OENERAIi NEWS AND NOTES.
The wrecking slontnor Victoriiv Peld. that
arrived nt Norfolk, reports having discov
ered a schooner sunk in four fathoms of
wntcr in Lynn Haven bay, with her musts
nnd rigging nliovo water. In the rigjin?
were found blntikcts and clothing, as il the
people on board had lashed themselves
when Uio vessel sank. It is considered al
most ccrtnin that it is tho wreck of thd
schooner Allhoa Godfrey, Ion? overdue ns
before tcported. Tho captain had his wife
and five daughters on board, and had
any of tho i-rew survived it is more than
probable they would bo heard from before
this.
The schooner liiirie Merrill was discov
ered near Quocl river bottom up. All
hands aro supposed to bo lo.st. Tho
ncliooner went ashore January 127. It is
thought that she was boarded at nen alter
she capsired, as several holes were found
cut in tho bottom.
Among tho bills recently introduced in
the seniito was ono by Senator Mitchell
providing for tlie repeal of all treaties per
mitting tho coming of Chinese to thoUnited
States and prohibiting their coming except
in rnso of diplomatic and ollicinl person
ages. General Hancock died poor, and the fact
being known to his friends and comrades iv
subscription fund has been started for tho
widow. Tho plan was originated by Gen.
V. V. Smith. (Ion. 15. Prey, Win. Hums,
and T. ,. Crittenden. .1. f'ierrepont Mor
gan is treasurer of tlio f mill. These sums
hnvo been signed: Samuel .I.Tilden, $1,000;
"Win. It. Grace. $000; M. 11. llrown, $250;
S. D. Crinunins, 5250. A circular accom
panying tho subscription pnper says tho
general was kept poor by calls upon his
ollicinl hospitality and constant charities
which ho gave to thoso in distress.
A Philadelphia dispatch says that as
soon ns it became known hero Mint General
Hancock had no adequate fortune to loa ve
to his widow a movement was sot on foot
to raiso a. fund tor her benefit. This fund
has been started by a gift of $1,000 each
by Messrs. A. J. Drexel and Goo. . Clitlds,
and the gifts havo been coupled with a
promise of ''more if necessary."
Mr. Meyor offered a bill in tho house of
represontntiven at Frankfort, Ky., to com
pel sleeping-car companies to pay annually
5:100 for "00 inilcs or less, and, when tlio
distance operated is more, $."00. Failure
to comply will impose 11 $1,000 lino.
Lou llurchai'd, foreman on a new rail
road bridge over tho Wabash, at Mcrom,
Ind..fell fifty six feet, striking some timbers
in descending. When taken out of tho
water it was found that his neck was broken.
At llarrisonville, la., Kdward Walton
and Albert Noilly had a quarrel over a lovo
affair, tho latter having been tho favored
suitor for tlio hand of a Miss Dodge and
had married her a few weeks ago. Walton
shot and killed Nealy.
Tho military court which lias boon inves
tigating tho history of tho disaster to the
French army at Langson during tho Ton
quin war, has acquitted Col. llerlinger, who
had charge of tho French t roops at the
time, from all blame for the disaster.
Tho elegant residence of Col. James Court
land, near Nashville, was burned, together
with all tho furniture. Loss, $30,000; iu
Htiranco, $0,500.
Tlio Keystone bridge company, of Pitts
burg, liaH sued tho Henderson bridgo com
pany, of Kvunsvillo, Ind., for $1-10,000.
Kdward A. O'ISrion, formerly of tho whole
salo firm of O'llrien it Pierce, in Portland,
Me., and since then in business in Chicago
nud boston, hanged himself at Cornish,
Me., with a small tarred cord, in a coal
shed. Cause, business reverses. Ho leaves
A widow and son and daughter.
Tho Kentucky stato senato at Frankfort
has passed a bill establishing a whipping
post for wife beaters. A pleuro-pneumonia
bill condemning all diseasud cattlo in the
state, appointing a cattlo inspector and
appropriating $5,000 for tho purchase of
roudoiiiucd cattlo was aiso passed.
Martin O. Van Fleet, treasurer of Huron
county, O., Iiuh been arrested. Ho is
charged with tho embezzlement of Huron
county funds amounting to $15,000. Ap
plication bus Leon madofor his extradition.
Tlio Massachusetts houso of representa
tives, by a voto of 177 to 50, adopted a
resolution favoring tlio abolition of tlio
poll-tax as a prerequisite to voting. Tho
reform enn only bo secured by tho indorse
ment of tho legislature and tho people at
tho polls.
John G. Thompson, tho well known Ohio
politician and cx-sergeant-at-nrms of the
houso of representatives, died of heart dis
caso at Seattle, Wyoming torritory.
Tiio New York congressional delegation
met and took appropriate action on tho
death of ox Governor Seymour.
Tho weekly Now York bank statotnent
shows tho following changes: Itesorvo de
crease, $545,575. Tho hanks now hold
$:55,203,y'Jlliuoxcessof legal requirements.
