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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SATUKDAY MORNING , ATJGKUfcT 8 , 1885. NO.12 } s A Nalion Bows Before the Own Toml of General Grant And North and South Olasj : Friendship's Hands Beside His Dust. New York Oity Crowded Witl Strangers to Attend the FuneraL Preparations for the Solemn Pa geant Complete in All the Details. The Greatest Gatherine of Peoplf. Ever Witnessed in the Country. An Immense Crowd File Past anc View the Hero's ' Face. Scones and Incidents Around tin City Hull memorial Meetings Arranged Throughout the Country , HEALS 1'HE SOHE3. SUN OF KORTIt AND bOUTlI MKET AND OBUE EACH OTHER IN NKW YOB1C , NEW YORK , August 7. Whsn the city hal gates were ehut at ono this morning the em balm era and undertakers came nnd clcanec the plate glass over the general's face and re- polished the metal mountings , but the bed ] waa not touched. As early as four o'clocl many thousands had gathered around tin city hall to join the line which would marcr steadily nil day by the casket , At five o'clocl ] the Runrd detail of the Grand Army racr mounted at the casket At eix o'clock thi doors were thrown open and the crowd begat to file past. TIIBCBOWD9 IN THE CITY. It looked hko old war tlmoa a't the hotels it the city last night. In fact it looked Hko war timoa all over the city. Great crowds of strangers arrived on every boat and train ir. anticipation of Saturday's funeral pageant lint it was In the hotel lobbies that the mosl extraordinary assemblages gathered and friends cf twenty years aip , who wore madt enemies by war shook hands and made it all up. Some of the tcenoa between soldiers of the north and south were heart stirring anil thorp wera Rroupings of grand old figures on all siden. In the midst of this scene stood Gene 1'hll Sheridan. Suddenly a red-faced man was scon advancing loading Gen. Jno. B. Gordon , of Georgia , towards the union soldier. Then he Introduced them , THE OLD WA1UUOI13 SEIZED HANDS with firm grip and looked each other fair in the eyes. 'Jhen their hands trembled , but they did not release their friendly grasp , but stood there looking at each other with spark ling oyos. General lielknap , ex-Becrotary ol war , came up with General Curtis , the one- eyed conqueror of Port fisher , and formed t part of the group. It was a picture worth } of a great painter , as the southern general tall , black-eyed , long-haired and scarred pressed the hand of the famous soldier of the north. "This is how soldiers north and south meal to-day , " said General Curtis. "God grant that it is only an emblem o 'what is coming to the whole country. " TOLLING THE BELLS. A number of churches throughout thi country signified their intention of tolling thi bolls when the funeral cortege loaves the city hall to-morrow and again when it arrives al JUvoraido park. In order that they may bi promptly notified the Wottern Union telegraph graph compan ; has arranged to announci over the wires throughout ( ho country tin time of starting of the funeral procession am the moment of the deposit of the remains ol Gen. Grant in the tomb. A floral romoinb- rnnco from Gen , Grant's old home , Galena was placed near the remains to-day. Inspector Speers states that ho has orden to close the gates at 1 o'clock tomorrow morn ing and that the remains will then ba turret orer to the undertakers and the public wil ot nKainJ. " > < ormltted to see them again At noonniovWO persons had rovlowed the remains mains to-day , _ _ _ _ _ THE IjflLBT HUT ONE. SCENES AlIOHT THE CITT HALL , NEW YORK. Niw YORK , August 7. Midday pause ! and there was no diminution of the constan trail of people BO anxioud to flee the al r..ost unrecognizable face of the dead general At 1 o'clock the tide was flowing past at th rate of 100 per minute , and at 2 nearly 50OC ! persons had viewed the body since the gate opened this morning , When tha head of the escort arrives at th tomb , the line will be formed on the east sldi of the lUverslda drive , and as the catvfalqu is pausing arms will ba presented and th bands will play a dirgo. Commanding ol fleers have ordered the man to furnish thorn selves with a small ration , to be carried ii their pockets and taken during tha halt. A the end of the route a regiment will bade tailed from each brigade to iiro throe volley at the tomb , THEOllDKn OiTI10CES.SION. Gen , Slialer Issued the following clrculo to day : The eicort column in tbo nbtequlesc the Illustrious ex-president , Gen U. 8 , Grrn except tbst part coinpossj of United State troopi. will bo divided into six columns r follow : 1 First Division , National Guards Slat of Now York , MaGen. ] . Alexander Shalor. a Old Guard , of Now York city , Maj Guoree W. McLean ; Governor's Foot Guardi Mtj. J. 0. Kinnoyi Veteran A sociatlon l(55tb ( Now York Volunteer ? , Col. Harmsn I Hall ; Vottran Xouave Associatlot Capt. T. P , Bhoehan : 101 rrglrnent ( Now York volunteer vnteraui Captain Caamb'rUln ; Fifth regiment No1 York volunteer Zouaves , Captain 11. P. Fin ley ; Second company Waihiogton continent ! guards. Captain J. G. Norman ; Uolumb guards , Captkln J , Cavagnaro ; Italian till guards , Captain H. Souvftbodo ; Garabah Uglon. Oiptnin K. Spazary ; Columbia guard Captain 1 , K Kelly ; three companies of ve ornu guards ( colored ) , all under command i Col. tavls ) K. Avstln , to whom the followln named olOcers will report for duty for ipecli aides ; Ma ) , M , Ferhuue , Maj. J. F , Moor M j. John A. Cochrane , Cant. George 1 Oocbrane , Lieut. Frank L , Wheeler , Lieu Frank Wisewell. 