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Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Various Important Bills Introduced ii
The House.
Postmaster General Hatton Wants
Appropriations.
Confirmation Of Hugh Mc0ul-
looh's Nomination,
A Number Of Treaties with For
eign Powers.
Other News Of More or Less In
teTeSt.
The Spanish Treaty. How IL is Dis
cussed by New York Merchants
and Rcfincrs.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, d. g., December S.
from the postmaster general, recommending o
larger clerical force ut the postotfices. Mr..
Mitchell read a letter from General Grant, in
which the general expressed a hope that the
bill would be withdrawn, as under no circum.
stances could he accept a pension even if the
bill passed both houses and received the ap.
prevail of the president. The bill was with
drawn. Before he withdrew the bill he stated
he had introduced the bill because he was
chairman of the committee on pensions and
the president had a pension for
General Grant, and he (Mitchell) had always
felt that General Grant ought to be placed
where he was when, to accept the presidency,
he laid down u great Office he won in war.
The finance committee agreed unanimously
OF report favorable to the nomina ion
of Secretary ,4McCullough' The sen
to the bill, forfeiting unearned lands
granted to the Atlantic and Pacific railroads.
Conference committee appointed. BY Mr..
Blair for an appropriation of $4,000 to pro
mote the colored peoples worlds exposition
to be held in Chicago in September, 1885. 1t
is provided that j. w. +. Thomas, of Illinois;
of Alabama, w. Wyatt Henderson, of
Illinois; Joseph w. Moore. of Tennessee.
and Thomas Fortune of New York, be ere.
ated a board of commissioner for the dis.
bursement of the amount.
J. BY Ingalls-To amend the revised statutes
so as to make the day of the Inauguration Of
a president of the United States a legal holi.
day in the District of Columbia.
Allison submitted a resolution, which passed
extending the time fixed for the submission of
the joint commission appointed to consider the
organization of the signal service and other
bureaus of the government. Considerable de-
bate arose on the bill for the relief of Hawley
e. Sons, of Detroit, to refund S473 for duties
alleged TO have been illegally exacted from
them by the treasury department on malt i'm
ported from Canada in 1870. Palmer, Con-
ger and Cameron, of Wisconsin ad vocated the
bill; Allison, Aldrich, Cockrell, Hoar, Sher-
man and Morrell opposing it. The principal
points made by the opponents of
the measure were first, That
the requirements of thu law were not com
piled with regai ding the written and timely
protest at the time of paying the duties, and
secondly, that tina passage of this bill would
lead to an assault upon the treasury by multi
tudes of similar claims, dating back TO indef-
mite periods. The bill was defeated 10 yeas,
% nays. Conger gave notice of a motion to
reconsider. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
GENERAL NEWS.
County Seat Row Ill Ashton aud Red
field, Dakota,
A Large Amount Of Canadian
News,
A Rich farmers Wife ElOpes
with q Negro.
The Whitewater, Wis, Whole
sale Poisoning.
The Poisoncr at Last PoisoDs Herself
and Uonresscs Her Guilt,
A COUNTY SEAT ROW.

CHICAGO, December S.-The adjoining
towns of Ashton, Frankfort and Redfeld,
Dakota, wero contestants in 1850 for the pc.
sition of county seat, the records being at
Ashton, The people of Redfield claim that at
that election their town received n majority of
all votes cast and was entitled TO the posses.
sion of the county records, bat that the returns
being in the hands Of the hostile towns, the
result was not declared till a few days ago,
whereupon tho citizens of Redfeld determined
to take possession of the records. The result
as CLEANED from dispatches to the Inter.
Ocean from Frankfort and Redleld giving
both Sides, seems to be- rs follows: Saturday
night u body of men from Redield went to
Ashton and took all the county records from
the recorders office and conveyed them to
Redield and deposited them, under guard, in
the town hail, On Sunday evening the sher-
III and posse came from Ashton, demanded the
records, which was refused. They returned,
threatening to come in stronger force. Red.
field repaired for q resistance, and barricaded
the town hall and placed q company of men
armed inside. and threw out . line OF defense
all around the town, rumors being that the
town would be burned, This morning about
one thousand armed mon from Ashton and
Frankfort invested Redtield and demanded
the delivery of the records. At this point
the c5urt stepped in with an order which for.
bid the removal of the records fro
Redfield, but commanded their m
livery to the sheriff and county commissioners.
The order was obeyed and the Forces on both
sides drawn off. The dispatch from Frankfort
concludes: 1.-THE matter is not yet sett ed. 1t
is the intention to wait u few days and then
proceed with all the force which can be raised
If the court refuse to grant the request of the
people flor return of records.) All county
business has been suspended and intense ex-
element prevails in every portion of the
county.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
The British Grain Trade.

