge Beach's injunction in regard to the action on nominationsAwere disappointed. Tudgo Traux'a decltion J5n the validity on .hat same injunction is anxiously awaited. Eton , T. H. Iluril Explain ? . TOLKIX ) , January 2. In relation to the circulated report as to the assertion made by tim , in reference to the connection of Got. Cleveland with a free trade club , the Hon. F. El. llurd says that ho had a private convcrsa- ; ion in a private room with a few friend ) in Ciccinnati , in which the policy of tha now administration aa to tanu reform was din : u Red. In tbat conversation Mr. Hurd said 10 thought Gov. Cleveland would bo found in sympathy with the views nf tha majority of the dornocratic pa.ly on tbat pnitit. As a circumstance he stated that he had been in formed by a prorninoot citizen of Buffalo that the organization of a free trsda club in that city took place In tbo office of a law firm of which Gov. Cleveland was a member. Mr. Hurd never intended to bo understood as say ing th.it Gov , Cleveland was over connected with a free trade organization , ai he hod no information upon thu subject from that gen tleman , nor from any one except as herein stated. The conversation was supposed to be purely a private ono among a party of gen tlemen. The ChicagoTrottlnjc Iforso Brcrclcrs CIIICAOO , January 2. The Clue-ago Horse man this week will olFer to the breeding acbo- ciations of Illinois , Michigan , Wisconsin , Minuciota , Kentucky aid other western and southern etates that may have oiganized a regular trotting homi breeders' as > oclnt on , a stake for colts and fillies , foals of 1862 , to ba trotted at their regular fall meotlngs of 1885. Two hundred dollars are to be added to each nttke nnd to bo called the Chicago hoi semen breeders' state. . THK llAI/riJlORK & OHIO make telegraph tales , Chicago to ! Now York If ) cents. Thu came rate lui boon made by t e Mutual Union. The postal makes a * rate cf 20 cents. The Western Union makes no reduction. The Ways or Gracr. NKW YORK , January 2. The oiiica of the corporate counsel was carefully guarded to-day by the police , Mayor Grace said ho regarded the nomination of Colonel Wood illegal and an ( eon as possible be would appoint Lacombe or somn onn else. _ Hubut O. Thompson al lowed Kollin Squire to tuko possession of his office. 'Capture of nit AbRcondinf ; Mayor. Special telegram to THE I3BE. Dr.3 MoiNia , January 2. Ii. F. Huffor , the nbsconding mayoi of Davit * City , Iowa , was captured by fahorilf Brown of Decatur county , near Ottawa , Kansas , texlay. Huffer i nllcgod to bo a defaulter and a reward is out for his apprehension. 71m Domocratlo National Convention , CniCACo' ' .Tnnuary ? . The loc l finance comrnitlee of the deraocr.itics national conven tion hold n final m tlnij to-day , nnd guh- n -lbpd $1,000 to delrav Uii rem lnlng in- rVlitedtiPM. Tit < ix < enses of tbo convention ntnounted to $150000. Dynamilc Explosion on IliGUDuCrgrflnnii Railway in England. The Bristol Tannel on the B. & 0 , Fired By a New Enfland Ship-Owners indorse ! - dorso tko Spanish Treaty Bismarck Ohareea England With All Egypt's ' Trouble. No Developments in the New York Local Political Ohaos. GnvoIIIa | Body For Dissection The Dailorh' Story of the AVrcckcil Bitrk Ijona , FOIIEION NEWS. SYMl'Allir KXTENDB1) TO niHMAHCR. BKHUK , January 2. Bismarck , in acknowl edging a contribution of 2.COO marbH lor bin use by citizens of Klbetfeld , wrilet a letter stating thai the Bympathy extended htm shows that the German nation sees the danger of mnjoritloH , which are only united In opposi tion to measures proposed by the governments and which collapao when called upon to former or tnpport the frovprn ient. Ho will make propoiala respecting the disposal of the funds ai ho considers it impracticiblo to app y it to provide himself an assistant in the foro'gn ' of- tiec for whoso salary the icichatng refused to grant credit. CHIKESK 