Nebraska Newspapers

    FIFTEENTH YEAK , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , DECEMBER ! 26 , 1835 NUMBER 100.1
CHRISTMAS AT THE CAPITAL
Circumspect Quietude in Place of Termer
Holiday Carousing ,
HOMES OF THE POOR MADE GLAD
Tlio Supreme Court's1 Desire for Pri
vate Hcerctnrles-iV " " " ' 1 Stomachs
achs Turning 1'nhllc Mc't Into
Hour nntl .Snapping llonm.
An Uneventful Holiday.
WASIIINOTON , Dec , SH. fSj > eclal Tele
gramJ This has been annncvcnlful holiday
In Washington. It was the most quiet
throughout the city known formally years.
There was no drinking and caiouslng about
thu public places , no congregating of crowds
no last driving on the avenue , no promenad
ing on the ptlnclpal thoroughfares , as has
been usual , but n complete.abscnco of life.
The day , however , was one of the. brightest
and most plrasjint of thu winter. Tlio sun
shone brightly , the air was balmy , the streets
perfectly dry nnd everything cheery In the
outward elements.
The white house was closed all day. No
visitors wens seen and there was no activity
there. President Cleveland remained In
doors. Nearly all thu senators and icpro-
fcontatlvcs wuie In dlfl'eieiit parts of I'm coun
try and lew vlsltois were here. Those who
did not go to thulr homes went to New Yoik
mostly. Moio charily was shown by
the prolligalo and wealthy citizens
than for many years. Tlie poor
and needy were given iinstlntlngly things
which madu them happy. About a dozen
Clnlslmas clubs composed of wealthy people
and others who wanted tocontributu towards
the happiness of tlm needy , performed
various acts of charity. It Is estimated that
more than half a million dollars weio spent
In presents and helping the poor. Karly In
the morning dellu'iy wagons loaded with
clothing , provisions and .sweet meats left thu
store houses on their mission of charity in
every direction , so that tlie sun must have
fhouo more brightly in the homes of thu poor
than in these of better circumstances , speak
ing for the moment.
Thcie were no demonstrations at any of
the public halls , and low of the churches.
The theatres weio not largely attended
to-night. The city is as quiet as it It
wcro Sunday , and it is not
probable that things will enliven
under a week. Usually Christmas is a day
of much noise making and ribaldry here ,
anil the bar rooms have been made to ring
with the voices of Intoxicated men , most of
whom eru employes of the government ,
audit is likely that the change of adminis
tration , and the consequent necessity of gov
ernment employes conducting themselves
with great uprightness , Is the cause ot this
quietude. If this change for the better in
moral matters heie lias ically been wrought
through the change in government affairs It
Is well. In any event this lias been a very
quiet Christmas.
HtlCllBTAHIKS KOtl SflMtKMK .TI'DOni.
Tlio justices of thu supreme court of the
United Slates have been for some time trying
to have thu government furnish them with
private secretaries , and the attorney general
has recommended that thuy be given such as
sistance. The quallllcatlnns of the private
secretary will bo judged , of course , by the
justice employing him ; but he. will bo paid
out of funds appropriated for that purpose ,
and Is to bu a stenographer. Nothing has been
paid about salary , but 8-.000 a year for each
justice Is thought to bu about thu amount
wanted.
There are seven members of tliu supreme
couitof the United States. They are ap
pointed lor life , and each is paid 510,000 a
year , excepting the chief justice , whose sal
ary and perquisites reach ubout S-.OJO above
that sum. The supieme court during
the' session .sits about three hours
n day on an average , and the ses
sions occupy about eight months
In the year. Decisions mo only rendered on
Mondays. Each justice delivers on tlio av
erage thiei ! or four decisions a week. Kach
of these decisions are written out and printed
and may average bOO words , or live pages of
ordinary foolscap writing paper. Tlie vol
ume of physical and mental labor devolving
upon the members of the supreme court of
the United States can Iherefoio be readily
approximated. It Is argued by the attorney
general and those directly Interested that it
requires the highest order of ability In a mem
ber of the supreme court , and that he should
not be icqtilivd to have to wiiteom his de
cisions with his own hand. Inasmuch as It
will nccc.s.silalo an appropriation from con
gress this whole matter will iiiiilouDHdly bo
discussed In all Its bearings , and the proba
bilities are that thu request of ! the justices
will bo refused.
JIVM'151'Tir I'lMII.IP JIP.X.
Uepresentatlvo William II. Morrison of Il
linois , who has gained so much celebrltv In
huri/ontal tariff reduction efforts and suc
cessful revision of tlm ru es of the house ,
has grown morose of late. Whether It Is on
account of his defeat , for thu United States
Hcnatii against Cencral Logan , or because hu
is molested a great deal by the public making
Inquiries of him. is not known. Ills true ,
however , that the William K. Morrison of
to-day is not the William It. Morrison of
eighteen months ago. He has grown very 111
In temper and blustering In manner. Hl.s
constituents , when they come to see him , un
less they havesomeihlntf of the same dlspo-
s'ltlon as himself , cower butoro him ,
Speaking of the harsh mannersof public
men heie , a gentleman who comes In contact
with nearly all of them dally , remarked to
day :
" 1 bavo discovered Ibat the men who are
Inclined to bo dyspeptic and gouty In their
Inclinations .have been growing worse very
rapidly for NOIIIU time. Some of them are
already almost unbearable , I liavo otton 10-
uiarked thu growth of tills disposition on the
part of Mr , Morilsou of late , while Mr , lau- !
dull has becomealimit a biar , and It Is like
faking imti's breath to approach him with
Hiiy kind of n civil subject. Hu seems to get
nil out of patience when one asks him a com
mon question. Personally both of these men
arc-growing less popular with the people who
come In contact with them. 1 was
talking the other day to Abram
S. Hewitt , the distinguished statesman
from New York. You know Hewitt has tlm
dyspepsia , and there Is more harshness In
that llttlo bent form than In any other com
position thu halls of the hotisu of representa
tives ever held. 1 was astonished , however ,
to notice that bu was more gentle and accom
modating In Ids manner , and 1 Instantly In-
qnlivd u.ion meeting him If Ids health was
not better than usual , and hu said It was. 1
think that any man with dyspepsia , gout ,
rhcumatlMn and kindred ailments , which lin-
v itcr ttbout ono and Incline him to be
X Unpleasant , Is umlt to ocodpy a po
sition In public llfo here , because be
Vents Ids spleen uuoit the poor ilevlls
who have to go to him. Senator Vest of
Missouri Is one of thu most harsh men 1 have
ever met , and U teems to put Iron Into his
' toiil la have to iqtcak gently to anyone , lie
Is so Inclined to bluster and snarl , and cuts
ono'a fec'llnittj. Senator lieck la also a brash
I
fellow In Ids manner , and a person dreads to
have to go to him for anything. I am afiald ,
too , that Senator Vooihces , who has won
mifli lanicls for his hospitality and kindly
manner , Is growing harsh and unpleasant In
hl.s ways fast , for I often hear the remark
that he has hint somebody's feelings. "
TUP SKPTJONS iivmit : > o.v rotN'Aon.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2" | Associated Press. I
The National Republican to-n1orrow will
give as the result ol an exhaustive Inquiry
conceinipir tiituiedtcisions In the liottso of
rrpre.'Ciitatlves in regam hi tim unlimited
.suspension of .silver eullinirc. a table showill
that l-l.'l democr.its nnd * > J lepiibllcans aiu
rt .tiii ; * snsiKinsloii , nnd.TOlcitn ( 'iats and ! U
republlcnnsiiiO in favor of It. The nomrml ;
feature In connCcTitm V.'lth the matter Is
the division of mi'mber.snponswrtnrm ! tl aat
The we.st and south aie practicallv a unit tor
coinage , while the cast and middle states ap
pear to be as solidly In favor of suspension ,
rot.oitr.D Ti.Mrir.ANci : CAMI-AKIN.