LONDON, December S.-The Mark Lane Fix.
press, in its weekly review of the grain trade,
says the autumn sown crops continue TO pre-
sent a healthy appearance. English red wheat
was less freely offered in London Friday
the past week are G6, $40 quarters at sos 1Od q
quarter, against 74,755 quarters at 40s a quar-
ter corresponding time last year. Flour sales
proved. Market for foreign wheat is spiritless,
the large stock of American acting as an Incu'
bus upon trade. Maize is scarce and prices
favor sellers. The market for off coast car
goes and for carsoes on passage has lost ita
transient firmness. To-day's market Is ener-
waited owing to the mild weather. Values are
nominally unchanged, and there is very little
disposition to buy.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

ment except for wages accrued since Novem.
Der list. Nominal value ct assets,
S66S, 900; total liabilities about $3.50.
800. 1t Is hoped that arrangements
may lie made for the discharging of the assign.
mcnt and allowing the company to continue
b%usiness, a meeting of the creditors Is being
held to-day to SEQ what can be done.
Except the indebtedness tn Case individu.
ally and u few small secured claims the debts
OF the company do not amount to more than
$50, 900 or $4,000.
The failure will not affect any of the other
institutions with which Cases name IL or has
been connected, The banks ara secured for
all the advances made and Case il %undoubted.
ly worth in available property upwards of So
600, 900. Tho assignee has tilot his bonds in
the sun of 500, 900 with j, |, Case and Steph.
en- Bull as s%ureties.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
What Gen. wallace Didn'tTelI.

OMAHA, Novemb r, 20. - Editor OF the
Chicago Tribune. Cen. Lew Wallace,
better known In connection with the war
for what he did not do at Shiloh than for
distinguished ~services in battle, contrib
utes a twenty-four page article to the De.
cember Century entitled ''The Capture OF
Fort Donelson." On the fourth brigade
of Cen. q. Il. Smiths division, the COM
mand which captured the Notifications on
the union left, and the only force which
secured a lodgment in the enemy's works,
he squanders a trlfle over half a page.
Much space Is given to an account
of the lighting OF his own division
ON the right, and we are told that the
Seventeenth and Forty.ninth Illinois
lost jointly l49 men killed and wounded,
but no special mention Is made OF the
Second Iowa infantry of Smiths com,
mand, which regiment led the assaulting
column on the left the afternoon Of the
10TH of February, after repeated failures
by Wallace's division on the right. and,
charging owe an open meadow, then up
q hill through a heavy sbattis, losing los
killed and wounded In five minutes time,
captured tho works and held them all
night.
1t was to Lieut., Col. Baker of the
Second Iowa Chilled at the battle of
Oorinth the following October that
Buckner's letter proposing to Gen. Grant
an armistice was delivered by the hag-of-
truce, and, by order of Gen. Grant,
when our forces marched into the fort the
morning of the 10th. with flying oolors
and bursts of music, the Second Iowa
marched at the head of the column in
recognition of services which this distin-
guished historian considers of so little inn
portance that he cannot find room to
mention them in a forty. eight column
article purporting to be an accurate and
full account Of the capture Of D%onslson.
j. T. b.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
The Window Glass WORKERS..

PITTsBURG, December S.-President Isaac
Cline, of the I%nternationa Window Glass
Workers association, to-day received intelli-
gence that an organization had been complet-
cd in Euglaud and its headquarters establish
ed at Sunderland. The association now en-
braces all skilled window glass workers of
the world. Shoenberg d Co.'s mill have
closed down on account Of slack orders. The
iirm last week ordered a ten per cent re
ductIon Of the wages OF The employees.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Railway Rumblcs.

CHICAGO, December S.-The Trans. Cont
mental railway association, freight depart.
ments met hero to-day to consider the ques,
ton of through rates from seaboard to sea-
board, for the next year. To.doy's business
was confined to that portion of the territory
directly covered by the lines OF the association,
to wit: Between the Pacific coast and the
Missouri river Tomorrow u consultation
will be held with the roads between the Mis-.
souri river and Chicago. Wednesday they
will leave for New York 10 consult with the
roads between Chicago and the Atlantic sea
board. Arbitrator Tucker, of the TRANSIT Con .
%tinental association. to-day announced his
award of percentage both of passenger aud
freight, as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Two People Drowned.

