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THE OJVIAHA DAILY BEE ; , FKJDAT , JANUAKY 20 , ISSa Another tay ) In the HOUBO Wasted By the Orconbackors. WEAVER ANTAGONIZES WILKINS. A. 'I'fit Vote In the AVnjs nnd Coiiunltteo HcsultB In n Vic tory I 'or the Tarln1 Ilcl'oriiier.s. W\snt > feTes lUnrAU Tiin Ouvnv Brr , ) M'iroutri i NTiiStmr.T , > Wv nixoTos' . D. C. , Jan. 10. ) R Another day Wns flittered tuvny In the house by the gicenbackors lllbusteilng ? ngalnst consldi ration of the AVIIklns bill nuttion/lnglhu Itsuoof nati6nul bank notes to the full p ir value of bonds deposited for circulation. Weaver , ot Iowa , led the pee ple's fight and icsnited lo Iho mostildlculous tiictitsin lllbusleiing. The bill has u inn- Joi 111 of votes in both branches of congress ns H-iwtCd unanimously from Ihu coinmlUeo of banking and cut i cncy , and slnco It Is sure of ( inut pasagolhls lllbusteiing appears to bo a lostly and useless pleasure. The green- bnekeis want silver ceitlfleules Is- bui'd Instead of bank notes und will ofTci the proposition us mi amendment finally. Just befoie the motion to consider this bill Iho house passed a Joint resolution uppropi i- uting ? f > 0,00 ! ) to cnnblo Iho United States to make a display tit the exhibition to bo held nt Melbourne , Austialla. Thoie was a short rc- CCSH and then a number of speeches accept ing poi trails from tlio state of Massachusetts of thrco out of the four spi-ukeis which she has fut nished the house. Mt Bieckcnridge , of Kentucky , made one of Uio most eloquent nddiesscH over heard in tlio house. After a slioit moining hour the senate cclosed its doors nnd went into sci let session to con sider nn extradition tieaty with the Nothei- I lamls. AVIien it ndjouincd it was until Mon day next. IMMVTV'S STVTTIIOOI ) OIIO-iTS Heprcscntativcs of the bogus null division convention held at Abeideen , Dak. , loeenllv , m i ivid to day They como to fight the pi op osillon to divide the leu itoiy and admit the Bouthoin half to Hlalehood , und are woiking to have tlio territory admitted to stutihood nsn whole , which they know cannot bo ac complished. They ore not leccivlnga voiy coidiul reception , even fiom Ihoso who mo opposed to statehood , and it is not ut all piobablo that thoj will wield any iulluenio one way or the other. IO-.PAI. TI 1 1 ( invrnv ni' < i IMNO. Kliboiato aiguments uio to be niiido be fore tlio senate and house eominitlces on posl- ofilees and post loads ugainst tliovauous bills looking towards postal tolegiaphj. I huvo made lonsideiublo inqiiny mid do not find that nnv thing now is to bo urged against tlio government contiol of the telegraph HjHtom , but in making tlicso iuquiiies I find lhat the pioposition Is not neatly BO popular with membois of congie'-s now as It was when congicss first convened. At first blush tlio senators and membeis were Inclined to lake hold of postal teliguiphy , but they say that investluation has led them to regal d it cautiously , if not suspiciously , and they UIRO tig.uust it niiinv objections peculiar to them selves. If I vvoro going to foicoan opinion at this time I would pi edict that theie would bo no postal telegraph bill of mil kind passed by this congiess UV fllTISINO OMA1IV. Senator Mandcison has done u great deal towaids udvmtislngOiiiahu by dlstiibutmg copies of tlio New Yo.us cditionsof hornews pnpors to members of the senate and house committees on military alTaus , public build ings and giounds , etc , whole Omaha jneasuros mo pending A number of the sen ators and members have cxpiessnd their sur prise und admiration over the issue of the jju , pionouncmg It the most intoiestlng und tmterpl Ising cdltlnn they have ever seen of n newspaper. It gives , they say , just the in- fortmilion ueojled "to curry through the Omiihu bills. Thcio is little if any doubt of the success of tlio public building and bur- raiks bill becoming u law. A MCTOItt I'OHTVIUH1 111 FOIIMI'IIS. The first ical test on the tnrill issue was luadg at the meeting of the house committee on ways mid mums to day. Mr. McKinley , of Ohio , one of the most pi eminent protcc- ilqmsls. and n member of Iho committee , moved to take up for consideiution his bill ubolishlng the tobacco tux , Chad man Mills is siik and Mr McMillan , of Ten nossoo , pie- sided Tlio motion was voted down by a pmtyvoto , the icpublicuns voting to con- fddor the bill. Then , bv a party vote , it was decided to indefinitely postpone consideiution Of thu niousuie A genuuil eonvoisation fol lowed , dining which the democratic immibeis of the committee guv o the icpublicuns to un- Coi stand' that there would bo no intern il revenue disi ussed until it was scenvvh.it would bo done on the tuufT , us the mnjoiity in tlio house do mil want the success ot their tuiitT bill wliuh tht'V will picsently repoil jeopuidi/Cd by u bill abolishing or leducmg tlio Intel nut tax Since all of these mcasnics must como fiom Uns i omiuittce , it will con trol the older of consideiatlon. roMius is i m : 01 1 > DOMINION' . A light fur political supicimiev is going on down in Viiginitv bctwien ox-bcnaloi Mu liono and Senator Uiddlobeigcr which is nt- ti luting a good deal of atl ntion heio. The recent living oil on tangents of vauous kinds by Kiddloht iier , such as voting for the um lit million of Lumiir on > | omla\ , , has led the lepubllcaiiH , readjustee , etc. , in Viiginla to feel , like tluovving Kiddlebei er oveiboatd , nnd ho is fust losing castot At Richmond on Tuesday night theio was a meeting of mpub- llcuns tqoigani/o u state league oi national republican clubs Kiddlebeigor went down , but got theie too Into and discovetod that his ii lends hud been loft out , at which ho became nngiy und talked ugly , Kvcn his own comity was set up nguinst him. The senator is indignant ut the lough tioalment ho has roioived Ycs'oiduy moining ho denounced the leagui und club orguni/ation as aschemo to i.uso 11 campaign with whiili Mahono could pack the next Htato convention in the interest of Sen- ntor Sheiimin Hodoehucd that ho wouli ! mil subtml lo such u high-handed pioecediii } ; on the pail ot Mahono. If nocessari hi would icslgn his scat in thoHonutoundHtumi thi ) hhito against it Ho intends to oigunizt nil the untl Muhmie icpubliian factions um inako u light against Muhone. But Muhoiu is us Htiong in Ills state us ho over vsas urn liun hold his own with any ono Mouin imiso NOTIIINO Thq following fiom u lengthy cdltoiial under dor the caption "hlowli Doing Nothing" u this morning's Post , thoudnunisti ution oi gun isiogmdodus a piettj poitincnt and a ban ship utn demon atio house : "Tho house o repicsontatives met on the fiist Monday o Dei ember , six mid u halt weeks ago , und bairingu two weeks' iccoss , it liassintobici In session The outcome of moio than r month's vv oik has been the passage of foui