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VOLUME II. Y'lTB",r
ST. PAUL, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1879. NUMBER 10. CAMPAIGN RASCALITY.
BILL WASHBURN'S CORRUPTION BEING VENTILATED.
T h o Conve r s ion of Sau l Eol ipsod—The P r e s i d e n t of a S c a n d i n a v i a n D e m o c r a t i c C l u b Arise-* to A d v o c a t e D o n n e l l y a n d S h o o t s Off I l l s I t fau th for W a s h b u r n Ins tead— Ouo H u n d r e d a n d F i f t y D o l l a r s i n H i s P o c k e t t h e I m p e l l i n g Mot ive—Othe r I n s t ances of B r i b e r y — T h e D i s g r a c e f u l C a m p a i g n of 187 8, W h i c h W i l l D r i v e B i l l W a « h b u r n to P r i v a t e L i f e .
The tak ing of test imony in the content for t h e RPIU in Congress of the Third Congressional d is t r ic t of Minnesota was continued in Minneapolis j esteniay, at the offico of A. B. Ovitt , Esq., Sli. Donnelly di iect ing the examination in his ow n behalf, absisted by P . O. Chilstrom as his at torney. Judge Flandrau appeared for Mr. Washburn, at t imes assisted by Tom and Bill King.
The rust witness oalled was Daniel Getchell, t \ho testified in denial of Emi l Shagren's stated ments He denied having told Shagreu tha t he was paid money by Washburn. Being asked \\b.>t he d^l -Ute , he objected to answer, and. also, to the question ot his ic-eiving money from V/. D. Washburn, or any person act ing toi him, w ilh the unders tanding tha t he should ca>t Ins voie ior W. D. Was»hbuin.
J o h n C. Ole>on denied having stated to Shagren tha t he was paid 82 t#Vote for Washburn. Witness voted for Washburn.
H. W. ROGERS.
This witness did not support Mr. Donnelly because he did not agiee wi th him on the money question. He (witness) knew Schaack, a man who edited a Scandinavian paper dur ing the lpte c a m p u g n and who was president of the Scandinavian Democratic club of Minneapolis. Mot Mr. Sctnack in the oiRce of Wilson & Lawrence two or thiee weeks before the election; the com ention held at tha t t ime was in reference to pending elections; I s tated tha t I was fjumg to tilt. P«.uI on business; Schaack overheard the lemark and said he would go along; he said that- h e had been working for the Democratic t icket and t h a t he had not ',,'ot so much for i t , " measui ing the
distance off en his l i t t le finger; tb.it he could h ive hud $200 00 if lie had BUD-pj r ted Mr. \Va«hbnrn, and t h i t he proposed to go to St. Paul , to the Democratic headquarteis there, and see if they would give him some-t n m g ; he did not go to St. Pau l with me, as I left him at tha t t ime; met Schaack a few days after the election at the ofliee of Wilson & Law -rence; asked him what was the cause of hi9 sudden conveioiou to the candidacy of Mr. Washburn, as 1 was c u m us to know the reason for the change, i s I understood from him tha t he was suppor t ing the whole Democratic t icket no to the n igh : before election; on tha t n ight ho delivered a speech before a Scandinavian t tatheim^ at T a m e r s hall, on the Last side, on th «p .litical issues of the day; it was supposed tha t he was to speak m fa\or of Mr. Donnelly; 1 was surpused to see by the papeis next morning tha t lie h i d come out strong for Mr. Washburn ; he (Schaack) s t r ted in leply to what 1 a>ked him tha t he had been pa id 3150 tor speaking in fa /or of Washburn at the meet ing; I asked him if he meant to say tha t Washburn paid him tha t a n m m t , bu t ho s u d tha t Mr. Washburn in person did not pay hun the money, bu t retused to state from whom he obtained i t , the above conversi t ton also took place in the presence of 11. W. Walker, a law s tudent m the ' office; the t h u d ori-iveisation to >k place w i th Schaack a few da>s after tha t on the stairs m the citv hall m the presence of Emi l Shagren. when Schaack acknowledged tha t he received mone>r for support ing Mr. Washburn; he gave as his leasons for tu rn ing from Donnelly to Washburn tha t he had been trying to run a Scandinavian paper in this city, and th it the Democrats had never helped h im a bit, and ho had to go "where he could bu t t e r hi* bread."
Cross-examined—Witness leiterated his s tatemen t of what S:ha.iek had told him, b u t no new point was elicited.
lie-direct—WTitness understood Schaack's admissions to bo tha t ho had been bribed to snp-poi t Mr. Washburn.
r IABT.ES HOAU
Uvea at Richfield, Hennepin county ; occupation a farmer; Ameiioan nat ional i ty and Deru-ociatio in poli t ics; ha=> resided in Hennepin county since May 20, 1852; h i s held the office or county treasury and county super in tendent ot public schools since his lesidence in the count} ; took an active p u t in the last Congressional campaign of th i s d i s t uc t ; was approached by a pai ty du i ing the last campaign and ottered money or other reward to cast my \ o t e for a ceitain caudidate; James Williams, who was a scaler of logs, asked me my position m r i l a t ion to the two candidates foi Congress; 1 told hun I =hould vote the Democratic ticket for Mi. Donnelly: in reply ho said, we, as Di mocrats hsive no hopes of electing Mr. Don-nt l ly , and desired me to s ta te what m m ot money pu t in to my hands w o u l l induce me to %ote and woik for Washburn, he (Williams) said tha t he was as good a Democrat as I was, b u t should vote for Mr. Washburn; I s tated tha t I should vote for Mr. Donnelly, bu t was asked not t o decide the question at the t ime, bu t th ink i t over and meet h im at 11 o'clock the next day, and tell bun what sum would b° sufficient inducement to woik and vote for Mr. Washburn; I told bim i t was no use, and tha t wa> the end of i t ; 1 understood a t the t ime from his man-uei tha t Williams was working in the interest ot Mr. Washburn; he (Williams) s u d for his part tha t if we c mid not elect our Democratic candidate, he would make what he could out of the canvass, and niged me to do the same.
