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1"HE OMAHA DAILY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNINGAUGUfeT 19 , 1885. NO 52 , THE STRIKE. So Far as Heart From , There Has Bcsn No Stole At All , The Knights of Labor Seemingly A rain the Lurch , Net Enough of Them on the Wabash - bash to Mnko a Showing. The Car Drivers 111 Mcmphta Revolt Agnlnst a Cut lit Tlielr AVuRtu Labor Troubles Klaeuvlicrc , 11EKO11B TUU STOltM. ONE WHICH NKVKH HAD A IOI1N1NO , CIIIOAOO , August 18. It is claimed that thn stiiko ordered bv the Knights of Labor on the Wabash road will have very llttlo elfect on the walking of the road bore. The en gineers , firemen nnd brakemen belong to unions of their own , mid it was thought that the order would not elfcct to exceed ten men In the ebops here. THE GOULD ROADS TOO , Si , Louis , August 18. It Is probable that an older calling out the men on the Gould roads will bo Issued shortly. TUB CO.MMITTZK ME TS AND KSBOLVKH. A meeting of the executive of the board of tha Knights of Labor , and of the committees representing the lockud-out men on the \Vnbrnh road , nnd Kniuhts of Labor em ployed on the Gould eouthwcst system , was held this morning. Ketolutionn were adopted denouncing the action of the Wabash olliciuls for attempting to break the Knight ) of Labor , nnd for causing the arrest of members of tint organization , Congressman Wnrnerof Kan- sni City , nnd Gen. J. M Palmer of 9pring- field , III. , wore requested , per resolution , to defend the imprisoned KnUhts , to prosecute the Wnbuh railroad for conspiracy , nnd to impeach Judges Treat nnd Brower. Kroker T , J. Hutsoll. of the Gould syrtem committee , pays that the Wabasb order Issued yesterday was preliminary to n general order , but dec'tned to say when the general order would bo issued , or glvo nn idea of its extent. The committee H nwaltlng information from branch organizations uf the Kulghta of Laboi throughout the woit before rtsurtiug to extreme - tremo measures , AT STANBKRKV , MO. SrANDKURT , Mo , August 18. 2:23 : p. in. At 12 o'clock noon , to-day , all the men In the Wabash ehopa went out. K cry thing quiet nnd no demonstration. AT MonnntY , MO. k Moimiti/r , Mo , , Anemt 18. Twenty-five men emploj oil on thn Wnoaih reid went oul to-day. No trouble , AT I1ECATDR , ILL. ClUCAiiO , III. , August 18. The Journal' . Dec&tur (111 ( , ) epecial says the W.T bash ttilku was Inaugurated here nt noon to-dny. LSJB tdan ten met quit work out of three hundred nn- ployed , which in uccouatcd for by the fact that nearly eighty knights quit work twc mcntha ago nnd have remained idle evui sinca. AT Hl'RINOKIttLD , ILL , SmiNQFIKLD , 111 , , AugU6t 18 2 p. 01 Nc signs of netriko here iimong the Wnbash em ployes , except thnt about four parties left thi machine shop. Whether theao left on no count of the order of the lubor union ia nol oosltively stated. No action was tnbon hen by the train men , Connltiernblo uneagmesi wa ) felt until working time c.mo after the dinner hour , as the men were reticent : bul that has now passed. AT MODIRLY , J10. MoitEBLY , Mo. , August 18. Therfl has beet no deinonotintlon hero to-day , an all Knighti of Labor employed hero on tbe Wabash roat went out on Juno 1C. except twenty-five , wlu went out to-dny. The men are fn hopefu tpirits. ST. Lou s , August 18. A despatch _ fron Moberly says tbnt the men there are still at work. Ileports are coLillcttug , growing oul of the fact that the hour ordered for tbe etriki is the regular diuner hour , aud of coureo al men left the shops at that time , and It wll not bo known how many struck until after thi usual hour for tha men to return to work ha , passed. AT FOIIT WA1NE IKD. FORT WAVNK , Intl , Aunst 18. The em ployea of the Wubnh railroad did not striki nor make auy demouatrution whatever nt nooi today us contemplated and ordered by tin Knights of Lanor , to which organization abou two-thirds of the men employed in thn ( hop nt Fort Wayne belong. The pay car is expected pected to nrrive to-morrcw and pay the em ployea for the month of Juno. AT TOLEDO. TOLEDO , August 18 , The command sen by the Knights of Labor executive coninilttci at Sc , Louis yesterday , ordering n genera ctrika olouir the line of the Wubueh systoui had lltiJe effect hero , on'y ' about ono-s.xtli o the employes being memuerd of the order , mi' they are too much In the minority to aval anything in a strike. At noon , the hour to for the strike , all was quiet at the shopr , am nil roccmaieucod work ut I o'clock. No gouera ttilku is ixpectod. AT NORTH ST. LOUIS. NOUIII Sr Louis , August 18 Only nbou n dozen mini uru empl yed in the Wubisl ubops here , ad nom of thorn have gone oul on the BtHke ordered by the executive com mittea cf the Kuighta of Labcr. There wa only one man n Kuigbc among them , AT KANHJH OITV , KANHAH Cirv , Augint 18. The Wabns ! men employed here remained at work today and buslnuas proceeded as uoual , AT TORT WAYNE. FORT WAYKE , Ind. , August 18 Tholooke for strike uuioug Wnbauli Bhopmeu nS th ! point to-day failed to mntcrialUa. T11U LATE.4T OIIDKII , ET. Loum , Augu t 18 , 3 p , m. A goneri strike hw just been ordorua on all line * Wii of the Mlsuaeippl. HOT KSOCGH KNICIHTH Klll'LOVEI ) ON TU WAUASU TO CKEATK A HTRIKK. Sr I.oum , Aujust 18. The Wnbash roai lias only two small repair shops and n ema round hoiiao bore , employing , nil told pcrhaji fifty men. It therefore cut but a slight figur in the Btrlko. All thcsa men remained o work , and there it not likely to be any troubl nt thts point. The general executive commit tee of the Knlghta of Labor was In tea B'on again thin afternoon , nnd to-night fora ulated nud iamed the following Important 01 der : Ollioj General Secretary and Treasurer -SI Louis , Auuurt 18 , 1685. To nil whom it ma ooncorn Greeting -Owing to the pfislstfi : finlitof tbe Wnbish company iigainut tb KulgliU of Lilur , the general