hills Wo assume that no other bod.v In tin woi Id takes up so much lima and spends si inui h money doing nothing It is not bccausi thuie mo too muuy membeis. The Butisl house of common' ) has moio than Iwitoiv many , the 1'ionih chamber of deputies ha over two hundied mine , the Cioimai loichstug Hoventy more , the Austuai liouso is a tritli ) larger and the Italian chain her of deputies has isu moio members , bu no ono of tiiese piirllamontmy bodies can b Justly charged with such un absolute wusto o time us the houseof ropicsentutives. Mattel' ' have been going on thoie trom bad to woi si until the piesent methods of doing , or rathe of not doing buslness.me almost m-andalous MIlltVSliA I'OsTAI. MVITFH- . . The ixxstoftlto nt Hmnbuig , Ked Wtllov county , has been discontinued. The mal will go to Danbury. Oniois have boon Issued making otlic postal changes In Nebuisku us follows : Lh wood to David City Kiom Kcbitiury 1 ill- continuo seivico from Abeo t David City , fifteen miles. Ulissc to Stroinsburg Prom t'obrumy omit the teiminal onties and begin atSut priso und end nt Wuvlnnd , decieasing th ilUtiuiro lll > f miles. I'loasunt Homo to Yoi Prom Pt btuury 1 omit Yoik mid cud n Thu.v or , decrouslng dlstunco 111 miles. Sut ton to Stocklnun Prom Pobiunrv 1 oml fintton mid begin ut Farmeis' Viilloy , ill rrcusiug distance 10 miles : reduce soivit them o to Stockham , 0 } < miles , to tri-woeklj Among the orders utlocting the exihang pf throuBh roKistotf d pouches after the i ? ' \tist. vvus tlni follow ing on the route bel > vco and McCook , dully : LeavoOuiuh at 10 p m nnd MeCopk nt 0 a. m. yla tlio Omaha nnd McCook nillronrl tvistonice. A postoftlco has been established utClmlco , Sarpy county , mid Charles btutzuer ap pointed postmaster. The following Jovvi postmasters were ap pointed to dm . Miss B. P. Burns , Pranklin Willis , Dos Moines county , vice Mrs M. A. OindorfT , lefl the place ; 1'rvvln O. Blllolt , Port Allen , Louisa county , vice O. H. Stick- ncv , left tin ! pi ice. Cnlvln C. Pone , cio , Lucas count ! , v Ito H. W. Gettlnger , resigned , National Capital Notes. AVviMNOTOV , Jan. 1'J. ' Among the bills In troduced lu the scnntu to-day wns one by Mr. Hoar to grant u service pension to all nur- vIvors of tholato war. It provides that nil olliccis und enlisted men who served In thom m my , navy or mm Ino iorps , Including rcgu- laisand VBJtttttCQrs , subsequent toMmch-4 , IbCl , und piiuiMo JulyyM \ \ \ , shall bo on- lilted to n iivnsinn at the rate of 1 ccul frr c.u h day's sci vice , this sum to bo in addition to any pension RI anted for disability. 'I he deficiency uppiopiiallon bill , ns to- poi ted to ( llosnnnto ted iv , omits the paia- giajih aipiopiiatlng6-s"i. | . "iito pxy tlio judg- montof tlio comt of claim * In favor of the Pacific lalhoads. ThoHCimto this aftornnon ratified the ex- liadition ticaty with the Netlicilands. anil Iowa Pensions. WvsniNflTox , Jan 10. [ Special Telegram to tlio BKR. ] Tlio following pensions wcio gianted Nebiaskans today : Waroflbl'J ' Mintlii U , widow of .Samuel Haitfoid , Scotia Oiiglnal-rUoboit Hunt , Newcastle ; Jacob Stelninnn , Hcpublican Citi ; ha J. Buileson , Atkinson ; Bllas Pi car , Kepubli- can City ; niilin Phillips , Tccum cli. In- croiso Chailcs H. KobbinS , Coiil ; Pied- eiick A. Halbnglit , Sinson ; Geoigo W. B. Lellle , Beaver City ; Clulstlan Miller , Belvideie OM war Coniad Kiigloman , Decatur ; Abiah.lm AV. Shaffer , MeCook. Pensions for lownns : nilrabcth , mother of Henry Hllbcit , alias William Hass , Davon- poit : inlnoi of Jolm Campbell , Iowa City Mexican War John Bishop , Malvcrn. Oiigl- nal Celcsllus B Amhew , Kale : Uugenus Ainmons , Sejmour : Putnck nilligan , Noith- wood ; Henry vV'olboil , Pont niello In- cieiso David Beoms , Gieencustlo ; John II. Matllngly , Dowitt , Cjuts M AVnght , Dihuquo ; Ames Hoinshci , Chauton ; Clement M. Cioss , Ma'dnd ; Gooigo H. Smiilley , New Hampton ; David Hundley , Hullour ; John L. Satidois. Now bhaion , James P. Sisson , Sinbotn ; D.iniel K. Dean , Monto/uma ; Henry B. Kdmonson , Beulonspoil , James L. Barger , Can oil ; Isaac Gum ) ) , Seymour ; James bpihks , Albiu ; Abraham K Ilurdcnbiook , Peteison John C A'unCatnpcn , Sanboin ; Geoigo Coctchls , Osccola ; William II. Him1- hart , Macedonia ; A ml tow J Butts. Hai dm ; Moindeit Tillcma , Otlev ; William P. Sailer , Leandor ; Stewaid M C.istner , T.imtor ; Klias L Biow neil , SpiitLakoUoboitWhitwoith | ; , Miicksbuigh : William Deal , West Union ; Geoigo K. Fr.vo , Countv Line ; Lconaiil Homewood , IIopovillc. Keissuu Christopher C. Wutson , Chaiiton. Scnnto Confli niatlons. AVvsitiNOTov , .Tun. 1 ! ) Posttnustcis : No- biasku II. Bnltcnboig , HuySpilngs ; Flunk Pay , Benkleuian ; W. J. Boulaware , A'alen- tmoAV. ; II. Cooksey , Geneva ; J. B Galbraith - braith , Albion ; C. V. Gallagher , Om ilia ; J. Galley , Nelson ; I. A. ilmimng , Cambiidge ; D. Maccuaig , Nebraska Citj ; Came Patlon , Ogahala : L. A. Kjan , Palls , Citi ; M. O'Snl- livan , West I'omt ; C. M. Walwoith , Loup Citj ; .1. H. Welch , Pail mount. lllmois-S. Beirv , Winchester ; H. SJ Corwin , Peru ; T. G. Dennis , Wuvoily ; D O'Donnell , Newton ; T. B Coon , KllbomnoCitv , Wis B Scmplo to bo governor ot AVushington leuitoi v ; W. C. Hall , secretaiy of Utah tci- iitoiyS ; D Shannon , secretary of W.voniing tei iitoiy ; James Sheaklcv. commissioner for Alaslcu ; Colonel Wesley Morritt , Fifth cav- ahy , to bo luigadior general , mid a long list of uimy and navy promotions. Army Orders. AVvsnivoTOK , Jan. 10. [ Special Telcgiam to the BLI. ] Captain Abncr H. Men ill , Pirst aitillery , has/been ordeted foiepoil for cxmninalion lo the aimy ictliing board at SanFiancisco Second Lieutenant LeioyB. Sobrcc , sig nal corps , is oideiodto icpoit for examina tion to the army retiring boutd at Sun An tonio , Tex. Dining thu Diplomats. AVA8UINOTOV , Jan. 19 The second of a series of state dinners was given by the president to night to members of the diplo matic corps. Covers woio laid for forty-nine persons The president esioited-Iho Baio- ness Fava to the dinner table and Mis. Cleveland was oscoiled by Minister Pieston , of Huyli , deun of the diplomatic coips Other guests piesent vveio tlio Bnlish minister , Mis Romero , the Fiench minister , the min ister of Sweden and Noivyay , Mine Do Guz man , tlio Chinese minister , the minister of Columbia , Alls Shoiinan , the Mexican min ister , the Hussiun minister , Mis. DcGun , the Aigentiuo minister , the Spimsh minister. Lady Tiinpor , the Italian minister , the-minister of Switzerland , Mrs Cutter , the Netherlands minister , tlio Chilian ministei , Miss West , the secietutyof state , the Belgian minister , Mine Do Ueuteiskiold , the Huwuiian mlnlstei , tlie minister of Aus- lna Hungary , lion. Mr Clmniboilain , and Mis. Hiustus Coining , of