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4 CRISIS or fas PARTY.

The Washington news OF the past three
days is dramatically interesting The events,
growing largely out OF tbs luminosity be-
tween Conkling and Blaine, the President
espousing the cause Of the latter, are Of grave
import to the Republican party. Garfield
appointed five friends Of Conkiing to posi-
ton In New York State; he appointed one
friend or Blaine, and the enemy Of Conkling,
Collector Of the port OF New York. Conk-
ling kicked and locked the Senate for two
months; Garfield then Withdrew the nomi-
nations OF Conkling's five friends, refused to
send In further nominations until Robertson
was considered and nassed the influence OF
the administration 10 secure his contirma-
ton. An each Senator had friends 10 be sp-
pointed Conkling was ut disadvantage. lie
found some Of his adherents weakening; lie
did not wish 70 sscrificc the faithful ones In
= fight that would estrange the Prrsiden md
lose them their patronage, and 80 he and
Senator Plat resigned md have appealed
the question to their constituents. Roberts
son was confirmed, and the great boI broken
the way was open for Nil. Tie administrs-
tion has won the FIRST round. The second il
now being fought ont Il Albany. On the re-
suit VI this, ifit Il fought To Issue, hang the
destinies or Garfield, Ccnkling and Blaine,
and not ilnprobaoly that Or the Republican
party. Il = the .Aercest struggle within the
lines that the Republican party has had.
Two q the thres primo movers viii y
downed dnaliy In thisaa sht, end 4 = llableto
cost the Republican party the State 81 New
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Death by Violence.

VIRGINIA CITY, New, May Thames III.
Kemp, well-known barkeeper of this, was
found dead in the stable of the old Nevada
mill, in Six-mile canon, this morning, by
some boys who were hunting their cows. He
had evidently committed suicide by placing
pistol in his mouth, blowing out his brains.
He has'not been seen since last Saturday.
He was single man, about 81 years of age,
and native Of Missouri. His act of self
destruction was probably caused by his be-
ing out Of work. -..-...,
WALLA WALLA, May Ill. Stevens shot
and killed M. Hederick, wis was member
of the last Idaho Legislature, at Potlach
Creek, this morning at a. IN. Stevens sur
rendered, and his case was set for trial on
Friday.
SEATTLE, May 1.-THE Russian, Henry
Mesoio, who literally stabbed sailor named
Lawrence to pieces some months since at
Port Townsend, and fed to Victoria, was
brought back last night, aud IL now here
awaiting trial for murder.
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A ROUGH GUESS
At conkling and Platt's Purposes.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The Stars Wash.
inSton special SAYS: Since yesterday there
has been good deal of comment on the AZ
ton of Sena, ofs David Davis and Jones. Of
Nevada. in stand;ug by Conkling as thew
have done. | hear on good authority thai
they were he only members of the SENATE
who stood by him on The final deal. Jones
has proved himself firm friend and adj.
nicer. There is possibility that Conkling
VIII come back here as an independent Re-
publican Senator. If, as is judged fl ON the
character of the man, he has concluded ali
his chances with precision, he and Plat. will
be returnsd to the Senate with a strong en-.
dorsement of their course which they will in.
terpret In such way as to make them indie.
pendent and law unto themselves. Join.
ing them with Malone, who is likewise a
I end Of Jones, of Nevada, they will hold
the balance of power i'll the Senate and be
more Importance than ever before, at the
same time that they will be able to harass
the administration from now until the close
oil the present term.
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How the contest Ended

WAsHIsaToS, May l8.--The famous
Robertson nomination, which has occupied
50 large q share of public attention for two
months past, was confirmed by the Senate
with peaceful unanimity to-day. The ex-
treme rapidity with which the depending
controversy was fnally disposed Of is very
readily explainable. The light against the
confirmation was abandoned by Senators
Conkiing and Plat when they sent in their
designations two days ago, and IS they had
given up the contest its continuance to-day
by their sympathze1 would have simply ex-
posed the latter TO hostile remembrance from
the administration hereafter aud prolonged
the Senate's session without possibility of
preventing the foregone conclusion, which
was therefore gracefully, rs well a wisely,
faciliia ted to-day by refra.ning from opposi-
ton In airy form or In any degree Whatever.
II was also privately explained by promi-
nent Senator who had been expected to
make an earnest speech against Robertson's
confirmation that he abandoned his purpose
because he felt he could not fully discuss
the case without giving political ammunition
70 tho Democrats, which they would. un-
employ y some future nltmo
against the Republican party. ia.
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THE GARFIELD SIDE.
Private Secretary Nichols Makes Res2onse-A
National Question Getting Vulgar.

