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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
R4IDING D4KOr4 RUFFIANS.
THY DEMOLIsH A COURT HOUSE. CARRY OFF TIL
COUNTY SAFE AND SOME PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THY DEMOLIsH A COURT HOUSE. CARRY OFF THE
COUNTY SAFE AND SOME PRIVATE PROPERTY.
TRAVERSE, ID. T., Dec. 20-An armed mob OF one
hundred men, mostly from WiImo, small Gown in
the southern part of this county attacked the Court
House III this place at IL. IN. breaking In every
door and removing the county safe. Before making
the attack strong guard, armed with winchester
rifles was stationed at the end OF every street. and
no one was permitted to enter or leave the town
An immense amount of property was destroyed
Not satisfied with taking the safe. they made at
tacks upon and carried off. all the private property
they could hnd. But few of the people of Traverse
were stirring when the mob arrived. Sheriff Cum
mings attempted to resist the mob, but was i'm
mediately covered with dozen Wnchesters
The people. not wishing to see blood shed, made no
resistance. The mob remained about an hour, and
then lett with the safe and other property. The
inside of the Court House IS perfect wreck. Every
man in the mob under the influence of liquor
The United states mail carrier WAS stopped ana the
mail 0verhauled. The Post Office Department has
been informed of this outrage. The safe contained
no valuable records or papers. The mob destroyed
large number of papers, among which were
several chattel mortgages. All other county
records are safe, the County Clerk having removed
them from the Court HOuse \ notice has been
posted on the Court House door to the effect that
the records safe and that business will be trans
acted as usual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
TOURGEES APPEAL FOR EDUCATION.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO The rRIBUSs.l

CHICAGO, Dee. 20.-Albion w. Tourgee de-
lvered his new lecture before the Chicago Association
OF exPrsoners Of War last night In which he made the
prediction that unless the negroes were speedily enlzh
ened they would rise in rebellion against the whites oi
the South He said that at present eight States with
1000 Of white people contained i0OOOOO of coored
and statistics showed that the blacks were Increasing
aver the whites Mt the rate of one per cent year
Emancipation did not give Independence to the shNe
nor did they possess migratory disposition. They re
manned at home subssting ursmall fare and small com
forts but multiplied and Increased. The nation took
from him all he could achieve anh gnte llin
only the principles " duty The nestues were tsEci to
10 the Of ths Union IN the hour of We peru
and 22o Uun fought IN the uniform ~ the Nalun's sol-
dipty ~ the sutih en rrt rrnt ~ The cultured nrn wpie
uiablr rs inl the inuia which they rnst nnu 2u ~
cent ~ The Whites wptt ~ Ma conditions slnlrti nh
fthplluu we're nnut questions tuinri,pl tp what visa
hrfp the rnnhit ihliNt u inlieh hnilunnl arln 90
n.pp, the wet requirements ~ thls liuiiani question
lie puuit nipi ~ p nNnh Npip gathering that slii
~ hiipnaiiuu ANi nalsthnpp Nhlph nav p puhirlpl
FH inW tpais iHi Nhlh eAr l.r 40 pnhlihlpA so anf
great eiain az imn without ninrailNn ihp nhif irMp
df fniigHlmnni ani iiai mna hn hlhisrll H'nNns
bon whites an blacks, nul h pharltI bat hi ihe suph
mont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
TEMPERATURE IN NEW-ENGLAND.

