vnosrixnST .hex axd uomex.
Susan D. Anthony tins boon lecturing In
Wisconsin.
Mrs. Gen. lluneock will innko "Washing
ton her permanent home.
Mr. Secretary Whitney is lending lady
in the piny ot Washington society.
Henry M. Stanley will write nnolhci
book. The public will be glad to see it.
Sirs. Gen. Grant is to visit Washington
during tho winter. She has not been there
since 1834.
Mr. Howell writes in Harper concernini
a "Mouse Trap." He recommend roasted
cheese for bait.
Isaac Murphy is a colored jockey not yet
Hi well known as Archer was, but his in
como ia 515,000 yearly.
Dr. Mapoon, the eminent Baptist divine,
'whose death occurred a few days ago, wns
in his younger years u bricklayer.
.Mrs. Cutting, divorced wife ot thu border
nuisance, was recently innrried at Kansas
City. She has thrco little Cuttings.
James Ilusscll Lowell cnjoyH a good din
jier or a Greek play. Ho regards a now
paper interview, however, with pronounced
disfavor.
F.x-Gov. Kirkwood's recent defeat in
Iowa was the first he had sustained In
forty years, and ho was nlways running for
something.
The oldest son of tho 1'rincn of Wales it
coming to this country. Grandma line
said ho might if alio got her castlo sold at a
good Ilgger.
Joaquin Miller has cut off his curls. Un
fortunately this action did not affect him
as a similar one did Sampson, ami ho bUT
has strength to misuse u pen.
Mrs. Lucy Parsons is a brunette, with s
suspicion of kimllni'HS in her raven hair.
Sho is a bad crowd from awny hack, and
often imagines herself a dymimllo bomb.
Tho widow of the dashing eonfedorntt
officer, Gen. Jerome, has just died In a Now
York tenement. Her Inst years were
marked by abject poverty, but sho steadily
refused assistance.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's direction!
for wtiting a novel nro to huvo pen, Ink
niid pnper In readiness and combine, them
generously by tho aid of brains and iimig
iuation. Homo writers omit the. bralm
and imagination.
on us u an to death.
An Atlantic Steamer Meets With a THrrlble
Ejeiierlenee.
New Yoiik, Dec 'J. The steamer WoMcn
land from Antwerp, which arrived to-day, ei
countered a terrific hnrrlciinc from the north
northeast last Sunday, during which un iin
incuse sea struck tlio vessel over the bows.
btavlntr Irl tho turtle back, hilling four seiuiicn
and two steerage passengers limned Gabriel
Levadlrl and Mux Frank, anil more or less sc
verely luhirliig; llfteLii other acumen and
pusseiigcrs.
An liiHX'ctlon of tho vessel nlfonh'd some
Idea of tho tcrilhle blow she hnd received
Tho crushed deck wns known us the forward
whulo back. It mis constructed of four Inch
pluc blanks, reeling- upon massive Iron beams
upheld by three inch Iron rod stanchions. The
vast volume r.f water si ruck the whale bad
sbout llfteen feet from tho stem anil crushed
in u section twenty-nlno feet In length und
extendlnc the full width of tho steamship.
Second Olllcer HIiolT said: "At 2::n) o'clock
caturdny afternoon, isovenmer -7. I w-ns on
tho main bridge when 1 noileed nu enormous
wave on the starboard bow. The next Instant
another towering wave joined It from the port
line, j ney seemed to leap into the air as tiioy
mingled. They must hao been nearly forty
feet high, as I saw their nulled mats above
tho lower yaid of tho foremast. Then ciimo a
crash of the wateruiMin Ihcdeek. It sounded
louder than a dozen camions tired at once.
The water swept from one end to the other of
iiioiuam (lecu, earning everything before iu
I lie disaster was not met with la u storm.
Merelv u good strong breeze was blowing from
i no soiuuwcBi wiiu n chopping ea. i no
vessel was steaming at half speed seven
knots nu hour. The day was clear, but most
of tho cabin passengers were below. A group
of sailors were on tho upper deck on w lint Is
technically Known as the forward 'turtlo-
linck.' Movliur nround mnoiiir them were sov
crnl stecrngo passengers who were Idly watch
ing mo sailors weaving 'Beimel,' u inateilal
for matting- used for sails. Tim llrst olllcer
wiis below-. It was the starboard watcli and
the captain null second olllcer who woro on
ueck, the latter being ou tho bridge."
THE IXTEltlOll DEPAltTMEXT.