Tlio Kngliflh government is undecided
whether to piosocuto tho socialistic rioters
or not.
A dispatclt frnm Conlings, Ala., says tho
Great Southern oxpress was thrown from
tho track and thirteen persons injured, but
nono seriously.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: Mnrshal Ire
land went to Nevada torecoivo tho fugitive
Georgo Q..CntiiWu from a Novada sheriff at
Winnoiiiueca. The United Stntes marshal
had offered a rovnrcl of $500 for Cannon's
arrest. He has been hiding nearly a year.
There is ureat rejoicing horo among tho legal
men at Cannon's arrest, as ho is regarded
as tho chief mind in tlio Mormon church,
and whose, nothoritativo voice from his re
treat, bus caused the repeated orders to tlio
faithful, to stand firm and uphold poly
gamy. A dispatch from Vicnnn to the London
Times says: .In oflicial dispatch received
her from Ilulgnria is tothooffectthat King
Milan linn resolved to sign the treaty of
jM-aco with Ilulgnria, no matter what tho
action of tho Greek government may take.
Servia will hereafter enter irito a stronger
agreement with Austro.llulgaria.
Tlio London Missionary society hns re
ceived advices from Zanzibar to tho effect
that two tne.n who havo returned to that
place from Uzojeuii report that they saw
Ilishop Hannington, with fifty men of hia
expedition, takea out for exorution.
Tirmrcrrou to tho Asylum.
An object ot groat curiosity to Jolict
people, says a dispatch from that place,
wus phicxl on board of a car this morning
bound for the Kankakee insane- asylum.
It was the notorious desperado and third
term convict, Jnck Dyer, Hlias "Jumbo."
who wan convicted at Springfield In 1881
and sontwiusd for twenty years on a charge
of burglarv. Jack, who is how insane, bus
been ono of the most unruly convicta ever
confined in Joliet. A man of immcnae
rtrcngMi, uwirly (teven feot in height, tho
fillip. fi-nrAil Uj.it il lie had an opportu
nity lie would kill ono of them, as he had
often threuteWi to do. He refused to do
uny kind ot labor, and for several years
past had constantly worn ft heavy ball and
chuiiu
TAXATION OF KAILItOAD LANDS.
Scnntor Ilnwlev Introduces n 1111 1 In
Hcfcrcuce to the flutter.
In the sennte on the 15th Senator Haw
ley presented a bill which was referred to
the committee on public lands, relating to
the taxation of railroad lands and for
other purposes. Senator Hawley said tlio
bill related to a very sore subject. An ex
ceedingly largo quantity of laud, perhaps
00,000 square miles, had been granted to
tho Northern Pacific l'ailwny company,
but it was provided by an amendatory act
of congress that no patents should be is
sued for the Innd until nfter the payment
bv the company of nil fees relating to sur
veys, etc. The fee was only about three
cents on an acre. The railroad has paid
fees upon only about 80,000 acres of its
immense grant. It had nevertheless pro
ceeded to give settlers warranty deeds for
many millions upon millions ot acres of
land. The company had ingeniously got
property enough to try to locate villages
and cities upon its own selected sections.
These lands that tho company conveyed
by warranty deed had been settled and im
proved, and in many cases thriving villages
had grown up 011 them. It turned out now
that by a recent decision of the supremo
com tot the United States, none of thoso
millions of acres wore taxable. The reas
ons given by that court were irrefragable,
but congress should immediately provide
by law a remedy for the dilllculty involved.
The railroad had refused to pay tlio three
cents an acre, and the communities inter
ested therefore found thoinwelves without
the power of taxation.
Senator Vnn Wyck added that but one
half the enormity and outrage had been
stated. All land grant railroads in the
west were guilty of the same offense. Ho
was glad to seeSenatorlluwley's bill intro
duced. Senator Teller said Mint the fault lay
with congress. The executive departments
of the government hud for years been re
nnrtini! to roncress the full mensuro of evil
referred to, nnd requested legislation to en
able the executive to protect settlers, hi
three reports made to congress by himself
IIS secretary 01 tue interior tins miujtcu nun
been plainly set. forth. It was a crying
evil nnd should bo remedied by congress.
Sonntor Mnnderson believed the decision
of tho supreme court to bo totheeffectthat
ns the surveying lee was not punt uio go
crnnient had still an interest, in the hinds.
If a bill were passed requiring tlio railway
companv to pay for tho survey lie pro
sumed that was all the legislation that was
iieecssiirv.
Senator Teller said millions of acres of
tlio lands hud already been surveyed, some
of it for the last ten years.
MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL NOTES.
Tammnny nnd tho New York county de
mocracy aro still charging each other with
having sold out Gov. Hill.
The ltoston Herald thinks tho next re
publican national convention will beguided
by a tlcsiro to please the mugwumps.
Don Cameron always denies tlio accuracy
of nowsnancr interviews attributed to him.
Ho talks ho poorly that no correspondent
has been able to niaUe lus intonuons reau
well.
