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"Y mr HE OMAHA DAILY SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 20. 188(5. NUMBER 185. VERY POOR SPECULATORS , Many Oougressmon and Senators Said to Have Lost Various Sums en Stocks. INDIANS AND THE CATTLEMEN. Announcement ol' the Coining flats of Glover oI'Mlssourl to n Cal ifornia Meiers1 Mrw..MorrUon'H Laconic Dispatch. .A I'oor Investment. WAPinxmov , Dec. H' ' . [ Special Tele- cram to the HKI : . | II cems that the cranh In Wall street on Wednesday stiuck some people In congress pretty hard. A score of senators and members weie heavy buyeis nnd aio reported to have lost largo sums. A local biokeis says ono member diopped J'JO.ow ) and believes otheis lost much laiger nmounts. llu was kcttt busy for thirty-six Jiotirs runnlnj ; down congressmen anil secur ing loans for them so as to keep up margin" . Then are between llfty and a hundred mem bers and senators who deal steadily In stocks and a few who buy and sell grain , pork , otc. , on the Chicago board , or oil at IMttsburg. Home ol those who have had to do with tlio land foifeltuies In either end of congress have been dealing heavily In subsidised roads and It Is s-aid some of them went "shoif'on the I'acllle's and Western Union on the stiongth of the rcpoil from thu house coin- mlllco on poslofllces und post loads , declar ing the transfer of the telegraph lines of the subsldi/ed roads to the Western Union to have keen without atithoiity oi law. These t-cnators generally deal llnough New York dealers , and as they place their money per sonally by visits to that city It cannot bu learned how they fated on "Black Wednes day. " But it is known tliat members ol thu house lost very heavily and that some ot them may be financially cmbairasscd it tlie maiket does not icact. A roMixu WI.DDINO. It Is announced that Congressman ( Hover , of St. Louis , is soon to marry ono ot tlie daiighteis of . .Mis. Patten , u widow lady of Kicat wealth , who eamo heio from Culllornla u few jeais ago and elected one ot the line.st lesldences in the city opposite that of Sena tor Kdmunils , on Massachusetts avenue. Her foituno Is estimated at 310,000,000 , which will bu shared by tour daiighteis , all of whom have leached the manianeable age. MIA Patten's husband was ono of the ear liest seltlcis of Calltoinia , having pone out in 1MI , and pot his start in lilu as .John W. Mackay and othei.s did by keeping " The readers of the humorous works of John riioenlx will icmember Impiont allusions tea a place of ic = oit whicli he calls I'ray iv Cat- Ion's. The real name ot thu linn was dray .V Patten , and the junior member was the lather of the young lady In question. Mis. ratten and her daughters have spent most ol their time in Paris during the last ten yeais , nnd on completing theii education they eamo to Washington to reside. Mr. Clover Is one ul the youngest men in the house of repio scntatlve.s and has thu luputation ol possessing much wealth. Ho is a lawyer by prolosslon and the son of the man who is said to have written the tamous oulcr ol ( ienciiil Hancock in New Orleans In Vffi , dcehirlni ; the military powci nuboidlnato to thu civil. Mr. ( Hover is con splcuous lor bulne an habitual gum-cbewer , ml to have never been seen without a piece fh his month. Tlio Misses I'allcn have been . onsplciious on the slteets ol Washington Irom the fact that they aiu always accom panied by very line ilogs. Ouu of them seldom goes out without having a monstrous Siberian bloodhound at tier heels , an animal ns largeasae.ilf. Another of thu diinghteis has a line St. Bui mud which has taken tliu liist pi 1/c al several bench shows , while the iithcr two also have similar attendants , to tlio annoyance ol the dudes. TISOl I ILK OVKIl TrilKKVH. Secretary Whitney has established a new ilcpaituro In ollicial lile by treating each employe ol the navy denaitment to a turkey on Thanksgiving day and some kind ot a least on Clnistmas. It .seems that his gcner- uslty ot tlio 15tb ot last month will make him a great duai of trouble. Ho bought a line lat luikey lor each employe of the deparlmenl. but the commission merchant who furnished tlie fowls and who goes by the musical name ot ( iiecnapplu did not picsont his bill I promptly and a ciedltor ol the merchant of f the Irulty name has stepped in anil claimed I Iho money , ( iioenappjob cieditor has sued I Secictar.v Whitney lor tlie lull tmkey bill and I in tinn tlio commission merchant sets up the plea tliat ho had no Interest In the money duo ) Irom Mr. Whitney , as ho only acted as agent I In the sale of the tinkovs. Secictary Whit ney was in comt yesterday and Fcciircd a weeks continuation ol the attnehment suit. SllVII/l 111X11 OKA I'OI.riKI.VN lll.KSI LK. It is stated that Mis. Moiilson , who Is as fully intoimcd upon thu .subject of revenue lelorm as the colonel hlms-clf , and has been i equally as anxious : ls lo the tale of his larilt t bill , hist night sent Iho following telcgiam i lioni Watciloo , 111. , wheie the is now stop- pliiL' : "Call it up again and keep them feeling coinfoitable. All well. K. 1C. Moniiiso.s. " IWAI'S i.ovr. nw risis. The linguistic encounter which Oenoral Thomas ,1. Bradv , late assistant postmaster guneial , had at Jeisey City the oilier day , has moved ono ot the geneial's old-iimu Ji lends to iclate some ieminlsconc.es. " ( ieneial Biady ulvvujs liked to see a light , " said this gentleman , Ibis afternoon. " 1 ticquently saw him lake an Inleiest in tliu ait ot manly defenseduring tlio war. Whenever - over a couple of the boys had a wiestllng bout oraiough-and-tumblo lUlit , you would Inviulably sue the general around. And lie didn't believe punishment should bu ad- minlsteicd if thu lohud ) a light , unless It was to maintain discipline. Ho liked tlie fun. and didn't think it did any haim. When hu lirst enteied the army ho used to wrestle and spar and run foot races and participate in every kind of amusement. But above all ho liked a well-matched tlsl light. He liked to sco two 1 > U fellows stand up and give it lo each olhei. Fiequently I have hu.ud him js.iv ho wished ho knew how to do il ; and I believe Unit if no had been given eaily train- In ho would have been veiy clever with his hands. Piolubly ho would havu had as many baltle.s w till his hands as lie had with hlsVwoul , for ho could stand punishment with less murmur than any maul ever saw who was nut a professional. "But Cicnnru ! Brady lias had a rrc.it many inoiu lights than his most Intimate lilends knowot. He is asconiageoii.s as a lion , and always would b'.rlKc upon the .slightest piov- ocatlon. Ono ot Ids.school-day Iriends told mo iirimtly that the ccni'iiil used to punch the bovs every than tliey eiooked their lingers nt him , and always kept them in subjugation , fie far as he was eonceineil. He had his ! lrs-t Huhl at homo-thai Is his tlrst ie.il tussle with a man. He was a young lei- low nt the lime , and bad nonool thecoipo- ro-lty that weighs him down now. Ho was , in fact , blender In build , but had that love for light and that brilliancy in his steel gr.iy cjes which betokened MO fear. In tholitllo city whet i ) he lived wasa poweilul man , a cieat giant In physical stiengtli , larger by lar than is lienoial liiadv at this tune. A political wrangle a lose , and the bU man was tliu geneial's opponent in some contest. Dining thu heat of the c.impalvn hisciupu- lent opponent imidu a bcand.itnus lomuik about him and hu took exceptions to it. Ono day Biady was going down town when ho saw coming towards bun lilsbmlj opponent. So he concluded to "do him up , " ns lie niter- wardexmessed ) it. Hu stopH'd on the sldo- VMilk , and u tlio big man e.imu up banned way at him , just as hodld thoiolouel over nt Jeisiiy City. It was a lieieo encounter. These two men \\eie bitter enemies at that tune , but became thu most teadta t friends afterward. It Is a peculiar feature ot Iho en counters Biady has had tliat probably with out exception ho. and hisunt.igonist became tlie best of friends aftervvaids , just as was thei'.iso thuothor day. If hu found that-he was in error.ho apologized , and hu seems to light his combatants so well that tin y apolo- gi'.e jf they are in thu wiong , nnd the light teems to seal them together ns Iriends. Ji--t to when ho had tinee or four knock downs In New i'oik a year or so ano. Jlo s ems to cu on thu principle that n fair am-ironist I ns hotblng to complain about , and after a gilt v- luce Is fought out the thing to do is to let the past lake wo of Utclf and overlook tin tuibaucc or manner of settling a contention. In other woids , he recants a light with the lists the sanio as the disposition by tongue of n dispute , nnd holds no malice on account of tlie mode of nibltiatlon. A number of times while he was in the postoflice dcD.irtment ( Jeneral Brady kicked men out of hisolllce. bill ho never said a word about It. He will never qtinnel. Ills lists speak when a po l- live nsiortlon doe not sulllec. 1 never saw n man so completely oblivious to danger as he , and would not ( IP sin prised nt any act of coinage he would commit. Ills this quality that made him such lute fi lends aim unre lenting enemies , IILPIIISI..NT : vTivn 1'iiirn's rAnr.int. Iepieentallve ! 1'ilce. of Wisconsin , who died the othut day , was a very rich man. A short tlme befoie tlio adjournment of the last rongiesi he was telling some of the members of the house committee on aarlcultutc about a pint ol his early career. "When 1 was a young man I drank like a Ihh. I used to go out and booze up and help the boys paint the town red. Then I was a laboier and had no earthly possessions. 1 ve often been asked whj , since I have gotten in . better ciicumstniieosi , I um n telolnlleiV I novel drink anything intoxicating now. I piestuue it Is because I got u cd to abstaining while I was trying to accumulate property , for I used to think that n man could not 10- tain property when he once had U and dilpk whiiknil'l } ' alter a whllo the desire voie ? oft with me. . . " 1 iritess I got Into the habit of thinking , continued Mr. 1'iice , "when 1 was very young. J lolt homo In a lit of disgust , over what occurs to me now to have been a very ludicrous Incident. I lived on a farm when a boy , and used to haul wood to town. 1 bad a sister older than myself , and at the time I speak of shuwa" just blooming into young womanhood , It was In the spring of the year , and the neighborhood wcte coming out In the latest styles. Ono uav when I was coming In town I deteimlned to buy a dtcss pattein lor my sister tliat would "lay in the shade''anything In the neighborhood. So 1 boucht an extremely llnshy pattein , full of positive colois. Instead of my sister and mother being pioud of the pattern they filed with icmorse. and declared they pitied mo becausn I had such bad laste. Alter looking at the pattern n. whllo and taking a few days to study over it , I icall/ud how veiy inap propriate it was. I was overcome witlt dis gust and left home. " _ LEGISLATION Nr.nijr.i ) ox Tin : srn.ir.rT , Captain 11. II. Humphreys , I'ittecnth In- faulty , who Is in town , says that unless theie is some careful prov Islon made in the north west to avoid the incieasing dilllcully bu- tween the Indians and cattlemen that there will he within the next live ye.us the gieat- o-it Indian war the country has over seen. Cattlemen are constantly encroachlni ; upon Iho Indian lands and their cattle me graz ing all over the reservailons. MIXOK .MT.XTIOX. Mis. Senator Van Wyck will not iccelve until after thu holidays. FOKKCAST OF CONGItKK ? . What Will lie Attempted Hcforb the Holiday KC.OOKS. WASHINGTON' , Dec. 10. The cuslomaiv concuiientresolution fora holiday leccsshas not > et been olfcred in either branch of con- cress , but it is tlio general expectation tliat when the two houses adjourn next Wednes day il will bo to icassemblo on Iho fust Tues day In lb 7. It Is probable that the senate will pass the dollclency appiopriation bill making provisions for tlie woikof the gov ernment printing otlico before iccess- , mid thu hcnato Is likely to tnvii" > act Ultlu or no business of impoitanco dining tliu week. The special eiders lor Iho week aio the mll- lo.id attorney bill ; a joint icsolutlon author ising the secietary ot war to accept eoitalr lands near Chicago for military purposes ; a bill forfeiting tlio .New Orleans , Baton Ilougo ifc Vicksburg railroad company land giant ; and thu Pacific railroad funding bill. Consideration ot the fust depends upon the leluin ol Evarls , who is not expected untl after lecess , nnd of the second upon the health of Ceneral Log.m , who has been con lined to his house for some days bi an attack of iheumatism. As sovcial senatois have already left town , and mine aie llkelv to go away on Monday and Tuesday , it Is no thought probable that the remaining spccia orduis will bu pics.scd for action , though one or both may bo taken up for debate. Tin same conditions aio likely to prevent tin consideration of the inter-state commuici bill , but Senator Cullom will try to sccuio lo It the position of "unfinished business , " so hat It will take pioccdoiico alter icees ? . in tlio house to-morrow utter the call of states for thu Intiodiictlon ol new mensmes , committees will bu called for motions to sus pend thu rules , the call lesllng with tlio com- mlttec on militia. Mr. Foiney. in behalf of that committee , will attempt to secure the passage of thu sunatu bill iucieasliu thu ap- piopiiatlon to piovldoarms for the militia lorces ol thu United Stales. Tlio bill lias been amended by the house committee so as to reduce tlio proposed annual appiopriation iiomS.'WO.UOO to { HOO.OOO. Chaiiman Mats-on , of tlio committee on valid pensions , will move to suspend the rules and pass tlio sub- btlluto tor Iho lll.ilr pension bill piovidiug pensions lor soldleis who have become dis abled and aiu dependent upon chailty tor support. It oppoitimlty oilers thu Mexican pensions bill may also be called up for passage. On Tuesday Ihcro will bo n strug gle lor precedence among tlio suppoilcrs of the bill establishing a department ot au'il- cnlliiH ! and labor , tlio bill leorganl/.ini ; naval buieaiis and tlio Pacllc : rallro.id funding bill. The Iriends ot the pending Oklahama bill havu also determined to urge linul action on that biibiecl. Whichever me.isuru liist secines consideration will probably ongioss the attention ot the house until adjourn- nient lor thu holidays. A Wyoming .Mini' * Opinion. CutrAiiO , Dec. Hi. [ Special Telegiam to thu Bir.