Private Secretary Nichols Makes Response-A
N at,onai Question Getting Vulgar.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Hard Money
Nichols, General Garfeld's private Secreta-
nv during the Presidential campaign, to-day
makes speciol addition to the Garfield
Conkling literature. 1t is addressed TO the
editor of the Erening Star and reads as fol-
lows:
al am the subject of an editorial in this
mornings Republican, suggested by and In
mention of II communication over my name
in yesterdays New York Tribune. In that
communication l distinctly affirm four
things: 4. - sr %sa H. .a
First-That the Wriggler article in the
Herald bore plain evidence ex-senator Conk-
ling's assistance in its preparation.
Second--That the policy of sneering at the
President in the pending controversy and
calling him the tool of Mr.. Blaine is an I'M
digniied attempt to belttle the President
and a cowardly thrust at Blaine, who is not
In q posi- ton to respond. " #'f
Third-That General Garfield did not sug-
gest nor plan the New York conference last
summer, rs charged in the lie raid, but Mr..
Conkling's friends did; that Garfield only
consented to attend when convinced that
Conkling was contemplating treachery, and
did attend to them and stamp out that treach-
cry.
Fourth-That assuming the reports about
pledges, promises, ETC., to be true, 1t proves
the selishness and contemplated treachery
of Conkling & Co. 1t Is confession on
their part OF base nature and meanness,
and more selfish conduct than they charge
on the President.
Now what has this to do with the question
that am diminutive persona that sat in
an arm chair at the Chicago Convention
that thrust myself OH TO General Garfield,
to his annoyance and disgust at New York,
which Is lie !; or that Garfield could not
stop me from writing letters in his name
another lie. never wrote q letter In Gar
fields name In my life. wrote the letters
and he signed his name to them. That |
was only allowed to write acknowl Judgements
of receipts Of letters Of congratulation Is an
other lie. opened, read and answered all
classes of letters, and finally Mr.. Nichols is
professional, honest money man.
What has my siz. 10 do with this contro-
versy? / am not as larfie as David Davis
nor as diminutive as Malone. l don't
know as much~as some othar people, but
what do know know just as well as If l
weighed 400 pounds, and part Of my limit
ed stock of information Is likely TO prove an
inconvenience to q certain enterprise of the
firm of Conkling, Gorham IL Go.
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AND CONVERSATIONS
A Shower Of Official Heads Falling.

n SaoWGf Oh 0InCiai f1eads Faiunk.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The President
nominated Elijah A. Stone, of Ohio, Indian
Agent at Fort Hall Agency, Idaho, and DC.
Main, of the District of Columbia,
Indian Agent at Fort Lemhi Agency. |. T.
The Senate confirmed Cbas. w. Hopkins as
Postmaster at Fsisco, U. T.; Albert w. Bosh,
of Indiana, Collector of Customs at Puget
Sound, Washington Territory; Wallace II.
White, of Maine, U. S. Attorney for Wash
ington Territory. The President nominated
Thomas A. Osborne, of Kansas, Minister to
Brazil, vice Hilliard recalled; Judson KiIpat-
rick, of New York, Minister to Chilli, vice
Osborn transferred; Stephen A. Hurlburt,
of Illinois, Minister to Peru. vice Christ IAN
cy recalled; Lew Wallace, of indiana, Min
lister to Turkey Geo. Ii. Nanny, of Ten
nessee, Minister to Columbia, vice Dechman
recalled; Jeremiah Ru,k, of Wisconsin,
Charge fAdairs to Pa asGay and Uruguay,
vice Caldwell recalled; Ho ace TAYLOR, of
Wisconsin, Consul o Ma settles, vice Gould
recalled.
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KILLED BY HIS OWN MEN.
Lieut.. Cherry Ass ssinased-A Mysterious Al
fair