At ono of Mrs. Senator Cockrell's recent
rnrentinns iii Washington, ltonuin punch
was served in baskets formed from scooped
out oranges, the handles being tied with
yellow ribbons.
Jnileo Powell, of Texas, hns won norm
Inrit v imiinlv bv his position on the land
question nnd by championing tho ciuiso of
the public schools, lie win ie lormiuauio
in the senatorial race.
Joseph Vilas, of Manitowoc, "Wis., is now
looked upon as tho probablo successor to
tho deceased congressman, Mr. Rankin. -Mr.
Vilas is a democrat, a wealthy business
man and no relation to tho postmastor
general.
Senator Isgalls said tho oilier day that
the whole electoral system, limited by tho
caucus and convention grow Mis, as "pro
vided by the constitution, was debris, and
the electors wore like tho marionettes in a
Punch and Judy show."
It is rumored that tho halls of congress
will shortly resound to the clangor of nn
oratorical contest botween Tim Campbell,
of New York, and Frank bnwlor, of Chicago.
Tlio debate is confidently cxpoctod to de
velop now phases of the silver question.
There is talk at Washington, according
to tho Chicngo Tribune's correspondent, of
tho nppoiutiuent ns tho republican member
of the civil sorvico commission of ox-Senator
Illauche K. Uruce. He is safe and able
and a much worse appointment might
easily bo mndo.
EX-G0YEKN0U SEYM0UU DEAD.
Tlio Veteran Now York Stntrmnnn
I'onccl'nlly Closes a V. 11 Spent 1.11'c.
Kx-Govornor Seymour died at 10 o'clock
on the night of tho 12th at tho residence of
his sister, M10. Roscoo Colliding. Ho ex
pired without a struggle, and as peacefully
as if fulling asleep. Tho Omaha Deo thus
speaks biograpliically of the deceased:
Horatio Seymour, LL.D.. wns born at
Pompev, Onondnga county, N. Y.,Mny .'11,
1810, removed in childhood to Utica;
studied nt Oxford nnd Geneva academies.
N. Y..und alPartridgo's military institute,
Middletown, Conn.; wns admitted to tlio
bar at Utica, 18112, but soon withdrew
from its prnctico to dovoto himself to tlio
managemontof tho largo estaUiho inherited
by tlio death of his fatlior; was a member
of the staff of Governor Marry lHJIS-li'.);
was elected to tho senato assembly as, a
democrat 1841, and threo timos re-elected,
serving as speaker in 1815; was chosen
mayor of Utica 1812; wns an unsuccessful
candidate for governor 1850; was governor
1853-C5; votoed a pnhibitory liquor law
March 185-1; was defeated in tho olection of
that year by tho prohibitionist candidate-,
Myron H.Clark; was again elected governor
as a war democrat 180:1; aided in suppr ss
ing tlio riots in New York city, nnd for
warded eflicfent co-operutlon to tho tin
v,"al government in tho war of the union;
was vMeated in tho olection of 1801, in
which j- tr ho presided over tho national
democratic convention nt Chicngo, as ho
did again at Now York 1808, when he was
himself nominated for the presidency much
Hguiust his will, and received 80 electoral
votes. Since his defeat for the presidency
in 18158, Mr. Seymour took no active part
in political aflairs.l
Died a Poor Man.
Omaha Heo Washington special: An
army ollicer who was on intimate terms,
both officially and socially, with General
Hancock during tho last ten years of his
life, tells your correspondent that it is
doubtful il the general's entlro effects would
bring $10,000 if sold atauetion. "General
Hancock and his estimable wife," said the
oilicer, "were among tho most charitable
people in the United States, nnd his t.alnry
ns major general in the nrmy was nlmost
entirely devoted to tho furthering of his
charitable ideas. I do not suppose It cost
him $2,000 a year for tho expenses of his
wife and himself, for they were plain people.
Th( balance of his pay was spent upon his
oui comrades in arms iiu wt
fortunate than he Ims. and the result is
that unless something is done for Mrs.
, Hancock hhe will bo in very precarious
Unancial condition."
GEN. SCH0PIELD INTERVIEWED.
Prefer to Itcinnln In Hi I'ronent Com
mand Tribute to the Dcntl.
Chicngo dispatch: "Ue;i. Hancock," said
MaJ. G.n. Scholleld, "was a man of ro-
jnarknblo military ability and great per
Bom.1 wortn ol hnracter. His death is a
serious loss to tho service, nnd nn nilllcMon
to many warm personal friends. I knew
Gen. Hancock intimately, though' the ser
vico never brought us in contnet with each
other olllcinlly to any extent. Wo nevor
served together in tho wnr, nnd I did not
moot him until nbout its close. 1 could ro
call many incidents in our acquaintance,
but none, I think, which I would caro to
make public at this time. Ho has an ex
cellent record. I should sny that at Gettys
burg, where he was second in command, ho
showed his ability as a general perhaps as
conspicuously as anywhere.