-.l. : ] It. Dlxon , ol Wyoming tent- lory , recently elected public prosecutor , is In the city. Mr. Dlxon said lo your icpoiter Ibis evening tliat I'lesldent Cleveland was loiindly denounced for his appointments to olllcu in Wyoming. "I have beun a litelontj democrat , " said ho , "but 1 bellovu his policy n fraud nnd hluisoll a worse one. That doesn't sound very well lor mo to say con- ceinlng the piesldt'iit ot thu United States , but that Is jusi Iho way wo feel in Wyoming conceinlng Cleveland. " Dlxon Paid that most of the women availed themselves of the right of sutfrago andc.ist their votes wisely and judiciously at each election. ; Hu thought that their votes , if allowed to bo east upon the question of admitting the territory into the union as a state , would bu in lav or of such a piopositlon. Mr. Dixon had hcaid somu talk in thu east about Wyoming becom Ing a state , but it was nonsense to talk of such a thing. The tenltory had not thu lemiisllu population. Tlio Ohio Liquor Law. CINCINNATI , 0. , Dec. 10 , [ Special Tele- Kiam to the Uir.J : He.slstaiico to tlie tax under thu Dow law looks likely to lesult In boycotting Cincinnati biuwerles and , it pos sible , getting the casu into the stipiemc comt of the United States. Brewers and dlstlllcis favor the Dow tax , and the keepeisof sa loons ov\ned-by \ Ilio biewcr * ? . of which there are a cieat many also favor It. The other faloon keepers are , as a inlo , resisting by otfeilng a lax without the penally of letnslng to pay altogether. This class threaten to buy bcci and wliis-key herc.ifter outsldo of Ohio \vla-io it lias been taxed and try Ihcieby to make a casu that can bo can led to the United Mates supreme com I , and at the Kaitio timu bujcolt Cinelnualt brewers and distillers. Hlanchnrcl on Intor-Stato Comniorco. Cnir\oo , Dee. 10. ( icorgo H. Hl.inchard , commissioner ot thu Central Truflie associa tion , composed most of railroads between the western termini of Inc. trunk lines and tlio Mississippi river , lias prcpaied an elab orate statement olhls views upon the Inter- Plate comnieivo bill now pending In con- Ki'iHo'rtec'ares. that hu Is in earnest ao- voul < vvhh the iiiuln scope and purposes of the > L > it , but does not endojso the "long and short t I'U'U' ' and "po'iling1' clauses. He piedicls that lli'.ittiMiirted grattiiig of the Cullom and KMvnn buls one upon another "will re- s"i In hi brld and bitter fruit. " THE WEEK IN WALL STREET , The Past Sixty Dajs the Most Exciting of the Present Year. ALMOST A PANIC ON WEDNESDAY The StrltiKoncy In Money the Severest Known Since tlio Panic of Two Years ARO Some YiilnaUlu Iionrncil. AII IO\ritlM'r > ck. Now Yor.K , Dec. U' ' . I Spec. ! a I Telegram to Iho Uin.1 : In Wall street this week was the most exciting and in some respects tliu most Important otthoyc.tr. There was , at times , a suggestion of the memorable interview be tween the monkey and Iho panott , but It was oftener too serious a mailer for Jesting , Theio has been no such excitement , no such appiohmislon , and at thu same timu cautious , cool-headed , conservative action in anyone week slncu thu panic of I'M. Nor Is there any parallel in Use history of the exchange for any such tide of speculative excitement and fear ns wo have had during the week just closed , nnd that without a siiigiu heavy failure. The wild speculation In the fancy slocks , which has been In PIORICSS for many weeks , has been biought to a sudden and ills- aslious end , and good propeitles shared It ) . the depression. For a long time prospective values have been very fasblonablo in Wall blreet , and a mania among operators to buy something with a tntitro assumed the form of a craze. Stocks which have been dull , and , for Ihat matter , which had almost passed out of sight , and othersol a compaintively lecent existence , were biought to tlie front and ruled at a fabulous llgure , In fact , In some In stances , beyond thu regular dividend paying securities. A large number of operators bought this class of stocks , and , as they weio climbing , many brokers weie foolish enough o accept as mar/in for futuio pinchas.es viper profits piesented by the advance. In his way houses on the sticet became loaded with .securities whicli had a very limited narkct in times of tumble , and just as soon is the banks and monoy-Iendeis discrimina ted closely In the mailer of collaterals the Capers' prollts ouickly melted away , and the 'abilc tumbled 10 thu ground , ending on Wednesday in a panicky condition of allalrc. The drop In the specialties ranged anywhere fiom " > to 41' < points , Tennessee coal and Iron falllng-IO,1 and Nashville Chattanooga ) ! } . More prominent and usually active share- ? declined : to S0l $ points , the latter Now York & New Kng- land. Heading showed tliu next gteatest de cline , running elf l > yt points. This enor mous sluinkage in prices wiped out a largo amount of the suiplus value from the list , probably not far Irom 8700,000,000 , and Ibis tact brought into the market a class of capi talists anil investors who always come in great on slumps and panics. Their pur chases. In connection with the confidence shown by London , which was rcllected In veiy largo liuvlne , on Thursday turned tlie scale , sent prices up fiom 2l } ( , to :1S : points trom the lowest tigures and lescucd tliu maikut fiom Us panicky condition. Tliu events of the week have proved a valuable , although In some cases n costly lesson to biokeis , who will not piobably repeat for some time to come tlio foolish ex periment of buying too ticely for their customers stocks whoso intrinsic value lies lar otf In the future , und on vIiich bulking institutions are disinclined to lend money. The financial atmospheie will un doubtedly be puihied , and when the next bull campaign Is stalled it will bo on a sounder basis In consequence of the enormous liquida tions which have resulted in slock passing Irom weak to stronir hands. The cantos whicli led to the remarkable events ot the week vvoio much discussed. Tlio fust among these was the money strlncency , which in seveilty eclipsed anything witnessed since tlie panic ot > fay , issi. Call loans advanced Irom 0 pur cent per annum to K percent per diem and inteicst , or , in plainer leim.s , of iss' ' . ; per cent per annum. At times capital was dllli- cult toabtain ateven the most exorbitant rates and borrow eis had a most distiossing timu ot it. This condition of allnlis , however , w.is not at all natural , having been brought