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SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. TUESDAY M.O11NING , JTEBKUABY 8 , 1SS7. NUMBEK 235 ; TTTl 1 TlUfMVTT'n T\n\TH Ml LITTLIi BUSINESS DONE , A Very Brief Session of the Lower House of the Legislature. THE SNELL-M'KENNA CONTEST. The * Cointnlttco Favor Semitic the Former , Hut tlio lloiiso Will Hcnr Testimony DUoussInu ott Kccklcy's Grain Hill. Pol ncs In tlio House. Nob. , Kch. 7. ( Special to the 'llr.r. , ] The house lieltl n brief session this afternoon , demonstrating once mnro tlio Im practicability of attempting a Monday ses- Blon after nil adjournment \vlilcli penults members to co home. They cannot orlll not return In tlinoon Monday for sailous consideration of business. About sovunty members only answered to roll call , and when the onlcrof linal reading and passage of bills was reached all ot the friends and opponents of mcasiiics upon which tlio house Is closely divided were afraid to ilsk proceed ing.Tbp Tbp speaker appointed as the special onm- mltteu contemplated by Representative .Mil- lei's resolution call I up for Investigation Into the status of Insurance companies : Messrs. Miller , Vex , Newton , Wliltonnil I'lUBle. The following bills woio Intioduced : Hy Shamp. To amend section 105 , ot chapter 10 , of the- compiled stat utes , entitled railroad companies. Uy Vench. To provide for the assess ment levy and collection of taxes from tele graph and telephone companies , providing tint mode ot procedure , and Hxlng penalties lor a violation ot the net. lly Kwinir. Defining the number of Inser tions of a legal notice in this state. Also To repeal section 7 , of artlcioH , ot chapter 18 , of the compiled statutes of Nebraska. Also To provide for establishing an uniform rate for legal printing In this statn. Uy Hentley For the relict of tlio heirs ot IVter Campbell. Hy Lord. To provide for surveying lands and town lots.provldlng for paymeiitof same and for making a lien on the town lot or lands so suiveycd. Hy Sullivan. To amend section 211 , of chapter , ol the compiled statutes of the statu ot Nebraska ot , lbb5 , entitled miscella neous olllcers. Hy Peters To relieve parties holding con tracts for the piirehasoor lease ot lands from this date without Ihbt having been olleied for bate at public bale. Jly Cameion To prevent the fraudulent transfer ot piomlssoty notes and ix ionilty ) ; for violation of bame. Hy Jtiivmond To compel railroads In the state to luinlsh lieo tr.insport.ition to mem- beis of the legislature ami others thcipln Hpecllied , [ This Is alter the .Minnesota infiu's Idea. ] Jly Miller To repeal rhaptcis 2 and 23 of the gcncial statutes of Nobiaska entitled "In- suiancu Companies , " mid cliapteis 10 and I'l of tlie compiled statutes of Nebraska entitled "Insmtuicn Companies1 and tor their In- coiporatlon and the government of the same. Hy White To furnish full schedules in ob taining registration ot cattle and other ani mals and to punish giving false pedigrees. Hy Thornton To amend bectlons b-S and 80 ot chapter 1'J , compiled statutes of Ibis ) , en titled "Injuries to Tiees , Fiultsand Vegeta bles. " Hv McCann To establish a normal school at Clmdion , Dawescouuty , Neb. , and to pro vide for the building and maintenance of the same. II. Teuton To amend section 11 offchapter IS of the compiled btatutcs ot Nebraska en titled "Counties and County Officer.- ' . " Hy Cope Piovldlng for the establishment nnd government of the Nebraska Industrial Homo and making appiopilation therefor. Hy Kenney Mo abate public nuisances. The committee on privileges and elections , thiouu'h Mr. Itusscll chairman . , pro torn. , IP- ported upon the contest of J. 1) . Snell tor the seat in tlio house now occupied by Mr. MnKcnna ot Sarpy county. The report was unanimously signed except by two membeis ot the committee who weio not prebent at the time ot the investigation. Two of the committee signing It are democrats. It icc- ommends that Mr. Snell bo given the seat , as the committee tound that ho should have been accredited with 1 ! ) majority. Hy tlio re turns by wh cli. Mr. AleKunnu was seated , his majority was IS. Hut the committee re port that the best ot evidence was presented to them bhowini ! that over thirty Illegal votes weie cast for him. The mnteilal question which came betoro the committee for de termination was that of ( jualllication of vet ers. Upon decisions by Justice Snow and Judge Story the committee leached the conclusion that the men who rabt the alleged Illegal votes weio not resi dents ot the county or btatc , being railroad laborers who hail come trom Illinois and Jowa and who luul been In the Mate not to exceed forty days. They were challenged and swore in their votes , but subsequently lofused to pay poll taxes upon the gioiind that they had paid them In other Mates and did not contemplate making Nebraska their place of rcbldciivo. Mr. Callord moved that the rcpoit bo re ferred back to tlio committee , alleging that ho had been Informed by Mr. McKenna that ho was not present at the time the testimony was presented and the committee decided upon its action. Mr. Uussell said that It was true that Mr. MeKcniia was not prc.sent , but itwassolcl ) Ins own fault , because ho had been notified by tlio committee , had once met \\lth them and had then been told that the evidence would bo taken on Friday night ; whereupon lie had remarked that he was ready to submit his case on thu evidence which was aheady In thu possession ol the committee. Mr. Snell's [ ittoiney had been present beloro tlio committee , but had remained at their 10- qtiest , because thovdeslrod him to read tlio testimony , which was very voluminous , Ho made no argument and scarcely u statement ot thu ease. Mr. Newcomer hcio Interposed , Ravin ? that very few members ot the house had been nwaro ui ) to that tluut that there was a contest tor .Mr. .Mi'Konim'H seat. As ho understood It , Mr. McKennu Is a democrat and ho ( New comer ) was rocognl/pd asonoot the tepubll- caus who , because of their hide-bound char acteristics , were known as "stialghts. " Hut ho was unwilling to do wrong even to a deuv oenit ( smiles ) , and ho undcistood that Mr. McKenna had not been able to present his sldu ot thocnso. Tlio report of the commit tee sounded like a Inwyei's argument. It had n tar-awav-.Moscslook. Tlio house ought to know moro about thu easu than it does now. Ho moved , tlierulore , as an amendment to the motion of thu gentleman fiom ( ! ago county ( Mr , Ualloid ) that the lepoit of the committee and the evidence be referred to rommttteo ot the whole , making It the spo- clal order ot Friday , This amendment was accepted by Mr , Gallonl. Mi , Miller favored the Idea of presenting the subject to the whole houso. He thought that It was unwise and dangcinus to nullify thu returns madu by the locil canvassers , when tlio alleged literal voters had sworn In theli votes. Mr. Caldwell favored fair play and thought thu wholu house ought to investigate the matter , Mr. Husscll was glad that the gentlemen weiude.slious for a lull Investigation. The