sioxed nr xnu presidext.
OLD ENGLISH CHOP-HOUSES.
THE LAIIOR REVOLT.
SEltltASKA t.ASD CASES.
a iti.oonr fiaiiT ix texas.
The Chief Exectitlre Puts Ills Signature to
the Inter-State Commerce Hill.
SIGNED UV THE rRESlDUKT.
Washington dispntcli: The signing ot
the interstate commerce bill by the prosi
dont was in full ncconl with the opinion o!
Attorney General Garland rendered to him
Inst Monday, and it is very well under
stood to be in ixccord with the views of tho
cabinet. The attorney Renernl was nsked to'
night to give his views in regard to the bill
nud explain wherein it differed from the
senate bill of two yenrs ngo which he op
posed on the ground that it was unconsti
tutionnl. He declined to do so, Baying
that he retarded tho opinion ho had given
to the president on tho subject as strictly
confidential. It is stated from trustworthy
sources thnt the attorney general, as well
us the president, considers tho bill which
has hist become a law free from nil ma
terial fentuies which were objectionable in
the senate hill 01 two years ago. Accord'
inn to tins information tho attorney gen
eral's objection to the old bill wns to the
vnst powers ol the legislative ana judicial
character Hint were given to the commis
sion. The attorney general is said to
hold that the present bill does not confer
judicial powers on the commission, but put
thoin in courts on a report Irom tho com
mission, and that it does not confer legis
lative power except in tho fourth section
(the long nud short haul clause) and that
this is wnrranted by numberless precedents
in the legislative history of thegovernment.
manning's successou.
Treasuccr Jordan admitted to-day that
Secretary Manning, it is snid, is to bo
president and ho (Jordan) is to be vice
president of the Western National bank of
New York city. Tho resignations of both
ofllrials are in the hands of the president
and will be accepted in due time. It is ex
pected Manning will be relieved soon after
adjournment of congress. It is even saiil
his Hiiccessor will be nominated before ad
journment. Department olllcinls say every
thing now points to the promotion of
Assistant Secretary Fnirchild to the head
of the department. Jordan will not leava
the department until April 1.
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
Sennr I)j Murago, the Spanish minister,
snys his views favoring n policy of coer
cion on the part of Spain, unless a re
ciprocity trenty between that country and
the United States is carried out are
accurately given in the published state
ment which appeared in tho Now York
Herald to-day, but beyond this had
little or nothing to say about it. Gov.
I'orter, llrst assistant secretary of
state, says he cannot understand cithertho
reasons for recommending a policy of coer
sion or how a reprisal system can be car
ried into effect. The only retaliatory meas
ure he could think of would be Spain's
withdrawing from the flag tonnage agree
ment. Such a course, however, he thinks
would be moro injurious to Spanish inter
ests than to America.
MEXICAN TENSIONS.
Commissioner Black ot the pension office
is preparing and will have ready for distri
bution by next AVednesdny, n set of blank
forms for the use of Mexicnn war survivors
and widows, making applications for pen
sions under the recent act ot congress. The
commissioner is specially desirous that ap
plicants and others defer correspondence
on the subject, as it is expected that the
forms in preparation and the accompany
ing instructions will be so full and complete
ns to render correspondence unnecessary.
All forms furnished by pension claimants
will be considered informal unless approved
by the commissioner of pensions.
11 U ll Ell ASD THITHER.
A terrific gale prevails in St. George's chan
nel and the steamer hare all been detained
In port.
Stanley's expedition for the relief of Emln
Bey will comprise twelve hundred men, Includ
ing eighty blacks.
The London Times Is pleased that the arch
bishop of Canterbury invited two American
Episcopal bishops to commemorate the cen
tennial of the consecration of the first Ameri
can bishop.
Jack Sprain recently resigned the postmas
tership at Big Spring, Illinois, to which he was
appointed by President Jackson. For his tlfty
four rears' service he has received a warrant
for $170.
The municipal council of Limerick, Ireland,
has refused to celebrate the queen's jubilee
on the ground that she has visited Ireland but
tvvlee nud has never assisted Irish charities.
The Egyptian government has raised the
blockade of the Soudan and reopened com
merce with that region.
The Belgian gorernment Is expected to ask
the chambers to appropriate 80,000,000 francs
for military purposes.
For being deposed from a pastorate at Lvods,
Iowa, fifteen years ago, Father F. C. Jean has
been awarded durances of 5200,000 against
Bishop Ilenuessy, of Dubuque.
The Bauk of England has reduced Its rate of
discount from 5 to 4 per cent.
The blizzard still raging In Dakota has
blockaded the railroads at 1'Ierre and Huron.
The Ohio river Is rising at Louisville so rapid
ly as to foreshadow a serious flood.
The Suez canal Is blocked by the grounding
of an Austrian Lloyds' steamship.