PROVIDENCE, Dec. 20.-Since January "a
1892 there has been such intense cold as mas been
perienced here the last twentyfo hours The OBJ
scrvations OF the City Engineers Department OF the tenn
perare in the shade at the City Hall give the highest
from A. m. Friday to to-day as 50 above and the
lowest rs los degrees below Lower figures are re-
ported from exposed stations ana the reports
throughout the state indicate 10 to llo below
Boston, Dec. 2O-Reports from various points OF New
England Indicate average temperature OF ls0 peow
at "A. III. to-day
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 30. The mercury at various
points this city rauged from O0 to 200 below zero AT
the following places the thermometer marked below
zero; At blackstone, NoNh Bridge and sutton lZ'
west Rroohicld whltinsvhe and West Upton lFi
Uxbrige, oxford Clinton and Lancaster, l6oi Upton
Centre saundersvi!e and Milbury 1905 Princeton zen
trr l9o, North Usbridge North Brookneid ufadon ahd
Holden 2Oo Warren, 900; Spencer, LOO 10 Z40' anu
Huhbnrdston, 800.
o. toussp,py VI Dec qo-The thermometer this
morning indicated 3Uo belUT zero
MoNtrprirn. VI, Dee 20-The mercury stood at ffom
2Oo to 8O9 below zero this morning, anu IN efposed
places the spirit Thermometers registered lo' below zefo
a n pnilI huir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYSEN BLAMED.
DlsCONTENT OF THE MARITIME CANAL CoMfANi
WITH THE NICARAGUA TREATY
my TELEGRAPH no THE TRIBUSE.l

CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-General Thomas L. HOS
SER chief engineer of the Maritime Canal Company WHO
has Just returned to his home in Minneapolis, charges
Secretary Frenghuysen with obstructng the work "a
that company in order to bring about the treaty "'o
is before the Senate. General Rosser says th' '
canal which his company had projected would ne com
peted in three years at cost OF $3Vooo'o'V'
or less than one-third Of what 1t would cosV
the Government. The concession under w"cn
the company was about to operate was procured
by A. s. Menocal, civil engineer Of the United states
Navy. He had been sent to Nicaragua TO survey
route and succeeded I'm obtaininga concession from 'o
Government of the Republic. When General Rosser was
about to leave for Nicaragua last spring ne r
ceived dispatch from Washington asking him TO return
Immediately, as there trouble In the state Depart
ment. The General returned and found Mr.. Frenghuy
in stormy temper. lie held that Menocal had pro-
cured the concession while acting agent for the
United States. and that therefore 1t belonged TO
United States and United States only. Inc
tween the two countries which were likely 10 leau 10
treaty and to the building of the canal In dhefeh'
manner.
That treaty is the before the Senate, saiu
General ROsser. It will he confirmed Ior ihc
reason that it Is unconstitutional. congress mas lo
right to expend money for public works IN loreisn
country. Senator Sabn argued this whole matter pc
the Government constructing the canal ana VIII nunc
nothing else II Will cost the Government TlO0ooOoVV
We can build II for S3O.0OOOOO We want no nd All
want Is to be allowed TO go ahead"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
DECEMBER'S BITTER COLD.
EXPERIENCING AN ARCTIC DAY.
LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE INTENSE wEATHrR-No
SKATING.

LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE INTENSE wEATHEP-NO
SKATING.
When morning broke over the city yesterday
the early rays OF the shot through air cold
and clear as that of Arctic winter At midnight
Hudnuts thermometer had registered
At 9. IN. 1t registered 1o below zero
and the same temperature at a. M Then
the predicted rise in temperature began. and the mer
curry stood at 10 above at O'clock BY II was
up to 80 and at $3.50 1t reached 10o Tho afternoon and
evening" though cod not intensely cold those
OF the day before The day bright and clear, and
everything sparkled In the sunlight The clouds Of steam
rising from the lower part of the city dazzling
white as they waved in the wind like giant purnes
curious effect noticed I'm the East River where white
vapor lowered the water caused by the contact OF
the cold air with the warmer water.
AT Signal Service Office II said that the cold wave
an oldfashoned New En- gland winter day" the tenn
peratte being from 10o to 30o below zero In Boston
sat under their palm trees with tho thermometer regis
tering 800 above and considered that cold weather
Missouri Valleys in the Lake region and in the extreme
Northwest there was rise In temperature. The ther
registered temperature OF 80 below at IA.
This was drop of 81 degrees from the temperature of
In the thirteen years that iiunu has taken obserya-
o% angary G m & f e n wns Sohs
80, ls50, % below January a. IsS2 20 below ana ana
was between and o'clock a. n the time at which the
minimum temperature Is usually registered. ON two
other mornings In this period, January 10, 1873, and
January 3, 1879 the mercury inst reached zero. O the
rest OF the days in these thrice years only onewss
degree above recorded and on only three above
The Central Park lakes covered with glitterng
snface of lee yesterday Along the shore 1t was heavy
enough to bear the weight OF several persons In many
places. Small boys who had heard rimors Of skating
wandered around the ponds during the day looking
wstfully nj the lee and the policemen who guarded IT,
The workmen at the skate house busy com
pleting the building which will be finished by Tuesday
The ponds I'm Brooklyn were crowded with many
TO feel the cold while whrlng around over the CLASSY
surface.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
TIE MERCURY IN NEW YORK STATE.