A temperaiicocampaign Is boliu carried on
In the colored churches of the city atpre.sent
under HID management of the Womans'
Cluistlan Temperance tinion. Much inter
est Is manifested , and the hearty cooperation
tion ot the various paston. hero has been so-
cuied.
ort' 10 NIW : om.r.AN * .
A largo number of congiessmeii and jour
nalists , who with the ladles of their f urn lies
were invited some days airo to accept the
romtcsyof tint Dalllmoro ifc Ohio lines lorn
trip to the New Orleans exposition , left
Washington this evening tor a week's
plcastne maklinr. Thu list. Includes the
following : Congressman Townsliend of
Illinois , Conger and ladies of Iowa. Ward of
Illinois , Lafollette and wife of Wisconsin ,
Mr. Moore , of Milwaukee , Wis.
COMl'UOMLSKD Til 13 CLAIM.
Kmory Storr's "Widow Sccur
Insitrnnco I'liiin.
CtncAno , Dec. 5B. [ Special Tulegram.J
Immediately alter the death of Kmory A.
Stoirs much Intcicst was manifested in
rcgaid to the state of the great counselor's
wordly affairs. That the anticipations of
those who knew him were correct were soon
substantiated by a move of the deceased's
inoio intimate friends to present the widow
with a substanthd testimonial. For nearly a
year previous to his sudden demise Mr.
Slorrs was Importuned by hl.s friends to take
a policy In some reputable life insurance
company , His friends knew too well the
peculiarities of tlio great advocate , and whllo
they did not dam toofferto pay the premiums
for him It was generally understood that the
policy should not be permitted to lapse on
account of a default of this nature. When
the books and patters of the dead jurist were
gone oycr first no policy of any kind was
found. A renewed search resulted in tlio
discovery of a policy for 820,003 In the
Kiniitablo. Life Assurance society of Now
Voile. The document was finally found In a
separate box in the ollice vault of Mr.
Storr's on Washington street. Of course tbo
paper was presented at the local ollice of the
company , and then It was learned for the
first time that not a cent of premium was
paid on it. The local managers upon this
ground refused an adjustment of the claim
and the case was submitted by .Mr. Storr's
friends to the general ollice of thu Kipdlablo
In New York. The fact that no premium
had ever been paid seemed an iinsnrmonnta-
ble barrier to a .successful prosecution of tlio
claim to some of tlie legal friends of the poli
cy holder , while others held that the verbiage
implying that the premium had been paid
made the policy practically a receipt for
tbo lirs.t installment of the prem
ium , and that therefore * the amount
of the policy could bo recovered. It proved
by the face of thu policy that the document
was one providing for the annual payment
of the premium. It was issued January 1 ,
1SS5 , for one year , and the first Installment
would therefore cover the period till Decem
ber 81 , 18 $ . ) . It was learned I'utthcr that the
company had never renounced or cancelled
the policy , but that agents and collectors bad
at frequent Intervals called upon Mr. Storrs
for a payment , The company , to avoid liti
gation , which on account of the reputation
of the deceased as a barrister , would
give undesirable prominence to a suit , of
fered a payment of 81,000. This offer was
held In abeyance. Then the company , being
confronted with a suit , tlio outcome of
which would at least bo doubtful , while at all
hazards it would In volvo considerable expense
yielded , and yesteulay a compromise was af
fected , by which the company pays § 10,000 to
the widow. _
FOItiBlCX AI-TAIUS.
Predicted ItcHiKnation of the ISrlH.son
Ministry in Franco.
PAIIIS , Dec. 15. It Is stated that Admiral
Caliber , minister of marine and colonies ,
tendered bis resignation because President
Brissou announced his decision to create a
colonial ministry.
A majority of tlio newspapers hero predict
that the Brlsson ministry will resign aftur
the session of tlie chambers is renewed , in
favor of M. Do Froycinet.
M. Ferry v , rites to the Temps that in tbo
debate on thu Toiniuin credit yestcrdav M.
Clcmenceau misrepresented him by reading
only a portion of the dispatch sent to him by
llaion Do Courcct , French minister to CJer-
many , in reply to a dispatch from the latter
convoying an offer made by Princu Bismarck
to act as mediator between France and China.
Ferry says that if tlio whole dispatch had
been read it would have been shown that the
dispatch was written before thu disaster to
the French troops at Langson.
To thu Sccno of the Conflict.
PAULS Dec. 20. Thu Matin this morning
prints , though without giving full credit to
thu report , a telegram from Lisbon announc
ing that , a Cerman man-of-war has just been
despatched from thu Island of St. Thomas , in
thu gulf of Cnlnea , for llatcngo , In con se
quence of a conflict between a party of French
sailors and thu crew of thu Cerman corvette
Cyclop. _ _
COMMOJOU13 JUTTSO.VS KID.
A Disreputable AVoniiin Claims the
Youth Tor n Huslmntl.
Ntw Vonic , Dec. Uo. Mrs. Mary Kittson ,
alias Mary King and Minnie Clark , a notorious
rious woman of this city , and thu keeper of a
disreputable house , brought suit In the supreme
premo coutt yesterday against Hercules L.
Kittson for alimony.- The complaint nnd
answer In the case are full of sensations.
The woman says that she was married to
Kittson on April 25 last , and that ho aban
doned her In July. ' She claims that he is
wealthy and extravagant and a boarder at
Urn Windsor hotel.
Young Kittson Is a son of Commodore
Kittson , of St. Paul , who resides witli Ids
family at the Widsor hotel durini ; thu winter
season. Ho says that he was taken to the
WOIUMM'S bouso drunk on thu night of April
' _ ' ! , ami was still fuither piled with liquor , so
that bu was unable to leavu on the next day.
When he becamu sober thu women Informed
him that they had been married , but Kittson
says that he has not the slightest iccollectlon
of any marriage. When Judge Donohuu
beard the young man's story lie refused to
permit the plalntin's counsel to reply to it ,
and resi rved bis decibion. Commodore Kitt
son said to-night that his son was not of ago
on April 'A but ho supposed the woman led
thu boy iuto some sort of a farce which she
now claims wtt n marriage. The woman Is
tigcil about 33 years.