exccutlv board deem Itadvieulla to lesuo TIIK fOLLOWINQ ORDKIl to all a einlle on the Union Pacificrailroa and Gauld'd louthweit system ; To ell BS'cmbliaj on above tinea of rnl ! w jiAH Knighti > f Lubor ia the empl.i of tha Union I'acifia and It * brauchai an GouldV iuutbwe < t ytem. or any other rail r Ad , uiuit refuio to repair or handle In nn inauoer Wnbish rolling ttcck uutil furtui orders from tbe general execntivn board ; nn if tbUorderli antagonized by the com pan through any of Iti cllhiili , your cxecutiv Domnilt'.ee J hereby ordered to call out a voights ( , f L bor in the nbovo named systems without further urder. By order of the general executive board. FBKDRRICK TURNER. Secretary and Treasurer. It develops that It was the intention of the oard to Issno the order before the one sent vet thn Wnb.wh r.ii ) , as the actual wonkne > s f the Knights on that rend was known lo the xtcutivo committee , nnd tlifro was good ea on to believe thftt the tffort of to-day would bo unfavorable , but for some uncx > > UIned cause it was held back , The order ri , however , tologrepliwl nil over the tpecl- led roads thin evenW , nndnssembly moGtings , ro called at every point to receive it , nnd It i oxuccted that to-morrow THE RE\L STIlldE WILL HE FAIRLY ON. In this connection the Glubi-Democrat will ay to-morrow : Under this order nil Knight * f Labor must refute to in any way handle Vnbath railroad stock , nnd should nny yard nailer , master mechnnic , distil t or division uperintacdcnt , or any other clliaial of any oad endeavor to forci the men to handle such art , then n district itriko is ordered. The ituation Is about this : Oa the Wabath road he Knifhti ; of Labor nro all , or nearly all , ut , nud have been for come time , but on the tlistouri Pacific , Iron MonnUiu , Union Pa- I lie , end other roads , the Knights nro said to ill the shops nnd yards. Thus ia the last irder n guaraLtso of the revolution of Inbor , * t will at any rate onforcs n public test of TIIK 8TRKNOTH OF TIIK KStailTS 01' LABOII. and their fealty to the principles which each ins sworn to uphold. In facr , the fate of he organization seems to bs in isMiq. nnd It emalns to bo seen whether 80,000 Knights , at are claimed tn bo employed on tha rnliwayp west nf the Mississippi river , will nboy the : all of the executive board , whom they have cated with absolute power. A COMPUTE F17.7LC. Uiipatchcs from Council Bluffi , In. ; An drews , Ind. ; Decatur , III. , nnd In fact from ill thop points on the Wabash road , oxcopt- ng Stanberry , Mo. , received by the official ! and by the props here , are to the eject thai he men remained nt work , and that no doin lustration was anywhere madn. So far , the trlko In its relation to the Wnbash rend nl east , is regarded nil n complete fizzle , A MEMPHIS mUDDEjti. STREET CAR DRIVERS ON A STRIKE. MEMPHIS , Tenu. , August 18. The driven on the several lines of the Memphis Streel Railway company , struck this morning and ravel has been greatly interrupted. The cause of the diisatisfaction is due to isunnc an order by tha company reducing the pay ol all dtivers who hnvo not been in the cmploj of the company for a period of six rtontlu rom 12J cnts per hour to 10 cents per hour. The strike is general , nnd commenced nt six , his morning. The ompany managed tt 'end ' out n few cars on each line , nit nt teven the strikers began tc "ntoirupt trnvol by throwing the can 'rom the track. The police were called upor rat the rnejgor force waj unable to givu the ncccEsiry protection and stranded uus were to ba seen in nil directions. Throa or four n- reUa were nude nud twch car it now running ; u4rded by n police officer. _ Three of the non Irivera who began \vorlt this morning bavt jecu u 3aultod but no serious Injuiy was done < : o anyone. AN EFFORT TO C03IPROMISE. At 1:30 p. m. cars on the several lines wen unumg with some degree of regularity , bcinj manntrt by now drivers who are pr t ctod bj .hopolice. The striking diivera held n meet ng nt the Knight ) of Labor hall , which ha jat adjourned. A committee of five was ap pointed to confer with tha street railway : ompany with n view to compromising mat , nrs and restoring wages to the old rates Tbo cornmiiteo will report back to a meotinj nt toven to-nicht , ofVascR , POTTSTOWN , Pa. , August 18. Ellis & Less ng notified tbo heaters , helpers , rollers am others working about the rolls in their mills .hat wages will bo increased with the pros pects of tbe mill coiner on double time am plenty of work. Alabama Minors Threaten Violence. BIHMI.IOHAM , Ala. , August 18. The latea news I rom the Warrior mines strike make .ho situation very coiious. The strikers hav < ! iud twenty-three nf the new Italian miner arrested on the charge of carrying concealei weapons. The company say they will start t work tomorrow with new men , The striker * who number 200 , declare that thev will reels jy violence , if necessary , nnybody'ri working ii the mines but tlioraeclvee , until n satiafactor ; adjustment Is made of their troubles. , _ _ DnU nnd Nut Mem Out at Detroit. ' DETROIT , August 18. About 150 employe of tha Michigan bolt nnd nut works strucl against n reduction of ten per cent in wagre demanding that tbo committee snt to confe with tha employers be reinstated , nnd tha the former wngos ba paid. GEN'FUtAIj FOltlSIUN N13WS. THE PLAQUE. MAiinii ) , August 18 The return ? ihov that in the whole of Spain yesterday thcr were -1.830 new cases of cholera and 1,71 deaths. MABSHILLES , Auguat 18. The clnlern i spreading In tha suburban villages , A whol family died of cholera nt St. Loup. lOMff , August IS A commission has booi appointed tu examine the liosmtala nf Ham nud to take precaution ! ) against pos ible epidemic domic of cholera. MAIMEILLIB , August 10. IVanty-snvai deaths from cholera were reported here today CARNARVON'S VISIT. LONDON , Aueutt 18. The Standard refer ilng to Lord