about , in part , by aitlhil.il means. For souiu timu leading men on tliebcnrside of thu maiket havu been looking up money , and on Wednes day stictched their position in this diiection to tlio utmost , witli ( lie lesullalready noticed. The money squee/o completely ilemoiall/ed foielgn exchanges , and r.itcs went down with a nisli. The decline lias been nceeleiated by a largo amount of gold lor New \ ork , botli fionl London and Paris , and to-night tliero is probably atlont tor this port some § 7,000,000 or SS.000,000. As soon as it became evident that relief was pouiing in the bears relaxed their grip and lul out a hirgu portion of tliu lunds which they had pievlously locked up. This soon brought a decidedly easier feeling ! and money became accessible aland below tlio legal late ot in terest , while foreign oxcliango assumed steadier rales and showed some reeoveiy. Thu lime Is now lupldly ippioaching lor an nual settlements and tor .lannaiy dlsbuiso- monts. piennraiory 10 which money is always actively called in tiom the sticct and prac tically locked up lor a few days. 1 f the beats repeat theii aitilielal manipulation they can undoubtedly make it unpleasant , for hoi row- eis in thu closing dnvs ot the vear , and bunco it Is not surpiislng , especially In view ot tlio experience ot tliu week , that a very conservative feeling prevails on all bauds , even among those who vet iclaln their bullish Instincts on the stock market. Another distillblng factor was tlie iiiter-st.itu commerce bill. The beais have made a powerful lever ol this , and will doubtless continue to make iiso of it until such time as it Is dlsDOM'd of. liallioad bonds held up much better than stocks and at Iho lowest point showed a decline ol only 1 lo 5 points , uven for specul.illvu issues. Many ol thu gill-edged moitgages vailed seaicely at all , comparatively lew of them having come out , Thu strlnuenoy In money allectcd govern ment bonds to thu extent ot about > ( u % per cent , nut they showed a p.utlal lu ovurj at thu close. THK < jmc\CJO LOSKIIS. Contribution ! ] Prom That City to the JiroUiiii Stoi'k Market. CIUCAOO , Deo. 1C. tSpecialTelegiam lethe the Bii.J : : Thu sudden decline in the value of stocks In Now Yoik Wednesday quite naturally caught a largo number of Chicago opeiaturs. Careful estimates placetlm total loss of the Chicago men at sa.OUO.OOJ , two of them Norman B. llc.unand B. I' . Untchin- son being crcdilcd with having dropped onu-thlid of thu whole amount. I' . D , Aimonrls put down with having comiibittcd SoOO.OOOamlJuliu It. Hoxio Si'AMW , which would divide one-half the aQinogato loss among four men , ( ! eoro .Smith , of the linn of Kioto , Lliutley & Co. , is credited with n loss of fcr.0,000 , while X. S. Jones , S. A. Kent and Ueoigu L. Dunlap aiu said to have diopped S'iSO.OOO among them. 'I ho situation before tlie panlo struck Chicago was some what peculiar , inasmuch asn gieat many of theoper.itoio had been enga'-'od fursuvcial weeks prloi lo Wednesday in gutting rid of their holdings , not becausu they anticipated anything of a decline , but for the reason that they were anxious to clear up lor Iho year. In addition to these the majority ot tlio houses had been bullish , and only u day bcfoiu thu simoon borne of them hail sent out as many bull pointers ns betoro tlm advance. Thuv were especially bullish on Now Kngland , Heading , and lilchmond Teimlnal.s , and tlio consequence was that quite a number had rotten in on high top liuuit'A nnd had an enoimoiis quantity of f-tulf on hand. The decline in th-osa stocks wassosuddun and pioiiounced that the * ] men and some houses lost uioro money than they had made dutins the summer and fall. How-over , had Urn drop happened line week earlier the losses heru would have been In tlio neluhboihood , . . , . . of $ soOO,000. In attempting to tit piecipUtited tue panic local lock brokers arc Inclined to credit Jay UouUl vlth having a hand In it. They say that Jonld and several others controlling heavy cash balances saw a favoiablo opportunity to bleak the market , but tealizlng that It could inly bu done tlirottith manipulation of cash , Iberally raised the Interests on loans made lexcecdinclydlfltcult to obtain money on nny terms and then knocked tlio bottom out ot values by throwing heavv blocks of stock ipon the maiket. The lirst bieak made , thu nterest was advanced and in a moment uc- uoiallzatlon followed , Til 13 OljKAKA.NCIS UUCOHI ) . Omitlin fourteenth In the Mst With O I'cr Cent. Inurent-e. Bosiov. Dec. 1 ! ' . [ Special Telesrnin to the Jii : : . ] The following table , compiled fiom peelal dispatches to the Post fiom the mana gers of the le.tdlngelo.irlnirhott'jes'ot the Uni- : ed States , gives the ( 'ross exchaiiRes at each [ lolnt lor the weekending December 1" * , ISMl , n comparison with the coirespondlng week In ISs. * , : CIT1KS. CLEANING ? . New Yoik , 22.4 Uoslon , , 11.1 I'hlladelphla. . . , OStH2K0 ! 27.2 I1hleago 8.1 St. Louis , , , in.fi San Francisco iriM)4CJO ) 35.2 llaltlmoio New Orleans. . . . in.oro.ooo 7.H Cincinnati 10.1oO.000 10.t ! I'lttsbunr , Kansas City. . . . 71.1 i'rovidencu 0.0 Louisville 10.5 Omalin I.OOiJ.'JIii . Minneapolis. . . . 4HIliM , 40.7 Milwaukee 4,1:30,000 : 1.ai.o Denver ; tbonoio , ai.o Detroit , : ) , , r'r.ioco o.u " Indianapolis si u Cleveland Memphis 12.0 ( lalveston 2.140b3S 1.7 Columbus llaitford 8.7 St. Joseph , fit ) . I New Haven. . . ] ,1S7,14J 1.8 I'coria 1,010,110 S4.4 Spiinglield 1111,415 Worcester W,215 ; 1:1.4 : I'oitland POO.OOO 4.1 Syracuse 010,11 ! ) 14.5 Lowell 4.9 Tot al 81,357'Vs4,770 21.2 Outside New York ; XHlfOtl3 17.b * lndianapollM partly estimated. The Cherokee Nuthm'H Delojjntc. Sr. Lot-is , Dec. 1 ! ) . Advices fiom the Cheiokeo Indian nation aie to thocffect that the council of tlio nation has elected Colonel C. J. Ilniris and H. T. Lamloum as delegates to Washington to icpresent the Cherokecs during the piesent session of congress. They arc instructed at length on Chcroicco affairs , among other things to nige uiion congress the passage ot a bill giving the nation the right to tax raihoads running through tills country the same as they do in the states , and to compel these rends to cease discrimi nations in ficlght and passenuer rates against citizens of the Indian tenitory , as tiioy are now doing. The delegation Is also instiuctcd to get nn act of congiess , If possi ble , to test beloio tha proper courts whether or not tlie eminent domain net can bo ap plied to lands of Die Indian territory , or , In other woids , wheiher the Indian lands of this territory can 1)0 ) taken by congress and given to private corporations. The delega tion is agood one. The Cheiokeo council has changed the tlmo of allowing stock to be drlvun in the country nnd extended it ono month Irom April 1 to Muv 1. This will beef of interest to stockmen throughout the coun try. Another law allows persons to ship lumber and timber out of the nation , i > io- vlded they pay loyalty on the same as hxed by law , A Desperate