Sim was waiiias across the mud on Wood-
waid avunuit.whcn a tiU'.chcr ' call came along
mid Kplaahvd her from botriU't to shoes. A
pedestrian whu witnessed the aeoitii''it ' pulled
out his handkerchief and said : "Be : ; Di
llon , mil let mu wipe soma of It off , " "Oh ,
thanks ! " nho replied , "but nevermind the
mud. If you feel it a duty to do something
linbecase , plcaso mention someol the lead
ing cusa words uow luuiol" [ Detroit Five
Pruos.
A CASK-HOUND HUMAN CORPSE
A Romantic Chapter in the History of n
Distinguished Ohicngoan ,
SAVED FROM AN OCEAN GRAVE.
Wnltor TJ. Xcwbcrry 1'rcsorvcd In a
Cask or Hum nnd Drought to Ills
liiSrJSftu'lliiflnl , afior Dying
on the lirond Atlantic.
A S icr > t ° I" Sevontcru "Wars.
CHICAGO , Dec. ' , ' . .vrLSl't'll | < l Telegram ] .
The body ot Waller L. XcfrJ rry ; who be
queathed S'.VVn.'M'l ' to found a public IlBr.try
In Chicago , has been lying for seventeen
years In Craceland cemetery , whllo all Chicago
cage , save two or three , believed It to bo at
the bottom of the ocean. And vet the story
of Its burial there , and of the means by which
It escaped the oblivion of the deep , Is by far
the stiangest and most romantic chapter In
this man's remarkable history.
In Ib < i7 Mrs. Nonberry , leaving her hus
band In Chicago , took her two daughter's
abroad , and eventually began the residence
In Paris , which lasted until thu death of all
throe. In November of the following year
Mr. Ncwbeiry himself conceived the Idea of
joining his family , and slatted abroad. Ho
was alieady well advanced In years and It had
been his practice to support a body
servant , not so much as a
luxury as a necessity. Mr. Dewberry went
to New York and shipped In a staemer for
Havre. He was always austere and taciturn
on shore , and ho chose to lematn so at sea ,
repelling every effort of friendship or even
acquaintance. As a natural result the ship's
register disclosed all that was known of tills
silent passenger save his appearance. Such
remarks as fell perforce from Ids lips sulTered
to stamp him as a man of intelligence , butte
to all the passengers lie was ' 'Walter L , New-
berry , Chicago , " and no more.
In such surroundings as these an alien In
the midst of his own people Newberry sick
ened and died. The common fate of these
who die at sea Is known a canvass
shroud , a brief perfunctory service , and a
splash In the water. Such is tlie route by
which Jack Tar consigns not only himself
but all bis passengers , to "Davy
Jones' locker. " It Is ono of the
sailors many superstitions that there is bad
luck In a corpse on board the ship , and obedi
ent to this superstition thu body of Walter
Xewbcrry would have gone the usual route
but for thu Interference of a gentleman from
New Vork. This parson urged upon the
ship's captain that hu knew the Newberry
family to be one of wealth and distinction ,
and that they would begrudge no expenditure
to bring the corpse back to land for burial ,
but the captain was obstinate. Perhaps he
was not willing to confer a favor nuon the
family of ono whom ho had found so In-
tractible and cold. Hu saw no excuse for de
viating from the rule , and basides there were
no means for preserving the corpse to the
journey's end.
Herein the New "York man found a sugges
tion. He bad ascertained that a part of tlie
vessel's ' cargo was Mcdford rum , and lie al
once offered to buy a cask of that liquor as a
preservative. Tills suggestion linally pre
vailed. Tlio liquor was bought nnd the body
of the millionaire plunged Into its alcoholic
bath. The ship meanwhile wont on Its way
to Havre , where this strange Item cf freight
was unloaded. The New Yorker looked care
fully after its unloading , and at once rebilled
it to the dead man's former address In Chica
go. Hu bad , of course , no knowledge that
Mrs. Nowberry was at that moment in Parts ,
within a few miles of where ho stood , so he
wrote a letter to bo sent by the next post
which was intended to precede the cask , re
lating what , he had done , and why it bad been
necessary to resort to so unnatural a plan.
Tlio next outward bound steamer from the
port of Havru carried both letter and cask.
At New Yotk the latter was , of course , left
behindhand In the race , but In due tlino It
arrived on a freight train at the Michigan
Central yards. The letter meanwhile had
reached Chicago and had gotten into thu
hands of U. 1. Tlnkliam , an old friend of the
Nowberrys , who , according to a statement
made by himself before his death , fell at lib
erty to open it and apprise himself of its con
tents. Mr. Tinkham prepared for the arrival
of the cask of rum containing tlio by this
time pickled remains of Ills old friend , and
when It arrived at thu depot was there In
readiness to receive It with a single eye to
the obligations ol' friendship and the respect
due to so prominent and much lovcdacitix.cn.
Mr. Tinkham had prepared for the recep
tion of his friend's mortal remains no less a
vehicle than a dray. He brought no clergy
man , but had Instead several mutual fi lends ,
who , like himself , considered what was duo
the proprieties. Upon thu dray went thu
cask , and away to Graccland the strange pro
cession took Its route. No clergyman hero ,
either , and no funeral services of the ortho
dox sort. Again tlio proprieties camu for
ward and pomto.I out the Incongruity of low
ering moist and pickled "remains" to earth
with the usual formula of 'dust to dust. "
Mr. Nuwborry had owned n lot , and In this
lot a hole was dug , thu barrel was rolled out
of thu dray and Into thu bole , and thu earth
closed over the body of thu millionaire.
tJK's UUIMJOH.
A Missouri Heal ICuliuo Aont lo-
ranlluc for $10OOO.
ST. I.oiiis , Dec. ur > . Information comes
from Clinton , Mo , , that Silas K. Cheek , a
prominent real estate and loan agent of that
place , Is a defaulter for over SIW.OOO. Tbo
utmost confidence was placed in Ids Integ
rity until recently , and the banks had given
him ctcdlt tar beyond his means and honored
his drafts for largo amounts.
About two weeks ano , J , C. Nichols , of
nildgeport , Conn. , arrived at Clinton to look
after a mortgage on property belonging to
Orion li , Jones. Hu discovered the name on
the mortgage lictitious and the mortgage a
forgery. Cheek had forged the name of the
recorder to thu bogus mortgage and
had defrauded him out ot S7oo. : ;
To save himself Cheek gave a deed of trust
on bis property for the amount ; and the Kama
day gavoanothor deed of trust to save filends
who had advanced him money , lln then lull
for Canada and has not been heard from since ,
Ills manner of obtaining money was to
forgo names to bogus deeds of ( Just , Imprint
the tecorder's seal upon tlm documents ,
which ho could easily do. as lie had access to
tlio recorder's olllco at all times. The deeds
thus appearing all right ho had no trouble In
obtaining money on them. As these papers
are not recorded it is Impossible to tell who
aru defrauded , but the following parties bavo
been heard tiom : Central Illinois Financial
agency , Jacksonville , III. : John Hind , Jos.
A. Jofee , K. C. Nichols , Hridgepoit , Conn. ;
Newton tiavlncs bank , Newton , Conn. ; W.
