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Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01

New York, March Observation-Disclosures,
23,3OO; exports, 1920; cash firm: options
opened weak at ls@3sc lower ruled stronger;
closed with decline recovered; ungraded rcd,
S94@924c; No. 2 red, S94@S9I5c in Gle
vator, S934c I. o. b., 90%@91c delivered; May
closing at S9I9c.
Corn-Receipts, $1,000; exports, $500;
options advanced -+@}zc, closing steady with
reaction of ]s@4c; cash firm and quiet; un-
graded, 6113M62&S; No. 2, G3@63Iic in store,
May closing at 6llsc.
Oats-Receipts, 5000; exports, 90: mar
ket heavy; 4@hc lower; mixed western,
36Q4lc; white western, 4lM45c.
Coffee-Spot, fair; Rio, quiet and steady
at $14.0 90.
Petroleum-Firm; United closed at SIC.
Eggs-Higher; good demand western, 2215
@23c.
Pork-Firm, moderate demand.
Lard - Lower; closing weak; western
steam, spot, $500.
Butter-Steady; western, 14@30c.
Cheese-Quiet but firm; western, ll9l@
lie.
New Orleans, March 31.-Corn-Firmcr;
mixed, CSC; yellow, 60c; white, Ole.
Oats-Unchangcd: No. 9, 39M391&c.
Hog Products-U Unchanged; pork, Sl4.371!;
lara, $3.50.
Bulk Meats-Unchanged; shoulders, 500;
long clear and clear rib $50.
Liverpool, March 3l.-Wheat-Quiet;
demand poor.
Corn-Steady, with the demand fair; new
mixed western, As SID per Genital.
Minneapolis, March 81. Wheat-Re-
ceipts, sol cars for two days; shipments, 66
cars; prices firm, Closing: In store-No. l
hard, March and April, 75c; May, 751&c;
July, 76sc. No. l northern, March, 734c;
April, 1890; May, 74c; July, 754c. No. 2
northern, March and April, 7l9lc; May,
721Gc; July, 73&c. On track-No. ! hard,
7Ol4c; No. ] northern, 74&@75c; No. 9 north
ern, 72H@7316c.
Flour-Unchanged; patents, sacks to ship
Milwaukee, March ENTHUSIASTICALLY:
cash, 741&c; May, 7516c; June, 1870.
Corn-Irregular; No. 3, 47c.
Oats--Ffrmer; No. 2 white, 35c.
Rye-Stronger; No. /, 6Oc.
B~arley-Steady; No. 2, Toe.
Provisions-Weak; pork, March. Sl3.25@
1886.
Cincinnati, March 3l.-Whcat-Scarce;
No. 2 red, S516c.
Corn Active and higher; No. 2 mixed,
52IfM53kc.
Rye-Quiet and Firm; No. 2, $3.50.
Provisions-Pork dull at sl400; lard quiet
Whisky-Steady at sl.O9.
ST. Louis. March Observation-Disclosures;
cash, S0as@S0S4c; May, S094c.
Corn-Strong; cash, 1910; May, 1890.
Oats-Higher; cash, BOZ @321ac; May,
Pork-slsS7h.
Lard-$G.l5.
Whisky--Sl.09.
Butter--Firm; creamery, 24@3Oc; dairy,
20@25c.
Kansas City, March enthusiastically
Corn-Stronger; No. ., cash. 43c asked;
May. 444c bld, 4419c asked.
Oats-No. 2 cash, nc bids nor offerings;
May, 294c bid, no offerings.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01

One OF the dresses Of the outfit of a
Chinese dramatic company, purchased
for an opera in New York, contains over
Iour million stitches.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01

Housekeepers who have been accus-
toned TO Judge of the age Of a turkey by
the ilexibility Of the rear end of the
breast bone Will be grieved to learn
that unprinclpled poultry dealers pound
the breasthones of aged turkeys until
with youth, and thus render them mar
kelable.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01

Omaha continues to stand in the third
place among pork packing %centers, as will be
seen from the following table, which shows
the number of hogs packed from March / to
date, as compiled by the Cincinnati Price
Current:
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01

Range of Prices.
Showing highest and lowest prices paid for
leading grades of cattle on dates mentioned
Space left blank indicates that no sales of
that particular class of cattle were made on
that date
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01
MARKETS.