In relation to his having presided a t a Republic in meeting in ll ichh d d the night before tdeoUon, witness said he did so, for the leason tha t no Republican could be tound that would presid3 over the small assembly tha t was present t h i t n ight . Someone nominated me for tha t position and I leplied that I chdnotbe lona to the r ing, and tha t I was a Democrat. Bu t I did preside, and finding tha t the publicat ion of the same was in jnrmg me, I wrote a card to the / ' . P., expla ining the circumstances, and I had the promise tha t i t would be printed befoie tbe election, but i t d id not appear unt i l a l t e r the election.
lOHN' C. OLEsON,
who testifi 'd a t th3 morning session, came forward voluntari ly, s n d desired to coirect his eviden e as follows: I did receive money after tleotion from William Chase; he came to me a sh j . t t ima before the election and asked me if I should work in the yard on election day : I told him tha t I could not get off. bu t he said he would speak to the foreman, Mr. Perry, about i t ; I al*.o sp'ike to Perry about it, and he answered me that I could get off if I wanted t o ; went down to the poll a t the Sixth ward, first precinct, and stayed there all day, and there wa-j no moie said about i t un t i l two oi three da-\s a l te r election, when Chase came to me in the yard and said, " I will pay foi the day you lost ." and handed me $2 ; my par tner asked me how much money I got, and I told h im $2 ; I talked to my countrymen and
told them 1 had a good t icket for them to vote; I did not tell Ed. Stevens to cliy tha t 1 was jok-n g about money mat ters with Shagren, but told h im Shagren and T talked lots of politics when in the lumber yaid together, as we all woiked m the s i m e yard; I th ink I d idn ' t tell Shagien what Ole Mahla got, bu t he may have heard, I asked Sivnid Mahla what he got, and he said he hadn ' t got anything ye t , I couldn ' t fc.iy for s ine what others got, bu t I heaid plenty &ay thoy got some money for votes and work a t the p j l l s .
Adiourned unt i l this (Friday) morning a t 10 o'clock.
P e n n s y l v a n i a R a i l r o a d .
PHILADELPHIA, J a n . 23.—Business of all lines of the Pennsylvania railroad east of P i t t s burgh and E d e for the fwelve mon ths of 1873 compared with the same period of 1877, shows an inciease of gro33 earnings of> $519,688; decrease of expenses '$553,474; inciease in ne t earnings ©1,070 U62. All the lines west of Pi t t sburgh and Erie show a deficiency in meeting all liabilities of $440,741, being a gain over the same period of lb77 of §278,583.
THE LAST DITCH. \
T h e C h e y e n n e Massac re Conf i rmed—The Savages S u r r o u n d e d b y t h e T r o o p s a n d B r u t a l l y Sho t D o w n — F o n t S q u a w s a n d T w o P a p o o s e s A m o n g t h e K i l l e d .
FORT ROBINSON, J a n . 23.—Couriers arrived th is morning confirming the news received late last n ight of the bat t le between Capt. Wessels' command, consisting of four oompanies of the Third cavalry, and the escaped Cheyennes yesterday morning. Trails were discovered leading in the direction of the large rango of hills some eighteen miles northwest of Bluff station, a distance of forty-eight miles from this post, and were followed by Capt . Wessels un t i l he was within three miles of the hills, where he halted and formed skirmish lines. All four companies were deployed as skirmishers, Company ' •P , " Lieut . Baxter, moving from the south to the northeast side; Company " H , " Capt.Wessels, di iectly opposite; Company " E , " Capt. Lawson, closed in a t the mouth of a ravine where the Indians had entrenched themselves, and Company " A " moved to their rear, t hus hemming them in on all sides, leaving no possible avenue of escape. The Indians had plnced themselves in a deep washout, keeping under cover.
As soon as the skirmishers were within 150 yards of the savages' stronghold the la t ter opened a deadly fire, ki l l ing Sergeant Taggart and privates Brown and Nelson, of Company A, and dangerously, if not fatally, wounding private Deboisse, Company H. Despite the dreadful volley poured in to the troop3 they steadily advanced, and when within seventy-five yards of the savages' position fire was opened on all sides with terrible effect. At th is moment Capt. Wessels, leading his company and loudly cheering them forwaid, received a slight sea l ) wound fiom a pistol in the hands of one of the bloodthirsty Cheyennes, rendering him completely insensible. Lieut . Chase, commanding Company A, seeing the commanding- officer fall, rushed forward ins tant ly , seized Capt. Wessels and carried him beyond range of the enemies fiie, then dashing to the head of his own company gallantly led them to the very e ]ge of the washout, where they fought the enemy with unabated fury.
Meanwhile the intrepid Wessels having regained consciousness, ajjain came to the front and seeing the ground strewn with the dead bodies of the savages implored his men to cease filing with a view to get t ing the remaining Cheyennes to surrender, bu t the lat ter s tubbornly refused, and rushed a t the troops wi th formidable hun t ing knives, having expended all their ammuni t ion , determined to surrender to death only. B u t ere they had advanced many paces the troops poured in another volley and all was over.
Companies F and E were in a bad position to accomplish much, while Col. Ewans with B and D companies remained on the opposite bluff from where Capt. Wessels s tarted, and not knowing the position of Wcssel's command an ived too late tor action.
On the cessation of firing the dead bodies of twenty-three Indians were found in the rifle pi ts occupied by them, including seventeen bucks, fou ' equaws and two papooses. Nine remained of whom one buck and three squaws were more or less wounded, and three squaws unhur t . ~Oi the troops b u t the tKree heretofore mentioned were killed, and Capt. Wessels and one private o t his company wounded. The lat ter cannot live.
Ambulances left here a t an early hour th is morning to bring in the dead and wounded, and are now moving back slowly. They are expected here with the troops to-morrow,
Official Report to Gen. Sheridan.
CHICAGO, Jan . 23.—A dispatch from General Crook, a t Omaha, to L ieu t . Gen. P . H. Sheridan says: The following ju s t received:
Camp ci<?ht miles northeast of Bluff Station, J a n . 23, via For t Robinson.—Gen. Crook, Omaha : The affair with the Cheyennes took place yesterday, about 2:30 p. M., a t a point ten miles east of the telegraph line from Robinson to Hot Creek, and five miles nor th of the stage road. The Cheyennes fought with extraoidinary courage and fierceness, and refused all te rms bu t death. The officers and troops behaved with great sp in t . Those engaged were Capts. Wessels ana Lawson. Lieuts . Chase and Hardie, G. W. Baxter, Third cavahy; Lieut . J . Baxte; , Ninth infantry, and Doctor Pet tys . Among yie wounded are Sergeant Reed and Pr iva te Dubois, company H, Third cavalry. The troop3 re turn to their s fations a t once. The Indians killed were seventeen warriors, four women and two children. Nine were captured, three of whom were wounded. One m a n of the wounded will probably die. EVANS. Commanding. (Signed) G E O . CROOK, Brig. Gen.
WISCONSIN WISDOM. T h e S e n a t o r i a l B i t t i e K n d e d — W o r k C o m
m e n c e d i n E a r n e s t — b o n a t a r - E l e c t C a r -p e n t e r L e a v e s for H i s H o m o a n d a n Ova t ion—Othe r L e g i s l a t i v e B o d i e s .