TROY, Dec. 20.-The thermometer stood as
follows this morning at the following pla-
ccs, all below Saratoga Springs, 2so
Baston Spa, 25o; schuylervillc, $50; Wilton.
2so; Deans Corners 2O0 Stony Creek, 30' !;
Jcssnps Landing, $50; Schroon Lake 3Go Weavcrtown,
80: lzcrnc. 29o Warrensburg. 3Oo; Greenwich, 2So
and Greenfield Centre, 800 In the northern part Of Sa
aog County many head Of cattle have been frozen TO
death
SCHENECTADY Dec. 2O.-Thc thermometer registered
2Oo below zero this morning. Throughout the Mohawk
Valley the thermometer ranges 100 below, 1t is
the coolest day noted in this city In several years AT
GlOversve the mercury WAS at 20 below zero thls
morning .,
OswEGO, Dec, 2O.-The waerback In n range at the
residence OF r. Wright of this city exploded destroying
the range doing considerable damage TO the rear or
the house.
PRovIDESCE, Dec. 2O.-A range IN the house OF VIII
liam Martin at Oneyvile, exploded this morning from
frozen water-ppes I'm the waterback Of the range Mr.
Martin WAS seriously hurt and the room was wrecked
by the flying fragments and set on IRE.
UTICA Dec o0.-The mercury ranged from 23o 10 300
temperature reported ill this (Onela county In $50 be-
low at South Trenton twel We miles north Of Utica II
was Ice below zero In Utica at ) a. IN.
OswEGo, Dee. 2O.-The weather IL now rhoderating
At p m the thermometer stood six degrees above
RoNDouT, Dec. 20.-The thermometer at n. m. was
Ice below zero, and Mt 1t was at zero The cold
snan last night closed tho river Ave inches OF ice having
formed The fcrrybOat between here ana RnlneDeck Is
making Its trips with difficulty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
VARIATIONS Al BOSTON.
WARMER WEATHER SINCE MORNING - CHARLES
RIVER STILL orEN-A MAN FROZEN.
IBY tgtKGRlpH TO THg TRIBUN 4


lBY tRtRGRlrH The TRIBUS
BosrOy, Dec. 20. The cold wave which
struck this region Thursday reached s turning point
nt about a m the cold gaining intensity TO that hour.
when nj the United states signal Otce, the observed
minimum temperature iUo aud 80, the Instrumental
corrections making 95o At a. M the barometer
was extremely high ard still ilslng slowly hut
the limitations pointed iUa change, with moderation ~
M. temperature. Shortly after ~ ~ an Udpr vas 10
tei,pt W. iuNpf the pu.d wave snha w tht htht the
wni Was ifuh tho northwest and rat ~ the time fni
tho wes win tpiHpltf ~ hben mipa 90 nous titaip
observations made ~ lhe itf ahd Vipni save lnwef
Temperature ihan that lpennipt ~ ihe slehai ulep,
s- helHA ihp Temperature mNsi generally iploilpi ~
tho shs the Iei0ris vary, an ihA readings az s6he
thermometers Wera even lnWeI ihan ~, while irnm
number nf localities whore the mercury usually fails Ia
touch tho generally reported miamum tho highest
temperature reported Is 10. Notwithstanding the in
tensy aud steady continuance of the cold wave, very
little ice has been formed in the harbor,
and even tho Charles River Is entirely
clear as far as the West Boston Bridge.
A curious phenomenon observed In the morning by
people crossing the various bridges over the river was
The thick rising from the surface of the water the
floating objects. At the barometer still rising
slightly aud the temperature had sscn to zero rise OF ~
30. AT noon the mercury had risen 10 90.
Thomas Tarpoy. sailor haillng from Lancashire, Eng
land, o sleep last night In empty freight car III
Boston Lowell Railroad freight. yard at Prison
Point found this morning with his feet and
several fingers frozen He taken TO the Massach-
setts General Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
MOVEMENTS or THE NILE EXPEDITION,