3 Second Division National Guard , tta of Now York , Major Gen. K. L. Molineau 4 First regiment National Guard of l' nr sjlvania , Col. T. K , Wolderihain ; Gray I ylncibles , 0pt John F. Kenuard ; Gate Cil Guard , of Atlanta , Gt. , Liuat. Wlllia Camp. This divliiou will be under charge < Col. James B. Mix. C Second regiment National Guard Connecticut , Col. W. J , Leavenworth ; Fir regiment Masiachusetta Infantry , Ool. A. I Wellington , four companies of Virginia eta trcops , Lieut. Col M , 8. Spottswood ; Fir company UnionVeternn corps , District of 0 ( uuibia , Capt , D , K. Thomaton ; Capital Ci Guard * . District of Columbia , Oapt. T. Kellj ; ComiunyD , Minneeota Uuardr. C [ niliean. . This diviilon.rlii bo In charge ol SCapt. W. II. BttaUort. 1 0 - Division National Guard of New Jersey , ' .MaJ.Gon J. AV. Plume. * mESIDEST CUVKLAND AND TAUTT 'arrived ' nt the Fifth avenue hotel about 11 'o'clock ' tonight and proceeded immediately to their rooms. People from every eectlon of the union are hero The hotels and every other Available place for sleeping are crowded to their utmost capacity tonight and many Imye been forced to go to Brooklyn , Jersey City and other adj icont cities for accommodations. A larger number of distinguished men from every part of the union will ba gathered on Manhattan Island tomorrow than over before m the history of the nation. IXRnCISEH AT THE TOMD , Gen. Hancock bas Itsucd rra order to the Preceding the burial services under the direc tion cf the llev. Dr. Nowrnann , at the tomb , in accordance with the wishes of the family , Iho tltual tcrvlco for the burial of veteran comrades of the Grand Army of the Hepub I Ho will bo conducted by a representation of tha Grand Army of tbo Republic , to ba deslg , natcd by the commander In chief. S , 3. liur- dctto , of the urgenlgation. In the column of the march this detail will bo placed in ono line behind the clergy and in advance of the catalalquo This service will occupy ten minutes , THKCnOWniN TIIK CITV. In Philadelphia business will bo generally suspended and very Inrgo numbers are pre pared to come to this city to witness the great pageant. The Pennsylvania road alone is preparing - paring to bring GO.OCO persons , The bills upon Indepondcncn hall and all public build ings will I'O tolled between the hours of 10 aud 12 o'clock in the morning. From Baltimore word is received that several thousand people will como from there to New York. All trains are running full and some of them ara divided into ncctlons to accommodate the throngs. 13uiinoaa will ba almost entirely tuspendod and many of the churches will hold memorial cervices. Boston advices are to the elfcct that the governor aud his staff , nnJ other state and city officials and a regi ment of state militia were sent by special Strain this evening. | | \ 1KW1NO THE REMAINS. M The procession to the city lull at the hour ? of midnight extended above Canal street , half F a mile away and was four doop. It is t'sti- [ amated that as many as 300,100 persons visited 8 the hall within the two days that the remains h have laid in state. * . Is KW YORK , August S At 1:10 a. m. Agates wcrn closed fur the night and about 200 ' persons who had been iu line were disappointed - ed in not seeing the face of the dead general STIie procesuon began to diminish about a half 5 an hour after midnight and near 1 o'clock It iAwai of rather slim propirtiom. At 10 o'clock body will be taken to lllvoreido park and last of the obsequies to the great general will be over. Ilia ashes will have eternal rest. THE NAVAL CONTINGENT. ll WASHINGTON , August 7. Secretary Whit , snoy has designated the following officers to -'attend the obsequies of Gen. Grant at Now , nYork : Commodores Sicard nnjl Schley , Chief * Coimtructnr Wilaon , Chief Engineer Loring , 5 Surgeon Van lllpier , Cammander Mcrialla , ! f Chief Engineer Snyder and Lieutenants Kelly1 Sand Dyer. I 5j The war department will bo represented by ; Adjutant General Drum , Surgeon General ; Murray , Inspector General Davis , Quartor-j master General ilolablrd , Ooramissary General - ! ral Macfeely , Paymaster General llochoster , Chief of Encrineers Newton , Acting Chief otj Ordnance Whitmore , Acting Chief Signal ] Officer Jones , Acting Judge Advocate General - ral Seiber. They left Washington in n special car attached to the 4 o'clock train for New York tins afternoon , SOUTHKRNKBS JOIN HANDS , CHICAGO , Aug. 7. Ex-confederato soldiers , o the number of nearly fifty , residents of Chicaio , assembled to-day at the call of Wil- iam Minnett , of Buford'a staff , and formed a ; emporary organisation for participating in jrrant'n memorial exercises hero to-morrow.I Resolutions highly eulogistic of the dead : soldier' were passed. Gen. Fitzjirnmons , ! marshal of tbo day , has assigned a prominent place in the line to the ex-confederates , GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS , THE KNGLI3II AND THE AFUHANH. LONDON , August 7. Dispatches sent from Meshed , Persia , near the Afghan frontier , state that British officers at Herat ore well treated by the Inhabitant ! , and that their health is excellent despite the torrid weather prevalent tnoro. The work of fortifying Herat against possible Rua mn advance is making rapid progress. The amoor is pre paring another largo force of Afghan troops for the protection of Herat. Tha amoor's son will be in nominal command. The Turcomans of Murv are greatly ex cited against the Kusiiana because of their [ alleged brutal conduct toward the natives , RUSSIA ON THE ST. PKTEUsnuna , Augast 7. The imperial council of war has ordered the formation of a Rseperato artillery department of the army ( for the trans-Caspian Russian provinces. The { majority of the Russian newspapers profess { to have no conlidenca In the apparently paci- Rfio declarations of Salisbury. They base jjtholr dlstriiBt on the perceptible and constant ( increase of Kogland's military preparations. IThe Journal dee St. Petersburg tajs reports lof concentration of Afghan troops ia ths [ ( vicinity of Pendjeh , and the dispatch thither fjof mora I tun Ian soldiers are unconfirmed , THE CHOLERA , M.