Albany ; Senator Sheiniiin , the eliiuge d'ullmtes of Bi.i/il mid Miss Muiplis , of St. Paul ; the charge d'ulTunesof Venc-mohi uud JNlis. Seiitt-Town- send , tlm minuter of NIcaiagua , the minister of Dnnmuik and Mis. Alfied C. Cliapin , of BiookUn ; the minister of Costa Uica and Miss Bui aid , Sir Chailes Tuppor , Mr. Belmont - mont and Miss Stoics , of heumton , Pa ; thcohaigod'afTuiiesof Guutamalalhe charge d'ullahcs of .lupnn. The I'ui-o Food Convention. AVvsui.NiiTo.v , Jan. 10 , The National Puio Peed convention met to day with 125 dele gates piesent , repiesentlng nenily all the leading ti ado organizations east of the Mis sissippi und there mo also sorao piesent from places us far west us Coloiudo. Dr. W. 1C. Now ton , dairy commissioner Of New Jersey , , was elected president , and II. AV. Giminis , of the Chicago Giocer , secietaiy of tlio associa tion. Bottle Makers Meet. AV\SHINOTON , Jan. 10. The National A'ial nnd Bottle association met to day. AVillium P.lhott Smith , of Alton , Ills , was elected pi esident. A Dead Hanker. AVASIIINOTON , Jim. 10 Thomas Lawrence Higgs , of Uiggs & Co , bunkuis , died this moining of Bughl's disease , aged thiit.v- thieo. Kansas County Scut AVar. TOPI KKan , , Jan. 10. O. N. McDowcllof Kustis , Shei man county , arrived m Iho city to confer with the goveiilor concorniug the forcible removal of the county iccoids from KustUto Goodland reoontli. Ho sais the feeling runs high In Sheunan county , and thoie is danger of bloodshed. The homo- steadeis' union association , a seciet older composed of liomesteadois , hits taken sides with the Goodlandeis , and the latter now outnumber the Kustls adherents. No law is iccognizcd but that of foico. County Com missioner Hamoy at Uustus left that place Satuiduy to go to Topeka for assistance , and has not since been heard horn , and it is thought ho was kidnapped by the Goodlund- crs ut Wallaiu bUtlon bofoio ho boaidcd Iho lialn , mid is fort Ibly detained by the lawless element. Astoiney General { iiudfonl has ttdvlsed McDowpJl to retuiu homo ut once and institute legal , pioceedings * to setllo the county scat tight. bond is $125XX1. ( lUi.riviom ; , Jan. 10. Peter Grogan made an assignment to ila > for the benefit of hia cieditois. The bond of the iruslco is 0,000. , They Blew Out thu Gnu. NEW YOUK , Jan. 19. Two iniddlo-agcd men rogisleied at the International hotel jev terduv morning. This morning they vvoie found li Ing duad on the floor , having blow n out the gas. .Toilet's Arson Case falls Through. JOLIBT , Jan. 10. The charge of arson against Lumber & Bishop , wire inanufnc- liners IUIH fallen through. The grand jury udjouincd wflhoul rcturniuj ; an indictment , Senate. WA titsoTOV , , Tan. IV. The scnatxs com- inittco on npiuoprmtlons repotted back tlio delated denclency bill und stated that the amendments 'eported b\ the commltttHs were but few In number and It win nuked that the senate pass tlio bill next Monday. Mr. liawloy offered n lesolutlon which wns adopted , dhcctlug the acctctary of the In terior to report the plan of legislation thought by him to bo needed for disposition of tlio public timber lands so as to secure the jncservatlon of natuinl fmcsl lands at the hood waters of navigable rivers nnd to put within the lights of settleis legal mc.ins of providing themselves with timber for build ing their homes Among the bills reported from Committees nnd placed on the calendar was one to au- thorlro the construction of n i.illrotui , wagon and foot biidguuci o s Iho Mississippi tivor near Buillneton , la. 'I ho lesolutlon offered by Mr. Mumlorson a few dni ngo calling on the Bocrotmy of war for Infoi m.ition us to the constnotion ! of the biidgo between Omaha and Council BlnfTs was taken up und udoptcd. After agieelng to n motion that the adjournment to day shall he until Monday , the senate nt 12Mil , on motion of Mr. Shi'imaii , proceeded to tlio consideiatlon of executive business , and the calcndai of tieatles was taken up. 'I'hoso of thief coii"e < iueiKi ) uie 'tho British , IJussian mid Dutch extiadition ticttics. It is undcintood that they discussed the ninount of omhtv/lLtnont or theft which shall lender a rilniin.il liable to extradition \Vliciilhodooisicoponed Iho senate ad- Jouincd. House. WvmxoTov , Jan. 111. Tire house re- sullied in coiiunltteo ot the whole , the con- sideiation ot tlio joint lesolution accepting tlie invluulon lo the United States to partici pate In the Melbouino exposition , After n long debate the invitation was accepted. The lommitteo on upptopriaUons4 mndo icndy this moi ning the tegulnr unnual pen sion bill for repot t to the house The bill ap propriates $ Marcooo. , Tlio commitlco icpoiled the invalid pen sions nppioiniation bill nnd it was iofeiled to the commlttcoof the whole The Wilklns banking bill was tailed up but no plotless was inadi1. The poitraits of Tlieodoie bedgwick , Josch ) ) B. Vuimeni nnd N. P. Banks , foimer speakcis of the house , wcio accepted fiom Iho state of Massachu- bolts Mi. Long of M.issaehusoUs , made the piesentation specih and Randall replied in acceptance mid oltcicd uppiopilate resolu tions , being seconded by Mr. Brcckemidgoof Kcmucky. Adjoin ntd. Speaker Cnrlisle Improved. WASIIIXOTOS , Jan. 10. Mr. C.u lisle passed a comfoitablo night mid is much inipiovcd this moining. NKCUSSAKY. A Chock on Their Intliset iininatc Admission - mission Imperatively Demnndcd. NLVV Yoitic , Jan. 19. Awostein congress man has vvtittcn to Emigiation Commissioner Stephenson stating thai an incurably insane Swedisli gul had miiveil nl Boone , la , ill icit ftom the old country. The Swedish an- thoiitics had paid her passage. The letter depiccated Iho admission of such Immigrants and cxpiessed Iho hope that the pioscnt con gress would amend Iho Imnugialion laws. Commissioner btcphcnson has lepllcd that the existing laws are adequate if strictly cnfoiced , but Unit by a decision of the seeie .ary of the tiensur.v in August last ( in con tiavcntion of the intent of the statute , as the commissionci thinks , ) the power to teturn leoplo ot that class to the conntiies from , vhieh they como was taken fiom the immi gration comnussioneis and vested in the col- eetorof the poit ; that this olllcial never sees immigiants and is coniollcd ] to icly on .ho statements of inlciestcd i.irtics mostly , riioiouinnssioner ptcsents statistiis show- ug the icsult of this change in the method. The Pacific1 Kallroads. NEW YoitK , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram to ; ho Bun ] Uichard F. Slovenschief , _ ao- counlantof the recent Paeiflu railway com mission , has written to United States Sena tor Kufus Blodgett , of New Jersey , in re sponse to a ie [ Ui'st , his views of securing nn equitable basis of settlement of the claims of Iho United States against Iho Ccplial Pa- cillo toad. Slovens takes ground in favor of sctllomenl in line wilh Iho majority report of .ho commission to congUKs , ] H > mtliig out that any attempt of the government to wrest eon- .rol .from the piosent owners would meet with seiious resistaneo in the courts. Steven summarizes his plan of setlleinent us fol lows : 1. To create a sinking fund , with two ti .cos , one appointed by the piesident und one jy tlio luilioad company. 