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r SIXTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING. JANUAHY 17 , 1887. NUMBEH 213. EPIPHANY SUNDAY IN LONDON All tbo Favorite Ohnrchcs and Cathedrals TLronged With People , SUBJECTS OF THE SERMONS. Many of the I'nqtnrn Pro.ioli the On lAli' nnd Sortli'f'M of tinImto Iiurd Iddpslrlj'li Ttio Utticr Dlmi Sermoni. LONDON , .Inn. If. . | New Voik llcinlil Cihle Spielal to tin ) Hii.l : After two weeks of Now York los an Kplphany Sun day came with cleat , frosty air and .ilinon t.lltcd . clouds. All ( lie favorite catlicdt.lls churches and chapels weio thiongcd. Ilia metropolitan dlrectoiy shows that thcio aru 1,100 lelUlous cilllicus and 1"UO ollh I- ntlnj ? clrnc.iN In London. The clt > II of , which la only ahuiit a null1 and a hall square , with M'arrely MiOX ) permanent residents , contains unchurches. Tlio IkT.ild con espondcnt to day visited in.uiy of the fa\orlto places ol worship out ot that ciioimnus iinniho ! , with the \li'\v of giving to Aineiiean icadcis glimpses of LowdijU's icliglous Mile and teaching. As might hove been expected , pi many ot tlio pulpits testimony was borne to the stainless life of the late Lord hides- Irljih , the model Christian whosu sad death was the sole pmmlucut event of the week. The venerable Aich-Dcacon Fanar was nut to-da ) present at Ills little ancient chinch ot St. Maig.ue , which nestles against West minister Abbey , but at Sandiliiuham hall , preaching lieforo tlio 1'iince of Wales , Ids guests and household. His daughter nuir- i led ono of Kind Idde-lleigli's sons , formeily his cm , ite. The aich-deacon natuially made feeling allusions to the national loss. ii M or i in : SIIIMO.N. : He took foi iiistc\t iv passage In the inth chapti'i of .Matthew , beginning at the SUtli vcisowlth the words : "And who is m > neluh- bor. " Tills was the iiiestlon | put to Jesus liv a ( eilain lawyer who had asked what ho must do to inherit eleinal life. TheSavIor , in explaining how : i man could love not only tlio Loid hut his neighbor , naiiatcd the story of the ( rood Snniai- ilan. Tlu ! lesson of tlio arclideacon'.s seimon , generally .stated , was self-renuncla- torj the truest self-posse-slon--whlcli , indeed - deed , was thu ( iroat charaeteiiit c ol the dead statesman. The sermon vv as a most elonucnt one anil was dcllvoied on an occ.islon IlKcly to become historic. lev. ! Mi. Il\ildcn Is rector of the \cnerable church of ht. Hotolnh , In Hishopsgate. Kev. Dr. Davenpoitiearol St. Mnik'White - chapel , took his text liom Isaiah , ) . vll. 1-2 : "The lighteous pcrishoth and no man layeth it to heart ; and meicllnl men aie taken awav , none con sidering that the righteous Is taken aw.iy fioin the evil to come , lie shall ei.ter Into peace ; they shall lest In their beds , each one walking In his upiluhtii''ss. " The ! ! uv. Air. Hunt , of St. Mlcln-ls , Comh'll ' , adjoin ing the llei.dd bureau , from the te\t , "lie ye also ready. " lev. ! Mr. llandcocic , of St. Luke's , biiuth Kensington , Kev. Canon Fuei/e , of Westminster atibov , at the church of St. .John , the evangelist , West mliibtci , Iroiu Corinthians i. tiT : "And eu'ry man that .stiiveth lor the masteiy is lempoiali' in all things ; now they do It to obtain a eoiruptib ] . ' crown , but we.irlneonnptlble. " Kov. Cannon Powell nt Croat Abbey with " 1'ho light of Cod's blessing on the homo" lor his subject. All these pieached sermons in which they made tin late eail's lile and death theii pilneipal topic. That eloquent populai church oiator. the Rev. Henry \Vhlte \ , recentlv in New Yoik , and tlicio inleuiewed by the llerald , queen's chaplain at tlio illustrious bavov Chapel Koy.il , pleached on the mai ilagesj In Canaan ot C.illlciias apmopos ol the wed- dint ; theie during tlie week , which lie cele brated , of I.oid Cainavon's daughter with C.iptaiu Hjng , brother ot the eail of bti.if- fold. fold.Only one bishop pieached in London to- dav the Hishopof Hedlord , at St. 1'lnlllps. Waterloo pl.ice , I lie subject bping "ThoSpir- itnil Condition of East London. " ( ireat St. I'.tnl icsounded with the eloquence of Mr , liakei. one of Its prebendaries and the loid ' " 1'ho liule of Faith " mayoi's chaplain , on , loimlng the hist of a sciles or sermons on tlicdoctilntil position and ldstoiic.il continu- itv 01 the Ciitirch of Kiigland. In the loyal chapel at St. James' palace , wheie unco pll.int eliailalns ] liumuied tlio Mug's conscience , the Iev. ! William Ito eis pleached fiom Isaiah 57 , 1-2 , making tendei allusions to the death of Loid IilduMelgh. Ii. Paiker. at the City Temple , had as the Minjcct ol his discussion 'Chi 1st Distin guished Irom Ills Disciples by Points nttoilv Inconstant with the Theoiy ol , leans living Only Human. " At Ohrlst church , Limbolh , adolnlng [ Lin coln lowet , thu Kov. Di. Niwiuan Hall ineaclicd fiom Komansxll. "Kojolelngin ! : nope , Patient in Tribulation , " continuing mi Instant in prayer. Hero was heard a nhelv sunn h ) inn , "l'ia > er is the Soul's De- hlie. " At SI. .Iame , M.u.lrlhone . , tlio Itov. Dr. HavviTs , so well kninvn In America , began n wiles of suimons on thu good life. Tlio ohoial selections heaid hero were noted for special oichestral accompaniments. The colebiatcd Hev. Charles Voysey pie.iched at the Thistle chinch , Picadilly. "Family Prayers" w ah thu subject ot tlm hei mon at thu quaint , i mat-looking St. James chuicli , 1'icadllly. Tlio Itev. Di. Lambcit ) neached from Matthew ix. H3JU : "And when thu duvll was cast o\it thu dumb i-pole , and the multitude marveled , saying it was inner M > teen In Isiael , but thu Phaiasees said ho astetli out devils tluouyli thu pilnco of luvila. In All Saints church , PaddliiKton , a brill- lant congregation listened to the Hev. Dr. KiiKlUh on "Dhlno Manifestations" In n hormon based on St. John 11. ( , t : "Jesus Mlth unto her. 'Woman , what lm\o I to do with thee ; niinu bout Is not yet come. ' " At St. Petei's chapel , under the shadows of thu deserted Buckingham palace , the Kev. Dr , YarboiiKli icferad to thu late Loid ] ddolbelili ! dm in. a sermon on "Tho pies- eiu'o and Poucr of Christ Manifesto In Daily Life , " hie te\t bplnu the \ery last ticntcncu In Matthew , "Te.ichlni ; Uiem to observe all things whatsoever 1 ha\o commanded jouaiul ; , | o , I am with > ou alua\s , e\en unto the end of the world. " Vicar Hawkins , at Old St. llridos church , In Fleet street , had as Ins text , halah iv. : < : "For my thoughts aio not jours , though they nro neither your ways nor my wajs salth the Lord. " Many Journalists weru jiresent , as thirty-two miwspaperolllccs am located tlieio- abonts , and some of Iliciu looked quiz/leal when the IOM was lead to them. At HedfoidelupeJ , llloonubury , In place of the Kov. Stopford Hrooke , who Is sttll ill , Mr. Herbert Itlx , an cloonent layman , preached , apropos of continental events , from Matthew N. SI ; "Think not that 1 am conic to send peace on earth. J cauio not to send peace , but a sword. " , Cardinal Mauulug did not lueacli , belli ? unwell , but by his orders the eighty parish ehnrclips under him licie held thaks- ( jhliu sacramental services. Tim neatllieatlon of fifty-four nnrtyrs ulioMifTtrcd dnriiii ? the re'un of Henry III , and r.ll/.tbrlh formed the subject of the dis course nt St. Ltheldri'da's lamous ancient CathoHc cdilipp. In Kij , place. Holborn. The Kev. Father It. C. Hone pleached on the oc casion from Deuteronomv . 