Wisconsin.
[Special Telegram to the Globe. ] MADISON, Jan . 23. —Both houses of the legis
la ture commenced business in earnest to-day, which will be now prosecuted with vigor t i l l the final adjournment . An effort was made to-day to pass a joint resolution adjourning over t i l l Monday night, b u t i t failed, the intention being t h a t members might accompany Mr. Carpenter to Milwaukee and engage in the festivities tha t will take place the ie to-night in honor of Mr. Car/enter 'b election, b u t the effort failed.
THE SEN\TE.
A bill was presented in the Senate to-day forbidding the sale of liquors within one mile of any building used exclusively for the confinement of insane pat ients .
His excellency, the Governor, sent in the following nominat ions for resents of the normal schools tor the term commencing the fust Monday of February proximo: John Phill ips, of Portage county; S. M. Hay. of Winnebago county; James McAllister, of Milwaukee county.
THE ASSEMBLY,
l a the Assembly a large number of bills were introduced, b u t none of general interest .
HON. MATT CARPENTER
left here on the 11 o'clock A. M. t ra in for Milwaukee, accompanied by a number of friends. He will reach Milwaukee a t 4 o'clock, and be received r ight ro} ally by the chamber of commerce, and a grand ovation held to-night .
ArliansAs. L I T T L B ROOK, Ark., J an . 23.—In the Senate
the resolution to remove the portrai ts of Grant and Lincoln and subs t i tu te those of Lee and Jackson was defeated 18 to 9.
In the House McConnell moved a memorial to Congress for a grant of four acres of the Hot Springs reservation to the State for an insane asylum. Furbash, colored, moved to amend tha t the government be requested to donate the entire reservation to the State .
Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, J a n . 23 —In the Senatorial caucus no lesul t . On the fifth ballot Eus t i s received 37; necessary to a choice 53.
C r i m i n a l P r o s e c u t i o n s of W i s c o n s i n T i m b e r T h i e v e s .
MILWAUKEE, J a n . 23.—David Ful ler and Reuben Manger, citizens or Brown county, are under arrest, on warrants issued by Commissioner Bloodgood, charging them wi th assist ing in the removal of t imber cut on lands belonging to the United States, and occupied b y the Oneida Indians . I t is said the authori t ies will proceed in this manner against a large number of persons, in addit ion to civil sui ts , for recovery of the valu- of t imber, the inter ior depar tment having ordered a l igid enforcement of the s tatutes , both civil and penal, against all trespassers, including purchasers of material .
WASHINGTON.
T h e B i l l i a r d T o u r n a m e n t . N E W YORK, J a n . 23.—Iu the billiard tourna
ment this afternoon, Daly defeated Gallagher in . twenty-e igh t innings. Score, 690 to 290. Daly's largest run , 103.
I n the billiard tournament to-night Schaefer defeated Rudolphe in twenty-seven innings . Score, 600 to 296. Winner 's largest r a n , 170.
CONGRESS AXD GENERAL NEWS.
CAPITAL
T h e C o n s u l a r a n d D i p l o m a t ! o B i l l P a s s e d as A g r e e d to b y t h e Confre res—House D e b a t e s t h e Q u e s t i o n of P u b l i c L a n d s i n A i d of E d u c a t i o n — I t e m s i n t h e Postofl lce A p p r o p r i a t i o n Bi l l—Misce l l aneous .
FORTY-EIFTH CONGRESS.
XI'e Senate.
CENSUS.
WASHINGTON, J a n . 23.—Senator Morrill, from the special commit tee in regard to t ak ing the census, reported a bil l which was placed on the calendar. Ho gave notice tha t ho would call i t up for consideration Tuesday next .
CONFERENCE.
Senators Windom, Allison and Withers were appointed a conference commit tee on t h e In dian appropriat ion bill .
OCEAN CABLES.
Senator Matthews in t roduced a bi l l t o grant to the American Ocean Cable and Telegraph Land Wire association, of Philadelphia, the r ight of way and privilege to lay land and operate submar ine telegraph cables on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and to establish telegraph communicat ions between the United States, Europe and Asia. Referred.
EDUCATING THE BLIND.
Senator Burnsido reported favorably the House bill to promote the education of the blind. Placed on the calendar. The bil l appropriates $25,000 as a perpetual fund to aid in the education of the bl ind through the American pr in t ing house for t h e bl ind, the money to *""" invested in 4 per cents, and the interest be paid to tha t ins t i tu t ion.
PASSED.
The report of the conference commit tee o n the consular and diplomatic appropriat ion bi l l was agieed to and the bi l l passed. The total amount appropriated is $1,087,835.
PATENT LAWS.
After consideration of bills on the calendar the bill to amend the pa ten t laws was taken up, the pending quest ion being on t h e mot ion of Senator Edmunds to lay i t aside and take u p the resolutions submi t ted by h im declaring valid the th i r teenth , foui teenth and fifteenth amendments . Senator E d m u n d s said he found by the vote last n ight tha t the majority was adveise to considering his resolutions and withdrew his motion to take them up . The bill to amend the patent laws was then considered and the bill passed.
THE CALENDAR.
The bill repoited from the joint select commit tee to reorganize the army was called up , bu t Senator Buruside consented t h a t i t be laid aside to come up as unfinished business tomorrow, and consideration of bills on the calendar was resumed.
BELIEF.
The bil l for the relief of Warren Mitchell being the unfinished business, Senator McMillan moved to indefinitely postpone fur ther consideration of the bill , as a majority of the commit tee on claims had reported against i t . Rejected, yeas 14, nays 31.
Senator E d m u n d s then objeoted to the present consideration of the bi l l .
Senator McCreery moved to postpone pend-i n g ^ u d alt prior orders and take u p tne bill for the relief of Warren Mitchell. Agreed to , yeas 25, nays 22.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Pending discussion on the Mitchell bill , Senator Windom moved to lay aside the bi l l informally and take up the House bil l appropria t ing .f 60,000 to enable the secietary of the treasury to carry out the provisions of section 254. revised statutes, in regard to expenses of t i anspor tmg coin and bullion, and $40,000 for miscellaneous expenses of the House. Amendments of the committee appropr ia t ing $10,000 to be applied to defraying expenses in such investigations or inquiries as have been or may be ordered by the Senate dur ing the Forty-fifth Congress, $232 for the army reorganization commission, and $053 for the commit tee to inquire into the expediency o t t ransferr ing the Indian bureau to the war depar tment were agieed to . The bi l l was then read a th i rd t ime and passed.