"I have no doubt that Gen. Hancock was
disappointed nt being defeated forthepresi
donev. That would bo only natural. I
know he fully expected to bo elected, at
least up to a few weeks of tho election.
Hut if lie was disappointed he did not show
it. He bore it with great dignity. Ho bora
it like 11 soldier.
"No, 1 could not give any idt.i ns to who
will bo his successor. Hy his death Gen.
Pope and 1 are left tho only two major
generals. Gen. Pope, who is nt San Fran
cisco commanding the division of the Pa
cific, will retire next month, and that will
leave me the only one. 1 do not expect to
beussigned to Governor's Island, for this is
a more important place Mian that. Of
course I shall obey orders, but, as I say, I
do not expect to be sent there. Consulting
my own preferences nlono I would rather
stay here. I presume Mint twoof tliebrigii
diergencrals w'll bo promoted to be major
generals, and that ono will bo assigned to
succeed Gen. Hancock nnd tho other Gen.
Pope, when he goes on tho retired list. The
brigadier-generals and their present sta
tions are: Gen. Terry, Ft. Snellitig; Gen.
Howard, Omaha; Gen. Crook, Prescott,
Arizona; Gen. Miles, Leavenworth; Gen.
Stnnley, San Antonio, and Gen. Gibbon,
Vancouver, W. T. I understand that tho
president is in favor of observing seniority
111 making promotions. Gens. Terry and
Howard are the senior brigadier-generals.
1 believe it is a question which ranks first
in that respect. Gen. Crook is ono of the
oldest in time of service also. It is not un
likely Mint two of those threo will bo pro
moted, although this is merely an opinion.
I do not speak from anydofiiiito kuowledgo
of what w ill bo done.
"Gen. Hancock loaves no family oxcept
his wife and two grandchildren. llisdaugli
tor died two years ago, and his son last
year.
"I have not heard whero or when Gen.
Hancock's funernl will beheld. I should
not bo surprised if ho was buried at St.
Louis, which was his old home. Whcrovor
it is held I shnll attend, of course, and
shall bo accompanied by my staff."
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES
Tlio house committco on public binds at
a special mooting agreed to declare tho for
feiture of M10 Northern Pacific railroad land
grants as to all lauds lying opposite that
part of tho lino which wns unconstructcd
on the 4th of July, 1870, tho date on
which tho committee construo the granting
net to expiro. Kxceptcd from tho opera
tion of tlio forfeiture act is tho right-of-way
of, tho company to lands necessary to its
operation, all lands now within cit", town
or village sites, and all lands purchased in
gooil faith from tho railroad company by
actual settlers, not exceeding tf20 acres in
any 0110 case. In cases whero a settler's
purchase exceeded 11:20 acres, ho will bo al
lowed one year in which to select therefrom
a tract of !!20 acres nnd mako proof before
tho local land ollieo. An amendment was
incorporated in tho bill reducing tlio prico
of government lands within tho grants to
$2.15 per aero.
Secretnry Whitney, at the request of the
houso committee on naval affairs, expressed
his views relativo to tho reconstruction of
tho navy. Ho began wi Mi a recommenda
tion that tho uncompleted motors be com
pleted. In his opinion tho typo of vessel
most needed by the navy wassteelcruisers.
These now building were good fightingships
and in time of war would provo tho effect
iveness of their armor and machine guns.
Ho thought the government should go on
replacing its wooden ships with thoso
cruisers. After sulllciont appropriation
should be mndo it would take some timoto
draw up plans and get thoynrds into con
dition to start tlio work. Tho chairman
enquired whether in his opinion part ol tho
appropriation would bo hot apart fur con
struction of the torpedo bonts. In answer
to Mr. Thomas, the secretary, said ho
thought it would be a wise policy to offer
private contractors a bonus for a sliced
greator than called for in thospecificatious,
and also to impose a penalty if tlio speci
fied liorso power was not realized. Tho
vessel should bo of cruiser type.
Senator Mnnderson introduced a bill in
tho senate from citizens of Nobrnskn resid
ing at Stockvillo. praying for woman suf
frage; also a petition from the cit zens of
Hantoii, Neb. in favor ot pension legisla
tion ns recommended by tho G. A. It. na
tional pension committee.
Thcro seems to ho no doubt as to General
Terry's promotion. It is a question in tho
minds of soiiio, howover, whether General
Howard will bo tlio other fortunate ollicer.
Should he fail of promotion General Miles
is counted upon. Ho has a good record,
and is backed by Sherman's inlluence.
General Crook comes next in order, with
Slieridun's backing His chances lire gen
erally regarded as smnll. It is very likely
that General Scholleld. tho senior major
general, will retain command of tho divi
sion of tlio Missouri, the most active com
mand of the army. General Howard will
doubtless go to Governor's Island 11s tho
immediate successor of Genoral Hancock.
General Terry is stated for tho command of
tho division of tho Pacific. Hois possessed
of unusual loal ability, and will bo a good
commiiiider ol tho division, in which deli
cate questions roquiring careful action aro
continually arising In connection with tlio
Chinese matter.