11 : "Andwhat nation Is there so prcat , that hath statutes and Iudimcnl8 ; otl > rhteoiis as nil this law which I setbefoie joii this daj'J" lie founded his sermon on the fact that three matIjr , verj near where ho now preached , peiMiul foi theli enthusiastic belief and at greater Ipncth expounded and vindicated the doctrine of the real presence. 'lld was the linn followed In excry Cath olic pulpit , especially at llol > Tiinlty. Dock- head , hv Father Flood , and also nl the Pro- Cathcdial , KensinKton , wlidn- Administrator Moore , after pontifical hi > cli mass , uttlOKiz.-d John Fisher and Mi Thomas Mouii > , and Ids eulogies wcio tieatly ; iiralsed by the hear ers. lluga\ouleaincd exposition of the tips and downs of the Komlshpnuich In Knirland , and said : "Our tenestnal hierarchy icstoied here In 1s'o Inrked the hea\enly hleaiachy until Leo Mil leiently opened the ilnoi ol the Celestial tabernacle and added to thesitliits ol Sn\on and N'orman times thi"-e lifty-four Miireieis between the jiais 15'S and l. > : i. " At the Fiench Catholic church of Xottc Dame , in Li'icc-tei snuate , iiteaching in the 1'ieiHi language , Father Anbiey took Psalm 1 H , and verM' : i foi the text : -'Lord , what Is man , that thou takest knowledge of biinjor the son of man , that thou makest account of him1.1' ' HMiop Unit , of .St. tiponre's cathedral , Lambeth , and Monsignor Talbot , of the Church ol the Assiimpton , In bolo , held similar commcinoration senlces. French services wete also held at St. Juan , Hlormisbuii , where tinKev. . M. Dupont , once of the Central diocese , New York and t-ra- CUM- , chose Phllllpians III. 17 : "IJretlncn , bo followeis altogethci of me , and mark them which Walk so as Ye have Us lor an K.sam- pie. " At SI. Paul's , Uermonihey , wheie the leathei meiclnnls congiet-ate , the vicar , the Kev. S. M. Mayhowslio Is connected with the Ho-ton Ma\he\\s , selected Komans , 1'Jlh chaptei , ISlh verse : "Kejoico with them that do rejoice , and weep witli them that weep. " In Whitlield'b Historic tabeinacle , Totten ham , the KeMr. . Wray eommeiited on the entile l.SJd psalm. l'i Clatouiont CongrcBatlonal chapel , near the celebrated Angle Inn , the Kev. William Whitley , who in the way-ol rugged , strong logic and persiia > i\cncss reminds one of the Kev. Kobeit Collier , took Kevelatlons . 'J : "And 1 saw as it weio a sea of glass mingled witli liie , and them that had gotten thu vie- toiy o\t-i the beast , and over his Image , and over hU maik. ami ovei the number of his name , stood on the MM ol glass , having the h.xips ot Bold. " On the Suiiey side of llio Thames the KPV. C. .M. .Murphy , ol thu Congregational Ior- ! oiigh load chapel , took for his tc\t Kphe- sians ii. 13 : "Hut Cluist .leius , jo who some tlmo were afar olT aic made niu'h by thu blood ot Cluist. " Kector Magulre , of the Ancient St. Olave's chinch , Soiithvvaik , preached Irom Acts l\ . - " . : "Then the disciples took him by night , " etc. etc.At At St. Thomas , Lambeth , a sermon was preached bv Kov. Kfiodes Hall from Homans Nll.ll : "Xot slothful In business , fei- veiit in spirit , servin. the Loid. Kejoice with them that do rejoice and weep with thoin that weep1" The same chapter was chosen bv Kev. Mr. JohiiMin , of St. James , Ulackheath , the silo ol the old highway robbeiy adventures. This chapter Mcms a favoiiio In the neighboihood , for the Kev. Mr. Dunn , Methodist , of Wahv oi th pi cached fiomitslirst verse , " 1 beseech.vou theietoie brethren , by the mcici of ( ! od , that ye present jour bodies , a living saerillce , holy , acceptable unto Cod , which is .vour leasonablo set vice1" At Xevv .lenisalem chinch , in Argylc squaie , the Kev. .Mr. Healddlscoinsedon "In- tants in the Other Lite. " with allusions to bwi'denboig's levelations thereon. On thonortlicin heights among tlm preach- eis , may he seleclcd the Kov. Thain David- MJII , I'reibyteiian , of Islington , who portia - tia > ed how ] ) lijbical science was i pally anv Iliniy to religion , and the Kev. Vicar Hoaie. of St. David's , Hollovvay , who hcimoni/cd fiom Mallhow vll. upon Cluist rebuking the little lailh ol his disciples. The Itev. Dr. Spuigeon Is musing Ids gout In the south ot Italy , so that his place at the Metropolitan tabeinaeln was supplied by the Kev. Mr. Peaisc , who may bo called a great preacher. The ancient bar chinch , at the Kast Fnd , heaid Its lector , the Kev. Mr. Insloy , preach fiom 11 Corinthians , vl , 1C : "As sorrowful , jot alway lojolclng ; as poor , yet making manj ilch : having > nothing , yet possessing all things. " The Uaptistat Fast London label uncle were delighted with the mlnlstiatlon of theii great favorite , thu Kev. A. T. Drown , who preached fiom Matthnw. viil , 11-12 : "And 1 say unto jou that many shall rome from the east and we.tt and shall sit down with Abra ham and Isaac and Jacob In the kingdom of heaven. Hut thu childien of thu kingdom shall bo cast out Into outer darkness , there shall lie weeping , and gnashlnc ot toeth. " The Kov. Cannon Diickvvoith , at his own chinch , St. Muiks , neai Kegents paik , gavu as his moinlng text Uevelatlons , 1'Jth chap ter , Kith veino : "Hoof the same inlnil , 0110 to aiiothci ; mind not high tilings , but con descend to men of lovvei estate ; bo not wise In your own conceits , and the evening text Matthew 'Kil chapter , I2d verso : "What think jo of Christ ; whose son Is He ; they say unto Him , thu son of David. " The Kuv , Mr. Foundcry , the popular Con- giogatlonalist of Trevor Squarn church , Hiompton , grouped so many texts that notes tailed to taKe them all , but his subject was Iho necessity of personal puiity , of alms at personal purity and avoidance of contamina tion with Idolatious Immoralities. Poihaps , appropos of the mont divorce cased , the Kuv. Dr. Hltchun ? , at the fashion able Congiegational church In Kccleston biniare , took a similar line In Ids sermon upon Chilstiatilty and modern lile , based on John in. HI : "Ho that comuth from abovu Is above all ; ho that Is of the earth Is earthly and fpeaketh of the earth ; ho that cometh fiom heaven Is abovu all. " Thu Kev..I. O.OIphci t.sit the Denbigh Koid Wesloan chapel , Hajswater , scut a similar messaKo In a sermon to jouug men Irom y.acharlas . Thu Kev. W. T. Moore , one of the editors of the Christian Commonwealth , nmdo at NottlngHdl labernaclu a pcisuasive. plea for not only having but keeping thu word , tiom lAiko n. 