J. O'Kcutu Ai Co. , Marshall , Mich.
Check Is i j ears old , married , and his wife
is now lying at thu point of death , but does
not know of her husband's wrong doings ,
lie owned property worth 834,000 , which has
been attached by creditors , but no other legal -
gal action has l > ecn taken. Ills books show
he ha- loaned 3171,000 for eastern parties. In
his desk the following was found :
I am a thief , scoundrel , kuavo and liar.
T , iu 1. % CllKKK.
IMnylnc to Kinpty Itcnclieu.
CtncAoo , Dec. i' . . In the balk line billiard
tournament Ylgnaux nnd Slosson to-nl ht
played a horribly How and uninteresting
gamu bo f cue. an assemblage of onu bundled
Scoio : Yltsuaux , bOO $ Blcesou , 7W ,
A REIGN OF TERROR IH TEXAS ,
The Frightful and Bloodthirsty Crimes of
Some Insatiate Demon- Rousing the
Citizens of Austin to Action ,
AVSTI.V , Tex. , Doe 25. Two terrible
cilmcs were committed In this city last night
after midnight , \\lilch will undoubtedly re
sult In three deaths and no telling how many
lynching ? . Dnilnjtjic past year Austin has
been hctt'H i- vy few" weeks Dy somCdi'- '
tardly attack on servant women , both white
and colored , Fully a dozen servants bavo
been outraged and eight murdered
within this period. The crimes all
bore lA'Ideneu < * - being pcrpe-
trit l ar.,1 plained by the same persons.
Kvury effort has been madn to apprehend tlio
criminals , and skilled dctectlvp.3 have been
emplojed. Many iieKroeshavo been arrested
and passed through a rigid examination , but
nothing came of the efforts. Many cltl/.ens
and seine olllclals lield to the theory that the
crime was perpetrated by some Insane Indi
vidual , who cininiim'ly devised how ho could
shed women's blood without Apprehension.
About midnight last night W. Jl. Hancock ,
a well-to-do carpenter , residing at COTi Water
street , was awakened by groans. Entering
his wife's chamber adjoining 1m found a va
cant bed covered with blood spots. Fellow-
ing the trail out of the front door , around the
house anil Into the back yard.wltero ho found
bis wile weltering in a pool of blood , She had
been struck twice across the head with
a blunt axe , and her skull fractured. Al-
thotuh still alive physicians say the lady will
surely die from her wounds. Mrs. Hancock
Is10 jcars of aye and still a handsome
woman. She bore an unblemished character.
In the midst of the great excitement pro
duced by this outrage , the citizens were ap
palled at hearing of a still creator crime per
petrated about the same hour several squares
distant. Al 1 o'clock Mrs. Phillips , residing
at:503 Hickory street , was awakened by the
erlesof her grandson. Entering her son James
i'hllllp's room , she found the Infant on the
bed , coveted with blood , and Phillips lying
senseless from a terrible blow across the
head. Klla 1'hllllps , his wife , was missing.
A frightened neighbor followed a bloody
trail again , and tound her body lying In the
back yard of the adjoining premises. Death
had resulted from a blow on the forehead
with an axe. Across the body lay heavy
rails. Her person had been outraged.
There Is no clue to either crime.
The excitement on the streets during the
day has been great. Christmas was for
gotten. The mayor called a meeting of the
citizens at the court house. Nearly one
thousand attended. A committee of public
safety was organized. The feeling over tlie.sc
last outiages is Intense. A house-to-houso
search for the bloody handed murderer will
probably bu inaugurated at once.
Her Sin Ky Death.
W Oiii.KA.N8 , Dec. 25. To-night Martin
Heindal , a gas litter , agcdlU years , called at a
dlsieputable house on Custom House street ,
where his wife Ernestine , aged 20 years , was
living , lie called her out and stabbed her
seveial times , Inllletlnir Injuries which will
probably prove fatal. lUijdai is under arrest
and admits bavini ; intended to kill his \vlt'o ,
saying that he c mid not t'tanil her conduct.
Sholctt him tluee. weeks ; o and has since
been an inmate of a disreputable House. He
says lie and his wife's brother , Jacob Keren.
ami her father , had dcteimiued to kill her.
and as her father was too old to live
out a term in llto penitentiary it
was better that a young man should dolt.
Jacob Ueren accompanied Hemlal : to tlio
house , and. it is said , held his sister while
her husband stabbed her. Tins police
have not yet arrested him. The girl
recognized Heindal as her assailant ,
but as yet lias made no charge against her
brother. The proprietress of the house savs
Heindat's visit to-nluht was for the purpose of
extolling money from Ids wife which was re
fused him. Hence the attack.
More CrcfiContCily Crimes.
Nnw OnrrAXS , Dec. 23. Mary Orcely.
aged 70 , was found dead to-night. Matthew
K. Darrlgan. who hail struck her several
times about the head with his lists , was ar
rested charged with the murder.
John Williamson , a-cil 10 , was to-day shot
and fatally wounded by Patrick Dailon , aged
1-1 years. _ _ _ _ _
Killed hy Convicts.
STAIIKSVILU : , Miss. , Dec. 2- ) . Seven eon-
viutsworklngonW.il. Harvey's plantation
mutinied Wednesday atid Killed "Wash"
Powers , the colored guard , and escaped. A
man named Turner who pursued the con
victs was shot , hut will recover. It is said
that the mutiny Is tlm result of Inhuman
treatment on thu part of Powers toward the
convicts. _ _ _
A Donltlo T/'flfjedy.
Louisvitj.i : , Dec. ' - ; . A' ' 8 o'clock to-night
Charles Johnson ( colored ) cut his wife's
throat with a pocket knife , almost severing
the head from the body , and then cut his own
throat. Johnson cannot possibly recover.
Jealousy was the cause.
PUISljUill'S lMtOTOTl'1'13.
A Now HnmpHliiro Myfltery
Ullnjr tlio .St. Ijotiis Tragedy.
Nr.w MAIIKIIT Ju.vcnox , N. 11. , Dre. 21.
Thoexcitement over a supposed tiunk mys
tery hcio Is at the climax to-d.iy. About a
week ago portions of a human .scalp with
tults of hair attached ucrc diawn liom Patch
pond in Osslpeo by mt > u lishing throimli the
ice. Vcsterday a largo amount of human
hair and a portion of a scalp , together
with a piece of calico , was iished
out fiom under the ice. Sticks of
wood four feet long have also been iislied out
of the mud , ami It is generally thought tliuy
were put there to hold down ibe body , \vliich
Is supposed to be that of a young lady who
left Pliiiiimcr'ii hotel at West Osslpeo
myhtuiioiitfly six years a o ; or
possibly that of a young lady
who disappeared from Moultonvlllo
a year ago , ami never has been heard trout.
The hair found is from ten to twenty Inches
long , and compares with that ot both the
missing women , What H thought to l > o a
box or trunk stink In life nlud has' been grap
pled , but although lifty men have been work
ing all day trying to , recover It , they have
thus far tailed to'get It out ,
THINKS HIS Tll'liB OM3AU.