Representative Lyman, of Iowa, has
pocured the establishment of a board of ex
amining surgeons at Council lllulfs, which
will consist of Dr. Donald Macrae. Dr. 1.
H. Lacy, and Dr. F. S. Thomas. Tho new
order takes effect at once.
Tlio Worlc of a Fiend.
Akron (0.) dlspntdi: A farm hand named
Jcuclk, employed by John Hoar, In North
field, made a murderous attack with an
Iron bar on Mr. Hoar's two daughters,
Minnie and Mario. Hoknocked M10111 sense
less with a pieco of iron, nnd left them for
dead on the floor, nnd the skull of one
being fractured. Ho then fired Mr. Hoar s
burn, which wus completely consumed by
the flames, together with twenty-three
cows, twenty hogs, 0110 horse, a largo quan
lit v nt mm. Imv. wheat, and a full coin
plment ol farm Implements. Tlio ofa will
lw nbout S12O.000: insurance not known.
The fiend set at his work lecauss one ol
girls refused to let hln kiss her. nnd in
formed him Mint she would report hlin to
her parents. Jeurik ha Imjcii a member of
the Hoar family for a long time. Ho was
about 22 years o uge. He surrendered
I himself.
HIT AT THE OLD SNAP.
An Illliioln Iliislncn .linn Taken In by
the Liottcry Cutuo.
Illoomlngton (III.) dispatch: The clever
est confidence game ever known hero was
worked to-day on George Hradner, ono of
the oldest residents and business men of
Illoomlngton, by two swindlers working a
variation of the old-time lottery scheme.
Hradner is a business man, ngod nearly 70,
who hns been in business here lor forty
years. Last night he was met by a fine
looking, elderly mnn. who represented him
self us the agent for several eastern estates,
and who had $00,000 to invest. This
morning a young man met Hradner and in
troduced himself as a nephew ot the Hon.
Geoige K. Turk. He told Hradner ho had
just drawn $5,000 and took Hradner to a
room in a private house, where an elderly"
man, probably the same he met lust night,
wns seated nt a table writing. Hradner
was finally induced to take a draw laths
branch of the Southern lot tery. He was
further induced to deposit $500 in cash as
11 guarantee of good faith, which money
llrailner drew from the bank. This was to
be pniil back to-morrow, with $500 which
liriKluer had drawn. Hradner left the
room and in ten minutes tlio two had lied,
ami have not yet been heard of. Tlieaffair
in mysterious, for Hradner has been consul
orod'oiio of the closest and shrewdest busi
.ioss men ot Mils city.
MIL MOUKISON'S TARIFF HILL.
Speculation n to What It 1VIU l'lnco
011 the I'roe List.
A Washington special to tho New York
Post says: Mr. Morrison's tarilf bill will bo
nbout fifteen printed pages in length ot tho
ordinary bill size. This is a short tarilf
bill. It is nearly completed except somo
minor details.
Columbus Delano of Ohio, who repre
sents tho association of Western Wool
Growers, became convinced that tho bill
will proposo a reduction in rates on wool,
nnd in anticipation of this lie expects to
call a convention of wool growers to moot
hero to use their intlueiice with congress to
prevent tho adoption ol such a recom
mendation. Jlut there is pretty good rea
son to believe that Mr. Morrison proposes
no reduction in M10 rates on wool. It is,
however, nlmost certain Mint this bill will
reduce tlio rates upon carpet wools, as
these come into competition Willi no wool
grown in this country. It is prnbnble that
there will lie no opposition to tins proposi
tion, which will be welcomed by tlio carpot
manufacturers of Philadelphia and Lowell.
A very bitter contest is expected over tho
free list. It now seems probable that lum
ber and salt, and some inotnllie ores will bo
put on it. It is expected that a largo voto
will bo cast for free lumber from agricul
tural states, and western cattlo growers
and packers will bo in earnest in favor of
frco salt.
THE PUHLIC RUILDINUS MANIA.
Senatorial Homes Ileitis l'rovltlod
With CoKtly Structurci..
A Now York Tribuuo specinl says: In
ono tiny lust week tlio senato passed
twenty-nine bills appropriating $ 1 ,4 lo,000
for the construction of public buildings in
vurioiis parts of tho country. Altogether
there hnvo been 148 such bills introduced
in this congress calling for an aggregate ap
propriation of about $20,000,000, and
Micro are tunny counties yet to near iroiu.
Tho home of Secretary La mar is at Ox-
foul. Miss., hence in that village, with only
15,000 inhabitants, and tho entire postal
receipts, which amount to only $11,450, the
government is erecting a $50,000 building.