After an executive session adjourned.
Mouse of Representatives. APPROPRIATION BILLS.
WASHINGTON, J an . 23.—The conference report on the consular and diplomatic appropriat ion bi l l was agieed to and the postoffice appropriat ion bil l was then lepor ted .
EDUCATION.
The House went in to commit tee of the whole on the bi l l to apply the proceeds of sales of publ ic lands to the education of the people.
The vote on tak ing u p the above bill was, yeas 126, nays 108. The affirmative vote was cast by Democrats and the negative by Republicans, who desired to hold the morning hour in order tha t the debate inaugurated yesterday by Messrs. Bragg and Ellis should be continued.
Mr. Goode explained the provisions of the bill .
Mr. F rye inquired if there was anyth ing in the bill which could compel the fund to be applied in the Southern States to education of the colored lace.
Mr. Goode replied there was no disposition in any Southern State to discriminate in any "way between white and colored children.
Mr. Keifer . inquired if Mr. Goode would adm i t an amendment forbidding any such discrimination.
Mr. Goode replied he would unless the gent leman wanted to establish mixed schools. He was willing to make i t as plain as h u m a n language could make i t . t ha t his fund was dedicated to the free education of all children, both white and colored, b u t he would oppose every proposition to establish mixed schools, because tha t would be alike ru inous to the white and colored race.
Mr. Monroe in reply to the remarks of Mr. Frye stated the bi l l contained a provision tha t before the money 6honld be paid over by the general government, each State should file with the secretary of the treasury a certified copy of the laws of such State accepting the provisions of th is a c t , ' a n d under tak ing tha t the funds should be faithfully applied to the free education of all i'.s children.
Mr. Bell spoke in favor of the bil l . Mr. Dunnel l opposed the bill. Publ ic edu
cation mus t be fostered and bu i l t u p by the State.
Messrs. Southard, Burchard and Whyte, of Pennsylvania, opposed the bill.
Mr. Townsend, of New York, said i t passed all human patience to s tand by and see the calm, adroit and oily proposition to rob loyal States out of their interest in public lands. They were to be thimble-iigged ou t of their interest . He was not ready for tha t , and i t did not p u t h im in good humor.
Mr. Losing congratulated himself on being able to advocate the measure in the iu te ies t of education.
Mr. Monroe favored the bill . The t ime fixed for general debate having ex
pired, the House proceeded to consider the bill by sections for amendment .
Mr. Reagan moved to amend the proviso of the first section, which provides tha t i t shall not l imi t or abridge the power of Congress over the public domain or interfere with the grant ing of bounty lands by adding the words, "Or grants in aid of publ ic improvements . " He explained and advocated the* amendment , i n t ima t ing tha t i t might be necessary to grant , lands for a competing railroad across the continent .
Mr. Harrison opposed the amendment . Mr. Mills opposed the bill as a sham. Mr. Henderson spoke against t he measure. Mr. Keifer congratulated the Democratic
par ty on being educated by the Republican par ty u p to the point of being in favor of homesteads.
Mr. Lu t t re l l reminded the gent leman from Ohio, Keifer, t ha t t he Democratic par ty had acquired Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and California. What had the Republican par ty acquired Pj^The l i t t le Terri tory of
Alaska, and tha t i t had given to a corporation. That par ty h a d given mill ions to railroad corporations, and^the Democratic par ty wanted to save a few acres left for the benefit of the whole country.
Mr. Eden offered as a subs t i tu te for Reagan's amendment ad amendment providing tha t all public lands which have been granted by Congress to aid in the construction of railroad and telegraph lines, which have not been earned, and which havo lapsed by failure to complete such railroad and telegraph lines within the t ime limited, are hereby declared forfeited to the United States.
Mr. Elam opposed t h e amendment . There was a good deaf of cry and very l i t t le wool about these grants to railroads. What would be the population of the Western States to-day b u t ior the great railways, and i t was not fair t he Southern States should not part icipate in the benefits of the railroad system.
Mr. Cain spoke in favor of t h e him The education of his race was very impor tan t . A nation should raise i t s citizens above superst i t ion and cr ime. He proceeded to quote statis* tics tha t the number of i l l i terate colored per sous in the South was m u c h smaller than t h a t of white persons. Educat ion was necessary all over the nation,„especially in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.
Mr. Wright opposed the bil l . The committee rose wi thout ac t ing on the
amendment , j " 1 ABMV BILL.
Mr. Hewit t , fijom the commit tee on appropriations, reported t h e army appropria t ion bill, and said he|wonld call i t up for consideration after the jMstofScd appropriat ion bill was disposed of. *
iCONFERBEES.
The Speaker then appointed conferrees on the Ind ian appropriat ion bi l l Messrs. Singleton and Baker, Indiana.
COMMERCE.
Mr. Cox, New^York, in t roduced a bil l t o regulate commerce between the Uni ted States and Canada, and to provide for reciprocal navigation. Referred to the commit tee on ways and means.
SIGHT SESSION.
A session was ordered for to-morrow n igh t for consideration of reports from the judiciary.
CENSUS.
Mr. Cox, New York, chai rman of t h e commit tee on census, reported a bi l l for t ak ing t h e federal census. Ordered pr inted and recommi t t ed .
Mr. Ryan, froifc the same committee, submi t ted the views of the minpr i ty . Ordered pr in ted and recommitted*
The House theu took a recess un t i l 7:30, the evening session to be on the bill t o regulate postage on th i rd Class mail mat ter .
THE RENO INQUIRY.
Evening Session.
, JfAIL aiATTBJR. WASHINGTON, J a n . 22.—The House, Mr. Car
lisle in the chair, took np for consideration the bill for classification of mai l ma t t e r and to regulate rates of postage thereon. Mr. Waddell, chairman of the committee on postoffices and post roads, explained the previsions of the bill . I t divides mail mat ter in to four classes: F i rs t wri t ten mat te r ; second, periodical publicat ions under registrat ion; thi rd , miscellaneous printed mat te r ; aj^d, fourth, merchandise, and makes the ra tes , of postage uniform on all periodicals, whether daily, weekly, monthly , or quarterly. The Dili was satisfactory to* the publishers of the 'country.
A number of amendments were offered, and, * after debate, rejected, when Mr. Waddell, chairman of the committee, remarked tha t t he bil l had the approval of all the legi t imate publishers of the counuiy, o^id t h a i i t w&s being talked to death by chin-music, and he th-refore moved to adjourn. Agreed to . Adjourned.
POSTOFFICE BILL.
