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crops, houses and farming implements. A
number of cabins have been burned, the occu-
pants barely escaping with. their lives The
destruction of cOrdwood and timber Is I'M
mense.
TWO MURDERS.
CINCINNATI, April 19.-Lewis county, West
Virginia, is excited over the doings of some Tn-
known miscreants who have committed two
murders recently. Last Friday, a man named
Haffner was shot by an unknown party while
sitting on his horse, and now news comes that a
man named John Sleeve has been found dead
concealed in fence corner. Citizens are talk
ing of forming vigilance committee.
SHOT BY TREsPAssERs.
WHEELING, W. Va. April 19.-An old farm
er named Ashbrook was shot and killed at
Jacksonville, Pa, yesterday, by some fisher
men, who were trespassing on his farm and
who had been warned off.
STRUCK by LIGHTNING.
MILWAUKEE, April 19.-Lightning struck the
postoffice block at Waupaca, this morning.
Three stores are burned. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance 200.
GUN FACTORY BURNED.
PITTSBURGH, April 19.-The Western gun
works at Beaver Falls, Pa, caught fire at 10 this
morning and totally destroyed the building,
together with the contents, stock and machin-
ery Loss estimated at 100000; insurance,
$l55, 600. Origin of the fire not known. Sup
posed to be spark from the shot factory.
Over 200 hands temporarily thrown out of en-
ployment.
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The House,

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Under the call of
States, bills, etc., were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Herbert-Providing the President of
the Senate shall submit to the Senate and
House, when assembled to count the votes for
President and Vice President, all the packages
purporting to contain electoral votes.
By Mr.. Warner-Oeclaring that the option
of tender in payment of moneys in treasury
belongs to the government alone and cannot
be waived by the executive department, and
recurring the secretary to terminate the rela-
tions between the treasury and the New York
clearing house unless the clearing house re-
scinds the rule against silver.
By Mr. King-Providing for an appropria-
ton of lands for the necessary improvement of
the Mississippi river.
By Mr. Clark, misunderstanding twelve
condemned cannon to aid in the erection of q
monument to the late Gen. James Shields.
Bv Mr.. Weaver-A resolution directing the
secretary of the treasury to report whether or
not the treasury department has at any time
anticipated the payment of interest on the
public debt, or any part thereof, as provided
by the Joint resolution, approved March 18th,
1864, and if so for what period, to whom the
interest was paid, in what amount, and whether
with or without rebate.
The call of States concluded, the speaker an
nounced the pending business was the motion
of Mr.. McLane to suspend the rules to enable
him TO report from the committee on the Pacific
railroads the bill to alter and amend the sink
ing fund act, approved May 7th, 1878. The
motion was defeated rs to IS, a two
thirds affirmative vote being necessary.
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.

Important Action by the Senate Railroad
Committee-Vote to Extend the Time Z
tO4.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-At the meeting to-
day of the Senate military committee Senator
Garland's bill to extend for ten years the time
for the completion of the Texas Pacific rail
road was taken up and amen dments adopted
making its terms substantially identical with
those of the amended Northern Pacific bill.
The motion then prevailed by majority of
one vote that the Texas Pacific bill as amended
be reported back for action of the Senate and
placed upon the calendar without recommends
ton. Several members of the committee say
this order will probably be changed to posi-
tive recommendation in favor of the bill be-
fore it is actually reported to the Senate
The committee decided by a vote of z
against 4, to recommend the passage of the
bill to extend for six years the time for the
completion OF the Northern Pacific.
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The $4,000 Received.

Previous to the departure OF the Fort Smell
ling bridge commission to the bridge yester-
day morning, Mayor Dawson stated that he
had received a warrant from the United States
treasurer at Washington for $65,OO0, the bal
ance of the government appropriation for the
construction of the bridge. The draft is print
ed on blue paper and is sigued by James Gill
fillan, United States treasurer. 1t is numbered
6.IS3, and is drawn on war warrant No. 1,027.
The money is payable at the sub-treasury at
Chicago, and is made payable only after the
warrant has been signed by the full name of
each commissioner. Owing to the absence of
MIR. Joseph Thornton, one of the members of
the commission, who is now residing at Mur-
dock, in this State, the money will not be
available until after the warrant has received
bis signature, and with the view of expediting
affairs, Mayor Dawson has telegraphed that his
immediate presence is desired in this city, and
the preliminary measures will be consummated
by tomorrow or Thursday.
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GAYLOR'S CLUE.
Tell Tell Handwriting In the Whttsker
Investigation-The Possible Author OF
the Note of WarDing-His Identity Fre-
served Under the Guise of the Figure o.