Congressman OVNtnll and tlio I
Coin nil 1 1 co ChalrinniiKlifp ,
ST. Loins , Dec. 25. Congressman O'N'elll
of this city , who is mentioned as probable
chairman ot the committed on labor of tlm
house of representatives arrived homo to-day
and was met by varlous'leadetsof the labor
Interests to piolfer their support to him ,
O'Neill deprecated any acljon on their pait ,
not wishing to cmbnn-.iRS the speaker
in hl.s selection of thu committees ,
and said : "If having created the committee
on labor in the last congiess , Inliodnced thu
bill to create the bureau ot labor statistics ,
and made a speech In the house on tlm 1m-
poitatlon of contract labor , which the dem
ocratic national committee made one of their
principal campaign documents , all of which
was done under the eye of the specker. doe *
not entitle mu to the chairmanship of I Mo
committee , then mass meetings anil resolu
tions will not help me. "
Parson Downs Wantti tlio Church.
BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. S.I. On behalf ot
thu Hoy. W. W. Downs , counsel made o
formal demand upon Clerk Colcman am )
Deacon Wilbur yesterday afternoon for the
possession of Ui Uowtloin Sipmre church.
liclng refused , legal proceedings will bo
Instituted.
Weather for To-day ,
Missot'iii VAI.I.KV Wanner , fair weather ,
winds generally southerly , lower barowvter ,
TERRORS OF TROPICAL SEAS ,
Story of the Frightful Storm that Swept
the Oarribcan Coast.
LASHED BY SHEETS OF FOAM.
Twenty-Two Vessels WrecUed nml
Fllly-Xlirco Ijlves Lost Details of
the Colon Catastrophe Told by
Survivor * of the Lost Crafts.
The Gitlij nt Colon.
NEW Yoiiu , Dee. ti'i. Tlio steamer Cllyof
Para arrived hero yesterday , having on bo.xrd
p.uts of the crew.sof live of the vessels lost
s. ' . Asplnwall In Hie. terrible norther that
swept tnal { 'ol t , beginning on December 'J ,
and ausing the loss of twenty-two vessels
and nt least ilfty-ilnco lives. The men who
icturned to this port were :
American Schooner Frank Atwood Mate
Thomas ttaiue , tin ) ward K. Ketler , aeameu
W , Uanheli , F. llanizon , It. Kciovcn.
Norwegian Hark lloideii Master A. Uermt-
zcn , Mate A. Jacot ) > on , .Seamen 11. lirooii , O.
Ma.sor.ild , A. Lansing , N. Slgelon and K. No-
Norwegian 1 } irk Itlance Master S. Carlscn
anil .Mrs. Carisen , Mate \V. \ Wilson , Seamen
A. Ulelscn , M. Ulohcn , .loon liaonelsen , A.
LsUsen , S. llcnnancn , H. licndrickscn , M.
Haiiisen , J , Jensen.
Norwegian Hailt Douglas Castln Master
K. Uxliolm , Mate tt. ( i undersell , Seamen J.
Olsen , 11. llcinckscn , A. Tobiassen , A.
tikroogs , ,1. Malaclilascn , 1) ) . ICIiassuu , J , Sun-
berg , 1 ! . Mateltilasscn , O. Pies.
Swedish baric tvautan Master P. Norfeldt ,
MateJ. K. W. Do La Mottl , Seamen S. P.
Larson , Fred. 15 1 II.
In talking about the disastrous effects of
thu gale of IKcjmuer U yesterday , Cant. Ox-
liotniof the bark DottL'las Castle , said that
ho arrived in port on November ( i with Wl
tons of coal from Cardiff. He had been
waiting for an oppoitunity to discharge
his cargo , and In the foienoon of
December ! J was on shore talking *
with his consignees about gelling a lighter
alongside. The weather was beautiful and the
water perfectly calm. There was nothing In
the air or sky or about the barometers to indi
cate anything but a continuance of lair
weather. IJut at noon those who happened
to bo looking out to MM saw a curling wave
with
A stir.r/r OK FOAM
behind It making line the haibor at n tonlfic
speed , although there was not n cloud to bo
seen. At once there was a stir on the decks
of the steamers lying a heir pieis , and evi
dences of attempts to get tin .steam was appa
rent. Tlie captains of sailing vessels who
weio on shore were obliged to stay there.
The olliccrs on uo.trd , as" the vessels heeled
before the blast , hasiened to clear away the
anchors and make thing.s snug , in hopes of
riding out. what seemed to the strangers there
lobe a .sudden squall that would soon blow
itself out. Within half an hour the .sky was
overcast and the rain drove down bet'oie the
wind so that no one could lace it , while the
howling of the blast made communica
tion between olllcers and men possible
only by means of signs. The harbor was
full of huge rollers that broke as far out as
Point Cbagres. A German steamer did not
wait to get tip steam , hut wth tlie ad of a
tug started for sea. The tow line parted , and
the steamer crashed into the Koyal mail pier ,
carrying away part of it. The steamer
eventually got clear and went to sea. Thrco
other European tttuamors followed her , and
last of. alt the American steamer Acajmtco
went out to ride out the gale In deep water.
While they weie goim : out the sailing ships
began to carry away cables , drag anchors and
drift
o.v Tin : con.u. HOCKS
that line the shore. One or two vessels were
seen in the oiling striving to clear the vort ,
but without avail , and they were eventually
obliged to take their chances with lite licet
within. The .schooners Lucy It. Day and
Crown Point , beiui ; moored close In slime ,
were beyond hope , but by .sticnuous exer
tions about S2OOU ) worth of their cargoes
was saved. Hel'ore night the vessi Is began to
go ashore. Then tlie piers began to break up.
Timbers 12x13 largo were snapped oil' and
swept In .shore. Houses standing sixty toils
back from thu edge of ordinary blah water
were overturned and destroyed , tins Koyal
Mail ollice being auio.ig them. When tlm
ships began logo ashore the people on the
shore turned their attention to saving the
men from the ships , but little or nothing
could he done. No life boats could be
launched , and none launched liom tlie ships
could bojm to make a landing in safety.
Nevertheless , fonw of the men who tried to
swim ashore wire picked out of the breakers
and saved.
Capt. Henntof ! ! tbo bark Holilon.sald
that at lOo'cloi'k at night hrs was standing on
his forecastle \\atehing a little .schooner half
a Milp'n length away. A b lal Irom a thiee-
masted schooner had rom'o aloiiL'shlo with
four men , who boaidcd her and undeitook lo
help the master clear Ills vessel. The men in
her weio
AT TIII : ITMPS
aim the men from the boats found that the
discharge ports In her bow were o | > en , giving
tlio waves a clean sweep through her hold.