Carnarvon' * tour uayn that th result of the visit has justified the motive tha his exneriencs is encouraging , but that h owes ills advantages ha has gained to Ku Spencer's rule. RtisUiu enjoyed n full night' , ! rest , nm there in n decided improvement in his conti tiou thin morning , aniiMAN ixrLontm KILLED. BERLIN , August -Advices from Xin/.i bar nUto lint Dr. Hichard , Bole survivor c the Germnu international exploring expedition tion , Is reported to hate been killed whl fiehllng natives during tha progress of th Ugogo expedition. A CONQRKSS TO REFORM INTERNATIONAL LAV IfAUDUita , August 18 A congress for c id fying und reforming InteniHtloiml law unfen : bled litre to-dny. Judge Peabody , of Nei York Sir Trovers Twins , Dr , Weu-Jt , of Lnn don , Dr , Meyer , of Bremen , and Dr , Wolf ! ton , of Hamburg , were elected vice prct : deuu. ARREST OF A HUITOSKI ) RC 3IA 8PV. Bonn A v , August IK.A man , evidently O.thoiio prieit. who recently anived hei from Cochin , Chlnu , wts arrested on euap ciunofbtlcgn Ituuim spy. It is now lit lleved that he la O Iver Paine , although b denies it. Before bii arrtst be visited th prlctipal towns In southern and western Ii dia , THE imlTJSU EMBASSY THIIEATCNKD. PARIS , August 18. In consequence t anarchlit threats against the British embati hero , policemen have been guarding tt t-mbatty all day , and the doora were ke [ cl ted until evening , Threats nro made t hold n meeting cf sympathy with O.lrt 1'alno to morrow 5 ANI OItIUINaij9. THE MAXWELL MDRDIR MYSTERY. Sr. Louis , Ant-nit 18. A letter Is put liihed bore to-diy , dated Sunny Bank , Hydi Obeshiie , Kngland , July 13ih , 1885 , aigne ' Samuel M. Brook ? , " which tpeaki of bis to II , M , Brookr , haUcg left homo Ja t Jem nry on n business ttlp to Ireland , nnd thnt no word has been received from him tinea. It mi been learned , however , that he had the curate of an n3 joining parish for n companion , nnd that they had indulged In various extrnv- iganccs , nnd that Brooks had gotten mixed up n the St. Louis trunk murder , and nlso ind cotton mixed up with Dr. Maxwell , The letter showj great distress on tha part of .ho writer , nnd makes ftu urgent appeal for nformation in regard to the person concerned n the murder. A part of this letter was shown to Maxwell , aid ho recognized the signature na that of his father , and desired rasscpelon ot the letter , to write his father , nnd toll him thnt ho ( Mnxwellwas ) Innocent of the mutdcr of Proller , nnd .hat ho had n perfectly good defense , [ n the course of the conversation S rax well , or , ns ho is now pratty definitely dentified , Brooks , said that Preltcr wai troubled with Insomnia , nnd thnt ha had pro scribed chloroform for him on several occn- lions nnd with benefit. Preller , however , had lenrl dlseato. lie said nud intimated that he iad either taken or had bad ndininittered to lim on this occasion nn ovcrdosa with fatal results. This wU be Brooks' dcfdi'O when ho comes to trial. OATjIFOUNlT'cUIiIjINGS. UKFL'SED TO CARRY HIE MAILS , SAN FRANCISCO , August 18. Tha Pacific Moll refused to-day to receive mall on the atcamor liio Janeiro , which started this alter noon for Yokohoma and UongKong. Mer chants nntlcipating the action , cent their lot lets aboard the steamer in government stamped envelopes. YELLOW FEVER ABOARD. The city was et irtled this af toruoon by nowa that the Norweginu bark Yorsnlfurcn , from Acipulca ti British [ Columbia bad put in hue with P.xnama yellow fever nboard , The iaptaiu reports that one sailor died wltb the fever on the trip up. Several others nre down with the tame disease. The bark put into this port for mgdiaal naslsUnco. Tac vessel baa boon quarantined nnd oflhers nre now investigating I ha disease. SAILED FOR HIS TOST. Colonel Dot by , United States Minister te China , sailed to-day , via steamer Rio Janeiro , for his post. He was escorted to the eteamei by Colonel Bee , Chlneso consul , nnd several utficlnls of the Chinese consulate general. The latter were banrers of many hundioina 11 ) ral gifr.3 of various deign3. Ciltegarding the statistic ! of Chinesa arrivals furnished bun by iurveyor uf port Morton Culonel Djnby remarked that tiy ! diffdred from these furniahod by tha Chiaoao consul by Buveral thousand. THE PACIFIC MAIL. NKW YORK , Aupust IS. A communication , under date of July 2' ' , was to-dny receivet by the Muritimo Exchange from itsjAucklnm carreapondent , Ho statoj thnt within n week current with thid date , n debate would occui iu tbo houbd of representatives ns to the con- tinu uca of Jtha jireoent Callforniiin mail ser vice from New Xsaland. Tha writer stnto : that the government intends to npply for i sum o ! thirty thoueauel pound * pci annum ns n subsidy on n nan coutract lo be made in Novembsr. Opposi tion wr s expected from legislatora iiUcieatet in tbo London service , to which cbannol the ] were working to have the m mey diverted The Maritime exchange ) coiieupoudent ex pressed n belief lint dmericau trudo intereoti m Ndiv Xialand hinged upon the issue of thi contest , MINOR MENTION. The number of immigrants landed nt Castl Garden tinea the first of January is nbou 30,000 less than during tha corresponding per iod last year. The decrease was most market during the first four months of this year There was quite a marked Increase In th numbjr of ticandinavmu immigrants. Tbo New York i'oit'd AVushiuxton specia say t : The report of Engineer Menscal is ver unfavorable to the Panama canal , both In re spect to finances end tbe engineering problem Slowly Niw YOBK , August 18 The Tribune tbi morning says John McCullough , in Bloom ingdalo asylum , Is gradually losing nil ro msmbrancos of his old dnys on the stage Capt. Conner , his old business manager , gee regularly to the o ylum to see him. Th captain thiuka thei old actor is losing groune physically , ai well ns mentally , lie ha coma to think that the B'.oomingdalo ' aeylun bslongs to him as n gift from his friends , whi f.io interested In seeing him happy in his oil ago , lie no longer alludes in any way to tbi s n o , na ho used to. When Capt. Couno cnlled last he found McCullough almost In different to bis presence , so much so that i wm difficult 10 datermtno whether or not hi recognized him Ho may die in n month , nm may live n year or two , The physician * di not think he will live more than n year , Tcrriulu Accident. NEW'ORLEANS , August 18. A terrible nc cident is reported in Llttlo Cnlllcn , Tcrro benne parish. A few days ago , while Emll Llretto was engaged in molding bullet ? , pre paratory to joining n number of friends in i turret shooting , he nsked hu wife to fill tin I . .viler horn fur him She was ten orj twelv IB at fromtho _ b'rephtce , were n few coals wur emoulderiug , The task was but half cjm pletcd when a gust of wind blowing througl thn open door sent a spark of the powde which ignited , and n terrific explosion fol luwaa. Tha roof of tha dwelling was blowi off. Taruo children were Instantly killed and the mother received suuh injuriea tha bofoi-d many hours she too was dead , while th hnilmml nud father nud two children wor badly wounded , Arrival tit Senator KdinumtH. NEW YORK , August 18. Senator Edmund and family ntrived from Europe yesterday In nn interview last night the tonator , in re eponee to a question about the proient condi tion uf trade in Entdaud , said , "It ia depressed pressed very much. 1 mode { ermines where ever I went on tnat point and the reply everywhere whore was the sumo , Thn cauee i unduibt edly over-production , England ha * gen < manufacturing until she ban glutted all he market ; , There id ulready u wielo feelini there that England cm nuiy save herself an : prevent utanvitllon or emigration aninng he working people by fii'lowtug the extinplo n tliln country and u1oitiog | n protrctico tarii policy , Indeed I think she will bo compollti to do so. " Another Oliolcra "ourr Burned t ( DCKtll , DETROIT , August 18. ToU morning Polic Officer Guynianvni taken eick with symp toms uf cholera. lie It still u'ive. A gren diversity of opinion in regard to the cast eorno Icln'miug It bo n gnnulne cate o Aaiatlo choleru while otherj bollovo it himpl ; an attack of cholera morhus. A 'llkonsha dlspntcb st&tes about 0 o'clcc' ' last night n fire in the Interior of J O. Km ] ing's residence burned tha father , mother am two sleeping children so severely tint ono u tha children died , nnd the parents aie not ex pecttd to live. _ _ Killing oil' iiiu APiieiliFf , Fo TBo\\iE \ , Tex. , August 18. Oapt. Da vis , Fourth cavalry , reports that Lieut , Da struck Gtronimo'd caaip northwest of Na kavi , Anguit 7 , nnd killed three bucks , iqunw , and ( Jeronlmo'd ton , oged 13 , und ca [ tured fifteen women uud children , amen thorn tha three wives and five children c Geronimo. Grronimo was wounded , Be tides him only two other bucks and ona squai eacapsd , Everything in the oamp was cap tured , Oa the 2 Jth ult Lieut. Day nmbuthei a party of four Chiricihuas , killed two , am captured all the hones aud POT-POURRI Of Spicy Polilical Poiflls ffom Sev eral Sisior States. Arkansas Kickers Objoot to Im proved Mail Service , Tha Ooinage of Silver Dollara Washington Wa'fs ' , A Western Ilnrso Wins nt Monmoutti Park Sport and Pleasure The Whisky Solzurea , TUB FOIATIOAL SDiTE. THE u.vrEnniFiEij JIKRT AT OEDAH IIAFIDS TO DAY. Cm\n liArins , IOWA , Angus1. 18. Dola- ; ates to the democratic state convention to be : ield horu to morrow nro arriving in large numbers , The indications point to nearly an equal division of BtrouRth between Merrill and Whitney for trovornor , with Klnno hold- lot ; the balance of power. A good deal cf tiisscnt to the fusion propOBod by the greon- utctera is manifested , with the probabilities that Gllletto will not ba endorsed for lieuten ant governor. A conference Is to bo hold to night to consider this matter. VAUGHAN 01 DECK CZDAR lUi-iDf , la. . August 18 The dem ocratic stnto convention moots to-inorronr. The city is full of del-Rites and visiting clubs to-night. Buildings are decorated , and band * of music wera playing Into toio the nieht. Neatly all prominent democrats In the etato ore bore. A. public conference was held thia evening to diasuss fusion with the gree-nbackera A Btrotjr ; pontluiant in the interior for fusion , trad n fully Btront * Bontimont In the river counties , and D.tllas , Brcmer , anil a few In terior ) counties ngnlnst acseptitiK Gillett greenback , na the nominee for lieutenant gov ernor liecstHO of his prohibition record. Mayor Vau < han , of Council Bluild , la here with a contesting delceatlon. threatening n third ticket if Gillett Is endorsed , and he thrown overboard. Morril , Wliitirjrj end Klnno are mnst prominently mentioned foi governor. A predominates of fuslonists In tha conference , bit Dnbuiiuu r.ncl otbei river city deleeattir.R are not thero. A vig orous debate is miticipitcd. MISSIhSllTI llOUItllONS , JACKSON , Mlaj , , August 18. The ijemc- cratto ptat convention will meet hyre lo-mor row. The greater portion of the delegate : liavo already arrived. It U Renerallj believed Gov. lowry's strength can not bs overcome. Ilcmlngway foi treasurer H closely pushed by Duke , but will the chances in favor of the former. Westor is developing great strength in bid race for tin auditorahip , and George M Goran is push ing very strongly for the oflice of secretary ol 8t te. Candidates are plentiful for all olhei offices. _ _ WASHINGTON WAIFj3. [ OBJECTING TO A CIIANQK OX MATJJ SERVICK. WASHINGTON , August 18 Sactjad Asalstan Postmaster General Kuott has ihlDRcd thi mail service that has been perforoieU by boal om Torreaoto AtkaamC.tjr , orSthaMiisia- eippi river , a distance of nome tiffc ? milot t < the railroad , otnblnad with star iwvic ? , thui effectiog n yearly oaving of over 85,000 on