Tell Tell Handwriting In the Whitaker
Inyestipation-The Possible Author OF
the Note of WarDing-His Identity Ffe-
served Under the Guise of the flgure o.
WEST POINT, N. Y, April l9.-At the investl-
cation to-day Cadet Dickinson testified that ne
inspected Whittaker's room four times since
last November. Saw no pillow case on his
pillow. Never saw other cadets pillows
without a pillow case. Then witness gave
many reasons why he thought Whitaker as
saulted himself. He said letter was 1cuno
on the floor of Whittaker's room written TO
Whittaker's mother in Whittakers handwrlt-
ing. 1t was only part written and was IN TWO
pieces and partly burned. 1t was taken from
the room and destroyed, Cadets Cardnlsh.
Madison and witness not thinking 1t ought to
be preserved.
WEST POINT, N, Y, April 19.-Supt. Gaylor,
of the New York postoffice, expert In writing,
created q sensation this morning in the inquiry
into the case of Cadet Whitaker by his testl-
mony. He had been given several days ago
257 pieces of paper from the 257 cadets, on
which the cadets had written sentences CON
tanning words in the note of warning found In
Whittaker's room. Before handing the papers
to Gaylor last week the recorder tore the sigma
ture of the cadet from each and numbered the
paper and detached signature alike, he hlmself
keeping the signatures. When asked what was
the result of his comparisons, Gaylor testified,
in substance, he had found no similarity be-
tween any of them and the note of warning,
except in the case of the paper numbered
8. He had been given several other papers
written by the person that wrote the sentence
numbered s, and in each instance the writing
strongly resembled that of the note of warn
ing. Taylor noted the resemblances IN letters
''D'' and "F'' in the work fined, letter "P'' IN
April, and the 9Th following the latter word
He said the writing of the person designated
No. s, was the only hand that presented points
of resemblance strong enough to warrant an
opinion, and he recommended the court to pur-
sue the investigation in the direction Of No. q.
It is not announced who is No. s.
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THE LATE DIR. SLOAN.

The Army Tribute to His Memory.
Yesterday the following order relative to the
death of Surgeon w. ]. Sloan, late medical di-
rector of this department, was distributed
from Gen. Terry's headquarters to all the post
commanders within the department:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March Is, 1859.
General orders, No. s:
1t is with great sorrow that the department.
commander announces to the officers and men
serving under his command, the death of the
medical director of the department, Surgeon
William j. Sloan, colonel and brevet brigadier
general in the army.
Surgeon Sloan entered the service as an as
sistant surgeon, on the 18th day of July, 1887.
He became a surgeon, with the rank of major,
OIL the Goth of December, 1855, and was pro-
NOTED to be lieutenant colonel, June 26th,
1876; to be colonel, April 2Sth, 1877. On the
18th of March, 1865, he received the brevet Of
colonel ''for faithful and meritorious services
during the wal" and on September 2Sth, 1866,
the brevet of brigadier general, ''for merito-
rious and distinguished service a t several mill
tary posts in New York harbor, where cholera
prevailed"
During period of more than forty-two
years Surgeon Sloan rendered faithful service
in nearly every part of the country, from the
Atlantic coast to New Mexico, from Florida to
Minnesota; and in his later years was Success
lively the medical director of the departments
of the Northwest, of the East, of the South,
and of Dakota, closing his long and most hon
orable career while in the full performance of
the duties of that office here.
1t would be impossible within the limits of
general order, to do justice to the services
and to the professional ability of ar officer
such as Surgeon Sloan was. Equally difficult
would it be to do Justice to his character as a
man. To the highest conception of the de-
mands of duty and the loftiest sense OF honor,
he united very remarkable simplicity and di
rectness Of character and most kindly and gen.
tie nature To great clearness and force of intel
lect and thorough mastery of his profession, he
added administrative and executive ability such
Us is rarely equaled. During the long and dis
tressing illness which preceded his death, his
mind retained its accustomed vigor: and, al
though struggling with disease, he continued
till the day preceding his dissolution t. dis
charge every duty which devolved upon him.
He lived without an enemy. He died beloved
and lamented by all who knew him.
In respect for his memory, all officers on
duty at the headquarters of this department
and all officers of the medical corps serving in
the department, will wear the usual badge of
mourning for the period of thirty days.
By command of Brigadier General Terry.
GEORGE D. RUGeLEs,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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DOWN SHE GOES.
A BID TUMBLE IN WHEAT AND
THINGS.
Milwaukee Has a Four Cent Panic and
Chicago Keeps Cooler but Smashes Down
"A General moral!zation-The Clique
Hurt by the Decline-The Lowest Point
Reached In Many Months.
special Telegram to the Globe. !