The Russian government has forbidden the
exportation of horses.
l'nru ell's malady Is said to be Brlght's dis
ease of the kldners.
REEVltvAt OS THE KS1U1ITS.
New York dispatch: In tho course of
his reply to a toast at the annual banquet
ot tho Amherstalumni association to-night,
Kev. Henry Ward Needier said: "This
abominntiou, the Knights of Labor, is the
result ot this infernal idea of paternity of
government. Because a few men in Now
Jersey think that their employers havo
wronged them, all this nation is called
upon to suffer on tho order of this paternal
government of the Knights of Labor. This
is from a want of iutelliconce. God knows
I am a friend of the workiugmnn. I am a
wrorkingman. I camu from working stock.
My grandfather and his father were black
smiths and my mother's people worked in
lentlier. The working people are being
taken care ol by the Knights of Labor, anil
people all over the land are being punished
and business is stagnated because of it
juBt because a few men in New Jersey havo
done wrong. The destruction ol the poor
is their ignorance."
A PRESIDES till. STRAW.
New York special: The World has been
polling the legislature on tho presidency,
with the following results: Ninety-four re
publicans are classed as follows: For
James G. Waine. -10; Chnuncey M. Depevr,
9; iion-coiumitnl, 20; absent. 25. Sixty
democrats as follow: For Cleveland, 0;
Hill, JJO; Thurmiin. a: Clevelund or Hill, 1;
Cleveland, Hill or Hewiu. i; ,, commit
,ta 2l, " :rent- - F. y.one republicans
believe Hill would be l he strongest demo
crat and 12 Cleveland. Thirty democrats
believe Hill would poll the largest labor
vote.
Near Stockdale, Pennsylvania, a young wife
killed her brutal husband, who had threatened
her life. She was placed on trial for murder,
without cou n n:1 or witnesses, and when the
judge directed the lurv to acquit her the
court room rebounded with cheers.
Ttie Strike Situation in Xetc Tork Un
eliuuyeit. New York, Feb. 3. Very little freight was
, mored along the river front this morning and
! most of the railroad piers on the West side
were still closed, but the New York Ccutral
had 130 men at work discharging a big float
and the company was receiving all the freight
offered. The merchants, however, were ship
ping no more than the most urgent orders,
fearing delay. The I'eniisrlraiila railroad In
troduced a hundred men on pier 5, but they
were nil green bauds who had nercr handled
freight before. One gate was open this morn
ing and a few track men were delayed. The
Lehigh company at pier 2 did not open Its
gates, but some freight wns handled at the
dock. The New York. Lake Erie and Western
railroad put on n force of men In the place of
the strikers and opened a pier for the freight,
but very little wns received.
On the steamship piers there wns much im
provement, freight being moved mostly by
new men. There wns nu Hbuudniice of un
skilled labor to be had and the superintend
ents of the docks had more men than they had
places for.
The trouble on the Gillon line pier wns,
however, further complicated when Alexander
Taylor, the dock stevedore, resigned, claiming
he could not work with the force on hand.
At the Hudson river freight depot a gang of
Italians quit work and jollied the strikers.
The master workman of the Italian local as
sembly of the Knights of Lalor culled at the
headquarters of the ocean association to-day
and told the committee that seventy fire Ital
ians who were working as non-union, men
were willing to strike If admitted to the union.
The olTer was accepted and the men struck.
An olllcer of the Ocean association says an Ital
ian Is paid $'J n head for supplying men to the
steamship companies. The non-uniou men on
the Mallory line pier who struck several days
ago have joined the union.
Police Superintendent Murray has taken
vigorous measures to repress outrages. Police
Inspector Steers has taken charge of the
olllccrs along the piers with a large force of
uniformed jiollce under his command, mid the
river h outs ure practically In a' stale of siege,
while 1,000 tiollce have been massed In reserve
at four different points, and patrol wasrons
have been stationed at each place so the whole
force can be concentrated at any given jiolnt
in a short time, and the 1,000 men can handle
twenty times that number of rioters. A thou
sand more are in reserve at pol-co headquarters
nud fully a hundred detectives hare been de
tailed for duty along shore, wearing plain
clothes, and all" the ilrer stations report half
hourly to Superintendent .Murray, who thinks
he will be able to repress any disorder or riot
ing which might arise.
Over three bundled non-union men of crcry
nationality, brought to Pennsylvania piers 27
nud '2$ this morning, upon finding n strike In
piosress, refused to work and fifteen went
over to the strikers. Over two hundred more
weie kept on a tug boat and not allowed to
hind.
Police guarded the Savannah pier to-day
for the first time. Thev fear trouble In con
sequence of the shootliig aflray of Tuesday
night.
At the Hudson river railroad sheds at St.
John's park a number of men weru brought
Into the yards In closed cars to fill the places
of the Italians who jollied the strikers and
were not allowed outside, as pickets of strik
ers were around.