committee were not at all tender-footed , llu only hoped thu house \\ould as thoioiighl Ininilro Into the matter as thucomniitteoliail Over four hours had been cmplojcd In hear In ' thu testimony and deliberating on the question raised. A full and fair itivestlca tlon would open the eyes of the hotibo am the iH'oph ) to the infamous methods which luul been practiced In Siirpy county am other counties , and by which men Ir.ul bcci. bent to the legislature who had been honestly ilef oat I'd at the polls It would show the lo.'islatiiio the necessity of an election law which would umku It Impossible tor a tew men to bay to the people who bhould repre- bent them. Mr. Fox favored giving Mr. MoKenna Hearing. That gentleman Imdheon informed there was to bo no meeting of the committcD. , A mistake existed somewhere. The motion was carried without opposition MUD hoasu adjourned. . I no mends of a ptohtbltary amondmqn. -are busy lu the endeavor to secure u majority for the "submission bill. A number of lady lobbyists have Invaded the house to day. The commute on claims- will report favor ably to allouliiL' dipt ot Maiteio Prlmble for S'J.ooo to compensate her for loss ot an arm in a washing machine at the penitentiary. The machine was not properly guarded , It appears , and the claimant , who has operated one before , asked for Its repair betoro she was Injured. . Senator Kcckloy'a Ornln Hill. LINCOLNNeb. . , Feb. 7. [ Special to the Jii : : . ] When the senate IOOK tip in commit tee of the wholu Mr. Kecklcy's grain blllthat gentleman maden strong argument in Us behalf as helms done on picvlousoccasions , lie hold that while It might be granted that no private corporation could be compelled to buy grain of a certain man or set of men , and at n certain price , at the same time It could bo prohibited from saying to any man , "You must sell your grain to us at our price or wo will make it Impossible for you to sell at all. " Such has been the action ot the Ne braska Grain Dealers' association , and It was the Intention of his bill to prevent such abuses. In support of his statements ns to tlio lne.ular ; practices of the association ho read fiom Its constitution and bj-laws where the design of the association was well Illustiatcd , and It was made evident that this coiporation was created to absolutely control the grain trnde of the state , athltratlly > 1\ the prices , and ruin all dealers \\lio would not submit to Its demands. He showed that when an Independent dealer attempted to operate , at any of thn railway stations ho was blocked by the long delay In furnishing cats for his shipments , nnd In a majoiity olcases , the absolute lefusal to provide such cats. The strong lobby at woik to defeat the measuie had put Its trust in the venerable senator from Dawson , Mr. McNamar. who asserted In his speech that ho wns A stock- raiser and grain-buyer , yet he felt con- .stralned to oppore the bill , lie forgot to sav that ho was also a lawjcr , and forgot himself cntlielywhen ho admitted that the grain dealers of his district who opposed the bill were members of the association. Ho said : "Tills is a matter woithy of consideiation. Tallin' ' . ' tor granted all that has been said In respect to the grain dealer ; suppose that it Is true that the grain dealers thioughout the state ot Ncbiaska have formed an association by which they can handle largo quantities of grain , for which they , by means ot handling laigo quantities , can get concessions In rates on tallroads. Now Is that found to be of any Injury to the pioducerl1 Whllo these state ments show that theiu Is an organization , it Is but a concert ol action between the main dcaleis of this state In respect to the purchase of gialn and the shipment of giain. Sup pose that it is charged that they have an ar- langement by whleli they notily each other of the pi lees of that association upon any clvi'ii day or hour of the dav what they can utTord to ] ) ay for crain at that time. That only fixes the price with that dealer on tlio market. It docs not btiow that tills board Is governing prices ot grain without regard to the market ot tlint producer. It , as is stated , they uilo that piico aibitrarily without icgard to the market price , then of couise that cipher dispatch should be to the member to pay less than the maikrl pilce. If , on the other band , it does pay all the mai- ket price will justify , no point can bo raised. There is leason lor the presumption In favor of the mailcet puce. The bill says that they ate organi/ed. Tl ey can only succeed as an organl/atlon by the amount ot business they do , and anj thing they telegiaph In lespect to the pinelmso is tor the benefit ol the Indi viduals and nil combined who are associated together In this gialn deal. Now the reason for their paying the matket price is lor hav- Inc the business to do , and their ability and facilities lor handling the giain makes It lair to presume that they can buy moro than any other person who Is not bo luvorably circum stanced witli respect to shipment of large quantities ot grain. Now if it Is true tint this Is an Injury to the producer. It in no sense closes the market for the sale of his piodlico to any other poison. He hasstlll the light to bell to any other dealer who has the facilities of the .single Individual dealer for handling that grain and the shipment ot it in this manner seems to bo open to a kind ot general partnership by which each Individual memb'T of the paitneislilp lias aided and assisted In getting a larger retmn for the money invested In the puichaso ot that grain by the cheaper modoof petting It to the scaboaid than thu blnglo Individual can have. That being true , and the volume ot business which any insti tution does at a proltt Is tlio measure of its success , then It Is icasonablo that It would bo to the advantage ot this association to pay not only as much as any otherpeison outside could pay , but moro. If they pay more , then it makes a livalry between the associated dealer and the non-associated dealer about the purchase ot the pioductof the country , and that Is just what the pioducer needs , llu needs that kind ot advantage so he may com mand tlio hlghe-t possible market price tor the product of his labor. Then , instead of this association being an injury , it must le- sult in benefit to the producer. " Mr. Keckley ot Voik "Tlio scnatois wilt bear me out in tlio statement that they have been Impoituncd and liauassed by men who are growing very tender iu the Interests of tl.u producers ot this state , and 1 undeitako to bar that the gentleman from Dawson knows entirely too much about the terms ot that bill , should It become n law , to believe for one. moment that a lower pi Ice ot grain would bo the result If this bill passes. Tlio objection has been laiscd that men would be pievcnted by this pioposcd law from forming paitner- shlps for tliopuiposoof doing business. Now , that Is not true. That bill will have no Mich ctleet , and 1 do not believe any gentleman on this lloor believes It. There is nothing In the bill which would restrain any man in