Chicago, March 3l.--Following are the
2:3O closing prices:
Flour-Unchanged with the exception of
winter wheat, which was Zoe higher; winter
wheat bbls, S3.6005.60; sacks, S2.5O(63 10:
wheat bbls, 80. 5004.5 SO; sacks, 81. I0(G4. %
spring, 81. T5d3.90; rye flour, S2.S563.1 10 per
Dbl; buckwheat -four, S5.00G6. 75 per Dbl.
Wheat-Quiet, with slight changes, tluc-
tuated within &c range and closed about the
same as Thursday; cash and April, 125Sc;
May, 771sc.
Corn-Active and excited; opened excited
but firm and closed &0o16c above Thursday;
cash, 494@49asc; May, 53lsc.
Oats-Steady and quiet, but q shade bet
ter; May, 311sc.
Rye-5913c.
Barley-T@S0c.
Prime Timothy-S2.62@2.63 .
Flax-seed-Sl.45.
Whisky-S1.15.
P~ork-Opened steady and advanced 50
nc, later receded 25@2115c and closed tame
at medium figures; cash, Sl3.30@l3.35; May,
Sl3. 45t013.4I3.
Lard-Quiet and easier: cash, 1913; May,
S7.51L.
Dry Sailed Meats-Shoulders, s5.75@6.oO;
short clear, S1.3007.35; short ribs, sos.
B"utter-Firm; creamery, A93lc; dairy,
23@2Tc.
Cheese-Unchanged; full cream cheddars,
1l@ll1Gc; flats, 11N@l9c; young Americas,
12ml3c.
Eggs-Weak; fresh, 13914c.
Hides - Unchanged; green hides 4l5c;
heavy green sailed, 5l2c; light green sailed,
&c; sailed bull, &c; green bull, 315c; green
sailed calf, SC: dry flint and dry calf, l2@l3c
dry sailed, Toe; deacons, 3Oc each.
Tallow-Unchanged: No. l, solid, 414c; No
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01

Hannibal Hamlin, at the age OF eigh-
ty-nine, is the only surYivsrol the eight
statesmen. who yer on the national
tickets in 1860.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-01
A Very Bad Boy.

Three permits, aggregating ......, $500
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
Torn by q Lion.

LONDON, Feb. AT the conclusion of q
performance at Lowry's music hall in Dublin
last night Mile. Senide, one of the perform
ers, placed her head in lions mouth for
the purpose of having her photograph taken
in that position. A sudden flash oflight
caused the beast to close his jaws and he re-
tired growing to the corner Of his cage,
dragging his helpless victim with him. Then
he shook the girl violently, tearing her bare
breast with his claws. The attendants at
once spraug toward the cage and attacked
the lion with irons and finally succeeded 10
beating him of. Mile. Senide was removed
to her lodgings aud medical aid was sum-
moned. Her neck, shoulders, breast and one
arm are terribly lacerated, Tut she is still
alive
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
Execution.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. Aim Cornelius, q
negro IA years old, was hanged at Minden,
Webster parish, yesterday, for the murder a
year ago of Ernest Wren, year old son of
G.. 7. Wren, member of the Legislature from
that parish. The negro boy was in Wren's
around thenegro boy, who pushed him down
and made him bite his tongue so that his
mouth bled. The little fellow cried and
threatened to tell his mother The negro
begged him not to tell, as he did not want
to be whipped. butthe little fellow persisted.
The negro then struck him with an axe
handle, crushing in his skull and mangling
his head so that he died almost instantly.
The boy was charged with the crime and
confessed. He was tried and convicted, but
on appeal new trial was granted on &C.
count of informalities in the indictment. Ga
the second trial he was again convicted and
sentenced to be hanged. The Governor ap.
proved the death sentence six weeks age.
Up to the time CT his death the condemned
boy seemed stold and Indifferent. He was
visited by white preachers who labored with
him and by colored preacher The latter's
work seemed effective, for when he ascend
ed the scaffold he declared he aas going
right to God to be an angel in Heaven. The
fall was seven feet, but his neck was not
broken. He was strangled to death in eight
minutes. His parents, we'll TODD and hon
eat people, refused to receive the body Of the
boy murderer, and he was buried by the
sh srifT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04