The freight handlers on the Baltimore and
Ohio pier 43, North river, left work this after
noon, being called out by the delegates. They
obeyed with reluctance as they had never had
any trouble with the company. Tlvey were
the last of the railroad men to go out. They
told Supt. Brooks that they had no griev
ances, but were forced to go out on the call.
They loaded up all the freight on the pier and
swept the place clean. They refused to accept
any pay for their work as they were going out
on a call by the union, and not by any griev
ances of their own.
The Republic of the White Star llno7and
Erin of the National line could not be loaded
by the green hands In time to sail to-day.
A public meeting of business men has teen
called for Saturday ulght to consider the
cause and cure of the wrongs which the busi
ness men and others are subjected to by the
controversy between the coal transportation
and other companions and their employes.
James Farrell, a non-union man, was as
saulted by a gang of strikers to-night and Is
supposed to be fatally Injured.
S02IE WASIIIXaTOX GOSSIP.
A special says there remains of tho
Forty-ninth congress but twenty-threo
working days. At noon three weeks Irom
next Friday this limitation will expire,
and tho terms o! thoso elected to tho
Fittietli congress will begin with nil the
salary, perquisites, power, etc. There is a
great deal of work to bo accomplished in
theso twenty-three days, quite as much,
were the first session of congress just be
ginning, ns would be accomplished in as
many weeks. Not halt ot the labor on the
appropriation bills lias been performed in
commit too of tho whole in both houses.
Senator Iugalls intends to call up as
soon as possihlo his bill upon arrears ot
pensions. The effect, if passed, will entitle
each pensioner to pay lion: date ot death
or disability, regardless ot tho tunc when
application was made.
Tho genernl feature of tho plan embodied
in the Hawley ordinance bills and tho pro
posed amendment appropriating at onco
$21,000,000 for guns and coast defenses,
nro understood to meet almost tho unani
mous approval of the senate.
Senator Hawley has given notice ot hia
purpose to call up forthwith ono ot two
bills to encourage thoninnutacturo of mod
ern ordnnnce, to be followed immediately
by tho other. One of the mensurs relates
to army and tho other to navy ordnance.
It is Btntod upon good authority that
President Cleveland will name tho inter
state coiuinerco commission this week.
About 200 men have been suggested to
him, but ho Iuih practically determined
upon his men. At the white house it is
stated thnt no broken down politician or
men witli hobbies will benppoluted. Thcro
was a demand by Knights ot Labor for a
place on tho commission. Tho anti-monopolists
also asked for a place. Corpora
tions made suggestions. All theso havo
been cast aside. If ho will accept ex-Senator
Allon G. Thurinnn, ot Ohio, will be
president of tho commission.
CONVICTS' 31UTIXY.
Ahiikvim.e, N. C, Feb. 8. For several
weeks the men at the couvlct camp near here
had been restive, complaining of the hard
work and lack of food. All day Sunday they
huddled close together and refused to talk to
the guards. When dark came they were or
dered to retire for the night. Forty refused
to do bo. Yesterday morning when the force
was ordered out to work forty lefused to go.
Tho guards, who only numbered ten, dis
charged several volleys directly Into the mu
tinous group, pepieriiig them profusely with
bird shot. This brought them to their senses,
but secured for them places In the hospital,
Instead of on the road. Thev still declare
they will not work. Tho guard was greatly
enlarged last night.
rovn pehsoss drowsed.
IJAHTroitD, Conn., Feb. 8. The schooner
Samuel Daly, of New Loudon, was cut
through by the Ice at Saybrook point this at
trrnoon. and sunk. Captain Spauldlug, his
wife and child and three seamen got into a
yawl, but before It could be freed the vessel
went do w d. The captain and one of the sea
men were savod, but the others wore lost.
Mrs. Simuldlug's body was found floatl&ir, be
ing held, up by the clothiug.
Sect clary l.umar Rentier a Decision in
Tliree Vanes,
Washington special: Secretary Lamnrto
tiny tendered a decision in three Nebraska
land cases. In the case ol Patrick Harring
ton, ot McCook, nn order suspending
further consideration wns directed. In tho
rase of Maria C Widmar, of tho North
Platte district, tho secretary decided that
she has made satisfactory proof of six
months' ri-Nidcnceoiilier pre-emption claim
and is entitled to hold it. It was held by
the local land oflico that she had not com
plied with tho letter of the law ns to resi
dence. "It appears from the evidence,"
says the secretary, "that she took up ac
tual residence in her house about the mid
dle of June, 1SS-1, nud resided there con
tinuously until the latter part of October,
over four month. Being a poor woman,
compelled to earn her own living by her
own labor, she went to tho nearest village
ot any nize, North Platte, I wenty-five miles
distant, and organized a class in painting,
which she taught during the months
of Nov. mhor and December, 1SS4,
and January and February, 1HS.", having
no home thou1 tint paying for her board at
a boaiding house. About 1st of March
slic returned to her claims, lixed up her
house in a homelike manner, made ar
rangements for a garden and crops (corn
and millet) to be planted tin ground
previously broken, and about the middle
of March returned to North Platte to
te.uii the class in painting which she lint,
pioviously organized. She remained at
North Platte two months, returned to her
claim lor a fortnight, went back to North
Platte and stayed two months more, fur
nishing instructions to her palutim: class.