the tninsaction ot a legitimate business. I'nu ob- loctlonablo fcatuioof the constitution and by-laws ot this association Is that It estab lishes maximum lates to bo paid tor gialn , I am aware of the fact that they are paying at thti present time very nearly us much as they could possibly iitlord to pav for grain , for the reason that the grain could not bo moved unless they should do so , 1 take this view of the question It that committee should exercise the powers they have , they can hold prices down U or 1 cunts , and It is human lor men to make money in tills way IHhuy can 1 asic that the bill bo pissed without amend ment. " Mr. Hlgglns of Colfaxlaobjoit to any man or class of men binding themselves together as an association and compelling mo to .shin or sell my produce tliinugh this chan nel. It 1 bhip main trom Scimyli'r to-morrow 1 have to lose U cents per bushel , lam In laver ot the bill. " Mr. lllgmnh of Cass "I am In favor of this bill tor the reason that I live In a pot tlon of the country and icpresent a portion of the people who 010 Intciestcd In tlio passage of this hill. During the last > cai'\\e have had only one lailroad ninnlng through our county , and the elevator men have been building up elevators along that road , Just befoio the legislature met men came to Kim- wood and commenced buying on the track and were paying a or : i cents moro pnr bushel than the elevator men wore pat in ? , but all at once thn cars became scaico and they could not get any cars to move their grain , 1 had a lot of L'raln contracted toi , hut in older to get It had either to haul It In wagons or wait a vxeek for cars. Finally , one of the track dealers vras notified that the railroads coulr not hanulfl his cralu without it was bhlppec tluough the elevator , Hence the tuck deal orb were crowded out. Down ut Wabasl ; there aie two elevatois. Another centlemai. had the privilege of building u thiul elevator on the right ot way of the lalliuad , had erected a toundatlon and had all the lumber on the ground , but because he refused to join this as.-ociatlon the ibllroad cancelled his contract , and would not permit him to build. If thit'o or live men can tix the price of grain In Omaha , under a bond of & 000 to stand together , what chauco has the piodticor to expect toranv lUeln the price of grain ? " Mr , Itobblns of Volley "When 1 lire : road this constitution nnd by-laws , 1 did not luiow the magnitude of the institution. I only want to call the attention of the senate to a few points ami they can meet the other.It appears that this consti tution was made to f moody the sentiments niul govern the actions of a bccret organlza tlon. 1 am not opposed to secret organUa tions , but when It comes to a matter of this. Kind ot n bublncsi of largo magnitude , members being bound down by restrictions for financial boneut In u line of action which seeks rather the restraint pr the cmin trade 1 am In favor ot botuu'safeguard being placed around It. " > . Mr. Vnr.dcmnrU of Suuudf.ri made a ram bllng talk In onposltlon totho bill , Introduc ing a written resolution upon the subject which was without point or effect , Mr. McNamar said the legislature could not ntcrforo with partnerships and could not leg- .slate airalnst private Individuals that would be outside thn limits of the constitution with respect to what legislation Is for. Mr. Hlgglns of Colfav "None of ns are trying to hinder them buying grain.Vo want to stop them fiom hindering anjbody che from buying grain , " Mr. McNamar"Hut they are not trying to do that. " Mr. lllgclnsof Colfax "When a set of men compel mo to sell my grain to a certain man or not at all , 1 say that It Is an out- race. " Mr. McNamar "I sav that If this legisla ture could legislate on that It could legislate to make yon sell your grain to a certain man nnd at a certain price. It Is uejoml thuicach of the legislature to lay Us hands upon It and Ills wisely so. " Mr. Mclklejohn of > > aneo ' 'Other states have taken up this question. 1 believe Illi nois has ululated these grain associations and grain commissions , 1 do not know that I havosulllclcnl knowedgo to voUi conectly on this subject. Hull have given different grain men oppoitunltj to talk with mo on this question. They have been kind enough to show me statistics and lecoids relative to this bill , and 1 have given them my time to get a fall undcr.stundlni : of the ques tion , and , gentlemen , I may now dmw my conclusions this far : I'hat an association in the state of Nebraska having ior Its basis ' 1,600 elevators or thereabouts In the state , an association , whether they do It or not , vyhlcli has thuVowcr to make prices on grain , is dangerous. I sav that the power lies there they may do It. Some ot the gentlemen In this city showed mo the comtiar.Ulvo rates of and isyi , and 1 could not see a great dif ference , but thu position 1 take Is that that organisation has the power to day to lithe price of gialn. Now 1 will not accuse the as sociation in Omaha ot having done that , but If the power lies thete , that alone should bu legislated upon. " Mr. Holmes , of John on " 1 believe there Ismciltin tills bill , but 1 dcslro to call the attention of the senators to this fact which has come to my knowledge that the small grain dealers ol this state are In favor ot the maintenance ot this ' grain dealeis' organiza tion. These small grain dealers are men who own slnclo elevatoig. Kvery one of the men In our part of the state , so far as I know , have expressed themselves decidedly In favor ot the maintenance of the organi zation. " Mi. Itobblns "Do they belong to the or ganization ? " Mr. Holmes "Yes , sir ; but they clvo their reasons. " fLaughtei'.J At this point the committee arose , reported lirojricss , and asked leave to sit ag.iln ou the illl. It Is nu.xt on L'cncial hie. and will doubtless come before the committee of tlio whole Tuesday or Wednesday. Murder of n Itcuklcinan hlrrrjriimn Overall Old Quarrel. UINKIJM.VN- : : . , Feb. 7. | Special Tele gram to the Hu.1 : Chailcs S. Jllchaids shot and mortally wounded Oeorao MeF.ulaiid. The bhooting was tha result of an old feud. AXorur.it Acr-ouxr. MrCooic , Neb. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram to the Hii.J : What will probxbly prove a fatal shooting afftay took place at HenKle- man to-day. An old man named Klchaids , and a livery man named McFarland , between whom bad olood lias existed lor some time , hdcamo engaged in a qmurel , and KIchards shot the llveiy man. and It is thoutrht that be is fatally Injured. Klrhards wasuncstcdand brought to Indlanohi for safe keening , as Ked Willow county has the only jail In this part of the state. A large ciowil gatheiod and i lynching was imminent , but the shciilf got his prisoner saloly on the train and to Indlanola. Hlchaids Is also badly Injured. She'll Doom in the Spring. STHOMSIIUIIO , Neb. , Feb. 7. [ Special to the Hiil : : Stiomsbtirg , alwajs active , has every piospcct of a regular boom with the opening of spring. Evcr > thing is in readi ness to push the Kansas City & Omaha road south just as soon as the mound begins to thaw. Our business men will make strenu ous enacavor.s to put in a system of water works , capitalists will bo invited to consider our advantages for locating manufacturing interests , the uiilioad companies will build new depots , and evciythlng put on a lively air. We are bound to grow. The elements aio hero that bespeak n prosperous city. Kntciprlbuot the nnest type , money falily plenty , schools ot the best , chinches numer ous and elegant , a people cultured , icllned and energetic. Wo are bound tobtaml In the itont ot Nebraska's giowlng towns. An lovv.t Cleric Honored. IAVi.vi'oni' : , la. , Feb. 7. [ Special Tclc- Kram totho Hnn.J Uibhop Terry has been Invited by the Archbishop ol Canterbmy to preach the annual sei mon before the vener able society tor piopaguting tnc cospel In foreign parts nt St. Paul's Cathedral on Juno 2.J. The venerable society was established in 1701 , and for the greater part of the first cen tury ol ith existence gave its special eaieto the Intiodiictlon ot the , chureh Into this country. Thu pie.sent ye.ir Is the centenary of thu bending of the lust Hritish colonial bishop , Doctor Charles Inglis , foimcilv ol Trinity church. New Voik , to Nova Scotia , and the celebrating ol this event will boa noticeable featino of the vcneiablo society's aiinlversaiy. The only American bishop who has picached betoie the society on Its nnniverbaiy U the bishop of Ohio. Will Un Tendered the Place. TAMA CITY , la. , Feb. 7. [ Special Tele gram to the Hii ; : | It Is reported heie that on the letlrcment of Chancellor Itoss of the Jaw dopnitment of the State unlvmslty noxtJiino , the place will bo tendeied to William ( ! . Hammond of the St. houls law school. Chancellor Hammond was the founder of the law .school heie and his return to Ids old place would cause much rejoicing. Sun'ocnteil Inn Well. Dns MPINIS : Iowa , Feb. 7. [ Special Tele gram to the HiiJ : : Mr. William Helm has been digging a well just outside of the city. This afternoon ho was obliged to do some blasting , and after llrinjf a blast went down in the bucket , but was oveicomo hv tout gases nnd fell out ot the bucket and sullo- cated belote help could be secured , Bloriny Jordan Aculii Jnllod. Orri'MWA , la. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram to tlio HiiK.J Stormy Jordan Is In jail again on a'iSl.OOO line for contempt. Nebraska and Iowa Woatlior , For Nebraska and Iowa : Generally fair weather J lower temperatuie , They Want IliH Gore. HAI.TIMOIII : , Aid. , Feb. 7. Anderson Perry ( colored ) , acquitted of paitlchmting In thu murder of Kmily Hrown , an old white woman , was icleascd from prison nt 11 o'clock to-day and went to a house In Cedar alloy , a short distance from the Maryland university of medicine , where ho was cm- ployed. As soon as his appearance In the nou'hboiliood was known the house whore ho Mopped was sin rounded by several hun dred coloicd people , who threatened to tike his life as soon as ho had imulo his ap | > ear- anco on thu streets. A bquad of police soon dispersed thn croud , but the coloied people aio armed and for eoino time at least it will bo dangerous for Perry to ea out alone. They fully believe ho has muidered many persons and sold theh bodies for dissection , Killed by Illusilng Powder. ST , PAi'i , , Feb. 7. Yesterday morning while a crow of men were at work in on ex cavation near the stock yards In West St. Paul , a charge of blasting powder was preiua- tuiely discharged , which resulted In the death of two laborers , Henry Pieston and Jence Monsou , and a serious injury to Carl Mousoti. lloiiso Failure. STUAIIT , la. , Feb. 7. Mr. P. Ryan , proprietor of too oldest clothing house In this city , has made of nib creditors , estimated from THE TWENTY MILLION TWINS , Passage By the Senate of the Ordnance ami Fortifications Bills. NOT ONE WORD OF DISSENT. Very Pernicious Policy Persisted In Uy the House Another Duel on tlio Tapis National Capital News. Tlio Senate's Sensible Action. WASIIIMIIO.V , Feb. 7. [ SpcclalTclegram to the Ur.i : ] The senate In about live min utes , wltliont a word of debate and no ( pies- tlons asked , passed two bills tills afternoon which appioprlatc 5-0,000,000 for the national defense. The money Is to be expended for guns and toitlucations , under the directions of the navy and war departments. It Is a well consldeied meastiic , however , nnd Is the result of the work > ot tlie joint commission appointed by the t last con less , of Which Senator Hawley was chaliman. They studied thu question at length and took several hundred pages of testimony from expcits. These bills weio reported to the house and senate , both at the last session , but theie Is considerable doubt as to whether the fonner will acieo totho amount appropriated , riieie. Is now a bill In conference which appropriates about 50,000- 000 for lehabllltatlng our coast fortifications , and there is small prospects of ngicement. The dlflleulty Is , not whether wo shall have co.nt piotectlon , but what soil of a protec tion It shall be. Thuio are half a dozen men with designs which they want adopted ami no oneot them can see merit in the plans ol the other. They are clamoring aiound the committee loom and simply trip each other up. WAS IT ON lilt. MIM.nil's KEPOItT. Consul lieneial Poicb , ot .Mexico , was rp- moved lo-day and K. C. Mooie , ot .Missouri , appointed In his place. Porch Is a young man about twenty-two.or twenty-three jeats 01 age , from St. Joe , Mo. His lather is a peison ot inllucnce , and when Senator Cock- icll's biother-ln-law , Kwing , resigned the iillice tile senator iccommuidcdoungPorch. . The latter is tlio man who telegraphed the scciotary oftate about the e-cap.uln ol Scduowfck and altetwaid repotted at head- quartets about Minister Manning's giaud diiink. ( ii'iicral Jackson , of Ueoigla , late minister to Mexico , whoso conespondence with Mr. liay.ud has been called lor by the senate and has not been furnished , as Itpiob- bl > will not be , Is in the city and sa.vs that Mr. Poich is removed because huishis i.lack- bon's ) liieiul. The fnofs about the matter , us nearly as can bo asccitallied from all sources , are that young Mr. Poich is too fiesh. Ho lacks discretion. Ho was bate in telegraphing Mr. Hayard that Sedge-wick was drunk and displacing thu goveinment , but when ho communicated the Inhumation about Minister Manning lie said too much. Mi. Manning nntm illy , does not want such a lellow about him. and thu weaker vessel haste to clvo way. Hut liom all accounts Mr. Moote , who Is appointed in tlio place of Poich , will be no Impiovement. lie is a tanner , about nftv years old , living at Col umbia. .Mo. , witli some money and an ambition to coinu to congress. He lias been a standing candidate lor the democratic nomination ever blnceitho wur and has always tailed to get It. ' The member from His district wants to et him out of tlio way , bo he Is sent to thuCltytof Mexico as sccio tary of legation Thosa who know Moore bay lie is a pretty nlcti old tollovv , but no more lit for the place than to bo director of an astionomlcal