fair.
CHEYENNE, May 1.-the Leaders spe-
cial fom Fo:t Niobraia says. Lieutenant
Samuel A. Chc".y, of the 5ah Cavalry, and
an escort, While out scouting for road agents
near y lob ara, came upon them Suddenly,
when fight ensued, in which Che ny was
killed. The :oad agents escaped. Cherry
was adjutant of Thornbusg's command in
the Ute exped ION, and ia me a,.tion at MIL.
river d sO:a3 aished IL aseif fot bravery. lie
was engaged TO mar y The daughter of Cou-
gressmau Harry Whine, of Pennsylvania.
CHICAGO, May IA Fort Nlobra spe-
cial says: The fact has been developed that
Lieutenant Cherry was X, led by one of his
own pushing party. About ten o'clock on
"Wednesday morning Lieu.eIaaL Cbeity,who
had divided his party, retaining three men
with him, saw some men at distance on
bluff. While riding along with Sergeant Har-
rin.ion on his ght aud Thomas Locke and
James Convoy III the rear, a shot was ii ed
behind hem, when he Lieutenant al once
turned 20 .he LETT ia bis saddle aud asked
what It mea 1t. Locke, w,th bis pistol in his
ha1d and w:.h'n o few yatds of him, pre-
tended ii had gone of acc .deuially, and im-
mediale!y snoL the l. ell euant through The
heart, death being jus au,aueous, or nearly
49,
at whom it appea 5 he had directed his first
Shot. Convoy was wounded and knocked
out OF his saddle. Ha' riDg,on, according TO
his own s. ateneot, seeing his officer shot
down, ami ST aase men approaching them,
believed That Lieutenant Cherry and him.
self had been betrayed by he other Two sol
dieis and that The NEIL approaching were the
despe"adoes. He at once fled aud afLec r.
dag down his hos AID Lieut.. Cherry's,
which followed hun, reached tue post al $50
p. IN Up 10 tbs line iumof had acc ted ed
10 him pat,ic; patton in The atrocIous muir
der Of Lieut.. Che ry.
1t must be remembered that the patty OF
Lieut.. Cherry was iced over several
miles and IL was atterward ascei;ained Lat
the men whom Harrington says he thought
were the robbers were in fact Bordeaux and
his party. From the fact that no one could
comprehend The situation, Locke put spurs
10 his hoise and eilecied his escape. The
news soon reached the pest and Capt. Mont
with his company of so cavalry,
rapidly to the scene and sent the
Lleutenant's body to the post.
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HIGH TIMES AT WASHINGTON.
Robertson conhrmed-Senators conkling and
Piast Resign-Paradise Popping.

Robertson Connrmed-Senators Sonkling and
Plat Resign-Paradise Popping.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Conger
called up from the table the nomination of
Edwin A. Merritt to be Consul General at
London and 1t was confirmed without debate
and without any uttered manifestation of
dissent, the confirmation being effected by
common consent I'm the absence of objection.
The nomination of W. II. Robertson as Col
lector of Customs for New York, was then
called up and confirmed in precisely the same
manner without demand forvote Of any kind
or word of discussion. Badeau was with
draw. The President nominated Aleck
Foreman U. S. Marshal for the western dis
trict of Louisiana and considerable num-
Der of other minor officers. These nominal
tions were all read aud referred. The mega
tive votes to Merritt and Robertson were
hardly heard and they are said to be less than
q half dozen.
1t is stated Chambers nomination goes
over to December by universal desire. 1t is
reported the President will appoint Chandler
during recess but must first get the resigna-
ton Of the Solicitor-General Phillips, or re-
move him for cause. The story is improba-
BILE.
1t is stated the only negative votes on Rob-
ertson were Ingalls,, Farley, Jones aud Don
Cameron. .+-..
The Vice-President laid the following
communication before the Senate:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 10, 1881.
SIR-Will you please announce to the SEN
ate that my resignation as a Senator of the
United States from the State of New York
has been forwarded to the Governor Of that
State. have the honor to be, with great
respect, Youl obcdient servant,
Roscoe CoNKLING.
This communication caused great sensa-
ton which was heightened when the Vice
President laid the following before the Sem
ate:
SENATE CHAMBER, May 10, 1881.
SIR have forwarded TO the Governor of
the State Of New York my resignation as a
Senator of the United States f:om the State
of..New York. VIII you please announce the
fact to the Senate. With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
T. c. PLATT.
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Willard AND THE NORTHERN o..
The Pool Want to Know If Their Mo-
been Placed Where 1t will po ~ has
Nuc Ma