beerelary Lmnttr Gives to the Public Ills
.Innual Iteport,
The report of Secretary of tho Interior
Lamar consists of seventy-eight pages and
la a comprobenslvo document, exhibiting
great rare in preparation, it notes iv
steady, thorough and rapid improvement
in tho condition ot tho Indians and com
mends individual property-holding, odticn
Hon ol tlio youth and the punishment of
crimes as tho three Indispeusablu adjuncts
to their clvlllrutlon. Ou all these points
it enlarges. It notes an Increase, among
tho farm products of tho Indian and ro
commends tho passago ol a law to use tho
grass upon their reservations in tho most
prolllablo milliner. It treats brielly of
railroads through Indian lauds and ot sur
plus lauds, suggesting their legal appro
priation to Hcltlcmoi.t. It recounts brielly
tho dllllcidty with the A'paclies ami ills
ctiNBCri tho condition of tho live civilized
tribes tho Cherokee, thoChoctuws, Chick-
nsuws, i reei.s ami CH'iniuoics. tno secro-
tiny asks for nu Incienso in the salary of
tho Indian commissioner from $4, 000 to
$5,000. There is shown a balance in tho
Indian fund Juno 510 of $1,000,0251 M0,
Cash sales of public lands amounted to
$0.0:11,084.514. Tho total surveys em
braced 25i0.25t7,G07 acres. In many In
stances reported surveys nro erroneous
mid misleading. Considerable unsurvoyed
laud exists In Arizona, California, Colorado,
Dakota, Florida, Idnho, Minnesota, Ne
vada, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Wash
ington and Wyoming. This laud is largely
mountainous, heavily timbered, or used
as cattle tangos. Tho unreliable surveys
lire severely scored by tho secretary. Ho
recommends tho repeal of the desert and
timber culture act. Considerable space Is
dovoted to the subject of unlawful fencing.
Tho raltroad showing is nil Interesting
one, including the annual reports rf tho
I'aelllc and other roads, but cannot bo In
telligently condoiiHod.
November 1 there wow 51,710 pension
cases stii'ding upon tho apnea I docket of
this department. Theiowuslii tho pension
fund $G7.7tiN.o:i5 27, of which nil wim ex
pended but $1 is. oat:.
The applications for patents woro -1007S;
receipts tor tho year $1.20.1,107.80. Tho
work of tho bureau of labor, of tho geolog
ical survey mill the bureau of education
aro all reviewed. Tho wcpininoiidatlona of
the copilot architect tor ndditloiial room
are g'ven at length. Tho progress of tho
territories is' iiiontlonod, special attention
being givoti to Utah and to Yellowstone
National pnrk, Ho t-ouuseW that there lo
no authority given fur building a roud
through tho unrk.
iuitn,ix a.d suxxixa.
What the thinner $tys Concerning Treasury
Matters Ulll Mr. Manning Itetlre
Washington special: Treasurer Jordan,
speaking of the appointment in the trens
tiry, said: "I sliould liko to seo nny ot
them como about here and say who should
bo in the treasurer's office. That cannot
bo done so long as I am treasurer nnd re
sponsible for tho money under my bond.
No, sir: as long ns I am treasurer I am go
ing to know who have chnrgo of tho money.
ami these gentlemen are doing very well.
Mr. Manning seems to be getting on very
well. It Is not nt all necessary for hliu to
do as much routine work ns before, but ho
is working easily nml does not fret as much
ns ho did when ho first returned."
Mr. Jordan is ono of the men in the pub
lic service who speaks his mind freely.
Thero can bo no doubt that ns long as ho
Is treasurer, ho wifl have his own way in
tho matter of appointments, but how long
will ho 1)0 tiensurcr? Thero can bo no
doubt that a syndicato of wealthy men
stand ready to purchase a lot of tho stock
of ono of tho lending Now York banks and
mnkohiiii presided I. of itif ho will accent tho
place. That purchase, is dependent upon
ids acceptance. This project lias been un
der consideration for some time. Mr. Jor
dan is devoted to Secretary Manning. Ho
wislios to remain to help Mr. Man
ning ns long ns ho can, and Mr.
Manning relies upon him for all
tho great financial work of tho dn-
partment. If Mr. Jordan goes, it menus
undoubtedly Hint .Mr. Manning is soon to
follow. And will Mr. Manning remain in
the department? A friend savs ho will not
if lie can have Ids own way. Ho hud an
aversion to returning. Ho feels now that
be is being made a martyr, The work does
not interest him us it did. He does not
liku to go about in so consniciious a nhico
dragging Unit right leg alter him and hav
ing to sit in an immcuso arm chair when
ho reaches tho elevator. He came back
ngaiiist his own will, llissou whs strongly
opposed to it. Tlioso nearest to him in
tho homo circle opposed his coming, and
regret that ho did so. He lias his mental
vigor, but lie gets tired easily. Ho is for
getful. His brain lags in the latter part of
tho day ami he does not lil;o it. Tlio
drudgery is distasteful to him. Ho does
not sign his niuiio to an many documents
as lie did, and there is no reason why ho
should, lie might easily attend to the
duties of bank president, but the work ot
tlio secretary of tho treasury is not nllruc-
live to him now, and it may grow danger-
ons, and it would not bo surprising to hear
oi ins retirement any Hay.
some VAsiitxarox gossip.
A delegation ot Iloaton, Now York nnd
Chicago business men nro urging tho presl
dent to recommend in. Ids message to con
gross tlio passage of a bankrupt bill.
U lio secretary of war has granted a ro-
quest recently niado by General Hazon to
allow Lieutenant A. W. Greeley to remain
on duty In tlio signal servlco us assistant
to tho chief signnl olllcer. General Ilazcn's
health is not good at present and ho de
sired to bo relieved of some of tho duties of
his position.
Great importnnco is attached by tho
Washington newspapers in announcing
that Lieutenant James S. Powell, of tho
signal ollico, has been detailed to proceed
to Omaha to orgimizo tho meteorological
servlco of tho Union 1'aciflc railroad, which
is to co-oporalo with thu United States sig
nal service bureau. It in believed that this
Is to bo tho Inauguration ot a valuable
epoch in meteorological utility.