CHICAGO, April 19.-The foreign market was
depressed and lower again to-day. Last nights
thunder storm changing the temperature from
very warm to rather cold, which ordinarily
should have given us at least temporary ad-
vance, had the effect only that wheat opened a
shade lower than Saturdays closing. The
deal to-day had one marked feature, that of
much long stuff being forced on the market as
margins run out, and the boys assisted them,
you bet We sold off steadily from the OPEN
ing price, May 81. to $l.10, at which point it
seemed as if some parties thought 1t pur-
chase. Just for small reaction or rather scalp,
but the assisting powers were so insignificant
that soon the craft cut loose from her moor
ings and down the stream she went. New York
was very heavy and lower all along, and look
wherever they would, not spot there was to
be found for the so-called clique showing any
announcement. No wonder then that the boys
had it all their own way, and the extreme clos
ing was. May $1.07$l. Since change $l.07N@
1.08, however, has been paid, and good many
there are who expect small rally anyhow TO-
morrow. sure thing it is that our market IS
in condition now that small encouragement
will turn us the other way abruptly, II only
but temporary.
Well, if wheat was sick, corn certainly
was more sick. For fourteen days this
market has acted as if really
it would go no lower, but you ought to have
seen it to-day. 1t opened at $500 May and
sold dowa to 1870 without rally.
Calling wheat sick and corn more sick, what
is left then, for me to express the feeling IN the
provision market. 1t was nothing but down,
and down she goes. Should the old saying hold
good that on the lowest point she is always
weakest, We ought certainly to have rally in
everything tomorrow. I don't see how 1t
could be weaker than we closed with every
thing.
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FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
TSecond Session.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Davis Qlls.,) }
from the committee on Judiciary, reported a
bill to provide that whenever circuit and dis
trict courts of the United States are held at the
same time and place, there shall be but one
grand and petit jury summoned to attend the
same 1t provides that juries summoned for
one court may serve in the other, but either
court may summon several panels II necessary.
Bill passed.
concurrent resolution was adopted to print
100, 600 copies of the special report on the dis
eases of swine.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
Geneva award bill, and Senator Carpenter con-
tinued his speech in support of the commit
tees bill.
Senator Wallace from the select committee
to inquire into alleged frauds in the late cleo
tions, submitted report on the prevention of
the elective franchise by threats of deprivation
of employment. Laid or the table and order
ed printed.
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A CHANCE FOR ST. PAUL.

The Carson City Mint to Be Removed
to the Mississippi Valley-This City It's
Only Appropriate Location.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Mr. Burchard, di-
rector of the mint, appeared before the COM
mittee on coinage, weights and measures again
to-day, and discussed the subject of bullion
supply and capacity of the various mints to
meet the requirements of the
maximum coinage under the law.
The committee finally decided to
prepare a bill to establish a mint somewhere in
the Mississippi valley and providing for break
ing up tho mint at Carson City, Nevada, and
removing the machinery to the place to be
hereafter designated for the location of
q new mint. The committee will meet Saturday
to canvass claims of the several cities In the
Mississippi valley and to hear arguments
thereon.
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Ia Hiflpd2tEee.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