thai onu route. Tha citizens in that locality have protested against the change , nnd a del' egation is now in the city for the purpose of securing a return to boat service , Mr Kuott stated to a Star reporter that the ser vice hat been in operation since August 1 and they had received no information of auj failure to deliver malls , and rn for as hi know the service was as good as the old. Hi hud no idea of making any change- unless tin transmission f mall was delayed. It. ig tin intention to introduce the f.iino kind of ser vlca at other points ttloncr the Miasissipp liver , and alto the Ohio , where it is practis- ab'e. ab'e.Tho The state dspartment to-day eent to thi secretary of the treasury a coumunlcatio : Jrom the governor of Michigan , saying tha' ' small-pox Is prevailing to on alarming ex'.en' ' at Montreal. The governor tuggosta tha' ' measures be taken immediately to prevent it , introduction into the Unltfd States. The post cfiica department has been in formed that n shortage bai been discovered ii tbe accounts of the postmaster at Chico. Oil It has been made foo-i by tha postmaster , bu bo has been suspended , and his sureties havi been nijuuated to doiiguate somebody to tahi cbargo of the office until a new postmaster I apuuioted. C W. Mooingtin was to-day appointee chltf clerk as Mare Island navy yurJica G W. Simonton. THEASOm NOTES , Acting Secretary Fail-child decided the additions to the invoice value of inerchandini made by importers cu entry are cor.chnivi xgainet them , at under section ' .1.0 , lUv , Btat. , duty cannot bo asses ed on nil amoun Jena than tuch euierod valu' , The treatuty department to-day pur chased 100,00 ! ) ounces of silver , for dehverj a ; the 1'hiUdnlphia mint , for coinage inti ttaudard dollars. Ic is learned n tha department that there Is non quite ii brisk movement /or ( ilvci uollars 1I over the cuuotry. The itauo aver vprs nbiut 5100,000 per week mom thai during tin sumo periud last your , and Ii elighlly in exco-H of the regular monthly ojin age of S2.00OCO. ( An fcvenlng puper say a that over 200 roplle : luvo betn received at the treasury depirtman to tha circular letter calling fur expressions o opinion f om manufacturers and importers ni tha subject ol taillf reviilon. A * n rule tin contributions have contained moro complaint of the ad valorem system than suggestions fo its improvement , 8POKT1KG EV15STS , BASE 1IALL At Chicago ; Chicago , 9j St. Louis s. At rittibiug ; Pittsburg , Ij St. Louis , II At Detroit : Detroit , -Ji Buffalo , C , At Loniiville : Louisville , Oj Oinclonttl , 7 At Nuw York ! Now York , 7 ; Phi'a ' delphta. 4 , At Pluladelphii : Athletic , 21 ; Metropoli tan , 10. At Brooklyn ! Brooklyn , 8 ; B ltimore , 3. At riovidencd : Providence , if ; Boston , 7 , ItiCINfi AT MO.N.MOLTII I'AHK , Mosiiocra PARK , Augu t IS. Attend/me / largest of tbo season , except that of July Its KsprestnUtiyo gathoriug of oastoro ant western turfites had congregated to witnei tha decision of thh question m to who uwnei the bjbt horse of 18S > , und ths decitlcn wes ii fa or of tha wcet. However , the ] ) * yer' were not eatlsfied , and a match at n uiila aw a quarter for § - ' 500 a eido , with & -,50 1 added will be run off between Mi Woodfoid am 1'reelond to-morrow. Threeuaners | of a mile ; Avalon won , Nora M. , eecond , Jnlletta Colt , tulrd. Time . Tbree-quarteri of mils a Two-year-olds Florence Konso wnn , Kolulu , eucoud , Laun Garrison , third. Tune , 1:10J : Milaiud a hult-tliroe-year-olds : It'ch' moral won , Wnnda , second , LougvUw , third Time , 2:10 : Milo aud a qiurtor : Siinlirown ) won , T.I gin. lecoud , Biraoa , third. Time , 211 ; } , Milo and a quarter all tger. Puntiai went to the front at imco , leadlui ; oil dowi the back Btretch , Mus Woodford loppin ) itesUnd. So they ran till tha ttretch , when Puntiac foil bjck and tha other * closed , and i niu d up the stret.li _ 5 KC i'rcelsnd won by ahead , IVmliac being twelve engths behind , Time , 2:0 : ! ) , % Seven furlongi Three year old * nnd up- wirtli : Little Mlnch woo , Queen Esther ojnnd , Torpedo third , Time. 1:29 } . Mile nnd n half Over nix hurdles : Tally- rnnd never headed , winning with great case , Tims , 2:50J : THE WHISKY wit ANGLE : . THAT AT PHILADELPHIA RELEASED PENDINO ACTION IK THE CODRrS , PHILADELPHIA , August 18. In regard to ho recent seizure of n largo quantity ot whisky , shipped to this city from Pcorin , 111 , which wna Alleged to hnvo been in fraudu- cntly constructed barrels , with nn iotcnticn > o defraud the governmenf , it is learned nu order was rccaivcd from Wnthington hero to- dny directing tha relensa of all whisky con signed by Motars , Woolner Brother , nud nlio , hnt I ha conilgnmenta of the Manhattan Dis tillery company bad been released by n o > m- : > roinleo , whereby the distllliijg company urn io pay \ ho tax upan ono gallon nf whisky in enrli eighty-tlirto b.inols out of n hundred shipped by them with the understanding that they would fito n claiu. in the Un t d States courts to recover thn extra tax paid. Ship ments of the Grfat Western Distilling com pany and /ill , Scnuubachor k Co. , nro still detained pending nu. investigation by revenue ofilciaU. It is understood there are upwardn ofl.OCC barrels of whisliy which will be affected b > the action of the government nud it it thought the matter will ba compromised anil then taken into tha courts. The wholoi&le liquor men ot Philadelphia , representing c capital of $20,0 : 0,100 , have addressed n lottei to the revenno collector cf this district cou earning alleged fraudulently-constructed bar' role , claiming ttint tbo packages nro regular ) ; mndo , nnd informing him that unless they me permitted tu pursue their business wlthou ! further interruption they will brincr nctioi against the government for damages em- talned. _ _ AN ABSOONmsiU CAUGHT AFTSR A LONO CHASE , BROUGHT I1ACI T < ANSWER. DURUQDE , Iowa , August 18. II. A. Tiolr absconding agent of tha American Express Co. , nnd of tha Chicago , Milwaukee & SI Paul railway at New Albion , Iowa , haa beet aptured , and yesterday was placed in j.i at Waukon in Allatnakea county. Ho wai held under § 3,100 bond , but being unable t ( procure bail , ha was lodged in jail to awn ! the action of the grand jury , Tiotz robbci the companies by whom ho was employed , r.nt ( led on Juno 10 tli. lie struck out for Brillsl America , and eiuce ho Iff C hai traveled ovti four thousand miles. He wont lo Winnipeg uud thence wont on the Suskatchewan river Ho bought n tcttn of ponies and drove ncroa the country to Dawaan , Dakota , whore ho WA caught working in a wheat held. Ho wa puthuod and captured by John 1'lynn , rout nrout of the express company , who travclei over two thousand miles nlono in the Britis ! provinces. itmnucrB Dlnpnrucel , WASHINGTON , Auguit IS. A distinguishei msmbor of congrass from tha northwest , bs written to tha secretary of the interior tha ho is informed that tlo eottlcra ( Oklahom boomcrt ) havj in good fnith disptrsod an will no longer remain in camp. This nctio on their part is largely duo to tha action c tha administration concerning tile issue c JoaHOf , nnd the occupancy of cattle syndicate iu tlii Indian territory. Ho states that th proclamation of the president moots with uni veraal favor among the people nud has inspire the greatest confidence , nnd thnt it is evidec tbn administration intends to dcnl with equi fairnojs with nil claseca of people , and ho feel nssnred that then will be no further troubl on the border of the Indinu territory , The Ttcbcln Hcciitc a Victory. LurA , ( via Galvejton , ) August 18 Oa th 15th iust. , government troops occupying Carte to , consisting of 350 infantry nnd 10 cavalry , were surprised by the rebt forces , numbering from 1,800 to 2,000 met nnd snid to be under command of Gee. C : ceres or Col. Mornlea Bermudez , The battl lasted five hours. When the goyornuien troops hud exhausted their ammunition nni their mitrailleuse bad ben disabled , a bayc net charge was attempted , but without sue cess , and they retreated in confusion , Lieul Oul. Bustromote , seeing that all was lost , she himself. Lisses ot both sides were very con eiderablo. Two hundred fugitives of tha gov ernmcut forces have arrived at Lima and KS virons. Yostorday'H Kv < ! iulsen at CHATAUQDA , N. Y. , August 18. Thia nfl ornoon Ildv. T. P. Fitzgarnld , of Nnshville Tann , , delivered a lecture on nmujomontf Reunions of several C. L S C. classes wer held nt4 o'clocV. This ovcnlog Prof. W. 1' ' Sherman , of Boston , g.wo n cmcart with th Cbntauqua choir , iianlsted by the Sctnibar quiwtutio nnd Mr Itutchina , the cornetlsto Chicago , with Mias Hall , of Boston , and Mis Belle McClintock , of Mead villa , Perm , , a soloists , FoiTiocti Sk ) < : ionH Exliiiincd. BOSTON , AugusS 18. Workmen nt th Boston gns company's works on Commercia Point , Dorchester , exhumed skeletons of uin ndulti and live children while mnkinp ; nu rx cavntion in Commerciitl street to-day. Tb bodies nppear tu have been thrown in n trr.nc together , a < they were nil found iu n huai It ia thought they are tha remains of Indians us clam shell ? were found nround tha bodies ns if a feast had tu'ion ' plasa at the time c burial. lit Session , ' CHIOAQO , August 18.-The annual meetln of the Illinois Brigade of uniformed Knight of Pythias began to-dny. This afternoon th knights will parade , and to-night there wi bo a bill , nnd to-morrow afternoon unothe parade and competitive drill , and in the over ing n reception , Delegations of Knight ? , ii ehowy uniforms , from Galesbarg , Blooming ton , Jollot nnd ether important Illinois town are present. AVorkoI n lilnclc itruto. CHICAGO , August 18 , James Woodlnud , colored laborer , cut his wife's throat fret ear to ear this morning. Finding tha di not die quick enough , ho took a brick nn beat her over the h ad with it. llor screnui brought in the neighbors , und she was ret cued in time to enable u physician to stltc up the gaping wound * , 'fin woman is no expected to live , Woodland WAS nrreatod Jealousy , A Church Diuiluatlon , . KEOBUK , Iowa , August 18 The Constltu tion states this evening that the new and elc gant fifty thousand dollar St. Peter'a liotnai Catholio church will ba drdicttod Bundaj September 27 , Bishop Coigrove of JHvnnporl olfictating. Bi > hop Hcutiimy of Dabiique will preach in tha moruing- , and Bliho Spauldlng In thj nflornoun. A Noted Now Yotie 1'ollilclan 17o (1 ALIIANV , N. Y. , August Ii. Deputy Stat Treauirer EJgar K. Apgar , died tins after noon , He w tlotely unsoclatod in n politi oil way with Daniel Manning , nud wan ono c the first to push the candidacy of Clevelan far both governor and pretldent. An Old f It in Oono Under , CHICAGO , August 18. The tuspension c A Mockie & Co , was announod on 'chnng tc-day , Tbe firm ii an old one , It ha transferred all ltd tradei , and the locsatloned nu flurry. IiOA' 5 LiBtrKUS FOH A DOMj.Ilt , A. Smart Woman With n Kcon Insight Into lltiniiui Nature. , Y , Mail nnd nnd Exprcis. Letters Confidentially Written : Lectures nnd Sermons -I'utnished nt Short Notico. The nbovo ucntly patatod was a In ok upon tlio basement door of n house iu VoitThhty-fifthBtrcot. The door was iromptly opened by n handsome , gray- lalrod woman , who was showing out n jrotty , rcBj-cluokud nintd , who carried letter newly written In her hand. The > arlor was on tlio loft of the basement mil. A couple of inatblo top tables , vllh Inkntdnds , p per nud writing pens icattorcd on thum were the first objects Eoon. The room vras well furnla'hod nnd argc. Several rcckiog chalra were placed near the tablet. "Oan I aeo the pjrson who writes the : ette ? ' "JTiu can. I am oho , " coldly ro- mnrliod the handtomo woman , "Will you wrlto ono for ma ? " "Yep , If you pay mo ono dollar. " That