IGNORING THE LAw.-On Thursday the
British steamship North of Erin, loaded with
cotton, sailed from Norfolk, refusing to sign
the drafts for Sl4 ,251 for the protection ofthe
cbarterers, Messrs. Reynolds Bros. Deputy
Marshal John ]. Sullivan was sent to over
han ard attach the ship. He reached the
pilot. boat off the capes and went off in the
yawl which was to receive pilot VIM Face.
When the yawl reached the side of the North
of Erin Deputy Sullivan went up the ladder
but when he reached within few steps of
the rail, amid the curses of the captain, some
one unlocked the ladder and let it down till
his feet touched the water. He hung on, and
when the hooks were replaced he cimed up
further The ladder was again unlocked,
and he was let down into the water up to
his ankles. The deputy hung on. aud the
ladder was again put in position. He climb
ed up still further and got his hand on the
rail. 1t was at once pushed off and the lad
der let 20, when he fell distance of twenty
feet or more down into the yawl, and at the
same time the bell in the steamships engine.
room was heard to ring her up faster She
steamed out of the capes, taking the pilot,
Mr.. Face, with her. Deputy Marshal Sulli-
van returned and reported the facts o Judge
Hughes. This will make case for the State
Department.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
From washington.
Especial Core ,pondencs of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 4 1855.

Especial Core pon dence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 4. 1885.
1t is the prevailing opinion at the Capitol
on the subject referred to, that the bill now
before the HOUSE for amending the Consti-
tuition substituting the 3lst of December for
the 4th of March as the commencement and
Termination of the official term of members
of the Z. S. House of Representatives, will
be passed.
In the House yesterday bills were passed
for relieving the political disabilities of
Abram c. Meyers and w. W. Mackall, of
Virginia. Mr. Yost. of Virginia. presented
the petition of Mrs. T. NJ. Randolph, widow
of Edward Randolph, for the reference of
her claim to the court of claims. Mr.. Hop,
kins. of Virginia, introduced bill for pay
ing w. S. Morris for the value OF prop
erty destroyed during the war. Mr.. Lee in
troduced bill for the relief OF Frederick
Foot
a new democratic club has been organ.
ized here for the especial purpose OF assist.
ing the democrats in the doubtful States at
the next Presidential election. iii under
stood the club has received the assurance OF
substantial aid from the administration.
It is said by people who profess to know
that though the republicans OF the House
have attacked Public Printer Benedict for
dilatoriness, the chief cause of that delay lies
In the fact of bis retention of so many repnb.
licsu foremen in the government printing
Office, who, of course, have no great desire to
sss work done satisfactorily under demo-
cratic administration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
Flight of q Cashier.

MADISON, Wis. Feb. 4-Joseph Zshnter,
OF the dry goods and millinery firm of Ogil-
vie & Zshnter, left for parts unknown yes
terday. The occasion for his leaving grew
out of an alleged appropriation Of between
81 900 and So 900 to private use. Zahnter
used to occupy the place of the cashier dur.
ing the noon hour and it is charged that he
pocketed the receipts and that his opera
tions have extended over a considerable
time Oglvie declined to prosecute Zshn-
ter upon the condition that the money be
refunded and his additional interests in the
firm be transferred to the former in con-
sideration of 81. Zehnter is a married man
and his family is now with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04

A WoMAN's STRANGE DowNFALL.-Laura
S. Cotton, handsome woman, SO years old,
a widow with five young children, was ar
rested in New York yesterday, charged
with larceny. Shortly after her husbands
death Mrs. Cotton opened boarding house
and was soon doing profitable business,
but from the first the bosrders were robbed
of ewelry and other valuables in manner
that de6ed the detection of the thief. On
January "a Mrs. Colton's eldest SOD, aged Is
years, was arrested for stealing check for
$72 from his employers, and at dinner time
it was found that the mother had fed aud
left over fifty pawn tickets for the articles
stolen from the boarders. Later in the day
the boy confessed that his mother had told
him to steal the check 1t was then found
that the tradesmen's bills and the rent had
not been paid for some time, aud that the.
furniture had been bought on the instalment
plan. Her friends believe that che was
forced to her dishonesty by black mailer,
and say that OF tho $1,000 drawn from bank,
and all the money received from the board
srs aud from the pawning OF the stolen jew
elry not one cent can be traced to the de-
frsying of her household expenses. She is q
highly intellectual woman, and stood we'll
in society.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
C,nfuro ola NEGRO Desperate.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. An import
AIT arrest was made near here on the Ken
lucky side yesterday. A member of the
Osensboro detective force captured Louis
Tate, negro desperate, upon charge of
stealing hogs. 10 conversing with his pri-
soner the officer discovered that he was in
great terror lest ne had been discovered in
more serious crime committed in Hopkins
Vile, Ky. His anxiety and trepidatIon fual-
Iy resulted in confession that led to the
discovery that the officer had captured the
murderer of negro killed at Hopknsville
10 1854. Tate was induced to give the par
ticulars under the fanced security that he
could only be tried for the stealing case
The authorities of Hopknsville were noti
fed Of his arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