80Llir.R9 IIlIU.f.l ) HT GKHMAN Ol'l'l- CKIIS. SAN FBANCISCO _ , January 2. Tlio Citr of Pekin arrived Ibis morning , brioginfr lion ? Kong dates up to December 3 , and Yokaho- ma the 13. The Chinese government have en gaged 5 ! ) German drill seargeanU for the army. The improvemeat since nianifejted in tli3 dsiciplina ot the Iroops is ( aid to b < i remarkable - markablo and that under the German drill the Chinese will hhow themaelvej excellent sol diers and fighters. The Japanese governmerxt will dispatch a number of experts lo foreign countries lo purchase - chase largo quantities of cattle. iiyNAMirn.KxrLoaioN ON THE oxDcnr.BPUND * RAILWAY IN LONDON. LONDON , Jauuary2. Adjnamito explosion occurred at tha underground railway between Gower street and Kiog's Cross station at 0:30 : this evening. The nindons of a passing train wore Bhrtteted nnd the gaH light ex tinguished. Beyond tbU Ihere was no dam- nga done. Tim passeneers were greatly terri- fitd , but no ono was bint. The train resumed Ua journey after n delay of twenty-live minutes. LATEB. LONDON , Janumy : t , 1 a. m. " > ho shock of the explosion was felt by the residents on the Euston road , bstween Spancrass church aid Judd stre't. The railway itirw the wbolo length of tlii Euston read , underneath the roadway. A crown spsedilv collected at the vut uhnft at the head of Ossultou ttroet , from which , at the titna of tbecxploshm , a quantity of tmnko issued. As soon as possi ble a number al portera wcro sent to the spot with lamps and appliances for clearing the _ line. Up to the present time nolbing has been found , the residents of the locality are greitly alarmed. The shock overthrew several way farers on the Euston road. It wis with great difficulty that the horses wore re str.xluorl from running away. The gas light in tlw Gower street Btatiou was extinguished. Ticket Col lector Start n wiu thrown from his box , and the engineer working the incandescent electric light machinery was thrown from hn feat three or four feet , landing on his face. Lipliti in other trains in the tunnel were extin guished. The piRsengers were greitly a'atmed ' and many ladles fainted. The Cower strcel plalform w.is literally strewn with persons prostrated by the shock , DISSIAIICK CHARGES ENGLAND WITH PARIS , January 2. Adiipatch to tha Gnu- lois from Berlin nays Bismarck sent a note to Granvillein reply to Kugland's latest pro posals concerning Egypt. jUumarck charges England with the ole roEpoiMtbility for the Egyptian troubles and recornminds enteulo cordial with France as tbo readiest way of se curing the nccoid of the European powers. A DATTI.K AT 8ANTANDKU. PANAMA , December 24. Sunday last about sixty thatchuj huts burned at Gorgnna , a small village on the canil work ? . Some he vy fighting had taken place in the state of Sant- nnder. The rebels who warn commanded by General Ifortunato Bomal , were defoatpd wit'i ' a eovo'u lo = s. The federal Itoopi hided with the state government and thus tncured the victory. ISIDItO VITKL SIKT 1113 DKATJI In tills city a few days 070 under the most peculiar clrcutmtancoj. It appuura that when about retiring , feeling a pain lu tha brest he rubbed himself with alcohol and than poured some of the spirit on his undurehirt. Wishing to nmoko a clgratto ho atiuck it match which inflamed thd alcohol on bis undershirt and in one moment tbo man was in it blaze. lie died next day. Bristol Tunnel Fired by a Mob. COLUMBUS , Ohio , January 2. The Dispatch special says : A mob fired the Bristol tunnel in Shawnee division of the Baltimore & Ohio load early tbii morning and noirly 3'JO tetit have ca\ed in , necessitating the transfer of pnisengers. The guards wera runoutbyllie mob and it is thought dynamite wjs used , Onvo HU Body tor Dissection. INDIANAI'OLIH , January 2. Dr. Juinoi II. Harris , a physician of this city , who died to-day , left a will directing that no funeral beheld held ovur his lumntnn , and that h'n bady betaken taken dliuctiy frntn Ids lata nwldcnco to a dis secting table. Tha proviblocH of the will are to bo ujmp'ied with. THK hHIPWUEOlCHD BAH1C TUB BTOnV UKLATEIJ IT THK KDRVIVOKS , rinunKU'HiA , January 1. Two Nor. weglan tailors entered the office of Lira Westeigaard , the 'Norwegian ' contul , to-day. Thuy were the only Burvivori of the bark which went to piecoi off llog Island , Vn. , Sunday nst. They l ta tbat Cnpt. Albeit Jlortcnccn , -Arendcl , Nor. way , from whence the birk Btiltd , 1 Bt bin bearing' ltind < nse fog which jwtng over Ilio ea for dnjs , and was considcwbly out of hli cottrso , Saturday nflctttoon , Uio fog liftixl and the weather cleared. Durjng the mates' watcb , about four o'clock , tlo ( vowel ohook ftom stf in to ( tern , ha h' d grounded. The wind was blowing n gale and the toW ruiniing very high. In n moment the "Lena" was well up on tlio bar , the waves were belting over J htr with wild futy r.nd Ilia wother was bitterly cold , and them was ft contlna of ice on thu ducks any" the rigging , which tiiedo tbo move- montn of thoie on board excoeaiDgly penloils. The clforU made to launch the boats was n disastrous failure. Each was broken to itiliri- tern by the raging ten. The crjow then clung to the ship full twenty-four holirs , their hands and fi'fv. wcra benumbed and fn t LittPti , when the vtfsel went to piecer ? mid rvcry por- eon on bsntil wa1 ! precipitated into the waves. The two etitvlvow , Andrew Isakeonatid Peter A. Tontcr , seized coroo plank nnd were car ried ixhoio. Thobodloief Cftptaln Morten- son and Abraham CatltBODjJtho sallmnker , were washed up nnd burled oil' tbo bench of Uogliland. Theodoio JoegefaBen wnstnalc , and there wcro seven ( onmeri. The ciptnm was aged thitty , and leaves a trlfe in Norway. The ship "DaUy Boyntoo , " sorno time ajo given up for lost , arrived to-day. I Ml . i i I , , , _ Tito Bwnlm Court Mnrtlnl. WASHINGTON , January 2. ' Tito Swnlm ecu t martial reconvened to-day. General Swalm madu a number of corrections in the report of his testimony and his cross examina tion was then resumed. Ha testified that ho honestly bouevcH Batoman & Co. , ovvo him ibout ? ) , fiOO. Ho wni shown a letter written him from Kansas to Bateman referring to ccr- tain transactions In which they were then on- jagcd and expreering n hope that tltcso tranu * notions would make up the losses that they liad sustained in Ivanhoo and , other transac tion ; . Ho wan asked what ether locscs wcro referred to in this letter. Ho replied thai tlu-so were looses that liat'mtm know Jaud added : "I also knew of another losi that I didn't care to mention in that contieclloa. It has nothing to do with this ciasr.1 ' Witness denied havint ; threatened to ' 'equopzea" Col. Marrow nt the war depatttnenl if the brokers did not chip in and pay hty claims against Morrison. Ho testified that , ho had heard from various sourer * about Batemati'a alleged discreditable mothoda of doing brisiness ; bo didnot believe them at first hilt believed thorn afterwards , when he found out that Bubstau- . tially the came things are being- done in i his case. The cro38-examinaUoahert' _ closed and tlw're-dlrect began , bul Iho coutl adjourned before It was lully under wnyj Tbo Mnrlc-Jnnlscii ( Kofcrcrico Cnnc , Nmi YOIIK , January 2M Iho Mario- Jnnison refeienco casojo-dny , Solon Humph reys waa crcis-examined by ex-Senator Conk- ling. Witness said ho was of * the impression that the business of Iho Missouri Pacific road had steadily increased during the Cunt seven year ? . The opinion of tha witness changed in 1872 in regard to the promisd that the road , when it became over-burdened with debt. An income bond was created of $15,000,000. A portion of the present Wabash system was the chief competitor of the Missouri Pacific. In 1878 Gould became a largo owner in the roads which now pass under the name of the Wabash system. What wfcs It