2 Let that fund embiaco nllmoncjsnovvin : ho hands of the United States for futuio jujmont of Intelest , together vv ith the semi annual sum of $ bJ" > , lHl.40 ) , being inteiest on outstanding United States loans. I ! Intending the power of the trustees and l > cimilling them to invest in the sccuiitics of thu i.iilioad company. 4. Keeping inviolate the present profit and loss account us a icseivo fund. Western Itoads Still Jloldini ; Out. Cnicvuo , Jan. 10 The gcnctal freight agents of western roads at a meeting to-day ugieed to make no change in grain rates from Council Bluffs to meet the 5 per cent tcdue- tion of southvveslorn lines from Kansas City. The Hock Island und Chicago & Northwest ern roads have nbout y,000 , < > 0 ( ) bushels of corn stoied in westein Iowa which they are anxious to haul out nt u 26 cent rate , und the Burlington , which hud given notice that it wouldieduco rates fiom Omaha has con sented to hold off for a time or until it discovers - covers that Nebiaska grain is taken down to St. Joseph and Kunsus City to gctadvnnlago of Iho rcducllon. Uaihoad ofllcials mo gcn- eially of Iho opinion lhat low nites cannot ho kept out of Nebiaska mid Iowa lor any of time. Died From Imprudence. RAPID Cirv , Dak. , Jan. 19. [ Special Tele gram to the Bun. ] Mrs. Kosanna Pepin , aged thirty-lhree , died hero on Tuesday , un- doubledly from Iho effects of nboilion. She hud been descited by her husband seine months since. Arrangements vvcro made to ship Iho body loMoulical , Canada , forbuual. Some suspicion was aroused and a cot oner's inquest held The verdict was , death Xiom cxposuie and imptudenco. A Itarl ) AViro Boost. Cmcvno , Jan. 10 The Barb Wire Manu facturers' association today advanced the pnio of who to ? J10 per 100 to tnko effect nt ante U.K. Lears , of Marshalltown , lu , picsided. The ussocialion decided nol to take advuntago of the leccnt decision of Judge bhiias , of Dubuque , declaring the Washburn-Moen patent void. Tlio membois will Keep on paving license fees until the matter is passed upon by the United Stales supreme couit. Meeting of AValmsh Bondholders. NEW YOUK , Jan. 10. The first mortgage bondlioldet sof thoWabash railroad met to dity and decided to net w tli Iho non-assenting second end moi tgago bondhlders against the i coi gun- i/.iitioii of the lompany. Two million one hundred mid foi ty thousand dollars of first moi tgago bonds vveio represented. About f 1,000,000 of Iho second mortgage bondhold- cismo cxpe'cted to join in an elicit to pre vent icoiguniiation. Hoc-option to Commander Ken. AVAsinxoTOK , Jun. 19. A reception nnd banquet was given lo night to Couununder- in Chief Hca by the Grand Army of the Ho- publlc , Department of the Potomue. Toasls were rcsixinded to by Senntor Mnndcrson , Senator Ilavvley , Hepiesenativo Conifer , of Iowa , Commander in-Chief Kea und Senator Palmer , IMexiean Malls. CITV or MEXICO , Jan. 10. Next month mails from points in Iho United States cast of the Mississippi will como to this capital via the International railway. From twenty- four to thirty-six hours can bo saved by this route. A'ery cold weather is being experi enced In the tablo-land cities and a heavy noithcr is blowing ; at Vera Cruz. A PAIR OPRlZE FICI11S. Two Savngo Cpjit/pats / In the Squared Clrclo Yostorday. A KNOCK-OUT1 NINE ROUNDS. UM I Uriel' Kut Profitable Slu Rl'iR Match In Itnlliiiiii Attempt to Arrest Tommy Miller Sends Him to 3iniioapolU. | Murray KtiockH Out Dnly. Nrvv YOUK , .Inn. 10 [ Special Telegram to tlio lJrn.1 A SUV.IRO pri s fight took place at Tort Leo , .vestcrduy , for ? llU ) n side , be tween Jack Milrruy of New Yoik and Ud Duly of Piovldoneo. In the first round Murrny did most of the lighting , mid had the best of It nil through. The second round ended slightly In Muriaj's favor. In the thlul round some hml lighting was done , principally about the .body. In the fourth Mm lay knocked Daly almost over the lopes. Daly caino up like n man In the fifth and went for Mm lay in a savage manner. Daly kept it up In the sixth and seventh rounds , ntul Mui i ay vv as pretty badly used up. Both men were pretty badly done up when time was called for the ninth anil last round. ' 1 hey seemed detoi mined to settle things. Thov lushed unit clinched scvcial times , and hud to bo parted. There was peed hilling on both sides , and Dnly covered Murraj'sfaco with blood.Vhilo Dalv kept punching Munni's faqo and neck , Murray plavcd on D.iH'sribs. Suddenly Daly struck Murray in the mouth with his left. Mutiny got nngiv , rushed upon Daly and sti tick him u tenillu loft-hander under the car tlmt stag- pel ed him. Thou , following the blow , ho planted two swinging blows on Dalj's tliost. Daly seemed dazed , and struck out wildly. MUM ay caught Dalv a heavy blow in the libs. Dalv turned deathly pale , imd drop ping his hands , staggcied back. Ills head dioppcd on his chest and lid was about to fall , when the roforco and Mun ay rushed forward and caught him. They tallied him to Ills corner. It was fully twenty minutes before ho came to. Muriay was dcclaied the winner. _ A Brief and I'lolltalihFight. . NOKTII Jun-ov , Ind , Jan. 1 ! ) A match for the light weight championship of the west and $1,000 u side between Harry Gilmoio. of St. Paul , and Hilly Myers , of Sticator , III. , took place hero at tf.23 this moining. The crowd numbered nbout 200 , the greater pal t f which came fiom Chicago. At the time mentioned they spai red for an opening , Gil- nioi o nppaiently on the agcicssho and Mieis retreating and keeping' liis left going 'llco a windmill After bucking into his mi ner , M cis let go with his loft , but was short. Ho followed with his light , mid anded on Gilmoic's body. Again hoic- ire.ilcd as Gilmoic advanced , but stopped shoit and let go a w liked righthander , which Gilmorc avoided bv cleverly ducking. Feinting with his left , Mjers got an opening for his Bright , which he inded with tetiifife , , foico on Gilmorc's neck. Gilmore went down , falling flat on his back. Tor a few socj tls ho lav motionless. Gilmoio tued to get up'ut the end of six seconds - ends , but only succeeded in turning over. Ho got to his hands anil knees when ten seconds ends had expncd , and Mjeis was hailed ns the winner. The incn'hud stood bofoic each other oulv twenty-eight sci ends The winner will i eceivo 751)01' edit of the JJ.IXM ) stakes , mid $1HU which wusluken in us gate monoi. The "Spider's" Helt. DULUTII , Minn. , jiiif. 