observatory. Ho would make a fair inspector under the pleuro-pnuumonia bill and knows vvh.it Is good for hog cholera , but as sccretarv or legation no Is veiy much out of his clement. r\t ii ) TO i > in. Mr. Pa vson told me tins morning that he did not think tho.ro could bo any agieemciit be tween the house and senate on the bill to 101- feit the lands ot the Noithein Pacilic lail- road. The house conferees Insisted that all the lands west ot Hismarck should be ior- felted , and the senate wanted to confirm to the load eveiythlng bilt a lew million acies on ( lie Paeilic"coast. Neither would jield , and so the bill would go under , Thu bill to repeal the pie-cmption law will sulfer the same fato. Theiu Is too much real ou botli sides , and curiously enough the light is ovur what bhould not have been put In thu bill any how. Thu meabiiie simply should bo a lepenl of the iiie-eiuption and timber cultuiuaet , but both hour's have loaded on n lot ot i emulations for the conduct ol the land olllce. Thu main question at issue is whether Sparks shall bean an autocrat ot whether there shall be an ap peal from his decision to the couits. A CAM , roit isi'.roiiM. Some tlmp ago Representative Taulbce , of Kentucky , intioduccd a le.solutlon In thu house calling on thu secretary ol the treasiu v to know U theie were not employes in his derailment who seemed substitutes at a less salary than they leceived. A reply was re turned to the house which threw no lluht upon the subject , and If there Is speculation in salaries at the tieasury depaitment , as is alleged , congress is powerless , in tlio light ot affairs now , to act. It is charged by per sons who claim to know what they are talkIng - Ing about that quite n , large number of per sons hold positions1 in the depiiitments , and by hiing ) substitutes at one-halt ot the salaries do not have to perfoim the duties , and mnke half as much money as those who perform the labor. It Is alleged that n system of this sort has been in operation tor years , and that It Is woise now than at any time In the past. An original appointee appears occasionally In Ills or her place and sees that thingsaie going along smoothly , and borne times docs thu work lorn few days ; but they have other ' business and mako'tho official position ono ot speculation. "It Mr. Taulbce would in- tiodnce a similar resolution , calling upon the doorkeeper of the house , he would get Rome information which vvould bu of value to him , " said a gentleman at the capltol jester- day. " 1 know ot my own knowledge ot three or lour places w hlcli have been filled by pioxy for months , and 1 am not Mire but Hint these months are years. Thu substitutes get about one-third or half of the salaries the positions pay , A resolution might develop a largo number of these substitute places. Hut since these places are political ones It Is no viola tion of law todons Is being done , nnd lam not surpilsed at its being winked at. " I'uni.ic jii'ii.ni.vo ro.vTimi'CTioN' . cr ' "ihp passage ot tlio Mexican pension bill and the demand for coisuletenses and a new navy will cut oil tlio practice of constructing government buildings throughout the coun try , " bald a member of the house committee on public buildings and grounds tills morn- Ing. "Congress has been In the habit of making appropriations for public buildings at cities ot about 23tOJ Inhabitants and some times under , but that will not bo In the Cut nre. The president bos been vetoing bills for cities which have not United States coiiits and other Instutions maintained by tlio irov eminent ; but the cltkens of those pmces wanting public buildings hafo been Institut ing terms of court for the solo purpose of overcoming tills presidential objection , 1 bc- llovo that mo day is not far dis tant when all second-class postofllees , jes , thud-class postolllcw , will have buildings constructed by the government ; but It will bo niter wo have coast defenses and a navy. We can build these at a cost of a hundred millions , nnd recover from the outlay within a decade. Then tlio public building busi ness , which Is u popular vvav of making gov ernment Investments , will begin anew. " ' 1 here am on the calendar ot the house a number ot nubile building bills which are being urged for passage , but ono hears on every hand just such protests and arguments as thu above , and the chances are very blun tor anything being done witli them. The de mand tor defenses against a hostile nation is such now that It cannot bo overlooked. Members of both houses reall/o that thu next congressional campaign will take up as an Issue the subject ot deteiises and that it will co hard with those who have record against , . , AN r.t.r.YATon rort SI.NATOIH. It is announced to-day that Urn long talked ot elevator on the east end of tha capltol , oh the senate bide , will soon bo in operation. vv Ith the announcement comes thoassurance that the ono at prudent used by senators , newspaper men and the general public will , alter the now one eels colng , be exclusively reserved for senators. This senatorlally autocratic regulation Is said to bo the sugges tion of tlioirreat American Mikado , the white- bearded Sullivan from Vermont , who at piesent has a private signal whh which to summon tho'elevator. This signal Is three quick rinirs of the electric bell-summon * . It was discovered by an obseivant newspaper man the other day , and his discovery pub licly proclaimed , and slnco its publication every newspaper man in the senate gallery duplicates the call and the elevator comes to him with the rapldltv of a catapult. The Cresiulsm of some of the senators Is of a pretty tiiln quality. The faintest jouinallstlo puncture withers It. A rntNicious rot.icv. It has been noticed for j ears that no mat ter which political party Is In power in the lower branch of congress , the house Invar- ably adopts the policy of cuttltn ; down the apmopilations so asto make a deliclency cer tain , unless the senate adds to thu 01 initial bill before It is sent to the president. Them Is no exception to the rule. The legislative bill \\lilchhasjust been peifected , tor it should become a law , would coilalnlj result Ilia heavy dillciency before the clo < e of the fiscal jear. It will no doubt be eonsideiably amended hv the senate and .Mr. Randall , who controls all the appioprhitions Knows this as well as any man. A senator who has been In congress lor a moat many .vears said to-day In speaking ol this Mibjic ; : "The time Is coming when the senate will not bo made a cat's paw for the house In raking the financial chest nuts out of thu treasury. Within thn past low months theio lias been a decided disposi tion on the patt of my colleagues to take the opposite coiuso tiom that which liasbenn fol lowed In the past , and 1 think that If the house. In the ncxtcoiiL'icssappiopiiatcssums lor the conduct of the government known to bu Inadequate the .senate , instead ol Increas ing them to something near to the estimates of the executive blanch ot the government , will itibtead inatiguiate a policy ot the bo- called refoim and