New York is becoming alarmed over tho
prospects of removing tlio depot of Indian
supplies from that city to Omaha or somo
other western point. A delegation from
tlio Now York board ot trado and trans
portation has laid before Secretary Lamar
an elaborate communication ou the sub
ject, showing tho advantages In retaining
it where it now is. It is claimed that Now
York Is tho headquarters for Indian sup
plies; that most of them nro either manu
factured thero or como thero beforo they
reach consnmors, and that, therefore, it is
tlio best market for tlio government and
ono that must bo patronized in any event.
Tho Omaha delegation, expected hero early
next week, is anticipated with genuine in
terest at tho Indian otllce. Tho Impression
at tlio interior department scorns to be
that Omaha bus a good chance, of being
successful it tlio depot Is removed.
ASOTllElt llMl.ISti.lt Pl'ltt'HASED.
Little Kock dispatch: Tho fact that Jay
Gould, president of tho Missouri Pacific
system, has become possessed ot a major
ity of tho stock and bonds ot the Little
Bock, .Mississippi eV Texas railroad com
pany was announced hero to-day. ibis
roail is part of tlio Arkansas valley route,
extends from Little Koek, Ark., ami is
advertised to bo sold under foreclosure on
tho 15th lust. Its total indebtedness on
the llrst and second mortgage bonds
coupons and interest, aggregating 1,7 12,
000. It Is believed here that Gould will
buy in the road without opposition at the
sale, and it is also known that the pres
ent management ot tlio roan will not bo
eha"god.
Gould's purchase ot the Little Kock, Mis-
sissippe Hiver mid Texas railroad will givo
him weight to make contracts witli tliel.it-
tie Itock and hurt Smith and Kansas and
Arkansas valley railroads that will divert
the Kansas und western tratllc, with New
Orleans and the southeast to his Iron
Mountain linn and newly purchased lino to
tho Mississippi river. The work of con
struction ot tho Kansas nnd Arkansas val
ley extension to tiibsou, 1. T is to bo com
menced as noon ns tho contracts can b
awarded.
run coxuiti:ssioxAi. orn.ooic.
Washington special: A great many mout
hers of congress say that congress will do a
good deal ol work in the way of legislation
during this short session. Those who want-
to reform tho tariff uro particularly eager
and energetic, and each man who has his
pet project hopes to get some action on It.
Some ot tho old bends predict that there
will bo no legislation to speak ot this win.
ter beyond the passage ot the appropria
tion bills. Others enuallv as old and wise
say that as a matter of fact there is more
haute for work diuin ' a short Hum long
sttssion, and they expect it to bo very
active from now until March 4. A great
part of the long session is wasted in com.
mitteo work. Now thii work Is all done.
and every thing is ready to go abend, l'ho
ways ami iuans commit lee men are Pound
have a teu lllc light. The strong posi
tion tttkuu by tho president on that nues-
tioti hint glen 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 new courage. They
insist that a tariff for revenue only must
be the party cry. The straight issue must
be made and nil who cannot bland under
that Imntmr cannot march in their linos.
They were neier more determined. They
III start tho light almost at once.
Tho government ot Quecilami, Australia,
are eager to ettabllth a guvcrutucut lu the 1
laud of New Guinea-
SECIIETAltY IVIIIT.XEY.S llEPOUT.
The
Information Hhleh He Conecyt Con-
editing the Xavy.
Tho report ot Secietary ottheNavy Whit
ney opens with a renewal of his former
recommendation ot tho consolidation ot
the bureau so as to insure responsibility In
the purchase and euro of supplies, and so
far as his power extended ho hnd consoli
dated, in ono bureau, the general purchases
ot the department, the care ami custody of
the stores, and tho creating of a system ot
book-keeping by which responsibility for
caroaud disposition can be had. The report
says:
"There is at present no real responsi
bility for tho caro and disposition of tlio
property. In one bureau n property nc
count is kept mid in others none. Prop
erty lost, misused or stolen cannot bo
traced or accounted for, and no person
can be hold responsible. The fourth audi
tor in his report, just issued, calls atten
tion to tills remnrkiiblo circumstance,
which, was also referred to in my Inst an
nual teport. An inventory shows a very
Inrgo and unnecessary accumulation ot
stores and supplies by tho different bu
reaus, aggregating over twenty milloiis of
dollars in appraised valuo. The board ro
ports between three and four millions in
value to bo absolutely useless at tho pres
ent time, only entailing an oxponse for
keepers nnd a constant caro to prcservo
them in condition. Among those nc-umii-Intions,
bouio very absurd facts appear.
At eighty tin vy yards there have accumu
lated altogether of augurs nnd bits 4(1,5(11!,
of which 2." "74 have been lying for ncvonil
years at closed yards where no work lata
been or is likely to be done.
liegurding the now cruisers the report
says:
"Tho experience of tho department in its
llrst uttempt nt tho creation of modern
vessels of war litis been such as to excito
the greatest concern and (liHnni.dutinout
The examination of facts witli referenco to
them ilcmoiibt rated that an entirely new
departure was necessary in under takin
further similar construction. Ono cliarac
teristic which an unarinored cruiser must
possess is great speed. This is determined
by tlio Inaction which sho is expected to
perforin in modern warfare. She is
'commerce ib'st rover.' Sho must bo able
to escape from ironclads and outrun, so as
tooveihaul, meivhautmoii. Ifslowertlniu
ironclads sho could not keep tlio sen, ami
if slower than merchantmen she might as
well stay In port. This division ot ships
by tho functions which they aro expected
to perform, is ono of the things which has
como about of recent years. lieu it be
came Impossiblotoconcentrate, in one ship
both tho greatest speed, tlio strongest
nrmnmont and tlio highest defensive power.
without roacliing a tonnago displacement
wnony out of tho question, division into
classes, according to tho duties which lliey
woio oxpectod to perform, came about.