CATRO, Dec. 2O,--Dlspatches IIon hoitI sEaIe
that the navigation Of the Nile is becoming more am
cult owing the shifting Of the sands The boats nave
been deayed and whalebOat was oapslzed at the
rapids All the board, including two newspaper
spondens, saved, but the baggage wa lost
Lord Wolsecy will complete the concentration
army Kort In the frat week In January ana
will begin his march through the desert upon shenny on
January T. The distance from KOrt to Shendy Is 700
miles and General wolseley calculates that the march
wn occupy days. unless he meets with opposi-
tion on the route from the enemy. A simultaneous
movement will be made from suakim against OSrnan
Digma in order the flank OF the Nile
expedtion Of General WOlseeY from attack. General
stephenson will leave Cairo for Suakm on "Wednesday TO
take command of the expedition from that place.
Major Cncrmsidc reports that ont OF garrison al sua
kim OF 200 marines and sailors, there are only 100
effective Fresh troops Will be sent to Suakl III 10
reported that General Stephenson insists upon the ne
cessity of raising effective force OF 1000 men to sue
cessfully operate against Osinan Digma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
FRANCE THREATENS CHINA.

PARIS, Dec 2O.-A dispatch from Shanghai
TO the National says: The French Minister has been
ordered inform China that any further negotiations
are useless The dispute must now be settled by the
sword"
The French Cabinet has appro we'd the plan for the
Chinese Campaign All the Ieinforcements VIII be
directed TO Tonqun instead OF part OF them being for
waried Admiral Courbet at FormOas General Briere
de Isle will direct his forces III two columns Oh Lang
and Bang, when solid earrsons will be formed
upon III. Chinese frontier II IN calculated that then
900 men will he available TO send TO Admiral Coufbet
for An attack upon Keluug and Tam in FormoSa.
Maruuis Tseng the Chinese Minister NJ London has re-
ceved official dispatches asserting that there s great
amount Of sickness, attended by high rate ol MORTALITY
amOng the FreLch trOOps IN IOnquln
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
THE VTENNESE DEFALCATION. N.
SOME OF THE STOLEN MONEY RECOVERED.

JAUNEH's SUPPOSED neutrality-suspicious. IN
SUGAR LED TO THE THrFTs.
VIENNA, Dec 2O.-TwO boxes OF papers ana d
cash box containing 500 1orins and acceptahces
worth 100000 forms have been found IN INC
house of Heinrich Kuffler, the broker, VINO Is
thought to have been in completely with Jauner.
The bookkeeper of Kufler is now being snpJec'co
TO an examination
Jauner was known az a religious man. He leaves
a wife and six children. The widow is one OF thc
most celebrated beauties in Vienna. The tragic ehd
of her husband creates great compassion for her.
Jauner's salary was 1, 800 forms per anpum out
he lived i'm an expensive manner. He had been ON
ployed by the bank for twenty eight years nis
troubles originated in the failures In the sugar
trade He committed suicide in a churchyard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

IEirsIc Dec 90 Madame KalOmine condemned
by the Imperial supreme Court to the costs OF her
appeal against the decree Of divorce.
CnssrANrISoIIK Dee 2O-One of the attaches Of the
British Legation has gone to Macedonia tu make III
ques into the truth of the alleged turkish atucties In
that country aud rs report the real state Of affairs
committee haa been organized At Salunra to
stimulate the agitation IN Macedonia against the Chris
tians
Pans, Dee %. The Chamber Of Deputies odat re-
ierted Prime Minister Fefiya motion 10 augment the
secret service nones furnished the Foreign Department
by 100 francs
brniiv per % One Dunn. ~ rullainuie Willie ie
turning as his HUME tuiar whs Threatened Us nnhhbWn
itisuna anu thtn hird A. iip Was danetiUnsly
Wtuiillh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
POPULAR SUPPORT or BISMARCK.