PRINCIPAL ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, Jan . 23.—The principal i tems in the postoffice appropriat ion bi l l reported to the House from the commit tee on appropr iations to-day are as follows: For compensation of pos tmas ters . . . $7,550,000 For clerks in postoffices 3,460,000 For payment of letter carriers 1,900,000 For mail t ransportat ion on s tar routes 5,690,633 For t ransportat ion by railroads 8,715,310 For t ransportat ion by steamboat
routes 750.000 For t ransportat ion by postal c a r s . . . 1,250,000 For compensation to railway postal
clerks 1,350,000 Route agents 1,075,000 For t ransportat ion of foreign mai ls . 260,000
I t is provided tha t if the revenue of the depar tment shall be insufficient to meet the appropriations made by th is act the sum of $4,291,319, or so much thereof as may be necessary, i*> hereby appropriated to supply deficiencies in the revenue of the postoffice depar tment for the year ending J u n e 30, 1880. The sum recommended by the bill is $34,960,343. The to ta l estimates upon which the bill is based is $36,571,900. The appropriat ions for the year ending J u n e 30, 1879, were $33,256,37i.
GENERAL CAPITAL UTEWS.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING
WASHINGTON, J a n . 23.—Representative F in -ley has submi t ted to the committee on publ ic expendi tures his report with reference to the investigation of the government p r in t ing office. After charging general extravagance, the report recommends t h e abolishment of t'he pr in t ing office, and the pr in t ing to be let t o the lowest bidder. The report proposes tha t only the Congressional Jteconl and bil ls offered in either house shall be pr in ted in Washington.
NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
The Senate commit tee on commerce had a long session to-day wi thout disposing of the New York customs nominat ions .
FOUR PER CENTS. Subsci ipt ions to the 4 per cent , loan since
yesterday's report, $9,089,600. APPOINTMENT.
The President nominated Jas . H . Sloss United States marshal of Alabama.
POST BOUTE BILL.
The Senate commit tee on postoffices and post roads to-day authorized Chairman Ferry to offer as an amendment to the postoffice appropriat ion bill all the past legislation which was added to the House post route bill by the Senate last session except the Brazil ian subsidy clauses. These legislative provisions relate to the classification ot mai l mat te r and compensation of railroads, the t r auk ing privileges and several other subjects of less importance. The post route bil l above referred to is still pending on disagreements between the two houses.
KID GLOVE TRADE. The secretary of the treasury addressed a
communicat ion to the committee on commerce of the Senate, and the commit tee of wayB and means of the House, request ing tha t t he pet i t ion to Congress ftorn New York, t ha t an invest igat ion be made into the k id glove trade, be granted, and t h a t t he investigation be made as soon as practicable.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed Wm. G. Thompson, Iowa, chief jnst ice of the supreme court of Idaho. Postmasters : Ohio, F . 8. Goodson Bellevue. Indiana, Thomas N. Robertson, Brazil; John O. Eller, Munice; Samuel B . Webster, Monticello. I l l inois, Gollus Rntz , J r . , Highland; N. H. Pra t t , Kewanee; Isaac M. Kealy, Duquoin ; Andrew Wilson, Spar ta ; Gilbert Rosseter, Lake Forest ; Samuel Buck well , National stock j ards; J . H . Anderson, Have-lock; Samuel Linn , Earlvi l le; Seneca D. Chapin, Whitehall ; J . B. Miller. Anna ; F . H . Bates, Bates, E lmhurs t . Iowa, Wm. C. Paddock, Knoxsville; 8 . A. Moore, Bloom field; J . M. Le Mars, Nebraska; O. P . R. Williamson, Grand Island.
L i e u t . V a r n u m a n d D r . P o r t e r o n t h e S tand , b u t F u r n i s h n o I m p o r t a n t I n f o r m a t i o n .
LIEUT. VABNUM.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.] CHICAGO, J a n . 23.—From the evidence
of Lieu t . Varnum • in the Reno inqui ry to-day, i t was gathered t h a t Gen. Ouster m u s t have kept himself informed and known t h a t Reno's men were s tanding on the defensive. I t was his idea a t the t ime tha t Custer had either been corralled l ike Reno or had gone down the river to join Terry, who was coming u p .
DR. R. n . PORTER, who was acting; assistant surgeon under Caster, and who was wi th Reno's battal ion, was pu t on the s tand. From his evidence i t seems tha t he also understood t h a t Custer was expected to suppor t Reno. The ad ju tan t had told Reno tha t Custer was coming along when Benteen was seen approaching. After Reno got to the
•hill the men supposed a t first i t was Custer coming t o their relief.
[Western Associated Press. I CHICAGO, J a n . 28.—Liet. Varnum was crosB-
examined this morning regarding t h e Custer massaore, and testified tha t t he Gray Horse cavalry which he had ment ioned m a t have seen tha t Reno's command was enter ing in to an engagement with the Indians , and Custer mus t also have known they were a t bay, and in witness' j udgment any 'careful commander would have inquired in to t h e s i t u a t i o n of the troops from which he expectecnuppor t . There was a misunders tanding between Custer and Reno previous to this t ime . The Indians were probably not less than four or five thousand strong, and half tha t force was too great for half the whole command. He thought Reno was r ight in using his own judgment in get t ing out o t the woods.
Dr. H . R. Porter, of Bismarck, act ing assistan t surgeon under Ouster, with Reno's batal-lion, testified he heard the adju tant deliver to Reno the command to cioss the ford and then charge the Indians . The adju tant told witness Custer would support Reno. Reno obeyed the order, and the fight progressed with the Indians for a while, b u t finally the Ind ians made the charge, and not the troops, a fact which surprised witness.
OVER THE OCEAN.
Severe Cold i n E n g l a n d a n d Russ i a—Act ive I n q u i r y for U. S. P o u r P e r Cen t s i n E n g land—Miscel laneous , P o l i t i c a l a n d G e n e r a l N e w s .
PRUSSIAN TAXATION.
B E R L I N , J a n . 23.—In Tuesday's s i t t ing of the Prussian budget commit tee the minis ter of finance declared in his own name, though not on behalf of the minis t ry of Rtate, tha t un t i l a new source of revenue from indirect taxat ion was created in Germany, and un t i l i t was ascertained what par t of the surplus could be t ransferred to individual states, i t would be useless to discuss the question of income and class taxes, as any reform of the present system of taxat ion would be impossible. As soon as the matriculatory contr ibution of Prussia to the empire decreased, owing to the imposit ion of new imperial taxes or any surplus in the imperial revenues arising from a new souice of income fell t o the share of Prussia, t he class and income taxes should be remi t ted to t h a t amoun t for the year m quest ion.
SEVERE COLD.