Unarinored cruisers have become a distinct
class, and tlio characteristic absolutely in
dispensable to this class is very great
speed. When the Dolphin. ISoston. At
lanta and Chicago weio projected and con
tract.! for their construction entered into
it was well known what speed ought to bo
attained ami what weight and character ot
machinery per ton of displacement was
necessary to obtain it. uommercial ves
kcIs hnd at that time obtained speed rang
ing net ween sixteen nnd nineteen Knots
and cruisers were built in other countries
attaining the same speed. "
Tlio secretary compares tho trial trips ot
tlio Dolphin and Atlanta witli tlioso ot tho
J.uglish and r reach boats only recently
completed, to tho disadvantage of tlio
foi 'iner. Tho Dolphin was designed for
2,:t(l(l indicated liorso-power, and developed
icms V mi it L', !!()(), while the Alacrity and Sur
prise, Knglish boats ot ;!,()()() horse-power,
developed !!. 17.'! and ,'!.07t. respectively,
The Atlanta was designed to attain :i,5()0
horse-power, but her engines developed less
limn unit, l he report savs:
These facts are stated without tiio in
tention of locating tlio responsibility or
blamo upon any peison. It U impossible
lo ascertain where it should bo placed
Hut they indicate a simplo abandonment,
on tno pint of tho depaitment, or any
attempt to reach the conditions which
should have been attained, and n failure
on the pari of tlio contractor to reach tlio
limited results expected by the department.
In considering tlio matter ot constructing
additional vessels authorized by congress
tn March, DSS5, it was decided by the do
partment to oxhaust every effort to avail
Itself of tho most advanced. thought and
knowledge attained by our own and other
countries on tlio subject.
'l ho report says that thodopnrtmcut has
accumulated a largo n mount of informa
tion which will bo utilized in tho construc
tion of vessels in the future. Theieport
gives a resiimo of tho bids and awards for
tlio now cruisers and says, regarding cruiser
po. i tor winch no bids were received within
the limit lixed by congress:
"Orders had been given to reduco hor
size, for tlio purpose of entry lug out tlio
intention of congress, If possible, of bringing
i lie expense of her construction within tlio
limit, 1,100,000. It requires a read list
meiits ot all weights, and, in fact, tlio
designing of a new y.es-nd, which necessarily
takes some months. Meanwhile it is imped
that (he limit lixed by congress may bo re
moved so as to render available the pies
out plans, which have been the result of
many mouths of careful labor on the part
ot olllcers of the department,"
The reports treats of armor and guns for
monitors und armor-cluds. nt vrent length.
nml deproentos that this country should bo
content to lie dependent .upon the maun
fucturors of any other nation for tho fabri
cation of armor and high powered guns.
iu:rxici:.xi:ss at vaytox.
Pittsburg special: A gentleman who has
been isltlng friends at the soldiers' homo,
Dayton, O., told a reporter to-day a start
ling story of the orgies caused by tho intro
duction ot beer at Hint institution. Ho
stated that since the sale ot beer began on
July 10 a state ot confusion and disorder
has existed there almost to an uubearablo
degree to tho inmates who do not drink.
Ho said: "Since the beer hall was opened
over !l, 000 barrels have been sold to tho
inmates. It has brought tho manage
ment $18,000 in money, and is a pay
ing experiment fliiuncially. Tho soldiers
can diink all they want if they
pay for it. There are 5,000 sol
diers in the home, and I will sav that
fully 51.000 ol them will drink all tliey can
got. The beer is sold in pints at 5 cents.
It they got too drunk and too noisy they
are locked up in tlio guard house and tho
beer Is shut off from them tor a lew days.
The sober nnd temperateinoii are uiucho
posed to tho sale ot beer. The governor of
tlio home, General Patrick, told tho mana
gers that he could not keep any kind ot dis
cipline at tho home it they allowed beer to
be used, but they paid no attention to Ids
desire. Tho men who do the drinking curso
and swear and tight, making a pandemon
ium of the place. On Thanksgiving day a
Cincinnati contractor sent up a lot ot beer
tor a treat. Tho beer hall holds about
four hundred moiIc, ami ho great was tlio
rush into the building that part ot the lloor
gave way and a great many persons were
hurt. 1 know that thr of those injured
have since died. Outside tho building a
crowd ot more than 1,500 veterans was
pushing to gut in. There are men therewho
upend ever- rout ot thutr penibion lor ber,
The German covernnuut hat decided to
tHuolve the reJuhstaj; If It rejects tho military
estimate.
Tin; vunvosi! of his mr.r.
Representative Atlanta, nf Iltlnnts, Krplalnn
Vrorlnlons of Ills Measure.
Washington special: lleprescntntivoGeo.
Iv. Adams, ot Chicago, has introduced an
important bill relative to bank circulation,
nnd has had interviews with several of tho
prominent greenbnekers in tho house, from
both of which tho posible drilt of legisla
tion upon this subject in this session may
be ascertained.
