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Page 1: THE BEE.c- rTHE OMAHA DAILY BEE.c- r. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY I-U 188-1, NO. 20d, STILL THE WATERS RISE. The Seventy Feet Notch Passed at Cincinnati,

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.c-r

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THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. THURSDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY I-U 188-1 , NO. 20d ,

STILL THE WATERS RISE.

The Seventy Feet Notch Passed at

Cincinnati ,

RoDorts of Disaster and "WreckContinue to Pour in.

The Vast Number of. SufferingPeople Increasing ,

And 'the Tale of 'Wo& Not 3&at

Half Told.-

lleltol'tUaas

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irrcg , nnil'Gcn *

features oC tUodnlnnti'.y.

TUB FEibOBEOR-

EtVJUTSCINCINNATI , F b IK. At ouo p. in-

.'tho.

river reached 'CD feet 10 ''I'-JJ inches ,the rise varying 3urmg the forenoon from1-4 to half an uachnr. ''hour. A mistyrain is falling *ntlv the wind from thenorthwest. TBio signal servko flag denot-ing

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conting coM weather .floats to-day forthe third tinw since the i oed began.Hitherto its pvrcaonoo was welcomed , nowit brings the -worst apprehensions.Cold woatlMT could have no substantialeffect on tha water disaster. That hasabout dowo iita vr °rs''i'woathcr tineutibcing rtf the imprisonedpeople in all towns and cities along theOhio vrotld suft'er terribly for the lack of-

funl. . Fe rireftlfc' 'tlio diiUculty of gettingjuppliesdelvored. Tlioro are nolandingsfor ateaonorsmx3: the damage denote build-ings

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byiihc waves cau dd by passing steam-en

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; has boon so great as to cause the occu-pants

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t f the ( Hooded houses to tire on theEteantnrs 'bringing thorn relief. Reliefstoataors , ito bo'of real service , have beenequipped with ''lifesaving crows andboat ? . dt can'readily bo seen how slowwould bo the work of carrying any con-uidcrcbloiquantity

-of fuel to such places.

General Ceokwith ,' of St. Louis , is ex-pected

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-haro T his evening to take chargeof the wo?!: of relief under direction oithe secretory ofwar. . Ho will charter'relief bo4-X and four Unitnd Statesofficers 'hevo been ordered hero from

1 Columbus'to tako'ohargo of the differentsubscriptions coming in from every quar ¬

ter.A.. special from i Portsmouth , Ohiq ,

dated ..yesterdayand forwarded from.Sciotoville'tho "nearest telegraph station ,

sayo there is'not' an aero of dry ground inthe city, and not a hundred houses notunder 'water.-

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: .p.-in. TJha'rivcr is 70 foot 2.J inches ,showing a rrise of ono inch in the lasthour. A heavy rain fell frpm'G to-

o1clock. . Micro , are indications of colderweathor. The local ob'crver of ihoweather forlTho Commorcial-Gazettopro-diets heavy rains again for to-morrow , dt,

is impossible to- say what may bo the stateof things in-sis'liours. During the dny-fnews'frotn i the river showed the water ,

failing -slo-wly from Marietta down toMeyovillo. 'this , under ordinary e'r-cumctanceswould' mean stationaryfalling wa6erhero by Thuradoy afbor-iieonbutwifch1

-thoiheavy rains of to-day

and the thoroughly saturated condition of,

thoi &rth , the river seems to respond in-Btcxtlyto rainfall. Nobody thought to-day

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tliat'Uie water- would exceed 70 foot.Nobody cu; > sayi now that it will not ec-ceofiTolifect.

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. At the market house on-Brcad vaytlio water covers the benches ,making a.depth of .nearly five feet on thefloor.Vast numbers of people ?to nnd from the suspension bridgeia bunts ipropellodliby poles and havingrppeiifltretchodto telegraph poles to ao-

nistiin-

. crossing the currents at strecto.-PeojJlo'fill

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' Uiosoboats by standing cloustogether , lit has a .perilous look , but no-

acct'dontlhas yet occurred. Private skiC-oare leo iplyiiig very fraely , carrying pac-sengorc

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.wherevw they wish to go. Greatfear -cnistcd last night that the windntorcc would-bring disaster to Lawrence-bur , 'but .Tho News-Journal's specialfrom -tkoro oays-tho'wind had no speciallydisastrous ofloct , though last night and-.today ixvo been , periods of great anxiet-y.

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. Tkoiriver. rose last night twelve , tcfourteen inches and houses still continueto flout: from the foundations. Provision !arc arriving there .hourly and are gladlyreceived.

Among .oihor troubles is that of pro-curing

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a {supply of beef cattle , as nonecan coaioty rail , or- river , except by theCincinnati Northern , and that road isunable to ccoot itho demand. Butchersare scouriag 'tho .Adjacent country forsuch stock as rthoy can procure. Thetelephone tinea diavo boon practically do-

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* along thoiviver front ( from NowRichmond , Obio. , to Aurora , Und. Twotelephone erchangus in the cif-jr are in thesubmerged pert , and jtho operators aretaken into the oiilco by boats. iBusinoss-is entirely suspended at Cattlottsburg ,

jKy. No mails tavo.arrivoi for six days.The Cattlottaburg JiTctional bank has inlit 10 feet of water , and the money andbooks have all been brought to the Ash-Icnd

-National bank dor safety. It is

thought thu Cattlettahurg bank wall beable to reopen in throe days.-

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p. m. The river is now 70 feet 4laches.C-

CVCINNATI.