before Iho aalo by Commodore Janisoii to Grukl of his intercut in Iho Mi'gouti Pacific ? Witness thought thai in 187G and Jp77 Iho greatest hazard existed an to future complications of the Missouri Pacific. That wXs1 before Gould's purchase from Cu niodoroJanison. ) / _ . Mr. Gould had been for yostn ond'of tha most sa gacious and'larccut railroad Tpiiiigera in Iho country. ' $ ' , * - Gen. J. B. "Weaver Special telegram to THE BE'K DPS MOINKS , la. , January- . GPD. J. B. Weaver , the noted greenbicfier , was surprised to-day by a notice of content served upon him by Frank J. Campbell , his late comnBlitor in the congressional race in ths Sixth district. When the official count was made by the state board of canvassers , Camptol did not ap pear in person or by * gnllornev , and Wt'nver was given the certificate , tha ma jority beinjf sixty-seven. The contest is looked upon by tbo gororal al n movement l > y Campbell to obtain the usual allowance of money to contestants and to einbld a largo number of republican ] in the district to de clare bets off , they having generally refused lo concede bin election nnd consent to have the wagers paid. Funeral of KuHBi'll Hruicoclr. ST. Lens , January 2. General W. S. Hancock , accompanied by Lieutenant Barber end Nicholas Gwynne , fath r of Mw. Bu t > cll Hanco k , ntrived hero thil morning. The body of Ru nell Hancock had already arrived and was at tha South tru botal. At 1 : l0 ! p. m the hod v was taken to thoclmichof Ihe Mefltiah ( Unitarian ) wher the ceremonies were conducted by the Rev , Dr. Elliott , chancellor of the Washington university , after which Iho funeral cortege proceedodto _ Bellfontalnei cemetery , \yhere the remains wars placed in the family * vault. General Hancock plainly showed tlio Buffering he had undergone einco tha iiows of his son'a death rcnched him , JTr.s. Hancoik was too nick to make the journey from New York. Theio wcte eight pill bearer * , all i > ? raomd friends of tbo dccuaned. Goaoinl llnncock returas to New York to-night. Down tlio Iron Men. PiTTSBUna , December 2. Notice of a reduc tion of ton to twenty-five per cent in wages of the steoel workers at Coahocton , Ohio , has been plvon. 1 f alf the workers will strike. The omployns of tha Homestead steel works controlled by CornegiaBroi were notified of a reduction of thirty-three percent in the rail department , twenly in lha converting , and and ton in the laboring department. The mill will remain Idle for some time. The Cotton Show , NEW ORLEANS , January 2. Director General - oral Burke , of the exposition , stales that inside - side of ten days all goods now in the city , in tercd for the exposition , will bo lutylaco. All upaco iu the vast building will then ba filled , GladDtnno nnd the Onblnct. LONDON , January 2. Gladstone will at tend a meeting of tha cabinet this afternoon , though seriously ill from a severe cold taken yesterday while traveling 'from Hitwnrdon to London. _ ' _ Kate KolU'8 ucbnt in Milan. MILAN , January 2. Kato Holla , an Amer. lean , made her debut lost evening In "Linda. " She w a recalled four times and encored in the I second act. LIVELY KM LURID. The N8Y/ / leer Opens Uo With a Sprt toBeaUheREcoiJl. A Deadly Display of Southern "Chivalry" on Horsobaoki Olovoland'a ' Eeforin Latter Str&wa the Gross-Heads With Dead , Towns and Oaatles in Spain Tumbling Eapidlyt The Earthquake's ' Doatruotive Work Continues. A Vntloly ot liniiartnntGcmcralNcnvs , of Koto or Less Inter est , DUKti INGEORGIA. . Special Telegram to THE BEG. NKW YOIIK Jnnua/y 2. A special to llfo World from Albany , On , eays : Nowa has jtut reached hero from Colqultt county of a , ro- iniurlcnblo duel oil horseback , in which ono of Iho combatants was shot dead and another mortally wounded. Tlioio had boin n ( praud reception at the residence of Mr. Lake , at which the lending families of the countjr ; . ivero represented. > About midnight