\nn D , August 7. Incomplete returns re- jcord " ,378 new cases , and 910 deaths from { [ cholera throughout Spain yesterday. D W&smtQTON , August 7. United States [ [ Consul Dufals at Havre Informs the depart- Imont of stata that cholera Is Increasing in RMariolllos. In accordance with his own roc- commendations he ban been directed to In- Xepoct vessels for tha United States. A MAUK 01' HKHPEOT. BERLIN , August 7 , The American legation land consulate In ibis city will bo closed to | morroff as a mark of respect to Gen. Grant , THOUBLSB Ol1 A DUBLIN JOURNALIST. DUBLIN , August 7. The court of appoah Ihaveunanimously refused to grant a notvtrla gin the action for libel brought agan ! t Mr BWilllam O'Brien by Crown Solicitor lioltoa Rand in which the former was mulcted foi [ damaged.THE THE SITUATION IN SIAEHKILLES. MAIWKILLKH , August 7. Tha eltuatioi Ehore is perceptibly Improving , The oxodui W continues. The inertness of officials ID pub- Ilicly denounced , A meeting of the municipa [ council wai hold to-day ; thirteen member Jjwero absent , SNGIAND AND CHINA ALLIED , PAUIH , August ? . The RepubliqueFransali Kstatos that an alliance bas been concludec { between Great Britain and China for mutua faction in event of war between Kntland ; am IRuiila. FiiENcii EEOTIONS. : PARIS. August 7. A decree ordering a gen B ral election in Franca was isiued to-day. I [ designates the 4th of October next as the day THE JIEST ON RECORD , QURENSTOWN , Auguit 7. Tha IHiurla' Itiuio to Fastnet was nix days , live hours an < Ithirty.tive minutes from New York. Bcs Jtluo ever made , A CHOLEIIA CASS IN BRISTOL , BniSTOl , Kogland , August 7. A soamai Kwho arrived hero overland from Marietles , be came ill , wai seized with vomiting and died rljA medical officer of the board of health de ijfclared the man was snllarlng from cholera f KAn inquest was held , and the jury rendered i Gvcrdict to the effect that the eymtorua wer Iffvery much Ilka Aeiatio cholera. Precaution taary meatures are balng taken to prevent th ' tproad of the diiean. BuaincHB yl NJCW YOIIK , August 7 Failures during tl Tlast seven daysU83 against ' 'Ol lattweek , 21 | | the week previous to last , A BAIB OM ROACH. The Government Tafas Possession o the Fonr Ucfloislieu Cruisers , The Contract Expires and tin Goods Are Levied On ( IitifRO Datch of OIIlccsDIstrlbiitcO Homo to NcbrftskniiB Civil Sorrlco Ilnlcs Anil Opinions. TllB NATIONAL OAPITAU SECRET AH Y NHITNltY TO ROACH , WASHINGTON , August 7. Secretary Whit- nly yesterday sent a letter to Iloacb , his assignees signeos and his sureties , on the contract to : the "Chicago , " stating that it was agreed tha' ' tbo vessel should bo completed on or befori the expiration of cightton months from thi data of the contract. The contract provide * that in case of failure or omission of the con tractor at any stsgo prior to completion , i should bo optioual with the secretary to declare clare the contract forfeited. Inasmuch a more than six months has elapsed since thi 'expiration ' of the limit nnd the vessel is no [ completed , the secretary informs him that thi ; contract referred to is forfeited on the part o > the contractor and that the rights of theUnitoi [ States in the contract are now operative , anc Jtlmt the chic's of the bureau of steam eng ineering and construction and repair will taki charge of the vessel , looking towards its final completion. Similar orders were also sent ir regard to the Atlanta and Boston An order WAS issued to the chiefi 'of ' certain bureaus to t all o charge of that work SQMB POSTMASTERS. The president appointed the following post masters ! Georga Wise , Hamburg. Ia , , vici O. O. Colbaugh , suspended ; II. 0. Hunt , ReedaburgVis vice John Kellogc , sus pended ; John W. Marshal , McLeansboro , ( III. , vice C M. Lynn , suspended ; C. II. Bur. ( roughs , Lacros'o , Wie. , vice B. S , Bryant , : suspended ; E. X , Fenn , Nevada , Iowa , vice [ I. J. Ross , suspended ; C , F. Marshal , Oregon gen , 111 , vice B , V. Sheets , suspended ; J. A Manty , Mound City , Kansas ; If. W. Frye , Parsons. Kansas ; John Gillalacd , Nashua , Iowa. The foregoing suspended postmasters ; ( with two exceptions was on account of parti- [ snnshlp. The other two were suspended on [ account of bad management. The president Ilia * appointed postmasters , of which 274 | were to till vacancies caused by expiration of Lterm8 or resignation , dnd 103 in place of sus pended officers.NEBRASKA NEBRASKA OFFICES. The president to-day made the following appointments : To be secretary of the terri tory of Now Mexico , George W. Lane , of Buffalo , N. Y. ; to be ! Indian agents , Jsoeph Emery , of Oregon , at Klnmath agency. Oro- 'gon ' ; C , II , Potter , of Nebraska , at Omaha and Winnebago agancy , in Nebraska ; W. U Spalding , of Nebraska , at Santep agency , Mebraska ; Robert L Owen , of Indian terri. tory , at Union agency , Indian territory _ | PROF. J. E. HILOAKD , the suspended superintendent of the coast and goodotlc survey , tendered his resignation to-day and it waa accspted to take effect im- [ inediately. CIVIL SERVICE AMENDMENT. The president amended rule seven of the civil servlco act defining the class of officars [ cxcoptsd from examination , BO as to make it ; read , "medical examiners are not to be classed 'as professional persons excepted from examin ation. " COL. A , G , 8IIAKPF , chief postoffico inspector , has resigned hj : position , to take effect to-morrow , and hie resignation has been accepted , Mr James Maynard , present chief cleric of the division ol inspectors , will temporarily take Col. Sharpe'i place , AN OPINION DV GARLAND , The secretary of the treasury recently asked [ the attorney general for an opinion aj tc [ whether section 1G4 of the revised statutes ii repealed or abrogated'by the provisions of the act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United Stotes , approved January 1C , 1883 , Section 1G4 provides a certain method [ for the examination and appointment ol clerks specified In section 103 , which says thai clorka in departments will bo arranged in four