, February tttl. The steam-er

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Kate Waters returned at 1 a. m , froma tcip to Ripley with relief supplies.-Mesoss.

) .. Bishop and Collina , who went

with iiha steamer , aaya rtlo people aok-iirst for news , next for ropes to anchortheir La-Jses , and lastly for Booked pra-visions , Nona want clothuig , Housee-overywLtro are swept awuyor floatingon their .eornera. Rural and Augusta ,Ky , , are vnrocks. The water ic runningJjohind A jyista making oil island of it.-

IDovor.

, Ky. is in twelve rcet oi water in-

rtho ghallowoct parts.-.Now

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. Patact&o , Ohio , is nearly ruined.-N

..w Richmond is still worse cdl In

Point Pleaaaut , Grant's birthplace onlytwo houses are out of the water , Moscowia in bad rendition and many hou&us aregone. Neville IB & wreck and Shilcah is-

wono ifr than Kovillu. lliggineport iehalf it thu water. Lovanna in badlyfiubniertjod and Riploy is in a terriblecanditioii. Ono eido of a brick house fellin to-day And others are weakening. Peo.-pla

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say Uie farmom are helping themwhenever iLo roads and fl wds permitua-cceM. . The dettruction wd distresscannot be overdrawn ,

2 a. m. , 70 Iwt 81 inches and weathciproving colder.-

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AND KKMl EVANSVJLtr-.ImJ

.. PcbruarjJ3. . Jl

has rained nearly all day , hut it is colderand freezing to-night. The river rojo4 inches in 21 hours , an d ia now -10 footand 1 inches. Boats ar. still bringing instock and corn , nearly *.! ! saved-

.Henderson.

and ? U. Vernon , belowhero , are high above, ifangor. The em-bankments

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at Shavnvtetown , 111. , ana in-tact.

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. A largo foroa lias boon strongtrren-itvr

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, thorn , but CHISRCW in deemed nest to-

impossible. . Elhaweothtown , Ooroysvillo ,Parkinson , Gulcnuda , Bay City, Padu-cah

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and MotrotusKa are ntill nbovo theHood or only paraially submerged. Union-town is under rrctir and the citizens areleaving. The -second story of housesabove hero in. STowborg , Owonsboro andUockport oao above the vator lino-.Owonsboro

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ic threatened. The otherptocos arc in no danger. Enterprise ,Vanding sjxQ. several other small placeson the lower ground are BKlbmorgou , butas yet thwa ia very little dis tress. Farm1ors losses tr.-o murh less than last yearNearly nil removed their families andstock to { ''ecus of safety , and most ofthem (Mivctl the greater part of their corn.The har'nor boats arta ?o slill removingcorn , much of it damaged , Thora isstill no confirmation of the report of thedrownicg of thirteen persons in front ofthe city , and the report is not generallycredited.K-

HIEAT

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DAMAiin JQtD-

SzfflunEKMViLLK , OTobruary 13. Thedauiugo hero is principally in the Sixthward , and will not exceed $100,000 , butthooullbrors arogonerally poor minors nnd-millomploycoa. . Nearly the whole townsof Brilliant , Ming , "AVarronton and Mo-Coys are flooded , and nmny people iigreat destitution , The suburbs of Alo-kanna

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and Minovillo are occupied bypoor people , who have suffered severely.The damage in Jollcrson county ia aboutn'quarter( of a million. Tile sufferersmumbor at le st:2,000.: Brilliant's 1,000inhabitants and'Warronton's 300 sufferanoat. The relief committee is ddingnobly ( Continued rains interfere witl-icleaning and repairs. Nearly 1,000 arecnrod for at&tcubcnsvillo and euburbs sofar , but will-require further aid. Sup-plies

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most needed are bedding mid underojything , bat anything is accepted. Foodorclothingsupplies for smaller townstmiy bo sent through the Stoubcnvilloc-ommUteo. . Wcllsburg , W. Va. , whiclis in awful condition , can be suppliedthe same way. Stoubonsvillo ncoclu nooutside aid.rauTSMOimi's

PLIGHI ? .PORTSMOUTH , Ohio , February 13. Th

entire city is under water , threefourths-of it to the house tops. All merchantslose heavily , and half the citiccns lose al'their houswhold goods. The river hareceded two inches since last night. Sup-plies, are coming in and a famine is'being-averted. . A relief boat has gone to Slocum station for several carloads of sup-plies and camp equipage from Columbus

.court house , school houses andchurches that have second stories arcsheltering half the people , and the ro-maindoraro scattered in attics and uppoparts of factories. Horses and cattlewore all secured and stabled .on thcdeoki-of barges moored in the streets .in 'thcenter of the city. Ono 'hundred amtwenty dwellings have floated away , ; an-over.500 moro wore swept from 'theisites' .and piled in indescribablewreokiagainst obstructions. Tliora are ,provis-ions enough to last two days. Tolegrapwires will soon bo stretched , giving icom-munioatioii with the outside world. N (

mails' have arrived since Friday. Sincithe fire no casualties have occurred. Qhpeople are being fed like a great -army.

THE RELIEF FUKU.

, February 13. Associated.I'ress dispatches from all parts of 'thcountry show that subscriptions otartei-in cities , towns and ham la to for the re-.lief of the Hood sufferers of the Ohio ,valloyhave meta generous response. Southern. cities have been liberal ooutributori-to the pressing wants of t&oir northernbrotheru brothers. Indications to-nighare that the contributions made iby thgovernment , state logislatnresAnd privatosubscriptions must be continue'i-manyidays.