19 ( Special Tcle- grum to the Hi r. ] ijlie "Spider's" cham pionship belt has been deceived and will bo placed on exhibition at J. P. Clow's place. Weir will go into tiatnlng hcic n week boloio his light with Siddons. , Death of a > f < jj ' ed Stnlllon. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Jan. 1U. Milton Young's celebrated stallion Pizdrro , valued at $13,01X1 , died last night of pneumonia. WORK OF VANDALS. Priests of Pallas Hall at Kansas City Despoiled. KANSAS CITY , Mo , Jan. 10 f Special Tele- grain to the BEK. | A dastardly attempt to dostioy the Priests of Pallas hall was made last night between 1 1 o'clock and midnight bj three desperate char.icteis , and It is only bj ix miracle that the great Sam Jones taber nacle is not now n mass of luins. As it is the pianos and organs aio ruined and nil the books and pamphlets belonging to Piofessoi icoll , Tom Donovan and Mosicr < fc Hams arc destroyed. The stoiv of thccumowas told by the man who sleeps there , and who was this moining at 7 o'clock found tightli bound to a bench , vvlicic , In all piobubility ho would have becndostiojed if thodastardlj villluns had set flio to the bnildiug. Hois Geoigo II. Andeison , a youn man about twenty-four .veais ot age. 'I his is the stoiy. "Tho Jones meeting was out at 10.31) ) last evening , and about tittcen minutes later the hall was entirely cleaied of people. I was nlono and had gotten two buckets of coal witn which to Hll the laigo stove near the door ut the Ljdia avenue cntiance. Close to the steve and back of the row of ch ms is the bench on which I steep nights I had just put the coal in the steve and was picp.u ing to shako down the ashes when , fiom the side door of the apartment in which the Pnests of Pallas propel ty is kept , thrco men emeigcd. Two ot them woio nogio masks and the other a lui go Indum mask. The latter was ev idently the leader , for ho did nil the talking , and as they jumped toward mo the hitter pointed a revolver ut me and told mo to keep < i"iet. I begged for mj life , and the big fellow witli the Indian mask , who talked in hiokcn accent like an Italian said they would bind mo to the bench um tiien they would Hctlho to the place. Thov took a lot of bunting and first tied my hands under the benclu 1 was liing flat OIL in ) back on the bench. Then they put two bands about my hi cast , then one ubout eael foot and another about both feet. Tlioj bound mo so tightly that I thought the blood would btop ciiculatmg in my bodi Then the big fellow said ho thought I'd get convcisum before moining Thej went over to the platform after that tin ow down the largo organ and the piano and the sound of the falling msti uments was like a cannon , but they vvoro perfectly calm mid went about their despeiato work without fear of detection. They then began poui in ; , coal oil over the piano. The steve w as between - tween uio and them , and. I could not sco al that they wore doing. One of them insisted on setting fire to the plaou at once , but the others thought they Wmild do enough mis chief without a hl.ue. jUnt they went into the loam at the other end of the hall and got all the hooks and put them into the steve vvlieio they vveio entn 1v consumed. Tlici they came back and * .UV > mound the steve until 4 o'clock in the mllrijing , never oniu 10 moving their masks Thei left at that time going out of the .Jodui uvenuo en tiunce. I was faint anit almost dead whci the janitor came at 7 , v. in. and cut the bunting. They took mychiiichilla ; coat am Um in money. Pi oniH , o'clock until 7 this morning I sneamcd 114 loud ag I could for help , but no one was .passing. 1 did not see the men take nnj thing iuil < but my coat Thei had on shoit pea juckcdpiby ) ) h.\ts and two of themwero about no ( build , rather slight The leader was u tall , linavi set fellow um did all the talking , tt'liuy must huv o bcei hidden in the Priests of Pallas piopcity 10011 during the meeting , for they came out o that side entrance shoitlv after " The pollt arc mauing every effort to discover the per petratois of the ci line. _ Inditlorpiit to His Fate. BOSTON' , Jan , 10. James Udward Nowlh of Soinervllle , aged sevcnti eight , will b hanged ut Cambridge to-morrow for th murder of Georo ; A. Codmun , Ho remain uppaiently ctitiioly iu'lilToreiit to his fate. Strike. NEWYOKK , Jan. 19 , Viva hundied clgai makers in the employ of Sutro & New-mail went on a strike this morning. SuflTrauo ami Seiiliinont. OLTMI-IA , Ore , Jan. 10. Goveinor Scmpl loto last evening signed the bill giving th ballot to womeu IB Washington tcrrltni v. KOUUKU HIS BAVEirrUKAUT. O. W. Tompklns Htenl * n Diamond I'rom Unto Kennedy. (1. AV. Tompklns was arrested shortly bcv ere 1 o'clock this morning on the charge of fibbing Miss Kate Kennedy , 12 J North Pif- ecnth street , of n diamond valued at $125. 'ho circumstances In .this case are unusual mil peculiar. Tompklns has been pa.vlng ittentlons to Miss Kennedy for HOUIO time , uid has boon apparently u suitor for her Hindi On sovoiul occasions ho has icmarkcd on the rarq beauty of the diamond Ing she wore , and has often icegcd the privilege of wearing It. As the ing was a gift to Miss Kennedy , she prizes tveiy highly and nlwavs lefusod to putt v it Ij K even for a shoit time. On Wednes- l.iy evening as Tompklns was returning lorn nn entertainment witli Miss Kennedy , 10 again bioached the subject of boirowing ho ling , icnmrklng : "Kate , I'm , stuck on that ilug. You had > etter let mo vvear It until I sco jou again and It will cose my mind. " Bjit Kate a'gain refused to glvo up her vnl- led present , when Tompklns lemarkcd : "W ell , ! will liavo It nnjway , " and In the brief struggle Unit followed ho succeeded In wiling the riug from her linger. " Jove Kate that ' " said "By , , ring's u daisy , Tonipklns , holding up the oinument. "Seo low it spaikles even at night. " After ono ; or two hurried movements with ils hands ho again held up the ling with the cm.uk : "My uotl , Kate , the set Is gone. Where 10 vou suppose it went toi" Hut Kate , not so easilv foolcd.chaiged him with hiking the gom. Ho stotitlv denied It , uid .vcstoiday Miss Kennedy hunted up the > oliio and swoio out a vv.uiant for Tomp- tin's niiest. This moining It was served on ilin by Captain Giecn and Seigeant Hae while nt his loom on North SKtceutli sticct. On being taken to the police station mil ' rui died the missing diamond was found 011 his poison. HAPPILY UNITED. The MuutoG-ttnker Nuptials At Kan sas City. The wedding of J. A. Mnnroo , general freight agent of the Union Pacific i.iilroad , with hcad < iuartci s In Omaha , and Miss Uakci1 , the handsome and accomplished laughter of Mr. Hiulowo W. IJaUcr , of Kan- tas City , on Wednesday evening last is do- sci ihed