is high , la it nol ? I only want a short ono written , and I imagined CO csuta would bo aullio'ent. " "JNo ; ono dollar ia my prlco for confi dential lettorr , It makes no difference whether they nro ono Itno or ton psgca. I am not a Parisian otroat ecrlbblor to charge a few ooiu for a lottor. " The womau WBB dlstraatfnl. Finally she s\ld : "Yon do not want a latter written. You have coma hero to DUO my methods and then you intend to start a btninesa of jonr own. I am bothered every day by young 111311 of that class. I hnvo no Information to glvo. " After an explanation tbo letter writer became tulkr.tivo and told all nbnut the buBlncs ? . ' I waa once a spaoo writer for news- " aMd. "I paptra nnd magazines , she found that I could nuke moro money by writing letter : , aetmona and lecturer. It was a lait roaort , of course. I uaa sur prised at the number of people anablo tc compoco a letttr. " "I suppoao the majority of youi patrons nro illiterate ? " On the contnry. In fact , I havs cuotornorn really illiterate. Noarlj all read and write. I find , though , thai very few can compose woll. It is thi cotupoeitlon thfy piy for and tbo beautl fal har.darrltlDg. They usually etali irhat idea they desire to coavoy and 1 put it in beamlfal Icnguago and icid i to them with doslimacl tUjct. I am : peed reader. Ilssd a ssniplo dollir lov < latter to you ? Do you moiii It ? Thin ii ono I have composed for n pretty t hoi girl to a clerk in Chicago. It is s'loi but to the point : "DEAII WILLIE Yous bat letter ftllad mo with doubt aud enxloty. You do no Beam.to bo the same ganUl aud imlcn Willie that awora when ho hft mo ab months ego that ho would not forgot me Perhaps my limgo has faded from ycu mind and the magic spell cf some othei girl has won yon. Do you mmrnbor thi the time wu woct to Coney Itland. am .what yon said to mo coming back tba 'evening evening on tho'iron boat : * Tha If wo were ever separated , no matter her far , no other f.vco , no matter how beau tiful , conld come between us. ' Have yoi found nnothoi ? Yet if yea know hov true 1 ain to yon , nnd how Infaoed thi attentions on your account , yon woule not forget mo in wicked Chicago. I thlnl I will cry my eyes ont if you wrlto ini cnother letter DO cold and crnel. Yonr alwayo filthfnl KATE "P. S. Mr. , the flooi-walkcr asked ma to go to the Ciaino with him , I went , because heaald ho was altravs it good friend to you. K. " "Do yon charge ) extra for poatacripis ? ' "No , I nnually luvo a line or two o poetry in the poatsarlptn to love letters Tom Moore's poetry la principally uaed The sbovo letter ia a mcdernto s-trnplo o a elghlng Ohloo to a falna Strcphon , I'J write another letter fur Kate In a week 01 ao , cs coon as she heara from Obicigo and make it very intense. That youn ; man tncst b ) brought to terms. As i rule the young men who have letter written , nud they are few , prefer mon poetry in their lottora ihnn.girh. " Tulrty-Uvo Years n Sulelleir. Now York Times. " The old Sergeant of Bifclery H. 5tJ Artillery , Conrad Shroeder , now on dut ; Ii Hlversldo Prfrk , whooe time JIRJ ex pi red , and who ia noTir awaiting his die charge papers , wan dissuaded from parad ing on Saturday by Capt. Ftsienden , wh euid ho had marched long enough , H is ouo of the oldest aoldiera la the army " 1 fust cnteiod the army , " ho s ld ycalcc day , "ai Oovernoi'a Island , Juno 5,18-1 ! ) No sooner had I got broken in than was ? ent to Now Mexico , whore I aervci for five years in Oounpiny I , Oapt. E. J OhatelUr. We did a heap of fightinj with tko Apachu lodlunj , and hid u vcr ; hot time cf it at the battle of Whit Mountain , Fur my conduct the Govern tnent g < wo mo 1GO acres tf lend , which ' . lecited at Furl Dodge , losvo , then prolt ; miiuh of a wlldorncor , Tiiia property ] etlll own. I wtn first discharged Juno G 1854 , but re-enl Utcd right away nt For Elivmilton , thia time In Battery E , 4il Artillery , under command of Oapt. Galty Wo were next cent down to Florida t wbak away nt the Somlnoles. In 1850 way drafted to Utah , and , afttr eetvloi tbera in the Mormon eliilicolty , wa muttered ont at Fort Randall , Neb. July 25 , 1800. When the war broke ou I enlisted In the 2d Battalion District o ColnmbU Volunteers , nod waa it th battles of Fair Oaks , Manajaas , and a the aklrmiahes about Washington , whei Jubal Eirly tried to capture it. I wa discharged in Ootebjr , 180i , bat h e been in the service H > lonz 1 could nest st y out , BO on Jam 22 , 1805 , I enlistee in this batlory , where I have rctnalnee ever elnco 1 have never been wounded but hsvo hsd tlio cholera aud the ycllov fovir , nnd would rather Lo wounded i dtzjn tfims thau navu the fever ogiln. ' The old veteran retires on a pennon o $32 a m inth , cud intends to live at Noir aik , N. J , NOTKS. Bajllsa W. llanna , United States ministe to the Arguntlue Jtspubllc , tailed for Uuenc Ayrrs , cccompauitd by his wife and thre children , on tne steamer Merrlinac. Tliero it no confirmation of tba ruicota in dicatiucr PoitmuBter-Genoral Yilas to b variously ill. lutimatu friends ol Col , Vila declare these reports to be THE MABKETS : ffhcat Rfflcks ibc Lowest Figure Since April Lat ; , A Fovemli Oondition and Lower Prioos the Rule , VclRht A cntH or the IOWA Tool Con sider O.iimlin Iilvo Btoutc Uasi- ncss Ury GnnilH Ilcvlcw. OHIOAaj STU01C , CATTtr. Special Telegram to The BEE. CHICAGO , Augint 18 Piltno locholco coin- oil natives were r.ithor scarce , tilling about toady. The supply of such was not heavy , ret there was n luflklont number for tbo vnatB of bujcrs. But gramcrs and part grass cattle cold at 51:80 : to $5 10 and along hero , while low grade natives and grnsscrs old all the way from SI 23 to 81,75. Common natives , grassora and such ns had to compcta with the Texaus and westerns were hard to ell. ell.Thera were about sixty cars of Nobrasltn. Montana nud Wyoming stock on tnlo , and uch