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. Up to date the money do-nations foot up §750,000 , ozcluaivomoney raised by Cincinnati and W-heo

for the relief of their own Bufl'eror-asurnniiNG ix-

W. . Va. , February ..1-3.Thopeople

.-, of Wellsburg are destitute

nnd-auflbring. A dispatch lists boon sent''from hero asking the war department to-

eond 81,000 there at onco. The work ofrelieving suffering progresses favorably ,but there is still great need. The homofund for .relief has reached $15,000 in-

eoah , and an. equal sum in goods , but thisand.outside help disappear as fast aa ro-ooivod. . Among'thc contributors are JohnW. Garrett , ofiBaltimore ; S , J. Tilden-pnd. . James W. Keene , of New York-.Masonsidoairing

.to contribute can send

drifts to the Masonic relief committee.The etatu fair association is ruined ,there will 'bo no fair in September.

it'OlQMVA11IOUH I'OJNTS

, February 13. The fol-

lowing¬

message was received from Gov-ernor

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Porter , who. is at Lawronceburg :"The Condition of Lawronceburg ie

pitiable in the extreme. Moro houseshave boon removed 'from the foundationsthan last year. Relief should have refer-ence

-now, uot.uuly to food but to en-

abling¬

poor people to replace and repairtheir housea.-

HARMAU

., O. , February 13. The town

is flooded and the people destitute.Hundreds of houses have boon washedaway and the people arc encamped onthe hills , Mciioy , .clothing and food arewanted and can bo sent bo tht Harmarrelief committee-

.Prrrsnuuo.

, February 13. While cross-ing

-, the Monongaheia river at Port Perrytn a skiff this morning , Ilornber-ger

-and John Soomzn wore drawn under

.coal float and drnwued.-2jDiANAroLiH

., February 13. The

booed of trade committee has $7,000 at-iU disposal. Relief funds will rapidlybo ft'jgmontcd. The steamer LittleSandy has been chui tared at Madisonand will bo loaded with 20,000 poundsof provisions and sent up river Friday ,leaving supplies wherever needed Alargo Bteamor will be chartered for simi-lar service on the lower rivor. A boatwill also bo loaded at Madison and atrain load of provisions will bo sent fromthis city Saturday morning , A Bteamor-Icavo * that point for the scone of distressSaturday evening." February 13 , The riverha* risen nix inchcn einco noon , and nowis 44 foot three inches. It has rained intorrents ull this afternoon. It is colderand uleeting to night. The waves dogreet damage to Hooded property , Thewater from Bear Gr creek is up over

the bridge on Broadway nnd in now run.-

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over the street for some distance-.Tto

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situation hnro at Now Albany , Ind. ,

nd Jetloraonvillo ia unchanged. Thereis no telling how high the water will go-.At

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Frankfort the Ohio river hna backedup within 10 miles of the city. It is(till raining-

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: ROCK , February 13. A steadyrain is falling this morning. The weath-er

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is colder this afternoon and thu rainhas slacked. The riyor at 5 o'clock thisafternoon , showed a mo of 21 inches in24 hours. It is rising all alon'y to Ft.Smith , but no further damngo is roporto-d.

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MEMPHIS , February 13. ! ) p. m. The'vor is 12 inches below the danger line.-L

.L rained steadily last night and till 5-

'clock' this evening , It is colder now.CAIRO , Fobraary 13. 0' p , in. The

vor is17 feet , !) inches , and rining halfinch an hour. Rain and sleet tollafternoon. It is turning colder now ,

ith prospects of a frco 3. Many thinkwill hardly equal last year's flood.-

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uoroLis , O. , February 13. Hisstimatcd that thirty thousand peopleeng the river within twenty-five miles ,ill have to bo fed by charity for twoccks. *

PiiTsniK , February 13. River filli-

ng.

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. Weather cloudy and warm.-

Wnr.Ki.iNa.

, W. Va. , February 13-

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Bcllairo , 0. , several houses have'alien , and others are being torn downo prevent their falling.-

MAVISON.

, Ind. , February 13. Theiver is five inches higher than last year ,ind lising half an inch an hour. Coolernd raining tonight.M-

OTES.

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Th department commander of Newlampshiro appeals to all Grand Armyoats for the sufferers by the Ohio floods.The not receipts of Maplcaon's con-

ort hi Chicago for the flood suffererswere §1000.

The Chicago board of trade yesterdayaided §0000.

The Ohio legislature . yesterday appro-riatod f200 , 000 for the, uufforors.Citizens of Columbus , 0. , last night

ubsoribed § 12000. The relief commit-oo

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has already sent thorn carloads of> revisions to bo followed by others aseng as ncodod-

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appeal has boon issued to theCatholic Knights of America for contri-mtions

-, which may bo sent to B G ,

Svorglatlc , supreme trustee , Cincinnati.The Pifctsburg press will aend out a-

joat with supplies , going whorovoc anyoed can bo done.Governor Knott , of .Kentucky , signet

ho resolution appropriating §25,000 yes.orday and the secretary of state in at.-

ending to the distribution.-Shnwneotixvu

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, 111. , is under from 5 to.5 ifeot of wator. Many people are leav.-

ng the city.tin Cattlottaburg , Ky. , many streets an-

.lookadcd with houses which have lloatei-rorn their foundations. The montn'train has boon great , but the crisis o

danger passed without any serious acci-dent excqpt to.property.-

Eho.