Then in the latter part of July, 18S5, she
went to her claim and remained there until
October I!, 1885, the date of submitting
final proof (over two mouths)." Ppon this
showing the register (the receiver not act
ing) it'jectcd the linat proof for the reason
that tho claimdnt had not maintained
six mouths continuous residence on the
claim iniiiu'diatoly preceding proof. On
npca', the general land oflico, November
21. IKS.", nllii'iiicd the action of the regis
ter. Widmar appealed. While Mrs. Will
iam's residence was sulllcient, the facts do
not indicate tiad faith. Her absences were
ffir the purpose of earning money for her
own support ami the improvement of her
claim. She had no other home. She did
not hasten to make an entry nt tho earl
iest possible moment after filing. In view
of these facts the local ollicers are directed
to inform Mrs. Widmar that sho will,
within a reasonable time after notice, pre
sent a corroborated allidavit showing an
ncliial bona tide residence of six mouths,
together with an observance of other legal
requirements. Her filial proof, thus sup
plemented, will be allowed."
In the rase of Henry Nichols, involving
lots in McCook. the secretary holds that
the transferee is entitled to notice ot order
of cancellation and ton heariuc, and di
rects that the papers in the case bo certi
fied to the depart incut, and that lurther
action lie suspended.
A DECISIOX It K VERS ED.
Snou; the l'olyyamht. Wins 111m Fight in
the Sujiremr Court.
Washington dispatch: A decision was
rendered by the United States supreme
court to-day in tho polygamy rase ol
Lorenzo Snow on nn appeal from tho de
cision ot the Third judicial court of Utah
denying his applicnt on for a writ of habeas
corpus. Ho was tried and found guilty ol
polygamy upon three indictments and sen
tenced to pay a fine ol $1100 and to six
months' imprisonment upon each, the sev
eral terms ot imprisonment to tollow one
another. After serving out his first term
he filed a petition for a writ of habeas cor
pus ami was discharged from prison on the
ground that he could not be legally sen
tenced to three terms of imprisonment for
one continuous offense. Tho court denied
the application and lie appealed. The su
preme court holds that the offense of co
habitation in tho sense of the statute is
inherently a continuous offense, and not
consisting ot an isolated act. Thero was,
t herefore, only a single offense committed
prior to the time tho indictments were
found. Tho court is, therefore, unani
mously of t he opinion that the order and
judgment of the district court for tho Third
judicial district of Utah must bo roverscd
ami tho case remanded to that court, with
directions to grant the writ of habeas cor
pus prayed for, and to take such proceed
ings thereon as may bo in conformity with
the law and not inconsistent witli tho opin
ion ot tho court.
CATTLEMEX IS COS VESTIOX.
Den ver special: Tho second tlny's session
ot the Bange association began this morn
ing. After somo preliminary work J. II,
Brush ot Colorado introduced two resolu
tions; the first demanding retrenchment in
the expense of dressing nud shipping beet
cattle; tho second demands that tho gov
ernment shall give tho range cattlemen bet
ter weather service A resolution was
adopted thanking President Cloveland for
prompt response to the telegram of Presi
dent Head in relation to tho memorial on
contagious diseases. Communications wore
received from tho National Butchers' asso
ciation and Brooklyn Butchers' association
asking for co-operation for tho benefit of
butchers ntid cattlo growers. Mr. McGal
Ian of Cleveland, O., addressed tho associa
tion and charged tho commission men ns
being tho cause of cattlo men not getting
just prices. Heclosed by offering a plan to
organize nu immense corporation partici
pated in by all cattlemen which should
butcher ami market all cattlo and sell
direct to consumers. Several other unim
portant addresses wero made. Tho after
noon session was taken up by tho discus
sion and levision ot tho constitution and
by-laws.
WILT. OJIEY THE LAW.
Pittsburg dispatch: Presidont Roberts
ot tho Pennsylvania railroad company
notified tho officials to-day that it was the
intention ot tho company to livo up to the
spirit and letter ot tho inter-stato coiu
inerco law, as it now roads, though the con
struction of some ot jts clauses by thecom
mission might cause changes later on. To
day gonernl orders wero sent to nil depart
ments notifying them of the Intentions ot
the company and telling them to act
promptly in accordance with tho bill
From two to three hundred clerks havo
been sot nt work proparing blanks, new sets
ot books, tonus and other necessary mat
ters to carry out the changes.