Aberdeen is, unother village of no greater
importance, and thero n $7o,OUO iiiiildlug
is to lie ertcted under an appropriation
Hindu last vear. Dover. Del., is tho homo
tif Sonntor Suulsbury, nnd though it lias
on v 10.000 inhiib tunts.it lias aliosiomcn
building which was erected at 11 cost of
$(120,000. Senator t olio's Homo is at
Waco. Texas, the population of which, ac
cording to the census, was 7.205. For tlio
rent of its postolllco thero tho government
paid $81 It, but last year $100,000 was ap
propriated for a public building in tho
nlnce. hi a similar way tlio majority of
appropriations for buildings can be ac
counted lor.
A Dcspernto FItfliL
An Indian torritory special tells of a ties
perate affray between Sheriff Urown'sposso
and a party of desperadoes whom thoolli
cers were attempting to arrest. Sheriff
Brown hnd two fingers shot off and a ball
entered his arm. Tlio assailants were
worsted, William Cloud being mortnlly and
another man seriously wounded- Tlio re
muiiiing niumbers of tho party escaped in
tlio darkness. The assailed nud assailants
toi'ght in tho dark, firing at random.
THE MARKETS.
OMAHA
WittUT-No. 2
Haki.cv No. 2
Hyk No. 2
I 'oils' No. 2 mixed
Oats No. 2
Huttku Fancy creamery,
IIuttku Choice dairy
O.J I.
--71
21!-J(i)
25
12 0
17 (a)
I'.ous J resit J'
t'lHCKBNH Dressed per ft. 7
TuitKUVM Dressed peril;.... 0
Ducks Dressed per Id 8
Gki:sk Dressed per Id t
Lkmo.nh Choice 4 00
A I'1M.i:h Choice 2 TiO
OiiAMiKh Meslna 2 00
Hka.nh Navys 1 25
Onions Per bushel 70
Potatoes Per bushel 40
Gukkn Aitmm Per bbl.... 2 75
Wool Fine, iter Id 14
Si:i:ns-Tiniothy "2 25
Si;i:i)s Hliio Grass 1 HO
Hay Haled, per ton 5 00
Hay-Iii bulk 00
Hons Mixed packing '! 00
Hukvkh Hutchors U 00
NF.W YORK.
WllKAT-No. 2 red 02)
Wiikat Ungraded red 00
Cohn No. 2 '. 40;
Oath Mixed western M7
Poiik 10 50
Laud Oil"
CHICAGO.
Fi.ouii Choice winter 4 40
f.S out .stiiriiii f-xLrn...? t! 70
4 85
(a 4 00
Wiikat-Per bushel 78
H4
Ilii'-:
units rer nusuei .o
Oats Per busliel 20!
:ioy
I'liiiit 10
(All 00
Laud 07
Hous-Packing.tsliippliig. 4 25 &
Catti.i: Htockers 2 75
Siikki' Western 2 00 (ii)
ST. LOUIS.
(1 10
r 05
4 25
4 CO
Wiikat No. 2 red
C'oiiNl'cr bushel
Oats Per bushel
09
114
215
lit)
1 25
Hons Mixed packing 4 00
t'ATTt.K Slackers it feeders Jl 00
SutKi' Commoii to choice 2 50
t4 25
U 50
KANSAS CITY.
Wiikat Perbushel ... 725a
Coun i'er bushel 2U(i
Oath Per bushel "VM
72
mi
ao
ro
4 'J0
a 75
C'atti.b Lxports ftio
l 1U (il)
4 00 (ft
2 75
HoflS Good to clioico
Siiuki" Common to good
PliOPLIJ IIO AV ISA K TIGHTS.
What Tliey l'ny for Them unit How They
Are mailt) to .Suit Alt 1'nriiM.
"One of the principal articles wc sell,"
Gaitl a stage cost inner toa reporter for
the New York "Mail and Express, "is
tights. They ate not only used on the
stage, but in almost every show in the
country. The demand for them now
is large."
"Do they wear out easily?"
"That depends entirely on the kind
of show the wearer is acting in. Cir
cus rulers wear tlio most, its too
nost
rosin on the horse's
back that does
that. Then tho
wearer perspiring
makes it necessary
Mashed every time
A bareback circus
out ono or two
to havo them
thev aro used.
rider
pair
will wear
it week,
from
Thev cost all tho
way
a pair up to almost any
nriee. J ne
average pair for circus poonlo costs
SO. Thev are plain woven tights, hut
verv strong. There atu innumerable
varieties in material, in styles, in
colors andstill more in fits. Thecheap-
est tiehts are made of cotton. These
are made in till colors, flesh white,
black, unbleached, chocolate anil
brown. Then there are lino cotton
tiuhts. Lisle thread t bights, French
cotton tights and silk tights."
"Do you sell them ready-made or
make them to order.'
"Tho best qualities aro all made to
measure. Wo havo tho maUo-up or
model of a number
cr of actors and
mako themasofton
actresses, and can
as thev are wanted
"What, do vou mean bv makc-un?