BERLIN Dec 2U.-TNe NOFW btFWuN UUF''t
states that Prince Bsmaich s receiving teeginms nom
pveit patt ~ the uerinan Empire expressing the rahn
feeling produced 10y the attitude ui the Deputies ~ ina
nelrhsiat toward him. sateiai iplestams which ate
p,,blsbea bt ne gyseHs noin hleleltii lwesrhaiis
s,hHpadaff WnFiembafs aNd MANNHEIM, nniahl 90
p,pss rfaNnd ,eneiailu , aHH abseinie penilhphte ~
lht thaneeHf,
tho Aisaee tgadss 5siigeG saTs lha trlNee hsNaips
bas Ta,lt bnst vi dispatches npiaiin. ihn NaNpse
~ ali snilnns W $40 rNlA in ihfi W er'lpa ~ tra's
lhn 9NUbo marks rpGnitn fr lhn salary n 49, assistant
h0Iu0 iaTpaRs Paris have piurrd in pay ihh aiin'
of a istaut's salary nr Bismarck Tor hieeh ftdih
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
RICHTER ron faf ffifeRlpafouf
~, is,sep.,u ,s,s.ts,sps.i

N0at0ih, Va, Doc s0=lhe oase of Senator
Mahene am olhers who Applied inr receiver ~ lhn
rpnthp,n lpleeiAnh COMPANY pa'ne Wp bpiore Judge
hond ~ the Circuit coart donora bradley q Jnhnston
represented the company The decision was ~ favor ~
Senator Mahone who represented the oreditors. Who
the Is 10 he In not ascerlainod Tho South
Telegraph Company In controlled by the bankors
aud Merchants who own the majority OF the stock aud
bonds. Ine latter Hsh0r that the rcocist strrh viii Ia ho
wise iniure the relationship existing between The tWO
aud that they be not represented M the
receycrsnp, whirh IL unlikely they viii shortly be able
10 lquidate all the debts OF the Southern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
THE WISCONSIN POISONING CASE.

la Crosse, Dec. 19.-ln an interview ID. E.
Strickland who processes to be well acquainted with the
Koran family at Whitewater, Wisconsin, says that they
opposed Nellies marriage with Fred Richardson and
that days before the wedding to occur the latter
left town strlcklands story IL that Nellies mother to
prevent the marriage, told Richardson that Nellie was
erminally intimate with another whose name-is not
given aud in spite OF Nellies denial OF the story, her
lover believed Il and left her Nellie said several times
to stockand I'll get even with them ALL, meaning her
family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
IN THE pRJTIsu possEssIONs.

HALIFAX, Dee. 20.-lhe snow storm of yes
tcrloy was followed by bitter cold night, the ther-
mumeer reaching 13 degrees below zero. II has been
the culcst December weather since 1879.
TURuSro. Dee. 2O.Ihe weather has moderated con
sirtnhlr here and 80 Western Unaio. but II still com
tinurs tpfv roi ~ Eastern uniarn apl pphec, with
temperatures ranging from II to 80 degrees below
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
ROSES F0R rHE P0Rr WAlTTIER

lBY TELggRArH 10 raE TRlBUSEl
BOsTON, Dec. 20.-On Wednesday, the birth
day OF John g. Whittier tho pupils of the junior class of
the Girls High school him II choice in honor
Of his seventy seventh year The class is engaged
iu the study of his works. In reply the poet Friday
sent tho folOwing
To Me Gifts' Hgh School, Junior ClGsS, Bosoe.
The OF life is sinking low,
Without "a winters falling snow,
Within your summer roses fall
The heart Of age your Offering cheere,
You count In flowers my many years;
God bless and all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
err rpoN 4 SrRrEt or i7sa.