will cut down each bill still more. This wotiid be the most etlecttvo way ot cuiblug Mr. Randall and his imme diate associates , and you expect to bco it de bated during the cxistanco of the Fiftieth congress , " I'l.HA'lAXT I.AWYKIH. The nttoincys lor thu Hell telephone com pany are exceedingly jubilant over the suc cess which they have thus tar attained.Thoy assert that tin- other companies have lortilied the bill by the arguments of counsel , and not only have they Injmed themselves in tlio bti- piemu court ot thu United States but they have also , given the Hell company points which will be invaluable in dclendlng the goveinment suit against the patent In Hoston. The attoineys ior other companies , however , aio not disposed to take this view of the situation , but they feel confident that one or two ol thu opposing Instruments will ccrtalnlv be declaied not to be Infringed upon by the Hell patent. IlI.OUDl'lllltSTV I.1X.I. VTOH . Hosides the expected IiL'ht between General J. l-'hnd King , of Louisiana , and Mi. Cutli- beit H. Jones , of the same state , those who lollow the believers ot the code have now an- othei allair to attiact their attention. Some davs ago Coiigii'ssmiin ( ilover. who has been at loggerheads with t-enatoi Vest , vviote the latter a very seveie letter In which lie inti mated that the august senator was the weaier id a senatorial toia which hangs loose upon him "lilvti a giant's robe upon u dwailibh thief. " Senator Vest telused to take any no tice of the Insult , and the congressman de cided to nib It in upon him. lie has theie- lore caused the letter to bo pilnted in the form of a circular and has emplojed boys to distribute tliociicularsin all the public places and in thu lobbies ot the hotels here. ( Ho- vet's ft lends say that ho Is anxious and ready to meet thp senator whenever and whetever that gentleman may intimate , but they albo Intimate that Vest will not dale to notice the slur which ho ( ( ilover ) has cast upon tlio lair name ot the stubby littlu man Irom thu wilds ot Missouri. Still those who take great in terest , and there ara many of them , In atlalis ot this kind nro on the qui vivo for a blood thirsty encounter If only the senator can bo urged to notice his traducer. I'UIVATK CLAIM r.KOISI.AHOy. AnelFortwas made In the house to-day to pass , under suspension of the rules , a L'ciieial bill reteiring to the couit of claims all private claims against the United States for examination and findings ot facts In each claim so presented , the same to bu icjioited to cougiebs on the thst Monday ot each De- comber. The me.istiio presented was a sub stitute torn bill now pending and objection was madu to it upon tlio ground that the measure pioposcd bad not been pi In ted and its exact scope and meaning could not there- tore bo known to mcmbeis who were thvs summuiily called upon to pass upon It. Al ter unsuccessful elloi Is to have a day fixed tor consideration ot the bill the motion to suspend the lilies was lojected. It Is gener ally recoiini/ed that legislation Is demanded to remove private claims 1 loin coinrrcss to the couit wheie they can bo judicially examined and their incuts deteimincd , but it was feaied that the measuie pioposed to-day was loocomiirclieiibive and that It would ro- mo\e all limitation upon claims bailed by the statutes as well as thosu herclofoio lejected by the couits nnd the accounting olliceisof the tieasiiry. Dining thu bilet discussion to-day It was shown that in the past twentv- livtsyeais the cost ot piinting private bills intioduced In congress and icpoits upon the bamc was over & 11)1,000. ) Many ot thu private bills now on the calonda s ot the house have been intioduced at every session since Ibv5. Aside from the expenses tor piloting these puvatcbills , it has been stated Hhat If the time spent by congress at every session in the consideration ot pi i vale and domestic claims was reduced to dollai.s and cents , It would bu tound that these expenses are equal to the claims allowed , and pioba- bly to the sum claimed In thosu rejected. Something should bo speedily done to lellevo the tieasury ol this enormous annual ex pense , and nt the same time give claimants an opportunity to establish in the courts the justice of their demands. A SOI.lMKltb' I11I.L. A bill was Intioduced In the house to-day which attracted a good deal ot favorable com ment , and thu HII : : coirespondent believes Ic can bo passed at the next session if it Is In troduced. It provides that any honorably dis charged loyal soldier in any ol our wars may pmchato at S1.-5 an acre 100 ot land In the public- domain and hold it without being obliged to live on it. MilI.F.It ' 10 Till : JIOIIMO.V. Itvvas stated upon very irood authority hero to-day that Dr. Miller , ol Nebraska , was ic- contly sent by leaders of thu deiuoeiatic unity to Utah to maliu a political compact with the Mouuon chinch , IMI'OltTANT I'fllUC WOItlvfl. The house committee on public build ings and grounds to-day acrced to iccom- inend the passage of a bill appiopriatlng § 100,000 for a public building at Hustings. Muipliy Introduced in the hoiibu this after noon a bill authorising tlio Clinton and Illi nois Hriduucompany to construct a wagon bildgo over the Mississippi nvor at Clinton , Iowa. PKNSION MATrilllS. Pensions granted Nehrabkans to-dav AvIllaJ. , widow of Isaac N. Shaw , Tecuni seh ; Silas Sprague , Lincoln. Increase ot Pensions : Calvin I ) : Smith , Newport ; John Scanlln , Phillips ; Itobert .1. Units ( reissue ) , Turner : Tt-Ptha D. Cook ( reissueFranklin ) ; ( ieorgou. Wilson , Solon ; Hiram H. Holett ( Increase ) , Hialnard , Pensions granted lovvans : Amelia K. , widow of James Hell , Huvlngton ; ( illbert Ubher. UattloCieekHob-rt ; U. Hond. Mai- com ; Joseph D , Davis , PattPison ; John 11 , Hella , Handalhi ; Charles II. Hair , I.amoni. Increase ot Pensions : L. M. Doty , Lo Mars ; litmry Itupri'cht , London ; Amos Dewateri Klkhatt ; isaao C , Allen , Attica ; ICIbert .Spencer. Plttbbiirg ; Moses Demarce , Delta ; Joel Kelly ( reissue and Increase ) , Dniiiont ; Nathaniel D , Itush , Alnswoitb ; John Giav , Abhton ; ( ! PO. W. Lyman , Coiinth ; James I1 , Holmes , Uurlington ; James K. haundcrs , ( itiernsoy ; James P. Moriran. South De.s Molncs ; Francis M. Kj te , Oaceola ; ( ieorgo A. Huker , Seluio. I'OSrAI. OIIAXOKS. The following Iowa postmasters weio appointed to-day : Kredeilck Lang. Fianl- lln , Leo county , vice Mrs. C. Kan- chei , lemoved ; Mrs. Kmma Dcnncmlz , Jackson Centre , Webster county , vlcu .Mis. L. J. Holllngswoith , resigned ; Win. K. Clark , Oakland Mills , Henry county , vice It. O. Plnson , resigned ; Mis. Kattlo J , Slucher , Primrose , Lto county , vice KlUabclh C , Huckels , lemovt-d ; Jv. . htromhcrg , Uosco , DCS Moines county , vice L. C , Hull , re signed. The name of the postofllco at Schcll , Nuckolls county , 1s changed to Lawrence. .MIUTAUY MAI-IKIIS. : First Lieutenant H. b. T. Harris , assistant jrgeojr , hus been ordered from Tt-xus for 1 t\- . tb'ltst Lloutenant Jobn W. Summerhayes , qunrteimaster. Kighth Infantry , has been ordered to