Still her captain lefiised logo into the big
schooner's longboat with bis men , ami the
four men went away. They came along
side the llolden , which seemed to bo
In pielty good shape , and were
taken on board. A few minutes later tlie
llltle lumber-hooker keeled over and lay help
less on the rock , with her weather rail out of
water occasionally. The crow clung to It for
a time , but ono by one they dropped oil' and
were lost. About o'e'ock on the morning
ot thoitd the llolden went ashore. "I told
tfto men. " said ( 'apt. Hcnntzon , ' 'that we
would die If vu > Maid , and that we had a
clmnco for our lUcs II wit look to lli water. "
Mr. Jacuboon , lint mate , went lir.-t.
and , fortunately , landed in safely , 1 hail
been \ saicd ! I'rom ( lie lonvastle , and had
my bead cut open so that I was weak liom
lo.xs of blood , hut I determined lo try it with
the rc.st , I let m.v.-i'li' over the siilu , but I
\\ustoowcakto swim and Kink to tin-but
tout. It seemed a long time thai I was under
water , but 1 foil a bl : . ' uiue lihnu up ai d
hurry inn aloui ; . Then it h-ft me on the
rocks. The coral was sharp as Knhes. Yon
o.i n
Bii : : Tin : T'\US '
on my hands r.nd aims heiohcrc. 1 was cut ,
but my le.'s were cut wore. 1 was utterly
hclplcns , but I called for my inalo and bo
saved me. All of my crew wuro saved , but
111 such a condition as you never saw. My
trousers had I ) MU cut away so that only the
waistband remained. My coat was in shreds ,
Home ol the men \\ero naked all bit a low
nigs. Tlio hcroi-m ol the sailors In pott was
p-ittlcularly shown in the elfoits to icaeh
( 'apt. Llndiuo , of the Uiilish ship Lintoii ,
wiih Ills wile and two children , One of the
children was a girl of ' ! years nml tim othur a
biibo In arms. Tlm captain of thu French
steamer Founiel. hi'cing their danger , got a
liiV-boat manned with volunteers , bis chief
olllcer going In command , The bo.it was
hwampi'd. but all bauds v.ue saved CM'cpt
the mate. "
( 'apt. Oxbolni , of the Douglas Pa tle , was
among thohu trying to icsciie the woman.
The boat was cleared out and > cnt again \\ltb
a fresh crew , the chief engineer ol the Four-
nel taking charge. Sim was ml ed over by
Hie hicakcrs and thu engineer was Io4 , The
third trial was more successful , and the wom
an and her baby went biouu'ht t-al'o
ashore , but the captain and Ids
little irlrl and all the ciew were
lost. The bodies of the mute and engineer
wcro iccovercd , and , with the body of an
American , who lo-.t his llfo wlilln trying lo
cave olbeis , wcro burled with military hon
ors. Capt. Oxliolm said that over sixty lives
wcro lost and twenty-two vessels \vero
wuvknt. "You cnn tell low | completely my
ship was vvici-kcd , " lit' ' milled , "tliiiassolil
at auction for Sly , and licrcaigo of ir'l tons
of coal brought 5ll > . "
A recent lesson In thu S.ibbath school \vns
on tlm death of Kllslia , and when one of tbo
scholars eamo to thu cl.i u-o , 'Mhcj burieil
him , " the teacher aked : Why didn't they
crumato him' . ' Do yon Iblnl : there I.s any on-
couni''cmont In Iho Hli'lc for cremation1
"No encouragement wli.iirv-M1.1 was there-
ply. "They fried it on Iho liircu that were
cast into the licry furnace , ami didn't male
It work. " ( Harper's IJazar.
CIIIUSTMAS TUI12 KIUH.
Charities' OIHa Consumed nnd Korty
Attendant * Injured.
Ctttc.vno , Dee a1 ! . A lingo Christmas rco
beariiK all kinds of gifts for patients and at
tendants at the county hospital , and lavishly
Illuminated with wax candles , caught lire to
day while a hundred or more people were
packed closely about It. The trco and con
tents blazed so llcrccly that the clothing of
some twenty persons standing nearest caught
liio. The tl.imes were soon extinguished
and no ono was sctlously Injured.
Thu accident is somewnat more serious
* i
lh.1'l. .
three I
whei
started ( lie small room was densely packed ,
and "Santa Clans" was forcing his way
through the crowd to the tieo
lo disttlhuto the irlfts. buddciily a
wieath of colored ' paper caught tire
from a c.imlle , and almost Instantly the en-
the lice and contents wcro a pyramid of
tlame. The garments of those next ( lie tn-o
caught lilt1 , and e\ety one rushed to tlie door
in a panic , itet'oru the room was half
emptied of the crowd some ono with a lire
extinguisher subdued the llamcs ami drenched -
ed tlie clothing \\lilcli had caught tire. Some
forty peisoiis were injured , but none
taiaily.
A later suivey of the situation shows at
least. HO persons Injured , the gteater p.ut ie-
lo.vlng . bruises bv being trampled on by
paiilc-stiickon neiuhhors , A number of the
cbildieii patients had been brought Into the
chapel In their cots. Ucfore they could bo
icmoved several s-itlVcrcd fiom smoke and
fright , and one or two were slightly burned.
The excitement was Intense , and but for tlio
calmness ol Wauleii McUaiiglo and some at
taches of the hospital lives would certainly
have been lost.
Thrco Children Burned to Death.
NKW YOIIK , Dee. BJ. A lire started at an
early honrthts morning In a two-story frame
dwelling In One Hundred and Sixty-sixth
f-treet. near Khusbrldgc. toad , owned oy
Daniel Phejan and ociittplcd by Patrick Drls-
cell and family. The occupants were In bed
at tint time , and were awakened by smoke
pouring into tlie rooms. The .sinoko was so
thick escape was most dilliciill. Patrick
Drlscoll linallv tound his way out and gave
an alarm. When the liremen i cached the
seems tlie building Was In llames. Soon alter
the entiio stiucturu was consumed , Driscoll ,
hl.s wife Mary , ami son Patrick , weio se
riously burned while escaping. Three of
Driscoll's children were burned lo death.
They were John , Julius and Mary. Their
ages were respectively 17 , 14 and 7. Tlio
charred remains were found alter the lire
was subdued.
A Valuable Collection Destroyed.
WASIII.NOTOX , Dec. a\ The residence of
Dr. Kmll llessells , the artist exploier , at
Olendale , Md. , burned this morning , and all
his books and charts and other valuable doc
uments relating to Arctic matteis were to
tally de.sttoyed.
Uccr Hnrloy Itiirnctl.
MII.WAUKKI : , Dec. S3. Ono of thoSchlltz
Hiewing company's storehouses , containing
l'JO)03 ( ) bushels of choice barley , was damaged
bv Ih'o to-day. Loss. ST" > , UOO ; Insurance ,
gcs.ooo.
JIB STAKIOIVN K.VI'HUT.
But the ICnight of the Grncn Cloth
1'layed Him AVron .
BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. 'J. " ) . Fred Story Is a
moneyed gentleman who hails from Yar
mouth , Me. , and is quite-extensively inter
ested in shipping , and , it Is said , receives a re
mittance of something like c'r , OUO every
month I'rom Knglaud. He has sD > * nt a few
thousands to satisfy his love for borscllesh in
tlio nureha.so of a fast trotter. When tbo
trotting season was over Lawrence gambler.s
who had made his acquaintance during the
circuit races plucked him lor 51,100 at two
sittings , and then be tumbled that it
was a ' 'brace game. " Hut bu said noth
ing and came to Huston and looked over ail
tin ; curd sharps for a paitner , dually picking
out a skillful manipulator named Fisher ,
wlio is .said to bo one of tins very bent poker
playcis in ( Ids country. Fisher , It is said ,
icccntly car * . . ! from Cliieago , where he madu
the gamblers of that city turn their pockets
insidu out. Tlie two went to Lawrence.