Mr. Adams, speaking ol his bill, Bays: "Tlio
purpose ot the bill U to reduce the amount
of bonds which national banks nro re
quired to deposit witli the treasury ns seen
ity tor circulation. Under the existing law
every bank under $150,000 capital has to
deposit bonds to the amount of one-quarter
'of its capital stock. On tho bonds so
deposited the bank can take out circula
tion to tho extent of 00 per cent if it wishes
to do so, but it is not obliged to do it. It
is obliged, however, to deposit the bonds.
Tlio statute relating to tho reduction of
national banks provides that they
might reduco it as much ns they wish,
but not below 50,000 in any case. Tlio
effect ot tho law is Unit the small banks
have to deposit one-quarter ol their capi
tal, whilo u batik of 51,000,000 capital is
now required to deposit not more than
$50,000. In tho largo cities tho banks
have already generally reduced their circu
lation to the minimum. There aro several
of the largo banks of Chicago that liavo
only $50,000 out, and two or three of
these banks don't issue nny circulation
whatever on that amount. The effect of
the bill I have introduced ia that banks
having a capital of $500,000 or less shall
not be irmincd lo deposit bonds, amount
lug to more than one-tenth of their capital
stock. The change is from one-quarter lo
one-tenth. That is about all there is in
the bill. Tho effect of it will bo
I think that banks in the cities will reduco
their circulation. Whether tlio banks in
tho country will do this or not, I am not
certain, but if circulation is a burden to
the banks as somo maintain them, they
will not liavo to assume so much of it. I
consider it tlio first step to tho ultimate
divorce of tlio national banking system
from 1 1 1 o business of issuing circulating
notes. I am in favor of tins bill, not be
cause I am opposed ton national bank cir
culation, but because, among tlio green
backers nnd tho extreme silver men, I find
strong prejudices against tho national
banks. Tills prejudice mainly consists in
tlicii oppnsion to tho circulation of tlio na
tional hanks and the less circulation they
have tho less the prejudice will be. I should
bo willing to vote for tlio Mcl'hcrson bill,
giving them right to issuccircuhition to the
viiluo of their deposits, but I know that
such a bill could not pass this congress I
should bo willing to vote to repeal tho tax
on circulation from all tho banks, or from
the small country banks, but 1 doubt if
such u bill would puss. I think that this
measure that I huvo introduced is ;ibout
the only thing that can bo done under tlio
circumstances. 1 believe that all the haul
circulation must go, and I want the na
tional banking system, apart from tho cir
dilation, to remain. I huvo talked witli a
few bankers in Chicago and in Iloston.
They seem generally to think that the cir
culation feature is not tlio essential feature
of the national banking system. I am
not certain that anything wilt be dona
this session, but. 1 introduced the bill to
evoke discussion.
SEMEXcicn to in: ii.txann.
Lee Shellenliergei' 117 .Insirerlii- ills Terrt
blu Crime, .lfmri i'flWi.
Nebraska City special to tlio Omaha Her
ald: The motion for a new trial in Shel-
lenberger's case before Judge Pound this
morning was overruled ami tho prisoner
was sentenced to bo hanged March 25,
1SS7.
When asked what ho had to say regard
ing liis guilt orinnoceace, iua low trembling
voice ho replied:
"I am not guilty."
An appeal will bo taken lo tho supremo
court and tho defendant's attorney say it
will not likely bo argued before July.
Allldavits in tiio caso (f Mrs. Shollenbcr-
ger were filed for a change of venue to Lan
caster county, anil tlio change was granted.
When Sliellenbcrger's case was called thia
morning there were but few present and tho
prisoner underwent the terrible ordeal with
seeming indifference. After a motion for a
new trial had been entertained und denied,
tho court instructed tlio prisoner to stand
up. "Jlavo you anything to say why tho
fccutcnro of the court sliould not bo pro
nounced against you?" With a linn voico
the prisoner replied: "I am not guilty."
fudge Pound then proceeded to pass sen
tence in the following words:
"You have been found guilty of ono ol
Hie greatest crimes in the whole catalogue
of crime, tlio murder ol your own child. It
shocks human nature to believe Hint so
fiendish a spirit as you showed in that ter
rible tragedy should take possession of tlio
human soul. Tho untimely taking oft of
any human being tor any cause is calcu
lated at all times to arouse our emotions
and stir our s.vmpalliies. Uut when a
father, out ot the deep depravity of his
heart, regardless alike of tlio ties ot nature
ami the obligations of law, inhumanly and
barbarously slays his own child, wo aro
heart-broken mid stand aghast at the im
measurable wickedness. Tlio father who
would do a deed like this is no longer a
man; he is a monster at whose si;ht iuuo-
eiice shudders, and from whoso side all
men stand awav as from n beast ot prey.
ou are a standing menace to society while
you live. II you can destroy your own
hildreii, whoso child, whose lite is safe?
Jlut your wickedness nnd depravity will
soon culminate in your own destruction.