Omaha by General Crook on ecial busne ! . In the department of Tc\as , Hospital Slew-aids Klchaul Dare , at Fort Davis : II. Leslie Haven , at Fort Clark , have been ordered to exchange posts. Army leaves gtanted : Major C. M. Torrlll , chief paymaster department of the Platte , ono month from February ft with permission to apply for one month's extension ; Captain Thadca * S. ICIrtland , t > ovonth infantry , Camp Pilot Unite , Wvomlnc , 0110 month , with permission to apply for ten days' exten sion , rrusoN' u , NOII : * . John C. Shea , of Omaha ; William W. Qulnvev , of Plalnvlew , Neb. ; Elmoio P. Camnbell , of Hiokcn How , Neb. , and Ileiity Mitchell , of Dnbuquc , la. , were to-da > ad- nltted to practice bet cue thu Intel lor depait- nent. nent.Uoruo 11. Oedultpff. of Falls City , has been appointed an internal revenue storekeeper ' 01 the Nebraska district. CLIAUIMH ; ; UKCOUD. The Uublnc < is or the Country n Shown hy the llinl < 4. BOSTON , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram to the Ur.i : . ] The follow Ing table , compiled fiom reports lecelved fiom the managers of lead- ring liotistsof the United States , gives the fioss exchanges at each point tor the week sliding February r , iss ? , as compaied with hose of the coricbponding week In ISSt ) , us 'ollows ' : emus. New Voik 1:1.0 : loston , 11.4 Philadelphia no,7Ti.r'o : 7.11 Chicago 01,0. " . , 000 1.8 St. Louis 5.1 iallimoiv JO.S San Francisco 8.8 Mncinnatl iil.l New Orleans lO.UlO.l'Oj ' l.'J PittsbutL' so.r , Kansas City . Louisville B.O. . . . ) innhn l.t Piovidciiee Milwaukee 11. Denvei 11.11. . . . Detroit 11.11. . . . Indianapolis 10. : ) . . . . Cleveland 1S.-J. . . . St. Paul U.hl.VMO. ! . m. o' ' . . . . Minneapolis a.StiV : ! , Y 17.11 , . . . Memphis B.SH.OS'J : M.O' . . . . Iliuttoid ' . ' .0 0'JJl , 7.7. . . . Columbus 1)77.W.I ) ffiJ.H , . . . . Uicbita 1,701,001) ) New Haven l.Wil.MW St. Joseph l.ll'J.ft'iO ( ialveston Peoria Portland tM7.ViJ 11.7. . . . Woicester llfl hll ) U.S . . . Spiintlicld 8C-iC | > 1'J.tl Lowell OTM.II.WI ill. II ] Sjiaciisp 5'il.Sil' ' 0.3 Giand Itaplds 100,1M ) l.-l Total S ( noJTr.oii ( 8.1 Outside New York Ti.fi * Not included In totals ; no dealing house. at this time last year. THIS STOCIC 3IAKKCT. Stronc Opening Followed By n Wcalc Close. Ninv YOIIK , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram to the Hci : . ] The block maiket presented a very strong appearance on the opening to day. The London market was hluher all aiound for American securities , aml'thls cir cumstance was taken advantage ol by the bulls , who easily advanced the active special- tics yt to K per cent , The chief , interest , howcvei , centered In St. Paul , which was boomed by the clique loimed a few days ago for the ptnposo of dnvlng the shoits to cover. It was claimed that 7T,000 shares ot tlio sto k had been bought by the pool and that the in tention was to lilt the piico to 03. Notwith standing all the bull talk , it was hotlced that the nuikct was lull ot stocks , althou li theio was heavy selling presbine. Offeiings , how ever , soon became too large tor buyeis and prices began to ci umble away. Lake Shore , St. Paul , Keadini ; and Louisville A : Nashville declined steadily until about all ot tlio e.ulv advance had been lost. The stiiUe news was less sensational than for some time. The coal rmds claimed to lie doing an avciiuro amount of business with the now men. Itich- moiid Terminal showed n coed deal ol activ ity and specialists in it said it would be tlio next big bull caul. At noon the maiket pre sented a rather lixed appearance , but the bulls claimed that the scalpels on the long side would take money for the next six months without takinir much 1 1 sit , The mar ket settled down nmtc'ihillv dining the clos ing hour. U was reputed that all ellorls to compromise ) with the .stiikers on the coal toads had failed nnd ageneial strike on the Heading was predicted lorto-iuoiiow. Tills made tlio draleis very weak. The vv hole mar ket cased oil In sympathy and closed at about the lowest point of the day. The total bales were about yfl OOO shales. COMJO FAILS' OAI'TUllB. Captain Dcano TcllH of the Attack anil Finht. LONDOX , Feb. 7. Fiom an Interview with Captain Doanp , who was in eliaigo of Stan ley Falls on the Congo ilvor dining tlio 10- cent successful att ick by the Aiabs , and who Is now In London , U appears that he and Lieutenant Dubois defended the place until their ammunition was exhausted. The Aiabs then attacked the station with a rush and can led eveiythlng beloro them. When the whites found H necessary to lly , Dcano ordeied petroleum ponied on the building and set tin * . t'hcii puitv escaped thiougli the undmwond. Hu and Dubois fell from a slippery rock Into the liver. Dcano swam ashoic , leavini ; Dubois clinging to HIP rock. While Dcano was becking assistance foi Dubo'so thu latter be came exhausted and fell away from the lock and was diowned. Dcano lied into a jungle , wheio ho was hunted and ( lacked bv the Arabs lor a mouth. Ho was hatctootrd and all the time had only a blanket to cover him. Ho was wouiuliiil in the thU'h and aim alnl Jived on locusts and wild tiult until found and rescued by Irlendly natives. Madrid MADKID , Feb. 7. ( Jroat ahum has been caused by the tiequent mmderotis attacks upon pedOEtilniis in thu streets at night. Seven persons have been killed or badly wounded In less than a mouth. Tlio victim is always attacked fiom behind with a knilo and never recognUe.s the assassin. The po lice reject the theory ot inbheiy ns tlio mn < live , and attilbuto thu deeds to a homicidal maniac. The Carlibts nro orjianUIng clubs In bcv > cial provinces. Franco and Germany. PAIUS , Feb. 7. The Pails Jomnal expresses presses thankfulness because Franco Is under a republican goveinment. "A king , " says the Journal , "could nevei have blocked ( ici man Insults. " .Spanish republican emlprantJ residing In Prance have decided to fonn n volunteer loicoot 20,000 men to assist Fiance in thu event or war with Oermany. Parnoll'ri llcaltli and Plann. LONDO.N , Feb. Acting by ids physician's advice , Mr. Parnell will go abroad to n-ciult his health after tlui conclusion ot thu debate on the address. The Parnellitcs will oppost In pallament nil piojecls iclative to the liquor tiallic in lieland on the ground that thu question should by n > c.clvr."J trum an IrUhpaillament. nnulnnuer'h .Military Mill , PAIMS , Feb. 7-i-Tho members of the ex treme left have decided In favor ut panting priority to Ceneral Houlanm's mijitaiy 01 ganUatlon bill , with a view to irawluu''lioiu ( Piepiler ( Joblct a statement u 'uidlng thp political situation , A HORRIBLE CHARNEL POOL , Scones nt the Wliito Eivor Wreck Wtioh Make the Stoniest , Trcmblo. MANY NEW DODIES DISCOVERED. Tlio ItonmluR Iturnoil Hpjontl All SrinlitniicpDl'lltiitinnSliniii' rcnr * Till SOCIIPS WltnoHst'd Uy tlio Ollloluls Tlio XVIiltn Ul\er DUastor. WiitTi : Ittvr.u Jt NCIIO.V , Vt. , Feb. 7. ' [ Special Tcleirrum to the Uir. : ] A s\d spec- taclowas leveak'd to the Huong of vlsllorrt v\ho gathered at the srentuif the