Sioiy introduced Fisher , whom he " .staked"
tor&l.TU ) . It is alleged that Iho great Chicago
cage uamblerent back on him , and In a
very siioit time .Story lost InsSl.TWl In money
and $1,00. ) in notes , which the Lawrence
men .succeeded in getting cashed , although
Story tried to Mop their payment. Story
staked his shirt studs , cull' buttons , riugs and
watch , all olUiicii he lost.
Itev. John Jasper , me eccentric colored par-
Ron of lEicbinond , Va. , is lecturing south on
that ncculiar as-ertion of ins that excited the
nation's risibilities , "Do Sun Do .Move. "
Uncle lieorgo ( leading ) "And when the
man got sat civ home hu thaiiKcd ( iod. "
Ktln-l "Why did he thank Clod , Unelo
( ieorgo' " ' U. < ! . "Ilpcansu the bear didn't
cat him. " lithcl "Then why didn't lie
thank the boat. " [ Mfc.
Hrown "I don't see how how you can find
time to go to church uvery Sundav. I'm fine
I can't. I've so much to do. " Fogg "Yes ,
I suppose yon do turn elf a good deal of work
.Sundays. 1 wish I could do it ; but the tact
is I can't do without my sleep as well as jott
can. "
A cat got into a chinch organ In a western
city , and. when the congiegaiion a.v-cinhleil
Sunday morning and heard the triu'httnl and
plaintive complainings of the animal IsMiing
I'lom llioasilMiini worshipper , they thought
a new and better organist had b vrt engaged
since the preceding Sabbath.
A Vermont deacon , who was hauled up for
her e-raclng on .Sunday , madu reply : " 1
don't aiiptovv of hovrielii' , but when anoth
er mcmbci ot the church becomes MI gudlcfis
as to try to pa-s me on tlie road comin homo
I rout m.'din' , 1 teel it my duty to the church
to let nut a leeLleon tun p-ins , just to keen
him flout puttm' hl trust in i-atthly thing .
Thu hint words of Iho d.ung great , n > gen-
orall ) regarded as sU'iihicaiil of something ,
and obliging b\-.landers are general > oblig-
ini : enough to in.iku such littlu alterations
iind amend.iieiils as may bo iirvdcil to
maki ) them tllWtlvu , lint what will they
make of ( ien. Toomhs * last welds , "hcnd me
o m hundred dollars' ' "
A prominent clcr/yman , who wa ? a me
chanic hi'iiiio he cmi'iuiuvd an education tor
the pulp.I , met an old wuikmiin latvly who
was Mill employed in ( ho shop. "How do
you do , Patrick' . ' Don't yon U'membcr me' ' "
wild the clergyman , " 1 used to vuirk with
joti vuar.sago. " ' ( ) , an' sine I ivjmemivr
yon well , an' it's light glad 1 am lo nee you , "
lepllcd I'.itrlck. will ) a hearty shake of the.
hand then adding with a Midden thought ,
" 1 hear you've found a soil Job now. "
"Yes , Mr. ( ioodnmn'Mild tlio grocer lethe
the minister who had diomii-d In for a littlu
ch.it , "as you .say , life Islioit , hut eternity Is
long. It bchoove.s us all lo Mh.ipe our coinxi
in inK world that we mav inherit thu hlc > sings -
ings ot ( lie win id tocoine. With nil- , sir , lioii-
. ( > in buslm-ns Is not a policy : It Isomu -
tiling mote than that , soinetnlng hUhcr ,
something ' ' "I'liM e , mister.1' asked a
child llh a sliawl over her head , "has yer
got enny next year's maple aiigar ? " "Well ,
sl * v. " lie > iiiteil : tlm giocer , with rather a
dubious look In tint diicciloii of the dotiilnio ,
"It's a tillhu'iiily in thoseaMin yet. hut I iiuy
have a little on hand. How much do yon
wantV"
A llttlo western prod ley , of a icllu'lous turn
of mind , it''cd tin CD years hax glvon toith
the fiiliKWlng mural Icctitrn in the shaneofa
story : " ( Jncetheru were two colls. lnu of
them belonged to a m in who didn't have any
d'l'd. ' Oneol them looked over the IVniv and
didn't ' have anything to eat. His man
didn't have any ( ! o I. Thu other colt atu lots
and lots of grau.s In Ins pastme , and hu grew
and grew and gicw till ho col a tail and n
buguN to him. His man hud a Coil" Hiit.il
is n ItoMon small bay who remarked thu oth
er morning , alter his mother had had a labo
rious sle.e with Ills buttons , ' 'I ' wish < ! od
\\nidd sew Home buttons on my skin , mi 1
could button my clothes light on nml not
have 'cm cotnu oil'l" fl'lttsbttrg Commuioial
Uazctte.
J , K. Hiloy , Heal Katute and Loan lira-
krr , has removed to Koonw 4 uud 0 ,
"Grauitu" block.
NEBRASKA AXDJOWA NEWS , ]
Camp Tire , College ami Christmas Occur *
rcnr.es nt York ,
LIQUOR INJUNCTIONS IN IOWA
AVnhoo niuhllnc Into llrllllattt liu
port unco A ; n Ti'iVJJ "Sty fl.'CYCS
Cfaolcsineii In n China Shop-
Serious Klre at Salem ,
Cnmri Fire , Colleen and Christina * ,
* ! $ * lll ) " 1)lx ) > ' " " ' l l'ceial.l ' A oamp
lire anil' festival W. Iu'll ( ' l Hell's hall on
TlinrsiUy , the nth lust. , by t V. Hobort An
derson iiosl ol tinU. . A. II. located liOT < . Du *
paitmcnt Commander Coin , Kev. Dr. HrtltJ
Senior Vice Commander Culver and C. pt.
main-hard , of Sewaid , Kere all pie.sonl and.
save iiiterestinn reminiscence. * of in my life.
Capt. J , H. Heed , a resident. of York , who
was In thu rebel nnny , was also culled for
ward and made a irood speech. Tim i'onii.uiy ]
was so enthusiastic that tins meeting \vm
piolotigeil till past midnight. Onuoltho
most IntercMtliu featuies of the entottaln-
nuMit was the -sonjrs ulven hy the college stu
dent ! * , ti allied for the occasion by Prof , I ) , It.
Wurloy , thu director ol' the department of
music. In tho.M , 1C. college.
The public schools closed the tall t"im oC
this year on Krlday , the 1Mb in.st. ( treat htlu-
cess has atleiuled thu work ot the to.vhers In
the seven dllTerent dcpat ( incuts. On the
same day 1'rof. Houston , the principal , ten-
deied his icslijnatioii. On that eve.nltiK a
meeting wax held hy ( ho school hoard and the
resignation was accepted , and 1'rof. ( 'has , S >
Kdwimls , of Taeon , Ill's. , a teacher of largo
cxpi'iienee , and a cradtiato of .Michigan uni
versity , was chosen to till thu position foe
thiMie.xt three months.