sovoralpersons wcro mount ; ng their horses for the purpose of returning io their homes , Among the number were Homer and Elijah C.utor and the two Chastln Brothers. As they rode by Wright Weekly , who was in the net of mounting , ho cursed at them end threatened to follow \horn up and "cboot it out. " 1'utling spurs to their horses the young men challenged him to follow , The instant Weekly was upon his horse ho lircd a pistol shot after the party as ho pur sued them. The four men. Immediately re turned fire , ( ltd a regu'nr ' duel on horseback began In the dark , the IccAtlon of combatants beta ? marked by pistol flushes. Weekly's brother rode up to him and grasping the reins of his bridle bogged him to give up the Gght. Just that moment a bullet sped through Wright's brain and the hoi BO turning l > are the dead man back to the door of the house from which the guests had ; been watching the deadly conflict. The Carter party rode off , one of them , it Is said , being mortally wounded. This terrible tragedy grow out ofxmo equal ly as bloody some years ago. Alfred Cjrter , brother of thosa who took part in this encoun ter , was assassinated by Richard Baron as ho was returning homo ono dark night. Alfred Carter's widow ( subsequently married Wright much against the will of her late husband's brotheiK , Elijah and Homer. They frequent ly alternated to draw the lady's husband into ambush and at last succeeded In making her the second tirno a widow by murder. OAPITAIi NOTES. CLKVKLAND'S LETTER. Special Telegram to the Bee. - WASHINGTON. * January.2. It Is said that Clevoland'd letter to George AVm. Curtis is the result of a consultation with some of hn advisors , and it is intended not BO much to reassnro the Civil Service association as to put a stop to the receipts by him of hundreds of applications for government positions , per sonal and by letter. Thn object was to an swer all these in ono swapping declaration , GIN. CHANT'S FINANCES. Information has been icceivod from New York that the $100,000 necessary to pay Van- doiblll'd claim ajfainst Gnn. Grant has been raited. The money raised has boon fixed so that nona of the creditors of the firm of Grant fc Ward can touch It. It has also been reli ably ascertained that Grant will receive an nually S15OUO from the Jones annuity fund raised some years ago. This cannot be touched by his creditors cither , BOUTHEHN OALL , The managers of the Now Orleans exposition want a half million dollarsmorofromcongrecs. They say the million already given them will not bo sulHcient to help them out until the exposition gets into ruuniue order , when it will pay its own expanses. It is not likely the } ' will sccuro additional aid from congress. THE CAKTWIIEEL DOLLAR. It seems to ho conceded on all sides that it is not possible that any legislation suspending or interfering in any way with the coinage oi tilvor dollars can ba passed this session. Tlio Kartliciunko Iluln in Spain. MADRID , January 2. Shocks of earthquake continue to ho felt at Jaen , Malaga , and Velez , Malaga. Several rcvero shocks were felt at Terras , Wednesday and Thursday , de stroying more buildings. The town is com pletely abandoned. The church at Torga IE damaged. Service * nro now held in the open air. Three hundred and fifty corpses have number of towns and villages have been com pletely destroyed. The inhabitants have deserted - sorted them. Many sleep in the railway car- riiges. A royal decree was Iisuod ordering a national subscription for the relief of thu suf ferers. I'ubllc officials agree to contribute one day's pay each. This amounts to 8209,000 , Too Spanish ambassadors , ministers and con sul a in all countries will also open subscrip tion. Scared by Chicago Socialists. CHICAGO , January 2. The fact was dovol1 oped to-day that for more than a week past the first regiment armory lias been guarded al night by volunteer mambera of the regiment for protection