Bold a strong 10 to 15o lower. The iwan Land and C.tttlo company had the best ot oE western cattle among the offerings during the morning , nnd they only nrough ! ; il 85. The to were 180 to 193 cars of Texans among the fresh receipts , and prices were again quoted 10@lCo lower , Btst canners nro Boiling at a raugo of S3.SO@3.DO. Onu uinch of wintered com-fed Texana inado SI 23. Stoekera nod feeders trade dull. Hunter i'lvnus & Co , bad n train of the evicted Texas cattle from Indian Territory. They were sold for S3.40. Steers , 1,330 to 1,000 Ibs , § 5 20@5.S5 ; 1,200 to 1,350 lb , § 4.)0@5 ) 40 ; 050 to 1.2 JO Ibs , St,30435. , Through Texas cat'lo slow , 15B20o lower ; 950 Iba , S3.tO@3.95 : 7oO to 9CO bs , S3.4I ) ; 000 to 700 Ids , $2.70@3.30. Western rnngerp , 10@ina lawor ; natives nnd half-breeds , S120@1.25 ; cows , S3.40&3.4J ; wintered Toxnns , S3.70@4 20. Sales-275 W\oming , 1034 Ibs , S1.30 ; 22 Wyoming , 1,007 Ibs , $ J 30 ; 418 Wyoming , 1,172 Ibs , St 85 ; 231 Montana Texana , 920 Ibs , 53.90 , HOGS. Itocoipts again light. Demand fair and prices Bucstautiiilly higher , especially on : lioico light nnd heivy ( elected corn fed stock , but packing sorta nnd grasiyetook underwent little or no change. Grata skips and low grades griiEsers may bj quoted nt S3 753 83 ; Eoo.l corn fed tlcipj , iivorAging 190 , sold at § 3 7C34 (0 ( ; rough nnd common packers sold ntS4.00@-l.25. nd fair to good ut SI 35'S4 fO , with bibt aehcted hoivy nt S4 G @ 4 75. ckicg acd shippinc , 23) ) to 300 Ibc , SI 35 ® o ; light weiphtp , 130 to 170 Ibs , SI GJ@1.'J ! ) ; 180to2l01bjS1.10@ 40. 2I1K Oil UN \vne.\T. Special Telegram to the BBS. CHICAGO , August 18 Market very fovcr- iah to day , nnd prices subjected to rapid fluc tuations. The tone was extremely weak in eaily deals. The market opened IJc lower , OH lug to n largo increase In the yisiblo supply , and fell off Ic under heavy offerings , October options touching 83a , or ten cants lower than prices current ten days ngo , and cash wbe.it won ottered for less than SOc , for the first time Binca April of tha present year , Tha first decllno broughs out aomo larcra blocks of ' 'long" wheat , which helped the downward tendency. After the market hal touched 83s , the demand becimo moro pro nounced and prices rallied Ic , fell off As , fluc tuated , nud closed on the regular board ijo undur yesterday. Tlioro was another pharp rally in tbo afternoon , and thn market finally closed o under yoaterday , Tha strength ia the afternoon wts duo to tha report of large expoiti from New York. cons , Market active : iid uneettlod , prices ruling very Irregular. The market opened lower , enlarge largo receipts nnd increase in the visibl ) sup ply , but , under free bmiog , stimulated by Irost p edlctione , rallied J@lc , fell back jj@lc , nnd finally closed i@8 < 3 higher than yester day. OAT3 ruled firm , aud cloeed a thodo Ligher than yeetflrdoy. 3 , _ t pnovtaioNH were uniettled. Pork opened EC h'ghor ' , fell back l0@23e ! , rallied l'12Jc , and closed toady. Lard ckst-d n shade eaiier. ThlB OMAHA. SC001C ITAHDS. TIIK nnsuLT or TIIC .MCICTING OK THE FREIGHT" IN CHICAGO. Special Dispatch to tha BEH , CHICAGO , August 18. A meeting of the general freight agents of Ilia llceo mombera of the > Wcctorn I'Volght ' association , was held yesterday at the cflie of Commissioner Faith- orn , The meeting had boon called to consid er tbe recommendation of the commissioner rehtivo to the handling of tha live stock traf- li : o ! Omaha. The session lasted tome five hours and tha tub ect v-aa discujsud in all its bearing ; , Tha policy of making n change , ou'.eide of tbe justice of the commisiionor's recommendation , was traversed , and as opin ions ivero oimwhnt nn'a onittia no conclu. sion wa.s nritvcd at. This has the effect to cattinuo the mo of the local nnd through rates of the combination ai dodroJ b f the Omaha poopla , According to the Tribune ) it waatho opinion nt yostordy'd meeting that Mr. Fuitnorn'd rocammendation was fair and equitable , and there is no pnod roasoii why the Union Pacific ehould ba accorded privi leges that nro not accjrded to other lines v/cst of tha Miisquri river , or why the roads east of tha Missouri river uuould hoip tin Union Pa- clfio in building up the Omaha stock yardn , yet owing to tha onorgotio protests made by the Unlou Pacific nud the howls made by the Omaha ttockynrds people , some of the roads were not prepared to vote in favor of Falth- oru's proposition , and alter n lengthy and an imated discuiaton the maetiug adjourned without taking any actiou. Ne\v York I > ry Goudu NEW YOIIK , August 18. An Improved de. maud with jobbers continuca and a good busi ness is ia progrciB , Agents ore doing n healthy nnd good trade but chiefly through dmvaries on old and now orders , which nre taking n largo quantity of ntutT. Bleached cottons are in gonrl movement. Brown cottons nnd centon JUnneU are feel ing the strain of duplicate nisortmentu ren dered iioceswy by the distribution effected nud the demand at hand. Dress goods , pilnts , soft wool dress fabrics , ginghamlUwiel * , blankels , wea't wear , woolens , Kentucky jeaus , skirls , tluwli , un derwear , hosiery and knit gooda relltct evi- dccco ol bolter tiado in sight. A DrclBloii uriinpurtanuiito KALAMAZOO , Mich. , August 18.-Iu the mutter of D. 0. & II. C. lleod & Co. , pat entees nf spring tooth harrows , va. Chase , Taylor & Co. , et al , for infrlBgcinont of pat ent , tried In the United Btutea court nt Grdod Haj-.idB , Juatlco Stanley Matthews finds for tha pluintilfj. The caio has been before the courtu loverul yeure , and involves the entire spring tooth float harrow buiineee of tha country ( or the patt fifteen yrats. By It is decision every farmer using , nnd every concern making , any toil of an Itfrlogtinent , will have to p y royalty. The case u one of the mott important t\cr decided in tbU country.