by the Times of that city in an mil- do a column and over In length. The paper dcsciibcs it as 0110 of the prettiest homo wod- lings ever held in Kansas City. It was wit nessed by about foity of the lelatives imd Immediate fi lends of the joung couple , the ceicinonv being pel foi mod at the lesi- denco of Mr. P. D. Hidenour , 141li K.ist Eighth slieet , nt TrHUp in. bv the Kev. Di. Man in , evchancellor of the state university of Kansas , the bnde's old peiceptor. The lloial decoialions were cxijulsitc. In the giand hall the light hiiiul new ell post of Lho stairway suppoi ted a magnificent bion/o lamp diapi'd in pink silk , vvliilo on the left was a Jaidinieie of pilms. The lobbon \ the light of the hall was bunked with llowi'id and lllunilmitcd with amber lights liiuieccss of the hall was stationed a band of music The chandelleis in the fiont or south pu lor \veie , filled with white wax. tapeis , while on the mantels vveio pi ctt v antique \ases filled with vxliito loses and lilies The ciienlar window in the noith parlor was screened bv an arch of uiborvittu most nitisllcally ton- stiucted. Pendant fiom the center was the "M. H " in Into . monogi am vvi ought vv roses. lilies of the valley and hjacmths , cnciicled b.v a wicath of pink loses and smilax. In tlio laipe dining loom cables of arbor vita'veictdtavvn from each coiner and caught up to the chandelier over the huge sUaro | dining table which vvascovcied with fine wlnto f tinged linen , with bouquets of white loses at each tninei , fastened with bows of white molie ribbon , which woio hi ought up to and fastened to the chandelier. Aeioss the table was a band painted scui f boltuig silk with thistles on one end and meadow larks on the othci. Ucstingupon its center was a diamond shaped mound of pink and vv hite roses nestling in a bed of southoi n moss and smilax , while pendant from the chandelier was a basket of bridal loses and lilies. On the mantel was abed of vhito loses with antique vases of biidal roses and h.vauintlm on either side Immediately after tlio banquet and icccp- tion Mr. and MM. Manioc left in a special car for a two months' tour of the Paciilo coast. _ ' ZEUO AGAIN'IN CONTUOL. A Cold XiKlit AVflli lUvcry Iiullcatton ol'u Fall of Snow. 7.eio is ag-ain in control of the thermome- tei. and began getting in his work al at an call } hour jestei day. Aided by n stiff north west wind the temperature rapidly suc cumbed to the attacks of his /croship , and from 14 ° above steadily dropped to 1 ( ) = below - low at 0 o'clock and four notches lower at midnight. The wind blew at the rate of about fifteen miles an hour , and the early 10- tiiemont of the moon and stars hetokcned Iho approach of snow which is said to bo on its way liom the west. At the Miiious railroad hoadquuiteis a Hi b icpoiter was told that tinlllo was open , and that passenger ana freight trains vveio inov ing , but at a i.ito in keeping with the so- veiitv of the weather. As a consequent o schedule time was not iccogni/td , and all tniins vvoie considerably off time IXtia piecuutions aio in fotco to'pieAent tiams fiom being stalled belvveen station and if it is found that the weather will not Ill-unit of their progi ess thev will Do tied up us soitn as icachlng sholteimg points Last evening a long tiam of cms containing tea got in fiom the coast over the Union Paeillo , mid continued on towaids the east. Hcpoits of a blockade fat Columbus , Neb , fiom tlio stoi in was denied by the management , who tepiescnted that it was ilno to an ovei col- lei lion of cuts in tlio j m ds ut that plate. Early in the evening a snow-plow was dis patched over the Omaha A : Republican Vtilloy division of the Union 1'autlc , word having been received that snow was causing some ttoublo on that line. All night Uains over the n & M. were sent out on time , nd no tioublo was anticipated as to their reaching objective points. Personal H. O'Neil , of Lincoln , Neb , is at the Mil- hud. hud.Mis. Mis. Charles Fmley , of Chicago , is at the Puxton. Mark McCord , of Fremont , Neb , is nt the Pavtun. J. Watson niley , of Albion , Neb , is at the Paxton. A. T. Cole , of Heatiicc , Neb , is at the Paxton. H. If. Dunbar , of Ashland , Neb , is at the Milluid. G. W. Giccn , of Dunlap , Neb , is nt the Windsor. C. P. Olson , of Lincoln , Neb , is at the 1"indsor H C. Hanson , of Hastings , Neb , Is ut the Windsor i H O. Hiuke , of St. Joseph , Mo , is at the Windsor. J. D. PatUson , of Clmdron , Neb , Is nt the Windsor. Jesse 13 McGce , of Hastings , Neb , is at the Millard. A. 1) Holbiook , of Creighton , Neb. , is nt thoMillatd. D P. Kulph , of Nebraska City , Neb , is at the Paxton. H. O'Neill and wife , of Suatton , Neb , mo at the Paxton. fi T. Taggert , of the United States m my , is ut the Paxton. Frank i : . Hclvey , ; of Nebiaska City , Neb , ib at the .Milluid , J. T , Uoblnson and wife , of London , Ung , aio ut the Millutd. H. J. Hughes and wife , of Pattcison , N. J. , uro ut the Millard. Judge Hopovvoll , of Tckemah , Neb. , was at the Puxton icstci day. U L. Meiritt , of the Herald , started for Springfield , 111 , jestcrday. W. M. ( iloason and H C. Green , of Chey enne , Neb , are at the Puxton Churles Connor , representing the Detroit Stov o company , is at the Paxton. Messts. H. G. Fitzmann and A. Campbell , of Leav enworlh , Kan. , are ut the Windsor. Al Iho Harker A. J. Cooper , Dos Moines ; J H Cobb , Haltiinoro ; George H. Collins. Chicago ; Mrs. George Hastings and daughter , Portland ; und J. H. McCabe , Chicago. * uv May nndMIJ.Q'tncn ! , mem ) crs of the state fishery commission , passed through this city lust ulghl en route to Pro liant. The gentlomcn have been attending n meeting of the uomlnlsslon nt Lincoln , Messis. Fiunk West and 1) ) . Doggc , of Lincoln , Neb , mo at the Millard. The follow ing officials of the Chicago. St Paul , Minneapolis & Oniulut railway , nil of whom nro located ul Minneapolis , vveie In the cltv n few houis vcsU'iduV ! W. A. Suilt , general superintendent ; J. l < \ Chuko , gen oial fieight agent ; H. C. HOIK ; , miiiuriutond- enl telegiaph : W. H S. Wiight , puichaslng agent ; L. A. Hobnson | , auditor. Drank n Pint of Avlcohol. Yesterday aftrinoun CharlcM Goimley , rtu- ; > U > iod as a stableman at Dick McCounlck's u.itn , nightecnth mid Cnpltol aenue , found uiiuattof alcohol in the stable , 'intended ' ns medicine for the horses. Ho drmtk over halt if it and found ! o'tlock In , was about ( a help- ess diunken stupor. A phjsiclnn was called , who oiked with him scvcial houis , nnd it was thought for uwhiln that the aliohol would kill him. About 11 o'clock his8\stem began to icsist the elTocts of Iho utimuhint mil ho was pionoltnccd out of danger , al though still diuuU and stupid. lie was then taken to the i > olce ! station. lc' nnd Itcmllng. A pleasant muslcale