The Pool Want to Know If Their mcu
Good. '"e Most
BALTIMORE, May 13.-The am.-,
fhiladelphia special says: II was ,eaas
prominent hnancieis on Broad stree, ,u by
tnat next Saturday lily. Willard, Pres,Gauay,
the oregon Navigation Company, il ro",l9 Of
by ms contract with the Northern phuiied
poor, 10 make a statement of tho @'he
which he put the millions which vera , use 70
IN ms hands in such perfect p,aced
MS ifienas, VINO had not the remotes, eT
where he intended to invest ii. Ro,m .uea
tnis time ana next Saturday Willard '"eea
pace hiinseli I'D position TO show a n"R
balance sheet TO his friends, and ii Is bs sooG
ne VIII pe aoie &c extr,cate himself from nv
rather unpleasant position of Som. I'm Tue
II u currently reported In this city and ms
York that Willard has Succeeded J., ~, New
,imiiafy arrangements with the Norhp~,'HH
Pacific which will result In a com,r'','..efn
an the matter, legal or otherwise, betwasuN
the Two parties. There Is no doubt Tween
,hat very powerful influence of the Ieadh,Ir
banking houses of the country. who aaits
terested in the Northern Pacific has h. ae H.
erted in behalf of some settlement of tSA'
hculty. 1t has long been urged thai anU h
ofaoie compromise would be benefcisl" W.
only to Willard, but to the COMPANY 10 rot
nature OF the proposed terms of seitrer,aaln'e
II they have been agreed upon, is kent q eI
found secret. 1t is said that Willard ~, r9,
be allowed two directors, and I'm, "o,lla
agreement, would be made in regard 70 'o .he
business Of the Oregon Company. TI to t a,'
NOR Is common that the two companies wiz M
be consolidated, and that President Rini WIN
would resign in the near future 10 hs Ivy
ceeded by Albert Fink, pool commissions W." :,
the trunk lines.
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New York Press on the Confirmation Of Stanley
Matthews.

i NEW YORK, May 4.-The Commercial
Bulletin says: The real Significance of the
Senate's confirmation of Stanley. Matthews
as Supreme Court Judge Ii not In connec-
lion with its party relationships, but In The
fact that y power has arisen In this country
which Is strong enough now To overbear both
great political parties, and right In the teeth
Of an opposing popular opinion Of every
dictate of propriety, TO compel those two
parties, as occasion may require, to do their
bidding. This Is at once apparent upon, an
analysis Of the vote. II Thus. among the Sem
ators In the affirmative (will 1t be believed?)
are such leading men as Voorhees,, or Indi-
ana; Pendleton, of Ohio; Beck, of Ken
lucky, aud Lamar, Of Mississippi. We.do not
see how these heretofore ostentatious oppo-
nents Of corporate monopoly can look their
constituents In the face when they return
home after having made such record. 1t
looks as If those constituents had been de-
liberately sold out.
The Sun says. To the credit Of the Re
publican side Of the Senate, be Ii said that
this astonishing event has been accomplished
by the votes Of the Democratic Senators.
1t Is these chosen Represen-
tatives Of the Democratic party who have
elevated Matthews ~ dignity with which
he Is unworthy. The confirmation seems to
have been achieved through the assistance of
Joseph e. Med onald, OF indianapolis, who
ceased TO be member Of. the Senate three
weeks ago. Mcdonald is not merely pro-
Tossing Democrat; he is . leader Of the
Democracy. UP to the present time 1t had
not appeared improbable that the Democra-
cy might confer upon Mcdonald the high po-
sition which he so narrowly failed to gain in
1880. Now, however, the situation Is pro-
foundly changed. Whatever individuals
styling themselves Democrats may do, the
National Convention OF the party can never
select for It's candidate man who has given
to Jay Gould the control Of the Supreme
Court.
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STANLEY MATHEWS coNFIR MED.