( Kanawha as falling at CharlestonW.Va. .

The .Arkansas river is higher than fo30 years. At iLittlo .Rock the banks ar.-

caving. . in. and houses tumbling , trains arstopped and many.plantations inundated

The eastern part of Newport , Ark.-is

.tunderwater and the White nnd Blac'-

ivers are rising. Batosvillo ia nearl ,submprgod and the lower part of Fultoiis entirely overflowed. The loss to farmOKI in fences and stock is incacuablo.

Dispatches shnw that the Ohio river i-

i'ailing in thoiregion of Galliopolis , am-itatiouary at liuntington and Ports.-mouth. .

.Tho ovosnor of Kentucky has issuedproclamation asking private subscriptionand .contributions of any kind. Hicloses Jiis .proclamation thus : " Vhat-ovor..Jou do , do.Quickly. "

ffiho situation at Joilcrsonvillo , Ind-.stiiiight

.was growing moro critical-

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Utica , Ind. . twelve miles abovi-Louiavillo , twelve .honaes of lime burncjiare under water , and all the people ar-iin .one .church almost without foodSome abandoned the church last nigland sought safety in the open air-

.Covington.

, Ky. , lis now an island.Terre Haute , Ind. , raised $2,500 fo

the Hood Buffurora last night , besideprovisions , clothing , etc ,

Irontou , Ohio , is two-thirds undowater. 'J'ho destruction is beyond nl-

estimate. . Moro than half the people arhomeless and out of food-

.Greonup.

, Ky. , is completely sul-.merged. . Great suffering among thepoor. Provisions are especially needed-

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to'M'Vlsco ,

CHICAOO , February 13. A statementis published hero that indications noware thnt the Atlantic & Pacific road willafter all be extended to 'Frisco indopont-ont of the Southern and Central Pacific.It is declared that two yearo ago whenthe road fell under the control of Gouldand Huntington the object was to pre-vent

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the Atchison , Topoku A Santa Fofrom gaining an independent outlet tothe Pacific coast. It now appears thatGould and Huntington have Host theirhold in the St. Louis & San Franciscoroad * and that the Santa Fo U again in-complete control. It lu claimed that theSanta Fo people propose to at once ex-tend

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the Atlantic t Pacific from Noodleson the Colorado river to the coaot andmalio San Diego the principal terminus.-

Bcrvlco.

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.C IOAOO , February 13. The telegraph

service has improved materially as theday advanced , and this evening all but afew short routes are now working satis ¬

factorily. The Western Union companyhad Iwrgo gangs of men out all night andto-day , and unless strong winds shouldattack tko wires , weighted as they noware with ice , no further serious interrup ¬

tions of any character is anticipated.-

Tlio

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Gmmo , Jn , Avultlonl ,CEDAR , In. , February 13. The

injured in the Greene railway accidentTuesday are Mrs. J. F. Dunn , Glendivo ,

Mont. , slightly bruised ; two sons of MH.Dunn ono of whom was aevoroly burnedby the atoyoj Mra. Burdough. Ortonvillo ,

Minn. , cjightly bruised ; G , T. Bandy ,

Mediapolis , Ia. , slight out on head ; JohnG. Forest , Oadar Ripids , bra.koman ,sprained anklo. The eon of Mra. Dunnis the only one seriously injured-

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BROOKLYN , February 13. The funora-of Thomai Kinsella , editor of the Brooklyn Eigle , 1733 largely attended and verjimpressive.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.-

Hazcn

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ant His Metfeofls Receive Several

Just Criticisms ,

His Responsibility for tlio Failureto Eosouo Grooloy.

His Lack of Judgement and Loose

Business Methods ,

Sherman Lots Loose a Volley on

Silver Coinage ,

Tlio IMiUtor of Kxiriultllon by Treatytlio Mexluau ( invcrnmont.-

FKOM.

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WASHINGTON.T-HI3

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VUOTI'.US IXQUI11Y ItlU'Ol.X.

WASHINGTON , February 10. The rn-port of the Protons court of inquiry wastransmitted to the senate to-day. Thecourt finds that Garlington made nilurrorof judgment in not waiting longerat Pandora harbor , but tlio error wascommitted in the exorcise of ndillicnlt-nnd unusual discretion , for winch hoshould not bo held accountable. It isalso duo Garlington to say thnt in thegeneral conduct of the expedition priorto the IOPS of the ship ho displayed zeal ,energy and cllicionoy in successfullyconducting the command through a long ,perilous and laborious retreat in boatn te-

a place of safety. While awardingcredit to General Iliuon for the best in-

tentions¬

concerning the rescue of theGrooloy party, the court is of the opin-ion

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that in many particulars and in sameof the gruvest momenta ho failed in ade-quate

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comprehension of the necessitiesof the case and measure.! , and moansessential to meet thorn. The court dis-covers numerous grave error's and omis-sions

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in hut action. Anioii )} them thefollowing :

First In informing Garlingttm thatGreeloy'a supplies would lie exhausted inthe fall of 1883 , when in fact ho was pro-visioned

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for inoro than throe yours fromthe summer of 1881. Thocflbct of thiswas to urge Garliugton to Undue haste toreach Lady Franklin bay.

[Second His persistent rejection ofthe suggestion to make on the northwardvoyage of the relief ship u depot of sup-plies

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at Littleton island.Third In failing tu perceive the ne-

cessity¬

for a second vessel until late inthe Benson.