'Jb : "Hut ho said jea , rather blessed are they that hear the word ol Cod and keep It. " Lavvjeis listened at Lincoln's Inn chapel to thu first of a scries of MTIIIOIIS on the hidden meanings of thu first thirteen \cnca of thu second chapter of Jeremiah. Sermons were also preached bv the Kov. C. J. Hall , thu eminent Hcbiew scholar , at tiray's Ian chapel ; by the Hev. Dr. Stokal , fiom Homans : xll , 1' ' , at St. Clements , boaldo the royal courts , where Dr. Sain Johnsou'b pew Is still preserved Intact , and by Kector Lindsay , from Luke : xv. 10. At St. Marj-'s , Isllncton , the famous church with Us tombstones dating to MX ) jears ago , arch Deacon ( JIITord , of St. Paul's cathatluil , olllclated at the Installation of a new \lcar in placu of the dccased one , whoso Installation few of Ins congregation could remember. The sermon was based upon the admonitions In tlio 6th chapter of Isaiah , that tlio clcigj should "Look Into the rock vvhcnco jo arc hovvn. " Kejclnald Itamcs , piebendary of Kvcter cathedial , preached at Kcn luuton Union church on the necessity of combining spir itual woid with spiritual deeds. I'hu veterans of the Chelsea Kojat hospital , w hlch was toiimled by Nell ( iwynnc , marched into the chapel to listen to Chaplain Sidney Clarlc comloit their memories with a dis count bssed on Second Timothy , Iv. 17. In the ClieKea Congruttatumal church , hard by that hospital , Pastor Law son For.ster joined othei clertfjmen In drawing lessons tiom the lite and death ot Loid Iddeslclgh , his te\t being on thu death of MOJLVS on thu mount. Hut to continue tianscrlblng more notes from the ici oils of to-dav's sermons will be almost to swamp vour columns , llowevei , let It bo added that whilu New York has a Kov. Heber Newton. St. Michaels , South- walk , owns allibbert Newton , its vicar much resembling in boldness the stvlu of the formei. Ho is , however , a veiy low church man , and ( ino who writes epic poems. He ptoacliod yesteidaj from Isiah Ix. C : "Foi unto us a child Is born. " Only ono circumstance marked the dajA body of . " 00 men matched In pioeesslon to St. Mary's llattei sea , anil during the moinltig ser vice indulged In hisses whllo pray cis for the royal lamlly were nelni' read. This behaviour was repeated seveial times durius the ser mon , some pissasjos In which , however , weie leccived with eiius of "Hoar , hoirl" Such disorderly conduct will bo guarded against heicattei by the attendance ot thu police. A Circular to tlm Consorvativci. LONDO.V , Jan. 10. Mr. AV. H. Smith , first loidot tha treasury and conseivatlvo leader in tlio house ot commons , has sent a chcular to the suppoitcis of the government asking them to make eveiy ollort to atlond the openIng - Ing of parliament , us they will be invited to pjoceed directly to consideration of ques tions ol gi.ivo Importance. 1)13ATI ! OP GKXlMl.Uj HAZnX. 'the Chli-rsittiml Olllcor i\plrcs at H O'clock Imtil Evoninu. WASHING i ON , Jan. 1C. ( ieneral AV. H. Ha/on , ehlel sicnal ollicei of the United States army , died In this city at S o'clock this evening. Ho had been ill slnco Thursday , but no danger was apprehended until this af ternoon , ( icncial Ha/on died of d'abctls coma. Ho has sullercd Irom dlabctis lei some yeaibbut of late had unmoved in health and strength and hopes were untei- tertalned of his complete recovery. At the icccption to the diplomatic coips given by the president ho took a seven ) cold , causing him to keep his bed on tnu Hth. On the 15th lust ho was up and icportod lim ! cll much impiovcil. He toiind an alarming chanue. in his condition , suggestive ot pois oning ot the blood liom his constitutional disease. Ho at once adopted measuies to ovcicomo this condition andicstorcstrength. The case was deemed of such estieme giav- ity that his lelatlves in the citv were In- termed and they at once gathcied about him and spared no etroit to bring him relief. Some Improvement resulted iiom the tioat- ment , but towards evening his syiup ems Lu- como aggravated. Kviy measuio that skill or science could suggest failed to rally the sinking ollicei , and hu bic.tthed his last at t > o'clocK in the. evening. His final illness was not accompanied by sull'ering , and his death was without a struggle. Inloimatlon ot ( icneial Ha/en's death was con veyed immediately by Colonel Huntington and Captain ( Iieoly to tno sccietary of war , who communicatdl thu sad intelli gence to the president. Thu general ot tlio nrmy , who v\as advised ot his death by telc- giaph , will bo coiiletred with bv ( iicoly in bcliall ol tieneial lla'/cn's t.uuify as to tlio milltaiy honors to bo paid tlio deceased. The funeral will take place liom St. John's chinch. Mis. Ha/en , who is In France , has been notilied by cable and will lutuin imme diately to Ameiica. ( ieneral lla/en was born at West Hartford , Windsor county , Vt. , on the 27th ol heptem- bet , IVM , and was theiefoiu at thu time ol death In his Iifly-M > veiith year. His earlj llto was passed in Ohio , to which state his parents moved in lMi , and lie entered \Ve-t \ Point Military academy liom that state on Suptembei 1 , IVii. He was minitiated in June , IS" ) , and was appointed biovet second lieutenant in the Fouitii Unite. ! States in lantry. Ho sei veil through the war and re ceived rapid piomotlou. In May , ISM , ho was appointed bilgadier general , but the an- polntmcnt was not continued until alter the battle of Stone river , in which ( Jeneral Ha /en's brigade was hotlv engaged and icn- deicd evtromely v.iluablo service. lu December , alter the aulval of ( Jeneral bherman befoie Savannah , it hcraino neces sary lei him to open communlcUion In some way with the sea in older to obtain much needed supplies. For tlm accomplishment ot this putposu ( ieneral Jla/en'n division was tent on the K'.tli ot that month to capture Foil McAllister , which com manded thu liver and inlet through which ( ieneral Sheiman hoped to pet .supplies. Nine regiments under ( ieneial Ha/en's com mand advamcd to tlio cearge , stoinied the post in less than live minutes and captured twenty-loin pieces oC oiiinanco and thu en- tlio garrison , thus opening the way to the sea. ( ieneral Ha/en was appointed and con tinued iimlor-genoral , to date Irom the cap- tmoof Fort McAlllstci , and on the 1'Jth ot May , INK , was appointed by thu president to command the Fifteenth army corpsui account ot Jong continued ser vice ot the highest eliaiacicr and tot special gallantry , Duriui : the Piiisso-Turklsh vvai in lh0-7 ; ho was United Slates milltaiy attache lit Ylpiiim. On tliu 15th ol December , 1N-0. ho was appointed chiel signal olliier , with the i.tnk ot Htlgadier general , and that posi tion hu continued to hold until lib death. The Coal Handlers' Strike. Jr.nsuv CITV , Jan. 10. The Pennsylvania Kallro.ul company's yard at Harslmlcus Cove , Jerscv City , was Invaded about .1 o'clock this morning by a parly of about 1M strlUeis and sympatlii/crs. They marched directly to the tloat bridges , where brakemeu were engaged in placing a train of frrty- clght cars upon the transfer barges. The coal was to bo sent to High Hildgo , X. Y , , tor tlm use of the New York elevated roads. The brakcmen were ordered to quit In tones that brooked no ie- lii'.al. They complied and left the cars. Tlio stiikers remained nearly an hour then lull the place. Word was telegraphed to the brfikemon when the strikers disappeared and the ) resumed work and with liio assistance ot cleiks , vvalclimen and other emplovisof the company succeeded In placing the re maining cars upon the lloits , which went promptly towed away. The situation at thu other coal j aids and coal docks Is unchanged. The companies have announced their inten tion of rcMiminir work with or without theii toimer employes to-morrow morning. Tlm ( 'lea ran CD Itecord. HOVION , MaJan. . 10. tSpeclalTelegram to the Hi.K.I A table compiled from dis patches to the Post Irom the managers of the leading cleatinu houses of the United States gives the total gross exchanges for the week ending January 11 , IS1 ? ? , compared with those of ( he eorrcspondins period of IbbO to bo SUsLVilO.rtih. Omaha stands thiiteonth on the list with a total of 1,707,2 , , ; hiciease , 4V.S per cent. Iowa niut Nebraska Wontlicr. For NfbrasKa auo Iowa : Slightly warmer , fair weather. Hoist cold wave signal ; thu temperature will tall from hftecn to twenty- live degrees cluihig the next thirty-two hours. THE STILLNESS OF SUNDAY \ A Significant Calm Portends the Coming of the Storm on Tuesday. FAMILIAR FACES TO BE SEEN The ticadcr of the AntlVixnVjelc forces Itotnaln In tlir City , Sleep- on lliclr Anns bcencs and Incidents The Calm Before the Storm. Ltxcot.Neb. . , Jan. 1C. [ Special to the HKI.I : 'lhat great lull or calm , of which philosophers tell , always appearing before a storm , has shown Itself In this city during Saturday atul Sunday. The lulls are always noticeable before the "cloud no Iniijcrthan n man's hand" breaks throuuh tho-'vault of heaven1' like a "clap of thunder from a deal sky. " There can bo no doubt of II , The evidence that most all the member * of the kv'Matuie have decided for whom they will east then vote , or , that tlioy have gone home to get the latest wishes of their constituents is true. Wonder which. Hut tow ot tlio mcmbeis remained over. Tlio lamlllar face of 1'aul Schminke , Otoe's senator , is seen this Sunday , lie Is the Her man politician of Otoe countv. Ho Is posi tive that Van Wyck has the sUcuirth ncces- sarv to secure Ids election. Tom Majors U another senator remaining hcrc-but to gain Inlormatlon Irom Tom on the political situation is Impossible. Hill Hiown , who says ho would not vote for Yan Wyek lor 5100,000 , lives so far away that his pieseuco can always bo counted on. Ills dislike toi Yan Wyck Is puiely peisonal. His brother Lot returned to Chicago last week , but will bo hcio again Tuesday. He Isanothei light-weight who sluts the chorus , "Anything to Heat the OldMan" having no good icason. John Woodlovv. of ( iaco , is puttluc In the day here. Mr. W. does not worry- any over the "situation. " He tells mo he has no a\c to crind. no f.ivors to ask , and w ill vote and act to suit himsell. Paddock and Weaver both lemalued in tlio city. It Is evident that their love lor each othei Is not like the love of David and Johna- than. Paddock thinks lie has more vet"s than Wiaver , whllo the ex-congressman claims that ids followers outnumber the ox- enator's. Luckily , this matter will bo de cided In the sweet subsequent , and the heart ache will end. 1 he ft lends of Jim Lalid expect the Stluk- Inir Water statesman this evening or tomorrow row moinlng. This will aanln put a new lace on thu situation , and as ho is uudeistoi d to bo the H. AM. . politician , it will vciy soon tiansplrc whether Bostvvick will continue as his man Friday. The Paddock crowd plvos It out to-day that the democrats will hold n caucus Monday evening. Had Mr. I'addock seemed that Kearney lighthouse it might bo possible to see things ilillerontly , but Irom this desk it is safe to say that no caucus will bu held. John K. Moiklcy , of Niubiaia , Is In tlie city , and promises to remain here until Van Wyck is defeated. Mr. M. lu-lnir a soil of political attoinoy , it isdoubtful If his land lord vsill allow him to fullill his promise. Jim Paul , of St. Paul , presents thu picture of tlie fellow who treads along a banquet hall desuited , as he Is un doubtedly the most lonesome of all politicians. He informs mo tliat ho will le- maiii until aftet the senatorial contest. Since Chinch HOV.MI exploded his Weaver boomciang ho has not been seen , lam told that some ot Weaver's tilends have been looking lor pieces ol his material frame. When the geological survey Is taken they will probibly be found. Fiulay evening tlio Pawnee poet , Captain Humphrey , almost got himself in position logo homo with his eyes In mourning. He made a mistake in running against Fuller ol ( ieoigo county. After humble and obsequi ous apoligles , the oiiginal poet escaped the chastening otherwise In stoio lor him. Cap. 1 understand , had just letuined Irom Table Hock , wheie ho had been since his ungeutlemaiily assault on Jtiil.e Kdvvaids. Tlie cleiks have been making their usual lequisltions foi paper , pencils , blotters , waste bassets , eia eis , etc. , all of which will como fiom the state. Each Individual clerk has called for enough stationery to stock a coun- tiy stole. Lonir armed giabbers naturally giavitate towaids the statehotise , when the legislature is in session. Tuesday , It Is piedicted , will witness tliu the largest crowd ever seen in Lincoln. Wednesday the tun commences , and old -ases preduit that it vvlll not end befoie Sat urday night , The most conspicuous statuesque group oc cupying the coriidor ot the Capital hotel Statiirday evening were "Val and Fred. " Vul , the ox-coiisiessmau , and Fred , the ex- congressman's clerk. As Saul looked down iiiion David , so looked Yallontluu down upon iNye , whoso head reached to the armpit ot the eviongiosaman. while the ex-congressman's Uiawny hand affectionately patted liisptotcgo on the back. Thoalllnity weie engaged In the common labor of defeating Van Wyck with their mouths. To-moiiow ( ioveinor Hutlei's case will cote to the committee. Judge Kdwards infoimed mo ycsteiday that so far as the evidence In the case was concerned it was conclusive. He said the committee would recount the ballots trom Johnson and Pawnee , and If re- poits weto true at all , that vould seat Hutlcr. 