Special Telegram to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 19.-One of the
greatest panics ever known IN the Milwaukee
chamber of commerce occurred to-day. The
break in wheat amounted to fraction over
DC. A desperate battle has been raging be-
tween the bulls and the bears for a fortnight,
and, each day, as the bears succeeded in work
ing prices off one or two cents, their opponents
would modify the modification of their losses
with the hope that the next day would bring
the upward turn, Saturday the market closed
at 81 .U8L for May wheat. the favorite option.
In opening this morning it was at precisely the
same figure, and both sides began operations
with zest and courage, Early advices from the
East and abroad showed lower prices and q
weak tone at once set in. At almost every
trade fraction was knocked off, until amid
the widest excitement May sold at 81. 03%, a
decline of 1870 The transactions were very
heavy, SO great was the confidence on both
sides. A positive depreciation has never been
known in a si.gle day to make matters worse.
The terrific storm which centered In Nebraska
Yesterday and here this morning, Frustrated
the wires eastward and the speculatOrs were
entirely without New York and Liverpool news
from early morning. This intensified the ex-
citer. and the situation became exceedingly
mystifed.
The loss in this great decline comes chiefly
upon the big clique, who have been endeavor-
ing to manipulate the market all the spring.
1t is partly shared by a few heavy country
speculators, some of whom are reported badly
squeezed The dealers who have been fighting
a desperate battle, and those on the wrong side,
are very sick tonight, although there are not
any failures reported SO far.
The market closed May $1.0414, but without
any confidence. Eastern orders for tomorrow
are unusually light.
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PERSONAL.

G. G. Smith, Esq, La Crosse, at the Mer-
chants.
Hon. J. B. Hubbell, Mankato and Montana,
at the Merchants.
E. W. johnson, Madison, Wis, is stopping
at the Clarendon.
James L. stempson, of Milwaukee, is regis
tered at the Clarendon.
r. A. Ranney, Esq, of Chicago, Is regis
tered at the Clarendon.
Wm. Jones, ESQ, of Hastings, is among the
arrivals at the Clarendon.
E. W. Grosvenor, the big farmer and stock
breeder of Hastings, was among the visitors to
st. Paul yesterday.
Hon. G. F. Buck, Winona, is on one of his
semi-occasional pilgrimages to st. Paul, with
headquarters at the Merchants.
At the Merchants: j. s. Knapp, Owatonna;
It. w. Stevenson, A. D. Lucas, st. Croix Falls;
Hon. A. D. Andrews, River Falls; 81. E. Hor-
ton, Rochester.
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The SDeciaE Board.

The special board of public works having in
charge the assessments for opening, ETC., La
fayette avenue, met at IL o'clock.
The assessment heretofore made from Grove
to Collins street, on Lafayette avenue, was an
nulled, and new roll ordered to be prepared
on basis that half of the cost on frontage to
be divided up as follows One-thiId to be
placed on the property between Grove street
and the culvert, and two-thirds on the property
between the culvert and Collins street, and
one-half on outside property, two.thirds of
which lies south of the Chicago, st. Paul Il
Minneapolis railroad, and one-tbird north of
the same road. Adjourned for one week.
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Roadways TO the Fort Smelling Bridge.

The members of the Fort Smelling bridge
commission and County Attorney Egan met at
the mayors Office yesterday forenoon and pro-
ceeded in carriages to the bridge, where they
conferred with a number of property owners
with regard to purchasing land for the right of
way of the new Bloomington road. The meet
ing resulted in the following contract:
We, the undersigned, owners of real property
along and over which the Fort Smelling bridge
commissioners, appointed under special act of
the legislature amending the act of March I'd,
1876, have laid out road or highway pur-
suant to said act of March I'd, 1876,
do hereby covenant to, release any and
all claim for damages by reason OF the laying
out and use of such highway over our respective
tracts of land, and do hereby dedicate so much
of our lands as is covered by such road, as the
same appears on file in the Office of the register
of deeds of Hennepin county, for and in con-
sideration of the payment to us of the follow
ing sums of money, viz: Bruno Yetzer, l. 30
acres and 1856 acres, $3.50; J. Adelmann, 8. "
acres, S575; f. Pahl, 0.76 of an acre, 500; John
Nusser, $40 acres, S430; Epheram Wright,
1.55 acres, $500; Joseph Linka, 3.76 acres, $3.50.
In addition to the above, the commission has
purchased land from G. W. Lincoln, John Lee
Bories and James 4. Smith.
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FIFTY DEAD B0DIRS RECOVERED
And Many Others Supposed Still in the
Ruins.
DISASTERS AT OTHER POINTS,
WIND AND FIRE.