classes , distinguished as the first , second , third and fourth class The attorney general , in his opinion ust submitted , says it it is clear that section 1GI lias reference entirely to the clerks named ir section 1G3 and that the civil service act seems to deal with the entire subject. It if true , ho says , that there is no repeal In EC , ny words of section 1G1 by the civil service ; , but under that rule which recognizes that a statute which undertakes to provide for ar entire subject matter repeals all former lawt or statutes upon that subject , it would seen that eectlon 1G1 is repealed by the civil ser vice act , Twenty-nine thousand land claims withh the states and territories covered by Cominis sioner Sparks' order of April 3 , upon whicl final proof has been made , await the issuanci of patents , The order suspended issu ance of patents with the idet of poatponlng final action or ! tramfcr to the claimants until the epecia 'agents ' of the general land ollico could person- tally Inspect the claims. For a time the clerki ° ln the office went on filling out patents as before - fore , but they were not presented for signa ture. Between fir cud seven thousanc Jof those which were written before the 4th o sJulv , bearing the date in the "ono hundrec and ninth year of our Independence , " must bi rewritten to correct tbo date , and the record 'of the office must also ba made ever so far ai these patents are concerned for the sami reason. It is the rule In tha land office tba no erasures or interlineations shall be made Ii patents. William H , Taylor , of Bloomfield , Iowa has been appointed special Indian t'gent a $7,000 per year , vice Paris II , Folsom , re 'moved ' , The president , accompanied by members o his cabinet , except Secretary Manning , wh went yesterday , Justice Wood of the suprem court , and others , left Washington for Noi York In a special car at 4 o'clock this after noon. COLON , Commander Wildes , of the Yantlc , Inform the navy department that he RMled to-da | froin Colon for New Orleans. He alto report that he seized ono of tbo Panama rallroa company's vessels , which the revolutionist had captured and were using , and returned 1 to ita owners. INTZBNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS. Joseph S , Miller , commissioner of Intern : revenue , has made a preliminary report o tha condition of the internal revenue servici The report Bfcys : The total collections for tli fiecal year , amounting to $112,420,111 , hav been properly accounted for and the mone covered into the treasury of the Unite IStates. The cost of collecting the interm revenue for the fiscal year ended Juno 31 18S5 , wai about 81,480.000 , being 3.9 per cer of the- amount collected and ? CO.OOO less tha the cost for tba year 1881. Tha commit 'eloner ' estimates that the total receipts fror all tonrces of internal revenue for the fisc ; year will bo about 8115,000.0(0. ( A mmcDLOcs HTATKMSNT , Secretary Whitney characterizes as rldlci louu tha statement mc.do in a special d'spatc published in a Philadelphia paper today th : considerable dlisatlifaction exists among U 'naval ' cllicors at the partisan manner in whit , tha secretary adminiiten tha n fain cf the navy department A sped 'point ' was made In the dlipatchthat the boa : which inada tba adverse report upon the Do phin wai composed of two democrats ( He man Winter and Capt. Belknap ) and i enemy of Ex-Secretary Chuidlor , ( Cocnnun er Roaely D , Evans ) and wat condemn the vessel and brine Sccretar ; Chandler's administration into disrepute. ARlir BKOCLATIONS , Sccrcrary Kndicott has prepared _ a surprlsi for the army officers by amending cort.Mi army regulations to as to tead as follows "An officer shall not fill any staff appolntmon or other situation , the duties of which wil detach him , " Kndicott Is in puriuance ot hli lollcy to provide for a rotation of officers lepoated efforts hrtvo been made in comgresi to secure legislation that would have tha garni effect as the above regulation , but each at tempt lias fulled , The secretary of war ac complishes the change by amending the rotru- lations which ho claim ? bo bos authority to do sromiNO niATxmts. THE TORF. SARATOGA , N. Y. , August C , Weathoi line , track fast , attendance fair. Milo Maidens , all ago : ; Ktcoltlor won , Aunt Alice second , Dolly L. third. Tlmo , 1:48. : 1:48.Milo Milo andn quarter Belle Pate won , VInr B , Bocond. Time , 1:55 : , only two starts , Milo and a half Mettle won , Loman eee- end , SpaldliiR third. Tlmo , 2:42. : Three quartern mile Maiden two-yoar- olds ; Lyero won , Velvet second , Miss Bow ler third. Time , Isl'Jj. ' Milo Gold Ban won , Carrlo Stewart second end , Avery third. Time , 1I5J. I OTTAWA , 111. , Angiut 7. tfreo-for-all trol JI Big Soap wou , Milo second , Wostmonl > Iril. Bfst time , 2:201. : I Class 2:29 : , trotting Rnzor B , won , Annii King second , German Boy third , Best time 2:29. : I Running race Milo and repeat ; Kill LJRowett won , R. Mono second , Wild Lex din- "tanced , Charlie Grey distanced , Time , 1:52 : ; and 1I8J. : J Ro HIHTEH , N. Y. , August 7. Woathei ijfine , attendance large : track heavy , Claei " 2:23-DoI3any : won , William Arthur second Nobby third. Beat time , 2l : i. j Class 2:30 : Kitefoot won , Maggie Kno.\ second ) Katy Islilor third. Best time , 2:234 : i Free-for-all Clemmlo G , won , L'hylll ; focond. Best time , 2:18 : , Only two starters iBCIa | s 2:19 : Kenllwnrth won , Joe Davii secoiul. Felix third. Best time , 2:20. : J BRIGHTON BEACH , AuRU.t 7.Thero Was i hlargo attendauca aud a heavy field of etar ten Jto-day. 3 Three-quarters mile Rednotte , won ; Kim IjjVIitor , second ; Unique , third. Timo. l:10i : y Fivo-elghts rnllo-Blizzard , won ; Grauito second ; King B , third , Time , 1:31 : ; } . 