Fourth The lax and negligent methodof keeping the records of public businessand conducting correspondence in thesignal oilico-

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an illustration of the action of thechief sighal ofliccr in this regard the so-Killed supplementary instructionsor orderto Garlingtnn is cited , which the courtsays was in fact no order at all nlthougnpublished to the country as such andmade the basis of a charge that ho hadbeen guilty of disobedience of ardors.The court is of the opinion fttat neither

s this memorandum an order nor didit properly carry any force , oven as asuggestion to Garlington.

The court comments severely on thismischievous manner of conducting offi-

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business and says that while the graveerrors and omissions mentioned eitherdirectly led or largely contributed to thefailure of the expedition , yet as they aredue to a lack of Bound judgment and un-attended

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by any willful neglect , no fur-ther proceedings before the general court-martial are called for.-

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KXTHAIUTION

The president sent to the senate a re-

port¬

from the secretary of state in regardto the case of Alexander Trimble whosoextradition was demanded by the gov-ernment

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of Mexico , but who was , afteicorrespondence upon th subject , dis-charged by the American authoritica.The secretary in his report holds thaiaccording to his construction of the lawan American citizen cannot legally be-

held under the treaty with Mexico forextradition , but ho proposes to informthe officers in Texas that if another ar-rest

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is made and a casa of guilt madeout the president will not on the croum-of citizenship interfere with the orderfor surrender if such bo made , but ilrequires that the accused bo informed i-

lho'or they wish a hearing before the su-preme court of the United Stated 01habeas corpus as to the power of thpresident in the' matter of extraditionor as to the true construction of thtreaty before the surrender bo actual ! ;

mado. Every facility for uuch hoarinshall bo afforded , and should the courhold that the president has the discro-ttonary power in extraditing citixoneguilty of crime , the evil approhondocwill not bo realized and should the courhold the president lifts power to extra-dite only when bound by the treaty to-

do BO , congress can then , if ishould bo its pleasure , by etatuto confer discretionary power

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The house committee on public landfailed to get a quorum tins afternooand postponed consideration of the ques-tion of forfeiture of the Northern I'acifiland grants till to-morrow. .

FOIlTY'ISIGIITll CUNGUK83.H-

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WASHINGTON , February 13. Mr , Voor-heos

-(dom. , Ind. ) ofl'orod a resolution ,

which went over till to-morrow , direct-ing

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the secretary of the interior to with-hold

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for the prcBont his approval of pat-ents

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or certificates for lands selected bythe Northern Pacific railway , in lion ofothers uaid to bo lost by eaid companyunder the act of July , 1801. The pro-ulnblp

-to the resolution eota fourth that

the rights of Bottlers might bo injur ¬

iously affected by such approval.The special order , Mr. MoPhorson'o

(dom. N , J, ) bill to provide for tlio IHSU-Oof circulating notes to national bankingassociations , was taken up ,

Mr. Bayaid (dom. Del , ) favored tin1bill , It was in the line of absolute ec-ctiritj

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to holders and wont to assist andto continue an absolutely uafu currency ,

It was the business of congress to maintain such scrupulous regard for the publie credit that the fact that a bond wilbo paid according to ita face and ternnwill never bo doubted , When that isdone lot private inoculation take up tingiino of profit and Ions to accrue from it- Congress should have nothing to do willluch schemes-

.Mr.

, ShiTinaii ( 0.rep , ) olfereil an am

cmlmont providing that if any bonds de-

posited¬

should boar a rate of annual in-

terest¬

higher Umn ! J per cent , additionalcirculating notes should bo issued equalin amount to tno half interest accruingon such bonds before their maturity inexcess o* Jl per cent , such amount to boascertained and stated by the comptrol-ler of tlio currency on the 1st of January ,

each year.-Mr

., Sherman then proceeded to ad-

dress-

the senate. In the course of hiaremarks ho expressed the following viewsconcerning the tilvor question , lie sawno solution of it at present , Th" staleof public opinion as fully represented incongress would im *. allow a suspension ofthe coinage of silver dollars , nor theadoption iW the United States of a newratio for the coinage of silver and goldaccording to the market vnluo of thosetwo precious metals. All wo could dowas to drift along until the inevitable ex-

portation-

of gold and its disappearancefrom circulation and its conversion intoan article of merchandise should reduceall value to a silver standard , when nodoubt the practical good sense of ourpeople would load them to coin bothmetals accordirt'j to their then value andnot according to their value fifty yearsaco. Ilo would not have alluded u thesilver question oxojpt that it was inevit-ably

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connected with the banks and bank ¬

ing. It was nlrcadj casting its shadowupon tlio future. It was rapidly con-verting

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our railroad securities into bondsexpressly tmyablo in gold coin. It wascreating distrust in investments madeupon a gold basis which sagacious menknow would , by the failure of crops orbanking houses , or by some unforsoonevent suddenly bring us to a silverstandard. The doubt would then arise ,

it had already arisen , whether in the ad-

justment¬

of n now ratio between goldand silver the quantity of silver in thedollar would bo increased or thequantity of gold would bo reduced.One or otherwonld have to bo done. Asthis qucation'wns decided so would thenominal price and value of all lands ,

commodities , investments , securities andcurrency rise or fall. A question so con-trolling as this did and would afloat banksand banking in nil their phases and forms ,

but Mr. Sherman believed it to bo utterlyimpossible at this socaion to change theexisting law as to the coinage of silver.-Wo

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would have to go on coining and pil-