I'rizc Dec. 10. The most savage pri/.o light , wit bout exception , that has ever been fought in this part ot the country occurred at a late hour last night In a disused loft in one of the wharves in this city , the pilnclpals being Dick Crouln , of Boiton , and Abe IIinner , champion light weight ot the United States navy. Tlio pugilists' hands weiocov- eiod wllh the lightest ol kid gloves and they lought until both wen : unable to stand , when the lefcico declined the contest a "draw. " Light despciato loiiuds weio lought. Then1 were suvcr.il knockdowns and blood was fteely drawn on both sides. Tlio laces ot both men weie terribly cntand dlsngmedand both hail to lie can led fiom thu spot. Knrlv In thonlqht the police got wind ofthealfai'i and on thiee occasions timing ( lie evening when tlio pieparations hud IK on completed tor thu light they Kpm-aieii and prevented it. Theiu was bad blood between the piiiicipals , however , and linally tlio lolt was secured , into and from which lighters and spectators had to descend and accnd hand over hand on lopes. Ten well known sporting men con- liibiiied a purse of S'-OO , and only thej besides the seconds witnessed thu Jia'ht , Iti'okcrfl Got BniUy l/cl'r. Xr.w YOIIK , Dec. 10. [ Special Telcgiam to tlio ! : : . I fho Tribune states that Mau ri to Wormscr is 111 at Ids uncle's house , wheio hu has lived sometime. Ho says thai In his portion as clerk in the brokerage linnet ot I. & li. Wormser , he was appioached by brokeis , who Induced him to open accounts in their offices without margin. The object of this oxtraordinaiy favor Is now plain to the youns clerk where ambition was o.xuited by oppoitunillcM , Simon Woimsi'r , hi father , said yesterday : " 1 have not p.ihl on dollar on account of my son's speculation and. indeed , 1 have not been asked to do so. His losses aic only on a few thousand shaica oi stock and his debt will not como near S.VI.OOU I knew notning about his vcntuies until Wednesday , llu was at oncu ills chained Irom the serviceof the firm. His accounts hero aio correct in every paiticnhir although ho was triisle-.l Implicitly. The brok ers thought that through him they could ue1 valuable 'tips' on the maiket , and now the.v liavo lost their money , it teives theii right. " Somewhat Ailvniiuod in Vcars. Sr. Lot is , Dec , 10. A letter fiom Sas a Kowa , Semlnolu nation , Indian tcnitory gives an account of thu death there on tin Mil inst. of .Mrs. Susanna Warien , pethaps the oldest person In tlio United States if no In the woild. Shu was burn In tlie old towi ot St. Ant ; list I nc , I'la. , In l''X ) . Miu was born a slave and was Iho pioperty of Spanhl master * ! until Ibl * , when she , with otlie Spanish slaves , lied iiom Iho town of I'un.-a- cola when it was taken b > ( ieneial Jackson Shu lived In thu Semmole country Irom tluu until tlio second treaty of peace- with thu Semlnoles , when him was icgardcdas thcl common propeity and was icmoved will them to the Inaian teniiory. Mio leaves onedaii'/hter living , who loside.sjn Austin Tux. , und is in her ninety sevenih jear. hbu leaves many giaiitlchildien hcie , sume o tlieiii nearly sevnpty years of age. Itiirneil lioyoiul Itcco niiion. ] ) ITIIOIT : , Dec. 10. A special to the Tieo 1'ress Irom Ariutmla , sa\s : Thu Iruit uvap orator of John it. Stump caught llro sooi after midnight last night. MUs Kli/nbetl fctumu , aged twenty-two , fclster of thu projuietor , was asleep In the building at thu time. When Stump anivcd at the .scene ho raised a ladder and heroically tried to iescuu her , but was beaten back by tlie llames , whicl burst tlirrugh the window , throwing Mini to the ground. Jlo was picked tip Insensible with a bioken h p anil a teirible cut in ill head. Notwithstanding tiio clt'ortb.of the workmen thu hi Idlng was completely con Mimed. This morn lug the body ol Mis Stump was taken from thu rums , buriiei beyond recognition. Losj.fc-O.OOJ , uninsured SOCIETY OF NATIVE IfllYANS , 'reparations Beinpr Made Tor tlio Auuunl Banquet of the Organization. LEGISLATORS RESIGN FOR CAUSE Krcderlcl ; anil Murphy In Tr.vltiR to Kill Knuli Other Up Uiul ol'n Murder Trial. Native lownni , Dr.s MoiMis , la. . Dec. ID. [ Special U ) the lit ! : : . ] Theie was a lime , and not ' n very long ago , when Iowa could fairly bo called n voting slate. Tlicio Is nil organba- tion that Is now Nourishing , known as the "Native low-mi * . , " composed of people who have lived their whole lives in Iowa. Thcte are a good many such people , and some of them como pretty near to being grniidfathois. It has been thu custom of this oelety , since itsorgant/ation , to have a picnic In the sum mer and a banquet and leceptlon In tlie win ter. Preparations for the latter annual feast me being made. This will occur on tlio even- tig ol December S3 and promises to be one of ; hu social features of ( he seasons. Invitations invo been sent to the governor nnd oveiy Ivlne cx-goveinor of the state. As il happens : ho day chosen lor the icunlon Is ex-Hover- lor Kiikvvood's birthday , and Hie old war governor Is expected to bu piesent nnd help celebrate. The association when oiganl/cd was intended for DCS Mollies pnitlciilaily , nit It has attracted state attention and many jiiests aru expected at the annual icunions from outside tlio city. Tlio local condition of membership limit It to gentlemen who weiu born in tlio state prior to Kehiuaiy L7 , lbC7. The day of the month Indicated being that on which -thu first leunioti and organl/ation were peilcclcd. it has recently been decided lo extend Iho time tack so that nil who are members ot tlie. Old Setlleis' association , and weio heio pi lor to IbuT , whether natives or not , tuny bo Invited to the banquet board. Such oiganl'/allons do Threat deal of benefit in a community , and suivc to gather up and presoivo eaily local history and traditions that otherwise would soon bo lost. r.r.sioxT.i ) TO TAKE nrmrr'it omen's. An ollico holder does occasionally leslcn when ) it is necessary in older to obtain a boi ler ollice. Tlio governor has already received tlio resignations of live members of tlio gen- eial assembly , and every one has icsigned In older to hold some better ollleo. Several havu leon elected dlsti let judges. Ono who was a member of the house has been promoted to the senate , and so , for ono reason or another , there liavo been live icslgnatlous ami live piomotions. Tliu members ol tlio lower house have piaetically dischaiged their duties lor the term lor which they wuic elected , since tlio legislature hasbut ono session in two years- . The piesent members have paitlci- pated in tlie session for tills blennium , and al though their commission runs to the end of IBS.7 , they will probably have nolhing more to do. However , U the govci nor should for any reason call an extra session of the legislature the present members of the house nnd senate would compose it. There is just a little talk among cattlemen about this contingency in case there should bo a seiious outbreak of