A COSCESSIOX TO CAXADA.
St. Johns special- Tho fish exporters in
this city havo been considerably exorcised
over the tact that tho collector ot customs
at Kastport, Me., had decided that frozon
herring imported from tho provinces wns
dutiable. Application wns inailo to tho
Washington authorities for nn opinion on
tho subject, and last night a reply was re
ceived, stating that frozen fish Intended for
immediuto consumption were freo from
duty.
A dispatch from Miles City reports tho cat
tle fcattcrfng on the range or crowding to the
rivers for water.
The Philadelphia clothing msnufictureis
have shut out the union clothing cutters tu
the number of 1,000.
In Attempt to DItowrs. a Family Biufi In
DIaftrou Work.
Dr.Kti.n, Trx., lei. Ytstenlay n battle
was fought nlsmt five miles fiom town be
tween four male members of a family named
White and Colonel John K. Kosser, his sou
Willie, aged 13 year., and a hired man mimal
Mullins, icsultftig In the killing of tlueeof the
Whites nud Colonel Kosser and the wounding
of the boy.
A coroner's Jury went to the home of the
White family, where the shooting occurred,
and on the ground In front of the entrance
found the body or J. C. White with a bullet
holt1 tlnomrli his brenst nud one tluouuh his
side. In the cciilei of a room in n great kk)1
of blood lav Walter White dead, shot twice
through the neck slid brenst. I pou a bed In
n half silting posture was Law son White dead,
with his gun eock.d and clutched In his hands
anil a bullet hole through his head.
hi one comer of the loom was found Ilos
scr's miii. shot through the s tie, with a Win
chester at his side. B,ood was everywheie
ami over t'Vrlv thlni;.
Ha f a mill1 tut Micron the home of Bosser
was reached lieu- ngnln was a sail scene,
hi the center of a room wnsthe dead ho.h of
Ilos-er, Mliiounded In the weeping wife and
tidldifii. lit-hud lecevel Ins dentil wound
through the neck nt the hand of old man
White, but beliivr a man of trout r talliv. after
bavin.', as he i.upposod, killed -ill the Whites,
mounted 111- horse and lo.le home, dying as
he entered the door.
The trouble had I's origin Inn lawsuit a
vei.r ago vs hen the Whites bought a piece of
Ian. I of Hosier. Falling to p.iv for II he
brought suit tognln possession of the properly.
A writ of dispossession had lien issued lust
week against the Whites but had In-en re
called for some icnson and whs not served.
'1 his lingered Kossor, nnd vestcrduy In com
pany with his son nud a lilieil man, all armed,
thev went to the White pluce to forcibly eject
them. The elder White Invited the' Kosser
party Into the house and Bosser and his sou
entered nud made known the object of the
visit. A few word were passed and tiring lie
can. Old innti White staugered from the
houe and fell dead in the ynrd, the elder
Bosser emptying his revolver nt him.
The boy was Inside mid his version of It Is
that the elder White shot him nud Ids father
ami he shot old man White once and then turn
ed his Winchester upon the White bovs to
keep them from bhooting Ids father, About
fifteen shots were tired with deadly tiled,
killing four of the partlc pants and wounding
the boy.
THE COLOItED MAS'S RMECTIOX.
The Semite fllre Itraion for Xot Confirming
th Xomluatlon of .VuMirir.
Washington dispatch: Tho document
prepared by Senator Ingalls and offered in
the shape of a resolution regarding tho re
jection by tho senate ot.Matthews (colored)
to be recordar of deeds of tho District of
Columbia, was to-day adopted by tho son
ate 20 to IS (a party vote) and will bo
sent to the president with tho rejection.
Tho document is in part as follows: Tho
president attempts to justify tho renom
ination ot Matthews by stating that tho
fitness of tho nominee bns been demon--trated;
second, that the previous opposi
tion to ids appointment among tho citi
zens ot tho tlistrict lias largely subsided;
third, that ho desires in this way to tender
just recognition and good faitli toward our
colored citizens. It is sufficient to tho first
two reasons alleged, to say that neither
could havo been npplicnblo where Matthews
wns appointed in August, immediately
alter the adjournment of tho senate, for at
that lime his fitness had not been demon
stated, nor had thero been nny interval for
local opposition to subside. Until sug
gested by the president tho senuto wns not
aware that the question of a "just recog
nition or good faith of our colored fellow
citizens" was involved in tho question,
and it has never before been timed
that a person's nomination for an olllco
should bo confirmed or rejected because ho
was black or white. Tho senate, however,
in view of tho president, cannot forbear to
apprise him, since ho lias raised tho race
issue, thnt Frederick Douglas was re
quested to resign tho olllco of recordor of
deeds in tho District of Columbia in order
l lint James Matthews might benppoluted
to that place. Without a doubt, Douglas
in tho most distinguished representative til
his class, not in tills country but in the
world. "Just recognition" would havo
been tendered to our colored fellow citi
zens by the election of 1'rttlerlck Douglas
rather than by his enforced retirement in
ortler to reward an unknown and obscure
partisan vho had uover been n slave and
therefore represented tho trauchised race
only by tho accident ot color. .The devo
tion ot the president to the political and
civil advancement of tho colored raco
might luivo been equally attested, and
good faith might havo been ns strongly
exhibited by tho retention of Douglas in
tho olllco w boso duties ho was discharging
to tho best satisfaction ot tho peoplo.