IVY I'VE TFrHIFF'T
WAhRtN. ppnnn Dee. g0.='The suit oi e,-
Congressman T. = WaisUn against utnnlih hiuheis the
nniiiown ull Company and The riusbuia ui and iaha
,D,rpanf tUi u tract uf oll snd ~ tptirs, ,nnh,t'
,sn M. hibn, Ia so iilhi ~ ,hp thitpsi ,ruilt
iou,ts ~ tlrhtaia hia anit intnitta srit fflN
,Ip uil iauis psiina,p ~ hn ~ thp NaNp W sitmhn
Ia, Maisen nals ihp fspi niMn suNpi n,aip ~ fp'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
WHOLESALE SHOOTING AND STABBING
Sr IorIs. Dee. 2O.-A dispatch 20 The Post

SI boulS' Dtc' @o.-h uisPdtch w Il A" wv
Dispatch from Chattanooga says: disturbance oe-
cured last night at Chatata village forty miles from
Chattanooga school entert tainnent, which crowd
OF rUughs attempted tO break up In the efforts 10 e1pe
the rueis pitched battle ensucd in which three men
wprp shot, one named Hall four times. Not less than
ten tptsvns Werr stabbed ami great nuinhet were
bahit beaten Great excitement prevails ana further
Ia FAM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
GRATITUDE IN 4 MATERIAL FORM.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrnuSH.l

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIhuNE.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-Charles H. Biller, a young
man who lives In Newark, saved two daughters OF Mr..
Benedict from drowning, while they were bathing at
Coney Island last summer. Blcr refused to accept a
money reward the time He will be twentyone years
old OH Friday. Yesterday ne received from Mr.. Bene
diet "A check for $4,000 and an overcoat from Mrs.
Benedict, sealskn cap from their son, pockctb0ok
and $2b In gold and from of the daughters pair of
embroidered silk suspendcrs worked by herself.
brother Of Mr. Benedict sent diamond stud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
WMttR ffRRyhoATa niNnrREb,

utfBfr, litc, go,=lhe north channel he'
tNeaA Island ifieaHa ahh heahrait has iiosph etef
ihs mniRlng " Was ia below ypfn and tehith' II ls
,noieiAlns, hpine ia- ppew, several reis"Ns have
hpen fr0sihitien anh oaaa oi death nn enld ahd
eAuosuro has bopn reported An i0e bridge formed be
tWrDn heTN dHd Lewis eoNtihl tMts lth"it ehl ihp
powerful winter ferry hnais had all thtY rohh 90 To
Oruss ihG one 0l them got frOtrh ia ths evening"
but was cleared after several hours hard work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
OPINIONS ON TIE NICARAGUA TREATY.
IoNDoV. Dee. 0O.-The interest in the Near

aqua canal project here In abatng.
The Sp,ctrtor SAYS II the statesmen OF the United
States would egslae against dynamers compromise
would he easy"
Vanity Fair says that II nothing that England ouH
10 object to IN the Nicaragua treaty. The English ith
with NiraraVua viii. 4 wns concluded by Iord JChn
Russell in $50 to England the hshest priNI
eges enjoyed even by Nicaragua. II the Ieoie W Eis
land knew the disgrace history of the Bulwe~ohNlon
treaty they would desire that IT he consigned 70 e'erho
Inn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
TO MODIFY THE men LICENSE Law.
Try TELEGRAPH To THE TRIaUNg.I

CHICAGO, Dee. 2O.-The salOOn-keepers have
formed eagnc In this city and have decided to-day 10
work for the repeal of the Harper high license law dur
ing the coming Of the Legislature and 10 urge the
passage Of law making uniform license Of $500 for
beer and whiskcy. The Association being composed
mostly OF large propretors. does not object seriously "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
BIRDS FROZEN TO DEATH

PETERSBURG, Dee. 20.-Thc weather to-day
is intensely cold. light has been falling since
early this morning here and in adjoining counties
number of fowls have been found frozen to death and
large quantities of game have been killed In the
way. The ponds near the city afford line skating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
FEED PIPES IN LOCOMOTIVES FROZEN.

MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 2O.-The lowest tenn
perature during the last twentyfor hours was twenty
four degrees below At ST. Lambert and Longuen,
at daybreak the mercury touched twenty-five below.
Tho feed pipes the locomotives frozen
during the night, and the general railway traffic was
very much delayed by the extreme cold weather. The
river has beplu q