3 Mile-Olivotto , won ; Barney Aaron , BOG- | encl ; Wgan , third. Time , 1:45. : 3 Mile and one-eighth Chlrporlne , won ; B&- ( jliama , second ; StrjnforJ Kelley , third , Time Mils and n quarter All ages : Frolic , won ; Tonstriko , second ; Sullivan , third. Time , 2:13. : Steeplechase , full course Tilford , won ; Dnnglerfield , second ; Thortak , third , Time , G:37. : BAKE BALI. , CINCINNATI , August 7. Cincinnati 3 : Pitteburg 2 , fourteen innings. BALTIMORE , August 7 Nogamoon account of rain. NEW YORK , August 7. New York 3 , Chi capo 8. liosTO.v , August " . Boston 3 , St. Louis 4 BBOOKLYN , August 7. Brooklyn 10 , Athletic - lotic 8. PROVIDENCE , August 7. Providence 2 , Detroit 3. AVaptcd to Mliooc tbo 1'rcsldonf , Jlvansas City Times , 7th. 't | There is at the city hospital at "present s Rcrank who proposes to mate it warm foi SPrcsident Cleveland. Yesterday morning i fgray haired , respectable looking man of me- Sdiuin siz3 entered the cantral police station gand handed Captain Dltsch a letter. It wai | from Major William Warner , and told Chiel jSSpearsthathe could see from tho. bearer's action jHhat ho would stand looking after. The man 'ftVO his name aa William Kearney , from llumboldt , Kan. He said bo was on his way , to Washington , President Cleveland bad disfranchised him , and ho proposed to haye a 'plain ' , blunt talk with him. If his questions were not answered in a straightforward man ner ho would soon know tha result , "I don't wish to kill Bayard , " he continued , "but , pibaw , I hava killed half a million grass hoppers. " When asked what he intended to do to President Cleveland he replied : "What's the , usoof talking to the feet. I want to talk to itha head. " When ho was eoarched a 38 cali bre revolver and about seventy-five cartridges were lound on him. He also had S35C in money on his parson. Letters which ho car ried with hi.n showed that he had been hon orably discharged from the army , Ho was just dangerously enough Insane to attempt to execute his purpose and Captain Ditsch con sidered that tbo hospital was the boat place for him at present. St. liouU Mysteries. CHICAGO , August 7 Mrs , M. Walsh , t widow GO years old , was found to-day in c small backroom of her house dead ; her hands tied and there were marks of violence on her body , leading to the supposition thct sbo was murdered , The bcdy indicated that she hac been dead two or three days. The matter ii 'a ' complete mystery Berttm Sherrnanjaged 1C years old , who dis appeared mysteriously on Juno 30th , waf found by the polica last night at the homo ol Mrs. Ann Baker , 2820 Groveland Park. Her. tha asserts that she was taken there by Coo ! , : M , Bearce , a salesman , under false pretenses , and held there a prisoner and compelled tc live with Boarco and afterwards with a man mamed Hinckley , The parties are all arrested land Bearce , Hinckley and Mrs. Baksr held [ until Thursday In $3UO each , Ool , Donby in Chinatown , BAN FBANCJSCO , Gal. , Aurruit 7. Col. Den | by , the newly appointed minister to China ( Inspected Chinatown to-day , accompanied b ; Pa sub committee of both democratic and republican { publican county committees. During the visi | he remarked to those accompnnylng him jj'Thoy don't understand this oast. The ; fneed cheap labor , but they don't understand Bthe social disadvantages of Chinese labor [ ( Several eastern merchants ipoke to mo abou ( [ Introducing our manufactures In China , bu bnqlhlng was said about the evils of .their im [ migration. " At the conclusion of his tour a [ inspection bo declined to publicly express hi RviowB , owing to the delicate position which h | as minister to China , Notes. All offices and shops of tbo'BIitsourl Paoifi [ ( railroad , as far as possible , will Le closed tc [ ( day In honor of the funeral of Gen , Grant. John DesMaq a , a well known minor an [ former resident of Tombstone , Arizona , we { ( killed by Apaches Wednesday , near Prov jtdencia mine. Cananoa mountains. The bed | was completely riddled with bullets. Dick Johnson , colored , wound up Tils caret ? at 23 on tba gallows at New Orleans yestoi Rday , Ho killed bis man , uud forgot to prc [ [ claim bis innocence. Joel Wilton , a boy of 13 , was clrowne H while bathing iu the river at Des Moines ye Jterday. _ Omshoil by a * JSIISEY CITT , N. J , , August 7 > At ) exes rvatlon alocctlda tha American Lead Penc ( [ factory in Clinton ttreot , lloboken , wcakonc Uho wall and a portion full this morning. . f number of lab irers were burled beneath tl debrii. Two have been taken out dead at search libeing made for the others. Comp Homo , Mr , IColly , Goino Horn WAbiiiNQTON , Augu t 7. Mr. Kelly w ( jroturu to the United Statoi. It is underitoi QKthat ha well soon reaiga tbo office , and th 1 be will ba appointed to another foreign ml HUMAN 'BUTCHERY. ' Ucalons Husband in Louisville Kill ; His Wife anfl Then Himself , Three Men OarvoiJ to Pieces at Springfield , Missouri , L Fntftl Fight Between FAtlior nntl Son In GcorglK Other Uruhlngs nntl Gunshots , A JEALOUS IIUSDANn K1U.3 HIS WIFE AND COTS HIH OWN TlinOAT. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Aug. 7. Tha bloodiest ctlmo tbnt Ins blotted the criminal records of Louisville for months wna cotnmittod this morning lu n llttlo frmno house on tbo corner of white should bn Thirty-third rvtid Bank streets. Michael Kaolin , nged10 , killed hi ? wife in cold blood and then cut his own throat , The tuicldo nud murderer is n Gorman who tins been In this country nbout ten years. Ilia wife was a pretty liltln German woman and attracted much admiration from tbu neighbors , K.iolun was a dairyman. Ha fro- quoutly slewed jealousy of his wife's nttou- tions to his workmen and would become greatly excited nt times. They frequently quarreled nnd last night a quarrel of unusual aimportancs occurred between them. This Smornlng about olavcn o'clock Mr. Snyder , a anoiehbor , who was at work In his garden , Scalled by the little children of ICaclin , who Jsaid : "Come mid help poor mamma , papa has Skilled her. " Ho went immediately and found Itho wife lying dead In a pool of blood In one ; room , a ghastly wound iu her throat nud the Jhuaband still breathing , but with n horrible 1 knife-thrust in his throat firm the knife i which ho still clutched In his hand. Ilia j windpipe was completely severed. i FATAL riOHT HETWEKN FATHER AND SON. J ATLANTA , Ga , August 7.