HOW AROVTTUE niXTER WHEAT.
In last week's issue ot tho Farmers' Ito
viow the following sumuimary of crops ap
pears: The wheat fields of Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois, Missouri and Kansas nt tho closo ot
last week wore generally bare ol snow,
whllo thoso ot Michigan and Wisconsin
wero generally woll protoctod. The amount
ot attendant injury, resulting from tho dis
appearance of snow, thus fur lias been
light, though occasional reports of damage
from freezing have already beon made. In
Clay and Franklin counties, in southorn
Illinois some of tho fields show injury from
freezing. In Brown, Douglas, Fayette, Iro
quois, Marion and Macon counties, of Illi
nois, while the Holds are bare, the plant is
reportod us looking well. In Johnson and
Spencer counties, in southern Indiana,
wheat hn been badly injured by freezing.
Reports from fourteen other counties
show wheat looking fa'r to good.
In Champaign and Franklin counties, of
Ohio, injury from freezing is Indicated. All
tho southern Ohio counties have been de
pleted ol snow but have not felt the effects
of tho freezing. The complaint of contin
ued dry and cold weather is mado by many
ot the counties of Kansas, and serious in
jury in this regard is reported from Cowley,
Davis. Douglas, Harper. Mitchell, Smith
and Sunnier counties. Thecropis reported
as looking well in Bourbon, Kllsworth,
Osbornoand Hocks counties. Discouraging
reports of tho condition of wheat are mado
from Gentry and Livingston counties, of
Miss ouri, owing to freezing, but in Daviess,
Mercer, Miller, Bolls, Salem and St. Charles
counties the fields, though bare, aro re
ported as looking well. Tho movement of
torn is scarcely perceptible in Iowa, and is
also- very slow in Minnesota, Missouri,
Iowa, Indluiia and Ohio, owing to bad
roads, though tho stocks are reported lovr
in all the slates named. The reports show
ulso that there is a very slow whipping
movement of potatoes in all the western
utates and generally light mipplles.
A TRAQEDY UXEARTIED'
Denver special: This morning news of a
tcrriblo tragedy was received from Boulder
county. On Monday last Wcinlollnu Mole
a German ranchman on the left hand of
tho creek, shot Ids child (lead and flrod two
bullets Into his wife's breast, leaving her
for dead, lie then lied to I he mountains.
Mm. Mole cannot recover. Having two
days the btart, the murder is still at large,
No cause whatever U known for the act.
VENERABLE "TIM" BACON.
A CtMitennrhm Whoso Only Compan
ions Art1 Ills Hooks null Ills
Oltt lMpe.
Otic of the most rcmark.iblo cases of
human preservation in the- state is that
of Timothy Hncon, or "Old. Tim Haeoii."
as ho is familiarly called by his towns
people, writes a Hurre, Mass., corre
spondent of The Boston Globe. Although
nearly 10(1 years of age ho might readi
ly be taken for a man of 80. In fact,
many men who have reached that ago
aro more inlirm and have less posses
sion of their senses than ho. Leaving
the train at Harro Plains, and dr ying
for something over two miles up a had
country road, which appeared to bo ex
tending clotidward, so stp was it,
your correspondent found hiSnsolf at tho
Hurre poor house, the present home of
the centenarian, who is famous locally,
and who deserves to rank among tho
remarkable old people of the age.
The Hurre poor farm, which now has
about twenty inmates, has an exterior
lint imliLo nt h 1 1- liMiiit of tin, ;m-t iit.
teretl throughout New I'ligland, but t tie '
interior on that eoltl winter morning
was warm, clean and cheerful -ns com
fortable as such places are likely to bo.
Passing through a number ot rooms in
which are housed tho paupers of tho
V Huge, tlio room occupied by old
"Tun" Uacon was reached. Tho old
man iom1 from the bed upon which he
was seated when tho visitor entered,
put down his well colored clay pipc.nud
was ready for an introduction and chat.
He is quite hard of hearing, but his
eyesight is almost perfect, and ho nev
er, during his long life, used glasses.
It is a curious fact, also, that although
he has been a great pedestrian, ho nev
er used a walking-stick. As late as last
summer anil autumn lie took long
walks about the hills and surrounding
country, this having been one of Ins fa
vorite pastimes. The snow and had
eond tiou of the roads are now all that
keep him indoors.