An S11 900 6te wa4 caused on Coney Is
land yesterda, by goat kicking over u
lamp.
Plans for The celebration in New York OF
the 400 anniversary of the discovery OF
Ametics arc under active discussion.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat estl-
mates that the British hold in United States
raiIwa, honda $3.50 100000, and of railway
shares $500 100000. Nearly $l00,000,oo in
interest Is calculated to 60 to Europe annu-
ally In dividends on foreign capital.
Just after midnight tomorrow sixty
seven lonp.distance runners will start in
Madison Square Garden, New York, in a
race tc ses who can cover the greatest dis
lance in six days of twenty four hours each,
the runners going as they please, and choos-
lug their own time for rest and refreshment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04

The delegation from Accomack county,
Virginia, referred to in this correspondence
Yesterday, appeared before the House Fish.
ery Committee to day and argued against
the passage of the bill prohibiting the catch
ing uenhsden within three miles of the
shore.
DR.. Murrell of Virginia is interested In
the large claim of Col. Strong OF New \ ork
now before Congress. but is not managing
that claim as reported. The management ~
In tie hands OF able lawyera.
As under the next census, at the pEeseh'
spportionment, the House will contain ovet
four hundred members, a number TOO large
for he satisfactory transaction OF business
Mr.. Coz has proposition for increasing the
.n,.orrionment 90 az to diminish that num-
The New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad, having formidable water way
competitors, was excluded of the operation
Of the 4th section of the Interstate commerce
law. but the Patrons of Husbandry Of Dea'
ware have made complaints against that
road for non compliance with other pro-
visions the law referred to.
The old controversy over the boundaries Of the
4th Collection district of Virginia has again
broken out with renewed virulence, and rival
delegations NeW puIl ANo"o auu AOA to4H -'
given notice OF their intention to come here next
week and present their views upon the matter TO
the sub committee of the House.
The contested election case of Lowry, democrat,
vs. White, republican, from Indiana, is under DIS
cussion in the House to-day. The Impression is
rengthening that the contested will be allowed
to retain his seat it is said several democratic
members are also unable to produce their natur'
] alization papers.
The office of o. S. Attorney for the District o. o.
Columbia recently given to Mr.. ]. B. Hoge, OF
West Virginia was offered first to ex-Congress'
men ]. R. Tucker. of Virginia, but by him de-
| clined.
Representative Thomas, of Illinois. met a well
known railroad lobbyist named Boyd in the Cap,
itol this morning and telling him that he heard
that be- Boyd, mad said that his anti railroad bill
was Matchmaking affair, shook his fist in his face
and told him that if ne did not rcract all OF 1t nc
would knock his head oil. Mr. Boyd. without
more ado walked Of, rather than have his knock
ed off.
Representative Leo finding it impossible to get
| federal office here for one Of his many constitu
ents who want them, went this morning to the
Belt Line Street Railroad office and got him 8
place as conductor, which he gladly accepted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04

ROAD MEETING. -Another meeting was
held at Fairfax c. II. on Monday, when the
following amendments to the present road
law, were recommended, and the chairman
and secretary OF the meeting directed to so
inform our Senator and Representative in
the Lsgislature
1st. That the pay of overseers of roads be
reduced from $500 to 81 90 per day, and
that no overseer shall receive more than
$1,000 year except for special services re-
quired by the board, &c.
ID. Section 16 shall be amended to read ::
"All material necessary for bridges, except
earth and rock, shall be furnished by the
overseer," Sc. The section as it stands at
present simply provides that plank" for
bridges \ shall be paid for out or the
county levy.
Sd. That any person who has been noti-
fed to work two days, as required by law,
and who shall fail to appear, shall be ad-
Judged delinquent, and the overseer shall
be empowered to collect of him as other
taxes are collected, and for that purpose he
(the overseer) shall be clothed with the au-
thority of a treasurer.
4th. That two.thirds of the available
means shall be expended on tine roads
before the first day of July.
9th. That Road Commissioners shall en-.
tor upon the discharge of their duties on
the first day of January succeeding their
election, instead of the first of July.
The proposition of Mr.. Haw1hurst to sub
NIT the two days's labor clause to vote of
the people vas defeated hya large majority.
The Chair appointed committee to re-
quest the Board of Supervisors to purchase
q rock crusher to be used on the roads,
Fdirfdr Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04