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up in the treasury vaults silver thatwo now bought at a discount , which wocould not circulate and which wo mustat some time sell nt n discount or reduceall other money to the namestandard. Until thia standard wasfinally settled coin certificates weredangerous forms of currency. Whileif all certificates wcro ns now treated asgold certificates , they would bo freelytaken as equivalent to each atjior , butwith the first appearance of a difi'uronco-in market value bptwoan gold nnd silvercoin , the oamo difference would appearbetween gold and silver certificates andgold certificates would disappear fromcirculation and bo hoarded ,

Mr. Sherman then wont on to speak of-

tliO'difllculty of maintaining the circula-tion

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of national banks , because of therapid payment of United States bonds ,

and entered into particulars as to thenature of the bonds outstanding , theirspecies , etc. * Ho said the national bankcurrency was the best in the world andalluded to the fact that in the darkesthours of the panic of '73 our bondsmovorvaried more than G or 7 pur cent.-

Mr..

. McPherson spoke in support ofhis bill and the senate wont into oxecu-tire session and soon after adjourned.H-

OUBK.

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The house took up the Mississippi con-tested

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election case of Chalmers vs. Man ¬

ning. The majority report declares thatprima fncio neither contestant is entitledto the neat, and the minority that primafacie Manning is entitled to the seat.

The matter was discussed nt somelength , nnd went over till to-morrowwithout action.-

Mr..

. llarmor (rep. Pa. ) presented peti-tions favoring pensioning Union solliorswho Buflered in Andorsonvillo , Libby ,Belle Isle or other confederate prisons-.Referred

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Tlio speaker laid before the houseclaims by contractors to the amount of§278M5( for care of the double turretedmonitors , transmitted by the eocroiory ofthe navy. Referred.

Adjourned-

.AntiMormon

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CHICAGO , February 13. An importanldelegation of politicians are in the cityThey nro : Hon. 13. A. AVall , presidentof the territorial council ; lion. E. M.Wilson , member of the lower houaoand-Mr.. George A. Block , formorlp secre-tary

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of the torritary of Utah , but nowa resident of Idaho. Mr. Wall has justcomo from Washington , whore ho hasboon in consultation with Judga Polandof Vermont , Congressman Cassidy of Ne-vada

¬, and others in rogaid to the Mormon

question. The result of the conferencewas the introduction of a bill by JudgePoland , providing that before rugiatra-tion in Utah , Idaho and other territories ,the voter shall bo required to take anoath thatho does not belong to the churclof the "Later Day Saints" or any othosecret organization upholding polygamybigamy or unlawful cohabitation , This ,

it is thought , will destroy the politicalsupremacy of the Mormons by excludingall Mormons , whether .poIygamisU ormonogamists , from voting. Mr. Wallsaya ho was assured by rhoso congress-men

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that the bill would bo prosed , andthat they believed it would pass.

TurfNEW YOKK , February 13. The Na-

tionalTrotting-

association , now in sessionhero , hus changed the rules so as to pro-vide

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that the original reports of meetingsinstead of duplicates bo transmitted tothe national secretary. This is for thepurpose of providing against fraud. Alsothat on proof of acceptance of a condi-tional

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entry tlio association receivingsuch entry forfeit the amount paid to thenational association , and the informer toreceive half ,

Officers elected : President , JudgeJames Grant , of Davenport , la. ; vicepresident , S. K. Dow , Chicago ; westerndistrict board , M. M M , E.irlville , 111.

U , 0. I3eako , Cedar Il pid , la. , and D.-

I.

, Sail , Chicago , Tlio association ad ,

- journed to moot two yearn hence in Chi'-cago., .

Nuln-uslcu Ktouk llrci'dom ,

LINCOLN , Febiuary ID , The StatiStock Breeders' ausociution mot to-day .One hundred wore in .attendance. Thopening addiess was by Preside !litWalker. There was on interesting dis-cusiion- on breeds and diseases of cattle

Chancellor Manatt , of the state univers-ity

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, addressed the association to-night.The session continues tomorrow.-

OVKH

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IN IOWA-

.Pomui'fl

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Crnxy 1'rohtliltory Tin

tntcR Clio .Htnto Semite.-

DKS

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MOINIW , February 13. In thehouse bills were introduced to vrovido-ihoana of reimbursing the state for cloth-ing

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furnished inmates of state institu-tions

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, for the relief Wilson Potts , tomake property of stockholders in nationalbanks liable for deposits , for bolter pro-tection

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of convicts and their families ,making an appropriation for the Ft,Madison penitentiary and for the girls'department of the Iowa reform school ,and resolutions wcro introduced makingit the duty of county recorders to reportto the governor wiUijn thirty days theamount of mortgages in their respectivecountieb' , and providing for extra pay ofrecorders for tlio nnmo , also relative tothe appointment of an agent for collec-tion

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of the amounts duo the state fromthe United States as a refund of thedirect war tax , and alto as n refund of theinterest on money advanced by the stateduring the civil war , also culling on thesecretary of state to furnish a statementof the expense of the mihlh for 1831 ,'82 , '83 , also of the adjutant general te-

state what service had been rendered.-In

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the senate almost the entire after-noon

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was occupied in debate on Dorian'sbill to repeal the wine and btur exemp-tion

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clause nnd Eastman's substitute.-Donnn's