-Special from it La Fayette , Ala. , Hays : Eight miles from LA j Fayotte , William llnncocit , n farmer aged 57 , and eon , WiIlium Ilancock , were partners in 3n threshing machine- . Yesterday they quar- jreled over tha division of the tolls. Tha old 'man got a gun and made throats of assault jjflgalnst tha sou. but no violence occurred. ] jjTho father , with another eon named John , ! then wont to William's houeo. Soon after [ that William arrived and procured a gun' ' ; and told his father lie was ready to' ' i fight it out. The old man raised 4tho gun to Brp but William being quicker ( fired first , striking but not disabling his fain ter. Tha old man fired without effect and Wil- Sliam fired his second barrel killing his father { instantly. John Hancock seized his fathers ! -KUn ( and ehot his brother under tbo eye , Wil- llirun drew a pistol and began firing , \vhiloi jjJohn ran. One shot took effect In John's 2 ide. William overtook him and carried him back homo. William has been arrested and seems to care but liltln lor his terrible deed , A BLOODV CARVING MATCH , . SPRINGFIELD , Mo. , August 7. At an open I air dance , four milea from hero , last night , [ a bloody fight occurred between Coop Ath- > \ bridge and WillUm and Joseph Hoover on one ; side and Baxter Dullu , Samuel Thomas nnd' ' . .leaao Mcsslch rn the other. Knives were the ] E weaponi mod , and the three last named were literally carved to pieces , two of Ibem being , ( reported dead end the third dying. Ash- SbudRO and > he Jloovors were arrested late 'in' ' Stho flight , and are now In jail. The people ! Kin the neighborhood nro greatly fjexcltod over the event , nnd throats of lynch- * ir ) the murderers are numerous. [ TWO MORE JIDHDKR3. | NIVADA , Mo. , August 7. Two dead bodies , Xwith their throats cut from ear to ear , wore ' found on a byroad six miles from hero to-day.1 { The man and woman who wore seen unloading - ing the bodies faom a wagon last eight are suspected of haying committed the deed , and a posse of citizens are now in pursuit. The murdered men prove to be Jacob Sew- 11 and eon , from Short Creek , Kansas , who i&d been camping near town. Henry Stacys and wife , who recently opened a laundry hero , have been arrested for thu crime. The evi dence against them is very strong. The Confederate Reunion , GALVESTON , Tex. , August 7. A special to iho News from Greenfield , Texas. Bays : At iho reunion of ex-confederate soldiers here yesterday it was estimated that 20,030 veter ans and others were on the fgrounds , Gen. [ toss , of Boss brigade , was orator , Uo alluded to tbo fact that thousands of crippled old confederates were begging their living from1 door to door , while 12J,000 federal soldiers were drawing pensions. Resolutions eulogis tic of the life and services of GPU. Grant nnd sympathy to with his family were passed and ordered telegraphed to Mrs , Grant , Collision ot Trains. DENVER , Aug. 7. A Tribune-Republican's Canon City special save : Two freight trams , cue a double header , collided at noon to-day near i'nrkdalc , at the western entrance to Royal Rorgp , on the Denver & Jllo Grande road. Engineer Gordon of the down train is mifslner. He was probably killed and washed [ away in the Arkansas river , Both trains were a complete wreck. A mistake in inter pretation of orders wai tbo cause of the ac cident. Xhrcn Choices nt a Clip. RALEIGH , N. 0. , August 7. The first triple 'execution ' In the state in seven years occurred [ at Vnvettovilla today. Throe'men , all con victed of atrocious murders , were hanged , 1'hey were : Joseph O , Howard , ( white ) who 'killed ' 15. C. lllackmau , a farmer , after rob bmg him ; Tom Gee , ( colored ) who cut to S'eces with an axe his white paramour , Mary ughos , and Tom McNeull , who killed hie 'brother ' , Simon McNeall , Nona of the men made any confessions. Kllloit by * Train , Sr THOMAS , Out. , August 7. A man 'named ' Dempsey , hia sister and her child , while cresting the railroad in a buggy , to-day , were struck by the train. Mrs. Sands' head wai severed from the body , which wai found twenty yards away. The chllds body wae found on the pilot of tbo engine and Demp soy's soventy-fiva yurds distant , Tooth 1'iinotiera' Conclave , MiNNKAfOLiH , Aug. 7. The American Den tnl association this morning elected the fol lowing odicers ; President , W , 0 , Barrett liuflalo ; vlco-presltfent , L. O. Ingorioll , Koo kuk , la. , secretary ; A. W , Harland , Chicago treasurer , Geo. W. Keely , Oxford , O , Thi [ selection of the next place cf meeting was lefi to the executive committo to bo made hero 'after. ' Adjourned sine die. The HKW Mill Trouulcp , KAST SAOINAW , Mich. , August 7. Th jjmlll of Sanborn & Hill at Carrollton U run Mning , Kight other mills and numerous tal fbloclcs nt this end of the river aroalio runmn [ at eleven hours per day. 'JUeio has been n ( { disturbance to-day , and the rumor that a bad Eof strikers wore coinfng un from Day City t { shut down the mills is not believed. 'Jhe WcAtlior. WABHINOTON , August 7 , For the upps iMIssisiippi , local rains , followed by fa : [ jwoather , southerly tvindi , becoming vnriabli Ballght fall In temperature. 