against the possible attack by the socialists. Colonel Knox said to-day thai ho had no reason to believe that such an at' tack was contemplated as had l)3ou represent' od to him as possible. lie understood there were five companies of socialists in the city , who were drilled in secret weekly , BUDpliec with breech loaders and other arms. Ho in tended to keep up the guard an indefinite icriod. A penon well Acquainted with the movements ot the sxinlUto admitted that tbo nets listed by Colonel Knox were correct. At llh to ttiiinv Koitll , January 2.Gau. . Gordon' * note , an nch square of pnper , was rolled tip about t-o sl/oof n pin and Wag town In the seams cf ono of the ! iiQ * < onier < ii parniiJhtK , Gordon c U- natra the MMuli'ft forct ) from f.0,000 ti M- ) 000 men , The messenger adds that in tlw recant - cant engagement onn of the cnomlr.i gnu * \\M disabled. The garrison will bo nblo to hold out. Gen. Gordon tpends his nights In ce.iso- esa watch , visiting the out i ii ts to see that every sentry Is on the nlint. Italian two pal aces with quits mounted en each. He al ways examines the sum at day break In order , lmt hmuay assurehlnuolf they nro properly > rlmod and rrndy for action , Ho then lied down and slor pa during the greater part of the lay. ( Jen. Gordon Is dctcribcd on cheerful , r/io / man arc well supplied with tobacco. Vivo ) oat of the Black Watch Contingent arrived at Korli havlnj ; accomplished the journey in a shorter tlmo than any body of troops that preceded them. Mont rum Cattle starving. BomiAff , Montana , January ? . Two to- ports from the ttock ranges nro of the meet discouraging character- James Dcdowlch , lust arrived from Madtiim county , says the mow is over two foH deep on the level and oittlo actua starving to death , Similar re ports nro bro1 1 1 iby J. C. Brown. from the Judith and Yellowstone country , whcro mow i.M fallen to a great dpplh. The absence of wind to carry it nway makes it nsxt to tin- possiblu for cittlo to gotat the grass. 1'ilgrim : attlo nro far worse than native H. Many fiuo icrdi willba completely nunlhllatoa if the cold snap Is repeated , Tr.\u UOMB Consnllilntod. HouaroN , Jnnuaiy 2 C. 1' . lluntington , .ho railroad magnate , arrived hero ycntorday , accompanied by Thomas W. Pierce , president of Ilia Galveiton , HarrUburg & San Aiitoino railroad , find at a meeting of representatives of various interests , a consolidation was per- eclsd thn Houston * Texas Central railway and the Galveston , Harmburg &San Antoine aystcm , comprising the Galveston , Harrisburg Sail Antoine railway , Texas , Now Orleans fc Louisiana Western railway and Morgan's Cioulslana & Texas railway. Ilnllroad llntcs. CIIIOAOO , January 2. The Illinois jratlrosd commissioners seat a communication to Illi nois roads ordering n reduction on rates on Building material. The Like Shore and Michigan Central announce an open rate of SIR from Chicago to Boston. The Michigan Contra1 , Lakn Shore end L'onnsylvania roads this morning reduced atea from Chicago to New York to SH , fcalpora make thu rate ? 13 0 vU Michigan Central and S12 via Grand Trunk and Chicago & Atlantic. T/ie / WiLKEsnAnne , l' . January 2. During last night the Stuqnchanna rose rapidly and this morning the water was 20 foot above otv water mark. The ice again gorged at Nantlcoke and the volume of water is pouring throught the low lands on the west side oi town. Railroad nnd other commuicatlon be- , woon hero and Kingston Is entirely cut otf ind travel to any point on the Dataware , fjickawannn & Western is impoieiblo except by boats. Farmers living near the west bank of the rivsr are removing their cattle to safer quartets. A Dannybronlc lit Dublin. DUBLIN , January 2. Too usual banquet In honor of tha inauguration of the lord mayor a-held lait avoninsTJta tea t "The Queen" was received with applauee , ininglec with great hissing. The toast to the health of Karl Srencer , lord