pleuro-pncumonia or any other Infectious diseasu amongtho cattle of tlio state. Thu appropriation made by tlio last legislature for paying the state vetciinnrian nnd making other provisions for the protection of tlio herds of thu state has been exhausted , and If an outbreak of any considerable sl/.u should occur theie would bo no funds accessi ble with which to light It. In that event the goveinor might consider tlie emergency ono ol sutlieient importance to vvaiiant calling the legislature together in uxtia session. But it would require a verv uigcnt and pressing necessity to justlly such a slop with thu largo expense that would thereby bo incuircd , Alter tlio expensive session last summer lor the impeachment tiial of Auditor Blown , tlio neoplo ol tlio state aio qmtu willing to forego the luxury ol another extra session for litly years I ( 'possible. coxfuissMi\ ; : : The people of Iowa are looking on with great complacency at thc.spectaclo of Con- giessmen I'ledoilck and Muiphy engaged in the pleasant position of tiying to cat each other up. Tlio feud between these two democratic statesman is an old one , nuginat- lug In mutual jealousies and riva hit's. It had one culmination. The other day , wlicn In a childish pet. Congressman Kiedcrick ic- slgned , or thicatened to. because his candi date lor postmaster at Iowa City had been 10- iei'ted liy the president and tlie c.indidalo ot I'ougiussinan .Murphy had been elio.scn. These two democratic brut In en do not love each oilier , and each has drawn the knilct and Is waiting to makethe other's career par- ticulatly troublesome and full of .soi low. The other dar Kicderiek ihonvht he saw a chance to call up his tavoiilo bill lor redlstiicting the judicial district northern Iowa so as to make Cedar Hupids ono ol the nhees whoio lederal court should he held. ( Ho live * ne.ir that place. ) lie received a favoinblo uipott lioni the cniiiinittce , ami thought If lie cuuhl only bring his bill up it vtould pasi tlm house. It tcqulivd unanimous consent to call up the bill out ot Its place on the calendar , and when this was attempted out came the Mtcn- toiian "I object" tiom Itiotlicr Murphy. greatly to Frederick's astonish ment and disgust. That objection kills ilio bill for this ses-ion as It will never be ic.ichcd on this calendar , and it kills It too , polar as Frederick's connection with It is concented , as his tout oxplics with the picsent session. So if he was mad befmc. lie is ten limes madder now. lut ! these two ilemociatle statesmen aiu not yet thioiigh with caoli other , lloth aio candidate- , for the doimiciatio nomination nest year for governor , and each will Ice.l fill his ancient grudge against the other , tin the people aio looking lor a spirited thun when the nomina ting cuinention is held , and still moiti tun during the campaign should thu one bu titkcn and the other be lett. I.MI OK A .Mrnin.iriiii vr , . The people of noithwcslcin Iowa have been gie.itly stlircd ii | ) thu past week by 11 minder tinil at Algona. Tlic case was thai ol City Miushal LaiKIn , ot KmmolKbuig , iigaint-i Matt , lo > ce , a well kunwn citizen ol that place. Joyce was one of tlio eailj set- tleib ot that section of tin : stato. lie used t < to haul goods to Algona hi foio any r.illnml was dieamcd of , and h.iti long occuid | | a prominent placu in the communitv. Last May there was a uu.itiel between him and the marshal , and attei hot words and some blows , .lojco was shot by the niaislwl ami died slmrtly after. It was known that thoio was sumo ill-leellng le ) twecn the men because ot .loyco'b pie nounced cntipiohlbiiionlmt - . and emu thought ( hat tins added luel to ( lie llame. At any I ate- public indignation was \eiy gicat and tlneats of Ijnchlng weio ficely made but not caiiled out. I.arkln was tried in No vember and the jury brought in a verdict ot murder in the lirst degree , The deftiiiso su cured a change of vcnno to Ko-siith 001111)3 ) and the trial has just been concluded. Tin dufeiiFo set up was that the killing was acel dental ; that l.nikla teailn violence dion his levolver to piotect him > -ell , and in the incico the futal shot was liiod uiiintoution iilly , Yesterday the jury brought in a Mir diet of acijidtt.il and the city mai.-hal goes lice. The leading lawyers of thcnoithwc.s paitot the btato weio engaged in the tn.i and public interest In it w.ieiy gie.it. A IIIIAI. i.srvii : IIUOM. Dos Moines jirupeity is having a boom. A tract ot Innd just east ot the city , which VMI bought for s 10,000 less than a > e.ir ago , has just lieon sold for s.'iO.ooo. Tlio now nine company will bealn dperations with : ii/0,00 / ; cnpitnl stock with the prhllcgeof lauing I it to 4500,000. The Iowa Loan and THIS company begin the election of a 31CM.WW of lice building as BOOH as siiung opens. Drowned In Hi nine. Hivi : Si'in.Nus Veb. , Dec. W. ispccl.i Telegram to the lii i..jThis mpUMUg abou i o'clocir , a > i Hiltiam TutkUer was t'flnj , homo from town , he fe1l < ! ownan embank iiic.nt of ( hity ) feet , breaking thu Ice , into thu Jllue river. Ills two sons , wMo were will him at the lime , broke the Ice ami waded In to the water to their necks , but cou'd not iin < lilui. They KVO the alarui , anil tcarch wa cept up until this afternoon , when he was otind forty yards below where he broke hronch. lie had been helping to clean out saloon and some say lie was tight at the hue. but the tact that he had walked across railroad bridge on tKo ties a lew minutes cfoio indicated that ho was not veiy drunk. A Itiiltrontl Km- West Pnlii ? . Wl-xr POINT. Xeb. , Dec. 10. { > peeln1 to ho HIK. : | Thebuslnc * ' ? men ol West Point , t a large and enthnsIastJc meeting hold In Craitso's hall lait r\onliur , eleclinl ! . ( ' . Crawfoid. i : . K , Vnlcntlne. AVHIiam Stenfer , Uilah Hiunen , John I ) , \oligh. F. ( ! . ttep- icit , A. A. Campbell , llciinot ( ioltlsmlth , ) lto I'r.iiniann anilV. . K. Kiausoas n eom- nl'tee ' to confer with the manager.s of two aihoads which contemplate building In tills lliectlon nc\l year. The light of way liolu l.o south line of the county to the city and lopotgiounds in the ell.x wMI undoubtedly ie tillered to the Missouri I'acllic , and possl- ily to another load , prohied thov build heio lext year. The opinion Is gencial that tlio MNsouil I'lu'lilc can beitelll the town moio hail any other toad. A Hey Aliilnotcil. Ccnvti H M'nis , Xtb. , Deo. 10. [ Special iVleginiu to thu Hi-r.l Hey Hlllmaii. aged en years , son of W. F. Illllman , piopiletoi f tlm Cedar Haplds ICra , was kidnapped on ho fctioel at 7 o'clock last o\ening by a voman supposed to bo Jlr . ilillman , who Is eeklng separation fiom her huobaml. She las not lived huie at all but came heie jes- eiday with a middle-aged man with a team lorn Albion in the toienoon and slopped at he Commuiclal liou.se. They leglslurcdat ho hou'-e as William .hum-son and lady , ) akes , Dak. , and were very reticent while here as to who they were. Mr. llillmau stalled 1 lorn here about Iwo horns later hist veiling