DESTRUCTION OF MISSOURI TOWN.
ST. LOUIS, April 16.-Ther are reports that
nearly the whole town of MaIshfeld was blown
down by terrific wind storm last night, and
then burned, resulting in frightful loss of
life The telegraph wires are all down, and
nothing direct from the scene of the calamity
can be obtained at present.
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
FOREST FIRES.

PETERSBURG, Va, April 19.-Forest fires
which have been raging in this vicinity the
past week have become uncomfortable. The
flames are plainly visible here. Barns and
stables in large numbers have been destroyed.
In many instances farmers lost all their
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DR.. Robert Hunter treats all throat and luny
diseases successfully by inhalation. Addres
103 State street, Chicago.
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&C.

Open to inspection and cheaper than else
where, the latest styles of Neck Wear in the
city, at 66 Wabashaw.
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Track of the Storm.

ST. LOUIS, April ia special to the Post
Dispatch from Lebanod says: The tornado
which caused such frightful havoc at Marsh
field last night passed entirely through Green
and Webster counties following the course of
the James river in northeasterly direction. 1t
struck the st. Louis & San Francisco railroad
in four places, and lett it near Fank's Station,
10 miles this side of Marshfield. The latter
place presents
TERRIBLE APPEARANCE,
there not being more than hundred houses
unharmed in the entire town. The court house
and many other buildings took fire and the
scene and effects were of dreadful character.
At one house two children were found dead
another badly mangled but still alive. The
parents could not be found. In another case
n woman was lost entirely seems to have been
carried away bodily. No details of the
calamity have yet been received. The
force of 49, wind nd, .ud stripped E;Ptoa 1.-The the
entirely out of the ground and telegraph poles
and wires were carried hundreds of rods into
the woods and tied and knotted among the
limbs of the trees as though they were cotton
strings. Everything possible is being done to
ASSIST AND sUCCoR THE WOUNDED,
not only at Marshfeld, but at other places.
Physicians throughout the country are flock
ing to the points most injured and doing all
they can to alleviate the suffering.
Doctors from Springfield to the James
river country, six miles south, as
well as to Marshfeld, and scores of kind
hearted people have volunteered as nurses.
Captain Rogers. general manager of the st.
Louis & San Francisco railroad, is sending
special trains with relief wherever any good
can be done and all are doing everything pos
sible to aid the injured and dying.
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Bargains in Hosiery.

Ladies, don't fail to avail yourselves of the
grand bargains offered by Powers Bro. s in
their Great Sale of Hosiery. See their adver-
tisement on last page.
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Hosiery at Half Price.

The finest manufacture of French and
English Hose, are being sold at Powers Bros
at about so cents on the dollar. See their ad-
vertisement on last page.
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% Cepts-Croquet-99 Cents.

Full and complete sets s mallets and balls,
in boxes. An immense stock just received at
the SO Cent Store.
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NIatressaa and Bedding

Manufactured to order in every class and de-
scription, of superior quality and finish, at
Auerbach, Finch, Culbertson & Co.'s, II West
Third street. Bridge Square.
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1T st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, April l9.-The storm that
wrecked Marshfeld and caused such destruc-
tion of property at other places in southwest
Missouri last evening struck this city about
Il 80 clock, and, while it did no serious
damage, it shook things up considerably.
A large number of trees, fences, signs
and chimneys were blown down and numerous
houses more or less injured The wind was
very strong, almost deluge of rain fell and
some hail.
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The finest assortment in this city-over $685.
600 worth, of the latest styles and most
elegant patterns, at Auerbach, Finch, Culbert-
son Co.'s, IA West Third street, Bridge
Square.
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Carpets! Carpets!

Auerbach, Finch, Culbertson & Co.. IA West
Third street, are now opening the finest line of
Carpets of all kinds ever brought to st. Paul.
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The latest novelties in Scarf Pins at the low
est living prices. These goods have just been
received and we invite competition; &c Waba-
shaw street.