Timothy Bacon, tho subject of this
sketch, was born in Naliek, Mass.,
Nov. ISO, 17S7. He came of sturdy En
glish stock, his father, like those of his
family before h in. having been a fann
er. When 1-1 years of age young 15a
con resolved to start out in I ho world
on his own chances and came to this
town, Tlm.su who know him in his
jounger days say ho was always a hap
py -go-lucky sort of a fellow, who never
cared for work, and who would at unv
time prefer a good time with his fel
lows to sitting down to work on tho
farms of tho village. In his day he was
a gt ei:t hunter and trapper, ami lishing
in thu ponds and brooks of the vicini
ty was ono of h.s greatest delights.
The good people of tho neighborhood
pleaded and talked witli him to change
bis mode of life, but to no avail.
Up to within a very fow years ho has
drank freely, and all his lite ho has
smoked and chewed tobacco, In this
habit he has never stinted himself, ho
is using the weed as freoly now as ho
did eighty years ago. His world has
been a small one, but the local people,
high and low, rich and poor, all know,
and had a kind word for "Tim" Hncon
who, in spite of his wild ways, was n
prime favorite. He remembers all the
local celebrities for tho past oighty-livo
years, and speaks of them interesting
ly. Although ho had the advantage of
only a common-school education, ho
early in life cultivated reading, ami to
day, when nearly 100 years, his read
ing is a model of elugnnce, so far as el
ocutionary skill gties, from which ma
ny of liis younger associates might
profit.
Although now his pipe is about his
only companion, lie takes pride in read
ing the papers, tho print in no way
Doubling linn. lie has been married
twice, tho only child left him being a
Mrs. .Jackson, of tho village whoso re
verses in fortune account lor her fath
er's bonig at tho town farm. lie re
ceives not only from his daughter, but
a good many of his townspeople, ma
ny attentions winch make ids declining
years run more smoothly and pleasant
ly. He seemed perfectly happy and
contented with his mode tif life, al
though he perfectly realizes where lie
is the ward of tho village where ho
passed so many years of lis life.
lie has been an inmate of this insti
tution for twelve years, and Mr. Gran
ger, the keeper of tho poor-house, says
he can see no reason, considering Mr.
Bacon's present condition, why ho
should not rema n thero for twelve
years to come. Ho docs not appear to
be failing in health or intellect, but in
stead is looked upon as n most remark
able man. Ho has not for years seen a
sick day; never complains so long as
ho has Ins pipe, tobacco, and books and
dresses and looks after himself, being
loss trouble to thoso under whoso care
lie is than many men half his age. An
old man in the village, himself nearly
80 years of age, was questioned regard
ing Tim Bacon.
"Know him?" ho repented, "why, I
havo known him ever since 1 was born.
Ho vvas always the samo dovil-may-caro
sort of fellow, never knowing where?
his next day's inonl was coming, but al
ways contented and good company."
It in said of him that at ono time in
hiB earlier life ho was asked why ho did
not plant potatoes in tho spring.
"If I did so," was tho reply, "I
should have to dig them in the fall, and
there would be just so much oxtrn
work."
That ho has never tnkon kindly to
hard work nil his townsmon will say,
and perhaps tins is somo of tho reasons
why lie has reached such nu advanced
age. At one time, not so long ago,
there was n dance given to the minutes
of tho town farm, nud Tim Bacon was
along with tho others, and watched the
dancers. When nsked by a friend why
ho did not join in the festiv ties ho snid
Ids dancing days wero over, but added
that he used to enjoy tho sport. When
finest oued, he admitted Ills dancing
days had ended sevonty youra before.
' Ho Probably Wiped Hi Feet
dipt. Welsh of the Salvation Army
wenrs n red shirt on which ia om
brolderod "A burning holl awaits thu
careless." It is rumored that his wifo
did the decorating with u viuw to mak
ing the cuplnln wipe his feet beforo
coming in thu front door. Voitou JJer-uld.
"Where. Statesmen l)lscuscd 1'olltlcs
Over ii 'blowing Howl.
Among other old InmiTziirks of Now
York that are gradually disappearing
may bo mentioned those gastronomic
institutions known ns English chop
houses, wherein the solid gontlemen ol
hnlf a century ago were fond of regal
ing themselves over enormous mutton
chops garnished with largo kidneys and
supplemented with pint tankards ol
foaming stout or ale. The few houses
of this stamp which still remain, and
which boast of serving a chop in the
good old style, aro most of them down
town, and these, by degrees, are losing
their interesting qtiamtness. Hand
some nmhogony drinking bars and e.
licitMvo oil paintings replace the socia
ble oak tables and old-fashioneti sport
ing pictures which were the former
characteristics of such establishments.