for Albion In puusiiit , but it is inrdly expected he will ovrtaku thu kidnap- Flour ami Crist Mill Iturncil. AHAPAIIOI : , Xob. , Dec. 1 ! ' . [ Special Tele gram to the IJr.r. . | The Hour and grist ulll belonging to h. Chile , of Arapahuo , and ocated In Oxloul , burned eaily this morn- n r. The mill and contents' weio totally lestioyed. Loss , iO.OOO ; no insurance. A IllCll-TON'KI ) ISIjUPIi.MKXT. A. Si'iisatlon Ci-ontcil In Society Oil- < ; les at 1'au. | f 'nji < /i / fihsw ( / li . /iiiici ( lOMlini flnmtlt. } 1'Af , Dec. 10. [ New Yoik Herald Cable- Special to the lir.K.JTIiq news which was tel- : 'graiihcd a tow evenings ago to thu etlcct hat M. Jean do Lougiicil had been mairled hat morning to Miss liauon , in Dorking , England , has caused gicat excitement in so cial circles here. It was no seciet that M. do Longueil had been devoted to Miss lruron ! lor a long time , and thoru was oven the 10- portofan engagement , but Mis. Uatron did not like the Idea and refused her consent to Ilio match. The young people finally decided to take tlie matter into their own bauds and slipped quietly off to England , "Mls.s i&airon & accompanied by Mis. Thomas McCar thy , the widowed sister of young if. Lou- guell. Scnicelyanyonooulsldc of tlie families mmedlately concerned over know that they lad gone , and nobody knew of It in tlio so ciety of I'au , wheie few peopleaio better known than Do I.onguell and the Uairon lamillcs. The late Karen De Longucil , Jean's father , was one of the fust foieigners that ever settled here. Jlo built an enormous houie on the route do Taibcs , and was famous In his day for his genial hospitality , Ills good dinners , li's ' choice wines and his handsome daughtuis. Ho died a low years ago , leaving but a mnall propel ty. Miss liairon is the daughter of a wealthy Mexican gentleman , who also Edied two or llneo yeais ago. His tainilv has since lesldcd In I'au , occupying the \ ilia lirishlon. Miss Han on has always been consideicd one of Ilio met- tiest giils In society here. She lias just come of age , and Iss.iid to have an independent foitune. A Stoniner's Itongh Voya 0. tit IVV > hy JamcK Gordon IScnnrtt. ] LONDON' , Dec. 10. [ New Yoilc Herald Cable Special to the liii : : . ] It now trans pires tliat the condition of the steerage pas sengers on board ( be bteameis Xeoland which lull I'hiladelphla on December 1 , and put In at Queens town ycsteiday after encountoiing the gale picdlcted by the Herald , was duploi- ablc in the oxtiemc. During tlie storm , which lasted tin eo days , tons of water Ho wed Into the steerage compailmonts , satin ating tlio bedding and clothes. The passengers were water soaked and lor thico dajs could get no change. T.iero was caicely any food. Twelve pa sengeis .sustained severe injuiles , having their limbs bioken. One woman was dlscoveicd dead and in a slate of decomposi tion. All weie panlc-stilckon and much .suffei ing and sickness piovallcd. The vessel wa a floating hospital. The steamer was l.iiOO miles west ol Capo Clear when the cap tain determined to run into Quocnstnwn , The engine room was lillud with water and all the lues wcio put out. Tlio .steamer suf- fcicd tcnibly. _ A Tofltof Speed llotuvnn Cnlilns , [ Ci > liljilhsv < , bii.htiniH fliiiilnii n'netl.l / LO.SDOX , Doc. 1 ! ) . | Xe.\v Yoik Ile/ald Cablo-Spcclal to tlio ! : : , ] To-day the Cana dian I'acllic railway , worklnglin coiinect'oii ' with tlie commciclal cable , had a test of spred bctweun Now Weslmliitor , H. C. , and Lou ilon. Messages weio oxclianged In ono minute. The lirnt message was as follows : "New Westminster t-cnds gicetlug to Old Westminster. Weather c'lmul } ; luiht lain ; tlierniometer-l-t. What ib Iho weather with yon and time of daj' . ' " The cable , woiking direct by Canso over a ciicultol Ii00 * miles , Inoiulit nn answer tiom Londun which was Kvuipcil at ; 'H p. m. , the leply sent being : Old \ Yetinlnjiter < bends klndlv gicctin to its younger name .sake. Weather heio lieasv lo ; temperature : U ; city envelniu'il , but llirco mile.- * outside clear ; timu b,1- : . ' . " In reply lo this eamo the que.stinn , "Have you any visitors' . " ' Answer : "Wo hoped to have Sir ( > . Stephens , hut he was piu\entfl ( fiom coming heio at pri'bunl. " I'll I'll Oil K ( ' ( ! ( . ! Vl'i ! II ; . LoxuoN' , Doc. 10. 1'arnell , who has Just arrived In London , said that lie was slowl ) but ( irmly rccoveiing 1'ioin his lecent gastric attacks , ills doi-lor will permit him to re sume his iiaillament duties on the opening ol the session if ho piumNci to bu cuiefnl , J'ar- nell does not Intend at present to oxpicss an opinion on thu "plan ot campaign. " wishing blot to eo to liL'land to coiitult wltli the juo- molois of the plan , wlioui ho has not been hincothocndot thu last bunion of mcnt. * " To Protest Aiiliist Kvlollon. Drni i.v. Dec. W. * \ . meeting is to bo belt at Kilrnsli to piote t aiMlnit YandelcorS eiction pjocons. Tlio call for the meeting is pi inted on hand bills and concludes as lol lows : "I'copic oi Kilriish : In llm moot Impoit- ant criais in our country's histmy yon me in vlted to bccomo f-olllcri > of Ireland under thu banner ol the national league , " An OiTorlnj ; for Queen Victoria. LONDON , Dee. 19. A committee has bcei organised with the \iisw of racing a lund to thu wcinoii and the t'Jrfa' olleiin to ( Jm-cn Vicfona in honoi of tlm fiftieth year of her H'igti. Donations fit Hum ono jn-nnj lo uno poiind wJil bo iecelve'1. AH the Kret't jmii , , ' aru hclpllii ; t'io ' I'loveuieut and I-PMIH " ba\c bwn i' ' > rmcd throughout A Unllruud UKIIIIV , Due ; 10. Jn Juiar ry all K-em-li employ is on ilio AUauti'Lociainu iallviy wf" IHJ dlswisbctl anj iculawd b > tJcruuin , HOW HOLIDAYS ARE SPENT , The Hoyal Time That Greets Their Doming in Wasliingtou. A UNION MAN'S NARROW ESCAPE. low n Murileroiio Itcliol t'lot Frustrated A Soclely "Man n Sensation National Capi tal ( Jovsip , Heady tn l.'e \VA * iiiNurox. Dee. Is ( Special Corre spondence of the ltrii : Congiess will likely adjourn for Iho holidays on Thursday evening next. It will leconveueon Monday or Tuesday , Iho Hist in the new year. Thcio me present In the elty now about ! ' 0 per cent ol the membets of the house. ( Jenerally about ' ' . > pel cent go lo their homes for the hollda.vs , so that about o"i pi > i cent of Iho members will be absent dining the holiday recess. The statesmen at the national capi tal know as well how lo haveasgood a thno on a holiday ns any oiioi-Ne. 