nnd leading was hold nt the chapter loom of Ti iulty cathedial last evening. Although the evening was veiy cold there was n good attendance. Among the fcatuies of the c'nteitainment were songs liv the Mendelssohn quartetlo , composed of Mis. Cotton , Miss Koeder , Mr. Wilklns mid Mr. Fiance : the ladies quit ! lotto , ( onsisting of Mis Sqnil es , Mis. Cotton , Mis. l stabiook and Miss llll/iibetli 1'eiincll ; a duet by dnil Yatcs and DoWitt Uurglmid mid leadings by Miss Mabel Fonda and Mr. Hobinson. The music was good mid was well tecolxcd , Tlio leadings vveio exceptionally lino. Witli I ho Law. Theio is npparent disposition among pat t- nership films in the city to comply with the law in lefeteneo to filing the same witli the eountv cleik , mid they keep coming in ut the rnto of ten mid fifteen n day. Delinquents after u few moiodujs will bo piosecuted. Internal Ucvemie Collections. Yesteiduytho icccipls of Mr. Ualcnlino , Iho deputy intctmil icvenuo collector , amounted to the unusually low figmo of ,302 27. Still , them have never been any touiplnmts that the ofllee is not self sustain ing. _ Tlio lit ilnnniu Arrives. NL\V YOHK , Jan. 1 ! ) . The liiitannia , which has been innn.v dajs oveuluo and which has SOU Italian emigiunts on board , miehoicdolT the light ship this 11101 nlng. bhc bhowedno signal of distiess AioiTheio Oilier Ilitlillnhle AVorlds V Prof. Onint in Good Words : IIoio , .iiii , wo linvo only oonjet'liuo to fjuiilo us. With luspi'ct 'to tlio botlios consti tuting the 6ol.ii1 sytlonij vvliii'h from tlioir cpinpuuitive ] iro.\iniily to the earth mitfht bo supposed lo fuinish a so lution to this jnoblom , c.ucful observa tions have hoiotofoio olloioil no indica tion whatever of the exibtonco of life upon their surfaces. Hut Ufo in sonio form or anolhur mny. notwithstanding , exist on those bodies.Vc mu t hoar in niinil Hint the planets aio in all piob.i- bility in various binges of development. It ii'iay ho roa-onahlj prebiinioil Hint Iho planets Jupiter. S.ituin , IJiiiniisi , and Neptune , in coic-equt'iicu of theii1 oiiormous hull : , have cooled down inoie blovvly tlian tlio o.irtli and the other biiinller planets of the sol.tr Astern , nnd aio thcicfoio less advanccil as abodes of animated o.xisU'tioo than the hitler inc. But even in the ago of the eiuth it must ho admitted to hnvo tovolved millions before life apjwated on its suifaco , anil even after it had cooled down and he- come the abode of animated existence it produced , during countless millions of . \eaismote , life onlj in its low esl forms. The existence of man is hul of v ester- day. This is nn instiuulivo lesbon. II lenches us thai although man exists on the earth's siirf.u'O it does not fol low lhal beings of the same order of intelligence as man exist upon all the other planets or oven upon any of them. Upon homo of the planets life may not have yet como into existence ; upon others life may oxiHl , hut in a less ad vanced stngo than upon the earth ; and the b.une remark is obviously applica ble to the numbeiless bodies of the starry iirmanont. The state of the question then is thisVo : cannot pio- imuju'o posilively upon the existence of life anjvhoio ho.vond the planet upon which we dwell , lint teasoaing from analogj , wo may suppose that cci tain , if not all , of the oilier bodies of Iho planetary sjstem , which in ho many lespeets hear a htiong alliuity to our own planet , aio in like manned the abodes of lifo in borne foi in or another , and thai similarly Ihoro aio countless bodies in the stellar legions which inaj also ho the abodes of lifo. This is a qes ion , however , upon whieli the noble science of a.stionomv , K > distinguished for the e.xncitudo of its conclusions , docs nol vcntuie lo pionounco a posilive opinion , seeing lhal Iheiooxiwls no Mine basis of facts available for its considcia- tion. lu these eitcurastiniccrt it is loft for oaeh indiyidunl inquiior to form his own opinion independently of any sup port derived fiom scientific authorily. rr Ml loiijlaKS anil the Irishmen. Cincinnati Commoicinl Gn/ollo : A few nighls ngo Mr. Douglass was one of Iho npoakeis ( and Iho bout one ) at the lecoption given to O'Connoll and lls- inoado in Masonic hall. Llis wit and eloquouco never showed moio brightly , and he kept Iho groal atidioaeo in shouts of laughter and applause fiom the moment ho began until ho closed. Mr. Dougla&d told about a convoca tion that was ovorheaul in a ciowd be- tvv-eon two liishmen alter ho had made a speech in Ohio. Said one Irishman : "That was a mighty phoino speech for to ho made by a nnjgc'i1. " % 'Ah , vcs , it wns qiioiti ) phoino ; but ho in only half a nayger. " "Well , if half a naygor can inalco .such a Hpueeh , andphwat the divll kind of a magnillccnt speech would a whole nuygor maUoV" In a meeting of Irishmen , mainly to pay homage to Iwo noted Irishmen this story convulsed the nudieaco with laughter , and tlioir applause ran into jells of delight. The nudionco broUo looio again when Mr. Douglass said fie had lonsoated to como to the meeting to give a litllo color to Iho occasion. Hut the gieat point of his Bpeeoh was reached when ho said slowly and sol emnly : ' 'Kilty years ngo I stood on the same' platform with Daniel O'Connoll , tlio Irish liheintor , on the banks of Iho LilTe.\ . and boforu the vast tin eng ho turned to mo and wild : "Iie oico to gtasp hj tlio hand the black O'Lonnell of America. " m The rats huvo become " -o annojing around Washington , Pa. , Ihnl the far mers have instituted "rat hunts , " form ing parties to dri\o the animals to gether and kill them. W. ( ' Condit , leading the party at a recent hunt , mio- ceoded in killing 7,000 , and Captain H. D. Miller , aa captain of another party , scored. 6,1012. making a total of I'J.NW. A big buppor follood. . A young lady teacher in one of the Hooheslor public schools hrs been threatened vviti [ the loss of her posit Ion by the shoccutters' union , because she elcos out her blender income by cutting shoos at odd limes. The young lady has two orphan bistgr.s to Mipport , and great indignation hai boon aroused over the unjust atlair. NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE , Papers Bond on Progress ofVorU on tlio Nicaragua , CoiuU. ITS IMPORTANCE COMMERCIALLY A Itcsoliitlon Urging the Ncoosulty oi n ( iuvei ninent Postal Telegraph bjstem Pnssctl Alter Commrit'lnl Men In Conference. WviiiXirox | , Jan. 10Hofuio thu Na tional Board of Ti ado. Ciiptnln H. C Tiy-for , U S N , lead paper on the piogicss of thu wink on the Nli era un Canal and the 1m- poitant lommeiclal itsults to follow lit con- struitlon Captain Taj lor said thu ic < | uho- inents of cominoico miiko it cciluln that therowill bo transit for ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. American en- gmeeis are now on the giound