It is not meant to insinuate that the
chops and kidnevs havo degenerated as
to size or quality, but simply that fewer
people now find time to take their ease
and enjoy their quiet meal than wns the
ease some years ago. The bar to-day
is moro generally patronized than the
table of old.
A fow of tho most noted of these
down-town hostelries however, retain
much of their old-time simplicity. A
strange feature in connection with theso
establishments is that although all of
them aro supervised by Englishmen,
they aro not much frequented by the
English in tills city. A proprietor who
has beon in tho business twenty years
said to n reporter that ho wns very
pleased that his countryinon kopt nwny
as much as tlie.v tlid. ,
"Tho fact is,"1' be said, "Englishmen
drink too systematically for tho busi
ness of to-day, and we don't liko their
custom as well as that of tho Ameri
cans. Our trade now is supported prin
cipally by what is sold over tho bnr.
Years ago it was quite the reverse.
Now, a party of Englishmen will come
in, and most likely order one round ol
drmks, whereus, if you will just look
at the bar you will s'eo standing there
six Amur cans, ono of whom has invited
the other to dr nk. Each of tho re
maining live will cosider it incumbent
upon him to r turn the compliment,
and tiioy will not remain more thau fif
teen minutes."
Tho oldest chop-house now in the
city is situated below Canal street. It
was opened in 18!18. and the exterior ol
tho house, an old fashioned two story
building, has not been much altered,
but the interior lias undergone a com
plete metamorphosis since the days
when tho elder Wallaek. the genial
Forest, and many other bright lights
quailed tho r convivial bowls at tho
round table.
A very similar building though
not so lnrire, which is said to bo
sixty years old, is hid nwny n fow blocks
further south. Thirty years ago it wns
occupied by ono Gnssen, who was a
Delmonico of thnt period. For the Inst
twenty years it has boon a chop-house,
nnd its cozy parlor still entertains many
of tlio stars of tho tiny. Hero very fre
quently of an evening may bo found n
coterie of lawyers, journalists, and oth
ers who approe ate a good story. An
cient history, which in slang parlanco
is called "chestnuts," would bo coldly
welcomed in this quarter. Tlio pro
prietor remarked that whonover Di.xoy
heard an original story up town he
would run down and retail it, but he
seldon palmed it oil' successfully.
Ono of tho strouts just below Fulton
boasts of a number of chop houses. Tho
most ancient of them tlates from 185G,
nud tho owner, n typical old English
man of the old school, whose rubicund
faco is adorned with gray s.tlo whiskers,
is proud when bespeaks of his old-timo
customers. Among tho most notablo
was the Into Samuel J. Tilden. who nt
ono time, according to tlio proprietor,
"never missed a day without coining
hero for a chop, nnd when ho was
governor very often it happened thnt
ho would bo licro twice n week. It be
came liko a home to him, and ho al
ways looked happy when seated in my
old-fashioned parlor." At this day ninny
well-known bunkers ami politicians aro
to bo seen at luncheon, eating and
drinking prec sely us liuaneiers uud
statesmen ato and drunk twenty years
ago.
But n few doors from this old chop
hotiso is another, established eighteen
years ago. Perhaps the most notnblo
person of whom this house can boast is
tlio Into Prof. Darling, who wns n daily
attendant from tho day of its opening
until shortly beforo his death. Ho is
snid to havo been full of anecdotes, and
particularly pleased when ho could got
a party around his table who would
1 slen vvhllo ho quoted Byron, Scott, or
Bums. New York Ileruld,
Germany's Trained War Dogs.
Ono of tlio novel foaturos by moans of
which Gormnny will defond Iiorsolf in
tho "impending" war is a battalion of
trained dogs, which aro now being
drilled by a rogimont of chasseurs at
Eubben. Commenting on the value of
this now lighting or rathor biting
powor, tho existence of which is con
firmed in Gorman military publications,
Petit Journal advises Gen. Boulangor
to act on tho prino pie of a "tooth for
a "tooth," nud continues, "If tho Ger
mans continue tho education of their
dogs, wo ouirht, without delay, toonlist
n regiment of cuts, and the battles
which those two hereditary enemies will
light will lesson tho monotony of Hold
lite." Not a bad idea this, if only the
tho I'elit Journal would find n means
ofcuring tho instinct of a cat to turn tail
at tlio sight of a dog. If thia dilllculty
can bo overcomo thoro ia no knowing
what tlio cats may not do, for their rep
utation as warriors has boon groat over
sinco Cambysos gained his great victory
over tlio Egyptians by tho holp of an
army of Egyptian cats. I'all Mall Oa
zctte. A Luke of Doer.
Tho Amorlcan Consul at Chomnita rc
ports thnt tlio beer production of Gor
many in 1885 was 1.100,000,000.000
gallons, enough "in mako a lake
moro than one square m le and six and
a half feet deep, or It woml make
running stream as largo as some of otic
rivers. 1'itru Mommy .Yctos.