'I'hey ullhrr spend thu days with their families or bunched together In paitiesand have a real jubilation. For several da > s tlie slate-mien and llinlr w Iv es hav o Illicit the slot es of the eltj biij IIIR picscntsi. Many of them are voiy Itbeinl , and quite n largo number Interchange com pliments in the wav ol pio- < ont < to each oilier. Members give mcmbeis and senators pieces of jovvolry , boxes of cte.u-s. eases of wino or liquor , books , etc. , and vice veisa. Many gho their eletki handsome piesenis , fre quently in the I'm m of money. il is piovcrbhi ! that New Kii''lam ! mem- hcis and those on thu 1'ncllic slope show the irieatesl liberality. Some of them give sei- vanls or other common employes piesentH vyoi til from S10J lo S'.OO. It is said Senator Standlord gives S.'i.OOO woilh ol piesents to PCISOIIR connecled with bis household. The slock men and otheii employed on tlio lane.lies are liealed quite as liberally. Sena tors Don Camel on and I'.ilmer have also ex- raoidlnary ideas about tlieir gifts to lltoso In heir omplciy. Manv statesmen are seen on the streets on 'liiistmaR. They aie diiviiv or piomenad- ng vv Hh fi lends- , and public places deal out iiueh "Tom and .leny" and oilier popular exhileratlng beverage's upon tlm outers of national legislators. On a number of occa sions popular bars in tlio city havu h.ul un limited ordeis to Heat their tiiends ad libitum. Al no place In the country is a holi day so thoioughly enluyed as In Washing- Ion. Tlio depaitmenlal people gi'iieially make up thu gieat swarms oi humanity dial Hood thcstiects. rXubonuico abounds and llieie Is an air of } ; ajet } and ab.iudon seen nowheiu else. else.A A SOf I VI. sj N-ATIOV. The announcement inaile I'm ' other day iliat Colonel Oliver I'ayne. of Ohio , intended to ninriv Mrs. Hopkins , ot Chicago , as soon is that lady piocmes a diverco tiom her bus- baiid , piodueed quite u sensation in social circles heio. Since Colonel I'.iyue begnn to nsblst his sister. Mrs. Whitney , at her publlo receptions and dinners hu has been a famil iar characlor among tlio upper tendom , nnd is regaided as a good catch lor i.ulie.s ol mar- raigcablo Intentions. Mis. Hopkins Is an old personal friend of the Payne family and IB said to have tlio lieaitlest sympathy in her trial by all friends of the family. "Well , piohlblt'lon 'in tientgla Is lust this much ot a success : It takes a mlglfty lot of scheming to get a drink in tlie meat major ity of elites , while In many places It Is next loan impossibility t wet your whistle with out making an absolute business ol looking lor tlio Html to do it with. When a man IIHB to sneak mound and violate tlie law and run thu lisk of getting himsell in jail hu don't caie lor a Miiltcr , and lie emulates the effect ol the prohibition law. Yes , pinhihillon Is a success in Ceorgia , a * tlie drinking element has found out to their chagrin. " Such was the expulsion ot Kranlc Jtlchaid- son , thu Washington coiiospoiident of the Atlanta Consllluiion. And it may bo ob- thit : what Fiank iioesu t know about tlio elleel ol the laws on all subjects is not known by lliu slnewdcst ( leorglan , as hu is a close obseiverol all events south. Only the "boys" mo expected lo know the real work ings of a tompciunco law , tor , although they may not bo lusher they alone can gel Iho ical expulsions from Ihoso who fiequont tlio places which aru supposed to bo suppiess-ed by pioliibition laws. ' I'lieio is veiy little dram drinking In my state , " continued Mr. ltichaid--oii ! , "and thcio will ho less in a few yeair , il tiio pics- ent laws aie maintained and ontorccd. I'eo- plo are becoming educated to total absti nence. It is said that theie is moiu drunk enness in stales where prohibition lawn exist. I do not believe that. It Is plausible to say that it a man can't di ink a di am over tlio b.ir he will get a bottle , go home or ulsuwliero and got diiink. It looks lensonable , but il in nullue. Ono ice- , very low diiinken men on the stieets of Atlanta. , A law which ru- < mlics tuuati lo tell when" ' Im bought or got Ins intoxicant when lonm ! intoxicated , will bi-uak up drunkenness in any city , m HI i i n ritovi ur.A in , "The south. : il the bioaUng out of the re bellion , possessed no tiucr or braver union man than Hon. llor.iee Ma.Mr.ird , ol Tennes see , now dece.is.ed. " s.uil . a sonthoin con- giessman to-day. 'When the storm of pas sion and bailed , which diuvo Governor Biownlow and ov-1'iesiilcnt Johnson Into qxile , bioke out. It also ponied Its lelentlusi fur ) on thu head ol lloi.ico Maymud , lorso many yeaisa icpic.sontalhuin wingless tiom the K'noxvllle di tiiet , ultcivvnrd our minis ter to'I'm key , and iilso postmaster general In Iho cabinet uf I'resldent Have- * , And Ion : ; after Hie vv.n , and even up to thi < day of bin death , the lebch halc.il him w ill ) .1 di'.itllless and demoniac halted ami would li.ivo taken his hlo seines ol times il Ilio nssissnn : | could have scon any way of cv.idiiig the poll- ally ol the law. ' In ono Installed paitioulailv tln time , place and Insiiiimrnt.-t had all been pieparcd lor his miiiilei. and only ilio cool coin-ago oC thivi ! hi.ivo republican biothois and an uncle of t huh S'KIV on linn lioni Instant death , " 11 vvjisduiing the .invass ol tsri ) , when Mr. MIIA nurd was posted to speak at the town of homi'iviHe , thu shire town of l''ayello coiinly , In West Ten lie < ; ) e. Th.it is tliu only county In thu sintu in which Iheie is a majority ot coloied people , and ol COIIIHit was anil Is yet slronglv lenublir.in , Ncvcilhelus * , theio was and is in the county a gang of as di'speialo uml diivilish men as can bolound.Vhenlt \ wusknowiiInSoiiieivillelli.it Mrlaynaul was to ipe.ik'.licru a gang of niUiuiis held a council and deleimlncil to kill him whllo ho was speal.ln'in HID com 111.on ) . How'aslli- loimeil of the la < t. but bi.ivcly ileleimliicd to miiko his speech , deaih or nu ileath. l''oiir ' despeialo cliaiaclciRveiu ciiosdii lo do Iho devilish deed , and to provide thi-in with Ilio noi"-siiiycoui.igo ( Iliej weio idled full of w'hiski. One oi the leadcit , of tln < republi cans of Kinetic county was .stieillf lieives , as biavo u man as ovur slopped a lebul bill- let. lie also heatil of tlie plot , and , with three biiithcis as bia\o nt , luinse'f and nil nncioenteied the coiiit room and took on one of the tables used tc Iho lawMirs , All of them went armed to tlio teeth and le.ulv to scatter ie.ui at . i moment's luilieo. 'Ilio four unified soon alter Mr 'M.nnanl . his siici'di , and In a moment one of them called hiu'i n l.ai ami icnr.iteil Iho In sult again and ai-nin , all tlo : time tlm four movini ; toward thoMnml. .lust as the Jnrt ono w.is piis > iiig 1dm Slitjill Ito-M's p'uclunl ' him by thu islecvo ami whi pcM .1 . lo him : "Don't Mm fellows Inteiteie wuli M.ivnard. itou du we litti will sliool you duwn " 1 hi ) ' tellow tin neit and culled a iiuit. A hnr- wh spin uc U.k plaee , a'td ' thru the idielb . lowly nled ( mi and d atipcar'Ml. ' it tin y had Interleri-d wllh Ma nwrl Ihey would l.-i\o been killed to n d' ad * I'alnty , loitl'iIteewi weri'di'idsi.ot- \ \ liiravcas ) li cj 11111,0 llu m an * , whirl i' , Su 11 I'ei vi H was I'l.ul.cd for di tinetli n fi6m l > miry li'-'ii ' . \ UTu-liMir ' ( i 'T\ ' I wool i i Mti'r \v-c4i IKO-J i. } rV < 41 1 1s jiftrryv u J , f" d ho if rurii itt'n-"bi ' ids to.tlki- , ' : ; , . Itm tO'lhCu ' "ill a > il f > i ii ( ti' ' < < light o'it " 'Kit1' ' h i very rcl JICM ' .v , w : ti'-lcir ' i > tw i1 'i ' fifktiiii ivt tfilt , iUiL"