lieutenant , was omitted. Brooks and Lyons , members of parliament for Dublin city , were unable to respond to the toast , "Tho Irish Members , " on account of a storm of groans and bueos with which thuy were received. O'Kelly and Maynp , mem bers of ptrliarnent , afterwards responded , and were warmly applauded Tlio Kliortlvo'H StilT Backbone. VIENNA , January 2. The Togblatt says : The Khedive of Egypt Is encouraged by the advlco the of German and lliiislan govern ment , has refused to comply with I''nglnnd's demand to convene the chamber of notables for the purpose of voting a reduction of the land tax and pronouncing in favor of Knglisl financial measures. A French Footing in Panama. LO.NDON , January 2. - It is reported that the French government is negotiating with the government of the United States of Colombia for the soesion or purchase of the islets oil the northwest coast of Panama , upon which to form a French naval station , Powder Mill I'lvnloRfon. XENIA , Ohio , Jaiiuaiy 2. The Cornlrg mill , owned by the .Miami Powder Co , six miles from hero , exploded , killing John Ginu employed in tins mill. Rheumatism Vfo doubt If there Is , or can bo , a speclfi remedy for rheumatism ; but thousands who have suffered Its pains have been greatly ben efited by Hood's Sarsaparilla. If you have ( ailed to find relief , try this great remedy. "I was aflllctcd with rheumatism twenty years. Previous to 18831 found no relief , but grew worse , and at ono time was almost helj- less Hood's Sarsaparllln. did mo more good than all the other medicine I ever had. " II. T. BAI.COM , Shirley Village , Mais. " I had rheumatism three years , nnd got no relict till I took Hood's Sarsnparllla. It has done gre.it things for me. I recommend It to others. " Li\vw BUUUAMC , Dklikford , lie. Hood's Sarsaparllla In cliarnrlcrlzoil H tlirco peculiarities : 1st , the combination ot remedial agents ; 2illhoproportion/ liroccis of fic'curlnt ; the active medium t mialltlca. The result Is amedlclno of umisiu strength , effecting cures hitherto unlno\Mi Bond for book containing additional evidence "Hood's Barsanarllla tones up my system , purlllf.s my Mood , Bhiirpens my amu'tlto , smil Hccms to maUo mo over. " ,1.1' . TuonrHow , ilcyl.ster ot Deudx , I.ov/el ) , Mass. "Hood's Birsaparllla bcati sill .others , nnd ! ii worth It swulijlit In cold. " I. lUuuwuxoiJ , isu lUnk aticet , New Yorlc City. E2ood'sSarsaparilJa Bold by1 all druggists. (1 ; six for f 6. MC.ILO only byO. I/HOOD It CO. , Lowell , Mans. IOO ° DoGooOno _ Dollar.4/ On Jattlo Advanced nnd Glased HiVhor All Around , Hos Wore Stuady , and Broum Very f uir Prices. _ Wheat Still Ooiitinuos Advanoirg , Closing 2 l-4o 3orn Steady , Firini aud l-20ont , O t Finn at4tl Stonily llyo Still clmrjjcrt l'rovl lens Actlvo null Advancing. CHICAGO MAKKI3TB. Special lelcgram to TlIK IKB. ) OATTLtt. CHICAGO , January J.v'l'raila tulod miner steady during the forenoon , nnd n lirga number of shipping nnd dressed best utters wont over the scale ; , hut ns the later ' howcd n larger per cent of cattle than antici pated , values rnther wcnkened towards Uho close , many inlcBinen qutling vnlncs rsubetnn- Ually lower than yesterday or nt Iho opening , thtB morning , Tlio wcoVnocx was 1110113 on coihrcon lowgrndo native steers than for the b fit , lint class butchers' stock Belling fairly well , but canning Block was Blow andpricoson the tami ) ashade easier , Stockcre and feeders' wro dull , but more on account of the abspnco of country buyers than thn number on sale. Good to choice , U100 to 15,00 lbs > . , Sii.fiOfSG 20 ; < 12CO to lltOO lb * , , 55.2r@D.CO ; common to fair , § 4.00@5.00 ; choice to fair cows , S2.10@t.OO ; medium to Rood , 2.)04OD ! ) ; stookers firm nt , S3.2U@a.t.i ) ; feeders , § l.00@40. ! ! Tha inar- ket wai again active , and prices were n good l > o per hundred pounds higher nil around. Lori ; bnforo noon about all had been