You have forfeited your right to
live, ami tho doom that awaits tlio
murderer will soon bo visited on
ou. For tho young and innocent
life you destroyed, t lie law now demands
ours. 1 am persuaded that your hard
and cruel heart cannot bo touched by any
wu-ds of mine, and I leave you to contem
plate the ruin, und misery, and desolation
you luive wrought, and to prepare foo that
unseen worm inio wiiicn you win soon lie
hurled. Nothing now remains or me but
to pronounce upon you the sentence ot tho
law, which sentence is that you bo taken
hence to tlio jail of Otoe county, whence
on came, ami thero bo kent in closo con
finement until the 25th day of March,
1S7, and that on said dav vnu tie taken
tlnmee to tho place for your execution, to
bo prepared as provided" bv law. nnd that
between the hours of 10 o'clock in the fore
noon mid 4 o clock in tlio afternoon ot tho
said day. you be hanged bv the nook until
dead, und may God have mercy on your
soul."
The prisoner was at once taken folds
cell. He has groat hopes that the supreme
court will giveim a new trial.
A COSTLY OLVE J.'E
Ames, Mass., Dec 2. The
tZE.
William A.
llederglue company, which occupied a large
brick structure and a wooden building owned
by tho Amai plow company, w as burned out
this morning at nn early hour. Nothlnr was
raved. The orlgnn of the tire is unknown.
The clue com m ii v estimate their loss ou ttock
. . ft.' 1 . 1. . . .-L ... M.
m fia.iA.v nun ou mucin uery at t,uou, iDe
Fitchbun: 1 all toad will lose several thousand
dollars.
TltV. SEX ATE A XI) HOUSE.
irif Is Jlelng Dnne In llntlt Itranehes of tho
Xattonat Coiifiress.
Skvatk, Dec. C The galleries of the sen
ate chamber, In spite of tlio inclemency of
tho weather, wcro filled with spectators
when nt noon the second session of the
Forty-ninth congress wus opened. In his
prayer the chaplain. I5ev. J. G. Duller,
feelingly alluded to the mourning draperies
with wiiich tlio chamber was Vi-sj, In mem
ory of the hiteSenalor Pike, o. New Hamp
shire. Presiding Olllcer Sherman laid be
fore the senate several annual reports of
heads of departments, which were ordered
printed. Several bills were introduced und
referred, among them tho following. Uy
Allison To authorize tho construction of
u bridge across the Missouri river. Ity
Kvnrts To authorize Hie construction of
a bridge across tlio Kast river, New York.
A recess was then taken Tor ten minutes.
The recess wns extended to 2 o'clock, at
which hour Senator Kd mu nils reported
that the joint committee of tlio two houses
had waited on the president, and that tho
president had asked the committee to con
gratulate tho senate and the house ou
their safe return to the cnpitol and to say
that he would communicate witli them in
writing. Immediately thereupon the mes
sage wns received.
llofsn, Dec. G. At precisely 12 o'clock
Speaker Carlisle rapped the house to order
and the chaplain delivered a prayer, in
which he feelingly referred to the deaths ot
Itepresentutivcs Dench and Arnot, and in
voked Divine supervision over tlio proceed
ings of congress. The clerks then pro
ceeded to call the roll, when 241 members
responded to their names. On motion of
Mr. Iteugnn, (Tex.), a resolution wns
adopted for the appointment of a commit
tee of three membets to join a similar coin-
nutlee appointed by tlio senate to wait
upon the president and inform him that
congress was ready to rereivo any comma
nicnt on ho might desire to make. Messrs.
Honguti, Ureckcnridge (ICy.) and Keed wcro
appointed such committvo. Atl2:40 recess
for thirty minutes wns taken, after which
further recess was taku until 'J o'clock.
Upon reassembling of tho house, the com
mittee appointed to wait on Hie president
announced it had performed its duty nnd
that tlio president would communicate in
writing forthwith. The president's annual
message was then presented to tho house
nnd immediately read by tho clerk. Mr.
Hewitt, of New York, announced to tlio
house tlio deaths of tlio congressmen from
Now York, Lowis Pencil and John Arnst,
Jr.; nnd a similar duty was performed by
Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, who ariiounced
tho death of Ids colleague, W. P. Price. A
committee consisting of Messrs. Gnsntlior
Morrill, Frederick, Toulbcc, Osbourne.
iludd and J.u i'ollctte, was appointed to
attend Mr. Price's funeral, and then, us a
mark of respect to tho memory of tho de
ceased representatives, tlio house ad
journed.
Sii.vati:, Dec. 7. The credentials of Sena
tor Cheney of Now Hampshrc, appointed to
fill, temporarily, the vacancy caused by the
death of Seuulor Tike, wcro presented by
Mr. Blair and the oath of ollico was ad
ministered. Mr. Peek introduced a bill to
provide for tbj retirement of United States
irgnl tender and national bank notes ot
small denominations and for the issue ot
coin certificates. Tho committee on
Finance, by Mr. Van Wyek, introduced a
bid to exempt from duty imported sugar
and inol.isses; also imported boards, lum
her and timber. Mr. Ingalls made a state
ment as to wil lihohling from liomestend en
try the Atlantic it Pacific railroad lands in
New Mexico, declared forfeited bv tlio net
of July (5. 1S.SC; intiinating that the fault
lay witli the commissioner of public lands
who seemed to regard every pre-einpter as
a kleptomaniac, bound ou pillage nnd plan
dcr. Ueofleied a resolution (winch wns
adopted) directing the secretary oMhe In
terior to inform Hie senate whether such
lands had been icstored to entry, and
not so restored, the occasion ot tho delay,
bllNATi:, Dec. 7. Ihe credentials of Sean
tor Cheney of New Hampslire, appointed to
fill, temporarily, the vacancy caused by the
deatli of Senator Pike, were presented by
Mr. Blair ami tho oath of ollico wns ad
ministered. Mr. Deck introduced a bill to
provido for tho retirement ot United States
legal tender and national bank notes ot
small denominations and for the issue of
coin certificates. Tho committee on
Finance, by Mr. Van Wyek, introduced a
bill to exempt from duty imported sugar
and molasses; also imported boards, lum
ber nnd timber. Mr. Ingalls made a state
ment as to withholding from homestead on-
try Hie Atlantic ,fc Pacific railroad lands in
New Mexico, declared forfeited by the act
ot July (!, 1SS0; intimating that the fault
lay with tlio commissioner of public lands
who seemed to regard every pre-empter ns
a kleptomaniac, bound on pillage nml plan
dcr. lie ollered a resolution (winch wns
ndopted) directing Hie secretary of the in
terior to inform tlio senate whether such
lands had been icstored to entry, nnd if
not so restored, the occasion of the delay.