LONDON, J a n . 23.—Severe cold weather prevails and much suffering and des t i tu t ion are reported throughout the kingdom. Violent snow Btorms block the Russian railways and 7.000 laborers are opening communicat ion between Moscow and Sebastopol.
AMERICAN COAL.
GENEVA, J a n . 23.—American coal iB Belling here slightly cheaper than French or German, and is much superior. An American locomotive b u r n i n g anthraci te coal is runn ing here.
THE VATICAN AND MEXICO.
ROME, J a n . 23.—The Vatican will short ly take steps to rs-establish relations with the Mexican government. Should negotiations prove unsuccessful the wants of the Mexican church will be supplied in the best manner possible wi thout intervention of the government .
ROME.
ROME, J a n . 23.—In the Senate to-day the minis ter of worship in the course of debate said since the accession of Pope Leo, who spoke ip. a calm, elevated language, certain concessions became easier. The government would pursue a policy of moderation, and endeavor to smooth the difficulties relative to appoin tments to sees.
UNITED SVTES FOUR PER CENTS.
LONDON, J a n . 23.—The Times, in a financial article, says on account of the dear th of good investments , people are beginning to look towards the United States 4 per cent, bonds. We believe the syndicate has already Bold to jobbers and others here, a considerable port ion of the amoun t j u s t contracted for.
H E K E P T H I S M O U T H SHUT.
S tock P a n i c i n M o n t r e a l .
MONTREAL, J a n . 23.—A panic took place in the stock marke t to-day. Bank of Montreal and Consolidated bank stock fell six and seven per cent, respectively. The decline in the la t ter stock was caused by the reported failure of one of the directors of the local board of Toronto .
TJie Death of a Remarkable Man Wlio Remained Dumb Duvina the Greater JPart of His Life.
H a y e s H i n m a n , w h o lived two mi les east of Ct ica , N . Y. , died on Monday , aged 66 years . Al though possess ing t h e facul ty of speech, h e h a d n o t u t t e r ed two consecut ive words for fifty years . W h e n 16 years old, hea r ing h i s fa ther swear a t a m e m b e r of t h e family, he m a d e a vow t h a t he would never speak aga in . H a t h e n m e t w i th a n acciden t , which, bru ised t h e fingers of h i s left h a n d , t h e p a i n d rawing from h i m t h e exc lamat ion , " O h ! " O n b u t one o the r occas ion was he heard to speak . T h i s t i m e t h e •word " S e e " was called fo r th b y a snake t h a t crawled over a s leeping chi ld . A c o l u m n m i g h t be filled by a recital of H i n m a n ' s ec cent r ic i t ies . S o m e of h i s devices t o avoid conversa t ion were craf ty i n t h e e x t r e m e . H e was a close s tuden t , a n d h e h a s left a vo luminous diary d u r i n g h i s fifty years of si lence. H e leaves a fo r tune of §24,000 to a nephew, w i th t h e a d m o n i t i o n , " K e e p y o u r m o u t h s h u t . " N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g h i s si lence, h e was a g rea t favorite in t h e ne ighborhood in wh ich he lived.
Tho Poor Otd Idiotic Affair Essayed a Scoop.
[Stillwater Gazette.] T h e mot ives wh ich insp i red t h e a t t a ck of
t h e P. P. o n t h e p r i s o n con t rac to r s a r e n o t such as to chal lenge t h e a d m i r a t i o n of t h e c o m m u n i t y general ly . Of course , we c a n n o t vouch for i t s t ru th fu lness , b u t t h i s is t h e way we hear i t : T h e G L O B E h a d a n emis sa ry over he re a n u m b e r of days w o r k i n g u p a sensa t ion ar t ic le for t h a t p a p e r — t o " ra i se hell a n d sell n e w s p a p e r s . "
I n o rde r to ge t a scoop o n t ho G L O B E t h e P . P . del iberately massed a lo t of c u r r e n t s t ree t r u m o r s u n d e r t h e t a k i n g head of " S « t t e P r i s o n J u g g l e r y . " I t comes u n d e r t h e head of newspapar en te rpr i se , i t is t r ue , b u t i t m i g h t n o t be considered h igh ly credi table t o a pape r wi th t h e p r e t e n s i o n s of t h e P. P .
Shouldn't Have Done It.
| Grani te Falls Journa l . I These pub l ic in s t i tu t ions a r e very del icate
affairs, a n d shou ld be hand led carefully. T h e G L O B E was wicked i n p u b l i s h i n g w h a t i t did. Ha l l ough t t o k a o w be t te r . If a c o m m i t t e e be appo in ted t o invest igate , let t h e m be modera te , cau t ious m e n , w h o will n o t ask such i m p o r t a n t ques t ions a s d id t h e i n s a n e commi t t ee . "When yon inves t iga te , go l i g h t ly. D o n ' t t o r n n p t h e b o t t o m p l a n k . D o n ' t look, beh ind t h e shelves. L o o k a t t h e su r face a n d see t h a t t h a t i s b r i g h t a n d c lear , a n d all will be well.
INQUISITORIAL. WORK OF THE POTTER AND TELLER
COMMITTEES.
B u t l e r A g r e e s t o G i v e t h e C i p h e r D i s pa tches—The I n v e s t i g a t i o n to C o m m e n c e Monday—Mr. T i l d e n I n v i t e d t o A p p e a r a n d F a c e H i s Accusers—St. M a r t i n , t h e L a t e s t L o u i s i a n a L i a r , i n t h e W i t n e s s S tand—He P a r t i a l l y R e t r a c t s H i s C h a r g e s A g a i n s t S tenger—The Tissue T i c k e t B u s i ness i n South. Ca ro l ina .
THE POTTER BUSINESS.
DRUNK OB IN8ANB.
WASHINGTON, J a n . 23.—Upon the assembling of the Pot ter committee to-day Gen. B u t l e r 6aid if he made a s ta tement yesterday to the effect t ha t «£he cipher dispatches were in his possession all last summer, and tha t one t ime he missed them fiom his desk, he must have been d runk or insane. | Laughter .] What he did say yesterday was to show the impossibil i ty tha t the dispatches pr in ted in the 'Jribune came from h im.
Mr. Hisoock—Yes, I had good reason to believe the telegrams were cop'ed for the Tribute before tbey came in to your hands .
Zebina Moses, clerk in the office of the secretary to Vice-President Ferry, remembered a burlesque certificate from Louisiana called the "Smi th certificate." I t was suppressed without objection. He did not know what became of i t ; last saw i t in the possession of the official tellers. Did not remember there had since been any application.