RowDYIsM AT a WEDDING. Last We'd
nesday night Muscoe Bulman, of Onancock,
Va, was married to Miss Cedella SWanger,
at louisville, in Accomac county. Before
the marriage ceremony took place large
crowd of serenaders assembled and made
night hideous with all kinds of discordant
sounds and noises. Gates we're taken off,
the streets of the village were blockaded
aud the bridal procession was unable to
proceed to the church where the ceremony
was to have taken place, and the marriage
had to take place at the residence of the
BRIDES father, who is prominent and high
ly respected merchant of louisville. The
rude serenade was continued long after the
ceremony and reception had ended. Several
horses were SO badly frightened that they
broke their fastenings and ran away. A
fue new carriage was torn to pieces.
Several of the invited guests found the
wheels of their carriages taken off and hid
in the woods, and the roads in all directions
we're blockaded for some distance around.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04

There has been decrease in stealing
among the bad negroes OF ogletnorpe coun.
ty, Ca, since recent occurrence. A plant
err killed hogs, and left them hanging out
doors all night. The temptation was more
than a neighbor, q colored man. could resist;
he shouldersd big hog, not stopping to re-
move the stick which ran through its bind
legs, and By which it hung. AS he was climb
ing a fence the hog slipped and the stick
in the thieTs neck which was broken
by the weight. and the dead hog and the ne
gro were found together next morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
Alex NDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4.

For SOME time after the commencement
of the present administration, the rule WIN
it was that no man should be removed irolh
Office without good cause. When Col. Ludlo"
was recently removed from his place as
Commissioner of the District of Columbia,
his notice of removal was accompanied with
a letter from the President, expressing CONT
dence 10 the ability, integrity and etfclen
CIV with which he had discharged the duties
of office. This shows great change
and, in the case referred to, not unobjecticn
able, as the Colonel was the especial object OF
attack Of the republican newspapers OF
Washington, and was the only one OF the
three commissioners who seemed to be capa-
bls OF entertaining the idea that change
should ever be madein any of the numerous
offices at their disposal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
pressed :

Now THAT election times ace coming
around again, when the votes of ex-Confed-
crates and their sons will be in great de-
mand, that rule OF the civil service which
excluded all ex-Confederates from all the
classif ID service of the federal government
has been abolished. Bus why, If competi-
tive examinations are essential to the ell
cient execution of the civil service, ex.union
soldiers and their widows end children
should be exempted from them, only the Ad-
ministration can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04

MARRIAGE CUSTOMS IN SAX0NY.-In the
kingdom Of Saxony, says the Berlin DaS
Echo, there are several parishes in which
the public celebration Of marriage is still &C.
companed with some remarkable accesso
ries. Ia the parish Of Merkwitz, near Os-
chatz, printed 'okal statut" is presented
to the intending bride and bridegroom when
they ask for the publication OF their banns.
The ''statut" regulates the examination of
the espoused pair by the Pfarrer. The can
didates for holy matrimony are soemnly
asked by the pastor whether they can, in
pure conscience, claim for themselves the
honorable predicates OF maiden and hache
lor." Those who have been accused of a
breach of the seventh commandment and
have confessed it, or against whom 1t
has been proved, are prohibited
from wearing the myrtle crown or
carrying myrtle ornaments. The church Is
left undecorated and flowers are not strewn
in the churchyard. Bridal couples who "un-
iustiiably make use of the symbols of virgil
nal purity" are to be ''solemnly reprimspd
ed by the pastor in his wedding GRAFTON, al
though in such manner as not to be in
furious to them or to the wedding party"
The pastors of Merkwtz must be men of
amazing genius in cssuistry if they
always succeed In carrying out this deli
cate obligation with success. If any
married couple has been discovered
to have "unjust6ably used these Ehren-
pradikate, the case is to be mentioned
in the New YEARS. report of the congrega.
ton, but without publishing the names of
the parties. st James Gazette
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zaS(zgz5
To.Dz1,s TEzEGRaPnIc DzsP.sTcHss
Refused to Concur.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria GAzETTE.l
RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 4.-The Senate to-
day refused to concur in the House amend
meDt to the Mount Vernon Avenue bill,
and committee of conference will be ap'
pointed 3 ,fore this ommittee parties in
terested in the measure will be given an op.
portunity to be heard one day next week.
B. P 0.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-04
Miners Strike.

WILKEsBARRE, Feb. 4.-One hundred
and twenty rock miners and company hands
engaged 10 driving tunnel at Morgantown
for the susquehanua Coal Company, struck
last night against a reduction of wages.
These men are employed by contractors.
and have been paid Slip yard for cutting
rock in new gangway, but were reduced
to 81 o. yard. The Susqaehanna Coal
Company itself is not concerned il this
trouble