3 For the Mlisourl valley , local ratni , followc jnjoy fair weather , variable windi , nearly ati jMtlonary temperature. li The Bullion lu Bunks. Niw YORK , August 7-Tba weekly ban tatomont ehows n roiervo decrease of $3,000 , ' OCO Tha banks now hold CCl.COO.OOO In es- [ ccesot legal requirements. Btoamor Ashore , MACHIAS , SIo. , Augtist 7. An CCOM cto mer Is ruhoro on Miur lodge , near Grand Manln , Muir boats and voissls have gone to her assistance , THE GREATEST EEOOED. The Ilajmoiul McdM Won by Scnr- KCHiit Stcvpiis ScArKO nt Morton Wnkcs tiio Finest Score on Hconrtl , The shooting at the fort title range yesterday was attended by n large crowd of spectators , and proved to be an Interesting outottalnmont. The con test was at 200 yards , and for what ia known ns the lUyinond gold modal. The contestants were Sorgto. Stevens , WeoltB , Dltz , Goodwin nnd Mayo. Scrgt , Stevens took the prize. Following la the ecoroof their BhootliiR : 1. ScrRt. Stevens , -1C out of a possible 50. 2. Spr t. Weeks , -15 out of a possible CO ; jots 4-10 of the receipts , i ! i. Serct. UlU15 out of a possible CO ; frets 3-10 of the receipts | 4. Lieut. Goodwin t out of a possible CO ; gets 2-10 of the recoiptn. ) C. SerRt. Mayo , 41 out of a posjibla CO , gets 1-10 of the receipts. AFinilNOON SESSION" . The contest yesterday afternoon , tbo most exciting nnd the best that bas yet bcon hold dating the tournament It wan participated In by about fifty ol the bpst tnarkemon , and conelatod In shooting nt bulls eyes , GOO yards. Ssar- fcoant Morton , carried ntvay the honors | nnd the championship. His score la llu jbcat record over made In army shooting. { Bo made 10 points out cf n poaalblo 6U , ( and plugged the bulla rye , ulno times. | There will bo no shooting to-day , oat ? of respect to the fanornl of General [ Grant. ] GAME MAKOIIIKO HOME. j Companies G , D , and K , of the Fonrtl ) [ infantry , that left Fort Omaha , July 10th , land wont snath to help suppress the 'Indian ' ecaro that was the sensation then , returned homo yesterday. The boys all 'looked hearty and healthy , bat ihoy arc jmoa1. beautifully browned , and havoinncli itho appoarancu of aoldlors who had boon on a long and wearisome march. COURT LOHE. [ A. Divorce Snit Piled Matters In the County and District Tribunals , Ella Casey filed In the district 'court yesterday apeiition for divorce from ! her husband , John Casey. The grounds : of the petition are those of extreme era- : olty on tbo part of her husband. The [ custody of one child , the only Isauo of itho marriage , IB prayed for by the wifo. i J. C. Cowln filed an'apponlfrcm" UK 'appraisement of a strip of Innd 110 foot 'long ' , the west end of lot 40 la section 10 , [ township 1C , rangp 13 , which has boon Lccndomucdby the city. j Ludwig Koppleham raa entered a unit Ing.iinEt tbo Burlington & Missouri River jrrtilrood claiming damages to the amount jcf § 10,000 for Injuries received last Oc- tobcc by being run over by the cara. At Itho tiino of the accident Kepplehain ( was working iilong the track at the Tenth street crossing and was 'struck by a flat car which was being pushed by a locomotive. Hie foot was crashed by the wheel , nocetsl tating a partial amputation , thus making him a cripple for life. The claim is setup up that tbo accident was caused through the neglect of the employes of the com pany in falling to blow the locomotive thistle or ring the boll when approaching thocroseing. COUNTY COUIIT. The following cases were called in the ounty court yesterday : Duncan vs Wallace. Plaintiff sworn , nd ciso con tinned for argument. Shrodor vs Scbnnfeld. Judgment bj .efanlt for 8301.25. Edwarda va Edgerton ot al. Continued o August ICtb. tlioOodttca ot Ijluorty. Some aspiring young lads were flying n klto Louth of the court houeo yestcrdcy ftornoon when a bright Udoa ettucl ; hom. They pulled down the kite , nnd iO the center of the ntrlng attached : lng. They then a tar ted the kite on Ut upward flight , guiding It BO that Itpasaod over the court honae. When the ring was immediately above the head of the Goddess of Llberly which surmounts the dome , they pnllod the string BO as to cause- the ring to encircle the ttalno't nock , nnd then , with a jerk , broke the trlng below tha ring , thus leaving the tlto to Bill in the broeza under the gold- anco of the goddess. She did her dutj well dnuDR the afternooa , but when the brcozo died down the kite fluttered to the round. A. SuKar-Uiuio Morclmnt , The o&st-bound Union Paclfio trait yentorday morning had on boarJ Gen. J , Olana Sprecsles , the gentlomsn whi profits more , probably , by the treaty will thti Sandwich Islandr , than any or al othur men. lie is the prince sugar-cant merchant there ; hsild to bi Very wealthy. The general Is noa [ on route to Washington , when [ ho expects to make arrangomonta wltt Poutraastor General Vllas for oarrylnf the malls between the United States anc Austria. Oa account of Mr. Yilas' recent cent decision regarding the disposition o mall subsidies , the Caban , . Brazllllan Australian end Mexican steamship com pantos have refuted to csny mall an ; longer , consequently all matter of tha kind directed to foreign countries muc , RO by way of Now York and thence t < England. _ U.I * . Hand Ktcnrmon. Everybody goes to the picnics gotto : up by the Union Pacific band boyj , nn It Is needless to encourage anybody to gc aa whatever that band undertakes it al ways conquers , Nearly every one wil attend this grand annual excursion on picnic , which is to bo held in Smith 'rovo , throe-quarteia of B olio wwt < North Bend. This la the finest looatlo for a picnic- the northwcit , and tbo t P. railway has cut the rates so that tli faro foi the round trip will ba only $1 C 'and ' children 50o. The picnic IB to t on Saturday , in Reports of Bad narmliog Weather , Prkes Steady With Light Bnsi- 110 ss ncd Receipts , Oftttlo Ami HIIRO BI lnt ln Tliolr Grip-on Trlcca First Gruilo West ern Stock Ctomltifr In , CHIOAGO MAKKETS. .an.MN AND rnovmovfl. dpocial Tolfgram to the DEE. CHICAGO , August 7. The leading articles to-day were fairly active , though prcscntlcr ; no now features. Such strength as appears n the market came from crop news and ivar" cahlts , both very indefinite. The close was steady all around. Wheat was a HlUo stronger and nvcrnpcs JSic higher than yes terday. Reports that damp weather In wheat .Ihtiicts