1 interviewed Holmes thu othei dav , and ho looked at tliu matter In n dilleient light. Hu was also satisfied that a ici omit would help him. Tlio expense in this contest casu will booverSJKX ( ) . The ilnilnn boom by tlio anti-YanWyekers , like the Thayer boom , fell Hat. Mr. Ilarlan will not only vote but use all his Influenceo ( Increase Van Wyck's strength. To day a prominent stilkei of the "anything to beat tlio old man" school ot politicians , said the only hope left was concentration. Those who know the feelings between Paddock and Weaver , know that their light Is to bo bitter to iho end. Within a couple of weeks I can fuinish inoie tellable Information on this all at > soib- in question. A i. FAiituitoiiii.it. Van AVj k'H Rnuner KlontH Proudly , Lixroi N , Kelt. , Jan. 10. ( Special to the Hi.i : . ] As the hour for the opening of tlm senatorial contest approaches , the Van Wyck bannet floats more proudly and grace- tully , and the Hags of the opposition droop more despondently. The senior senator's forces aru .strong and unwavering. They am alive and not to be misled by the professions of friendship to their leader which como from men who are clamoring for n caucus. 'When it Is shown us that witli an over whelming republican majority In the senate and In the house , n caucus Is not n larce , " said one of ( ieneral Yan Wvck's Irlends and , by the way , as square toed a republican as over breathed "then we will bo willing to go ititocaucus ; and woaro not unwilling to do so now were it not that the whole purpose of such an assemblage Is to get up a squabble and breed dissatisfaction , out of w hlch each of the envious aspirants for Van Wyck's shoes hopes that he may have his lightning rod struck. " It Is n noticeable fact that whllu the railroad strikers who claim to bo republicans are urging a caucus , thu railroad strikeis who claim to bu demo- ciats aio as vocllerously tailing tor a demo cratic caucus and demanding that the legisla ture of that political belief should unite upon some candidate whom they shall adhere to until the last. It is believed that whllo the chief motive lor all of this noisy demonstra tion In favor of caucusina Is to disorgaul/o Van Wy ck's phalanx' , theio Is another motive lot obtaining a democratic orKanl/atlon , This is to kill oltMcShaiiu for thu future and to demonstrate that he does not POSFCSS enough populailty witli the democratic legislators to st'ciiro their Individual supiwrt. That Me- Shane should lend his consent to such a hazaidous undertaking and voluntarily walk into thu pit-fall which Miller and ihu Miller- Ites are digging for him , can hridly be ex pected. | At the convening of the two houses OP TtiCMlay each vvlll ballot for United States senator. On the following day the joint convention will bo held , probably In the opera house , alt hough this cannot bedell- nltelv decided until action Is taken on the report of the committee on arrangements. In view of the near approach of the na tional light thu atxenco of members from tlm capital U noticeable. Not mnro thin a baker's dozen could bu found In the city yes terday. The < < ? who are hero will sav nothing nnd profess to have no opinions. One , \ \ Illlam Hrovvn , was the only legislator who was not non-committal. He said , -I'll vote for a democrat before I'll vote for Ynn Wyck. " Mr. Hrovvn has personal reasons tor his dis like lor the senioi senator , and It Is from n small colcrlu of his like that the pusillan imous InuondoesninlnslKieiieral Ynn Wvck emanate Sinai' ' leascti tor surprise is Iheio tint Yan Wyck's friends love him the better and standbv him the moie loyally became ho has such enemies. AN ANTI VAN WYCK SCHKMU. I'londlrtfi Per One Vote to ( " "nil n Can- OIIHIIIMI 1'liey Need Twenty. Ltsroiv , Xeb , Jan. 10. [ Special Telo pram to the Hir..J : 'Ihe last resort of Yan Wyck's opponents Is to tiy to Induce his friends to go Into a caucus on the giouiid that Yan WJCK vvlll most likely secure an election by that pioi'csIn their vvoudcitu ! sollclludo to aid Yau W > ek they adopt the usual tactics of lying and Intimidation and pietemt to each man that they need but one moreslgnatuio to the caucus paper , whereas they aie now twenty short ot the necessaiy number. The pi-ople who sent iepicsenta- tlves to vote for VanWyek demand that they shall do so In open le lsla tn ic , and not hide nway In a secret caucus and behind n seciet ballot. They demand that all houoiablo means shall be used to elect Yan Wyck , and will tolerate no dishonest means to dvtn.it him. They want no crowd ot coipoiatlon stiikers to di'- loat him lor feai ho may bo elected In open session. The republican patty lu Nebraska Is strong to-day , and there is no necessity to Introduce any new methods merely to deleat Yan Wvek. To-night a laro number of new stiikcis arilved and joined the gang. THU WIM3K ljr\\'ALiIj S JU1013 T. Tlio Lnst Dny tlio Most Invent fill Ono nftlie Slv. Xr.wYoiiK , Jan. 1C. ISpcclal Telegiam to the HiiJ. : The events of the week were crowded Into the last day , when tliu basis of settlement of the Nickel I'lato cases was made known , and It was announced that Hlchuiond & West Point , Terminal and Warehouse company had como to tciius with the owners ol Kast Tennessee and was going to take that great system under their pro tecting wing. Notwithstanding the passage of the Inter-state commeico bill by the senate prices on the stock exchange closed at the highest point of the week. The returns for railioails for Dcccmbei have deen coming In with unusual rapidity , and thu Commercial and Financial Chronicle is enabled to give n fuller rcpmt than ever before. They are Irom ninety-seven roads with a mllcago of over00,000 miles , very neatly half of the total mileage of the country. The gain Is nearly 10 per cent. This is a happy closing for tlio year that presages 0110 of gicat prosperity. There has been an ominous change in the maikct foreign exchange which should bo carefully noted. It has not as yet affected tlio money market in the least. Call loans have ruled Irom a to C per cent and aveiaged a little less than 5 per cent. Hanks aie lend ing at 0 per cout mid arc ilolni ; something In sixty and ninety day loans at 5J < to 0 per cent , but