"You don't suppose t hese people have
thogoodsmndotolit their true form, do
vou? Not more than one-fifth of them
have their tight-fitting clothes mndo
without untitling. How would a pro
mier danseuso look posing before her
audience if her costume were not made
to givo her a soft .rounded appearance;
.Vo mako padded skirts, padded hips,
nadded arms, nodded insteps, padded
thighs, padded legs, and in fact, pad
ded everything. Tho pads aro mndo
of lino lamb's wool. When a large
ballet is being organized wo havo to go
into this business very extensively
Homo of the nrettiest girls will bo
slightly knock-kneed or bow-legged
Wo havo to straighten them out and
nrodueo tho lino Venus-liko looking
forms that you seo on the stages. Wo
havo artist's who make a specialty of
this, and in some very particular caso
they make a model ot the actress, and
then perfect the model and then mako
tho goods up.
Tlio Colored Sexton.
The sexton of a Baptist church in a
Inrgo western city was a good colored
brother, who rarely took part in the
social religious meetings of the society;
but when ho did, all present held their
breath, for it was well known that
some ono was to ho "hit onthohoad,''
and great amusement was in store for
tho others. On this peculiar occasion
tho subject of tho prayer mooting was
"Christian Humility." Mr. Hascom,
ono of tho wealthiest church members,
while leaning on his gold-headed cane
and toving tvith his elegant watch
chain, concluded his remarks with
great aftectat ion of humility by say
ing: "If I evershould be so favored as
to reach heaven at all, it Bcems to mo
that a ularo in tho most remoto sec
tion, tho most obscure coi ner, of that
blissful region will bo infinitely nioro
than I deserve. And when tho call
comes to mo to 'go up higher,' it seems
to mo I shall feel like putting my hand
upon my mouth m tlio dust, ana cry
iiiL out.'L'neleanl unclean!' "
When ho was seated the colored
brother roso in the rear of tho room,
and slowly advancing, faced the. audi
mce.andthus addressed them: "llrud
dors an' sisters when I heirs do angel
Oabri'l blow do trumpet a-callin mo
home, it 'nears to mo I'll bo so power
ful ulad I'll iu.st call out, 'Hoi on dar,
(labri'I: I hear do trumpet, an' 1's
comin' mighty quick. An' it 'pears to
mo I' bo so biistin' full ol toy
I'll iest go shoutin'. sUippin',
leniiin". rialiL ui to do front ob do
throno as fast as J kin git dar. An'
dar I'll stand widdo white robes on.ft-
wavin' do nalin branches, an' a-shout
in' 'Glorvl glory! glory to do Lamb
dat was slain!' For what do scrip
tares sav? "Who aro deso in white
robes? 'J)ey what camo up through
great tribulations.' Down hero do black
skin an do great tribulations;' tipdar
do white robe airdo toy for ever nioro,
Now, my brudders an' sisters, what
do do Scripture say again? Dey say
what though dev no black as ink' (or
something to dat all'ec') 'dey shall bo
whiter dan snow.' An' it 'pears to mo
I'll bo so powerful happy tin dar dat
I'd iko tos iako Hairs win an my uruti
dors an' sist'ors.'widout distinction ob
agocolor, or previous condition olser
vitudo good many on 'em I hadn t
shook no ban' wid here hut 'pears
to mo I'll bo bo occoopiod a-wavin' ,
an' a-oraisin', an' a-shoutin' hallelu
jah! hallelujah! hallelujah! close up on
do right side ob do Lamb, dat I won't
liab no time to go peekin' roun' do
dark corners ob heaven to find Ilrud-
or Hascom." Lvnn llurdette, in
Harper's Magazine.
A Very Heavy Child.
Elllruttvlllo Diumtch to the llniTnlo Kx-
jircus.
John Ilout.who resides ncarKllicott
ville, has probably the greatest pro
digy in tho shape of a child over scon
anvwhore in this section. Thochild in
question is a boy, whoso third birth
day occurred recently, at which timo
- , t- 1 1 ..t !. L
no weighed uio pounds in ins suirt
sleeves and stockings. He is only
about four feet tall. His limbs and
feet resemble those ol an elephant in
shapo and size moro than those of a
human being, and his entire body is
correspondingly largo. Ho is healthy
and robust, never having been sick a
day in his life, and there seems' to ho
no disease to account lor lus pro
digious size. Both of his parents aro
of small stature, ueitiier ol tneni
weighing to exceed I'M pouuds.
The Crank's Mecca.
A Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Journal writes: AH
men in eminent public positions re
ceive more or less attention from in
spired letter-writers. Speaker Car
lisle is no exceptien to this rule. A
short time ago ho received three funny
letters. One was from a Philadelphia
man. Ho demanded that tho Speaker
should immediately pas a bill abol
ishing divorce; making the? granting of
divorces by judges a capital offense,
and abolishing all schools in thceoun-
try excepting thoso promoting tho
ltoman t atnoiic man.
nother was from a gent in Boston,
who requested the Speaker to send
him immediately all tho silver in tho
treasury and not less than $100,000,
000,000 in gold and paper besides. Ho
wrote that he wanted to go West and
buy three or four states, and as ho
lieured it out ho would need that
amount of money,
threatens to come on
The gentleman
to Washington
m case tlie money is not sent soon ana
. . i . l
take an appeal to Congress, in which
case t lie speiiKcr wotiiii mm oul
'what's what" in a very short order.