WHEELING, w. A., December This
morning before daybreak Miss Rebecca Stew
art left the house of her uncle, William Stew.
art. No trace has been found of her. 1t Is
supposed that being temporary insane she
drowned herself in the Ohio river. This af.
@ternoon while the river was being dragged az
well as n heavy vino and n rising river would
allow, John McMasters was drowned by the
upsetting of a skiff. He was boss weighman at
the Aetna mills and leaves n family. Miss
Stewart was aged 40 and has been much de.
pressed since the recent death of her aunt.
Only q few clothes were missing from her
wardrobe.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

ishly deferred to q handful OF
planters in Louisiana who could never
compete successfully with the employers OF
slave labor or producers--ot beet root sugar.
The treaty here marked not only admitted raw
sugars nee but grades bstween numbers IL
andl6, Dutch standard, which were partially
refined. This would cause n transfer OF that
branch of refining to Cuba as r%ehners here
could not compete with slave labor. In con-
sequeuce of the agitation-of this treaty his
firm closed two big reiiueries at Williamsburg
n fortnight ago. These %retiuors employed 500
men, and of course their suspension affected
barrel making, the bone black business and
other iDtsrpsts.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
"A Rich Farmers wife Ejopcs With
q Negro.

New YoRK, December S.-1he third elope
ment within a week from within a small ra'
dius in Suffolk county, Long Island, occurred
yesterday. The wife of Ephralm Arch, 0
wealthy farmer, and an earnest church goer Of
Oague, ran away with n nero. Mrs, Arch
was not q regular church attenf9sAt, and OBJ
jected to her husband spending so muci
time about the churches And away
from ker. When Mr.. Arch re
turned from services yesterday he found q
card on whic his wife had writtent that sbehad
heard of dominic Downs wife's elopement,
and she saw no reason why she should moi
elope with the man she loved" OF course
Arch was beside himself with rage and morti'
fication and his feelings were not eased when
told that his wife had gene away with n ne
gro. 1T is awful to think that Mary should
have eloped with a niger" he said. but she
will not be as happy with him as with a white
man. l never want to see her again" Mrs
Arch leaves three children, aged twelve, nine
and seven yeare,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Dublin TrOubIca.

DUBLIN, December 8 The corporation by
a vote of thirty-one to twelve resolved to
change the name of Sackyille street TO O'Con-
nell stI rect. A deputation Of tradesmen APP.
peared and protested against the action. Sui.
that tbey ' we're opposing T III" wishes laSu of 'H the
Irish people. This was construed as o threat
to boycott them. The tradcsmen are rais-
ing a fund to test the legality Of the action Of
the corporation.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

CHICAGO. December 8. 1t il reliably stated
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
road, has accepted a position "a referee and
arbitrator of the new Missouri river passen
ger pool.
PTrrsBURG, December S.-The action of
the Pennsylvania railroud company in decid'
ing not to withhold the rental due to the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad
company, has been followed by an agreement
on the part of the latter to issue an amount of
betterment stock due to date, amounting to
81, 226, 900. The compromise is admitted to
be a surrender on the part OF the Fort Wayne
people. They will hold "a meeting in New
York next month to decide on their future
courae. The probabilities are that the pro-
ject to transfer the road in fee simple to the
Pennsylvania railroad in exchange for long
time bonds will be adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Big Failure.

RAcISE, December s. The j. L Case pillow
company Of this city failed, an assignment
was made this morning to Charles A. Lee for
the benefit Of its creditors. This rendered
NJ cessary on account Of former attachments
been levied against the companies
property and because OF q similar action
at home. Hence there was no
other way open TO the directors 10 protect
their assets for the benefit Of all creditors
alike. No preference was made Ia the assign
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Gen. Gordon Captures shendy.

DO NICOLA, December S.-A messenger from
Khartoum says the officers sent by Gordon
to capture Shendy, shelled the inhabitants
out of the place and took many prisoners;
also that small parties of rebels make daily
attacks on Khartoum, but are invariably re-
pulsed with heavy loss. The Mahdi fears
to make an open attack on the ground that IL
would result ia q great slaughter of his fol
lowers,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Distress in MICHIGAN pincrics.

MusEEGoN, Mich, December S,-A prom.
incnt lumborman, jus; arrived from the
northern pinories, says that the condition of
the people in some camps is most wretchod.
Labor among the SNedes can ba had for 10
cents o day, and the food furnished the mon
| srye bread and coffee, excepting three meals
o week, when coffee IL given,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Suspension of Geo. opdyke & Go.