the Union Trust company has in sisted uuon"a 25 to 3u per cent margin and there is some conservatism among other lenders which has been noticed before. There Is more cominc/clal paper ollerlng and lenders are able to command good rates , ranging from ftjtf to 7'f ' per cent. If there had been anv activity in the London maiket , the shipments ot gold to tills country would have been checked weeks ago , but tlio bank rate is still sr > percent above the sticct i.ites , so It has not been found necessary to advance It. Foielgn banks are still In lalily good condition , tlio latio of told to silver being about tlie same as it was a year ago and botli accounts being largci. Hut the Hank of France has caincd materially in gold , while the Hank ot England has lost. Tlio Hank of Kngland , however , Is in momentary danger ol having to ship gold to Australia , liom which country It has long ago ceased to Impoit any , and Fiench gold has fallen to a point where the bank declines to luiulsh ban , and coin in ciiculation sul- feismuch fiom abiasion. There is a very conservative leeling on the stock exchange , but in no sense one ot appiehcnslon. In vestors don't like to see sueli heavy transac tions In soiilhein .secuiities , for It proves they have not as yet found a permanent testing place , and that tlio lloating capital ol thu south has a veiy laigc amount of tlio specula tive nun dividend paying secuiities to take care ot. Any diminution lu that capital will cause a .shrinkage In values , hut the changes that aio goinu on must on linnet ) their woith and bilug them a little closer to a dividend. Till : NATIONAL orliHA. COMI'ANV. A Suit For $ iOOO Hroujjlit IJy a l-'oriner Director. N'i'.vv YOIIK , Jan. 10. [ .Special Telegram to the Hii.J : : A. Howard lllnkle , of Cincinnati , lormeily n director in tlio National Opera company , has brought suit in the supreme court against Mrs. JeaiiuctteThuibpr , sccie tary ot the National Opera company , to re cover S12,000 witli lutcicst fiom December 4 last. Mr. Illnltlo was so much Inteiested in the National Opera company that ho became ono ot IU directors and also subscilbcd to the enterprise so tar as Its performances In Cin cinnati were concerned. In thocoursnof his connection with the giving ol opeia in Cin cinnati Hinklu says ho was applied to to ad vance Slti.ooo to Manager Locke. Mr. lIlnKlo , his lawyeis aflirm , consented to lend the money If Mrs. Thuiber would boiesponslblo for Its pnymeut , and on Ids telegiaphlng to Mrs. Thuiber , then in Now Yoik , ho leccived fiom her a tuply that she would guainntco thu payment of tlm money lent to Mr , Locke. Mi , LocKu received the monev. TI no is no dis pute about that , but Mr. Hlnkle has not been tepald. Mrs. Thurber went to Hoston butoiu Ihu papers wore served on Mr. Lawrence , Mrs. Thurhcr's attorney , and she has not re- tinned to town. AtMr. . i.awicn o'soilliolt was said that Mr. Lawiencu had go no to Hoston to confer with Mis. Thuiber , Mr. F. H. Thiuher said today that hu did not be lieve that Mis 'Dauber knew that suit had been biought. It was Ills opinion that lllnklo had been hasty In bringing suit. The ques tion at Issue , Thurher continued , Eocmed to bo whether Mrs Mhuibcr was icsponslblo personally oi as secretary ot the National Opera company. It might be that the National Opera company would bu louud lia ble lei the amount. A Cnso ol'IUeptomaiila , Ci.KVhi.AM ) , O , Jan. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the HII : : , I A great sensation was caused hero and In AKion by the arrest ycs teiday afternoon of Mrs. 1C , Mont/irat , of Akion , wife of the president ot the Clove- laud , Akron it Columbus railroad. While she vv.is examining some goods In a promi nent Euclid avenue dry goods lioiiso a lloor- walker accused her ol shop-lilting. On being taken before the proprietor a paiccl of woolen stockings was found secreted in Mis. Mont/rrat's cloak. A detective was called and the lady taken to ( no station , where thu matron tound several pairs of woolen and kid gloves ami other articles In her posses sion. Mis. Mont/riat cave bail lor her appearance - pearanco Mondav , She is a line looking lady and was richly dressed. Her husband ib in Now York at present. Funeral of Oeorjiia's Chief .Iiiwllco. ATLANTA , ( Ja. , Jan. 10. Tlio funeral of the late Chief Justice James Jackson was held this morning at U o'clock in the First Methodist church , An iuunenso coqcourse attended. ny POWDUK. A Ship lUovvn to Atiinii In S.in Krnti- Cisco llnrtior. SFitAxcisco , Jan. 10. At midnight last night the Merchants' exchange received n telephone from the Point Labos signal sta tion that the schooner 1'ar.illc ! had been driven on the rocks near the ( lolden U.ite and would probably provo n lotal loss. An hour later nnothct message was received that nn Immense quantity of giant powder aboard had blown up , destioylug the ClilT hou o nnd other buildings on shore In the neighborhood Keportcrs and police olllccrs were hurriedly dispatched to the scene of the disaster. The following particular have been obtained : The Parallel sailed Friday last with n enrgo of general merchandise for As toria , Oregon. She proceeded north unlit compelled bv siroug head winds to retuin and reached the entrance to the ( lolden Gate yesterday evening. The wind had died out and being caught by a strong tldo the vessel was swept ashoio at tlio south olid ot Point Lalus , Inside the famous eal looks opposite the CHIT house. Life station people near by weie promptlj iiotllled nnd hastened to the scene of the wieck. The cap tain and all hands aboatd had taken to the boats , but us It was Impossible for them to make a lauding on thu heavy surf lunniug , thej stood nvvav for the entrance to the harbor. After being abandoned the ves sel drilled south Into n small cove , vvherosho pounded npnlnst tlm rocks , and nt midnight was rapidly breaking up. It was known she had alaigcquantlny of powder aboard , but no dnngci was apprehended , The men from the life-saving station" , scelui ; that nothing could be done , and knowing thu schooner had been abandoned by the olllceis nnd crew , withdrew at a low minutes before I o'clock from the scene. They had hardly reached thu station building when n ( earful ex plosion occuried , scattering destruction on all sides. The schooner. In tieailng against thoiock , had caused the ixwder to ignite , and thu entile quantity aboard nearly 100,000 pounds had exploded. To those living In tno nclghboihood tlio effect waslilghttul. Tlio signal station was com- pletelv demolished. The lile saving station was also wieekcd and the west side of the Clill house , notwithstanding Its clovatlon , was blown out and every window-pane In the building broken. A