The commit tee then held a secret se-sion. When the doors were reopened Mr. Bat le
offered the following: Eeaolved, Tha t the committee receive from
Mr. Butler t h e cipher dispatcher which he shall present to them, and tha t the clerk be directed, in connection with some person whom Mr. But ler shall designate, to make a complete inventory of the dispatches so received, in duplicate, and certify to some one, a copy to be preserved for use of the committee, aud one given to Mr. But le r ; tha t al l the cipher dispatches so received shall be pr inted for the commit tee; t h a t unless hereafter otherwise ordered before any originals or copies are given out for p u b l i . cation, t hey shall be submit ted to an expt r t to be chosen by the committee, who shall be sworn to make a fai thful t ranscript ion of and decipher the same according to his best knowledge, skill and abil i ty, and tha t he will not allow any cipher dispatches given him to be given to any person, or given ou t for publication, nor any of the dispatches, nor any supposed translation, without previous agreement obtained from the committee so to do, and he will r e tu rn to the committee all pr inted sheets and telegrams committed to him, with such translat ions as he shall make, receiving from the commit tee such reasonable sum for his work as the committee may judge proper.
The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Reed then offered the following: WHEREAS, Mr. Hewitt , of New York, in his
place in the House, after alleging tha t Samuel J . Tilden has been charged with the cipher dispatches, has demanded tha t Mr. Tilden have an oppor tuni ty to face his accusers before a competent t r ibunal , therefore,
Resolved, That a copy o t th is resolution d i recting this committee to investigate the cipher dispatches bo sent to Mi-. Tilden, and tha t Mr. Tilden be allowed to be represented by counsel, iu the same mawaei 'pad nuder- ibe earae l imitat ions as a person arraigned under the ordinary resolution const i tut ing th i s committee.
Mr. Ueed remarked t h i t he offered this resolution in good faith, and not in any part isan spir i t . The resolution was accepted.
ST. MARTIN'S CHARGES.
The chairman called St. Martin, who was examined a t some length regarding his affidavit already published. The following is the most impor tan t points of the tes t imony:
Question—Your affidavit says tha t you were instructed by Mr. Stenger to report ' ' no t found" when you had any subpoenas to serve on Republican witnesses?
A.—It was not Mr. Stenger, b u t Mr. Maddox. I t was a mistake, and I altered i t as soon as I saw i t in the papers. Thisa£fida\i t v*,as made the 2d of December, and I did not alter i t unti l last 'week. I had not a copy of the affidavit and did not know. Mr. Stenger 's name occurred where i t should read Mr. Maddox.
Witness then s tated how, when acting as sergeant-at-arms fur the committee, he had returned twelve or thir teen subpoenas with t h e report "no t found." He did so on instruct ions from Mr. Maddox. I n all the?e cases they were witnesses who were Republicans, or witnesses whom he was unable to fix up to testify as Maddox dpsired.
On further examination upon his affidavit witness denied tha t he ever intended to refer to Mr. Stenger 's conduct, a n d . said tha t the charges therein made against tha t gent leman were un t rue . Other portions of his affidavit he confirmed.
Chairman Pot ter then cross-examined him upon the evidence tendered by witness a t New Oileans,taking the questions almost seriatim as they stood, and requesting witness to point out tho^e tha t were t rue . A great par t of his former evidence was declared by St. Martin to be entirely false, and given a t the instigation of Stenger and Maddox.
This par t of the examinat ion was not concluded when Mr. Butler suggested the examination be adjourned. The remainder of the session was secret. The committee expect to commence to take test imony concerning the c ipher dispatches Monday.
held a t the depot some distance from the Re publ ican meeting. H e heard no shots fired dur ing the / lay . Heard tha t leading Democrats did their best to prevent difficulty.
T. J . Coghlan, white Republican, aged 76, called. He spoke a t the Republican meet ing Oct. 12th. Had never recognized Hampton as Governor, and considered him an imbecile. After the meeting he called the Republicans together a t the court house to keep them o n t of trouble. The Democrats threatened to ki l l h im. Some "red sh i r t s " approached him, and he drew his pistol and bade them keep off. Witness corroborated the testimony of Stewart as to the election. Adjourned.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
G a r r o t e r s a t W o r k i n Cincinnat i—Shoot ing: Affrays a n d O t h e r D e v i l i s h Deeds—Horace L . H j d e , a W e l l K n o w n .Repor te r , K i l l e d by t h e Cars—Other M i s h a p s — P i r e l i e c o r d .
Criminal.
The Teller Commute".
CHARLrsTON, J a n . 23.—Before the Teller committee, J . J . Young, colored, Republican supervisor a t 32-mile bouse poll, testified tha t when the ballot-box was opened an excess of 311 ballots was found, all of which were Democratic t issue ballots. The surplus votes were drawn out, and all b u t five withdrawn were Republican votes. Witness saw only two tissue t ickets voted. Witness testified tha t t issue t ickets had been used by Republicans a t primary elections in Charleston 3 ears ago.
The next witness was Sam Lee, colored, Republ ican from Suropter, who testified tha t early in the canvass a t a precinct meeting a t Swimming Pace, he was notified tha t no organization of the Republican party would be allowed here. Witness insisted and twenty armed men threatened to shoot h im. Witness described the interference of the Democrats with the Republican convention a t Samter , when there was a disturbance bu t nobody hur t . He next described tbe Rafting creek meeting, where the Democrats insisted on being heard, and told him if he did not call the meeting to order he would be taken back to Sumter . He was knocked down, taken in a bujrgy to Sumter, and told tha t if he would not promise no t to call another Republican meet ing in the county, he would be killed. At a Hampton meeting he was ill-treated for asking Gov. Hampton a question, b u t Hampton rescued h im. The meeting of October 12th was described a t length, witness claiming tha t tho Democrats had cannon to in t imidate the negroes. One of the guns was loaded with ten-penny nails. The election was quiet , b u t there were 215 names more on the Democratic poll list than on the list witness kept . These votes, he claimed, were t issue tickets voted in large Democratic ballots. The extra names on the list ho was told were taken from the audi tor ' s books.
On cross-examination witness testified he was a candidate for Congress in opposition to the regular Republican t icket in 1874, and in the canvass had charged the Republicans with fraud and corruption and in t imida t ing colored people. Witness admi t ted he was not present a t t he meet ing Oct. 12th, and tha t loaded cannons wtxe often fired off to make a noise a t political meetings.
J . H. Stewart, colored school teacher, was called and corroborated the test imony of Lee as to the Rafting Creek meeting October 12th, and the fraudulent voting a t the election with tissue t ickets . 0 h cross-examination he admi t ted tha t both he and Lee had made speeches a t Raft ing Creek wi thout in ter rupt ion, and t h a t i t was known before October 12th tha t a Democratic meet ing was to be held a t Sumter on tha t day. The Democratic meeting was
COLD BLOODED MURDER.