New YoRK, December 8.-Geo. Opdyke Il
Co. has susp ,nded and are one Of the best
known firms in the city. Tie suspension Gao
caused by failure of customers to put up irssh
margins. The firm has not been pro .ninent
since the death of Ex.Mayer Opedy/ ke, feun-
der of the house. The assets are f'aoupht to
be equal to the liabilities. The suspension is
a surprise to all.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Decoration of n Tomb.
NI3

BINeHAMToN. N. ~, December 8,-Dan
Richards, a widely known attorney, Robeat
Richards, his son, and William u. Taylor, a
prominent capitalist, were indicted for the
desecrstion n the Phelps tomb on the night
Of October oath. Az the body was not re-
moved entirely the indictment Ii for burglary
in the third degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

DUBUQUE, December S.-The will of the
late II. w. Sanford was opened to day and
made q commotion around town by the various
requests it contained. Among them ia $50,
900 in United States bonds to his niece, Miss
Marion Sanford, and $50, GOO in the same kind
of bonds to Robert w. Coates, u youpgmau
who has acted as his agent. Bequests to
friends in town are three Thousand dollars to
Gi2aEs t to D. ST. N. three Cooley, 'A0a threa
thousand to @. ii. Eighmay, three thousand
to Rev. II Ficke, public librarian, ono thou
sand five hundred to Ficke's wife, three thou
sand five hundred to j.. w. Duncan, manager
Of the opera house, one thousand to Mrs. Dun
can, two thousand to Il. o Duncan. The be-
quests amount all told to one hundred and
twety.seven thousand dollars. The balance
of the Estate goes to his brother, Sidney ID.
Sanford, of Chenaneo county, New York.
Whole estate is variously estimated at one to
two million dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Mine Expl0stOn,

SHAM0RIE, Pa, December San explo-
zion in the Henry Clay shaft to-day killed.
Richard Tuckett, Peter Rohle, Joseph Dut-
man, Jonathan Fox and Thomas Williams.
All leave families. The bodies of Kohle and
Duzman were recovered. The mine WIS filled
with gas. There is great excitement about the
mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
o NEWS.
A CHINESE TEST CASE

WASHINGTON, December S.-A decision
was rendered in the supreme cou.t Of the
United States in the case of Chew Heong,
plaintiff in error, against the United States.
This ia a test case Of the Chinese restriction
acts of 1882 and 1854. Chew Heoug Is a
Chinese laborer, and a subject Of the en-
peror of China. lie was in the United States
at the time Of the adoption of the last treaty
between China and the United States, aud re-
manned here until 1881, when he went to
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Spread of ne Smallpox.

KINGSTON, Ont, December s,-Tbe latest
adVices from stocs. Hastings county irdicates
that the smallpox is spreading. Deatl.'s sotar
81, and at present there 20 in the hosp. tai
Two nuns were sent to Stocks. Fathar Fiem.|
ing Is dangerously i'll there. The SANITARY
policeman reports 100 cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Railway Bridge at Iittle Rock.

LITTLE Rock, December s. -This afternoon
tho now bridge across the Arkansas river here
was completed and the first train passed over
it, 1t was built by the Little Rock Junction
aud Fort Smith railway and connections In
Kansas and western points with New Orleans
and other points ON the gu T..
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Eluin Dairy Markets..

CHICAGO, December S.-The Inter Oceans
special from Elgin, Ills, says the butter mar
ket was weak; regular sales lh,00l pounds at
10 cents; cheese dull, regular sales 500 boxes
at 7A@Slc; private sale, 192, 900 pounds butter
S.iOO boxes cheese.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Busincss ComnIications,

judgement to the amount of s8, 800 was to-day
entered against the American Varnish Co Of
this city. A receiver was appointed to-day for
the OnoOnta Lumber CO., upon tho petition OF
certain stock holders. The company has q
capital stock of $3.50. 900 ard liabilities of 500.
ono
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Treaty Between Spain and the United
States.