uec. o. senator imiiiuiikis pre
tented a memorial in favor of a constitu
tional amendment empowering congress to
puss uniform laws on the subject of mar
riage and divorce. Mr. M.tndersou intro-
ilucei! a bill uuthi.i izing a railroad com
puny to extend its track across 1'ort Meado
iHibtiiry reservation in Nebraska; also to
increase the ellicieucy of lino olllcers of tho
uriin. piovuimg lor examinations, as m
Hie caso of ordnance and engineer olllcers.
Sena tor Dolph offered a resolution instruct
ing the select committee ou lisli and fishe
ries lo inqiiiie and report as to the power
of congress to legislate for tho protection
of food fisheries in the rivers und naviga
ble waiers ot tlio United States, and espec
ially in liver win! lorm boundaries pe
tween stoics and as to the propriety of
such legislation. Adopted. A message was
received from tho president, ami tho senate
immediately wont into executive session,
und soon aliei-wnrd adjourned.
Hoi'si:, Dec. S. Mr. Cutchcon, of Mich
igan, ou behalt of tho committee on mili
tary affairs, culled up, and the liouso
pnssfd, n bill amending the net "for the
muster and pay of certain olllcers and en
listed men of volunteer forces," so as to
proxide Hint in nil cases arising under tlio
name, any person who wns duly appointed
ami commissioned, whether his commission
was actually received by him or not, sliould
bo rousideied as commissioned tothegrado
therein named, "and shall bo entitled to
ill pay and emoluments ns if actually mus
tered nt that date." The speaker laid be
fore the house a loiter from tho director of
mint, enclosing Hie draft of a bill for tho
issue ot subsidiary silver coin. Referred.
Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, on behalt of the
committee, ou postollires and postroads,
called up the bill extending tho free delivery
fysteni to towns having 10 000 population
and where the revenue ni tlio postotllco
amounts to S10.00Q. laid over.
A IHSASTltOUS COLHSIOX.
Thento.v, N. J., Dec. 5. A wreck was caused
ou tho l'ounsjlvaiila railroad near lirlstol
early this morning by one freight train ruu
n ing into another.
A wrecking train had arrived and was nt
work clearing the track when the Pittsburg
passenger tram Unuid east ran Into tho wreck,
ing train, badly smashing up several
caw, and. so It Is reporlod, kllllug several
j'assengrrs aud wounding others.
Nothing detlulte caa Tie IcarueJ regardiug
the wreck to-night
Baldwin Gardiner, president of the Pacific
stock board at San Francisco, has disappeared,
lie owes (200.000. uiaiulr to customer.
31EXICAXS X1CELY IIOXE UP.
Ttie Aliened Agent of Vattl Play a Sharp
Game on .tinusement Goers.
City of Mexico dispatch: A tremendous
eensntion occurred hero to-day and is tho
subject of gossip in ail the clubs, cafes nnd
places of public resort. For tho Inst two
days there has been grcnt excite i. cut over
thesnlo of tickets nt tli National llieatro
for the Patti season, Ave nights in Jnn
unry. The crowd around tho theatre has
fairly blocked tho streets. The polico wero
required to preserve order and itseemed ns
if the city hnd gone mnd over the expected
advent of tho songstress. Prices of boxes
were $50 a night, nnd sents $0. These
wero three times the ordinary prices. Tho
ostensible agent ot Abbey who wns con
ducting tlio sale of tickets, was a mnn
giving his name as Mayer, and claiming to
bo a brother of M. If. Mayer, Abbey's friend
and bu.-iness associate. Ho had witli hint
letters, ono of which purported to bo
from Abbey, which lie f-howed to Minister
Manning nnd other people. Iio thentro
had a ready been engaged for tho Pattl
season. The advance agent hnd letters to
some of the best-known people hero nnd no
one suspected the fraud. The sale of tick
ets began Thursday morning, people wait
ing at tiie theatre door to got the first
choice. Seats wero bought in whole blocks,
somo persons paying a thousand dollars
for boxes. In tho course of tho day tho
liox-ollice hnd tukoii in $18,000, and on
the previous day privato sales amounted
to $(!,!!00, making the total of cash sales
$24,000. The governor of the district was
somewhat suspicious und sent to "Mayer"
to inquire if any ono was lesponsible for
tlio large amount of money being taken
from the public; but "Mayer" managed to
avoid nny net that woti!-! furlher aiotiso
suspicion. It is understood that overy
seat was taken for tho whole five nights,
but some well-known persons, as is tlio
custom here, did not pay in advance, but
merely gave orders; so that the amount in
cash actuully taken, us stated, does nob
come to half tlio seating capacity of Hie
theatre forlivcnights. Lastniglit "Mayer"
went to tho hotel where he lodged,
nccnmpaiiied by a policeman, nom
inally appointed to guard him, but
jn reality to seo that ho depos
ited all the money in tlio hotel safe.