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bill is very brief and simply re-

peals¬

the above clause. The substituteis long and exceedingly stringent andprohibits the importation , sale or keep-

ing¬

for sale for a bovprajjo of any alco-holic

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, malt or intoxicating liquors in-

cluding¬

ale , porter wino and boor andfixes tlio penalty for the first oll'onso-at not loss than $100 nor more than $200-andcostsand imprisonment until the sameispaid. Duringnlloranypartof thotimo-of such imprisonment the offender shallbo made to work on the street and high-way

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shackled , and for each day's workshall bo credited on the fine- two dollars.For the second and each subsequent of-

fense-

the penalty is $300 line and con-finement

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in the penitentiary at hardlabor not losa than One , nor moro thanthrco years. The importation of suchbeverages shall bo presumed to bo forsale as a beverage until other-wise

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proven. Any place known ns-

a saloon or club room is declareda nuisance , and the owners of suchbuilding or occupant , or any personsfound assembling in such place , uhall bodoomed guilty of violating the statute ,

and punished ao provided above. Alowners , ngenta , clerks , stewards and em-ployes

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shall each bo charged as principalsnnd indicted separately or together , bul-

a separate judgment shall bo rendoreiagainst each ns though he was indictee-alone. . The indictment may bofound ogainst a building o :

ground , which may bo chargoiwith costs nnd a fine of §300 , am?

licenses heretofore granted shall bo cancoifed , and the prorata portion of thelicense feus shall bo refunded for the unexpired time if the licensee atops sell-

ing nnd quits the business. Any licenseobtained or granted after presentation othis bill to the general assembly to boconsidered fraudulent and void , nncmoney paid or contracted to bo naic-

therefor bo forfeited. The mnnufaturofor any purpose , of any adulterated liquoris prohibited.

Elaborate arguments wore made byEastman nnd Hutton , favoring prohib-itory

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legislation , and by Bliss , opposingit. The uobato will bo resumed toniorr-ow. .

OKNKKAlj FORI2ION NEWS.r-

aOIA.NI

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) MOVtS AT I AHT.

LONDON , February 13. Lord Wolaolyadjutant general of the British army , hatelegraphed Lieutenant General Stephen-son , commanding the forrcu in Kgypt , tcollect a force for the relief of ToKar , i

possible , and if not , for the defense pRod Sei ports. General Graham wiltake supreme command of this forcewith Colonel Buller in.command of theinfantry and Colonel Stewart of thecavalry. There is to ba a brigade of fivesolid batallioiiH in line within a few days-.If

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necessary , the garrison nt Alexandriacan bo brought to Cairo , the former citybeing loft under charge of the Hoot. TheTontli hussaro , now in the Suez canalhomeward boundnro ordered to Suakim.General Lord Wolsoly concluded by di-

recting¬

that the greatest publicity bogiven to the determination to relieve To-Knr

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by British troops-.In

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the commons Gladstone said dis-patches

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from General Gordon state thatthe reported maisacro of womou andchildren was impossible. Events in thuvicinity of Suakim had not endangeredthe safety of the garrison * nt Khartoumnnd Berbor.

THE HAD C'ONI'IUMATJO.V-

.SUAKIM

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, February 13. Five soldiersbelonging to the Sinkat garrison and sev-eral

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women arrived to-day and fully con-firm

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the reports of the massacre , addingthat the rebels offered to spare the livesof all soldiers on condition that TowfikBoy be handed over to thorn.-

OAIHO.

, February 13. Dispatches fromBaker Pasha report that Suakim is quiet.Official ) have been sent to Tokarordering the garrison to hold out till thetroops arrive. Genoml Gordon , withoovernl powerful chiefs , left Berber forKhartoum.

TI1U TOXQU1N MAfiSAUHE-

.PAIUH

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, February 13 , It ia assortedthat the court of lluo punished the man-darins

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who permitted the inasaacro of in-

nocent¬

Christians in the provinces of-

Panghoa and Nghcn. L t Patiro sayaover fifty Chriutians were massacred andthe mission House demolished. "Vicarite ,

of oaitorn Coohiu China , is endangeredand the Christians are Hying.-

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ItUI'LYTO riBOlKIU.LONDON , February 13 , Tlio Cobden

club will circulate 20,000 copiet of u

pamphlet , by Grillen , ' Progress of theWorking Classes , " which Gladstone pro-nounces the boat mmver to the doctrine :

proclaimed by Iloury George ,

DISSOLUTION J'llEI'IlTEU ,

LONDON , February 14 , Conservatin-mo'jtings were hold nil over the countryliifit nijlit[ , and at all the policy of tingovernment was coudimiiu'd , and confidurum exurtsti'd that parliament wouh-spuitrlily bo (luaolved und the conservetivcs would triumph ut-tho next election

The commercial convention between Spiil-nml

.- thu Uultocl , will be gigucil in Mail, rid shortly ,

BLOODY WORK.-

&n

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& Extremely Brntal Murder and Rob-

bery

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Near Chicago ,

An Invalid Wife's' Fearful Strug-

gle

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for Life ,

A Good Prospoot for the BisbeoButchers to Hang , .

The Hot Springs Assassins Holdfor Trial ,

VnrlouH Hindu ntl WcRrces of Wick-edness

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Detailed.

.5 ANJ > OltlMINALS.-A

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lIUUTAt. MURDER NEAll CHICAGO-

.CiiicAOo.