WASHINGTON, December 8.-Genoral Eos
ter, United States minister to Spain, arrived
at Washington this morning and presented
tho secretary of state u copy Of the treaty en-
tered into between Spain and the United
Stateg.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
NinncinrY

PosroN, December S.-The gross exchange
OF the principal clearing houses In the United
states for the week ending December 4, were
SS66, 17S, 1870, q decrease of 90, 40 por cent
compared with tho corresponding week a year
ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
BANKING ana Currency,

NEW York, December S.-The chamber Of
commerce committee on banking and cur
reIcy to-day approved the Buckner bill, and
wrote TO Chairman Buckner, suggesting that
his bill be made an amendment to the trade
dollar bill, which has passed the house, and
is now In the hands Of the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
The Actor Donald pnrold Alive,

CHICAGO, December {. -The statement tele.
graphod last night that the actor Donald Har.
old OF tho Dreams company, was killed by
alighting from n train, Is incorrect lie re-
covered consequences to-day and il is thought
he will get we'll,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

GUAYMAs, Mex, December ga pear
weighing ninety-three carats and valued nj
SIT, 900 was shipped to London yesterday. II
is believed to be the larga st in existence, and
WAS purchased from an Indian for 800, who
found 1t at Mullepe, in Lower California.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Tho prpsiIpnt

WASHINGTON, December s.-The president
has nntited the managers of the New Orleans
exposition that it would be impossible for him
to attend the opening of the exposition, but
he no hopes to visit the exposition during Jan
nary.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Weather

WASHINGTON, December S.-Uppor Missis.
sippi-Fair weather, north to west winds, be.
coming variable; slight changes in tempera.
ture. Missouri Valloy-Fair weather; slight
changes In temperature; westerly winds, be-
coming variable,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Tho Hawaiian Treaty.

WASHINGTON, December S.-The treaty be.
tween the United States and Hawaii that was
signed on Saturday merely provides for the
extension of the present treaty for seven years
from the date Of ratification.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
VIII Resume Operations.

YoNKRRs, N. Y, December S.-Ats1.
4 Sons carpet factory, which closed Noyem-
Der 29th, throwing 1000 hands out, will re-
sumo Thursday. Operatives in the dyeing
and print department. were set to work to.
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Rednnlinn in aunar.

BAN FRASoIsco, December S.-The Califor'
MIA sugar refinery of which Spreckles is presi
dent, announces to-day a reduction Of one cent
per pound. The present prices are the lowest
ever quoted in this market.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
The War in Erypt.

SUAKiNI, December S.-Fifteen hundred
rebels attempted to-day to destroy tho rail.
way here. They were repulsed by Egyptian
cavalry.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Killed for Hurrnhing for Cleveland
and Hendricks.

LOUISVILLE, December S.-The Courier
Journals Glasgow, KY. special says: Hugh
Miller was stabbed and killed by Joe hoe, fol-
%hurrahing for Cleveland and Hendricks.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Sir John MacdonaId,s C,uannv

NEW York, December S.-A delegation of
the woman's suffrage party called upon Sir
John Macdonald, prime minister of Canada.
this morning and thanked him for incorporat,
iing woman 8 suffrage in the pending Canadian
franchise bill, and rendered him a public re-
cep.iOn,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
The Stewart. Huntington Case

NEW York, December Sin the Stewart
Huntington case to-day the supreme court,
Judge Van Horst, rendered y decision, and
on motion of defendants to dismiss the case
he denied motion.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
Advance in Barb Wire.

ST. LOUIS. December S.-The barbed wire
makers held n meeting here to-day and nd
vancsd prices were made to 33c per pound.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
FOREIGN.


LONDON, December S,-A steamer supposed
TO be the Alliance, of CatdiH, founded off
Boscastle, and all hands were Lost. Boscastle
is a small seaport of the county Cornwall,
England. The steamer Packard, from Cork
to Liverpool, foundered in gale off Holyhoad
and all on board, thirty In number, are be.
lieved to be drowned.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
valeria q. stones win Contested.

BosUoN, December 4. The contest of the
large requests were made TO various religious
Institutions Throughout the county, was be-
gan by the heirs OF Mrs. Stone. She left
property to the value of $4,000, COZ.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
NO GOOD PROPHET,

DoNGoLA, December SIT is reported that
the Mahdi accepted Gordon's challenge 60
cross the Nile, and prove himself q true
prophet, and tried to make his followers walk
across the river. The experiment resulted in
a loss of 3 O00. Other reports say that Mahdi
remains NJ Marpiato, not attempting to inter
cept, Gordon's convoy to Shendy. His mac
tiyity is weakening the native belief in the
sacrodness of his mission.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

The market for corn ruled quiet, but the
feeling was weak and lower prices pre-
vailed, year delivery selling down to 36c, clos
ing a shade tirmer at 36gc, January Sale, May
QE1o
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
mother MandelDaum's ,'Fence."

HAMILTON, Ont, December S.-"Mother"
Mandelbaum, proprietress of the New York
Fence" her son julius and her clerk, Her.
men Strende, were arrested to-day.