The New Justice Says He was In Corner,
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Edmunds, Davis,
Logan and Mcmillan spoke to-day against
the confirmation Of Stanley Matthews, while
Sherman, Pendleton and Beck advocated 1t.
Criticisms were directed toward his locality
and his former friendship for the Pacific rail-
roads, and Edmunds held that he had at the
unwilling Of Thomas statue enunciated the
State right heresies. A vote was then taken
and by % to Fl he was confirmed. Politics
was entirely ignored in the confirmation.
Justice Clifford was confirmed in 1858 by
one majority. Anthony was absent to-day
and lost his chance TO vote nay. Nobody is
likely TO move reconsideration, although 1t
u rumored that such thing Is possible.
Further fght would, 1t Is argued, appear like
persecution. III
CHICAGO, May 13.-The. Inter Oceans
Washington special says: An interview got
the following from Matthews: swell, I am
confirmed by majority Of one VOTE. That
10 not much to brag Of, Is IL But consider
ing the extraordinary move Of the opposition
to my confirmation, the victory Is greater
than II appears. was II aterrible disadvan-
tage In the contest. Charges made against
me were such rs could not answer. Il was.
asserted that Ii was on the bench would
decide In certain way. / could not answer
chat charge. IL was certainly very unfair
attack. II Is all right to tackle a man about
wha. he has done; to overhaul his public re-
cord; but to attack one for what it Is pre-
sumed he will do Ia unfair, because he can
not answer II, This mode OF warfare put me
In y very embarrassing position, for the very
nature Of It prevented me flom making re-
ply. The fact that was an Ohio man was
used against me. 1t b known that some OF
the Senators thought tho, vacancy should
have been filed from some other State. II
has been long, and to me, very annoying,
situation. To BIZ confirmed by majority Of
one vote Ii nothing 10 brag of, but consider
ing the extraordinary effort TO defeat me, Ii
ID perhaps surprise that the majority was
not on the other side.n The rilmor has been
that Senator Teller, who was paired with
Sewell, Of Alabama, telegraphed Sewell that
he (Sewell) did wrong in voting for Natth-
eva, - he (Teller) would have opposed him
and wished the pair TO hold. Sewell, who
voted for Matthews on the information that
Teller would do 30, was expected to move o
reconsideration, and then refrain from voting
for confirmation, which would have defeated
Matthews.
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AMONG the things unexpected this session
Of the Senate has been prolific In In the con-
firmation Of Stanley Matthews. The Judi
ciary Committee rejected the nomination,
but IL was rescued from the burning, brought
up and confirmed by one majority. Among
the most displcased Senators at this result Is
Edmunds, who threatens TO resign the chair
manship Of the Judiciary Committee int con-
sequence. or course Matthews had TO Sc
care number of Democratic votes to help
him through, and rs they do not by any
means admire Matthews their support may
be attributed to the policy OF creating dis
sensions In the Republican party. Still 1t
does not have the approval Of some Of tie
most efficient Democratic organs. The Sun
says substantially that Voorhees,, pendleton,
Beck and Lamar have virtually given the
control Of the Supreme Court TO Jay Gould
aud the corporations by this con-
tirmation and have thereby shut themselves
out OF future Presidential consideration,
while the Philadelphia Times In forecasting
this probable result said: ait Is certain that
without Democratic votes Matthews con-
tirmation must fail but who ever knew
Democrats TO be able to resist 4 blunder or
folly whenever they had square chance ?"
1t Is an open question, therefore, In which
the dragons teeth hare been sown thickest
by the confirmation. '"'~
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POWDER AND POISON.
How Gear Alexander Enjoys Himself

q. How Gear Alexander Enjoys Himself
ST. PETERSBURG, May 17.-An engineer
has found mine Of 81 pounds of gunpow
der under stone bridge at the steamer land
ing In the street leading to the Tsarkalset
railway station. a.# 49,
Two naval Lieutenants were arrested at
Cronstadt for abstrac;ing dynamite from the
military mine department. ... ...u ..
The Gar Is said to have nearly persisted
by poison on the l2th inst. The palace soul
lions, arrested since, had sprinkled Arsenic
over bowl Of salad of which Alexander Is
very fond. On the day previous the Gar re-
ceived an invitation to his funeral.
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Wizards Victory.

NEW York, May 14.-The Tribune says
the control Of the Northern Pacific railroad
by the Willard combination TO all appearance
has been accomplished. An agreement has
been made by which Willard buys Northern
Pacific stock Of President Billings, amount
Ing to about $4,000, 900, and consents to the
discontinuance of all suits against the CON-
pany. The company Is to annul its recent
issue OF 1S,OOO,O0O in stock. On she other
hand Willard Is to have majority Of seats IN
the board OF directors. Whether the agree
ment was signed or not yesterday, was not
made public, but high authority said there
was no doubt u would be carried out Ii II
was satisfactory to both parties 10 the con-
tract. President Billings and Mr.. Willard
were not seen yesterday but both were in
the city.
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Is this to be a" Iunius" Letter

NEW YORK, May 14.-The National Re.
publican OF to-day, referring to the published
report that Gorham wrote the fiye-colmn
attack on President Garfield recently printed
in the New York Herald and that ConkImg
furnished the material, makes the following
explicit denial: George G. Gorham did moi
write, suggest, or have any know ledge prior
to Its publication of any of the matter which
has appeared in the Herald concerning the
President. Senator Conkling declares that he
neither furnished or inspired the matter al.
luded to, nor has he any knowledge of the
authorship.