MEMPHIS, J a n . 23 —The following par t iculars of a bloody tragedy committed Tuesday, a t Sunflower Lauding, Coahema county, Mies., were received this afternoon. The s ta tement of two eye-witnesses is as follows: Lawson Wooldridge aud R N. Glover, two young men, had a difficulty last January , which resulted in Wooldridge feiiiog his antagonist . Peace between the two was apparently made, as they parted friends. Tuesday Wooldridge, who is clerking in a store a t bunflower Landing, had returned from the interior, whither he had been sent on business, and when about enter ing the store, Wm. Giover, brother to the man with whom Wooldridge had the difficulty the Saturday previous, deliberately, and without warning, fired a double-barreled shot gun a t Wooldridge. kil l ing him instantly, n ine buck shot taking effect in his breast. After the assassination, Wm.Glover and his brother coolly walked out of the store, the brother lemarking he was sorry he ha n ' t been permit ted to do the killing. After the excitement of tlie murder had part ly subsided, a party went in pursui t of tbe murderer , and i t is thought will effect h is capture. Wooldridge's remains were brought to the city this afternoon. Many relatives of deceased reside here.
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.
MILWAUKEE, J a n . 23.—The ju ry th i s afternoon in the case of Russell Wheeler, indic ted for the murder of Theo. Henderer, re turned a verdict of acquit tal , on the ground of justifir-ble homicide. This was the second tr ial . On the former one tbe verdict was manslaughter in the fon: th degree.
GARROTED.
CINCINNATI, J a n . 23.—Oapt. Hagaman, ex-jailer, while going home la te last night was garroted by two men and robbed of a valuable gol d watch and chain and some money.
KILLED BT HIS COltKADR.
F T . MCKINNEY, J a n . 23.—Piivate Ringer, company D, Ninth infantry, was shot and killed by a drunken soldier of the same company, on the 19th ins tan t .
A PIRATE STEAMER. N E W YOEK, Jan . 23—A London dispatch says
tha t Capt . Adams, a t Cork, reports s ight ing about fifty miles west of Fastnet t , a ship on fire and a steamer well manned in the neighborhood. On going to the assistance of t h e vessel he was warned by the steamer to keep on his course or he would burn , 100, and not report what he had seen, else he had bet ter l ockou t fqr jumself on. tha^next voy-ge. _
"* 'TELECTfoNTROS^CUTtbxS.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , J a n . 23.—In the United States circuit court, Judge Sett le sentenced the1
Brevard county canvassing board, convicted of making false re turns of the election. Tne Lee connty clerk was sentenced to three yeais , and W r i g h t and Johns , sheriff and justica respectively, t o one year each in the Albany peni tent iary . Lee is also State Senator from Brevard county. All the other election cases have been continued unt i l the May te rm of court .
NEWSPAPER AGENT MURDERED.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., J a n . 23.—A Courier-Journal special reports the ki l l ing of a newspaper aeer t named Merrick, near Hacrioburg, by a youi g man named Powell. Deceased was from For t -land, Maine.
BLOOD HORSE OPERATOR.
PEORIA, 111., J a n . 23.—John C. Johnston, of Chicago, Was arrested here thi3 afternoon wi th twenty fine blooded hoises which he is accused of having obtained by false pretenses f iom Wm. F . Withers and B. J . Tracy, of Lexington, Ky. The police caught him half an hour after the dispatch was received asking for his arreBt. Gen. Withers will arrive Saturday.
TROUBLE BREWING.
Advices from Frenchburg report t rouble breaking out between friends of Barnes, who is confined for the murder of a man named Stevens, and the sheriff's posse. I n the event a release is a t tempted a fight will occur. The Governor has been appealed to .
Casualties.
LOGGER KILLED.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.] CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis., J an 23.—Wm. Purdy ,
who was wot king in Woodruff & Taft ' s logging camp, was ins tant ly killed yes 'erday by a log rebounding and striking- h im. Weather mild. No snow.
[Western Associated Press. I A NEWSPAPER M\N KILLED.
S T . LOUIS, Mo., J an . 23.—A special from Jefferson City says Horace L. Hyde, brother of William Hyde, managing editor of tbe St. Louis Republican, was run over by a railroad t ra in on the Missouri Pacifac road near Bennet t ' s Mills, about seventeen miles east of Jefferson City, th is morning and ins tant ly killed. Mr. H \ d e was a well known newspaper repoiter , and had been connected wi th most journals of th is ci ty a t different t imes dur ing several years past . He was the only regular newspaper correspondent with the yellow fever commission on the steamer Chambers down the Mississippi l iver last summer, and wrote a very interest ing account of the t r ip .
BAIL COLLISION.
QUEBEC, J a n . 23.—A collision occurred on the Levis & Kennebec railway, near St. Anselme to-day, between a passenger t ra in and an engine opening the road, f he set ond class car on the passenger t l a in was telescoped by t h e platform car, and on« pnssenger named J . B . Laflamooie kil led. Dr . Morri*ott had a leg cu t otf, and another passenger was badly hu r t .
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
DEADWOOD, Jan . 23.—Wm. Rafferty, messenger of the Cheyenne and Black Hilis t reasure coach, in removing a pistol from the coach yesterday, dropped it , the hammer s t r ik ing broke the lock, discharged the weapon, ki l l ing h i m instant ly .
Con fiaa rations.
WHEELING, W. V., J a n . 23.—At 11 o'clock last n ight a double frame tenement a t the corner of Twenty-eighth and Jacob streets was • burned to the ground. The bui lding was owned by Wm. Scoelzer.°and the loss is about $1,500, upon which there i3 a>> insurance of $1,500 in the ^ t n a Fire and Marine, of th i s city. The fire is supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
QUINCY, 111., J a n . 12.—Thomas Jasper & Co's elevator burned last n ight . Loss, $12,000; insured. The fire had an incendiary origin.
DETROIT, J a n . 23.—A |fire a t St. Joreph, Mich., to-night destroyed WeUs & Co.'s store and a large stock of baskets. Esti iuated loss, $6,000; insured for $2,500.
M i l w a u k e e C l o t h i n g F a i l u r e . MILWAUKEE, J a n . 23.—Gold Bros., proprietors
of the Boston Clothing house, made assignments . Liabi l i fes , $41,09J; assets, about $24,000.
O b i t u a r y . "*
CINCINNATI, J a n . 23.—James W. Goff, a prominent citizen of th is city and widely known, died to-night.