losune.vlm ; mutes mul making the final location of Ihu line of the canal. J W Miller , manager of the Stonlngton steamboat hue , followed Ho slid the In- loinnl commeue of the western states , seek ing exit Ihtough the Mississippi , Is iciidy for the niaikets of South Amciiia. The miner als , grain and lumber of the Pacific states mid tenltoiics await new nnd tlicapcr chan nels to custom maikots. Whit may bo the development of tlio timlo of Central Ameilcii the future must show , but to day n tonnage exists to jie'dtothe Isthmus cannl 12 per cent on a uipital of $ liiHHtXO ( ) ) ) iMIllor nigncd the snpciioilt.v of thoNkai.iguuiouto and dcclaied that Ihigland and Oeinmiiy stand icady to avail themselves of thu oppoi- lunit.v , should it olTei , toiontrol this louto. No action was taken upon tlio subject Postal telegiaph.v wastnken up Thuibcr , of New Yoik , submitted unswcis to tlio qucstious he liad Bcnl to Kentio B Muiiay , secietai.v of the London chamber of com- mcice. Mr Kema1 , in substance , said the puu huso und opeiatlon of teli-giaphs by Uio Biitish goveinmcnt wcio successful us far as the sei vice was loiii'oined , but not finiiutially to postorthcs ( Juitkness , ioitiiint.\ and seircvof seiviceweio iiupunod under post- otllio imimigemcnt 'Uio initiiiso of cm- iiloves in the postolllio depaitnicnt had not been piodmtivo of political evils. The In ducements to got up now inventions in tele- giaph.v was not so gieat under the gin orn- mint sj stem us if the sci vko VMIS hi pilvato hands The iccont i eduction in tolls has bien ol gieit benefit to the public- and the number of moss igcs sent huv ing tin i casi d .M poi tent , but the leveuuo inn cased only I ! per icnt. Tliealmostuiiivers.il sent ! ment among the public is against a letuin to pttviito management Mr Thutber , In speak ing , s viil the Biitish govoinnu'iit had pild for laige additions in the plant out ot Ihocuncnt leieipts , and if the telogiuplis had nol o.uh voar p ild tlio Intel est on the bonds issued for theii pin chase , mid if the.v had boon i icditod with these bettci incuts and with the fico ser vice uf the gov eminent depmtnicntH , thev would have been able to show a cndit snllli1 lent to pav the intotettt on tlio bonds , and If thi'i vveio ucdited with the inc loaned ei v ice giv i n the public bej end w hut the pi iv ate lompinlos woio giving at the linn the tele giaphs vvoie taken ovoi , It would show nn enoimous balance on the ciedit side Eiastus Winuin , of NowYoik , spoke In opposition to government cnntiol , claiming Unit the Biitish icpoits showed a Ktrndv deficit , and to meet it the whole poinilation was taxed so that low i ould u o the BOI v ito ; tliat the soi vko was bad , being taidv and uncertain - . certain , with no lull ess lei u'ioss negligence. If the Biitish ttlogiaph s\stom in u ciicum- sullied in ea * owed v , > , ; HKlHH ( ) a j ear deficit , in the United htatos , with its gt out urea , the sumo sistdn would show a deficit of $10- 0KtK)0 ( ) ) If the United States ado | > ted the si stem it would iiuroaso the government emplojcs U10IHH ) , and these oinplojois would fool bound to woik in the inteiest of their ininiodiatoemploiois. A icholution v\as adojled ) assoi ting that the uselulncss of the postollk o department should bo extended In the ditoetion of tele gtuphic cominuniuitlon and congrows was uiged to favoi ably consider Iho question ns e.ulv us possible. 'Iho executive council wns directed to memoializoCougiesb to piovido for iccipio- citv with Canada The question of the abolition or reduction of the inteiiml lovcnuet.ix occupied aim-go shmo of attention. It was Resolved , That tecent events have shown the d.mgoi lo the business inteiests of the tountiv fiom the government lontinuing in time of peace to oxi cssiv e taxation which wss ncussm.s in timiMif war A huge suiplus in the tn asm y tics up tlio iiitulatlng medium , which is tlio lifo blood of comment ) , Oiposos people lo a still pi enter taxation in the shape ot high i.itos of intoiist , nits us amomuolo imlustiy , dwaifs business ontei pi ise , gives the ticasiiri pow crov or loniuii ice which wan novel contemplated and is a constant leuip tation lo cxtiavag.into in the administiatlon of tlio government Kosolvcd , That hiisim ss men of all paities , whether piotoi lionists or fioo tiadi is , should unite in demanding early action by congiess to icdtiie the piosent enoimous icvonues in a wa.v vvhiehwillat le sl cmbai ass existing in- dllstl los Kesohod , That while it is desirable to rc- dnco inteuml taxes , it is not desiiubloto abolish the intomal levcnuo Hiatem ns a whole Tlio icsnlutmn oinbodv Ing the pioposltion toiecmnnifiid the total iol > eulof Intcmal icvenuo taxes failed. LOCAL BREVITIES. The county elm k "is dnily icioiving povoial of tlio county funding honda for cancellation. Tlio tottil nniount yet outstiiniHiiff is f-'i.KSii.diJ. The countj commissioner * nnd Shor- ill C'obuin niiido n tour of iiiHpcction of the jnil .vcsterdny 'J'ho Hherilt will hnvo flio jnil oxnminod ntouco ua to its1 bticiifjth. The chief of ixilico received u lolo- Hiiini fiom Titusville , PH. , vestotdny iiujuiriiiK wholher ( Jinnt Miller in the city Inni ] ) llfjhtorfor Oinnhnnnd whethoi1 hisinothor Htill livea. \vusuigncd .Incoh Miller. The Oumlut Exposition nnd Kairnsso- cinlion has iccoived 'rlbUO of Iheir in- buuinco inonoj. for dninn es nt the full- ffiounds hist full. The bociotnrj IhiiiKs the entiio nibiiuiiico , hoinotliin hko 87,600 , will ho niiiienhly iidjusted. JlitildlliK PoimltH. Two jiei mils daily BCOIU to bo the present limit to the number Issued hi tlio supeiln- denlof building.s Tlio Iwo icslerduj vveio : James Kkh.udiuv.Co , additional stoi v to planing mill , Bightccntli near Mason . . K > 00 B Meliicst ( | , ito house , 1'ifth mid Jones . . 1N | > 0 'Iwopamits , aggicgutlng . ? 2tiOO , A Knsor ' 1 liiif.rroHtod. . L W Dallnij , alias Pml.H , u colnrod ciook , was micslod jestoiduy tihaigi'd with bioakmg Into S P. Kiinnunuol'B barber shop on the torncrof l ifloonth nnd Painum and stcnlinga number of razors and other m ti des Tim burglaiywus dftclcd em li last week , but Jalhuy hiici ceded In iluUhifc' thu oflleeis up to icsterduy n Dollnis rorSatlflaotlon. nusliudolph , who gave iu : ; no Slovens undS Hlmmoihafor a Bound thiiiHhlng for ' Insulting him on Tuesday night , was given a hemingieitordav , which icsulted In u line of ? l.r > and costs Ho Hindu lonntor charge nf dlstuiblng thopoac. ) against SUivoiiH nnd h'iinmoihaliir , but after airaitjnincnt Uloy vvciu disunsiod. MceiiHotl toN od. The folio vving licenses to marry woi o JsiueA yostcrdai by Judge Shields Name and lesidemo. Ago. ( Puler Johnson , Omuha . Ui ) \ Tht'ii Johnson , Oiifiha . > . "i minim * 1 1 Youiirfurs , Omaha . 2 ? I Mattiu Dailci , Omaha . , . -1 * . > > ' ' " ' - v'rAtK