laicu concert loom on the beach and other buildings lower down had nil their windows broken and othei wise moro or less damaged. A long carriage shed adjoining the Clitr house was tumbled Into a mass ol ruins. Adolph Sutros'conservatory on the heights above was shattered to atoms and all thu windows In his house biokeu. Three members ol the llte- savlng crow who built a lire on tlie bench nnd decided to remain near tlie wreck , weie hurled In the air by thu concussion and sc- veiely inimcd in being again dashed to the earth. The icmaintng mumbeis of the crow , who had returned to the station , rushed to the rescue ot the Injured , as U was feared that their clo o proximity to the explosion must hnvo icsultcd to their Injury. They cariicd them to Ihu station , whete medical attention was summoned and everything necessary to relieve their Injuries was done. Ono of them. Hoi ace Smith , had hi.s limbs so frightfully disjointed as to make his sutlcilngs intense. Fora time his life was despaired ot. Tliu two otheis. Chailes Hogera and John Wilson , escaped less norl- otisly. Captain Hovsleep , In command of the lltesavlug station , describes the explosion as follows : "At 1 o'clock sleepers were thrown from their beds by n great explosion , which made them think that n cicnt earth quake had upheaved the ellir or tidal waves swept up from the Pacilic. A great wave dashed up nnd vaulted over thu CHIT house building. The whole shoio and ellII literally trembled and shook as no earthquake has shaken the earth for ye.ns. People were rudely thrown from their beds by the foico of the explosion , Fiirnltuto and bedsteads weio loused an heaped around the room. " Tno famous CHIT house prcsouts a scene beggaring description. The west side of the building overlooking the ocean Is completely ruined , only held together by cross beams. The windows were smashed , doois twisted oil , and hinges left in such a shattered con dition that it will have to take down what is lett ot it , even it it docs not topple over Into the ocean. 1)11 M'GLiYNN DEL'OSKD. Olllclnl Nntlco of IIIn Removal JCc- celvcd From the Arclihihliop , Nnvv YOIIK , Jan. 10. [ Special Tel- egam to the Hti : : . ] Hev. Dr. Mc- ( ilynn received ollicial notice Irom the archbishop yesterday that he had been suceeded by Hev. Father Donnellys as rcetoi ot St. Joseph's chinch. Father Don nelly made his appealanee in the atteinoon nnd presented his ciedcntinls. The news soon spread and people began to congiegatc in excited gioups and discuss the situation. This was continued all the afternoon and by evening the excitement had leached Bitch a pitch that tlie parishioners determined to hold a mass meeting at onco. It was determined o held the meeting In the basement of St. Joseph's church. Uaioly If ever in a Catho lic uliurch was there any excitement to bo compared to that which piovaded at this meeting. Men , women , boys and gills thioiigcd tliu edifice and gave vent to their feelings in emphatic language. It was clear that nil loved Dr. Medium and only vvouls ol sym pathy and allectlon were spoken lor him. Mention of Dr. Mcdlynn'.s name provoked loud applause , while any releiuncii to the aichblsliop was received with hisses. This lemarkabie spectacle In a Catholic church continued for n long time until It was Dually proposed to raise a lu'to : ; hum ot money to send Dr. McUlynn to Home , This movement will bu put on loot this week. It is asseited on goud authority that with thu nuticu ol ictlremeiit. Aichblsliop iVirrlu'.iu sent Dr. Mcilviiii a peremptory order liom the pic- lee tot thoprop.iianilicomiuaiidlngMcilynu logo to Homo at once. A HAUY ON THIS IOOHHTii . An Omnh.i AVoinnn'H Connootlon Witli CIIIC-AOO , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram to the Hi.il : The Inter Ocean says : "Last evening a female Infant about six weeks old was left on a dooisten In trout of Nicholas Harrison's residence , No. 43 Eldildgu court , Hnuison Informed Sergeant Taply of the finding of the latter , and after a briel inves tigation , found that Mis. Ella Hairlson had deposited the baby nt the door. Mrs. Ella Harrison , with a little questioning , admitted the act , and claimed that it had bcitn done with the Knowledge nnd approval of Mrs , Nicholas Hanlson , who wished to adopt the child. She said , Jurtheimoro , that the baby's mother was a J owes * , whoso name she did not know. F.lla lliiirlson's sister Ednn Sterns , a stranger in this city , from Omal n , had met tlm mother In n house on Morgan street nnd then nmdu nirnniumuntH for tno tiansler of the child. Thu baby was not very well provided lor , naientally , and It is hinted that that tact caused the removal of the mother fiom Omalin to this city. Mis. Nicholas Harrison denies the sloiy told by Mrs. Ella Harrison. She says there was no collusion at all in the toundllng question , Mrs. Ella was arrested under n section ol the criminal code prohibiting any person having thu custody of children under foui teen years of ago from disposing ol or giving away the Baiuo In an illou'al manner. The case will bo thoroughly inv estimated by detectives. Cardinal Glbuoiiu Writing n Labor Hook. HAI.TIMOIIB , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram to the HII : : . | Caidinal Gibbons is writing a book treating clilelly with labor questions nnd also of George's land theoiles. While ho will not refer dhectly to Dr , McGlynn , ho vvlll take the ground that the church cannot err In what she teaches , ami that when she biandstho theory as opposed her teachings every Catholic holding that theory uuibt ic- eb/u U or BUiJer excommunication , A CURIOSITY hN PROMOTION Tbo Experience of a Oailot After Being As signed to An Obscure Rogimout. THE NOMINATION OF HUMPHREYS General Pits John Porter Attends tlm .President'1) lleoeptlim An IMItor * lal Opinion of I'nMkPrinter llcnodlot-Capltnl N'evvn. Unimralloled In Arinv History. WASHIMIIOS , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram to the Hir. : ] The army Hejlstei for lt7 , which will appear In a few days , vvlll show among many curiosities of piomotions 0110 case which la utipatalleled In the hlslorv of the army. A cadet In the class of lt > W at WeM Point a few davs befoio graduatlns ttuek a classmate and was court-mat tlalcd. He was jintenced to the gumd IIOIISQ until tho' thof August. Ills connection with the army dates fiom that time. All his class- males had been assigned to their reglmentH and there was lull to him nothing but tlio "dernier ressort , " a single vacant second lloutouantey In the Seventh cavalry , and ho took that. This cadet , who Is Loiotuo P. Davison , a Wisconsin boy , appointed to West Point from Iowa , had stood well up In his class , somewhere about