In somo ingenious way, it is said, "Mayer"
tranferred over $20,000 in bills ou tho
National bank and the Dank of London to
the pockets of his overcoat, and deluded
the policeman into believing Hint ail had
been deposited lu the Biife. At ail events
this morning "Mayor" did not appear at
tiio box ollico of the theater, nor was ho
seen at tho hotel. Tho safe wns opened
and thero was only found $4,5100 in silver,
which of course could not be taken nway.
Now tho authorities aro looking for
"Mayer" and speculators aro weeping
and receiving, as best they can, tho con
dolence of friends. It is said to bo tlio
biggest thing of the kind ever known nt tho
capital. People nro saying that tho man
wns an American, but ho spoke English
witli a marked foreign accent, and had n
German cast of countenance. This after
noon "Mayer's" interpreter was nrrested
at Arizaba, whither it is said lie had gone
to make somo arrangements for excursion
trains to the city. One theory is that
Mayer has gone no.-th by tho railway, and
another that ho is secreted hero until thu
matter blows over.
.
XATIOXAL TAltlPP ASSOCtATIOX.
Pittsburg dispatch: The Commercial
Gazette is authority for Hiestatemcut that,
ii national tnriff association is being
formed among the working men of this
country. Uy the time of tho presidential
election ot 18SS it says thousands of clubs
will be in existence in the north and in five
of tlio nouthern slutes. The organization
was started in Tennessee, Georgia and Ala
bama. In tho coming year organizers will
be placed in tlio states of Virginia ami West
Virginia. These will bu tho only southern
slates in which a light will be made. In
the north each state will be canvassed.
In Massachiisets an organizer has already
been appointed and clubs will lie organized
in every town nnd village. State organiza
tions aro being placed in the other north
ern states. Tho organization will in no
way ausagonizo the Industrial lenguo or
Philadelphia, or Hie I'roiretivo league of
New York, while it is to io entirely inde
pendent ol either.
A JiATTI.E WITH nuiiar.Aiis.
A Neoaali (Wis.) special sa,7s: This morn
ing at 55 o'clock burglars eat'.ered tho houso
of K. M. Hulce, who lives just outside of
Hie city. They chloroformed Hulce and
proceeded to ransack the house, but Hulco
awoke and had a battle witli them. In tlio
struggle ho pulled tho mnsk off, one of his
assailants nnd identified him ns a tramp
who had hung around tho house for a week
past. Hulce was nlono in tlio house. Tlio
burglars got about $50 in money nnd then
sot lire to tho house, burning it to tlio
ground. Hulco narrowly escaped burning
to deatli, but lie crawled out and lay down
in the snow, dazed from the effects ot tho
chloroform. His hands wero badly frozen.
He lay in the snow about hull mi hour
when lie was picked up und taken to a
neighbor's house. The houso and contents
wero worth $10,000 nnd were insured.
Hulco is quite wealthy. Tho burglars liavo
a good start and will probably not bo cap
tured.
.1 XEIV XAVY OltDEIl.
Washington dispatch: The secretary of
tho navy to-day issued nu order directing
Hint on January 1 nil stores, records and
propei ty at tlio navy yards and stations
belonging to tho navy department, except
such as vessols and supplies coming under
cognizance ol the bureau ot inedicino nnd
surgery and tho marine corps, bo trans
ferred to tho bureau of provisions nnd
lothing. The order also covers tlio trans
fer of officers, employes and laborers, aud
designates tlio duties of tho former order
intended to carry out Secretary Whitney's
idea concerning tlio concentration in on
burrim of the responsibilit v for stores and
supplies, as far as possiblo under the ex
isting order.
GEIIMAXY Vtt EDICTS IFMR.
Berlin special: In tho relclistag to-dt r
Count Von Moltko made an impassione 1
nppenl for unanimous voto in favor of th
military bill, and the nged soldier's worth
made a deep impression on his hearers. He
stated with tlio greatest earncstuoss that
it would be impossible for Franco and Pus-
sin to long bear the strain caused by in-cron-dng
t hoi r armies, a strain which would
test tin) resources and tho riches ol these.
countries. Tlio solution, he said, must ha
near. Count Von Moltke's speech con
verted many of the government's oppo
nents, and it is now certain that tho bill
will bo passed.
IlttSIl AVTIlOItlTlES HOAXED.
Dublin. Dee. 5. Tho police were early on
hand today to frustrate any attempt that
might made to hold the proclaimed national
league meeting ou the hill of Keash at Hally
mete, eouutv Sllgo, but no attempt was made,
an J ludeetl.no one In that section belonging
the league seemed to kuow that miy meeting
had been railed. It trausulred this afternoon
that the call i the meeting hsd been Issueil
i,- -n. r,.- n. M.. r hoaxing- the gov
ernment, In tho accomplishment of which the
Jukcrs were eminently successful.