cold , nud the market closed Iioos steady ; rough and common mny bo quoted nt St 10@4 Ifi , and fair to good packer * $4 i5 ! © I 115 , with best heavy nt SI 404 60 ; common llghi SI 17 ® 1 JO ; lights I V03 > t IIP , and close ly assorted SI 40(5 ( 1 45 , with p'fjj ' nnd skins at 88SO@iO' ; ' ; packing nud ( hipping , 2.r > 0lc(875 ( lhi > . , § 1 40@4UO. A decidedly improved con- , dilion of Urines existed on 'chango lotday were brought about by bcth ouUide inlluenccB and Iho local bullish feeling which In n ken- cm ! wny prevailed in nil Iho Iradinr ? articles. The refcult was n marked advance all aro.und which was generally sustained at the clo.sb of thq rooming sesiion , whoa values were quits strong. WHEAT oprnul m.tivo nnd hifiher , Ihera being a gen- cnil desire to make purchases on npccnll.tiva account. There was a drop cf ic undertho , opening liguren , but it was followed by quitu a uready upward turn of 2c from Iho lowiSt point , tha cliMO of the morning seEblcn b Ing strong at this advance. The principal ttroDgthening influences were light svicka abroad-caused by the sleet in Kansas uniLthe ice iu Indiana. No. 2 spiing Bold from 7Ho to' I'OB.v was'also steady nnd finn nt nn advance of , jj@ ' Jc , but was Lolas actias thfl ether grains No. 2ca > h cold at 311tej5c : , closing ut/out- side. Trading wan largely local , with nil the options tihowiDf , ' a fair utrength at the close of the morning tension. * OATS > Bynipnthl7od with other grains and rulediVory ijrm nnilctotdy , though nol Iraded in-"With any pirtlcular activity. Speculative dealings were confined to May option"hich uloeed firm aloulsido figures , [ } - ItVK ii maintained lha old figure' , No. 2 cash sillin ? al 52 0 , and No. 2 en track al file ; nil fijrurai were fail ly steady and fir.mly hold. , . I'ltovisio.vd l | were much nioie active und wcra lafilyi | ( traded in on local account al steadily adtpnc- ing nrices , tha Joweel being currant -it the opening. Tlio improved feeling came jifntly from a better innrkcl at thu yards nnd from. ) , sympathy with grains. O.-ish quotations were : I Vork , § 112.'i ; lard , S3 ( i'J ; tibn , fi 75. Optiona ulcxed Hte.uly and strong nt the ad&inco noted. At the cluse wheat was raster for January ; 7 ic for February ; 79ic for March ; 85c for Cora easirr at Jllljo for January ; 31go for Pohniary ; Iinjc for March ; : ! 8io for Afay ; OalH unchanged. ' I'ork eaBicr nnd lower al Sll H2A for Junu- ary ; 811 4 I for February ; § 11 55 for March ; SI 1 tr for May. * & Liril i-aHicr al SO 07J for January ; § C 75 for IVbruniy : til 85 fie March. ' t , Shut nbj finier at S5 8 , " > for JauuarVi.Sff.- tr , for I'ebruiiryi SO ! 1J for March. / ) ' " it A liCfzal Flslit IV r Olllco , jf NKW YOIIK , .lantury 2I'l Henry Lobpmb , , who claims to be lrfMlly appointed corpora tion counsel , began proceedings In thompariur court against Klward i' V - fVidt IMson'a brother-in-law , who alto lays [ claim , to the otlice of corporation counsel , to test hla title to the position. Licomh clalma he wan legally appointed by acting Mayor Sander , , whila Wood puts in n Urnllar claim to.tho 'ffico by the appointment of acting Meyer Kirk. Judge Truax ycttorday grantcd'nn ' In. junction restruinlnr ; Vod from cuteilng and Inking posac slon the oflice. , Cotton WlllH StnrtlriK Ui ) . BALriMOHK , January 2.The prcspiV \ * of Iho cotton mills in this vicinity arociuch. brighter. All but one mill was in operation yesterday. The number which has beeii run ning on a small portion of theb capacity' slnoi ) prlDg will at once start ILK full opsrUtlon Lverjbody ia much cheeroi ) by tlio ltIgnt proupecte , i Orovcr nnd ! < > c Trade. AliiANV , January2. iiu answer to ) it In. ipiiry , Governor Clovoltnd sold that thet ] | : - mant that ho WOH prccldout cf n frea tradtk- , club wai not true , 'J.'ie gorozao : futthea stated ha had never boon connected " with any auchorgauir.ralon. Ir \ ,