tenth. Ho would ac cordingly have had a chauco to niaKo n good selection ol regiments , and ho desired to enter the Sixth cavaliy , which of course Ii n crack reirlmcut and In which at that tlmo several piomotions were expected. In last year's Kegister Davlson's name appeared nt tlio tall end of the vvholo nrmy. Ills immo was last on the list ot second lieu tenants and there were -W3 ahead o him. In u few months Davison swapped places with a lieutenant In thu Klevcnth In fantry. This was the luckiest move ho couhl possibly have made. There have been seven vacancies made In this tcclmeut during the past year. Captain Wy ckoir , Captain Jack son and Captain Whitney have boon retired , Major Swan was transferred to the adjutant- general's olllco and Captain Ueach resigned. In consequence ot these vacancies four of the lirst lieutenants lu the regiment vvcro promoted. Subsequently two of the llrst lieutenants were retired and seven second lieutenants have been promoted to lltst lieu tenants and now Davison stands with but ono man between him and a first lieutenancy. It Is almost n certainty that within n year and a half lie will receive this promotion. Among the llrst lieutenants in the Klovontli Infantry who came Irom West Point , to show how tardy promotions usually are , none has been less than seven years ix second lieuten ant , ono eight , another ton and ouc eleven. Some comment Is heard In nrmy clu-lcs about the nomination of Henrv D. Humph reys , of Idaho , to bo n second lieutenant In the Twentieth Infantry , which was sent to the senate last week by the piusldent. His stated that Humphreys Is n civilian , and the olhcerswho are talking about the matter. pointed out that In the military academy ap propriation bill which was passed In Ib78 con gress provided that In time ol peace civilians not graduates of the military academy should bo appointed second lieutenants In the army only when more vacancies exist than will bo required in the assignment of the next grad uating class of West 1'olnt cadets. To this is added tlio statement that there are now cloven vacancies In the lint of second lieuten ants while the class which will bo graduated at the military academy this year has over sixty iiieiiibcis. Humphreys has been a cadet at.Wcst 1'olnt. bat failed in Ids examination , onNKitAr , i'iitnit : AT iiiu IIUCKIMION : . ( ieneral Fltz John Porter , who has been In the city lor n few days past , Is attracting a vrcatdcal of attention and ho has many calleiN. His features havocliangcd but little In the last ten j ears except that ago Is begin ning to tell on him , and ho still weais agoUU rimmed pair of eye glasses on his prominent nose. Ho was a piomlncnt liguio nt tha president's reception last week. Ho had hlft wife on his arm and they fell In at the loot of ' the long line , so that It was some moments' ' beloro they i cached the president. Colonel Wilson , vvno was making the piosentation1 knew tlie general and announced in a quiet , emphatic voice , "Ceneial Fit/ John Porter ? Mr. Pieshleiit. " Thu president madu no reply but mcrelv shook the piolleied hand ofl his distinguished visltoi. The latter shook hands with Mrs. Cleveland , but not with the othei ladies ol the leeelvlug paity , and In deed seemed quite embaiiasseil , us II ho waq not qultu used to white homo icceptlons o late. fii'N ii ; rovruvtiM. . . The very sudden death of ( ioneral Ha/on * , the signal olllcer , this evening has caused some alarm and diligent Inquiiy as to the leal condition ol Kepresentatlve'S. S. Cox , oC Now Yoik. It is ascei tallied that liu is late to-nl ht very dangeioiisly ill , jtas given' out during the day Hint ho was growinc i better , mull Is now known that his condition I is really piecaiIons , Ho BiilTeied n second hemorili.iL'o this evening and added to this la ' an Inflammation o ! the lungs which threatens ( pneumonia. His Ii lends tear hu can't , lusi lout ' , . . AN INDIVIDU VI , OPINION- . ' Friday's Capital has thla from Us editor : "I tinst tlicie Is no truth in the rupoitthat Public I'll liter Henedlcl'H continuation M doubtful. An honest public printer Isasoic of bird that ought to bu Kept when ho has been caught. Somebody , 1 don't know who , pocketed about fc.'O.UOO a year of the covorn- nient'H money In ciooked ways during n re * cent veiy crooked adminlstiatlon of that ollice. It will be to tint credit of the senate to confirm Mr. Hunedlet at an early dav. " Hut Hem-diet's rejection has been practically determined upon. PAI'll VI , 1IIIIfF . Samuel Men III , ol DCS Molnes , la. , Is here ; tdso O ( ' Dellovnoand wife. J. X. H. Patilck and wile , of Omaha , are at the Kboct. It Is lejioited to-night that the railroad combination Intend to concontiato their oil- position to the Inler-stato commerce/ bill in the house and light It with a vengeance. ThoirlenilHof the measure reali/lng that delay - lay is dangerous , say thuy will push It.s con sideration at tlio eaillest day possible. A ItroUen Hall tlio O.IIIHC , \Vi srMi.NMUii Dr.i'oi , Mass. Jan. 10. The vvestein express train on the Fitchbura railroad , duu In Huston nt 3 o'clock , vvni wrecked this afternoon about 4 o'clock nt Westminster , a hioken rail at a .switch west of the depot causing thu derailment. The train consisted of three Pullman ulcepers , onu passenger coach , u smoking car and a biiggaxo car. The engine , baggage car anil ono sleeping cai wont over the rail safely. Thosleopui Ladoga was ovei turned and urn the distance ot OUR eUhth of n mile on Itn side. Tliu sleeper Newcastle was smashed In nt the loivvaid end and thu passenger coach was twisted sldcvvayo oil the tiaek , but the smokei clung to the track. Six freight caift on thu Nldo track were Kent over on thtdr sides and the two main tracks worn conn pletely blockaded. Itwoms marvelous that no onu was seilously injuied. Huyond n few slight bruises the passengers rtscapcd unhurt. In the passenger coach weio some thirty pas- seugerH. They were imcercmonlonslyslmkcn up , but iioni ) worn oven luulsed Fortunately the lamps had not been Hichtcd and not even u spark imilied liom the stoves. Wrecking tialns havu arrived here , but it will be mid- nlcht betoru thu track can possibly bo cleared. Coal llri'akcr iliiriied. Wn.HEhiiAintK , Jan. 10. The Motion breaker at Plymouth , owned and operated by thu Delawaio & Hudson Coal company , was totally destroyed by lire this morning. The breaker was Idled with costly machinery , and nearly 1,100 tons of coal , all of willed In n total loss. Thu loss Ii estimated nt fcb5- ODO , and Is hibuied by the company itself , Given an AHsUtunt. LONDON. Jan , 10. In consequence of the the Ill-health of the archbishop of Arnioyh the pope 1ms accorded him a co-udjutoj bishop.