An enthusiastic laboring man s friend
in Chicago writes Mr. Carlisle that ho
wishes a bill passed forthwith raising
the wages of laboring men to $5 a day
and miner's wages to $'J" a day.
Tho Speaker receives many such let
ters as these. Frequently letters are
addressed jointly to t ho President and
, thal Uieye m. XXQVa ,iQ nofc
aib1t.llss aml Kive their views ution. For
some weeks back their main hobby
has been tho finance and what should
bo done with tho surplus coin m tho
Treasury. It may be observed, how
ever, that, mere are a nuinoer oi gen
tlemen in prominent positions wnom
it would bo impolite to classify as
money cranks, who aro also quite
solicitous about this coin surplus in
tho government's strong-boxes, and
tho vigorous expressions growing out
of this solicitude havo doubtless
aroused more "enthusiastic" thinkers
in tlio same lino mio tneir present.
state ot letter-writing activity.
Probably no subiect was over agi
tated in Congress which has developed
nioro letter-writing lunatics than the
money question. Ono man wants to
know why nothing is ever said nowa
days about tho greenbacks when the
money question is up. Ho has been a
greenback man all along, ho says, but
all of a sudden tlie Dottom nas uroppeo
out of polities. He wants to know
who has knocked tho stulling out ol
tho greenback issue, and also whether
all t.MS silence does not mean a. con
spiracy to rob the people sonu'how b
tlio gold-bugs ami ooim-roouers. nu
winds up by calling for an unlimited
issuo of greenbacks, and wants a job
of distributing or circulating them in
liis section. This man lives in Michi
gan. A letter postmarked "waBumgiou,
proposes to sen a nign omciiu some
valuable real estate lor $8,000,000
cash. A minute description is given
of the property. It contains so many
square rods and feet, thero aro so
many trees on it, speeuying varieties,
and tho buildings aro composed of so
many million bricks. Other funny de
tails are also given which aro not quite
legible or tangible. From tho descrip
tion given the property must ue too
government asylum for tho insano on
v. i . .il- ...i.! t mi...
tlio neigllts opposite vt iisiungiun. .mo
writer says he needs money badly, and
suggests that if the ollicinl should buy
tho property and afterwards become
dissatisfied tho renibdy would bo a very
simple ono. Ho, tlie writer.hodthopow
or of putting a "spell" upon things,
and ho would simply "prime" tho prop-
porty by touching it under tne proper
conditions, and it immediately change
its form and becomo an ornament tor
the shirt-bosom, or a ring nioro ilrcc-
cious than a diamond, and retain the
full value of tho money paid for tho
property. It is needless to say that
tins very puuisivo propositoin is stm
under consideration; or at all event
has not yet been replied to.
Tho ollico-seeker also lias ins trou
ble in tho letter-writing party. Secre
tary Lamar received a letter irom
Virginia, evidently written by a man
of cultivation, who wishes to servo in
tho capacity of "bouncer" for tho de
partment of tho Interior. The Virgin
ian wants a humble plaeo as tho as
sistant to theappointment clerk. IIo
had read that tho Secretary's life had
been almost pestered out of him by
ollico-seekers. His plan was for the
Secretary to refer theso pestering
Democrats to tho appintment clork,
and ho, as his able-bodied assistant,
would take them in hand. Ho writes:
"1 would get rid of 'em, and will guar
antee that when I once handle them,
it will bo tho last appearance of that
ono nisiuo tno department. a.iu
letter was referred to Appointment
Clork llessler without recommenda
tion. A Domestic Scene.
When Judge Forakor of Ohio was
delivering his inaugural address from
tho platform in tho lofty rotunda of
tho Stato House, ot Columbus, his
wifo sat on one side but a few feot dis
tant. Hor children threo little girls
and ono boy, Ilonson, who is in tho
first, year of Woodward High bcliool
sat hesido her. All tho lovo and ad
miration she lias for her husband
shono in her face. She looked su-
promoly happy. Sho had no oyos for
tho vast crowd; hor whole attention
was upon tho newly mado Governor,
and when ho finished sho half roso in
her seat and reached out her bands
to him. Ho was seized by his father,
who shook his hand, and ono or two
of tho distinguished men attempted
to grasp his palm. Hut ho turned at
once to his wifo. IIo took her hand
and held it nuito a while, whilo she
said something that madothoGovorn-
AM .....11,. TIaoIUI lml.l liiu unfit'ci lumrl.
ut n-iiiiu. no oui i.w.v ..... , ..m
as ho leaned over to speak to tho chil
dren, and there was a look of boyish
pleasure in his faco. Ono ot the little
girls, tho youngest, had fallen aleep
during tho long speech, and her father
smiled as ho gently stroked her head.
Baying, it was tiresome for littMgirl,
but that it. was all over now.