, February 13. J. L. Wilson ,a resident of the village of Winnctta ,near this city , and his invalid wife werefound dead in their cottage shortly be-

fore¬

noon to-day. The discovery wasmade by n young woman who had beenin the lutbit of calling upon Mrs. Wilsonalmost dnily nnd attending to her wants.The body of Mr. Wilson was found onthe fust lloor , his head and body show-ing

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a number of cuts which had evidentlybeen administered with a sword belong ¬

ing to the aon of the dead man andwhich had been hanging up in the house.Visiting thu room up stairs the invalidwife waa found lying in bed dead , withseveral cuts in her body , while the posi-tion

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of the remain * showed that weak as,

she wus she had made frantic efforts to-

irotect herself fromtho murdorousstabsof-ho nBSassin , her blood being spattered

on all the four walls of the room. Themotive of the murderer appears to havejeon ono of robbery purely. The only

clue is the fact that Mr. Wilson statednst evening that ho had n gentleman

jttost whom ho was entortoming , butwho has since disappeared. Mr. Wilsonwas a man of considerable wealth , and.always kept a largo sum about his prem-ses

-, doing his banking business with a,

Inn in this city. The house shows evi-dences

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of having been rifled. Detectivesare endeavoring to discover the whorc-abouta

-of Wilson's mysterious visitor , as

the crime is popularly credited to himReporters just in from Winnctta , the

scone of the double murder , bring noadditional facts , except that the old cou-ple

-wore not stabbed. Mr. Willson was

shot and then apparently jumped on , asnine ribs wcro broken. Ilia wife's headwas beaten in. A cane , pair of tongs andan old sword appear to have been used-.It

.is not known how much money , if

any , was secured , but the couple wore inthe habit of keeping considerable sumssecreted about the promises. No clue tothe murderers.-

QUliil.

! MAKER !) 1IACICEI ) .

LOUISVILLE , February 13. UnitedStains officers to-day arrested GoorgoandJohn Kinbord , Stephen Coppago , DudleyVooght , William Hey , Dolplius Yoat.'vElias Webb , J. W. Saundoro , and Porto"-Allstock , on a charge of making and

counterfeit silver dollars andEossingSix more mon are said to belong

to the gang. Coppago is a respected citi-zen

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of Danville , Ky. It is reported thattheir operationo extended from centralKentucky to Vinconnos , Ind. , with theirheadquarters in Boyle and Marion coun-ties

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, Ky. The arrested men are said tobelong to a gang which raided in south-ern

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Indiana in 1878.-

T1IK

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1IISUKB WUUUEHEIIS-

.TOJIIISTONE

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, Arizona , February 13.When the Bisboo murderers wore calledthis morning , their attorney moved for a,

now trial , This will cause a delay of ayear before the death penalty can bo car-ried

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out. The community will not standthis , It claims that the defendants hada fair trial , and proof of their guilt is-

overwhelming. . If tlio ] a.wdocs noj ; hanj *

thora the mob will.

: YoitK , February 13. GoorgffBurnett and Juraes Comaiorfo.d haveboon arrested for swindling in sendingout orders under the name of Cornelius-Cpmslook it Co. , a commission firm ofhigh stnndii ) ;: . Commcrford liua serveda term in piiaon for forging a S13,000-check. . Burnett has also served termsfor swindling.

THE IICT dl'HINflH TRAOEDY-

.IIoi1

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S HUNCH , February 13. There ia-

no change for the worse in the conditionof the victims of Saturday's tragedy-.Ilall

.is very low , with no chance' for re-

covery.¬

. The others are doing well. Thegovernor has commanded the militia tokeep the pcacB. . The eases of the mur-ders

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were continued to-day. Everythingis quiet. The coroner's jury hold theprisoners for the grand jury.-

A

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j W'.IO.V Or TERHOlt-

.SUANEIIS

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, Pa. ; February 13. Theminors , lyhu have been out on a strike atBuena Vista and Stumors minus the pasttwo months , lately have adopted MollyMaguire tao ics and serious trouble ia-

appiohundcd. . Families have become soterror stricken that many contemplatemoving away.

Frozen to Death.-

MiNNKAiOLiH

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, February 13.A Tri-bune

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special says K. Il'sa , nged 40 years ,

wan frozen to death near Blount , Dakota ,

last night.

DYSPEPSIABoo not tct will of ItMlf | It require* careful , pc-

lUttnt>

attention and n rvrawlj- that mslrt natureto throw off tha causes nnd tone up tha dlgceUvaorgans Ull they Krfonn Uiclr dutlca vvlUinfljr , Jtf .lloiwortli , of Amhtnt , N. II. , utter trylns many"jure cures" without btuctit , found tli-

atZfood's SarsaparillctWt'-Uia nail on tha heart an'l rcatorrf her to health.-

AiiiOHL'

.the di'onlc * eiperlcinBd ty Ui dyjpepUe , am-

illstrcu U-fore or alter eatli.e , louof npi tlte , Irreeo-.hrlty

.of tt.o Inwilf , wlail tr gaj auil l alu la the

itaiiutb , heart-biuii , oar itoraacli , Ac. , caotinje

mental d( prowlon , nen-oiu IrriUUllUy anil leeples -

licw. If you are clljcouragcJbaof gooaclicerauiltry-Utxxl'i Earanpai-UU. It Uas cttrwl liuntedi , U' 'U-

Jn.rs- you | t you elv It a fair chance-

.tjlly

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ln-

jrnt- , wliljJi hail.

UQ'Ifieil' lii'rfrcliU *. " f Hi-lore lie kill1 to in *

it-xc. Mi1 tdimw Unlji ibo louiiii ; , m.ilixLr-

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