As I fulfill train No.-ll , from thu west , was
coming into the depot on Monday altornoon
the engine , No. 117 , said to bo the largest on
the road , jumped thu track at the llr.it tnvltch.
The engine and three cars were ditched after
running lifty yards. In about twunty-four
hours the wreck was put In running order
ajraln. Damages only about § 1K ( ) .
The Methodist Kpis'opat college closed the
first term of the colleen year on the : iM. The
Institution has had the largest enrollment
this term of Its sis years history. Students
have all laid aside their books and most ot
them have gone to their homes to .spend the
holiday recess. The next term opens .Ian-
nary i > , and an Increased number of students
Is expected at that time. Mrs. Sedswlck , the
Instructor In piano music , bus resigned , anil
Miss Annlu Itoeavls , daughter of Judijo Iloe-
avis of Kails City , has been elected to the
place. Dr. T. li. Lemon of Kearney lias re
signed his position as president ot the board
of trustees , and Jr. YV . ( ! . Miller of Utiea
has been chosen as his successor. 1'rof. A ,
It. Whitman has been elected to ( ill thu new
chalrof latin. II. K Hitchcock of Sterling ,
a member of the sophomore class , lias been ,
'
made edltor-ln-elilef of ( hit York Cello lan.
Christmas eve was greatly enjoyed by tlio
young people of the Congregational aiid
ISaptist Sunday schools. To-day Is ipiiiji.
Most , of Hie stores are closed and tlio meir- '
chanls and the people generally are enjoying
turkey dinner at home.
.
jMoro Ijliptor SullH in DCH MoliiVn
Dies MOIMS : , Iowa , Dec. - . [ Special Tel
egram.Vlicn | \ the injunction suits ayalnst
the city saloons were withdrawn a lew days
.sincu tlie liiiur ( ] Interest was prumatmqly
elated. Petitions have again buun filed for
injunctions against Lewis I'rilMorryenoiir
& Co. , ( Jeurfe'e Johnson , ( ieorge Conrad ? !
Harry Campbell , William J. llarrln and Ja
cob SettiaHi , and their liai tenders , and ( ho
owners of the buildings in which their - saloons
loons aie. situated. Notices have been solved
upon the. parties named , and the Tiling'ot
tin ; pel it ions will bring tlu : cases before .Indno
( Jivin ni the next term ot the circuit , court.
Thoicci ni decision of the supreme court to
tin ! effect that bnlldiiiL'smay buonlolned will
greatly strengthen thc.-.u case.s , anil those hi
cliarno teel moroeonmlcnt ot complete sue *
ee-sthan ever huioic. Tim evidence tliey
have obtained is of a much stronger charac
ter , and e\ery pielimlnarv has b'cn : joaloirily
gimidcd with tint ii\-ed determination to
make each movement nnal solar as itgov&
\Vnho , i Slrcluhlng Korth.
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WAIIOO , Neb. , Dee. ! . - ISnoclal.- ]
Our village Is sinilclpallng her Iniporr
lance , ic.snlllu I'rom thu jiiospect of hav
ing ( In ; Chicago & Noilhwcslein ral'road
here next sirlng. | 'liealesialo has advanced
from 10 ( < / ' . ! . " > PIT ( ! i'iil inalne. . An addltlou
has ticcn mmlo to the town on tlm iiortli\vi'.sti
Twenty-iivo acies have bei'ii hild out In Iowa
lofs. Two new Homing mills have insL been
completed. They have both put In the patent
roller system and am jeady to turn oat , largo
quantities ol Hie bust , Hour. A very line nmv
rlmrrli has jitat been elected by the Cluistlan
denomination. Oilier Improvements are In
jin.L'ivs.s and contemplation. Should the
i.'bic igo t XoilbwcsU'in not come , there will
be MIIIIO very soiv sjieiiiiiators In this vluinlly'
Halted l liiur.
S.VIIM : , Xeb. , Dee. ! iSpecial [ Teli'Kraii ) . ]
Thi ! City Hour mills at this place , the
largc.'t In this section of the country , were
completely destroyed by lire this morning.
The ( lames Rpicad with great rapidity and
HID stivnnoiis ellorls o
liuth piopnelorsaiid clli/.ens to Mihdiin them.
There wcie : ! .000 bushels of wheat and Wl.OOO
pounds of Hour in the mills at tint time , all of
\\lii' ' h weii > destrovd. involving , \vith thu'
Miuctnro , a lit- , * ol not less than Si' > , ( K ) ; ) , 'J'liu
insurance will not bo more than
Antony Croclccry ,
MIIIVIS ; , Iowa , Dec. i. fSpivlal Telegram -
gram , ] limglars iiiaihi a Christmas call
duly this morning upon the iineunswari )
Ktoteof J'eiUinsit ( ! ray. They did a very
clever Job ol .sain clacking , lemovlng the
bolt and opening the door without
attracting attention. They secured over
S.'iH ) in cash , le.'n Ing a hugu amount of drafts
and iiuriotiablo paper.
Rheumatism
Vta dniiht If them li , or can lip , a
rcmcily for ilicuin.'dlsiii j but tliousanils wlio
liavc .siilfcrcd Ha pains liavo bcon crcatly ben
efited fiy JhiiiU's Hursaparlll.-i. Jf you Jiavo
Jailed to Hud relief , try this great remedy.
"I was wnilclcd with rlicmiialbiii twenty
years , ricvlotii to 1ES3 I found no relief , but
grew woisc , anil at ono tlino was almost help
less. J I nod's fc'arsnpurllla did mo more c.ooit
than nil the other inedldm 1 ever liud. "
1I.T. Jl.u.fosi.Shhlcy Village , Mass.
" I had ihruniatlMii Hiiro years , and ju > t no
relief till 1 took Jlout's Sarsaparllla. Jl II.-M
clone great things for inc. 1 icruiiiiiicnd II to
others. " Lr.wi.s llumu.su , Hjdikford , Mo ,
Hood K Samparllla U characterized by
three jifculUiittcs : 1st , tlio caindtiiatlon at
renu-ill.il agents ; 2d , the proportion ; rxl.llio
3 > roceii tf securing tlm nctito medicinal
qualities. Tlinrctultl'iameillcliioor'jnuBual
btmigtli , t'lTminft curt1 a idtheito unl.nown ,
fiend for took containing additional ohh'iicvf
"Hiir.il's Baisii : < arlll.i Iraics up my intitni. .
puilllcs my liliKiil , Mian > riisiiiviir | < 'tlfn.iul
t.ecins in niukt ! ma mcr. " ,1. 1' . TiiO-Ml'XOH ,
.liffbtcr uf JJotiU , l.uvtll , Jluts ,
"llfwxl'.i KirKnrmrllla beats nil oIliprB , ami
j.iiMrihli < i\vfiiiiiliu''ild. ; " llAHiu.\ino V
JW lUuk Street , New Yui k City.
Hood's Sarsapariila
Bold by all drufRlsta. ? 1 ; six for $9. iUflB
enly by C. 1. 1IOOU & CO. , I.owoll , Mass. '
IOO DoaoojDno Dollar *