railroad wreck. Heforo them , iMubetldcd In the mcllcd lee , were twisted lion tiom the four caw which had gene ilown to destruction and c.uiied death to most of their occupants. Wlieio they lav were great pools of water caused by the melting of the Ice by the heal from the burning ears. The fourth car from the rear , or ono of the dav coaches , was en- thely destrojed. What little of It lemalned way hidden beneath n llttlo lake of water , upon the bin face ol which Heated embers ol bits of Dinned clothing and pieces of chined human llesh. It was impossible to get at this car yesterday , bvl n gang of men have been at woilc upon It to-day and will drag thu depths for burled bodies. It Is thought by some that at least twenty U not moro coip-ses will bo taken out from this chainel pool. So far us Is known not a soul escaped from this car , and It is cousldcicd possible that there may be as many as foity bodies underneath the debris bunk in the pool. At present nothing can bo been but binned trucks , ono bol turned in one direction and the othei In another , lu thu oilier thieo cars , mixed up with the debris , unrecogni/able masses of human llcbh could bo seen. The woik of removing ; the chaiied corpses liom the ruins was begun at 'J50 : ! o'clock Sat- uiday atternoon upon tlioatilval of Uovctnor Pingreeand membeis of the Vermont mil- load commission. Kngineor Pleice , as most ot the passengeis think , Is of the belief that it was caused by a btoken rail about twenty- live uids Irom the bildge. Uthcisain of the opinion that the accident was duo to a broken journal on the Pullman ear Puritan. This was the last car on thu tiaui , but It was known Jo have been the fust car to leave the track , and It Is aigucd that a biokcn rail would have thiown the fust car instead ot the last. This point , however , may never bo bottled. The ollk'lnl Inspectors next visited the blackened wicck on the ice. Picking their way caieftilly among the debris ot the Puritan they dKcovcted the remains of no fewer than six persons , which they could pick out sometimes by their distinct re semblance to human foims , andsometliiiesby seeing fragments ot thigh bones , ribs and beads. An undertaker ot Haitlord accom panied the party. Ho and Ins men picked out the lemaiiisas last as possible and put eacli body scp.uatcly in a box. These chaired bodies were so thoioughly burned that it was impossible to even tell their , sex In some Instances. Some made scaiely .1 handlul. 'ihoy picked up these bottles , or lathei what lemained of them , and went to the next burned car , the Pullman. St. Alhans , which came fiom Springlield. In this car they could only make out three bodies. Undoubtedly they were thiou'H out. They weioiedticod to such aslalu that tlnjy could scarcely bo discerned from the rest of the debits. No doubt the bodies of nianv peisons weio totally consumed. These bodies were , line the rest , tenderly placed In boxes and left on the ice waiting lemoval to the dead house. Fiom tbeio the parly stalled lei the third car liom tlio tear , or the dav coach , but this was entiiely Mihmcigcd. They could make no investigation I ml her. The rear or the last lenmlning one was next visited. Heio was piesented the most Iiuiritying sight of all. No less than twelve bundles of binned flush , charted out ol all human shape , weiu found in the le.irond ol what had boon the car. Uix bodies were found all bunched to.ether.These passengeis luul either huddled aioiiud the btovo to Keep warm , ns the night was very cold , or else they had tiled to make tlielr es cape liom thu tear door and could not get out. A ItAdAor.MAN'h SIOIIV . Winn : Uiviit : JINC now , Vt. , Jan. 7. Kx'picss .Messenger A. S , Kobbins , who v\as ono ot tliu hi\ persons on the wieekod train that hail passed ovei the liildui' betoio tlio ac cident ocelli ted , savs it is piobnbly oneot tlio woist accidents that ever took ph'co In the United .States. "When wo weie lalily upon tbu bridge wo felt ashoclt and heard a crash behind. When we looked out wo saw the four tear cats piled upon each other over the P ( | O of thu bridge. They pitched over so fast that it baldly sci.itched theeiUool tlio in Idee , and in a few minutes weio all on hie with all the people In them , Oh , it was awful ; the woist thing 1 over saw or heaid ot. " A gang of soventj-five men has been work ing all the inoinini ; through holes In the leu , lalsing poitions of the wiocked train liom the bottom of tlio liver and scutching for bodies which may yet be among the ruins. Tims far no bodies have been lecovi'rcd. Nearly all signs of tlio teniblo dlsister have disappeared except the gaping space between thepiuisol tlio bridge. Trains aio i mining regulaily to either end of thu bitdL'p. Thu condition ot the wounded Is about the same. IMIHtiiry Council. ICowji ( uht tt > 8f by Jama f/nnboi Hitussr.i.s , Feb. 7. fNuw Poik Herald Cable Special to the Hincj In a council ol the HeUlan lieutenant goucials held at the war depaitnutiit It was decided to put the artllluiy reseivo Inastatoof leadlnuss. It is not qnito ccitalnyct whether the govern ment will make an Immediate statement concerning Its military measures to pallia- nient. Many authoiltlcs aio urging thorn to follow the imported Fruncli example and pro ceed silently with mllltaiy picciutlons to avoid Increasing hcpiihlic appienslon. Will \Vo"i * ilium ? ST , PAUL , Minn , , Feb. 7. The supreme couit will not hear arguments In the Woods murder easu lor several day * . Some piedlct that Woods will bo hanged , notwithstanding the respite granted b > Piesldent Clevulrnd and the sentiment of the people. It he sui ters tlio death penalty it Is geneially bc- Juued timt that It will bn on legal technicali ties and not upon the merits ot the C.IEU. .Much Intciost is manltcsUd in the case , nnd all citizens hope Hint ho will notbu hanged New York Grain In Store. NKW Yoitii , Feb. 7. The following Is the New York piodnce exchange statement ot the visible supply of uialn Saturday , Febiu- aiv r > : 'lotal in stoie und iilloatVhent , li,770,0'l ( ) bushels ; decrease. 111.MJl biisheln. Coin , IC.lOOUij biihlntls ; IncieaM ) , 'M\'M bushels. Oats , l.hs'i.'JOj bushels ; Incieaso , Iftl.MJli bushels. Uje.WxiNi bu-hcls ; do- eieasc , ( ibW bushels. Jiarluv , lilT.'JSl bubh- i'lb ; dicicase , 11VJ71 liiisbels. Tlio ViMflili ) .StitKiinont. Ciitcvdo , Feb. 7. Tlio visible supply of Ifraln on Ft'bruaiy 5 , compile i bthu sccre- taiyof the Clilc.iKO hour I of tiadc , shows a decline ol IKO/ * ) bush Is ol wheat and an in- creasoof uos.OKi bushels of corn ui d an in- cu'.tse of 115,000 biibhels of i ats , Tlin Itlvcr I''alliiii : ' " Louinvlllo. Louinvii.i.K , Ky. , I'Vli. ' 7. At noon tlio liver was falling at the into of hall un Inch an huiir , and the d.ingei ( ( t u reputl- tlon ot the djsastnns tlo.ids of US and 1S3I Is consloeifd pa t. Ihu w.-itl'.i i is clear and warm. The t n i 'o thovs thirty-two teeffivo inches. 'J'iio Lee Anicrlciui Itlilc. LOMION. Fob. 7. Tlio Pull Mall ( ia/ctta asstitstlut i.upland hut , practlrallj oidfit.d to .tdopt the I.eO Amulcitu i.llu for usuo/