wrs Interfering with harvesting , and would remit in tornd Icsi of the crop , Imd the ( Tect of firming the innrkot up conddcrnblo at the opening. September oponjd at S'Jic , sold up to UOJ ( < | ! ) Oio , sagged to OOic , arid there remained throughout the greater part'oE ession. Ttniisnctiona were very light , and jnt , one sociuod disposed to carry much of | a jllno over to Mondny. The talk of tlto heAvy local operators w s very bullish , but thoyre- fueodto chow cauao for the faith that waa In them by buylntr. Cn'iles ' were a little heavy , while other markets gnvo this ono no support , New York , St. Louis aud Oincin. nati bcinR all reported as slow nnd of an anto-adjournrnor.t character. No , 2 , September sold at 88J , corn opened higher under strong foreign market and on ( sympathy with wheat. Itecciptu still con- jtiiuio light aud the feeling grows tlmi Ibcio IEf : I tnot much old corn in the country ? * I The dullness in the whpat jilt had a deprOE- slug cITcat on corn onrly in the session and peptcrabor dropped oil jo Imt later recovered fall loss and advanced to jjq above the opouiui ? . jTho cntiro range was ga with only modorat > 3- * ly nctlvo trndo and no features dovclopcd. No. 2 wes sold -I73a and wan jtirinly held The cloio of the morning session was steady but dull , Oats continued very quiet. Porloaveraged rather bettor The opening wna linn aud C@J74C higher than the closing yesterday. Receipts ot live hogi at the stock : yard were again largo and the market ; weakened slightly directly after the opening' , but it was soon discovered that there was not much atuif-for ealep , and prices immediately firmed up again. Althotu'h trading In thi * pit for the day was very light , pricna are firm , and n tendency upward within a very moder- nto limit. Pork was relatively firmer than other arti cles of hoc ; product. Tim close wai steady. LIVIt STOCK. Trade In cattle was nctlvo and lOo higher , many of the buyers claiming nu ndvanco o ! ; > 15c on all prndea from 1,500 averngo dov/n. i'hn best , 1,100 to 1,500 natlve , sold at 55.EIV to § 0.00 , ono bunch of pnmo Iowa steer * at > latter price , nnd fnir to Rood 1,1CO t - 1,200 , at SB 25 to 85.75 , with prasecrs t 841 - to 51.09. The woatcrn cornf f > dj > teejs : no\y , anivlnraro the eqtialfl trf every reBprot'of the "natives" And range fed natives , Strictly racs fed nro iu many respects superior to thtv- native graaaors from Illinois' and Iowa. Thorci was nn active demand for Texans aud jiiicfii. are 25@30p hieher than n week ago. Natlvti. . cow stock ia plentiful and prices am nwayi down , only a few single autmnla making as- much afl S3 00 , moat of the stock selling between - tween $ 'J.25@2.7r > . Stockers aud feeders are > quiet and about a quarter lower than lnt wook. Sales , 1,350 to 1,000 Ibj , S5 S3@C.OOs 1,200 to 1.S5U Ibs. . $540. Through Texan cattle , lOo higher ; U5H to 1,050 Ibn. $4.00 ® 150j75UtoOUtlba. ) . $3.0) ) t 3.85 ; COO to 700- 1)8. ) , $2.75@3.40. Western rangers nominally steady. Sales of 182 Washington Territory cattle , 1,229 Ibs , at § 5.25. Hogs -Takon altogether , however , tha mar- ret in a general way was considerably strong- ; r than yesterday , yet prices are but a shailo ligher than at tbo close last night , Itaugh lud common sold around about 81 00@4 15 ; , rair to good packers , S4.30 (64,40 , with best heavy and choice butchers pigs at $4 50@4 05 ; packing and shipping250 to 330 Iba , S U0@ i 55 ; light weights , 130 to 170 Ibj , Sl.GZ ® l.'JOi00 ; to 210 Ibs , Sl.35@4 CO. lee Orcnni Sociable. The ladles of the Lutheran church on- , tcrtulned a largo number of their friends at an lea cream sociable. Ilefrodimontc. were served In abundance , and wers pir- > taken of freely by these whowero so for tunate ns to "drop In. " An autograph bed quilt was ; bld In by M. Taft for $8)50 , and ( hat gentleman is now ono lof the proudest men In Omaha. The [ quilt lu a very handsome piece of work , > nd contains the names of a hrgo num- iur of the friends and members of the hurch. The programme rendered was the olio wing : 'lano ' eolo : . .I'rofMayev rocal duet lliia Anna KUiott and T , N. Watoon. lolect Keadlng Itov. Uetwller long , "Tho Hock , " ( ilubouateln ) , Miss I'rnncla Hoodor Piano solo Prof Mayer ) ? ole , Ilovfl Franco lecitatlon Miss Gonevlovo IrigorBolI . 'lano solo Prof. Todd ' 3Icoili ) { ; ivitli the Major. The council committee appointed eonio weeks ago to confer wltli Mavor Boyd , and effect a compromise , If possible , of tbo question of appointments to the vari ous city offices , mot with his honor yostoaday afternoon. Their mooting , which was conducted with cloeed doors , laited about an hour , bnt judging from whet could bo learned nftorwarda , failed to result In any agreements or nettled conclusions. Ono of tbo oommltto said too rf porter last nlght"Mr. Boyd wanted | ns to'mako the first break and vro wanted htm to make It , there fore , neither side submitted any kind of propotitioa. About the only thing the mayor done was to attempt to show us , vrheioln ho could have raved come five * or six hundred dollar * , la the appoint * aientofa street cunmiosfoner had vro. | have taksn the man ho wanted. Some * ( day I will tell yea all about his talk crx. .hat gubjeoi. " Srultli HearH I > > orn. The late Loyal L. Smith , a irentlaman of many parts and waya that are voiy pe culiar , well known aad bac % wanted In Osnaba , hat boon hoard frcni again. A Gun of Ic.wyers In Montreal , , Oicada , aot- ng for him telegraphed yesterday to Goff it Montgomery , hoto , wanting to know on what grounds and terms ho can effect B compromise loUlemont of hit In debtedness andothortyoubias lathis oltv. It was naggcttod that , unconditional ear- rendur neoma to bo about the only terms. Judge Stenberx iiuued warrants yester day afternoon foe Jews Dewinap for jumping [ aboard bill at Ui Millard hotel , and for Follx Slaven ( or. KlItPK luiuor without a llcenie ,